You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.

Tracy ,'The Message'


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

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

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sumi - Feb 06, 2009 6:39:36 pm PST #6687 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

And yet - unless Sam is dead they didn't kill one Cylon, did they?


§ ita § - Feb 06, 2009 6:43:03 pm PST #6688 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

And yet - unless Sam is dead they didn't kill one Cylon, did they?

Some revolution...

So did the ex-Chief find damage to the jump drive? Will upgrading to Cylon FTL fix that, or is it too late?


sumi - Feb 06, 2009 6:45:36 pm PST #6689 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

I thought it was damage to the ship's hull. I'm not sure that anything can fix it and if so - it probably means that the ship should be in dry dock while being fixed. (Whatever dry dock means for a space ship.)


Juliebird - Feb 06, 2009 6:46:17 pm PST #6690 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

For really truly recognizable character deaths, I count Dee, Gaeta and Zarek. Potentially Anders (with an equally potential comeback). The others don't ping me as readily, easily recognizable characters, even if they've been on the show for awhile. Tertiary but regular characters like Kelly or Connor or even Racetrack, they don't ping me. Frankly, Scarlet, they're just not that important for me to care.

Now, I've always liked Racetrack and wished she'd been given a larger role and thought she had way more potential than Dee, but if she died, whatev.

They're wrapping the show up, what else should I expect? Roslin, Adama, Lee, Starbuck, Tigh, Gaeta, Dee, Anders, Tyrol, etc. should have been dead long before now. I get that possibly they're easing us into it. (of course, if all the pretty core people survive to the bitter pre-movie-end, then that'll be another discussion.)


§ ita § - Feb 06, 2009 6:54:03 pm PST #6691 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

C'mon...the entire Quorum has to count for, like, one person.


Juliebird - Feb 06, 2009 7:02:04 pm PST #6692 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Okay, the Quorum I will grant you as cleaning house.

But I'm okay with that. Unless the next six episodes deal with establishing a new Quorum.


Kathy A - Feb 06, 2009 7:56:44 pm PST #6693 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Mo Ryan of the Tribune on tonight's BSG. The interview with the writer is interesting, but I love what she says about the episode after the interview, especially about how the entire ep is about "the tragedy of Felix Gaeta." Definitely worth the read!

She also pointed out some stuff I missed, like how after Romo took out the guard, he went through the guy's pockets and got his sunglasses back.


sumi - Feb 06, 2009 8:37:28 pm PST #6694 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

I couldn't tell what it was that he took.

At the beginning of the episode I was thinking how sad it would be if after all this the only final four Cylon left standing was Tory.

The rebel Cylons are going all hippy - that Six that Baltar wound up in bed with and the Two that figured out how to circumvent the jammed radio signals in particular.


Una - Feb 06, 2009 9:48:51 pm PST #6695 of 30001
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.

I am soooo clinging to the Law of Fictional Character Death right now: they didn't *show* it!

Oh, my Felix. He's just keeps doing the wrong thing for the right reasons.


Theodosia - Feb 07, 2009 3:42:32 am PST #6696 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

The ep just blew me away in so many different ways, with great character moments for all involved.

These episodes were SO worth waiting for.