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7 Reasons to Watch the Last 10 Episodes of “Battlestar Galactic

by darreno on January 6th, 2009

OK, so Letterman had the cast on to give a sarcastic top ten list of reasons to watch the last season of “Battlestar Galactica”  while back.

Here’s my 7 reasons to watch the final 10 episodes of “BSG,” the show that Newsweek said “captures better than any other TV drama of the past eight years the fear, uncertainty and moral ambiguity of the post-9/11 world” an that “always finds ways to challenge the audience’s beliefs.”

“BSG” will undoubtedly be ready for torrenting on late on January 16th. Stoked.

1. To discover if the armistice between Lee and D’Anna will hold
A minor point here in the overhaul plot and narrative of the series, but I’m still eager to learn if D’Anna really will hold up her end of the truce and help the Galactican’s get to earth.

2. To listen to old Eye-patched frak a few more times
The only thing that comes close to as much fun as hearing Colonel Tigh growl his trademark “frak me” might be “The Wire’s” Senator Clay Davis’ incantation of his catchphrase “Shiiiiiidddddd.” I know I’m sure going to miss telling everyone I know to “go frak themselves” for three days after each episode. Tom Cruise, you and your Valkyrie eye patch got nothing on this one. Big Saul had his eye popped out by a Cyclon, you just had yours blown out in a blast. Pussy fraker.

3. To find out if Thrace and her Viper have fulfilled the prophecy
A spaceship that communicates with the almighty and can fulfill a divine prophecy that Kara will lead her people to Earth? Uhm, suuuure. I suppose if 2 billion people believe a man was reborn after three days and ascended into heaven to save our souls, a prophetic viper isn’t all that implausible. N’est pas? No matter, I need to know.

4. To learn who is the last of the final 5?
Anders, Tyrol, Athena/Boomer, Tory and Tigh have all been outed as four of the final five humanoid Cylons, but we know there are 13 in all. Who, or what, is the last of the final five? Thrace? Lee Adama? Baltar? Or someone we’ve not yet been introduced to? It just better not be some dumb-ass Gobots/G-Force pseudo Holy Trinity type thing where they all join together to make up the fifth. That will really piss me off. You hear me Ronald Moore?

5. To follow the humans’ conversion to Cylon monotheism with Baltar as their messiah and live happily ever after
I’m not buying this hypothesis for a minute. Sure, the humans may cast off their plurality of gods, but I don’t think they will be holding hands with the Cylons round the family Christmas dinner table anytime soon. The Cylons are done for, they’ve served their purpose to humanity: helped them reach Earth and acted as the catalyst for its adoption of a Christian-like monotheism. And since their last Resurrection ship is gone bye-bye, my predication is so too will the last of the humanoid Cylons. Buh-bye.

6. To see if they have really reached a destroyed, scorched Earth
But is it really Earth, the scorched, irradiated planet they discovered at the mid-season point? If it is, then put another feather in the hat of this brilliantly, apocalyptic series. Nothing comes easy to these poor souls. We all assumed they would discover Earth, and the welcome arms of mankind, in the final episode. Who knew it was “gonna go all ‘Planet of the Apes’” on us?

7. To watch sexy Cylons, of course.
Last but not least the reason I began watching this series in the first place is the final reason I want to watch the final 10 episodes: Smokin’ hot Cylons. Thankfully the producers were smart enough to cast Tricia Helfer, Lucy Lawless and Grace Park and not the hideous mugs of the likes of Kathy Griffin or Sandra Oh as our lovable Cylons. w00t Ron Moore.

Prepare to jump.

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