I've been wanting to do this about a few hours after I watched the finale. This is probably the what, 309172 review post you've read? But whatever. It took like, a week to do this because I was so caught up with school and blah blah.

This is just the last few moments, according to characters. It's pretty much my thoughts on the resolution of each character/group (?). It's organized chronologically (sort of), but according to the characters as well (I try).

Spoilers, obv.





I don't think that the finale is perfect. It isn't. There were definitely moments which I found unsatisfying, but all in all, I was strangely contented with it.

My general review of the finale is positive. I read many, many reviews and there was an insane amount of negative ones, especially since it's the series finale of a critically acclaimed show. When I was reading, there were times where I thought, HEY THAT MAKES SENSE, and was tempted to change my opinion. Then I would think about it again, and in the end, I still stuck with my original positive review. It's not a 100%, but it's enough. For me, anyway.

Space porn was freaking awesome though. When I saw it, I turned to alex_kingston and radon_ and asked, "How much do you guys think that cost?" Both of them were like, "ALOT." Cause well, the three of us flailed like little girls when the new cool centurions were beating up the old school centurions. It was wicked.


samuel t. anders

Kara: [whispers] I love you. Goodbye, Sam.

[after Kara leaves]

Sam: See you on the other side.

So, there were people who don't understand why Sammy has to be the one to pilot the essentially empty fleet into the sun and blah. I never thought that there was a hope for Sam. Never thought that there was a chance that Sammy would be de-hybridized. Or something like that. For him to be a normal human again.

What other but to let Sammy sacrifice himself? This brings me to the topic of the fleet abandoning their technology. I think, in a sense, it's the abandonment of advanced technology such as inter-stellar travel (including raptors) etc, and not to an extent where the colonials and cylons would not be able to survive 150,000 years. Because they obviously did.

They went back to their roots as much as they can, I suppose (ie. Gaius and the whole farming thing). But honestly, I don't really give a damn about this part. Yes, it's important to the plot, perhaps, but I'm not interested in it. For me, I'm more interested in how each character's arc wraps up.

By the way, at this point (where Sammy pilots the fleet into the sun), radon_ was positively bawling.

galen tyrol

Ellen: You sure this is what you want, Galen?
Tyrol: Yeah, I'm sure. Just tired of people. Humans, cylons, whatever. Last raptor out tomorrow is gonna drop me off this island that I found in one of the northern continents. It's cold, it's up in the highlands... There's no people.
Saul: Good luck. For what is worth, if what happened to Cally had happened to Ellen, I would have done the same frakking thing.

I thought this was an appropriate end for Tyrol. He's tired of people. People, humans or cylons, always seem to find a way to screw him over. Boomer betrayed him in the worst possible way ever, Nicky isn't really his son, Tory murdered Cally... IDK. I can probably see why he would want to get away from it all.

Though can I just mention that I love the Tighs? Yup yup. (I typed 'thighs'.)

the tighs
(Yes, I skipped Bill/Laura/Lee/Kara. I'm saving them for last.)


Just... ♥ They are the dysfunctional, 1000 year old couple. And I adore them.

the agathons

Helo: Oh okay, come on now. That's not fair. [to Hera] Don't you listen to mommy. Daddy is a great hunter.
Athena: Noooo, mommy's gonna teach you how to hunt.
Helo: No, no, no, no.
Athena: Real hunting! And I'm gonna teach you how to build a house, and how to plant crops...
Helo: Okay, maybe mommy will teach you that but daddy's gonna teach you how to hunt!

The Agathons! No matter what is being thrown at them, they somehow manage to remain as the happiest family in the fleet (that we know of). I LOVE THEM.

And I did not expect Helo to live. I was so distraught when Helo got shot and was so scared for him. And then when he appeared in this scene, all three of us yelled at the screen and started cheering. Because it's Helo! He's pretty and he's got awesome arms. But yeah, the Agathons. ♥

gaius and caprica 6

Gaius: Hera. Will she be alright?
Head!Six: She survived. Thanks to you.
Head!Baltar: Both of you.
Caprica 6: And that's it? That's all God wants of us?
Head!Six: God's plan is never complete.
Gaius: Great.
Head!Baltar: But I think it's safe to say that from now on, your lives will be less... eventful.

I'm gonna talk about the head!characters first.

By the end of the episode, I did accept them as angels, as messengers from God. I know people are skeptical about the whole 'God' thing, and are not contented with the fact that this journey is part of God's plan. I liked that they kept it ambiguous. In some ways, it reflects real life for me. Please note that I am not criticizing the religion and nor am I trying to pick an argument with someone, but these are merely my observations.

Being someone who studies in a Methodist school, I've noticed that many of my schoolmates (or just the school in general) don't question God or God's plan. Many of them accept that their life is a journey and it's all part of God's plan. God has a plan for them. They don't question the existence of God, but they accept and respect it. They don't question His plan either.

That's how I see the 'God' of Battlestar. I'm not sure if this makes sense to any of you guys, but it makes sense to me.

Once again, these are observations. I'm not saying it's true, but it's what I've noticed.

Gaius: Over there between those two peaks... I saw some terrain that look good for cultivation.
Caprica 6: Cultivation?
Gaius: Yes. Y'know, I know about farming.
Caprica 6: I know. [kisses him] I know you do.

These two surprised me the most. Albeit in a pleasant way. I did not expect them to end up together. I really didn't. But I'm really glad that they did. Boy, was radon_ excited at this scene.

This scene also touched me when I least expected it. Gaius had spent his whole life deovted to running away from his roots, forgetting his less-than-stellar background and yet, when it all comes down, he's back there. Farming. I really liked the circular notion of it.

bill, lee and kara.
(I'm leaving all the Bill and Laura scenes to the last. Yeap.)

Lee: Dad?
Bill: I don't have much time, son.
Lee: I understand.

Bill: What do you hear, Starbuck?
Kara: Nothing but the rain.
Bill: Grab your gun, and bring in the cat.

Kara: You should go.

My heart broke. I mean, look at their faces! And the exchange between Bill and Kara! Gods.

lee and kara.

Lee: Y'know my very earliest memory of my father was him flying away in a big plane. I wondered when he was coming back. Not coming back this time.
Kara: No, he's not. [pause] Neither am I.
Lee: Where are you going?
Kara: I don't know. I just know that I am done here. I've completed my journey and... it feels good.

I believe that both Lee and Kara know that Laura doesn't have much time left, and Bill is going to spend every waking moment with her, however long that is. They don't know how much time she has left (which turned out to be really short), they just know it's short. Ultimately, it's a call back to Sine Qua Non for me.

Bill cannot live without Laura. And the space!kids knows that.

Kara: So what about you? What are you gonna do? Today, is the first day of the rest of your life, Lee.
Lee: I always thought when this is all done, I would kick back, relax, spend the rest of my days doing the absolute minimum possible.
Kara: And now that you're here?
Lee: I wanna explore! I wanna climb the mountains, I wanna cross the oceans, I wanna... Gods, I can't believe I'm saying all these, it's sounds so exhausting. I must be cra--

Lee: Goodbye, Kara. You won't be forgotten.

I've always seen Lee and Kara as star-crossed lovers. And the flashbacks just further proved it to me. There's the incident in Scar, Kara's sudden marriage to Anders... IDK. But that's how I see these two. They are drawn to each other, but are somehow just not meant to be.

As for Kara herself... IDK. An angel who was sent to lead everyone. Instead of being visible to selected individuals, everyone can see her. IDK.

bill and laura
(take out the kleenex, kthx)

Laura: There are so... many. Wait, I wanna see more detail.

Laura: [coughs]

[Bill clutches her hand tighter and Laura chuckles]

Laura: It's... a very beautiful world. Does it have a name?
Bill: Earth.

[Laura scoffs]

Laura: It's not Earth.
Bill: Earth is a dream. One we've been chasing for a long time. We've earned it. This is Earth.
Laura: Okay then. Earth. [chuckles] It's fine. [takes a deep breath] I'm having trouble... breathing.

This is a random habitable planet that Kara has led the fleet to. It's not the real Earth. Real Earth is a fucking nuclear wasteland. But Bill has decided to name this plant Earth because well, yeah. So people, stop commenting why are there 2 Earths. There isn't. There's only one. This planet that we have come to know as Earth is known as Earth because it represents hope.

That's what I think, anyway.

This is the part where I start to lose my calm and start crying.

Bill: Would you like to get a better look at them?
Laura: Yes, I'd-d love that. What do you mean?
Bill: Watch.
Laura: What? Why? What are you doing?
Bill: Watch me.
Laura: What are you doing?
Bill: Put your arm around me, can you?

Laura: So much... life.
Bill: It's a rich continent. There's more wildlife than all the 12 colonies put together. [chuckles]

[Laura dies quietly without Bill noticing]

I liked that Laura died quietly, and more importantly, peacefully. She has led her people to a new home; she's not gonna be forgotten. I feel that her fear in Six of One was that she's gonna die without knowing if her people is gonna be safe, and the fact that she didn't complete her mission would hence make her... forgettable. And she's afraid of that.

The irony in the line "so much life" breaks my heart. It's at this point, I think, that I was such a bawling mess that radon_ actually turned to me and asked if I was okay. Even alex_kingston was crying, and she isn't the crying sort. All three of us were just taking kleenex piece after piece.

Bill: Just looking for a quiet little place for that cabin. Maybe a garden. I don't have much of a green thumb, so I hope that you do.

[Bill notices that Laura has passed]

I don't think I can ever watch episodes such as Unfinished Business or A Day in the Life wthout thinking about this scene (and the final one). Anything that reminds me of their cabin... yeah.

I showed my mom, who has zero idea what Battlestar is all about and its characters, Bill and Laura's last arc, and she cried. She cried. And she had no idea who the characters are and what it's all about.


The ring scene! I'm pretty sure everyone started thinking about The Hub. I love it. I remember reading an interview with Mary, and she was saying that this was a difficult scene to film, because she could feel Eddie's tears on her hands and that made her want to cry but she couldn't because she was supposed to be dead.

Bill: Right there. I wanna build it right there, Laura.

Bill: I laid out the cabin today. It's gonna have an easterly view. You should see the light that we get here when the sun comes from behind those mountains. It's almost heavenly. It reminds me of you.

This is it. This is the scene that really, really gets me whenever I watch it. It reminds me of this absolutely fantastic piece of fanfiction that I read a while ago and it breaks my heart. It's just so... heartbreakingly beautiful.

People who watched the finale wondered why Bill had to leave everyone behind and spend the rest of his days beside Laura's grave, talking to her grave.

I like to think that Bill never lasted long after Laura died. In the end, he died of a broken heart. He can't live without her.

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And that's a wrap. Caps by phoenixothon but coloured by me.

Ultimately, the series finale wasn't satisfying enough to me in terms of plot, but I was with the characters. After all, Ron Moore focused on the characters. "It's the characters, stupid!" I'm glad that he didn't attempt to explain questions such as "What is Kara?" "What is the nature of the head!characters?" in detail. It would probably involve lots of technobabble which don't make sense and essentially taking away the essense of this show, which had never really focused on such things before.

It has been a wonderful, wonderful journey. One week, and I'm already missing the show sfm.