From: andy@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this
To: alt.battlestar-galactica
Marcovaldo wrote:
> "Dan McGarvey" wrote in message
> news:dbudndcR57rGaNzeRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>>I think it's funny that my spell-checker's recommendation for "cylon" is
>>"colon." Does my colon have a plan?
>>
>> You know, I was recently shopping for a new car, and I came to the
>> realization that car salesmen are a lot like cylons. They find ways to
>> tell you only what they want you to know, but say so in a way that it's
>> just what you want to hear. You really have to be on your toes around
>> their ilk, you have to be prepared to spend more time than you think you
>> need to get the right answers and satisfactory results. And if you're
>> not careful, and you don't ask the right questions you will find yourself
>> in a
>> situation from which there is no escape except death. I wish I thought
>> that was an exaggeration.
>>
>> I also think that car salesmen have their own religion and destructive
>> robots to do their dirty work as well.
>>
>> In Thy Image: A disturbing reflection.
>>
>> Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I hope the crew
>> learn once and for all that a certain cylon who once again rears his
>> crafty little head is not anything like Sharon, or, for that matter, any
>> of the other cylons either among the fleet or in anyone's head.
>>
>> Observations:
>>
>> - The Olympic Carrier flashbacks were intense, even more than the
>> original
>> 33 episode. It's very effective how they introduce those scenes when you
>> least expect it like that.
>>
>> - This Leoben looked positively psychotic! You could see it in the way
>> he glared at Baltar the whole time they were talking, and from the
>> expressions
>> on Six's face during that scene, you kinda get the impression she might
>> be a little afraid of him.
>>
>> - My personal laugh-out-loud moment: Dee: "Maybe THAT's why they call him
>> Hotdog."
>>
>> - Yet another reason to cheer for Cally. Interesting that it was her
>> insight that kept those raptors from crashing into each other. Future
>> deck
>> chief maybe?
>>
>> - Starbuck: your blonde roots are showing, and Kat's lucky to be alive,
>> but at least you took responsibility for your actions in the end.
>>
>> - Laura and Leoben in the holding cell: frankly I'm more than a little
>> amazed at the amount of restraint Laura showed at this moment, and
>> perhaps the whole "Adama is a Cylon" thing really is just a sick joke to
>> him. Maybe we're seeing that this is kinda the cylon sense of humor at
>> work.
>>
>> Bottom Line:
>>
>> I have seen the face of the enemy, and he is me. This just goes to show
>> you how easily paranoia can be spread, when even the most level-headed
>> among the crew (and even that's speaking relatively) can not only fall
>> for all of Leoben's little insinuations, but actually start to sew
>> dissent
>> among the ranks. This is clearly what Leoben does well; make people
>> doubt
>> themselves and each other. He's clearly the most ruthlessly manipulative
>> of any of the cylon characters we've seen, and this proves it.
>>
>> This week's review brought to you by my new PT Cruiser. His name's
>> Cosmo.
>>
>> Ciao kiddies until next week.
>
> You obviously have some good ideas. Just write a script and submit it!
Alternatively, he could write fanflic. There seems to be quite a bit out
there, doesn't seem like Moore has any problem with it.
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