I honestly think that it is a historical moment for Television history.
Battlestar Galactica, a show which many people thought would be just another sci fi show for geeks has proved itself worthy as a masterful piece of epic storytelling.
Daybreak Part II, the Finale.
I am still reeling from it, the story itself is action packed, intricate, tragic, optimistic and epic. I am not going to go too in depth with the synopsis of this episode since anyone who reads this will have undoubtedly already seen it. If not, STOP now!
The birth of our current civilisation, I always hoped that Battlestar Galactica would somehow make us all the end result of the story and it certainly appears that the 'earth' they previously found was a clever piece of mis-direction by the writing staff. I liked how they all 'seeded' the planet by landing groups of people in various continents.
Kara is an angel, or something like it. I like that. Religion has always been a big part of the Battlestar Galactica universe so why not.
Did Galen go to Scotland? he said he found an island with highlands and no people. Well since I am a Scot, I quite like the idea that one of my ancestors is a Cylon engineer. Us Scots are very clever you know and now we know why :-)
The scene with Laura and Adama in the Raptor as they fly over the flamingos in Africa was very touching and emotional. It was a tragic end to their own personal story and very fitting given that their destination has finally been reached.
Am I the only one who feels a great sense of loss that this show is over?
Sci Fi Stuff.
I decided to take the official wallpaper of the Brand New Starship Enterprise from the Star Trek Movie site and see if I could improve on it since I thought the original was a bit fuzzy and boring.
Sci Fi Stuff
I honestly think that it is a historical moment for Television history.
Did Galen go to Scotland? he said he found an island with highlands and no people. Well since I am a Scot, I quite like the idea that one of my ancestors is a Cylon engineer. Us Scots are very clever you know and now we know why :-)
So, the first part of the finale has aired with 2 more parts to go then....um, well. That's it. The greatest TV show ever has ended and lets hope to the gods the ending lives up to the standard that Battlestar has set for itself.
The military recon and tactical set up for the assault on the 'colony' was very good but those shots of the 'colony' looked like something out of Babylon 5 (a sci fi classic) and not very Battlestar-ish. Obviously the galactica is going out in a blaze of glory and this, I am sure, will be amazing, but what after that?
Either way, I eagerly anticipate the finale with bated breath. Come on Battlestar, its been a bit weird this last few episodes but we know that you can end this in an Epic fashion.
Let's face it, Battlestar Galactica is falling apart. The ship, that is.
SPOILERS!
This whole part of the episode was good but very slow in places. Another story in the episode is about Boomer and her fate to be extradited to the Cylon baseship. The Cylons want her to be put on trial and executed for siding with Cavil in the Cylon civil war. President Roslins agrees but Chief Tyrol wants to help her. He re-connects with her in a very emotional way and via Cylon projection, Boomer shows the Chief her virtual house that she retreats to within her head.
Chief Tyrol helps Boomer escape by essentially 'swapping' her for another '8' model and Boomer escapes Galactica in a Raptor but not before stealing Hera and blowing a hole in the side of the already deteriorating Battlestar by using her FTL drive too close to the hull.
Great episode...... but this close to the end I hope for some major developments from the last 3 episodes!
