SummaryThe Best Show on Television? Yes, according to Time Magazine, The National Review, Rolling Stone and New York Newsday. Praised by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune and many other publications, Battlestar Galactica won a prestigious Peabody Award in the spring of 2006. Ronald D. Moore, the prod... Read More
Created By:Ronald D. Moore
❮ Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Season 2
Season Premiere:
Jul 15, 2005
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
89
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Universal Acclaim
9.0
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
89
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Aug 24, 2022
100
This show is about war. Its about genocide. Its about Ugly America. Its about love, hate, power, desire, and being human.
Aug 24, 2022
91
The blood-thirsty admiral (Michelle Forbes) lit a much-needed fire under Adama’s relationship with President Roslin. Now, Roslin gets downright cutthroat over her man.
User score
Universal Acclaim
9.0
93% Positive
141 Ratings
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4% Negative
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Nov 14, 2022
10
Scattered B+. Valley Of Darkness B+.
Fragged B+. Resistance B+. The Farm B.
Home Part 1 B+. Home Part 2 A-. Final Cut B.
Flight Of The Phoenix B+. Pegasus A.
Resurrection Ship Part 1 A.
Resurrection Ship Part 2 A. Epiphanies B-.
Black Market C-. Scar B-. Sacrifice C+.
The Captain's Hand B. Downloaded A-.
Lay Down Your Burdens Part 1 B+.
Lay Down Your Burdens Part 2 A.
Mar 11, 2016
10
As a fan of the original Battlestar Galactica, I had my doubts about this "re-imagining" as did many others. The old saying goes: "Don't knock it till you try it." Therefore, I did. Picking up the US Season One set (which includes the miniseries) I popped in disc one. Three hours later, I was completely hooked. I popped in disc two and watched the first four episodes, then the next four on the following disc. I am totally addicted to this show. The conflicts between and within the characters themselves, the fantastic visual effects, and the writing and direction totally immerse the viewer into their universe. Olmos is brilliant as William Adama, and I truly believe he is a worthy successor to the role of Adama, originally played by the late Lorne Greene. It was good to see Richard Hatch (the original series' Apollo) back in action. He does a great job playing the reformed terrorist Tom Zarek. I was a little leery about having a female portray Starbuck at first, but I'm very glad they cast Katee Sackhoff. She really pulls off the part well. Jamie Bamber is a great new Apollo, and Mary McDonnell (no stranger to human disaster flicks--"Independence Day") does an admirable job playing the tormented President Roslin. I have to say my personal favorite character here is Gaius Baltar, played to perfection by James Callis. He is both genius in his brilliance and extremely looney, and his interactions with the mysterious Number Six (Tricia Helfer, WOW) are funny and well-performed. I'm just now wrapping up Season One. I have not seen any episodes of Season Two yet. Looking forward to it. One thing about this series: Don't skip ANY episodes. These are not standalone episodes, to be sure. It's one continuous storyline, and missed eps can result in a degree of confusion. My recommendation? If you are a fan of Sci-fi in any way, and enjoy a good, briskly paced dramatic storyline, look no further than the new Battlestar Galactica. Pick this one up NOW.
Aug 24, 2022
90
As Gaius Baltar, the scientist who got humanity into this mess by consorting with a hot blond Cylon, James Callis is a twitchy, lustful delight. [15 July 2005, p.C1]
Aug 24, 2022
90
It's a slam-bang hour that also serves up some "Battlestar" touchstones -- religion, politics -- while advancing the story a half-step and introducing another Cylon threat to the Galactica crew.
Aug 24, 2022
88
You don't have to love sci-fi to love Battlestar Galactica... a great TV series. [15 July 2005]
Aug 24, 2022
75
But this is certainly a flat beginning, appropriately titled ``Scattered,'' with its multiple plotlines stretched awfully thin. [15 July 2005, p.e24]
Dec 30, 2015
9
Season 2 has some seriously stellar episodes and a very few nonsensical.However the cast is amazing and it finishes with a brilliant cliffhanger. One of the best political dramas Ive seen to date
May 25, 2013
9
Following on from the well received mini-series the first full season of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica makes for fantastic viewing from start to finish. Opening with the superb '33' the survivors of the Cylon attack continue to find themselves under constant threat of extinction. Of course Battlestar makes use of its setting with epic space battles and huge robots but, as with all the best sci-fi shows, it also deals with real issues and relationships to build the tension to boiling point. Add to this a number of truly shocking and unexpected plot twists and you have one of the best opening series to a television programme in a long time.
Apr 23, 2013
9
"Scar" and "Black Market" are probably the worst episode of the show; entirely pointless and nonsensical. I guess the writers didn't have their episode quota filled, so they decided to take an unused plot from some unrelated project they had worked on and cram it uncomfortably into the series. Aside from that, though, an good season of an excellent show.
Feb 1, 2013
9
Episodes 1 to 7, and 10 to 12, were riveting and had me on the edge of my seat. They were so awesome that if the season had ended here, as it did previously, I would have given it a perfect score. However, some lame ass filler episodes followed. But then it got better again from 17 to 20.
Nov 29, 2012
9
One of the more uneven seasons of this great show - the first half, culminating in the Resurrection Ship two parter, continues to be one of the best things that has ever been put on television. Some of the later episodes drag a bit just as the crew of Galactica begins to drag as well. The stunning ensemble cast pull us through some of the slower episodes (I found "Scar" to be a bit unwatchable, but I have never been a fan of that kind of episode), and with the politcal nature of the two part finale, Galactica is right back on track. Amazing.
