boomqueen: (BSG - Chief - Gone crazy)
boomqueen ([personal profile] boomqueen) wrote2008-04-25 11:48 pm

BSG 4.something - Escape Velocity

This episode just confused the hell out of me. It was disjointed and all over the place--split between too many different character arcs and sub-plots.

Good stuff:

Chief--sorry, SPECIALIST--Tyrol needs me to protect him and cuddle him. Seriously.

His storyline was the only part of this ep that really got me. Well, that and Baltar's crazy God stuff.

The funeral at the beginning was AWESOMESAUCE. Especially in light of Galen's religious upbringing, and how that must mess with his head: performing a memorial service that he thinks he remembers but doesn't actually know if those memories are real. Whoaaaaaaaaa mindfrak.

So, do we think that Tyrol provoked Adama into demoting him because he's really that angry about his lot in life, in not getting Boomer and being stuck with Cally instead, or because he wanted to be demoted to remove his potential for sleeper/negligent sabotage from the deck? I could see it either way...

Watching Racetrack/Skull's raptor almost bite it really wowed me. With all the deaths lately I wasn't sure if they were going to make it.

James Callis sure is acting the shit out of Baltar right now. He's still just as crazy and squirrelly and self-serving as ever but I'm FASCINATED by him.

Not so good stuff:

NOT NEARLY ENOUGH KARA.

I'm over Roslin/Adama reading each other books in sickbay. I thought the first visual of Ellen/Caprica was cool, but it got way old by the third and fourth time they used that same visual transition.

Was it just me or was this one of the most casually girl-bashing eps so far? All the Cally!hating and harem!beating and random careless denigration of women. WTF show.

Bzuh stuff:

Why was my Sammy just hovering over Kara all concerned and/or creepy-like? What are you doing Sam!?!


...So, I totally agree with Alanna: Wonderful episode from a philosophical and political standpoint, but it needed more Kara. Hmph. Word.

(SPOILERS FOR NEXT EP) Stuff from the preview:

Leoben, my first cylon boyfriend (before those cute and distracting sleepers came along...), is back and the Demetrius is gonna be in trouble! Hey la hey la my boyfriend's back!

Paint!sex 2.0! Mutiny! Jealous!Sam! CAN'T WAIT.

Would this be the opportune time to ask for that Sam/Leoben sandwich fic that people were hinting about on my last post? I'll bribe or trade or do whatever, JUST WRITE IT LADIES.

[personal profile] nebakanezer 2008-04-26 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
That was all kinds of fucked up and I don't even know what to say. Ugh! I think Chief did it on purpose (making Adama demote him) because he's so conflicted about what he is. I don't think he is thinking of anyone else right now except himself. Maybe that is giving him too much credit. Maybe he really is just an asshole but I hope not. I would however believe that Tigh would remove himself if he thought for one second he was going to risk the lives of those around him and that's not something I could have said about him in season 1.

Sam was creepee the way he was watching Kara.

LOST was OMG so much more exciting this week than BSG. OMG I'm sorry did I just write that??? The horror!

[identity profile] boom-queen.livejournal.com 2008-04-29 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm still unsure about whether the Chief got himself demoted on purpose or if he just exploded and had a tantrum because he's grieving or what. If there was a FRAKKING PODCAST available, I would consult that...

*grumbles about delay time on podcasts this season*

But I'll just wait for the next few eps and see how Chief's demotion plays out.

Sam was so creepy! Is he just watching her because he thinks she's a cylon too and he's looking for signs? Is it some kind of desperate romantic thing? WHAT DOES IT MEAN SAM.

I'm with you completely--Lost was way more exciting this week than BSG and that is just wrong! I love my Lost, and I'm happy when it kicks ass, but I need my BSG to rock my socks more!