BSG 2x03 - Fragged

[television]

I'm falling behind a bit with my mini-reviews... This is the episode that aired (in Canada of course) a week and a half ago.

Again, I found the portrayal of Crashdown to be rather simplistic. Conflicts are far less interesting when it's clear that one side is misguided or mistaken. Much more interesting when two competing choices seem equally valid, but stem from different philosophies. After all, it's not entirely crazy to say that the AA missile battery has to be taken out, regardless of the tactical situation, to ensure that the SAR mission won't be destroyed.

Six's assertion about Baltar "being a man now" is interesting. Six has always been pushing Baltar towards being more assertive, and taking more leadership roles. Seeing as how Baltar is just a little crazy, one possible direction I can see for his character is that he starts some kind of cult and becomes a messianic leader. I would love that. If Six is just a hallucination, then he definitely has some funny (and dangerous) ideas about leadership.

Tigh makes the mistake of letting the Quorum see Roslin, and Roslin demonstrates that, when you have religion on your side, you can wield a great deal of influence even from within a jail cell. I find that fascinating.

I love that this TV show can turn so many things upside down: the commander is in a coma, the president is in the brig, the colonel dissolves the civilian leadership and declares martial law.