I was hoping we'd get straight to the action at the Hub, but I'm guessing that won't come until next week. So I was kinda initially disappointed in that regard. But once the episode picked up pace, I found it thoroughly enjoyable.
I could guess that Lee would end up being president as soon as it became clear that Adama sr. didn't want anything to do with Zarek. So that particular plotline had less tension than intended I suppose. However, the scene where Lampkin pulls the gun on Lee worked well, especially with the realisation that the cat was dead and had been dead for some time! (My gf guessed that part as well, but then she's not as dense as I am...
)
I
loved the confrontation between Adama and Tigh, and the revelation about Six being pregnant was a great moment. So the Final Five are
significantly different to the Significant Seven if they can sire cylon children.
Other favourite moments included the Galactica jumping away without notice and leaving the fleet undefended, the subsequent discovery of the debris field and the drifting raptor, poor Nathalie's death, and Adama's final scene on his own in space, sitting, reading, waiting.
An episode with some flaws, then, that managed to build to become greater than the sum of its parts. Also a great setup for the end of the season episodes. Can't wait for next week!
