Another good mid season episode, 3 out of 5!
Ah, the good old murder mystery episode! Almost every show in history has at least one episode like this, and this was as good an example as you will find.
A few wee things set this episode apart from most. First, as has already been mentioned, the scene in the cell between Starbuck & Cassie. The fact that you can see the doubt in her eyes, and when Starbuck realises that if the woman he loves doubts his innocence, the what chance that the jury ould believe him? You could read his emotions like a book. Wonderfull acting from both actors.
The second point comes as a direct result of that excellent cell scene. Realising that even Cassie thinks he may be guilty, Starbuck views his only option is escape. And we end up with another great scene, this time with Starbuck in a powered up Viper pointing a gun at his best pal. You can really feel Starbuck's desperation, and Apollo pleads for his friend to give himself up. Apollo's belief in his innocence brings Starbuck back from the edge, and you get the feeling that if anybody but Apollo tried to stop him, he would have launched the Viper. Again, hats off to the actors for great performances!
It is always great when Baltar gets into the action! Colicos always delivers the goods, and is a joy too watch. And it was great to see
Brock Peters in the role of Chief Opposer. Many Star Trek fans may remember Peters. He played Admiral Cartwright in Star Trek 6, one of the renegade officers who tried to scupper the Federation-Klingon peace treaty. And he also played Joseph Sisko, Captain Sisko's dad in many episodes of DS9. He has appeared in many other shows over the years, and is always excellent.
One of the only things I find annoying about BSG is the tecnobabble! It never sounds as beleavable as Star Trek or Babylon 5. In this episode we had somthing called a 'Laseronic Ergon Scan' which proved that Starbuck's gun was the termination wepon. It just sounded daft!
But, a good episode!
BRG
