[GonzoGOP]

I'm not saying that there were not reasons for some of these given the plot line. Just that there seems to be an entire Suicide is Painless mantra going on with the writers of BSG 2.0. Your husband isn't who you thought he was, solution kill yourself. If you have a terminal illness, solution kill yourself. Romantic problem, kill your partner, then kill yourself. If you want to find out the face of god, solution kill yourself. If your CO doesn't agree with your suggested course of action, solution, crash into a planet and kill yourself. If you have had a hard life and been beaten up, Give a Nuke a big hug and kill yourself. Your dream guy is a metrosexual who doesn't love you the way he once did, and your dream home turns out to be a nuked out wasteland, solution kill yourself.

If they had done it once I wouldn't have a problem. It is just that they never seem to come up with any other solutions. If the character is female, they kill themselves. If the character is male, the crawl into a bottle and have a good cry. If they had

[Surtur]

I can see your point, but one has to give the writers credit for knowing their audience. Traditionally, viewers of sci-fi are male, and males react more strongly to the death of female characters, and they can identify more strongly with males who (over)indulge by drowning their sorrows in drink. In fact, men drowning thier sorrows is the basis for a lot of blues and country music.