By Rhea Dee
1. Did anyone else think it was incredibly funny when Lee said “Where the hell did they go?” when he watched Galactica jump away? It was something in his voice I think; a teenager-ish exasperation at Dad and his antics. I found it especially genuine. In that moment, in another universe, on another television station, Lee could have been the protagonist of a space age Sixteen Candles. Hey, I’m allowed my one weird fantasy.
2. Still on Lee, I’m glad he’s President now. I know I didn’t see it coming. I’m as naïve as Lee himself. I wonder what will happen when Roslin returns. Will the people want her back? Will Lee be willing to give up his position?
3. One last Lee thing…I noticed that he is back into total hot mode with his new role as Mr. President. Hurrah! I missed drooling over the loveliness of Lee.
4. So…Tigh’s going to be a daddy? Two cylons can have a baby? Small revelations lead to bigger ones I suppose, but in all honesty, this kind of freaks me out. I feel like a five year old doing this, but ewwwwwwww! They did “it”! Ewwwww.
5. I’m glad to see that Tigh has gotten his cylon reactions under control. I mean, they’re still happening, but at least he’s not facing people anymore with that total deer in the headlights look whenever someone mentions the secret cylons. In fact, it was almost cleverly used in this episode; when Adama remarks that Tigh’s not the same man he used to be, Tigh gives the camera a nervous “Yeah, no kidding” look to us, the audience. Well played, BSG.
6. Sharon sure has spent a lot of time in the brig hasn’t she? Sigh. At least she got Hera back by the end.
7. I spent a lot of time this episode trying to remember who all was on that baseship, besides Roslin and Gaius. They confirmed Helo this episode, but was Anders there as well? I can’t remember…
8. That poor cat. Dead in a bag. I really don’t know if it was such a good idea to give Romo the dog.
9. But speaking of the dog…did anybody else find it abnormally cute that Jake (the dog) barked whenever Lee said his name? Awww!
10. Due to next week’s promo, my mom is convinced that Roslin is the final cylon. I think it’s just crafty editing, but then…could it be possible? The cancer would be a convenient way to dismiss her as a cylon candidate. Also, it’s important to note that Xena Cylon recognized one of the final five, she spent a minute or so apologizing, and saying “If I knew…”
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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. 
Anders is definitely on the baseship. I couldn’t help worrying after the episode where the jumped that he was going to get into trouble being around all that cylon interface water/goo. At some point he’s just going to jump into it.
Yeah but, are they really the final 5? I mean, it would NOT surprise me at all if Tigh and the rest weren’t even Cylons and, in fact, the final 5 were the ‘hareem girls’ from Baltar’s sect. It could happen…
And yes, Tigh ‘doing it’ with…ewwww plus thensome. But you gotta love a guy who can make his mouth turn down so much it looks like his head is on upsidedown. A rare talent indeed.
Here’s the thing that bugs me about Lee on this show: They have a tendency of putting him in high-ranking jobs just because they don’t quite know what to do w/ the character. He’s CAG by default – ok, I’ll give him that one – but making him the Commander of the Pegasus and jumping him 5 grades in rank? That seems a bit much, especially since, logically, Tigh or Major Kelly should have gotten it. And now the presidency feels – to me – like “This Year’s Pegasus,” when there was no logical reason why Zarek shouldn’t have it. I mean, legally it’s his, he’s already been president once, breifly. If they’re not gonna’ let him become president and redeem himself, then what the hell has the character been hanging around for all this time?
Admiral Adama never really wanted to accept colonial government in humanity’s near annihilation. He was resistant to Roslin at the beginning, and I think he’s only willing to accept government from her at this point. He knows how to work with her. He know what she wants and what her goals are. Also, from his perspective, the presidency may be too important to leave up to legalities such as who is next in line. It’s no war on terror
, but this person has the fate of all (known) humanity in their hands. He probably wants someone in the office who will make the right decisions. Zarek may not be that person.
“One last Lee thing…I noticed that he is back into total hot mode with his new role as Mr. President. Hurrah! I missed drooling over the loveliness of Lee.”
He is. I love all the tailored suits (There’s a tailor in the fleet? Cool. Wait, where are they getting fabric?), but I’m not that fond of what they’re doing with his hair. It looks… I dunno, weird. I get that he’s moving away from the short, military thing he had going for a long time, but… Maybe he’s just overdoing it with the product or something. We’ll see.
“Due to next week’s promo, my mom is convinced that Roslin is the final cylon.”
I think the teaser is a big misdirect. Ron Moore has said that the final Cylon is not is the ‘Last Supper’ photo, and she’s definitely in there. Of course, he could be lying, but he doesn’t usually do that sort of thing to the fans.
While watching this episode, one of my roommates proposed that the final Cylon might be Doc Cottle. Nothing to back it up really, but it would be an interesting choice. Personally, my money’s still on Gaeta.
For a minute there in the hallway, while being confronted with a dead cat in a bag and an armed, lunatic lawyer, Lee’s hair was looking awfully. . . Baltar-ish. It was longish and combed straight back and kinda oily looking. Baltar’s hair was like that when he became president. . . .
Robin–the hair is kind of troublesome. But I’ll overlook it cause my crush on Lee crushes any misgivings I may have about his hair…or his character. :p