What was that? Did it seem as if that was supposed to be a two-parter and it was edited WAY down to cram a lot of stuff in?
Why did Romo pull a gun on Apollo? Because he was nutty? That was out of leftfield.
Was anyone surprised that Lee became President? It was so obvious. I bet the VP is pissed. If he had waited a day, he could have remained President. He only stepped down because Adama didn't support him, and Adama resigned!
Tigh frakked the Cylon prisoner and she's pregnant??!! This is like something out of Knots Landing. And for his punishment, Tigh's promoted to Admiral of the Fleet!
I felt very weird after this episode. Everything that happened felt terribly contrived. The only thing that worked for me was Adama's reaction to Athena. That ruled. Everything else was insanity.
And I must have missed something at the end. Why is Adama waiting in that area of space? Because it's the last known location of Galactica, and if the President survives, she may try to get back there?
Sorry to be so negative. It wasn't really all that horrible. Just weird. I can't think of a better word for it.
I do have one positive thing to say. The best part of the episode was when Adama promotes Tigh and says "you've learned a lot about yourself since New Caprica." The look on Tigh's face was priceless.
First off... As someone who reads spoilers, even I was thrown for a loop with some of the things that happened in this episode. WOW!
Adama gives command of the fleet to Col. Tigh? That ought to be interesting. How will the fact that he is one of the Final Five, factor into his decission making? Will he embrace Adama's return if he should come back with everyone else including D'Anna who knows he is one of the Five? As we know from the previous episode of a couple of weeks ago, he wasn't too keen on un-boxing D'Anna because of what she knows. How will that reunion play out or will it?
Before I continue I have one complaint. I understand that Ron Moore does these things to set plots and storylines in motion but... I hate when we go an entire episode without at least one scene of the other main cast members being seen. I was hoping to see at least some footage of Roslin, Baltar, Anders, Helo, Selix and the rebel cylons. Oh well, I guess we will have to wait until next week. However I do like that they managed to keep Kate Vernon (Ellen Tigh) in the storyline as Saul's vision of her when he spends time with Caprica Six. Now that brings me to my next comment.
HOLY FRAKKIN' SHEE-IT!!! Caprica Six is pregnant by Col. Tigh?!!! That revelation also threw me for a loop. But now that info seems to support a theory I have been saying since the beginning of this Blog. (COPIED FROM EARLIER BLOG) - So you have two races who decided to mix and create a new race, the 13th tribe. This 13th tribe builds a temple that the 5 Cylons/Human Priests stand guard over. Obviously these 5 Cylon/Human Priests are dead and only their spiritual conciousness remains. Now we have Hera (Cylon mother - Human father) and Nicky (Human mother - Cylon/Human father). Another two races are born. So it looks like that saying we keep hearing over and over rings true. "This has all happened before and it will happen again." Meaning the cross-breeding of the races.
So if Caprica Six gives birth there will now be yet another variation of the mixed breeding of the races. A child with a (Cylon mother - Cylon/Human father). Way-to-go Saul! Who knew that you still had lead in the pencil for an older man.
What the Frak was that momentary meltdown that Romo had? Was that a real breakdown or was he doing that to assure Lee and himself that Lee would be the best choice for President?
Yes chairman, that is the reason why Adama is sitting in the Raptor alone in space.
I was hoping to see the Baseship again to see if they again forgot to fix the Microsoft Windows blooper from the episode "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner". Maybe next week but I doubt they would let that type of blooper slide again.
Sorry I was having problems on Monday getting to your blog.
My take was Romo knew Apollo wouldn't accept Presidency so easily so he concocted a way to make Apollo accept it, knowing full well Apollo would have rejected the idea.
I didn't see any of this coming either. Dee is still missing. Looks like Gaeta's missing leg is going to go nowhere.
I think seeing Adama out of his element is awesome.
I still don't buy that people believe Kara isn't a Cylon. She was assigned to find Earth and instead brings back a Cylon baseship. Hello! Smells like a Cylon trap if I ever heard one.
Doesn't Adama know the Final Five are aboard the fleet? Wouldn't his top priority be flushing them out. He knows first hand what a cylon operative in the colony can do.
I had a conversation about why BSG is so good compared to other shows. Shows like Lost or Buffy use filler all season just to give you one shocking finale. You're just basically waiting all season for answers and the big bad. BSG is so different. It's constantly slapping you in the face with revelations and still pays off in the finale. Its such an amazing show. I can't believe people aren't watching it.
oof, i'm late to this discussion. been busy packing...
this WAS a weird episode. the adama/tigh fist fight left me thinking "damn, if this isn't the best drama on tv i'll eat my own foot."
six being pregnent is crazy as well. are we sure it's tigh's? he didn't deny it, but did he confim it? so cylons CAN breed with each other, or are the final 5 entirely different from the other 7 models? i'm guessing it's the latter.
the only things that bothered me were lee become president and adama abandoning his post. "contrived" (as chairman put it) might be too strong for me, but it certainly did seem rushed, especially the lee thing.
they should have had him come up with a flawed "it's the best we can do" candidate, and then have the quorum turn on said candidate during a vetting hearing. AND THEN romo could have thrown lee's name into the ring at the hearing, leading to his being voted in by the quarum with a narrow margin (over lee's shocked, half-hearted protests).
the whole thing should have been dragged out over two episodes, not crammed into one.
as for there being no sign of gimpy gaeta or the cylon baseship, i'm cool with that. one of the great things about these shows with the large ensamble casts is that you never know which characters will be central to any given episode. i'm sure they'll get to it eventually (maybe next week, but i wouldn't know since i don't watch previews)
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What was that? Did it seem as if that was supposed to be a two-parter and it was edited WAY down to cram a lot of stuff in?
Why did Romo pull a gun on Apollo? Because he was nutty? That was out of leftfield.
Was anyone surprised that Lee became President? It was so obvious. I bet the VP is pissed. If he had waited a day, he could have remained President. He only stepped down because Adama didn't support him, and Adama resigned!
Tigh frakked the Cylon prisoner and she's pregnant??!! This is like something out of Knots Landing. And for his punishment, Tigh's promoted to Admiral of the Fleet!
I felt very weird after this episode. Everything that happened felt terribly contrived. The only thing that worked for me was Adama's reaction to Athena. That ruled. Everything else was insanity.
And I must have missed something at the end. Why is Adama waiting in that area of space? Because it's the last known location of Galactica, and if the President survives, she may try to get back there?
Sorry to be so negative. It wasn't really all that horrible. Just weird. I can't think of a better word for it.
I do have one positive thing to say. The best part of the episode was when Adama promotes Tigh and says "you've learned a lot about yourself since New Caprica." The look on Tigh's face was priceless.
First off... As someone who reads spoilers, even I was thrown for a loop with some of the things that happened in this episode. WOW!
Adama gives command of the fleet to Col. Tigh? That ought to be interesting. How will the fact that he is one of the Final Five, factor into his decission making? Will he embrace Adama's return if he should come back with everyone else including D'Anna who knows he is one of the Five? As we know from the previous episode of a couple of weeks ago, he wasn't too keen on un-boxing D'Anna because of what she knows. How will that reunion play out or will it?
Before I continue I have one complaint. I understand that Ron Moore does these things to set plots and storylines in motion but... I hate when we go an entire episode without at least one scene of the other main cast members being seen. I was hoping to see at least some footage of Roslin, Baltar, Anders, Helo, Selix and the rebel cylons. Oh well, I guess we will have to wait until next week. However I do like that they managed to keep Kate Vernon (Ellen Tigh) in the storyline as Saul's vision of her when he spends time with Caprica Six. Now that brings me to my next comment.
HOLY FRAKKIN' SHEE-IT!!! Caprica Six is pregnant by Col. Tigh?!!! That revelation also threw me for a loop. But now that info seems to support a theory I have been saying since the beginning of this Blog. (COPIED FROM EARLIER BLOG) - So you have two races who decided to mix and create a new race, the 13th tribe. This 13th tribe builds a temple that the 5 Cylons/Human Priests stand guard over. Obviously these 5 Cylon/Human Priests are dead and only their spiritual conciousness remains. Now we have Hera (Cylon mother - Human father) and Nicky (Human mother - Cylon/Human father). Another two races are born. So it looks like that saying we keep hearing over and over rings true. "This has all happened before and it will happen again." Meaning the cross-breeding of the races.
So if Caprica Six gives birth there will now be yet another variation of the mixed breeding of the races. A child with a (Cylon mother - Cylon/Human father). Way-to-go Saul! Who knew that you still had lead in the pencil for an older man.
What the Frak was that momentary meltdown that Romo had? Was that a real breakdown or was he doing that to assure Lee and himself that Lee would be the best choice for President?
Yes chairman, that is the reason why Adama is sitting in the Raptor alone in space.
I was hoping to see the Baseship again to see if they again forgot to fix the Microsoft Windows blooper from the episode "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner". Maybe next week but I doubt they would let that type of blooper slide again.
Sorry I was having problems on Monday getting to your blog.
My take was Romo knew Apollo wouldn't accept Presidency so easily so he concocted a way to make Apollo accept it, knowing full well Apollo would have rejected the idea.
I didn't see any of this coming either. Dee is still missing. Looks like Gaeta's missing leg is going to go nowhere.
I think seeing Adama out of his element is awesome.
I still don't buy that people believe Kara isn't a Cylon. She was assigned to find Earth and instead brings back a Cylon baseship. Hello! Smells like a Cylon trap if I ever heard one.
Doesn't Adama know the Final Five are aboard the fleet? Wouldn't his top priority be flushing them out. He knows first hand what a cylon operative in the colony can do.
I had a conversation about why BSG is so good compared to other shows. Shows like Lost or Buffy use filler all season just to give you one shocking finale. You're just basically waiting all season for answers and the big bad. BSG is so different. It's constantly slapping you in the face with revelations and still pays off in the finale. Its such an amazing show. I can't believe people aren't watching it.
oof, i'm late to this discussion. been busy packing...
this WAS a weird episode. the adama/tigh fist fight left me thinking "damn, if this isn't the best drama on tv i'll eat my own foot."
six being pregnent is crazy as well. are we sure it's tigh's? he didn't deny it, but did he confim it? so cylons CAN breed with each other, or are the final 5 entirely different from the other 7 models? i'm guessing it's the latter.
the only things that bothered me were lee become president and adama abandoning his post. "contrived" (as chairman put it) might be too strong for me, but it certainly did seem rushed, especially the lee thing.
they should have had him come up with a flawed "it's the best we can do" candidate, and then have the quorum turn on said candidate during a vetting hearing. AND THEN romo could have thrown lee's name into the ring at the hearing, leading to his being voted in by the quarum with a narrow margin (over lee's shocked, half-hearted protests).
the whole thing should have been dragged out over two episodes, not crammed into one.
as for there being no sign of gimpy gaeta or the cylon baseship, i'm cool with that. one of the great things about these shows with the large ensamble casts is that you never know which characters will be central to any given episode. i'm sure they'll get to it eventually (maybe next week, but i wouldn't know since i don't watch previews)
oh, by "next week" i guess i meant "tomorrow"
:^)
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