Odd Things About Battlestar Galactica (2003 Series)

With the airing of Daybreak part 2 back in March, the re-imaging of Battlestar Galactica is complete. While the final episode, or series of episodes, wraps up most loose ends and is (IMHO) a fitting conclusion to the series, there are aspects of the series that I noticed are odd. I'm not referring to plot holes, character development, or any of the philosophical questions or holes that Battlestar Galactica did not fill. Instead I am referring to some of the physical and perhaps military aspects of the series. The four items I list below seem odd and strange in Battlestar Galactica, although admittedly if they were not present, Battlestar Galactica would probably not have been as good as it was.

The Amount of Damage Galactica Takes
Is it just me, or does Galactica seem to take an abnormal or even God-like amount of damage throughout the series and still remains intact? Throughout the series, we see Galactica absorb nuke strikes, cannon fire, missile hits, and even plow through the atmosphere in season 3 and keep on going...all the way to season 4 when the ship finally starts to show its wear and tear. And even then in the final battle with the Cylon Colony, Galactica once again survives an insane amount of damage via cannon and raider fire, and is still able to ram the colony and stay intact. Interestingly enough, it's Galactica's final FTL jump to escape from the Colony that the ship finally takes enough structural damage that she can never jump again.

The Location of the Colony
According to the storyline, the final five cylons brokered a peace treaty between the thirteen colonies and the cylons during the first cylon war. After this the final five traveled to the cylon colony in order to teach and develop the humanoid cylon models. So let's think about this for a minute...if the first cylon war took place in the area of space nearby the thirteen colonies...how was the colony in FTL range of Galactica at the end of the series when the Galactica was thousands of light years and many, many FTL jumps away? We know the colony is FTL capable, and that the Cylons moved the colony, so I can only speculate that when the Cylons disappeared after the first cylon war, they had to have traveled to the quantum singularity and made it their new home. But this makes for one astronomical conincidence, to have the colony and its singularity within range of Galactica at the end of the series.

Armor-Piercing Ammo?
Remember back in Season 2 during the episode Valley of Darkness when a Cylon centurion boarding party managed to get aboard Galactica and start a ship-wide firefight? And also remember how the Cylons only seemed to be affected by explosive rounds, and were impermeable to normal bullets? Let's fast-forward to the series finale, when it seems like Galactica personnel have no problem whatsoever destroying these same centurions with normal rounds...which at this point could penetrate the armor of the centurions. Now some may argue that the fleet developed armor-piercing or AP ammo, but during the season 3 episode Exodus, the resistance was pinned down by one centurion in front of the gate and required air support to destroy it. Not to mention during the battle on the algae planet many bullets seemed to ricochet off the centurions. So it seems odd that the colonial forces are suddenly able to penetrate centurion armor at the end of the series.

The Cylon Extermination of the Colonies...A Mistake?
We learn early on in the series the Cylons have been trying to procreate and believe the missing factor was love. And we also know they were conducting experiments on humans and especially needed women, as depicted in the episode The Farm, to further their procreation research. So we can conclude their research needed one thing, people. But if they needed people to experiment on, what was the purpose of annihilating the thirteen colonies? We know that the cylons had an immense hatred for humanity, and no doubt this was a driving factor in the genocide and annihilation of the colonies. However, the logic just doesn't make sense. If the cylons were trying to procreate, and if they needed people, why obliterate and annihilate your only source of subjects?

There you have it, four things in Battlestar Galactica I noticed were a bit odd. I am sure there are many, many, more, so If you have noticed any other odd things about Battlestar Galactica, feel free to write or make comments in the appropriate section below.