Not Exactly Lloyd Bridges....
An episode so epic it took two mods to shipwatch! (Okay, the truth is, we love it so damn much we had to both flap our lips.)
Open with Laura hanging out with Bill in his quarters. Just happens to be there. Bill says very stiffly, "You've picked a hell of a day for a visit," as though we (viewers) didn't see the scene under the tarp on Kobol and knew they were in total like now. Something tells us she's been finding a lot of reasons to come for visits.
But it is interesting how the writers still need to justify her being on Galactica.
Laura's hair looks gorgeous right off the bat, btw. And Bill's too. Very 'run my fingers through it please' soft and fluffy. To be in strong contrast to Cain's stiff, overly flat-ironed hair?
Bill and Laura head to the CIC to see what the heck is going on. Saul immediately thinks it's a Plot by the Cylons, but Bill leaps to 'Maybe'. He is all hope, isn't he? Never realized what a Suzie Sunshine he was until this rewatch.
He tells Gaeta to hold the jump. Laura's intrigued, giving him The Look. The "I'm slightly turned on by your power," look.
"Something up your sleeve, I take it?" she asks.
After a tense exchange, it's confirmed. More humans! More babymakers! Maybe porn! Whee!
Laura gives Bill her 'I'm so happy for you us" smile.
We don't usually gush about the music, but Bear's score rocks in this arc. It's so ethereal, which counter-acts with the awfulness that is Pegasus's crew so well.
This whole lining up for the Admiral is so darn cute, bugs can't squee enough. Saul and Lee are fretful of looking good, Chief's sweaty, but Laura's still got her secret smile, while Bill's putting on his noble face, and Baltar slithers up to make sure he gets in the picture on all the fleet news stories.
Saul and Bill had done some blustering after the attacks about acting more like a disciplined fighting force, but we've all seen the results. Cain's scary entrance shows that play time is really over now.
Laura's still hiding her smile; Baltar looks like he's peeing his pants.
"Allow me to present to you the President of the Colonies, Laura Roslin," Bill says to Cain in his most reverent tone.
Sounding very much like the comfortable hostess, Laura welcomes Cain.
Gratuitous cheering, hugging and hooting happens. bugs always hates these things. Laura manages to hug Cain, which always amuses. Aussie wonders if Laura wonders if Cain's a Cylon; is she feeling her spine to see if it's glowing under that overstarched uniform?
Aussie also does a bit of 'fill in the blank' scene here:
You’ve gotta admit Cain must notice the way Bill and Laura walk together/stand together all the time. They must have automatically done it in front of her. From the deck to his quarters? Did Laura know her way around his quarters? Was it obvious from the onset? The dog thing just confirmed it?
Once they're settled around that table, this is one of bugs' favorite scenes of the series. Michelle Forbes is an equal acting partner to match EJO and MM. It's nothing but a table, three characters, and their lines. Let's go...
"I'm fairly burning with questions. I hope you don't mind if I just dive in." Laura's voice is soft and gentle, very nice school teacher asking why your homework isn't finished.
Aussie goes crazy: Was this scripted? Did they do this deliberately? They told Michelle Forbes to act as masculine as possible and MM to act as feminine as possible? It’s so noticeable. Laura is sooooo damn girly. Giggly. So, why? Doesn’t show any of her HBIC mannerisms that she showed Bill when they met. (bugs: yet)
These episodes, in contract to the rest of the series, veers into playing the gender politics and expectations (whole lotta rapin' goin' on!) In the interest of all our sanities, if we stick with just Cain/Laura/Bill, it's utterly fascinating how Bill almost takes a feminine role of subservient, having to find his voice and strength, to fight against the expectations set for him--like a woman.
Truly, Laura is the better opponent for Cain because she's such an antithesis to the Admiral. Poor Bill's all caught up in his duty and military protocol and spends the whole arc fighting from his back foot.
Anyway, back to the scene! Cain explains that they've been tracking the Cylons, pulling off attacks.
Bill's all envious that Cain gets to do all that fightin' and stuff and he's starting to sort of shrink in on himself...She very neatly puts one of his balls in her pocket.
But when Laura asks just *how* they escaped the Cylons attacks--she's relentless--Cain needs another drink and starts shifting her eyes.
Bill gets all shivery at Cain's blind jump story. She tucks his other ball in her pocket.
Cain's dying to hear their story of escape, but like, she has places to be. But hey, send over those logs.
"Yes, sir." Now bugs is shivering. Haven't heard Bill call anyone sir.
Cut to Laura all wide-eyed, just as horrified as the viewers.
Cain gives her a bitch please look. "Is something wrong?" she challenges.
"I sometimes forget about the rules of military protocol." Gone is the woman who needed a military advisor; she's feeling comfortable enough to note when she forgets it.
Bill explains that Cain will take complete command of the fleet.
Smirky-voiced, Cain says, "I was wondering how to broach that topic."
bugs gets sad when Bill does that blank focus off in the distance thing. It's so scary how docile he can be at times.
"Trust me when I say that while the chain of command is strict, it is not heartless. And neither am I."
Uh, yeah, right, is Laura's expression. She is not fooled one bit!
"This is your ship and I have no desire to interfere with Galactica's internal affairs."
When Bill rolls over and exposes his pale underbelly again, Laura just can't take it anymore. Her gaze drops.
And pretty much bugs' favorite line of the series: "Madam President, you look like I just shot your dog."
"No, I just...Just the Commander and I, we've been through a lot."
And that's as close to "I love him!" we're gonna hear for a couple of seasons, but points for it coming in front of EVUL. She is EVUL Cain from now on!
Seriously? The look Laura gives Bill on that line is so she's just awakening to the realization she's in love. It's...OMG. Too bad Cain is sooo not a girlfriend to be sharing that with.
But she goes back to the Nice Lady routine, thanking Cain for appearing out of nowhere. Cain gives her a really, really insincere smile back.
After a warm glance to Bill, Laura exits, and she's barely over the hatch lip before Cain's bitchfacing to Bill, "The Secretary of Education?"
And he's all, bitch, give me a moment! I love to watch my Prezzie walk away!
He looks Cain right in the eye for the first time in the scene. "She's come a long way."
Sensing maybe she shouldn't Go There quite yet, Cain gives him a totally insincere, "I'm sure."
Then she gets super juicy excited when Bill explains that Galactica has a Cylon prisoner.
She calls him Bill. He calls her Admiral. Aussie gets all fretful about the Bill thing: Bill? Surely Laura never slipped and called him Bill. How does she know he is a Bill? They had never met, I thought. mmm...
Bill looks super pensive after Cain leaves. Realizing this is why he never made Admiral? He can never be a stone cold EVUL bitch? This is one of the B-stories of the arc bugs really enjoys; Bill finally coming into his own as a great military leader. He has to confront the tatters of his career in the old Colonies and grasp the gold ring/Admiral pips in these Colonies.
Meanwhile, a peeing contest on the hangar deck between the two vessels' pilots. Kara wins because she spell her kill rate in the snow. Whatever. Aussie rants about Lee, who's spend the series so far leemoing about expectations and not really wanting to be a pilot and his daddy issues, is suddenly all up in being an Adama.
Baltar's kissing up to Cain, because he always can find the biggest dung ball to roll uphill, can't he, and we know Cain's EVUL because she takes him way more seriously than Laura does.
So the theme is Pegasus crew insults Galactica, giving them a complex.
Bill -- Your president is nothin' but a schoolteacher!
Apollo -- No caps and teeshirts for your kills!
Chief -- What a crackerjacks box did you find that stealth fighter in!
Helo--your baby mamma isn't as fun to rape as our Cylon!
New Day, 'cause Laura's wearing the Bad Boob shirt.
She's ragging on Bill, and he's giving her that 'please love me' sideways glances. She's too busy nagging to notice.
Bill promises to talk to Cain for Laura and she finally takes a moment to absorb his woebegone expression and misinterprets it.
She takes her glasses off and leans all sexy like against the ladder. "How are you doing with all this?"
He wants to answer another way, but manages to stay on topic.
"She outranks me. It's as simple as that." *sniffle* at Bill's low self-esteem!
"You know, if President Adar stepped off that Raptor, I'd be elated." Okay, maybe bugs' is crazy, but was that meant as a dig to get Bill fired up? "Grateful to have someone to take over, and yet..." She encouraging him...Come on Bill, say something bitchy...
"I don't want to go to the 'and yet' part."
She gives her twinkly eyed smile, accepting defeat for now.
"I've been taking orders my entire career. This is no different."
Aussie busts in to gush: The ladder scene! *happy shippy sigh* How beautiful is his smile in that scene. So Bill without even a trace of ‘Commander’. But, there it is! Laura’s voice is back to normal! No girly whispy voice!
Yes, let's take a moment to enjoy Bill giving a discrete peek while she climbs the ladder.
Oops! We seem to be out of narrative order here! There's no way Saul waited days to tattle about Cain being EVUL, but Bill doesn't want to accept it yet, because look at all the bad things they've done! Uh really Bill, your guilt/martyr/sacrificial lamb complex is what needs to be looked at.
Shall we bypass all the H/C and torture porn with Gina and Baltar? And just keep it A/R happy times? Yes, we think so! Quickly toss the crown for most annoying ship that gets in the way of A/R to Gina/Six/Baltar and call it a day.
Bill goes to Pegasus to be neatly filleted by EVUL Cain. When Cain notes that they've been through quite an ordeal, Bill is dry as ever.
"We've had our moments."
Bill's been looking around her quarters, noting the weapons/other officers' balls in the display cases. There's some sexy bar lounge chrome stools, perfectly aligned reg books...It's actually all sorts of weird. Aussie: No novels! She's EVUL!
Cain's surprised that Bill is enthusiastic to go along with her strike attack. She assumed he's a pussy. Our blood begins to boil.
But then she says something that makes us giggle all mean like. FINALLY someone is suggesting that maybe, just maybe, Apollo...Just isn't that good at his 10 jobs. And needs to be knocked down to chief bottle washer in the galley.
Also funny is how sneery EVUL Cain is about Helo banging Cylon!Sharon. Takes one to know one, eh girlfriend!
Bill realizes in the future he needs to use a bit more censure with his logging. Cause his Beemo whining about everyone being mean to him just bit him on the ass.
With a total "Work will make you free" statement, Cain promises she's saving Bill's command by shattering it.
He tersely explains that he doesn't agree that he's been a big poo-bear of gooshy loving Daddy pie and is blind to his crew's weakness.
"That's certainly within your right," Cain smirks annoyingly, so you want to slap that smile off her face. "You have your orders."
Then to just show him what he's been blind to, Lee and Kara throw big baby fits when Bill tells them Cain's plllaaaannnn.
"We've been used to bending the rules and frakking the president, but now we have to straighten up and fly right!" Bill rants.
The kids look all uncomfortable and mumble to themselves. They're chastised for all of three minutes, and then they're planning their own special recon mission...Or rather, Kara will do the daring mission. Lee has bout 100 bottles waiting for him to wash in the galley.
Chief, in awful sad, saggy sweats, overhears the Sunshine Boys recounting the best gang bang evah! Needless to say, he and Helo get all riled up!
Rush off to rescue Sharon--uh, will skip the rape scene here...
Our Hapless Husbands find themselves being carried away to Pegasus, where they'll be offered some lovely guest accommodations out the airlock. See the fun options in our madlibs!
When Bill suggests to EVUL Cain that an impartial trial is necessary, she goes HAH-HAH and blows him off big time. She can bring the snark. "You mean like the LAST impartial trial you convened? That you dissolved when you didn't like the outcome?"
Really, is that why he didn't just stand up in Laura'sBaltar's trial and break the whole silly farce up as soon as his son put on that ill-fitting suit? Bill, stop fighting the last war!
Anyway, back in this episode, Cain totally blows him off, so now Bill's mad. Really, really mad. You can tell because his face is completely expressionless and he's absolutely still.
Going down the corridor, Cally whines at Bill "Save my boyfriend!" and he promises to do what he can...Oops, they've been tried and convicted! He gives a great little grimace at that news, like his heart's acting up again.
"We have work to do," announces Bill to Cally, who looks rightly confused. "I just joined up to pay for dental college!" she's thinking.
To Bear's triumphant score, Bill storms down the corridor! We know he's going all heroic, because the music swells! On the CIC, the camera whirls around him until bugs' head hurts!
He's learned from his wireless exchange with Laura when she led the mutiny. He's goes on the offensive first.
"Commander, why are you launching the Vipers?" You know EVUL Cain's actually thrilled, because now she can court-martial Bill too and put some puppet in his place.
He wants Tyrol and Helo freed.
"I don't take orders from you," she hisses back.
"Call it whatever you like. I'm getting my men." Now see Bill, how easy it is to mutiny?
EVUL Cain blames Bill for what is about to happen...She really is frakked up, isn't she?
Halfway around the world, Aussie's gone into a pile of gushy goo!
Bill on the phone in the hallway... I just want to hug him. brilliant acting on EJO’s part. And now, more brill music.. what’s that one called? Prelude to War? Bill and Cain’s convo... so brill... I love how Bill is launching the fighters before he finishes the convo... ‘Please arrange...’ omg, my girly bits... omg, I love assertive Bill... This is such good direction. Was this Rymer? Not that I’m a crazy patriot or anything. :) Hoshi’s hair! And OMG, If you watched it live you had to wait until season 2.2 started! I checked wiki. It wasn’t until almost 4 months later. And yes! It was Michael Rymer! Knew it! :)
Now that we're all worked up, we have to wait a whole week forh Resurrection Ship I!
Open with Laura hanging out with Bill in his quarters. Just happens to be there. Bill says very stiffly, "You've picked a hell of a day for a visit," as though we (viewers) didn't see the scene under the tarp on Kobol and knew they were in total like now. Something tells us she's been finding a lot of reasons to come for visits.
But it is interesting how the writers still need to justify her being on Galactica.
Laura's hair looks gorgeous right off the bat, btw. And Bill's too. Very 'run my fingers through it please' soft and fluffy. To be in strong contrast to Cain's stiff, overly flat-ironed hair?
Bill and Laura head to the CIC to see what the heck is going on. Saul immediately thinks it's a Plot by the Cylons, but Bill leaps to 'Maybe'. He is all hope, isn't he? Never realized what a Suzie Sunshine he was until this rewatch.
He tells Gaeta to hold the jump. Laura's intrigued, giving him The Look. The "I'm slightly turned on by your power," look.
"Something up your sleeve, I take it?" she asks.
After a tense exchange, it's confirmed. More humans! More babymakers! Maybe porn! Whee!
Laura gives Bill her 'I'm so happy for you us" smile.
We don't usually gush about the music, but Bear's score rocks in this arc. It's so ethereal, which counter-acts with the awfulness that is Pegasus's crew so well.
This whole lining up for the Admiral is so darn cute, bugs can't squee enough. Saul and Lee are fretful of looking good, Chief's sweaty, but Laura's still got her secret smile, while Bill's putting on his noble face, and Baltar slithers up to make sure he gets in the picture on all the fleet news stories.
Saul and Bill had done some blustering after the attacks about acting more like a disciplined fighting force, but we've all seen the results. Cain's scary entrance shows that play time is really over now.
Laura's still hiding her smile; Baltar looks like he's peeing his pants.
"Allow me to present to you the President of the Colonies, Laura Roslin," Bill says to Cain in his most reverent tone.
Sounding very much like the comfortable hostess, Laura welcomes Cain.
Gratuitous cheering, hugging and hooting happens. bugs always hates these things. Laura manages to hug Cain, which always amuses. Aussie wonders if Laura wonders if Cain's a Cylon; is she feeling her spine to see if it's glowing under that overstarched uniform?
Aussie also does a bit of 'fill in the blank' scene here:
You’ve gotta admit Cain must notice the way Bill and Laura walk together/stand together all the time. They must have automatically done it in front of her. From the deck to his quarters? Did Laura know her way around his quarters? Was it obvious from the onset? The dog thing just confirmed it?
Once they're settled around that table, this is one of bugs' favorite scenes of the series. Michelle Forbes is an equal acting partner to match EJO and MM. It's nothing but a table, three characters, and their lines. Let's go...
"I'm fairly burning with questions. I hope you don't mind if I just dive in." Laura's voice is soft and gentle, very nice school teacher asking why your homework isn't finished.
Aussie goes crazy: Was this scripted? Did they do this deliberately? They told Michelle Forbes to act as masculine as possible and MM to act as feminine as possible? It’s so noticeable. Laura is sooooo damn girly. Giggly. So, why? Doesn’t show any of her HBIC mannerisms that she showed Bill when they met. (bugs: yet)
These episodes, in contract to the rest of the series, veers into playing the gender politics and expectations (whole lotta rapin' goin' on!) In the interest of all our sanities, if we stick with just Cain/Laura/Bill, it's utterly fascinating how Bill almost takes a feminine role of subservient, having to find his voice and strength, to fight against the expectations set for him--like a woman.
Truly, Laura is the better opponent for Cain because she's such an antithesis to the Admiral. Poor Bill's all caught up in his duty and military protocol and spends the whole arc fighting from his back foot.
Anyway, back to the scene! Cain explains that they've been tracking the Cylons, pulling off attacks.
Bill's all envious that Cain gets to do all that fightin' and stuff and he's starting to sort of shrink in on himself...She very neatly puts one of his balls in her pocket.
But when Laura asks just *how* they escaped the Cylons attacks--she's relentless--Cain needs another drink and starts shifting her eyes.
Bill gets all shivery at Cain's blind jump story. She tucks his other ball in her pocket.
Cain's dying to hear their story of escape, but like, she has places to be. But hey, send over those logs.
"Yes, sir." Now bugs is shivering. Haven't heard Bill call anyone sir.
Cut to Laura all wide-eyed, just as horrified as the viewers.
Cain gives her a bitch please look. "Is something wrong?" she challenges.
"I sometimes forget about the rules of military protocol." Gone is the woman who needed a military advisor; she's feeling comfortable enough to note when she forgets it.
Bill explains that Cain will take complete command of the fleet.
Smirky-voiced, Cain says, "I was wondering how to broach that topic."
bugs gets sad when Bill does that blank focus off in the distance thing. It's so scary how docile he can be at times.
"Trust me when I say that while the chain of command is strict, it is not heartless. And neither am I."
Uh, yeah, right, is Laura's expression. She is not fooled one bit!
"This is your ship and I have no desire to interfere with Galactica's internal affairs."
When Bill rolls over and exposes his pale underbelly again, Laura just can't take it anymore. Her gaze drops.
And pretty much bugs' favorite line of the series: "Madam President, you look like I just shot your dog."
"No, I just...Just the Commander and I, we've been through a lot."
And that's as close to "I love him!" we're gonna hear for a couple of seasons, but points for it coming in front of EVUL. She is EVUL Cain from now on!
Seriously? The look Laura gives Bill on that line is so she's just awakening to the realization she's in love. It's...OMG. Too bad Cain is sooo not a girlfriend to be sharing that with.
But she goes back to the Nice Lady routine, thanking Cain for appearing out of nowhere. Cain gives her a really, really insincere smile back.
After a warm glance to Bill, Laura exits, and she's barely over the hatch lip before Cain's bitchfacing to Bill, "The Secretary of Education?"
And he's all, bitch, give me a moment! I love to watch my Prezzie walk away!
He looks Cain right in the eye for the first time in the scene. "She's come a long way."
Sensing maybe she shouldn't Go There quite yet, Cain gives him a totally insincere, "I'm sure."
Then she gets super juicy excited when Bill explains that Galactica has a Cylon prisoner.
She calls him Bill. He calls her Admiral. Aussie gets all fretful about the Bill thing: Bill? Surely Laura never slipped and called him Bill. How does she know he is a Bill? They had never met, I thought. mmm...
Bill looks super pensive after Cain leaves. Realizing this is why he never made Admiral? He can never be a stone cold EVUL bitch? This is one of the B-stories of the arc bugs really enjoys; Bill finally coming into his own as a great military leader. He has to confront the tatters of his career in the old Colonies and grasp the gold ring/Admiral pips in these Colonies.
Meanwhile, a peeing contest on the hangar deck between the two vessels' pilots. Kara wins because she spell her kill rate in the snow. Whatever. Aussie rants about Lee, who's spend the series so far leemoing about expectations and not really wanting to be a pilot and his daddy issues, is suddenly all up in being an Adama.
Baltar's kissing up to Cain, because he always can find the biggest dung ball to roll uphill, can't he, and we know Cain's EVUL because she takes him way more seriously than Laura does.
So the theme is Pegasus crew insults Galactica, giving them a complex.
Bill -- Your president is nothin' but a schoolteacher!
Apollo -- No caps and teeshirts for your kills!
Chief -- What a crackerjacks box did you find that stealth fighter in!
Helo--your baby mamma isn't as fun to rape as our Cylon!
New Day, 'cause Laura's wearing the Bad Boob shirt.
She's ragging on Bill, and he's giving her that 'please love me' sideways glances. She's too busy nagging to notice.
Bill promises to talk to Cain for Laura and she finally takes a moment to absorb his woebegone expression and misinterprets it.
She takes her glasses off and leans all sexy like against the ladder. "How are you doing with all this?"
He wants to answer another way, but manages to stay on topic.
"She outranks me. It's as simple as that." *sniffle* at Bill's low self-esteem!
"You know, if President Adar stepped off that Raptor, I'd be elated." Okay, maybe bugs' is crazy, but was that meant as a dig to get Bill fired up? "Grateful to have someone to take over, and yet..." She encouraging him...Come on Bill, say something bitchy...
"I don't want to go to the 'and yet' part."
She gives her twinkly eyed smile, accepting defeat for now.
"I've been taking orders my entire career. This is no different."
Aussie busts in to gush: The ladder scene! *happy shippy sigh* How beautiful is his smile in that scene. So Bill without even a trace of ‘Commander’. But, there it is! Laura’s voice is back to normal! No girly whispy voice!
Yes, let's take a moment to enjoy Bill giving a discrete peek while she climbs the ladder.
Oops! We seem to be out of narrative order here! There's no way Saul waited days to tattle about Cain being EVUL, but Bill doesn't want to accept it yet, because look at all the bad things they've done! Uh really Bill, your guilt/martyr/sacrificial lamb complex is what needs to be looked at.
Shall we bypass all the H/C and torture porn with Gina and Baltar? And just keep it A/R happy times? Yes, we think so! Quickly toss the crown for most annoying ship that gets in the way of A/R to Gina/Six/Baltar and call it a day.
Bill goes to Pegasus to be neatly filleted by EVUL Cain. When Cain notes that they've been through quite an ordeal, Bill is dry as ever.
"We've had our moments."
Bill's been looking around her quarters, noting the weapons/other officers' balls in the display cases. There's some sexy bar lounge chrome stools, perfectly aligned reg books...It's actually all sorts of weird. Aussie: No novels! She's EVUL!
Cain's surprised that Bill is enthusiastic to go along with her strike attack. She assumed he's a pussy. Our blood begins to boil.
But then she says something that makes us giggle all mean like. FINALLY someone is suggesting that maybe, just maybe, Apollo...Just isn't that good at his 10 jobs. And needs to be knocked down to chief bottle washer in the galley.
Also funny is how sneery EVUL Cain is about Helo banging Cylon!Sharon. Takes one to know one, eh girlfriend!
Bill realizes in the future he needs to use a bit more censure with his logging. Cause his Beemo whining about everyone being mean to him just bit him on the ass.
With a total "Work will make you free" statement, Cain promises she's saving Bill's command by shattering it.
He tersely explains that he doesn't agree that he's been a big poo-bear of gooshy loving Daddy pie and is blind to his crew's weakness.
"That's certainly within your right," Cain smirks annoyingly, so you want to slap that smile off her face. "You have your orders."
Then to just show him what he's been blind to, Lee and Kara throw big baby fits when Bill tells them Cain's plllaaaannnn.
"We've been used to bending the rules and frakking the president, but now we have to straighten up and fly right!" Bill rants.
The kids look all uncomfortable and mumble to themselves. They're chastised for all of three minutes, and then they're planning their own special recon mission...Or rather, Kara will do the daring mission. Lee has bout 100 bottles waiting for him to wash in the galley.
Chief, in awful sad, saggy sweats, overhears the Sunshine Boys recounting the best gang bang evah! Needless to say, he and Helo get all riled up!
Rush off to rescue Sharon--uh, will skip the rape scene here...
Our Hapless Husbands find themselves being carried away to Pegasus, where they'll be offered some lovely guest accommodations out the airlock. See the fun options in our madlibs!
When Bill suggests to EVUL Cain that an impartial trial is necessary, she goes HAH-HAH and blows him off big time. She can bring the snark. "You mean like the LAST impartial trial you convened? That you dissolved when you didn't like the outcome?"
Really, is that why he didn't just stand up in Laura'sBaltar's trial and break the whole silly farce up as soon as his son put on that ill-fitting suit? Bill, stop fighting the last war!
Anyway, back in this episode, Cain totally blows him off, so now Bill's mad. Really, really mad. You can tell because his face is completely expressionless and he's absolutely still.
Going down the corridor, Cally whines at Bill "Save my boyfriend!" and he promises to do what he can...Oops, they've been tried and convicted! He gives a great little grimace at that news, like his heart's acting up again.
"We have work to do," announces Bill to Cally, who looks rightly confused. "I just joined up to pay for dental college!" she's thinking.
To Bear's triumphant score, Bill storms down the corridor! We know he's going all heroic, because the music swells! On the CIC, the camera whirls around him until bugs' head hurts!
He's learned from his wireless exchange with Laura when she led the mutiny. He's goes on the offensive first.
"Commander, why are you launching the Vipers?" You know EVUL Cain's actually thrilled, because now she can court-martial Bill too and put some puppet in his place.
He wants Tyrol and Helo freed.
"I don't take orders from you," she hisses back.
"Call it whatever you like. I'm getting my men." Now see Bill, how easy it is to mutiny?
EVUL Cain blames Bill for what is about to happen...She really is frakked up, isn't she?
Halfway around the world, Aussie's gone into a pile of gushy goo!
Bill on the phone in the hallway... I just want to hug him. brilliant acting on EJO’s part. And now, more brill music.. what’s that one called? Prelude to War? Bill and Cain’s convo... so brill... I love how Bill is launching the fighters before he finishes the convo... ‘Please arrange...’ omg, my girly bits... omg, I love assertive Bill... This is such good direction. Was this Rymer? Not that I’m a crazy patriot or anything. :) Hoshi’s hair! And OMG, If you watched it live you had to wait until season 2.2 started! I checked wiki. It wasn’t until almost 4 months later. And yes! It was Michael Rymer! Knew it! :)
Now that we're all worked up, we have to wait a whole week forh Resurrection Ship I!