It's really hard to find good help these days, don't you think? That's about the only way I can explain what is happening in Battlestar Galactica. Commander Adama is desperate for anybody; he pretty much ignored the complete incompetence of Colonel Tigh when it came to ruling Galactica when he was incapacitated. As for President Roslin, she is enlisting the help of Tom Zarek, who was put in prison for terrorism, was the mastermind behind a revolt on the prison ship, tried to overthrow the government, and is now her biggest ally, other than Lee Adama, that she has in the world. With all of the idiots and traitors responsible for the existence of humanity, it's actually very surprising that the Cylons haven't been able completely wipe them out.
When President Roslin made her spiritual plea to take the fleet to Kobol, 18,000 people on 24 ships left with her, about a third of the fleet. Adama isn't really concerned about the people who left, his main concern is how he is going to run the rest of the society when they lost all of the mining and manufacturing that went along with those 24 ships. If the people who left die because of the Cylons, so be it.
As for the confederates, they have made their home the Astral Queen, which I though was the name of a porn movie, but I guess I could be wrong. Everybody is at Kobol, so now what to do? What if the Galactica comes back and blows everybody away? What if there are Cylons on the planet that are waiting to kill them? A lot of this whole plan depends on Starbuck getting back in one piece, so how long do they wait for her before deciding she got torn apart by a bunch of Cylons?
To answer the first question, it's not hard to figure out what would happen if Galactica wanted to fight. They would come in, destroy anybody who resisted, and be on their way. If they wanted to do that, they probably would have already tried. Besides, why would Commander Adama bother? Without Galactica, just a few Cylon ships could take out most of the breakaway fleet. The real problem was on the surface of Kobol. There were some weapons aboard, but most people aren't skilled soldiers. Luckily for Roslin, the prophecy says that any return to Kobol will have a cost in blood. So if people were skittish, they aren't true believers and should just jump back to Galactica.
Well, that bit of reverse psychology works and now the only real question is when the hell Starbuck is going to get her ass back to Kobol. Almost on cue, an unidentified ship is detected, and although we are almost sure that it is Starbuck and Helo, everybody has an itchy trigger finger including Zarek's new buddy Meier, being played by James Remar. Meier wants to shoot it down, and I say OK, just as long as we don't have to look at your package. Just as Meier is about to send the signal to fire, we here Starbuck's voice over the radio. Phew! That was close.
Now we know this is going to be a happy reunion. In comes Kara, and there is Lee to plant a smooch on her. There is Helo. Hey, good to see you aren't a deformed mess and your insides haven't melted from the radiation. And look, there's Boomer! Uh oh. Everybody knows that Boomer is a Cylon, and even though this Boomer was not the Boomer that put the boom down on Commander Adama, Apollo still thinks that she should put the boom down on her. Besides, they can't trust a Cylon. He puts a gun to her head, which of course causes Helo to put a gun to Apollo's head, and everybody else in the room puts up their guns for good measure.
Helo is trying to convince Apollo that his Valeri was the only reason they were alive. Roslin agrees, and says they should all put down their weapons. Everybody agrees, and Roslin says to put Valeri in the airlock and let her go. Oooh, she's one tricky woman. They are just about to throw her out of the airlock, when Boomer is able to convince them to hold off. She can help them get to the tomb of Athena, because she knows where it is. All of the Cylons are programmed with inherent knowledge of the scriptures. And even though Roslin thinks Sharon may be lying, and it may all be a trap, she believes that somewhere inside of her, Boomer is actually in love with Helo, and even if her love is just software, they can use that to her advantage.
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Comments (6)
I for one was glad to see that annoying priestess killed off. Good riddance.
If Hottie Boomer shoots Adama AGAIN, then he deserves it just for being a dumbass...
1 of 6 | Posted by dumbanddumber | Posted on August 24, 2005 8:39 AM
I do believe this is the classic clever editing bait and switch to get you tuned in next week. Boomer won't shoot Adama, she'll shoot Zarick or his weiner weilding buddy.
2 of 6 | Posted by dudeoreason | Posted on August 24, 2005 9:09 AM
Its a bait and switch. They need her around for the moral conflict for a bit. Great Recap!
3 of 6 | Posted by Zeke | Posted on August 24, 2005 10:53 AM
I assume that it's the bait and switch too. But even if they give her a gun, how stupid are they?
I'm looking foward to the inevitable meeting between the Chief, Helo, and Boomer 2.0. Should be good times...
4 of 6 | Posted by dumbanddumber | Posted on August 24, 2005 1:01 PM
Great post I am a huge fan of the show and you summaries are very good. In regards to your question Cylon tactics on Kobal I would put forth the argument that the Cylon’s know that they are there and want them to live and find the tomb.
A couple of points to support my thesis: First, The Cylon’s are very religious (a fascinating characteristic) and seem to strictly adhere to the religious texts, therefore some blood is required to be spilled but the delegation is supposed to find the tomb. Explaining why they may have staged a small ambush rather than a full assault complete with Basestar. Second, there is a lot of evidence throughout the show (mostly in the first season) that the Cylon’s want the humans to find earth which necessitates them finding the tomb. Finally, it is unclear that the Cylon’s want to completely destroy humanity. It is assumed from their actions (mainly large deployment of nuclear weapons) but never explicitly stated. We also know from the last episode that they consider humans instrumental in fulfilling their goals of having offspring. Therefore their tactics seem to be more about monitoring the fleets behavior and pushing along the prophesy rather than the complete destruction of the fleet.
On the other hand the writers could just be throwing ambushes in to make things interesting, time will tell.
5 of 6 | Posted by Sheridan | Posted on August 24, 2005 7:49 PM
While the Cylons may want Prez and Co. to find the tomb, every cylon "force" in this series has consisted of 4-5 cylons. The landing party- the ambush on Caprica, the escape from the baby-maker hospital on Caprica, the defense of the dish and SAM battery. Seeing as how quickly the "toasters" are dispatched, you'd think they were smarter than sending less units on the ground than the humans they're attacking. Then again, CGI is expensive, and as J-unit pointed out, it's probably the writers cheating and allowing the the key players to survive.
6 of 6 | Posted by dudeoreason | Posted on August 25, 2005 8:41 AM