BSG 4.3 The Ties that Unravel

[hazelk]

Assuming this wasn’t a dream brought on by being read too much Caprican pulp noir before bedtime, I hope the thirteenth tribe did make it to Earth because if they didn’t the way things are going there’s going to be no intelligent life forms left in the galaxy by next Saturday. Maybe Doc Cottle and (by virtue of not appearing on camera) Caprica Six. Although Tory was sane when she was sober, albeit in an ruthlessly evil, othered woman kind of way. I think I like Tory.

It was rather compulsively watchable probably because rather than in spite of feeling like an episode of Eastenders in Space. Well apart from the Kara/Anders scene which was more like Spuffy Badfic in Space. Space makes everything better but, like most addictive things you’re not addicted to, the morning after is much more “I am never, never doing that again,” than “need more crack.” But I’ll still be back next week hoping it’s the dark before dawn rather than the train at the end of the tunnel.

Comments

[aycheb.livejournal.com]

I find it hard to care too much who the final 5th is - if it's anyone we already know it will be a let down and if a stranger equally. What they are is another matter.

Zarek and Cavil both did well on the short term sanity front but it's hard to see any long term aim that isn't completely batshit. Lee was annoying and obviously out of his depth this week and I've been OK with him previously. Don't have a problem with unmanly men and I figured he probably did have more to offer on the civilian front than as a burnt out pilot. But he screwed things up for Laura. Bad Lee! (Even if Bad Laura).