I don't think it tends to support anything other than different, myself. I think if we didn't come from such a culture of duality, we wouldn't be assuming that different implied opposite.

Naturally, the writers come from the same culture--that's why I might argue for 180°, but they may also be working to mix things up a little.

I think we'd be subconsciously (at the very least) dissatisfied with the idea that there's no large reward in a system that has such large penalties. But that's entirely metatextual reasoning for me.

Doctor Who: I'm looking forward to the creature. I hope it's a balrog -- you know given the digging too deep aspect of things.

Oh, this is a great episode. So damn creepy.

BSG!

I'm thinking we might be seeing Tigh again. Looking forward to the guest/new guy.

Yay, welcome Bulldog.

Random BSG happies, I had to put together a bunch of pretend physicians and patients for a demo thing I use at work for training doctors and I used various favorite character names. Most of the time nobody notices. Last week one of the doctors got excited when he read the names. Hee, either they don't notice at all, or they're fans.

Ooh, they increased the population by one for this week: 41,421.

Tigh and his eye: creepily amusing.

I love how Laura KNEW that Bill wasn't telling her the real story.

I just noticed that TV rating thing: so far we've had the language and the sex (at least, the nudity), violence next?

Well. That is an interesting little tidbit, there, Bill. Been carrying that with you all this time... or repressing it, whatever. That just can't feel good.

Um, that would be the violence.

OK, I feel anchored in the characters again. Thank goodness.

Also, aww, they're making up.