Battlestar Galactica's Divisive Ending Was Originally Much Worse

The ending of Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica reboot was divisive, but it could have been far more frustrating for viewers. The BSG finale was criticized for overt theological themes and deus ex machina solution. The BSG finale's reveal that Battlestar Galactica's journey to "our" world was preordained angered viewers who believed that celestial intervention removed human agency from the overall story. In short, the BSG finale was a cop-out that short-changed both the human and Cylon characters that viewers had invested so much time in.