Battlestar Galactica Recap - A Day in the Life

docarzt · 02-19-2007, 09:46 AM

Straight up, I was a little disappointed with Battlestar Galactica ‘A Day in the Life’. As far as the complexity of plot goes, it is in league with what we expect from Battlestar Galactica, there is an introspective thread with Adama celebrating his wedding anniversary within his head with a wife who comments on the his real-time happenings, there is the Baltar situation, there is Lee faced with another change, a perfunctory Starbuck appearance, and a battle against time involving some of the minor players. The problem with this, is it is exactly what we expect from Battlestar Galactica when it is between major story arcs, which at this point it is not. None-the-less, this Battlestar Galactica did come packed with a few compelling surprises.

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Guest · 02-23-2007, 02:36 PM

As a HUGE fan of the film "2001: A Space Odyssey," I was immediately struck by the scene early in this episode in which Commander Adama goes to have have a little chat with President Roslyn in a conference room aboard Galactica. What we first see are the backs of three chairs arranged at the table. And if you compare that scene with the first shot of the lunar conference room from "2001," you will notice that the design of the chairs is very, VERY similar in both cases. THAT, plus the fact that characters in this episode of BSG went through explosive decompression, indicates to me a nod to "2001."

You can see the conference room from "2001" here:
http://www.archiviokubrick.it/opere/film/2001/fotogrammi/mystery2.jpg

Guest · 02-26-2007, 08:08 AM

I have a feeling that we are slowly being set up for Admiral Adama to be a Cylon before the end of the season. Other BSG episodes have included flashbacks. In this episode, Adama is "projecting" himself in an environment the way human model Cylons (in general) and even Baltar have been shown as able to do. This in turn raises some question as to how they will explain his shooting by Boomer and whether or not his son is also a Cylon...

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02-19-2007, 09:46 AM	#1
docarzt Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: , , . Posts: 1,594,967	Straight up, I was a little disappointed with Battlestar Galactica ‘A Day in the Life’. As far as the complexity of plot goes, it is in league with what we expect from Battlestar Galactica, there is an introspective thread with Adama celebrating his wedding anniversary within his head with a wife who comments on the his real-time happenings, there is the Baltar situation, there is Lee faced with another change, a perfunctory Starbuck appearance, and a battle against time involving some of the minor players. The problem with this, is it is exactly what we expect from Battlestar Galactica when it is between major story arcs, which at this point it is not. None-the-less, this Battlestar Galactica did come packed with a few compelling surprises. To read the rest, click here.

02-23-2007, 02:36 PM	#2
Guest Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 0	As a HUGE fan of the film "2001: A Space Odyssey," I was immediately struck by the scene early in this episode in which Commander Adama goes to have have a little chat with President Roslyn in a conference room aboard Galactica. What we first see are the backs of three chairs arranged at the table. And if you compare that scene with the first shot of the lunar conference room from "2001," you will notice that the design of the chairs is very, VERY similar in both cases. THAT, plus the fact that characters in this episode of BSG went through explosive decompression, indicates to me a nod to "2001." You can see the conference room from "2001" here: http://www.archiviokubrick.it/opere/film/2001/fotogrammi/mystery2.jpg

02-26-2007, 08:08 AM	#3
Guest Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 0	I have a feeling that we are slowly being set up for Admiral Adama to be a Cylon before the end of the season. Other BSG episodes have included flashbacks. In this episode, Adama is "projecting" himself in an environment the way human model Cylons (in general) and even Baltar have been shown as able to do. This in turn raises some question as to how they will explain his shooting by Boomer and whether or not his son is also a Cylon...