Maybe Baltar was right to align himself with the Cylons. What a shame. Their insectoid appearance was so unusual for sci fi, especially network television, of the day. The show would have to be better-developed from the start. While Adama, Apollo, Starbuck, Tigh, Baltar and Boomer seem to be reasonably well defined as characters, few are so well conceived outside of this group.
Many characters seem to be little more than cardboard cut-ups.
The Cylons seem to get away with ravaging humankind only because of human betrayal. This would change later in the series, when different Cylon characters would be introduced. And this business where characters are throwing around jargon with no apparent meaning behind it is inexcusable. From the beginning, at the least the basics of the characters' culture, terminology and world views should be established. You'd think someone would design a Land Ram that people could get out of without having to jump.