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Battlestar Galactica Season 5 Episode 4 – RIP Felix Gaeta – Blood on the Scales February 7, 2009

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Battlestar Galactica Season 5 Episode 4 (SciFi calls this Season 4 episode 14) “Blood on the Scales” was one of the best – if not THE BEST Battlestar Galactica episodes EVER.

We don’t know who will get shot, who will live and who will die. Who is in charge? Will they jump? Will they not jump?

From beginning till the end this episode kept us guessing on all those questions.

At first we were certain Adama, Tigh or Rosyln would get toasted, but that didn’t happen.

Zarek issueing the order to kill the whole quarom – WOW…

Roslyn’s argument to fight no matter what…

and the people all those people on Galactica who tried to follow their conscience whether that meant following Gaeta or Adama.

Felix Gaeta is truly the great tragic hero of this show. Unlike Zarek he is not evil. Unlike Baltar he didn’t betray his people to the Cylons .

Gaeta from beginning till the end really always tried to do the right thing, whether it was helping the resistance on New Caprica, plotting the right jump point or overthrowing Adama because he didn’t want they Cylons to run the fleet.

Gaeta wasn’t evil he wasn’t thirsty for power – only for justice.

The final scenes of this episode were awesome – Gaeta telling Baltar of his youth and then finally the pain subsiding in his lost leg.

While it was inevitable that Gaeta would die once Adama retook control, it was also a sad ending to a noble and brave character. It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get to hear Gaeta sing again before dying and this site for one will miss him.

Rest in Peace Felix Gaeta. Rest in peace.

SO SAY WE ALL.

Blood on the Scales