Comments on: The BSG Finale http://www.marierutkoski.com/journal/280 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:29:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mordicai http://www.marierutkoski.com/journal/280/comment-page-1#comment-408 mordicai Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:22:50 +0000 http://www.marierutkoski.com/?p=280#comment-408 Anthropologist here: Neanderthals were extinct, & not related to modern man (not a phase in human evolution-- a competitor!). Cro Magnon is like, a European-only type, but also-- basically meaningless? Cro Mags are the same as modern humans. The real thing is that, for some reason, 50k years ago, humans just...started acting like people? They like, started talking & being people. No one knows why...OR ELSE IT WAS THE STAR PEOPLE OF GALACTICA???? Anthropologist here: Neanderthals were extinct, & not related to modern man (not a phase in human evolution—a competitor!). Cro Magnon is like, a European-only type, but also—basically meaningless? Cro Mags are the same as modern humans.

The real thing is that, for some reason, 50k years ago, humans just…started acting like people? They like, started talking & being people. No one knows why…OR ELSE IT WAS THE STAR PEOPLE OF GALACTICA????

]]> By: Marie http://www.marierutkoski.com/journal/280/comment-page-1#comment-396 Marie Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:01:51 +0000 http://www.marierutkoski.com/?p=280#comment-396 The harbinger of death thing was explained when Kara's involvement with the Cylons led to their decision to become mortal. But then, when Anders began repeating it in his hybrid-state, it seemed like that explanation wasn't sufficient, so I was waiting for something more. Maybe it was repeated because of the prophetic line following: "You will lead the human race to its end." I always thought (and this seems to be born out by the finale) that this meant she would end the PURITY of the human race. Because after landing on Earth II, humans, as a distinct race, will no longer exist. It gets mixed with Cylons and neandrathal (or Cro-Magnon?) types. But, yeah, the writers could have maybe explained that prophecy a bit, since they made the decision to repeat it so close to the end. The harbinger of death thing was explained when Kara’s involvement with the Cylons led to their decision to become mortal. But then, when Anders began repeating it in his hybrid-state, it seemed like that explanation wasn’t sufficient, so I was waiting for something more. Maybe it was repeated because of the prophetic line following: “You will lead the human race to its end.” I always thought (and this seems to be born out by the finale) that this meant she would end the PURITY of the human race. Because after landing on Earth II, humans, as a distinct race, will no longer exist. It gets mixed with Cylons and neandrathal (or Cro-Magnon?) types.

But, yeah, the writers could have maybe explained that prophecy a bit, since they made the decision to repeat it so close to the end.

]]> By: mordicai http://www.marierutkoski.com/journal/280/comment-page-1#comment-394 mordicai Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:45:40 +0000 http://www.marierutkoski.com/?p=280#comment-394 I thought we would disagree about more-- for some reason I thought we would take different things. Re: Starbuck, I don't think she was an angel as in, pure Deus Ex. I think her struggles were real, & legitimate. I guess I'm saying I think she was Jesus. Though I like Starbuck more than Jesus. How was she the harbinger of death? I thought we would disagree about more—for some reason I thought we would take different things. Re: Starbuck, I don’t think she was an angel as in, pure Deus Ex. I think her struggles were real, & legitimate. I guess I’m saying I think she was Jesus. Though I like Starbuck more than Jesus.

How was she the harbinger of death?

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