That's a good lighter.

[ebonlock]

*blinks blearily* Is it Monday? I think it has to be, I cannot imagine any other reason I'd be up at this hour of the morning.

I am so glad Rakkasah is this coming weekend 'cause if I had to deal with more than another week of these kinds of rehearsals I think I'd drop. As it is I'm perilously close. Still, I can't complain about the condition my body is currently in. I'm stronger than I've ever been (muscle-wise), I'm losing weight (Alyne commented that she was down 3 pounds from all the dancing), and I think I can do the routines in my sleep at this point.

For those who might be interested, we're performing Saturday night at 9 pm at the Richmond Auditorium on the main stage. It's about an hour drive from the peninsula and admission appears to be $15. If you come later, though, you may be able to sneak in for free, but no guarantees.


First, Stargate used to be so good at the multi-part episodes. I mean sure, every once in a while you'd get some dumb ass last ten minutes of the episode wrap up, but this week's really took the cake. Guys, you had plenty of time to write yourselves into and out of a corner and you blew it. So instead of figuring out a viable plot you chose to spend all kinds of time with that stalker asshole Pete (who, I admit, I felt kinda bad for at the end, despite myself) and Oma babbling at Daniel in limbo. And gah, just gah for the renewed Sam/Jack (cue piano theme) romance bullshit. Also thanks a lot for taking out Jacob and Selmak (who'd grown on me) while having Oma take out Anubis as she should've done ages ago (the entire universe was like "OMGWTF, glad you could finally take it upon yourself to destroy this great evil you created, thanks"). On the other hand, you did have the Ascended return Daniel...naked again...so you threw me a slight bone. You get a couple of points for that.

As for Battlestar Galactica, I want to send the writers a bouquet of roses, longstem, red, to show them just how very much I love them. Have I mentioned lately how wonderful it is to have a fictional character who's just plain smarter than I'll ever be? Not gimmicky smart, not Sherlock Holmes "I saw something you didn't and I'm not going to tell you so I seem smarter" smart, no just flat out fiendishly clever. Love you, Starbuck, so very, very much.

I also loved the visuals in this one too (props to the director), where you can have so much information given to you as a viewer just by the positioning of characters in a shot. The briefing room sequence where Starbuck listens to the plan that Lee's come up with is just so beautifully done. Just by watching it I could see that Adama was planning to groom Kara for command of the Galactica rather than Lee, and it made all the Lee angsting (talk about some serious daddy issues) much more poignant. And the little wink that Kara gives Tigh just to be a complete shit made me curl up fetal laughing. Not to mention the end with Gaius being convinced he's an "instrument of God" and assuming a stance that beautifully echoed the crucifixion. My inner art historian was practically weeping.

I really enjoyed the antagonism between Kara and Lee as their usual roles are reversed and neither one liked it very much. The by-play between Adama and both characters was just so damn good, particularly the scene with him and Lee in the hanger before the big mission. The lighter and exchange, "I'll bring it back." then "You'd better, or I'll kick your ass. That's a good lighter." was just beautifully handled, hats off to EJO and JB for doing such an amazing job of it.

And did y'all hear me squee when the Pythia was mentioned? The fact that there's a prophecy that both the Cylons and the humans are working from and interpreting in their own ways just kicks ass. The president as an oracle, hot damn! I really should've realized there'd be a Delphic oracle somewhere in this whole thing, I mean their religion is based on classical Greece, so there had to be, still it totally floored me. This leaves me even hungrier for more info on their religion, I mean pagan Greece religious practices in a space faring society, that is just too cool.

Though I am wondering now if "Cylon-occupied Caprica" Sharon is pregnant, if she is it brings into play all kinds of mind boggling possibilities. If cylons can mate with humans...damn, well our species is well and truly done.

I want this series on DVD now, now, NOW! I want to rewatch every single episode slowly and carefully so I can catch any little clues I might have missed so far. And I need to make a new icon, oh yes I do.

Edit:
Whoops, pushed the send button too quickly and totally forgot to mention that the great mallen wedding day festivities were wonderful and a great time was had by all. It was so nice to see everyone again, and ceremony was beautiful, the church gorgeous, and the reception a lot of fun. The DJ left a bit to be desired, dude have you ever heard of a fade before, jeez :)

I'm not sure who was glowing more that day, mallen or his gorgeous new bride. By the time we left my face was positively sore from grinning so much. It was just that kind of a day. Perfect.

Comments

[ebongreen.livejournal.com]

Having now caught up with BSG - Friday nights are usually occupied otherwise, and I just watched HoG yesterday - I continue to enjoy this show. It's always good to have writers who can write; having actors who can pull off the stuff is a bonus, but neither one can make a show without the other.

Personally, I'm a little off-put by Gaius' transformation from bat-shit paranoid fucktard to bat-shit baby-Savior-complex. It works dramatically, but it'll take careful ensemble work to pull off a good transition from I'm-a-complete-fuckup-and-I-know-it-deep-down to I'm-a-sociopath-with-delusions-of-grandeur-(again). If it works, it'll probably be the biggest dramatic coup in the genre since Faith went around the bend on Buffy lo these many seasons ago. Plus there's the whole "What is Number Six anyway?" question - is she a Harvey a la Farscape, a Cylon ego-feeder like the One-Ring-in-a-chip, is she just his growing divorce from reality, what?

Gaius Baltar, scarily enough, makes this show go in a big way - if they have him break "wrong", it'll be a huge disappointment to me. He's already done Judas Iscariot once as a secular sex-addict - having him lead some kind of Six-inspired Koresh-y cult would be a "wow", but it would seriously test my personal suspension of belief.

[elo-sf.livejournal.com]

thinking I need to give the new BSG a try...

[senatorhatty.livejournal.com]

BSG...

Yeah, I like the show.

I guessed that they had another plan because I was thinking, "that plan depends on the Cylons sending their entire defensive force after a couple of decoy ships that aren't even war ships." So when fighters started to get blown up, I was all nervous and stuff.

Regarding Adama grooming Kara... not sure. I mean, it's clear that was his motivation for saying some of the stuff he said. But at the same time, Adama seems to be a big believer in the inherent value of people in his family.

Speaking of bloodlines, I think trying to breed the human/cylons (who are, I suspect, genetically engineered bio-organisms, rather than bio-mechs in the way the ships are) to humans is much of the point of their exercise with HELO. I think they want move diverse genes than artificial creation of people gives them.

I have some concerns with the prophecy stuff, and I will have them as long as it's still within the realm of possibility that the Cylons are manipulating EVERYTHING, including the President's visions. That would be a little too much. But I also have this wacky theory, based on some stuff Susannah suggested, that maybe the Cylons want the human race to survive, but to accept them as gods. (12 human/cylons. 12 Olympians. Coincidence? OK I know 12 is a significant number in a lot of places. Nevermind.)

Gaius, by the way, must have already been pretty unhinged to attribute what could have been a) a lucky guess or b) Six subliminally telling him what was vulnerable (WHY?!) to him being the HAND OF THE ALMIGHTY!

[moonlightnrain.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh... there's the squeeing about Pythia I was waiting for. :) And glad I wasn't the only one to catch the Christ-pose Gaius.

[ophidiae.livejournal.com]

As soon as the priestess said "Pythia", I about went 'round the bend with glee.

Still dislike Baltar & his invisible friend, and the idea of Sharon #2 being pregnant gives me hives for a wide variety of reasons, but otherwise loved loved LOVED this episode, and not just because I have a mad crush on Starbuck.

[tyee.livejournal.com]

just flat out fiendishly clever

Plus, the hotness. OMFG, the hotness.

the end with Gaius being convinced he's an "instrument of God"

I made husband almost fall off the couch laughing at then end when Gaius said "I'm an instrument of God" and I was all "No, you are Mister Crazypants."

Though I am wondering now if "Cylon-occupied Caprica" Sharon is pregnant

Yes! We are wondering that too. OMG. That would explain quite a lot about the Caprica crazyness. Oooooooh my.