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by Brad Trechak, posted Feb 21st 2009 3:03AM
(S04E16) We've reached "The Final Five" on a few levels. Ellen Tigh is back, and it's good to know that despite being part of a species with a potentially infinite lifespan, she still gets jealous when her husband has a baby with someone else.The minute Ellen came back, I knew the baby would miscarry. I believe it was Tigh, as one of the Cylon progenitors, that was keeping the unborn Liam alive (if the Cylons do in fact need love to survive). Once Ellen came back, it caused conflicting feelings and the baby was done for. I wonder if Caprica Six will try to exact revenge as a result and we'll see a Cylon catfight.
Ellen Tigh seemed so enlightened with regards to her people and purpose in last week's episode. Upon returning to Saul and learning of his infidelity, that turned around quickly and she became petty and vindictive. I call that the "high school reunion" syndrome, in which people, when in the presence of other certain people, revert to certain behaviors. Despite the longevity of their marriage, the Tighs don't strike me as having the healthiest of relationships.
Even with its concentration on the Tighs, the episode also focused on Caprica Six (in more ways than one. The Six model appeared in each of the three opening scenes). One forgets that each of the Cylon models are supposed to be stronger than humans. Six reminded us of this by taking out the anti-Cylon colonials in the beginning.
Boomer's return will likely mean her execution (she did try to kill the Admiral a few seasons ago), but will it lead to a romantic rekindling between her and Tyrol? Now that we know both are Cylons, there won't be any concern about intermarriage or racial purity.
Of course, racial cross-breeding was one of the major themes of the episode. It was hammered into our heads every time we watched Adama looking grim as Galactica got a Cylon paint job. No wonder he was taking pills with his booze.
Both Baltar and Caprica Six were acting very naive this episode: Baltar with his handling of the food and Six with her handling of the baby situation. I wonder if their psychic link had anything to do with their similar behaviors.
I enjoyed seeing once again the manipulative Six that exists within Baltar's head, although I wonder if we'll ever get an explanation for her existence. Baltar proves once again that he's good for two things: womanizing and surviving, Arming Baltar's cult seems like a colossally stupid idea. Giving pissed-off women some heavy armaments doesn't strike me as a way of creating peace within the human colonists.
The episode was good, but it was about the same level as last week and definitely a step down from the insurrection episodes. There was too much Baby Mama drama for my liking. I look forward to seeing what Anders says when he awakens (my guess is he'll forget what he said when he had the bullet lodged in his brain and want to leave the fleet) and what exactly is going on with Starbuck.
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