As before, I’m padding the thread with a content-free OP to preserve our UK contingent from accidental mouseover spoilage.
Anything aired up to this point in the US doesn’t need to be boxed. Anything you know happens in future episodes will be boxed. Speculation doesn’t need to be boxed unless you’re basing it in whole or in part about something you know will happen in future episodes. And foie gras and Dom Perignon will be boxed and sent to me at your earliest convenience.
So, where are we at:
The Kobol Krashdown Kontingent has been rescued, minus three casualties (plus whoever was lost in the crash, the count of which I disremember). Tyrol and Baltar are tied by necessity now, which will make the revelations about Boomer’s Cylonhood very interesting in the near future; and Baltar may be on the verge of new insights about Number Six’s manipulations. Or, he may just be cracking up further.
No sight of Starbuck & Helo last week.
Ditto, the various Boomers, who stayed offscreen.
Adama’s out of the medical woods, but not yet conscious.
Roslin’s back on her meds and resuming her role as prophet.
And Tigh, bless his sodden soul, has managed to jam his boot right into the middle of a huge social and political hornet’s nest.
Based on the preview, it looks like they’re following directly up with the repercussions of Tigh’s move to martial law, as we saw references to Colonial ships refusing to cooperate and Tigh ordering military acquisition of necessary supplies. Knowing the complexity of the show, though, I have to wonder whether what we were shown is just a small sliver of everything that’s going on (e.g., will we visit with Starbuck again?).
Also, perhaps more importantly, I’m wondering just how divided the fleet really is. Yeah, declaring martial law is a pretty extreme step, but, c’mon, the Cylons are a lucky jump and an hour away from killing every single one of them, with humanity’s only defense represented by that swinging drunken dick Tigh. Maybe it’s just the laser-tight focus on our main characters that’s skewing our perception; maybe we need to see more about what’s going on out in the fleet with the Average Joes (something Ron Moore said in last year’s blog would be an added ingredient in this season) to really understand why people are so het up. It’s conceivable that the civilian population wants, to an irrational degree, to get back to Kobol because they have a mystical belief in the power of the planet to protect them, and that’s what’s motivating them. We need to know more about this, as soon as possible, to get a handle on the dynamic.
Oh, and according to rumors, we’re going to see at least one additional Cylon model revealed in the next couple of weeks. I know my rule says that should be boxed, but it was discussed openly in last week’s thread, so I figure the daggit’s out of the bag. If you’ve heard any actual information on the subject, box it, but random speculation can be open.
Didn’t I see Apollo in the scenes for next week, involved the whole quelling the insurrection thing? That means Baltar’s back aboard the Galactica, so shouldn’t he be able to resume the post of vice-president?
Of course, Tigh doesn’t like “that shifty bastard.” Still, it should shut the Quorum of Twelve up a bit. They’ve got a duly elected leader.
I would suspect a civilian group would be getting pretty sick of frequent jumps, traveling in ships not designed for long term living conditions (sheesh, how long could I live in a USAirways coach section without going loopy), and not knowing if they’ll be blown to bits any second. They’ll likely be really frustrated and looking for someone, anyone, to blame. The Galactica Gang (being as they’re in charge and all) makes an easy target.
I wonder how much will be the insurrection and how much will be the Starbuck/Helo Hummer trip? I’d prefer more of the former, but we’ve got to find out what the heck is going on with Caprica before too long!
I only started watching this show last month, when they broadcast all of the first season on Universal HD. (And yes, it looks fantastic in HD.) Absolutely loved the first season. Great stories, nice arc, fantastic performances, very imaginative.
Season 2 is starting to suck. The stories have taken a total back seat to the arc. And you know what? Arcs without stories are frakkin’ boring. While it’s nice to know that tonight’s episode undountedly sets up the next six or seven eps, and will undoubtedly have repercussions for the rest of the series, I really don’t give a damn when that is equally true of every episode.
I love this show! Machinations upon machinations upon…
I still haven’t decided if Helen is a Cylon or just a steel-plated bitch.
Loved the ending, right down to the Jack Ruby scene. The layers of story presented this episode will take seasons to unravel and explore.
“It happened because you put a pilot in charge of crowd control, you idiot!” The doctors always get the good lines.
I fully expected to see a glowing spine after they started getting it on.
“Fleet to Galactica: We’re not resupplying you with tyllium and coffee beans until you release the President.”
“Galactica to Fleet: We have enough tyllium and coffee beans to last a month. We’re not resupplying you with fresh water. Have a nice day.”
I think she’s just an uber-bitch. One who Tigh can’t seem to stand up to.
Which reminds me. Balter grew a nice pair, at least for a few minutes. I didn’t expect to see him pull a Jack Bauer.
Wow, that was intense. I continue to love the doc: “You’re a lousy salesman.”
I was so glad to see Adama back. I’m really impressed that they’ve built this character so beautifully that as soon as he shows up, we all feel somehow things will be put right (eventually). Gods, Tigh is such a horrible commander, I almost feel bad for him. I really hope one day we see Ellen get slapped down hard.
The Boomer stuff was just perfect. I couldn’t believe Baltar or Callie! I just hope they know where they’re going with Baltar, because I’m confused and I hate to think they’re making it up as they go along.
I think we need another “Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down” episode soon, though. They can’t keep the tension at this level indefinitely.
The only thing I disliked about this ep was the pyramid game. It was :rolleyes: on several levels.
Does this mean that Starbuck is the best pyramid player in the fleet?
Shouldn’t that be “drunken swinging dick”? It’s not just his penis that’s in his cups.
No, wait, the whole guy is drunk, not just his privates. It’s like meaning to say “dumb mother fracker” and saying “mother dumb fracker” instead.
Besides, I think you’re splitting an infinitive or something.
Billy grew a pair, too. Who’d have thought he’d abandon his President over a matter of principle?
Then we have the wonderful situation of the HMFIC having to deal with a mutiny against the AHMFIC that wouldn’t have happened if the HMFIC hadn’t been in the hospital. Now he has to act against the mutineers, even though the conditions that sparked the mutiny no longer exist.
Add to that the fact that Dualla and Gaeta are each playing their own, as yet undetermined game and you have a stew where the most straight-forward, understandable character is the wacko who sees Cylons in his head. :eek:
As for the Pyramid game…yeah, kinda lame, but so is golf or cricket or football (either type) when you get right down to it.
OT but I didn’t want to make a new thread.
Was I hearing things in the SkyOne HD broadcast of the 1st season finale or did Boomer’s co-pilot express her frustration at Boomer for going into the Cylon basestar by using Earth’s version of frack? :dubious: I didn’t hear frack thats for sure.
Where did Boomber come up with the number eight when Baltar asked her how many Cylons are left in the fleet ? How many Boomer models did she see when planting the nuke on the basestar?
More than eight, that’s for sure. At this point, we have no way of knowing if Boomer was revealing something or just pulling a number out of her bouncy little Cylon butt.
I think the idea is Boomer has knowledge of the covert Cylons, because she’s connected to the Cylon net, even if she doesn’t consciously know it. So Baltar put the greatest pressure he could on her to dredge up the information. He even said something about probing “whatever passes for your subconscious,” or something along those lines.
My question is, what is he going to do with the knowledge, and was he planning on pushing for their identities later? “Chief, please report to the brig for some, uh, follow-up testing.”
As for the pyramid game, I don’t know about the game itself, I just thought the scene was dumb. As YPOD indicated, we once again have Renaissance woman Starbuck being ridiculously good at something, plus they really pulled out the URST bat and whapped us over the head with it a lot. Particularly irritating when it’s with a character who has had about twelve lines so far. It feels like maybe they’re rushing a romantic plot to help leaven the gritty stuff.
Actually this, and the wierd look on his face, made me think he is potentially a Cylon (his sudden decision was odd for his character, who is devoted to the president, and any Cylon worth his salt would have obvious reasons for wanting to remain on the BG).
We couldn’t tell if she was talking about 8 total Cylons (of any model type) in the fleet, or 8 models of Cylon. I presume it is 8 total Cylons.
If there are 12 models of Cylon, and we’ve seen four, then it makes sense there are eight models left we haven’t seen. Although I’m not sure why Boomer would know that. If she’s a sleeper agent, the Cylons wouldn’t want her in on the whole plan, would they?
It’s nice to see Baltar using that brain of his, at least. Crazy as a Loon Baltar was getting old, evil genius Baltar is kinda fun. I like Six’s new black leather outfit, to compliment the new, evil Baltar.