BSG Review (mini-season + eps 1-7 of S1)

[falafel_musings]

Phew! I've been having a bit of a BSG marthon over the past week. First of all let me say a big thanks to jelly, lune, pace, etc who have been pushing me to watch it for ages. I'm just sorry I took so long for me to get into the loop! So last night I watched through to 'Six degrees of Seperation' which was probably my favourite ep so far. So it's

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[falafel_musings]

Wow! Thanks big time for all the info! I'm not really worried about spoilers. Knowing there is good stuff coming up will give me more drive to watch. But I can't see myself slogging through the whole thing. It's not BSGs fault though. Maybe Lost has put me off long running American TV series for good?! I don't feel so willing to dedicate my time to these shows. I really don't think the shipper side will ever appeal to me.

Which are your favourite Baltar and Baltar/Felix eps?? Just asking because I'm still not keen on watching so many eps and only skipping a few. Apart from anything else I am finding watching things off my laptop screen a drag.

[cylune9]

Unfinished Business (lune would hate me for saying that,

whaaaaa'??? I hate you. >:(

Like pace said, the show is very serialized and you can't fully appreciate the impact of an episode without knowing the history. There are some you can skip though - Hero, Black Market and The Woman King are the obvious. In fact, I would encourage you to skip them. You could skip Final Cut... The must-see are usually the season finales, the premieres and the mid-season "cliffhangers": Pegasus/Resurrection Ship & Eye of Jupiter/Rapture.

The best Gaius/Felix episodes are all in season 3 - Precipice, Exodus Part II, Taking A Break from All Your Worries and Crossroad Part II. And although they don't share any scenes in Collaborators & Torn, they somewhat live parallel experiences.

My favorite episodes that you haven't seen yet are: The Hand of God, Kobol's Last Gleaming, the 3 Pegasus episodes, Exodus Part II, Collaborators, Unfinished Business & Guess What's Coming to Dinner.

[cylune9]

I love you too ;)

[falafel_musings]

Thank you so much for your favourite ep recs, lune! You and I have similar taste so I'm sure I'll rate the ones you rate. I'll definitely watch the premires/finales/Gaius&Felix eps - if I can get the players to bloody work for me! I'm not really into the shipper stuff, but so far it is preferable to Lost triangle shipping (but then...so is root canal work).