Anyhow, as much of a BSG fan I am, I hate to admit just how much this show has taken a nosedive this season--well, actually since Lay Down Your Burdens Part 2. The thing that got me hooked on BSG was the great writing, great acting and great directing. However, 2 out of 3 of these things--the writing and directing--have been just plain bad so far this season. There were several disappointments in last night's episode Exodus 1 including:

The inconsistancy between Cally's run through the woods and Cally's run across the rocks (and the timing of the gunfire) was just unacceptable.

Talking about galactica being on the way with Cavil still alive on the ground nearby and likely within earshot was dumb. But I guess the writers want us to believe he didn't hear it because he sure didn't bring it up when he was resurrected later.

Speaking of resurrection, Cavil says he had to cut his own artery to kill himself which is a another insconsistancy. Haven't we already established that Cylons won't kill themselves since it's such a big sin? Remember battered Six/Gina and all the kill me stuff?

Are they ever going to decide what type of weapon you need to take down a centurion? Normal bullets, exploding rounds, bazookas? They've been inconsistant on this since at least that episode where galactica got boarded (Valley of Darkness, I think), but I've always let that one slide.

An all-seeing human oracle that invades/shares/whatever the dreams of a cylon and then meets up with her to pass along an important message from the cylon's god about the baby still being alive? I guess the writers were looking for a way to clue the cylons (and ulimately our Sharon) in that Hera is still alive, but come on, this makes no sense for so many reasons.

Please tell me Starbuck's instant affection for the cylon kid born of her overy/egg/whatever is an act to try to get out of her captivity. It seems completely implausable that she would go from hating "it" as you would expect her to (knowing the character) to instantly being worried about "her" and showing affection after Kasey somehow gets hurt. Not to mention the fact that Kasey could have gotten hurt on purpose.

Don't even get me started on some of the stuff from the two hour season opener. If you're going to show Jammer in the room where the bomb goes off, don't edit out the scene where he miraculously makes his way out and doesn't get killed like everybody else! Come on, that's just sloppy. There's no excuse for that.

I was a little disappointed with the end of Lay Down Your Burdens and the one year leap forward--pariculary because they seemingly abandoned so many story arcs that we all became attached to. However, since I'm a HUGE fan of the show, I was still extremely optimistic that the writers would figure out how to make season 3 great despite the new direction the show was going in. So far, they are failing miserably and better get their act together.

I think Carvill was in too much pain to hear the remark about Galactica.

About the type of weapon used for taking down the Cylons, my guess is that there's different Cylon centurions with different armors used for different duties.

Yes the bad editing with Calley running the wron gway kind of stunk, but with two different editors, I won't let it bother me. I didn't even let it bother me before I knew that fact. BSG ROCKS!

Part 2 is of the greatest things I've ever seen. I was wondering how they would stage the rescue, but I could never EVER have guessed ...

They dropped into the atmosphere and then JUMPED THE GALACTICA just before it hit the ground? WHAT?!

That moment was, undeniably, one of the greatest cg effects I've ever seen.