Daily Pilots Post: The Favorite Meme

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

Hello fellow shippers! My name is Cosette and I will be your DPP host for this week. My fabulous predecessors have done a wonderful job over these past weeks, and I hope to keep the fun going! :D

We have already discussed our favorite moments, scenes, fics, vids… And I don’t know about all of you, but personally, when it comes to K/L related stuff, I am inherently conflicted when it comes to choose a favourite anything. Of course I have my preferences –I could probably pick my 5 favorite scenes and my 10 most beloved fics or come up with a list of, say, 15 songs that scream pilots to me; but when I have to cut down the list to one, the task becomes almost impossible. What I intend for today’s post, though, is to make you choose... Hence my question is, if you had to make a choice and pick one, ONLY ONE, which would be...

*Your favorite K/L scene. And why?

*Your favorite Kara/Starbuck moment. And why?

*Your favorite Lee/Apollo moment. And why?

*Your favorite pic of them? (evidence would be muchly appreciated!)

*Your favorite K/L fic?
I know this is a really tough call, there are so many wonderful stories out there, but you probably have a story that holds a special place in your heart for a bunch of different reasons… Maybe it was the first good one you read, maybe it’s the story that made you cry harder or touched you in a way you didn’t expected, or explored a certain aspect of Lee and Kara’s relationship in a way you found utterly satisfying --or who knows, maybe it is the smuttiest smut you’ve ever read :)).

*Your favorite K/L song?

*Your favorite K/L vid?

*Needless to say, feel free to answer to those questions you feel like. Also, I’d love to hear yours “why’s” about pretty much all your choices. After all, the reasoning behind an election is as important as the choice in itself (and I am that nosy and chatty, hehe).

Comments

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

Ok, and here some of my choices...

*Your favorite K/L scene. And why?

The brig scene/extended brig scene of “Six of One”. Why? Because it is the most gorgeously romantic scene between Kara and Lee in the entire series. Period. And I don’t mind that the Kara we got to see in that moment is her non-human version, because right then she was still every bit the Kara I knew and loved. Love the way they are so tentative at first, how Kara goes there because she has to ("I never could say no to anything." "Except Me." "Especially You." Gah!), how they do their handshake thing and say each other’s full names. And the kiss. How Lee kisses ever inch of her face and give her all the reassurance she needs. Love the maturity and honesty of that moment. And their faces kill me. Such pain and longing and comfort... all mingled. And I adore the extended scene because Lee gives Kara the Aurora figurine as the symbol of his faith in her, and he makes her hold onto it until she comes back to him. Like she always did. Sniff.

*Your favorite pic of them? (evidence would be muchly appreciated!)

That’s a tough choice, but… maybe this one. I could stare at this pic –and those raptor scene gifs—all day long and never get tired. So much sensuality and longing. GUH. Best chemistry that ever graced our TV screen.



*Your favorite K/L fic?
Right now, I think "The Reality and Immortality of Things" (http://users.livejournal.com/wisteria_/921546.html) by wisteria_ , which amuses me to some extent because it’s a post-finale AU and I am Ms. Canon Girl and a sucker for anything pre-mini, but… stranger things have happened ;). The story is poignant and beautiful and wonderfully written, but the real reason I absolutely adore this fic, selfishly, is that it gave me the closure for Lee and Kara –especially the latter— in a moment I desperately needed to make peace with the characters and the show. It was a very cathartic read and no other fic has ever made me cry as hard as this. The story is absolutely brilliant and a true homage to pilots.

*Your favorite K/L song?
I guess “The Special Two” by Missy Higgins. Quintessentially pilots.

*Your favorite K/L vid?
"I am Not Dead" (http://dualbunny.livejournal.com/118215.html) by dualbunny. And yes, it’s a Kara vid but the piece as a whole –and the shippy bit-- is so perfect, I had to choose this one. I get really emotional every time I watch it, especially when I am in one of my BSG moods…

[thegreenkitty.livejournal.com]

Wow, okay, so I went and watched "I am Not Dead" and just spent an HOUR over there rewatching (aka squeeing, crying, grinning) and telling DB why I loved it so. It is my new favorite!

I love you, Kara-twin, and agree with your comments on the "Six of One" scene...and I obviously now agree with your vid choice. I still need to read wisteria's fic, and I am sure I will love it since you approve of it, but not tonight, girlie, I must sleep!!

*hugs ya* (thanks for the vid rec!)

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

So glad that you like it because the vid is so powerful and touching and Kara! I adore it (have you seen “God is a DJ” and “’Cuz I can”, the other two vids from dualbunny’s Starbuck/Pink trilogy?? They are fabulous, too! –don’t have the links here, I am at work, but they are easy to find :))

And you should totally read “Reality and Immortality” asap! It’s my personal closure for pilots, exactly what should have been (it’s very bittersweet though, but so beautiful… and the ending is haunting and sublime –yeah, I love it so much!:)).

**hugs you back**

[thegreenkitty.livejournal.com]

Yep, I had seen the first two Starbuck/Pink vids, but those were kinda fluffy and fun whereas "I'm not Dead" was perfectly Kara in all her beautiful angst.

Will read as soon as I can, bb!

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

Yep, I agree about the angst in "I Am Not Dead", that vid actually makes S4 look like an amazing epic journey for Kara --which wasn't. But even though my fave is the last, I really like the other two... I think they are a really good portrait of S1 and S2 Kara, before she darkened so much --"God Is a DJ", specifically, always makes me smile :).

[http://users.livejournal.com/wisteria_/]

Aww, thanks for the rec! That story was just SO enjoyable to write because I didn't stress out over it like I do with everything else I write. As corny as it sounds, I just started the story and let it go wherever it went, though with Elly's marvelous original as a vague guide. I'm thrilled that you've continued to enjoy it, even after the past year. :)