It was a very harsh episode, I found the fighting motif hard to tolerate, but of course it worked perfectly within the world of BSG. Fe shows would be willing to go that far, but BSG does push the limits.
I was very struck by Admiral Adama's speech, taking the blame for pretty much everything that went wrong, like it was his fault he let people go down to New Caprica.... It reminded me a bit of when I got an annulment from the Catholic church, all of a sudden I was not a failure in my marriage, and my ex was not a failure as a husband, instead the Church had failed to see that we were not prepared for marriage, and it was all their fault they married us. It was incredibly liberating, it took away the guilt and the bitterness, and let me put the whole painful business behind me. I felt that that was what Adama was giving to his people, letting them release their own failures and taking on the responsibility himself.
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Date: 2006-12-02 06:27 am (UTC)I was very struck by Admiral Adama's speech, taking the blame for pretty much everything that went wrong, like it was his fault he let people go down to New Caprica.... It reminded me a bit of when I got an annulment from the Catholic church, all of a sudden I was not a failure in my marriage, and my ex was not a failure as a husband, instead the Church had failed to see that we were not prepared for marriage, and it was all their fault they married us. It was incredibly liberating, it took away the guilt and the bitterness, and let me put the whole painful business behind me. I felt that that was what Adama was giving to his people, letting them release their own failures and taking on the responsibility himself.