User Reviews

As this episode begins we see Apollo floating in beautiful blue water than, as he looks up at the sun he snaps back to reality and he is drifting in space in the middle of a battle, the action then returns to forty-eight hours before and we learn how he got there. As the battle to destroy the Cylon's resurrection ship approaches both Adama and Cain are plotting to kill the other like to people unknowingly entering a duel; who will strike first or will one of them back down leaving the way open for the other to kill them? This leads to a fantastic scene where Admiral Cain talks to Starbuck about knowing what to do even when it is difficult and not flinching at the moment one has to strike not knowing that she is effectively steadying Starbuck's hand as she approaches the time where she will carry out Adama's order to kill Cain. Adama meanwhile is talking to Sharon and making a decision of his own.

This episode was one of the best so far and proved to be an excellent conclusion to the three episodes featuring Michelle Forbes as Admiral Cain; she was excellent in the role. One would have expected this episode to conclude with the destruction of the resurrection ship or the confrontation between the commanders of the two battlestars but it didn't leaving the way open to an interesting conclusion that leaves things open for interesting stories later on featuring the Cylon Number Six that had been held in Pegasus's brig. As always the acting was great, as was the music that managed to give me goosebumps in some scenes.

This was outstanding. And the conclusion is by far the most perfect end to an ep yet. And what a battle. Spoilers follow ***

With Admiral Cain plotting against Adama and Adama plotting against Cain the tensions is thick as the power play for control of the fleet continues. Their differences are set aside until they can strike the Cylon Resurrection Ship - a very cool ship that looks to me like a centipede in space. The battle rages as Apollo floats in space with a leak in his space suit running out of air. The fleet prevails and Apollo is saved. Just when you think the assassinations are about to begin Adama and (surpisingly) Cain back of from the kill order. But we still get a satisfying conclusion as a liberated Number 6 seeks revenge and kills Cain. Cain to Six "Frack you" Six to Cain "Your not my type" Gunshot.

I'm just now watching this series for the first time. This arc was great but also problematic.

One of the things I found not believable was that it seems like everybody on the Pegasus is corrupted. And they are all not as good at their jobs as the folks at Galactica. Come on now! I know Galactica is the star of the show, but oftentimes the series writes it so that Apollo and Starbuck are the only ones in the universe that can do anything. Everyone else sucks. Makes me roll my eyes at times.

No one on the Pegasus stood up to that psychopath, Cain? No one from Pegasus ever thought of overthrowing her? Killing her? I mean I know Fisk mentions the XO that said no about something and Cain shot him,. But that's it? One guy? The rest are all just kinda going along with everything. No morals. No ethics. I mean I can see a few being like this. Even many. But it's just not believable that the entire crew is immoral. It's like saying an entire race or religion is evil. What's that saying? There's good and bad in all walks of life. The Pegasus, by all common sense, should have had a mutiny by a group of people.

Let's talk about the rape attempt. I mean it took them long enough to even mention the "R" word. What was up with that writers? I couldn't understand why no one, I mean no one whatsoever in the first two episodes of the arc, ever pointed out that Thorne was trying to rape a prisoner as an interrogation method. It's mentioned near the end of the third arc and Fisk's response is to say you can't rape a machine.

I'm not going to get into how it's obvious the Cylons are sentient beings. I think I'll save that for my review of the show on the whole. But how is it ok for a Colonel belonging to the Caprica military to whip out his erect dick and then pleasure himself, because yes, that is essentially what he would be doing by sticking his dick in a machine that doesn't want him there? Why didn't Adama point out any of this to Cain? I mean it seems so stupid now when Tigh demanded Chief and Boomer stop carrying on way back in season one because it was against regulations. I guess whipping your erect dick out during an interrogation of a prisoner and jacking off in a machine that doesn't want you there isn't against regulations. Huh?

So basically no one on the Pegasus has any morals or ethics. They all suck at their jobs in comparison to the Galactica crew. But where was the Galactica's outrage and voice. I mean I know that Adama saw what they were, at least what Cain was, and was going to take her out, although later he backed off. But where was his effing voice? Cain was supposedly all about rules. And how did the Pegasus people get Chief and Agathon as their prisoners so quickly aboard the Pegasus? Where were Galactic's people? Why was nothing said and done while they were still on the Galactica?

Finally, look at what happened to Six's double. No wonder the Cylons want to kill all the humans. Lol. 8/10

As an episode, "Resurrection Ship" is generally good (with a few plot / characterization holes). At this point, however, a shift in characterization is clear. Last season, most of the characters were generally sympathetic, though they could at times make enormous mistakes. This season, some of the characters seem to have abandoned sense altogether and become much less likable.

Thrace, for inexplicable reasons, speaks up for the sociopath Cain (albeit, at her funeral) in favour of Adama. Her newfound dislike of Adama is confusing: Whatever Adama does wrong, Cain does as well, and she adds torture and mistreatment of the crew to her list. How can Thrace be so blinded by Cain's interest in returning to Caprica not to see that the woman is dangerous and that her command would not be a good experience for Thrace herself?

Apollo, despite all this private self-doubt the show tries to shove in there, acts as if he's morally superior to anybody else on the show, including Roslin herself when she makes a decision he doesn't approve of. I think what bothers me isn't that he disagrees with people's decisions but that he never seems to weigh the options and admit that, hey, other people might have good points too! He's the show's Ned Stark, but more annoying and less likable.

And what the heck is Dee doing listening at his door? Dee, Apollo is not going to be good for you. Stop creeping at his door like a stalker!

Absolutely nobody is able to work through or even express their differences. Besides Helo, my favourite characters are all Cylons: They seem to be the only ones capable of taking action on their decisions and thinking through things in a rational, moral manner. Perhaps that's the goal of the show, but then it would be nice to see Sharon more frequently.

Yes, I know that even in this episode (and others) BSG does not qualify as a soap opera. Yes, there are still many fascinating characters and themes. I just feel at this point as though needless character drama is obscuring some of the more interesting themes that the show started out with. What I loved about the first season was the effort to secure the survival of the human race, which is interesting as a common motif in Mormon science fiction (Orson Scott Card's novels deal with this motif as well). I also felt like the Cylon-human interaction (between Six and Baltar, and between Sharon and Helo) was interesting. Now, Sharon spends all her time in the brig, and even the shows that feature encounters with the Cylons (such as this one) drag in Apollo's daddy issues and his impotent relationship with Starbuck.

So, enjoy the show, but it's starting to lose its moorings.

The whole Thrace speech at Cains funeral was insane. Cain was a straight up psychopath. She's responsible for fifteen civilian ships being stripped of all resources, weapons, and means of escape; to die by the Cylons. Which means she's literally responsible for the death of tens of thousands of humans because they may have slowed her down, or been an inconvenience. She's responsible for the deaths of about half the entire human population that was left in the universe. She also executed her XO for insubordination, instantly, and in front of her crew, no trial, just an instant death sentence. She lets her crew repeatedly physically and sexually abuse a Cylon prisoner almost to death. I don't care if that's an enemy, a cyborg, or an animal, that's reprehensible behaviour for any civilized society, war time or not. She held a kangaroo court to execute two more crew members for stopping the rape of a prisoner. Yes, a wrongful and accidental death occurred as a result of their actions, but again, they were trying to stop a heinous war crime.

I can see some arguing about the treatment of a Cylon prisoner is justified, she's seen a toaster by some. Even though, no civilized human being, military, or society should ever act this way. I could even give you the execution of the XO. It's wrong, and monstrous, but fine. But this woman is responsible for the deaths of fifteen civilian ships full of human beings. Then to hear Thrace defend this woman is a little confusing to say the least. It seems like Thrace, someone who always had a conscience, is now defending a psychopath, while publicly chastising Adama for having a conscience and considering the repercussions of his actions before acting. Thrace may be a hot head who often acts without thinking, but she's always had morals she was willing to fight for. She's never been a psychopath. This feels like character assassination just to inject conflict into the plot. There's ways of having character conflict without making one character suddenly a psychopath. Besides, why would Thrace be speaking at Cains funeral? They had known each other for days. Not a fan of the writing in this episode.