Exodus, Part Two
While the Cylons still have a plan, we haven’t been shown the size of human population this season. I suspect that there must not be more than handful over thirty thousand, now that they’ve left New Caprica. The writers won’t tell us how many are left because they don’t want us to know that they’ll run out of people before season 7.
The universe of Battlestar Galactica has not been the most peaceful place to live but at least they’re not under Cylon control anymore. I would like the crew of Galactica to settle down on a nice planet and be happy. That’s not going to happen so I take solace that they finally got off that dirty rock and did so with style.
Adama likes a grand entrance. I’m surprised the Cylons were fooled by the decoy. It was obviously too ordinary a strategy for Adama. They should have been ready for the Galactica to fall flaming through the atmosphere. No imagination those robots.
Battlestar Galactica’s space battles are, like Sprite, refreshingly different. There are less showers of spark in the control room and I like the multiple small explosions when the Battlestars are being attacked. It makes the ships look under pressure without them having to take too much damage. Plus a bulky ship like Galactica just looks cool flying in the midst of all those explosions.
I’m also happy that Ellen Tigh died. Always causing problems that woman. She bothered me from the start. She seemed put there just to cause grief and though Saul seems upset now, he’s better off without her. Now if he would only stop drinking.
I think Gaius Baltar would be better off dead too. I can’t see a happy ending for him. The Cylons think he’s dirt; the humans think he’s a traitor; he’s in love with a Cylon.
Galactica has problems of its own: They’ve lost the Pegasus; the ship is badly damaged; Sharon will find out about her baby; they don’t know where Earth is; Lee’s fat and Adama’s lost his mo — What a mess.
Still, if things get worse — and they surely will — we’ll always have the escape from New Caprica.
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Tom
October 26th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Don’t tell me you’re pro-mo.
I didn’t like Ellen’s death at all (though I’m glad the character’s out of the way). Felt really dodgy and creepy. Which isn’t a problem in itself, but I got the idea that it wasn’t supposed to seem wrong. However it’s quite possible that it was, so no more judging from me yet.
andy
October 26th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
They’d already dealt with traitors (the human police) by killing them. Killing Ellen is in a similar vein, just as morally dubious. I liked Saul’s stunned remoteness during the scene. He seemed to me to be indecisive about killing her, and was relieved and dismayed when she drank the poison herself.
Even Tyrol wanted kill Gaius’s assistant.
Tom
October 26th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
Tyrol didn’t want to kill collaborators in cold blood but he did say something to the effect of them being shot later. The next episode is called “Collaborators” so I imagine this’ll be explored.
The justification for killing the human police was that they were in a war against them. Ellen was a captured prisoner. Even in war you’re not supposed to just go around killing them, especially when you’re married to them. It’s a whole extra level of dubiousness.
andy
October 26th, 2006 at 11:55 pm
I’m anti-mo. Just trying to be funny.
hayko
November 4th, 2006 at 6:40 am
In some weird way they could have used her to their own advantage, but that would have been too cool and bold. Killing her is more dramatic. And one less annoying character is good.
Gaius should go as well. I keep hoping he may yet have a bigger part in it all, but the thought that he is just left overs from a bigger part is more appealing.
Tom
November 4th, 2006 at 6:53 am
I believe, at the time they found out she was a traitor, there was about an hour until the Galactica arrived. I don’t think there was much opportunity to use the crazy lines of communication.
Gaius is my favourite character! If he goes, I go. Well, not really. They’re giving him interesting stuff to do — if you still want him gone after episode six I’ll be surprised.