Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: A+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Nein Kampf
By Jacob Clifton | Season 2 | Episode 20 | Aired on 03.09.2006
In the Galactica hangar, the medics are loading up the casualties from the rescue Raptors under Chief's watchful eye. Starbuck and the Resistance come out, around, pushing through the crowd of people, approaching Tigh and Adama. "Am I good or what?" Starbuck gloats. Tigh grumbles, "There's gonna be no living with her now," and she smiles at him, wryly and without animus -- almost affection, in her reckless pride. Maybe the whole initiation at the end of "Scar" actually took, and they're okay. Later on, we might see more on this. Adama approaches, openly smiling, and clasps Starbuck's shoulders. They look at each other for a moment, and I'm almost positive -- based on the way he does it, and the way she reacts -- that Edward James Olmos does another off-script rewrite, looking at her with love and intensity, and delicately moving her hair from her face. She wrinkles her nose, squints at him; it is wonderful, and perfect, and there's a bit more Katee in her than we're used to. "Good to see you," he tells her. "Welcome back." She thanks him. Nervously, she indicates Anders: "I brought some friends with me." Adama doesn't take his eyes off Anders. Can you imagine how stressful? "Remember how I was engaged to your son and then kind of killed him? And then I dicked around your other son for months on end? And shot him? I'd like you to meet...my boyfriend....Dad." In the background, Barclay is itchy and post-adrenal. "I see," Adama says solidly. Starbuck: "Right. Right. Um...this is, um...wow, um, this is Samuel T. Anders." Adama knows damn well who he is: "Caprica Buccaneers. Hell of a player. I'm a Picon Panther fan myself." The father-in-law vibe almost shakes your TV apart, but Anders gives the perfect, perhaps the only, response: "We enjoyed beating them too." Even nervous Kara laughs at this. "Good to have you aboard," says Adama. Whew. That was scary. I thought.
Starbuck speaks up, official again: "I have news. Good news, actually. The Cylon occupation is over." She shrugs: "They left. They're gone." Adama's like, "Huh?" And Brother Cavil exits the Raptor: "It's true. The Cylons have left the Colonies." Chief Tyrol spots Brother Cavil and begins to run toward him, as Cavil continues: "They're headed for greener pastures." Tyrol screams for security as Starbuck asks aloud what the hell is up, and he slams Cavil down on the deck of the Raptor, screaming, "Code Blue!" The Marines all train guns on Tyrol, who recently smacked the shit out of somebody due to Cylon-related paranoia, and Tyrol screams, "He's a Cylon!" Helo looks up at Sharon for a second, and looks away; Sharon looks at her feet sadly. She knew. Helo knows she knew. He's keeping quiet. Starbuck watches the whole thing go down, freaked out and pissed: "I said I had good news! My news! Was good! That I brought the Admiral! My own personal self! What's with the drama?" Adama tells Tyrol to back off, and Cavil continues. "Well, this is an awkward moment. Yes, uh, he's right. I'm a Cylon. And I have a message. So take me to 'your leader.'" Adama reroutes: "Take him to 'the brig.'" The Marines mob Cavil, and Adama adds, "Take that to the brig too," indicating Sharon. Oh, girl. Helo protests for a sec, and Adama's like, "Don't. Even. Start, Helo. Of course she knew." Helo throws up his hands, disgusted, but not so disgusted that he can deny Adama's right. Starbuck turns to the very freaked-out pals of Cavil, Barclay and Anders: "Welcome to Galactica."
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