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Battlestar Galactica: Maelstrom (2007)
Is there even a point anymore?
Apologies right now - this is about to be a rant...
I'm sorry - I loved this show at the beginning - but now - honestly - what is going on!
I look at the opening credits and I see Cylons - and that they have a Plan...
But ... We haven't really seen a Cylon for ages - let alone a so called plan. It's been just dragging on and on and on!
I had high hopes for this episode, but instead it was really just more of the same! I can't honestly believe that Kara gets killed off like that - her death was a little too meaningless (pretty much a suicide) for it to be OK for such a main character, so I can only hope there's some cunning plot? Maybe she's a Cylon? But then her destiny was that cloud thing - and maybe that's it. But quite honestly - No one can tell me that episode was good?
Afterlife (2005)
Only seen 2 episodes, but I love it.
OK, so I admit to being a lover of the dark and mysterious. I once saw a theatre production of a ghost story (I think Black Widow) and I was amazed at how it could be so creepy, with the simple effects they could produce on stage.
Well, that's exactly what AfterLife is like.
We've only had 2 episodes screened here in Australia, and I'm a little disappointed to see that it's actually a 6 part mini-series, and not a new series as it was heralded here. In my opinion, with so little in the way of special effects, it's great! The characters are rough and real, but that's what makes it interesting. At the moment I really dislike Robert Bridge's character, but that's clearly the way its supposed to be.
My point from the beginning is that there are almost no tricky effects to speak of, yet it is compelling. It's eerie and haunting. The first scene alone (***this isn't really a spoiler - but if you're about to watch it - I'd hate to ruin the atmosphere***) is so simply done but so gripping and tragic when you realise what's going on.
I really like this - and I'm going to see if I can grab it on DVD! 9 out of 10!