Airdate: 1/14/79
Crazy white
flashes of light blind and seem to abduct several Viper pilots, while on the
Galactica a rousing game of “Triad” is in progress (sort of a
futuristic-looking version of racquetball). Apollo, Starbuck and Sheba go to
investigate the Viper situation and land on an eerily-lit planet where they
find the lone survivor of some kind of spaceship crash – an elder,
regally-dressed man named Count Iblis. The dude is uber-mysterious, having
something of a seductive effect on women while ostensibly having no heartbeat
or set of vital signs. He claims to have supernatural powers, too, and when
they crew takes him to see the peons of the fleet, he wows them with the
promise of multiplying their food (which he makes good on). Even skeptical
Adama seems won-over when Iblis offers to lead them to their long-sought destination
of Earth, and to prove his trustworthiness, he even does he impossible - an arrangement of a truce between
Adama and the Cylons, led by Baltar!
Moderately
interesting tale, with the standout being Patrick Macnee’s performance as the
enigmatic Iblis, a character arousing as much dread as he does mystery. Crew
members compare him to God but there’s just as much Moses and Jesus symbolism
going on here (in keeping with Glen Larson’s penchant for Judeo-Christian iconography).
Slow but at least not dopey, as has been the case with recent episodes. And
BTW: those Triad outfits worn by Starbuck, Boomer and Apollo are just about the
gayest looking clothes you’ll ever see.
Rating: **1/2
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