1x13 Kobol's Last Gleaming, Pt. 2

[mikou.livejournal.com]

That was totally amazing.



crossposted to my journal and bsg2003chatter

1) I can't say that I agree with Adama's actions, although I can understand why he chose what to do what he was doing. They're both acting to protect humanity, though coming from 2 different angles. I think this clash between them was a long time coming. I wish Lee hadn't felt pushed to go against his father. Adama's speech to Boomer and her co-pilot really hit hard.

What I really want to know (besides 'Will Lee and Adama be able to repair their relationship?') is who is going to be running the Fleet while Adama is injured? (I can't even begin to accept the idea that he won't recover.) Is it possible that BALTAR might be in charge, if they rescue him and the others from Kobol?

2) Damn, that fight between Kara and Six was hard to watch. I hate to see Kara getting whooped like that. I am, however, glad to see that Six has skills beyond wearing revealing clothing and playing mind games. She's nasty when she's angry (and maybe a little jealous.)

3) Helo is protecting the baby. After that scene on Kobol, I think I have to accept that the baby is real and not just a lie that Sharon made up to keep Helo from killing her.

4) What was in that crib(?)/bed(?) on Kobol. I thought, at first, that we would get a look at some of the other models of humanoid Cylons. Now I wonder if they've been doing hybrid genetic experiments. And if a Cylon has genes that can mingle with a human's and create a viable lifeform, can they still be considered Machines? Can they reproduce on their own? Are they going to be like humans in term of varied appearances, in which case how the frack can anyone identify him?

5) Can I stand to wait until July? I already feel like I'm going through withdrawal.



Damn fine episode.

Comments

[zorb]

Tigh would run the fleet - he's second ranking military officer. Baltar would technically run the civilian government, but I don't know if that'll be more than nominal after this.

And yeah, that speech of Adama's was calculated to sting. Ouch.

[ceria-taliesin.livejournal.com]

"What was in that crib(?)/bed(?) on Kobol. I thought, at first, that we would get a look at some of the other models of humanoid Cylons."

My impression was that Six is great at manipulating Baltar. I can't help but wonder if he thinks that the baby (I'm assuming it was a baby) is his and Six's, not Boomer's. He's getting ran over by Six - I wonder if he'll ever escape that.

I think I have to accept that the baby is real and not just a lie that Sharon made up to keep Helo from killing her.

What else I want to know is why did the galactica Boomer shoot Adama - besides the obvious reason of taking out the leader. It's like the Caprica Boomer is safely pregnant, so the galactica Boomer is expendable. It's rather scary how willing the cylons are to sacrifice themselves.

[yafah.livejournal.com]

there was an episode of farscape where crichton got to see what his children would look like if he had a baby with the queen of some weird planet (where they had to put a potion on their tongues and then kiss to see if they were genetically compatible).

anyway, i figured it was something similar to that.. six was kind of showing him a hologram of what their baby might look like. not necessarily that they already had a baby, but what it might look like, now they know that a cylon can get pregnant with a human - though can sharon carry to term, i don't know, you would assume so but you can never tell.

[meret.livejournal.com]

Is it possible that BALTAR might be in charge, if they rescue him and the others from Kobol?

Wow! I hadn't even thought about that! Excellent point!

[sinclair-furie.livejournal.com]

Well, in metaseries thinking, Olmos is signed up and listed as starring in Season 2, so I assume that means he'll hang on for at least a couple of episodes. But staying within the series, Tigh would make a really fun Commander to watch. I'm already anticipating the new tension this would introduce to his relationship with Apollo...