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By Jonathan Klotz | Published
When Galactic Battlestar Debuting in 2003, it redefined what it meant to be a sci-fi series, thanks to its dark story and well-written characters, but why it became one of the most beloved shows of all time can be summed up in three words. : Adama’s maneuver. While most sci-fi franchises prefer spectacle over substance, Galactic Battlestar featured one of the most astonishing spaceship sequences ever made as a moment of glorious triumph for our heroes in their darkest hour. It turns out that the light at the end of the tunnel was a huge military ship free-falling out of orbit.
Calvary arrives
The two-part episode “Exodus” arrives after the increasingly depressing episodes that launched Season 3, “Precipice” and “Occupation,” which addressed the Cylon occupation of the human settlement of New Caprica. When “Exodus, Part II” aired, it was unclear how bad things would get for the humans facing a firing squad, while the Resistance, which included Tigh (Michael Hogan), Anders (Michael Trucco), Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) and Sharon (Grace Park), were scattered and faced with insurmountable obstacles. Galactic Battlestar He had been stacking the deck against the colonists for two seasons, but finally, when the Resistance fighters needed a miracle, Adama arrived.
Galactica, infiltrating New Caprica’s upper atmosphere, manages to disappear, delightfully prompting Number 4 (Rick Worthy) to ask Baltar (James Callis), “Where is Galactica?” Even we, the viewers, don’t know where the Galactica went until the Resistance is pinned down, centurions shoot members left and right, and then, there’s the ship, jumping into New Caprica’s lower atmosphere in a free – Fall towards the center of the fight while the Vipers take flight and change course. The sight of Battlestar Galactica, the old, obsolete warship that was never the last hope for humanity, appear in the sky is an astonishing sight, but it’s also a cathartic experience for fans used to heroes being kicked around by Cylons. . .
The good guys get a win…sort of
The Adama maneuver remains the most brilliant tactical move in science fiction media, as it not only makes sense within the rules established by Battlestar Galactica up to that point (which is why when the last jedi revealed that “jumping into hyperspace” was a potent weapon in Star Wars, broke the fandom), fit the portrayal of Admiral Adama (Edward James Olmos) as a brilliant military mind, and exemplified the colonists’ desperation in risking their greatest effort. . weapon to free the humans left on New Caprica. If it weren’t for the narrative weight behind the image of a spaceship in free fall, it would not be remembered so fondly decades later.
But this is still Galactic BattlestarThen, as the Cylon Basestars converge on the Galactica and all hope seems lost again, there is a barrage of missiles as Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber) arrives with the Pegasus to save his father. It’s another heroic moment in an episode full of them that unfortunately results in the Pegasus exploding into pieces while young Adama buys time for Galactica to escape. Win some, lose some; This is life among the colonial fleet.
Galactic Battlestarwhich is now available to stream on Amazon Prime, has its share of bad plots and strange twists, but the first four episodes of season 3 together reached a height that no sci-fi series has reached since. And no singular moment, not from Star Wars, Star Trek, or even Stargate, can match the climactic moment of the Adama Maneuver: the perfect fusion of story, character, and emotion.
