Season 3, Episode 20

Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads Part 2

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I saw this episode a week late due to my trip abroad. At this point, I’m giving it about a 60% fresh rating (to borrow from Rotten Tomatoes). I’ll make this brief since the episode itself is old news, but some of my opinions may not be.

What was good:

• It seems four of final five Cylons have been revealed: Tyrol, Tigh, Anders, Tory, and the fifth by implication, Roslyn (she shares a prophetic dream with Sharon). I don’t think this is a delusion - they’re Cylons. And in any case, actions speak louder than words, and belief may ultimately prove to be more powerful than reality.
• Baltar is declared innocent and goes free. What he does with his new-found freedom will likely be selfish and disgusting.
• Lee sees Starbuck flying in a Viper next to his. She says she knows the way to Earth and can lead the fleet there.

All these revelations were pretty cool. But here are some things I didn’t like:

• Please for the love of Kobol don’t have Commander Adama and Roslyn do the horizontal space mambo.
• If these characters are the final five Cylons, it raises some confusing implications:
  • Is Callie and Tyrol’s child a Cylon hybrid?
  • Tigh killed his wife Ellen for even less of a reason.
  • Will the Cylons believe that these five are really Cylons?
  • What kind of Cylons are they? They don’t seem to have the magical computer hook up capabilities like Sharon.
  • How could the Cylons be using a song from Earth as an awakening signal? Or are they picking up a literal radio broadcast from Earth?
  • Note: here are some possible explanations are suggested by Paris Lemon.
• I didn’t care for the use of the song All Along The Watchtower and the actors muttering lyrics.
• I also wasn’t into the feel of Batlar’s trial. I felt like the show became Law And Order. The smarmy lawyer Romo Lampkin had a great introduction but didn’t get to do enough smarmy things at the end of the three episodes he was in.
• Baltar lives, while Starbuck died. Although it makes logical sense, I can see why this isn’t dramatically satisfying for many - Batlar is such a creep. And when talking about show ratings, people don’t watch a show because justice has been served.
• Although I’m sad that Starbuck died, when a character is killed, really kill them, or at least wait several more episodes to bring them back.
• Still no fracking space battles! WTF!

So all in all, I found this episode pretty entertaining, but I’m rather sad to say, I didn’t enjoy it as much as The Eye of Jupiter, Exodus 1 and 2, or the finale of season 2.

I think they should have gone with my idea of the Cylon Sex Disease.

Next Episode: He That Believeth In Me
Previous Episode: Crossroads Part 1

Disclosure: The above reference to “Paris” could be Paris the city, Paris Gellar from Gilmore Girls, ParisLemon the blogger, or Paris Hilton. I have no financial relationship with any of them.

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