The scenes directly leading up to Gina being unmasked also caused problems for the narrative, because it it relies on contrivances and idiocy one a scale that was "Razor's" nearly-rung death knell. It is utterly absurd that there just happened to be a small camera directly across from where Number Six just happened to die, not to mention the fact that lay nicely propped up against a bulkhead. If there is no finer example of a writer's laziness, it is this contrivance. Also, the scenes stemming from Cain's inherent disbelief regarding this and the later proof from the camera feed is, in and of itself, groan-worthy. While such utter disbelief to the "Cylons look like us now" claim rightfully exists, the way Gina was unmasked could surely have been handled far better.

For instance, why not have carried the body to CIC and thrown it on the table like a slab of meat. Sure, it's melodramatic, but it would have left no room for doubt and avoided the defecated writer-laziness that was Gina's reveal. Hell, it would have been better to drag Six's body so that it can be placed in front of a camera. Sure, it's a little extra effort, but this would have been appreciated since it's, well, naturalistic.

Then on the opposite end of the spectrum, the scene of the Cylons in the Raider cockpit was pure, homogenized cheese. I'm sorry, but while it might have looked like a nice homage on paper, it made me cringe. So much so that I thought I had a back spasm. On top of that, I felt that I had a bout of cognitive dislocation, since the scene jarred so badly from the narrative. For one, I can't ignore the obviously corny, early age SF conceit of robots talking amongst themselves for the sake of the audience. Centurions should be able to communicate through wireless means, thus being able to transmit instructions instantaneously. This would be far more efficient than verbal speech.

Secondly, why on Gods' green Kobol does it take three Cylons to operate a fighter? This was the most annoying aspect of the original series as well; if the Cylon craft was a bomber or carrier, I could probably see it, but to have three machines control what has acted thus far as a pure fighter craft is conceptually and feasibly ridiculous.

Another gripe deals with Lieutenant Thorne's (Fulvio Cecere) one-minute brief cameo appearance. It was previously inferred in "Resurrection Ship" that he is responsible for saving a lot of lives on Pegasus during the Cylon boarding action, yet his appearance on-screen solely consists of Cain issuing her order to torture Gina by any inventive means he can come up with. It would have been great to see him in action and find out how exactly this lusting, smug rapist earned the respect of so many.

Furthermore, where are the Sunshine Boys (Mike Dopud, Derek Delost), the CAG (John-Pyper Ferguson) and Viper jock Narcho (Sebastian Spence)? They could have easily been a part of the "So Say We All" scenes on the hangar deck, instead of the throwaway characters we were subjected to. The fact that they were conspicuously absent during these scenes cheapened the experience, although I doubt the occasional viewer would have noticed.

There's also the fact that Pegasus' CAG should have been at Cain's dinner shindig-where she assures her top people that she won't go Ahab on everyone-since he does lead fighter operations aboard the ship.