Elosha's POV would have been a natural one for me to write from, which is why I'm still sulking that she's gone.
I think she was doomed from the moment Boomer said that the Cylons understand the human holy texts better than the humans do. If you only need one character's voice to repeat the prophecies, then... Although it would have been far more interesting, especially if the Cylons are counting on the humans interpreting those prophecies in a particular way, if she'd lived.
And also, canon includes so many POVs that it's hard to write against it.
Maybe that's it. I just can't help thinking that there's some clear narrative voice here I can't quite see. Maybe because there's no real good guy/bad guy difference - not in terms of morality (although, maybe) but in terms of what the Cylons and the humans both want to happen. Whatever the Cylon plan is re: the Galactica, it seems to be going fine.
If you usually write when canon makes you mad, are you already expecting it to do that with Laura Roslin in the future?
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Date: 2005-09-26 12:21 pm (UTC)I think she was doomed from the moment Boomer said that the Cylons understand the human holy texts better than the humans do. If you only need one character's voice to repeat the prophecies, then... Although it would have been far more interesting, especially if the Cylons are counting on the humans interpreting those prophecies in a particular way, if she'd lived.
And also, canon includes so many POVs that it's hard to write against it.
Maybe that's it. I just can't help thinking that there's some clear narrative voice here I can't quite see. Maybe because there's no real good guy/bad guy difference - not in terms of morality (although, maybe) but in terms of what the Cylons and the humans both want to happen. Whatever the Cylon plan is re: the Galactica, it seems to be going fine.
If you usually write when canon makes you mad, are you already expecting it to do that with Laura Roslin in the future?