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[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Good morning! It's 4:45am here in beautiful British Columbia and I am AWAKE! (I really wish I knew why) Due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, the scheduled DPP driver for this week will not be able to take up the mantle of pilot love, which means... you're stuck with me again!

For today, a question that seems simple on the surface, but is probably actually more complex than that: What is your favourite thing about pilots? Whether that's what drew you to the pairing or why you're still here after the series is over, what makes Kara and Lee so important?

For me, I fell into the pilot love pretty quickly and it's always been about the chemistry, the way that the characters fill each other's weak spots and cover each other's blind spots. Together, they're complete in a way that they aren't individually. And the sizzle when they lock eyes is palpable.

Also, pilotsbigbang is starting to go up so go have a look at some long stories about our favourite pilots!

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[kag523.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... why do I love them. (I'm writing fic now, so be warned, I'm going to ramble.)

The relationship with Lee and Kara is one of those epic romances that truly changes the way we, as a culture, think of the perfect relationship. Let's start with some basics. They are NOT the stereotypical couple. She's definitely tougher, and Lee has a fair bit of self-doubt in his actions and emotions. In fact, they're not a couple at all throughout the show... except that, at some profound level, they ALWAYS are. They've avoided, destroyed, manipulated and played with each other. (I play no favourites; both of them display equally bad behaviour at different times.) They've pushed each other away and still been drawn back. They can be completely damaging to one another, but at their core, they are fundamentally broken unless together. Their flaws make them human, and together they make each other more.

This, for me, is key to who they are. Though they may want to avoid it for a million different reasons, there is some fundamental part of one another which they complete. If the insane chemistry wasn't there, then perhaps a truly amazing friendship would ensue... but the connection is so powerful, so raw and real, that it, alone, could carry the show. I love how the tiny moments (because frankly, they had very few BIG moments) are the ones that really demonstrate that in some truly profound way they are capable of caring for one another. Their treatment of others (awful, horrible, catty, mean) is more a reflection of how much they need the balance that only one other person can provide. They might hurt one another, but they still return. Their blindness to their callous actions with others tends to be collateral damage of Lee and Kara's impermanence.

They were meant to be together. I thought that from the mini on, and I think it still. The fact that it only has happened in fic, makes it no less important for me, than if it did in canon. (And frankly, it was because of the ending that I got the fabulous experience of meeting all of YOU too.) And THAT is why I'm still here.

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I do have to (controversially?) admit that it is galling to me and always will be that they didn't get the "right ending" in canon. That forever, their last moments will just be wrong. But that's probably also the thing that will keep me writing fic to fix it, and that's more fun than watching the show was...

[kag523.livejournal.com]

Is that a controversial thing to admit? Really??? Cause if there was a rant parade, I'd be at the front.

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

Controversially probably wasn't the right word. I think I meant to say "contrarily," because you were saying how it didn't matter to you what canon ending they got. I'm sort of ridiculous and still surprised from time to time to realize how much it really did matter to me and galls me still that their ending will never be made *right.* Sniff.

[kag523.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, nope. I didn't say it didn't matter, I said that the fact that it happened only in fic makes it no less important for me than if it did in canon. What I meant is that it is SO integral to their relationship that they end up together, that no matter what Mr. Moore decided, I can choose to say "No way. That just WASN'T the right ending. You. Are. Frakking. WRONG." And to be honest, if I actually met the man, I'd probably say it to his face.

OMG, that sounds like a stalker.

*Makes mental note to tone down Leoben in current fic*

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

Ah okay. It's more important for me that canon got it right and I'm bitter that it didn't. Because no matter how much fic I read or write, the official record on pilots and their relationship will always be wrong and hurty. I hate that so much.

If I had a genie like in innibis's Aladdin spoof, one of my wishes might even be to fix it.

[kag523.livejournal.com]

I actually mentioned to sci_fi_shipper the other day that one of the ways I coped with that ending was to write my extended ending fic in a format that started EXACTLY at the end of the series at *poof*, that forced every god-damned random and awful bit of canon into it (A.K.A. "double dog dare"), and STILL gave me the closure on the Lee / Kara storyline. It took... four months of notes, I think (?) before I even started writing the actual story. Seriously, my notebook looked like some kind of serial killer ranting. (Thank god my hubby is a sci fi nerd too because that's ALL we gtalked about for months.)

It's funny how awesome it was to complete it. I guess because nothing from the original changes I actually find it pretty easy to just say "and THAT'S the last post-finale episode that never aired". LOL. Yes, I have denial in spades. But frankly that fic was a bitch to write - because there were loose threads ALL over the place - and it still happened. So, Mr. Moore - if he is out there - could have wrapped it up in a much kinder way, if he'd wanted.

Okay, I'm just wasting time. 'Night!

[scifishipper.livejournal.com]

I'm sort of ridiculous and still surprised from time to time to realize how much it really did matter to me and galls me still that their ending will never be made *right.*

I am also shocked at how much outrage I still carry around about their "ending" - makes me spit fire on and off the page. :(