I fianlly found time to watch a couple of BSG epsiodes; season 3, epsiodes 13 and 14. The first one, Taking a Break From All Your Worries, was pretty good. The second, The Woman King, was more of a filler episode. It's saving grace was the apperance of Caprica-Six' imaginary friend, Dr. Baltar the mind-ghost. Very amusing.

Anything that has Baltar in it is usually well worth watching. He's by far the most interesting character on the show IMO. Yes, there is his ego and hubris, present on a level rarely seen since Gaius Julius Caesar, but more than anything it's his capacity for self-denial that impresses me. And the ability to always see himself as the victim, rather than the villain.

I think that's very human. Very few people go around seeing themselves as bad or evil. Not in big ways. Not in the small ways even. There is a always some external 'reason' why people do as they do. Always the claim of 'I had no choice' or 'you would have done the same'. Perhaps it's just human nature?

At any rate I find these themes quite interesting to explore in my games. Roleplaying gets infinitely more interesting once you start exploring the byways of the human mind, our morality, and whatnot.

I'll just conclude with a shot of Baltar from the happy Caprica days. It's just a coincident that Tri...Caprica-Six is also in it :-P