DPP: (Almost)Anything Goes!

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HEY IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!


Throw anything Pilots you want to talk about into a comment. Thinky thoughts, crack, pics, crack, GIFs, crack...(you sensing a theme here? ;P)


Reminder: the ficbattle is still open over HERE, so far we've had a few great submissions!

Comments

[damao2010.livejournal.com]

And although Lee did authorize it, the idea to recon the Cylon fleet alone in the Blackbird came from Kara, not Lee).

I don't think that's quite true. Sure, Kara was the one who spoke it out during the pilots briefing, whereas Lee just kept to himself and just giving her a knowing sidelook. But it seems to me, both of them had the same idea. After all, right after the meeting, Lee handed Kara some equipement for her to use in the mission (why would he already have it with him during the briefing unless he had had the same idea beforehand?). I guess he had the whole thing planned all along. He couldn't do it himself because the Pegasus CAG was intent on staying on his back. And that is why he kept so quiet during the meeting.

Of course, nobody but Lee and Kara would know that. ANd they wouldn't put it in any report. So, Cain never knew it, either. Not that it would have made any difference, in my opinion.

I think she related to Kara because she is a strong, bold, gutsy woman (and , as Taragel pointed out, she did seem to respond more to women in general). She certainly admired her success (and initiative ?)in the mission. Besides, she never realized the kind of relationship Kara had with the Adamas, and despite Lee's mutiny, I guess she assumed father and son had a closer relationship and,therefore, it would be more important to neutralize Lee than Kara.In addition, she saw the Starbuck façade and assumed she and Kara had more in common than was true -she probably thought Kara was more ambitious than she was.

In short,in spite of Kara's many qualities, promoting her served several purposes: she would help advance a strong female officer whose abilities she admired, she would be playing at said officer's pride and trying to win her over, getting a possible useful "inside" ally/spy against Adama, she would create a rift between Lee/Adama and Kara, she would weaken Lee.

As for Lee's attitude, I think they would have worked well together. Sure, he was kind of annoyed at first, but I guess it was because of everything that was going on. They had thought the arrival of the Pegasus was going to be something positive but there was already a heavy power struggle going on and he was right there in the middle. Even before his demotion, it was clear they were trying to rein him in and to humiliate him.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Nice analysis. I had forgotten about Lee's surveillance package, so you're right, he must have been thinking along the same lines in advance, too. And I really like your observation that Cain may have overidentified with Kara in assuming she had ambitions that matched her own. Very interesting!