By Rhea Dee
1. Well, as I expected, Roslin lived and Starbuck’s going to the brig. Was it surprising to me? Err, no. It’s a bit early in the season for death twists like that, isn’t it? I did like how Starbuck pointed out all the things she’s done for Roslin, all those crazy myth-y vision-y things. Starbuck did put a lot of trust in Roslin, and Roslin should do the same.
2. What is with Boomer doing the private ballet? That whole scene had this ‘Yes, you’re my little doll, dance to my tune’ vibe going. Which I guess makes sense, since Boomer did ending up voting against her model later. Which I guess explains why they showed the private ballet, to imply that Number One cylon man had a huge hand in Boomer’s ‘choice’. But still, did it have to be implied with the private ballet? Mucho creepy.
3. I was just thinking ‘Ooooh Roslin has pretty hair’ when she pulled out a huge clump of it. Aww, no! A not so subtle reminder that we shouldn’t get too attached to dear President Roslin.
4. I see that Cylon Tory got to go on a super special mission to seduce Baltar to figure out if he’s the final cylon. She also seemed to be seduced by Baltar’s idea of the one God instead of the gods that the majority everyone believe in. Do I dig all this God/gods stuff? Eh.
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5. Well, Lee/Kara shippers, there you go. An angst-y kiss. We are so used to it by now, aren’t we? Sigh.
6. Troubles in Cylon-land! Six is ultra compassionate cylon lady, I see. Not that I disagree with her, I don’t want the Raiders to be lobotomized (ahem, upgraded) either. Too bad she didn’t get her way…well, nevermind! Guess it doesn’t matter if she lost the vote, she’s gonna blow you away with the updated Centurions who are now allowed to think and stuff! I’m glad that happened. I was starting to worry that the little cylon meetings would delve into boring Star Wars prequel territory (if I hear Natalie Portman say treaty one more time…)
7. And there goes Lee. A goodbye that rang of Rudy, and a few other 80’s movies. (Well, it did to me.)
8. And there goes Starbuck, on her own little mission to find Earth. I’m glad, because I really wasn’t digging her writhing on the ground screaming ‘We’re going the wrong waaay!’ I’m guessing it was supposed to be heartbreaking and genuine; Starbuck writhing on the ground like there is an invisible string that ties her to Earth that frays a little with each jump. Instead it felt more like ‘look at the crazy woman led by her feelings and nothing else!’ The bottom line is that I miss Scully.
9. Do you know that one Spice Girls song, “Goodbye”? (It was on the album that Ginger Spice wasn’t on.) With Starbuck and Apollo leaving with all the drama and such, I think they could have made very good use of that song.
10. There wasn’t enough Helo in this episode.
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Rhea Dee is a Midwestern fat girl floating through space with a donut and an attitude. She's the co-host and co-creator of the podcast Badland Girls. 
When this show is over, I will be watching it all on DVD. Thanks for keeping me updated in the meantime.
Aw, no problem
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There is never enough Helo in any episode. . . I want more shirtless Helo more of the time!!!!!!
I got all teary-eyed when Apollo left, which made me annoyed with myself. I don’t like it when TV makes me cry. I agree that there had been enough of Starbuck on the floor. I’m glad Admiral Adama let her go.
I’m starting to worry that Apollo might be the final Cylon, because I don’t want him to be a bad guy. And I really hope we get to see him back in his flight suit before the end. The uniform looks good on him!
Oh, I’d love it if Apollo were a Cylon!! He did say something that made my ears stand up. . .
To Admiral Adama: “What if it had been Zak in that Viper instead of Starbuck?”
Or something like that. Basically saying, “What if Zak was a Cylon. . . ” It would make absolutely NO FREAKING SENSE, but that’s the kind of thing I expect from BSG now – I expect Zak Adama to be the last Cylon. It would make about as much sense as someone Colonel Tigh’s age being a Cylon and the Super Secret Cylons having an internal iPod that only plays Jimi Hendrix.
I dunno, but if I saw that circular image Starbucks been drawing for most of her conscious life, i wouldn’t think they were on their way to Earth and side with Roslin. So it’s pretty good for her no one else has seen the planet…
It’s weird that I’ve watched every single episode of this series but I couldn’t tell you who that lady cylon was who was featured in this episode. “Six” you say? Really? I have no idea. Is she the same one who has blond hair and talks to Baltar because without the blond hair she looks completely different to me.
I don’t know who Helo is either?
Which Boomer is on the cylon ship doing ballet and voting against her model? Seriously I do not remember, and I’ve seriously watched every single episode as they’ve aired.
They need to have name-tags or something because everyone looks alike.
They totally need name tags. . .
I think the Boomer that was doing topless ballet on the Basestar is the first Boomer we saw in the miniseries – the one that shot Adama and got shot by Callie.
Helo is married to the other Boomer, who now goes by Athena (I think?). He’s Athena’s baby daddy and keeps his clothes on way too much.
Yeah, Ballet Boomer was the evil Sharon and the other Boomer (now called Athena) is Helo’s girl. And good Sharon.
And whenever I see Six without her Marilyn Monroe platinum blonde hair, I always think Cylon Xena has come back.