"Battlestar Galactica" Marathon (1978-2009), a review by DJ Doena
Disc 1
Lost Planet of the Gods
Synopsis:My Opinion: It sounds a bit harsh but it would have been more realistic if they had killed at least one of the cadets. They're sitting in a Viper for the first time and yet they destroy an antire squadron of Cylon Raiders. But I really liked it that they made no (verbal) issue about them being woman, just rookies. But one could see that Starbuck and Apollo felt a bit uncomfortable because "things had changed".
Disc 2
Lost Planet of the Gods, Part 2
Synopsis: Baltar - who has been given a Basestar of his own - has been following the fleet for some time now. When they enter the void and he realizes that Adama plans to find Kobol, the planet from which the thirteen tribes set out. He develops a plan to lure the fleet into a trap. But for this he has to face Adama personally. But Lucifer - Baltar's cylon second-in-command - has plans of his own. Meanwhile Apollo and Serina have married and Adama has found Kobol. He hopes that it will help him finding Earth.
My Opinion: Lucifer is cool! He and Baltar are the perfect couple.
What I just complained about did happen in this episode: Serina was killed by a Cylon and Apollo has to raise Boxey alone.
But I liked Baltar's scheme, because it remained unclear to everyone (including the viewer) who he was trying to betray.
The Lost Warrior
Synopsis: Apollo tries to lure a cylon patrol away from the fleet and he succeeds. But then he runs out of fuel and has to land on a nearby planet. There he meets not only simple farmers but also a gangster and his henchman: Red Eye - a Cylon.
My Opinion: It's fascinating to see how many settlements lay between the twelve colonies and Earth (see following episode, too). Yet none of them seems aware of the war at all or hasn't heard that it was lost. But I liked that a Centurion was allowed to play a main role. And he was a great gunslinger. I liked it how his scanner always stopped the moment he shot someone. I remember his death/destruction very vividly because my VCR always overdrove when it played
that scene (It was to bright I believe).
The Long Patrol
Synopsis: Galactica and the fleet have just past a dust cloud and entered a new galaxy. Starbuck is about to leave for a recon mission for which he will use a modified Viper: Doubled speed but no weapons. And a new computer system. But before he departs he has a double date: Starbuck with Cassiopeia and Starbuck with Athena. Unfortunately his luck doesn't last and he gets lost in the new galaxy.
My Opinion: I liked this episode a lot for different reasons. First of all because it symbolizes the charm of the old show. Starbuck dating two women at the same time. Grandpa Adama having his grandson on his lap and telling stories of Earth - on the bridge of a Battlestar. Starbuck finding a treasure in the form of Ambrosia (a beverage) that's several hundred yahren old. But also the way they used astronomical terms (light speed, galaxy) without a care in the world.
But I had forgotten that it was Starbuck who found the drawing of our solar system in a prison cell. In the re-imagined series Starbuck paints a picture of the "Eye of Jupiter" which will be later discovered to be a pointer towards Earth.
(From "Battlestar Galactica" Marathon (1978-2009) on March 15th, 2009)
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May 19, 2024, 12:09:55 PM
(the other one was Dave).
