| 100 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
The premiere should please fans who consider Battlestar Galactica a landmark and entice newcomers to look at previous seasons on DVD. |
| 100 |
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
There are many small and wonderful dramatic accomplishments in the underappreciated gem that is Battlestar Galactica, but perhaps the most enduring is that what was conceived of as an epic space adventure has turned into a finely detailed, intimate drama. |
| 91 |
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
The series' brilliant conceit is that enemies are often sane and rational, and many good guys and gals are obsessed, flawed, and ruthless. |
| 90 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
This new season gets off to a rousing start that lives up to high expectations. |
| 90 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
Simply put, the journey of Battlestar Galactica is one long, exhilarating headtrip. |
| 90 |
Variety Brian Lowry
Crisp and tense, this Sci Fi Channel staple looks destined to make a headlong plunge toward the finish line in pursuit of that elusive place called Earth. |
| 90 |
Newsday Verne Gay
Tonight's episode is superb, and barrels--relentlessly--toward the answers. |
| 90 |
Time James Poniewozik
Thus begins the final season of a cerebral space opera that asks what it means to be human. |
| 80 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
The multitude of exegeses and theories devoted to major plot twists and minor details attest to the series’s enduring egghead appeal. |
| 80 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
Though Sci Fi only sent one Season 4 episode for review, it looks as though the prodigal pilot, as well as the rest of the Galactica crew, is in for a bumpy ride. |
| 80 |
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara
But of what actually happens, I will say no more. You'll have to watch it yourself. And you should. |
| 80 |
Salon Heather Havrilesky
Only one thing is for certain: Even if you're skeptical of science fiction, Battlestar Galactica will make a true believer out of you. |
| 75 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
Riveting as ever, Battlestar Galactica proves again that sci fi doesn't have to be clap trap. |
| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times Thomas Conner
Never mind the feminine religious cult Baltar falls into in this premiere. Add that to the clue-packed promotional photograph circulating of the BSG cast mimicking "The Last Supper," and what began as a deep, dark sci-fi drama seems to be turning into an anti-Arthur C. Clarke religious tract. |
| 75 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
The truth is that at this point, the complex subplots and nuances of all the backstories make it more satisfying for longtime fans than for recent drop-ins. |
| 70 |
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
To be honest, I'm weary of Baltar and his endless visions/hallucinations, as I am of the fleet's wandering as the surviving colonists try, somewhat fitfully, to find their way back to a home planet none of them remembers. |
