BSG 1.2 Water

This episode was fundamentally, for me, about how the Cylons operate and hinting towards the idea of them having a masterplan of some kind. Through the Boomer character - who had unwarily planted six bombs around the Galactica - we saw how her 'Cylon side' over-rode her human consciousness and perpetrated deeds.

There was that strange moment, when she discovered water on a planet, where she was struggling to do the right thing - as though unable to comprehend why she could not announce that she had found water. Bizarrely, this suggested that the human side of her had a chance of winning out despite the fact that she is a Cylon!

It's not altogether clear what's happening there, but what is less clear for me is how the 'Boomer-Cylon' that is on Caprica with her stranded co-pilot could know him and build a relationship with him. In the miniseries there was the moment where Captain Adama confronted a dying Cylon; the dying Cylon claimed that once he died his consciousness would go to another body and then he would tell the other Cylons where the humans where.

This rules out a form of collective consciousness, I think. . . although I think Adama called his bluff on that front and told the dying Cylon that if he could have made the call he would have done it already. So maybe they do have a hive mind of sorts and I just mis-read that situation. A collective consciousness or hive mind would, at least, explain how 'Cylon Boomer' could know her co-pilot depite not being the regular Boomer on the Galactica.

Again, the question of why this co-pilot is being kept alive still remains. So far that dangling plot thread is not at all frustrating, given that so much action and tension is peppered throughout the rest of the proceedings.

There was, also, a hint towards some kind of relationship developing between Starbuck and Gaius. Again, I'm still not enthralled by Gaius and struggle to understand how he is so valued by the Galactica despite, for them, staring off into space all the time and talking to himself. He must have a hell of a reputation, but so far I am not seeing it.

Still, good episode - though it still feels like the series is gathering itself to its feet the trials and tribulations of the Galactica fleet trying to survive are more than entertaining so far.