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3.6 Torn (1) Gaius: "I have very conflicted, very ambiguous feelings about helping you find Earth." Do we have genocidal table turning? Will the humans take advantage of whatever caused that mysterious illness to wipe out the Cylons? Where did the illness come from? The thirteenth tribe? Life with the Cylons is like Bizarro World. We got another Cylon, sort of, in the form of that exceptionally weird Hybrid, who was controlling the base star and speaking in tongues. She was like the raiders and the Centurians -- not one of the five remaining models, right? And we learned that Cylon psychology is based on something called "projecting"; they pretty much create what they want to see, right there in their heads, no matter where they are. Which explains where Harvey Six keeps taking Gaius. I just realized that Gaius and Caprica Six have been together again for quite awhile, but neither has told the other about their Harveys. I wonder why? "Projecting" must have something to do with the Harveys. And it certainly does make me wonder if Gaius is a Cylon, after all. Sharon Agathon and Gaius Baltar (if he isn't a Cylon) are in very similar circumstances. She has gone completely over to the enemy and is now totally accepted by her former shipmates. And Gaius is trying his best to be accepted by the Cylons, and is busily betraying the thirteenth colony after betraying the other twelve. His situation is a lot more precarious than Sharon's, though. Adama once again proved that he is an outstanding commander. He confronted both Starbuck and Tigh instead of allowing their dissent and malcontent to continue poisoning the pilots. I sort of expected this episode to end with Tigh putting a gun in his mouth. He's lost Ellen, his position on Galactica, his eye, and his self-respect. What does he have to live for? Bits and pieces: -- This week's number: 41,422. Thirteen dead, which was the number of missing people that Lee reported in the last episode. -- Another two-parter. I like it. I'm very into arc stories, and they do two-parters well on this show. -- Who or what are the other five Cylon models? Caprica Six said, "It's complicated. We don't talk about them. Ever." -- Lee was back to himself again, trim and lean. And he was Apollo the CAG again, back in the cockpit. There are now too many pilots, and not enough birds. Used to be the other way around. -- Harvey Six took Gaius to the beach this time, instead of the beach house. It glowed so much that it was difficult to see. -- The Hybrid reminded me of the precogs in Minority Report. -- In this week's hair report, Starbuck finally cut her hair... symbolic of leaving the past behind and returning to her previous role on Galactica. Going to see little Casey at "Camp Oilslick" also indicated that she was ready to accept what Leoben did to her, and get past it. -- The Six on the base star at the Lion's Head had black hair. Real Six, who nuked Cloud Nine, had darker hair than Caprica Six. Perhaps the Six model likes to change her hair a lot. -- One of the best parts of this episode was Sharon Agathon getting a brand new call sign: Athena. I'm told Athena was Adama's daughter in the original series, and Starbuck's original love interest. -- Grace Park did a pretty serious nude scene. -- The Hybrid screaming really upset both of my cats. Spike jumped right out of my lap. -- Adama: "I gotta run a ship. The last thing I need is a one-eyed drunk sitting down here sowing discontent and disobedience." Don't sugar-coat it, Adama. Give it to him straight. Three out of four stars, Billie |
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