Yeah, I remember back in season three when my hatred of Adama was some kind of weird outlier in fandom. But more and more people just seem to be getting totally disillusioned with him. All the more funny since the show itself seems to be completely unaware of how unsympathetic he is!
I feel exactly the same way about you about the Flashbacks (plus, dude, it was a flashback and ADAMA HAD NO MUSTACHE! NO WONDER the show is ending!). They were really great and I really liked them but I couldn't help but wonder if now was really the time for them. Finding out how Baltar and Caprica met is great. But I think I would rather have found out what the frak is going on with her and the Tighs (OMG I AM WITH YOU ON THAT ONE! Seriously, why has no one hugged this woman?!)
Finding out how Lee and Kara met is great, but I would rather have seen more of what she was doing with Anders, or how Lee's running the government (though I guess there was a fair amount of that here).
Laura's backstory, likewise, was good, and I guess was a nice way to give her something to do except DIE, but again, Opera House would have been funner.
Regarding Tyrol, I have to disagree though. I think his attitude is awful and bitter and, ironically JUST LIKE BOOMER, but I do think he's taking responsibility. I didn't hear it as him blaming the Eights. He said, "I'm a 2,000 year old idiot who can't learn a simple lesson." And when he referred to the machines, he said "we", including himself. He blames the Eights for what they did, but conflates Boomer with all of them, and blames himself for falling for it. Which, without the conflation of Boomer with all Eights because it's easier for him to be angry with everyone, including himself and to dehumanify everyone, including himself, is a reasonable summary of the situation. But yeah. He's being a bitter jackass right now.
I do know what you mean about the mission. If Adama had just said, "We're going to rescue a little girl, btw, she's in what we think is the enemy's secret headquarters and we know where it is; it's our chance to strike a massive blow against them, or would you rather sit here and die of starvation once our food runs out and we still haven't found a habitable planet?"
THAT I would have bought more.
Also, SIMON! He WAS there! And for once, it was DORAL who got all the exposition lines cut instead of him! I thought he looked a little dubious about the whole disection deal too. I mean, not enough to not stick a tube in Hera, but I do wonder if maybe he'll side with Boomer next week and have a change of heart and help her escape or something? Or am I demonstrating faith in the writers giving him a motive again? *sigh*
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Date: 2009-03-15 12:15 am (UTC)I feel exactly the same way about you about the Flashbacks (plus, dude, it was a flashback and ADAMA HAD NO MUSTACHE! NO WONDER the show is ending!). They were really great and I really liked them but I couldn't help but wonder if now was really the time for them. Finding out how Baltar and Caprica met is great. But I think I would rather have found out what the frak is going on with her and the Tighs (OMG I AM WITH YOU ON THAT ONE! Seriously, why has no one hugged this woman?!)
Finding out how Lee and Kara met is great, but I would rather have seen more of what she was doing with Anders, or how Lee's running the government (though I guess there was a fair amount of that here).
Laura's backstory, likewise, was good, and I guess was a nice way to give her something to do except DIE, but again, Opera House would have been funner.
Regarding Tyrol, I have to disagree though. I think his attitude is awful and bitter and, ironically JUST LIKE BOOMER, but I do think he's taking responsibility. I didn't hear it as him blaming the Eights. He said, "I'm a 2,000 year old idiot who can't learn a simple lesson." And when he referred to the machines, he said "we", including himself. He blames the Eights for what they did, but conflates Boomer with all of them, and blames himself for falling for it. Which, without the conflation of Boomer with all Eights because it's easier for him to be angry with everyone, including himself and to dehumanify everyone, including himself, is a reasonable summary of the situation. But yeah. He's being a bitter jackass right now.
I do know what you mean about the mission. If Adama had just said, "We're going to rescue a little girl, btw, she's in what we think is the enemy's secret headquarters and we know where it is; it's our chance to strike a massive blow against them, or would you rather sit here and die of starvation once our food runs out and we still haven't found a habitable planet?"
THAT I would have bought more.
Also, SIMON! He WAS there! And for once, it was DORAL who got all the exposition lines cut instead of him! I thought he looked a little dubious about the whole disection deal too. I mean, not enough to not stick a tube in Hera, but I do wonder if maybe he'll side with Boomer next week and have a change of heart and help her escape or something? Or am I demonstrating faith in the writers giving him a motive again? *sigh*