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Normally when shows I love have subpar episodes, I'll moderate my criticism with something like a "well, even a bad 'Dexter' is tons better than the best 'CSI: Miami.' " And BSG was so spectacular week in, week out that I never expected the show would come up with something that is just awful in general. Unfortunately, "Black Market" is about as bad as any one-hour drama you're likely to see on TV. It's just plain awful. The producers try to dress it up with a flash-forward at the start, but it's just an awful idea (BSG goes film noir!) executed even worse. Granted, exec producer Ronald Moore graciously acknowledges some of the weaknesses on the podcast/DVD commentary, but if he was being honest, he would have copped to the fact that this whole plot line should have died in the writers' room. Characters act out of character, the black market "heavies" seem like their moonlighting from an episode of "Walker: Texas Ranger" ... heck, even the sets don't look up to snuff. This episode kicked off a stretch of shaky hours ("Scar," "Sacrifice") before returning to form.
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