Episode Report Card Strega: B- | 715 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Let Baltar Be Baltar
By Strega | Season 1 | Episode 11 | Aired on 2005.03.18
Starbuck's over by the bar. In a very nice dress. Her hair's a little poofy, which makes her look older. Apollo walks over and stammers, "that bum knee of yours is looking pretty good." Starbuck rolls her eyes and grins, and I might start liking her a little bit again. Apollo is losing points as fast as Starbuck gains them, as he babbles, "And the other one's not too bad either." Ew. Starbuck tells him that if he wants to dance, he should just ask her: "Me in a dress is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." They head for the dance floor. I like the fact that they're playing big band music and not, like, futuristic rap, and that nobody is dancing with glowing hula hoops. Not to pick on Buck Rogers.
Zarek approaches the Prez, who sniffs, "Don't worry, I won't be kissing you today." Zarek says, "I shaved very closely in anticipation of being smacked by you." He compliments her on winning, but reminds her that there'll be a presidential election in six months. The Prez starts to walk away, but Zarek calls her back to say, "I didn't kill Valance. I wonder who did." He smirks away.
Boomer dances with Gaeta. Sekou dances with Playa. Billy dances with Dualla. Tigh twirls Ellen, aw. Starbuck and Apollo are talking to Cally. Adama suddenly turns up and greets the Prez. She says, "I thought you hated these things." Adama says that it's Colonial Day, and he's a patriot. The Prez marvels, "You really are, aren't you?" Well, yeah. We go to a reverse shot which reveals that Starbuck is now dancing with Baltar. Just a little uncomfortably. Apollo is strolling away from them, looking beaten. Heh. Adama says that Baltar is an "interesting choice." The Prez explains, "I figured, the devil you know." Adama says that politics is as exciting and dangerous as war. The Prez extends the metaphor and I get a little bit bored, but eventually Adama leads the Prez out to dance.
On another part of the dance floor, Ellen tells Tigh that she has a surprise for him. She got them a luxury suite on the Rising Star for a day. Tigh asks how she managed that, but Ellen just says that she has her ways: "While you're there, you might wanna talk to a few people about your future." Tigh's all, "Wha?" and Ellen laughs and hugs him. Then she looks over to Zarek, who nods at her. Dun dun dunnn.