Battlestar Bros.

Battlestar Bros.

By Matt Ledger, Pat FitzGerald-Fleck, Mike DrewTV & Film
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Battlestar Bros. episodes

  • Episode 61: Sometimes a Great Notion

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    There’s no magic bullet, no Deus Ex Cylonica, no easy salvation. Earth is not the end.

    • This time on BSG, the fleet deals with the fallout of finding a broken and wasted Earth, with some handling it better than others.
    • In our analysis, Matt argues that Dee is stronger than Adama.
    • Mike wonders what Leoben thought Kara was.
    • Pat tries explaining how the 13th Tribe could be Cylons.
    • And guest host Anna humors Mike’s Lee Adama love.

      • Some observations and links of note:

      • I’m pretty sure the poster that Anna bought for Mike looks something like this. Though if I’m wrong, Anna will surely let me know below.
      • This is the best picture I could find of Dee’s BSG board game card, which foreshadows her fate fairly accurately.
      • What do you think the title sequence will say, now that we’ve both found Earth and figured out who the Fifth Cylon is? This episode dodged the issue; keep your eyes peeled during next week’s opener.
      • I am not gonna try to provide a timeline on what happened on Kobol and the Thirteen Colonies yet, for fear of spoilers. But I’m hoping to link to one as we close in on the end of the series.
      • Edward James Olmos, master of ad libbing.
      • And finally, when do you think Tigh’s vision took place? Sound off in the comments.
      • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

        • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

        You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

        Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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      • Episode 60: Revelations

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        “We have arrived … at Earth.”

        • This time on BSG, D’anna Biers forces Saul Tigh’s hand – so he reveals himself as a member of the Final Five. Inspired to work together, the Humans and Cylons FIND EARTH … so I guess the show’s over now?
        • In our analysis, Matt doesn’t understand Three’s escalations.
        • Pat admires Saul Tigh’s choice.
        • Mike knows there’s more to come, and that it’s all part of God’s plan.

          • Some observations and links of note:

          • Yup, faux-Athena died off-screen, y’all. Leaving D’anna in charge and roughly a billion narrative possibilities dead.
          • We do still need a good explanation for how Saul Tigh has gone bald, though.
          • Speaking of “explanations,” this is gonna be Mike’s mantra from now on, it seems.
          • Here’s a composite image of most of that last long shot, which takes place in the ruined Temple of Aurora. It does seem like this is Earth, you guys.
          • Would you all have been satisfied if this was the end of Galactica? We’re of mixed minds about it.
          • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

            • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

            You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

            Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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          • Episode 59: The Hub

            http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB059.mp3

            The Hybrid is going to carry this Human-Cylon alliance ON ITS BACK, y’all. That is, if Gaius stops shshh-ing it.

            • This time on BSG, Laura Roslin gets her groove back, as the Human-Cylon alliance takes out the Cylon Resurrection Hub.
            • In our analysis, Pat gets teary-eyed as Bill and Roslin make their feelings known.
            • Mike understands the impulse to let Gaius die.
            • Matt considers the implications of faux-Athena’s actions.

              • Some observations and links of note:

              • Behold! The much-discussed Centurion gyroscope.
              • We’re all agreed it’s good the BSG crew brought Elosha back for this episode rather than Billy, despite the writers’ initial preference.
              • Faux-Athena’s existence raises so many ethical and philosophical questions that she really deserved better than dying off-screen. As to those questions, though, let’s start with “Are implanted memories authentic?”.
              • The missing Cylon is … Model 7? That’s weird, right?
              • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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              • Episode 58: Sine Qua Non

                http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB058.mp3

                We had hope for the human race, until they killed Romo’s cat. Now, burn it all down.

                • This time on BSG, Lee Adama puts the weight of the fleet on his shoulders, while Bill lifts it from his.
                • In our analysis, Matt knows Bill Adama’s not a realist.
                • Pat’s sitting in a Raptor, waiting for Roslin to return.
                • Mike, for one, welcomes our new Adama overlord.

                  • Some observations and links of note:

                  • In case you need that Gaius Was Right t-shirt in your life (like I do).
                  • Did Lee go all Shōgun on Romo Lampkin? Or is he as guileless as Mike and I think? You decide.
                  • So rather than explain anything about General-turned-Chancellor Martok, I’m going to link you to this Forbes article about how that dude RAN FOR CONGRESS.
                  • Jake the Dog (not the Adventure Time one) has his own Battlestar Wiki page, y’all. Which should not be as surprising as it is.
                  • Speaking of things that surprisingly have wiki pages, “without which, nothing.”
                  • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                    • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                    You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                    Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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                  • Episode 57: Guess What’s Coming to Dinner?

                    http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB057.mp3

                    Listen, Gaeta. Just take the godsdamn drugs, alright? You don’t want to be awake for what’s coming.

                    • This time on BSG, Lee takes Roslin takes Tory takes Gaius to task, and yeah, that’s as complicated as it sounds. But we’ve also got some straightforward drama, as Gaeta loses a leg, and Athena makes a huge mistake.
                    • In our analysis, Mike outplans multiple Colonial military officers.
                    • Matt encourages Roslin to take management courses.
                    • Pat listens to Gaeta’s Lament.

                      • Some observations and links of note:

                      • I have so much to share with you about Gaeta’s Lament, it could almost be its own post. First, I’ve got the full song, with lyrics. Then, I’ve got Bear McCreary’s deep-dive on the song. And finally, I think you need to know that Gaeta himself, Alessandro Juliani, referred to Gaeta’s Lament as “The Stump Serenade.”
                      • I apologize for my (Matt’s) terrible audio quality in this episode; I’m not entirely sure what happened. Which is disconcerting, as I need to figure out how to fix it …
                      • We’ve talked about this one before, but this episode again raises the question of how ships don’t jump “into” things (specifically other ships, in this episode).
                      • And finally, this week’s episode title is a wink-and-nod reference to the classic film, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, with the Cylons playing the Sidney Poitier role.
                      • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                        • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                        You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                        Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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                      • Episode 56: Faith

                        http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB056.mp3

                        Let’s dip our toes in the river of Faith, and see if we can’t make it to the other side.

                        • This time on BSG, President Roslin actually listens to one of Gaius’s new followers, Six tell us what it’s like to die and be reborn, and Anders learns that he knows the way to Earth.
                        • In our analysis, Pat’s willing to buy whatever religion Nana Visitor’s selling.
                        • Matt sees shades of season three’s exposition-riddled episodes.
                        • Mike is affected by the Sixes’ story and actions.

                          • Some observations and links of note:

                          • In case you want to know what the heck we’re talking about for the first couple minutes of this episode. The short version is, Ron Moore likes putting religion in his sci-fi.
                          • And he also likes casting Nana Visitor. Deep Space Nine‘s worth a watch, if you haven’t.
                          • The River Styx stuff makes a ton of sense, given that Gaius is trying to present himself as a blue collar man.
                          • Here’s the Roslin and Adama song that makes Pat crumble and lose all objectivity.
                          • Man, we are just full of Star Trek references this time, huh? Barolay, we hardly knew ye.
                          • We’ve definitely been cheating and using the episode transcripts available at SadGeezer when doing our reviews – at least, up to this point. The final episodes aren’t transcribed at SadGeezer, but don’t worry; we’re working around it.
                          • It’s harbinger of death time, y’all. It’ll be interesting to see how this new knowledge affects Kara’s understanding of her mission …
                          • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                            • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                            You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                            Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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                          • Episode 55: The Road Less Traveled

                            http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB055.mp3

                            There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of Good Guy Helo.

                            • This time on BSG, Gaius Baltar consoles the No-Longer-Chief, Leoben Conoy shows his extremely punchable face, and the Demetrius crew mutinies against Kara.
                            • In our analysis, Mike thinks Tory’s twisting the knife.
                            • Pat doesn’t believe in the power of handshakes.
                            • Matt still doesn’t know who Mathias is.

                              • Some observations and links of note:

                              • Hey, Roslin – I’ve got some real governmental powers you can exercise vis-à-vis Gaius Baltar’s sex cult.
                              • Pat thinks Gaius is on his Pascal’s Wager bullshit again; I’m not convinced Gaius’s motivation is that simple.
                              • The smell on the Demetrius, according to Mike.
                              • Who’s your least favorite Cylon? You know all our answers; feel free to leave yours in the comments below.
                              • Are these two men twins, separated at birth? Or do they just have similarly terrible taste in hairstyles?
                              • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                                • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                                You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                                Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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                              • Episode 54: Escape Velocity

                                http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB054.mp3

                                Pain. Guilt. Pleasure. Love. The Final Five are feeling all these emotions, and having trouble distinguishing between them.

                                • This time on BSG, the Chief decries Cally’s body odor, Colonel Tigh falls into Caprica Six’s uncanny valley, and Lee Adama protects Gaius once more.
                                • In our analysis, Pat doesn’t quite understand how pain leads to love.
                                • Matt is here for Tory’s apotheosis.
                                • Mike wonders whether a sex cult-less society is worth living in.

                                  • Some observations and links of note:

                                  • Here’s the proof that Gaius’s contortions were self-driven, and not Head Six interacting with the physical world.
                                  • I tried to find a picture of Saul Tigh’s empty eye socket for y’all but came up … empty.
                                  • In case you need to know more about the right to assembly, the right that Roslin’s attempting to revoke in this episode.
                                  • “My cabbages!”
                                  • In case you missed out on Derrick’s grease the first time.
                                  • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                                    • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                                    You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                                    Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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                                  • Episode 53: The Ties That Bind

                                    http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB053.mp3

                                    Even in death, Cally is just an object to be acted upon. The action, in this case, being one mean backhand.

                                    • This time on BSG, Anders’s shit somehow takes a backseat to Kara’s shit, Tory makes a lot of choices, and Lee Adama takes President Roslin to task.
                                    • In our analysis, Pat wonders how many soldiers you can fit in a garbage truck.
                                    • Mike hopes to Gods that having a kid isn’t like this.
                                    • Matt’s BSG experience comes full-circle, as he watches Cally die for the second time.

                                      • Some observations and links of note:

                                      • It’s not exactly BSG-related, but Mike made me wonder whether Klingons do or don’t shower.
                                      • I wonder whether Kara’s having a constant out-of-body experience (spurred on by her, y’know, dying), or if whatever she’s going through is even stranger than that. Hopefully, we’ll get more details.
                                      • I went digging for more thoughts about Cally’s whole deal, and her relationship with the Chief specifically, because I feel she’s a character who could’ve been good but kept getting stuck in bad plots/situations. I found this, and I think it’s worth a read. The fact this episode is as heartbreaking as it is speaks to how much Cally deserved a godsdamn win.
                                      • Holy cow, that backhand, though. Geez, Tory.
                                      • In case you want to read the opening of Love and Bullets, which is wonderfully on-the-nose.
                                      • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                                        • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                                        You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                                        Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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                                      • Episode 52: Six of One

                                        http://traffic.libsyn.com/battlestarbros/BSB052.mp3

                                        One of our favorite characters is pointing a gun at one of our other favorite characters, so let’s get right to it.

                                        • This time on BSG, Ron Moore’s foot comes off the gas a little bit, allowing Cylons and politics to start sneaking their way into season four.
                                        • In our analysis, Matt wonders why the Cylons are here.
                                        • Pat wants Starbuck to use her inside voice.
                                        • Mike wishes Lee a fond military farewell.

                                          • Some observations and links of note:

                                          • BSG‘s Last Supper photo was a very big deal at the time, providing devoted fans with literally years worth of theory and material to dissect (< SPOILERS IN THOSE LINKS). Here’s a link to the real Last Supper, annotated a little, so you can follow along with our “Who’s that?” discussion.
                                          • That moment when you remember Adama was going to throw ten Callys against the wall to keep the military going just a few episodes ago, but Adama’s son can up and leave whenever he wants.
                                          • And because we love those godsdamn bagpipes, here’s Farewell Apollo, the song that played behind Lee’s final scene as a member of the military. Godspeed, Apollo.
                                          • How is this happening?
                                          • As always, our intro/outro song is I Love Battlestar Galactica by Jonathan Mann. You can find a link to his Patreon here. Jonathan creates a song a day, which seems bananas to me, but he’s been doing it successfully for a while.

                                            • New to the show? Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI’s (you can’t make me spell it the other way, I’ll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.

                                            You can find the show on Twitter as @BattlestarBros. You can find Pat as @Th3Hypn0Toad and Matt as @mat_ledge. Mike doesn’t Tweet, which might be for the best.

                                            Battlestar Bros. is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://battlestarbros.wordpress.com/

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                                          Battlestar Bros. is a mostly-loving review of SCI-FI's (you can't make me spell it the other way, I'll fight you) greatest show, Battlestar Galactica. Join Pat, Mike, and Matt as they journey from Caprica to Earth, making observations both salient and snarky along the way.