Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica

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The Chrome Scare

Tyrol and Boomer are cuddling on some blankets. Tyrol dreamily talks about how he imagines Boomer's face while they're at work. I wonder if he's got a good enough imagination to picture her with a third expression.

The mysterious visitor climbs the stairway leading from the flight deck. As he passes a T-intersection, we see Tigh approaching. Tigh blinks at the visitor, and then quickly goes to a little wall phone and asks for a security detail. Adama appears nearby, overhears Tigh, and hurries after the mystery visitor. Then Adama shouts, "Doral!" That would be Larry's name. But we've kind of committed to "Larry" here. Larry turns, looks at Adama, and smiles. Then he pulls open his jacket to reveal that he's got explosives wrapped around his waist. Larry holds up a trigger. Adama starts to rush toward Larry, but Tigh continues to demonstrate that he's the one with brains by grabbing Adama and diving around a corner as Larry hits the trigger. Kaboom! Adama and Tigh are knocked down, but most of the explosion is channeled down the main corridor.

Credits. I keep forgetting to mention that I like the way they explain the premise using title cards instead of the standard deep-voiced SF narrator.

Sickbay. A slightly rumpled Adama listens as Dr. Cottle reports three dead, thirteen injured. Incidentally, I'm just taking the internet's word for the fact that his name is "Dr. Cottle," because I don't think we've heard his name on the show yet. Don't betray me, internet. Tigh asks Adama, "It was him, right?" I love Tigh, but he seems to be asking, "Do you really think that guy who turned around when you shouted 'Doral' was Doral?" Maybe he's got a concussion. We pan past the injured, and see Starbuck sitting on her bed, staring at them with horror. Wait, so sickbay is one small room? Or is it just that there are so many injured that they're using the recovery room as well? Offscreen, Adama says he wants to speak to the Master at Arms.

Adama's quarters. The Master at Arms is the chick we saw investigating the accident on the flight deck. It turns out her name is Sgt. Hadrian. While Adama cleans himself up in the background, Tigh informs Hadrian, "The Cylons look like us now." Hadrian is shocked, and Adama goes on to explain about Doral and the multiple copies and so on. He asks Hadrian to investigate "how that Cylon, or any civilian, could break through our security." Hadrian notes that there have been quite a few security lapses recently, and finally asks if she can "follow evidence, wherever it might lead, without command review." Adama sighs, "Independent tribunal," and agrees. Hadrian also suggests informing the whole fleet about the Cylon's new looks, so that everyone can be on the look out for more copies of Doral. Adama says he'll consider it, and dismisses Hadrian. Tigh basically says, "Can open! Worms everywhere!" Adama argues, "Keeping silent hasn't helped us very much." Tigh heads out, and Adama stops him to grunt, "I owe you one." Tigh frowns even more than usual -- which, I think, is how he smiles -- salutes Adama, and leaves. Adama picks up a phone and asks for the Prez.

Battlestar Galactica

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