RTTP: Battlestar Galactica 2004 - Unmarked Spoilers

[SeanBoocock]

That has to be one of the most emotionally intense moments I've ever experienced in a TV series.

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Yeah that beat was the biggest gut punch and tearjerker in an episode full of them, at least for me.

BSG is my easily my favorite sci-fi series and competes with Lost (maybe Rome as well) for all time favorite regardless of genre. My favorite science fiction understands that the character drama is the important bit. In those stories the sci-fi setting exists as scaffolding to push characters in unique ways and explore aspects of the human condition that would be impossible otherwise.

 

[It’s Reyn Time!]

It really could have used a story bible from day one that they stuck to.

"Lets make Chief is a Cylon. Crap he had a kid with Cally. We can't have two Human/Cylon hybrids. We'll have to make it so Cally cheated on him with *draws name from a hat* Hot dog? Meh whatever".

I also wish Gaius' nudging from god had a more clear impact getting them to the final destination. Like that one episode where Gaius was told to give the poor people food and his cult got mad at him. He said they would be rewarded. Somehow, giving the poor people food caused his cult to get a bunch of guns and they were like "wow, you were right. We were rewarded". How did the poor people getting fed and/or his cult having guns help get them to their destination?

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I took it to be a test for Gaius personally - here you have everything your old self ever wanted - beautiful women hanging on your every word, respect and admiration, the safety and security of being surrounded by armed people who will die for you, being revered, having political and military power... or walk away from all of that and risk your life to save a child.

 

[DrForester]

The only thing I would change about the end is cut the epilogue. Just end it with that scene of Adama looking out over the plains.

That has to be one of the most emotionally intense moments I've ever experienced in a TV series.

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It certainly softened me on Baltar a bit, but for the last episode, the gut punch was that goodbye scene with Adama, Lee and Kara.



Then again with Adama and Roslyn.

 

[Charlotte Lucas]

BSG was a great show and had a beautiful soundtrack. While the ending didn't sour me on the entire series, I haven't watched it since it aired.

I also watched DS9 after this and it was fun noticing all the similarities.

 

[exodus]

Then again with Adama and Roslyn.

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Adama and Roslyn is the biggest gut punch in the series. Adama finally gets a chance to settle and experience happiness and Roslyn just dies. Hurts every time I watch it.

 

[DrForester]

BSG was a great show and had a beautiful soundtrack. While the ending didn't sour me on the entire series, I haven't watched it since it aired.

I also watched DS9 after this and it was fun noticing all the similarities.

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Rewatch Voyager before you do your next rewatch. Imagining Ron Moore just noping the fuck out of Voyager and going to make his own Sci-Fi show about a ship stranded on it's own, but with blackjack and hookers, is so satisfying.

 

[Charlotte Lucas]

Rewatch Voyager before you do your next rewatch. Imagining Ron Moore just noping the fuck out of Voyager and going to make his own Sci-Fi show about a ship stranded on it's own, but with blackjack and hookers, is so satisfying.

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Yeah, I'll probably try to finish Voyager before watching BSG again. Gods help me I'll finish that freaking show one day.

I have some issues with BSG, but boy did it execute its concept better. Never have I seen a show abandon its premise as fast as Voyager did.

 

[Btmmayor]

"Lets make Chief is a Cylon. Crap he had a kid with Cally. We can't have two Human/Cylon hybrids. We'll have to make it so Cally cheated on him with *draws name from a hat* Hot dog? Meh whatever".

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Isnt it hinted very early on that the chief may be a cylon with his strange visions and the visit from priest Cavil?

 

[Deleted member 8860]

Isnt it hinted very early on that the chief may be a cylon with his strange visions and the visit from priest Cavil?

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Not really. Cavil's just trying to sow doubt, and he banks on Tyrol's stress-induced nightmare.

In any case, the writers have been clear that they decided upon the Final Five only shortly before the reveal and only on the basis of what would make for the most interesting future stories. In fact, I believe either Eick or Moore explicitly mentioned in the aftershow podcast that they retroactively made Nicky Hot Dog's biological son simply because they realized Hera wouldn't otherwise be the only half-human half-Cylon.

The writers' strike really hurt the plotting of season four, but the writers were already winging it in season three. The series/story bible got them through New Caprica, but after that...

(To be fair, Black Market is the worst episode of the series, and it's from season 2.)

 

[Sheng Long]

Loved it all. Especially the ending.

 

[Podge293]

(To be fair, Black Market is the worst episode of the series, and it's from season 2.)

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This right here is correct.

Such a terrible episode

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Show is so good. And Katee Sackhoff is so hot.

 

[It’s Reyn Time!]

Just finished my rewatch a few nights ago. I swear that stretch between the rescue from New Caprica and the end of season 3 becomes better each time I watch it. I remember it dragging so much when I first watched it and now it's packed with great character stuff.

I'm curious what form the supposed film rereboot will take if they ever settle on a writer.

 

[RedHoodedOwl]

Syfy is currently airing a nearly week-long marathon.