'Galactica' star unimpressed by Cylon twist

Battlestar Galactica actor Aaron Douglas was initially unhappy at the decision to turn his character into a Cylon at the end of the third season.

Douglas, who has played Chief Galen Tyrol since the show was revived in 2003, told Media Blvd magazine: "I didn’t like the fact that he was a Cylon at first, but I like it now. It just gives a lot more depth, and a lot more interesting things, and they can go a lot of ways with it. I’m very, very appreciative of the work that the writers for our show do. They’re just the best, and so I just trust that they’re going to take it to cool places."

He also revealed that the show's sombre tone can often take its toll on the cast: "Our set at times is really loose, and light and fun. But when it’s a really, really difficult emotional scene, that really is distracting. So sometimes we need to reel everybody in, and tell them to shut the hell up. Or if you’re me, “Shut the f**k up!” You’re exhausted by the end of the day dealing with those emotions and stuff."

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