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Review: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ finale

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After five seasons, all is revealed, and it turns out to be worth the trip.

From ‘MASH’ to ‘St. Elsewhere’ to ‘The Sopranos’ to ‘Seinfeld,’ all long-running television shows become myths at some point or another, reflecting, within the confines of their own universes, the disparate nature of human experience.

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Yes, they’re entertaining, but to keep an audience committed year after year, a show must offer enlightenment, even if it’s just the recognition that the corruptible nature of power extends to the Soup Nazi.

‘Battlestar Galactica’ which comes to an end tonight after five seasons, was always upfront about its relationship to myth -- it’s science fiction, for one thing, which of all the narrative genres is the most unapologetic about its use of symbolism and archetype, journey and transcendence.

In science fiction, anything is possible, which is in itself a metaphor for the human spirit. So it was natural, when watching the trials and triumphs of this scrappy band of humans attempting to survive in a world overtaken by their technology, to wonder if the residents of the Galactica were our past or our future.

Tonight, praise the gods, we have our answer. All this has happened before, and it will happen again ...

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-- Mary McNamara

Photo: Cylon Six (Tricia Helfer) and Gaius Baltar (James Callis). Sci Fi Channel

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