The four seasons of Battlestar Galactica focused heavily on the humans and how they coped with the war against the Cylons, especially in the early episodes. The Plan takes us back to look at the events before and shortly after the Cylon attack, mostly from the perspective of Cylon One (Dean Stockwell), with a reasonable focus on Six (Trisha Helfer), and some insight into the Cylon models onboard the Galactica.
The Plan is the second post-BG production (following Caprica) and combines new footage with scenes we have seen before to give them more context, and some twists. It fills in some gaps in the story, but also raises some questions of Cylon motives. There were characters we thought didn’t know they were Cylons, but maybe they did, and maybe they were scheming from the start.
Edward James Olmos (star and director) said, "When Battlestar fans see The Plan, they’re all going to have to go back and watch the entire series again." That’s an ambitious statement. The Plan certainly does raise questions and create a new perspective on what happened in the series but, at other times, it seems like a forced effort to create surprise and confusion to milk the story. If you are a fan, you might enjoy the new insight into the characters but, unlike the series, it is not compelling viewing. This picture of two Cyclons is…
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