I disagree with some posters who say Kat was not like a daughter to him. All of the people under the Admiral’s command, he has a bond with collectively. Kat and the rest of the troops affectionately refer to Adama as the “Old Man” because they respect him. Adama is Kat’s commanding officer, leader, mentor and teacher. I say teacher because the Admiral is always teaching the troops little things through the examples of HIS leadership.
Kat was there for the Admiral (Lee was stuffing himself with tasty cakes; Kara was being tormented by Leoben’s twisted mind games) when no one else was. Kat did what the Admiral directed her to do. Adama would not have promoted her to Captain and made her CAG if he didn’t think she could do the job. She trained the Viper pilots and helped Adama plan the New Caprica rescue mission. She stepped up and performed for him. Now, it’s the Admiral’s turn to be there for her during her time of need. The Admiral telling Kat his wife always wanted a daughter, but not getting one, was Adama’s way of telling Kat that he wasn’t disappointed because he didn’t get one. The key moment for me was when Kat tried to tell the Admiral her secret, he stopped her and said:
“I don’t need to know anything other than what I know. When you were CAG, you protected your people. You made them safe enough to be brave. What you were going to say doesn’t change that!”
Kat was there for the Admiral (Lee was stuffing himself with tasty cakes; Kara was being tormented by Leoben’s twisted mind games) when no one else was. Kat did what the Admiral directed her to do. Adama would not have promoted her to Captain and made her CAG if he didn’t think she could do the job. She trained the Viper pilots and helped Adama plan the New Caprica rescue mission. She stepped up and performed for him. Now, it’s the Admiral’s turn to be there for her during her time of need. The Admiral telling Kat his wife always wanted a daughter, but not getting one, was Adama’s way of telling Kat that he wasn’t disappointed because he didn’t get one. The key moment for me was when Kat tried to tell the Admiral her secret, he stopped her and said:
“I don’t need to know anything other than what I know. When you were CAG, you protected your people. You made them safe enough to be brave. What you were going to say doesn’t change that!”
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