I’ll admit to not having watched Battlestar Galactica since some time early in the second season. Just…well, if you’re not having the greatest time in your life, watching a show that’s consistently doom and gloom isn’t particularly fun. However, given that many of the fannish folk I know do love the show and were looking forward to this event with a mixture of dread and anticipation, and since my plans for Friday evening fell through, I curled up on the couch with my knitting ready to watch. (And, yes, I’m a geek of the female persuasion, have been most of my life, and, yes, I’m one of those folk who ship.)
I have to say I do have a tremendous amount of respect for the folks behind this show; they knew where they were going and they stuck to it, even if that wasn’t the most accessible or broadly appealing path to take. They didn’t shy away from the metaphysical/religious aspect of what they were doing, either, for which I definitely have to give them props. Watching this finale wasn’t enough to make me want to run out and buy the DVDs to catch up with what I miss (though the mini-series is on my to-buy list), but it was enough to make me consider watching Battlestar Galactica: The Plan when SciFi SyFy (and there’s such a rant I could make about that name change) runs it in the fall.
Want a detailed account about the finale and why it was brilliant/completely sucked? You can find that most places on the web and since I didn’t watch most of the series, I don’t feel qualified to deliver one of those screeds — and you probably don’t need to hear one. If you’re looking for a positive post, try Peter David’s account. If you want pure vitriol, there’s Jacob’s review on TWOP. (Apparently most of the people reading his review don’t agree; they’ve giving it an A- on the poll system.)
For myself, I enjoyed the show and it was a good way to spend the evening — though, yeah, I did have a few Douglas Adams flashbacks toward the end. Best line of the show, though? “You can see them?” Six and Baltar, still one of my faves, even after 150,000 years.