Well, it's been about a week since the season finale and I realize I really don't have an opinion on the big leap forward.
In the beginning of the episode I cared very much. I watched the show (I thought it was pretty good, by the way
) and kept muttering to myself, "This leap thing...better be good....stab Moore with my spoon....schmuck.) But when it came....I don't know. "Hmmm," I muttered.
I'll miss the comfortable familiarity of the way things were, but this opens up dozens of different storylines and that's pretty great.
Some random thoughts on the episode...
I probably would have stolen the election. It's a horrible thing to say, but if saving humankind is first priority and with the learning curve as steep as it is...I probably would've tried to steal the election as well. Especially since Roslin knew that Baltar was a bad guy...
How great was it that Mr. I'm-going-to-rat-out-my-CO-and-try-to-score-points-with-the-old-man-because-I'm-a-big-fat-opportunist Gaeta was saddled with the responsibility of keeping Baltar in line and happy?
Brother Cavill. That scene where he meets his duplicate in the brig was pure gold.
Frak Sharon. Throw her treacherous ass out an airlock. That's some sound advice.
Did anyone recognize the bits and pieces of Tyrol's speech at the union hall? It sounded awfully familiar, but I wasn't for certain until I listened to the podcast.
Speaking of the podcast...
Edward James Olmos won't be back for next season. I don't know what that means really. I mean he'll have to be in the first couple of episodes if only to kill him off, right? They really can't make Galactica just disappear...Battlestar Pegasus? Anyone?
Brother Cavill will be back.
And there was some joking around, so, it's kind of hard to determine if these guys were serious or not in some places.
For instance, they hinted that next season is going to start 5 years from the season finale.
They kept talking about Sharon's whereabouts after the timeline leap. (Remember Helo was still on Galactica running the CIC) and how interesting it was.
I think you're absolutely right, Mondak. Anders is dead before the end of next season. If Dualla dies, it's going to be after Anders because that's one very nice little story there to play with. Does chunky Lee go back to the girl he's always loved or the exotic eyed beauty playing XO?
Whatever happens, I'm looking forward to season 3...maybe even more than season 2.