Season 4: Blood On The Scales - 2/6/09

[genji2000]

• Episode broadcast at 10pm EST/9pm CST Friday 6 February on the Sci Fi Channel
• Live IRC chat on the Battlestar Forum, starting an hour before and lasting an hour after
• Additional content to be available on SciFi.com following broadcast
• Episode broadcast at 9pm Tuesday 10 February on Sky One in the UK

Please note that this thread is a spoiler zone. Do not read this thread if you don't want to be spoiled about the episode. With that in mind use the spoiler tag if these things apply:

• Future events that are revealed as part of the 'Blood On The Scales' broadcast (e.g. promo clips, previews, etc.)
• Future episode related plots that are known to tie in with this episode or might happen from this episode

Questions - from the Battlestar Wiki episode page:

• What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?
• Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?
• Who will take over Gaeta's duties?
• What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?
• What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?
• Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?
• In the Miniseries, Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?
  • The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.
  • Only one of the FTL drives damaged during Exodus, Part II may have been repaired.
• Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?
• Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership?
• What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?
• Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?
• What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?
• Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?
• Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?
• Will Helo survive his injuries?
  • There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.
    • Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are always serious and not to be taken lightly.
• How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?
• Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?
• With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?
• Are Galactica's computers now networked?
• With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?

[Raptor017]

Eagerly awaiting more mutiny action.....

[thevarrior]

I expect Kabooms.

[Fabulous Actual]

I predict a significant increase in cowbell levels, and moar epic awesomeness. Moar!

[ZeroT62]

I am expecting Starbucks kill counts to get to double digits. I see her guns blazing to the CIC and taking down Gaita. Just for fun, I see her blowing off his other leg and then tormenting him till he bleeds out. GO STARBUCK! :-)

[Raptor017]

Oh, come on now....that's just unnecessary.



A bullet between the eyes will be fine

[Osprey]

/was so hoping the promo pic was going to be psycho Laura "I'M COMING FOR ALL OF YOU!"
:-)
:-)

[genji2000]

Originally Posted by Osprey

/was so hoping the promo pic was going to be psycho Laura "I'M COMING FOR ALL OF YOU!"
:-)
:-)

The promo pic still isn't up on the Wiki. I'd like to use

the one of Gaius with the new Six standing behind him

but since it's not the Wiki's preferred option (and I can't get it from an official source) I don't think I can.

[Zlaticko]

Originally Posted by Raptor017

Oh, come on now....that's just unnecessary.
A bullet between the eyes will be fine

No. Every limb and every digit should become a nub.

[Mishakal]

All I know is that if they use another Tyrol heavy promo pic I'm gonna scream bloody murder!!!

[ZeroT62]

For me, it was that conversation in the mess hall that Gaita and Starbuck had. Throughout the entire series they have never really been that close. She does her and job and he does his. The slap in the face about her husband being a cylon and everyone not knowing ‘what’ she is...it just looked like there was a fire burning behind her eyes. That few second delay before she said “are we done then?”….I was hoping she would have ended it right there by jumping across the table and snapping that coward’s neck...I love both the character of Starbuck and the actress that plays her. I just want to see her revert back to Strong willed, Strong minded and frackin crazy Starbuck... and I would love love love to see it happen when she finds Gaita.

[iamacylon]

There will be a reckoning... Starbuck should get her fill of blood-letting, and Gaeta will be airlocked. But then what? Back to square one. Humans are basically screwed at this point. They need a homeworld pdq or that's it for the human race... and then where will the never-ending cycle be?

[thevarrior]

I hope Gaeta gets airlocked and then blasted by one of Galactica's turrets. Bet he appreciates the gimp leg more after that.

[Gougef]

Originally Posted by genji2000

The promo pic still isn't up on the Wiki. I'd like to use

the one of Gaius with the new Six standing behind him

but since it's not the Wiki's preferred option (and I can't get it from an official source) I don't think I can.

Do you have a link to the photo?

Edit: Sorry stupid question after re-reading your post.

[genji2000]

http://spoilertv.iimmgg.com/image/a4...24bd6c6a9481f1