Caprica – “Gravedancing”

The federal agents et permission to search the Athena Academy. We also get a glimpse into Sr. Clarice’s cozy group marriage bed. She is warned by someone about the search and sends out an e-paper message to warn Keone and other students she is allying with (though we don’t see any, presumably there are). Keone manages to empty his locker in time to not look suspicious.

Daniel is rehearsing the script for the Sarno show, still feeling a bit uncomfortable. He doesn’t want to defile Zoe’s memory. Amanda complains, “I can’t believe you’re going out there to dance on our grave like this!”  She thinks Zoe is not guilty that they don’t know for sure what happened. She says that she didn’t mean to be on camera and he shouldn’t purposefully go on camera because they should be more parents than company spokespeople, but Daniel points out that they are no loner parents. Meanwhile, Sam  Adama is observing him from afar with knives, plotting with Joeseph for revenge.

In the Graystone lab, the cute techie is back, giving Zoe compliments and planning to give her a name. He and Cylon Zoe dance, and Zoe enjoys every minute, while Daniel Graystone tries to distinguish between being “troubled” and  ”having troubles.” Pryah insists that he should call Zoe troubled because it will console the public.

Although Willie is hanging out more with Sam than his father, his grandma accepts this fact because at 14 on Tauron he would be a man. Willie’s grandma gives the very Tauron advice that you get more from enemies than friends. Sam is still observing the Graystones whose house is being searched. The Feds say, “We’re just trying to figure out who turned her into a bomber.” They search the living area but not the lab; all they find is the infinity broach. Since they didn’t find anything at the Graystones, they plan to search the school again, particularly communication devices to find the leader who they think messaged the whole student body.

Finally the Sarno show! Graystone opens with humor and then states the “facts:”  troubled daughter growing up with halobands and learning that there are no consequences. Sarno suggests that she hated it because it was making her want to blow things up, to the thunderous applause of the audience. Amanda storms on, right before commercial break. She “corrects” Daniel’s statement claiming that Zoe was like an other teenager, angry, defiant, rude.

THEN, Daniel admits that he talked to the avatar and explains that the sacrafices and sex in the Vworld made her seek STO. He says it’s his failure because the company failed to control the content. He says that the company will make no more profit on haloband or Vworld licensing, instead the money will be donated to charity. After the show, Sam pretends to be  Baxter’s driver to take Amanda home. Joseph tries to message and call Sam but he can’t get in touch with him, meanwhile Sam seems to be prolonging he and Amanda’s drive through Little Tauron.

When Sam gets back to Joseph’s house, he’s asleep. Sam wakes him up and tells him that Larry doesn’t like it when he comes home bloody. Then he says that you can’t tell the difference between animal blood and human blood. Joseph feas for the worst, but Sam quells his fears, telling him he didn’t kill Amanda, just scared her a little.

The episode ends with Keone setting up a meeting for Lacy to meet Barnabus and talk about going Gemenon. Sr. Clarice is re-watching the Graystones on Sarno, feeling that she is close to finding Zoe’s avatar. Amanda and Daniel settle into bed to watch TV and miss their daughter.

This episode was pretty suspenseful because I kept wondering if one of the Graystones was going to end up dead or if Sam would get caught without ever getting on the premises (though I thought he was too good for that). I actually enjoyed the emotionalism of this episode. It reveals how the Graystones are dealing with loss and confusion a little bit more and how that conflicts with their need to maintain public image (which will always factor into anything they do). This episode also revealed more about Tauron society, but since as Willie’s grandma says the aren’t at peace in death until their deaths are avenged and the Graystones die, will there be more attempts on the Graystones lives? Particularly by Taurons which would pose a conflict of interest for the very Caprican Joseph. (Yes, i know this is a fragment, ignore. :) ) I give this episode 4/5 because I have hope for the next episode’s awesomeness.