Episode Report Card Strega: B | 5 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Paths Of Glory
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 3 | Aired on 2005.07.29
Ward Room. Oh! It's the all-purpose room they use for meetings and formal dinners! Thank heavens I know what to call it now. So the Quorum are all yammering, and Tigh yammers back, and I take a moment to admire the sashes of the Quorumites. I guess the sashes are somehow representative of each colony, because they're all very different. Tigh tells them, "Laura Roslin suborned mutiny and sedition aboard this ship. She caused a key military asset to be lost at a critical moment!" The Quorum is unmoved. One member gets up in Tigh's face and gets as far as saying, "[Adama] had absolutely no authority --" before Zarek interrupts to proclaim that Adama is preparing to create a military dictatorship. He asks Tigh to confirm that, and Tigh says he can't speak for Adama. Hm. I didn't catch that the first time, but that's a weird moment for Tigh to say that he can't say what Adama intended. Zarek asks if Tigh is declaring martial law, and Tigh quickly says no, because Adama "hated the very idea of martial law. He believed in freedom and democracy and all that good stuff." That was odd. I mean, the conversation goes: "Was Adama going to declare martial law?" "I can't say." "Are you going to?" "No, because Adama hated martial law." It's hard to tell if it's Tigh or the writing that's confused. Anyway, Zarek says that since it's still a democracy, "and all that good stuff," heh, he moves that the Quorum demand access to the Prez. The motion carries. And Tigh reacts by dropping his pen into a glass of water and sniffing, "I will take your demand under advisement." Out he goes.
Brig. A woman says "Madam President?" as we see the Prez muttering into her pillow. The woman, who is of course Ellen Tigh, calls, "Laura!" and the Prez wakes up. She sits up shakily and stares at her visitor. Ellen asks if she can get the Prez anything. The Prez wobbles toward the bars and carefully says that she'd like to see her attorney. Ellen snickers, and then realizes that the Prez is serious. Ellen asks the Prez if she knows where she is. The Prez answers, "I'm in jail." Ellen asks if the Prez knows who Ellen is. The Prez apologetically says, "Have we met?," and then winces and clutches her head. She moves back to her bed and says that there's a ringing sound. She rocks back and forth on the bed, holding her ears. Ellen's like, "Oooookay," and leaves. Venner watches as the Prez moans in pain. Is he the only guard? Shouldn't there be shifts? Suddenly, the Prez seems to recover, and then gasps, "Oh my gods! Ellen Tigh!" At his desk, Venner starts fiddling with a rosary or worry beads or whatever.