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1.12 Kobol's Last Gleaming (1) Sharon: "I'm afraid I'm going to hurt someone. I feel like I have to be stopped." Secular logic, versus religion and myth. Or not. That long, opening montage set to classical music was just stunning: Lee and Adama sparring, Starbuck having sex with Gaius (and calling him Lee, interestingly enough), Helo shooting Sharon Two, and Sharon One trying to kill herself. It's scenes like this that have made me such a fan of this show. Laura decided to risk it all, defy Adama, and break apart the structure of the fleet, all for a "drug-induced vision of prophecy." If this were the real world, it would be different -- but "the scriptures" on BSG appear to be more than just holy books. Which means she may be right about that stupid arrow, and Adama may be wrong. Gaius got lucky with Starbuck, but he was still jealous of Lee. I don't think it was just Starbuck saying Lee's name at the moment of truth. I think Gaius may be jealous of Lee's upright, forthright personality and lack of ambiguity. And what was with Lee and Starbuck hitting each other? Why don't they just hit the sheets and get it over with? There were so many good scenes. I think the strongest, after that opening montage, were Gaius talking Sharon into killing herself (why? Is he loyal to humanity after all?) and that subtle scene where Starbuck questioned Adama about Earth. Bits and pieces: -- Laura's whiteboard survivor number: 47,897. That was before ten people died on Raptor 3. -- Those arms. I finally noticed a resemblance between Edward James Olmos and Jamie Bamber. :) (Yes, they both have dark hair and regular features, and they're the same height, but they don't look much like father and son.) -- More confirmation that Number Six has a physical presence: she actually injured Gaius. I think. Did we actually see the injury, or just the band-aid on his forehead? -- The thirteen tribes left Kobol two thousand years ago? I thought it was 3,600 years ago. Inconsistency? Did I miss something? Quotes: Six on Sharon: "Her model is weak. Always has been. But in the end, she'll carry out her mission." Maybe that's why Sharon shot herself in the mouth, but somehow missed her own brain. Gaius: "I'm not your plaything!" Laura and Six, simultaneously: "Plaything?" Lee, on the Cylon raider: "You ever wonder why everyone calls it a she, but to you, it's a he?" Starbuck: "It's fascinating, Lee. You should write a paper." Four out of four stars, Billie |
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