Humotropy

After: OK, I started this update yesterday, but the WiFi network at Panera ate it.  We’ll try it again.

After all this time, I think they could have spared us a to-be-continued episode.  Haven’t we been waiting with baited breath long enough.  That being said, I thought this was a solid ep in that it sewed a lot of seeds for the last season.  I’m especially liking the rapport among the 4 Cylons with their weekly Cylon Anonymous group.  Anders is especially (and finally) becoming a rounded multi-dimensional character.

Starbuck’s behavior is a bit offputting, though.  I do not, for a moment, believe that she is a Cylon.  Mainly because it is the obvious choice.  What kind of plot arc would it be if everyone’s open suspicions turn out to be true?  Plus, I suspect that the relationship between Cylons and Humans is much more complex and intertwined than we are led to believe and having Starbuck as a human allows that strange connection to be exposed, story-wise.

What is troubling about starbuck’s behavior is that she is acting TOO much like a Cylon.  Yes,  I get it.  We’re supposed to doubt her nature, but if she is a human how do the writers explain behavior that screams: “I am really a Cylon, I don’t know it, and I’m going to kill your dog?”  I bet she’ll be shocked, SHOCKED! that people accuse her of being a Cylon.  I guess my trouble is that Starbuck seems more like a plot device right now than a troubled character.  Her destiny, her relationship with Leoben and her “feelings” about the location of earth all point to a more complex character - not a Cylon, but not a typical human - and I hope those leads are fleshed out in the coming episodes.

10:47 WTF is up with all the ads? Is it me or does it seem like SF Channel is loading this ep with ads? I could be crazy.

10:36 Gaita is such a bitch. Why is he always such a little bitch? yeah yeah, he’s all moral compass-y and the conscious of the leadership, but damn. Little punk.

10:25 The president seems a bit cold to Lee…heh. Actually, I’m surprised that in these circumstances, people are entertaining the idea that Kara ISN’T a Cylon.

10:11 The house is filled with awesomeness. The consensus here is that Anders is now an agent of human demise after that stare-down contest with the raider. I’m not sure. It seems that there is something else at work since there has been ample opportunity for a complete Cylon victory. Adama said as much many wpisodes ago when he noted that Tyrol couldn’t be a Cylon since he was so critical to the fleet - he could sabotage the ship in more ways than anyone can count and he didn’t.

9:24 Peeps are trying to hook up a spare computer to the television so we can watch the show now as opposed to waiting 35 minutes for the show to start. I think this is more about being about to accomplish such a feat of nerdy rigging than it is about watching the show early.

This is fucking live blogging bitches!

You can’t get more live than this. Weird people are looking over my shoulder as I type.

We have chicken-stuffed buns that look like Cylons. AAaaaaaand….we have alcohol. Almost forgot to mention that.