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by Brad Trechak, posted Mar 6th 2010 1:06AM
(S01E06) Yes, that was James Marsters (Spike from 'Buffy' and 'Angel') with the brunette hair and the distinctly non-British accent. The fangirls get a moment to squeal before we continue.Tonight's episode was a lot of set-up and/or continuation of previous storylines. It didn't feel like anything major happened. There are only three episodes left in the season after tonight, so the only conclusion to be reached is that the creators are thinking beyond the first season.
I didn't even notice before tonight that Eric Stoltz's character was sporting a soul patch. He's quite the hipster. Plus, how is it that Caprica, a planet millions and billions of light-years away, has cucumbers, carrots and peppers? What are the odds? Are they available on every planet? Next they'll have cows.
The entire Vergis vs. Graystone feud is reminiscent of the heyday of Bill Gates versus Steve Jobs in Silicon Valley. Who was the good guy again? Oh, that's right. Neither of them. There doesn't appear to be a good guy here either. The knowledge that his act caused the deaths of two people is eating away at Graystone. Vergis seems to only be playing a hunch but I think this entire subplot is only beginning.
Note to all evil scientists out there: if you're going to invent a "swipe drive," try not to have the glaring lights on it that let everyone know exactly what's going on. It's amazing Sister Clarice wasn't busted on the spot. The drunkenness of Amanda Graystone probably helped to conceal her theft. Why didn't Cylon Zoe notice? Or did she?
The whole human/robot relationship is cute and in many ways creepy. Granted, Zoe still believes herself to be a teenage girl or woman or whatever, but in her current form, having sex with the lab technician would probably kill the guy. She does have pretty nimble fingers in that body if she can operate a keyboard, so that's something. Their society has probably never had to deal with robosexuality before. Soon there will be robot-to-human and robot-to-robot dating sites. In fact, there already is. Next there will be a big legal push to allow marriage between robots and humans, but it will be overturned by Proposition 8.
It's difficult to present an opinion of James Marsters' character or appearance. It was a pretty strong opening (and fake out. The audience was supposed to think he was shooting heroin and not wrapping barbed wire around his arm). Sadly, he didn't get much screen time beyond that. Hopefully we'll be seeing Barnabas again soon.
It's nice to know that along with vegetables, Caprica also has that annoying plastic packaging that electronics come in. The sheer frustration of trying to get those damn things open probably started the first Cylon war.
How long has it been since the MAGLEV bombing? Obviously, it's too soon for Joseph Adama to start getting involved with another woman (particularly wearing such an interesting hat). What a shame.
The show remains strong, and the odds are it will get a second season. I'm rooting for it.
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