Episode Report Card Jacob: A | 1 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Nature Girl
By Jacob | Season 3 | Episode 3 | Aired on October 12, 2006
Caprica Six and Baltar are in bed on Colonial One, and apparently there's been a failure to launch. Caprica starts into the whole "it doesn't matter" spiel, and then Gaius goes on quite the rant. "You can stop that right now, okay? My ego's not so fragile as all that. These things happen. Or they don't happen. So what should we talk about? Should we talk about your day? How was your day, darling? How was your day at the office? My office?" Never one -- in any of her forms, real or imaginary -- to put up with his bullshit, she starts getting dressed as he continues to bitch and whine and go nuts. "Any news? No? Well, let me tell you about my day, because it was a hoot. I had the most fascinating chat with one of the Dorals. He's got this theory about sanitation being the key to regaining human trust and confidence. Something about toilet paper. No, lack of toilet paper, that's it. If people could only wipe their bums properly, there'd be a measurable uptick in the polls." It's very sad and very hard. Callis is acting hell out of this season. Caprica sighs. "Four months of this, Gaius. Four months of watching you slip further and further down into this well of self-hatred and loathing. Do you know what I've given up for you? Do you?" Especially if you assume that, when he's not around, there's a slimier, sexier Chip Gaius pouring martinis and making her feel cruddy; but even so, she really has given up a lot. The whole DEMAND LOVE thing is not easy, and even the other Sixes treat her weird. Baltar's response is equally valid, though. "Do you know, what with the occupation and everything, I can't really say I've given it that much thought recently." Whatever, she shrugs, and heads for the door. He pours a drink and begs her to stay, and as he takes a long-ass pull off the whiskey, she climbs back into bed with him.
Kara sits at Kacey's bedside, talking softly to her. Except it's not really to Kacey, and it's not really about Kacey, and it's not so much what she's thinking as what she would want her own mother to have said. At least once. "That doesn't look so bad. There's something that I wanted to say to you. I'm sorry that I left you alone. I didn't mean for you to get hurt. I was upset with myself. And not you, okay? Grown-ups do stupid things sometimes. We get caught up in our own little world, until it's almost too late." Leoben enters and Kacey smiles up at Kara. "You have no idea what I'm saying to you, do you?" Kacey nods adorably, looking up at her. "Okay. Time to take a nap." Kara stands, but Kacey grabs Kara's finger and pulls her back down beside her. Leoben watches, as Kara gives in. I have this awful intuition that Kara's storyline is going to end up being even more horrifying than Sharon's, in the end. This is already hard enough.