Battlestar Galactica:Season 2 7.22.05; Part 1 NSCR

[Truth Seeker]

"Valley of Darkness", Episode #202.

Tigh must work with Lee to defeat a Cylon boarding party that threatens to take over Galactica and destroy the fleet.

Cast: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park.

OKAY!!! Saw the repeat opener on Monday past. Saw it all, despite the poor quality reception that my cable gave. And I still saying just two words.

Damn, damn (pardon my french )

THE DRAMA CONTINUES...

 

[Wolf72]

spoilers ...

Spoiler

is it just me, or are the cylons somewhat concerned about Adama ... almost like him being alive and in charge of the fleet might throw a wrench in their almost omniscient plans ... taking the baby down to the river and all (still bugs me how the humans seem more like rats in a maze than anything else)

 

[Truth Seeker]

Man, the body count got high on this esp...this was a like slow down moment, before the storm *and it is coming*. Nice touch on Apollo, he was near freaking out level, when that Centurion was bearing down on him. But throughout the trauma, he held it together, in some parts.

Chief on 'Kobol' was another good performance. In fact, the entire cast was great. And of course, props go to the President, her status as a prophet, just got reinforce with those bullets, that missed her, but hit her jacket.

Proof is in the pudding.

 

[fett527]

I didn't get to comment last week as I didn't see the episode until last Thursday. (Just thought I would wait.)

To echo some thoughts from earlier:

I REALLY want the theme music and teaser footage from the first season back.

Katee Sackhoff still annoys me. Not the concept of the Starbuck character, but the actress' portrayal.

Nice to see the chief tossing the dogtags at the LT. Very good.
I liked the Alien type tension of the cylons making their way across the ship.
After hating on Sackhoff, I did like the scenes in the apartment with the music playing. Maybe because it required her to be calm though.

 

[Volaran]

Just thought I'd stick my two cents in, but I'm glad they went with last season's UK opening credits music. I hope the season 1 DVDs go with that as well.

 

[The_Universe]

I see this tonight! Missed it on friday due to a cable outage! Thank God for repeats!

 

[Truth Seeker]

I see this tonight! Missed it on friday due to a cable outage! Thank God for repeats!

No kiddin'

 

[fett527]

I see this tonight! Missed it on friday due to a cable outage! Thank God for repeats!

I just REALLY need a DVR.

 

[John Crichton]

I do miss the percussion part of the credits but not what played behind it. I *hate* spoilers and built-in spoilers annoy me more than anything in TV.

Starbuck - Loving her more than ever. Er, I mean, loving to hate. She is a spiteful character full of venom and bile. Makes me want to route for her even more. Seriously, a true hero of war. Throw all nobility away and what do we have? A character with loads of charisma, talent and guts. That describes any typical war hero over the ages, doesn't matter the gender.

Me? I can't wait to have the Old Man back in action. His scenes held the show together more times than I can count in the first season. He bonds all the main characters together and makes them work. Even with no lines and on a respirator he's still doing it - witness the last scene with Tigh/Apollo.

The supporting cast holding up their end of the bargain doesn't hurt either:

- The always reliable Chief of the Deck. Who's been better at delivering the everyman vibe?

- The brilliant Doctor Baltar and his shattered mind. Always a treat to watch the mouse in the maze.

- The Prez. Veteran actress in a role that will (hopefully) define her career as a stellar performer. If Adama is the engine then she is the soul. She is the hope to Adama's guile and bluster. There's a reason they shared a dance last season.

 

[MaxKaladin]

I had a thought earlier today. I'm glad Tigh is in charge. I wouldn't have said that even a week or two ago, but having seen the first couple of episodes, I'm glad. Why? Because Tigh doesn't want to be in charge and is very loyal to Adama.

Adama needs to be in charge. He's the only sane leader they've got. The president is on some kind of drug for her cancer and is now having "visions" (either drug or cylon induced hallucinations, IMO), acting like she's some sort of prophet or something egged on by Elosha and sending critical personell off with critical hardware to hunt down religious artifacts to fulfill her vision. The vice-president is going nuts from the cylon in his head (though nobody knows why he's going nuts, they know he's "not quite right in the head" so to speak). The chief "opposition" among the civilians is Tom Zarek who seems to be some sort of demagogue who only cares about himself and his ideology and who would love to use the current crisis to impose that ideology on everyone.

The only sane leader they have right now is Adama. He's the only one who is actually focused on the realities of the situation. The president was too, at first, but then she decided she was a prophet and is now unfit for the job, IMHO. Tigh doesn't want the job and he's loyal to Adama, doesn't buy any of the nonsense either Roslin or Zarek. I think when his wife starts to push and try to get him to side with Zarek, he'll stand firm however painful it may be and ultimately give command back to Adama. That's why I'm glad he's in charge.

Adama needs to be in charge and his idiot son would love to turn things back over to "President Hallucination".