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Battlestar Galactica on Friday!
Border Reiver:
Gotta admit that I want Gaeta to plan my next coup. That one was rather well organized.
Now did anyone notice Spec. Gage soundenly realize that he'd signed on for something more than just having a go at the female cylon and Helo when he was told to relay the order to shoot down the raptor?
Should be an interesting conclusion to the mutiny. I'm going to predict that Cavil shows up....probably just before Adama gets shot.
Ozymandias:
Yeah, this is definitely the sort of situation that gets resolved with an "Oh shit!" deus ex machina on BSG.
Border Reiver:
If it ain't gonna be resolved with a deux ex machina then it'll end badly - remember Cally? Although, most shows or stories don't kill off main characters until the very end, and then we'd get the traditional "passing of the torch" to the acknowledged successor - if that happens I think the next in the old Chain of command that's still in operation would be Starbuck (Helo and Tigh being hors de combat at present).
Ozymandias:
Well, they can still get out of it without killing anyone major and without deus ex toaster. Starbuck, Lee, and the Chief are still armed and at large on the ship. If they can gather Helo and the Cylons and arm them, they have a decent chance to take CIC back. And with Lee having access to the wireless, Roslin can completely dismantle Zarek's rise to power, even if Galactica is still a war zone.
Uber Ritter:
Personally, I thought this last was one of the best episodes of Battlestar I've ever seen. Probably one of the best depictions I've ever seen of a revolution on TV, in all of it's chaos and ugliness. Someone did their fucking homework on revolutionary chaos, just like they boned up on occupation and resistance (and the retribution of the resistance against collaborators) for the beginning of season 3. If anyone wants to know why I am not a 'revolutionary,' they can consult this episode for a very visceral illustration. And yes, I was sick for almost the entire episode and so were my two friends watching. We've made a habit of following up Battlestar with 'The Wire,' and I think tonight the latter would have actually been less depressing.
Zareck and Gaeta are both totally committed, but I think it's interesting how Zareck is essentially comfortable with the amorality of his means while Gaeta can commit to them without seeming to be at peace with them.
Starbuck is a born counter-revolutionary; she figures that the best way to quash this is to keep putting bullets in people's skulls until it's over, which might be only slightly more than is needed here.
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