BSG 4.11: "Sometimes a Great Notion"

[icepixie]

So. That felt...like overly dramatic filler, really. I can't say as I liked it too well. I kept waiting for some important discovery or for them to set off to find another planet. (Actually, I sort of figured there might be something like the Temple of Jupiter pointing the way to some other place they could go, but apparently not.) Dee shooting herself came out of nowhere. I guess it was meant to carry on from her complete froked-out-ness on the planet, but damn. She was so happy! And she and Gaeta had just had a Moment that culminated in a cool shot of both of them in the mirror! (I've shipped Dee/Gaeta for a long time now, and I'm not about to stop.) Something tells me she won't stay dead for long, though.

The whole Adama/Tigh suicide scene was also confuzzling. I guess they wanted to show people crushed by the dissolution of the dream of Earth without knowing how to do it subtly? Er. Yeah, that scene didn't do much for me.

I did enjoy Roslin going a bit crazy and yet holding on to her little flower. Aww. (The scene where she picked it up reminded me of Wall-E, with the tiny plant on begarbaged Earth.)

Kara's two bodies are also interesting! I wonder, if she is a Cylon, would she have been able to reincarnate once she died on Earth? I was thinking they'd destroyed the Resurrection ships by then, but maybe my timeline's off. I guess she wouldn't have come back on one of those anyway, because then she would've known. Maybe there's one built by the thirteenth tribe hanging out around Earth somewhere that also surpresses memory? Or something?

...I still think she's a goddess of some kind. That's my theory, I'm stickin' to it. Although the thought of Ellen as Cylon number five kind of turns my stomach. Seriously? Her? I'm also not totally sure it's not Tigh just seeing things, because as I recall he's done that before, yes? So I'm holding out hope it's still someone more interesting. (Also, my pet theory that it's Zarek still holds.)

Maybe EVERYONE'S a Cylon!

Further thoughts:

- The shaky cam is back. Boooooo. I hate the shaky cam.

- I'm curious what Leoben knows that he isn't telling, because it has to be something.

- Burning a book on a spaceship seems somehow unwise, dear.

- The silhoutte shots of Kara building a pyre for her old body and burning it were awesome, but perhaps she should've saved the body for study? They could've found out what she was, perhaps? I guess she didn't want to let anyone know she was a potential Cylon, but still. Science!

- Lee's hair could use some taming, and possibly a cut.

- I don't quite know what to make of the "thirteenth tribe was all Cylon" revelation yet. I'm sure they'll do something with it soon.

Comments

[alto2.livejournal.com]

Kara's two bodies are also interesting! I wonder, if she is a Cylon, would she have been able to reincarnate once she died on Earth? I was thinking they'd destroyed the Resurrection ships by then, but maybe my timeline's off.

I just rewatched "The Hub" on my way back from Vermont, and it's the next-to-last ep from last summer, so Kara was back by the time they nuked the hubs. She's back by ep 3 and then takes the Demetrius on her Wild Goose Chase To Find Earth, remember? (I forgot and had to look it up, if it makes you feel any better--that whole subplot didn't do much for me.)

And yeah, I couldn't figure out why she would burn that body rather than try to figure out who/what it really was--or why she shut up so fast when Lee was talking about Dee, considering that she seemed pretty damn intent on telling him what was going on until then. I mean, I get that Dee just died and she knows Lee's upset, but when the heck has that ever stopped Kara before??

You're not the first one to mention the Everyone's a Cylon thing, either. This should get interesting...especially given the thirteenth tribe thing. I think that's where people are getting the idea that everyone's a Cylon, actually.

Leoben all freaked out was freaking ME out. So much for Kara Thrace and her Special Destiny?

Ellen. Cripe. What a total frakking letdown. (Call me crazy, but I never liked her and was glad to see her go). I guess she's still alive somewhere out there, though, if this is for real (does this show have TPTB like DW does, who lie through their teeth? Or do we have to assume they're telling the truth this time? I suppose I could go watch the commentary version on SciFi.com, but I don't know if I really feel like it...).

Lee's hair could use some taming, and possibly a cut.

Ack! No! No no no!

[icepixie]

I just rewatched "The Hub" on my way back from Vermont, and it's the next-to-last ep from last summer, so Kara was back by the time they nuked the hubs. She's back by ep 3 and then takes the Demetrius on her Wild Goose Chase To Find Earth, remember? (I forgot and had to look it up, if it makes you feel any better--that whole subplot didn't do much for me.)

I thought her coming back was much later in the season, for some reason. I do remember the garbage scow, but I was thinking she followed her star, or whatever, while they were warping back to Galactica, and then showed up the new Viper.

And yeah, I couldn't figure out why she would burn that body rather than try to figure out who/what it really was--or why she shut up so fast when Lee was talking about Dee, considering that she seemed pretty damn intent on telling him what was going on until then. I mean, I get that Dee just died and she knows Lee's upset, but when the heck has that ever stopped Kara before??

I don't know. Kara is impenetrable to me.

Ellen. Cripe. What a total frakking letdown.

Yep.

(Call me crazy, but I never liked her and was glad to see her go).

Me too!

I guess she's still alive somewhere out there, though, if this is for real (does this show have TPTB like DW does, who lie through their teeth? Or do we have to assume they're telling the truth this time? I suppose I could go watch the commentary version on SciFi.com, but I don't know if I really feel like it...).

I hope Ron Moore & co. are lying liars. I don't want her to be the fifth.

Ack! No! No no no!

It looked like it was in awkward stage where he wasn't quite sure whether to tame it or let it run wild. He needs to make a decision.

[alto2.livejournal.com]

The only thing I can figure for Kara burning the body is that she thinks she's a skinjob and doesn't want anyone to know. Kinda hard to get around that problem if you walk up to Cottle or Baltar and say, "Hey, just found this body that says it's me, wanna do some testing and find out?" I am totally intrigued by where that's going. Especially since Leoben actually ran away from her for the first time ever.

I hope they are lying liars, too. I don't want Ellen to be the highly anti-climactic revelation we've all been waiting for. Unless...no, even if there was some phenomenally good reason, I'm still not sure I'd like it, much less buy it.

It looked like it was in awkward stage where he wasn't quite sure whether to tame it or let it run wild. He needs to make a decision.

Hmm. Seemed fine to me, but then...this is me talking. ;)