The Plan

I just bought the Blu Ray DVD of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, and I gotta say it was a great purchase. It put the first two seasons into c a different context and cleared up a bunch of open plot points from back then.

Featuring archive footage from the previous episodes as well as new scenes, The Plan functioned as a view of the war between the Cylons and Colonials, but from the Cylon point of view. We get a look at the motivation behind the attack on the colonies, as well as details of the attack itself and how total the destruction of humanity was. The story perspective is told from the point of view of Cylon number 1 (Dean Stockwell) and Sam Anders, one of the Final Five (Michael Trucco).

We also see details of some of the other colonies. Picon for example is revealed to be a largely water covered world famous for its harbors, while Libran is a world that seems to function as the Colonials' center for justice and the Colonial Court system.


If I had one critique, it is that Mary McDonnell was conspicuously absent. Why that is I can't seem to determine, although I know from various interviews that it was more likely related to the story. McDonnell has said that this was the best projects that she ever worked on so I'm sure she would have participated if the opportunity presented itself.

The production and diresction were superb as always. The DVD itself has plenty of extras to go around. The coolest thing was the opening "Universal" logo. Instead of the planet Earth in the logo, we see the planet Caprica.

A great addition to the reimagined BSG universe. I was glad to see it and was happy to part with the $29.95 the Blu-Ray cost.

Highly recommended. Enjoy!