Keeping The Faith

Battlestar Galatica's latest outing, "Faith," was GREAT!

I'm going to really miss it when it ends this year.

Some thoughts:

Roslyn's bald wig cap at the beginning looked rather fake Apparently, Mary McDonnell didn't want to "take one for the team" and shave her head.

One one could question the use of a ticking countdown clock near the end as a forced dramatic element (especially for BSG which generally avoids such clichés). On the other hand, like the shots of the dripping IV in a parallel storyline, it did support the notion of "time running out" that was developed in the episode.

As in the Sopranos, when, Tony had to keep the peace by personally killing his cousin who had capped Phil's brother, blond Six was taken out by one of the other 6's after she killed Barolay. But, I love the fact that BSG set up and resolved that conflict in only five minutes compared to the Sopranos which devoted a number of episodes to do that same idea.

I took sadistic pleasure in Gaeta's suffering because of his leg wound. He's been a bit self-righteous after his stint as Baltar's assistant.

Speaking of Baltar, is he becoming the BSG equivalent of talk radio or the blogosphere?

Lastly, a silly thought.

Since President Rosyln has always been an analog for George W. Bush, it's appropriate that, as shown in her dream, her mother resembles Barbara Bush.