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3.15 A Day in the Life Cally: "What if rough patches are all we have left?" (The writers must have intended that pun, because Cally said it right before the blast doors closed.) This episode was certainly watchable, and it was big with the character development. And that blow-out of the compartment with Tyrol and Cally exposed to space was truly an omigod moment. But what I really wanted was the start of Gaius' trial and some developments with Caprica Six. Am I going to have to wait until the season finale? We did finally meet Carolanne Adama (or Adama's version of her), and it appears that her spirit shows up every year on their anniversary just to give Adama a hard time, like the Ghost of Christmas Past. The way she was lurking around invisibly while making a lot of cutting, relevant comments was a lot like Harvey Six's loving persecution of Gaius. Was this intentional? It had to be. Not that I think Adama is a Cylon, because that boat has sailed. We got an obvious parallel between Adama's not-so-good marriage, and Tyrol's not-so-good marriage. The Tyrol/Cally B plot with the two of them trapped in the airless compartment was pretty cool, pun intended, and gave us some blatantly obvious symbolism about the condition of their marriage (i.e., they're trapped together and running out of air). I really did think it was curtains for Cally. But no. And then I realized that they did this to us last week with Dualla. Writers, may I make a comment? If you're going to kill off an important continuing character, just do it. Stop teasing us. I'm glad they finally addressed the Adama/Roslin... whatever it is, but disappointed that they probably didn't, and they're probably not gonna. In the opening scene, I thought it was her in bed with him, and you know? it really should have been. This episode was basically about how isolated Adama is. Roslin is also very isolated. They're already close friends and essentially governing partners. Why can't they be together? Who would be hurt if they had some smoochies now and then? Bits and pieces: -- This week's survivor number: 41,398. We lost three to last week's Mellorak sickness. -- Carolanne Adama was an alcoholic with emotional or mental issues. Which hinted that Lee and Zak were probably abused after their father left. -- The Tyrols have bigger quarters. They're not in a bunk anymore. It's tiny, but at least their marriage can now implode in privacy. -- Baby Nicky looks a lot like Tyrol, so good casting there. Cally was adamant that Nicky not be raised by Lee and Dualla. Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be viper pilots. -- OBE. Overcome By Events. -- Helo was in the ready room with the other pilots. Why isn't he downstairs managing Dogtown? -- This week's bonus scene was more like a bonus scene than the last two. It was Gaeta and Dualla gossiping about Adama and Roslin seeing so much of each other. If only. Quotes: Adama: "Baltar again. Can't we just give him back to the Cylons?" Roslin: "This is very difficult for me to say, but I'm going to go to the gym." Adama: "Prepare yourself. On its best day, it smells like the inside of a shoe." Lee: "So what's this?" Dee: "It was here when I got in. It's from your father." Lee: "Is it ticking?" Only mildly funny, but I thought this was illustrative of the Adama/Lee relationship. There's not enough trust, not enough communication. I did like the law book thing. Joseph Adama lives. Two and a half stars, Billie |
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