Comments on: BSG: This Is Not a Show for the Addle-Minded

By: Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All » BSG: Smiles in the Middle of Chaos

Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All » BSG: Smiles in the Middle of Chaos — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:19:30 +0000

[...] is something about mutiny that I just can’t stand. I wrote before that the Admiral was making a very questionable call by pushing for the FTL upgrades. I even believe in the benefit of someone like Zarek checking the [...]

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So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, Ed. 4.5.2 - TV Tyrant — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:33:20 +0000

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By: Ms. SP

Ms. SP — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:13:30 +0000

griot, that’s a good point. The messages did lead them to Earth, but since the messages appeared to be so specified for them, I think they all expected the time lines to work out. It could very well be that a message is a message, and they just coincidentally stumbled upon them as good fits.

By: griot aka michele

griot aka michele — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:52:13 +0000

In this episode, I began to wonder why all the prophetics, as you call them, are so convinced they failed. They didn’t fail. They made it to earth. Earth’s demise was an unfortunate consequence that was long ago and well out of their control or knowledge.
Of course, they do have to go through the despair of the broken dream before they can shift gears. Is the rendering of the human race by a mutiny what is needed to bring them out of their despondency? And is the threat from Cavil what will bring them back together?