![]() Instead, what Battlestar Galactica fans got was a shoot-from-the-hip plot twist, albeit presented in objectively awesome trappings ( the initial meeting of four of the Final Five as “All Along the Watchtower” plays in their heads is extremely cool). After all, the Final Five were the show’s thesis in a nutshell: individuals that had been alive through an entire cycle of innovation, destruction, and rebirth, only to watch it all repeat again, and who had experienced the overhauling of their own identities in the process. ![]() ![]() Take your pick.įor a show that was, at its most fundamental levels, about the cyclical nature of history and the idea of what it means to be human, one might have assumed that acclaimed 2004 sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica would have put a bit more thought into its climactic reveal: the identities of the Final Five Cylons. Or, you know, it hasn’t and we’re all just flying by the seats of our pants. “This has all happened before, and it will all happen again.” ![]() And obviously, when discussing finales in particular, there will be spoilers: You know the ones, where months, years, or even decades later, it still provokes a reaction? We’re here for you. In our feature series It Still Stings, we relive emotional TV moments that we just can’t get over. Editor’s Note: TV moves on, but we haven’t. ![]()
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