Season 4, Episodes 14 & 15

Episode 14: Blood on the Scales

• The basestar was still marked on DRAEDUS as "enemy baseship".
• Tigh's suggestion that Gaeta will cut off one of Ander's legs!
• Laura shouting in to the transmitter to try to be heard by the fleet made her seem like an old lady talking louding to someone on the phone because they are far away.
• Zarek ordering the Quorum shot was really shocking. And hearing and not seeing the scene was especially effective.
• Who is that Natalie-looking Six in an angel outfit talking to Gaius? Another version of Head Six perhaps?
• Lamkin killing the seargeant with a pen, Gaeta style, in order to get his sunglasses back!
• What does Gaius dreaming Adama's execution mean?
• Gaeta and Gaius' chat before his execution was really well done. Poor, poor Felix.

Quotes

Adama: "I care too much for this ship to let it be over run by rats."

Gaeta (to Gaius): "Please, no religion."

Episode 15: No Exit

• As soon as we saw the flashback of Saul killing Ellen on New Caprica, I knew we'd see her download. It made me see the scene differently, like perhaps she knew the drink was poisoned, and that she needed to die and resurrect.
• How she went from screaming with horror to calm and controlled after resurrecting was slightly disturbing, but great acting. As she was, presumably, retrieving her old memories, you could see the horror leave her expression.
• She spoke to the Centurion as though it was programmed not to touch or interact with the Final Five at all.
• Sam's bullet is making him talk like a Hybrid.
• Ellen being John (Cavil/One's) mother/maker and him having been made in the image of her father is creepy in so many ways, but just pure genius.
• John hasn't slept for 20 years.
• Adama trusts Tyrol enough to make him Chief again, but doesn't want any Cylons on the crew to repair the Galactica. Weird.
• The Temple of the Five is actually the Temple of Hopes. It was interesting that Ellen didn't know about the apparition of the Five in that temple.
• Because of his word salad, Sam referred to Ellen as "gazelle". This seems meaningful, or is perhaps just a reflection of her slender grace and elegance.
• I love Boomer for breaking Ellen out! I hope she gets to achieve redemption for this!
• Is Saul and Six's baby going to be a resurrection of Daniel? I think so.

Quote

John: "I can't wait to see what perfection looks like on the inside."

I found this episode so satisfying. I was perhaps expecting a few more exciting or OMG moments, and there was a lot of exposition, but it felt really good to have so much revealed. I also found the interaction between Ellen and John really compelling, and the way it was filmed just so beautiful.  I love the Cylon aesthetic, and how everything feels so ominous.