Holy crap. What a week to go on vacation. I came home to a DVR-filled with mind-boggling television revelations, like Sanjaya still kicking (because I can't call it singing) on American Idol; John Lockes' dad sitting bound and gagged in a magic box on LOST; and oh, did I mention maybe two of the BEST BSG episodes EVER. Ever. Ever. Okay, season one was pretty amazing... and season two... but come on: courtroom drama + the lurking five cylons + a sitar-sounding Watchtower cover + a dead Starbuck = frackin brilliance.
THIS is what I've been waiting for all season. Though I think the season hit a filler-fueled lull around Christmas, it came storming back in the past month or so. I don't want to breeze past last week's great episode, but I can't help it... I just want to talk about the cliffhanger, a science BSG has mastered... let's get to it.
Crossroads, Part I
In a Galactican nutshell: Lee has serious Daddy issues, if he were a girl, he'd be a stripper at Club Galactica by now. He may be doing the right thing, but all I see is a defiant-little-foot-stomping boy, doing the opposite of Dad. Although I usually side with Daddy Adama, I think everyone on Galactica is looking for a scapegoat in Gauis Baaah(get it, like a goat, hardy har, ok... dumb)ltar. Even though he is a selfish, arrogant prick who sold defense secrets and caused the near destruction of humanity, that's not what he's on trial for! Anyway, the mob is restless. They're out for vengeance, not justice... just like humans, always wanting to place blame.
Col. Tigh is back to the bottle... no shock there, though one would assume that he'd hit it AFTER court, not before. Man, he is one angry drunk... and he'll have more reason to drink later after the damn music won't stop... he admits on stand that he killed his own wife, but blamed Baltar for making him do it... how convenient.
What the frack is up with the sitar-strumming that's haunting Tigh within the ship? I think he's hitting more than the bottle - perhaps he's sipping some kamala extract from President Roslin. Yup, The Cancer has found Roslin again. Maybe she's lying to cover up her drug addiction, but I'm fairly confident she's not. As the prophecy said, the dying leader will bring them to Earth.
Back to the music: all I can picture is the last scene in Zoolander when the trigger song is played on the runway, and he almost assassinates the prime minister of Eastbumfrackia (I don't remember the country)...
Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it...
Relax don't do it
When you want to come...
Relax don't do it...
Oh yeah, you know you started singing it. Warning: it will be in your head ALL. DAY. LONG. Sorry. Is this melody in the ship a cylon-trigger song? Col. Tigh. and Anders hear the music in Club Galactica, yet no one else does. Not only do they hear it, but they are mesmerized by it. I'm not sure where they're picking up the radio signals from, but that's another point all together which I choose to ignore... maybe next to the Tylium ship is the XM/Sirius ship or something...
President Roslin got her glasses back and in a surprise non-dick move, Baltar's lawyer took his sunglasses off for the trial. I like him so much more now. I'm still wary of his intentions, but he is one kick-ass lawyer... the kind you want on speed-dial...
Roslin's having kamala-induced dreams/premonitions again. She and Athena are in an opera house lobby chasing Hera, who is then picked up by Six. This is going to mean something, sometime soon, to someone somewhere.
In court, the prosecution is sucking and the defense is soaring. Lee goes from security-guard military to suited-up star-defense lawyer in one day. That's one day after a huyuuuuge fight with Daddy over integrity and cowardly acts, blah, blah, blah... Daddy had some harsh words for his son. Can they hug by the end of the finale? That's all I want... oh, and to know the five other cylons...
Later, after a drunken Tigh's terrible testimony and fisticuffs with Six (side note: I love how Caprica is imprisoned, yet still in her sexy, hot outfit), the weird song captures Anders and Tigh's attention, plus one more... Tori, the president's aide. She's been a fixture since New Caprica but we don't know much about her... cylon #3?
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Comments (22)
Holy S**T. It Tue. already and still the only thing I keep thinking is Holy S**T
1 of 22 | Posted by Octavian
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Posted on March 27, 2007 11:36 AM
I am missing why D'anna's apology would make sense to the good Col...
and Grace Park...I love you...
2 of 22 | Posted by Pappy44 | Posted on March 27, 2007 1:03 PM
Pappy44:
there was speculation in the forums that D'Anna could be apologizing for the eye-gouging he received in cylon prison...even though i think it was the quantum leap-cylon who did it, she could still feel pretty bad about it, since he's a toaster too.
3 of 22 | Posted by NikBot | Posted on March 27, 2007 1:30 PM
it is going to take me a while to sort through everything cause, WOW!
i think D'Anna was apologizing to Anders because she almost killed him in the parking garage back on Caprica.
i really want Tigh to be a toaster--i just don't think i can wait 9 months to see what happens next.
4 of 22 | Posted by pq | Posted on March 27, 2007 4:22 PM
All four are cylons, according to an interview with Ronald Moore.
5 of 22 | Posted by sani | Posted on March 27, 2007 4:24 PM
Sani -
I just saw the interview.
Ah well, another theory bites the dust.
Not the first time I've been wrong.
Still, a tiny part of me is holding out hope...
6 of 22 | Posted by Greybishop
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Posted on March 27, 2007 6:54 PM
awesome finale. awesome song! My jaw was dropped for the last ten minutes.
thought: roslin may be experiencing the cylon dreams because Hera's blood was used to save her, so she has cylon/hybrid baby blood in her.
also, if you read the lyrics of All Along The Watchtower, you could say that the colonists are the "Joker" and the cylons are the "thief". the last verse also says "two riders were approaching". ...starbuck and apollo?
lyrics:
http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/watchtower.html
7 of 22 | Posted by ByeByeBitches
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Posted on March 27, 2007 7:53 PM
I thought Baltar heard the music... no? He seemed to be listening before the random people grabbed him.
Man, Tyrell could have kept his Cylon ex-girlfriend.
And I guess the president was right in season 1... Tigh SHOULD have been tested before his wife. That will bring her a lot of comfort, I'm sure. ;)
8 of 22 | Posted by redhaiku
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Posted on March 27, 2007 8:32 PM
WOW what an ep! I have been reading your recaps since you took over, I've just been completely behind on the series. But this was just a GREAT ep. The all along the watctower thing was like, walking the borderline of corny but then as the cliffhanger swelled I totally got sucked into it. Really great ep. And when Laura Roslin had tears streaming down her face while Apollo gave his direct, I was just floored. What a great show.
nothing till 2008!?!??! ahhhhhhhh
9 of 22 | Posted by Leah3t
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Posted on March 28, 2007 5:52 AM
btw- this was also a fantstic recap. any chance you could cover the 4400 when it comes back on for us nerds?
10 of 22 | Posted by Leah3t
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Posted on March 28, 2007 6:04 AM
Greybishop -
It's ok, I have several friends holding out hope as well. They refuse to listen to anything I have to say about it. lol
11 of 22 | Posted by Sani | Posted on March 28, 2007 12:54 PM
i just really want to know if a resurrected Tigh will have one eye or two... i dig the Tigh eye patch.
Leah3t: i've never seen the 4400, i'll have to check it out!
12 of 22 | Posted by NikBot | Posted on March 28, 2007 1:24 PM
Now this WAS the Best show of the season(wasn't the last show of the Last season the Best?) Now wasn't Lee hearing the music too??
BTW: I have to say that the actress playing Starbuck is not remotely attractive in any way I can see. Trust me I get the whole "strong woman" angle but Sharon and Six are both attractive so why her? Oops, I digress...
13 of 22 | Posted by Ronibuni | Posted on March 30, 2007 9:47 AM
ok, Well.. I think if the 4 Watchtower sleepwalkers are Cylons, then Starbuck has got to be the 5th.. and Ronibuni.. I think Starbuck's the hottest thing on the show.. damn, she can have me any day.
Too bad she likes guys. I'm gonna get gray(er) waiting till '08 arrgh is right. =-O
14 of 22 | Posted by Lisa | Posted on March 30, 2007 3:07 PM
Ithink the final 4 cylons are tehre to try to help the humans, because the scriptures did say this happened before and will happen again. Even in the interview Ron said that they were different. So maybe tehy were placed there to help the humans and the 5th has gotta be starbuck. she blew up..remember. But i think the final five isnt all about the warfare and destruction of humans like thier counterpart cylons. dunno my thoughts anyways....i got goosbumps tho when TIGH's lil speech to the final four about where his loyality and duty lies. I dont care if hes a drunk and mad at the world. After New Caprica he has become one of my favorite characters.
15 of 22 | Posted by knightmare | Posted on April 4, 2007 6:57 PM
What makes you think the Admiral and the President haven't "done it." I think they did it on New Caprica. Rosalyn admits to getting a little silly that night, they were both hammered, they woke up together, right? They've been real close since then. Touching each other's faces and whatnot, calling each other in the morning. It seems likely Adama was told, probably the first person told, that the President's cancer had returned. I'm just saying, I'd give it better then 50% odds something happened.
16 of 22 | Posted by mike9000 | Posted on April 6, 2007 2:28 PM
This means there are 2 cylon babies, hera and aaron.
17 of 22 | Posted by Carso | Posted on April 14, 2007 1:39 AM
"Galactica" Last Season Official
By Garth Franklin
Friday May 11th 2007 12:14am
It doesn't come as a surprise, but still it's disappointing to hear that the upcoming fourth season "Battlestar Galactica" will definitely be the last.
Stars Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff told The IESB at the Saturn Awards Thursday night that the SciFi Channel will officially pull the plug on the show following its fourth season, which begins in January.
Olmos says "This will probably be the most extraordinary season of 'Battlestar'. It's the final season, so it's definitely going to be the most vicious. As far as we know, in respects of the way we have this show constructed, this is the final season."
Sackhoff says "I think part of the problem is that it's an expensive show. It is [a great show], but we don't have the viewership that a great show should get."
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/070511c.php
18 of 22 | Posted by ByeByeBitches
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Posted on May 11, 2007 2:10 PM
Okee Dokee,
So, I knew about this whole BSG revival a couple of years ago, and even watched an episode here and there....maybe 2 or 3 in the past few years. With Kids and Job etc...I'm really busy and don't have time to watch TV anymore. Then last week I was sicker then a dog and was plowing through the channels when I stumbled upon Sci-Fi playing the last 3 episodes of series 3. I really had no idea what was going on but being pretty bright I caught on quickly.
Wow, what have I been missing. This is one put together show. I know based on reading this review that the last episodes of this season were some of the best. Let me tell, since watching those last 3 episodes I've been on the net reading everything I can to come up to speed and I've actually got the old TIVO set to record BSG this season. I'm impressed and will be renting season's 1-3 on DVD to try and catch up...time permitting.
19 of 22 | Posted by sbnuggie | Posted on March 27, 2008 9:44 AM
Okee Dokee,
So, I knew about this whole BSG revival a couple of years ago, and even watched an episode here and there....maybe 2 or 3 in the past few years. With Kids and Job etc...I'm really busy and don't have time to watch TV anymore. Then last week I was sicker then a dog and was plowing through the channels when I stumbled upon Sci-Fi playing the last 3 episodes of series 3. I really had no idea what was going on but being pretty bright I caught on quickly.
Wow, what have I been missing. This is one put together show. I know based on reading this review that the last episodes of this season were some of the best. Let me tell, since watching those last 3 episodes I've been on the net reading everything I can to come up to speed and I've actually got the old TIVO set to record BSG this season. I'm impressed and will be renting season's 1-3 on DVD to try and catch up...time permitting.
20 of 22 | Posted by sbnuggie | Posted on March 27, 2008 9:46 AM
Okee Dokee,
So, I knew about this whole BSG revival a couple of years ago, and even watched an episode here and there....maybe 2 or 3 in the past few years. With Kids and Job etc...I'm really busy and don't have time to watch TV anymore. Then last week I was sicker then a dog and was plowing through the channels when I stumbled upon Sci-Fi playing the last 3 episodes of series 3. I really had no idea what was going on but being pretty bright I caught on quickly.
Wow, what have I been missing. This is one put together show. I know based on reading this review that the last episodes of this season were some of the best. Let me tell, since watching those last 3 episodes I've been on the net reading everything I can to come up to speed and I've actually got the old TIVO set to record BSG this season. I'm impressed and will be renting season's 1-3 on DVD to try and catch up...time permitting.
21 of 22 | Posted by sbnuggie | Posted on March 27, 2008 9:56 AM
Don't you hate it when your browser crashes when posting to a message board and you come back to find multiple postings of same post....What the Frack! Hahahah get it, Frack....OoooKay....back to real life (Looking in the Mirror saying "I'm not a Dork, Im not a dork, I'm not a dork.......)
22 of 22 | Posted by sbnuggie | Posted on March 27, 2008 10:07 AM