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| Adama: | You wouldn't like her when she's angry. |
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| Adama: | Keep jumping. |
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| Baltar: | I need you too! Did you hear me...? I need you too... I probably should have *started* with that... |
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Gaeta spills it all—dogbowl!—to Starbuck in the mess hall (and apparently he's told others repeatedly before that). Whatzherhead, who's already in the circle of six, overhears it all from a table away. What she gets out of it: one—that Gaeta claims to have helped the insurgents; two—that Starbuck has got a mad-on for punishing anyone that had anything to do with the Cylons on New Caprica. And how does she choose to act in light of this info? She nominates Starbuck to be the new sixth for the circle.
Excellent having the circle legitimized by an executive order by Zarick. Way to use that window, his not-so-lame-duck period, and such good poetic rationalization coming out of Zarick's mouth in defense. Until the mention of needing six votes to convict, when Anders bails on them, I just believed that this was the post-rescue insurgency council, cleaning house they way the Chief said they would.
Viper launch tubes are lit pretty dramatically considering they're basically to be giant gun barrels, eh?
Man, these humans are so ready to adapt to anything. I mean, they have a name already for this period moving forward, probably complete with a FoxNews set of graphics and music—The Second Exodus. And they're refering to it as such on the third day of it. History while it's happening.
Yeah, nothing like the real world.
I told Josh via IM a few days back, "This show is more about Iraq than OVER THERE was." And the U.S., in policy and politics, too, and doesn't obviously or consistently take sides. It's really amazing.
(FYI, don't know if it's coming back, but OVER THERE was a not-totally-crappy and maybe only half the time cliche FX drama about a platoon of American soldiers on duty in Iraq.)
In the end, I'm glad that Starbuck blabs enough in her kick-him-when-he's-down rant to save Gaeta's ass. Along the way, though, I *did* try to get myself ready for Gaeta's execution. The story power and opportunities that his execution offers is considerable, y'know? And with the show's history, well, you really can't rule out the writers letting Gaeta get wacked...
(And then waking up on a Base Star to deliver some coffee to Baltar. Heh.)
But letting them *almost* make that mistake is more than shocking enough, especially after sending Jammer out the launch tube at the start. And I think it converges well with Roslyn's amnesty proclamation upon her being sworn into office again. I also really dig the idea of the recording of stories.
I think I've heard something on NPR about the Library of Congress doing something like that, not specifically related to any war or wars, but collecting the stories of American lives and citizens. I think it's that NPR plays excerpts from them on Sundays or certain times... Not sure. Stupid brain.
I'll hafta give it another viewing sometime, but I thought Roslyn's speech announcing the amnesty was excellent, acknowledging the difficulty and grey area of vengeance versus justice, with the heat of anger so hot immediately after the New Caprican Cylon occupation, and getting past it, so that their civilization can move on. The definition of rising above it. Putting lofty ideals into practice.
I wouldn't mind it so much if some politician were to rip off a speech from this show. Just so long as s/he means it. =)
Okay, and attributes. =)
Revisiting the mess hall with the Chief and Gaeta was a very fine close to the episode.
Speaking of the Chief, after jetisonning Jammer, he asked Callie if she remembered someone helping her escape on New Caprica. That could be used later to piece together who was on the circle of six. No one but those who participated would or should know. Zarick might know that Tighe was chairperson or whatever, but I'd guess the fine print calls for the identities to be hidden, and Tighe assembled the original six on his own from high-ranking insurgents.
When someone answers the question, "Why do you ask?" with "Oh, no reason," do they ever actually mean it?
HA! I do love me some Baltar dreamtime. Number Six egging on Adama and the President to execute Baltar for betraying all of humanity, then Gaius muttering to her ( SO not-sly in front of the others, heh) something like, "Don't bother, they can't hear you." And Number Six turning on him, "Don't make me angry..." followed by Adama channelling Bixby's David Banner, "You wouldn't like her when she's angry..."
What an incredible and consistent ego, tho, that he should have Roslyn declare her lust for him, no?
Good crack, right there.
So, this Baltar doesn't get one of those high (and mighty) chairs like the old-school Colicos Baltar. He gets some kind of chaisse, a goblet?, and a plush hotel robe. Heh. There should be a "property of Base Star 327" stencilled onto the back of it, donchathink? I didn't see any slippers.
Where's the toilet?
Funny how that one long wall was a Cylon eye.
Cylon Xena is hottt, no? Hotter and hotter. I think she'd be a great Wonder Woman, or if they absolutely need to cast for a younger demo, maybe mama Hippolyta? Queen of the Amazons.
She only mentions the seven models. Where/why/how do I have it in my head that it's twelve? It was a note or something, right? Passed to Adama? Was it from the guy in the armory that he went one-on-one with way back in the pilot? Frack.
Baltar's declaration of love for Number Six... [Nelson Muntz's HA-ha here] =)
Poor Number Six...
Oh, just in case you forget why Baby Hera is so important, besides, y'know, prophecy and Honeybunny saying so and all, I do believe that it was her blood that cured President Roslyn of her cancer somehwere in season 2, or 2.5 or whatever the frack they numbered it. Pretty good for a dumb baby, eh?
Keep on keepin on~
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