Sunday, May 25, 2008

The fifth and final.


If you have yet to see up to the May 20th airing of the show, beware of spoilers.

Well for those of you who do not know me, I am slightly obsessed with a television program called 'Battlestar Galactica'.  The show is pretty damn good, and in 2004 was claimed by Time magazine to be the best show on television (I think it was 2004).  The show can be described as a science fiction political drama.  Yeah, I know, sounds a bit ridiculous, but it is quite entertaining.

However, I have some problems with the last season and final currently airing on the Sci-Fi channel.  My problems are many, but the elephant in the room is, this last and final season is boring me to death.  We get it, Starbuck is crazy, Rosyln is filled with cancer, the four cylons on Galactica are confused, Baltar is useless, and the search for Earth is not looking so great.  We get it, damn.  We do not need nine episodes in a row reenforcing what we have grasped since episode one of this season.

The season has had its moments however, my favorite being actress Mary McDonnel in a less than convincing bald cap, the death of Callie, Gaeda's singing (laughable) and the ever so close return of Lucy Lawless as D'Anna.  However great these moments have been, it has not made up for a boring season.  I, as a fan, want to see healthier plot lines, unexpected twists and deviousness.  I feel neglected by the writers.  However, I am not going to stop watching.

Now, onto the the final cylon.  Who do you think it is?  I have one theory on who the final cylon might be.  I am leaning towards Helo played by Tahmoh Penikett.  My reasoning is based on the cancer of the beloved president.  If the blood from a half cylon half human is supposed to cure cancer than why did Hera's blood not work?!  Because Helo is a cylon.  Meaning, that the Chief's child with Callie is the one to save Rosyln and not Hera.

Who do you think is the fifth and final?

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