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[QUOTE]Originally posted by FawnDoo: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by OnToMars: [qb] His ship survived the attack because it was the oldest, most unadvanced one in the fleet. Adama and crew got lucky and there was absolutely no extraordinary skill involved in their survival. The whole point of [i]Galactica[/i] is that it isn't the [i]Enterprise[/i] and they're not the creme of the crop on the flagship.[/qb][/QUOTE]I would have said the Galactica escaped infection by the Cylon virus because it was an older and lower tech ship, but that isn't why it survived the attack. It survived the attack because her commander and crew pulled a series of rabbits out of the hat and were pretty damn good at what they do. Tigh and Adama made a tactical assessment and Tigh dug up the records about Ragnar having the ammo they needed. Gaeta calculated what seemed to be a difficult FTL jump to put them right on top of the anchorage. Starbuck and Tyrol co-ordinated the creation of an effective fighter squadron from the ground up. Starbuck later went on to reduce the number of nukes about to hit the Galactica from three to one and when that one did hit, Tigh made the call to vent the air in the landing pod and so saved the ship and all aboard. [i]Galactica[/i] didn't survive because she was low tech and got lucky - she survived because the people crewing her were sharp and managed to put two and two together faster than the crews of 118 other Battlestars. I mean come on, throughout the miniseries they point out again and again that entire Battlestars lost all power when engaging the enemy. No-one else at any point thought "Hang on, the enemy we're about to engage is an expert at hacking networks, and we're in an advanced Battlestar with a network?" Did Admiral Nagala not read any "Windows for Dummies" books then? Or did the part about maybe switching off your network get cut off when they sliced off the corner of every page? ;) [QUOTE]Originally posted by OnToMars: [qb] And it's become quite clear now that the Cylons' true intent is not to destroy the RTF[/qb][/QUOTE]I don't think their final intentions can be guessed at right now, but I think destruction of humanity is up there on the agenda. Even Boomer mk 2 acknowledged this in "Flight of the Phoenix" - her being aboard the ship didn't mean the Cylons wouldn't try to take it out. I like the crew too - and as a lifelong Trek fan it's nice to finally see a crew that bear some resemblance to actual human beings (DS9 excepted - they got it right there) and not perfect mannequins with a faint air of smugness about them. However I still think that despite being flawed, they're all good at what they do. [QUOTE]Originally posted by OnToMars:[qb] When Cain calls out Adama for all these failures - drunk XO, insubordinate pilot, crewmen fraternizing with the enemy, Adama can't say anything because it's all true. Sure, Cain is deeply flawed herself, she's just as strict as Adama is loose, but she still has a point, and that's what's so compelling (and I agree, I'd take Adama's [i]Galactica[/i] over Cain's [i]Pegasus[/i] anyday).[/qb][/QUOTE]Given that Cain murdered crewmen herself (simply because he objected to her taking the ship into a tactical blunder), managed to lose 800 of her own crew (that would be another tactical blunder) and countenances the remaining crew forming rape gangs to enjoy themselves with a prisoner, I'm thinking her authority to call Adama on any of his failings is [i]extremely[/i] limited. [QUOTE]Originally posted by OnToMars:[qb] He is a bad commander. He gets too close: too close to his XO, to his best pilot, to his CAG. He's not a perfect man. He's also a good commander in many ways. It's because both exist in him that I love the character so much.[/qb][/QUOTE]I see what you mean and like I say, I admit he has made the occasional questionable call, but I think to label him as being a bad officer and a bad commander is a little harsh. The situation he is in means he has to make decisions and find solutions that fit the circumstances - it's a matter of survival, is all, and he is a pragmatic man trying to pull those around him through difficult times. [QUOTE]Originally posted by OnToMars:[qb] Oh I know, I love the character of Colonel Tigh, personally. :) [/qb][/QUOTE]Agreed - now if only he would dump Ellen, he'd be fine. Every time those two are together in a scene it's like Macbeth in space! ;) [QUOTE]Originally posted by Balaam Xumucane:[qb] Er, so has it been a year?[/qb][/QUOTE]*cough* Errrr, our time, yes. You got me - my mistake, I'm still in Trek "1 season = 1 year" mode, sorry about that. How long has it been Galactica time, four or five months? Still, impressive that they managed to survive that long! ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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