The “Sometimes A Great Notion” episode from Battlestar Galactica delves into an intriguing narrative involving the resurrected character Starbuck. It evokes thoughts of the James Webb Telescope, which possesses the astonishing ability to peer into the universe’s very origin. Additionally, it captures the dynamic shifts of empires throughout history, paralleling the life and death cycles of human existence. This thematic thread extends to the manipulation of time by black holes, offering the potential to traverse moments far beyond one’s own mortality or well before one’s birth. Starbuck finds herself grappling with precisely such a complex temporal scenario in this captivating episode.