Six of One

It was pretty obvious that Starbuck wasn't going to shoot the Prez at the top of the hour. Far be it for Laura to return the favor when give the opportunity. Fortunately for Starbuck, the Prez is a bad shot. This is why she's the leader and not a soldier.

I've got to admit, I do like Bill's rationalization for Laura's poor marksmanship. Maybe there's still a fair amount of doubt in her mind that Kara could be right about Earth, and she subconsciously couldn't kill her. There's also the fact that she's on some serious cancer meds, too. This discussion leads to a rather tense scene between Mom and Dad where they say just about everything they can to hurt each other. This makes the admiral's decision at the end of the episode to give Kara a sewage ship and a small crew more understandable.

Apollo gets a big send off from the Galactica crew as he leaves to take up a career in politics. He gets the slow clap from everyone and a plaque from his ex-wife, Dee. She's probably happy that he's leaving so she doesn't have to see his cheating ass at work everyday. Of course, Lee couldn't even disembark without making out with Kara one last time.

C.A. (Cylons Anonymous) have their regularly scheduled meeting. The Four are eager to find out who the fifth member is and suspect that Baltar might know. Tigh's keen military (or is that alcohol-clouded) mind comes up with the plan to have Tory try to get some info out of good doctor, since she's a woman and Baltar is always horny. Tory goes above and beyond the call of duty and sleeps with him, making Gaius two for two this season.

Speaking of Baltar, his run-in with Head Baltar was pretty hilarious. James Callis is so fun to watch in this scene which amounts to Gaius rationalizing sleeping with Tory. I don't know why the writers decided to go with a Head Balter instead of the usual Head Six. Maybe it was due to Tricia Helfer being busy playing a new version of Six.

New Six is butting heads with the establishment back on the Basestar. Anders' run-in with the Raider that caused the Cylon's to turn tail and run, has the Cavils, Simons, and Dorals spooked. They've started to lobotomize the Raiders, saying that they're tools to be used as they please. Look folks! Irony!

The Sixes, Sharons, and Leobons aren't too happy with this and a vote taken. With the Deannas being boxed it comes down to a tie that is broken by one lone Eight (Boomer) going against her model and voting with Team Cavil. This doesn't set well with New Six and Gang, so they decide to even the odds by giving the Centurions sentience. The toasters understandably do not like what's going with their flying brothers and decide to blow away all the Cavils, Simons, and Dorals in the room. Admiral Cain would have traded Gina in for this Six in a heartbeat.

This sets up a new dynamic to the overall BSG story. The Cylons are spliting up and I'm betting that the Sixes, Sharons, and Leobons head out to the Colonial Fleet so they can be with the Final Five. How they convince the Colonials that they mean no harm is a different matter all together, but I bet it's going to be great to watch.

Best Scene of the Episode: Baltar Meets Head Balter. Callis delivers another great performance.

Eye Roll Inducing Moment: Lee/Kara Make-Out Session & Lee Saying Good-Bye to Dee. (Tie) Both these scenes have Lee in them. I like the guy, but maybe once he's away from these two, he'll be more palatable. He was great during last season's Trial of Baltar episodes, so this might be a really smart move on the part of the writers.

Episode MVP: Tricia Helfer. She's playing a new Six, but she's still able to keep each one distinct. Hair, make-up, and costuming are a big help, but Helfer puts all the pieces together with her delivery. Her Head Six is vampy and calculating, her Caprica Six is compassionate and intelligent, her Gina was sad and damaged, and this new Six is fierce and determined. Her scenes with Stockwell this episode are tense, but subtle.

Big Question: Who's shipping out with Kara? I'm betting hubby Anders, stupid, pretty Helo, and maybe Sharon. Putting Starbuck on a ship full of nobodies would be kind of boring.

7 out of 10