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on 19-02-2007
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A frakked-up repair job, the looming trial of Greasebaltar, memories of distant lands, and a wedding anniversary figure into a fantastic, low-key episode that redeems Battlestar Galactica following last week’s stinker. It’s all part of a typical day-in-the-life onboard the Colonial flagship. What’s atypical is that nobody gets killed, so next week, that nagging census board might actually jump forward for the first time in ages.
After the opening riffs of chanting voices, chimes, and temple bells, we learn that the ghost of Adama’s ex-wife, Carol Anne, has returned to haunt him on this, the day of their wedding anniversary. Carol Anne (Lucinda Jenny) resembles the wacky aunt from Still Standing, but there is an edge to her that grows steadily harder as she follows Adama through his day, taunting him at every turn, especially in his relationships with President Roslin and Lee. Rozz is spending more time on board Galactica than ever, seemingly for no particular reason except to work out at the gym -- which, according to Adama, stinks like the inside of a sweaty shoe even on the best of days. Adama continues to walk around the ship in a daze, at times projecting himself into the deceptively serene scenery of one of the many houses the Adama family briefly occupied back on Old Caprica between moving around from one military base to another. Sounds a little Cylon-ish, eh?
The pilots are acting all cocky because it’s now been 49 days since the Cylons were last seen, fleeing Algae World like somebody had lit the seats of their leisure suits on fire. Speaking of cocky, the appropriately nicknamed Hot Dog can’t seem to leave his alone, apparently suffering from a nasty rash betwixt the legs. Hilarious, and unexpected.
Elsewhere, Chief Tyrol and Callie have the unenviable task of putting the finishing repair touches on Airlock 12, which took a direct hit during the big skirmish with the Cylons on New Caprica. A bad patch job turns deadly after the bickering, sleep-starved new parents start poking around. The inner airlock slams shut, and with temperatures plummeting, lips turning blue, and the oxygen supply whistling out into space, the two quickly begin to crust over with frost. The only workable rescue solution is to blow the outer airlock doors after a raptor has been positioned directly outside to scoop them up, as they reenact Rozz’s favorite way of disposing of Cylon infiltrators.
Yes, the rescue of Tyrol and Callie is engaging. So is Rozz calling upon Lee to be her touchstone in the looming trial of Greasebaltar for crimes against Colonial humanity. But the highlight of this episode’s many must-see moments is the Adama/Carol Anne anniversary haunting. She isn’t the sweet matriarch of the Adama Clan that Ila was in the original series; she’s more of an angry poltergeist befitting the name Carol Anne. Throughout the final flashbacks to Old Caprica, Mama Adama is revealed as a sometimes-violent lush with serious psychological issues. The day comes to an end all too soon for viewers, but it's seemingly weeks in the making for the Admiral, who once more gives up the ghost... at least until the same day next year.
Next up: Greasebaltar’s manifesto incites mutiny on the hangar deck. Source Link: http://blog.meevee.com/my_weblog/2007/02/totally_frakked_5.html Submitted By Zipper Talk about this article on our forum: http://galacticabbs.com/index.php?showtopic=1228
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