Beauty in the Breakdown: BSG Season 4A

The Syfy drama hit Battlestar Galactica was the most talked-about show on television when it aired from 2003-2009, and Jacob Clifton at Television Without Pity has been part of that conversation since it started. BEAUTY IN THE BREAKDOWN is the third of six volumes, collecting Jacob’s popular columns throughout the show’s Spring 2008 season, which features some of the series' most touching meditations on love, religion and faith.

Featuring Starbuck's return to the Fleet and Gaius Baltar's sex cult, an attempted coup within the Cylon hierarchy, and both societies face deep structural change as a result of the Final Five coming online. Starbuck takes a freighter to consult an ancient Cylon oracle and Roslin comes to terms with her impending death. The DEMAND LOVE rift within the Cylons finally provides the human Fleet with allies among the Cylons, and after the abduction of their leader the Fleet threatens to fall apart... Until they are presented with a plan that could rid them of their enemies forever.

Over fifteen years writing and creating communities at Television Without Pity, Jacob Clifton was noted by industry and fans alike for his positive analytical approach and ebullient humor. His weekly columns—on shows ranging from American Idol to The Apprentice, Battlestar Galactica to Gossip Girl, Homeland to Pretty Little Liars and more—set off a decade of conversations across the internet.

Now, with the former site defunct and a Gawker editorship in the rearview, Jacob is excited to release these definitive, heavily revised editions of those classic recaps at jacobclifton.com. Please visit for more info and join the mailing list!