All 4 Battlestar Galactica seasons ranked from worst to best

3. Battlestar Galactica season two

Battlestar Galactica season two started off like a Viper on fire, with incredible moments and enough tension to make even a Cylon nervous. But then, things hit a bit of a rough patch. After the epic showdown in “Resurrection Ship Part 2,” there’s a stretch of about four episodes that feels like you stumbled into a vortex of space boredom.

Some blame it on Sci-Fi (or Syfy, or whatever they were calling themselves back then) – they wanted more episodes, and I guess… we got them. It’s like someone told the writers, “Hey, stretch that rubber band a little longer, will ya?”

The unfortunate result was a sluggish pace that did prove to be a little annoying. The constant adrenaline rush that made season one a frakkin’ joy seemed to be forgotten or dimmed. It’s not that the show lost its charm; it just felt like they were trying to dance to a beat that had lost its rhythm.

Don’t get me wrong, there were some amazing episodes that made season two still great and watchable. Some standout episodes managed to break free from the gravity of monotony – like “Pegasus,” where we got an unexpected rendezvous with a Battlestar gone rogue and the introduction of certified badass Admiral Cain. And let’s not forget the spine-tingling exploration of New Caprica, where the fleet tried to make a stand in the shadow of the Cylons.

But in between those hits, it’s like the writers were stuck in a space-time loop of mediocrity. Season two’s second half felt a speed bump. The action-packed momentum was sputtering, and you could practically hear the wheels of the narrative spinning in space.