When you put it that way...

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...it almost sounds like a coherent mythology the writers developed ahead of time to hang the narrative on instead of a bunch of crap pulled from varied glutei ad-hoc, as needed.

Hey, it's well documented that the identity of the "Final Five" was determined by a blindfolded Ronald D. Moore throwing darts at a cast list during a Writers' Room meeting.

For me reboot BSG was all about seeing what the original season 1-3 CG/VFX teams from Babylon 5 could do with ten years of tech advancement and twice the VFX budget.

Nobody stages space battles better than Mojo Lebowitz.

It's actually somewhat fascinating how the Spacedock video sums up the entire show without actually mentioning any of the main cast who weren't Cylons. Gaius Baltar is the damned protagonist, and doesn't get a name check. Nor Adama, Starbuck, Apollo, etc.

Try to describe Star Wars (the original) without saying Luke, Leia, or Vader. Try to describe Trek (TOS) without saying Kirk, Spock, or McCoy.

This Spacedock video has only managed to reinforce my opinion that BSG was crap - and whatever the narrator (who called it the greatest Sci-fi show ever) was smoking, get me some, because that's the primo drugs!

Anyways, this article nicely sums up how the "Final Five" reveal basically blew up the show's continuity - although it omits the dart throwing part of the tale.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/peacock-syfy/battlestar-galactica-final-five-song-reveal-streaming-legacy

If one wants to re-watch the show, do it for the space battles, and gritty character drama (if you enjoy the characters?). Don't re-watch hoping for anything to make sense, because it won't. Card-flip Cutlass has better storytelling.

BSG ain't no Babylon 5 or The Expanse. It's amazing how much better a multi-season arc works when it's plotted out ahead of production!

Yours,