I think they should have shown a puppy getting hurt in the machine instead of that elitist kid. Because, *sheesh* everyone loves puppies.
Fandom seems confused that people like Cally would be reading it but see selenak’s post to be disabused of that scepticism.
The fact that it is being read, no biggie.
I don't have a hard time believing that people would read the book; but it strikes me as extremely odd that someone who had lived on New Caprica, and had not collaborated, would suddenly read a book by Balthar and realize it explained everything, and then buy his explanation of the world, which is just his spin.
For example, I just don't believe someone who was a resistance fighter in France or elsewhere during WWII, would afterwards, when the recovery from the war turned difficult and backbreaking and some famous collaborationist was in jail and had written a book about social ills in Europe pre and post war, would suddenly forget extremely recent history during which time they had suffered, been separated from their children, often been put in fear of their own death, and that of their spouse and child(ren) and many of whose friends had died fighting that evil.
It strikes me that this would have been a good role for Anders instead of Chief. He's already anti-military, so he wouldn't have minded sticking his thumb in their eye, and as an insurgent leader, there's a natural transition to union leader.
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Date: 2007-03-01 09:27 pm (UTC)Not a big Maoist fan.
Couldn't make myself rewatch.
Don't know who Esther Summerson is.
I think they should have shown a puppy getting hurt in the machine instead of that elitist kid. Because, *sheesh* everyone loves puppies.
Fandom seems confused that people like Cally would be reading it but see selenak’s post to be disabused of that scepticism.
The fact that it is being read, no biggie.
I don't have a hard time believing that people would read the book; but it strikes me as extremely odd that someone who had lived on New Caprica, and had not collaborated, would suddenly read a book by Balthar and realize it explained everything, and then buy his explanation of the world, which is just his spin.
For example, I just don't believe someone who was a resistance fighter in France or elsewhere during WWII, would afterwards, when the recovery from the war turned difficult and backbreaking and some famous collaborationist was in jail and had written a book about social ills in Europe pre and post war, would suddenly forget extremely recent history during which time they had suffered, been separated from their children, often been put in fear of their own death, and that of their spouse and child(ren) and many of whose friends had died fighting that evil.
It strikes me that this would have been a good role for Anders instead of Chief. He's already anti-military, so he wouldn't have minded sticking his thumb in their eye, and as an insurgent leader, there's a natural transition to union leader.
And why is chief suddenly in all the roles?