mrv3000 | Sunday night ramblings

I have to admit to watching some of the Puppy Bowl today. I mean...it's puppies! I kinda wish it was 1) a bigger area, 2) there were more things for the puppies to actually do, and 3) wee-er puppies. Didn't they have a toy football in there last year? But puppies!
I just couldn't get interested in actually watching the Superbowl. I'd switch it to that channel for a minute and then wonder why I was watching. I was barely interested the year San Diego went, so there wasn't much chance with this. I did catch some of the Rolling Stones though. Rock on, old dudes! I say do it until you can't.
I saw the poll on anr's journal and it made me think - did I like this episode? Did I hate it? Love it? I really can't decide. The cut up/flashback episode style is starting to grate. If they hadn't done it before, I'm sure I would have been fine with it, so I'm not sure if I can knock it just because it happened to follow others of the same style. I'll grouse about using it too much in the whole series though.

However, the whole Starbuck vs. Kat storyline was very provocative. I actually found myself feeling all bothered by Kat and had very much an "oh no you didn't, little miss thang" attitude throughout. And was feeling *very* defensive of Starbuck, which in retrospect is surprising. I've never really considered myself a giant Starbuck fangirl.

But I think it was more about my expectations of a traditional hero than about Starbuck herself. So many stories suspend heroes in time -- they were great once and they'll be great forever. This is what I've come to expect from a hero. Even stories where you see the hero later in life tend to do this. (Take just about any war movie that ends with two old men proclaiming, "we were the best.") So it wasn't easy watching a hero, who I thought was at the top of her game, suddenly being edged out by another. And more than that, have her realize that she probably won't be the one to save the day in the end. It was tough to take, but BSG is good at shoving the viewer out of the comfort zone.

So did I like the episode? Anything that can evoke such a strong reaction in me deserves credit. I think once it's had a chance to mellow with age, I'll probably realize it was a damn good episode.
Have just checked and Doctor/Rose is still just about the most adorable pairing on the planet. Am still smitten. (Oh drama! Why am I always drawn to the cute ones? They always produce such nauseating fic.)
And speaking of fic, I've added the dino!fic to my writing journal. I promise *nothing*. You can quit bugging me now.
ETA: HAM. I ate a lot of ham this weekend and have lots of leftover ham in my fridge. Just thought you'd all want to know.