Moya’s crew is lured to a planet by a sect of renegade Delvian priests, so that their leader can learn Zhaan’s secret for staving off the madness caused by their darker impulses.
“I won’t hesitate.”
“How did a production of Rocky Horror turn into... my horror?”
... in which we take a strange detour into the mind of Lt. Matthew Scott, while his friends and shipmates attempt to save him from a deadly contagion.
Casey: “Chuck, how’d you get here?”
Lumen: "If you had something horrible happen to you, could you just forget about it and move on?"
After his module gets damaged while creating a wormhole, Crichton and Aeryn are forced to put down on a nearby planet for repairs. While waiting, they discover Crais has been placing “wanted” beacons for D’Argo, Zhaan, and Rygel throughout the Uncharted Territories, and soon find themselves pretending to be bounty hunters to protect their shipmates from Blood Trackers.
Tess: "Lois finds a necklace, gets possessed by an Egyptian goddess, and now is flying around like Amelia Earhart minus the plane."
“She won. Katherine won.”
“Big, gun-loving, commie-hating, forgiveness.”
Lois: "You put the Smallville in Smallville, Smallville."
Another week, another episode that was not at all what I expected. I should really stop watching the previews, because this week they had me believing we’d get a story focused on what’s up with Chloe. Instead, her issues were just a small part of what initially felt like a very overstuffed, slice-of-life tale. Fortunately, what at first seemed like a scattered mess, gave way to a series of smaller stories exploring the theme of coping with loss or finding the strength to endure when something you love or need is slipping away.
There seems to be a significant groundswell for Tom Welling, though. After all, he's been auditioning for ten years; Smallville wouldn't have lasted this long if he wasn't a believable Clark Kent. I like Tom Welling and I'd be okay with him in the role -- but only if they also give us Erica Durance as Lois Lane. Of all the Loises, she is my favorite; she's one of the main reasons I'm still watching Smallville. And if they have to bring back Lex Luthor, what about Michael Rosenbaum? Of all of the Lexes that ever Lexed, he was by far my favorite Lex.
What do you think? Routh? Welling? Either? Possibly Joe Manganiello (see photo on the right)? Someone else? Vote in the poll, and feel free to post a comment. I am really curious about whether or not I'm alone in my Brandon Routh love.
Dexter: "The babysitter doesn't trust me because of the lies. Lumen doesn't trust me because of the truth."
“You’re not his Olivia.”
[Please give a warm welcome to Harry, who has just joined the Doux writing staff and will be reviewing Glee for us! -- Billie]
This episode kept me very off balance. I went into it with certain expectations regarding “the object” Destiny was steadily approaching, and what it turned out to be was a bit different than what I was anticipating. Add to that the dread of potential danger literally lurking around every corner, and a whole lot of suspicion regarding character motivations and actions, and you get a very uneasy episode that left me tense and on edge.
During a search for hidden Peacekeeper devices on Moya, D’Argo destroys a mysterious shield and is subsequently ejected into space. Aeryn recovers his body and Zhaan is able to revive him, but the deep-space hypothermia leaves him unsteady and suffering from a form of dementia in which he believes the crew are people from his past. Meanwhile, when the DRDs begin sabotaging the life support systems and Pilot loses consciousness, the crew suspects that Moya is trying to kill them and must figure out why and how to stop her.
“You both are, without a doubt, crap communicators. Precious looks and whimsical little make-ups after big misunderstandings, you guys are fantastic. But actual real, live day-to-day communication about your feelings?”
Despite some missteps and several early episodes that registered too high on the gross-out meter for me (I almost stopped watching after the one with the exploding animals), I hung in there until the first season finale, and really enjoyed it. Haven definitely has potential, and I hope they'll fulfill that potential in season two.
Dexter: "I want my wife back. But this will have to do."
Even though I've loved writing reviews for Glee this past season, sadly, I will no longer be able to do so moving forward due to the demands of my job.
As you know, all of the reviewers here graciously volunteer their time outside of their full time job to write for this site. Unfortunately, my job is based on chaos - I run a Program Mgmt group for a software company, and we pretty much have a career because releases never go as planned :-) Because of that, I often cannot meet my commitment to post a review in a timely manner, which is neither fair to you readers, or the other wonderful writers at Billie Doux, who end up filling in for me.
So moving forward, Billie, Dimitri and Sandy will be rotating reviews on Glee until they find someone to take Glee permanently. I'll chime in with my crazy points systems in the comments whenever I have time, as I love all of you guys and always enjoy hearing your opinions.
I wanted to thank all of you for reading this past year, and hope that you'll continue to enjoy this crazy show!
Serena
“Well, that wasn’t supposed to happen.”
Lois: "I think it's time to blow this bondage ball."
“You’re just being a good friend.” 
Emma: "God works in all kinds of mysterious ways. But I'm pretty sure he doesn't spend a lot of time trying to speak to us through sandwiches."
When Caprica ended its initial run, I was intrigued and excited to see where the story would go next. But this first episode back was rather underwhelming. Instead of building on the momentum of the multiple cliffhangers in the mid-season finale, the writers opted to skip ahead an indeterminate period of time and return to the moody slow-build of the earliest episodes --- doling out lots of reasonably intriguing philosophical ideas, but very little story.
When Rush finally uncovers the key to controlling Destiny, his paranoid insistence on keeping the secret to himself while trying to guide the crew to desperately needed supplies, leads to disaster. Meanwhile, Young and Wray debate what to do with the Lucian Alliance prisoners.
“I wouldn’t call that lining silver so much as copper, or zinc, or manganese.”
Carter: "That is the Sun God Ra, bringer of light and life. He was revered." 
Moya’s crew seeks the assistance of Namtar, a scientist who can create a “genetic map” to one’s homeworld using a DNA sample. When only one of the maps he provides for D’Argo, Zhaan, and Rygel can be read by Moya, the three quickly turn to squabbling and deceit to ensure their own victory in the “voyage home” sweepstakes. Meanwhile, Aeryn becomes an unwitting test subject in Namtar’s eugenics experiments.
Dexter: "It's said there are seven stages of grief. I suppose killing someone with my bare hands in a men's room was my way of working through the anger stage."
Samuel: "Congratulations, it's a boy. Sometimes."
“I want her to like me.”
“Distraction.”
When Crichton foolishly falls victim to a malevolent sorcerer, he is forced into mortal combat with Crais, whose thirst for vengeance has become even more intense. Meanwhile, Zhaan must tap into the dark side of her spiritual powers to save him.
