Very interesting comments re the almost-sex! And I'll let you off the hook, because BSG is very layered, and rewatching this ep with supacat made me realise that both her reading AND my reading (reductively described above) could be present and true in the same instance. Which makes it interesting to see how each of the characters will interpret and remember that event--since neither of them would be 'wrong'.

Yeah, I think this was a good episode because it so clearly challenged our sympathies. Kara used to be in Kat's position (and was also a total brat) and we cheered her on--now that roles are reversed, we are almost forced to abandon her if we are to be objective. But Kara's own arc within the ep redeems her (in a very dark way), so I didn't squirm as much as some fans evidently did. The 'brat' character is not one I'm always drawn to, but I did sympathise with Kat somewhat, despite that. So I think it was still a very successful episode.