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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Concept and Development */

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Concept and Development

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	\| 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>		\| 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>
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	=== The Zarek and Apollo Legacy ===		=== 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.		The inclusion of [[Richard Hatch]] (the original series' Apollo) as [[Tom Zarek]] served as a bridge between the two iterations of the franchise.
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	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

	*''On choosing sides:''		{{Dialogue
	:'''[[William Adama]]''': Every man has to decide for themselves which side they are on.		\| context = On choosing sides:
	:'''~~{{callsign~~\|Lee Adama}}''': I didn't know we were picking sides. ''[walks off]''		\| lines =
	:'''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>~~		'''[[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]''

			'''William Adama''': That's why you haven't picked one yet.
			\| source = {{TRS video\|Bastille Day\|05m24s}}
			}}

			{{Dialogue
			\| context = On Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]]:
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			'''[[Number Five\|Doral]]''': She's good.

			'''[[Number Six\|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.

	*''On Cylon-occupied Caprica:''		'''Doral''': True — but parents have to die. It's the only way children come into their own.
	~~:'''Doral''': She's good.~~		\| source = {{TRS video\|Bastille Day\|11m32s}}
	~~:'''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>~~

	*''Later, aboard ''Astral Queen'', in a broadcast by Tom Zarek:''		{{Dialogue
	:'''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>~~		\| context = Aboard ''[[Astral Queen]]'', in a broadcast by [[Tom Zarek]]:
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			'''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}}
			}}

	== Guest stars ==		== Guest stars ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* The Cally Henderson Crisis */

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The Cally Henderson Crisis

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	{{Dialogue		{{Dialogue
	\| context = ~~{{audio\|File:BastilleDayPodcastCally.mp3\|~~Eick and Moore on Cally's survival:}}		\| 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...		\| 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.'''		'''[[Ronald D. Moore]]:''' Well she almost died! '''She was gonna die in the initial drafts of this.'''

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* The Cally Henderson Crisis */

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The Cally Henderson Crisis

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	{{Dialogue		{{Dialogue
	\| context = {{audio\|BastilleDayPodcastCally.mp3\|Eick and Moore on Cally's survival:}}		\| context = {{audio\|File:BastilleDayPodcastCally.mp3\|Eick and Moore on Cally's survival:}}
	\| lines =		\| 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...
	'''[[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.'''		'''[[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! [...]		'''Eick:''' That's right! He kills her! He rapes and kills her! [...]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Official Statements */

2025-12-23T22:53:52Z

Official Statements

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Analysis */

2025-12-23T22:52:33Z

Analysis

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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.

	*~~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~~.		=== Production Realities and Plot Development ===
			* '''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.

	*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~~.		{{Dialogue
			\| context = [[Ronald D. Moore]] on choosing drama over "real" military choices:
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			"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."

	*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>~~		"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."

	*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>~~		"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."
			\| 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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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Official Statements */

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Official Statements

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	:'''Moore''': And I wrote, "she bites his ear off"!		:'''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!"		:'''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>[[Podcast:Bastille Day\|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 16:25</ref>		:'''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>[[Podcast:Bastille Day\|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 29:55</ref>

	* ''[[Nicki Clyne]] discusses her appearance in the episode:''		* ''[[Nicki Clyne]] discusses her appearance in the episode:''

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Official Statements */

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Continuity Notes */

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Continuity Notes

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	* Events here take place 2 days after those of "[[Water]]".		* Events here take place 2 days after those of "[[Water]]".
	* In the [[Miniseries]], ''[[Astral Queen]]'' is apparently a liner, rather than a prison ship.		* In the [[Miniseries]], ''[[Astral Queen]]'' is apparently a liner, rather than a prison ship. In the [[Podcast:Bastille Day\|home video release commentary for this episode]], [[Ronald D. Moore]] explains that the ship's mention in the Miniseries was just a "throwaway line" to establish that there were prisoners in the Fleet. The name itself was a ''[[w:Star Trek\|Star Trek]]'' homage, and the idea of a full-blown prison riot episode was a natural extension of that initial mention when the writers were planning the series.<ref>[[Podcast:Bastille Day\|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 07:05</ref>
	** During a briefing, [[Billy Keikeya\|Billy]] informs [[Laura Roslin\|President Roslin]] that: "The Captain of ''Astral Queen'' wants you to know that he has nearly 500 convicted criminals under heavy guard in his cargo hold. They were being transported to a penal station when the attack happened."		** During a briefing, [[Billy Keikeya\|Billy]] informs [[Laura Roslin\|President Roslin]] that: "The Captain of ''Astral Queen'' wants you to know that he has nearly 500 convicted criminals under heavy guard in his cargo hold. They were being transported to a penal station when the attack happened."
	** In the re-cap clip shown at the top of this episode, Keikeya's lines are re-dubbed so that he says, "The Captain of ''Astral Queen'' wants you to know that he has 1,500 prisoners under heavy guard."<ref>{{TRS video\|Bastille Day\|00m45s}}</ref>		** In the re-cap clip shown at the top of this episode, Keikeya's lines are re-dubbed so that he says, "The Captain of ''Astral Queen'' wants you to know that he has 1,500 prisoners under heavy guard."<ref>{{TRS video\|Bastille Day\|00m45s}}</ref>

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	== Official Statements ==		== Official Statements ==
	* ''In the [[Podcast:Bastille Day\|~~DVD~~ commentary for "Bastille Day,"]] [[David Eick]] and [[Ronald D. Moore]] talk about [[Cally Henderson]], and how initial drafts had her being killed:''		* ''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...		:'''[[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.'''		:'''[[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.		:'''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...		:'''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!		:'''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"!		:'''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!"		:'''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.		:'''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>[[Podcast:Bastille Day\|Podcast for "Bastille Day"]], timestamp 16:25</ref>

	* ''[[Nicki Clyne]] discusses her appearance in the episode:''		* ''[[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>{{cite_magazine\|quotes=\|last=\|first=\|authorlink=\|coauthors=\|year=\|month=\|title=~~Battlestar~~ Galactica\|magazine=Starlog\|volume=\|issue=348\|pages=31\|id=\|url=\|accessdate=}}</ref>		:"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>{{cite_magazine\|quotes=\|last=\|first=\|authorlink=\|coauthors=\|year=\|month=\|title=Battlestar Galactica\|magazine=Starlog\|volume=\|issue=348\|pages=31\|id=\|url=\|accessdate=}}</ref>

	* ''[[Richard Hatch]] discusses the similarities between [[Tom Zarek]] and his portrayal of {{TOS\|Apollo}} in the {{TOS\|Battlestar Galactica\|Original Series}}:''		* ''[[Richard Hatch]] discusses the similarities between [[Tom Zarek]] and his portrayal of {{TOS\|Apollo}} in the {{TOS\|Battlestar Galactica\|Original Series}}:''