text: Those not primed in BSG lore and vernacular will be lost in the murky waters of specific references and flashbacks, not to mention the continuous switch from one time period to another. Razor is not for someone just getting into BSG. It's a reward for fans of the show who've been waiting patiently for new episodes.
  Brian Lowry of Variety disagreed, saying it "deftly stands on its own while still weaving in the show's dense 'Who's a Cylon? mythology" though a flashback set 40 years before the present would cause "any casual viewer [to] easily throw up their hands"; Lowry also notes that "the focal point of Shaw's story—nicely played by Jacobsen—has the feel of one of those old-time Star Trek or even Bonanza episodes, where a guest star allowed much of the cast to take a bit of a siesta."
  Razor was nominated for a 2008 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, losing to an episode of Doctor Who. It also received two Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nominations, for its cinematography and its sound mixing.
  Awards
  Wins
  VES Awards, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or Special
  Nominations
  Emmy Awards: Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series
  Emmy Awards: Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
  Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form
  Saturn Awards: Best Television Presentation