January 29th, 2012 at 3:28PM
Battlestar's "Daybreak:" The Worst Ending in the History of On-Screen Science Fiction

ryeisenberg:

“If a story begins by showing us a wizard, we understand immediately that we will see wizards and magic. If a story with no magic introduces a wizard with no hint that magic was coming, the audience rightly feels cheated.”

I literally could not have said this better myself. It’s a long article, but if the ending to BSG made you as angry as it made me, it’s worth reading.

Uhhh…”no hint”? Reeeeeeally.
  1. beahbeah reblogged this from ryeisenberg
  2. revstjames reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    Aside from the linked writer seemingly missing half the point, this part bugged me. “Most fans were disappointed with...
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  4. tahnij-nikitins reblogged this from cylon-angel and added:
    What cylon-angel said.
  5. kristinattack reblogged this from moveslikeshatner and added:
    Yeah while this article is very much tl;dr, I skimmed it and the only point I really agree on is that it was unrealistic...
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  7. derych reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    The Alien thing wasn’t Moores doing it was Olmos’ doing, EJO has a clause in his contract that no aliens would be...
  8. moveslikeshatner reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU, GAIUS. No seriously, while I respect people who dislike Daybreak, I personally love it, I find...
  9. cylon-angel reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    Right, okay. I know not everyone was pleased with the ending, for whatever reason or another, however I, personally,...
  10. frakyeahbsg reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    Uhhh…”no hint”? Reeeeeeally.
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  12. hex-bag reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    I think I can count on one hand the number of my followers who watch BSG, and if I’m remembering correctly, you all...
  13. bluefootedbooby reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    The whole article in this link is phenomenal as well.
  14. destructo-bot reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    Thank you so much for that link. That was almost cathartic for me. To have somebody spell out calmly and intelligently...
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