As long as, if such is the case, they don't get all "ahh, it's the messiah" about the future kid.
Yikes! I hope they don't go that way. IIRC, they did have a child of light or some such in the original. Ick. I'd totally forgotten that.
I don't think it was supposed to seem as if he were truly expressing faith in Lee's abilities. Adama doesn't know how to relate to Apollo through any other means, and I think part of the point of the scene was to emphasize that.
Have you heard Ron Moore's podcast or read Ilanabean's summary? I don't want to say anymore and spoil it. http://www.livejournal.com/community/13th_colony/40842.html?mode=reply
The only way he knows how to express to Apollo that he cares is by bringing up the fact that he loves him, and so it makes sense that he would say such a thing in such a moment. It's not necessarily about expressing faith; it's about saying, "look, I love you, okay? I care."
Well said!
I think that's keeping Adama in character, because the man has consistently been crappy at doing the whole father-son thing. And anyway, people saying the wrong thing at the wrong time is realistic. Honestly, I think it happens more often than people saying the right thing.
Absolutely! I think my problem stemmed more from the fact that, to me, JB played it as if Lee found that to be a statement of faith in him. I definitely don't want the characters to be perfect. For example, I had no problem with what Starbuck said to Lee pre-mission because it was in character. She could have been nicer and more diplomatic, but that's not who she is.
I also think that he is becoming a convert, if he isn't there already
I agree. I just think the transition could have been handled better.
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Re: well now. aren't I talkative today
Date: 2005-03-13 03:20 am (UTC)Yikes! I hope they don't go that way. IIRC, they did have a child of light or some such in the original. Ick. I'd totally forgotten that.
I don't think it was supposed to seem as if he were truly expressing faith in Lee's abilities. Adama doesn't know how to relate to Apollo through any other means, and I think part of the point of the scene was to emphasize that.
Have you heard Ron Moore's podcast or read Ilanabean's summary? I don't want to say anymore and spoil it. http://www.livejournal.com/community/13th_colony/40842.html?mode=reply
The only way he knows how to express to Apollo that he cares is by bringing up the fact that he loves him, and so it makes sense that he would say such a thing in such a moment. It's not necessarily about expressing faith; it's about saying, "look, I love you, okay? I care."
Well said!
I think that's keeping Adama in character, because the man has consistently been crappy at doing the whole father-son thing. And anyway, people saying the wrong thing at the wrong time is realistic. Honestly, I think it happens more often than people saying the right thing.
Absolutely! I think my problem stemmed more from the fact that, to me, JB played it as if Lee found that to be a statement of faith in him. I definitely don't want the characters to be perfect. For example, I had no problem with what Starbuck said to Lee pre-mission because it was in character. She could have been nicer and more diplomatic, but that's not who she is.
I also think that he is becoming a convert, if he isn't there already
I agree. I just think the transition could have been handled better.