Frak! The Last Frakking BSG!

Tonight, the Sci-Fi Channel will bring their glorious epic space drama, Battlestar Galactica, to a close with the two-hour and 11 minute finale, “Daybreak Pt. 2,” which is a continuation of last week’s “Daybreak Pt. 1.”  I can’t tell you how sad I am to see this show end.  Aside from it being one of the most brilliantly written and acted shows in history (says not only me, but scores upon scores of critics), it’s the first show that I’ve ever followed from the very beginning, back before it had much of a following.  I remember being a R.A. when I was sophomore in college and watching the new episodes on Friday nights, writing up any punk ass who had the audacity to intrude on my BSG time.  Then, in my junior and senior years, I upped the ante by not only writing up said punk asses, but doing everything in my power to get them kicked off of campus for disturbing my weekly BSG viewing.  All such adjudications were overturned by my boss.  Oh well.  He must not have been a BSG fan, or else he would have understood.

But the fact of the matter is, I have seen every episode, watched the characters grow and the plot become more intricate, and endured every mid-season and season-ending cliffhanger.  It’s the first and only show I’ve ever followed from beginning to end, and I am seriously bummed that it’s coming to a close.  The good thing is that the show is ending on its own terms; it isn’t being cancelled or drawn out by the network in hopes to put more money in their pockets.  The writers have a story, and they’ve been able to tell their story the way they wanted to from beginning to end.   Even though the show is ending, I can’t help but be glad that it’s ending on the top of its game.

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Here are some of my favorite BSG moments in no particular order.  All you fellow junkies feel free to share yours.  

–The season 1 finale when Boomer’s Cylon side was activated and she put two rounds in Commander Adama’s chest.

–”33,” when the Colonial Fleet was forced to jump every 33 minutes to evade a Cylon attack.

–The “One Year Later” flash forward in the season 2 finale when the Cylons invaded and took over New Caprica.  

–When Tyrol and Helo smashed Lt. Thorne’s brains to bits after he tried interrogating Sharon.

–”Exodus Pt. 2″–that episode was more bad ass than most sci-fi movies to come out in several years.

–The death of Starbuck.  That was frakking sad.

–When it was revealed that Col. Tigh, Sam Anders, Chief Tyrol, and Tori were all Cylons.  Double whammy–Starbuck’s not dead!

–Galctica and Pegasus teaming up to blow the resurrection ship to smithereens.  Wow.

–The character development of Gaius Baltar.  Enough said.

–The image of a mushroom-cloud plagued Caprica in the miniseries.

–Surprise!  Earth is a nuclear wasteland!  

–All of season 4, “No Exit” in particular.

–Adama’s rousing speech in “Daybreak Pt. 1.”  

–Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek futilely trying to take over the Colonial Fleet.  Those were two of the series’ finest, most exciting episodes.

Again, feel free to share your favorite BSG memories, and make sure you catch BSG tonight at 7 p.m. MST on the Sci-Fi Channel.  

If I’m in a bad mood for the next few weeks, you’ll know why.