Viewing Pegasus while also half way through first season

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This contains spoilers for BSG, both first season (Episodes 1.5, 1.6, and 1.8 in particular) and the latest episode (2.10). Those on my friends list who have yet to see any of it should just pretend this post doesn't exist. I'll be lending you my Season 1 DVD just as soon as we finish watching it. Yes, it is a good show.

Comments

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I think that Adama's method works well with being the protectors of the civilian fleet, while Cain's method is probably better for soldiers who are required to charge into battle every day for months with no hope of anything but eventual death. I do think her method shows some personal attention (or rather lots of attention to maintaining morale).

This episode in particular played very nicely off of first season, and getting to see the lax discipline of first season come back and bite Adama was very pleasing. The first 4 episodes had a lot of main characters being wrong, but then the 5th and 6th episodes had main characters being very wrong and it being treated as being only a little wrong, and that made me nervous for the quality of the show. That those old wrongs were highlighted and thrown in the main characters faces in this episode made me feel much more favorably inclined towards the show.

I agree that Hadrian's investigation in 1.06 was kind of a loose cannon, but I felt that was a flaw in the episode, rather than a flaw in the investigation (if that makes sense). The investigation that should have occurred in that situation should have been far-reaching and intense, but shouldn't have wandered as far into the accusatory mode. But then, the investigation that should have happened would have had too much focus on technical details to be much fun to watch, and wouldn't have given Adama the opportunity for self-righteous speachifying at the end.