BSG just finished its second season, and this finale was just superb. The writers keep coming up with really fresh yet believable story lines, and the actors deliver their roles with dramatic impact.
That's what makes this such a great show-- it's driven by intense acting and intricately woven plots with plenty of twists and turns. Not once does a character solve a problem with some obscure techno-gadget or are all the world's problems solved in the last five minutes of the episode. In BSG, a story may develop over several episodes. Some characters only resurface every once in a while just to shake things up.
The Season 1 finale ended with Adama being shot by a friendly character who turned out to be a Cylon but didn't know it. You knew he had to survive, but the real question was what would happen to the rest of the fleet when the "boss" was out of commission?
This time, about 3/4 through the episode, the entire story is hurled into unknown territory- over a year into the future. Just when everyone had settled down and gotten used to not being pursued by Cylons, suddenly they get a surprise visit from their robot-human-hybrid adversaries. No one is prepared and the Cylons take over easily. The fleet escapes, leaving the remains of humanity as prisoners. Reminds me of a story line from the old Robotech cartoon series.
If you missed this, you have to look for reruns on the SciFi Channel or download it from iTunes. Here is a great review of the final episode on IGN.com
Season 3 is in October. Can't wait.
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