sumi, I haven't seen the show, but the answer is: BECAUSE IT'S TV.
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'Trash'
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Polter-Cow - Mar 05, 2005 2:24:28 pm PST #15 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Sean K - Mar 05, 2005 2:26:05 pm PST #16 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Well, yeah. There are only five of us here.
Hush, you.
I want Helo to figure out something's up with Boomer soon . . . but will he tell her? Then she'd just kill him -- so until he suddenly shoots her up or something we wouldn't know that he knew, you know?
I'm wondering, and this is complete and total speculation, if they're setting up Caprica!Boomer to replace Galactica!Boomer after Galactica!Boomer goes all "Kill all the humans!"
Why isn't Baltar telling anyone what he knows?
I think he's starting to feel jerked around by everybody, even the hot chick in his head, and has decided to stop playing ball. An admirable choice, I'd say.
NoiseDesign - Mar 05, 2005 3:06:04 pm PST #17 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I think more likely he's playing WITH his balls.
Sean K - Mar 05, 2005 3:11:49 pm PST #18 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I think more likely he's playing WITH his balls.
Well that sort of goes without saying after last night, no?
Jessica - Mar 05, 2005 3:12:03 pm PST #19 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I also think he doesn't want the first Cylon he tells to instantly activate and kill him dead.
tommyrot - Mar 05, 2005 3:22:02 pm PST #20 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, well he could just wait until the cylon leaves and then tell Adama (or whoever).
Sean K - Mar 05, 2005 3:50:39 pm PST #21 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I also think he doesn't want the first Cylon he tells to instantly activate and kill him dead.
"Hey baby, wanna kill all the humans?"
tavella - Mar 05, 2005 4:02:39 pm PST #22 of 10001
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.
I was vaguely annoyed by the sudden switch sequential episodes between 'takes minutes' and 'takes hours' on the test. Clearly Baltar thought the short version worked or he wouldn't have been so nervous about Boomer when she tested positive. And he wasn't lying about the eight hour thing given his soliliquy about suicide would be preferable to having to spend all those hours testing. I could possibly buy it taking slightly longer, but going from 80 seconds to 8 hours stood out as 'the test will be whatever we need to it be for this episode'.
Jessica - Mar 05, 2005 4:40:08 pm PST #23 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
My wank for that is that Boomer must have left and come back for her results eleven hours later.
(Of course, if everyone passes, then why run the real test at all? Why not just the Cylon tester make some beeping noises for a few minutes and then flash green?)
waves hands
Strega - Mar 05, 2005 4:56:34 pm PST #24 of 10001
Last week, Baltar agreed to test Boomer right after Starbuck started the interrogation. He gave her the results right before Roslin decided to talk to Leoben. So it didn't take 11 hours, but it was at least 6 or 7.
I think Baltar decided to pass everyone because once he starts identifying Cylons, one of the unidentified ones is going to kill him. But if he passes them all, they're highly motivated to keep him alive.