DPP: Vent at Joe's Bar

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know I said I was going to post a two day thing? Eh... I changed my mind! :D I'm not sure if we've done this one before but I figured I'm going to go for it anyways. Tomorrow's post is going to come a little bit late in the day and I might do the two-day challenge then, because it's a little involved and takes a bit more time.

Anyways, what are we venting at Joe's about? 

Unpopular Pilots (and other Fandom) Opinions.

I thought some of these might be coming up since we've been thinking so much about the scenes and the voting. Ever feel alone in what you think? Are you afraid to speak your mind sometimes because the other shippers don't agree with your opinion? Well pull up a barstool, get a drink, and spill it. Bartenders are, of course, the everyman's therapist.

Comments

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

To me, personally, it just made them both seem like jerks, and I didn't want to watch this horrible moment right before I was losing them forever.

As I was saying, the flashbacks don’t bother me the least (I dislike the poof more ;p), but I completely get what you mean. The table is not a romantic scene, it’s very uncomfortable to watch and something difficult to process when the show was almost done… But even though I believe the whole thing could have been better handled, I dunno, I just can’t see it OOC at that point of their lives –both being self-centered and cocky viper jocks who loved playing with fire. You know, something I adore about Kara and Lee is how flawed and contradictory they were, capable of the most heroic acts and the most selfish ones --it’s kinda uncomfortable to see bits of myself in them, really--, and the table scene stands as an evidence of it.

I didn't want their relationship to be just about attraction, I wanted it to be about love, about friendship, AND about hotness

To me their relationship started being about insane attraction and immediate physical and intellectual connection and evolved to genuine friendship and love (and I truly believe that their friendship and mutual trust was the very core of their relationship). Also, as I see it, the table scene added a fascinating paradox to pilots: the thing between them started in this absolutely frakked-up way but proved to be neither lust nor infatuation, but something profound and genuine. They always felt it right --from the very first moment they met-- and that's possibly why they never stopped trying. Sniff.

(And don't even think that you are the only one that hate the flashbacks, there are a lot of fellow shippers who dislike them very much. But hey, I always enjoy reading different takes on a topic :))

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I enjoy reading different takes too, and rarely have I found one more interesting than this. You write very beautifully. I am still not reconciled, but this is making me hate the flashbacks less. Thanks so much!