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So normally when I get invested in a tv show, I start to think defensively, like if this happens, this is gonna be my reaction. Or if they actually decide to go through with this plot twist/character arc/whatever, I will be okay because hopefully it'll resolve itself at some point, or they'll leave me on a horrible cliffhanger. Whichever.
That's the problem with being too into a show, you get overly invested in what's going to happen to these characters that you see each week. Or you live in complete denial about what's been happening/what's going to happen.
But recently I started thinking about what I want to happen, which very rarely happens. I watched the majority of BSG in a big chunk, which was great because I didn't have time to dread what would happen (though I'd heard rumors about the Lee/Dee and Kara/Anders thing), but now that I'm watching week to week, I find myself waiting to find out what happens, only to be disappointed by the overall lackluster tone of 3.5, though I think it's picking up now. With the conclusion of the season finale just a few days away, I can't help but think about what I would like to happen (and these are just speculations, no real spoilers because I've been trying to be good):
I want Kara back. I know that. She's my favorite character. She's coming back, I believe that. But how? At first, I was worried about them making her something other than human, whether it be Cylon, Prophet, Goldfish, whatever. I thought that would be a horrible mistake... but now I'm reconsidering.
How will she fit in when gets back? So much has changed in the short time since her death, it's ridiculous. Can being a human, just good ole' Starbuck, be enough to get her through whatever sorts of displacement she might feel? Or is she going to do bring everyone back together and unite them?
That's certainly her role in the Adama family, it seems. She keeps Lee and Bill connected, whether it's through their love for her or their hate for her... With her gone, so goes a source of commonality between the two that they could generally agree on.
So now the Adamas are broken up (they're like the Destiny's Child of the Fleet), and Sam's moved on (he's amazing... two weeks, healed leg, and already has lots of ladies, according to the podcast), and Helo's all storm-talking... Isn't Kara meant for something more? Can she just jump back in as the best pilot (don't they need one? who's flying? who's teaching?? are they actually a military?) or does she come back with a different purpose entirely, ostensibly to lead them to Earth?
What I'm saying is that I want more than just her connections to people to be the reason for her return. I know Lee/Kara shippers are happy because all those troublemaking spouses are out of the way, but I don't want Kara to come back for Lee, or the Admiral or even Sam. And I don't think she can or will. Kara's a great female character because she's complex, full of arrogance and vulnerability and so much strength. And that strength doesn't really come from anyone in particular in her life... looking back, at one point or another, all of the men who love her have failed/deserted her some way and that's not to say she doesn't do the same to them. She hurts back just as hard. But she continues on, even in her "death," because of her. It's just what she does. She fights even though she doesn't know why.
I'm hoping I won't be disappointed. I don't think I'll be... mainly because I don't know what to expect, especially since I'm assuming the next ep will help further establish the show's mythology and hopefully give us a direction about where it's going.
And I want Kara back, please.
That's the problem with being too into a show, you get overly invested in what's going to happen to these characters that you see each week. Or you live in complete denial about what's been happening/what's going to happen.
But recently I started thinking about what I want to happen, which very rarely happens. I watched the majority of BSG in a big chunk, which was great because I didn't have time to dread what would happen (though I'd heard rumors about the Lee/Dee and Kara/Anders thing), but now that I'm watching week to week, I find myself waiting to find out what happens, only to be disappointed by the overall lackluster tone of 3.5, though I think it's picking up now. With the conclusion of the season finale just a few days away, I can't help but think about what I would like to happen (and these are just speculations, no real spoilers because I've been trying to be good):
I want Kara back. I know that. She's my favorite character. She's coming back, I believe that. But how? At first, I was worried about them making her something other than human, whether it be Cylon, Prophet, Goldfish, whatever. I thought that would be a horrible mistake... but now I'm reconsidering.
How will she fit in when gets back? So much has changed in the short time since her death, it's ridiculous. Can being a human, just good ole' Starbuck, be enough to get her through whatever sorts of displacement she might feel? Or is she going to do bring everyone back together and unite them?
That's certainly her role in the Adama family, it seems. She keeps Lee and Bill connected, whether it's through their love for her or their hate for her... With her gone, so goes a source of commonality between the two that they could generally agree on.
So now the Adamas are broken up (they're like the Destiny's Child of the Fleet), and Sam's moved on (he's amazing... two weeks, healed leg, and already has lots of ladies, according to the podcast), and Helo's all storm-talking... Isn't Kara meant for something more? Can she just jump back in as the best pilot (don't they need one? who's flying? who's teaching?? are they actually a military?) or does she come back with a different purpose entirely, ostensibly to lead them to Earth?
What I'm saying is that I want more than just her connections to people to be the reason for her return. I know Lee/Kara shippers are happy because all those troublemaking spouses are out of the way, but I don't want Kara to come back for Lee, or the Admiral or even Sam. And I don't think she can or will. Kara's a great female character because she's complex, full of arrogance and vulnerability and so much strength. And that strength doesn't really come from anyone in particular in her life... looking back, at one point or another, all of the men who love her have failed/deserted her some way and that's not to say she doesn't do the same to them. She hurts back just as hard. But she continues on, even in her "death," because of her. It's just what she does. She fights even though she doesn't know why.
I'm hoping I won't be disappointed. I don't think I'll be... mainly because I don't know what to expect, especially since I'm assuming the next ep will help further establish the show's mythology and hopefully give us a direction about where it's going.
And I want Kara back, please.
