Episode Report Card Jacob: A | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT The Truth About Reconciliation
By Jacob | Season 3 | Episode 5 | Aired on October 26, 2006
Anders and Starbuck hang in the Pilots' barracks (I guess, except why is Anders there? Is he a nugget?) and he asks her -- as though he wouldn't know -- if she managed to get any sleep. "Sleep when you're dead," she grunts, as they dress. "Got my gear out of storage. Never thought I'd see any of this stuff again." He leans in to kiss her and she stops him. "Just don't, okay?" Another Pilot passes between them, and it's broken. That easy.
On the real Colonial One, Roslin's meeting with Zarek. (How awesome if she got some play right now, except there's no way to edit it that the sexless fanboys wouldn't be like, "Apparently this episode is about how Laura Roslin is a whore." Just like with the miniseries.) They discuss the new Quorum of Twelve, which will be sworn in in three days, and Zarek exposits how as President, he'll nominate her as VP, they'll confirm her, and then he'll resign. "The whole thing should take less than an hour." I was going to say she should pay, and learn a little something about consequences, but then I think about the last year and it just feels nasty to say. Tacky. She'll fuck up gloriously in no time, I'm sure, but I don't really feel like she needs to earn this. "You're stepping down without a fight? Means Tom Zarek wants something. So why don't you put your cards on the table and let's see if it's a price that I'm willing to pay." (He's like, "The price is that hot ass!" and then they make out⦠In five, four, come on, three... Nope, not happening. Why won't this ring grant my wishes anymore?) Zarek calls himself a realist -- because one thing activists and terrorists are willing to accept is political reality -- and admits he knew he wouldn't be in office long one way or the other. "And the Admiral's made it quite clear that he'd like nothing better than to put me in a cell if I try to hang on to power." Roslin calls this Tigh-style coup "a favor," since it's Bill and not Saul, and explains how her brain worked that out: "You and I both know how impossible it would be to govern this Fleet without the backing of the military." Um. If the government isn't backed by its military, you have what's called South America. It goes poorly. I want Laura to be President again, because I fear change, but like: man up, Bill. You could play with Tom too. "Even so, I want to be included in the new government. I don't wanna be on the outside looking in anymore." Maybe Tom can learn something about politics after all. "Okay, okay. You stood up to Baltar on New Caprica, you nearly lost your life for your trouble. This Fleet needs that kind of courage. The vice presidency is yours if you want it, Tom." They shake hands, laughing. He's going to fuck this up, watch.