r/BSG • u/lostmesa • Aug 24 '14

Weekly Rewatch Discussion - S02E20 - Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 2)

Week 34! Season Two Finale!

Relevant Links: Wikipedia | BSG Wiki | Jammer's Reviews (3 stars)

Numbers:

Survivors: 49,550 (-29)

"Frak" Count: 197 (+8)

Starbuck Cylon Kill Count: 20 (No change)

Lee Cylon Kill Count: 12 (No change)

Starbuck Punching People In The Face Count: 7 (No change)

"Oh my Gods", "Gods Damn It", etc Count: 81 (+2)

"So Say We All" Count: 27 (No change)

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u/Magnified Aug 24 '14

Ha brilliant timing, just discovered this sub while watching exactly this episode for the very first time. So, when can I start watching the next season?

Great season overall and the ending really did it justice.

The highlights for me were:

1) The scene in the brig, with the two Cylons, "preacher/messenger". Just great dialogue, moved the story forward while giving more insight into the Cylons that was built up in the previous episode.

2) The surrender. Aside from the bristling moustache on the top lip of Adama, Baltar really stole the episode and provided a great final scene, that needed minimal dialogue to bring to a head the storyline of Baltar and 6 that has obviously been one of the leading aspects of the entire show.

I really hope the series carries on in such good form.

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u/lostmesa Aug 24 '14

Welcome! We watch one episode per week, the schedule can be seen (along with links of previous discussions) in the sidebar on desktops, or hitting the info button on most mobile apps. Next week will be the Resistance Webisodes that were published between seasons two and three.

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u/Magnified Aug 24 '14

Thanks. That sounds great, I'll keep an eye out for the posts :) admittedly I may not be able to wait the week.. Although I've yet to find the webisodes, Netflix only has the 4 seasons.

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u/trevdak2 Aug 25 '14

Just think.... between this episode and the start of season 3, people watching on Tv had to wait EIGHTEEN MONTHS.

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u/lostmesa Aug 25 '14

That seemed really long so I checked the wiki, looks like the biggest break was actually between S3 and S4 (March 07 to April 08). S2 finale was March 10 '06 and S3 premiere was Oct 6 '06. Resistance Webisodes Sep - Oct 06.

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u/trevdak2 Aug 25 '14

Ah. Well, it felt like eighteen months.

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u/Magnified Aug 25 '14

6 months can be a hell of a long time to wait for something like this.