Battlestar Galactica Season 3 **spoliers**

So, if you're keeping up with Battlestar Galactica via torrents we're currently on episode 18 after an absolutely mind numbingly good episode 17.

This will contain spoilers. If you're watching on Sky 1 then I really do suggest turning away now because I'm going to talk about some of the very dramatic incidents in episode 17. I'm currently waiting for my brother to stop playing Halo 2 so I can get on with downloading episode 18 and seeing what the frak happened to Starbuck.

While watching the last episode I was kind of in this wierd state of shock and amazement at the direction they've just taken Battlestar. 'Killing' off Starbuck is absolutely shocking as she's been one of the best characters throughout the series but the circumstances in which she died suggests we've not seen the last of her.

Oddly, INMD lists 'Malestrom' as the last episode she appears in but due to the fact that Katee Sackhoff had to sign a non-disclosure agreement not to talk about the episode, I imagine that things are being kept very much under wraps.

I'm not sure where they're going to take her next. One obvious direction would be to have her download and reveal that she is one of the final five which would be a predictable but still amazing story line which could have some massive repercussions for the series overall.

Whatever happens, it'll be fantastic. BSG continues to be the best thing on TV with only Heroes standing up to it. The format for 24 is getting rather tired while Lost is slowly improving but still feels poor in comparison.

I'm looking forward to episode 18. A lot.