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2.12 Resurrection Ship (2) Admiral Cain: "Frak you." Number Six: "You're not my type." Adama is such a good man that I expected him to have second thoughts about killing Cain. But Cain coming to the same conclusion was a real surprise. In fact, Admiral Cain was shown throughout this episode as much more human, particularly with Starbuck. That conversation where Cain said, "Sometimes terrible things have to be done" and "I want you to promise me that when that moment comes, you won't flinch" made it almost appear as if Cain were advising Starbuck to go through with Cain's assassination. (Yes, I know Cain was talking about other stuff, but you know what I mean.) What a wonderfully written scene. And now Cain is dead. They put her in a body bag, covered her with flags, and floated her out an airlock, just as she said. I'm not sorry about it or anything, and I certainly didn't shed a tear. But I like that they made her death more ambiguous, because things in real life are rarely black and white. Was she a hero or a villain? Probably both. But I'm certain the fleet will be better off without her. The conversation Adama had with Sharon was another exploration of shades of grey. Why do the Cylons hate humans? Why does humanity deserve to survive? Are humans really any better than Cylons, more deserving of victory? Well, the Cylons did wipe out several billion humans. But the point is, we are indeed starting to see Sharon and Number Six as people. Number Six is corporeal now, and a total wild card. I really like Gaius' compassion for her, and his preference for her over his hallucination Six. Was Gaius saying goodbye to his imaginary mistress when he repeated her story about going to the pyramid games? Was she really all in his head, all along? No, I just don't believe it. Lee's depression -- now, that was new. It's completely understandable, considering the end of the world conditions and all. In real life, Doc Cottle would probably put half of the fleet on Prozac. (And who knows? Maybe they are.) I think Lee needs a new lover to help him regain interest in life, and of course, it should be Kara. But they seem to be setting up something with Dualla, don't they? Colonel Jack's motivations throughout were unclear. Stopping his brownshirts from beating up Helo and Tyrol was certainly a good thing. But was he just saving his men from getting court martialed? Yes, Jack looked upset about assassinating Adama, but he was following orders and I think he would have gone through with it. And now he's in command of the Pegasus. Fortunately, Adama is now an admiral. With two battlestars. Bits and pieces: -- This week's survivor count: 49,604, same as last time. -- We got a really spectacular space battle: one of the best. The music in this episode was wonderful, too, even better than usual. And that's saying a lot, because it's usually very good. -- I often watch an episode the second time with the close captioning on to catch all of the dialogue. The close captioning on this episode was off, a lot. There were many lines cut, and several changes. No difference in the basic plot, though. -- We saw Adama's scars. His brush with death is making him more introspective. -- The Blackbird is gone. I was sorry to see it go, but it served its purpose. And there are a lot more vipers available now. -- Adama kissed Roslin. I think it was a goodbye. She's not doing well. Quotes: Helo: "He was trying to rape a prisoner." Jack: "You can't rape a machine, Lieutenant." Now, see, that's faulty reasoning. They were using rape on Number Six as torture. If she really were a machine, it wouldn't affect her, and what would be the point? Cain: "You drink, Thrace?" Starbuck: "Only to excess, sir." Cain: "From what I've read about your XO, maybe he needs to get popped in the mouth every once in awhile." See, they really made her a lot more human here. Six: "Suicide is a sin. But I need to die." Gaius: "What you need is justice." Just wonderful. Three out of four stars, Billie |
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