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4 most disliked storylines in Battlestar Galactica

Let's go over four of the most disliked plot points and episodes within the 2004 reboot, in hope someone important will read this and these mistakes won't be committed once again.

By Camila Domingues

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA -- Season 3 -- Pictured: (l-r) Michael Hogan as Colonel Saul Tigh, Mary McDonnell as President Laura Roslin, Edward James Olmos as Admiral William Adama, Jamie Bamber as Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama, James Callis as Dr. Gaius Baltar, Kattee Sackhoff as Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Tahmoh Penikett as Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon, Grace Park as Number Eight, Tricia Helfer as Number Six -- (Photo by: Justin Stephens/Syfy/NBCU Photo Bank)
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA -- Season 3 -- Pictured: (l-r) Michael Hogan as Colonel Saul Tigh, Mary McDonnell as President Laura Roslin, Edward James Olmos as Admiral William Adama, Jamie Bamber as Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama, James Callis as Dr. Gaius Baltar, Kattee Sackhoff as Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Tahmoh Penikett as Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon, Grace Park as Number Eight, Tricia Helfer as Number Six -- (Photo by: Justin Stephens/Syfy/NBCU Photo Bank) /
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4) "A Day in the Life" (Season 3, Episode 15)

We're talking about SBG here - where we expect laser beams and robot uprisings, but instead, we landed smack dab in the middle of Space Marriage Bootcamp.

"A Day in the Life" takes a left turn from its usual interstellar intensity to zoom in on Chief Tyrol and his increasingly annoying wife Cally, who find themselves quite literally airing their dirty laundry in an airlock. It's like flipping from a high-speed chase to find a rerun of The Newlywed Game - in zero gravity. This unexpected dive into domestic disputes left many fans blinking in surprise, wondering if their beloved space odyssey had taken a detour through a cosmic soap opera. It's not that we don't care about Tyrol and Cally's marital woes, but with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, it felt a bit like worrying about a leaky faucet on the Titanic.

This quirky episode turned our heroes from battling Cylons to battling... well, marital cynicism.

Instead of strategizing to save the human race, we got front-row seats to therapy in a tin can. "A Day in the Life" threw viewers a curveball that felt more suited to daytime TV than the gritty, existential drama we signed up for. The shift from the epic to the everyday left fans a wee bit lost, pondering the decision to explore the pedestrian instead of the planetary. Though Battlestar Galactica is lauded for its deep dive into the human condition, this episode's journey into the mundane aspects of life amidst the stars was a bold choice, showcasing that even in a galaxy far, far away, you can't escape the universal drama of who left the toothpaste cap off.

Each of these episodes, though interesting in their own different ways, detracted from the overall quality and engagement of the series, whether through underdeveloped character dynamics, narrative inconsistencies, or missed opportunities to explore deeper themes.

Let's just hope for less of that and more Cylon action in the upcoming reboot. So say we all.

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