Season 4 ep3: Ties That Bind

It actually kinda sucked that we already knew that was going to happen since they gave that away in the following week's preview...along with the Cylon war.

Come on Ronald, don't give too much away!

I somewhat cheered her death! She seemed annoying and had no real place in any episodes. It must suck because she survived with Galan outside in space. Now she was flushed down the toilet like an unwanted goldfish.

As for next week preview I thought it was strange that ellen appeared as six by Tigh. I always thought that a connection would be made between the characters.

By week the show gets stranger and I'm not a big fan of it!

So, OK, now there are these two Cylon-Human babies. Hera's existence was such a huge deal in past seasons, but she now seems way less important now that Nik turns out to be half Cylon too...

Which brings me to another point: Where the frak is Hera? Athena and Helo are both on the Demitrius on Kara's mission... did they bring the kid along? Did they think we'd just forget about "the shape of things to come"?

I like how the show is full of suprises and twists, but things are starting to twist right out of fitting together coherently. Still, I have confidence the pieces will all fall together in the end.

Maybe the writers just like a challenge, seeing how far off the rails they can get and still bring it home.

Personally, I was disappointed by the first two episodes of the 4th season, but I liked "Ties that Bind". I wasn't expecting Cally to be spaced....when I saw Tory with her I thought she'd save her (up until now I thought that maybe the big difference between the 5 and the 7 is that the Final Five wanted to save humanity). Plus, I didn't think Cally would actually go through with throwing herself and her kid out the airlock; I figured she'd stop herself. I didn't think it would actually happen; I figured something would stop it. So, I was surprised that she actually died (or at least is dead for now, if she's the last Cylon--unlikely, but you never know...). I think that these first episodes are "setting up" episodes and that later on they will make sense or become important; things that might not seem like a big deal now could become bigger later on. For instance, I think it might be important that someone found out about some of the last 5 Cylons. I figured that it was bound to happen at some point. While I do think that Cally's death is going to be officially ruled a suicide, I think that at least someone (if not Chief, someone else) is going to do some digging and find out the truth. I think her death was a set-up for a future investigation; her death is not just going to get 'left alone'. Maybe when Chief finds out the truth, he will turn on the others. I'm wondering if what's going on with the other models (which I personally think is interesting) is going to happen with the last 5. And another example: Lee turning again on Roslin and growing fear over Roslin's classification of documents---this seems to be setting up a possible revolt, anarchy, assassination attempt, or SOMETHING. Plus, it also seems like this might create more tension between Lee and the admiral. Speaking of the admiral, I'm also thinking that his little scenes with Roslin are setting up the stage for something to happen between them.

As for other things being forgotten about...maybe they haven't been forgotten about per se, but are going to show up in future episodes. Or, maybe some things just aren't really important...maybe they were important in 'their own time', but in the 'current' time of the show, they aren't as significant. Or, too, maybe the writers will leave some details unknown or unexplored on purpose...either for creative reasons or else to leave open the possibility for future projects. Who knows?

I still think BSG is one of the best-written and overall most interesting shows I've ever watched so I'm trying to be optimistic about the rest of the season.

When Cally was spaced, Babylon 5's Garibaldi's ran through my mind when description of spacing rushed through my mind: "Your blood boils, your eyeballs freeze, and your heart explodes..." Not a nice way to go--but she began the process herself. Psychotrauma can do that, of course, but what kind of mother would wish that on her own son?

Raydeus brings up a good point: who would Helo and Boomer trust with their daughter? Maia, her original foster-mother, is dead. Is there a ship or a portion of the Galactica that functions as a nursery/child-care? Major flaw in bringing those two parents on the Demetrius.

It's odd that a sewage refinery ship would be called Demetrius; many classical figures had that name, notably Demetrius I, King of Macedon (294 - 288 BC). Then again, his rule was more than a little smelly.