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BSG: "Acts of Contrition"

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Well Elheru wanted to prevent another Friday night fiasco from happening again, but I have to go for a bit. So here this is for a few hours from now.
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HOLY SHIT! Sucks to be that pilot. Wait this is the US thread right? If it is then, HOLY SHIT!
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Wow, holy shit! How many pilots did BSG just lose? Damnit, aren't they short handed enough? Fuck...
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I finally copied down the opening blurb.

The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human. There are many copies. And they have a plan.
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I missed the very beginning.

Did that missile go off by accident?

If it did, i'm getting a "plot device" vibe.....
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Darksider wrote:I missed the very beginning.

Did that missile go off by accident?

If it did, i'm getting a "plot device" vibe.....
It was a comm drone, not a missle.
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just so you know, that wasn't a missile.
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The investigator seemed to mention 13 dead, 6(?) in sickbay.

A question about the series. Who's picture is it in the briefing room? The picture that the pilots touch on.
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What guns were those they used in the salute at Zak's grave in the flashback? Looked like L85's or L1's with shortned barrels... couldn't tell...
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Grand Moff Yenchin wrote:The investigator seemed to mention 13 dead, 6(?) in sickbay.

A question about the series. Who's picture is it in the briefing room? The picture that the pilots touch on.
I think it's Adama's dead son, Zak.
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in one of the flashbacks, I saw a humvee. And 13 dead, ouch.
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Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I think it's Adama's dead son, Zak.
That would make no sense. It looks like some guy kneeling in front of a burning city.
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Fine, I have no clue.

So how often does Baltar play Piramid with the pilots?
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As often as he can use it to avoid working on his Cylon detector.
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whoa, Starbuck is a little hard on those nuggets. Though I like the whole, " I am god" thing.
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Heh, "Hot Dog"... :)
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I like the flashback in flashback deal. Also, not a very good bedside manner from the Prez's doc.
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As I mentioned in another thread, Hot Dog is played by Bodie Olmos. Is he Eddie's son?
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Argh, no!!
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DAMN THEM!
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FUUUUUCK!
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21 pilots and 40 vipers. Well call that 21 pilots and 39 vipers now.
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Goddamn, even though i don't particularly like BSG, I still hate a "TBC" ending... FUCK!
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Quite possibly the best episode yet. Loved this. Right up until the Cylons showed up out of the blue right when the pilots are going on their first flight. UGH. Plot device central called they want their contrived enemy appearance back.

But now Starbuck is lost on that world so it might be redeemed since it wasn't a contrived ending where the nuggest prove themselves and Starbuck feels better about herself.

BTW Anyone else catch the Continuity of Apolllo's messed up faced from the previous episode. Suck it down Star Trek suck it down hard bitches that's what you call continuity and true story telling GODAMN feels good to see that after a wasteland of Trek and Andromeda bullshit.

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Agent Fisher wrote:whoa, Starbuck is a little hard on those nuggets. Though I like the whole, " I am god" thing.
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