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Hmm, funny, "blew" was the operative word for this episode on so many levels...

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Wake me up when the filler episodes end.

Thank god for 13 episode seasons.

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Hmm... forgive me the initial tangent, but there is a point here.

A lot of Studio 60 fans think the show is great and that Studio 60 haters have it out for the show for no good reason. And when the show locked Bradley Whitford and Amanda Peet on a roof, the people who don't care for the show went nuts over how they could use a tired sitcom cliche.

So I'm curious to see if people felt the same way about the Chief and Cally getting trapped in the airlock so that they could eventually resolve their differences. It's a lot more exciting this way, but it's basically the same plot device. If people give Battlestar Galactica a walk on this one, maybe the Studio 60 folks have a point.

I was one of the few that didn't mind last week's episode, but I didn't like this one at all.

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I haven't watched it yet as it only started 15 minutes ago (I only watch stuff through TIVO now), but why is it no one seemed to like last weeks episode? Sure, it may be considered "filler" but it was better filler than most. Sure as hell better than the boxing episode. And it made me like Helo quite a bit more.

I just don't get TV viewers these days. The other person brought up Studio 60, that's another show I don't understand. It's a GREAT show and yet it seems to be insanely popular to hate it. Yet show's like Gray's Anatomy do gangbusters with mediocre plots/characters/acting.

/off soapbox

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Come on! While this wasn't some earth shattering, mythos-busting, insert-cliche' here-ing episode, it surely wasn't bad!

I actually liked the Chief/Cally stuff more than the Adama/Wife stuff. I wasn't really impressed with all of that. If anything, the most interesting part of it to me was thinking of how much it felt like Baltar/Six to me. It seemed like times it was edited to try to NOT seem that way, but I think it was too much like it. My only question at this point was if it was done on purpose (and I'm not starting the Adama is a Cylon argument by any means), or on accident.

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By the time this episode was over, I was amazed that I was still awake.

The thing that bothers me about these crappy filler episodes, is that there's SO much going on right now that we COULD be knowing about. Where are the Caprica 6 storylines, How about actually SHOW Baltar from time to time besides just talking about him, and what's going on with the cylons? I really miss the kick ass battles.

I'm so dissapointed that I show that I loved so much has gotten so crappy. I won't give up on it however. I'll keep watching in hopes that someday, it will get good again.

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to the person who almost fell asleep during the episode...why are you still awake and commenting about it on a blog? seems like a lot of work for a tired person to get online and find the BSG post to comment on. you should have just cut your losses and went to sleep.

anyway i didn't think the episode was bad. Not the best episode, I thought last week's was better actually. I agree that it made me like Helo a hell of a lot more as well.

BSG is still my fav show so no worries there.

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I'm glad the writers don't bend to the whim of fans who only want action. These dramatic episodes really make the difference when exciting scenes do happen because the characters are fleshed out. These people are more than pretty faces filling a role, their characters are as human as the rest of us, flaws and all. This is indeed a Space Opera, so you gotta expect some of the opera. I, for one, welcome it. However, i'm ready for some action too.

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That's what, four fillers in a row? The best they could do to interject a bit excitement into the ep was a contrived airlock sequence? BSG is fast burning its hard earned AAA credit rating!

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I for one, love the filler episodes. One thing I think that has been forgotten with the modern Galactica is the concept of just how long the journey to Earth may be... and as anyone who has done a long car trip can tell you, long trips are soemtimes boring. Seeing how people react when not under fire from the Cylons makes them far more real to us.

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To the person who replied about me wanting to fall asleep, it wasn't because I was tired, it was because the episode was boring.

I love BSG, I really do. but It's just been getting more and more boring lately.

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Yeah there didn't even show Six or Baltar and that stuff is interesting. Adama and his crazy wife is not. Chief getting stuck was a bore because you knew they weren't going to die, than next week we have a strike? WTF?!

Speaking of WTFs, what does Studio 60 have to do with this show? Oh yeah nothing.

Filler episodes are ok, but the way Moore does them are terrible! We are gonig to have 3 fillers in a row. I don't understand why he doesn't do a few important episodes a filer, more important episodes, filler. It seems Moore already plans for a 13-15 episode season and then just tacks on 5 filler episodes.

And in the preview Chief will get threatened but Baltar doesn't? How lame is that? Go ahead Adama and start killing crew members, I'm sure the fleet will love the fact that is happening but Baltar is still alive. Lame!

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Yes, it was a filler episode. I still found it entertaining though, and it gave us a little more insight into the characters. Most importantly, as someone mentioned, there are going to be times where the journey lacks spectacular excitement. It's important to show that.

Even more importantly, there's a bigger reason that we're being given three filler episodes in a row. They're going to be followed by season ending episodes which kick fracking ass.

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I'll lay it out this way:

If some of the soap-opera stories are part of a plan to please everyone by diversifying plots for different tastes then so be it. As much as I champion more episodes per season, I...sadly can see why some advocate the shorter season theory. Not that I want that but with some of these plots I can understand the frustration of those who do. I can almost hear the theme from "Love Story" in the background as Adama pines with Roslin....O where do I begin.....nevermind.

The entertainment business is no different from any other enterprise in that the # 1 goal (or should be) is to please the the largest segment of customers possible. (Sigh)...All the writers need do is to monitor the feedback of the public at large and they would have an accurate pulse in what the viewers want. They want cylons. They want nail-biting drama (with some cool space battles thrown in now and then), and they want to get back to the roots of what made BSG great.

I am not going to pan this this episode too much because I do not wish to bite the hand that entertains me. I submit that if they MUST have soap-opera, then infuse it less with characters that we have developed our expected images of and use more of the bit players for the soap stuff....and then lace it with tension and connect it to a crisis. Adama, for example, what was that line?...."You are the one who calls the shots" (unquote)...And that's right, he is the one who calls the shots. Adama and Roslin playing cutie-pie is not my idea of BSG. My ole Pappy used to say that 90% of everything is crap. Well, BSG is way ahead of that but curiously, this ep did seem to conform to that because it was 90% so-so and 10% superb.

ps. Notice how Sharon lights up a room when she enters one.

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And even a little soap is ok but it should only be the salt and pepper, not the main course. (for the point of view of those who love soap-opera!).

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I loved this ep and last weeks. I thought they were great examples of character development. A hallmark of BSG

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Even thought it was a filler, I liked this episode--it was simple and you gained a little insight to Adama's past...

I was honestly dreading the whole airlock thing, like I wrote last week, the whole air leak concept is so played out, but I like the way BSG handled it...it wasn't this long and drawn out. They were in and out within 30 mins... It would have been unbearable to have to listen to too much Chief and Cally dialogue, perhaps television's most least interesting couple...ever. This spot was previously held by Starpollo.

Next week's episode? The Chief is leading a strike?! On a war ship, in a time of war?! What gets me though is that it centers around the Chief defying roles after the Chief and Adama go after it in the boxing ring a few weeks ago? In that episode, the Chief realized his place, responsibility, and that he was slacking...what was the point of that understory if he was gonna haul off and pull this?

Damn, I hope the Cylons find them real soon to give us something more intriguing to watch!

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Does anyone find it believable that Lee used to sneak off and read his grandpa's books? I was giggling when he said that. Seriously, what teenager secretly reads LAW BOOKS???

Minor complaint no doubt, but all the past few episodes have been so underwhelming. We haven't even seen Baltar for the last two.

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Wow, I guess I'm in the minority here... IMHO the strength of BSG is how diverse they can be in their storytelling. Sure its got the action alot of the testosterone set wants, it has the scifi mumbo jumbo more of the trekkie set wants, and it has the character development and interaction that those who like drama want. I love all aspects of the show. While I agree that some of the filler episodes are lame, I didn't think this was one of them.

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I agree, these episodes, and their successful way of filling in backstory without being cliche or soupy, is the strngth and backbone of the series. They simply cant do shoot-em-up episodes every week. Give us more reason to care (or hate) the characters and we are more invested when their lives are at stake.

A well done episode, indeed.

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