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[QUOTE]Originally posted by bX: [QB] No, but it seemed like they were going to a maybe different place with Lee apologizing and homing in on Ellen. But then, out of the blue, plot. I didn't particularly like this episode. Dana Delany was great, but the whole terrorist/counter-terrorist action didn't seem very well thought out. Like why wouldn't Dana Delany go after a politician of some sort, or a specific character rather than just random hostages even if it is a high-profile bar. Plus I want to believe the 'death of my mate' vengeance/deperation-kick is too hackneyed for this series. But then the line "I have nothing left to live for" was actually spoken in a previous ep. Lee coming out and wanting to talk was just silly as well. Why would he forfeit the advantage and not just wait in there and let her send another, or at the very least threaten to kill a hostage if he didn't come out. Was it to support his (cool) McGyver dry ice trick? Starbuck going in with both guns blazing wasn't at all justified in my opinion, and given that she did, I had a hard time believing that her and the Marine would pull out at the point they did. And so once there, surely the guy with the Skorpion would be a priority target even while in retreat. As in he'd need to be neutralized before they tried to get back out. At first, I was kind of excited, because I thought maybe they were wrapping up the whole hostage subplot early. Like, yeah, Starbuck did something stupid and reckless, but she did stop the bad guys and now we can get on with something more interesting. My mind reeled at the possibilities: Billy and Ellen Tigh? Apollo confounding Starbuck some more? Gina(6)'s ironic involvement in the forfeit the Cylon plot? It was not to be. And as has been previously said, I thought these capricious emotional attachments/detatchments don't seem to be coming from anything within the characters. Adama and Boomer was good, but Roslin before and mourning Billy was the only bond that I really bought lock & stock this ep, and then I was doubly sad because I really liked Billy's character and thought he and Dee had genuine potential. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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