The last episode (the conclusion of the two commanders trying to kill each other) was about the most serious piece of drama I've seen on TV in a very long time.
Their direction is excellent. The two opposing squadrons of vipers dancing around each other was stressful, the radio chatter really making an impact on the emotions of the scene. You could see the whole thing was an accident waiting to happen, which would trigger a shooting war. High stakes indeed.
And did anyone see that move for strafing the ressurection ship? Get your momentum forwards, maneuver jet 90 degrees to the right, and strafe as you fly sideways. This is the only show since 2001: A Space Odyssey I've seen that tries to get flight physics in space right.
Babylon 5 did it with their Cobra fighters. Don't ever think you can get behind one. It just fires up the retros and brings it's bow-facing weapons to bear right at you while 'apparently' flying in reverse.
But the BSG episode was a little creepy when the resssurection ship was straifed. Did you see the No 6's meeting hard vacuum when the hull was breached and the Vipers were mixed in with them as they passed?
Except for that 'hearing explosions in space" thing, ITA. :-)
Yup. I noticed that. Now, if only they could remember that there is no sound in space...
Sorry, I was too busy lamenting thousands of naked blondes drifting off into space.
You really ARE a geek ;^>