Six of One

Watching the big sendoff for Lee Adama, I could not help but remember all the drama in the last season about keeping every available body working. Now the son of the big boss decides to leave the service and it is just accepted.

While the pilots are congratulating Adama, I would expect the rest of the grunts to be seething in anger.

After being disappointed with the season opener I thought it only was fair to comment on any improvement. This second episode does show some improvement. But I still miss the excitement I got from previous seasons. The acting also could use some work. Mary Mcdonnell (President Roslin) seems not even to bother articulating. I know that she has to act that she is in pain. But come on if she is in that much pain she should resign. Mumbling words like that is a big no no. I also noticed this with Olmos. Is it part of the script? Are they pretending to be tired? Or is it just laziness on their part. For now I won't make to much of it. But if it continues like this I will comment on it again. For some reason I don't feel connected to the main characters like I used to. There is a serious lack of dramatic events. These events were the highlight of the show and were one the main reasons that made it so interesting. The biggest surprise was coming from the cylons that seem to have some major problems. This is not something you would expect happening. That alone made it worth watching this episode.

In this second episode of BSG's fourth and final season, the series returns to the innovative, desperate, emotional drama which has allowed it to succeed over the last few years. Starbuck, suspected of being a Cylon, is losing more of her sanity with each successive jump away from earth. Lee Adama is preparing to permanently leave the military, his father is deeply conflicted by competing reason and intuition, and the four recently revealed cylons aboard Galactica have begun to plan for flushing out the unknown last of their number. Baltar is number one on their list. Meanwhile, aboard a cylon base star, some very radical changes are taking place.

The episode opens new avenues of inquiry while expanding on the major story arcs which have already been cultivated for the fourth season. Outstanding performances by Sackhoff, McDonnell and McClure drive this wild, powerful episode.

BSG is back, in more ways than one.