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January 06, 2006
Battlestar Galactica - Resurrection Ship Part I
It's been a long wait since September 24 but tonight all time disappeared.
We left Pegasus and Galactica on the brink of a shooting war between them, and we opened with a game of nerve-testing chicken, as the vipers moved on and around each other under orders not to fire unless fired upon. Both stood down with Starbuck's return from her unauthorized recon mission in the Blackbird, a stealth ship that the command of the Pegasus had ridiculed.
That's the barebones of the plot. But where BSG has always shown has been in the small character scenes, in the unexpected twists and revealings, and in the myriad of moral questions asked.
*President Roslin doing the politic and getting Cain to focus on a mission to destroy the Cylon ship. Later, she's alone with Adama making him confront the reality of Cain's ambitions and megalomania. For all her softspokeness, Roslin has grown beyond a mere political figurehead into a worthy civilian Commander in Chief.
*The look of lust in Cain's eyes as she viewed the information about the Resurrection ship (thus did Ahab behold the white whale) combined with her vituperation of the Pegasus' captured Six, hints that there is yet another background story we haven't heard quite beyond and much more personal than just the horrendous Cylon attack.
*Baltar's confession, as he sits in sumptuous slendor in front of a breathtaking view, that he really doesn't miss it that much and is almost disturbed by his little forays into fantasy. He is less the two-dimensional, out-for-just-himself sleazebag as of late.
There's then the small bits of humor that makes one realize on what high-stress level the rest of the show is running on.
The ending was pitch perfect, the scenes intercut between Cain and Adama as they each recruited one trusted person to a plan to assassinate the other. Will it be a foregone conclusion? We know Starbuck is more loyal to Adama than Cain's second is to her. But we know, too, that Starbuck has never had to do what Adama is asking whereas the Pegasus officers have all lain with evil and gotten up less than whole.
Who will blink?
Posted by Darleen at January 6, 2006 09:53 PM
Comments
Baltar's the best character, just admit it!
Number 6 (blondie) needs to be swapped with another character though. Read my entry to see with whom!
Posted by: Digger at January 7, 2006 11:28 PM