Let's face it, guys, what worked in the movie/pilot, doesn't work week after week in the TV series, the episodes itself. Here, there are some good shots showing damage as it hits home internally with structures coming down - all totally adequate. But the exterior shots of spacecraft coming in to ram, they cannot be defended, they haven't stood the test of time, not even then, much less now.
However much you cheer for the old classic, for everything here that (gloriously) works, two things (cringe-worthily) don't. But cheer you do, in awe of the magnificence.
It struck me while watching that there is one thing you gotta understand. If you are fortunate enough to have a vivid imagination, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA can be the spark that ignites a whole new concept for you. You could mentally correct the images and more or less see what really needed to be seen. I wouldn't say I am that fortunate, but I at least go a way in that direction. And anything spurred on by this marvelous awesome concept is just bound to be great!
Best thing about this episode (for me) is that Maren Jensen is fully present, at long last, once more. I was working on a theory here these past few episodes: Maren is injured, look, she's either absent, or (as Athena) sitting down. So, it is good to see her and know she is alive and well after all. The most underemployed actress prior to Marliece Andrada of BAYWATCH and Lisa Stahl of BAYWATCH NIGHTS.
However much you cheer for the old classic, for everything here that (gloriously) works, two things (cringe-worthily) don't. But cheer you do, in awe of the magnificence.
It struck me while watching that there is one thing you gotta understand. If you are fortunate enough to have a vivid imagination, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA can be the spark that ignites a whole new concept for you. You could mentally correct the images and more or less see what really needed to be seen. I wouldn't say I am that fortunate, but I at least go a way in that direction. And anything spurred on by this marvelous awesome concept is just bound to be great!
Best thing about this episode (for me) is that Maren Jensen is fully present, at long last, once more. I was working on a theory here these past few episodes: Maren is injured, look, she's either absent, or (as Athena) sitting down. So, it is good to see her and know she is alive and well after all. The most underemployed actress prior to Marliece Andrada of BAYWATCH and Lisa Stahl of BAYWATCH NIGHTS.