I have been ruminating on the BSG finale ever since I saw it. I think I will finally post thoughts about it this weekend.

I think a lot of people misinterpret the final message (ie , modern times). It is not, robots bad, get rid of technology.

I do very much think that the earth portion of the finale was written without consideration of day 2, as it were. If the world literally ended exactly at that point, then it was a happy ending. But, fans all make the reasonable assumption that the sun comes up the next day and the characters still have to cope.