Battlestar Galactica finale - excellent!
March 23rd 2009 06:05
For anyone who has been a part of the run, the anticipation was truly palpable. The final episode of what has been called the "best show on television" was worth the wait, and satisfying. Sure, fans will debate this or that for who knows how long. Some won't like the way the show ended. But for the most part, everyone I have talked to about it is happy with the Battlestar Galactica final episode.
I must admit I have been a little critical of the final season on one front, the overt religious overtones. Even that was closed out in a way I didn't find too unacceptable. The mythologies, the debate between those who followed "gods" or the "one true god" were explained by Gaius Baltar, who said "God is a force of nature." Good enough. The show didn't allow any religion the ability to claim god as their own.
As an Atheist I found that to be OK. Of course there are many things we don't know about that are yet to be explained. I look to science and reason to eventually explain them. That doesn't mean they won't be described as supernatural, at least until understood. A "force of nature" I can at least be open to in science fiction. A "god" I cannot.
Battlestar Galactica showcased exceptional writing from start, and the final episode was no exception. The framing of the end story was damn near perfect. Loose ends (for the most part) brought together, and a plot wrap that still leaves me in awe.
Of course, when the Galactica did it's final jump after saving Hera from the Cylon colony, you might have had an idea it would appear somewhere near our planet. Or did you? Earth was already discovered, and it was a nuclear wasteland.
I found it interesting that instead of wanting to build a city or bring any technology the survivors who made it to "our earth" decided to forego technology and go it old school, so to speak. And then send their ships hurtling into the sun. Talk about a fresh start!
And when the flash forward to present day came (150,000 years later) with the news report talking about "Mitochondrial Eve," the importance of Hera became apparent. Hera was the child born as a result of a human/child pairing, and was regarded by groups from both sides as crucial to their survival. Well done.
All in all, a television show that from it's inception challenged viewers to think, to question policy, preconditioned thought and their own religious dogmas, and to see conflict from both sides closed out by doing just those things. Writers unafraid to challenge conventional mores are refreshing indeed.
Battlestar Galactica went out on a high note, not sticking around long enough to "jump the shark." Look for the show to very quickly become part of the DVD libraries of science fiction fans everywhere.
I must admit I have been a little critical of the final season on one front, the overt religious overtones. Even that was closed out in a way I didn't find too unacceptable. The mythologies, the debate between those who followed "gods" or the "one true god" were explained by Gaius Baltar, who said "God is a force of nature." Good enough. The show didn't allow any religion the ability to claim god as their own.
As an Atheist I found that to be OK. Of course there are many things we don't know about that are yet to be explained. I look to science and reason to eventually explain them. That doesn't mean they won't be described as supernatural, at least until understood. A "force of nature" I can at least be open to in science fiction. A "god" I cannot.
Battlestar Galactica showcased exceptional writing from start, and the final episode was no exception. The framing of the end story was damn near perfect. Loose ends (for the most part) brought together, and a plot wrap that still leaves me in awe.
Of course, when the Galactica did it's final jump after saving Hera from the Cylon colony, you might have had an idea it would appear somewhere near our planet. Or did you? Earth was already discovered, and it was a nuclear wasteland.
I found it interesting that instead of wanting to build a city or bring any technology the survivors who made it to "our earth" decided to forego technology and go it old school, so to speak. And then send their ships hurtling into the sun. Talk about a fresh start!
And when the flash forward to present day came (150,000 years later) with the news report talking about "Mitochondrial Eve," the importance of Hera became apparent. Hera was the child born as a result of a human/child pairing, and was regarded by groups from both sides as crucial to their survival. Well done.
All in all, a television show that from it's inception challenged viewers to think, to question policy, preconditioned thought and their own religious dogmas, and to see conflict from both sides closed out by doing just those things. Writers unafraid to challenge conventional mores are refreshing indeed.
Battlestar Galactica went out on a high note, not sticking around long enough to "jump the shark." Look for the show to very quickly become part of the DVD libraries of science fiction fans everywhere.
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