I am – Hercules
Notes on tonight’s “Unvanquished,” directed by Eric Stoltz from a teleplay by Ryan Mottesheard, are hidden in spoiler-cloaking invisotext.
* Time has passed since RoboZoe crashed and Amanda plummeted.
* The first shot is of Cylons being assembled. We’re told 1,000 per month are rolling off the assembly line.
* Patton Oswalt’s character jokes about the myth of Icarus.
* Daniel Greystone is introduced in a wifebeater, sucking on a bottle.
* We meet a pretty girl who hugs her mom too long.
* Meg Tilly, looking not unlike she does in “Agnes of God,” is introduced as Mother, who appears to be the pope of the monotheists.
* There appear to be quite a few monotheists on Gemenon, where Mother is headquartered. Did we see any on the Galactica? Did monotheism fall out of favor by Cylon War II, or were they just not allowed to join the fleet for some reason?
* We do not see a lot of young Willie Adama in the first episodes back. He appears to have been Boxey’d for now.
* The Adamas are around, and have stuff to do, but the first two October episodes focus much more on Daniel and Clarice Willow and young Lacey Rand. Stoltz, who plays Daniel, really seems on his game in next week’s episode.
* We don’t see a lot of Zoe either, but the conclusion of her one scene in “Unvanquished” carries an intriguing conclusion.
* Expect a lot of non-holoband violence in these first two episodes. A lot.
* The production design looks spectacular, even on these muddy DVD screeners Syfy provided. I look forward to watching again tonight in HD.
* I still find this series more interesting than most, but also less compelling than the one with the older Bill Adama. That show seemed to have a lot more on its mind.
* Maureen Ryan at TV Squad (bit.ly/aaQUv4) says: ‘the show's overall conflict basically boils down to a clash between monotheists and polytheists, but there's been little or no explanation of why there is so much animosity between the two factions.’
* Alan Sepinwall at HitFix (bit.ly/9RT1bA) says: ‘like the two “BSG” movies (“Razor” and “The Plan”), “Caprica” never feels essential. It’s a history lesson that only occasionally comes to life on its own. And those moments aren’t frequent or compelling enough to make me want to sit through the rest.’
* Rob Owen at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (bit.ly/bD4NDS) says: ‘It may be time to throw in the towel on this one.’
10 p.m. Tuesday. Syfy.
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