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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Okay, so serious commentary now: I suppose, first, it was supposed to be 100% obvious that the whole incident was a Cylon trap from the very beginning. It seemed that it was just intended to reinforce the dramatic tragedy of the entire story. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about it, because the plot device of the "Peter Principle" (a person being promoted to one's level of incompetence) is all too common. It might've been necessary, though, because it seems that the writers are building a theme of "The Beast" being something like a cursed ship. If Starbuck is supposed to be a screw-up, then the [i]Pegasus[/i] is the mother of all screw-ups! One possible plot hole: If the engineer-commander-dude was not a people-person and liked to run things like machines, then why wasn't he doing his job and obeying orders? I have to admit that I was a little bit surprised that Apollo was made the commander of [i]Pegasus[/i], or that he was promoted all the way up to the [i]Rank[/i] of Commander, since it wasn't suggested that Colonel Fisk or whats-his-face got promoted, either. I have a feeling that there's going to be some cries of nepotism in upcoming episodes. And I also have a feeling that Lee is not going to get along well with the [i]Pegasus[/i] crew. They're not going to be able to see past his last name, and figure that he's nothing more than a stooge to fill in for his old man. (Of course, what's-his-face did give Lee the conn during the battle, and Lee was able to hold it together enough to hold off the Cylons so they could repair things and escape.) Other tidbits... How about those heavy cannons mounted on the [i]Pegasus[/i] bow? It helps explain in part how the battle went so well in "Resurrection Ship", since it means that the battlestars have the sheer kinetic firepower to leave the Cylon capital ships seriously hurting, assuming the battlestars can survive the long-range pounding. I also would assume that the [i]Galactica[/i] used to have such weapons, but that they were removed as part of the pre-decommissioning process. As for the politics... geez, Baltar, way to do a very public backstabbing like that! Even Tom Zarek has better class than you do. (Of course, we all know that it just happened to be the issue of the moment that Baltar chose to take advantage of to make a huge splash and gain attention.) Once again, Richard Hatch gets a very short scene, but a very important role. He needs to have a little chat with Dirk Benedict some time... Finally, the question of "right to life" versus "freedom to choose"... It figures that Baltar would choose the totally selfish side. And I think that's the best way to sum it up in the circumstances that the Colonials are in � it's simply selfish to choose an abortion, considering the needs of Humanity as a whole. Assuming Baltar was right � the Human race will die out within 18 years � then babies must be protected at nearly all costs. Collective [b]survival[/b] is far too big of a concern to worry about individual rights. Certainly, the need for collective survival can't be taken as a [i]carte blanche[/i] for trampling any and all rights, but in this case, I'd say that the benefits are solid and obvious. (Coming below: speculation based on the teaser for next week.) . . . Next week: Angry Boomer returns again. Looks like we're going to be adding a third major/recurring copy of Sharon to the mix! :D [/QB][/QUOTE]
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