On that subject, since I really don’t want to devote a whole second column to Galactica (but probably will before it shuffles off to Buffalo), what was up with the Kara nearly having ghost sex with what turned out to be her Daddy (spoiler cretins just stop before you start writing – if you really cared, you’d have watched it by now)? Can I get an “ewwwww” from the crowd? Was that whole thing just so we’d still be saying “what the fuck?” when the Boomer plotline became the trainwreck it promised to be in the opening scene? As my ex-girlfriend would say, oy.

Thanks for all the comments, positive or negative. Keep ’em coming. I get paid by the flame (I wish).

Some people are really railing on you here, and I understand their reasons: They’re indignant that anyone could say anything derogatory about the show, and feel the need to retaliate immediately. But, reading what you’ve said, I can’t help but think that you are just stating what the little voices in the back of my head have been whispering for at least the last year.

P.S. Now that you tell it, I realize the inconsistency with Boomer in the vacuum. I do recall that being a major part of the plot at the time. As for the airlock, I’ll offer this: Maybe it’s not the vacuum of space, but rather the freezing cold of it, that kills them.

Wayne said:
“and Boomer never walked around in a vacuum. She had a pressure suit on while her doubles didn’t. When you fly the planes, you wear a suit. Your argument is based on her not ditching the suit before racing out of the ship to plant a bomb?”

Yes, Boomer did. She had ditched her helmet. Screw the pressure suit, she wouldn’t have been able to breathe. And if you go back and look, that’s one of the ways they figured out she was a Cylon, because her Raptor co-pilot told people back on Galactica that Boomer had come back without her helmet from an airless environment. It’s a major plot point, Wayne. As they say in football, go check the tape. Just because I find fault with the series doesn’t mean I don’t watch it and / or pay attention. Better attention than some of the series’ big fans, it seems.

Wayne went on to say:
“And how does Ellen’s reveal as a Cylon contradict any previous storyline? You make the statement without providing any evidence to the contrary. Yes, it’s just a TV show, but come on, provide some sort of backup if you’re going to make a blanket statement.”

And here, you need to pay better attention to WHAT YOU READ. I blame the public schools, really. If you take a gander up the page a bit, you’ll see that what I wrote was that Moore & Eick had to pull the Ellen solution out of their ass because the character they had originally intended to make the 5th Cylon would have created a huge plot contradiction. As of now, we don’t know for sure which character that was but the even money bet was Starbuck, considering they’ve been screwing with her since season 1 and have now had to figure out something entirely different for the character to do. That seems to be the consensus among the Galactica fans I’ve polled on the subject but I’d like to think Moore and Eick aren’t that bloody stupid. Not only would have been too damn obvious it just would have been stupid. For God’s sake, were ANY of the command crew on Galactica human? Adama (Sr. or Jr.) would be out because there had been births involved. Baltar – see my comments on Starbuck. Alsoi would have been a bad choice for a ton of reasons.

@Riddle: I agree 1000% about Ellen. Ugh. I had hoped that given this opportunity we would see a different character with the same actress but no such luck. She’s still a spiteful, unlikable bitch. And the stuff this week with Boomer and the Chief? Oy. Where’s Herb Jefferson Jr. when you need him (I know, bitter & signing autographs at a VFW hall somewhere).

And how does Ellen’s reveal as a Cylon contradict any previous storyline? You make the statement without providing any evidence to the contrary. Yes, it’s just a TV show, but come on, provide some sort of backup if you’re going to make a blanket statement.

And no, Moore and Co. didn’t have a plan when the show started. Unlike the faux artiste types who write Lost, they make it up as they go along, and ADMIT it. You honestly think Lost or the X-Files or Buffy had a concrete story line when they started? Of course not. Things change, old info is forgotten, etc. That’s how continuing storylines on TV work. Moore and Eick have been honest, therefore they’re assholes. What a crock.

Plot inconsistency: i never noticed these glaring errors until you told me about them. caprica six was still killed by the blast and boomer might have been in a pressurised environment. It doesn’t mean that they’re any less frail than humans.

Plot development: the mutiny episode you mention is perfect example of an episode that stands apart from the main plot. The new caprica episodes were also good examples.

Too grim: its not all sunshine and stargates?! NOOOOOOO!
Just because a show isn’t escapist orientated doesn’t mean it can’t be entertaining. the show presents people who are pushed to the edge in a way that real life scenarios can’t, that the greatest part.

New show: the action scenes are added bonus to the drama really. How many episodes do we actually see an action sequence?
an drama in a sci-fi setting can be as good as any drama, if not better.

Why can’t a sci-fi show be a hard hitting gritty drama? The new caprice episode (the best ones) uses the sci-fi element to comment on the occupation of Iraq from an otherwise controversial perspective.

Just watch something else if you don’t like drama.