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

[latteaddict.livejournal.com]

The only one rule is so very, very hard! But here it goes.

Your favorite K/L scene. And why?

UB - I miss you, I miss you too, scene. Maybe I love it so much because the entire episode wrecked me and I was already in tears so when they got to this final exchange I was powerless against it. They'd been apart for seventeen months and had beaten each other bloody and were so full of hurt that the 'miss yous' were more powerful than any exchange of love declarations could ever be. It was one of their rare, pure and honest moments where their souls had been cracked wide open.

Your favorite Kara/Starbuck moment. And why?

When she confesses her part in Zak's death to Papadama. I love Kara's cockiness and swagger but it's that broken and damaged girl underneath that makes me fiercely loyal to her.

Your favorite Lee/Apollo moment. And why?

In Revelations when he takes care of his father and then goes and punches Tigh in the face. Why? I guess because Lee so rarely steps up and takes charge for personal reasons, (it's always about some intangible ideal or following the rules) that it was just refreshing to see him being affected personally by something and acting upon it.

Your favorite pic of them?

I have so many faves that I just had to force myself to pic one and not change my mind. Why this one? It's just so angsty and hot and Lee is just so very close to her you can feel the tension between them. Plus I love the contrast of Lee's dark hair against Kara's bright gold. And they're both half naked!

(http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d196/Lee_Lee_/?action=view&current=8798fd63.jpg)

Your favorite K/L fic?

Yes, this is tough! Despite the vast amount of fic I've read I still choose Possibilty: Different (http://hackaddict.livejournal.com/7315.html) by hackaddict as my favourite. I love it because it's a self-contained story exclusively about their relationship and while other characters are mentioned Kara and Lee are the only two in the story. It has perfect UST, build up, a little angst, sexy smut and a satisfying ending and is a perfect length (under 30,000 words). It's au but completely plausible for the types of lives Lee and Kara might live if the war never happened. And I possibly find Lee hotter in this fic than in actual canon.

Your favorite K/L song?

I don't really have one so I have to dig around a bit. Hmm. I made a vid to Before I'm Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZPUzEcuFgM) by the Kidney Thieves years ago and I think it's a pretty good fit considering how the show ended. Kara may have died but she packed in a whole lotta life with Lee before she did.

Your favorite K/L vid?

Wow, this is hard too. I love so many vids! But the most awesome would have to be Speed Racer (http://boom-queen.livejournal.com/77191.html) by the fabulous boom_queen. It's available for d/load which I HIGHLY recommend and it's definitely NOT WORK SAFE. Yeah, you heard me!

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

The only one rule is so very, very hard!

Heee. That's the challenge! ;P

It was one of their rare, pure and honest moments where their souls had been cracked wide open.

Aw, I love that moment too. It was the perfect ending for a perfect episode (and I love that the exchange is not necessarily romantic).

In Revelations when he takes care of his father and then goes and punches Tigh in the face.

I really like Lee in "Revelations", I love how he takes charge, seeing Adama utterly broken. I guess Adama was always clueless about his son --and I dislike him a little bit for that--, but that moment was a lovely father-son interaction, the proof of how much their relationhip had grown since the mini.

And I possibly find Lee hotter in this fic than in actual canon.

Heee. Alpha!Lee in this fic is super hot --and I like Kara's characterization too, a little bit softer and vulnerable. And yup, the sexual tension --and the actual sex-- is great.

it's definitely NOT WORK SAFE. Yeah, you heard me!

*hahaha*

[latteaddict.livejournal.com]

(and I love that the exchange is not necessarily romantic).

I guess, but I still think it was the most romantic thing ever. Considering what broke them apart, to admit needing each other like that was huge (and romantic as hell). I must be in a sappy mood today :)

I guess Adama was always clueless about his son --and I dislike him a little bit for that--

My like for the scene in purely on Lee's behalf. I'm actually repulsed by Eddie's overacting and histrionics and Adama's complete self indulgence. Apart from Kara and Lee's fate (separate and combined) I'm also very bitter about how Adama turned out.

Heee. Alpha!Lee in this fic is super hot

He's alpha but still has his core of chivalry, inner angst and is hopelessly in love with Kara. When he hears about Kara possibly moving on with someone new he comes to make his claim instead of sending her off and wishing her well. Which is, in a nutshell, why I love fanfic Lee more than canon Lee.

and I like Kara's characterization too, a little bit softer and vulnerable.

Kara's sometimes a little too soft for my tastes in the story but as a canon character she has such range and altering moods that I'm more inclined to embrace how different writers portray her. The only time I can't connect with Kara in a story is if she's portrayed as an obnoxious jock who never experiences a deep emotion. Sure, Kara has those marvellous rough edges but they're tempered by the woman underneath and I need the balance of both.

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

Hee. I am ALWAYS in a sappy mood when it comes to pilots! But I agree with you, the hug is incredibly romantic. What I meant when I said it’s was not necessarily romantic is that it was about less than their feelings for each other as lovers, but about how much they needed each other as persons.

I'm also very bitter about how Adama turned out.

ITA. And I hate the way he treated Kara in S3 and later on.

When he hears about Kara possibly moving on with someone new he comes to make his claim instead of sending her off and wishing her well. Which is, in a nutshell, why I love fanfic Lee more than canon Lee.

Yes, I totally get what you mean. I love Lee so much, but what you point out is true, he was never assertive enough to deal with Kara and her moods and her ever-present attempts to push him away –but hey, he was as scared and felt so insecure as Kara.

Kara's sometimes a little too soft for my tastes in the story but as a canon character she has such range and altering moods that I'm more inclined to embrace how different writers portray her.

Mmmh, I agree, hackaddict sometimes portrayed Kara a tad too soft for my taste –I think my fave characterization of Kara is Wisteria_’s. But in this story I totally buy it, I don’t mind if the character feels slightly OOC if the story is compelling enough –which is the case (besides, AU allows certain flexibility when it comes to characterizations and a full range of possibilities to be explored. And hackaddict was the AU Goddess for me :)).

[latteaddict.livejournal.com]

Speaking of wisteria_'s awesome characterisations, I possibly love her Lee voice even more than Kara's! Ten Freefalls (http://users.livejournal.com/wisteria_/646820.html) come to mind as a perfect example.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

Possibilty: Different by [info]hackaddict as my favourite. I love it because it's a self-contained story exclusively about their relationship and while other characters are mentioned Kara and Lee are the only two in the story.

Couldn't agree with you more. Such a wonderful story and such a great characterization of Lee as a "hardened" soldier. Everything hackaddict writes is amazing, but this one is definitely a gem

[latteaddict.livejournal.com]

Lee is so sexy in that story, I love it!

Yes, hackaddict is so wonderful. She never stayed in a comfort zone but explored dozens and dozens of different situations and scenarios. K/L didn't always work out or end up together, sometimes they were passionate, sometimes they were just friends and so many of her stories were lengthy epics which is great for a voracious readers like myself.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, her Possibility series is awesome.

PS I have heard such amazing things about YOUR fics latteaddict. But sadly, for us newbies, they're no longer out there :-(

[latteaddict.livejournal.com]

aww. I feel bad about it sometimes but I think it was best. Hey, just think about all the badfic you've been saved from reading! :P