Battlestar Galactica's season 2.5 (i.e., the final 10 episodes of the second season, plus an extended version of episode 10) picks up where season 2.0 (the first 10 episodes) left off: Galactica's giddy reunion with the Pegasus had taken a sour turn when Admiral Cain (Michelle Forbes) went back on her word to Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos) and decided to integrate the crews, moving Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) to Pegasus. The animosity, combined with an attack on Sharon (Grace Park), threatens to derail a golden opportunity for the fleet to strike the Cylons where they'll hurt, and stay hurt--their resurrection ship.
In many ways, Sharon is the central character. The attack lands Helo (Tahmoh Penikett) and the Chief (Aaron Douglas) in hot water; her impending baby remains the subject of heated debate among president Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell), Commander Adama, and others; and a rebellious movement determined to force Galactica to give up the Cylon ends up threatening both Apollo and Starbuck and putting further strain on their already-shaky relationship. Dr. Baltar (James Callis) becomes even more intertwined with the Cylons when he discovers another version of Number Six (Tricia Helfer) on the Pegasus, but is also in line to take over the presidency as Roslin's cancer reaches a critical stage. Battlestar Galactica's inexorable dramatic arc sagged in a couple episodes during this run, but the terrific two-part season finale involving a presidential election, a glimmer of hope for humanity, and some unexpected turns of events makes for a thrilling springboard to season 3. Battlestar is often called the best sci-fi show on television, but that seems like damning it with faint praise; it's the best drama on television.
In addition to the 10 episodes, the three-DVD set has an extended version of the last episode of season 2.0, "Pegasus"; the extra 15 minutes include a longer conversation in which Cain reveals her plans to Adama. That episode has a commentary track by executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, Moore's podcast commentaries are on every other episode, Eick's "video blogs" serve as casual featurettes on series production, and there are numerous deleted scenes. --David Horiuchi
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Frackin right, this just gets better!:
I found myself wanting to expand my Sci-fi horizons, already being an avid fan of 'Star Trek' 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' 'Star Trek: Voyager' 'The X-Files' 'The Twilight Zone' and so on, I was suggested this series from a friend online, so a couple months ago, I picked up season 4.5 first (it was all the store had), but I decided to wait until I got the previous seasons, as I found this is a show you have to watch in chronological order, or you won't get it, so about a month after I picked up 4.5,... more info
Battlestar Galactica 2.5:
On the product itself, awesome series. Absolutely love the dynamic and the real world social themes that soar through the show. Easy to watch, addicting, and it's not over-the-top "space-y" so that many types of different people can watch it. I do think it's a little "price-y" for only 10 episodes. It would be nice if you could buy an entire season for the same price.
BSG - Season 2.5 - 5 stars from me:
I have enjoyed this series tremendously. The character development, and the fine line of moral, religious, personal, political definitions are carefully walked. and you get great looks and space stuff. I only wished they'dve packaged season 2 in one box
Here is where I left the series.:
The special effects are great and the acting is not bad for the most part. What turned me away were the plot holes and the underlying theme. The theme seems to be, "No matter how much the leaders screw up, they should remain in power because, well, just because." Admiral Cain is a good example of this (straw, camel's back). She did what to keep the Pegasus going? And Adama doesn't mention to Roselyn that maybe they should interview some of the Pegasus crew to see if what was said was true? But, then,... more info
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