GALACTICA

PRE-EPISODE THOUGHTS

The title must refer to the trial of Bill Adama that was hinted at by last week’s previews. I am reminded of the fact that Adama subjected Gaius Baltar to a trial for supposedly cooperating with the Cylons (you know, the guys that Adama is now cooperating with) when, as far as I could tell, Gaius had no other choice in the matter. (I haven’t forgotten that Gaius is guilty of giving a nuclear bomb to a Cylon, a crime for which he should be punished with death, but apparently everyone else has forgotten about that.)

I’m still rooting for Gaeta and Zarek because I think the fleet needs a change of leadership. But I am pretty sure that Gaeta and Zarek will lose, because the writers will punish them for their racist anti-Cylon attitudes. Either Adama/Roslin/Helo et al will take back the fleet, or a horrible consequence will befall the remainder of humanity on account of the new leadership's racist anti-Cylon initiatives.

Does anyone remember the episode from Season 3, Collaborators, in which the vigilante group, The Circle, sentences Gaeta to death for being Baltar’s assistant? Who was on the circle? Tigh, Anders, Kara/Starbuck, and Tyrol. All of the Cylon crew.

Let’s also recall that Gaeta lied at the trial of Baltar in order to bolster the prosecution’s case. I could never figure that part out. It seemed out of character for Gaeta to commit perjury. But it also seems out of character for Gaeta to be the leader of a mutiny.

10:10 PM

Gaeta has captured Adama again. Once again, he makes the mistake of not killing him.

10:18 PM

Starbuck and Tyrol are on the loose and sneaking around. I wonder what they are up to?

Romo Lampkin is back! I know that Gaeta is making a mistake with this trial idea.

Zarek orders the council executed because they become wusses and refuse to go along with him. No revolution is accomplished without some bloodshed.

10:29 PM

Gaeta is wussing out after he saw that Zaerk had the Council massacred.

Tory, who blew Callie out the airlock last season, says that the Cylons need to jump out of there. But Roslin is hysterically insisting that the Cylons stick around and that Bill Adama will recover control of the fleet.

A guard in the armory lets Tyrol get away because of fond memories of him.

Lee and Starbuck free the Cylon contingent from the brig, but Adama is being held elsewhere as he awaits trial for treason. (Gaeta really should have stationed more guard around the brig.)

10:45 PM

Bill Adama is found guilty and sentenced to death. Zarek is the judge, jury, but not the executioner. Dumb move, he should have killed him on the spot.

Anders is near-mortally injured. Will he survive?

Romo Lampkin kills his guard with a pen. Who knew that a lawyer could do super-commando stuff?

Bill Adama is, of course, freed by the Cylon contingent. If Gaeta had only listened to me and killed him when he had the opportunity.

10:57 PM

Tyrol sabotages the FTL drive seconds before Galactica is about to jump away from Roslin and her Cylon friends.

Adama retakes control of the bridge.

Adama has Zarek and Gaeta executed , and he does not give them a trial. It was kill or be killed. Gaeta failed to kill first, so he was killed.