There was a lot going on in this episode, but I have to admit that I was in such awe of the great action at times that my notes kind of sucked. They sucked almost as much as Lee Adama, and the way his fat ass has been acting this season, you probably wonder if I even bothered to take any notes at all. Now if what they say about great women being behind every great man, then it is clear that Dualla isn't much more than a pretty face. I think she has been trying to motivate her husband into taking some sort of action, but it was clear that Apollo thought his father was on a suicide mission and he didn't want anything to do with it.

Apollo had his orders, which were to take the remaining parts of the civilian fleet to a designated rendezvous point, wait a pre-determined amount of time, and if Galactica or any of the other ships aren't able to return, continue on in the quest for Earth. It's exactly what he wanted to do, but he still can't help but wonder what is going to happen to his father and the rest of the fleet. The attack, as it is planned, is a suicide mission, and no matter how many times his father has pulled off a miracle, this may be too much. Dualla reminds them that the only thing he can do to help his father now is to make sure that the fleet stays alive so there will be people to remember Galactica and Adama and everybody else. He will soon be the leader of the fleet and it's time to start acting like one. Taking his wife's advice, he thanks her, says he loves her and calls a meeting for all the captains of the fleet.

The exchange between Dualla and Lee was actually really heartfelt, one of many this episode. Although there are a lot of love stories on this show that make sense, I never though that Dualla and Apollo had a hunka hunka burning love. It seemed like they got together because they were worried that they wouldn't be able to find anybody better to deal with each other. I wonder the same thing about some of the other couples, like Saul and Ellen Tigh.

If you are new to the series, Ellen and Colonel Tigh were pretty much on the outs, but got together because suddenly their bickering looked a little lame in the light of the whole nuclear holocaust thing. Ellen was found on another ship, weeks after the initial attack, and there was a time where some speculated that she was a Cylon. Robots may be, uh, robotic, but whoever created the Cylons has some creativity. Model Six is a younger, hotter, version of Ellen Tigh. Anyway, Ellen has always been ambitious, and was always willing to do whatever it takes, even if it was semi-legal, in an attempt to further her husband's career.

When it came to life on New Caprica, she would do anything in her powers (and her power these days is pretty much limited to "The Swirl" and any tricks she has hidden in her vagina. She finally told her husband just exactly what it was that got him out of jail, and I think it broke his heart, not because he thought she was a whore, but because she really would do anything for him, but he wouldn't be able to do the same. Anders lost three men during the ambush thanks to Ellen's meddling. The stakes were high then, but with the evacuation about to take place, the stakes are even higher. No longer able to trust his wife, Saul has to kill her. She didn't suffer (she died after drinking some poison in her drink), but Saul cried anyway. He had given so much already; it was amazing to think that he had to give up even more. He can't even give her a proper burial

The leaders know something is happening, and you can tell it in their body language. It seems like they want to give up, but they can't, even when the genius Gaius Baltar says that it would be a good idea. What happened on New Caprica isn't going to go away. Even if the Cylons left and decided to never kill a human again, the children of New Caprica would remember, and they would pass on stories to their children, and to their children's children. The Cylons would still be the enemy, and if they were to ever live in peace, they would have to make New Caprica work.

And then it begins.

Posted by J-Unit on October 23, 2006 6:34 PM