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Originally Posted by Flame On
What's the core of the show you like? Cylons fighting humans in space? That wouldn't take long to jump the shark if they didn't do anything else.
Gotta say I disagree it's jumped the shark. Which is an overused expression nowadays anyway.
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Yeah, the expression “jumped the shark” has so jumped the shark.
What I loved about this show was what made it great in the miniseries and the early part of season 1. A story about flawed humans in a threatened situation by a largely faceless (and superior) enemy. The backdrop of sci fi added to the appeal, although one could argue it was so dark and gritty, and closely related to our own society that it wasn’t really science fiction as much as drama in a “parallel world”.
Now the focus seems much more on individual couples relationships - problems with marriage, sleeping around, personal morality. The once minor (and enjoyable) plotline of XO Tigh and his problematic marriage and latent alcoholisim has now spread to almost every major character. The larger backdrop has been lost. The Cylons no longer seem threatening, they have faces, and individuality, and are as human as the humans are. They have names, disagreements, negotiations. The superiority of the humans over the Cylons has been proven. They can be outsmarted, outfought, and eluded at will. The fear of the unknown is gone.
And yeah, I wouldn't mind a couple episodes with some outerspace "bang bang" to go along with all the cuddling we have seen this season.
To bump off a main character in the manner they did…well it just rubbed me the wrong way. Starbuck wasn’t my favorite character or actress, but her death seemed for the convenience of the show rather than as part of moving the plot forward. It appeared pointless to me.
Don’t get me wrong, there have been episodes I liked this season. Just not all that many of them. And most of the ones I enjoyed were on account of liking the characters so much – not because the show was doing anything wonderful or innovative that held my interest like season 1 did. With the removal of one of those characters I forsee declining returns for the rest of this show’s run.
It’s no big deal. It’s only a TV show. I just won’t be making time to watch it like I used to.