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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 3158539" data-attributes="member: 20741">I'm not so sure about this episode really. I think it stands out for being NOT a "BSG" episode.The episode didn't work in the editing room - it was a disaster and they had to rewrite a lot of it in post production - re-recorded dialog and used bloom to hide lips moving, etc.The style to BSG so far has been one of "truth" in terms of how events unfold and "documentary" in terms of camera style. All the jerky hand held camera movements which are very much a signature style in BSG are there to enhance this "real" feeling in the show.But Torn wasn't like that at all. It was a very surreal style throughout and I think it sticks out like a sore thumb in the series. Simply put: Battlestar Galactica (the series) is not like Torn (the episode) at all.That does not mean that the idea of a virus of some kind destroying the Cylons is not a very interesting plot hook.  And from the preview of next week's show - I think Humanity's response to weaponize it is a "true" response to the opportunity presented.Sharon/Athena may be exposed - but the Galactica has the doctor - and he's all about fixing bodies in a way the Cylons don't appreciate. They bail on bodies and download when needed. Medical science for humanity is more about persevering and stick-to-itveness.At the same time - the way out for the Cylons in all of this is Baltar and Hera. Baltar used Hera's stem cells to put Roslin's cancer into remission and his saving grace on this one will probably be a similar move to save the day (and stave off his execution).Of course, finding out that the Cylons cured it through a Hera like wonder cure will probably be another swirl around the bowl for Athena and Helo - who at some point in the next  4 or 5 episodes are going to find out about what happened to her - and NOT be happy.Lastly, they have re-introduced in a big way the entire idea that Baltar is possibly, in truth, a Cylon - One of the Five.As one of my gaming buddies says of Baltar: Of course he's a Cylon. We see him get shredded by a nuclear blast at the beginning of every episode. Wake up!!It's an interesting point of doubt in the show all along...and looks to get more interesting.</blockquote>

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