Battlestar Galactica - The Final Season [DVD] [2009]

There was an understandable mix of emotions bubbling to the surface when the final episode of Battlestar Galactica was finally broadcast in the first half of 2009. On the one hand, this has proven to be vintage science fiction television, easily one of the most ambitious, daring and flat-out successful TV projects in recent times. And on the other, it’s all over, with this box set bringing together the final episodes of the show.

Inevitably, this final season wraps up many of the mysteries and narrative questions of Battlestar Galactica, none of which we intend to spoil here. The fate of humanity, the hunt for the fabled earth and the further revelations about the Cylons are packed in, and the standard throughout this final season remains sky high.

The actual ending itself, as it happens, proved quite divisive, but arguably that’s part of the strength of Battlestar Galactica. Because this is a show that, right to the end, doesn’t take the easy road, and delivers some of the most intelligent, dark drama of recent years. It’s a staggering achievement, and this final season, along with the entirety of the show itself, is set to still be talked about decades into the future. Quite brilliant, and not to be missed. --Jon Foster

The end of the epic saga is drawing nearer, and the search for the fabled earth is nearing its conclusion. But is Galactica, now virtually falling apart, ready for what could be her final mission? And has humanity's final chapter also arrived? This four DVD box set of the final season of Battlestar Galactica may herald the end of our story, but will it be the same for the human race itself?

Containing 11 episodes on four discs:

Disc One

Sometimes A Great Notion
A Disquiet Follows My Soul
The Oath Blood On The Scales

Disc Two

No Exit
Deadlock
Someone To Watch Over Me
Islanded in a Stream of Stars

Disc Three

Daybreak Part 1
Daybreak Part 2
Daybreak Part 3

Though the Battlestar Galactica of the 1970s is primarily known as a kitschy cult favourite, this darker incarnation is beloved by critics and fans alike. The series follows the last surviving humans who are at war with their own robotic creation, the Cylons. The man-versus-machine concept may be a genre cliché, but the show brings intelligence and a healthy dose of social commentary to the table. After the season three finale revealed four of the "Final Five" Cylons, the fourth season finds the return of a friend they thought they'd lost: Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Katee Sackoff). But will she lead the humans home to Earth or will she fulfil the Hybrid's doomsday prophecy?