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Battlestar Galactica Season 3 thread
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Defcon said:
Yeah, it's totally the character of Dee's fault that the actor playing Billy wanted off the show. :lol
Kind of awkward when you juxtapose reality into the mix. They made Lee into Dualla's love interest because without Billy, Dualla really didn't have much of a story or a purpose.
And jeez! folks. "Take care of the admiral." "Take care of his son." Tamoh Penikett may not have the best diction, but overanalysis of the sound clip makes it clear he's saying "his."
JayDubya said:
The actor who plays Billy deciding to leave the show can't be used to excuse the actions of the character Dualla. You can't just juxtapose reality into the mix of a characters action in the fiction. The character of billy dying happened because the actor wanted to do other things, but that's as far as it goes. It's not like Billy died and then Dee started to develop a relationship with Apollo.
She didn't 'call out' Apollo for his manerisms during their sparing in the gym; she blatantly called him out flirtatiously, daringly.
Systems_id
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I have to agree for once. It wasn't bad by any stretch but it wasn't good either. Strictly average. Next week's episode looks awesome though.B.K. said:
Well, it was based around a character that no one gives two shits about (and now it dead, who cares). There was no follow up with Lee and Starbuck (what is her first name, Kara or soemthing like that?) and that shit with Baltar on the basestar was ****ing obtuse and confusing as all. Thankfully that should be cleared up soon.
Thaedolus
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Uhh, if the rest of you didn't see the foreshadowing of the shit hitting the fan when the Cylons show up at their fungus planet or whatever, I guess you weren't paying much attention. Basically it was a set up for the next episode, with Kat dying in the meantime. I thought it was well done
trilobyte said:
Don't start this again. >_<
I listened to this for the 20th time with my eyes closed.
Care-of is blending into an R sound that people are hearing over other words. I can hear it too, and then the "his" is turning into a ssss which is just blurred with son.
Dualla (Kandyse McClure): Take care of the admiral.
Helo (Tamoh Penikutt): Take care of R sssson.
Her diction is better than his, to be sure. Helo's words slur together, and he says his line fairly quickly. If you must, just go back and really listen hard for the H sound in the middle of that stronger R sound. Without the H sound all you can hear is the R sound left over from care of, and "take care of son" doesn't make much sense, so with a ingering r sound, you swap in the word "our."
JoshuaJSlone
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Oh shit. The subtle hidden message isn't that they've been having an affair, but setting fire to things across the fleet!JayDubya said:
Kung Fu Jedi
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There is no affair between Helo and Dee. Let's just put that out of our minds right now. Not happening.
As for this weeks episode, I just finished watching it, and I thought it was well done. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The jumping through the star field was intense and the interplay between the characters was well done. Kat may have been a small part on the show, but I still liked her as a character. Not the best episode of the year, but still very very good.
Next week looks like it'll be great. But then, no BSG for awhile.
As for this weeks episode, I just finished watching it, and I thought it was well done. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The jumping through the star field was intense and the interplay between the characters was well done. Kat may have been a small part on the show, but I still liked her as a character. Not the best episode of the year, but still very very good.
Next week looks like it'll be great. But then, no BSG for awhile.
Systems_id
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At least it'll only be a month this time compared to the agonizing three month wait last season. Who the hell thought these midseason breaks were a good idea anyway?Kung Fu Jedi said:
Dude. Helo says "his," not "our." I caught that on the first airing. There is no Dee-Helo fling. If there was, why would she be so visibly affected after the Apollo-Starbuck boxing match? Get you some better speakers.trilobyte said:
And last night's episode was decent, pretty much on par with any other scifi series' normal episodes. Some of you need to put BSG's quality in perspective. I never cared for Kat, and her ZOMGSUDDEN back story didn't cajole any sympathy for her out of me. Thanks for killing off a couple thousand humans, Kat! Radiation poisoning sucks, doesn't it? Ciao, angst-girly.
Episode was okay, the
I saw this on another forum and it's from the sketches D'anna drew
death of kat was the highlight
I saw this on another forum and it's from the sketches D'anna drew
davepoobond
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i didn't quite get yesterday's episode.
keep in mind i didn't watch season 1 or half of 2.
why were they jumping through star fields? what were they looking for?
when they jumped through star fields why did they lose ships?
who was the drug runner guy that Helo was involved with?
when they jumped through star fields why did they lose ships?
who was the drug runner guy that Helo was involved with?
keep in mind i didn't watch season 1 or half of 2.
davepoobond said:
Going from memory so i could be wrong about 1 and 2
1. The food had gotten contaminated, so they needed to find a source of food. They found a planet with algae, it was determine that it had a lot of protein and would be suitable. in order to get to the planet they needed to make two jumps.. the first jump was into the star field.
2.the radiation in the starfield made the civilians ships unable to use their navigation becuase they didnt have the proper shielding. the raptors did have proper shielding..
3. Helo wasnt involved with a drug runner from what I recall. kat was, they worked together and were lovers(?)
2.the radiation in the starfield made the civilians ships unable to use their navigation becuase they didnt have the proper shielding. the raptors did have proper shielding..
3. Helo wasnt involved with a drug runner from what I recall. kat was, they worked together and were lovers(?)
Why must Season 3 of Galactica continue to be slow paced? The first four episodes of this season were all kinds of awesome and now we're having episodes than aren't as strong as the better ones from seasons 1 and 2. With a few exceptions, the only really interesting thing that is going on is the portion of the story focusing on the Cylons and Baltar at the moment. I'd like to think that next week's episode "The Eye Of Jupiter" will change things and pick up the pacing.
davepoobond
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Coop said:
hmm...i didn't get that at all from 1. i recorded this on a VCR, so i dont know how i could have possibly missed that explanattion.
sorry, i meant Kat...for some reason i was thinking her name was Helo. for some reason its hard to remember a lot of the character names.
I actually quite enjoyed this episode, for a host of reasons. One, some of the effects were pretty sweet, and I love Zoic's work. Two, I really enjoy the realistic slant RDM has taken with this series, and I like how they don't forget the details, and they depict proper struggles and hardships even for the most basic stuff (food). I also liked the focus on the pilots, reminded me of Season One.
was well done, though I can't say I'm sorry to
I was never the biggest fan of that character; little too thin. I absolutely loved the scene with Tigh and Adama laughing, and the D'Anna/Baltar scenes were all really good as well. The only small quibble I have is Baltar's comments about possibly being one of the five, and that if he is he'll stop being a traitor for one side and be a hero for the other. Seemed too... quick for my liking. Baltar is better when he's more conflicted (which he looks in next week's episode, so I'm happy).
Speaking of which, next week's episode looks awesome. It definitely feels like a 'back into the swing of things' episode. I can't wait, and I just know the cliffhanger is going to be brutal.
Kat's death
see her go.
Speaking of which, next week's episode looks awesome. It definitely feels like a 'back into the swing of things' episode. I can't wait, and I just know the cliffhanger is going to be brutal.
Learn2read
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Coop said:
I thought they've been pointing that way all season, with it being revealed that Cylons "project" just like he's been doing since seaons one.
But also, it looks like he should've died in the nuclear explosion on Caprica, no? I'm assuming he did and was got reborn.
The Faceless Master
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"paper shortage"
thesoapster
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DarienA said:
You know, I think they are keeping the show fresh by killing certain people/elements off. Like, they alternate. At first, it's just the Galactica. Then the Pegasus comes in with the bitch admiral. Then she dies. Then the Pegasus is gone. They seem to have an interesting flush cycle of sorts...
heavy liquid
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megateto said:I couldn't get very well the dialogue between. Can anybody give a recap on it, please?Baltar and the precog and the following conversation
I'm not going to use spoilers since the show aired two days ago. Sue me.
The precog said something about the husband of the cow's eye. "Cow-eyed" used to imply wealth (i.e., cattle). Baltar put together that the eye of the cow was Hera, and Hera's husband obviously, is Zeus. Interestingly, I happened to be watching the show with subtitles which read "Eye of Zeus", even though they said "Eye of Jupiter" on-screen. Must have been changed during shooting.
She also said something about a hand, which Baltar interpreted as five fingers on a hand = five unknown cylons left, and left him to again question if he is one of them.
davepoobond
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JayDubya said:
greek=roman!!!!??!?
Kung Fu Jedi
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davepoobond said:
No. Not really.
Learn2read
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JayDubya said:
Who actually first said Jupiter? Was it Baltar or Xena?
davepoobond said:
From memory, spelling might be wrong...
Jupiter / Zeus
Juno / Hera
Mercury / Hermes
Venus / Aphrodite
Mars / Ares
Neptune / Poseidon
Pluto / Hades
Minerva / Athena
Vulcan / Hephaestus (forgot an a)
Zeus's father, the titan Chronus, was Saturn. Apollo is Apollo in both Greek and Roman mythology. I can't remember Artemis's roman name.
What I'm saying is why did they change convention for Zeus => Jupiter?
Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman/Greek_equivalency_in_mythology
Diana / Artemis
Ceres / Demeter
Bacchus / Dionysus
And so on...
davepoobond
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Kung Fu Jedi said:
bleh
what i meant, was that Battlestar Galactica mythos is now saying that greek=roman...because they have mentioned Zeus as well, like boogie said.
While I enjoyed the latest episode, I can't say it was really consistent with the rest of the season's quality. Something about the acting in general this go around kind of irked me and the writing in general was just trying way too hard to put Kat in the position of some great noble martyr. BSG's best when it's vague about what you should think or feel towards the end of an episode and, besides, we already had an awesome sacrifice in the form of Pegasus going down in a blaze of glory. I can't say I'll miss Kat - Starbuck's attitude enough among the Viper pilots, but the episode itself wasn't bad, just somewhat mediocre. Still, I'll take mediocre BSG over most shows anyday.
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fart said:
I'd agree with that as well. I did enjoy the episode while watching it, but upon reflection, it wasn't as strong, nor did it hold up under the scrutiny that earlier episodes of the season did. Still good, just not great.
And yeah, BSG does a better job when it shows the world in shades of gray rather than clear cut black and whites.
She did. It's in that YT clip on the last page, with the whole Helo/Dee debate.Boogie said:
As for this episode, I liked the radiation parts (some beautiful shots there) and nothing else. I can't believe they had two slow-claps in one episode, and I don't understand how I'm the only one to notice. That was some cheesy shit.
heavy liquid
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aku:jiki said:
Haha, now that you mention it, they really do need to stop it with the slow-claps. There's been WAY too many in the show.
tedtropy said:
See that's where I disagree... Kat at least gave Starbuck something to compete against.
Right now it's just a standard pecking order and nobody is challenging anybody.. not only that but I'd be hardpressed to even NAME another Viper pilot besides Kat.
Kung Fu Jedi
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DarienA said:
He was in this episode.
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