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kricketsLet's talk about Kara in the finale. I tracked down some answers.
The more I thought about/talked about Kara after the show, the more I wanted a more definitive answer. So this morning I went looking for an explanation. I got one.
According to this article, Kara is literally a Christ-like figure. She died at the end of Maelstrom and was resurrected by a higher power, just like Jesus was, she leads the people to earth and then ascends into... heaven?, just like Jesus did.
(I guess it's not technically "just like" Jesus, because clearly she does not embody that higher power herself.)
Anyway, here's the quote:
TVGuide.com: What exactly is Kara at the end of the series? An angel?
Moore: I think Kara remains an ambiguous figure. Kara lived a mortal life, died and was resurrected to get them to their final destiny. Clearly she was a key player in the events that led to [the fleet's] finding a home. And, I don't know if there's any more to it beyond that. I think you could call her an angel, you could call her a demon, the second coming or the first coming, I guess, chronologically speaking. You can say that she had a certain messiah-like quality, in the classic resurrection story. There's a lot of different ways you can look at it, but the more we talked about it, the more we realized there was more in the ambiguity and mystery of it than there was in trying to give it more definition in the end.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I was happily going to take her disappearance as a metaphor and be on my fic-writing merry way. And I probably still will. (Though I haven't written in a while.) But, really? She's the messiah?
Buzzuh?
The more I thought about/talked about Kara after the show, the more I wanted a more definitive answer. So this morning I went looking for an explanation. I got one.
According to this article, Kara is literally a Christ-like figure. She died at the end of Maelstrom and was resurrected by a higher power, just like Jesus was, she leads the people to earth and then ascends into... heaven?, just like Jesus did.
(I guess it's not technically "just like" Jesus, because clearly she does not embody that higher power herself.)
Anyway, here's the quote:
TVGuide.com: What exactly is Kara at the end of the series? An angel?
Moore: I think Kara remains an ambiguous figure. Kara lived a mortal life, died and was resurrected to get them to their final destiny. Clearly she was a key player in the events that led to [the fleet's] finding a home. And, I don't know if there's any more to it beyond that. I think you could call her an angel, you could call her a demon, the second coming or the first coming, I guess, chronologically speaking. You can say that she had a certain messiah-like quality, in the classic resurrection story. There's a lot of different ways you can look at it, but the more we talked about it, the more we realized there was more in the ambiguity and mystery of it than there was in trying to give it more definition in the end.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I was happily going to take her disappearance as a metaphor and be on my fic-writing merry way. And I probably still will. (Though I haven't written in a while.) But, really? She's the messiah?
Buzzuh?
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Date: 2009-03-21 01:54 pm (UTC)I don't know if I'd call her a messiah, but I think that even though they never really explained WHAT she was, I really liked the way in which they sort of brought her quest to a closure.
If that makes any sense so early in the morning...
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Date: 2009-03-21 04:36 pm (UTC)Why not a cabin with Leoben? Omg, fic!?!? Hehehe. I am so retarded. I loved the finale for the most part. Two things didn't sit with me, that was the sort of non-ending we got for Kara -- even though I am okay with it - especially considering how this has been the best show ever and I am lucky to have even seen it.
The other thing was the way they idiotically split up the groups. I do not get that.
I've just re-watched it and it really solidified my good feelings for it and so other than those two quibbles, I am pleased as punch.
Galactica forever.