Goodbye, Battlestar Galactica
After watching the BSG finale last weekend, I filled a notepad with everything I was thinking or thought of in response. I then despaired because (a) I couldn’t talk about them online without risking spoilers, and (b) I don’t really know anyone outside the Internet who watched the show. So the best solution I can come up with is to say that you might think this post contains SPOILERS for Battlestar Galactica, but it’s pretty much just going to be a list of general, vague statements.
Other stories the BSG made me think of:
- C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Things to think about after BSG:
- Marshall McLuhan’s “the medium is the message” in BSG
- Is history a loop, a spiral, or a straight line?
- “All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again” vs. the idea “we can change”
- Attempting to apply recorded prophecy fails, but new prophecies succeed
- Show in light of end: purgatory. Ending in light of show: debate on free will vs. fate
- God, gods, or other force of nature – what’s going on behind the scenes?
- Are fate and God separate (and sometimes opposed) entities?
I think that was vague enough to avoid spoilering anything. If you’re still here, I’ve got a question for you. In Cowboy Bebop, episodes 1 & 5 are usually the “get people hooked” episodes. What are the “get people hooked” episodes for BSG? What episode would you show a friend to help them get a feel for the show and make them want to watch the rest, without confusing them? This may or may not be the pilot. If you’ve got an answer, put it in the comments.