Politically speaking, a lot happened in this episode. After the Demetrius’ failure to jump along with the basestar, there were a few pretty tense moments until Tigh stepped in and averted disaster. This allowed with the Cylon rebels to negotiate with the fleet to cooperate in an attack on the resurrection hub.
But the two parties (understandably) can’t trust each other, so a double double-cross is set into motion. That’s going to have to wait, however, because as soon as the hybrid was plugged back in, she forced the basestar to jump to parts unknown (with Roslin, Baltar and *I think* Starbuck in tow). I’m surprised that the skinjobs didn’t foresee the possibility that the hybrid would wig out once she was back online.
Anyway, the creators are making a big deal about Gaeta, his lost leg and his (rather annoying) singing. I couldn’t make out what he was singing at the end of the episode, just after the basestar jumped away. Are they preparing us for Gaeta being the fifth cylon? And why don’t they get the Threes back online so the identities of the final five can be revealed?
That was a very cool sequence with Athena and the intercut shots of the opera house with her search for Hera. You know anytime they get those drum beats going in the background that they’re trying to amp up the tension, and it worked. It was interesting that Athena asked Tyrol to take Hera away from the situation, and that she felt so threatened by that particular Six. Considering that it was that Six that was driving the agreement with the humans, it’s entirely possible that the alliance is broken due to Athena’s actions.
On a side note, it occurred to me that whatever version of Earth the fleet eventually finds will probably be in the future. Otherwise, the inclusion of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” won’t make any sense. The four new skinjobs were singing the song as they discovered the truth about themselves, which makes sense considering that the rebels believe that the final five have been to Earth.
