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

[damao2010.livejournal.com]

*Your favorite K/L scene. And why?
It’s so hard to pick only one…I’d like to say the “I don’t care if you died or whatever” scene in season 4 but I’ll go with another one: the scene on Pegasus (or Ressurection Ship 1?) when Kara asks Lee to help her on the assassination of Cain. Although he doesn’t agree it is the best solution and is deeply disappointed in his father’s decision, he won’t let her go through it alone. The whole speech about trust and the hug afterwards…I love it!


Your favorite Kara/Starbuck moment. And why?
So difficult … In the mini, after she hears about Lee’s death… when she goes to her locker and prays for his soul. It’s a very short scene, but it says so much about her personality… she is strong and fragile at the same time, values religion a lot (but in a private way), and the importance Lee has in her life (even in face of the destruction of the colonies and the deaths of friends and co-workers with whom she had much more contact on her everyday life, her thoughts go to Lee ).

*Your favorite Lee/Apollo moment. And why?
There are so many… But I love the end of Bastille Day, back in season 1, when Lee stood up to both his father and the president while justifying his deal with the prisoners on the Astral Queen . It was a defining moment – he wouldn’t pick his father’s side nor the president’s .He is his own man and he tries to do what’s right, even if it is unpopular and won’t be easily understood.

*Your favorite K/L fic?
There are so many wonderful stories out there, but my favorite complete fiction is Killing with kindness by Loch Ness. It has so much angst, and the characterization is so good. I felt so sorry for Lee. But it was so nice to see him finding his way again, coming to terms with everything that had happened, his estrangement from Kara. Sharon is also a very interesting character in this story that has mystery, murder and a deep discussion about what makes us human after all. (And a happy ending :D ). I also have a favorite WIP . It is Almost out of the Sky by gwassh0ppa (http://gwassh0ppa.livejournal.com/). Earth, 2012. Three years after arriving on Earth, Lee takes a break from his life in Washington D.C. and comes home to his family, friends... and Kara. AU post UBex. The characterization is head on. (Does anyone know if the author is still around and planing to finish it? It hasn't been updated since January :(

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

The whole speech about trust and the hug afterwards…I love it!

Me too! That hug is so wonderful! (And I love that is all about their friendship).

So difficult … In the mini, after she hears about Lee’s death… when she goes to her locker and prays for his soul.

That scenes gets me every time. It made me realize the depth of her feelings (not necessarily romantic) for Lee (and the folded picture... Gah!).

when Lee stood up to both his father and the president while justifying his deal with the prisoners on the Astral Queen

I think my favorite Lee ep is "Bastille Day". And that moment is quintessential Lee, it defines him --and the man he will become-- in every way (in fact, I see his speech in "Crossroads" an extension of this moment).

Love "Killing With Softness", it's one of my faves long fics. It's a BSG novel in itself (and a very good one, btw).

Does anyone know if the author is still around and planing to finish it? It hasn't been updated since January :(

I have no idea, but I really hope she will finish the story. I am hooked! :)

[stripes13.livejournal.com]

Love "Killing With Kindness", it's one of my faves long fics. It's a BSG novel in itself (and a very good one, btw).

I love Killing With Kindness, too! I have it printed out for any really long trips that I take...Avenging Athenia is another good long one.

I have no idea, but I really hope she will finish the story. I am hooked! :)

That story is so much fun! I think it's going to be finished....I know Bee's beta-ing, so she might know better than we do.

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

I have never heard of "Avenging Athenia"... Link? :D

[stripes13.livejournal.com]

Here you go!! (http://lochness.home.texas.net/fic1/AtheniaBSG.htm)

It's the same author. Takes place post Scar, with an established K/L relationship. The ships jump into a new system and find a planet teeming with Cylons. Lee's viper goes down and everyone else retreats to a jump point. Kara heads up the rescue recon/op while Lee deals with crash landing/being injured/being tortured by the Cylons and then he discovers the CO and CMO of a "ghost ship" from the first war the Athenia. It's good :D

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

**dances happily** Thank you so much, my dear!! So happy to have a new fic to read! :D

[stripes13.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I'm happy to finally be able to rec something someone's never read!!

And thanks for giving me a reason to go through all of my K/L fic bookmarks.....WEEKS of reading ahead of me :D

[damao2010.livejournal.com]

You will love "Avenging Athenia". It's almost as good as "Killing with softness", but in a completely different way. Lee and Kara are in a steady relationship, so there isn't so much angst. But there's hurt Lee and rescuer Kara and some new characters. Enjoy it. :P

[damao2010.livejournal.com]

I have it printed out for any really long trips that I take...Avenging Athenia is another good long one.
That´s such a good idea. I'll do the same. ;D

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

Do you have a link for Killing with Kindess? Something's wrong with all of my bookmarks. A bunch of stuff is missing! :-(

[stripes13.livejournal.com]

Right this way!! (http://lochness.home.texas.net/fic1/KillingBSG.txt) :D

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

Ah ... thank you kindly :-)