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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] One thing I've been feeling in recent years is that the various plot "twists" in various sci-fi stories are easily predictable, ones that I can see coming at least ten or twenty minutes in advance. Certainly every show has both its obvious and not-so-obvious plot twists, like SG-1 last night (I could see that what's-his-name was going to turn out to be the not-dead guy's brother, and would be fighting Mitchell). But this week's episode (I just finished watching it now, had to work late last night) was incredibly mind-blowing at the end. It was that rare plot twist that was not telegraphed [i]in any way[/i] ahead of time, but still made absolutely perfect sense, regardless. Kudos to the BSG writers for such an awesome story! Sol: I don't think the raider attack was supposed to be the transmission period. When I was watching the show, and the raiders popped up, I thought, "How convenient that Reporter Lady gets the perfect shot to film the [i]Galactica[/i] crew doing their most critical job -- protecting the fleet from the Cylons." Yeah, it was a plot device... but [b]it was a plot device that the Cylons created for their own purposes[/b]. That's what I love about the whole surprise most of all. I expected that the raider attack would be just written off as random -- but instead, the Cylons deliberately staged the attack for their own purposes! Concerning the problem of fighter pilot burnout, I guess it's a good thing that the [i]Pegasus[/i] will be showing up in a couple of weeks... Oh, one other really neat nuance that caught my eye: In the first seconds of seeing Number Six react to the cut footage of Sharon in Sickbay, for a split moment I thought she was reacting in disgust (at the commotion and apparent possible cruelty towards Sharon). Then that expression became a smile. A very nice touch there, very good acting. Snay: Concerning [i]Galactica[/i]'s well-worn appearance... considering that Moore worked with the [i]Voyager[/i] staff for a few weeks, and that multiple comments that he's made in the podcasts have been subtly-phrased but very pointed criticisms of [i]Trek[/i], and [i]Voyager[/i] in particular, I'm not surprised in the least that they're taking the time to make sure all the sets look beat-up. After they've started placing the survivor tally from the President's "Whiteboard of Doom" in the opening credits, I think it's the least they can do... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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