BSG 3.13: "Taking a Break from All Your Worries"
Yeah, this episode reminded me of “Cheers.” Despite its use of one of my great filmic pet peeves, the revelatory dream sequence, this was one of my favorite episodes in a long time. I have little...
View ArticleBSG 3.14: “The Woman King”
I did not like this episode. Specifically: In partial answer to Query the Second, it turns out treason and sabotage won’t get you court-martialed, but it will get you busted down to administering a...
View ArticleBSG 3.15: "A Day in the LIfe"
Roslyn to Adama: “I’d love to turn you on.” BSG gives off the vibe of a show where the stakes are high, but the only semi-major characters who have ever died were Ellen Tigh and Kat.* This is getting...
View ArticleBSG 3.16: "Maelstrom"
There be SPOILERS ahead. File this one under: be careful what you wish for. Ballsiness aside, I have a feeling we’ll be seeing Starbuck again in one form or another. Which will it be: Cylon, dream...
View ArticleBSG 3.20: "Crossroads, Part 2"
Lots of juicy developments, most of which were so vague and ambiguous as to render analysis pointless. To summarize: there is some mystical connection between President Roslyn, Boomer, and Caprica Six...
View ArticleBSG Is Back (Then Gone Again)!
BSG: Razor is basically a very solid, two-part flashback episode in TV movie form. Admiral Cane is resurrected* for some Hot Lesbian Action and to dictate a torture memo** (“Pain, degradation, fear,...
View ArticleTop Chef and BSG Catch-Up
I have been remiss in blogging Top Chef and Battlestar Galactica this year. Suffice it to say I’m watching and enjoying, but my ardor for both has somewhat dimmed. Unlike previous seasons of Top Chef,...
View ArticleA Battlestar Galactica Prediction
H and Zohar came up with a theory about the mythology of Battlestar Galactica that I won’t share in full because it’s too complicated (it involved flowcharts), but from which I would like to enter into...
View Article…And They (Might) Have a Plan
At the risk of vanishing down a geek-trivia rathole here, I’d like to discuss one little problem I have with the state of Battlestar Galactica circa episode 4.17, “No Exit” (I actually had a fairly big...
View ArticleBSG Predictions Wrap-Up
Now that things have ended, and ended well (set your expectations, people), let’s revisit our predictions and see how we did. H and Zohar are 0-2 on the true nature of Starbuck. In fairness, I must...
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