I've been a little tough on this season so far. It's like having two children: one perfect straight 'A' child (Battlestar Galactica), and one charming-in-its-own-way, yet not-so-sharp one (hmm, let's call that one Prison Break)... you love them both for different reasons, but you hold one up to much higher standards.
The episode opens on the Algae Planet. Why was everyone hell-bent on settling on Kobul, but no one even suggests living on Algae Planet?? The place has food, sun, AND oxygen. Sure, everyone seemed overly sweaty on this newly discover planet, but it beats the drab lighting on Galactica.
Starbuck is doing some showboat of a landing that causes an irritated Dualla to wonder aloud to her faithless spouse why she was always at the top of the pilot rotation? That's not all she's on top, heeheeheehee - bad infidelity joke, sure, but I was half expecting Apollo to stutter out some nervous answer, but instead he quickly ran to Starbuck's ship and pinned her up against the wall - who knew starvation was an aphrodisiac?
What they lacked in discretion they made up in heat. I still don't really buy their chemistry, but it was pretty hot... and sweaty. Then, of course, they had to talk about their feelings. Buzz. Kill.
Apollo points out that he wants something more than secret ass-grabbing in the halls of Galactica and quickies in the coed showers. He couldn't possibly mean divorcing sweet Dualla for the unstable Starbuck, could he??? Yup. What an asshole. But no, Starbuck turns out to be the bigger asshole, by saying that marriage is a sacrament to the Gods, and she won't divorce Sam, only play on the side. What she and Apollo were doing was just "bending the rules" a little. Huh? That's like someone having pre-marital sex Monday through Saturday, but abstaining on Sunday because it's a sin and a holy day - like God won't notice the other days you were fornicating your head off, but will be thankful that you took his day off. No sense. They're trapped in the dumbest argument. Apollo feels guilty (finally) and Starbuck is deranged.
We then see the Minority Report-like woman in her bath spouting words of wisdom or babbling - I'm actually not too sure what her purpose is. However, a very astute friend of mine pointed out that there are twelve tubes inserted into the mind-reader woman, symbolizing the twelve cylon models. Interesting. Still have no idea what it means though.
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Comments (4)
Maybe they are once bitten twice shy when it comes to living on planets other than earth. alge planet's general theme of grey does little more for the complexion than galactica though.
Oh starbuck, you are such a mess. but i definetly hooted when glee when you started making out with apollo.
the preview for the return of the show looks awesome.
oh i love this show.
1 of 4 | Posted by Leah3t
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Posted on January 4, 2007 1:09 PM
i guess it's a good thing they didn't decide to live on algae planet since the sun is going supernova--or maybe that's why they decided they can't stay?
i don't know--but i do like all the hot/sweaty action between Apollo and Starbuck. her no divorce policy doesn't make any sense. maybe Sam was referring to Leoben when he told Apollo he wasn't the first, although i would think there would have to be some kind of exception since she was his prisoner.
i'm bummed about the move too--i liked having my BSG viewing party on a night where i could drink a little more than i should.
2 of 4 | Posted by pq
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Posted on January 5, 2007 2:04 PM
Here comes my really geeky, Star Trek side...
They can't live on the algae planet because it offers no shielding from the Cylons. New Caprica had some sort of electrical interference that hid them ... the only reason the Cylons found them there was because the nuke that Six set off was detected.
3 of 4 | Posted by dumbanddumber
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Posted on January 5, 2007 4:26 PM
Fracking great recap. Thanks NikBot!
4 of 4 | Posted by BeSmirched
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Posted on January 14, 2007 3:08 PM