Okay, that Facebook thing was awesome. Very clever!
...On the other hand, RDM did pretty well give us proof that this universe is ruled by a monotheistic god with presumable omnipotence
That's very interesting because, for all you said you were happy they didn't waffle, I was actually walking away from the ending thrilled that they never actually smacked down and made it canonically so, because my impression had been that it was still up for grabs. (Interpretation - ain't it a fantastic thing?) For my money, there was definitely something ordering events, but I didn't think it was ever clear whether it was The One True God or the Lords of Kobol or some mix of the two or something else entirely. Head!Six and Head!Gaius may say it was the One True God, but... heck, they've been saying that all along, and I've never particularly believed them. *Shrugs* Probably just my own personal inclination against monotheism showing, but I thought it was still plenty open-ended. The last thing I wanted out of this show was a treatise on how once you accept monotheism everything works out or something like that, and I'm pleased to say that I'm still able to squint my eyes, turn my head slightly, and not see it that way. ;)
Baltar saved humanity. Basically by talking out his ass in C&C.
The guy's got the gift of gab, big time. It really is adorable. And I agree that him and Caprica and their last scene was just oddly adorable.
Roslin and Adama - yes, I'm hoping for loads of AU fic as well. That was terribly sad, even though it was also fairly expected.
I especially don't see Athena and Helo letting Hera go without medical care if she, say, caught a disease from one of the natives to which she had no immunity.
Agreed. I expect for the first generation or so they're going to have the remaining medical sensors and stuff that the various nurses and so on were able to bring down with them, to find usable medicinal plants and such, but... yes. I am not overly big on the "we just have to abandon technology and everything will be okay!" trope, particularly when it comes to medical tech, and that does seem absurd. In-canon, I think it's fair to assume that everyone was so happy and excited to see a green, living planet that they just kind of didn't think of it. :P
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Date: 2010-11-14 05:24 pm (UTC)...On the other hand, RDM did pretty well give us proof that this universe is ruled by a monotheistic god with presumable omnipotence
That's very interesting because, for all you said you were happy they didn't waffle, I was actually walking away from the ending thrilled that they never actually smacked down and made it canonically so, because my impression had been that it was still up for grabs. (Interpretation - ain't it a fantastic thing?) For my money, there was definitely something ordering events, but I didn't think it was ever clear whether it was The One True God or the Lords of Kobol or some mix of the two or something else entirely. Head!Six and Head!Gaius may say it was the One True God, but... heck, they've been saying that all along, and I've never particularly believed them. *Shrugs* Probably just my own personal inclination against monotheism showing, but I thought it was still plenty open-ended. The last thing I wanted out of this show was a treatise on how once you accept monotheism everything works out or something like that, and I'm pleased to say that I'm still able to squint my eyes, turn my head slightly, and not see it that way. ;)
Baltar saved humanity. Basically by talking out his ass in C&C.
The guy's got the gift of gab, big time. It really is adorable. And I agree that him and Caprica and their last scene was just oddly adorable.
Roslin and Adama - yes, I'm hoping for loads of AU fic as well. That was terribly sad, even though it was also fairly expected.
I especially don't see Athena and Helo letting Hera go without medical care if she, say, caught a disease from one of the natives to which she had no immunity.
Agreed. I expect for the first generation or so they're going to have the remaining medical sensors and stuff that the various nurses and so on were able to bring down with them, to find usable medicinal plants and such, but... yes. I am not overly big on the "we just have to abandon technology and everything will be okay!" trope, particularly when it comes to medical tech, and that does seem absurd. In-canon, I think it's fair to assume that everyone was so happy and excited to see a green, living planet that they just kind of didn't think of it. :P