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no_takebacks2010-05-13 11:03 am
DPP: Wish List & Coping
During the last few episodes of BSG, I was scribbling down all of my thoughts and predictions as to what might happen during the finale. Then the finale happened and I needed to find a way to accept what happened and how it ALL ended. So other than crying, talking with all of you lovely peeps; I wrote a list in the middle of the night. My version of what I’m thankful for that we got to see with pilots and what I wish we had gotten to see. This list made me more functional for the work week after the finale.
What I would like to know is what did you all do to cope with finale? Did you rewrite the end; create happy pilot gifs and icons? Did you make lists? I’m really curious about those who came into fandom after the finale. Also, did anyone else have a wish list for pilots, things that we should have gotten to see?
Here is a link for a zip file of all the songs mentioned in yesterday's DPP: MegauploadIf this doesn't work or you want me to post it on another sight, just let me know.
**REMINDER: The revelations for the challenge from last week are due Sunday, May 16th.**
I was supposed to post this yesterday but I fail!:)
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I wanted to see this story come to its own natural and fitting conclusion and not have to fanwank it.
I think that's why my first reaction (http://taragel.livejournal.com/45038.html#cutid1) to the finale was most prevalently very strong anger. Not even sadness, but anger first and foremost.
Because in their lack of execution on all points, they were taking the easy way out and making the audience do the work they should have done as storytellers.
The writers needed to work harder to make their ending fit the story they'd been telling.
Overall, my first reaction was a lot of anger that that hand-waving mess of an episode had been the culmination of what was mostly a very compelling and rewarding story.
For pilots specifically, I was angry and uncomprehending at how ill-fitting the end was because it was so devoid of meaningful excahnge between them both in the present and the past. So I wrote meta-crack-fic (http://taragel.livejournal.com/46956.html) about Kara and her destiny (which for my money was also poorly handled in Maelstrom's execution) and then I joined forces with Bee to write silly, smutty, fix-it fic (http://taragel.livejournal.com/53045.html) for the back half of 4.5. I meta (http://taragel.livejournal.com/45165.html) and meta'd some more (http://taragel.livejournal.com/46291.html) a bit in there too.
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Simply put, they just failed pilots on all fronts. We had this great start then they just dropped them. Just fail!!
The rage still comes back with a vengence from time to time. Thank god for breathing exercises.:)
OMG!! I had forgotten the crack!fic about Boxey being God. That was made of win.
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Now, as soon as I'm done writing, I'm going to find all of your fix-it-fics! (Right now, however, I'm posting nightly, and even NOW should actually be writing.) :>D