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Then Adama makes some stupid joke, causing Roslin to giggle like a little school girl... oh, they are SO going to do it. Roslin goes to the gym, and Adama is revisited by the ghost-of-douchbag-exwife-past. He couldn't intimidate her, we're told. She knew he was only Bill Adama (he doesn't look like a Bill), a husband who wasn't there and a father that left his kids. Ouch. Whatever he lacked in family life, he's made up in his military career - who doesn't love the Admiral?? Except for maybe his whole family and some deceased in-laws?

From there, we go to the pilots' meeting held by Lee. Helo and Hot Dog exchange some lame handshake and act like they haven't seen each other in years. They're all buddy-buddy until Hot Dog starts indiscreetly scratching his junk. Why? I still don't know. I would've been extra fine without this scene. Maybe he's foreshadowing an outbreak of crabs on Galactica... or maybe he fracked Starbuck... oh crap, that's probably next week's episode: Sex-Ed on BSG and the Crab Outbreak. His junk-scratching causes Helo to move over a seat, sprint to the bathroom and scrub his hands in scalding water and disinfect. See ya, pal.

Lee berates the pilots for their carelessness during the lull of cylon-sightings. It's an effective, motivational speech that we're accustomed to on BSG. Starbuck stays after and tells him to find some new material. Apparently, he took the speech verbatim from Daddy. Oh, Lee you'll never live up to Admiral Daddy, so just steal all his material. Good idea.

Adama enters and tells Lee of Roslin's request. Lee is flattered, saying he always wanted to be a lawyer and was always be fascinated with his grandfather's law books. Yeah, that's just about exciting to a kid as eating brussel sprouts and going to church or eating brussel sprouts in church. Adama had no idea of his love of all things legal. Lee said it must have been on of those "angry at Dad" phases. You mean your whole life - or just lots of "rough patches" of "angry phases"?

The Admiral is then called to the airlock where the problem has escalated into a "full-blown FUBAR," the manual override is down, there's NO way to open the doors and they only have a half hour left of air -- oooooooooh, Chief is in the dog house big-time. You know you're in deep crap when the rescue plan is called CRAZY. Maybe after they survive this mess, Cally will get a make-over, and the fear of losing each other will strengthen their marriage. One can dream...

We're told that Cally and Chief will have to jump for it. People were able to live up to a minute with out pressurized suits in space. Now that should be on Fear Factor... is that show even on anymore? If not, maybe it should be the finale for the next Real World/Road Rules challenge... who wouldn't love seeing Beth and Wes freak out, jump out into space, then explode? Is that what happens? Let's pretend it is, either way, fun to watch, not fun to partake.

Now, the sharing and caring starts... Chief admits he was being selfish, he wanted to have Cally by his side, like the old days. You know the old days, when she had a crush on him, he was unknowingly banging a cylon, then to prove her loyalty, Cally killed the cylon who tried to off Adama. Oh, the memories... don't forget on New Caprica where they suffered and rebelled, then Cally was captured by the cylon-controlled government officials and almost executed, aaaaaw, the good old days! But anyway, a cute and genuine gesture by the Chief, and I instantly started cheering for their marriage to succeed (AFTER Cally gets a new 'do). They hug and apologize to each other - this is marriage counseling of the future, a little dangerous, but HIGHLY effective.

The top-dogs are sent in for the craaaazzy rescue: Lee, Starbuck, Athena, and some random guy who must be very talented. They blow the hatch and Chief and Cally come flying out into space and ... they... fly... right...into... the raider! Yay! But will their body survive the minute or less blasting through space?

Back in Adama's chamber, Lee reports that they are in the sick bay, doing well. It's now time to patch up the old wounds between father and son Adama. Lee apologized for forgetting that today was in fact, the anniversary of his divorced parents. Do you still have to send a card for that?

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