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Review of Battlestar Galactica: Razor

November 26, 2007

Michelle Forbes as Admiral Cain in “Battlestar Galactica: Razor”The mid-season movie/long episode of Battlestar Galactica aired over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Fans of the show may be interested to read a review of Razor I wrote for Indy.com.

Overall, it was pretty good. A somewhat different feel than the episodes in terms of pacing (it felt like producer Ron Moore might not have gotten all the time he wanted in the editing bay), but very entertaining and a fascinating look at, for the most part, what made Admiral Cain tick. Great writing, of course, and cinema-level special effects, as always. The quick homage to the 1978-80 show’s very classical robotic Cylons (complete with the voices) was pretty cool. And of course the scene where Cain deals with her XO’s refusal to obey an order is every bit as chilling as you’ve imagined. Razor is disturbing, gritty, and intense — all the things we love about this show. Check it out.

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