Now that the three-part story of Cain and the Pegasus has essentially been concluded (the ship and its crew notwithstanding), I look back on it all and feel like each part dropped just a bit in quality from the one before. Each episode was still very good, I thought... but each also had a few less stunning, emotional moments than the one prior.
It was still surprising to see Cain back down from her assassination plans (after Adama backed down from his). The subtext of the "don't flinch" scene between Cain and Starbuck was tense and perfect. And the fact that the Pegasus itself survived the episode was something of a surprise to anyone who expected this story to end in the same general place as the original series' take on the tale.
Where the story goes from here? Well, that's just ripe with possibilities. Will Adama make the Pegasus his actual flagship? Will he put "his crew" back together intact and take them with him? Will Cain's second-in-command be the commander of either of the new vessels? If so, that may not sit well with Tigh... well, certainly not with Tigh's ambitious Lady Macbeth-y wife. Will we ever see the hard-assed, demoted former CAG of the Pegasus again? How about the Pegasus' old deck chief? Just where did Gina (Number Six) escape to? (Some place Baltar knows about, it would seem.) Is the door closing on Roslin as rapidly as it appears? Will it close for good?
I worry that the next eight weeks until the true season two finale are going to go by all too quickly.
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at Cain's send-off, her XO said he's taking command of Pegasus. I'm sure Tigh would be okay with that, remember when Adama was shot and he had to take over and didn't want to? it does give the wife more ammo, like she needs it...
Cain backed down because when she let Adama speak to Starbuck, she figured out that Starbuck was sent to kill her and knew she had been trumped. since Adama didn't order the kill, she returned the favor. that whole scene was all in the eyes. gooood stuff.
I'm really curious to see the "49,604 survivors" number next week to see how many people were lost in the assault.
on a personal note, the battle totally reminded me of X-Wing/Tie Fighter battles where the big capital ships are shooting at each other with the fighters zipping by. just something about the filming/camera angles brought back memories of playing those games in a "I've been there" kinda way. very wierd, but completely cool.
the mole
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