There were several lawyers representing folks in front of the judge when I went to traffic court Thursday. Several minutes before court started, a lawyer entered the room, asked for someone, and when he recieved no answer, started to walk out of the courtroom. A woman in the backrow coughed and asked him, “Are you a public defender?”

“Uh, no,” he replied, “There are no public defenders in traffic court.”

I got a kick out of that exchange, but maybe it was one of those “you had to be there” deals.

I’m kind of pressed for time, so I don’t have the opportunity for my usual long winded BSG wrap-up. Quickly now:

Why is it we always get these “48 Hours Previously…” episodes with Lee as the one in the awkward situation?

Dee, you communications slut! Billy’s the man! Stay with Billy! Billy don’t go to no prostitutes.

Second episode this season with no sign of everyone’s favorite pilot, Starbuck. I gather she features rather prominent next episode.

I thought Lee got shot this episode?

Lee’s got some things to come to grip with. I’d imagine that when your society is nuked into oblivion and all you’ve got facing you is running and fighting and running and fighting death tends to look kinda good. Isn’t that what pushed Kat over the edge several episodes ago?

Oh! Zarek! I wasn’t expecting him. Neat-o!

Things with Baltar seem to be coming to a head. “Old suspicions re-emerging.” I wonder how far he’ll be pushed?

I like the black market concept and execution. We’d only seen Fisk a few times, I wonder how corrupt he was before he took over Pegasus. Would Cain have approved? Power corrupts. In any case, Fisk sure moved quickly to take control of the black-market. I wonder where Tigh was getting his alkie from before Pegasus arrived — and the age old question: is still alkie from the hanger deck better than brewed alkie saved from Caprica?