3.5 stars. This is one of my favorite series and obviously if I'm grading on a curve, Saga sets it. That said, this series is in constant motion and never stays put. I suppose that is the implied nature of an intergalactic war, but it gets tiring. Further I understand that this is a war story and does not beat around the bush when it comes to graphic, challenging, adult issues, but at a certain point it starts to feel like too methodical. The final two gut punches (avoiding spoilers) were straight up predictable given Saga's history. It's like watching a prime time hospital drama featuring an elderly patient - you feel like a cynical ass for thinking it, but you know they're going to die at the end with some poignant prose about life's hardships delivered via narrator. That what the final issue in this volume felt like to me.