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2.5 The Farm Adama: "She can hide, but she can't run." This one was disturbing, in a Nazi experiments sort of way. I was right about the Cylons needing humans to reproduce (okay, the hints were pretty overwhelming) and this is violation on a fundamental level, reducing people to things. Which is pretty much the way the humans are treating Sharon, come to think of it. Simon had Cylon written all over him right from the start, and I was totally creeped when he started talking about Kara's reproductive system right after giving her an internal exam. But why did he bother trying to get Starbuck to buy into the whole reproduction imperative? She's special? Come on. I'm wildly skeptical that love can make a biological difference; I just don't believe it. Sharon must be biologically different from the other Cylons somehow as well as emotionally, seeing as she just saved them all. Of course, her true motivations are still as clear as mud. Gold acting stars for Katee Sackhoff. It's hard for anyone to portray a woman who is tough as nails and extremely vulnerable at the same time, and she just hits it out of the park, every time. That revelation about her abuse as a child was almost too much, what with the finger breaking and all. I'm also not so sure about her taste in men. Anders seems nice and heroic and bicep-y, but I'd be a lot more interested in them exploring her relationship with Lee instead. Except maybe that's the point: it's in character for Starbuck to sleep with a hot pyramid player than risk another heavy relationship like the one she had with Zak. I have to say that I'm disappointed in Laura. I didn't think she'd go so far playing the religious card. Splitting up the fleet is only going to weaken them, and you'd think she'd acknowledge that. She's not stupid, and I don't think she's ambitious or selfish; I think she's just trying too hard. Bits and pieces: -- This week's count: 47,857, down four from last week for the civilians massacred over coffee. Interestingly enough, they did not count the death of Sharon One. Which may be why Cally is doing thirty days in the brig instead of life without the possibility of parole. -- Poor Sue-Shaun. What did Starbuck whisper to her? And how did Starbuck know that Sue-Shaun and the other women would die if the machinery were turned off? And if that's so, how is Anders going to liberate other Farms? -- Simon knew who Anders was. I wonder how? Are they monitoring the Resistance? Plus Simon showed regret. Is he just a little human, like Sharon? After all, as history shows us, humans are also capable of genocide and genetic manipulation. -- Kara's surgery scar was a lot like Sydney's on Alias. Did they do something more sinister to Kara than exploratory surgery? -- Adama is far from a hundred percent. "I feel strange. Like, closer to the ground." More aware of his mortality, I guess. -- It was kind of Adama to prep Chief for the possibility of seeing Sharon again. It was bound to happen, and soon. Also interesting that Adama knows the humanoid Cylons aren't just "machines," as his grief for Sharon attests. -- During that scene with Adama talking to Sharon's dead body, I kept expecting her to open her eyes. Too many Terminator movies, I guess. -- Poor Lee, caught right in the middle as usual. Looked like he was reconsidering his decision there. Perhaps he believed Adama wouldn't recover. In any event, I'd be careful of that tape if I were Lee, especially with Tom Zarek around. -- Nice, long hospital gowns on Caprica. That one looked good on Katee Sackhoff, even under the circumstances. -- Dan said that he finally realized what the music reminded him of: "Gladiator." -- In this week's hair report, enforced bed rest and sustained unconsciousness appears to have made Adama's hair a lot longer, much like a mid-season hiatus. Quotes: Anders: "Lighten up a little bit. It's only the end of the world." Anders to Kara: "You always such a bitch in the morning?" Zarek: "Zeus has returned to Olympus." I thought that one was pretty good. Every episode so far this season has been consistently good. Bravo. Three out of four stars, Billie |
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