Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber and Michael Hogan have ticketed this episode as their respective Emmy submission tape. How crazy good can this be? Two more after this, and another profoundly unwelcome half-year (at least?) long hiatus awaits before we see the final 10 episodes of the series in 2009.
Sine Qua Non Written by Michael Taylor; directed by Rod Hardy
Two definitions apply to this phrase; "without which it could not be" or "something absolutely indispensible or essential". The President of the Remainder of Humanity, Laura Roslin, is surely in the latter category. But she's AWOL right now, thanks to the Hybrid jumping the Cylon baseship to parts unknown at the precise moment Sharon killed a VIS (Very Important Six) onboard Galactica. So who is Laura's temporary successor?
And who's playing for keeps?
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Olmos, Hogan and Bamber were outstanding. I can see why each chose this tape. In fact, this might be a great series submission as well.
Probably Bamber's best work on the series to date. He was so good, esp. his scenes with Lampkin. Hogan and Olmos have such great chemistry, you totally believe that they have this long history and their scenes together were terrific. Just another great episode from a show that continues to be one of the truly best shows on tv, regardless of genre.
Did the previews reveal who #5 is? I mean, could it be Roslin? Or just a fine piece of editing to throw us off? I'm so glad D'Anna gets unboxed next week.
Okay, Lindsay, are you forgetting that I was a professional twice over— an analyst and a therapist. The world’s first analrapist.
I found Lee's eventual candidacy to be so predictable that the episode was rather boring for me. I know that keeping the Cylon basestar out of the episode is supposed to maintain the suspense, but I'm far more interested in what's going on over there than everything over at Galactica. Though I am happy to see guest star Richard Hatch as Zarek, but he gets relatively little to do.
I would be quite annoyed if the preview does in fact reveal it correctly, but interesting to know that it probably is someone currently on the basestar. I'm thinking Baltar.
This episode so didn't do it for me. Maybe it's because my attention was only half there, or maybe my attention was only half there because the episode was weak. Tigh doing the nasty with the captive Six and knocking her up? Sorry, I don't buy it. William Adama crazy in love with Roslin? There's always been a connection there, but I didn't buy him as suddenly lovesick. Don't me started about Romo Lampkin; I loved him last season during the Baltar trial, but holding a gun on Lee and milking that weird speech about hope from him? Give me a break. And Lee as president? You could see that coming from a mile away, but Gods help the colonies for having such a wimpy milquetoast for a president. He's never shown any leadership as a member of the Quorum that would inspire me to promote him to leader of the human race. The whole episode just felt off to me.
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742 and I were discussing this earlier. Will the Academy again make an exception for a show and allow them to submit episodes after the deadline? Since BSG's final 2 episodes of this half of the season air after the deadline, will they make another exception and allow them in? Does anyone know if that was just a one time, Sopranos deal, or will it extend to other shows?
Okay, Lindsay, are you forgetting that I was a professional twice over— an analyst and a therapist. The world’s first analrapist.
