Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak Part 1 and Part 2
My expectations for the Battlestar Galactica finale was so high that whatever they did with the final episode, I was going to be disappointed. Even with a 3 hour finale split over 2 parts, there was no way that the final farewell could possibly eclipse BSG’s finest episodes. So yes, I was disappointed, but also satisfied because while “Daybreak” was at times predictable and left some loose ends hanging, it was also a fond farewell to a beloved series and has many of those little scenes that make BSG the best show on TV.
While i do not, as a general rule review specific episodes of TV shows, Daybreak is the final episode of favorite show so i think of this as a final sendoff. To me the flashback sequences were a mixed bag, and i felt Roslin’s sequence to be the weakest. Several things bugged me, including the non-resolution of Kara’s plotline, although a part of me was happy that they left it ambiguous because there was no way they could possibly explain Kara’s rebirth without resorting to convoluted logic.
The final hour of the show was an extended epilogue and while Moore gets a tad heavy handed in the end and the overlong epilogue has much the same flaws of Return of the King, I did not want it to end. It has been such a long journey that it feels fitting that we get more time with the memorable cast if only to give closure.
In many ways, the themes of science v faith was at hand in this episodes and BSG suggests a divine hand guiding us to our destiny. But it is not a God which we may understand by a Judeo-Christian faith, nor one who wants to be called god. It is more of a spiritual force, a force of nature as Gaius Balthar might say.
I was happy with the final episode of Battlestar Galactica. It did not meet my expectations, but i did not expect it to. It was a satisfactory farewell that tied up most of the loose ends even as it left some questions unanswered. Much like the flawed nature of humans, the final episode of BSG while flawed retained many of the elements that made it the most thought-provoking, challenging and morally ambiguous show today. Well done, Battlestar Galactica. I’ll miss you.
So Say We All!
