[1967 R50/2]

Hmmm. Just saw the episode. I was quite disappointed. The show may have jumped the shark for me. However, I am holding out hope that it is all a dream sequence and that Baltar is having a "Laura Roslyn" moment while sleeping on his desk....a premonition of what his presidency would be like.

I find it odd that the mindset of the colonists can go to complacency so quickly, especially when a cylon saboteur blows up a nuke in the middle of the fleet in the previous scene!!!! Bad writing. People would be screaming to find out the facts...and of course the facts are that Baltar gave them the nuke.

The pokes at the Bush were not subtle enough to be effective. Everything from the subject of a stolen election to Baltar saying "I don't need their advice...I am the President." and "Has there been one cylon attack since I took office.". All a too close to real politics and too heavy handed to be entertaining. I am not tuning in to be lectured.

Furthermore, the borrowed scene of the Toasters marching through the colony was a bit too much like the Nazi's marching through Paris. Good for the writers for taking a cue from history....but it was too easily identified. And unrealistic. I can suspend my disbelief when it comes to killer robots and space fleets, but not when it comes to human reactions. If a bunch of terminators showed up on my doorstep, I'd run for the hills. I wouldn't hang out and wait for their parade.

Also there are other lapses which point to a dream sequence.

1. A year goes by. They know that the colonies are no longer occupied, but during that time, nobody wanted to jump back and pick up some goodies? Cultural treasures? Weapons? Medical supplies? What have they been doing for a year?

2. Nobody wants to get some revenge on the cylons and go toaster hunting? Please!!!! If you'd just lost EVERYTHING, you'd want to go out and get some. All of this is too convenient. Good for a dream, but not convincing for a whole series.

3. During the intervening year, nobody got curious about WHERE the cylons have gone after evacuating the colonies? Why haven't there been any recon missions to find out? It would be a top priority.

4. Adama's Mustache- Too cheesy. They can't keep Olmos in that 'stache for the rest of the show.

5. WHAT ABOUT THE PROPHESY? It's clear New Caprica is not the promised land. "The Leader" did not die, before getting there. Both Roslyn and Baltar are alive, so neither of them qualify.

However, there are signs that it is not:

1. Starbuck saying to the Chief "We'll do what we've always done...fight them until we can't"....Which implies the writers have some big stuff planned.

If it is a dream sequence, the show is STILL jumping. Dream sequences don't work. i.e. Dallas

Either way, I'm not liking it.