“The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. They look – and feel – human. Some are programmed to believe they are human. There are many copies. And they have a plan.”

So began the first episodes of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. After four tumultuous seasons, the series returns to its beginnings with the made-for-television (sorta) movie, titled The Plan — which is, ostensibly, a prequel and retcon (retroactive continuity) of the first two season of the series. This is a film for fans of BSG – for those who have seen all four seasons and are looking for an explanation to the original words which accompanied the opening credits to the show. That such an explanation is necessary at all is an indictment of the series itself. But that’s a discussion for another time. What matters is: does this movie not only return BSG to form, but also make up for the missing elements?

Well … not quite.

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Topics: Sci-Fi, TV Reviews
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica

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