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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

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§ ita § - Dec 30, 2009 10:33:09 am PST #11466 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Ugh, I hated Baltar. Well, I kinda enjoyed him well enough at the start, and then things kinda started to slip when he kept the secret about Boomer being a Cylon. By the time he slid through mustache-twirling evil into pimp-cult-overlord I couldn't take him anymore.

It's a sadly short list. Agree or disagree, I thought there should be more people on it.

Oh, and Zoe.


Stephanie - Dec 30, 2009 12:12:27 pm PST #11467 of 30001
Trust my rage

I grew to hate Baltar. He just didn't make sense to me towards the end.

Loved Donna.


le nubian - Dec 30, 2009 12:16:20 pm PST #11468 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I HATED Baltar. I am still disappointed we didn't witness the character getting airlocked.


JenP - Dec 30, 2009 2:36:25 pm PST #11469 of 30001

I liked the character and never really grew to hate him, but he was more interesting in the first season.

I think one of my favorite moments from BSG was Lee's defense of Baltar from the witness stand - that was some really impressive acting mojo he had going on, and it was an unexpected turn for me in terms of how they were going to resolve that trial.

I miss BSG.


Stephanie - Dec 30, 2009 3:15:51 pm PST #11470 of 30001
Trust my rage

We watched 33 the other day and I was shocked at how good it was. I miss early BSG. When Starbuck was awesome and Lee was a pilot. Although the trial was good.


§ ita § - Dec 30, 2009 3:18:08 pm PST #11471 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I miss BSG.

I wasn't as gung-ho as many watchers here, but the finale cured me of any lingering fondness. I'm not sure I can watch the stuff I'd previously enjoyed without being mad.


Liese S. - Dec 30, 2009 4:24:55 pm PST #11472 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, I am ita in this regard. I am infinitely retroactively mad, I think.


victor infante - Dec 30, 2009 5:49:23 pm PST #11473 of 30001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Just finished watching "BSG: The Plan."

I am now going to pretend I've never seen it, so as to not sully my BSG love.


Strega - Dec 30, 2009 6:16:04 pm PST #11474 of 30001

I miss early BSG.

It did get mired in its own mythos, although I liked most of the finale. I think if they'd stuck with 13 episodes per season, it would have raised the average quality enormously. Come to think of it, there are still probably 4 or 5 episodes I've never watched in full, because I saw enough to know they were dreadful.

But I watched the Caprica pilot on Hulu the other night and was rather impressed overall. I particularly liked the fact that the Cylon religion is literally the belief system of a sulky, too-smart-for-her-own-good teenager.

And I talked to a friend tonight who's got 4 episodes of Galactica left to watch. Apparently he predicted that Dualla was going to die about a second before she shot herself (he didn't expect his prediction to come true quite that quickly). So he was pleased that he finally understands how the show works.

I should probably give The Plan a try, because everyone hating it might mean that I'll find it delightful in some inexplicable way. I don't try to be contrary; it just works out that way.


le nubian - Dec 30, 2009 7:32:01 pm PST #11475 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Good luck with it. It isn't very often that I say this, but I literally wish I hadn't seen it.