Tonight brought another strong episode of Battlestar Galactica. While it couldn't match the amazing power of last week's installment, it did offer what I like in an episode of the series -- character drama that's true even if it's harsh.
The revelation that Tyrol is not the father of Nicky was a bit of a cheat. My suspicion is this a consequence of these particulars not being planned ahead. At the time the writers gave Tyrol and Cally a child, they didn't know any more than we did that Tyrol was actually a Cylon. And rather than intrude on what makes Helo and Sharon's child Hera special -- and waste precious time of the little remaining -- to explain how another Cylon-Human hybrid could come to be, they just decided to "undo" the damage. I think it's probably for the best.
The Zarek plotline was also a bit weak, in that we've seen the character do this sort of "mustache twirling" a few times before. But at least, though it wasn't anything new for that character, it was part of a new direction for Gaeta. His Cylon hatred seemed a little more pronounced this week than it had been before (but arguably makes more sense in the context of the recent webisodes, set in between the events of this episode and the last). But any quibbles I might have with the setup for the story was forgiven by where it took us. The confrontation scene between Gaeta and Starbuck was great. The two were just plain nasty to each other, and it was really riveting to watch.
As it was last week, the Roslin story here was another highlight. I suppose the Roslin-Adama 'shippers had a fan-gasm over the ending of the episode, but I was most entertained by everything else in their story. Adama tried several ways to pick her back up and get her into the game again -- as he's been able to do in the past -- but this time, none of it worked. In the end, he had to just accept that she's finished, and for at least the two of them, that proved to be the best thing. Bittersweet material.
I must confess I'd sort-of forgotten the earlier revelation that the captive Six was pregnant. So I suppose that even though one "miracle child" was taken off the board this week, there are still two in play.
Once again, I'm looking forward to next week.
1 comment:
that nurse was given a bit too many "evil reaction shots" whenever they talked about Tigh's Cylon-Savior. I think she has the potential to do something totally despicable there...
and I called the whole not-his-child thing on Tyrol shortly after they revealed him as a Cylon. (for the reason you pointed out to make Hera more special) but I thought it was a "nice" thing to do for Hot Dog. he's been a kinda-main background character for a long time and just now they give him some drama scenes. (which means they are probably going to toast him in a few episodes anyway, this is the last season right?)
for some reason this last episode didn't feel like they were wrapping up the show. now more than ever, it seems like the show could continue for many more seasons as they try to find... what exactly??
oh yeah Gaeta vs Starbuck was the highlight of the episode. those two were just so frakking mad at everything and took it out on eachother in the most non-constructive way possible. uncomfortably fun to watch.
the mole
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