'The Message'
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I thought that scene with the paper shortage comment was a JE touch.
Who was the First Wave guy?
I just rewatched: did you guys notice that Kat called Hot Dog "baby" in the teaser? Also, in the credits the Sebastian Spence character is called "Narcho" when he used to be called "Whiplash". Of course that could be a name/call-sign thing.
Sebastian Spence was the lead on First Wave.
Oh, okay. I only know him from SPN. And I do keep thinking that he's going to be more important than he has been - just because he's fairly recognizable. Perhaps that's just an aspect of the Vancouver Effect.
Oh, and on re-watch: when the first group of civilians come in, I could SWEAR I saw the kid who played Boxey among them.
Did SG-1 watchers notice that Kat's drug runner dude was Fifth?
OK, I love Jane and all, but that episode kind of blew. And I'm talking as one of few people who liked Kat in "Scar". I'm starting to hate these asspulled "character arcs" in which we learn in one episode (with little foreshadowing) that OMG! That character had all these hidden emotional pains and secrets festing inside and hey! why don't we use this nonsensical plot device to showcase their angst? Death optional! (Also see: Lee and his hooker girlfriend and WTF pregnant fiancee, and Chief with his out-of-nowhere suicidal impulse and violent streak.) The worst thing is, I vividly remember when this show used to develop relationship angst organically. Now, it just feels sloppy.
I'm also damned tired of the way they keep losing civilian ships to amp up character angst. It worked when Lee was forced to fire on Olympic Carrier. Here? The loss felt irritatingly gratuitous.
I rolled my eyes a lot when Adama put Kat's name in the CAG slot on the white board. Talk about shooting for unearned emotional payoff. Or maybe I'm just a heartless bitch.
The only thing I liked about this episode was the Cylon basestar scenes. Especially the Baltar/D'Anna/hybrid scene. I need to watch it again to see what the hell's going on there, but hopefully it's a seed for interesting future plot development. I find myself fascinated by the hybrid, even though she's such a blatant rip-off of the Agatha character from Minority Report (which, unlike many other Buffistas, I adored, Tom Cruise factor and all.)
I don't understand why they went with Jupiter as the husband of Hera. I mean, if it's Hera why not Zeus? And if it's Jupiter why not Juno?
Talk about shooting for unearned emotional payoff. Or maybe I'm just a heartless bitch
I find myself fascinated by the hybrid, even though she's such a blatant rip-off of the Agatha character from Minority Report (which, unlike many other Buffistas, I adored, Tom Cruise factor and all.)
I right there with you, Vonnie, on both counts
My favorite moment by far was the "paper shortage" hysterical laughing. It was pitch perfect.
That it was, Laura.
I'm with Vonnie on this episode. I...don't even feel like posting about it. It just doesn't seem worth it. For frak's sake, Jane even tried to win me over by pushing my Identity Issues button, but it was clumsily done with Kat. And I abso-fucking-lutely disagree that she didn't put any lives but her own in danger by recklessly returning to the fore: she was putting the lives of everyone on that civilian ship in danger. They were her responsibility, and she was likely to vomit in her helmet and die at any time, leaving them stranded.