By Chris Snellgrove
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Whereas all the characters in Ronald D. Moore’s Battlestar Galactica reboot are nice, none made fairly as a lot of an impression as Starbuck, the hotshot pilot whose life is an entire mess besides when she’s in a Viper cockpit. Whereas the character is well-written, it’s honest to say that almost all of why Starbuck is so well-liked is the charismatic efficiency of the girl behind the flight stick. Katee Sackhoff gave a career-best efficiency on this present, however most followers don’t notice she arguably did her greatest appearing behind the scenes by designing a set for the episode “Valley of Darkness.”
How Katee Sackhoff Introduced Starbuck To Life With out Appearing
On this early Season 2 episode, Starbuck has returned to her residence planet of Caprica together with Helo. There, the hotshot pilot goes down reminiscence lane, listening to her father’s outdated data and reminiscing about their time collectively. As for Katee Sackhoff, she made the very set right into a type of intimate appearing by serving to to color a lot of the paintings that we see onscreen, successfully fleshing out extra about her persona and her relationship with each her father and Commander Adama.
A part of what makes the Battlestar Galactica remake so nice is the environment friendly storytelling, full with scenes that generally inform us every little thing earlier than anybody even speaks. For instance, in “Valley of Darkness,” we study a lot about Starbuck’s relationship along with her father due to the conversations she has with Helo. However we arguably study rather more about Starbuck herself via the paintings within the residence, and Katee Sackhoff proved she was good at extra than simply appearing by portray on the partitions and canvases which can be strewn all through the room.
After all, you may need missed a number of the paintings as a result of your consideration was drawn to 1 outsized portray that appears a bit like an enormous portal. We later discover out Starbuck has been doodling this explicit picture ever since she was a baby, and it foreshadows (amongst different issues) Starbuck’s later dying (spoilers, sweetie!) in “Maelstrom.” Accompanying the poem is an easy, transferring love poem the pilot wrote about, presumably, her fiancee, Zak Adama.
Should you’re a Starbuck fan, “Valley of Darkness” is a standout episode as a result of it units up the character’s future even whereas it fleshes out her background and relationships with different characters. Actually, the truth that Katee Sackhoff personally painted the partitions and canvas of her character’s outdated condominium reveals how significantly she took her appearing for the present which might later make her a family title.
Moreover, the very first episode of the Battlestar Galactica miniseries makes it clear that Starbuck has a really shut relationship with Commander Adama, who treats her extra like a daughter than a subordinate. A few of this closeness comes from the truth that the pilot was engaged to Adama’s late son Zak and can be associates (generally with flirty advantages) with the surviving son, Lee. However “Valley of Darkness” makes her Daddy points pretty specific by driving residence how a lot Starbuck admired the dad who ultimately left, later resulting in a more in-depth bond with Adama.
Katee Sackhoff’s appearing stays top-of-the-line causes to look at (or rewatch) Battlestar Galactica, and her efficiency is much more spectacular when you think about that she continued growing her character offscreen by adorning Starbuck’s outdated condominium. Now, let’s hope the actor takes requests. Ms. Sackhoff, may you please, please paint us like considered one of your house portals?
