Season 4: The Road Less Traveled - 5/2/08

[Shane]

• Preview today @ Noon on SciFi.com
• Full Episode Airs at: 10pm EST on the SciFi Channel

[ThPrime]

Three cheers for Gaeta! He had his first NON-WHINING line of dialog this season

Besides the ten minute Sci Fi preview, there is another two minute sneak peek at Hulu: Episode 7: The Road Less Traveled Looks like the Hulu clip begins shortly after Sci Fi's ends. It's a sneak preview conspiracy.

Episode looks good, from twelve minutes of it anyway.

[james968]

I'm in Europe, this means it will air sometime at around 3am. I then need to find someplace that has it on the net and download it. Hopefully tomorrow morning by 10 or 11 am, I'll have my fix. Then I will go through withdrawal until next Saturday. (It used to be so much easier when it was on iTunes).

/Curse you NBC executives/

[matronik]

I'd love to know on how Athena will deal with Leoben on the same ship as her

[redwards95]

I'm more interested in how Sam will deal with Leoben.

[Dwyn2435]

I'm watching it now.

[EverlastingGaze]

This episode was awesome...it seemed to be over in about 5 minutes I want more...

[Hermes]

I have mixed feelings about this one. In some ways it was a little dragging. Baltar seemed rather slimey. And I really don't like the Cylone Conoy. I want to punch his face as I watch him. But this did convince me that Kara is the 5th. It was an ok episode but not my favorite.

[TPL2008]

Although i liked this episode i found it, and last weeks too, a bit too unfocused for my taste until the last five minutes or so.

If this wasn't the last season i wouldn't be too concerned, but as we only have 15 episodes left after this one i hope the story starts to gain some traction. Don't get the wrong impression i want to see the characters explored but i'd like to see it while the story itself progressed. The preview of next weeks episodes gives me the impression that this exploration of Kara and her search for Earth should pay off at least, i'm sure for the other characters it will also in due time.

On the actual episode itself, is it me or did Conoy hint at Anders being a cylon. A bit like Six did with Tigh last week. Perhaps the significent seven know subconciously when they're in the presence of the final five.

[Mishakal]

The episode was sooo good! I can't wait to see how the mutiny unfolds on the Demetrius.

Any episode with Number 2 in it is going to be a wild ride no matter what happens and it didn't dissapoint in that regard. I just love how he can get into your head and control people with such ease.

Also the whole Baltar/Tyrol dynamic was good... Whats the money on the Chief becomming Baltar's latest convert?

[EverlastingGaze]

I got that impression as well...maybe they can sense it or something.
I'd be dissapointed if Kara is the final cylon but it was just something she said near the begining about getting that sound back or something like that...made me think about the music...I really liked this episode. First time in forever that Helo hasn't bored me to tears.

[alpha5099]

Oh man, an awesome episode. Michael Rymer generally directs really great episodes, I'm glad to see he didn't stumble again like back with Hero.

I'd have to agree that there is a bit of a sense of lack of focus that I'm feeling in the episodes. But to me, it just seems like there are just too many balls in the air right now. Too many plot threads, most of them don't get enough screen time. I like all the plot threads, it just gets annoying having only a couple minutes dedicated to any of them.

And the time goes by so quickly. I had no idea the episode was ending. But what a great cliffhanger.

I wonder how many Leobens, Sixes, and Eights are still around. Presumably Natalie's Basestar was the one that made it. Boomer's probably still with Cavel, although I suspect she's not too happy. Seeds for further discord? Sowed.

Also, there just cannot be any way Kara is the 5th. Same reason for Baltar last season: it's not going to be the character that everyone suspects. Gotta have some shock value. It doesn't work if the show is like, "Hey, you know that character we've been saying is probably a Cylon for a while now? They totally are one. Surprise!"

Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but there wasn't any Adamas or Roslin in this episode, was there? Isn't this the first time Bill or Laura haven't shown up in a episode? No one has a perfect attendance record anymore.

And they need to give up the pretense of the teaser. They've gotten crazily long this season. Really just the first act lately.

[alpha5099]

One last thing: It looks like a cinch now that Tyrol's going to fall under Jesus Baltar's thrall. What I'm curious is what that means for the Fantastic Four. We've probably got two becoming apostles. Will Tigh and Anders get won over too, or will Baltar become a wedge being the Four?

[afleaah]

every time before i watch an eps of bgs
my expectations are through the roof...
adrenaline pumps through my veins durin the teaser...
and somewhere in the middle
my excitment goes away and im left wondering where is all the excitment i had hoped for...
then in the last 5 mins
things explode and my nerves go haywire...
and then the eps is done and i want more...

is it just me...?

i liked this eps because there was enough of starbuck for the season so far...
but where are the rest of ppl?
is nothing important go on in the fleet to warrant a scene with adama and roslin
or even the now very annoyin to watch lee?
or do only the 4 other cylons do stuff?
i like leoben...im glad he was there...he's one of my fave clyons...

and once again...i cant wait for the next eps...

[alpha5099]

Does anyone else find it ridiculous just how many fairly important characters are on the Demetrius? Aside from five of the seven main characters in the credits, and three of the final four, who is left in the fleet? Racetrack, Shark, Figurski's all I can think up. I guess Dee's hiding somewhere.