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[> Here's mine, copied from my LJ -- Chani, 18:51:27 12/14/08 Sun [1]

So after all the speculations about Gaeta's sexuality (and the gay echoes in both "Felix" and "Gaeta") they show him kissing a man. Well...it was sweet and kinda anti-climatic, but probably the best way to confirm his leanings. I noticed that the two men didn't really try to hide themselves, while they were very close to the CIC and anyone could have walked on them, not like Boomer and Tyrol used to...so looks like that the rules have changed on the fleet, regarding relationships between officers. On the other hand it makes sense that Felix, came out for us...I mean, coming out was the cool thing to do in that half-season time, and after Tigh, Tyrol and Anders came out as Cylons, homosexuality was a non-event.

Speaking of Saul...I can't believe he's still the X.O! I know that Lee granted the Four a pardon, and that they could stay on the fleet if they wanted to...and I am not surprised that Saul's wish was to remain on the Galactica, but he was a mess at the end of "Revelation". It would make sense for Helo to be XO again. I know that Athena forms a precedent, but she won her wings and didn't lie for months. One minute Saul is about to be airlocked by Lee and the next he's second in command again?

Did something happen in the 6 days (9-3) that followed the arrival on the devastated Earth? Something that helped Saul to win his place back? Anyway he seemed in great shape. I love my Tigh.

But the most interesting thing was the third scene when Gaeta walked towards the shuttle, with his artificial leg, talked to Brooks and tried to ignore the Eight that seemed so concerned about him. Either the Eight knows something about Gaeta, and is intrigued by him, or the two of them have a history. I'm beginning to guess that it might be connected to the famous scene with Baltar when Gaius whispered something to his ear and Felix got mad and try to kill him in season 3. At the time many viewers thought that Baltar and Felix might have had an affair on New Caprica, because Felix had such a crush on Gaius in earlier seasons, but now it seems quite unlikely. I think that Felix had an affair with one of the Eights then and Gaius knew it. It makes perfect sense now. Gaeta didn't want to be considered a traitor in season 3, remember that he was almost killed by Starbuck and her merry band, and having been intimate with a skinjob on New Caprica would have looked pretty badly. Nobody knew but Baltar; it was a secret to keep buried for good, so when Baltar threatened to spill the beans, Felix saw red. I guess that he's now annoyed to see the Eight in question (how did he recognise her?), given that he's in a relationship with Hoshi. Also it might remind him of his time on New Caprica and his lie about Baltar during the trial. It's very interesting! Felix must be so conflicted.

Also I really liked the shot on the artifical leg. Now Felix looks like a Cylon much more than the skinjobs do. I'm pretty sure it's a red herring and that he is NOT the Fifth, precisely because of that shot.

I think that Felix and his Centurion leg are concealing an Eight, but that Eight isn't the one we see on the webisode, even though she wears the same face. So yes I'm sticking to my theory about Boomer as the Fifth.

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[> Webisode? Did I miss something? -- rmartin(toothy), 00:03:26 12/15/08 Mon [1]

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[> [> Found it -- rmartin, 00:27:53 12/15/08 Mon [1]

You sure get a whole lot out of a little clip Chani.

I also watched the What's the frack going on clip.

Extremely funny!

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[> [> [> Can you tell I've been suffering from withdrawal? -- Chani, 17:39:31 12/15/08 Mon [1]

Give me 4 minutes and I write a dissertation! ;-)

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[> Re: Reactions to the webisode 1 anyone? -- Esmerelda, 10:03:34 12/15/08 Mon [1]

I'm just going to wait till they turn up as extras on the dvd, and if they don't turn up as extras on the dvd I'm not that bothered.

I'd be more excited about it if not for the fact that they were written by Jane Espenson and I don't think she and I are watching the same show, at all. Nothing I've read so far has put me in any rush to see it.

They were filmed concurently with 'The Plan' and not the series proper, so I suspect the free movement of cylons is more to do with actor availability than anything else. Helo couldn't be XO, cause Tahmoh was unavailable, so Tigh is, despite it making a sense that's completely not.

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[> [> Re: Reactions to the webisode 1 anyone? -- Chani, 17:44:41 12/15/08 Mon [1]

Yes but now it's canon, since this webisode takes place 6 days after "Revelation", the rest of season 4 must take into account the situation showed on "The Face Of The Enemy".

I liked it more than I expected, probably because of Gaeta's artificial leg plus the thoughts it provoked about Gaeta and the Eight and what it meant regarding season 3!

It's my own tellysturbation (if "webisode" is an English word I can make "tellysturbation" up, can't I?). :- )

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[> [> [> It is rather odd the Saul is the XO -- rmartin, 00:19:49 12/16/08 Tue [1]

I also find it unusual for him to give Gaeta a week off. I know a little about military chain of command, and although the XO would certainly have the authority, something about it doesn't seem right. Is Saul expecting a lull in the action where the troops can stand down for a little R&R? I doubt the season is going to kick off without all hands needed ondeck.

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[> [> [> [> Saul is going soft with age ! -- Chani, 09:55:15 12/16/08 Tue [1]

If anything webisode 2 confirmed it. And I'm sure I was right about the Eight!

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[> I don't know what's wrong w/me, I can't find it! -- sparkle, 16:22:13 12/15/08 Mon [1]

Can someone post a link?

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[> [> Re: I don't know what's wrong w/me, I can't find it! -- Chani, 17:38:14 12/15/08 Mon [1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fROCdL3oX0I

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[> [> [> THANK YOU! -- sparkle, 18:07:36 12/15/08 Mon [1]

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[> [> [> [> Webisode 2 is up on youtube too! -- Chani, 09:54:02 12/16/08 Tue [1]

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[> [> [> [> [> The 3rd one is up now too! I'm so excited!!!! -- sparkle, 22:01:05 12/19/08 Fri [1]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Be ready for the 4th ! -- Chani, 11:21:46 12/21/08 Sun [1]

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