Perception borrows from just about every other procedural with an overly idiosyncratic, troubled central protagonist.
The series finale is about as audacious and ambitious a piece of television as I’ve ever seen.
If I have one concern about the finale next week, it’s that the show will not be able to find an ultimate meaning for the character of Baltar.
To a real degree, I’m willing to give the show a lot of slack because it’s a story still in search of an ending.
Genre fiction requires the infodump.
Battlestar has always had a weakness for Big! Shocking! Moments! that turn out to just be dreams.
The episode is like a primer as to why we came to love all of these characters in the first place.
The ensemble of players, above everything else, is what makes Battlestar Galactica come to life.
The episode is probably going to piss off a lot of fans, especially coming this late in the show’s run.
Battlestar Galactica gets a reputation for being a dark show, and some of that is well-deserved.
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.
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.
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.
The season, so far, has given some of the show’s less-heralded players some good material to work with.
The show has always shown a surprising willingness to just jump into situations in medias res when it suits the story