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NBZ 26 Mar 2007 22:47:13 2,425 posts
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Sucram wrote:
Not sure about the S3 finale, it makes a nice mess of things which opens up interesting possibilities for season 4.

The previous two finales helped raise previous episodes in their respective seasons as well as providing a cliffhanger. This one though did little to justify events in previous episodes (Sagittarians, Felix stabbing Baltar etc.) and felt more like and episode with a teaser trailer attached.

Apparently the saggitaron storyline was deleted at the last minutes.

Scenes from previous episodes also had to be alterred pretty late for this.

There was supposedly a massacre on New Caprica, but they changed their minds.

No. Guts.

I am the only one on quite a few forums that is not enthralled by this finale. Everyone else seems tomthink it is the best thing since sliced bread. or Firefly.

Flightrisker 26 Mar 2007 22:59:09 18,139 posts
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I thought it was fantastic. Good to see Hendrix crossing the 'verse

I presumed from the minute Starbuck was killed off that she'd be back as a Cyclon, but I'm not sure if that was the implication of the ending...

Oh and if Tyrell is a cyclon doesn't that make his and kalie's baby another miracle child?

Ł5 bet that Gaius has a shaved head in season 4.

Scimarad 26 Mar 2007 23:11:10 9,965 posts
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Well that was fucking great! I was starting to think it was going to go out with a bit of a flat ending this season but I was wrong...

Deleted user 26 March 2007 23:15:33

I just keep watching the last 30 seconds of the episode! I love it.

I cant wait till next year....good thing im going travelling for a year

PearOfAnguish 27 Mar 2007 02:28:13 7,573 posts
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I presumed from the minute Starbuck was killed off that she'd be back as a Cyclon, but I'm not sure if that was the implication of the ending...

Everyone had assumed she was one of the final five, looks more likely she is a Seraph, or something to do with them anyway.

Flightrisker 27 Mar 2007 11:39:21 18,139 posts
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PearOfAnguish wrote:

I presumed from the minute Starbuck was killed off that she'd be back as a Cyclon, but I'm not sure if that was the implication of the ending...

Everyone had assumed she was one of the final five, looks more likely she is a Seraph, or something to do with them anyway.

Why can I never spell Cylon right?

Phattso 27 Mar 2007 11:43:04 27,426 posts
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Overall, despite some promising and memorable episodes, I don't think Season 3 has really delivered on its potential. Probably not helped by the writers changing direction seemingly on a whim.

What it has achieved, however, is providing an incredible foundation for the fourth season where I hope they can take the series out with a bang. I don't think it has the legs to go for a fifth without getting stupidly watered down.

NthSimulachum 27 Mar 2007 12:10:03 785 posts
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Fourth season will be last one.

Tricky 27 Mar 2007 12:33:30 5,088 posts
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Where does all this mention of Seraphs come from? Either I wasn't concentrating, or they haven't been mentioned at all (by name anyway) all season...

Phattso 27 Mar 2007 12:36:32 27,426 posts
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Tricky wrote:
Where does all this mention of Seraphs come from? Either I wasn't concentrating, or they haven't been mentioned at all (by name anyway) all season...

They were an element of the original 70's series, so it stands to reason that they'll be putting in an appearance in the new series sooner or later.

Deleted user 27 March 2007 12:44:06

Alieeens?! About fooking time! Space cant be this devoid of other life!

nickthegun 27 Mar 2007 12:56:49 87,712 posts
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Well in the original series, it sort of turns out that the seraphs and the...uhm... evil seraphs are having some kind of war and are using the colonials and the cylons as pawns.

The cylons were manipulated into attacking the colonials by the evil seraphs and the good seraphs tried to help out the colonials by showing them the way to earth. Patrick McNee played count Iblis, one of the evil ones.

If they do something like that there is a chance that season 4 will be absolutely brilliant.

There is, however a chance that it will suck and appear pretty stupid, sort of like the Ori storyline on stargate (not that it sucked in the context of stargate, but it would be lame in the galactica universe).

Flightrisker 27 Mar 2007 21:55:29 18,139 posts
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A nice piece from bear's blog about the music in the finale

http://www.bearmccreary.com/html/blog/blogmain.htm

JediMasterMalik 27 Mar 2007 22:19:44 11,820 posts
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Brilliant episode. Lot's of great moments there. Can't wait for the next season!

NthSimulachum 27 Mar 2007 23:36:07 785 posts
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Aliens?

Don't be daft.

While there may be thousands of planets with life in this galaxy at the moment, the odds of us being around at the same time as another intelligent species in a single galaxy is probably close to nil.

souljah 27 Mar 2007 23:49:48 4,705 posts
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Ok, I really cannot be arsed downloading and looking at all the fillers - which episodes, from the shitty one where yer man and his wife get trapped in an airlock, do I need to get in order to understand the finale?

NBZ 27 Mar 2007 23:50:43 2,425 posts
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last 3.

Maybe even just the last two.

The last three actually have a real person on there. Romo is not as "simple" as the rest.

Edited by NBZ at 23:51:44 27-03-2007

T.G. 27 Mar 2007 23:56:02 5,989 posts
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NthSimulachum wrote: Aliens? Don't be daft. While there may be thousands of planets with life in this galaxy at the moment, the odds of us being around at the same time as another intelligent species in a single galaxy is probably close to nil.

You serious?

Deleted user 1 April 2007 16:39:02

OUT OF THE WATCHTOWER!

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rodpad wrote:
It's "All along the watchtower"

Fuck!

THFourteen 2 Apr 2007 23:46:13 54,987 posts
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woah

awesome finale

made the previous rubbish 19 episodes worth watching....

Walshicus 3 Apr 2007 00:00:27 268 posts
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THFourteen wrote:
woah

awesome finale

made the previous rubbish 19 episodes worth watching....

Rubbish 19 episodes? None of them were *bad*...

Episodes 1 (Occupation) through to 5 (Collaborators) = Fracking Awesome
Episodes 6 (Torn) through to 7 (A Measure of Salvation) = Very Good
Episode 8 (Hero) = Average
Episode 9 (Unfinished Business) to 10 (The Passage) = Good
Episode 11 (The Eye of Jupiter) to 13 (Taking a Break From All Your Worries) = Excellent
Episode 14 (The Woman King) to 15 (A Day in the Life) = Average
Episode 16 (Dirty Hands) = Quite Good
Episode 17 (Maelstrom) to 20 (Crossroads Part 2) = Fracking Awesome

There were four episodes in series 3 which didn't quite live up to the standard we usually see, but they weren't bad by any measure.

Whizzo 3 Apr 2007 00:03:26 44,810 posts
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Somebody is very tolerant of bad BSG then, I thought the vast majority of S3 really wasn't up to much.

I can't say I was too impressed by the finale either. I do wonder where the show that started so well has gone?

T.G. 3 Apr 2007 00:54:14 5,989 posts
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It's clear that different people are watching BSG for different reasons. Thus, when I regard this season as the best yet, others will be disappointed at the downward spiral of quality.

Opinions, eh. /shrugs

THFourteen 3 Apr 2007 08:24:21 54,987 posts
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T.G. wrote:
It's clear that different people are watching BSG for different reasons. Thus, when I regard this season as the best yet, others will be disappointed at the downward spiral of quality.

Opinions, eh. /shrugs

I guess so.

I am very much a "plot" person, when i read a book i often skim read descriptions etc, and can get to the end of a book and not know what the main character is supposed to look like!

I wasn't a big fan of all the episodes where NOTHING at all happened with the plot, the ones where they were just trying to give you insight into x y or z character - i'm simply not interested, and there were about 15 of them!

horses for courses and all that.

souljah 3 Apr 2007 08:36:50 4,705 posts
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Whizzo wrote:
Somebody is very tolerant of bad BSG then, I thought the vast majority of S3 really wasn't up to much.

I can't say I was too impressed by the finale either. I do wonder where the show that started so well has gone?

I agree. After a fantastic start with the rescue from new Caprica, the series began to creep up its own arse. Hopefully the last season picks up better, but I'm not pining for it like I would usually be for past seasons.

THFourteen 3 Apr 2007 08:47:51 54,987 posts
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is series 4 def the last then?

babylon 5 ftw.

"viiiiiiiiiiir! you idiot!"

souljah 3 Apr 2007 08:59:12 4,705 posts
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THFourteen wrote:
is series 4 def the last then?

babylon 5 ftw.

"viiiiiiiiiiir! you idiot!"

Ratings have been quite shit so hopefully he wraps everything up next season.

Don't want another Firefly!

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