BSG thoughts...
Sep. 25th, 2005 01:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aribHave finished the episode, thought it was awesome, although Michele Forbes' acting was a bit flat.
Okay, the rape scene.
Good:
-I was actually horrified, and a little bit physically repulsed, which I suspect was their intent. Good acting by all the actors involved in the scene.
-Helo and Tyrol save Sharon without even thinking about it, despite their little punch-up last week. This made me actually shout "Hooray for responsible non-monogamy!" in my living room. :-)
Bad:
-The BSG-verse has previously been portrayed as intensely gender-equal, to the point of mixed-sex bathrooms and bunks, and men and women each being able to hold any rank or position. That Adm. Kaine would be willing to condone rape, even of a Cylon (Sharon on Galactica and not-Six's multiple assaults on Pegasus) strikes me as a bit much.
Don't get me wrong, the episode is one of my favorites so far, but this one scene bothered me.
Now I have to wait 'til January. Foo.
Okay, the rape scene.
Good:
-I was actually horrified, and a little bit physically repulsed, which I suspect was their intent. Good acting by all the actors involved in the scene.
-Helo and Tyrol save Sharon without even thinking about it, despite their little punch-up last week. This made me actually shout "Hooray for responsible non-monogamy!" in my living room. :-)
Bad:
-The BSG-verse has previously been portrayed as intensely gender-equal, to the point of mixed-sex bathrooms and bunks, and men and women each being able to hold any rank or position. That Adm. Kaine would be willing to condone rape, even of a Cylon (Sharon on Galactica and not-Six's multiple assaults on Pegasus) strikes me as a bit much.
Don't get me wrong, the episode is one of my favorites so far, but this one scene bothered me.
Now I have to wait 'til January. Foo.
