Battlestar Galactica Series Finale: The Eulogy

“Daybreak pt 2″
And that’s that. Five years of sifting through false mythology and conflicting prophecies and in the end, we find out this was the lost episode of “Touched By An Angel.” Jeez.
It was no surprise to me that the series finale would strike me as much of the show did over its run as [...]

Battlestar Galactica season 4 ep 19: Flashback Flashdance

“Daybreak Pt. 1″
I don’t really know how to sum up the beginning of the BSG finale than with a comment in the latest BSG thread over at the AV Club. To paraphrase: it’s an info-dump with explosions!
The explosions, mostly from blaster fire but some probably from STARTLING REVELATIONS, will come next week in the [...]

Battlestar Galactica Ep 4 16: Why Are Mommy and Daddy Fighting?

“Deadlock”
This week’s run slowed the pace to allow for an acting exercise. Teetering on the edge of melodrama (and ultimately falling in), Ellen Tigh returned to the Galactica and her eons long love to find he’s going to be a papa with Caprica Six. Meanwhile, Tyrol has introduced Cylon technology to the ship itself.
Ellen was [...]

Battlestar Galactica ep 4 15: I’m Only Human

“No Exit”
(this is more recap than review, btw)
At least it’s getting a little more interesting now. This was basically another set up episode, in which though a couple of questions about the convoluted origins of the Cylons were explained, a little.
Sam took one to the dome last week and now surgery is necessary to remove [...]

Battlestar Galactica ep 4 14: OMG! You Killed the Quorum! You Bastard!

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Generally I despise the way politics are presented in speculative fiction, at least on the big and small screens. They are usually gutless – no more so than other forms of fiction – unwilling to take a side on issues, and “extremists,” like BSG’s Zarek, are presented as ultimately self-interested power grabbers who take well-meaning [...]

Battlestar Galactica: Episode 4 13: Blastin’ Fools

And so the mutiny against the fleet has begun, as Gaeta shows how much weight he carries by single handedly making it possible, providing an escape from jail for Zarek, getting weapons to the mutineers to dismantling the ship’s communication systems.
This episode was mostly action and leaves little to discuss or haggle about. As [...]

Battlestar Galactica Ep. 4 12: Head Em Up, Move Em Out

“Disquiet of My Soul”
After the season opening despair and angst, BSG set about setting up conflicts and rectifying a wrong from last season’s plot twists.
After Adama loaded up the wagons and pointed his fleet towards a star, the crew settled down to personal matters, what with Roslin deciding to go commando with her hair [...]

Battlestar Galactica – Season 4 Ep 11: I’m a Cylon, You’re a Cylon, too!

“Sometimes a Great Notion”
After the “Earth” the rag tag fleet discovered turned out to be an Earth formerly populated by Cylons, the whole revelation of the final Cylon seemed irrelevant. That revelation was, like most of the scenes in the opening bell of the final season of the show, another piece of the puzzle.
And [...]

Battlestar Galactica: Season Four, Ep 1

Well, I managed to do an entire season for The Wire so I’ll try with BSG as another series heads towards the exits.
I’ve found BSG to be a mixed bag. I hated it after the first season, but gave it one more chance and found rewards with a decent season two. The writers and actors [...]

Battlestar Galactica: Season finale. Shark. Jumped?

I thought the series made some strides this season, living up to the accolades that have been laid on thick this season. Focusing on the characters portrayed by the strongest actors (Tighe, Baltar) was a smart move. Smarter still was the move away from the sad little love triangles (even though those triangles may prove [...]