Subject:  Re: Are people missing the point of STDOW? |
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Amorette
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Date Posted: 15/11/02 10:14am
In reply to:
Rayhana
's message, "Re: Are people missing the point of STDOW?" on 14/11/02 9:36pm
>Hi guys,
>
>I enjoyed this ep to be honest with ya. I posted over
>at SS in eps about how I felt. I thought it explored
>the characters a lot more. I love getting more on
>Trance. She is still quite mysterious, but we got a
>little bit more on her. I like the mystery and the
>tidbits we get here and there.
This was the best part of this episode! The Slippers complain that they don't want self-contained episodes but arc-based but when they get an on-going storyline, they complain it wasn't all explained. No satisfying some people.
I like the hint that maybe, just maybe, Trance is a bit like the Vorlons from Babylon 5. Yeah, she SEEMS to be on "our" side but maybe has her own agenda and we are just along for the ride. And I love the hint of "connection" between Dylan and Trance. Is she using him or is he using her? Yeah, he knew he was "indestructible" not because he is Capt. Heroic but because he knew that Trance is powerful enough to protect him and she wants him alive for some reason.
>I thought they did a good job at starting to explore
>Tyr and what happened to him in Tunnel. It was
>obvious he was experiencing the emotions of what had
>happened. He had to fight his demons and did it his
>way. That's Tyr,at least to me.
He's changed. Not just in losing the bone thingies but in having a son, having friends who care about him, having lost that totally selfish core that kept him going for years. Now he is part of something bigger and is seeing beyong the "tunnel" vision that effects the whole Nietzschean species. It's disturbing to go from total self-absorption to the bigger picture. I see him as dealing with that disruption to his world view. But then, I never much liked the Nietzschean ideal, anyway.
>I thought Dylan was Dylan. He is the captain, giving
>orders is what he does. I didn't find his behavior
>demeaning to the crew, he was doing what a captain
>does. In fact, if anything, I kinda thought he was a
>bit more understanding than many captains would be.
>He did seem concerned and he did tell Tyr he couldn't
>force him to go.
Definitely not master to slave when he tells Tyr it is TYR'S CHOICE to go or not to go. What's masterish about giving someone a choice?
>I also believe this ep offered more than just a
>propaganda statement. I mean yeah, they showed Dylan,
>the military man who feels we need to eliminate the
>threat. The crew goes along with it, but in the end
>it is the crew, the civilians that question what they
>did. Was it the right thing, did it make a
>difference, how did it help? Questions many Americans
>are asking if we do go in and bomb Iraq. So, I
>thought they addressed both sides a bit. It's like,
>we can go in and do this, but what will we accomplish,
>a reprieve at best and then it will happen again. So,
>is there a better way? That's what it left me asking.
The episode showed that viewing everything from JUST the military objective point of view does nothing. You have to have a broader view. What happens after you pull out the military? Who rebuilds the country? After WWII, the victors went to great effort to rebuild the countries that were defeated, rather than punishing them. That has kept peace in Europe for longer than any other period in history. And I saw this story as giving us the same issue to chew on.
Plus. . .Dylan has NOVA bombs. They make him uncomfortable. The power unnerves him. He is thinking very carefully about what it means to HAVE that power.
The CW probably knows he has them. They trust him to use them wisely--as opposed to the folks on Marduk. The CW isn't strong enough yet to take on one of their own--it was pointed out that Marduk was a signatory world--so they trusted someone to deal with the problem for the moment. Remove the immediate threat and then take the time for the CW to work on the political solution.
>
Yeah, the slipfigher sequences went on a bit long but guys (and our Maigrey) love that stuff. The sound effects were annoying but I've learned to live with them in SciFi. Even "Firefly," which has the nerve to have no sound effects in space, always lays the music on thick during those "silent" sequences because tv is afraid of silence.
And yeah, Harper was a bit crude but I hate to tell them. Most guys are like that. Look at Enterprise. Seven of Vulcan runs around in her undies regularly. Does it add to the plot? Nope. Just eye candy for guys. And we ladies can't complain because, let's face it, lots of us noticed those slipfighter uniforms and studied them very closely.
(Speaking off, notice how Dylan's was hooked to the top, Beka had her collar loose and Tyr wore his in traditional Tyr clevage fashion.)
Anyway. . .not a perfect episode BUT over here, we look for the GOOD in an episode, not the bad. Because we are nice, optimistic people.
--Amorette
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