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4.16 Deadlock Roslin: "Omigod, that's Ellen Tigh." Hot Dog: "How many dead chicks are out there?" This episode was like a soap opera in space. Amusing, and rather sad. Sort of annoying, too. I was disappointed to see Ellen revert to type and spend the entire episode making an ass of herself. Not that Tigh was much better. The Final Five are most emphatically *not* godlike. Or maybe the message was that gods can be petty and jealous, too. I'm still having trouble with the idea of Ellen, Saul, and Caprica Six as a love triangle. (It feels like Gaius should be in there somehow.) Tigh was seeing Ellen's face before when he made love with Caprica Six. This time, he saw Six's face on Ellen. There *is* a resemblance. Ellen made Cavil to look like her father. I don't suppose she made Six to look like her mother? Gaius had to deal with a small groupie disciple revolt, as well as starvation in Dogsville. The whole thing felt very loaves and fishes. My favorite part was Gaius yelling to the sky, "As God is my witness!"; I could hear Scarlett adding, "I'll never be hungry again!" Just loved the guns. "More guns! Bigger guns! Better guns!" Why did Adama arm Gaius? How could that be a human solution? Adama is falling apart, like his ship. I couldn't believe he was actually carrying a flask. And he was falling down drunk as he commiserated with Tigh over the loss of baby Liam. The Cylon cartilage goop isn't working, either. The Galactica is going to die, isn't she? The need for a planet to live on is getting dire. Of course, the point of the episode was that the Cylons couldn't leave; the humans and the Cylons have already blended, and it's not just the goop. Hera, a blend of human and Cylon, is still the only miracle baby. There were even photos of dead Cylons on the memorial walls. Boomer returning to Galactica felt like the story was coming full circle; I loved Tyrol walking right up to Boomer and recognizing her. I think there's hope for those two crazy kids. Bits and pieces: -- No saga sell. They really don't need one. Is there anyone watching for the first time these days, with only four episodes left in the series? -- The survivor count was 39,556, the same as last week. -- Gaius' Harvey Six was back. I do hope they explain what the Harveys are. I'd hate it if they just left them a mystery at the end of the series. In the last episode, Anders talked about being warned about the end of Earth by seeing people that no one else could see. I really want to know if he was talking about Harveys. -- Starbuck was drinking too much, too. Understandably. Fortunately, Anders appears to be recovering. From brain death. -- The Dogsville people have always reminded me of the lurkers on Babylon Five. I've probably said that before. Hey, all of this has happened before, and it will happen again. :) Quotes: Ellen: "Please do not tell me I was your mental porn. That's just sad." Cottle: "Lot of visitors. Just don't anybody unplug anything." Starbuck: "Did you see Ellen and Tigh on the wing of that bird? It was like watching my parents make out." Adama: "So. The five of you together at last. Any mythic revelations?" Tigh: "No. Nothing to report, sir." Tigh: "No wonder we had to invent some compassionate god for them to believe in. We couldn't have them deify us, could we?" I can't believe there are only four more episodes to go, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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