Brief reactions to Friday TV: BSG, Sarah Connor, Dollhouse

[butterfly]

Battlestar Galactica

So.

*glances around flist*

Am I the only person not hating Boomer right now?

Sarah Connor

Hmm. I need to watch that one again. Also, Sarah really adores her kid, doesn't she? It's even more obvious in her dreams than in real life. I love their relationship so much. The only fic that I really want to read in SCC is gen Sarah & John fic that deals with their relationship.

Dollhouse

Okay, I was really enjoying the show before tonight, but with the look between Echo and Sierra at the end there, I'm seriously fangirling in a major way (not only does Echo remember that she and Sierra are friends, she's aware that it might be dangerous to be too open about it!). I loved the episode as a whole -- the issues that Rayna was dealing with are just the sort of thing I was hoping for when I heard about this show. Identity and what the world expects of women and how we can deal.

So, you know. Awesome.

Also, I loved the Victor reveal.

Comments

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure that I really believe that she went off the deep end. Because... I think that this might have been the best possible choice that she could have made, horrible as it was. If she'd just gone off by herself, I don't know if the rebel cylons would have let her go. They seemed... persistent. She knows that the only person on that ship who gives a damn about her at all is Chief and she did her best to make things as right with him that she could.

I don't think she had any good choices. I think that she could have chosen worse choices -- she could have killed Athena. She could have killed Helo instead of frakking him.

I do think that I may be the only person feeling this way.

[outoftime.livejournal.com]

No, I agree. She could have made worse decisions, but I don't think that makes the ones she made right. And this is coming from someone who's consistently loved Boomer and wanted a happy ending for her. I think she just feels betrayed. She got the bummest deal for sure.

And tho I think your reasoning for why she took Hera could be true, I definitely think there was more to it than that - I think she wants to BE Athena. To have the life that Athena has, and that includes the daughter. And tho she may be on her way to turn Hera over to Cavil, I think there's more to it than that and she'll be conflicted and maybe get that last minute redemption. At least I'm hoping because she's not a bad person - she's just someone whose back has been against the wall for a very long time.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Oh, I definitely don't think her decisions qualify as 'right', but I also don't think that there's any decision that she could make that would. So. 'Sucks to be Boomer' is how this tune goes, I think. It's been playing since the first season.

I also agree that she feels intense envy toward Athena (if she didn't, she would have been... nicer about knocking her out). Athena was aware of the genocide and was part of the cylons until she fell in love... but she's been able to have happiness and love. Meanwhile, Boomer is doing the 'if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all' dance.