Hee. Yes, there are a quite a few benefits to shifting the focus to Ballard. More Tahmoh is just one of them. (I never watched BSG, so I'm discovering him for the first time!) It also helps that the Paul Ballard scene are the most Joss-ish, with the wisecracks and the banter. He just needs a couple more people who won't be ultimately turn out to be dolls to interact with.