![]() ![]() I really liked her (mostly in the pre-Apollo phase). Good choice for the fifth I think.ĭualla - I was totally shocked when she killed herself. ![]() When Ellen was first on the show, I thought she might be Cylon because she was such a disruptive influence but I no longer thought that was likely after her time on New Caprica. Ron Moore had said that the fifth was not in the final supper picture and D'Anna had said that only four of the final five were in the fleet but people still kept guessing that it was Roslin or Gaeta etc. She is obviously the key to the final five (when she told Tigh that everything was set up and that they would be reborn it seems that she was the only one that knew what was afoot). What is the purpose of having the fifth Cylon be a character who is not going to have a continuing story". When she was revealed, my first impression was "But she is dead. I saw in the LA Times this morning that Kate Vernon (Ellen) was going to be in 7 of the final 9 episodes. Probably a bit too engaged.Īnonymous Saturday, Januat 7:28:00 PM EST Jess Lynde is a highly engaged television viewer. And, of course, what the heck is Kara? I'm looking forward to where it goes from here. I've got tons of questions about the 13th colony, the timing of its destruction, and the final five. Even crazy, faith-driven Leoben doesn't know what to make of Kara. My second favorite scene was when Leoben freaked out after finding Starbuck's body and admitted he was wrong about Earth. There were a number of great scenes and shocking moments in this episode, but I think my favorite scene was when Adama, Laura, and Lee returned to Galactica and faced with all the hopeful faces of the crew, Laura simply couldn't say anything. If Dee can't continue, where does that leave everyone else? Dee was a powerful choice, given that she's always been the quiet, calm center, refusing to give up and providing strength to others. When you've lost everything and all hope is stripped away, someone is bound to break. Dee's suicide was heartbreaking, but made absolute sense. I like the dark place to which they took this episode. What were their individual breaking points? And if they did break, would they stay broken or grope toward a recovery?" We ripped everything out from under them then sat back to see what they would do. "We tried to do this with almost all the characters in this episode: Adama, Laura, Kara, Lee. What happens in that moment? Does he despair? Does he get up and go on? For me, there is no more defining moment for a character. Kesey wrote: "Try to make Hank quit." By that he meant: take this strong, heroic character and pile one misfortune on his back after another until he finally falls. In his notes to himself as he was writing the book, Kesey scribbled something that has become one of the shorthand phrases Brad and I use while writing scripts. "In Kesey's book, the hero-Hank Stamper, an Oregon logger-does constant battle with the river that runs past his home, a river that has claimed the lives of pets and loved ones and comes to symbolize the vast and indifferent power of the universe that both gives life and cruelly snatches it away again. "The book opens with a childish rhyme that enunciates the theme of the book and what to me was the theme of our show. Anyone interested in fine literature and great story telling should read Kesey's masterpiece. ![]() It is a much underappreciated and towering work. "The day the staff finished putting the cards up on the board with Ron, and the day before we began writing, I flashed on my favorite American novel, Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey. But I think my favorite part of the article is this bit from David Weddle about his inspiration for the title and the theme of the episode: Some good stuff from Ron in the interview, especially regarding the final reveal of the episode. It is quite lengthy, but includes an interview with Ron Moore and thoughts from the episode's writers and directors. I didn't find it spoilery, but read at your own risk, as it does address that final reveal. ![]() There is a great article over on the Chicago Tribune about last night's BSG. ![]()
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