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Being silly and goofy and posting a teaser of my next Laura/Bill fic
#idiots in love fr#SMUT IN THE RAIN#laura roslin#bill adama#bsg#new caprica#spaceparents#battlestar galactica
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Alright, yeah, here's my apology smut for the angst I posted, @lalalauraroslin. ;)
#it's just pure New Caprica smut#Laura x Bill x Sandbags x Alien Drugs#ot4 honestly#spaceparents#bsg#battlestar galactica#battlegal#kaitlin writes#it's sweet and loving#but realistic#idk#i'll stop rambling
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A princess on her throne
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When Adama kicks Kara off her chair and tells her you were like a daughter to me but no more. That shit cut like a knife
#kara waa so fucked up from her capture on new caprica and thinking she had a daughter ugh so heavy 😭#battlestar galactica#my bsg rewatch#kara thrace#admiral adama#random text post
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Honestly, no show or movie has ever made me sob over the destruction of a ship like it’s a person like BSG did with the Battlestar Pegasus going out over New Caprica. I will never forgive Lee Adama for losing that ship. I could’ve saved her, dammit! 😭
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The Cylon civil war plotline is the most fun and interesting thing this show did since New Caprica the Pegasus arc.
#new caprica disqualified bc while interesting it was decidedly NOT fun#idk if you can have a hot take on a 20 year old show but there I said it!#more thoughts in the reblogs#this felt like it should stand alone#battlestar galactica#battlestar galactica 2003#bsg#bsg 2003#bsg: six of one
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i think the reason sam never really coheres for me as a character is that he's ostensibly this very kind, sweet, open, giving person who is broadly speaking pretty emotionally aware and probably more emotionally mature than many of the other main characters and yet he somehow was also oblivious enough to not notice that kara was fully on autopilot during the entire first year of their marriage
#it really feels like two separate characterizations to me honestly. pre-new cap sam and post-new cap sam feel like separate individuals#and like everybody changed after new caprica so that's not what im saying. the change in sam doesn't read as being the result of trauma#it feels more to me like the writers just changed their minds. which is good actually bc i think sam being more emotionally aware is better#but it makes it a little harder to try and conceptualize early sam and late sam as the same guy#the simplest solution is to just backfill late sam into earlier characterization which appears to be what they're doing with the plan#idk though. he's never been my blorbo so there's probably a lot that im missing here#he grows on me more and more as i rewatch but thats really mainly because i do choose to read the later characterization into earlier stuff#bsg
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Bob Gets a Ugly Christmas Sweater
If i can get enough people bothering me about it, I'll turn the "all i want for christmas is to eat santa claus" sweater into an actual sweater design you can buy.
It's fun packing in background details and lore bits. Like the sign on the table clearly having been made based on experience from Bob distracting her. How bobs arm hair is still patchy from the burns. and how bob is actually following the don't touch while she's working rule.
Plus how in a previous comic (specifically this one), Bob remembers her setting him on fire before? well this is that time. Get to see a glimpse of how she molotov cocktailed this man.
Also i think it shows pretty well the moral position Caprica takes which is kinda weird to see in person. Where she is fine with killing in defense of herself and others, but not okay with torturing. So like, she will set this man on fire without hesitation, but also she's not gonna let a guy go all winter without a sweater.
Figure this latest part kinda shows how Bob really can't bring himself to be all that resentful.
Like Caprica set him on fire sure, but with his supernatural resilience, the damage isn't permanent. So he can also just kinda be chill with how he likes hanging out with her in the interim. Even if she's mostly paid close attention and tried to figure him out to either make her own life easier or to manipulate him later, he could still like feeling seen or understood. And enjoy her doing little things like phrasing a late lunch as having two dinners.
Also, a benefit to buying Bob all these new sweaters and take out dinners, is she can threaten to throw everything in a bonfire if he tries to murder and eat children. It.... mostly works.
But this comic also shows a bit of how they function when they're sharing a body as opposed to having Bob be out and about disguised as Barbra.
Also I'm super proud of managing to fit about 3 dick jokes into the name of the store, and if i could, i would try to make it an accepted headcannon within the spooky month fandom that Bob bought his iconic sweater at a store called Dickinwoods.
And It's a lot easier to be surprised by a thoughtful handmade gift when you're dumb as a brick and can watch the whole process of the thing getting made and only realize what's going on at almost the very end.
#spooky month#bob velseb#art#au#comic#possession#inner demon#spooky month bob#christmas#ugly sweater
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*Lee and Kara skipping stones on New Caprica*
Lee: It's such a beautiful evening.
Kara: Take that you frakking lake
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Hey happy 20th Anniversary of Battlestar Galactica, friends! For this fun occasion, I participated in a Big Bang Challenge hosted by @galactica-bigbang. It was a blast writing something for the anniversary, so feel free to check it out. <3
Auburn Sunsets, Starlit Nights (11765 words) by CaityLove
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: William Adama/Laura Roslin
Characters: Laura Roslin, William Adama, Lee "Apollo" Adama, Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Gaius Baltar, Felix Gaeta
Additional Tags: New Caprica, Episode: s03e09 Unfinished Business, spaceparents, Recreational Drug Use, Alcohol, that dress, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Introspection, Initially inspired by a Taylor Swift lyric but went in a drastically different direction, Groundbreaking Ceremony
Summary:
Life is too unpredictable and short. Sometimes you need to lve for the days you have.
#battlestar galactica#bsg#spaceparents#roslin x adama#laura roslin#bill adama#fanfiction#fanfic#ao3 fanfic#battlestar galactica big bang#mywriting
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AGH YAY THANK YOU!
'A sigh of relief washed over them as the rain came to wash away the dust of the heat and the air came light and free, settling in their chests and filling them with life as the skies turned pink above them.'
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Full version of Chapter 1 of My Roslin/Adama Story
I have finished the first chapter of my Roslin/Adama story. i wanted to post to see how much interest there was.
Chapter 1
AN: So, I was recently re-minded of my love of Battlestar Galactica especially Laura/Bill and ever since I haven’t been able to stop thinking of this story. My plan is for it to stay close, excluding the changes necessary due to Laura/Bil’s history, their daughter’s presence, and things that were hinted at that I want to explore, to canon for early ‘seasons’, but as the story progresses things will get further from cannon until the New Caprica Arch which is when most of the changes will be taking place, which will cause a ripple effect on the rest of the story.
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15 years 11 months before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies
Desperately hoping that he isn’t too late William ‘Bill’ Adama is running though the Caprica Fleet hospital. With how fast he is moving and the look that is on his face people move out of his way without him needing to say anything, something which Bill doesn’t even realise as he is so focused on his objective. Finally getting to the room he was desperately searching for Bill doesn’t even take a second to pause before he opens the door and hurries in the second he does he realises that his fear is confirmed, he was too late, and he hates himself for that.
“I’m sorry,” Bill says as he walks towards the bed where his wife, Laura Roslin, is sitting holding a tiny baby wrapped in a pink blanket. While she is clearly exhausted to Bill, she looks incredibly beautiful. “I tried, I…” Bill starts to say, having no idea how to make up for missing what he has missed, staying a few steps back as he doesn’t know how Laura is going to react as he wouldn’t blame her if she didn’t forgive him.
“Bill,” Laura says, her voice full of pain, and sounding almost defeated, making it clear with one simple word that she doesn’t want to hear his excuses, that it’s not the time to hear them. “Come meet your daughter,” Laura says to him, and Bill walks the few steps to the bed.
“Daughter?” Bill asks, as like with their sons they didn’t find out what they were having in advance, as he walks towards Laura, who nods and once he is close enough, he gently takes the tiny baby from her. “Hi sweetheart,” Bill says, his voice full of amazement and as he looks at his daughter, he feels overwhelming love, overwhelming protectiveness. “She’s so small,” Bill says, looking down at her, a look of amazement on his face, memorising her blue eyes, the small bit of red hair she has, her noise exactly like her mother, her complexion like his. “The boys were never this small,” Bill notes thinking of their older children Lee and Zak who are ten and eight respectively.
“No, they weren’t,” Laura confirms, being able to picture with perfect clarity what each of her boys, who are currently with her sister, looked like when they were born. “We almost lost her,” Laura reveals, knowing that even though he wasn’t there Bill deserves to know, he needs to know.
“What?” Bill says, looking away from his daughter to look at Laura, his voice full of horror as he can’t imagine never getting to meet his incredible baby girl.
“There were complications, she wasn’t breathing,” Laura reveals, it being painful for her to explain what happened. “Doctor Cottle worked on her and got her breathing, but it took time,” Laura explains, remembering the terror she felt when she was all alone and though she was going to lose her daughter; how ever second felt like it lasted a torturous lifetime.
“Is she okay now?” Bill says, looking back as the face of his baby girl, who seems okay to him, but he needs to be sure.
“She was on oxygen for a few hours, and she may be more vulnerable to raspatory illnesses as she gets older, but yes Doctor Cottle says she is going to be okay,” Laura assures him, and as soon as she sees that Laura can see the relief pass over him, but there is also a hint of worry which isn’t surprising.
“Good, good,” Bill says, sounding glad. “She’s a strong, just like you,” Bill says, and Laura, despite all the conflicting emotions she has felt over the last day, smiles slightly at Bill’s compliment. “She needs a name,” Bill realises, looking at Laura, wondering if she has though about that as he has a few ideas.
“I was thinking we name her after our mothers,” Laura reveals, and Bill smiles as he was thinking the same thing. “EJ, Evelyn Judith Adama,” Laura suggests. “What do you think?” Laura asks, as she was waiting for Bill to make it official but that’s what she has been calling their little girl, and it feels right to her.
“I think it’s perfect,” Bill admits. “Hi EJ, I love you so much, and you’ve got two brothers who love you too and can’t wait to meet you, and the most amazing mom,” Bill says as he walks back over to the bed where Laura is and sits down next to her, still holding EJ, being careful that he doesn’t hurt either of his girls. “I love you, Laura,” Bill says to his wife, and as he does, he sees a look of pain pass over Laura’s face.
“And I love you, Bill, so much,” Laura says tears coming to her eyes. “But I can’t keep doing this. I can’t keep waiting for you to come home. I can’t keep telling our boys that you’re sorry you’re not around, that you do care, that you’ll be home when you can,” Laura admits, needing to say this now as when she was alone and struggling to give birth to EJ she had a moment of clarity, and she knows that Zak and Lee are constantly hurt by their father not being around, and she doesn’t want them to keep experiencing that pain, she doesn’t want EJ to ever experience it. “You’re my best friend, and we were partners once, but this isn’t working anymore,” Laura admits, knowing that since Bill rejoined the fleet they have been trying to make it work, and Laura would never ask him to give it up because she knows what it means to him, but it just hasn’t been working, in fact it has only been getting harder.
“I know,” Bill admits, as while it is painful for him to admit it, he knows that’s true, and he knows that all he has been doing is letting his family down, hurting them. “Where does this leave us?” Bill asks, looking at Laura, as he has no idea.
“I don’t know,” Laura admits, as she lays her head on Bill’s shoulder and the two of them drift into silence as they look down at their newborn daughter, neither knowing where they go from here, but both knowing that no matter what happens between them what they want is what’s best for their kids, who matter most to them.
15 years eleven months later
“Please Mom, please,” EJ Adama, who has grown to look more like her mother, with her long red hair tied back into a high ponytail, but with her father’s eyes, skin tone and temperament, begs as she walks with her mother through the Caprica City River market, the two of them doing some shopping for dinner. “Please let me come,” EJ begs.
“EJ it’s a work trip, it’s not for fun,” Laura tells her daughter, knowing that her upcoming trip to the Battlestar Galactica could be described as lot of things, but she is sure that fun isn’t on the list.
“Lee’s going to be there,” EJ argues.
“Your brother is going to be there because he is a part of the ceremony, he’s going to be there for work,” Laura tells her daughter, knowing that in stark contrast to his sister Lee isn’t happy about being ordered to the Galactica, and hearing that EJ smirks as that is exactly what she was hoping her mother was going to say.
“That’s exactly my point,” EJ admits. “Mom this decommissioning is just as much about Dad, his career and retirement, as it is about the Galactica. I want to be there for that, to support him, please let me come,” EJ says, looking at her mother with eyes that are identical to her father, eyes that all of her children inherited, and that Laura has loved for most of her life. “Please Mom,” EJ begs, after raising three kids, mostly alone, Laura has gotten good at saying no to begging, but there is something about EJ’s voice that gets through to Laura.
“Okay,” Laura says, feeling concerned that it might be a mistake, but it is clearly incredibly important to EJ, and she knows it would mean a lot to Bill.
“Okay?” EJ asks amazed, as she planned a lot more arguments in case her mother didn’t agree so easily, as honestly, she wasn’t expecting it to be so easy to get her mother to agree to let her miss school and go to the Galactica.
“Okay, but you should know that your dad’s going to be busy, you might not be able to spend as much time with him as you’d like,” Laura tells her daughter, not wanting her to get her hopes up about how much she is going to get to spend with her dad.
“I know, I still want to go, want to be there for him,” EJ admits, as it is something that is very important to her, and because of that she thought about it a lot and realised her dad might be busy.
“Then okay, you can come,” Laura says, putting her arm around her daughter, who is about the same height as her. “I have an appointment tomorrow morning, and a meeting, so I’ll pick you up from school at lunchtime,” Laura tells her daughter, keeping her voice even as she mentions her appointment as she doesn’t want her to worry even though the doctor has hinted that it’s not good news. “Make sure you get your bag ready tonight,” Laura tells her, as she knows that with how packed her schedule is they aren’t going to have much time tomorrow.
“I will,” EJ says excited. “Thank you, thank you,” EJ says amazed, hugging her mother and kissing her check, and as she sees how happy EJ is Laura knows she made the right choice, despite her own reservations, she just hopes it’s not a decision she grows to regret. “So, what are we going to do for dinner?” EJ asks her mother as they break apart, but Laura keeps one arm around her daughter.
“That’s a good question,” Laura admits as she looks around. “What do you feel like?” Laura asks, as she is not fussed.
“Chicken noodles stir fry?” EJ suggests, and Laura hides her amusement as all three of her kids, and Bill, all love that particular dish.
“Sounds good,” Laura responds, and the two of them continue to walk through the market, getting what they need.
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A little while after EJ made the suggestion for dinner EJ and Laura are arriving back home, both of them carrying shopping bags as they brought more than just what they need for dinner.
“I’m going to call Lee, tell him I’ll see him tomorrow,” EJ says to her mother as they walk into the main living area, feeling excited about seeing her bother and not just because she hasn’t seen him in a little while but because there is something she wants to talk to him about in person, something she observed a few days ago which makes her concerned about their mother.
“First, help put the shopping away,” Laura tells her daughter, not at all surprised that she wants to call her brother.
And over the next few minutes Laura and EJ put the shopping away and once they do that EJ hurries off to call her brother while Laura gets started on dinner.
As she is washing up, Laura reaches into her pocket, and pulls out a pair of dog tags; dog tags that she has kept with her every day for two years, dog tags with the name with the name Zachary Adam on them, and just like she does several times a day Laura stares at the name of her son, the piece of him she keeps with her every day; and for a few seconds allows herself to feel the heartbreak of his loss, heartbreak that she has to do her best to pushdown to be able to function.
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After leaving her mother in the kitchen EJ hurries to her bedroom that is bright, full of books viper models and posters, and covered in pictures of her with her friends, brothers, mother, and even a few with her father. Getting to her bed EJ picks up her phone and spends the next five minutes getting connected to her brother; it taking so long to do so because of the security needed to do so.
“Adama,” Lee’s voice answers.
“This is Adama too,” EJ responds, smirking as she speaks.
“EJ,” Lee says, and EJ can practically hear how glad he is to hear from her. “How you doing, Kiddo?” Lee asks her.
“I’m good,” EJ says rolling her eyes at her brother calling her kiddo, but she knows that there is no use trying to get him to stop. “How are you doing?”
“Can’t complain,” Lee responds, knowing that if he were to admit how much he is dreading going to the Galactica it would just cause a fight between him and his sister, as they have very different views about spending time with their father which he doesn’t understand, which he doesn’t want.
“Good,” EJ says, sounding glad. “So, I’m going to see you tomorrow,” EJ reveals, as she lays back on her bed, excited about that as it’s been a little while since she has seen him, but also knowing that they are going to have to have a difficult, likely even painful, but necessary, conversation about what she saw a few days earlier.
“You’re coming to the decommissioning?” Lee asks shocked, as while he knew about his mother going, in a professional not personal role, he didn’t expect his sister to be joining her.
“Yep, I begged mom and she agreed. I finally get to see Galactica!” EJ says excited as she has never seen it before, but she knows how much it means to her father.
“It’s not that big of a deal,” Lee tells his sister, not wanting her to be disappointed, which he knows is always a strong possibility when it comes to their father., something which he, Zak and their mother always tried to protect EJ form.
“Maybe not for you, but to me it is,” EJ says excited.
“You’ve been to a Battlestar before,” Lee reminds his sister, trying again to get EJ to lessen her expectations.
“Yeah, the Valkyrie when I was like six, this is different,” EJ tells her brother, as she can barely remember that trip. “I can’t wait to see Dad, and the ship, his ship,” EJ says excited, as from all her dad has said she almost feels like the Galactica is part of the family, and even though she can’t see it Lee frowns, having a really bad feeling about this.
“Hey, EJ, can I talk to Mom?” Lee asks, wanting to see if his mother has the same bad feeling about EJ going to Galactica as he does.
“Sure, give me a sec,” EJ responds before getting up and heading to the kitchen, hoping that her brother doesn’t try to convince her mother not to let her go to the Galactica.
About a minute after she left her bedroom EJ walks into the kitchen where Laura is working on getting dinner ready for the two of them.
“Mom, Lee wants to talk to you,” EJ informs her mother.
“Okay, start to get the noodles ready,” Laura tells her daughter, as she wipes her hands.
“Got it,” EJ says, handing the phone to her mother.
“Hi Sweetheart,” Laura says to her son, as she walks a little away from where EJ is, suspecting that Lee is going to question her about letting EJ go to the Galactica.
“Hi Mom,” Lee responds, sounding glad to hear her voice. “So EJ’s coming to Galactica?” Lee asks, and Laura can tell that he doesn’t think it’s a good idea, something which doesn’t surprise her considering the issues Lee has with his father.
“It’s important to her,” Laura explains to her son. “I know it will make things more complicated, but she really wants to come, be there for your father,” Laura explains to her son.
“Right,” Lee says with a bitter laugh, telling Laura everything she needs to know about the chances of things between Lee and Bill getting better. “Have you talked to him lately?” Lee asks curious as he is never sure how often his parents speak.
“A few months ago,” Laura reveals. “He had a couple of days leave so he came to see EJ, we talked briefly,” Laura explains, knowing that Bill knew what she was going to be doing to his ship at that point, so he wasn’t happy with her, but didn’t let that show around EJ as that is something they agreed to when they got divorced that no matter what was going on between them they would do their best to keep it away form their kids.
“Right,” Lee says, clearly not sure how to feel about that.
“Lee, your father….” Laura starts to say, trying to start another attempt at the conversation she has had, or tried to have, with her son more than once over the last two years.
“Mom, I’ve got to go,” Lee says, cutting her off and making it clear that he still doesn’t want to talk about his father. “I’ll see you tomorrow, love you,” Lee says to her, speaking quickly so he can get off the phone before his mother tries again to talk about his father.
“Love you too, see you tomorrow,” Laura says before hanging up. After she hangs up the phone Laura sighs, wondering how things are going to go tomorrow, and then heads over to where EJ is, having clearly listened to the conversation that was going on.
“Lee still won’t talk about Dad?” EJ asks, having heard enough of the conversation to realise that, and knowing that Lee has refused to talk to their dad since Zak’s death.
“No, he won’t,” Laura says, knowing that decision hurts Bill and Lee even if her son won’t admit that, as she puts the phone down on the bench.
“So, tomorrow is going to be interesting then,” EJ realises, though she is still looking forward to it, and she has a glimmer of hope that Lee actually seeing their father will cause things to get better between them.
“Really is,” Laura confirms, not looking forward to it as much as her daughter clearly is, and the two of them proceed to make dinner together.
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Writing Patterns
Ooooooh @caitylove tagged me and I'm so excited to do this! I try really hard to vary my chapter/fic starts, so I'm curious to see how well I've done!
Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!
One Dear Perpetual Place (BSG, E): It was hard enough to keep a class of kindergarteners focused and on task, but it was even harder with the laughter and noise coming from next door.
In Among the Weeds (Star Trek: Voy, M): Kathryn thought she’d never want to see space again.
In the Dark of the Night (BSG, T): The first few nights on New Caprica, nighttime was the liveliest part of the day.
Somewhere in Space (BSG, G): She sat against the far bulkhead, nearly blending in with the darkness of the room, but her silhouette interrupted the starlight from the large window and told him right where she was.
Brave Enough to Fall (BSG, T): Sick Bay was silent, holding its breath even as the rest of the ship, the rest of the Fleet, continued on.
So The Battleship Will Sink (BSG, M): The alert came when the Raptor was closer to Galactica than Colonial One, only confirming what that Raptor’s own sensors did: a baseship had jumped into range with Raiders headed toward the Fleet.
In The Stars (Star Trek: Voy, G): Voyager was different, somehow both quieter and louder than Ocampa. The sounds of the engines had kept her up those first few nights, but now she found comfort in them.
Begging for Salvation (BSG, Final part to the Wild West AU, E): Laura wiped her boots on the stairs as she climbed onto the porch, trying her best to get as much of the mud off as she could.
Easy Touch (BSG, Second part to the WW AU, E): Laura wiped her arm across her forehead, clearing away the sweat that had formed from the summer heat.
Beneath the Desert Stars (BSG, First part to the WW AU, T): The sun was low in the sky, a palette of reds and purples creeping toward the deep indigo of twilight and even darker blue of night.
I tag: @allatariel, @lalalauraroslin, @divinemissem13, @holy-ships-x-red-lips, and anyone else who wants to do it! No worries if you don't have ten fics :)
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get to know you better game! answer the questions and tag people you want to get to know better
Thanks @enigmatic-mystery-777 for the tag!
Starting a new chain here.
last song i listened to: Carousel by Melanie Martinez. (It's one of the theme songs for my Sanctuary Circus AU, which is still in baby stages)
currently watching: Caprica! I had to pay for this with sixteen episodes of Hannibal, but now I'm watching it! Only four episodes in and I'm already very into it. (Reminds me, I need to start up my review posting again. 😂)
Currently obsessed with: Caprica, Sanctuary. Also more specifically, Ranna Seneschal from Sanctuary. (Did this directly lead to Caprica? Yes. Yes, it did.)
No pressure tagging: @romanaisalive , @theleotorrio , @electricrogue , @lanistas , @petergirl10 , @tinknevertalks, @dorothyoz39 , @tina-mairin-goldstein
(Trying to leave people open in the Sanctuary mutual group for others to tag, if you get missed, considered yourself tagged by me!)
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still at Season 1 with my current BSG rewatch, going slower than I wanted, but
stray thoughts:
I have seen a lot of the episodes many many times, and I had one complete rewatch years ago with my family, but it is very exciting that I committed myself to do a full rewatch again. enough time has passed so that I can kinda see it with a new eye, even though most of the show etched myself into my mind and soul forever.
she is a big deal, but i still feel like we underappreciate Katee Sackhoff as an actor and Kara Thrace as a character in the show. she is just ELECTRIC. possibly my favorite fictional TV character, give or take a Nora Durst.
the David Weddle & Bradley Thomspon scripts sing like no others. Michael Taylor is going to be my go-to writer on the show later on, but they are indelible throughout, and the first ones to truly get the wavelength of RDM
i know many purists would rank the first season as the best, and i enjoy the very classical standalone structure and small-scale feel of it, but for me it's still probably at last place, even considering some rock bottoms of later seasons. also, I love the spiritual and theological rabbit holes the writers will write themselves into, and the show gets better for all the weird detours and strange turns of the worldbuilding and the narrative. I am very curious how the dead-ends and messiness of the overall arc will feel this time through, though.
Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down is by far the worst episode of the show thus far. I don't think EJO handles the screwball rhythms well as a director, and the characterization of Ellen this early in the run does not sit quite well with me, considering how they deepen her story later, especially in the New Caprica run. here it's just a crazy scheming bitch and a bros before hos posturing - her dynamic with Saul could (and will) be great and complicated, two people who get the very worst out of each other, which is spelled out in the episode, but isn't really depicted in an interesting way just yet.
also, can't wait for Tricia Helfer to really shine in later seasons. she is already amazing in her limited role of HeadSix temptress, and you can already sense the complexities behind her purr and anger and frustration.
Tahmoh Pennikett is not the greatest actor on the show, but he is amazing at giving a protector / big brother energy for Helo. he is just so rock solid. makes Helo a much better character than on paper, I think.
Flesh and Bone doesn't hit as hard any more (it was the episode that truly hooked me the first time, and one of my faves to revisit at earlier rewatches), but it is still the episode that has the first true glimpse of the thornier political and theological stuff that make the show reach next levels of greatness in terms of the cylon-human relations. Callum Keith Rennie is alluring and next to Tricia Helfer, the most un-human of the cylons.
the costumes in BSG are PERFECT. from the shiny chrome-silver flightsuits in the Caprica arc (both Helo and Sharon have such cute asses in those pants) to the standard blue uniform and the dogtag-sleeveless-tanktop combo of the pilots... so so so cool
the handheld camera shots really pay out whenever they zoom in a close-up of adama's pockmarked face or starbuck's trembling mouth. a huge reason of why Galactica (the ship, the crew) feels so lived in.
quiet moments like this one always make me cry:
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Battlestar Galactica x The Odyssey
3 - New Caprica as The Land of the Lotus Eaters
Locations in Battlestar Galactica as stops in the Odyssey. Quotes are from the Robert Fagles or Emily Wilson translations, depending on what I thought fit best.
Screencaps are from https://frak-that.com/
#bsg#battlestar galactica#bsgedit#bsg x the odyssey#battlestar galactica x the odyssey#greek mythology#my edits
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