Exodus: Part 2

Almost nineteen years has passed since I first watched this episode. And by the gods it has aged like fine wine..

Although it's more likely that it's me that has aged... I am now a father of two, the eldest who was born the same week this episode aired. And so their focus on the importance of the future is not lost on me.

There was a section during Season 2 where the political allegories were ladled on a little thick, but thankfully they moved back to a more character centric story.

Still, having said that, it's very sad to note that the Populism depicted in this show is even more prevalent today in 2025 than it was in 2006.

No spoilers here. Just a heartfelt gratitude to the writers for creating what feels like a timeless classic piece of speculative sci-fi.

All of the cast were superb and every character was richly written with very few of the typical nonsense decisions that sometimes plague depictions of people in dire straits.

I want to give credit to the special effects team. There was a lot of epic SFX in this episode and there was nothing to complain about watching this on a high definition screen. The SFX has held up just as well as the storyline and politcs.

And there is one section in particular where the action and SFX is done so well that I practically jumped out of my chair, slapped my fist in my palm and whooped like an plain idiot at the screen.... (thankfully I watched this alone, so no shame there...)

This is a 10 out of 10... TV does not get much better than this.

Magnificent.

I'm on my third time watch of the reimagines BSG and this episode is its blue ribbon event. If you every needed a kick in the guts to reignite a viewers interest then this is a textbook way to do it.

It is a tour de force in storytelling, direction, music score, acting and CGI and leaves nothing to chance in the ongoing narrative. Seconded only by the series closing episodes "Daybreak"

The Walking Dead could take a leaf out of the BSG cookbook about now!

I sat watching the second part of "Exodus" with my jaw open and tears in my eyes. "Battlestar Galactica" is proving to be one of the most genuinely moving pieces of television drama I've ever had the pleasure of watching. I was emotionally drained by the end of this second-half (in the best possible way).

The third series is proving bigger and better than any made-for-television sci-fi has any right to be. Scenes of the Galactica's assault on the mighty Cylons will linger with the viewer forever. We've seen space battles before but nothing in recent years has the same heart-pulling impact and originality as the scenes here. The images of space carnage are brilliantly realised and realistic.

Perhaps the most enjoyable "episode" so far, the two-part "Exodus" is strongly recommended.

I have to agree with other comments here. If this is not the best episode for any TV series ever, it's certainly damn close. IMO, yes, it's the best.

Just a couple of points:

Acting: Michael Hogan - Edward James Olmos --- Need to say more? Olmos/Adama is imposing as ever, his speech (Exodus Part 1) is just delightful; on Part 2, he doesn't even need to speak too much to deliver great acting. And if there were any justice in this world, the Academy of Television would beg on its knees to Hogan to accept an Emmy for his portrait of Tigh. Just the scene with his wife would be enough for that. And this guy needs just one eye to perform superbly!!!

Action sequences: nothing on TV can compare with this. It's not just awesome special effects (enough money can buy them), it's also impeccable timing to ensure a roller-coaster.

The low point, I think, is the whole Baltar storyline. James Callis is one of the best in the cast, but the story itself sounded a bit too weak. The nuke plot made very little sense, and the whole thing about Hera... what the heck is about her??? Even so, you can (have to!) forgive these small nuisances in such a wonderful episode.

Not every episode of BSG is worth watching it, moreover on this irregular Season 3, but "Exodus" alone is more than enough to make me watch all the remainder of the season and the next one.

The cracks in the Cylon occupation are forced wider and wider apart by the colonial resistance and the Cylon's own growing internal fragmentation. Baltar, who appears more expendable to the Cylons every day, clings desperately to Caprica and any remaining hope for survival he can grasp, and Colonel Tigh must face the fact that his wife's behavior has endangered the entire resistance. Meanwhile, Sharon is on her way to the colony with a brave plan to recover the colonists.

A lot happens in this pivotal episode in the third season's great story arc, and the production - from script to camera to performance - is right where it needs to be in order to carry it all off. Fans of Sackhoff, Olmos and Callis should all enjoy their excellent contributions to this episode.

See it, but make sure you do it in the sequence intended by the writers. Otherwise - what you're seeing won't make much sense.