This past Friday’s BSG almost collapsed under the weight of its multiple revelations. My more hardcore fan friends have watched the episode several times trying to figure out exactly what was said and how it fits into what we already know.

From Kris, we have an update BSG Flowchart:

I think this is a good chart, but I have a few questions. I thought that Sam said by traveling at subluminal speeds, the Final Five were able to arrive at Caprica during the First Human-Cylon War and bring it to an end; however, they traveled BACK in time to do so (at sub-light speeds time slows and goes backwards, right?). Now, if Galactica has been traveling at “faster than light” speeds, they would be moving forward in time as well as space, and when they arrived at Earth, they were actually in “the future”, making the destruction of Caprica and Earth simultaneous events (relatively speaking). Also, Ellen said that the terran Cylons re-discovered resurrection. Where had it come from before then?

I expect The Doctor to show up next week and explain it all. Anything anyone wants to add?

Last week, Ben and I watched with chilly gooseflesh the BSG preview in which Laura Roslin, cancer-ridden and decked out in her stern wig of justice, threatened mutineers aboard the Battlestar Galactica with her now famous line, “I’M COMING FOR ALL OF YOUyouyouyouyou!!!”. So, yesterday, Ben and his dog Muppet came over to watch BSG again, and he gave me this:

I think everyone in a three block radius heard my heart go “boom!“.

This week I adopted two new pet obsessions – “Sorority Girls from Hell!!” (“DUNH dah dah DUNH dah dah HAHAHAHAHAH!!!”) and this cartoon form HijiNKS Ensue:

This is just one of the extensive BSG-based comics the guys at HE have come up with. The commentary that accompanies each is worth the visit every time. Also, if you need to get me a gift, the have this t-shirt (I’m a medium. I AM!):





A little late in the season, perhaps, but if they update it to “’12″, I know which cancer-ridden president I’ll be voting for!

Is there a single nerd out there who is not watching the last nine (now seven) episodes of BSG? How will all of the subplots be tied up before it’s over? Who is Kara Thrace? Who made her new viper and sent her back to Galatica? Did she cause the end of Earth? Is Gaeta suffering from Short Man’s Complex or is he just a dick? Where has Ellen Tigh been? Is Earth going to be the final battleground for humanity when Cavill arrives? Why has Laura given up? She found Earth! It’s not like she’s at fault for it being destroyed contrary to what Richard Hatch thinks. It’s all terribly exciting and I’m looking forward to a satisfying dénouement so long as the writers don’t have a collective stroke a la David Kelly and put out crap for the end.

From my friend Kris, a timeline of events on Battlestar Galactica (because every good administrator goes ga-ga-apeshit over a good flowchart ). Click to ginormicize.

Given that there is more than likely going to be some form of time travel hijinks what should be added to this chart? Removed?