BSG is Back!
Last night's premiere of Battlestar Galactica was Fraktastic! Though this probably won't be long, I'll put my thoughts behind a cut for anyone who hasn't seen the episode yet, or may not be caught up yet. (BTW, Keeper? I never heard if you finished catching up or not.)
This episode was truly amazing, as is every episode of BSG. I was stunned, shocked, speechless and any other things as I sat watching this episode last night.
FIrst of all, Dee's suicide took me completely by surprise. I didn't see it coming remotely. I actually thought there was a chance her and Apollo would end up back together. I knew she was a little down about not finding the earth the were expecting, but I didn't suspect she was this depressed. And even so, I would have thought her time with Apollo would have cheered her up somewhat. Like Apollo said, we may never understand because it is too late. However, I'm hoping they somehow flesh this out a little more so that we can try to understand it. Of course, suicide never makes sense and maybe that's how they want this to feel.
My money has always been on Starbuck being the final cylon, right from the beginning. I was even more convinced when they found the remnants of her viper, with what appeared to be her corpse inside. So I was extremely shocked when we learned at the very end that Ellen was actually the fifth cylon. Now I'm just confused.
Ellen makes sense, because that explains why the fifth cylon wasn't called with the others. I always wondered why only four of them were triggered, but never thought much about it. And to be honest, I was always suspicious of Ellen. When she first showed up out of the blue I was convinced she was a cylon, but when they killed her off I thought that was the end of that. I guess I was wrong ... though technically I was right, too.
However, if Ellen is the fifth Cylon, then what the frak is going on with Starbuck? Is she human? Is she a cylon no one, not even the cylons, knows about? Or is she something else. She's different, I'm sure of that. Her visions, her paintings from childhood, her trip to Earth, there's definitely something about her that is not quite human, there has to be.
So there's my thoughts on "Sometimes a Great Notion." I am so excited to be watching the final episodes as they are unspooling, and not months later. I'm really glad I caught up so I can participate in the end of this excellent series with the rest of the fans. I'm looking forward to next week's episode!