The show has always given a sense that it’s willing to dispense with vital parts of its premise for an episode or two.
The tenuous human/Cylon alliance, in this moment, makes sense.
After two episodes full of deliberate but pulse-quickening pacing, “Sine Qua Non” feels a little scattered.
The episode zip along with verve, finding little time for the character moments the last few episodes have been filled with.
What is it about science fiction that makes it a genre uniquely qualified to concern itself with ideas and questions about the afterlife?
I don’t know another way to say this, so I’m just gonna get it out there.
This is probably one of those episodes that most of the diehard fans will hate because it’s a little strange.
“The Ties That Bind” is probably the most Cally-centric episode of the show’s run.
It sets what must be all of the remaining plot wheels for the series’s end game in motion.
The episode wasn’t a slam-bang premiere, outside of its opening space battle.
Callis, who’s held some of this season together with his performance, was essentially comic relief in this episode.
The episode felt shot through with the weight of time passed and the regrets incumbent in such a scenario.
Pervasive grief permeates every frame of Battlestar Galactica’s latest.
Starbuck’s death resonated with the characters who cared about her most.
The episode was wonkier than usual for the series.
It’s been 49 days since the last Cylon sighting, and in that respite from battle, the characters have allowed themselves a little time to breathe.
“Woman King” was strengthened by the central performance of Tahmoh Penikett.
The season, so far, has given some of the show’s less-heralded players some good material to work with.
The season’s most ambitious gambit is its attempt to get the viewers to shift their loyalties, ever so briefly, to the side of the Cylons.
The show has always shown a surprising willingness to just jump into situations in medias res when it suits the story