Trapped.

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

This is my least favorite arc of the whole series because it was really awful to imagine Kara locked up, helpless, driven to a suicide attempt in a deleted scene, even. Katee did wonderful work of course, but it just struck me as the worst kind of torture for her. Paradoxically, I know a lot of people love this arc. What's your take on it? Why do you love it, or hate it? What do you think about the deleted suicide attempt? Did it surprise you? Did you view it as a way--her only way--to take back control, to not let Leoben win? Or did you think she finally had been broken/given up hope? Any brave souls listen to the podcast? Do they explain why they cut it?

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[imelda72.livejournal.com]

Man, i agree so much with all of this! I never thought of it that way, but I am interested by what you said about Kara being a "runner". I never realized that suicide might fit in with that, but it certainly could have. She had no other option.

But I, too, am glad they didn't include it. It would have been too much to see Kara kill herself. (too bad she DOES do it later on)

And also, I really, really feel like we, viewers, along with Kara, needed more comfort for her. From NC on out, she never gets any time to breathe or recover. Ever. Unless she's dying/disappearing. And that sucks.

[winegums.livejournal.com]

Pretty much literally the only comfort she got between then to her death was her reconciliation with Lee and the return of their friendship, which we know she treasured even after their attempt to make it work as lovers fell apart. And even that was kind of a double-edged sword (she had to lose him as a lover).