A blog for The Urutsk Cycle and Related Subjects,
including the URUTSK: World of Mystery RPG.
Shipwrecked survivors of a galaxy-spanning empire (ruined when the core exploded) settle upon a wetlands world occupied by humans and other species. They then poke through ruins of their Ancient ancestors as they strive to regain space and then, starflight.
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
[Opinion] [Unpopular] [Battlestar Galactica 2004] Ugh
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tl;dr:
PROs: looks great; viable characters
CONs: overall plot writing, significance of character autonomy (nill), and vapid, meandering, false wisdom spouted by the Cylons :: most egregiously: there never was a Plan
Each episode is a frustrating mixture of meaninglessness and mirth, often punctuated by utter confusion/amazement as to what had just been said, and the time it took within an episode or arc to reveal a big nothingburger of a reveal.
I'm watching it straight through for the first time and I am dreading how much longer I still have to go.