Chris Snellgrove | Published
All the characters of Ronald D. Moore Battlestar Galactica The reboot is great, nothing impressive like Starbuck. Starbuck is a completely confused hotshot pilot, except when she’s in the Viper’s cockpit. The characters are well written, but it’s fair to say that most of the reason Starbuck is so popular is the charismatic performance of the woman behind the flight stick. Katee Sackhoff performed at his career’s best on this show, but most fans don’t realize that he definitely did the best behind the scenes by designing the set for the episode “Valley of Darkness.”
How Katee Sackhoff brought Starbuck back to life without acting
In this early season 2 episode, Starbuck returned to her hometown of Caprica planet with Hero. There, the Hotshot pilot goes down the memory lane, hears old records of his father and recalls time together. As for Katee Sackhoff, she helped to draw much of the artwork seen on screen, effectively embodying her relationship with her father and commander Adama, which became a form of intimate acting.
What will be made Battlestar Galactica Remake is efficient storytelling, complete with scenes where everyone tells them everything before they speak. In “The Valley of the Valley,” for example, she learns a lot about Starbuck’s relationship with her father thanks to her conversation with Hero. But we definitely learned more about Starbuck through the artwork of the house, and Katie Sackhoff proved that she’s more than acting just by painting on walls and canvas scattered throughout the room.
Of course, you may have missed some of your artwork. Because your attention drew attention to one oversized painting that looked like a huge portal. Later, Starbuck discovered that she had been scribbling this particular image since she was a child. It predicts (among other things) Starbuck’s late death (spoilers, sweet!) in “Maelstrom.” Attached to the poem is a simple, moving poem of love written by the pilot, perhaps her fiancé, Zach Adama.
If you’re a Starbuck fan, “The Valley of the Valley” is an outstanding episode. Because it sets the character’s fate, even when fleshing out her background and relationships with other characters. Honestly, the fact that Katie Sackhoff personally painted the walls and canvas of her character’s old apartment shows just how seriously she filmed her acting for the show.
Furthermore, the first episode Battlestar Galactica The miniseries reveals that Starbuck has a very close relationship with Commander Adama. Part of this intimacy comes from the fact that the pilot is engaged to Adama’s late son Zach and is also a friend (sometimes bringing frivolous benefits) to his surviving son Lee. However, “The Valley of the Valley” makes her dad’s problem pretty clear by driving Starbuck home, admiring his dad who eventually left, and later leading to a close bond with Adama.
Katee Sackhoff’s acting is one of the best reasons to watch (or re-watch) Battlestar Galacticaand her performance is even more impressive when you consider that she continued to develop her character offscreen by decorating her old Starbuck apartment. Now, I hope the actor receives requests. Sackhoff, please please Would you draw us like your space portal?
