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DPP: Butterfly effect

Due to time constrains I'll get right to today's topic.

We all have problems/issues with some stuff from canon. That's not a news to anybody. What I'll like to hear today from you is

What is the event/decision/discussion that you would change from canon and what effect do you think that the change would have on latter events.

You can rec a fic that involves this, mention the event and maybe somebody else will pit it up from there or discuss it at length.

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It's hard to choose, because everything shapes who pilots are but it's hard not to want to wish away the double punch of Socrata being an awful abusive mom and Zak not dying. I am conflicted though because it would mean Kara would be totally different, probably much more well adjusted, but potentially less...impressive? Less epic/larger-than-life badass and more normal well adjusted viper jock?

Ah here's my big one from canon:
They never would have went back for the resistance members on Caprica. Thus they also would not have found New Caprica when doing so. I wanted the show's focus to stay on the ragtag fleet on their journey to find Earth. The show changed for me at Downloaded and never really recovered.

Def. agreed on Socrata, because what Kara faced later in life (war, guilt, heartbreak) was bad enough on its own without stuff from her childhood screwing her up too.

But about Zak....if he hadn't died, she might very well have married him. While still having the epic, dangerous, unavoidable connection with Lee. And if that isn't a recipe for angst and guilt and all-round frakkedupness (because I really do believe she loved him) I don't know what is.

Yes, I tend to think Kara and Lee would still not be able to stay away from each other, marriage or not. I'm not sure how it would play out. I'd like to think that without the crazy childhood baggage, she might come to her senses and break up with Zak in a normal fashion then later get together with Lee. It happens in real life sometimes.

I kind of thought that we would have seen some kind of a variation on UB. Sometime prior to the wedding, Kara and Lee would have clashed had sex and admitted they love each other. After that Kara would have ran away either to marry Zak or she would have ran away from both of them.

They never would have went back for the resistance members on Caprica. Thus they also would not have found New Caprica when doing so. I wanted the show's focus to stay on the ragtag fleet on their journey to find Earth.

I can understand the fleet jumping at the chance to settle on New Caprica, but I never understood the logic behind going back for what 50 survivors on one planet. What a potentially disastrous waste of resources. ugh.

What I've never understood is why they went back for those 50 and once it was established that the Cylons had left the colonies they never went back to look for any more survivors on Caprica or any of the other colonies (if there were survivors on Caprica it stands to reason that at least a few people survived on each of the other 11 colonies).

I may be overthinking though.

Seriously, the more I think about it the decision to go back to Caprica is kind of the turning point in at least the more linear drive towards Earth/flee the cylons storyline that made me fall in love with the series in the first place.

There would definitely have been survivors on the other colonies. And survivors from those colonies should have been furious that their home worlds were ignored for the almighty Caprica and a frakking pyramid player,

There would definitely have been survivors on the other colonies. And survivors from those colonies should have been furious that their home worlds were ignored for the almighty Caprica and a frakking pyramid player,

that's a very good point.

They never would have went back for the resistance members on Caprica. Thus they also would not have found New Caprica when doing so. I wanted the show's focus to stay on the ragtag fleet on their journey to find Earth.

Oh, I'm liking this one. Not going back for the people on Caprica would have changed so much, in such interesting ways. I'd have loved to see how Kara's residual guilt over that would have played out and where S3 would have gone without so much of it being taken up with NC/fallout from NC. Also no Anders=no quad of doom, and no safe choice for Kara to run to and marry if she got scared.

your ideal world seems very interesting. and yes, especially when you speak about Socrata. I would wish a normal childhood for Kara but would she still be Starbuck then?
but the idea about Zak is a solid one.

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