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conulybut it was too batshit. Anyway, Protagonist A is no longer working there and is now currently a political exile twice over on her third planet in less than two years, and apparently debating whether or not to go back with her recently-but-no-longer presumed dead not-quite-girlfriend-it's-complicated when that happens. She'll probably do the smart thing, but I paused the episode to marvel that this is even a question.
And since I know you're going to ask, here, clicky. There are transcripts, though not for the entire series I don't think. Seriously, though, it is amazing to me how much of this show is driven by personal conflict between the two main characters when the background of the show involves aliens, political machinations, interplanetary war, treason, and (probable?) war crimes.
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What Is a Bay Leaf, Exactly? There are at least six different answers
This Pioneering Black Zoologist’s Insights Were a Century Ahead of Their Time
The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues
Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home
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The Italian Bells That Survived Nazis, Fires, and Even the Medieval Ages
The Quest to Pick Up the Lost Lifting Stones of Ireland
Into the eye of a hurricane: How aircraft and drones penetrate monster storms
The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet
US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here’s what that would mean
How a mere 12% of Americans eat half the nation's beef, creating significant health and environmental impacts
Judge tears apart Republican lawsuit alleging bias in Gmail spam filter
Patients treated by female surgeons ‘less likely to die,’ research finds
When I Was 6, a Doctor Botched a Routine Surgery. Here’s How It Changed My Life.
Evidence Undermines ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’ Claims
127-year-old water main gives way under NYC’s Times Square, flooding streets, subways
In a Decaying Queens Fortress, It’s One Man Versus 47 Kinds of Mosquito
Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert
Giant worms go wandering in man’s innards, cause dangerous traffic jam
Marion mayor defends police in newspaper raid: ‘I’m not sure exactly what they did wrong’
Texas highways are the next anti-abortion target. One town is resisting.
When Wizards and Orcs Came to Death Row
Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
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A heat wave killed hundreds in Chicago nearly 30 years ago
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Costs divide rich, poor countries ahead of WHO pandemic treaty talks
And since I know you're going to ask, here, clicky. There are transcripts, though not for the entire series I don't think. Seriously, though, it is amazing to me how much of this show is driven by personal conflict between the two main characters when the background of the show involves aliens, political machinations, interplanetary war, treason, and (probable?) war crimes.
What Is a Bay Leaf, Exactly? There are at least six different answers
This Pioneering Black Zoologist’s Insights Were a Century Ahead of Their Time
The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues
Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home
Woman Learns Thrift Store Painting She Bought for $4 Is Actually Lost Artwork That Could Sell for $250k
The Italian Bells That Survived Nazis, Fires, and Even the Medieval Ages
The Quest to Pick Up the Lost Lifting Stones of Ireland
Into the eye of a hurricane: How aircraft and drones penetrate monster storms
The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet
US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here’s what that would mean
How a mere 12% of Americans eat half the nation's beef, creating significant health and environmental impacts
Judge tears apart Republican lawsuit alleging bias in Gmail spam filter
Patients treated by female surgeons ‘less likely to die,’ research finds
When I Was 6, a Doctor Botched a Routine Surgery. Here’s How It Changed My Life.
Evidence Undermines ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’ Claims
127-year-old water main gives way under NYC’s Times Square, flooding streets, subways
In a Decaying Queens Fortress, It’s One Man Versus 47 Kinds of Mosquito
Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert
Giant worms go wandering in man’s innards, cause dangerous traffic jam
Marion mayor defends police in newspaper raid: ‘I’m not sure exactly what they did wrong’
Texas highways are the next anti-abortion target. One town is resisting.
When Wizards and Orcs Came to Death Row
Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
A heat wave killed hundreds in Chicago nearly 30 years ago
Palestinian fears grow amid rising Israeli settler attacks
Costs divide rich, poor countries ahead of WHO pandemic treaty talks
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Date: 2023-09-03 04:18 pm (UTC)That doesn't seem that different from historical spy stories set in the Napoleonic wars, the World Wars, or the Cold War. Those have plenty of political machinations, international war/wars, treason, and war crimes...while our characters are driven by personal motivations. Interplanetary wars in fiction usually just involve a handful of planets, with one government per planet. It just seems simpler because the author can assume the reader knows something about the politics going in. (Though I wouldn't want to bet on how many people know if Lichtenstein opposed Napoleon vs how many know Barrayar opposed Cetaganda.)
Knowing only your summary of the story that's making you roll your eyes, I suspect that what makes that story feel so batshit is that the character's behavior would feel over-the-top even in a context like General Hospital. A character who got fired (in the sense of "get out, and you're lucky we aren't pressing charges") from a job that came with free housing, and is now in her third such position in less than 2 years. And now she's considering going back to the original job, hoping that if she marries her recently-but-no-longer-presumed-dead not-quite-girlfriend and changes her name then the employer will forget all about pressing charges.
Whereas if one person were to commit murder, and another commits treason to cover it up because he loves her and doesn't want to see her prosecuted, that's all more comprehensible even if the treason is in the context of a war the reader doesn't understand.
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Date: 2023-09-03 09:32 pm (UTC)Oh, our protagonist was actually acting reasonably at work. It was her asshole political-appointee subordinate that was making it all terrible. Though that ended after a. they accidentally ended up making her feel cry and making her feel bad and then b. the two of them accidentally mind melded and understood each other way too well.
I find point a a lot less realistic than point b, though I suppose it helps that they're all young and dumb and also they were very recently on opposite sides of a war.
And now she's considering going back to the original job, hoping that if she marries her recently-but-no-longer-presumed-dead not-quite-girlfriend and changes her name then the employer will forget all about pressing charges.
The queen called her maybe-girlfriend up personally, namedropped that maybe-girlfriend's mom missed her and cashed those pension checks and used them to buy a house despite "never giving up hope" that she was alive, and then asked to speak to Protagonist A, all while Protagonist A is muttering "hang up the phone" as though Protagonist B was talking to an abusive ex or parent. Which actually is probably exactly how she feels about that woman, who is not subtle. (I mean, she actually said the phrase "we would never be so cruel as to take that money back" and then stated that if Protagonist B came back with Protagonist A in tow she'd get promoted right up to Admiral on the spot. She must think these two are utter morons.)
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Date: 2023-09-03 10:48 pm (UTC)