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thistlechaserA few days ago, if you had told me I'd feel bad for Ellen Tigh, I'd never have believed you. Saul too, really. I never liked him much. Exodus (getting off the planet) really changed that though.
I don't think Ellen became a good woman in those two eps, and I don't think she did good things, but she tried. The scenes after her sleeping with the cylon broke me. Her expressions, the coloring/bruises on her face, the circles under her eyes. (Great actress, by the way.)
And Saul having to be the one to kill her? Poor, poor man.
I can't decide how I feel about them killing her, either. She did betray them, and for that there should be punishment, but she did it to try to save her husband. She was in a really bad position.
Life is easiest when characters are black and white, when it's clear who's a good guy and who's a bad. But shows are best when there's only grey, and BSG is full of shifting shades of grey.
(It's an interesting "moral point" that by Laura Roslin doing the right thing and not letting the election be fixed, all of humanity was nearly killed. What's the lesson there? Do what you think is right, even if it's wrong? But then how's that apply to Ellen Tigh's situation?)
I can't believe there are only less than two seasons left to watch. Such a good, good show.
I don't think Ellen became a good woman in those two eps, and I don't think she did good things, but she tried. The scenes after her sleeping with the cylon broke me. Her expressions, the coloring/bruises on her face, the circles under her eyes. (Great actress, by the way.)
And Saul having to be the one to kill her? Poor, poor man.
I can't decide how I feel about them killing her, either. She did betray them, and for that there should be punishment, but she did it to try to save her husband. She was in a really bad position.
Life is easiest when characters are black and white, when it's clear who's a good guy and who's a bad. But shows are best when there's only grey, and BSG is full of shifting shades of grey.
(It's an interesting "moral point" that by Laura Roslin doing the right thing and not letting the election be fixed, all of humanity was nearly killed. What's the lesson there? Do what you think is right, even if it's wrong? But then how's that apply to Ellen Tigh's situation?)
I can't believe there are only less than two seasons left to watch. Such a good, good show.
