Battlestar Galactica: Unfinished Business

[fajrdrako]

I can't believe the power of the writing in Battlestar Galactica. It has more story, more characterization, more depth and more impact before the credits than most shows get in a season.

Whoo. They make us wait so long to find out what has been happening with Kara and Lee, and they give us a whammy like that and we learn about the things we didn't even know where going on.

And that scene with Kara and Lee nose to nose at the ringside in the very beginning must be one of the hottest things I've seen on TV. They don't even touch. They don't have to.

This show is possessed of demons. How else could it attain this unheard-of quality?

Since it's so good, can someone tell my why it's Torchwood (flawed, clumsy, clever, crazy Torchwood) that has won my fannish passion, and my admiration of Battlestar Galactica, which can tie me in knots and spit me out without even trying, hasn't?

After watching Unfinished Business - brilliant title, brilliant theme, even more brilliant acting - I said to maaseru, "Why is Starbuck so cruel to Lee?"

"Because she's crazy," said maaseru.

I can't think of a better answer.

That scene where Lee learned she was married... jaw-dropping, punch-to-the-gut stuff, and so well presented. The build-up was so careful and so intricately paced. This show is dangerous it's so good.

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[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

That seems to be enough for some people. It's still not quite enough for me, but I can occasionally buy a hot story if it's good and the mood is right. :-)

It's enough for me to read a story if it's well written. But to write one? I need more than that. Usually it's a plot/character point that will lure me into writing slash, something that catches my attention. Plausibility isn't enough. Tenuous plausibility is certainly not enough!

*gasp* You don't like the Chief? Horrors. ;-)

Incredible, isn't it? I think most of the BSG fans I've talked to have told me how much they like the Chief. I don't hate him. I just find him sort of unsympathetic and uninteresting, though he's had some good scenes.