Slicing "Battlestar Galactica: Razor"

A Review of the Only New "Battlestar Galactica" Installment in 2007

Around Halloween, Battlestar Galactica fans were treated to a leaked DVD screener to a special television movie called "Battlestar Galactica: Razor". Like the name implies, it sliced it way through legality and found its way onto peer-to-peer downloading networks. By now, a whole bunch of lucky fans has seen the event on the big screen, thanks to the generosity of Microsoft.

The conditions are certainly ripe for such a release. In light of the drought of new Battlestar Galactica material, aside from the Dynamite Entertainment comics and the wonderful soundtrack for season three, it is unsurprising that the screener has spread the Internet like wildfire to fans suffering from withdrawal. For the most part, the wait was worth it.

I'll try not to spoil most of the movie for you, but if you're going to stop reading because of the spoiler territory I'm about to cover, then just read this sentence and be done with it: I wished that the series third season had quality consistent with what I've seen in "Razor", because it is one of the best installments of the re-imagined series bar none.

The Meat of the Story

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For those of you who are new to the series, the "current" events in "Razor" are anchored in between second season episodes "The Captain's Hand" and "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", following Lee Adama's (Jamie Bamber) appointment to be Pegasus' commander. I want to say that the "current" events happened before Sharon Agathon's (Grace Park) giving birth to Hera in "Downloaded" (the episode following "Hand"), however it is hard to tell as all the camera angles featuring her were conveniently filmed either from behind or from the chest up.