Yes, that's hyperbole, and it's been awhile since I've known wtf is up on Days, so I don't know if it's true. However, I cannot deny that Battlestar Galactica continues to be painfully soap opera. If the way the show is going is any indication, I am so not going to watch Caprica when it kicks off. The joke has been that the spin-off will be Dynasty-in-space, but now I'm not so sure it's a joke.
I came away from last week's ep thinking that the show is asking me to suspend my disbelief regarding some pretty hefty issues of human character and human interaction, and this week's ep didn't make me feel a lot better. Adama found out his XO impregnated the Six in the brig (more on that in a moment), but then he gave him the keys to the whole fucking fleet when he decided he had to go on a quest to find his lost girlfriend? Wtf? Romo (who it was so great to see and so frustrating to see misused) showed Lee Adama a dead cat and Lee suddenly "realized" he should be the president? And unbelievably, the colonies' twisted little senate agreed? I repeat, wtf?
And then Baltar was on a Baseship trying (succeeding?) to sell dogma to the centurions, which just kinda bugged the fuck out of me. Also, how heavy-handed was the wound in his side? Very; yes, it was very heavy-handed.
There have been good things, though. I like the hybrid and I hope we don't come to understand her much better than we do now. The greatest amount of awesome to be found in the last two eps was in the scene at the end of last week's "Sine Qua Non," when the hybrid awoke with "jump!" Ooo! that gave me some shivers!
Other cool things included D'Anna snapping Cavil's neck. It's nice to have D'Anna back and it's nice to see Lucy Lawless again. Then there's Tigh's aforementioned cylon nookie, coming to Adama's attention with one of the most intriguing twists yet – a cylon managed to knock up another cylon, something they had not been able to achieve. That would have been a perfect opportunity for Tigh to tell Adama he's a toaster, but that would have made too much sense and meant Adama couldn't leave Tigh in charge of the fleet. Oddly, the fact that he's fucking a toaster, who is being held in the brig because they don't know if they can trust her, does not seem to interfere with Adama's desire to go get some nookie for himself. Really??
Further, I'm jarred by the utterly mangled love story that is Roslin and Adama. I was so pulling for those two to get together, but the past several episodes have left me bored, annoyed or stupidly surprised by some of their actions. I'm having trouble swallowing the idea that Admiral William Adama, military leader of the Colonial fleet, protector of the last of the dwindling human population, hopped in a viper to chase down the Basestar that stole (oh gag!) his fucking soulmate. Okay, I take back what I said earlier – this show is in fact a high-budget version of Days, and Bill & Laura are John & Marlene in space. Ouch.
Bah! First post on my blog after a little break and I bitch bitch bitch. Today's entry has been brought to you by the meme "lodge a complaint on the internet" and by the mood "critical." See you again soon, kids!
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it's not DOOL that BSG reminds me of -- it's another show altogether, and Tigh is the key. any other shows you can think of that feature bald Canadian drunks strutting around when they're 2nd in command?
yes, that's right -- Col. Tigh IS Mr. Lahey!
of course, that makes caprica 6 BSG's Randy...
Okay, I am in love with you comparing BSG to DOOL, especially referencing the John/Marlene love paradox. Wonderful. Yes, I used to watch DOOL as a kid, and it wasn't just because I wanted to become Bo Brady when I grew up. (and I did.) But for the record, nothing will beat the Roman/Marlene era.
Nevertheless, there were moments of gold in this week's episode that you missed: Balthar finally confessing his role in the near-extermination of the colonies was huge. The destruction of the Hub means all cylon are now unable to be resurrected, which levels the playing field and ups the ante for both sides, as well as gives the humans a fighting chance to win.
And I'm sorry but the unboxing of our favorite #3 means that the final cylon, the long awaited fifth of five can finally be revealed. Lawless' jest with Roslin "you don't know that you're one of them?" was awesome - don't tell me that didn't give you a nice zing.
You're going to watch Caprica, don't bullshit yourself. We all are, regardless of how BSG evolves over the last eps of the final season.
It's a space opera, babe. It's supposed to be overreaching and ridiculous at times. Or else the good shit wouldn't be so good.
I think you're on to something, slappy. That cheeseburger eating toaster bitch.
alex, there were some things I definitely liked about this last ep, but the things that sucked, sucked so hard that they interfered with my enjoyment of the show. The cool things were so, so cool, but I don't rank Baltar's confession or the promise of the revelation of the last cylon among those things. It is pretty fucking cool that the resurrection hub was destroyed, but I also feel a little like it's kind of late in the game for that.
Bah! I want intelligent, compelling story with my cheesy scifi!
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