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Thanks everyone for voting, yesterday, I think today might be a little bit harder because we're getting down to the best of the best. I'll get an extra discussion post up later, but feel free to debate like crazy. Here are your next 4 matchups. (If you haven't figured out the pattern, this round is the best one for each season.)[Poll #1570475]

Also, just so you guys know, I'm being whisked around at strange hours tomorrow, yipes. So today's DPP is going to be a sorta two day thing... and the Round 4 poll will probably be posted around 10 or 11 EST tonight.

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Smack you in the Mouth: For me, this wins without question, because while the Colonial Day dress scene is cute, and we get to view a side of Kara we haven’t really seen before, it is ultimately a let-down as the two pilots never follow through. (And on a side note I’ve always hated that dress anyway). Smack you in the Mouth tells us far more about the Lee / Kara dynamic. He isn’t quite ready to step into an aggressive, commanding role, and she prompts him (goads him?) into finally assuming it. Kara essentially gives him permission to be what he needs to be. Despite the fact that they are tentatively stepping around one another, there is also a tremendously strong physical attraction aspect to this interaction. I love it!

No Takebacks: Bar none, this is one of my favourite moments from the entire BSG series. Kara’s face – turned away from Lee’s, but fully visible to the camera – gives us this beautiful insight into her own feelings for him. It might be wishful thinking, but I truly believe how there is a brief moment early on during this interaction when Lee actually considers coming clean and just staying instead of laughing Kara’s teasing off, then leaving... Of actually owning that statement and letting things fall where they may. *sigh* (Wouldn’t that have been interesting?) Lee doesn’t, but that’s part of the beauty of the Lee / Kara dynamic. They are always circling one another; never quite at the same place at the same time. This is the first real step toward a true understanding of what they mean to one another. And the banter in it (ad libbed, I believe) works beautifully.

Unfinished Business Fight Scene: This was actually a more difficult choice for me as I really love both of these. I think the Under the Wing allows us to see Lee supporting Kara no matter what. (Actually letting her fly when she shouldn’t.) But the end result – Kara’s death – is what finally put it out of the running for me. Unfinished Business, on the other hand, is all about reconnecting and of hope. They’re at the point when they’ve pushed each other away, hurt each other and their respective spouses, nearly destroyed themselves in the process, but the love is still there. It is the moment when they start coming back together again. I’ve got to admit, as naive as it might seem, when I saw the final moments of this scene in the ring I was absolutely convinced that things would work out for the two of them. (But I guess that only happened in my own AU universe.)

The Brig Scene: Frankly I love almost any brig scene with Kara, but this one is again one of my favourites. I am never completely clear on what exactly has been added into the extended scene versus the actual aired scene since I watched it all on DVD, but I can say that the connection we see between the two pilots leaves me with no doubt that they can’t be complete without one another. Yes, the Memorial Wall “don’t care” scene is equally nice, but the connection seems somewhat one sided, as Kara is accepting herself as what she is, and Lee is doing all the talking. (Again, lovely though it is.) The brig scene on the other hand, allows us an unobstructed view of both Lee and Kara. Lee: “I never could really say no to anything.” Kara: “Except me.” Lee: “Especially you.” *perfect!*