John Crichton
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About Starbuck...
So, best at everything? I think not. The show needs to have someone who can just about always get the job done but that character gets to suffer in the process. I meant, c'mon - she hasn't even gotten to dogfight in a raptor for nearly 10 eps now.
Interesting way to look at it. I basically agree. She may come off as being nearly the best at everything but the show has most certainly shown us that she is a train-wreck of a human being. She barely feels joy at any time. She got her first love killed. She screws up every single personal relationship (friend and family) she's ever had (betrayed the Adama's a few times now).LightPhoenix said:A lot of people have expressed this sentiment, and I don't necessarily disagree. I think the intention is that there were better people at all of those things out there. They just all died when the Cylons attacked - I'm sure they struck military targets first. Starbuck is no doubt a very talented officer, and her ability to do most things better than average, especially with most of the humans dead, makes her better than most. I don't think the show has done a good job of explaining that, but that's the impression I got.
So, best at everything? I think not. The show needs to have someone who can just about always get the job done but that character gets to suffer in the process. I meant, c'mon - she hasn't even gotten to dogfight in a raptor for nearly 10 eps now.
I certainly got that impression. I also got the strong impression that the two of them have a nice set of sexual tension going. The game was just her way of flirting. Girl certainly doesn't play by the rules.LightPhoenix said:Also, IMO they gave the impression that the "pro" she played wasn't actually that good.