Thursday DPP: The Incomparables

[pennyante.livejournal.com]

We like to think of the pilots as unique. And of course they are; our gutsy but screwy Kara and noble but flawed Lee, simmering away in their tortuous stew of baggage and war and Hero Problems and temperamental differences—they’re in a class of their own.

But do we see other duos in pop culture who have something in common with their dynamic? Mulder and Scully’s way of perfectly complementing each other, professionally? Dharma and Greg’s exaggeratedly mismatched approaches to law and social conventions? From Casablanca, Rick and Ilsa’s situation of being separated by side effects of a culture of war?

Do we know other individual characters who are like either one of them? (Is it just me, or does Dawson Leary tell us something about a young Lee Adama? Tell me if you hate that idea, I can handle it.) Some of the characters who remind me most of Kara are strong female characters on nighttime soaps, like Sandra Oh’s Christina on Grey’s Anatomy and Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl. ‘Cause ladies who are both powerful and  flawed ain’t the easiest to come by.

Though I haven’t read it yet, I know there’s an impressively scaled Hunger Games/BSG crossover fic out there. I wonder if Katniss, Peeta, and Gale tell us anything about Kara and Lee (and Sam).

So—to whom should we compare the pilots?

Who do we see in shades of Starbuck and Apollo? In what ways? Too many of my examples above are from American TV (sorry), but let's allow our brains to roam through whatever we want. TV, movies, books, graphic novels—nothing’s off the table. This would also be a great time to rec crossovers that tap into an AU dynamic.

Comments

[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

I love this comparison. : )

I don't ship John and Sherlock (I love them best as besties) but I adore this comparison.

Also-- PIC!!!!

[winegums.livejournal.com]

I can't really say I ship them either, but I love the ambiguity of their relationship - you really can't put a finger on just what it is - and the way they rely on each other.

(and I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to stick a Cumberpic in here!)

[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

CUMBERPIC FTW!!!!

I know what you mean. It's like super-duper friendship codependency. Except awesome. And hell, they just kind of complete each other. **wibbles**

[winegums.livejournal.com]

bringing Cumberpics a smidgen closer to being OT, I have to ask - have you seen this:?

[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

I DID!!! I can't remember where or how but I totally stumbled across them one day.

**sigh**

Quite lovely. :)

[winegums.livejournal.com]

Though I must be honest, I am jealous of Jaime Winstone right there :)

Lovely indeed. It's like they made it specifically for us to have fangasms over :D

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

How is that I had never seen this before?? I totally love it. *Definitely* jealous of Jamie Winstone *sighs*

(And I love your Sherlock and Watson comparison, btw. I have never been into slash but yeah, I definitely see this ambiguity and I love it. Their chemistry is so awesome!).

[winegums.livejournal.com]

haha, I first saw it in a gif that someone made of Benedict at this shoot, where Jamie is visible only for a split second (but that jawline is unmistakable). They're just delightful together.

(I'm not into slash either, but I just love their relationship and the fact that nothing about it is ever spelled out, and doesn't need to be)