Not completely out of left field. We knew all the way back in first season that Dee was seriously depressed, the last time she spoke to her family was an argument over whether she should join the military, and she had a lot of regrets about that (remember the “military tribute” episode). Then Billy dies, and her rebound relationship with Apollo turns out to be a rebound relationship, and then Earth, they’re one big source of hope, winds up being a burnt out husk. All that depression from first season came crashing back on her, she had a nice date with Apollo and decided to go out happy.
BSG, like all good arc TV shows, is all about small clues. If you remember Dee discussing how she wound up on the Galactica her arc right up to putting the bullet in her head makes sense. But you often times have to remember 2 lines of dialog from a 60 second scene 40+ episodes ago.
You’re right of course when you look at the character’s long term history, but I was just referencing the nature of her action in the context of that one episode. It totally shook me as I wasn’t expecting them to write her out with such finality at this point in the series. As an aside, I have known a couple of people who committed suicide, and even knowing their mental histories, their deaths came as shocks. Knowing a person’s mental state is no predictor of their actions as I have also known people who were far more depressed than the suicides, yet they refused to give in to their despair. Only God knows why some make one choice and others make a different one when confronted with similar problems.
“...Dee was seriously depressed, the last time she spoke to her family was an argument over whether she should join the military, and she had a lot of regrets about that (remember the “military tribute” episode). Then Billy dies, and her rebound relationship with Apollo...”
I’m so glad I haven’t seen this show. Who wants to watch cr@p like that?! Who in the hell CARES about Dee feeling bad because her family is unhappy, and her rebound with whoever?
Is this show on Lifetime? Does Oprah discuss its plot lines?