I am – Hercules!!
"Looking for this?"
"You know what? FRAK YOU!!!"
"Now? Now I'm going to give you an exclusive."
Adama and Roslin dance! Together!
Oh, come on! You seriously expect us to believe there's a better show televised these days than "Battlestar Galactica"?
1.11 was the last episode to air in the U.K. before America got “33” and “Water.” Here’s “LoneGunMan” with an appraisal:
Battlestar Galactica 1.11 FAQ
What’s it called?
"Colonial Day."
How does it begin?
The President is reinstating the old "Council of Twelve" just like in
the classic series, and the peoples of each planet have nominated their
planet's representatives. Caprica's representative is Baltar (much to
his surprise), though the real problem comes from the representative
from Sagitaron, Tom Zarek, once again played with excellent panache by
the original Apollo, Richard Hatch. The President, as you can imagine,
is not happy... especially when he manages to get himself nominated to
run for Vice President.
That loading a gun into a briefcase at the beginning of a
Presidential
Summit, this is "24" again isn't it?
Well, we've had "A Few Good Men" and "Iron Eagle", this did look to
be
a 24 style from the beginning, but the whole assassination plot is
quickly caste aside in favor of political machinations. The Sagitaron
people are all in support of Zarek's agenda, but despite his logical
and sensible policies, the current administration can only see his
terrorist past, looking into any means to stop his bid for power.
So what else is going on then?
On Caprica, Helo starts to realize (with the appearance of another
Six
last week) that the Cylons can look like humans. His hostile reaction
to this revelation upsets Boomer v2, but when they reach the Caprica
spaceport to steal a ship, then everything is really frakked up for
him.
What happens?
The President is so determined that Zarek will not be Vice President,
she grooms a potential contender. Her ruthless side is seen when she
discards him for the more popular Baltar. There's a sub plot of the
potential assassin being captured by Starbuck and Apollo (assigned to
security duty), and being silenced by someone for Zarek, hints are
thrown in the direction of the manipulative Mrs Tigh, but nothing is
obvious.
What's Good?
Baltar is fantastic again, with another excellent bathroom scene.
Richard Hatch proves his worth once again with another admirable
performance. I'd really like him to make a more significant role in
season two, and maybe convince some of the other classic series actors
to take part. And, to top it all off, you get to see Starbuck in
rather elegant dress... she scrubs up pretty fine.
What's Bad?
The music is a little hammy in places. The journalists issue has
been
addressed with a comment about how people are unable to move away from
their old careers, clinging to the jobs they had in the past (hence,
with Caprica One being full of journalists, I guess that's why there
are so many of them about), but it's just very odd that there are so
many journalists about. Never really relied on them in the classic
series!
How does it end?
Oh man, the world is gonna end... Baltar is made Vice President.
Zarek reminds the President that an election is due in six months and
he'll see her then... and on Caprica, Helo is discovered by another
Boomer. Boomer v2 (the one that may be pregnant) shoots the other
Boomer, but it's too late, Helo knows she's a Cylon and runs off...
“LoneGunMan’s” rating for “Battlestar Galactica” 1.11?
****1/2
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
***** better than we deserve
**** better than most motion pictures
*** actually worth your valuable time
** as horrible as most stuff on TV
* makes you quietly pray for bulletins
10 p.m. Sunday. SciFi.
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***** better than we deserve
**** better than most motion pictures
*** actually worth your valuable time
** as horrible as most stuff on TV
* makes you quietly pray for bulletins
