It really was unfortunate how they made Tyrol such a flaky character in light of that wonderful scene in "No Exit" between Adama and Tyrol where Adama pointed out that it didn't matter to him what Tyrol and Tigh were; instead it was who they were and what they meant to him and the fleet that mattered. Of course, the episode in question that made Tyrol such a flag in the wind was the dreadful daytime soap entry "Deadlock". Had the writers found an alternate way to put Ellen in the driver seat in regards to whether the Cylons should stay or go perhaps we would've been spared Tyrol's passive indifference.

As for Cavil, it's hard to say whether he would've kept his word considering how they played that scene after he calls the ceasefire. Then again, his about-face had another element that I wished would've been given more importance. I'll delve more into that in then next part of my review.

Baltar is certainly one of my favourites as well and I was glad to see them bring him back into the fold – his absence was noticeable. Thankfully, we got a great payback when he did return.

Thanks again for the comment.

Baltar was my favorite character in the first season. I'm glad that they really made him relevant to the story again in these last few episodes.

I look forward to Part 2!

Andy

In regards to "Caprica", I'm trying to stay cautiously optimistic that it will be a worthy replacement in terms of intelligent science fiction with a strong character focus. One thing I'm hoping they'll dispense away very early on is that the series won't be continually dangling the carrot of implying what we're seeing is the start of the Cylon uprising. Given that we know the eventual outcome, it'd hardly be very suspenseful nor could whatever tension it creates be kept for long. The series in my opinion would be better served by creating its own internalized source of tension that's independent of what we've seen or heard of in BSG. In any case, if they can match the level of storytelling achieved in BSG with "Caprica", I expect I'll be posting reviews of those episodes as well.

As for Baltar, I loved the character arc they've mapped out showing us his origins and how far removed he's worked to make himself be. That line you mentioned was a poignant way to demonstrate his self-actualization. I'll be writing about that more in the next part of my review of this finale.

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