Jackson Jambalaya

Was an underwhelming episode. Too much Cylon love triangle stuff. Missed a great opportunity to have Ellen explain how the final five and the Cylons began to Adama and the rest of the leadership. It would have been fun to see the shock on their faces. Then there was the matter of giving guns to Baltar's cultists. Didn't make sense until I saw this on a board:
"I had the priviledge this evening of watching a slightly longer rough cut at a frak party I attended tonight. And there was something really, really key that they had to cut for time (the rough was 11 minutes longer): there are not enough Marines left alive on the Galactica now to handle all required police & civilian duties. At the beginning of the rough cut version, the Marines give up on the food distribution, sensing a riot. They abandon the food rations...immediately after they leave, the Sons of Aries show up, guns in hand, and take what is left. Also before the credit roll, Adama/Roslin/Lee are arguing about introducing Centurions into the Galactica to pick up the slack in security issues and policing the civvies on the ship. Adama refuses to allow it. At the end of the episode, Baltar's plea to Adama is longer -- he clearly wants his little cult-turned-militia to pick up guns in service of civilian policing and food redistribution. Use his cult, instead of Centurions.The whole plot thread became that much clearer with this extra material, and gave greater depth to the internal struggle Adama must be going through as he watches his ship become "blended."

That made alot more sense, especially when Baltar said there was no government. I think where this season is going is the Galactica is wearing out, attrition due to combat and turmoil is thinning their ranks, and the Cylon rebels and Colonialists join after some more bloodshed.