Kein Weg zurück

"Kein Weg zurück" Eine Episode der neu-interpretierten Serie
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Überblick

Im Anschluss an die Ereignisse von Episode Zeichen der Reue beschliessen Kommander Adama und Kapitaen Lee Adama die Sicherheit der Flotte aufs Spiel zu setzen um die abgestuerzte Starbuck zu finden...

Zusammenfassung

• Kara Thrace wird nach einem Zweikampf mit einem zylonischen Jäger vermisst (Zeichen der Reue). Während er aus den Kampfhandlungen ausscheiden musste, ist Hot Dog davon überzeugt, dass ihre Viper nicht zerstört wurde.
• Adama befiehlt umgehend nach ihr zu suchen und Lee Adama führt die Suchaktion in seiner Viper an.
• Auf der Oberfläche eines kleinen Mondes wacht Starbuck auf und bemerkt, dass ihr Fallschirm von einer Böe erfasst wurde, der sie nun am Boden entlangschleift. Bevor sie sich von den Seilen des Fallschirms - die sich um ihr Bein gewickelt haben - befreien kann, wird sie eine beachtliche Strecke mitgeschleift, wobei ihr Knie zertrümmert wird.
• Als die erste Suche nach Starbucks Viper im All ergebnislos bleibt, weist Gaeta darauf hin, dass sie auf dem Mond sein könnte. Adama befiehlt die Oberfläche des Mondes in niedriger Höhe abzusuchen. Gleichzeitig akzeptiert er ein Angebot von Roslin, die Schiffe der Flotte die Suche im All fortsetzen zu lassen. Lt. Gaeta errechnet, dass der Vorrat an Atemluft in Starbucks Sauerstofftanks noch für 46 Stunden ausreicht.
• Tigh befürchtet, dass die Zylonen die Flotte finden könnten, wenn sie noch länger in der Gegend aufhalten sollten.
• In dem Bewusstsein, dass möglicherweise bereits nach ihr gesucht wird, entschließt sich Starbuck zu versuchen auf höhergelegenes Gelände zu gelangen, wo sie bessere Chancen hätte gesehen zu werden. Unterwegs bittet sie die Götter von Kobol um Hilfe und findet den von ihr abgeschossenn Jäger.
• Während die Suche auf dem Mond weitergeht, beginnt die staubige Atmosphäre des Mondes Auswirkungen auf die Viper der Galactica zu zeigen: 13 Viper sind wegen mechanischer Probleme nicht einsatzfähig. Das ständige Fliegen verursacht noch andere Probleme: Die Treibstoffreserven der Galactica für ihre Viper werden alarmierend schnell aufgebraucht.
• Tigh hebt außerdem hervor, dass die Flotte nun quer durch das Sternensystem verstreut ist, wodurch sie in dem Fall dass die Zylonen auftauchen würden einem Angriff schutzlos ausgeliefert wäre.
• Auf dem Mond arbeitet Starbuck daran, den Jäger wieder flott zu machen. Dafür steigt sie in das Schiff ein und entdeckt, dass es bio-mechanisch ist: Im Inneren befinden sich Organe, Adern und Schläuche.
• Im Verlauf der Zeit riskieren Adama und Lee die Flotte noch weiter, indem sie die CAP-Viper zurückbeordern, um bei der Suche zu helfen.
• Als die Uhr im CIC anzeigt, dass Starbucks Sauerstoffreserven (vermutlich) aufgebraucht sind, setzt Adama die Suche fort, wobei er Tigh von seinen Pflichten entbindet, als dieser den Befehl zum Weitersuchen in Frage stellt.
• Mit ihren alles andere als aufgebrauchten Luftreserven gelingt es Starbuck eine Sauerstoffleitung (im Jäger) zu finden, woraufhin sie das Innere des Jägers nach außen hin versiegelt, damit sie darin atmen kann. Anschließend macht sie sich daran herauszufinden, wie das Schiff funktioniert.
• Während Lee und Adama die Suche weiter überwachen, kommt Roslin auf der Galactica an. Entschlossen, dem ganzen ein Ende zu bereiten, konfrontiert sie die beiden mit ihrer Starrköpfigkeit und der Tatsache, dass diese Suchaktion das Überleben der Flotte und der Menschheit in Gefahr bringt.
• Als sie erkennen, dass sie vielleicht zu weit gegangen sind, bricht Adama die Suche ab und befiehlt der Flotte, sich auf einen Sprung vorzubereiten.
• Nach dem erfolgreichen Wegspringen der übrigen Flotte ist gerade die Galactica selbst dabei zu springen, als ein zylonischer Jäger erscheint. Die Viper sind bereit zum Start; jedoch erlaubt eine Fehlfunktion in den Startröhren der Galactica nur den Start der Viper von Captain Adama.
• Als er sich dem Gegner nähert, entdeckt Lee die Wahrheit - Starbuck fliegt den Jäger; sie verwendete Klebeband um ihren Namen auf die Unterseite des Schiffs zu schreiben und sie fliegt in Formation mit Lees Viper. Er begleitet sie zurück zur Galactica, wo sie landet und auf die Krankenstation gebracht wird.
• Bei einem späteren Besuch in der Krankenstation gratuliert ihr Adama zu ihren Leistungen - eine indirekte Art sie wissen zu lassen, dass ihr die Sache mit Zack vergeben wird.

Auf Caprica

• Helo und Valerii verstecken sich noch immer im "Atombunker", aber Helo stellt fest, dass sie weiter müssen.
• Zylonen-Zenturions tauchen auf. Sie führen offenbar eine Suchaktion durch. Ein Kampf bricht aus.
• Helo wird bewusstlosgeschlagen; als er wieder zu sich kommt, ist Valerii verschwunden.

Summary from scifi.com

When Lt. Kara Thrace goes missing in action after encountering a Cylon patrol while on a training mission, Commander Adama feels responsible — especially in light of her recent admission that she blames herself for his son Zak's death.

Both Adama and Lee devote the full resources of the fleet to search for their missing fighter ace, causing some to wonder if it's worth risking the lives of 45,000 people to save one downed pilot. When President Roslin questions their motives and points out that Kara's oxygen was exhausted hours ago, they reluctantly call off the search.

But they haven't counted on Kara's resourcefulness and courage. Stranded on a red moon, her knee a twisted wreck, she struggles to relaunch a damaged Cylon fighter and return to Galactica. --This section --©2005, SCI FI. All rights reserved.

Fragen

• With almost 50% of fuel reserves gone, can Galactica obtain additional supplies to keep her Vipers flying? (Answer)
• What use will be made of the captured Raider? (Answer)
• How many more Cylon spacecraft include biological elements in their design? (Answer)
• Will Helo now go in search of the “missing” Valerii? (Answer)
• Will he question why the Cylon Centurion left him unconscious in the restaurant, rather than taking him prisoner? (Helo learns the truth by "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II")

Analyse

Following-on from "Act of Contrition", this is again very much a character-driven episode in which the action is secondary to the developing and changing dynamics between the principal players. As with “Act”, it is also one where Edward James Olmos is able again to demonstrate his range and power as an actor: never has so much fury been portrayed on-screen with a single wide-eyed look as when Adama confronts Tigh. Of equal measure is the way in which Adama’s public loss of control in CIC is handled. Here is a man who is perhaps the closest thing to a deity his crew are ever likely to meet. Throughout the mini and the series, his demeanor has always been one of calm, understated authority. Never has he so much as raised his voice in public to achieve his needs. Where Tigh is bellicose and strutting, Adama is the calm eye at the centre of whatever raging storm of crisis might otherwise engulf CIC.

Until mid-way through this episode, where Adama’s signals a subtle shift in dynamics: his personal involvement is now clearly affecting his ability to command; his decision making is becoming increasingly subjective. In contrast, the bellicose martinet in Tigh shifts as well, becoming the more objective, reasoned voice of command. For the first time the officer buried within is revealed, and Tigh grows accordingly in stature.

But the show is not all Olmos’. Mary McDonnell also gets a chance to stretch her character away from the “ex-school teacher” and slightly insecure politico we’ve seen to date. In You Can’t Go Home Again, Roslin fairly blossoms into leadership, demonstrating she can be shown – but not necessarily lead. Her confrontation with Adama and his son is a marvel to watch. Until now, she has played a finely balanced game with them both, realising that she needs each of them to support her position, while also being aware of the gulf lying between the two of them.

But here, confronted with a Lee Adama fresh from his new-found convictions first seen in "Bastille Day" and closely allied to his father – both of them operating out of personal loyalty, she demonstrates that while she may need them both, she doesn’t rely on them. Her developing relationships with them both may suffer strain and breakage as a result but she’s not going to walk on eggshells. The needs of the many DO outweigh the needs of the one, and it is time Adama and Lee realised that.

Indeed, it is in this that Starbuck’s dilemma on the moon is very much a secondary consideration to the story and the audience. What holds here is the way the dynamics between the characters ebb and flow. Adama and Tigh draw apart, Roslin and Lee draw apart, but Adama and Lee - perhaps for the first time in Lee’s adult life – draw together, forcing Tigh and Roslin into an uneasy alliance. How will this affect their future relationships? Will Roslin be able to confide in Lee Adama? Will Lee and his father finally come to an understanding and allow each other into their respective worlds as father and son? Will Tigh be able to reconcile his friendship and respect for Adama with his abrupt – and wholly unwarranted – dismissal from CIC?

And what of Tigh and Lee Adama? But – most importantly of all, how will the CIC crew regard Adama in the future? Can there be no repercussions after all that we’ve seen? Perhaps. Forgiveness was very much in evidence throughout the last act of the episode: Adama to Thrace, Roslin to Adama, Adama and Tigh. But – the episode title pretty much says it all: you can’t go home again, and a lot has been said in this episode - as in “Act” - that simply can’t be ignored. RDM has avoided the “reset” button so far; it’s going to be interesting to see if he can continue to avoid it in the future, and allow the shift in dynamics between the characters to play itself out over time.

On Caprica, the Cylons have apparently stepped up their manipulations of Helo a notch: and they appear determine to test / increase his feelings for Valerii. “Love”, and possibly “procreation” seems to be at the heart of their manipulations. The evidence for this comes from the last few episodes:

• 33: Helo scans the airwaves, failing to find any other signals. Valerii makes a comment about them being the only two people left on the planet, and the way she says it makes it hard to keep the words “Adam and Eve” from popping into one’s head – especially with all the other religious motifs that have surrounded our insight into Cylon aims (even if they are from “Six’s” perspective)
• Act of Contrition: As a result of the (clearly-planted) "radio broadcast", they come across a fully-equipped radiation shelter, which does not appear to have been used, and which is more than cozily set-up for a long duration stay for two people.
• This episode: When Helo suggests they pack up and leave the shelter, Valerii’s look is, for a moment, distinctly odd, and she challenges him with, “Unless you can think of a reason to stay here”, which comes close to being sultry in its undertone. Helo takes this to mean remaining in the fallout shelter, which he refers to as “home”. But they are in many ways already “home”: on Caprica, and Valerii’s comment seems tilted in this regard – seeking if he has identified a reason to stay on Caprica (i.e. her). Disappointment is almost evident when he states they should move on
• This episode: No sooner is the decision made to move on than Cylon warriors turn up. In the ensuing firefight the surviving warrior makes no attempt to either kill or capture Helo, Instead settling on simply shooting up the place and ending the usefulness of a range of kitchen appliances and tools.
• This episode: When Helo comes-to, Valerii is gone, and he’s no longer thinking about leaving the planet – he’s only concerned with what has happened to Valerii.

That the attraction is there is obvious: witness his shy embarrassment following Valerii’s "spontaneous" hug when they first hear the radio broadcast (“33”). It is fair to say that Valerii’s disappearance is the first attempt to ratch-up Helo’s feelings for her.

However, there is no potential weakness in this element of the story: During the fight in the restaurant, the Cylon warrior clearly made only a token attempt at killing Helo – although it was a pretty good effort in shooting up the kitchen as a whole. That he was not killed or at least taken prisoner again, should, by rights, alert Helo to the fact that something here isn’t quite right where the Cylons are concerned: why shoot-up the place and then not even bother to check whether he is dead or alive?

Turning to Baltar’s Six: this episode seems to suggest a subtle delineation between her and the Cylons. Previously, she has referred to them as “we” – implying she is still a part of them. Here she refers to the Cylons very much in the third person: “they”. Is this indicative of a possible shift in her loyalties, or just a simple turn of phrase, signifying nothing?

As to the Cylons themselves, “You Can’t” holds perhaps the most surprising revelation of all: that Raiders are bio-mechanical constructs. Until now, everything has apparently pointed to all but the Cylon agents being mechanical constructs. "You Can't" turns this upside down, and raises a number of questions:

• Are all Cylons bio-mechanical? Probably not, as Helo puts a shot straight through the head of a Cylon Centurion. Were there any organic matter to be contained therein, one would expect blood and/or gore to exit the wound. This does not appear to be the case.
• Did the Cylons have developed bio-mechanical capabilities themselves, and used them first in a basic form with the Raiders, before going on to develop the humanoid constructs?
• Could it mean that the very first Cylons developed by the Colonials were actually bio-mechanical in nature, rather than pure androids? (This speculation conflicts with Ron Moore's comments on the origin of Cylon agents in a webcast interview on TheFandom.com in October, 2005, as well as dialogue from the Mini-Series, which invariably speak of Cylons are purely mechanical.)

If the latter proves to be the case, it would certainly put a new angle on the conversation between Six and Doral on Caprica (Bastille Day) when they both refer to the Cylons as humanity’s children – as indeed the Six on Caprica did when talking to Baltar in the Mini-Series. It might also give a deeper reason for the initial Cylon revolt.

Of the entire episode, the Starbuck / Raider element is the most niggling. Both deeply fascinating for revealing more about Cylons, it is also causes a few winces given the ease with which she patched the ship and got it flying again – and with enough skill to survive a dogfight with Lee Adama.

In this respect, “You Can’t” was as contrived as "Act of Contrition" – but with the difference that the contrivances were somewhat more subtle and the story – for the most part – flowed a lot better than with "Act of Contrition".

Anmerkungen

Helo wird von einem Chrom-Toaster "verraten".

Notes

• Cylon Raiders are bio-mechanical in nature, and their biomass uses a breathable, oxygen-rich mix suitable for humans.
• Vipers are atmospheric-capable - indeed, it appears they may have been regularly used in the atmospheres of Colonial worlds, given they are equipped with a parachute
• Vipers can be refueled in space (and presumably in relatively calm atmospheres).
• Starbuck's damaged Viper disintegrates around her upon re-entry, compelling her to eject. The Cylon Raider that she disables and forces down on the moon is, when she finds it, notably spaceworthy.
• Colonial flight suits are capable of full life support, both planet-side (Starbuck) and in space (Hot Dog). In the case of Vipers, the back section of the pilot’s seat appears in effect to be a life-support backpack that detaches from the rest of the seat following ejection.
• Raptor cabins can apparently be depressurized and repressurized (Hot Dog’s rescue), adding to their versatility.
• Non-oxygen atmospheres play havoc with Viper and Raptor engine systems, suggesting they are designed to operate in an O2-rich atmosphere.
• Roslin has the same image that the pilots touch when leaving the Ready Room.
• Colonials play billiard pool.
• A scene where Starbuck shaking off Apollo in the Cylon Raider is remarkably similar to how Apollo and Starbuck of the Original Series were waggling to not get shot down in a Cylon Raider in the episode The Hand of God.
• Baltar is requisitioning something that requires the President’s authorization – the use of one of the Galactica’s nuclear warheads for his research.
• William Adama is not above letting personal feelings rise above professional requirements.

Bemerkenswerter Dialog

Kara to the crashed Cylon Raider:

Kara: Are you... alive?

Kara upon entering the crashed Cylon Raider:

Kara: You bite me, I'll bite you back

Gastauftritte

• Michael Hogan als Colonel Saul Tigh
• Tahmoh Penikett als Lt. Karl "Helo" Agathon
• Aaron Douglas Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol
• Alonso Oyarzun Specialist Socinus
• Bodie Olmos als Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza
• Donnelly Rhodes als Dr. Cottle

External Links

"You Can't Go Home Again" at scifi.com

Vorlage:Episode Data

Overview

Continuing from the events of "Act of Contrition", Commander Adama and Captain Lee Adama risk the security of the Fleet as they try to locate a downed Starbuck...