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Repost: BSG: Razor ramblings
I totally need to take a nap right now but that's not gonna stop me from rambling for a bit ...
First, I'm going to allow my shallower viewer to show by saying ... Shaw was mad hot. Seriously, I was girl crushing on her. And the accent *swoons* I would have loved to see more of Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen's fine self on BSG, but since we'd never heard of Shaw before I figured she wasn't long for the world.
Second, it was nice to see Starbuck going back to her roots. Watching Razor I remembered why I liked Starbuck so much, and mourned how much her mopiness last season sucked. Plus Katee smiling = love. I really enjoyed all of Starbucks scenes in this, which I haven't been able to say in a very long time.
Third, I love watching Michelle Forbes on my screen. Seriously, she's so good. She was amazing in this. I mean, I can never get behind what Cain did but Michelle really sold her as a fallible human. I mean I understand where Cain was coming from, how the situation, and her personality, and Gina's betrayal fucked her up to a point where she was doing things based on her screwed up emotional state, but really thought that she was doing what was best for everyone. It was heartbreaking to watch, but beautifully acted.
Seriously Michelle, you make me lust after Cain so much.
Fourth, the femslasher in me kind of loved the romance. No it wasn't a huge part of the movie, but it was important to Cain's storyline and it was glorious in its angst. I liked that we were given an explanation for how Cain could allow what happened to Gina to happen (even though seeing it hurt). On a shallower note, it was nice to see Tricia and Michelle making schmoopy faces at each other for while, though all of their cute interaction was also heartbreaking because you knew what was going to happen.
I also liked that they had Gina pause when she had the opportunity to shoot Cain in CC. It made the whole romance even more tragic because Gina did have real feelings for Cain even if she did betray her. *gets misty-eyed*
The femslasher in me also loved that Shaw seemed to have a crush on Cain as well (or that Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen had a crush on Michelle Forbes. I don't know, but either way it was awesome).
Fifth, more shallow viewing ... it was nice to see Steve Bacic as Cain's first XO. I love Steve Bacic like whoa *pets the pretty*
Sixth, Starbuck as the bringer of destruction to humanity? Great, awesome ... more issues for Starbuck. Because I love mopey issues ridden Starbuck ... oh wait, did I say love? I meant HATE! PASSIONATELY HATE MOPEY ISSUES RIDDEN STARBUCK! *sigh*
Speaking of that though, I totally would have loved the stuff with the hybrid more if Pete Postlethwaite had been playing him. It just seems like something Pete Postlethwaite should have played and I was irrationally annoyed by the hybrid because of it.
Finally, all in all, I really liked Razor. I enjoyed seeing more Cain and getting to know Shaw even though she was essentially a footnote.
P.S. I can't believe the Cylons were stupid enough to let model 6's board the Pegasus knowing that they had an agent on board. What kind of planning was that? Bad Cylons, bad!
Second, it was nice to see Starbuck going back to her roots. Watching Razor I remembered why I liked Starbuck so much, and mourned how much her mopiness last season sucked. Plus Katee smiling = love. I really enjoyed all of Starbucks scenes in this, which I haven't been able to say in a very long time.
Third, I love watching Michelle Forbes on my screen. Seriously, she's so good. She was amazing in this. I mean, I can never get behind what Cain did but Michelle really sold her as a fallible human. I mean I understand where Cain was coming from, how the situation, and her personality, and Gina's betrayal fucked her up to a point where she was doing things based on her screwed up emotional state, but really thought that she was doing what was best for everyone. It was heartbreaking to watch, but beautifully acted.
Seriously Michelle, you make me lust after Cain so much.
Fourth, the femslasher in me kind of loved the romance. No it wasn't a huge part of the movie, but it was important to Cain's storyline and it was glorious in its angst. I liked that we were given an explanation for how Cain could allow what happened to Gina to happen (even though seeing it hurt). On a shallower note, it was nice to see Tricia and Michelle making schmoopy faces at each other for while, though all of their cute interaction was also heartbreaking because you knew what was going to happen.
I also liked that they had Gina pause when she had the opportunity to shoot Cain in CC. It made the whole romance even more tragic because Gina did have real feelings for Cain even if she did betray her. *gets misty-eyed*
The femslasher in me also loved that Shaw seemed to have a crush on Cain as well (or that Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen had a crush on Michelle Forbes. I don't know, but either way it was awesome).
Fifth, more shallow viewing ... it was nice to see Steve Bacic as Cain's first XO. I love Steve Bacic like whoa *pets the pretty*
Sixth, Starbuck as the bringer of destruction to humanity? Great, awesome ... more issues for Starbuck. Because I love mopey issues ridden Starbuck ... oh wait, did I say love? I meant HATE! PASSIONATELY HATE MOPEY ISSUES RIDDEN STARBUCK! *sigh*
Speaking of that though, I totally would have loved the stuff with the hybrid more if Pete Postlethwaite had been playing him. It just seems like something Pete Postlethwaite should have played and I was irrationally annoyed by the hybrid because of it.
Finally, all in all, I really liked Razor. I enjoyed seeing more Cain and getting to know Shaw even though she was essentially a footnote.
P.S. I can't believe the Cylons were stupid enough to let model 6's board the Pegasus knowing that they had an agent on board. What kind of planning was that? Bad Cylons, bad!
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Seriously. And I knew she was going to die but I was more than willing to handwave any continuity issues if it meant more Shaw. She is - 'hello! where have *you* been all my life?' hot!
Plus, at the rate Starbuck's ex-girlfriend's are kicking the bucket on this show, I'm gonna have to start calling her the Black Widow.
I think my favorite scene was the one where Starbuck busted Shaw. And Starbuck's all 'you are soo my bitch now'. And Shaw's like 'bitch puh-leeze, I can hurt you so good in ways you haven't even heard of'. And Starbuck's 'true, but as they say - it's a long way to being my top. And don't even play like you aren't gonna watch my ass as I strut out of here'.
I think, in the end, I was just a *tiny* bit disappointed in that this wasn't really about Cain as much as it was a setup for the next season of Galactica. As much as Forbes sold it, I really don't think they did as good a job as I expected of explaining *why* she made the choices she did. And, in the end, there was that feeling Cain doing what she did not so much because of the dire circumstances but because she was a borderline nutjob who cracked under pressure. That's more of a time issue, imo. This could easily have been a two-parter. There's was alot of info squeezed into 100 minutes without any opportunity to breathe.
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I know! I mean it was worse for me, because apparently I'm an idiot and I didn't have any idea she was going to die (I know, I know so slow it borders on special) so when the bomb thing happened I was all like "But...but...but THE PRETTY! Nooooooooooooooo!" Not only was she gorgeous, but she's a very good actress as well, she totally sold me on Kendra and had be totally invested in her and I felt sorry for her instead of wanting to kick her ass like I did most of the Galactica crew when we got the "so and so has ISSUES" episodes.
I'm gonna have to start calling her the Black Widow.
It's so true. Starbuck is purty, but I'd avoid her like the black plague knowing that some horrible fate awaited me if we had any chemistry together.
I think my favorite scene was the one where Starbuck busted Shaw.
That was a good scene, I totally dug everything about it (and am especially fond of it because it made me like Starbuck again. Last season she pissed me off, and that scene was when I remembered why I used to like the character). *mourns the fact there shall be no more Shaw/Starbuck bonding*
I think, in the end, I was just a *tiny* bit disappointed in that this wasn't really about Cain as much as it was a setup for the next season of Galactica.
Word. We didn't really get the indepth look at Cain that I was hoping we would. It was more like they just showed us stuff that was implied in season 2, and then threw in "and she had her heartbroken" plotline as an explanation of why she was so crazy, instead of really exploring the issue.
And, in the end, there was that feeling Cain doing what she did not so much because of the dire circumstances but because she was a borderline nutjob who cracked under pressure.
Yeah. They really needed to show more of what the Pegasus went threw in order for us to understand why Cain acted the way she did. I mean, I can come up with all sorts of explanations myself, but it's not really great storytelling to make the viewer do that much work.
That's more of a time issue, imo. This could easily have been a two-parter.
It really should have been, even if it was three hours split into 1 1/2 hour installments would have given them enough time to really delve into Cain and the Pegasus more. And, shallow viewing aside, would have given them a chance to show Gina and Cain interact one on one which would have added weight to Gina's betrayal. I mean, one scene of Cain being weak and Gina comforting her would have made the later reveal so much more effecting.