http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:20:20 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/24/151936.php#comment-713364 And here I thought "ties that bind" was referring to matza balls.... Boy, do they bind! I guess I need new glasses.... 713364@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:20:20 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/24/151936.php#comment-713358 Thanks, El Bicho. I agree that Roslin's character is inconsistently written. Her "tough" side can go beyond scary, which I've always found hard to believe given her school teacher touchy-feely origins. Then again, strange times call for strange measures, I suppose. The call about Helo and Gaeta I just don't get, especially Helo in Lee's absence. I'm pretty sure no good can come of this. We'll have to just keep our fingers crossed about the Cylon storyline. I think my favorite line in this episode was Cavil's "Say what?" when he was told that he was shot by a Centurion. Dean Stockwell's certainly one of the many acting high points on the show. 713358@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:41:12 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/24/151936.php#comment-713327 Great examination as usual. Even though Cally suffered from depression (could it still be postpartum?) and her hatred for Cylons, her decision to kill herself and the baby seemed to come so quick that they I had trouble with her hesitation. It might well be that's how fast those decisions come and go, but in an hour drama I wanted more understanding. You are right about both Helo and Gaeta heading out with Starbuck. I did like the stuff with Lee at the Quorum meeting, but Rosalyn's character always seems to change by what the story requires rather than any believable changes or motivations in her character, which annoys me. Not just now, but throughout the series. I do love what's going on with the Cylons in-fighting; however, these four new Cylons puzzle me. They appear to be different than the others since they slowly came around while Boomer just had a switch flipped, but I don't see why whoever the ultimate controller is is taking this course of action. Destruction of mankind can't be the ultimate goal because they could have accomplished that already, but then it couldn't have been to save mankind either because why would you start by killing off so many humans? I know things have changed along the way for some Cylons, but surely the One is running everything and I can't tell which way it is leading. The longer the series goes the less I trust the writers will pull it off. Like the way X-Files flamed out. And what the heck is going on with Baltar? Instead of Six he appears to himself?! 713327@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:39:22 EDT