A wonderfully tense episode of Battlestar Galactica tonight. In the show's history, enough "bad things have happened to good people" that when they do an episode like this about a mutiny/coup -- and with only a handful of episodes left before the series ends -- almost all bets really are off. How successful would the overthrow be? Who would live? Who would die?
Of course, we don't really have those answers, as the hour ended on a cliffhanger. And, in my mind, ended on the one false beat in the episode. I simply don't understand what purpose was served in having Adama or Tigh stay behind. It's not like they actually bought any more time for the Raptor to get away, nor were any arguments made about separating the two leaders in the event the Raptor should get shot down. I'd buy Adama's statement that he "couldn't live" with running, if it was actually necessary for anyone to stay behind and protect the escape, but it simply wasn't. They all could have run together, save for the writers' need to put someone in direct jeopardy at the hour's end.
Still, just about everything else about the episode rang true and was great to watch. Gaeta has now crossed over to the dark side, and given Adama's response, he won't be coming back from it. The reunion of Starbuck and Lee was a nice little moment -- and weird at the same time, since he still had someone else's blood splattered all over his face. The nasty insinuations of what would be done to Athena, recalling the fate of the imprisoned Gina aboard the Pegasus -- very unsettling. The forced alliance of Roslin and Baltar, accompanied with the realization of more things they have in common -- just fun.
They're still on a roll with this final run.
2 comments:
as soon as Zarek killed that sympathetic Chief from the Pegasus, I had a feeling it was going to be a brutal episode. the scene where they almost killed Lee was VERY tense I had those "1st season 24" feelings about many of the quick killings. even Admiral Adama wasted somebody!
the abduction of Athena was extra creepy when that guard said to Helo "remember you killed our buddy rapes-a-bunch?" (okay I forgot his name but they mentioned him) as if those were some of the guards that participated in that behavior in the "interrogations."
the Baltar-Gaeta dialogue was awesome. I also liked Anders simple lines about "I can't believe this was so important to me" right before he was bagged. there was so much good stuff it's hard to believe there are only a few episodes left before the series ends. ends! argh! well they will probably kill off most of the cast anyway in the next few episodes so would it be worth watching if it continued?
the mole
The captain isn't going to leave his ship, that's why he stayed.
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