TV Review: Battlestar Galactica 4.14 – The Disquiet That Follows My Soul

Posted by Kevin Carr (kevin@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 24, 2009

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica, SciFi, Airs Friday 10/9c

Episode: “The Disquiet That Follows My Soul” (Season Four, Episode 14)

Synopsis: With the hopes of a home on Earth dashed, the fleet has fallen into emotional despair. Adama wants to retrofit the fleet with Cylon hyperdrives, but this causes dissension in the ranks when the Quorum of Twelve vote on anti-Cylon motions. Tom Zarek sees this as his opportunity to gain power over President Roslin, who has been in hiding since the discovery of Earth.

Review: If there are two words that explain why Battlestar Galactica is one of the best dramas on television, they are “shifting alliances.” And this episode takes a strong step into the unknown by giving the characters more things to think about and revealing how certain people are getting in bed (sometimes literally) with each other.

My wife has started watching this series now that it has replaced Stargate: Atlantis in its Friday night time slot. She got up to speed by watching the special “The Top 10 Things to Know About Battlestar Galactica,” but I find myself having to pause the show many different times to explain the more complex relationships, like what happened between Felix Gaeta and Starbuck or why things revealed in this episode are so impactful on the relationship between the Chief and his son. Needless to say, the plotlines in BSG are wound so tightly that it makes it almost impossible to explain, but that is also indicative of why these past three and a half seasons have given us such an awesome series.

If you thought that last week’s mid-season premiere was a bit soft, you’ll enjoy a return to greatness with this episode. Bringing Tom Zarek back in the limelight is always great for dramatic effect. And now that we know the dream of Earth has been shattered and we’ve discovered the identity of the final Cylon, we now see the tensions mount for some infighting in the fleet, whether the renegade Cylons are involved or not.

Oh, and we all know the other group of Cylons is just waiting out there in space ready to cause some problems down the line.

Last week was the official return of Battlestar Galactica to the airwaves. This week was the official return to greatness.

Up Next: Mutiny on Galactica!

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  • Carr you're love blind. I'm still struggling with the fact my man Gaius Baltar is waaaaay out of the limelight. Season 3 was like "Balter is the key to all of this." And now its like "Baltar is also on the ship somewhere." Also, the relationship between Six and Tigh is bogus - what happened to Six and, you guessed it, Baltar.

    I like the show (normally I would say love) but so far these 2 episodes feel a little bit too 'pulled out of a hat' for me. There aren't many episodes left and yet they seem to be in no hurry to offer up anything. Color me unimpressed as of now.
  • Well Gaius is just busy getting laid. Trust me, I am confident he'll be back soon enough causing problems (similar to Starbuck's lack of presence in this episode).

    And Tigh is just confused. He always has been. But what about Zarek, and the canoodling of Adama and the Prez? Good to see that stuff start to happen.
  • I do like Zarek a lot. I'm not sure which direction I want to see him go though. As for Adama and Pres. R., we all saw that coming, though no one could expect her bald cap to make her look so gross.

    I guess I just feel these episodes are somewhat disconnected to the last group. I'm sure that soon I'll be hooked. Almost every season fails to sink its teeth into me until the 4th episode or so. Undoubtedly, I will keep watching.
  • djjeffhall
    Kevin,
    While I will agree with you that this weeks episode was entertaining and found the "feel" of the first couple of seasons, there are also some glaring things missing. Like Robert pointed out above, my first reaction at the end of the eisode was, "Where is Gaius?" "What happened to the Gaius/Six plot line?"

    Also, I'm still galled by the whole "Tigh, etc." are Cylons. The more they dig into that plotline, the more "ad hoc" the whole thing feels.

    I sincerely think that Ron Moore ran out of ideas (Or lost his focus?) and has been playing everything by ear since they found New Caprica. The first three seasons (Or whatever it was? 2.5., 3.0., 3.5?) felt completely laid out in advance. Like Ron Moore had a vision and followed it. Since then so many of the plot lines (Especially the 5 missing Cylons.) has been ad hoc, make it up as they go along.

    THis weeks episode was great, but left more questions than were answered and with 8 episodes left Ron Moore isn't leaving himself much room to wrap up about a zillion plot lines.
  • Jeff
    I have seen this all over the net. Why the fuck are people so obsessed with having every plot line wrapped up? Why this obsession with having complete closure?
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