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== Analysis ==
== Analysis ==
*The Cylons didn't nuke every city on Caprica, although they did nuke most of them, including [[Caprica City]]. [[Ron Moore]] and [[David Eick]] point out in [[Podcast:Bastille Day|the home video-only podcast]] that at first this was a plot expediency, as showing the destruction of every city would have been prohibitively expensive. This production reality led to the story element of {{Callsign|Helo}} questioning why some cities were spared.<ref group="commentary" name="moore_eick_podcast_caprica_cities_spared">[[Podcast:Bastille Day|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 06:10</ref> The answer to this question comes in the episode "[[Downloaded]]," when viewers see the Cylons rebuilding and inhabiting a city themselves. The intense radiation exposure killed most humans on [[Caprica]] without the necessity of destroying all infrastructure.


=== Production Realities and Plot Development ===
*It seems strange that Agathon would be shouting loudly to see if anyone might hear him, as this might draw Cylon attention.<ref group="footage" name="agathon_shouting_loudly">{{TRS video|Bastille Day|00m51s}}</ref> However, viewers can't tell how many hours [[Caprica-Valerii]] and Agathon might have spent discovering that the city is apparently empty. Moreover, it has only been 12 days since the Cylon attack, and Agathon has no idea how far over Caprica they have spread yet.
* '''Cylon Strategy on Caprica:''' While the Cylons nuked most major population centers, including [[Caprica City]], several cities were left intact. [[Ron Moore]] and [[David Eick]] explain that this was originally a production expediency to save on visual effects costs. This reality was turned into a story element, prompting {{Callsign|Helo}} to question why some areas were spared. The answer is later revealed in "[[Downloaded]]," where the Cylons are shown rebuilding and inhabiting these cities. The primary goal of the initial attack was to kill the human population through intense radiation exposure rather than total infrastructure destruction.
* '''Starbuck's Characterization:''' [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s portrayal of [[Kara Thrace]] in this episode is noticeably different from her later characterization. She is presented in a more stereotypical "Top Gun" mold—sporting aviator sunglasses and cigars with an irreverent attitude. Sackhoff and the writers later refined the character by integrating more of the actress's natural personality, smoothing out Thrace's rougher edges by mid-season.
* '''The Role of Boxey:''' [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]'s inclusion in the flight briefing feels forced because his original character arc was abandoned. Moore explains that Boxey was intended to form a "family unit" with [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Sharon Valerii]], acting as a mascot for the pilots. When Sharon's Cylon arc was accelerated in "[[Water]]," the writers considered making him an "[[w:Artful Dodger|Artful Dodger]]" type, but the idea was never realized, leaving the character underutilized.
=== Dramatic Licenses ===
* '''Starbuck as Sniper:''' The decision to make Thrace the fleet's premier sniper was a "concession to the form" for dramatic purposes. Moore admits that being a pilot and a scout sniper are entirely different skill sets, and a real sniper would not have missed the shot Thrace did. However, using Thrace instead of a new [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] character heightened the emotional stakes, as it placed [[Lee Adama]]'s life directly in the hands of his best friend.


{{Dialogue
*The flight briefing {{Callsign|Starbuck}} gives as acting-[[CAG]] seems a bit "out of character" compared to her personality as developed later in the series. She is in full "[[w:Top_Gun_(film)|''Top Gun'']]" mode: wearing aviator sunglasses, sporting a cigar, and giving a very irreverent briefing. Actress [[Katee Sackhoff]] and the writers have said that after the first few episodes they learned to start adding "more of Katee into Starbuck," and Thrace's characterization is smoothed out further by the middle of the season.
| context = [[Ronald D. Moore]] on choosing drama over "real" military choices:
| lines =
"Kara might be the best shot in the fleet...but being a good shot is far from being a trained sniper. And she missed in that episode, a huge faux-paux for a scout sniper. In addition, she could not have been conducting unit training and sustainment training with the Marines...and fly her Viper."


"In both instances, we chose to go with the dramatic needs rather than the 'real' choices. Making Kara the sniper was simply a way of providing more tension and drama into the final sequence of 'Bastille Day' rather than going with a brand-new Marine sniper who the audience would have no investment in or identification with."
*Another oddity with this scene is that [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]'s presence seems a bit forced. In the [[Podcast:Bastille Day|podcast commentary]], Ron Moore explains that the original concept was for Boxey to form a "family unit" with [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Sharon Valerii]], living with them and acting as a sort of mascot for the pilots. This plot point was abandoned when Sharon's Cylon storyline was accelerated in "[[Water]]". The writers considered re-purposing him as an "[[w:Artful Dodger|Artful Dodger]]" character, but the idea was never developed, leaving his appearance in this scene feeling somewhat out of place.<ref group="commentary" name="moore_podcast_boxey_family_unit">[[Podcast:Bastille Day|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 14:40</ref>


"We're always striving to keep things as 'real' as we can make them, but we are still producing a television series and we're telling a story, so sometimes we bend the rules to make the show more compelling or to avoid awkward scenes that actually slow it down and dissipate the momentum."
*At the end of the [[Miniseries]], [[Saul Tigh]] chooses to quit drinking. In "[[33]]," Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] notes how good it is that Tigh isn't drinking anymore. However, Tigh has a relapse, having a few shots, and is a little tipsy in front of some crewmen (although he is not slurring his speech and stumbling over furniture).<ref group="footage" name="tigh_drinking_relapse">{{TRS video|Bastille Day|01m29s}}</ref>
| source = SciFi.com Production Update Blog (April 11, 2005) <ref group="commentary" name="moore_podcast_starbuck_sniper_dramatic">[[Podcast:Bastille Day|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 26:25</ref>
}}
 
=== Character Continuity ===
* '''Helo's Survival:''' Helo's shouting to find survivors on Caprica appears risky given the Cylon presence. However, viewers are unaware of how much time he and [[Caprica-Valerii]] spent scouting the area. Furthermore, at only 12 days post-attack, Helo has no clear understanding of the extent of the Cylon ground occupation.
* '''Saul Tigh's Sobriety:''' Despite his resolution to quit drinking at the end of the [[Miniseries]], Tigh suffers a relapse in this episode. While not shown as severely incapacitated, his tipsy behavior in front of the crew indicates the beginning of a recurring struggle with alcoholism throughout the season.
* '''Early Clues:''' Tigh's relative resilience to sleep deprivation compared to the younger crew is noted by Commander [[William Adama|Adama]]. Along with Chief Tyrol's similar endurance, this serves as an early, subtle nod to their [[Final Five|true nature]] {{TRS|Crossroads, Part II}}.


*The notion of Starbuck being a sharpshooter, "best shot in or ''out'' of the cockpit"<ref group="footage" name="starbuck_best_shot_description">{{TRS video|Bastille Day|26m51s}}</ref> stretches the credibility of these scenes: shooting in a Viper and shooting a sniper rifle are entirely different things. [[Podcast:Bastille Day|In the podcast]], Ron Moore concedes this was a "concession to the form" for dramatic purposes. Rather than introducing a new [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] sniper character the audience had no connection to, they made Starbuck the sniper to heighten the tension and drama of the final sequence, especially since it put her in the position of having her friend [[Lee Adama]]'s life in her hands.<ref group="commentary" name="moore_podcast_starbuck_sniper_dramatic">[[Podcast:Bastille Day|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 26:25</ref> Moore also addressed this in his earlier [http://blogs.scifi.com/battlestar/2005/04/production-update-q-a.php blog entry] of April 11th, 2005, following the episode's airing:
<blockquote>"Kara might be the best shot in the fleet...but being a good shot is far from being a trained sniper. And she missed in that episode, a huge faux-paux for a scout sniper. In addition, she could not have been conducting unit training and sustainment training with the Marines...and fly her Viper.</blockquote>
<blockquote>In the season finale, with the Marine boarding party assaulting into the President's office...her guards would have had to put down their guns..or they would have been shot quickly..or at least physically detained at gunpoint. There is no way a standoff that close would ensue."</blockquote>
<blockquote>I think both comments are well taken and I concede the points. In both instances, we chose to go with the dramatic needs rather than the "real" choices. Making Kara the sniper was simply a way of providing more tension and drama into the final sequence of "Bastille Day" rather than going with a brand-new Marine sniper who the audience would have no investment in or identification with. Likewise, the stand-off aboad [sic] Colonial One would've probably never occured [sic] with real Marines and Secret Service agents, and indeed, early drafts of the script had the final beats playing out on either side of a barricaded hatch that separated the two sides. However, the feeling was that separating Laura et al from Tigh et al dissipated the drama and felt less suspenseful, so we decided to go for the stand-off. It's a judgement call, frankly. We're always striving to keep things as "real" as we can make them, but we are still producing a television series and we're telling a story, so sometimes we bend the rules to make the show more compelling or to avoid awkward scenes that actually slow it down and dissipate the momentum.</blockquote>
== Questions ==
== Questions ==


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== Official Statements ==
== Official Statements ==


=== Concept and Development ===
=== Cast and Crew Commentary ===
This section covers the episode's origins as a vehicle for the show's political themes and the pressure of writing the first episode following the pilot.
 
* ''In the [[Podcast:Bastille Day|home video release commentary for "Bastille Day,"]] [[David Eick]] and [[Ronald D. Moore]] talk about [[Cally Henderson]], and how initial drafts had her being killed:''
 
:'''[[David Eick]]''': [[Nicki Clyne]], who you see here playing Cally, was somebody who in the [[Miniseries]], I remember [[Michael Rymer|Michael (Rymer)]] and I cast just on the basis of her look, 'cause we thought she was really cute, she kind of reminded us of a young [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001167/ Shelley Duvall]. [...] she turned out to be so good that we— in launching the series we started talking about ways to involve her and I'm very proud of a moment coming up where she does something rather nasty, that...
:'''[[Ronald D. Moore]]''': Well she almost died! '''She was gonna die in the initial drafts of this.'''
:'''Eick''': That's right! He kills her! He rapes and kills her! And they're telling us we're too dark ''this'' year.
:'''Moore''': Oh, I know. The second season is so much darker. And I don't think they even care.  Yeah, Cally, Nicki, I hate to tell ya, but the bullseye was on Nicki here. And I can't even tell you why we decided it was, no I take that back I think it was your note; you said you wanted Cally to fight back and really show some balls in this scene. She bit his ear off...
:'''Eick''': I said, "She bites his frakking ear off" and I was totally being...you know, just ''illustrative''! I didn't really mean it!
:'''Moore''': And I wrote, "she bites his ear off"!
:'''Eick''': "And I got the draft, and she bites his ear off! I was like "that's great!"
:'''Moore''': '''And from that moment on, I think, she really became part of the show'''. In a real sense, once she had gone through that and survived, and you know Tyrol and the gang come in and see her in the hospital at the end you kind of felt like she is one of the family.<ref group="commentary" name="eick_moore_podcast_cally_survival">[[Podcast:Bastille Day|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 29:55</ref>
 
* ''[[Nicki Clyne]] discusses her appearance in the episode:''
 
:"They used this mixture of corn syrup and coloring for the blood, which was extremely sticky...I had to squeeze this sponge of icky goo all over myself, and I had it on ''whole'' day.  I couldn't wipe off the blood for lunchtime and put it back on, because of continuity reasons.  So for the entire day I had my shirt completely stuck to me, and my face was all sticky — it ''wasn't'' a nice feeling.  When I ate my lunch, no one wanted to sit with me.  I even forgot I had this guck on me.  I was walking around, throwing popcorn in my mouth and everyone was backing off and staring at me.  I'm going "Hey, what's your problem?" Then it occurred to me, "Oh yeah, I look like Death! Right. OK!""<ref group="production" name="clyne_starlog_blood_makeup_experience">{{cite_magazine|quotes=|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|year=|month=|title=Battlestar  Galactica|magazine=Starlog|volume=|issue=348|pages=31|id=|url=|accessdate=}}</ref>
 
* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] on working with [[Richard Hatch]]:''


{{Quote
:"Before I read the script, I had my misgivings because there's always the danger you might be accused of tokenism or doing it as a marketing ploy. Richard had also been quite vocal in his disappointment that we weren't making a continuation of the original show. But once I read the script, all my misgivings were gone. I thought Richard's character was very strong and interesting, and Richard was just lovely to work with. He's a cool guy, and he's very supportive of what we're doing."<ref group="production" name="companion_bamber_hatch_working_relationship">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=54|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| text = When we were originally talking about doing a series, the network and studio asked me to give them an idea of the variety of stories we could tell, and one of the things I said we would do was the 'prison riot episode'. I actually mentioned the prison ship in the miniseries specifically so we could do something with it. I saw this episode as an opportunity to really set up the politics of the show. I wanted the audience to know that politics were going to be an important part of the show as it continued.
| sign = [[Ronald D. Moore]]
| source = ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion'' <ref group="production" name="companion_moore_prison_riot_origins">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=52}}</ref>
}}


{{Quote
* ''[[Richard Hatch]] on working with Bamber:''
| text = Coming in as the first person to write an episode apart from Ron Moore, I did feel a lot of pressure. Ron is so brilliant and created such an epic piece. Coming in after him, I really wanted to match his voice and do justice to the material.
| sign = [[Toni Graphia]]
| source = ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion'' <ref group="production" name="companion_graphia_writing_pressure">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=53}}</ref>
}}
=== The Zarek and Apollo Legacy ===
The inclusion of [[Richard Hatch]] (the original series' Apollo) as [[Tom Zarek]] served as a bridge between the two iterations of the franchise.


{{Dialogue
:"Jamie is a terrific actor and I was so grateful that he's such a gracious and nice guy. He plays the character very differently from how I played him. He made it clear to me that he was actually playing Lee Adama, and Apollo was his call sign!"<ref group="production" name="companion_hatch_bamber_mutual_respect">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=54|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| context = On developing the character of [[Tom Zarek]]:
| lines =  
'''Toni Graphia:''' We saw Tom Zarek as someone who had created a lot of trouble for the 'right reasons'. He had committed terrorist acts in the name of preventing his colony and his people from being exploited. Zarek is not a moustache-twirling villain. He's something of a rogue hero, and he's supposed to be very likeable.


'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Tom Zarek is idealistic in his own way. But I think he has more personal ambition than even he would care to admit.
* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] on the Apollo name exchange scene:''
| source = ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion'' <ref group="production" name="companion_graphia_zarek_character_development">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=53}}</ref>
}}


{{Quote
:"It was tricky to get that right. I wanted to make sure it wasn't too overt and stuck out too much, but you kind of want to acknowledge it and deal with it in some way."<ref group="production" name="companion_moore_apollo_name_acknowledgment">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=54|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| text = Before I read the script, I had my misgivings because there's always the danger you might be accused of tokenism or doing it as a marketing ploy... But once I read the script, all my misgivings were gone. I thought Richard's character was very strong and interesting, and Richard was just lovely to work with. He's a cool guy, and he's very supportive of what we're doing.
| sign = [[Jamie Bamber]]
| source = Working with Richard Hatch <ref group="production" name="companion_bamber_hatch_working_relationship">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=54}}</ref>
}}


{{Dialogue
* ''[[Richard Hatch]] on the scene where he discusses Apollo's name:''
| context = On acknowledging the "Apollo" name:
| lines =
'''Richard Hatch:''' Jamie is a terrific actor and I was so grateful that he's such a gracious and nice guy. He plays the character very differently from how I played him. He made it clear to me that he was actually playing Lee Adama, and Apollo was his call sign! I found it interesting that I was given those lines to talk about who Apollo is and what that name signifies. I think that was a great way to basically pass the mantle between us.


'''Ronald D. Moore:''' It was tricky to get that right. I wanted to make sure it wasn't too overt and stuck out too much, but you kind of want to acknowledge it and deal with it in some way.
:"I found it interesting that I was given those lines to talk about who Apollo is and what that name signifies. I think that was a great way to basically pass the mantle between us."<ref group="production" name="companion_hatch_apollo_mantle_passing">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=54|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| source = ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion'' <ref group="production" name="companion_hatch_bamber_mutual_respect">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=54}}</ref>
}}


=== The Cally Henderson Crisis ===
* ''[[Kandyse McClure]] on the prison set atmosphere:''
The survival of [[Cally Henderson]] marked a turning point for the character, moving her from a background extra to a member of the core ensemble.


{{Dialogue
:"It was so creepy being locked in that cage. It was an intense and very eerie environment."<ref group="production" name="companion_mcclure_prison_set_atmosphere">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=55|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| context = Eick and Moore on Cally's survival:
| lines = '''[[David Eick]]:''' Nicki Clyne... was somebody who in the [[Miniseries]], I remember Michael (Rymer) and I cast just on the basis of her look... she turned out to be so good that we— in launching the series we started talking about ways to involve her...
'''[[Ronald D. Moore]]:''' Well she almost died! '''She was gonna die in the initial drafts of this.'''
'''Eick:''' That's right! He kills her! He rapes and kills her! [...]
'''Moore:''' Nicki, I hate to tell ya, but the bullseye was on Nicki here. [...] You [Eick] said you wanted Cally to fight back and really show some balls in this scene. She bit his ear off...
'''Eick:''' I said, "She bites his frakking ear off" and I was totally being... you know, just ''illustrative''! I didn't really mean it!
'''Moore:''' And I wrote, "she bites his ear off"! '''And from that moment on, I think, she really became part of the show'''.
| source = Podcast for "Bastille Day" <ref group="commentary" name="eick_moore_podcast_cally_survival">[[Podcast:Bastille Day|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 29:55</ref>
}}


{{Quote
* ''[[Nicki Clyne]] on her character development in the episode:''
| text = In the first draft of the script, Cally was killed. But several people, including Ron, felt that they didn't want the show to portray any of our female characters as victims, because our women are very strong. So we changed it to Cally fighting back, and I was actually very happy about that.
| sign = [[Toni Graphia]]
| source = The decision to save Cally <ref group="production" name="companion_graphia_cally_survival_decision">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=55}}</ref>
}}


{{Quote
:"I was really happy with that episode. I thought the stuff with Mason was very powerful, and I was very happy that Cally got to show some strength and attitude. I knew she had it in her!"<ref group="production" name="companion_clyne_cally_character_strength">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=55|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| text = They used this mixture of corn syrup and coloring for the blood, which was extremely sticky... I had it on ''whole'' day. [...] I was walking around, throwing popcorn in my mouth and everyone was backing off and staring at me. I'm going "Hey, what's your problem?" Then it occurred to me, "Oh yeah, I look like Death! Right. OK!"
| sign = [[Nicki Clyne]]
| source = Blood makeup experience <ref group="production" name="clyne_starlog_blood_makeup_experience">{{cite magazine|title=Battlestar Galactica|magazine=Starlog|issue=348|pages=31}}</ref>
}}


=== Cast Reflections ===
* ''[[Toni Graphia]] on the decision to save Cally:''


{{Quote
:"In the first draft of the script, Cally was killed. But several people, including Ron, felt that they didn't want the show to portray any of our female characters as victims, because our women are very strong. So we changed it to Cally fighting back, and I was actually very happy about that."<ref group="production" name="companion_graphia_cally_survival_decision">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=55|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| text = I relished doing that episode because Lee finally gets to stand up on his own two feet. You get an insight into how Lee views the military and civilians, and he gets to do something that's slightly controversial and may not prove to be the best decision in the long term.
| sign = [[Jamie Bamber]]
| source = Lee Adama's character arc <ref group="production" name="companion_bamber_lee_character_development">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=55}}</ref>
}}


{{Quote
* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] on Lee Adama's character arc:''
| text = It was so creepy being locked in that cage. It was an intense and very eerie environment.
| sign = [[Kandyse McClure]]
| source = Prison set atmosphere <ref group="production" name="companion_mcclure_prison_set_atmosphere">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=55}}</ref>
}}


== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
:"I relished doing that episode because Lee finally gets to stand up on his own two feet. You get an insight into how Lee views the military and civilians, and he gets to do something that's slightly controversial and may not prove to be the best decision in the long term. For those reasons, it is one of my favorite episodes of the season."<ref group="production" name="companion_bamber_lee_character_development">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=55|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
 
=== Behind-the-Scenes Insights ===
 
* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] on the episode's origins in ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]'':''


{{Dialogue
:"When we were originally talking about doing a series, the network and studio asked me to give them an idea of the variety of stories we could tell, and one of the things I said we would do was the 'prison riot episode'. I actually mentioned the prison ship in the miniseries specifically so we could do something with it. I saw this episode as an opportunity to really set up the politics of the show. I wanted the audience to know that politics were going to be an important part of the show as it continued."<ref group="production" name="companion_moore_prison_riot_origins">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=52|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| context = On choosing sides:
| lines =  
'''[[William Adama]]''': Every man has to decide for themselves which side they are on.


'''[[Lee Adama|Lee Adama]]''': I didn't know we were picking sides. ''[walks off]''
* ''[[Toni Graphia]] on writing the episode:''


'''William Adama''': That's why you haven't picked one yet.
:"Coming in as the first person to write an episode apart from Ron Moore, I did feel a lot of pressure. Ron is so brilliant and created such an epic piece. Coming in after him, I really wanted to match his voice and do justice to the material."<ref group="production" name="companion_graphia_writing_pressure">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=53|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>
| source = {{TRS video|Bastille Day|05m24s}}
}}


{{Dialogue
* ''On developing [[Tom Zarek]]'s character:''
| context = On Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]]:
| lines =
'''[[Number Five|Doral]]''': She's good.


'''[[Number Six|Six]]''': So far.
:"We saw Tom Zarek as someone who had created a lot of trouble for the 'right reasons'. He had committed terrorist acts in the name of preventing his colony and his people from being exploited. Zarek is not a moustache-twirling villain. He's a something of a rogue hero, and he's supposed to be very likeable."<ref group="production" name="companion_graphia_zarek_character_development">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=53|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>


'''Doral''': Jealous?
* ''Moore added:''


'''Six''': [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|This all]] makes me so sad.
:"Tom Zarek is idealistic in his own way. But I think he has more personal ambition than even he would care to admit."<ref group="production" name="companion_moore_zarek_personal_ambition">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|location=London|isbn=1-84576-097-2|pages=53|chapter=|chapterurl=|quote=}}</ref>


'''Doral''': ''(matter-of-fact)'' They would have destroyed themselves anyway. They deserve what they got.
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==


'''Six''': We're the children of humanity. That makes them our parents in a sense.  
*''On choosing sides:''
:'''[[William Adama]]''': Every man has to decide for themselves which side they are on.
:'''{{callsign|Lee Adama}}''': I didn't know we were picking sides. ''[walks off]''
:'''William Adama''': That's why you haven't picked one yet.<ref group="footage" name="adama_lee_choosing_sides_exchange">{{TRS video|Bastille Day|05m24s}}</ref>


'''Doral''': True but parents have to die. It's the only way children come into their own.
*''On Cylon-occupied Caprica:''
| source = {{TRS video|Bastille Day|11m32s}}
:'''Doral''': She's good.
}}
:'''Six''': So far.
:'''Doral''': Jealous?
:'''Six''': [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|This all]] makes me so sad.
:'''Doral''': (matter-of-fact) They would have destroyed themselves anyway. They deserve what they got.
:'''Six''': We're the children of humanity. That makes them our parents in a sense.
:'''Doral''': True - but parents have to die. It's the only way children come into their own.<ref group="footage" name="cylons_caprica_parents_children_dialogue">{{TRS video|Bastille Day|11m32s}}</ref>


{{Dialogue
*''Later, aboard ''Astral Queen'', in a broadcast by Tom Zarek:''
| context = Aboard ''[[Astral Queen]]'', in a broadcast by [[Tom Zarek]]:
:'''Tom Zarek''': I make these demands not for me....but for you, the people. The survivors of the holocaust and the children of humanity's future. I am Tom Zarek, and this is the first day of a new era.<ref group="footage" name="zarek_broadcast_new_era_declaration">{{TRS video|Bastille Day|25m02s}}</ref>
| lines =
'''Tom Zarek''': I make these demands not for me....but for you, the people. The survivors of the holocaust and the children of humanity's future. I am Tom Zarek, and this is the first day of a new era.
| source = {{TRS video|Bastille Day|25m02s}}
}}


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