One of the best episodes in the history of the show, I thought. Especially the Amanda Plummer scene, which captured 1) the human society regressing to a more primitive relationship between themselves and their gods, and 2) the cylons - who are essentially infants - encountering their first challenge to their own faith. Fantastic television.
I'll tell you what, I watched the pilot last night and I was blown away. I immediately re-evaluated my assesment of the television show. It has to be this, there's no other show with this much depth, this good writing, and execution. I love it and I can't wait to watch the next episodes.
Next week should be good. Lots of action as they evacuate New Caprica. So Laura Roselin and Tom Zarek are still alive. Someone will die. Ron Moore has said so. Rumour is Ellen Tigh will not make it. I'm sure there will repurcussions for the collaborators and traitors. Will Baltar go full cylon or leave with the fleet? If he chooses the latter he will be undoubtedly tried for treason.
I wouldn't be shocked to see Moore have some sort of long range idea that Baltar is eventually "rehabilitated" and ends up being on the "human" side. The fact is, we're watching a soap opera. If you watch a long-running serialized soap long enough, most everybody is good or evil at some point, and virtually every combination of characters becomes romantically involved. ---- I did miss the first ten minutes of last week's show. I'm guessing we saw the dream by #3 that was referenced throughout the rest of the show.
I've been thinking not rehabilitated, but more that he has something or gains something he can hold over the humans so they won't/can't kill him if he escapes with them.
I just watched some of those old episodes for BSG from the 70's. It was pretty chessey. I watched Living Legend parts 1 & 2. This where they find the Pegasus and attack the Cylon outer capital of Gamorra. It was pretty funny watching John Calicos (the original Baltar) in a cylon helmet leading the attack of the cylons against the Galactica. The new show is way better on so many levels. I have to admit I had huge crushes on Maren Jansen & Anne Lockhart:
It's not TV, it's HBO. *snickers* Well this ain't just BSG, it's *art*. *nods* http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/mp3/304/bsg_ep304_FULL.mp3 Ron Moore's podcast. Solo this week, since the first 2 had the missus helping out.
The way Michael Hogan (Saul Tigh) said "Not all of them" was beyond heart-wrenching. The whole thing was brilliant. But his performance stands out even among all of the rest. And the twist with Kacey? Wow. Fits perfectly with Leoben's character. Great action sequences. Thanks for the podcast link. I should be going to sleep but I'm going to listen to it right away instead.
Agreed. If this show is up for any awards the next go around he should be nominated. Absolutely brilliant performances from him. This show has so much going for it. If the show were on NBC I highly doubt they would touch any of the subjects they're addressed. Can't wait to see the justice handed out for the collobrators. I have a feeling Alex Gaeta might take one in the head for being part of the Baltar administration. It would be unfortunate since he helped the resistance the most with inside information. Jammer is dead meat unless Cally stands up for him.
Tell me about it. When a TV program moves me to tears, and that never happens (ever), I have to believe it's beyond good. This is the one show I absolutely refuse to go without.
The scene where Saul killed his wife was terrific. What could have been the moment where Saul lost his humanity instead was a powerful reaffirmation of it. He was drifting a little bit, with his callousness over the suicide bombings.
I really liked the way Galactica came plowing down toward New Caprica, launched the Vipers, and then jumped away before she hit the ground. I know we've had the discussion on here before about what makes good science fiction, etc., but I, for one, am glad the show's moving back into space. My preferred science fiction involves space and ships and all that.
I'm interested to see how the crew of galactica reintegrates... will Tigh go back to being XO? What about Lee? What about all the extra crewmen? They should never be understaffed again.
Last night was just some excellent sci-fi action and battles. Forget about the great drama and politics and that was still just an awesome fun ride. When they showed the flashes of scenes from the episode at the beginning and they showed the Galactica in flames going down I couldn't believe they would do that! But Adama's great use of jumping into atmosphere to deploy the vipers and then jumping back out was great strategery.
Yesterday's Battlestar Galactica episode, along with the Doctor Who episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" that preceded it (which was perhaps the best, most emotionally-powerful Doctor Who episode in recent memory), comprised the best two consecutive hours of the Sci Fi Channel that I can remember. Heck, perhaps the best two consecutive hours of television that I can remember. -G
It was brilliant. I love the ending, where Adama shaves off his moustache, hinting things go back to normal but it was intercut with Kara and Saul and their personal tragedies. Great great television. If I didn't have the season 1 episodes to go to right after these, I'd be insane waiting another week for this.