Battlestar Galactica Season Two: Home, Parts 1 and 2 Reviewed

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Battlestar Galactica Season Two:
"Home" Parts 1 & 2 Reviewed

By John Crawford

August 30th, 2005

"Home" was a subtle departure from direction the storyline was headed. Subtle at first, but by the end of part 2, life has taken a 180 for the fleet and its 47,000+ passengers. While the fleet was dividing itself, Commander Adama had to face his convictions, and his promises. When Petty Office Dualla forced the issue, and said what the other crew members would not, the tide of drama began to turn. The focus shifted from the war to the journey (to Earth). Somehow in the last 15 minutes of the episode, their culture changed from a divided to enlightened. I think this is known as the "Star Trek" effect. In every literal sense, they were every bit like our 2005 Earth, fighting over their petty differences; politically, militarily, and economically anchored. At the end of part 2, they were a reunited people, in spirit, and their in their goal to find Earth, with a Cylon on their ship.

Now, I'm thinking, their must be a catch here somewhere. For one thing, Kobol is a Cylon occupied planet, yet they seemed to make their way to and from it with only a minor incident, and a Cylon in tow. Does anyone else smell a trap? The Cylons seems to know everything that is going on and where they're planning to go. Can Earth be a safe place?

There are a few unanswered questions that I am open to comment on. First, how did Commander Adama know that Starbuck would be on the planet with the president and his son? Maybe he didn't, but the issue never comes up about how Starbuck got there., or what she went through on Caprica. For that matter, Starbuck didn't defend Boomer when they arrived aboard the Astral Queen. Then there's Helo who was abandoned on Caprica, shows up with Starbuck.

All of that may just be dialogue that just couldn't be fit into a one-hour show, but how did they get out of the tomb near the end of part two? So we find out the 12 colonies are represented by what we know as the 12 astrological signs. What symbol represents Earth? Did you notice that place looked allot like Stonehenge?

John Crawford is computer geek by day and a scifi fan by night.