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There's a real sense that the already fragile balance holding the fleet together is starting to finally crack. And it's painful to witness. With Adama still down, Tigh's leadership is just... an unraveling disaster. I actually feel sorry for him. He's not cut out for this level of responsibility, but at the same time, the way he handles martial law is tragic and frustrating. This kind of pressure exposed every single one of his weaknesses, especially the drinking and his complete lack of political judgement. I can't help but root for Roslin now. As she steps into this prophetic role, you can see how her experience is evolving. She's not just the President anymore, she's a symbol of hope. And that has real power. Watching her escape with Lee and Zarek felt like a major shift. And even though I hate to see Lee go against his father, I understand why. He's standing on principle and believes in the civilian government. I can't help but respect the heck out of him for that. And Cally. Wow. I didn't expect that moment to hit as hard as it did. I actually started to feel bad for Boomer both before and after she got shot. She's a Cylon, and yet she just seems so lost, scared, and almost human in her grief. I'm surprising myself with my growing empathy for the Cylons. Maybe it's because they're not just acting like machines anymore. They have emotions, doubts, even love. It's messing with my sense of who the "enemy" really is... The more I watch, the more I feel like I'm being pulled into that moral gray zone myself now. It's brilliant. Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿LINK: https://youtu.be/TgIsAMqGjb4I watched this on Amazon Prime

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Battlestar Galactica | S2 E4 | Watch Along

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David T

History… the producers dip into our own American history sometimes to illustrate scenes in BSG. When Laura Roslin was sworn in as president onboard Colonial One during the emergency crisis in the original miniseries, it was a direct reference (down to some of the camera angles) to Vice President Lyndon Johnson getting sworn in as president on board Air Force One during the chaos immediately after John F. Kennedy’s assassination. In this episode, Cally lunging out of the crowd to shoot Boomer is a direct reference (down to some of the camera angles) to Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald (the shooter of Kennedy) during a jail transfer. And yes, we are meant to start wondering WHY we are feeling sympathetic emotions for some of the Cylons. Could it be that one of the definitions of “human” is the ability to feel love, to think clearly and independently, to make choices that go beyond our own upbringing… or programming? Something to think about, but in the meantime we do have to deal with a lot of frustrating choices among our characters!

SultanOfSwing

Your reactions to the show are great. I can tell you are fully invested in this world.

Brina Blue

I always enjoy your takes on these episodes. This is my favorite all time show, but if I had to pick a favorite season, it would have to be season 2. Just a quick programming note, the drums with the previews return to the Intro next episode!

M1 Maz

Thank goodness Adama is awake because I don't think you could create a bigger mess than this one LOL. Throughout the whole show, there's always been big gray areas, but I feel like it always was the good Galactica vs. the bad Cylons. But with Tigh in command, with exploring themes of love from the Cylons, and everything else happening with Roslin, everything's turned on its head. What a wild start to the season! Very happy to see Starbuck back in this episode! Her confidence was definitely missed last episode while everyone was losing it lol. Also the dual-wield mini SMG's are so on point with her character haha

Kristoffer

Hey Kali, off topic, but i really enjoyed your gaming lets plays when you were doing that, and i wanted to rewatch your Red Dead Redemption 2 playthrough, but i cant seem to find it any where?

kaliwali

A very eye opening and awesome breakdown of this episode.. Thank you for sharing this!

kaliwali

I'm currently moving everything over to my solely gaming channel! I don't have Red Dead on there yet tho :( I have to do it slowly or else it flags my youtube for spamming and could shut it down. I'm finishing up with GoW and ME uploads right now. But I'll be getting into RDR uploads when those are finished! Sorry about that!!

kaliwali

you can find it by searching on youtube: @kaliwaligames

MertzRocks

In one of the awful (IMHO) Star Wars prequels, Yoda has a great line, and here it applies to Cally: Her fear of Cylons led to her being angry at Boomer, her anger led to hating Boomer, and that led to Boomer's suffering. Albeit that suffering is short-lived on Galactica, but she's a Cylon. Think about it: Will she have the memory of her death after she wakes up in a new body? From what's been said before, it's pretty certain. I won't say any more.

Joe

I noticed the Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald shooting comparison when i was watching just now. I am glad you commented because i was just about to start comparing videos to see if I was just imagining it. It is also interesting considering how controversial a moment that is in history, not sure if that means anything for the show though.

kaliwali

I loooove that you brought up a Yoda quote for this episode with Cally. Because YES. You also bring up some scary points about Boomer's conscious being transferred to another body and carrying that anger into her new body with what Cally did to her.. Hmmm

David T

Maybe the relevance is the oft-quoted BSG scripture “What has happened before will happen again.” No matter what culture, we are all doomed to repeat our own failures.

KJ

The return of Commander Adama really shows how much his presence was missed. Even though we felt his absence since the season 1 finale, the relief in his return was palpable.