While I have got a few 'ideological' issues with it (read: while Zarek ends the illusion of democracy in the fleet once and for all, its decline actually started with Roslin and Adama...)
Yes, I seem to remember him fighting for democracy for a few episodes at some point, or at least against Roslin-as-autocrat. But he's also a terrorist, so I can totally buy him killing the entire Quorum.
(I did cry during Gaeta's execution, ahem.)
I used to love Gaeta. Love him. I'm sad he's gone, although more sad that he led the rebellion.
I think it was simply the latter. It was quite obvious that the mutineers were going to execute Adama, so Baltar doesn't need to be possessed of prophetic powers to come up with this idea.
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Date: 2009-02-08 10:48 pm (UTC)YES.
While I have got a few 'ideological' issues with it (read: while Zarek ends the illusion of democracy in the fleet once and for all, its decline actually started with Roslin and Adama...)
Yes, I seem to remember him fighting for democracy for a few episodes at some point, or at least against Roslin-as-autocrat. But he's also a terrorist, so I can totally buy him killing the entire Quorum.
(I did cry during Gaeta's execution, ahem.)
I used to love Gaeta. Love him. I'm sad he's gone, although more sad that he led the rebellion.
I think it was simply the latter. It was quite obvious that the mutineers were going to execute Adama, so Baltar doesn't need to be possessed of prophetic powers to come up with this idea.
Yeah, you're probably right.
Boy is starting to grow up.
Finally!