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I agree completely with Heather's review of "Battlestar Galactica." I'm a latecomer to the series--and only a sporadic viewer at that--but it seems that every time this show pulls me in with its complicated characters and provacative themes, they somehow manage to repel me by loading on the hokey, surrealistic dream sequences. What I find particularly disappointing is how quickly this pattern asserted itself in last night's episode. Not moments after being captivated by the conclusion of the Baltar trial, an amazing plot thread that had me actually rooting for Baltar against last season's "heroes," I found myself being bombarded with that clumsy ode to Dylan/Hendrix. And I'm even a fan of "All Along the Watchtower," having Dylan's and three other covers of it in my music collection. Heather hit the nail on the head; the spoken word Shatner-esque rendition by the cast of Battlestar was definitely something I'd expect from a high school stoner guy. I was so distracted by this musical anachronism that the episode's final plot twist had no impact on me.
