This episode was a little frustrating at the start, what with all the disjointed flashbacks intercut with the boxing scenes, but I should have known that they’d piece things together in the end. The romances of the crew aren’t a major focal point of the series, and throughout its run, the show has always danced around the feelings between Lee and Cara. This episode was interesting in that it dealt with some of these feelings, while also giving us a snapshot of what life was like on New Caprica before the Cylons arrived. Speaking of the Cylons, this seems like the first episode in quite some time that they didn’t make an appearance.
There also is some chemistry between Adama and Roslin, but it looks like that will be left on New Caprica for the time being. At the start, I wasn’t too sure why the Admiral felt the need to bring the Chief into the ring, but it turned out he was none too pleased with how the Chief answered his question about the downed bird. I was expecting there to be some hard feelings from the Chief’s perspective, but the truth was that the Admiral felt that things were a little too warm and fuzzy. That’s why he called the Chief out and gave everyone the speech after the fight.
But back to Cara and Lee – where do things go from here? Cara’s actions on New Caprica shed some light on why Lee let himself go in the subsequent months. But I think Dualla is a much better catch. For one thing, she’s stable. It seems like Cara is incapable of having a healthy relationship and Lee is probably in for a world of hurt if he goes down that road. Dualla also seems to genuinely love Lee, while Cara can’t make her mind up about anyone.
The embrace at the end of the fight is going to make things interesting. Does Dualla let it go and stick around or does she do what’s probably the smart thing, and bolt?
