I felt that this episode was a mixed bag; there was some good humor ("No more nice Mr. Gaius!", the scene where Baltar tries to destroy the evidence, Michael Hogan's superb straight man routine in CIC: "She's standing right there" ), but also there were a handful of "duh... what?" moments. Those would include the awkward resolution to Shelly Godfrey's appearance (which "The Plan" later had to bend over backwards to explain) and the random "Cylon" graffiti in Boomer's locker.
Also I'd like to point out the unusual bookended shots of this episode; it begins with a zoom-in on the Fleet, and ends with a zoom-out from the Fleet. Was the episode going for a "day in the life" motif? No idea.
Babylon 5 was the first SF show to show a conversation in the restroom ("Signs and Portents" and "Divided Loyalties"; only in the former do characters "do their business", however). Battlestar took it a step further with this scene.
A slightly below average episode for me, but still a good watch, given the humor.
4/10
Also I'd like to point out the unusual bookended shots of this episode; it begins with a zoom-in on the Fleet, and ends with a zoom-out from the Fleet. Was the episode going for a "day in the life" motif? No idea.
Originally posted by Catsitter
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A slightly below average episode for me, but still a good watch, given the humor.
4/10
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