[BSG] No Exit...
As if I'm going anywhere with 5 hours left...
I have one little pet peeve about this episode, and it's pretty much the only thing I didn't like about it. Okay, it's a big pet peeve, but I'll try to hand wave around it: I'm a big proponent of "don't TELL me, SHOW me" when it comes to visual entertainment like TV shows or movies. (Though movies, by virtue of only having so much time to sell their story, usually are more plot/action driven, and don't have characters standing around telling the whole story because snooze... in serial tv, in my opinion, you have a greater opportunity to see that device used as a crutch).
Anyhow.
I'm all for wanting to know WHY the cylons are the way they are, and to get all my questions answered, etc... and G-d knows, I personally can't think of a different way right this moment for the show to have explained all that (otherwise I could be a writer/director!), however, it felt like an entire episode of "they couldn't show me, so they told me instead" and I disliked it. (I didn't dislike the episode per se, I didn't appreciate how they decided to go about presenting the episode to us.) We had two storytellers - Ellen and Sam - each laying out most of the answers to the big WHYs of the past 3.5 seasons, and it kind of felt like a bit of a cop out from my favourite show. I hope the last 5 episodes are SHOW me, and not TELL me.
Now, onto some quick thoughts:
This is an episode I definitely have to rewatch. Only 5 hours left. ::sniff::
I have one little pet peeve about this episode, and it's pretty much the only thing I didn't like about it. Okay, it's a big pet peeve, but I'll try to hand wave around it: I'm a big proponent of "don't TELL me, SHOW me" when it comes to visual entertainment like TV shows or movies. (Though movies, by virtue of only having so much time to sell their story, usually are more plot/action driven, and don't have characters standing around telling the whole story because snooze... in serial tv, in my opinion, you have a greater opportunity to see that device used as a crutch).
Anyhow.
I'm all for wanting to know WHY the cylons are the way they are, and to get all my questions answered, etc... and G-d knows, I personally can't think of a different way right this moment for the show to have explained all that (otherwise I could be a writer/director!), however, it felt like an entire episode of "they couldn't show me, so they told me instead" and I disliked it. (I didn't dislike the episode per se, I didn't appreciate how they decided to go about presenting the episode to us.) We had two storytellers - Ellen and Sam - each laying out most of the answers to the big WHYs of the past 3.5 seasons, and it kind of felt like a bit of a cop out from my favourite show. I hope the last 5 episodes are SHOW me, and not TELL me.
Now, onto some quick thoughts:
- New intro! A mini summary of how we got to this point. Flashbacks to the mini. And centurions. And Six walking in the marketplace immediately after mercy killing the baby. There was a nuclear holocaust!
- Not enough Lee. I'm in Lee withdrawl. Must have more Lee. Would prefer more Apollo, but that's a whole other thing.
- Nice to know Laura thought Lee was the right person all along (sarcasm puddle at my feet). She sure showed him how much when he was forced to help give Baltar a fair trial; whenever he disagreed with her. Mom basically giving him the 'buck up now, son, you can do it' speech before she send him off into the real world. You know, one of the reasons Lee/Apollo is my favourite character is because he is the right guy, and not just to be a President. He's been the CAG. He's been a Commander. He's been a de facto lawyer. He loves with his whole heart. He has a strong sense of morality and honour. He could take over from either of Laura or Adama and lead the fleet.
- Kate Vernon looked great.
- Euwwwwwwwww x 100000: Ellen created Cavill in her father's image. Which Cavill was cognizant of, and let her screw him on New Caprica. EUW EUW EUW EUW EUW
- I guess we get to see Tigh caught between Ellen and CapricaSix. How can they possibly have enough time to go there with only 5 hours left? (DON'T SPOIL ME)
- And Boomer is going back to the Galactica with Ellen! The Boomer that loved Tyrol, and that shot Adama. That's going to be some family reunion. What do you know... Tyrol is alone right now. ;-> And I don't see him and Tory together. Yech. Tory and Sam were kinda nasty hot.
- Sam saying there were 8 cylon children created. And we find out about the Daniels. Hmm.. will we get to meet the Daniels?
- Harsh, Ishay. What a beeyotch.
- The "I'm a PC" guy was there. Kinda distracting, but kinds funny.
- So they final five are "good cylons". And Cavill, the sadist, the first child, the-pseduo-evil-seed, seems to be the one who poisoned the minds and shaped the other children into the plan to annihilate humanity out of a warped sense of justice and revenge.
- Not enough Lee. No pilots. :'-( On the other hand, I didn't see anything to get worked up over the alternaship. We know Kara cares about Sam. And yes, technically, they are married. But I didn't hear grand protestations of love (if "you owe me for standing up for you on the Demetrius" is the best you can do? LMAO) I think Sam is more focused on being a cylon right now, and Kara is trying to figure out what exactly she is.
This is an episode I definitely have to rewatch. Only 5 hours left. ::sniff::