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BSG 2x18: "Downloaded" ($$$, what'd you expect?)
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] [i]Oh my friends... even more than last week, how much have I missed you! It's about time that we get back to the show that we all fell in love with! Especially with all the clever and poetic twists and turns we see...[/i] First, I have to admit that, for just one split second, I had the crazy feeling that Baltar would actually, truly turn out to be a Cylon. Then logic kicked in and I realized that it would be so anticlimactic. Then I realized that "Caprica Six" having Baltar in her head was so perfectly appropriate that I can't believe I never thought of it before. This whole episode is one that's obviously needed to be done since almost the very beginning, and we � or I, at least � never saw it coming, despite some obvious hinting (like Adama telling Tyrol that he'll see Sharon again). More than that, this was the very first glimpse into Cylon society. I have to admit that I feel slightly disappointed, although I can't explain exactly why... maybe because it seems like a rip-off to mimic "Up the Long Ladder" (can anyone say "Send in the Clones"? :D ). But I can't fault the show too much, considering that the limitation of only twelve models of Humanoid Cylon is something that can/should be maintained. And I have a feeling that it [i]could[/i] be justified by the plot. I think I can best sum up this episode by the following emotions: (1) "Why didn't I see that coming?" ...Something that seems so perfectly logical and obvious, but seemingly comes out of nowhere, regardless. (2) "Oh, you heartless bastards!" ...Seeing the protagonists of the show do something so totally callous as pretending to let Helo's and Boomer's baby die, just to keep her away from the Cylons. (3) "Jeez, how are they going to deal with [i]this[/i] little twist!" Never ever have I seen any show continuously mix up all the elements in various ways that cause so much angst and end up with seemingly-devoted characters making complete 180� turns with complete justification. Oh, and the fact that Anders is still alive? Something else I should've figured would happen, seeing how we never saw him killed. We've got no idea how he's feeling about Kara (who apparently forgot and/or moved on)... Boy, if we weren't in Angst City before...! Finally, a couple of tidbits for those keeping score: Sharon is Number Eight; Aaron Doral is Number Five, and Xena � err, D'Anna Biers � is Number Three. It's about time that we got some other official numbers! It's almost as good as adding another Cylon model to the list. (Though I'm somewhat annoyed that out of ALL the Cylons we saw, it was apparently nothing by Six-es, Eights, Fives, and Threes, with one Rick Worthy look-alike shot from the rear so they wouldn't have to pay the actor. C'mon, couldn't they have given us [i]one[/i] new model for our list?) I'm sure there's a lot more that I could talk about, but I think I need to stop and digest all this new info I've just downloaded. (Ba dum bum!) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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