What happened? The Cylons gave Galactica a virus, and they were sending a signal to tell the virus to activate. When Boomer was plugged in, she received the signal, and sent the virus to the Cylons. They were helpless in space and the fighter pilots were mowing them down like it was target practice. At first you kind of feel bad because it isn't even really a fight, but then you realize it was the exact same shit the Cylons pulled, and with the lives of everybody on the line, something had to be done.

Her job over, Sharon goes back to her cell, and the rest of the Galactica crew goes on about their business like nothing happened. They are all busy working on the new ship, but their is a big problem in that there is no sheet metal to use for the skin. It would be too bad if all of that work went for nothing, if only there was something else they could use instead. Out of nowhere, Helo says "why don't we use carbon composites?". It seems like a perfectly reasonable idea, and would probably help make the ship stealth as well. Why they have lots of carbon composites lying around is news to me, or even enough scrap to make their own composites, but it seems to work, and Starbuck takes it on a test drive.

When it was first in space, the Blackbird, as thy have called the new ship because carbon fiber is black, giving the ship a sleek appearance, Starbuck has some trouble piloting it, but eventually gets control. The Blackbird was designed for speed, so she takes off. They tried to make us think that she has crashed since nobody could contact her, but Surprise! it's a stealth ship, you're not supposed to be able to see it. Like 24, you kind of have to believe this ship is stealth in all conditions even though actual science might say differently. Again, that is not what makes this show great, so I don't care.

The Blackbird means a lot to the crew of the Galactica. In a ceremony celebrating the ship Adama calls it an act of faith, and proves that human ingenuity is still a strong force, and together, they will make it. OK, it was pretty cheesy shit, and stuff that we have heard before, but it still meant a lot to the crew. In an act of appreciation, they named the Blackbird "Laura" after the President Roslin, and the significance of the crew naming their creation after is not lost on her. Once again, we get a scene with all of these people in the hangar clapping. There is some champgne passed around, and the soundtrack from "Far and Away" is turned up all the way, just in case you missed the memo that this was supposed to be emotional.

Posted by J-Unit on September 20, 2005 4:51 PM