Battlestar Galactica - Kobol's Last Gleaming 2
During the first season, it was a given that eventually Sharon Boomer
Valerii would "get turned on" and become a danger onboard the Battlestar
Galactica. It wasn't a matter of if but when. The conclusion of
"Kobol's Last Gleaming Part 2" leaves Sharon tackled to the floor of the
bridge after shooting Commander Adama in cold blood as he was about to
congratulate her on the successful explosion mission, boarding and
destroying the Cylon Basestar orbiting Kobol, thanks to a transponder
that tricked the cylons into believing a Raptor was commandeered by a
cylon agent. The trick works, but Sharon realizes when meeting numerous
clones that she is a cylon, later unloading her gun on Adama when he
allows her to get close. Her mission was indeed a dangerous one, but her
ability to both board and bomb the Basestar seemed all part of a bigger
cylon plan. When a Raptor crashes on Kobol, certain officers (and Gaius
Baltar) escape the burning wreckage, including bloodied and wounded
Crashdown and Tyrol, having to recover from the harrowing experience.
While on Kobol, Gaius goes off with Helfer's Six, her leading him to the ruins of a temple, but he sees it as if it were almost brand new and ornate, brought to a crib and told that he must "now choose". Their kiss appears to determine that answer. It does seem to tie into what is happening all the way on Caprica, the other Sharon cylon model telling Helo she's pregnant! And if that wasn't enough, Starbuck indeed arrives in the Cylon Raider, landing without incident, encountering a Trish cylon model in a physical confrontation over the "Arrow of Apollo". Helo reunites with a pummeled and injured Starbuck, happy to see each other-her Raider could be the means of escape Helo has so desperately needed-while recognizing their dilemma involving pregnant Sharon. This was a great chance to see Helfer and Sackhoff in combat, obviously a bit of a one-sided affair due to it being a cylon against a human, but ultimately a flight from one floor to another ends it...Starbuck, worse for wear, is still victorious.
Tyrol realizing Crashdown, despite being his superior, is in over his head tries to offer advice, particularly when Crashdown's first order of business is to get to higher ground so the Galactica could see them, having to be told that it was also threatening them due to cylon activity.
With all of this in the episode, there is also Roslin defending her decision to send Starbuck to Caprica while Adama needed her for the Basestar mission...Roslin is to be placed under arrest and put in the brig, as Apollo challenges this "threat to democracy" by pointing a gun to Tigh's head, ordering Adama's military police to standown!
With Roslin seeing how it was all losing control, her own presidential staff with guns out to protect her, feels her imprisonment was better than resulting violence. So Apollo is now cuffed, Tigh telling Adama of his son's actions, taken to the bridge where he sees Sharon gun down his father.
The cliffhanger was quite shocking, seeing a severely wounded Adama seemingly dying right there in the middle of the bridge as Sharon "comes out of it" once the deed is done leaves the viewer wondering what will happen in the second season...great hook. Adama having the audacity to imprison the President certainly was enough of a stunner to build on in the next season, but his being shot multiple times direct in the torso was just additional WOAH certain to have left a jaw-drop.
4/5
While on Kobol, Gaius goes off with Helfer's Six, her leading him to the ruins of a temple, but he sees it as if it were almost brand new and ornate, brought to a crib and told that he must "now choose". Their kiss appears to determine that answer. It does seem to tie into what is happening all the way on Caprica, the other Sharon cylon model telling Helo she's pregnant! And if that wasn't enough, Starbuck indeed arrives in the Cylon Raider, landing without incident, encountering a Trish cylon model in a physical confrontation over the "Arrow of Apollo". Helo reunites with a pummeled and injured Starbuck, happy to see each other-her Raider could be the means of escape Helo has so desperately needed-while recognizing their dilemma involving pregnant Sharon. This was a great chance to see Helfer and Sackhoff in combat, obviously a bit of a one-sided affair due to it being a cylon against a human, but ultimately a flight from one floor to another ends it...Starbuck, worse for wear, is still victorious.
Tyrol realizing Crashdown, despite being his superior, is in over his head tries to offer advice, particularly when Crashdown's first order of business is to get to higher ground so the Galactica could see them, having to be told that it was also threatening them due to cylon activity.
With all of this in the episode, there is also Roslin defending her decision to send Starbuck to Caprica while Adama needed her for the Basestar mission...Roslin is to be placed under arrest and put in the brig, as Apollo challenges this "threat to democracy" by pointing a gun to Tigh's head, ordering Adama's military police to standown!
With Roslin seeing how it was all losing control, her own presidential staff with guns out to protect her, feels her imprisonment was better than resulting violence. So Apollo is now cuffed, Tigh telling Adama of his son's actions, taken to the bridge where he sees Sharon gun down his father.
The cliffhanger was quite shocking, seeing a severely wounded Adama seemingly dying right there in the middle of the bridge as Sharon "comes out of it" once the deed is done leaves the viewer wondering what will happen in the second season...great hook. Adama having the audacity to imprison the President certainly was enough of a stunner to build on in the next season, but his being shot multiple times direct in the torso was just additional WOAH certain to have left a jaw-drop.
4/5
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