Exodus: Part 2

hmmm... it is always difficult to write a review of something without giving anything away so i will simply add this small gleaming...

there is a point at which youl be sat there watching this second part and have a reaction much like i did of: "OOOOOO! I Didn't KNOW THE GALACTICA COULD DO THAT!!! ^_^" it was one of the more strategically impressive manoeuvre's I've seen in any science fiction show and youl know exactly what im talking about when you see it happen...

As per usual, the story line is fluid excellent and gripping, to the point where i actually shed a tear or two for Colonel Thai (youl understand why), and as triumphant as the ending may be you cant help but question... "at what cost to all" was it achieved.

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!

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.

Exodus, parts 1 and 2, is quite simply some of the best drama I have ever seen on television. From the close intimate scenes to the epic space battle scenes, there just is nothing that has ever compared to this. Even all these years after it aired, this two part episode will take your breath away.

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.