Post by koenigrules on Jan 26, 2005 16:58:52 GMT -5
The Best Scenes Episode Review of Bastille Day is up at the galacticastation homepage.
But let me put up a few paragraphs here. Enjoy:
Definitely Ron Moore is doing “space opera” on a grand scale with his reimaged Battlestar Galactica. Each week continues where the last one ended. Helo & the Sharon copy are exploring one of the cities of Caprica to see if there is anyone left alive, but few bodies remain on the streets (and those that are seen by the pair are being consumed by voracious rodents). Moreover, the Galactica has to find a way to transport the water off the ice planet, and therein lies the main storyline. The crew has to rely on the manpower of 1,000 convicts to aid them in their efforts. And of course, like any good plot, the conflict is presented very early when Captain Lee ‘Apollo’ Adama & associates confront the one individual who is opposed to their plan, freedom fighter Tom Zarek (played very menacingly by TOS star Richard Hatch).
Some of the best scenes of ‘Bastille Day’ involve Zarek & Apollo. From his grandiose entrance at the start of the episode and his matter-of-fact statement, “We respectfully decline [to help the Galactica],” the viewer realizes that this man is a force to be reckoned with. When the prisoners beat up Apollo, Zarek just sits back on his bunk apparently unaffected by the violence. This is an eerie scene to watch as one tries to understand what is going through Zarek’s mind. Thankfully, the follow-up conversation with Apollo quickly ensues in which he relates that he wants a new presidential election so that all humans can experience freedom rather than subjugation at the hands of Laura Roslin. Apollo continues to converse with Zarek, and one wonders why. There is something about this man that fascinates Adama’s son. And this reviewer believes Apollo is empathic towards Zarek’s cause, although he would not choose the same means to achieve it. This is the major reason he saves Zarek’s life from Starbuck’s bullet. Apollo wants those elections as much as Zarek does; otherwise, they would indeed be “no different than the Cylons.”
More is posted in the review.
KR
But let me put up a few paragraphs here. Enjoy:
Definitely Ron Moore is doing “space opera” on a grand scale with his reimaged Battlestar Galactica. Each week continues where the last one ended. Helo & the Sharon copy are exploring one of the cities of Caprica to see if there is anyone left alive, but few bodies remain on the streets (and those that are seen by the pair are being consumed by voracious rodents). Moreover, the Galactica has to find a way to transport the water off the ice planet, and therein lies the main storyline. The crew has to rely on the manpower of 1,000 convicts to aid them in their efforts. And of course, like any good plot, the conflict is presented very early when Captain Lee ‘Apollo’ Adama & associates confront the one individual who is opposed to their plan, freedom fighter Tom Zarek (played very menacingly by TOS star Richard Hatch).
Some of the best scenes of ‘Bastille Day’ involve Zarek & Apollo. From his grandiose entrance at the start of the episode and his matter-of-fact statement, “We respectfully decline [to help the Galactica],” the viewer realizes that this man is a force to be reckoned with. When the prisoners beat up Apollo, Zarek just sits back on his bunk apparently unaffected by the violence. This is an eerie scene to watch as one tries to understand what is going through Zarek’s mind. Thankfully, the follow-up conversation with Apollo quickly ensues in which he relates that he wants a new presidential election so that all humans can experience freedom rather than subjugation at the hands of Laura Roslin. Apollo continues to converse with Zarek, and one wonders why. There is something about this man that fascinates Adama’s son. And this reviewer believes Apollo is empathic towards Zarek’s cause, although he would not choose the same means to achieve it. This is the major reason he saves Zarek’s life from Starbuck’s bullet. Apollo wants those elections as much as Zarek does; otherwise, they would indeed be “no different than the Cylons.”
More is posted in the review.
KR
