Battlestar Galactica - Litmus

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So much is in disarray thanks to a cylon agent suicide bombing a section on the BG, with lots of results that cause further strain among not only those on board the ship, but with the President and civilians on the other Colonial ships.

With a tribunal turned loose to investigate an open hatchway (tied to a secret sexual meeting between Chief Tyrol and his superior, Sharon) and challenging Commander Adama's reasoning behind keeping mum on human-looking cylons. Roslin is not exactly well-pleased with the situation, of just learning about the cylons and having to unleash this news on their remaining colonists in a press conference, knowing panic and paranoia will infect the 48,998 or so folks, as trust wanes and speculative eyes/minds wonder who is human and cylon. 

This episode really evokes this pervasive anxiety, fear, dread, and suspicion so prevalent and far-reaching. I felt you could sense that there is absolutely no relief or relaxation in sight, no way to just allow the defenses some time to power down. 

It is almost always high-alert and lingering tensions. With Adama's security looking faulty and penetrable, the knowledge of cylons in human form provoking new worries (like waiting on them to attack out of jumps isn't already cause for concern!), Adama's senior officers at odds with each other or acting in ways that aren't encouraged (Tighe/Starbuck not getting along, Tyrol's crew lying for him as he sleeps with Sharon despite being told not to, etc.), the tribunal that leads to Adama and his investigative Sergeant ordering the guards to stand the other down, and the investigation into the open hatch closed despite questions that the wrong person is in the Brig leave us not feeling exactly comfortable in what internally these surviving colonists and officers are up against going forward. 

Gaius dealing with the idea that the suicide bomb was meant for his office (while working on the means to uncover spy cylons) while his mind continues to torment him in the form of Helfer is also a sub-thread that does tie into the overall arc. His visit to Starbuck was interesting to me as he seems attracted and captivated by her, while she is nice to him and all. But Helfer is always around so that isn't exactly easy going. Officers reacting quizzically to Gaius "talking to himself" cracked me up. But Helo in Caprica monitored by the cylons as a Sharon duplicate is sent to manipulate him for their own purposes still leaves me a bit distanced. I need to see this fleshed out more before I personally invest in it. It does take us to the planet where human civilization once thrived before cylons executed them.