{"id":619,"date":"2011-09-27T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/?p=619"},"modified":"2011-09-23T18:33:44","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T01:33:44","slug":"mark-watches-battlestar-galactica-s03e02-precipice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2011\/09\/mark-watches-battlestar-galactica-s03e02-precipice\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Watches ‘Battlestar Galactica’: S03E02 – Precipice"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the second episode of the third season of Battlestar Galactica<\/em>, AHASDKJLFH ADS;FH AS;DFHJDASF;LKJ OH MY GOD HOW DID ANY OF YOU HANDLE WATCHING THIS SHOW IN REAL TIME<\/strong>. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Battlestar Galactica<\/em>.<\/p>\n

To re-purpose what someone told me on my A Storm of Swords<\/em> prediction post: sweet summer child, i was so unprepared. This was a season premiere. THIS WAS THE FIRST EPISODE. <\/strong>THERE ARE MANY MORE TO COME<\/em> and i. i just cannot.<\/p>\n

how. This is worse than everything ever and i am ridiculous and hyperbole and<\/p>\n

what<\/p>\n

what<\/p>\n

what the fuck<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every Glorious Thing That Mark Was Unprepared For In “Precipice”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The nerve that Gaius Baltar has approaching Laura Roslin, detained by the Cylons, and trying to take the moral high ground<\/em> with her. Oh, no, fuck you, Gaius. THE CYLONS ARE LITERALLY OPPRESSING THE HUMANS<\/em>. AND YOU WANT ROSLIN TO PUBLICLY CONDEMN THE ACTIONS? oh my god I wanted to reach through the screen and slap the shit out of him.<\/li>\n
  2. The entire NCP arrest sequence, from seeing Jammer prepare for it and clearly act completely conflicted about it, to the actual execution. I thought it was brilliant for the show to actually use night vision lenses to give us shots of the chaos because it not only makes it feel real, but it creates this sense of detachment from the action. Also FUCKED UP. SO FUCKED UP. You detain a woman and leave her child completely alone. DAMN IT.<\/li>\n
  3. Jammer’s completely damaged sense of morals post-raid. Especially the conversation with Tyrol where he tries to sort out how he feels, but Tyrol very plainly states that after this is all over, he wants to hang all the collaborators while he and Jammer watch on. HELLO AWKWARD.<\/li>\n
  4. THE CYLONS CREATED A HUMANOID OUT OF STARBUCK’S EGGS FROM THE OVARY THEY STOLE FROM HER IN “THE FARM.” <\/strong>Fuck you, Cylons. Fuck you. Fuck you. fuck you<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  5. Sharon is being promoted. BLESS YOU, ADAMA. I LOVE YOU.<\/li>\n
  6. Admiral Adama’s emotional scene with his son where he admits that Lee is right, that what he’s doing is incredibly risky and probably a bad idea, and instead plans to only take the Galactica<\/em> to New Caprica.<\/li>\n
  7. The existence of a child that might very well be Starbuck’s “biological daughter” or might just be a trick to make Starbuck fall for Conoy. AND I HATE THAT I DON’T KNOW WHICH IT IS BECAUSE IT COULD ALSO BE BOTH OF THEM<\/em>. oh god my heart can’t handle this.<\/li>\n
  8. Tigh basically yelling at Roslin to SIT THE FUCK DOWN about moralizing war because oh my god it is so awkward.<\/li>\n
  9. KACEY FALLS ON THE STAIRS AND THERE IS BLOOD AND WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON. Oh my god, they are at the hospital and Starbuck grabs Conoy’s hand and PLEASE MAKE ALL OF THIS GO AWAY. ALL OF IT. FOREVER.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. “Frak you, Sharon, you stupid frakked-up toaster. How many times do I have to shoot you anyway?” HOLD ME. HOLD ME CLOSER<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  11. Oh jesus christ, ANOTHER SUICIDE BOMB. How eerie<\/em> is that video? That woman just runs into the power station and explodes mid-step. my god what is this show doing.<\/li>\n
  12. Okay. I need to talk about this. badly. Post-suicide bomb, the entire scene on the Colonial One<\/em> where the Cylons agree it’s time to take much stricter measures to get the humans to fall in line. (Well, except Caprica Six and Boomer, who fully disagree with this.) A number Three passes Baltar a document, asking for his signature, so that they can execute every prisoner they have detained. It took half a second for that to really<\/em> hit me. Wait. Every prisoner\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6that’s Cally. That’s Roslin. No. No, you can’t do that. And Baltar says no<\/em>. Oh, Baltar, you have a lot to answer for, but in that one second, I cheered, “YES. YES. FUCK YES,” at my television. Finally! He was standing up to the Cylons! AND THEN FIVE PUTS A GUN TO HIS HEAD AND STARTS SCREAMING AT HIM AND EVERYTHING IS 100% AWFUL. This scene is unbearable<\/em>. It terrifies me because for the entirety of it, I believe that they’ll execute Baltar without regret. He is a figurehead. He means nothing to them. And then Caprica-Six tries to take his side, and Five SHOOTS HER IN THE HEAD. HE KILLS HER<\/strong>. They’re going to Box her, aren’t they? This is the worst. This is the fucking worst.<\/li>\n
  13. Baltar signs the document. Fuck everything.<\/li>\n
  14. Cavil threatens Ellen with the detainment\/murder of her husband if she doesn’t spy on them and give them information on the place and time of a meeting of the resistance. Fuck you, Cylons.<\/li>\n
  15. Watching Ellen give up her husband and her friends out of desperation just fills me with sadness. Sorry, there’s no doubt in my mind that she loves her husband and I know this is a bizarre way to show it, but she refuses to let her husband be detained or killed again. Though\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6might he be killed by the Cylons? Whatever, it’s a risk and she takes it.<\/li>\n
  16. Gaeta’s confrontation of Baltar. Angry Gaeta scares me. Crying Baltar makes me sad, in spite of what he’s done.<\/li>\n
  17. ROSLIN IS DETAINED AGAIN. oh my god and Tom Zarek has been in detention THE ENTIRE FUCKING TIME.<\/li>\n
  18. Zarek telling Roslin that he wishes she stole the election. MY HEART SWELLED WITH JOY.<\/li>\n
  19. Sharon and the troops she brought meet Anders, it’s wonderful, and then AMBUSH. STOP IT, BSG. YOU ARE HURTING ME.<\/li>\n
  20. Jammer sets Cally free!!!!! OMG YOU DO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CONSCIENCE. also i think Jammer is hot SORRY I DO.<\/li>\n
  21. That ending scene. You are kidding me. KIDDING ME<\/strong>. The execution is real and the people in the trucks had no idea they were going to their deaths. The Centurions open fire on the prisoners as we see Cally running away, getting only a glimpse of the horror on Roslin’s and Zarek’s face. Then cut to black.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This show. This show<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    I’m in awe of this premiere. Every idea I might have had about where this show could go, or where these characters might be headed, has been completely altered in just ninety minutes. (Wow, my predictions look AWFUL right about now. My god.) This is entertainment that makes me think, and I am finding that I feel deeply invested in the futures of many of these characters.<\/p>\n

    But at this point, what I’m most excited about is the fact that I genuinely believe that pretty much anything could happen and nearly anyone could die. That<\/em> is a really refreshing feeling to have while watching Battlestar Galactica<\/em> because I feel like I can just trust where this is going. The writing is just so good<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    I’m going to shut up and go watch episode three. I NEED TO KNOW MORE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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