What I enjoy about this show is that it's not about Teh Evil vs. Ultimate Good. There are just people who all have to live in this fucked up world, and are trying to see how all the pieces fit, and make choices based on what they (think) they know at the time. [I know some people hate Adama and/or Roslin, and I don't get that either. They're just doing the best they can with the cards they've been dealt.]
I knew what Boomer was going to do the minute she said to Tyrol in their first conversation that they both had figured out what they are now. She and Cavil see themselves/existence a certain way, and that informs their behavior.
I feel pity for her, because hell I feel pity for everyone, though I of course hated her actions in this episode (aka kidnapping a BABY that I really hope she and Cavil aren't planning on experimenting on - though, okay, probably that's the point). I would still wish peace for her character, if she can find it.
I think a happier path for her would have been to change her mind once seeing Tyrol again and defend herself passionately during the Cylon trial. The Rebels are, like, the crazy emotional LOVE IS GOD IS LOVE IS GOD models who I think could totally be pursuaded to forgive if she sold it right. It's in their nature to wish for grace. However, I have to agree with the writers that Boomer wouldn't do that, and would take the path she took. She gave into what (she thought) was inevitable on New Caprica and she's not going to fight now.
If we look at both Gina and Boomer, it seems to be that the sleepers who are implanted with hidden agendas and then wake up are just... broken beyond repair. It's just too psychologically tramatic.
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What I enjoy about this show is that it's not about Teh Evil vs. Ultimate Good. There are just people who all have to live in this fucked up world, and are trying to see how all the pieces fit, and make choices based on what they (think) they know at the time. [I know some people hate Adama and/or Roslin, and I don't get that either. They're just doing the best they can with the cards they've been dealt.]
I knew what Boomer was going to do the minute she said to Tyrol in their first conversation that they both had figured out what they are now. She and Cavil see themselves/existence a certain way, and that informs their behavior.
I feel pity for her, because hell I feel pity for everyone, though I of course hated her actions in this episode (aka kidnapping a BABY that I really hope she and Cavil aren't planning on experimenting on - though, okay, probably that's the point). I would still wish peace for her character, if she can find it.
I think a happier path for her would have been to change her mind once seeing Tyrol again and defend herself passionately during the Cylon trial. The Rebels are, like, the crazy emotional LOVE IS GOD IS LOVE IS GOD models who I think could totally be pursuaded to forgive if she sold it right. It's in their nature to wish for grace. However, I have to agree with the writers that Boomer wouldn't do that, and would take the path she took. She gave into what (she thought) was inevitable on New Caprica and she's not going to fight now.
If we look at both Gina and Boomer, it seems to be that the sleepers who are implanted with hidden agendas and then wake up are just... broken beyond repair. It's just too psychologically tramatic.