Re:Hand of God..What did you think?
Personally, I enjoyed the episode. It was nice to see Vipers use other armament, like missiles and drop delayed charges (bombs?) and fly over terran. But to the chase:
The religious mythos (prophesy) has a few interesting twists. Both Roslin and Baltar have been told of the ancient prophesy foreseen by Pythia…” The exile and the rebirth of the human race… and the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland and onto the leader they gave a vision of serpents numbering 2 and 10 as a sign of things to come”…“that the new leader suffered from a wasting disease and would not live to enter the new land” (sounds like Moses). Both probably believe they are the chosen one for whatever purpose. But the big question is, why are the Cylons even remotely interested in and quoting from Colonial Mythos, Prophesy, and Religion? Besides, the God that the Cylons believe in “doesn’t take sides”, one only has to give themselves freely to him/her (shades of Count Iblis). Maybe a setup to develop the Roslin character more in future episodes. In any case, the short glimpses into the Sacred Scrolls and Colonial religion might satisfy those fans that want to learn more about it.
The music didn’t bother me. LOTR, Blackhawk Down, etc. used similar tunes/songs to give an uplifting and reflective mood to scenes.
Adama giving permission to pursue and destroy the remaining Cylon Raiders after the base was destroyed is a welcome change from the original series, where they seemed to always break off right when they should have eliminated or at least severely crippled the Cylons ability to regroup or follow them. However, it was never explained if any of the 50 (2nd group) or 90 (1st group) Cylon Raiders were recalled to the base for defense and we never saw what the other 10 vipers hidden in the cargo ships were assigned to do…high cover maybe? In any case, it seemed odd that the Cylon Raiders didn’t press home the attack on the Galactica or the remaining Vipers even if part of their force was diverted back to the base. They could have resorted to suicide runs if they didn’t have enough munitions on-board or fuel/power to jump out.
Nice to see Apollo being showcased more in this episode. More development of his character. His reluctant decision to throw out the book and take chances (the tunnel run) might give him more confidence in his abilities and respect from others. Gives some insight of how the crew views him as the CAG and a pilot, but looks toward Starbuck for winning tactics and moves that aren’t taught in War College or flight school.
Adama withholding critical tactical information hints of distrust of anybody he hasn’t worked with before and probably doesn’t trust the Cylon detector test and/or has suspicions about Baltar and/or Roslin. Let’s face it, both have been acting odd with more frequency, Roslin under the influence of Kamala (sp?) and Baltar’s escapism with “6” at meetings and in public makes it seems he just goes blank and loses touch with reality. I’m surprised Baltar hasn’t dropped his pants in public yet…lol…j/k.
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