As the second season of Battlestar Galactica draws to a close the day of the presidential election is drawing near and it looks as if Baltar might win; Tory suggests to President Roslin that she might need to turn to less than honest methods to win and back on Caprica Starbuck and her rescue mission meet somebody rather unexpected
Brother Cavell! When they get back to Galactica the chief immediately recognises him as a Cylon and he is taken into custody along with the other Cavell; he claims that the Cylons have learnt from their mistakes, have left the colonies and no longer wish to destroy humanity. It initially looks as though Tory's plan has worked and Roslin is declared President again
until Lt. Gaeta spots that the ballot papers from one ship don't contain an error that its captain had reported. Once Adama has been informed he does his duty even though it means that Baltar will be made president. Once in office Baltar quickly orders the settlement of the planet they have dubbed New Caprica.
A year passes and there has been no sign of the Cylons; that doesn't mean Baltar is enjoying being president; life on New Caprica is harsh, the people are constantly complaining, medical stocks are almost non-existent and the workers are threatening to strike these will be the least of his worries however when the Cylons find them and the fleet along with its two understaffed battlestars jumps out of the system.
This extended season finally was packed full of excitement, plotting, moral dilemmas, one or two surprises and a nuclear explosion! It was nice to see Roslin being less than perfect even if her motives were sound just as it was fun to see President Baltar having a hard time once he was in office; Mary McDonnell and James Callis are great in the roles. Equally good was Dean Stockwell who is a lot of fun as the Cylon Cavall. It was a surprise to see the narrative jump forward a year given that the entire series so far took place over a period of nine months; no doubt we will learn some of what happened in future episodes. Once again a season has ended with a great cliffhanger that leaves me looking forward to the next season.
A year passes and there has been no sign of the Cylons; that doesn't mean Baltar is enjoying being president; life on New Caprica is harsh, the people are constantly complaining, medical stocks are almost non-existent and the workers are threatening to strike these will be the least of his worries however when the Cylons find them and the fleet along with its two understaffed battlestars jumps out of the system.
This extended season finally was packed full of excitement, plotting, moral dilemmas, one or two surprises and a nuclear explosion! It was nice to see Roslin being less than perfect even if her motives were sound just as it was fun to see President Baltar having a hard time once he was in office; Mary McDonnell and James Callis are great in the roles. Equally good was Dean Stockwell who is a lot of fun as the Cylon Cavall. It was a surprise to see the narrative jump forward a year given that the entire series so far took place over a period of nine months; no doubt we will learn some of what happened in future episodes. Once again a season has ended with a great cliffhanger that leaves me looking forward to the next season.