Battlestar Galactica: Exodus, Part 2

October 21st, 2006

Season 3, Episode 4

Battlestar Galactica: Exodus, Part 2

Battlestar Galactica Well the payoff of a huge space battle after the first three episodes finally came to pass. The insane rescue plan of Adama leads to an all-out battle with four Cylon base stars and the burnt-out shell of the Pegasus ramming directly into one of them. It was a bit predictable that Lee would come back to give the old man another lease on life, but still, the pull-back away from the surrounded, doomed Galactica and the Pegasus flying over with cannons-blazing was amazing… I eat this stuff up.

There is a large dose of belief suspension with the Galactica hurtling straight down through the atmosphere towards the human city, launching planes, and jumping away, but whatever.

The rest of the events are all little details, but the evacuation of New Caprica is a success. Baltar has a lot of soul-searching to do. The cylon-human hybrid baby Hera is taken away by Number 3. Starbuck escapes with a daughter who finds out isn’t really hers. What a mind screw, but I’m glad to think there will only be one hybrid baby to deal with.

Most depressing is how Tigh had to sacrifice his own wife because of her collusion with the Cylons. His emotional weariness, walking away from the impromptu celebration shows how even in war’s victory there are unavoidable and unbearable losses.

At show’s end, Adama finally gets a haircut and shaves off the gnarly mustache. I hope Lee will take this as a hint and go on a diet in the next episode.

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