Mal ,'Shindig'
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So, who're we thinking of as possible Cylons?
I'm thinking Cally, Gaeta, Dualla and Apollo.
Was the dripping blood -- first from Tyrol and then from Boomer -- to remind us of the similarity between the human-looking Cylons and the humans or to make us think that the Cylons could take that genetic material and make more human-looking Cylons from it? (At least, that seems to be Commander Adama's theory about what they are doing.)
I'm thinking the two dripping bloods (yeah, I know that's wrong) were to show us that humans and human-looking Cylons deep down are the same. Or, you know, close enough.
How does that line go? "If you prick me, do I not bleed?"
One interesting thing about SG-1 is the sudden appearance of all these non-Goa'uld spacefaring civilizations in our galaxy. Where the heck have they been all this time?
Keeping a low profile.
How does that line go? "If you prick me, do I not bleed?"
Or as Data said, "If you prick me, do I not...leak?"
Much, much, much though I love CB's performance, Vala is a completely unconvincing con woman. People know she's conning them before she even opens her mouth. You can't believe that anybody would buy into her for a second. Saffron was much better at it.
It's true. CB is lots of fun -- and this episode was very enjoyable -- but nobody would ever deal with her because she is so obviously untrustworthy.
Meanwhile - - on re-watch: Baltar asked for numbers of Cylons in the Fleet not on the ship. . . I'm thinking that maybe that representative who knows all the prophecies could be one. . . or maybe Zarek. . .
It's true. CB is lots of fun -- and this episode was very enjoyable -- but nobody would ever deal with her because she is so obviously untrustworthy.
Maybe they figure they will thus be able to con her. Or, you know, they enjoy the sex. *waves hands madly*
I briefly did a double take when Roslin was looking at Zarek while addressing "Captain Apollo" just off screen.
Yeah, Vala is way over the top, although she did do a good job of getting to Daniel with the whole "I was engaged, then they stuck a Goa'uld in me" story.
But had he not done the, "No, wait, you're full of shit on general principle," thing, I'd have been rolling my eyes for days.
I buy that Vala could con someone once, which seems to be her MO, and I buy that she can talk her way out of being killed with her "But I'm so darn CUTE!" act when she's caught, because, well, she is. And she seems to be aware enough of her reputation to avoid going back to people/places she's stolen from.