“
Swept the pigeon” refers to a nonsensical scene in the last episode of the sci-fi TV series
Battlestar Galactica. In the last episode of the show, a drunken main character is filmed as he attempts to chase a pigeon out of his apartment with a broom.
Fanboys and shippers of the series maintain that the “
swept the pigeon” scene was the epitome of “
high art”. Discriminating viewers maintain, quite correctly, that the “swept the pigeon” scene was complete nonsense and was only added to the final episode in a feeble attempt by the producer to disguise the show’s lack of story continuity, unresolved plot holes, and nihilistic, destructive ending.
