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    Somewhere in the middle of 2008, I made a friend that would be a constant for me for the next eleven years of my life. She was warm, bouncy, and had an underbite you wouldn’t believe. But she was perfect. Zola (or as she was registered, “Run Zola Run,” because I am a nerd) was…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 15: Favorite Season Three Episode

    I’m just going to get this out of the way: Season Three is a depressing season. I can’t expect television shows to constantly deliver me happy feelings (well, unless it’s Parks and Recreation), but damn, this season is rough. From the Death Squad in “Collaborators” to Starbuck’s apparent death in “Maelstrom,” I had a hard…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 14: Favorite Razor/The Plan Scene

    The Plan wasn’t necessarily my favorite because I, for one, do enjoy a bit of ambiguity in my storytelling. Knowing exactly why Leoben was obsessed with Kara Thrace doesn’t make it any less disturbing, and how does being shown who Caprica-Six met after talking with Baltar in the miniseries make me despise Cavil more (hint:…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 13: Favorite Season Two Episode

    The friendship between Caprica-Eight/Athena and Admiral Adama is one of my more favorite ones on BSG. It starts out rocky, since Adama has yet to get over being shot by Boomer (fair), but ultimately, she becomes his mentor and confidante. He tells her things he could not possibly reveal to anyone else, even Roslin, and…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 12: Favorite Season One Episode

    Of all the seasons, the first one is the most rewatchable. The desperation of complete extinction is offset with this underlying hope that doesn’t necessarily exist, at least not as overtly, throughout the rest of the series. Genuine joy in the various victories is common in the beginning, whereas similar moments occasionally punctuate loss and…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 11: Favorite Miniseries Scene

    This was most definitely a tie. I went back and forth with both* of these for a while but decided that, you know what, I don’t have to choose. This is my blog and my challenge! So without further ado, here you are: my favorite two scenes from the miniseries.

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 10: Least Favorite Episode

    Considering that Season Two is my favorite season, I feel a little bad that my least favorite episode is in it. “Black Market” is awful. Even Ron Moore admits that he dislikes this episode. Because it’s awful. It’s the most ridiculous the show ever got, and yes, I’m putting it above the final season’s shenanigans.…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 9: Favorite Episode

    Thank god I have today off because I get to talk about my favorite episode of Battlestar Galactica! At length! Yay! I could literally spend hours just talking about how much I love “Exodus, Parts 1 & 2,” complete with visual aids and videos, because it’s televised perfection, and I’ve actually done that before. Instead,…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 8: Least Favorite Season

    Well, I’m at work today (I’m working three weekends of midnight shifts this month, yay) and realized two things: 1) I almost forgot to do this and 2) I didn’t have a similar post the last time I did this challenge. So this is fresh and shiny and new! Also, if any of this sounds…

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  • 31 Day Challenge: Battlestar Galactica, Day 7: Favorite Season

    One thing I really appreciate about Battlestar Galactica is that there are only four seasons. Sure, it went off the rails in Season Four with some incredibly poor creative decisions – Starbuck is a … ghost? And Head-Baltar and Head-Six are angels? – but there are so, so many shows that continue well past their…

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