BattleStar Galactica:Season 3.0--10/06/06--Arc 1

Jeff Goldblum, they need to find Jeff Goldblum. And a Powerbook.

I enjoyed the ep very much. I am, though, even more confused about the Cylons' intent. Suicide bombings scare them but they're willing to put 200 people to death... a confusing message about the sanctity of human life, it seems.
 

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maggot said:
My problem is the genetics. Can 2000 people offer enough genetic diversity to save the human race? 40,000 was questionable enough, but 2000 is really pushing it.
From watching too much TV...studies for sending colonists to other planets shows that only 100 (one hundred) totally unrelated people are required (I believe with a larger percentage of women to men).

I thought the show was pretty good.
And I don't think they're going to spend too much time planetside. Out of this season's 10 episodes I would guess about half. But that's just my perception of the plots they've planted and my hopes that we get back to a space soap opera soon.

And did the actor for Lee Adama gain weight or was that creative make-up and camera-work?
 

On the question what Tigh or the insurgents are trying to accomplish:

I think what they want is the Cylons to leave. If they can't achieve that, they want to set up a situation in where they can flee the planet with the aid of Galactica.

It is true that the Cylons have superior numbers and superior resources. But still, it requires effort to control humanity. The Cylons decided that annihaiting humanity wasn't the right way. But they apparently didn't trust humanity to go their own way, either. So they eventually decided to take control of humanity.

The insurgents on New Caprica attempt to make clear that controlling humanity is not possible. The assumption certainly is that the cylons won't go back to destroying humanity.

It is true that Cylons don't die. But on the other hand, it requires effort to create new Cylon bodies (even if they have millions of them). It is also a painful experience for each individual Cylons. So, each dead Cylon costs material resources and causes pain or trauma.

To control humanity, the Cylons will always need to interact with them, meaning that armed attacks, bombs or suicide bombs can always "reach" them.

The Caprica Police Force is an attempt to reduce the cylon-human contacts. Only trusted humans get anywhere near the bio-Cylons. The rest of interaction is done by these trusted humans. For Tigh and his men this means that they have to make it clear to every human that allying with the Cylons is wrong, even it means killing these traitors.

Suicide Bombings are probably a big scare for the Cylons because they know that the death of a human is permanent. Maybe the cylon god even forbids it explicitely. Anyway, every human willing to kill himself to hurt the Cylons means that he is diametrically opposed to the Cylons goals, and each suicide bombing is a indication of the failure of the (current) Cylons plan.

From the side of Tigh - Suicide Bombings are a good way to get into sensitive areas. It is hard to get a armed force into a enemy building, and you will still suffer losses. They also show clearly to all humans how much fighting the Cylons means to them and might encourage others to aid them (if you are willing to die for something, it must be worth something).


And did the actor for Lee Adama gain weight or was that creative make-up and camera-work?
It's make-up. Jamie Bamber is still as fit as ever, and according to the podcats and blogs on the BSG-side, Apollo will eventually find back to his old shape. Unfortunately, I don't know wether Adama's beard stays or not. :)


The whole thing with a child by Starbuck isn't some new plot twist, they've been hinting and laying the foundation for it ever since early 2nd season with the episode "The Farm", and since the first season with the Six in Baltar's head implying that the Cylons wanted such a hybrid.
Though to be fair - according to Moore, they didn't know exactly where the "stolen" ovaries would lead to or how they would use it again. But they seemed to have found a way.



The scene with Starbuck and Leoben were quite... disturbing and unreal. "To see the face of god means madness", indeed... :)
 


I'm waiting for everyone to quit playing patty cakes on the ground and get back up into space ...

I hate Saul's wife ...
 

What's with all the dislike for Tigh's wife? Wasn't she screwing the Cylon (haven't ever seen the series before, so I'm not that up on names) to try and get her husband out and find more info about the Cylon plans? Seems like a pretty big sacrifice on her part in my book. If I'm missing something based on earlier season info, someone please illuminate me.

Tigh, on the other hand, strikes me as a fair bit of a moron.
 

She's simply bad news. Although the episode shows how much she loves Tigh, she is very much a drunk, social climber, and general user. And she pretty uses what's left of her sexuality to get the above.

Tigh a "moron"...although not a perfect explaination of him, I don't think I could argue with you.
 

shilsen said:
Tigh, on the other hand, strikes me as a fair bit of a moron.

This alone is reason enough for the suicide bombings to be a bad idea. Every time Tigh has been put in a position to make a decision, it's always the wrong one. Remember when he was in command when Adama was shot? How many mistakes did he make then? Offhand, I can think of: Ordered a jump that seperated the fleet, declares martial law, clamps down on the press, and orders Marines to take control of any civilian ship that doesn't like his orders (which results in civilians being killed).

If Tigh says to turn right, you'd better go left.
 

shilsen said:
What's with all the dislike for Tigh's wife?

'Cause she's always like that. If anything, her shagging the Cylon Priest after tigh is free and handing resistance over to the Cylons is her on her best behavior.
 

shilsen said:
What's with all the dislike for Tigh's wife? Wasn't she screwing the Cylon (haven't ever seen the series before, so I'm not that up on names) to try and get her husband out and find more info about the Cylon plans? Seems like a pretty big sacrifice on her part in my book. If I'm missing something based on earlier season info, someone please illuminate me.
Sure, that part is fine. It's when she then (apparently) hands the insurgent's meeting plans (with the Galactica folks) over to the Cylons that she decides to sacrifice a bunch of people to keep Tigh out of prison. And that's where she completely falls into bad guy department.
 

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