Why don't I trust Sharon? Yes to all of your reasons--actually I hadn't even thought of the pseudo-child syndrome in a while, but it really *is* a problem for Adama. He tells his own son he's not trustworthy but he trusts Sharon. It makes no sense at all. And you're right about Boomer, too; it *is* unfair.

I guess for me the fundamental problem is that even though I like the idea of exploring when is something a person, not a machine, I just don't think the cylons can do it. They have a fundamental misunderstanding about humanity, and they can't achieve human status. And I still don't care about all her statements about having no hidden programming--how could she possibly know that?! Add in the downloading to a new body process and anything could be programmed into her. (It kind of makes me sad to admit this, because poor Leoben won't ever be a real boy. Heh.) I don't think I would have said this back when I was really new to LJ--writing about BSG and chatting with other LJ-ers has forced me to be more analytical than I would have been on my own. And I'm guessing that season four is going to force me to go back on my own conclusions, with the newly identified cylons. We'll see.

I like Chief. He’s Chief, don’t know why I like him. But he scared me a little with the knot speech. Whoa. Something in the Chief is a little . . . off. And we now know what that something is.

Yeah! I was fairly freaked out by how hardcore our sweet guy was... actually all of the new cylons are pretty extreme. It's not just that they were all part of the Resistance--they have all shown themselves to be extremists for the causes they advocate. Stealing elections, blowing up humans, going back to a cheating wife over and over again...

Sometimes I hate a character but it can always be turned around.

Yup. Hm, I thought I had more to say, but I guess not. How about: BSG has a great cast! That'll do.