Sweet Jesus, I can't believe it took me so long to watch this film. I never expected some spin-off to be any good, but this movie has completely re-awakened my Battlestar love after that dismal series finally. Yeah, these guys do know what they are doing in this Battlestar world. This film was everything you could want. Centered on strong female characters, it paints them as real people, not just women. They are every bit as interesting, smart, strong and complicated as the men.
It really is their story. Admiral Cain as the villain is fantastic. She gets a backstory that explains and justifies her otherwise vile tactics. Her protege, Kendra Shaw, must deal with the consequences of her own terrible acts that she committed while following in Cain's footsteps. Villains aren't just villains, they are people who have histories that drive them to do what they think is best, even if it turns out to be amoral and vicious. Who do you sacrifice for "the greater good?" What is the greater good after all? This is the only way to have a villain and everything I want in my Webseries. Shaw and Starbuck colliding and then reconciling was also great as was the backstory of the tortured 6 being Cain's ex-lover. This spin-off was all about the women and what goes into constructing a believable villain.
God they were all just fascinating, fucked up people, where gender wasn't an issue (but it was there), love wasn't an issue (but it was there), and it truly explored where people could go when pushed to the very limits of their humanity. I will be watching this again and soon.
Sweet Jesus, I can't believe it took me so long to watch this film. I never expected some spin-off to be any good, but this movie has completely re-awakened my Battlestar love after that dismal series finally. Yeah, these guys do know what they are doing in this Battlestar world. This film was everything you could want. Centered on strong female characters, it paints them as real people, not just women. They are every bit as interesting, smart, strong and complicated as the men. 
It really is their story. Admiral Cain as the villain is fantastic. She gets a backstory that explains and justifies her otherwise vile tactics. Her protege, Kendra Shaw, must deal with the consequences of her own terrible acts that she committed while following in Cain's footsteps. Villains aren't just villains, they are people who have histories that drive them to do what they think is best, even if it turns out to be amoral and vicious. Who do you sacrifice for "the greater good?" What is the greater good after all? This is the only way to have a villain and everything I want in my Webseries. Shaw and Starbuck colliding and then reconciling was also great as was the backstory of the tortured 6 being Cain's ex-lover. This spin-off was all about the women and what goes into constructing a believable villain.
God they were all just fascinating, fucked up people, where gender wasn't an issue (but it was there), love wasn't an issue (but it was there), and it truly explored where people could go when pushed to the very limits of their humanity. I will be watching this again and soon.
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