BSG 4x11 post: a day late but with all my dollars
So, check it out, I am right now watching this again for the second time, so this is part liveblog, part post-ep reaction, so ignore my tense problems, yes?
So, short version, I was sort of underwhelmed? Dissatisfied. Too much anticipation to be gifted with a setup episode, I guess, plus there were some... hrm, choices that made me a bit dubious. I was a little bored and a little sad and a little hoping certain things will be elaborated upon to a satisfactory conclusion. Or NOT, in the case of some things. More questions than answers.
Anyhow, on with it.
First of all, not enough Six in this episode. What's with that?
Hi, Leoben and Kara! I missed you a lot. I enjoy this thing where they are in the same frame as one another. I don't quite get why they are the only ones interested in the signal she's tracking, but whatevs. *does happy little Kara/Leoben dance* I mean, it's obvious she kind of hates his face (understandable) but hanging out it progress, yes? :P
"We traded one nuked civilization for another." And D'Anna makes the Un! Comfortable! face there. Because yeah, good job there.
Aww, poor Dee. (This particular plot line did not please me.)
Presidential FAIL on the arrival back at Galactica. Way to just leave everyone hanging. (I mean, I GET IT, but geez.)
Yay, it's the Kara/Leoben show again! "It's colonial." It's YOURS, stupid. Ship number = dun dun DUN. (Also, hi, expected result is expected.)
Awwww, AGATHONS! ♥ (Hey, Hera isn't creepy in this scene!)
Uh-oh, it's an old-looking Centurion thing! I have to say, that while it wasn't totally out of left field, the discovery that the people on Earth were all (as far as could be told) Cylons is pretty awesome. I mean, first of all, haters to the left! I have a feeling, if they resolve this mystery (and they BEST DO SO), that it was the humans who nuked the hell out of everything that time, and then broke out for Kobol. Or was it the thirteenth tribe set out from there? So maybe the Cylons went to find their own place, got set up, and then had the humans show up and do this thing. I don't know. All of this has happened before. Fanwanky theories abound!
Laura makes a very good OMG WTF face. Aaaaand I assume that was a commercial break, there, because Tigh's repetition is v. Colonel Obvious.
Blah blah blah Leland and his Political Destiny. I am so supremely disinterested in his plot lines, you don't even know.
It is Chief flashback tiem! What are the chances that the landing site was the place where the Four died? (Or that even a blast-shadow would last 2000 years in open air. Or sign paint, for that matter. Riiiiight.) What is going on with this!?
Back to Leoben and Kara in the tall grass. Oh, Kara. Your existential questions will only lead to woe! Leoben agrees with me! Kara, your habit of being contrary in front of Leoben (and everybody) is well-founded, but geez. If Leoben told ME he had a bad feeling, I would not go charging all in there.
Lee and Dee. In retrospect, this is a sad scene, but at the time I was feeling pretty smug, heh. Dee's chipper attitude is pretty spot-on, though. "You will this time, too." *anvil* Ow. (And, see, I do kind of like them together, even though I'm way over Lee and the Quad gives me hives. I can understand being meh about the 'ship, but the constant attempts to, like... un-justify it? Whatev. They clearly love(d) each other.)
When Lee asked her for a drink, I was like "Okay, kids, have fun, but no quadrangles, parallelograms, rhomboids or any of that!" My fears were unfounded. =/
The Leoben and Kara arm-grabby thing made me all agh! That's a very bad feeling Leoben is having, I think. When Leoben is apprehensive, that is a clear signal to NOT GO THERE. I mean, he's probably having some serious crises of faith, here, but his intuition is still obviously working. And if it's strong enough he's willing to bank on it NOW? And giving you this face? Well, don't say he didn't warn you. Cap stolen from mythoxia. *g*
I was thinking for a moment that the flight suit would be empty, but it was not to be. And here is another scene where I get kind of scrunchyface. Okay, FIRST of all, when Leoben is backing the hell away from you? You are FRAKKED. Also, you probably should have listened. But in other news, why did he run? The damn-well better elaborate on that and put these two back to talking about it or I will be MAD, okay. Because a) he's the only other person who knows, and b) generally that will bite you in the ass later. But I'm apprehensive? I mean, I just... don't want to see Leoben's character weakened, here. Yes he's a nut, and yes he's a Cylon and yes he's himself, but... If he somehow sells Kara out I am going to be MAD. It is just not a thing he would do, IMO, and it smacks of becoming a plot device. He's having his own little wiggins right now, but it's Kara. He wouldn't undermine her that way. *grumpyface* (And yes, that I have to specify "that way" says a lot about these crazy kids, but you know what I mean!)
You better do it right, RM, or imma have to come down there. Anyhow, back to scene.
Kara finds the ring, Leoben is OMGWTF. Seriously, they have to explore that more. Why his he so freaked? I mean, other than being wrong, which... how was he wrong? He clearly thought Earth was going to be a GOOD thing, but he was right about her getting them there, yes? And maybe the good comes later? Oh, and the harbinger of death thing. That's a little freaky for a guy used to anticipating the major shit in life. I just don't like the running away bit. *determinedly pushes them together* You're more fun when you're hostile, guys!
Okay, so, what is Kara? How did she get back to Galactica? How did she get to Earth in the first place? What's going on?!? D: D:
Now back to Sam at the beach. This whole finding of knicknacks thing is starting to bug me. I mean, _unhurt_ or someone is going to have to back me up, or say I'm wrong, maybe, but things do not last 2000 years in the open air or water. Especially not on a SEACOAST. When they are made of wood. Seriously. This is either a major WTF, or it's going to mean something.
Aww, Sam's happy little smile.
Haha, Cylon poly threesome, amirite?
So, what gives. Good questions, Sam! Kinda awkward delivery, Michael!
Oh no, Mom, don't burn the Bible! Sad President is sad.
Okay, this scene with Kara building her own(?) pyre is the best scene in the ep, sez I. Dark and kinda twisted, even for her. Also, what are you going to do now? And Leoben knows, so...
Drunkish Lee and Dee, now.
Jeez, Gaeta, dude, you look pretty rough, my friend! I love the delivery on "You're glowing." A plus.
And this is where I knew for sure she was going to off herself, which... sad! TBH, I was sadder about it than I've been for many deaths on the show. It also pisses me off. WHY, Ron? What was the point of that? No, I don't mean of suicide, the hell of suicide is it has no point but... narratively? And why is it always the secondaryish women? *hands*
Awww, poor Gaeta and Seelix. :( Okay, poor Leland, too.
Drunk Admiral is drunk. And sad. ;_; And unhinged.
Can I just say that Colonel Tigh remains awesome? Because he does. Michael Hogan FTW.
Dude, suicide by Cylon is the lame way out.
The conversation between Kara and Lee made me tear up a bit. Poor Dee.
And the Admiral sharpens up, yay! As he always does. He's a dependable guy. *g* "There were ordinary people." They were also sometimes Cylons apparently! :D
LOL, Tigh, you sound like a pirate. And WTF D'Anna just giving up? What is with the characters in this ep? They are all over the place! Hmph.
Also, I don't quite buy that Ellen is the final Cylon. I mean, first of all we don't have an explanation of Starbuck, either, also it all just... smells like red herring, okay? "Everything's in place," though. WTFWTF.
Anyhow, yeah. Setup episode! Bring on Cavil. It's time for a fight.
So, short version, I was sort of underwhelmed? Dissatisfied. Too much anticipation to be gifted with a setup episode, I guess, plus there were some... hrm, choices that made me a bit dubious. I was a little bored and a little sad and a little hoping certain things will be elaborated upon to a satisfactory conclusion. Or NOT, in the case of some things. More questions than answers.
Anyhow, on with it.
First of all, not enough Six in this episode. What's with that?
Hi, Leoben and Kara! I missed you a lot. I enjoy this thing where they are in the same frame as one another. I don't quite get why they are the only ones interested in the signal she's tracking, but whatevs. *does happy little Kara/Leoben dance* I mean, it's obvious she kind of hates his face (understandable) but hanging out it progress, yes? :P
"We traded one nuked civilization for another." And D'Anna makes the Un! Comfortable! face there. Because yeah, good job there.
Aww, poor Dee. (This particular plot line did not please me.)
Presidential FAIL on the arrival back at Galactica. Way to just leave everyone hanging. (I mean, I GET IT, but geez.)
Yay, it's the Kara/Leoben show again! "It's colonial." It's YOURS, stupid. Ship number = dun dun DUN. (Also, hi, expected result is expected.)
Awwww, AGATHONS! ♥ (Hey, Hera isn't creepy in this scene!)
Uh-oh, it's an old-looking Centurion thing! I have to say, that while it wasn't totally out of left field, the discovery that the people on Earth were all (as far as could be told) Cylons is pretty awesome. I mean, first of all, haters to the left! I have a feeling, if they resolve this mystery (and they BEST DO SO), that it was the humans who nuked the hell out of everything that time, and then broke out for Kobol. Or was it the thirteenth tribe set out from there? So maybe the Cylons went to find their own place, got set up, and then had the humans show up and do this thing. I don't know. All of this has happened before. Fanwanky theories abound!
Laura makes a very good OMG WTF face. Aaaaand I assume that was a commercial break, there, because Tigh's repetition is v. Colonel Obvious.
Blah blah blah Leland and his Political Destiny. I am so supremely disinterested in his plot lines, you don't even know.
It is Chief flashback tiem! What are the chances that the landing site was the place where the Four died? (Or that even a blast-shadow would last 2000 years in open air. Or sign paint, for that matter. Riiiiight.) What is going on with this!?
Back to Leoben and Kara in the tall grass. Oh, Kara. Your existential questions will only lead to woe! Leoben agrees with me! Kara, your habit of being contrary in front of Leoben (and everybody) is well-founded, but geez. If Leoben told ME he had a bad feeling, I would not go charging all in there.
Lee and Dee. In retrospect, this is a sad scene, but at the time I was feeling pretty smug, heh. Dee's chipper attitude is pretty spot-on, though. "You will this time, too." *anvil* Ow. (And, see, I do kind of like them together, even though I'm way over Lee and the Quad gives me hives. I can understand being meh about the 'ship, but the constant attempts to, like... un-justify it? Whatev. They clearly love(d) each other.)
When Lee asked her for a drink, I was like "Okay, kids, have fun, but no quadrangles, parallelograms, rhomboids or any of that!" My fears were unfounded. =/
The Leoben and Kara arm-grabby thing made me all agh! That's a very bad feeling Leoben is having, I think. When Leoben is apprehensive, that is a clear signal to NOT GO THERE. I mean, he's probably having some serious crises of faith, here, but his intuition is still obviously working. And if it's strong enough he's willing to bank on it NOW? And giving you this face? Well, don't say he didn't warn you. Cap stolen from mythoxia. *g*
I was thinking for a moment that the flight suit would be empty, but it was not to be. And here is another scene where I get kind of scrunchyface. Okay, FIRST of all, when Leoben is backing the hell away from you? You are FRAKKED. Also, you probably should have listened. But in other news, why did he run? The damn-well better elaborate on that and put these two back to talking about it or I will be MAD, okay. Because a) he's the only other person who knows, and b) generally that will bite you in the ass later. But I'm apprehensive? I mean, I just... don't want to see Leoben's character weakened, here. Yes he's a nut, and yes he's a Cylon and yes he's himself, but... If he somehow sells Kara out I am going to be MAD. It is just not a thing he would do, IMO, and it smacks of becoming a plot device. He's having his own little wiggins right now, but it's Kara. He wouldn't undermine her that way. *grumpyface* (And yes, that I have to specify "that way" says a lot about these crazy kids, but you know what I mean!)
You better do it right, RM, or imma have to come down there. Anyhow, back to scene.
Kara finds the ring, Leoben is OMGWTF. Seriously, they have to explore that more. Why his he so freaked? I mean, other than being wrong, which... how was he wrong? He clearly thought Earth was going to be a GOOD thing, but he was right about her getting them there, yes? And maybe the good comes later? Oh, and the harbinger of death thing. That's a little freaky for a guy used to anticipating the major shit in life. I just don't like the running away bit. *determinedly pushes them together* You're more fun when you're hostile, guys!
Okay, so, what is Kara? How did she get back to Galactica? How did she get to Earth in the first place? What's going on?!? D: D:
Now back to Sam at the beach. This whole finding of knicknacks thing is starting to bug me. I mean, _unhurt_ or someone is going to have to back me up, or say I'm wrong, maybe, but things do not last 2000 years in the open air or water. Especially not on a SEACOAST. When they are made of wood. Seriously. This is either a major WTF, or it's going to mean something.
Aww, Sam's happy little smile.
Haha, Cylon poly threesome, amirite?
So, what gives. Good questions, Sam! Kinda awkward delivery, Michael!
Oh no, Mom, don't burn the Bible! Sad President is sad.
Okay, this scene with Kara building her own(?) pyre is the best scene in the ep, sez I. Dark and kinda twisted, even for her. Also, what are you going to do now? And Leoben knows, so...
Drunkish Lee and Dee, now.
Jeez, Gaeta, dude, you look pretty rough, my friend! I love the delivery on "You're glowing." A plus.
And this is where I knew for sure she was going to off herself, which... sad! TBH, I was sadder about it than I've been for many deaths on the show. It also pisses me off. WHY, Ron? What was the point of that? No, I don't mean of suicide, the hell of suicide is it has no point but... narratively? And why is it always the secondaryish women? *hands*
Awww, poor Gaeta and Seelix. :( Okay, poor Leland, too.
Drunk Admiral is drunk. And sad. ;_; And unhinged.
Can I just say that Colonel Tigh remains awesome? Because he does. Michael Hogan FTW.
Dude, suicide by Cylon is the lame way out.
The conversation between Kara and Lee made me tear up a bit. Poor Dee.
And the Admiral sharpens up, yay! As he always does. He's a dependable guy. *g* "There were ordinary people." They were also sometimes Cylons apparently! :D
LOL, Tigh, you sound like a pirate. And WTF D'Anna just giving up? What is with the characters in this ep? They are all over the place! Hmph.
Also, I don't quite buy that Ellen is the final Cylon. I mean, first of all we don't have an explanation of Starbuck, either, also it all just... smells like red herring, okay? "Everything's in place," though. WTFWTF.
Anyhow, yeah. Setup episode! Bring on Cavil. It's time for a fight.