Exodus: Part 2

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.

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.

"Exodus: Part Two" is the best episode of the new "Galactica" series to date! The entire cast take their characters to new areas, making this a richly-performed experience. Michael Hogan gives his best performance to date as Colonel Tigh, bringing a humanity to the character that has not been seen until now. The rest of the cast does a fantastic job as well. The story is very powerful, as well as very exciting. This episode also features several twists and turns that will leave everyone on the edge of their seats until the climax. As a fan of the show, this episode showed that there is still life in this epic, powerful show. Great entertainment, and highly recommended! Grade: A+

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 think the best way to put this, without giving anything away, is to describe "exodus part 2" as the best episode of any TV series I've ever seen.

Ever.

Drama, emotion, tension, excitement, surprises, superb acting, characterisation, a script beyond compare, it's all there plus huge space battles with big guns n explosions n stuff! Could you ask for more?

I wasn't an early convert to galactica, but now I'm hooked and, barring any 'the shield' like nose dives in quality will be there until the end.

Keep up the good work scifi channel, you done good.