Interestingly, I've heard several people argue that the WWII parallels are too heavy-handed.
At this point, my argument is that if you look at almost any modern war -- WWII though current -- they're pulling behaviour from all of them. Not because torture is so right-now in America or because the Nazis had a secret police, but because over and over again people use the same awful, immoral tactics, and that's true if it's Iraq or Vietnam or WWII. I don't think that it's an intentional parallel; it is, as Tolkien says, applicable, not allegorical.
Interesting too that you mentioned Stockholm Syndrome in regards to Leoben, when by the end of the episode I was starting to wonder about it in Starbuck. I can see it going a few ways: one, she's totally playing him; two, she's going all Stockholm and starting to lose her grip on reality (which after four months of this doesn't seem entirely unlikely); three, she's readjusting her priorities and finding a way to bust herself and Kasey out of there. (Okay, I can see it going other ways, too, but those are the fun ones.)
I have a lot of sympathy for Adama (which was predictable) and Ellen Tigh (which was not). I've always enjoyed Ellen's character, but I'm finally starting to really sympathise with her. Also, weirdly, I'm starting to feel bad for Baltar, who's in so far over his head and is so terrified all of the time.
I could do this for HOURS but I will stop. In conclusion: glee, glee, omg glee.
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At this point, my argument is that if you look at almost any modern war -- WWII though current -- they're pulling behaviour from all of them. Not because torture is so right-now in America or because the Nazis had a secret police, but because over and over again people use the same awful, immoral tactics, and that's true if it's Iraq or Vietnam or WWII. I don't think that it's an intentional parallel; it is, as Tolkien says, applicable, not allegorical.
Interesting too that you mentioned Stockholm Syndrome in regards to Leoben, when by the end of the episode I was starting to wonder about it in Starbuck. I can see it going a few ways: one, she's totally playing him; two, she's going all Stockholm and starting to lose her grip on reality (which after four months of this doesn't seem entirely unlikely); three, she's readjusting her priorities and finding a way to bust herself and Kasey out of there. (Okay, I can see it going other ways, too, but those are the fun ones.)
I have a lot of sympathy for Adama (which was predictable) and Ellen Tigh (which was not). I've always enjoyed Ellen's character, but I'm finally starting to really sympathise with her. Also, weirdly, I'm starting to feel bad for Baltar, who's in so far over his head and is so terrified all of the time.
I could do this for HOURS but I will stop. In conclusion: glee, glee, omg glee.