Series finale of Battlestar Galactica

Phew, its over. I'm underwhelmed and satisfied.
The mysteries, puzzles, and questions during the series were interesting and held more promise than the answers I found last night.
Maybe that's okay. The journey is more important than the destination. Many people had a great ride on Battlestar Galactica's five year mission. It was hit and miss for me; I didn't feel a connection to the characters and some of the storylines weren't organic to the overall story I understood.
I prefer to believe the author of this kind of story starts out with a plan that stays consistent throughout, which is why the puzzles and mysteries make sense and have an appropriate payoff. I imagine with a television series its hard to do that because when you don't have an endpoint, you can't plan how to dole out your information properly.
I think Battlestar Galactica started out as a gritty tale of survival with some mystery here and there, and over the course of a year or two turned into a stylized drama where the mystery of the backstory was primary and key to delivering viewer interest and buzz.
I have to say, though, there are lots of people I read on the internet who love Battlestar Galactica and see in it much more than I ever did. In fact, it wasn't unusual that there were scenes in the 'previously on Battlestar Galactica' start of the show that I didn't even remember.
I did not delve too deeply into the mythology. Which might be why I was underwhelmed.
In any event, here are my thoughts on the series finale of Battlestar Galactica...
1. This show has always had lots and lots of alcohol. In fact, its kind of a plot device. There was too much drunken beligerence and angst for me - throughout the show and especially last night.
2. The driving force of everything in the show. as I understood it explained by Baltar towards the end, is the natural cycle of life in the universe - birth, growth, destruction, chaos, rebirth, growth, destruction, chaos, rebirth...etc.
However, at the very end, in the tag scene that takes place 150,000 years later, Baltar refers to a specific being - 'He' - who does't like to be called God. Were they trying to have it both ways? Is it the natural order of the universe OR the one true God?
3. I don't understand how the rest of the fleet caught up to Battlestar Galactica when Kara Thrace got them to Earth. She didn't know the rendesvous coordinates. And she put in coordinates that there would be no way for anyone else to have known before hand. So, what?
4. The tag ending was a little too preachy (I don't know if that's the right word). Though, its not without some merit, of course. Will we go down the same path we've always gone down and destroy our world? Once again, popular media has warned us.
5. I'm glad they all decided to mege with the preverbal humans on a non-technological level. But, that doesn't seem realistic at all. Like the new president guy said - its a little peculiar that everyone would be so willing to give up their creature comforts so easily. Also, I think they'd want to preserve some of their knowledge and technology. I thought it made more sense if they had become the Lost City of Atlantis. But, that would have been too easy and pat as well. If I'd been in that situation I would have wanted to be the librarian - the keeper of the knowledge in a hidden underground city or something. Or maybe a Valhalla type oasis in the middle of nowhere.
6. It ended fine for everyone. Everyone who should have died did, it seemed. And the rest will live on. Some in solitary.

So, those are my main impressions of the finale. Eh. I'll be interested to read what other people thought of it, and if there are additional updates, I'll add them.

UPDATE: After reading this from The Watcher (Mo Ryan) at the Chicago Tribune, I'm satisfied I got out of the show everything I wanted to. Also, Mo has a real love for the show and provides a counterpoint to my lack of emotional interest in the show. If you loved it, you'll enjoy her blogs about it. Me? It was okay. I'm not unhappy its over.

UDATE 03/24/2009
Over the last several days I've read a few glowing tributes to Battlestar Galactica. I have to say...the more I read, I realize I'm really glad its over. I don't think I liked that show very much. And, although people think it will live on for years and years - I think it won't. Too obviously topical and the characters weren't that believable (to me). Again, good for all the people who love it.