Mark here... this episode was way better than the last. And it actually moved the plot forward.
On Caprica, Starbuck gets captured in an ambush by the Cylons, while planning a way back to Galactica. She wakes up in a hospital, but something seems suspicious about this hospital. The hospital is very quiet. As it turns out its a Cylon hospital interested in human women. Specifically, the reproductive organs of human women. Starbuck slowly realizes the creepiness of this place and also we get to know a fifth cylon model, Simon. In the end she makes a nice break from the hospital and is rescued by the resistance movement. As she's escaping, she stumbles into a room of women hooked up to...breeding machines? Anyway, she destroys them and it's a creepy sight, and a nice reference to Alien Resurrection...
Back in the fleet Roslin has sent out a message to the fleet that she will be going back to Kobol on a religious mission to find Earth. Adama, who is now back in charge is convinced no one will follow her, but yet half the fleet ends up jumping away.
One point from last episode we didn't address was Cally shooting Galactica's Sharon, so now the only Sharon is the one on Caprica, who is pregnant with Helo's child. She ends up helping with the rescue of Starbuck by stealing a ship to go back to Galactica. Starbuck basically tells Anders, "I'll be back" while he handles the Caprica resistance, but it's a bit shady. I mean, yes they couldn't for everyone on the ship, but the odds of them coming back?
Hi Laurel here...are you guys confused about who is good Cylon and who is bad Cylon and who resistance etc? Me too. I'm like an alzhiemers sufferer asking poor Mark wtf is going on every 10 minutes.
Here's what I do know...the show takes an interesting turn culturally when Starbuck ends up in the Cylon baby farm. Until now she has been doing everything she can do to deny that she is even a woman, acting unbearably masculine all the time, because that is what solders do? Now that she has been a victim of a crime that was specifically designed towards women, how is the show going to treat women moving forward? Until now the show has not dealt with gender equality as an issue because it is the "future"and they are supposed to be so evolved. But they just made it an issue by turning women in to a biological commodity. It will be interesting to see how the show handles this issue moving forward, and how Starbuck handles it as a character.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Resistance
Mark here... Laurel and I are back blogging Episode 4 of Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. Laurel has made us Pasta with Pancetta and peas and a kale salad. I've made an accompanying lentil vinaigrette salad.
On to the episode....this episode was a little bit slower paced after the last few although there were a couple of interesting things going on. Basically, while Adama is still recovering, Tigh has declared martial law and President Roslin is still a prisoner in the brig. This causes a great deal of upset in the fleet and several soldiers recognize the problem and devise a plan for Roslin to escape Galactica to the fleet (where she will presumably be able to hide). Tigh meanwhile, recognizing that leadership is not his thing, can't wait for Adama to recover. His wife Ellen is the scheming Real Housewives wife whispering in his ear in an attempt to further his power (power he doesn't seem to want). Once he realizes that Roslin has escaped, and that Lee Adama helped her, he is reluctant to fire upon them. This actually shows a bit of depth in his character. He is doing a terrible job of leading the fleet but seems to recognize this and really doesn't want to be responsible for executing his friend's son and the president.
One key thing we find out is that while Baltar is interrogating the Cylon who shot Adama (Sharon), she admits that there are 8 other Cylon models, bringing the total to 12...we've met Doral, Six, Leoben and Sharon...
Meanwhile on Caprica, Starbuck and Helo meet up with the local resistance fighters, who happen to be the Caprica "Pyramid" team. Essentially, a version of basketball. This leads to a game of pyramid between Starbuck and the leader of the resistance, Anders. Its a bit yawn inducing as they have a bit of sexual tension. Overall, the episode was good but not great. It really felt like a filler and didn't kept the plot status quo from the previous couple of episodes.
Laurel here...I agree with Mark, this seemed like a little bit of a filler episode, more of Tigh screwing up and more of the fleet being unhappy with it, which is a pause from the real issue at hand, the Cylons. Anyway Adama wakes up at the end of the episode. I think we are almost as relieved as Tigh that he is back and will be able to tai some action! Tigh is a great second in command, willing to be the bad cop all the time but being the bad cop all the time doesn't make for a good fleet commander. It also doesn't help that the power hungry real housewife is in his ear all the time.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the presidents escape party now that Adama is awake.
On to the episode....this episode was a little bit slower paced after the last few although there were a couple of interesting things going on. Basically, while Adama is still recovering, Tigh has declared martial law and President Roslin is still a prisoner in the brig. This causes a great deal of upset in the fleet and several soldiers recognize the problem and devise a plan for Roslin to escape Galactica to the fleet (where she will presumably be able to hide). Tigh meanwhile, recognizing that leadership is not his thing, can't wait for Adama to recover. His wife Ellen is the scheming Real Housewives wife whispering in his ear in an attempt to further his power (power he doesn't seem to want). Once he realizes that Roslin has escaped, and that Lee Adama helped her, he is reluctant to fire upon them. This actually shows a bit of depth in his character. He is doing a terrible job of leading the fleet but seems to recognize this and really doesn't want to be responsible for executing his friend's son and the president.
One key thing we find out is that while Baltar is interrogating the Cylon who shot Adama (Sharon), she admits that there are 8 other Cylon models, bringing the total to 12...we've met Doral, Six, Leoben and Sharon...
Meanwhile on Caprica, Starbuck and Helo meet up with the local resistance fighters, who happen to be the Caprica "Pyramid" team. Essentially, a version of basketball. This leads to a game of pyramid between Starbuck and the leader of the resistance, Anders. Its a bit yawn inducing as they have a bit of sexual tension. Overall, the episode was good but not great. It really felt like a filler and didn't kept the plot status quo from the previous couple of episodes.
Laurel here...I agree with Mark, this seemed like a little bit of a filler episode, more of Tigh screwing up and more of the fleet being unhappy with it, which is a pause from the real issue at hand, the Cylons. Anyway Adama wakes up at the end of the episode. I think we are almost as relieved as Tigh that he is back and will be able to tai some action! Tigh is a great second in command, willing to be the bad cop all the time but being the bad cop all the time doesn't make for a good fleet commander. It also doesn't help that the power hungry real housewife is in his ear all the time.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the presidents escape party now that Adama is awake.
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