Battlestar Galactica Recap 4.8

I scarcely know where to begin. Let me lead up to the jump by saying it sucks to be Bill Adama these days. There is much screwed up stuff after the jump so don’t read unless you’ve already seen the ep or don’t care about spoiler discussion.

Sci Fi Channel Photo: Carole Segal

Let me say though, Bill Adama is all man. Any guy that will take a Raptor and go on a solo mission to find the woman he loves against all odds is the man. And he went through some hell before then, folks.

First he has to hear Athena’s explanation of why she shot Natalie: I had a vision. How tired must people on Galactica get of hearing that explanation? Do you know where we’re going, Starbuck? Of course, I had a vision. President Roslin, why are you sending our fleet against impossible odds? I had a vision. Dude, why did you scarf the last slice of pizza? I had a vision.

After that fiasco, Doc Cottle tells him that Caprica Six is pregnant. Bill confronts Tigh. I mean really confronts him, asking him what his dead wife would say if she knew he was having sex with a skinjob. Since Tigh killed her for sleeping with Cavil, I’m going to guess she wouldn’t have had much of a leg to stand on. That’s before we knew Tigh was a Cylon.

These two have the knockdown, dragout teased in the promos all week. Bill decides he’s too close to be objective about Roslin so he turns control of the fleet over to Tigh. Even if Tigh weren’t a Cylon, that would be a horrible idea. Didn’t we just discuss him impregnating a prisoner of war? But you don’t get to be a leader on Galactica unless you’ve royally screwed up somewhere.

Speaking of which, nobody thinks Tom Zarek will make a good president so Lee and the returned Romo have to go through candidates. I’ve long since given up trying to understand how Caprica’s government works. They tried to build up suspense, but I think even my two-year-old son knew Lee would be the new prez.

Romo ends up telling Lee he’s the guy at gunpoint, because someone killed Romo’s cat causing him to meltdown. That whole scene came from nowhere. A therapist could have a field day with the Galactica passengers. This was a weird episode.

Next week’s teaser appears to show D’Anna (Welcome back, Lucy Lawless! I heart you!) saying that Roslin’s a Cylon. That all but guarantees Roslin isn’t a Cylon. Or does it?