I thought that was just a joke.

More like a reference to current events, if that is what you mean. Link to article on topic in whitefont: [link] There was an episode of Nova on it, which suggested that they are disappearing not due to one single cause but multiple causes - environmental toxins plus pathogens such as fungi and mites plus malnutrition from lack of variety in the diet due to being turned out to pollinate single-crop farms. There may have been other causes into the bargain that I do not remember.

Unless you meant the references to it were meant to be pop-culture current events jokes rather than a set-up for the season finale's Big Bad . In which case I totally just rambled on beating a dead beehive horse.

I meant the latter, actually.

Ooops. Sorry.

(Back from Pesach at my parents' house and catching up on the TV.)

HOLY FRACKING FRAK!!!

(More later when I am awake.)

Yes!

I was thinking about what pilots are left on Galactica: ones we know - that is -- basically just Racetrack and Hotdog (of those we know well) and Narcho (who I mainly recognize because he was the YED's son at the end of season 1 of SPN.)

Menu screens with lists of extras for Eureka season 2 extras.

TW:

OMGWTFTHEYSHOTTOSH!

(I assume I don't have to whitefont, since I saw folk talking openly about it upstream. Pimp-slap me if I'm wrong.

GAH! Just...GAH.

I half expected Owen to cack, what with him already being dead and all, but...but...TOSH! GAH!

I dug the whole Capt. Jack "crossing his own timeline" bit. I thought that was neat. I like it when they flashback to steampunk Torchwood. And I loved the 1901 Torchwood's confusion: "You are supposed to be out there working for us RIGHT NOW! Why did we just dig you up?"

Okay, so BSG thoughts now that I've had some sleep and some coffee -

I think it's extremely unlikely that the Cavils' attack on the 8s and 6s will succeed (since we didn't see the ships destroyed and even if we did, well, it's television). But still, DAMN. That was pretty intense. DH and I were talking about the implosion of Cylon society we're seeing, and how it all stems from "And they have a plan." They had a plan, it didn't work out, then plan B also didn't work out, and now they're in a state of civil war. These are a people who do not deal well with change.

The Good Ship Starbuck - I understand the narrative need to fill it with characters who all have names, but as others have already pointed out, doesn't this leave Galactica a little short on pilots? Also, I'm pretty sure at this point that the Starbuck on board that ship isn't the original human Starbuck. I think (hat tip to DH for the terminology) she's the beacon they were meant to follow from the nebula.

And DUDE!! Tory!! Cally!! I have never been so happy to be spoiled in my life as I was watching Cally take Nicky down to that airlock. I don't think I could have handled thinking she was actually going to kill her baby. Poor Cally. She got such a raw deal.

Lee, you continue to amaze me with your douchebaggery. Please never change.

DH and I were also speculating that the final Cylon could be the Earth itself (since having it be almost any human character except Roslin would be a pretty huge letdown at this pont), in which case RDM owes the Douglas Adams estate some money, but wouldn't that be cool???

Tosh broke me, too, MM.

DH watched two episodes with me--including Fragments--with me. When he saw Ianto and Jack, he looked at me and said, "I know why you like this show--lots of Man Love."

DH and I were also speculating that the final Cylon could be the Earth itself (since having it be almost any human character except Roslin would be a pretty huge letdown at this pont), in which case RDM owes the Douglas Adams estate some money, but wouldn't that be cool???

Hmm. It does have a tendency to glow when there's a lot of motion going on at night...