Why don't I like Lee Adama more? *BSG spoilers*
POSTED BY: IndigoStarblaster
UPDATED: Thursday, August 31, 2006 18:15
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We just started watching BSG season 1 (last night we watched the the one where they attacked a Cylon tylium refinery), and I'm a little perturbed over why I don't like Apollo more.
I mean, he's cute, he's nice, he's conscientious, he's capable.... Sure, he's a little bit unsure of himself, overshadowed as he is by his legendary father and superpilot friend Starbuck, but normally a little bit of vulnerability makes me like a character more (but not in this case). His lines are pretty banal (I know, I'm comparing BSG dialogue to Buffy and Angel and Firefly, which is unfair. There is only one Joss), but no worse than anyone else's lines in this show.
Anyway, any insights would be appreciated.
Keep flying,
Indigo S.
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Honestly Lee Adama has not really stood out in the series for me at all. To me he is always more of a background player, someone the other characters interact with from time to time. He seems so one dimensional at times that I just simply don't get into him.
I am not sure if it is the writers, the actor himself or a combination of the two, but I am right there with you. He just leaves me flat.
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He's as good as the Apollo of old, without the Hatch TM inflections.
I like him, but then I like white bread.
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I think I like how the actor does a great American accent but every now and then you can hear some of his British in there. Plus he's kinda cute.
I like Guyas Baltar (not sure if i spelled that correctly). he's a slimey traitor but I love his reactions to things. Like the time he found out that the Cylons were going to destroy Caprica. His scream when he saw the big flash of light just cracks me up!
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I'm with you, there. Gaius Baltar is a great character -- we're just riveted by his incredible self-centredness and opportunism (not to mention his slavish devotion to making his penis happy). He injects a nice bit of comedy into what sometimes comes across as self-important drah-mah.
We're also liking Starbuck; and I think the inner emotional conflict of the human-looking Cylons is quite interesting (lots of fanwanking opportunities there -- "So is Sharon/Boomer really betraying the Cylon cause, or is it part of The Plan?"). The "grown-ups" -- Commander Adama, Colonel Tigh, the President -- have an appropriate gravitas, even if their dialogue is banal and lacking much subtext.
But Lee...
Maybe it's just that he seems really boring to me. I can't imagine him having a non-work-related conversation. I really hope the writers show some of his personal side at some point -- give him a hobby, a girlfriend (or boyfriend -- if there's any homophobia at all in the BSG universe, that could well explain a deliberate effacement of personality, in an effort to blend into the background, unnoticed), a personal quirk. Show him reading a book or listening to music or playing racquetball.
Does that happen at all in the next couple of seasons?
Indigo S.
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I agree about Lee. I think there are only a few times where I've seen him do leisure activities. You guys are just on season 1 right? Tons of stuff happens in the next seasons so I dont wanna ruin it by telling you things.
I used to not like Starbuck, especially in the pilot episode. It was her "gotta be tough, bitchy" attitude that just gets tiring. For some reason in every tv show that has a tough female character, they feel they have to portray her as some sort of heartless bitch. (except Firefly, I really loved Zoe cause she didnt need that type of attitude to let us know that she's strong.) But Starbuck has since toned it down and I like her tons better now.
My husband is completely in love with Sharon. I thought it was a nice twist when she turned out to be a Cylon. I also love Edward James Olmos as Adama. He's a rather fine actor.
Looking forward to the upcoming season. My husband isnt quite so sure about it though. I wont spoil anything for you. Happy BSG watching!
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It’s his American accent. It makes him come across like a pansy. But all in all, I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I do think some of the drama between him and his father is a little melodramatic.
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I'm a big BSG fan and Appllo doesn't appeal much to me either. I think he is a bit of a stuffed shirt but maybe it's because he has all those "issues".
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I browse many BSG forums and always see Lee bashing. It drives me nuts, as he is probably one of my three favorite characters on the show...oh, and I absolutely can't stand Starbuck, while it seems most on the forums I peruse love her to death.
It's probably something to do with me being more in line with that character than others, I dunno...probably why the chief is one of those three favorite characters I mentioned earlier.
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Starbuck did start getting on my nerves a little near the end of the season because she got so damn whiny. I love the Chief though and the episode with him and the "priest" was priceless.
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