Imperfections of Memory

Caprica Episode Review

In which Amanda is even more messed up than you thought she was.

What Happened

Joseph Adama tracks down the boy who told him that Tamara was trapped in the matrix and makes Tad take him into New Cap City. Unfortunately, Adama's inability to take V-World seriously gets Tad "killed" and strands Joe without a guide.

In between flirting with Phillomon, Zoe-A continues to insist on being taken to Gemanon, so Lacy insists to Keon that she can too become an STO terrorist. She's so cute that he doesn't point out the obvious: Barnabas is still not helping her until she tells him what's in the box.

Clarice goes to see Amanda Graystone again. She tries to pretend that its about finding the Zoe Avatar, but I suspect its more to do with Amanda's willingness to get drunk and high with her that attracts Clarice. Amanda confides that she's been having visions of her dead brother again. The last time it happened, she wound up in a mental hospital.

Virgis continues harassing Daniel, sure that Graystone needs money. He'll never get the chip to work, he tells Daniel. It wouldn't work for me, it won't work for you.

Realizing that Virgis is telling the truth, Daniel wonders why the chip functioned at all and finally comes to the obvious conclusion: his beloved dead daughter is now a giant killer robot.

The Good

• I enjoyed Joe Adama's initial reaction to New Cap City. It was so parental and disbelieving - right up to the point where he completely botched things. Man was just not cut out to be a mobster, real or virtual.

The Bad

• Lacy. Lacy. Lacy. And I like her, I really do. But she is not getting Zoe's giant killer robot butt to Gemanon. I'm sorry. It just isn't happening.

The Cliche

• Drunken confessions.
• Dead siblings.
• Survivor guilt resulting in a trip to the loony bin.

What Did I Think?

They did it again. They spent a whole episode farting around with Amanda and Clarice and Adama and Tad and saved the kicker for the very last second. Argh!