It definitely had some weak points and the ending was a bit meh, but I wouldn’t call it “worth skipping” at all. Especially if you’ve never seen it before.
“For the end of this science fiction show let’s throw in a very thinly veiled Christian allegory for no reason other than it’s what I want.”
Yeah, “meh” doesn’t even begin to cover how disappointingly bad the ending was. Absolutely skip it, make up your own head canon ending because you can’t possibly do worse than the actual one.
@db2@Shadow do you recall/DYK that the original old 80s run was supposed to be an allegory for the books of mormon, written and funded entirely by mormons…
Exactly. Referring to the main star as “Kobol” which is a very obvious reference to Kolob (which is the star closest to where God resides), the 12 planets instead of the 12 tribes of Israel, being forced to flee their homes to go to a promised land, an IL-Cylon named Lucifer.
It definitely had some weak points and the ending was a bit meh, but I wouldn’t call it “worth skipping” at all. Especially if you’ve never seen it before.
“For the end of this science fiction show let’s throw in a very thinly veiled Christian allegory for no reason other than it’s what I want.”
Yeah, “meh” doesn’t even begin to cover how disappointingly bad the ending was. Absolutely skip it, make up your own head canon ending because you can’t possibly do worse than the actual one.
@db2 @Shadow do you recall/DYK that the original old 80s run was supposed to be an allegory for the books of mormon, written and funded entirely by mormons…
Exactly. Referring to the main star as “Kobol” which is a very obvious reference to Kolob (which is the star closest to where God resides), the 12 planets instead of the 12 tribes of Israel, being forced to flee their homes to go to a promised land, an IL-Cylon named Lucifer.
BSG is Mormon fanfiction
Fanfiction of fanfiction and it’s not just a slashfic?!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iXIOA_sgZoo
Just to counter-point (for OP).
I absolutely loved the ending, but I understand why many people find it wanting.
You’ll only know if the ending was “good” by watching it through and through yourself.