altariel | Battlestar Galactica

I watched the season 2 finale over lunch: It's a mark of how far my enthusiasm for the show has declined that when I realized it was a 90 minute episode, I groaned and nearly deleted it unwatched. But I didn't get where I am today by not frustrating myself with immensely disappointing television, so I stuck with it.

My big problem with this season is that it's been dull (there's hardly been an episode I haven't fastforwarded through at some point) and that the storylines have been well below par (flashy SFX don't prop a show up, particularly once I'm fastforwarding through them). And the less said about the truly appalling abortion plotline the better.

So when the narrative, well, fast-forwarded a year, and my interest suddenly soared, I realized what the problem with BSG is: it should have stuck to the miniseries format. It's trying to be a fast and punchy show in a way that lumbers and grinds the story down. The characters and the performances are terrific, and yet the whole thing somehow manages to stink. But not last night's episode, which made me dimly remember why I'd started watching in the first place.

Will I watch next season? I honestly can't say. I won't stick to the end of another season like the one we've just had.