Airdate: 4/27/80
The Cylons destroy the Galactica’s agricultural facility,
leading Adama to send Troy and Dillon to earth (again), to begin a farming
colony there. They choose land farmed by a Hispanic man named Hector, who’s
fighting an uphill battle against a rich, racist land baron who controls the
local water supply, and none too fairly you might say. With the help of
Galactica’s rain-making abilities, and a group of special scouts, they save the
day for Hector. The growers association votes to eliminate all those damned
dams, the Galactican colony finds a good home on earth, and Hector’s eldest
daughter even gets the hots for Dillon!
Essentially the final episode featuring the series’
regulars, it’s a fun-filled outing that sort of feels more anthological – not
unlike Universal’s other sci-fi show, The
Incredible Hulk. You could quibble about the show’s flaws (the method they
use to make it rain is way overxplained),
but it’s hard to dislike something that so has its heart in the right place.
Plus extra points for that scout work song the kids sing while planting the
fields. And seeing hottie Jamie in those overalls.
BTW, is it me or is it increasingly hard to believe the
Cylons still don’t know where earth
is, given the almost continuous back-and-forth travelling between it and the
Galactica? And I’m starting to
think that Lorne Greene filmed all off his scenes for the series on a
soundstage somewhere in one afternoon.
Rating: ***
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