Latest BSG Episode (3/4/07)

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FINN MAC CUMHAL

Monday, March 5, 2007 5:38 AM

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Originally posted by derangedmilk:
Oh okay. I forgot about Zee the brain-child-fleet-leading-mutant-genius. But they got cancelled not long after that right? Perhaps they were planning a return eventually?

The episode about Starbuck being stranded was the final episode of the series. The episode was called “The Return of Starbuck.” It could be that they had managed to get Benedict to agree to another season in the hope that it would save the show, and they were going to bring Starbuck back in a second season of Galactica 1980. I don’t know. Except for the title, nothing in the episode itself suggested that Starbuck was rescued.

In the new series, it’s possible Starbuck might return. I find it rather shocking that Starbuck is gone, but then it did kind of seem as if they were running out of ways to make her look dysfunctionally heroic. I don’t know how they will deal with this in the new series.

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DERANGEDMILK

Monday, March 5, 2007 5:47 AM

Well I for one am hoping she comes back and not as a Cylon. I can't imagine the series without her. Maybe for the rest of the season but not much longer than that. I'm thinking she'll either end up down on the planet with that raider and highjack it to get back to the fleet or get picked up by it ("Leoben is coming for you") and brought to the Cylons where god knows what will happen.
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SINGATE

Monday, March 5, 2007 7:48 AM

This is easily the best episode in about a month. We all knew Kara suffered some abuse at the hands of her mother but the extent of it was pretty fucked up. I was hoping she had put a bullet to her mother, thus causing the guilt trip. Not quite sure I understand the whole "I've made peace with my mother so now I can die" angle. Her death just seems pointless. Hopefully there will be further explanation when and if she comes back.

If they do go along with the original show there may be some reference to the Lords of Light. I seem to remember an episode in the original where everyone thought Starbuck was dead...or was it Apollo? Anyway, when her cockpit filled with white light that was the first thing I thought of.

The giant storm Starbuck flew into had me rethinking the Eye of Jupiter because it reminded me of the great red spot on our Jupiter.

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Monday, March 5, 2007 8:33 AM

Can't read any responses - all I have to say is that 1. I'm finally caught up with the series! GLEE! and 2. I missed tonight's episode because of work, and will be seeing it on March 6th at 11 pm. If Starbuck or Apollo has died, I will smash things.

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GRIZWALD

Monday, March 5, 2007 4:31 PM

Argh! Waiting on iTunes to upload the episode. You guys are killing me here.

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CYBERSNARK

Monday, March 5, 2007 5:48 PM

Sad now.

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MAL4PREZ

Monday, March 5, 2007 6:17 PM

My theories, and I know nothing of the 1980 BSG, so could be way off with all this:

1) Starbuck is one of the five. Has to be! She's some weird sort of cylon that grew up from a little girl, which is why her mother hated her so much and treated her like crap. Because her mother knew...

Or not. It does seem so obvious that maybe they're trying to mislead us with that.

2) Either way, the storm was the eye of Jupiter, and Starbuck needed to go down there to learn some truth that's important for helping them the humans find earth or the cylons find God or something like that. The storm lives over some technological something, possibly cylon created, possibly left by the 13th tribe, that makes it safe for her to go down there...

Or, maybe it's the place she'll be "reborn," if theory #1 is true, and she'll learn all sorts of cool things by being dead for a while and she'll hang out with the cylons and do lots of God talking.

If I was BSG ficcer, I'd be all over this LOL!

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TENNESSEEMIKE

Monday, March 5, 2007 9:24 PM

Friends-

First a brief hello. long time lurker here. Found the 'verse with the BDM. Firefly followed

This January, I finally bit the bullet and got into BSG. Now they kill (or at least disappear) Starbuck.

So last night I realized the problem- I am the TV character angel of death. Once I take an interest in the character, time for the Actor to shop the Resume.

Favorite Characters from Firefly: Wash and Book- Gone

Favorite Characters from BSG: Starbuck and Billy- Gone

Favorite Characters from the Sopranos: Big Pussy and Drea- Gone

Deadwood- Cancelled at the end of the 3rd season- The season I started watching

Rome- Cancelled at the end of this season- The season I start watching it.

So I am now available to pick up new shows in an attempt to get rid of them as well. I think I will start with American Idol....

Cheers,

TM

STEGASAURUS

Monday, March 5, 2007 9:33 PM

Did anyone else notice the change in terminology by Col. Tigh?

He called the wierd cylon shuttle a "Raider" and called why I always assumed was a raider (since I have the little ship on my desk) a "Bandit".

Not sure if it was bad editing or if maybe I mis-heard the discussion.

And someone mentioned earlier, Lee saw the cylon ship just before the big ka-blooey.

CAUSAL

Monday, March 5, 2007 9:46 PM

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Originally posted by Stegasaurus:
Did anyone else notice the change in terminology by Col. Tigh?

He called the wierd cylon shuttle a "Raider" and called why I always assumed was a raider (since I have the little ship on my desk) a "Bandit".

The Cylon fighters are called "raiders."

The Cylon transport thingies are called "heavy raiders."

"Bandit" and "bogey" are fighter pilot terms dating back (I believe) to the second world war. When a pilot picks up an aircraft visually or on radar but can't ID it, it's a "bogey." When the bogey is identified as an enemy fighter it's called a "bandit."

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