I just finished watching it. Not sure how I feel about it... still processing.
I did like it, though it's hard to articulate why. I feel faintly... annoyed in some ways. Sort of like when you have a friend that keeps doing some stupid self-destructive behavior, and it's painful to see. But at the same time, it is who they are, and you choose to accept it (even if you don't like it, even if you try to change it) because you're their friend, and it's part of who they are. They are a package deal.
I don't understand why so many of the characters abandoned each other, either. I don't understand why Kara left/disappeared. I guess she served her purpose, and that's what kept her going? It feels satisfying in a way because it seems deeply consistent with who she was; she was all about finding and fulfilling that purpose. And I can kind of relate to that. But also a little empty, like... man, isn't that kind of the easy way out? Isn't the hard part finding a new purpose in life?
I guess this is a philosophical difference I have with the show. Being an atheist, I don't think there's any intention behind the universe, so any sense of purpose we have is self-made. It has to be, because there's no other place for it to come from. But in the theist, predestined BSG universe, some people have special, externally-defined destinies. Purpose isn't something you make for yourself, so when yours is complete, there's (by definition) no point in going on.
I feel a little disappointed at how significant and open-ended the mysticism was in the overall storyline, like with the Gaius/Caprica angels and Kara's (and her raptor's) mysterious resurrection. But... meh. The show was awesome enough to make up for it, I guess. I didn't feel too beaten over the head with it, it just... was.
I don't understand why Galen, Adama, and Starbuck all chose to live/be/die alone. Why not just commit suicide and be done with it? I guess it kind of goes back to that purpose thing for Adama and Starbuck, but the Galen bit just confused me.
All that said, I do feel "satisfied enough" with the ending overall, though I can't actually figure out why. :-) I liked that the humans and cylons found a way to co-exist peacefully.
I did like it, though it's hard to articulate why. I feel faintly... annoyed in some ways. Sort of like when you have a friend that keeps doing some stupid self-destructive behavior, and it's painful to see. But at the same time, it is who they are, and you choose to accept it (even if you don't like it, even if you try to change it) because you're their friend, and it's part of who they are. They are a package deal.
I don't understand why so many of the characters abandoned each other, either. I don't understand why Kara left/disappeared. I guess she served her purpose, and that's what kept her going? It feels satisfying in a way because it seems deeply consistent with who she was; she was all about finding and fulfilling that purpose. And I can kind of relate to that. But also a little empty, like... man, isn't that kind of the easy way out? Isn't the hard part finding a new purpose in life?
I guess this is a philosophical difference I have with the show. Being an atheist, I don't think there's any intention behind the universe, so any sense of purpose we have is self-made. It has to be, because there's no other place for it to come from. But in the theist, predestined BSG universe, some people have special, externally-defined destinies. Purpose isn't something you make for yourself, so when yours is complete, there's (by definition) no point in going on.
I feel a little disappointed at how significant and open-ended the mysticism was in the overall storyline, like with the Gaius/Caprica angels and Kara's (and her raptor's) mysterious resurrection. But... meh. The show was awesome enough to make up for it, I guess. I didn't feel too beaten over the head with it, it just... was.
I don't understand why Galen, Adama, and Starbuck all chose to live/be/die alone. Why not just commit suicide and be done with it? I guess it kind of goes back to that purpose thing for Adama and Starbuck, but the Galen bit just confused me.
All that said, I do feel "satisfied enough" with the ending overall, though I can't actually figure out why. :-) I liked that the humans and cylons found a way to co-exist peacefully.
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