BSG Characters
Dec. 20th, 2006 02:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jducoeurA couple of times in recent weeks, I've gotten into discussions about Battlestar Galactica, and specifically whether the show had particularly good or bad characterization. This makes me curious about what people think on the subject, so I shall assuage my curiosity in the tried and true LJ fashion: let's have a poll!
This poll is intended for people who have watched a fair amount of BSG. If you haven't watched at least half a season worth, just skip right over it. Note that there are two distinct questions here; they're related, but please think about them separately. This is strictly focused on the characters -- for purposes of this poll, disregard questions of plot, plausibility of the scenario, and so on. Feel free to add further opinions in comments.
[Poll #892555]
This poll is intended for people who have watched a fair amount of BSG. If you haven't watched at least half a season worth, just skip right over it. Note that there are two distinct questions here; they're related, but please think about them separately. This is strictly focused on the characters -- for purposes of this poll, disregard questions of plot, plausibility of the scenario, and so on. Feel free to add further opinions in comments.
[Poll #892555]
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Date: 2006-12-21 03:44 pm (UTC)she also has a competitive streak a mile wide, and fortunately for her, is quite good at what she does; i think the reason she’s still alive is that her desire to win keeps getting the upper hand over her desire to self-destruct.
incidentally, though, i perceive her as relying heavily on natural, rather than learned, talent; as such, while she is good, i suspect that she doesn’t know how to make herself better and, like many prodigies, will at some point encounter a situation where her natural talents just aren’t good enough anymore, at which point she’ll fall to pieces.
-steve
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Date: 2006-12-21 04:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-12-21 04:31 pm (UTC)Huh. That actually ties back into her actions during the flashback of "the boxing episode". Lee, for the best of reasons and with the best of intentions, got briefly into a position of dominance over her (emotionally -- I think it's no accident that she was on top physically during the sex!). As soon as she had a non-endorphin-laden moment to think, she reacted in a way that would define him as the "loser" and herself as having "won".
As long as she reacts to life that way, she'll *never* have a healthy relationship. Because love, *real* love, isn't a zero-sum game.