I finished Battlestar. Yes I literally watched the entire series in like 2 weeks. A very well done show, and the ending was kind of bittersweet, but good.
Theres going to be some SPOILERS AHEAD.
I can't believe they actually managed to get you to downright loathe some characters at the beginning of the show, to liking them by the end (i.e. Baltar, Caprica 6, President Roslin (There were some times I woulda smacked a ***** cancer or not)). I mean I friggin despised Baltar and Caprica 6 and I despised their angelic counterparts and their obscure prophecy and direction even more.
The Angels i think because they were all doom and gloom, but in the end they really did have everyones best interest in mind. Baltar did redeem himself to me in the end, because you know what a self serving ass hat he is, and in the end defies the 6 spirit, and goes on the suicide mission with Caprica 6 (which obviously I am assuming she intended as a testament to his new found character).
I like how the series actually managed to almost control your allegiance at certain points in the series. i.e. at certain points rooting for the cylons at certain points the humans. The show was an excellent social commentary, much like the original star trek. Such as negative/positive consequences for both traditionally liberal and conservative ideals. i.e.humans horrible treatment and misjudgement of Athena based on their traditional view of cylons and her ultimate unwavering loyalty to the humans even after that. Made me become a cylon hippie, and I would have welcomed Boomer back with open arms in the ep she "rescued" Ellen and brought her too galactica, only to have me realize that was naive and she was a total *****. Athena and Boomer were both complicated characters in that one hadnt lived with humans at all (until seducing helo in an experiment) and ended up being the cylon (that wasnt one of the final 5) to integrate with humans first. Whereas Boomer who had years of genuine human interaction and relationships, flat out abandoned her humanity after initial resistance.
My favorite characters in the series would have to have been the chief and Helo. Maybe I have a thing for Grace Park so my favorite characters were ones that banged her in the series.
I really felt bad for Apollo at the end of the series, the poor bastard lost everything near and dear to him, including his father who apparently intended to live out his days as a hermit. Same goes for the Chief.
