Kara Thrace (Katee Sackhoff) looking offscreen to the left and smiling slightly while holding a drink glass in Battlestar Galactica
The Big Picture Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, the Battlestar Galactica reboot marked one of television's first high-profile fusions of sociopolitical sci-fi with an HBO series' prestige drama sensationalism. Battlestar's bleak realism — complete with a gray color palette, cinéma vérité cinematography, and an apocalyptic scenario populated with fluidly flawed characters — helped Ronald D. Moore and David Eick's reimagining of Glen A.
Release Date December 8, 2004 Creator Glen A. Larson, Ronald D. Moore Cast Edward James Olmos , Mary McDonnell , Katee Sackhoff , Jamie Bamber , James Callis , Tricia Helfer , Callum Keith Rennie , Grace Park Main Genre Sci-Fi Seasons 4 Why Is Starbuck ‘Battlestar Galactica’s Best Character? When the Battlestar Galactica reboot transformed the original series' male Starbuck into Kara Thrace, the concept generated as much controversy as one would expect. Battlestar held its ground.
Starbuck’s Arc Starts Strong in ‘Battlestar Galactica' Debating the semantics of whether Kara indirectly caused her fiancé's death doesn't matter. It's the fact Kara assumes responsibility and torments herself in a miserable loop. At one point, Commander William Adama labels her "a malcontent and a cancer," which is how Kara views herself. Her surrogate father confirms her worst fears.
Starbuck’s Story Doesn’t Make Sense Certainly, Kara always had a larger destiny. Certain scenes suggest her affinity with one of the worshiped Lords of Kobol, the Goddess of the Dawn, either as the Goddess's chosen agent, a reincarnation, or an actual angel: one far from the glowingly perfect imagery of the Christian Bible, but still an intercessional force directing others' lives. And, theoretically, the bones of Kara's arc aren't lacking.
‘Battlestar Galactica’ Never Fulfills Starbuck’s Potential Close Perhaps Battlestar Galactica foreshadows its writing downfall. After Season 2, Kara's plotlines lean middling and repetitive. The "wins" of a woman with complex paternal figures, diverse sexual experiences, and various romantic interests fold into a toxic love quartet playing into Battlestar's space opera side and losing sight of Kara in the process.
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