When we last left the intrepid crew of the Battlestar Galactica, I would venture to say that the situation was strange. Because after years of conflict and bloodshed and outright hate for one another, a tenuous preliminary treaty between mankind and Cylon had been reached and well, I know I was left wondering exactly where this little twist was going to go. After all, two species that have spent generations hating one another don’t exactly find a way to play nice just like that and well, the next episode from season four, ‘Guess What’s Coming to Dinner?’ confirmed just that.
 
Because from the opening moments of this episode, until its close, this was a story that turned out to be a tense affair, one filled with distrust and disdain and scheming from both sides to the point where one has to wonder as to whether or not these two species will ever find peace and the first real taste of how tense this sucker was going to be came about by way of a misstep in this tale, wherein the Basestar jumped into the fleet, without the Demetrius. Because such an act sent panic through the fleet, to the point where Adama was ready to blow the ship out of the stars, despite the fact that the Basestar didn’t arm its weapons and point them at Galactica and thankfully Helo’s ship arrived to stop the bloodshed, but the tension and distrust only grew from there.
 
Because despite the honesty from the Cylons and the willingness to listen from the Colonial Fleet, neither side was willing to trust one another in the slightest and while they struck an accord for a joint mission to rescue D’Anna from the mysterious Hub, both sides made plans behind one another’s backs to gain the upper hand and well, this was in fact quite frustrating to watch because damnit, now is their chance to make peace and well…it felt like both sides were blowing their best opportunity to accomplish such a feat. But, while this kind of closed mindedness was irritating in its own right, this episode did offer up something more than human and Cylon ignorance, it did push to advance the whole Opera House plot line that’s been lingering about. 
 
In fact, this is a plot thread that seemed like an afterthought at first glance, since it was generated by Baltar’s weekly sermons and well, despite Laura confessing to a handful of her inner circle that his ramblings were true, it seemed as though this matter was nothing more than a Baltar related nuisance. But, Kara was able to relay to the president the fact that the Hybrid spoke of Laura, which prompted President Roslin to assemble a small group, one that included Baltar to head over to the Basestar to learn more about this strange dream and well, this little quest for knowledge ended in the strangest of fashion since the Hybrid jumped the ship the instant it was plugged back in. 
 
If anything, I love how this episode kept my attention from the get go with its engrossing plot line and I also love that the religious and destiny-based story concepts are finally starting to jell together and well, it’s becoming inherently clear now that the series is building to something big. Because this level of tension and these kinds of cliffhangers are just waiting for release and resolution and well, as I recall it, we’ll get all of that, but it’s an unpleasant conclusion to say the least…until next time…

​These days, having a television series resolve every single plot thread by the end of the season has gone from an unexpected surprise, to an outright expectation because arc storytelling is indeed the new hot thing. It’s not a bad thing by any means, since it means our favorite shows are eager to reward us by the end of the year with quality resolution, but it does mean the luster and wonder of the big reveal is starting to fade. And the sole reason that such an issue is on my mind today, is because the ninth episode of Lost in Space, ‘Resurrection’, is a tale that managed to buck that trend.
 
Because this particular tale was filled to the brim with unexpected surprises, the kind that wrapped up a couple of plot threads that I thought were already resolved in stellar fashion. But before we get into those big time reveals, let’s take a moment and discuss the fact that this story ended up being quite the uplifting affair as well, because at long last, a major problem that’s been hanging over the series for several weeks now, also came to its own brand of conclusion since young Will managed to figure out a fix for the fuel problem and wouldn’t you know it? It turns out that a viable fuel source has been hiding in plain sight on this planet for some time now.
 
In fact, the cave where the kids spent the night with the Robot a few episodes back, turned out to house the fuel source necessary to save every single colonist on the planet because the rock formations the kids found in said cave, was in fact, fossilized droppings that the Jupiters could use to convert into fuel. The only downside was that, in order to get their hands on it, everyone would need to pitch in and stay silent whilst ‘mining’ said fuel, since the creatures that feed in this cave slept soundly above everyone and while that didn’t quite go as smooth as one might hope for, eventually, the colonists got enough fuel for their respective ships which meant, all were saved.
 
But while that, and the fact that we learned that John and Don are alive and well in space, were all magnificent tidbits in their own right, they were both overshadowed by the surprise twists in this tale, which came by way of Maureen and June when they went to the Robot’s ship to figure out how to bring him back to life and while investigating his ship, some incredible truths came to light. The first one being that the Christmas Star was not in fact a surprise meteor, but an alien vessel, one that belonged to the Robot’s species and well, the whole reason the Resolute came under fire, was due to the fact that mankind stole the engine to that crashed ship and well, while this may not be the most earth shattering reveal in the history of television, I personally thought it was pretty slick.
 
Because now, everything when it comes to this series is intertwined and it’s fascinating that mankind’s first encounter with an alien species turned out to doom the planet and lead to a touch of revenge since we couldn’t keep our hands off of their tech. But while that was cool in its own right, in the here and the now, there’s bigger problems at hand for the Robinson family, since June was able to reactivate the Robot after all, and he’s indebted to her like he was to Will and it would seem the big ‘bot is now a slave to Smith and you know she’s going to use that to her advantage at every turn. Until next time.