Here is the link to a recent post by Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune. It is a Q&A with two of the writers from ‘No Exit,’ Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard.
I believe their answers, or lack there of in some cases, adds to our understanding of the episode.
No spoilers either. Enjoy.
Mo: What was it like shooting the episode – did anything go better than you thought it would? Worse? Any memorable anecdotes from the set?
Jane: The Anders material worked so much better than I’d feared. Michael Trucco gave it such urgency and weight that it never dragged, even when the amount of information was so daunting on the page. I was really blown away by his performance in this episode.
Ryan: I have to give major props to Michael Trucco. He came in soooo prepared and infused that performance, which is, let’s face, burdened with a huge amount of information to spill out, with an extra layer of spooky transcendence.
I have to agree with this. Sometimes exposition can be played with a hand-holding the audience. Obviously the character is in peril but IMO I thot Michael Trucco’s performance was well done.
Excellent article, thank you for sharing. I love the response to the question about what Starbuck really is. Priceless.
Good stuff, but there was one thing which seemed odd to me:
The Final Five were polytheists until they met the Centurions, who were monotheists.
Its not a huge plot point, but its strange considering Ellen talks about “The One True God” when speaking with Cavil about the Temple of the Five. Its not really a major plot point though.