Finally, we have a proper recap of last week’s exciting and multi-layered episode of Battlestar Galactica, 4.04 “Escape Velocity”. After going some episodes without seeing even a glimpse of Caprica Six, it was most refreshing to see Tricia return to the role in this one. As usual, here’s our quick recap of the episode, please highlight to read:

Grieved by Cally’s untimely death, Galen Tyrol’s guilt has him spin emotionally out of control and he embarrasses himself in public by desecrating her memory. Tory, however, seems to have no scruples embracing her newly found Cylon self, and makes no implication as to her involvement in Cally’s death, allowing Tyrol to blame himself for the incident. Meanwhile, Saul Tigh finds himself strangely drawn to the imprisoned Caprica Six, not least because he envisions his dead wife Ellen in Six’s presence, and Tigh’s bottled-up guilt allows the two to bond in a unique way. Elsewhere, encouraged by the virtual Six, Dr. Gaius Baltar stirs intense religious debate in the fleet with his open declaration of belief in the one Cylon God, which has the impressionable Tory convinced of her “Cylon perfection”, much to the satisfaction of the virtual Six. As the debate heats up, the cancer-struck President Laura Roslin confronts Baltar about their past, present and future.

What a complex episode! Though I was expecting nothing less. Anyway, I’ve made some medium-res screen captures of Tricia in the episode, and they will soon be replaced with hi-res ones.

Don’t forget to tune in to Sci Fi for episode 4.05, “The Road Less Travelled”, which airs this upcoming Friday, May 2! Check out the episode’s promo trailer on YouTube (although Tricia fans will be disappointed to see she is not featured in the trailer - the upcoming episode seems to shift the focus back to the Demetrius-storyline of episode 4.03). And that’s all, folks!

Update: The medium-res caps have now been replaced with hi-res ones. Enjoy!

New Photo Albums:

• ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 4.04 “Escape Velocity” Screen Captures

A new Battlestar Galactica Season 4 promotional still of Tricia as Cylon Number Six has surfaced online! The still originates from upcoming episode 4.06 “Faith”, and features Tricia as Six-model Natalie, who was introduced in episode 4.02. Click on the preview attached to this post to view it in full.

It’s a shame promo stills of Tricia as Six on the show have been so few and far between online this season. Let’s hope more will surface soon!

Some Walk All Over Me news today. For starters, Tricia Helfer Fan would like to congratulate the entire Walk All Over Me production team for winning the Alberta Film & Television Award for Best Picture! That’s great news!

Moreover, Walk All Over Me will soon be available on Region 1 DVD. The DVD is available for pre-order at e.g. Amazon.ca for CDN$ 14.18 and will be released on May 13 2008.

Finally, in case you are waiting for a recap of last week’s Battlestar Galactica episode, don’t fret — one will be posted. I am, however, currently out of town and thus unable to write up a proper one until later this week. Stay tuned!

Exciting news! According to MultiChannel.com, Tricia has joined the cast of USA Network’s Burn Notice as “Carla”. From MultiChannel.com:

USA Network Thursday announced that Tricia Helfer, the sexy cylon “Number Six” from Sci Fi’s Battlestar Galactica, will join the cast of Burn Notice as “Carla” when the hit series’ second season debuts in July.

In the show’s first season, “Carla” was only known as the smoky voice on the other end of a vague, threatening phone call to covert-operations agent “Michael Westen,” played by Jeffrey Donovan.

The network said Helfer will appear in multiple episodes where she could prove to “hold the key to Westen’s burn notice.” Burn notices are missives issued by intelligence agencies to discredit or announce the dismissal of agents who are considered to have become unreliable.

The series averaged a 2.5 rating and 3.74 million viewers through the first six episodes in its debut season and will include 13 episodes this season.

Congratulations on the new project, Tricia!

We have more news in the FHM area of things. Some of you will surely recall Tricia’s sexy scans from the May 2008 issue of the magazine. My good friend Mycah of Abbie Cornish Online was kind enough to point me to the direction of some absolutely gorgeous outtakes from the photoshoot at FHMOnline.com, which are absolutely worth a look! Enjoy.

New Photo Albums:

• Photoshoot (022)

Tricia has been voted as high as 8th in FHM’s annual Sexiest Women in the World poll, leaving behind such name as Kate Beckinsale, Angelina Jolie, Adriana Lima, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon and Cameron Diaz. Last year, Tricia was placed 63rd - what a leap up. Congrats, Tricia! From FHMOnline.com:

8. Tricia Helfer
As the Humanoid Cylon, Number Six, on the Sci-Fi Channel’s cult hit show Battlestar Galatica, Tricia is the sexiest thing to happen to nerds since Princess Leia donned a metal bikini to become Jabba the Hutt’s slave girl.

Actress Megan Fox came in first, with actresses Jessica Biel and Jessica Alba coming in second and third respectively.

Exciting news, everyone! Tricia has been nominated for the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama for her performance in Walk All Over Me! Congratulations to Tricia for the well-deserved nomination!

Overall, Robert Cuffley’s critically acclaimed crime dramedy Walk All Over Me was nominated for three awards in two categories: Michael Eklund and Michael Adamthwaite were both nominated for Best Supporting Perfomance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for their respective Walk All Over Me performances. Check out the Leo Awards official site for a full list of 2008 nominees.

The gala awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 24 2008 in Vancouver, Canada. Tricia Helfer Fan would like to congratulate the entire Walk All Over Me team on their success!

Once again, I hope you all tuned into last Friday’s exciting episode of Battlestar Galactica, episode 4.03 “The Ties That Bind”. Here’s our quick recap of the episode, please highlight to read:

The crew of the Demetrius, lead by the emotionally elusive Kara “Starbuck” Thrace, are feeling discontented with their mission to find Earth as Kara seems increasingly uncertain of its location, while Kara confronts Samuel T. Anders about their relationship. On Galactica, Cally, convinced her husband Galen Tyrol is having an affair with Tory, eavesdrops on a secret meeting of the three other newly revealed Cylons, only to find out Galen is one of them. As a result, Cally attacks Galen and intends to throw herself and her Cylon-human hybrid child out of the airlock, until Tory, risking her own life, convinces Cally to let go of the thought. However, as Cally hands over the child, Tory, becoming increasingly comfortable with her Cylon self, reveals her true nature and attacks Cally, whom she thrown out of the airlock. On the Colonial One, as a member of The Quorum of Twelve, Lee Adama begins to call to question President Laura Roslin’s authority, much to the dismay of the cancer-ridden Roslin. Meanwhile, in the Cylon fleet, the rebellious Cylons, headed by Six model Natalie and two Eights, negotiate a truce with the opposing side, the terms of which include unboxing the entire Three-line of Cylons. Cavil and his identical counterpart seem to agree on the terms, but as the line of Threes is supposed to be resurrected, the entire Cylon fleet turns on Natalie’s basestar, and with the Resurrection Ship being out of range, Natalie and her Cylon allies risk losing their lives in the confrontation.

Well, this episode sure raised a lot of new questions, especially regarding the Galactica- and key basestar Cylons. Hopefully, next week’s episode, 4.04 “Escape Velocity”, which airs on April 25 at 10/9c on Sci Fi, will provide us with some answers. Meanwhile, enjoy our hi-res screen captures of Tricia as Natalie in episode “The Ties That Bind”.

New & Updated Photo Albums:

• ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 4.01 “He That Believeth in Me” Screen Captures
• ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 4.03 “The Ties That Bind” Screen Captures

Just a quick heads-up to you all that some really interesting photos of Tricia’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno April 11 appearance have been posted on Tricia’s official site, including backstage footage of Tricia getting ready for her appearance and posing for photos with her husband, Jonathan. I still think this is one of Tricia’s best looks yet!

Stay tuned for an update on last Friday’s Battlestar Galactica episode, 4.03 “The Ties That Bind”!

Unfortunately, according to CBS’ website for the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Tricia’s April 15 (i.e. today’s) appearance on the show has been cancelled. Sorry, guys! We’ll let you know if her appearance is rescheduled.