Oi Vey.

I have been overwhelmed with business, but fear not! I have been watching the stories unfold.

Leobon did lie, this is true. I'm going to have to think about this for a bit. Maybe a metaphorical "our child" like Six and Baltar? He went into too much detail for that, though. "They salvaged your ovaries, I fertilized them, and then...this is your daughter." I'll look at that dialog again.

Interesting thing to note--Gaeta is doodling in the opening sequences of the episode. He has drawn a sword and what appears to be part of a tree. I can't think of a direct significance, but maybe one of you can.

Going back to a previous episode, Roslyn says that Hera may very well be "the shape of things to come"--a line taken directly from Six's dialog with Gaius on Kobol. The priestess in that episode was incredible. "Mm...Kamallah so bitter..."

That's all I've got time for now...it's time to get the nose back to the grindstone. Hopefully I'll be able to play catch-up sometime and give you a full exposition on episodes past. Until then, feel free to discuss!

A New Crew in Town

I was recently told about a music video on the Sci-fi site that is, dare I say, frakkin' awesome.

Link here: http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/index.php?cat=features&vid=35344

Check it out, it's even more worth it than the webisodes.

301 Season Opening Impressions

Guest post by Model List

Here are some first impressions. The two part episode needs another viewing.

Well, as we knew, Season 3 is definitely going to keep things fresh in any way it can. Almost every character changed hair style or weight! The known Cylons get more chances to play multiple roles in the same scene. It's okay, but the separate storylines showing unique personality has to come back or it will just get too confusing. (Which Six was killed? The hero? Will they download her?) Admiral Adama is in a tight spot and has an interesting remoteness. I think he needs to do more yelling.

Kara's journey from regular killings of Leoben to holding his hand is maybe a little rushed, but it certainly is an interesting plotline. She keeps adding to her internal conflict and list of love interests.

We can actually feel kind of sorry for Gaius. James did a great job acting as usual. Hopefully, he won't have to snivel the rest of his life. Not much of a clue on his Cylon status.

"Jamie Bamber is hot!" ... Not! It sure is fun that all of the fawning fangirls have a chubby Jamie. They did a nice job making his porkyness obvious in every scene. Later in the season, I am sure we will get the montage that gives us those carved "guns" and abs back. A second viewing will give some chance to look for Lee is a Cylon references.

Seinfeld reference? The "twist" and "swirl" reference just didn't seem as funny as in Seinfeld and it really was groaningly obvious.

So, time to update the list of models. The first suicide bomber, Duck, is a cylon since he says "See you soon" to D'Anna Biers.

24 Hours...

As I was watching the remaining webisodes (and rewatching webisode 8) I noticed something rather obnoxious. The levels of juice in the bottle (the juice that Doral and the filming techniques draw attention to) are inconsistent. They were so good at keeping continuity in the past.

The webisodes altogether comprised a good, solid episode's worth of viewing (minus the juice bit). I can't think of much to say that I didn't talk about in the last post, so I'll just leave it at this...24 hours from now, I'll be watching Battlestar Season Three. It's been a long wait.