Episode Report Card Strega: C+ | 16 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Maybe If Robert Culp Had Narrated...
By Strega | Season 1 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2005.01.28
Zak's funeral. The priest conducting the service identifies Zak as the son of "William and Caroline Adama." Note that for the trivia contests. Apollo stares at the coffin and holds his sobbing mother, who's wearing a veil in case they want to cast a different actress for future flashbacks. Adama and Starbuck are on the other side of the coffin, and my impression was that they're just part of the official military presence, and that it doesn't signify anything special that Adama isn't standing by Caroline. Apollo places flight wings on the coffin as the priest talks about repenting and all that jazz.
Galactica. Apollo puts another set of wings on one of the coffins, as the Priestess gets ready to wind things up. She says that they are "secure in the knowledge that [they] will be reunited with [the dead] in a better world to come."
Zak's funeral. Adama takes Starbuck's hand comfortingly. We linger on a large octagonal photo of Zak, who has a rather inappropriate smirk on his face. Judging solely by appearances, I'm thinking Apollo was the smarter brother.
And then we're in a flashback-within-a-flashback, as Starbuck and Zak cuddle in a bedroom lit by Tony Scott.
Galactica. Confused yet? Adama places the folded flag on a coffin. It's folded into a triangle. I can't believe that they missed out on this opportunity to really commit to the octagons. The Priestess says, "So say we all."
Zak's funeral. They all say so. We continue to cut back and forth between the funerals as everyone salutes and there's a gunfire salute (er, just at Zak's) and the launch bay's doors close (er, not at Zak's).
Adama's quarters. Adama offers Starbuck a glass of water. I hadn't noticed before that he still wears his wedding ring. Assuming that's what it is. They drink a toast to "pilots [they've] known." Then Adama says, "I have to start training new pilots." Starbuck chuckles and says that she figured that was coming. Adama smiles at her. Aw. Starbuck isn't sure she's the right person for the job. Adama asks, "You know someone better?' and Starbuck quickly admits, "No." Heh. She says there must be a flight instructor among all of the refugees. Adama admits that there are two, but they're civilians, and he needs someone to teach combat tactics. Starbuck continues to hesitate, but Adama cuts her off: "This is about Zak. It's not your fault."