Guard Dog Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 It occurs to me after watching Crossroads that the character Lee Adama has been pretty poorly written all along. This has nothing to do with the actor. His motivations never make sense to me. He does the wrong thing, takes the wrong side, makes the wrong decision every time. Either he is fundamentally self destructive or the writers just squandered a really potentially good character all along. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Tale Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 I hated the end of season 2. Anybody else share that dislike? It seemed out of the blue and unnecessary. The entire second half of season two blew. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
roshan Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 WHAT IS IN THE FRACKING SHIP??? My guess: the cylon virus.....
roshan Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 It occurs to me after watching Crossroads that the character Lee Adama has been pretty poorly written all along. This has nothing to do with the actor. His motivations never make sense to me. He does the wrong thing, takes the wrong side, makes the wrong decision every time. Either he is fundamentally self destructive or the writers just squandered a really potentially good character all along. It seems that his only motivation is opposing his father... He has always from the beggining tried to go against him and be different somehow. Their relationship is definitely quite fracked up. Looks like this is finally culminating though.
roshan Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 I hated the end of season 2. Anybody else share that dislike? It seemed out of the blue and unnecessary. The entire second half of season two blew. The entire third season has blown as well. This thing in the ship whatever it is is the most interesting thing that they have come up with so far...
Tale Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 It occurs to me after watching Crossroads that the character Lee Adama has been pretty poorly written all along. This has nothing to do with the actor. His motivations never make sense to me. He does the wrong thing, takes the wrong side, makes the wrong decision every time. Either he is fundamentally self destructive or the writers just squandered a really potentially good character all along. He's an idealist, that's all I've ever seen. He's always determined to stand up for something. But, then he decides to shoot the mobster and let the black market continue. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Gorgon Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) Lee Adama is kinda flat and uninteresting, unfortunately I think were stuck with him for the duration. It's an eternal cycle of rebel against father, return to subservient role. Edited March 19, 2007 by Gorgon Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
Guard Dog Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) Rebelling for the sake of just rebelling is pointless and more than a little stupid. But if he has any other motive, well, I've never figured it out. As Tale pointed out, he is not an idealist. Having him cross examine the president tonight made no sense. He pulls a gun on Tigh to defend her then attacks her on the stand to save a man he knows is guilty? Plus, the Colonial Fleet is supposed to be a military organization, Lee acts as though he has never had a day of training in his life. A major does not disobey an admiral over such a trivial thing as he did last week. It makes no sense. It's a bummer because they could have done a lot with that character Edited March 19, 2007 by Guard Dog "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Hell Kitty Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Senior Adama can be quite hard on his son, and Junior opposes him out of spite. There is nothing unrealistic about that (though I can't speak from personal experience, I like my dad )and I don't think it's bad writing at all. The fact that they are both military doesn't mean much, they've both proven in the past that they let their emotions get the better of them and are willing to bend or break the rules if it's what they want. Lee and Bill are both hypocrites.
Slowtrain Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Lee has pretty much been my favorite character throughout the show. I think the writers have done as good a job with him as anyone else. *shrugs* Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Tale Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Rebelling for the sake of just rebelling is pointless and more than a little stupid. But if he has any other motive, well, I've never figured it out. As Tale pointed out, he is not an idealist. Having him cross examine the president tonight made no sense. He pulls a gun on Tigh to defend her then attacks her on the stand to save a man he knows is guilty? Plus, the Colonial Fleet is supposed to be a military organization, Lee acts as though he has never had a day of training in his life. A major does not disobey an admiral over such a trivial thing as he did last week. It makes no sense. It's a bummer because they could have done a lot with that character He's a vehicle. He defends the president because he believes in the constitution. He defends Baltar because he believes in the system. He lets the black market continue because you can't beat them, might as well moderate them. etc. etc. He's Deus Ex Machina making an early strike. Basically, whatever happens, he's set up to become the solution, however convoluted it might be. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Gorgon Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Whats a Deus EX Machina in plot terms ? Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
Archmonarch Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Deus ex Machina is a literary device whereby things become so convoluted that the only way to settle things is to have something happent that fixes everything with the convenient equivalency of a magic wand. It is derived from the work of bad playwrights, who having no idea how to settle their plotlines for a neat ending used exactly this tactic (a God descending on stage to make everything right). Thus the term. Extensions include devices or other situations that serve a similar purpose. And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had
astr0creep Posted March 19, 2007 Author Posted March 19, 2007 I don't know about the Deus Ex machina thing. I haven't seen Crossroads 1 yet but I'm rewatching the entire series from season 1. I'm at "Rapture" now. Every character has a logical progression in their behavior, from Lee going from obnoxious Viper jock to Holy Knight of justice to Starbuck going from ****y hot shot pilot to depressed, suicidal frak up. The changes in behavior are directly related to the events of the show, the hardships, the deaths, the intensity of battle. Lee was suicidal at one point in Season 2. Why? Well he said it best in Final Cut. Pilots have lost familly, friends, jobs, lives to the cylon. They have to go through the same emotional roller-coaster as anyone else in the fleet but on top of that, they need to put their own life on the line every day. They help the fleet but who helps them? A Cylon priest? Pff. That does take it's toll on one's moral and conscience. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
astr0creep Posted March 20, 2007 Author Posted March 20, 2007 Wow. Crossroads 1 was one of the best episode of the season. 3 of the final five are pretty much revealed. Roslin drops an emotional bomb during the trial because Lee is being an a$$ to impress his father. Michael Hogan(Tigh) gives his best performance to date on the show. A couple of gigantic cliffhangers at the end. The previews for next week made my jaw dropped. And to think almost a year will go by before Season 4 begins! :'( http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Guard Dog Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Wow. Crossroads 1 was one of the best episode of the season. 3 of the final five are pretty much revealed. Roslin drops an emotional bomb during the trial because Lee is being an a$$ to impress his father. Michael Hogan(Tigh) gives his best performance to date on the show. A couple of gigantic cliffhangers at the end. The previews for next week made my jaw dropped. And to think almost a year will go by before Season 4 begins! :'( It's the music right? Only Tigh and Anders could hear the music. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Slowtrain Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Well, at least there will be a season 4, which was a subject of some debate not long ago. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
astr0creep Posted March 20, 2007 Author Posted March 20, 2007 It's the music right? Only Tigh and Anders could hear the music. Since Tori can't sleep, I think she can hear it too. Plus the previews for next week revealed them all I think. Just before Anders says: "Face it guys, we're all Cylons". http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
roshan Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Why didnt they show Sharon hearing the music? Astrocreep, can you PM me what the next episode is about and who the final two are?
roshan Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 I just remembered something, an unexplained mystery in Battlestar Galactica. When in season 1, Gaius goes against the Six in his head, she physically manifests herself and tries to screw him over. How the hell did that happen?
astr0creep Posted March 20, 2007 Author Posted March 20, 2007 I just remembered something, an unexplained mystery in Battlestar Galactica. When in season 1, Gaius goes against the Six in his head, she physically manifests herself and tries to screw him over. How the hell did that happen? Still unexplained in the series. I think it has nothing to do with being a Cylon or not. I think it's all in Baltar's head, like a form of schizophrenia induced by extreme lonelyness. An "imaginary friend" in the shape of someone extremely close to the "ill". He bangs his own head against walls and tables, physically reacting to his delusion. Thats what I think anyway but why else would Adama be subjected to the same phenomenon once a year(A Day in the Life)? http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
roshan Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Im talking about when she appears in the fleet and tells Adama about Baltar. If its only in Baltars head, then how did Adama, Roslin and the others see her and talk to her as well?
Guard Dog Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Ok, thats Tigh, Anders and Tori who heard the music. Who was the fourth? "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
roshan Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 The next one has been revealed in the preview for next week..... Are you sure you want to know who it is? Its sad that BSG seems to be coming to an end just as it is starting to get good again.
Guard Dog Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Its sad that BSG seems to be coming to an end just as it is starting to get good again. ????? Did they confirm next season is the last? "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
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