Battlestar Galactica - Miniseries Part 2**

The tense relationship between father and son Adamas is put aside when the Commander discovers that Lee has survived and re-boarded the Galactica when it appeared the Colonial ship he’s on had been struck by cylon attack, using a hyperdrive device he located in the docking bay. Putting aside his pride for a moment, the Commander gives Lee a long, tight, affectionate hug. Olmos’ anguish at the beginning of the second part and his relief during the hug, with the eventual release of his son leading to the two separating to return to their military duties just recognizes his incredible talent. And the awkwardness Jamie Bamber shows when his Apollo is embraced so lovingly by his father, rather taken aback and touched ultimately before both alphas return to their respective roles onboard the BG suitably establishes that despite their estrangement when it comes down to life and death pride and bruised hearts become less significant.

Starbuck, on a recon mission for the BG to be on the lookout for cylon presence in the nearest regions of their vicinity, finds a whole convoy coming their way. So Adama plans to hold them off so the Colonial ships can spacejump first, hoping his fleet of Vipers (led by Apollo and Starbuck) can assist. And then when the moment is right, along with the surviving Vipers (Starbuck’s tactical flying and inventive thinking rescues Apollo, after his own Viper is wounded, forcibly having to push him into the docking of the BG), the BG will spacejump as well. And it is indeed a close one! Starbuck and Apollo rebounding from their previously intense encounter, and her own unwillingness to make amends with Colonel Tighe once again show the affectionate and stubborn sides of her personality. And she’s aggressive, mouthy, forward, and pull-no-punches. She’s my kind of character! And her talents in the Viper are perhaps only equaled (and that doesn’t appear that way considering Apollo was in trouble and she had to rescue him!) with Apollo. When Starbuck admits to Apollo that she was responsible for his brother being in the Viper when he truly wasn’t qualified, mainly because she loved him, takes a bit of sting off the blame towards Commander Adama. And the opening of the successful Syfy series makes sure to hammer home the acceptance that the future is most uncertain and probably doomed if the cylons ever truly catch up to them. The near-end of the BG when the enemy was closing in with greater forces than them, only halted thanks to a well-timed spacejump, proves that the window of escape will only tighten with each encounter.

What really impresses me is how the creative minds and artists of the show really give us the depiction of a busy and active bridge and the various duties of those on the BG. The planning of Adama and Tighe, looking at the charts, strategizing their next moves, operations constantly ongoing, officers and crew all over the place. I like how Adama is always in control, though, not beyond understanding that the situations his ship faces does need all hands on deck, depending on his best and brightest to step up when the pressure is on and the full-on attack brings a threat and danger to all of their lives. The BG withstanding heavy casualties and taken upon itself quite a bit of structural damage during a cylon raid at the end also gives us action fans plenty to be excited about.

I'm all in. And Adama telling his crew there is a destination to focus towards--Earth--even though it is considered a legend that the Pres calls him out on in secret, the drive towards a potential destiny sets in motion a grand journey ahead.

That the cylon spy is Sharon Valerii also alerts us to what the BG must also contend with as they head towards a new home, a journey perhaps to be thwarted.

4/5 for entire miniseries