Viewing Pegasus while also half way through first season

Sep 26, 2005 03:26

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.

spoilage ensues )

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alephnul September 27 2005, 03:35:49 UTC
It seems to me that Adama is the one who escalates to threatened ship-to-ship violence, under the insane hope that the Admiral will stand down and allow his forces to extract her prisoners. When Cain says at the end of the episode that Adama has already crossed the line beyond which things start to spiral out of control, I tend to agree. Her response of a massive display of force (but no shots fired) seems like the only thing that could possible get Adama to reconsider and back down. It is clear that Cain will never let him take back his men, so it is only a question of whether he wants to get his people killed in a pointless mutiny. Helo and Tiro are going to be executed no matter whether he chooses to back down or not (well, okay, in actually they aren't...).

I don't think the arrest Adama approach would work, as I think the Galactica crew would likely ambush and overwhelm anyone who attempted to arrest Adama. You'd pretty much have to get him off-ship before you'd have a chance of pulling that off, and you'd still have the problem of trying to replace him. I don't think the crew of the Galactica would serve under someone appointed by Cain if she were to arrest Adama.

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