Battlestar is turning too much into a soap opera, the whole Starbuck, Apollo, Sam and Dee love square is really annoying, after the first four episodes of this season which I thought were the greatest episodes of the entire series ,they were so good that those four episodes could have been pulled out and released as a separate movie, the show has gone downhill since 5th episode, the last three episodes would have been good had they not tried to force that Apollo-Starbuck soap opera on us, anyways I really hope that the show picks up again.
I agree with your assessment of Battlestar, lost-fan. After the 5th episode of the season, the writers essentially worked to "reset" the story to before last season's cliffhanger. First they get rid of the Pegasus. Then Tigh goes from being the drunk outcast to being back as XO. Not to mention to what logically happened to Apollo and Helo, ranking wise. How does a Battlestar Commander (Apollo) suddenly end up as Captain? And Helo goes from Lt. Commander and XO to one week Captain, and then the next week LT., and then last week Captain again. Those seem like demotions to me, and not very consistent ones at that. Starbuck leaves her husband, nullifying that marriage. Roslin ends up as President again, even though Tom Zarek was the Vice President, and it goes against character for him to so willingly give up power. What about Sharon? She goes from cylon prisoner to accepted fighter pilot again. The only seemingly long standing change to the series (Baltar being with the Cylons) was also reversed 2 episodes ago when he was brought back to the Galactica. My prediction is that they will find some reason to make him the fleet's scientist again, completing the reseting of the series back to the beginning. This all begs the question, what was the point of last season's great finale, or the 1st 4 episodes of this season. The writers are obviously afraid to take this show in exciting new directions, and that is the reason why the show feels stagnant. From the ratings, it seems like a lot of fans feel the same way.
The writers are obviously afraid to take this show in exciting new directions, and that is the reason why the show feels stagnant. From the ratings, it seems like a lot of fans feel the same way.
You're kidding right? The show is nothing like it was in the beginning. Season three is as different from season two as two was from one. I think the problem many fans are having is the show changes pace too much.
Originally posted by Chricton: You're kidding right? The show is nothing like it was in the beginning. Season three is as different from season two as two was from one. I think the problem many fans are having is the show changes pace too much.
The have moved the show to exactly where it was in season two from the 5th episode. One thing that was great about that 1 year jump was that for a few episodes that the story was finally going somewhere, episodes like Hero, Unfinished Business, The Passage, Taking a Break from All Your Worries, The Woman King are exactly like the eppys they had in S2 which are self contained stories which nothing to progress the overall plot. And from what I've read about the next episode it sounds really crappy.
Season 3 is different from season 1? Hmmm....lets look at the evidence.
Season 1: The fleet is led by a lone battlestar - The Galactica. Laura Roslin is President by default - not by election. Apollo and Starbuck dance around their attraction for each other all season. Sharon (a cylon) is a respected pilot in the fleet. Tigh, a drunk, is the respected XO of the Galactica. Baltar, as crazy as he is, is the ship's scientist and living aboard the Galactica (With Six in his head)
Season 2 does take some different turns I admit that. But then we have Season 3:
The fleet is led by a lone battlestar - The Galactica. Laura Roslin is President by default - not by election. Apollo and Starbuck dance around their attraction for each other all season. Sharon (a cylon) is a respected pilot in the fleet. Tigh, a drunk, is the respected XO of the Galactica. Baltar, as crazy as he is, though not the ship's scientist YET, is back, alive on the Galactica with Six talking to him in his head.
Hmmmmm.....looks like they are recycling the same plots to me.
