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wombat1138) wrote2006-10-27 06:51 pm
wombat1138) wrote2006-10-27 06:51 pm
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more BSG impressions
So at this point, we've rented our way all the way through the first season of the new BSG and a few eps of the second season. I've been listening more than watching, due to multitasking the media consumption with modular origami. A few thoughts, doubtless well-duplicated in the horse-shaped crater that's been beaten into the ground since these eps first aired--
1.) When Starbuck landed on Caprica, why didn't she either have a bewildered moment of "Boomer, WTF are you doing here?" or also immediately conclude that Helo might be a Cylon copy as well?
2.) Ellen Tigh is a very poorly realized character. Her autocratic advice to her husband wasn't completely unrealistic-- iirc from Robert Massie, toward the end of the Romanovs' reign, Alexandra pushed Nicholas to clamp down rather than allowing more participation from the Duma-- but so far she isn't much more than a caricature of Lady Macbeth as dissolute sexpot. For that matter, the female characters generally seem to be falling into the easy categories of brittle blondes and earnest dark ladies.
3.) Jamie Bamber has a damn good American accent.
That is all for now.
1.) When Starbuck landed on Caprica, why didn't she either have a bewildered moment of "Boomer, WTF are you doing here?" or also immediately conclude that Helo might be a Cylon copy as well?
2.) Ellen Tigh is a very poorly realized character. Her autocratic advice to her husband wasn't completely unrealistic-- iirc from Robert Massie, toward the end of the Romanovs' reign, Alexandra pushed Nicholas to clamp down rather than allowing more participation from the Duma-- but so far she isn't much more than a caricature of Lady Macbeth as dissolute sexpot. For that matter, the female characters generally seem to be falling into the easy categories of brittle blondes and earnest dark ladies.
3.) Jamie Bamber has a damn good American accent.
That is all for now.