Editing Exodus, Part II

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| title= Exodus, Part II
| image=TighAdamaReunion.jpg
| season= 3
| episode= 4
| guests= [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]
| writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] <br/> [[David Weddle]]
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| director= [[Félix Enríquez Alcalá]]
| production= 304
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| US airdate= 2006-10-20
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| prev= [[Exodus, Part I]]
| next= [[Collaborators]]
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== Overview ==

:''Commander [[Lee Adama]] of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)| Pegasus]]'' has serious doubts about the success of the [[New Caprica]] rescue mission by ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. On New Caprica, [[Saul Tigh]] decides the consequences for his [[Ellen Tigh |wife's]] betrayal of [[The Resistance | the Resistance]]. Aboard ''Galactica'', Admiral [[William Adama]] executes a dramatic rescue plan.''

== Summary ==

*On ''Pegasus'', [[Lee Adama]] and [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] talk of ''[[Galactica]]'s'' mission. Adama worries heavily that Admiral Adama's mission will fail and of what future responsibilities he may have as the leader of the rest of mankind. His wife tells him to not give up hope.
*On New Caprica, [[Samuel Anders]] confronts [[Saul Tigh]] about [[Ellen Tigh|his wife Ellen's]] betrayal and tells him that either Tigh "takes care" of Ellen, or someone else less sympathetic will do so.
*Ellen Tigh explains her recent actions, that she would do absolutely anything to save Saul, including betraying the resistance. Tigh consoles her and provides her a drink when she asks. She falls unconscious, her drink having been poisoned by her husband. He says that he loves her, rests his head on her corpse, and weeps.
*On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Gaius Baltar]] tells the Cylons that they have failed in their experiment and suggests the Cylons simply leave. A [[Number Three|Three]] voices the concern that one day the descendants of mankind might exact vengeance upon the Cylons, should they be left to their own devices.
*Suddenly, dozens of explosions can be felt and seen. The [[Battle of New Caprica]] has begun.
*Anders and the resistance team has set a series of explosions that mimic a Colonial attack and causes chaos. [[Tory Foster]] commands a team of section leaders in the evacuation and orders [[Maya]] to head for her ship with [[Hera|Isis]].
*Anders and a large group of resistance fighters retrieve weapons from beneath the [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] court to rescue the detainees in the [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]].
*In space above New Caprica, ''Galactica'' deploys a squadron of Raptors and Vipers. The Raptors launch [[swallow]]s to mimic the EM signature of two Colonial battlestars. The Cylons pick them up and fall for the ruse, moving two basestars with their Raiders away from the planet.
*When [[Leoben Conoy]] leaves the residence inside the Detention Center to aid with the fighting, he keeps [[Kara Thrace]] inside. She assaults him and tries to escape, but he knocks her unconscious.
*[[Tom Zarek]] tasks [[James Lyman|Jammer]] to protect [[Laura Roslin]] as she makes her way to ''Colonial One''.
*At the entrance to the shipyard, where the Cylons keep the grounded Colonial vessels, a team under Tigh and [[Galen Tyrol]] are pinned down by [[Cylon Centurion]]s. 
*The Cylons detect the decoy drones, but ''Galactica'' jumps deep into the planet's atmosphere and launches its remaining Vipers. Before colliding with the ground, the ship jumps back into space. The Vipers begin to attack targets on the ground and clear the way.
*As others are freed from the Detention Center, Anders finds his unconscious wife and carries her away, but when Thrace awakens, she goes back to retrieve [[Kacey]].
*The battle is turning against ''Galactica''. Her FTL drives are down, weapons are offline and there is heavy structural damage from the atmospheric entry. Four Cylon basestars are closing in and the battlestar is soon bombarded from all sides with no hope of survival. At that moment ''Pegasus'' joins the battle, Lee Adama having disobeyed his father's orders. He opens fire with the forward batteries and destroys one basestar in the opening salvo.
*The Cylons realize that they have lost and decide to evacuate the planet. [[Number Three]] volunteers to stay behind and set off the nuclear weapon that was left in the city for such a contingency. She offers Baltar a place with the Cylons and leaves.
*The Colonial ships initiate intra-atmosphere [[FTL|jumps]] from New Caprica as soon as they become airborne.
*''Pegasus'' is heavily bombarded by missiles, having left all of her Vipers back with the rest of the civilian Fleet. Admiral Adama realizes that his son has planned a one-way mission for ''Pegasus'', and orders recall of ''Galactica's'' fighters.
*On ''Colonial One'', [[Felix Gaeta]] accuses Baltar at gunpoint of having betrayed everyone. Gaeta admits his guilt in idealistically believing in Baltar's initial vision, but realized in the end that Baltar was only thinking about himself. Baltar admits his own guilt and begs Gaeta to shoot him. However, Gaeta relents, giving Baltar a final chance to redeem himself: stop Three from setting off the nuclear bomb.
*With ''Pegasus'' dying, Lee Adama orders everyone to abandon ship. He sets the ship [[CBDR]] with a basestar as the last of the crew leaves in Raptors. ''Pegasus’'' collision destroys another basestar. The remains of ''Pegasus’'' starboard [[flight pod]] collides with and destroy another basestar.
*Kara Thrace retrieves Kacey, but Conoy has returned and confronts her. She appears to give in to his demands, says "I love you," and kisses him. However, Thrace uses the diversion to stab him. She picks up Kacey and leaves with Anders.
*Three searches [[Dodona Selloi]]'s tent, but the [[oracle]] has left. Outside, [[Caprica-Six]] and Baltar find Hera next to [[Maya]]'s body, still alive. Three arrives, asks to hold the child, and leaves with her.  [[Caprica-Six]] says Three no longer intends to detonate the nuke, then leaves the planet with Baltar.
*Laura Roslin and a group of resistance fighters enter the now abandoned ''Colonial One'' and are the last ship to leave the planet.
*On ''Galactica'', many people are reunited as Tyrol immediately takes charge of ushering the incoming refugees. When Thrace shows Kacey to Tyrol, another woman walks by and recognizes the girl as her daughter, whom the Cylons had taken away. The mother thanks Thrace for rescuing Kacey. Thrace is shocked by the relevation that Kacey is not her daughter after all, but gives her up. 
*Admiral Adama welcomes Tigh back aboard, and tells him he brought everyone back. Tigh quietly replies, "[[Ellen Tigh|Not all of them]]." The colonists in ''Galactica's'' [[hangar deck]] begin chanting "A-dam-a, A-dam-a..." and carry the admiral on their shoulders. Adama turns to see Tigh wandering off, numbed with grief.
*Tory Foster tells Roslin that neither Maya nor Hera can be found, and it seems likely neither made it off the planet. Foster apologizes, but Roslin muses that this was part of something bigger than them.
*Admiral Adama shaves off his mustache and returns to a fully staffed [[CIC]], aboard the now very loud, bustling corridors of ''Galactica''.

== Questions ==

*With Baltar seemingly missing at the conclusion of the episode, will his Vice President, Tom Zarek, become President? Or will Roslin somehow become President?
**Tom Zarek refused to collaborate with the Cylons after Baltar's surrender.
**It is possible that Roslin has the legal authority to resume the Presidency. On what legal basis this can be done remains to be seen. A previously secret Quorum vote may be the most likely means of investing her with the office.
**Roslin addresses Zarek as "Mr. Vice President," and recognizes his authority ([[Precipice]])
***It is a polite formality to refer to someone by the highest office they've attained (e.g., ex-Presidents are addressed as ''Mr. President'') It is not clear if her terminology implies recognition of authority.
**Zarek did not evacuate onboard ''Colonial One'' (the de facto seat of government power), while he admired (and seemed to accept) Roslin's insistence that she intended to do so.
***Zarek likely opted to evacuate aboard the ''[[Astral Queen]],'' as he has previously served as a leader and representative of that vessel and her passengers.
*How many humans died on New Caprica during the occupation and escape?  Will it be in the thousands?
**There were around 39,000 civilians and military veterans and retirees, like Saul Tigh, trying to get off New Caprica.
*With ''Pegasus'' destroyed, will Tyrol's [[Blackbird|fighter construction]] continue?
**If one of the civilian ships in the Fleet can be converted for construction purposes, perhaps.  Otherwise, the fighters they have - albeit a full air group - are what they have, period. (This, of course, assumes that the Fleet doesn't happen upon another [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury''-class battlestar]] or some other ship capable of fighter construction.)
*Since ''Galactica'' now has ''Pegasus''' [[Viper]] and [[Raptor]] compliment in addition to its own, will the starboard flight pod now be pressed back into service?
**The flight pod may have already been restored back to operational status, as it is implied that the  Vipers launched in New Caprica's atmosphere were from the starboard pod.
***However, at the end of the rescue operation, Chief Tyrol is ushering people away from the landed Raptors, informing civilians they will be staying in the starboard pod until they are returned to their permanent ships.  Considering that the ''Galactica'' now has to bring onboard ''Pegasus''' air wing, this may overcrowd the port flight pod, thus necessitating the use of the starboard pod for flight operations.  While this also hints that the starboard pod may be operational, it is also contradictory that civilians would be berthed in a potentially dangerous flight deck, even if only temporarily.
**With the former crew of ''Pegasus'' onboard ''Galactica'' now, the ship has something close to (if not equal to or more than) its standard crew size.  In any case, military operations should be much smoother and repairs to the ship in general are that much more feasible.
*What will be the final disposition of the ''Pegasus'' officers, and the military retirees who have returned from New Caprica?
**Saul Tigh's injuries may prevent him from resuming his post as XO of ''Galactica''. Additionally, he has been outranked by [[Lee Adama]] since "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
**Lee Adama's command, the ''Pegasus'', has been destroyed. Given Tigh's incapacity, he may begin service as XO of ''Galactica''. He has also expressed dissatisfaction with his military career ([[Final Cut]]) and may wish to retire from fleet service, or resume his earlier duties of military liaison to the civilian government.
**It will be difficult to justify replacing [[Louanne Katraine]] as CAG, given the length of her service since the foundation of New Caprica, and her skill as a pilot, shown to have rivaled or outstripped even that of Kara Thrace by the time of "[[Scar]]".
**[[Kara Thrace]] is retired, and although she will probably be recalled to active duty, she will probably not be permitted to resume her former occupation as CAG of ''Galactica'', so long as Katraine is serving in that position competently.
**[[Anastasia Dualla]] is now an officer, and will not be eager to resume NCO-level tasks. [[Hoshi]] held her former position on ''Pegasus'', and is now be available to serve on ''Galactica''.
**[[Felix Gaeta]] is retired, and will have to answer for the crimes of Baltar's administration, despite his covert affiliation with the resistance. [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Aaron Kelly]] have both been shown performing Gaeta's duties in CIC on ''Galactica'', and one of them may replace him.
**[[Cally Tyrol]], [[Galen Tyrol]], or both may choose to remain retired to raise their son, Nicholas. We have not yet seen young children being raised on board ''Galactica'', although there is a [[Boxey (RDM)|precedent]] for keeping a civilian minor onboard.
*What has happened to those ''Pegasus'' officers we have not seen on screen yet (Thornton, Showboat, Stiner, et al)?
*Will Tigh become a disagreeable drunk, as he was before Ellen Tigh first boarded ''Galactica''?
*What was left behind:
**In order to build New Caprica City, the ships were at least partially stripped and supplies were offloaded. What remains on board them?
**Are there any people alive remaining on New Caprica after the liberation, either willingly or due to wounds?
**Since people brought food and medicine to New Caprica before the occupation, will there be shortages in the fleet?
***Very likely. Food and medicine shortages will play a role in future episodes.
****As noted in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", there were already medicine shortages on New Caprica when the Cylons invaded. The Cylons themselves may have aided in resupply, as Dr. [[Cottle]] appears to have more advanced medical tools and facilities in "[[Exodus, Part I]]." 
*If the civilian ships only needed to get a few hundred feet off the ground in order to use their FTL drives and escape, why do ''Galcatica'' and ''Pegasus'' need to engage the basestars?  Is this just to keep the Raiders, Heavy Raiders, and missiles from being used on the civilian fleet, on the surface below?  (Note: it is not in dispute that having ''Galactica'' launch its fighters within the atmosphere is important so they could attack the Centurions and few raiders there.)
**As with the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Cylons could destroy the city with a single nuclear bomb in orbit. The plan appears to force the Cylons to be too distracted by the battlestar's offenses (Raptors at first, then the battlestar itself) to worry about the actions on the planet. ''Galactica'' jumps intra-atmosphere to minimize detection by the basestars.
*Will Gaeta be the target of persecution or assassination as a collaborator?  Or will people believe in him when he is found out to be the secret informant?
*Will [[Cally Tyrol]] identify Jammer as the NCP officer who released her, based on his voice?
*''Galactica's'' escape seems questionable.  Most or all of ''Galactica's'' Vipers were launched during the atmospheric maneuver.  Later, after the four basestars start pummelling ''Galactica'', its situation is dire, facing explosive decompressions and with its FTL disabled.  Adama says, "Then that's it.  It's been an honor."  ''Pegasus'' immediately appears and uses its superior weaponry to engage the basestars, destroying one in the first volley, so Adama orders the FTL to be fixed.  Soon, Helo reports that most of the civilian ships have jumped, that FTL is back online, and that ''Pegasus'' is taking "a hell of a pounding."  Adama orders his Vipers to land so that ''Galactica'' can leave.  The next shot is Vipers landing, but weren't they all at the surface?  How long does it take a Viper to climb into orbit?  Real-world atmospheric escapes take several minutes, at least.  How much damage were the basestars and battlestars doing to each other in this time?
**We aren't seeing events in real-time. Several minutes can lie between scenes that appear to happen right after another. Sometimes it is simply necessary to compress things in order to fit them into one episode.
**There may be several key differences at play between an escape from New Caprica's atmosphere and a real-world atmospheric departure, such as a lower [[Wikipedia:Karman line|atmospheric boundary]], more powerful thrusters on the Vipers, etc.
*Why would the Cylons leave the grounded ships fueled with [[tylium]], thus allowing them to jump away?
**One of the Cylons in an earlier episode discusses their resources being overstretched already. They may not have been able to afford committing more basestars to the defense of New Caprica.
*Why did Kara Thrace wait so long to stab Leoben? She could have done it before even kissing him.
**Possibly, Thrace intended to insult to injury by her quick betrayal, but also, she needed to ensure that the Cylon agent was completely off his guard.

== Analysis ==

*Either the scenes aren't in order or Baltar is not aware of what is going on.  In the Gaeta-Baltar scene, Baltar says, "The Cylons have a nuke in this complex.  Nobody, and I mean nobody, is getting off this planet alive unless I stop D'Anna."  But this is after most of the civilian ships have already jumped.

*Further, until Hera is discovered by Baltar, Three is still looking to set off the nuke -- even though it is clear that the colonists are all long gone. 
**It's possible Three wasn't seeking to set off the nuke, but said she was as a ruse to go seek answers about her premonitions concerning Hera.

*In general, the Cylons seem to have left the planet implausibly underguarded. Considering the strategic nature of the site, as well as the well-known fact that two battlestars remained at large, one would have expected the Cylons to have an overwhelming amount of protection for the planet -- perhaps dozens of basestars. Furthermore, it is hard to believe that the Cylons were not keeping closer tabs on the whereabouts of the launch keys.

*When faced with their impending death, both Ellen Tigh and William Adama choose to accept it in a quiet, dignified manner.

== Notes ==

* There is also a TOS comic named ''[[Exodus!]]''
* Both parts of "Exodus" were originally planned as one episode. However, it was quickly realized that the story was far too large for one episode and it was split in two. This happened before with "[[Scattered]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]." It also helped save money because the construction of New Caprica, the extensive location shooting, the number of actors, as well as the special effects for "Exodus, Part II" were very expensive and the production was over budget.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''Discussing the failure of the occupation:''	 
:'''Number Three''': What would you have us do, Gaius?	 
:'''Gaius Baltar''': Leave. Pack up your centurions, and go. Please. Go.	 
:'''Number Three''': And then what? What would you do if we really just left you here? You'd live out your lives in peace and never trouble yourselves with thoughts of us again? Or would you raise your children with stories of the Cylon, the mechanical slaves who once did your bidding, only to turn against you? Killers who committed genocide against your race, the occupiers of this city until we just ran away? Would you tell them to tell the story to their children, and to their childrens' children, and nurse a dream of vengeance down through the years so that one day they could just go out into the stars and hunt the Cylon once more?	 
:'''Gaius Baltar''': Blood for blood ...has to stop one day.

*''Roslin heads to Colonial One''
:'''Roslin''': My ship's up there.
:'''Zarek''': You sure have a sense of the dramatic.

*''Adama comes to accept ''Galactica'''s end''
:'''Admiral Adama:''' Then that's it. It's been an honor.

*''After Hearing Pegasus Has Joined Galactica
:'''Admiral William Adama''': Damn You, Lee ...Thank You, Lee.

*''As the two Adamas reunite after the battle:''
:'''Admiral William Adama''': I guess you didn't understand my orders.
:'''Commander Lee Adama''': I never could read your handwriting.

*''Adama welcomes Col. Tigh back to ''Galactica''
:'''Adama:''' You did it, Saul. You brought them back.
:'''Tigh:''' Not all of them.

== Official Statements ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Rick Worthy]] as [[Simon]]
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]

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+== Overview ==
+:''Commander [[Lee Adama]] of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)| Pegasus]]'' has serious doubts about the success of the [[New Caprica]] rescue mission by ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. On New Caprica, [[Saul Tigh]] decides the consequences for his [[Ellen Tigh |wife's]] betrayal of [[The Resistance | the Resistance]]. Aboard ''Galactica'', Admiral [[William Adama]] executes a dramatic rescue plan.''
-:''Commander {{callsign|Lee Adama}} of the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' has serious doubts about the success of the [[New Caprica]] rescue mission by ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''. On New Caprica, [[Saul Tigh]] decides the consequences for his [[Ellen Tigh|wife's]] betrayal of [[The Resistance|the Resistance]]. Aboard ''Galactica'', Admiral [[William Adama]] executes a dramatic [[Battle of New Caprica|rescue plan]].''
 == Summary ==
-===Teaser===
+*On ''Pegasus'', [[Lee Adama]] and [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] talk of ''[[Galactica]]'s'' mission. Adama worries heavily that Admiral Adama's mission will fail and of what future responsibilities he may have as the leader of the rest of mankind. His wife tells him to not give up hope.
-*On ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', {{callsign|Lee Adama}} and [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] talk of ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} mission. Adama worries that Admiral Adama's mission will fail, and about his impending responsibilities as leader of [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. Dee notes that Lee has given up hope on his father, but expresses her faith in her husband.
+*On New Caprica, [[Samuel Anders]] confronts [[Saul Tigh]] about [[Ellen Tigh|his wife Ellen's]] betrayal and tells him that either Tigh "takes care" of Ellen, or someone else less sympathetic will do so.
-*On New Caprica, [[Samuel Anders]] confronts [[Saul Tigh]] about [[Ellen Tigh|his wife Ellen's]] betrayal and tells him that either Tigh "takes care" of Ellen, or someone less sympathetic will do so.
+*Ellen Tigh explains her recent actions, that she would do absolutely anything to save Saul, including betraying the resistance. Tigh consoles her and provides her a drink when she asks. She falls unconscious, her drink having been poisoned by her husband. He says that he loves her, rests his head on her corpse, and weeps.
-===Act 1===
-[[File:Saulellen.jpg|Saul handing Ellen her poisoned drink.|thumb]]
-*Ellen Tigh explains her recent actions, that she would do absolutely anything to save Saul, including betraying the Resistance. Tigh consoles her and provides her a drink when she asks. She falls unconscious, her drink having been poisoned by her husband. He says that he loves her, rests his head on her corpse, and weeps.
 *On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Gaius Baltar]] tells the Cylons that they have failed in their experiment and suggests the Cylons simply leave. A [[Number Three|Three]] voices the concern that one day the descendants of mankind might exact vengeance upon the Cylons, should they be left to their own devices.
-*[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] suddenly looks up, noticing dozens of explosions outside the window, signalling the beginning of the [[Battle of New Caprica]].
+*Suddenly, dozens of explosions can be felt and seen. The [[Battle of New Caprica]] has begun.
-*Anders and the resistance team has set a series of explosions, mimicking a Fleet attack and causing confusion among the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].
+*Anders and the resistance team has set a series of explosions that mimic a Colonial attack and causes chaos. [[Tory Foster]] commands a team of section leaders in the evacuation and orders [[Maya]] to head for her ship with [[Hera|Isis]].
-*[[Tory Foster]] commands a team of section leaders in the evacuation and orders [[Maya]] to head for her ship with [[Hera Agathon|Isis]].
 *Anders and a large group of resistance fighters retrieve weapons from beneath the [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] court to rescue the detainees in the [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]].
 *In space above New Caprica, ''Galactica'' deploys a squadron of Raptors and Vipers. The Raptors launch [[swallow]]s to mimic the EM signature of two Colonial battlestars. The Cylons pick them up and fall for the ruse, moving two basestars with their Raiders away from the planet.
-*The Cylon command on ''Colonial One'' initially are fooled by the swallows and their mimicked battlestar signatures.
+*When [[Leoben Conoy]] leaves the residence inside the Detention Center to aid with the fighting, he keeps [[Kara Thrace]] inside. She assaults him and tries to escape, but he knocks her unconscious.
-===Act 2===
-*The Raptors succeed in drawing off the entire Raider defenses of the two baseships, and leave the vicinity of New Caprica with the Raiders in pursuit.
-*When [[Leoben Conoy]] leaves the residence inside the Detention Center to aid with the fighting, he keeps {{callsign|Starbuck}} inside. She assaults him and tries to escape, but he knocks her unconscious.
 *[[Tom Zarek]] tasks [[James Lyman|Jammer]] to protect [[Laura Roslin]] as she makes her way to ''Colonial One''.
 *At the entrance to the shipyard, where the Cylons keep the grounded Colonial vessels, a team under Tigh and [[Galen Tyrol]] are pinned down by [[Cylon Centurion]]s.
-*The Cylons realize the drones are decoys as ''Galactica'' jumps into the planet's upper atmosphere, avoiding initial detection from the baseships. As the ship plunges rapidly towards the planet, ''Galactica'' launches its Vipers.
+*The Cylons detect the decoy drones, but ''Galactica'' jumps deep into the planet's atmosphere and launches its remaining Vipers. Before colliding with the ground, the ship jumps back into space. The Vipers begin to attack targets on the ground and clear the way.
-*Before it can collide with the ground, the ship jumps back into space. The Vipers begin to attack targets on the ground and clear the way of Centurions for civilians to escape.
+*As others are freed from the Detention Center, Anders finds his unconscious wife and carries her away, but when Thrace awakens, she goes back to retrieve [[Kacey]].
-*As humans are freed from the Detention Center, Anders finds his unconscious wife and carries her away.
+*The battle is turning against ''Galactica''. Her FTL drives are down, weapons are offline and there is heavy structural damage from the atmospheric entry. Four Cylon basestars are closing in and the battlestar is soon bombarded from all sides with no hope of survival. At that moment ''Pegasus'' joins the battle, Lee Adama having disobeyed his father's orders. He opens fire with the forward batteries and destroys one basestar in the opening salvo.
-*''Galactica'' is shaken up by its reentry to orbit. Their plan to remove the Raider fighter defenses to allow the civilians to escape is working, and, according to plan, the two basestars near the planet are coming after them. But when two more baseships appear out of the nebula, Admiral Adama realizes they cannot hold off all four.
-===Act 3===
-[[File:BONC.jpg|thumb|''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' is outnumbered.]]
-*The battle is turning against ''Galactica'': its FTL drives are down, most of its weapons are offline, and there is heavy structural damage from the atmospheric entry. The basestars are closing in and the battlestar is bombarded from all sides with no hope of survival. "It's been an honor," Adama says.
-*At that moment ''Pegasus'' joins the battle, with Lee Adama having disobeyed his father's orders. He opens fire with the forward batteries and incapacitates one basestar in the opening salvo. Admiral Adama orders priority repairs on the FTL drives.
-*When Thrace awakens, she goes back to retrieve [[Kacey Brynn]] against Anders' advice, who soon follows her.
 *The Cylons realize that they have lost and decide to evacuate the planet. [[Number Three]] volunteers to stay behind and set off the nuclear weapon that was left in the city for such a contingency. She offers Baltar a place with the Cylons and leaves.
-*Several Colonial ships initiate intra-atmosphere [[FTL|jumps]] from New Caprica as soon as they become airborne. Raiders and Vipers have dogfights amongst them.
+*The Colonial ships initiate intra-atmosphere [[FTL|jumps]] from New Caprica as soon as they become airborne.
-*''Pegasus'' succeeds in drawing fire off of its sister ship, and is heavily bombarded by missiles, having left all of its Vipers and most of its crew back with the rest of the civilian Fleet. Admiral Adama realizes that his son has planned a one-way mission for ''Pegasus'', and orders recall of ''Galactica'''s fighters. With its fighter complement back on board, the admiral orders a jump back to the rendezvous point as ''Pegasus'' fights on.
+*''Pegasus'' is heavily bombarded by missiles, having left all of her Vipers back with the rest of the civilian Fleet. Admiral Adama realizes that his son has planned a one-way mission for ''Pegasus'', and orders recall of ''Galactica's'' fighters.
-*On ''Colonial One'', [[Felix Gaeta]] holds Baltar at gunpoint, and accuses of having betrayed humanity. Gaeta admits his guilt in idealistically believing in Baltar, but has realized, in the end, that Baltar was only thinking about himself. Baltar admits his own guilt and begs Gaeta to shoot him.  Gaeta relents, however, giving Baltar a final chance to redeem himself: stop Three from setting off the nuclear bomb.
+*On ''Colonial One'', [[Felix Gaeta]] accuses Baltar at gunpoint of having betrayed everyone. Gaeta admits his guilt in idealistically believing in Baltar's initial vision, but realized in the end that Baltar was only thinking about himself. Baltar admits his own guilt and begs Gaeta to shoot him. However, Gaeta relents, giving Baltar a final chance to redeem himself: stop Three from setting off the nuclear bomb.
-[[File:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|right|''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' rams into a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].]]
+*With ''Pegasus'' dying, Lee Adama orders everyone to abandon ship. He sets the ship [[CBDR]] with a basestar as the last of the crew leaves in Raptors. ''Pegasus’'' collision destroys another basestar. The remains of ''Pegasus’'' starboard [[flight pod]] collides with and destroy another basestar.
-*With ''Pegasus'' dying, Lee Adama orders everyone to abandon ship. He sets the ship on a collision course with a basestar as the last of the skeleton crew leaves in Raptors. ''Pegasus'' collides with a basestar, destroying it; the remains of its starboard [[flight pod]] collide with and destroy yet another basestar.
+*Kara Thrace retrieves Kacey, but Conoy has returned and confronts her. She appears to give in to his demands, says "I love you," and kisses him. However, Thrace uses the diversion to stab him. She picks up Kacey and leaves with Anders.
-*Kara Thrace returns to the apartment to find Kacey, and Conoy enters with the child.
+*Three searches [[Dodona Selloi]]'s tent, but the [[oracle]] has left. Outside, [[Caprica-Six]] and Baltar find Hera next to [[Maya]]'s body, still alive. Three arrives, asks to hold the child, and leaves with her.  [[Caprica-Six]] says Three no longer intends to detonate the nuke, then leaves the planet with Baltar.
+*Laura Roslin and a group of resistance fighters enter the now abandoned ''Colonial One'' and are the last ship to leave the planet.
+*On ''Galactica'', many people are reunited as Tyrol immediately takes charge of ushering the incoming refugees. When Thrace shows Kacey to Tyrol, another woman walks by and recognizes the girl as her daughter, whom the Cylons had taken away. The mother thanks Thrace for rescuing Kacey. Thrace is shocked by the relevation that Kacey is not her daughter after all, but gives her up.
+*Admiral Adama welcomes Tigh back aboard, and tells him he brought everyone back. Tigh quietly replies, "[[Ellen Tigh|Not all of them]]." The colonists in ''Galactica's'' [[hangar deck]] begin chanting "A-dam-a, A-dam-a..." and carry the admiral on their shoulders. Adama turns to see Tigh wandering off, numbed with grief.
+*Tory Foster tells Roslin that neither Maya nor Hera can be found, and it seems likely neither made it off the planet. Foster apologizes, but Roslin muses that this was part of something bigger than them.
+*Admiral Adama shaves off his mustache and returns to a fully staffed [[CIC]], aboard the now very loud, bustling corridors of ''Galactica''.
-===Act 4===
+== Questions ==
-*To try to regain possession of Kacey, Kara Thrace appears to give in to Leoben's demands to say "I love you." She does, and kisses him. As they embrace, Thrace uses the diversion to stab the Cylon to death. She picks up Kacey and leaves with Anders.
-*Three searches [[Dodona Selloi]]'s tent, but the [[oracle]] has left. Outside, [[Caprica-Six]] and Baltar find Hera next to [[Maya]]'s lifeless body, still alive.
-*Three arrives, asks to hold the child, and leaves with her. [[Caprica-Six]] says Three no longer intends to detonate the nuke, then leaves the planet with Baltar.
-*Laura Roslin and a group of resistance fighters enter and retake the now abandoned ''Colonial One'' at Roslin's insistence and are the last ship to leave the planet.
-*On ''Galactica'', many people are reunited as Tyrol immediately takes charge of ushering the incoming refugees. When Thrace shows Kacey to Tyrol, [[Julia Brynn|another woman]] walks by and recognizes the girl as her daughter, whom the Cylons had stolen. The mother thanks Thrace for rescuing Kacey. Thrace is visibly and emotionally paralyzed by the revelation that Kacey is not her actual daughter.
-*Admiral Adama gives a warm welcome to his son, who was happy not to have followed his father's orders.
-*The admiral welcomes Tigh back aboard, and congratulates him on bringing everyone back from New Caprica. With a tremble to his voice, Tigh quietly replies, "[[Ellen Tigh|Not all of them]]."
-*The colonists in ''Galactica'''s [[hangar deck]] begin chanting "A-dam-a, A-dam-a..." and carry the admiral on their shoulders in celebration. Adama turns to see Tigh wandering off, numbed with grief.
-*Tory Foster tells Roslin that neither Maya nor Hera can be found, and it seems likely neither made it off the planet. Foster apologizes, but Roslin muses that this was part of [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|something bigger than them]].
-*Admiral Adama shaves off his mustache and returns to a fully staffed [[CIC]], aboard the now very loud, bustling corridors of ''Galactica''.
-== Notes ==
+*With Baltar seemingly missing at the conclusion of the episode, will his Vice President, Tom Zarek, become President? Or will Roslin somehow become President?
-* "Exodus, Part II" was awarded the [[Awards and Honors|IGN.com Editor's choice award]], following a review in which it recieved a rating of 9/10. This marks the second of such awards presented for the third season, the first of which was awarded for the season premiere [[Occupation]].
+**Tom Zarek refused to collaborate with the Cylons after Baltar's surrender.
-* There is also a TOS comic named ''[[Exodus!]]''
+**It is possible that Roslin has the legal authority to resume the Presidency. On what legal basis this can be done remains to be seen. A previously secret Quorum vote may be the most likely means of investing her with the office.
-*This episode marks the destruction of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.
+**Roslin addresses Zarek as "Mr. Vice President," and recognizes his authority ([[Precipice]])
-* The two parts of "Exodus" were originally planned as one episode. However, it was quickly realized that the story was far too large for one episode and it was split in two. This happened before with "[[Scattered]]," "[[Valley of Darkness]]" and the "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]" two-parter. It also helped save money because the construction of New Caprica, the extensive location shooting, the number of actors, as well as the special effects for "Exodus, Part II" were very expensive and the production was over budget.
+***It is a polite formality to refer to someone by the highest office they've attained (e.g., ex-Presidents are addressed as ''Mr. President'') It is not clear if her terminology implies recognition of authority.
-* The Viper Mark VIIs deployed by ''Galactica'' in this episode have a yellow engine-glow instead of their usual blue. This is also the case in "[[Maelstrom]]" suggesting that it is a normal effect in atmospheric flight.
+**Zarek did not evacuate onboard ''Colonial One'' (the de facto seat of government power), while he admired (and seemed to accept) Roslin's insistence that she intended to do so.
-* The moment where Lee Adama pauses to look back at the ''Pegasus'' CIC and says "thank you" is reminiscent of a similar moment in the ''[[MemoryAlpha:Ds9|Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[MemoryAlpha:The Changing Face of Evil|The Changing Face of Evil]]," in which, after the doomed ''Defiant'' is ordered to be evacuated, Captain Sisko takes a long look back at his ruined bridge. As with ''Pegasus'', in the next shot, the ship is destroyed. Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, who wrote "Exodus, Part II," were staff writers on DS9.
+***Zarek likely opted to evacuate aboard the ''[[Astral Queen]],'' as he has previously served as a leader and representative of that vessel and her passengers.
-*Kate Vernon on the SciFi Forums<ref>http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2250922&st=64</ref> stated that Ellen Tigh knew about the poison in her drink.
+*How many humans died on New Caprica during the occupation and escape?  Will it be in the thousands?
-*The [[Battle of New Caprica]] scenes were constructed using [[w:Lightwave|Lightwave]], with each [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] being [[w:keyframe|keyframe]] animated.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.studiodaily.com/filmandvideo/currentissue/7304.html|title=Heavy-Duty VFX Management for Battlestar Galactica: Tracking 100s of Layers to Render Huge Space Scenes on Deadline|date=1 November 2006|accessdate=10 February 2007|last=Frazer|first=Bryant|format=|language=}}</ref>
+**There were around 39,000 civilians and military veterans and retirees, like Saul Tigh, trying to get off New Caprica.
-*When ''Galactica'' jumps several thousand feet from the surface of [[New Caprica]] a vacuum is created by the sudden loss of mass that consumes the re-entry fires engulfing its hull and the clouds surrounding it. A sonic boom and a shock wave are also produced when it jumps.
+*With ''Pegasus'' destroyed, will Tyrol's [[Blackbird|fighter construction]] continue?
-*In the 2007 Emmy awards, this episode won one award for ''Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series'', but lost in the directing and sound editing categories.
+**If one of the civilian ships in the Fleet can be converted for construction purposes, perhaps.  Otherwise, the fighters they have - albeit a full air group - are what they have, period. (This, of course, assumes that the Fleet doesn't happen upon another [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury''-class battlestar]] or some other ship capable of fighter construction.)
-**During ''Galactica'' jumps into the atmosphere scene, Ron Moore in his podcast states that the episode "better win the fucking Emmy," months before the awards were handed out.
+*Since ''Galactica'' now has ''Pegasus''' [[Viper]] and [[Raptor]] compliment in addition to its own, will the starboard flight pod now be pressed back into service?
-* It's revealed that Kara's apartment is actually in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]].
+**The flight pod may have already been restored back to operational status, as it is implied that the  Vipers launched in New Caprica's atmosphere were from the starboard pod.
-* This episode marks the supposed death of Ellen Tigh.  However its later revealed that she's a Cylon and simply downloaded into a new body on a Resurrection Ship and remained a prisoner of John Cavil for eighteen months until Boomer helps her escape.
+***However, at the end of the rescue operation, Chief Tyrol is ushering people away from the landed Raptors, informing civilians they will be staying in the starboard pod until they are returned to their permanent ships.  Considering that the ''Galactica'' now has to bring onboard ''Pegasus''' air wing, this may overcrowd the port flight pod, thus necessitating the use of the starboard pod for flight operations.  While this also hints that the starboard pod may be operational, it is also contradictory that civilians would be berthed in a potentially dangerous flight deck, even if only temporarily.
-* This episode and "[[Precipice]]" are the only ones in which all twelve humanoid Cylons appear.
+**With the former crew of ''Pegasus'' onboard ''Galactica'' now, the ship has something close to (if not equal to or more than) its standard crew size.  In any case, military operations should be much smoother and repairs to the ship in general are that much more feasible.
-* As Galactica descends through the atmosphere of New Caprica, the brand of the pencils on the tactical table, "Dixon China Marker," is clearly visible (when paused on the DVD or Blu-ray).
+*What will be the final disposition of the ''Pegasus'' officers, and the military retirees who have returned from New Caprica?
+**Saul Tigh's injuries may prevent him from resuming his post as XO of ''Galactica''. Additionally, he has been outranked by [[Lee Adama]] since "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
+**Lee Adama's command, the ''Pegasus'', has been destroyed. Given Tigh's incapacity, he may begin service as XO of ''Galactica''. He has also expressed dissatisfaction with his military career ([[Final Cut]]) and may wish to retire from fleet service, or resume his earlier duties of military liaison to the civilian government.
+**It will be difficult to justify replacing [[Louanne Katraine]] as CAG, given the length of her service since the foundation of New Caprica, and her skill as a pilot, shown to have rivaled or outstripped even that of Kara Thrace by the time of "[[Scar]]".
+**[[Kara Thrace]] is retired, and although she will probably be recalled to active duty, she will probably not be permitted to resume her former occupation as CAG of ''Galactica'', so long as Katraine is serving in that position competently.
+**[[Anastasia Dualla]] is now an officer, and will not be eager to resume NCO-level tasks. [[Hoshi]] held her former position on ''Pegasus'', and is now be available to serve on ''Galactica''.
+**[[Felix Gaeta]] is retired, and will have to answer for the crimes of Baltar's administration, despite his covert affiliation with the resistance. [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Aaron Kelly]] have both been shown performing Gaeta's duties in CIC on ''Galactica'', and one of them may replace him.
+**[[Cally Tyrol]], [[Galen Tyrol]], or both may choose to remain retired to raise their son, Nicholas. We have not yet seen young children being raised on board ''Galactica'', although there is a [[Boxey (RDM)|precedent]] for keeping a civilian minor onboard.
+*What has happened to those ''Pegasus'' officers we have not seen on screen yet (Thornton, Showboat, Stiner, et al)?
+*Will Tigh become a disagreeable drunk, as he was before Ellen Tigh first boarded ''Galactica''?
+*What was left behind:
+**In order to build New Caprica City, the ships were at least partially stripped and supplies were offloaded. What remains on board them?
+**Are there any people alive remaining on New Caprica after the liberation, either willingly or due to wounds?
+**Since people brought food and medicine to New Caprica before the occupation, will there be shortages in the fleet?
+***Very likely. Food and medicine shortages will play a role in future episodes.
+****As noted in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", there were already medicine shortages on New Caprica when the Cylons invaded. The Cylons themselves may have aided in resupply, as Dr. [[Cottle]] appears to have more advanced medical tools and facilities in "[[Exodus, Part I]]."
+*If the civilian ships only needed to get a few hundred feet off the ground in order to use their FTL drives and escape, why do ''Galcatica'' and ''Pegasus'' need to engage the basestars?  Is this just to keep the Raiders, Heavy Raiders, and missiles from being used on the civilian fleet, on the surface below?  (Note: it is not in dispute that having ''Galactica'' launch its fighters within the atmosphere is important so they could attack the Centurions and few raiders there.)
+**As with the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Cylons could destroy the city with a single nuclear bomb in orbit. The plan appears to force the Cylons to be too distracted by the battlestar's offenses (Raptors at first, then the battlestar itself) to worry about the actions on the planet. ''Galactica'' jumps intra-atmosphere to minimize detection by the basestars.
+*Will Gaeta be the target of persecution or assassination as a collaborator?  Or will people believe in him when he is found out to be the secret informant?
+*Will [[Cally Tyrol]] identify Jammer as the NCP officer who released her, based on his voice?
+*''Galactica's'' escape seems questionable.  Most or all of ''Galactica's'' Vipers were launched during the atmospheric maneuver.  Later, after the four basestars start pummelling ''Galactica'', its situation is dire, facing explosive decompressions and with its FTL disabled.  Adama says, "Then that's it.  It's been an honor."  ''Pegasus'' immediately appears and uses its superior weaponry to engage the basestars, destroying one in the first volley, so Adama orders the FTL to be fixed.  Soon, Helo reports that most of the civilian ships have jumped, that FTL is back online, and that ''Pegasus'' is taking "a hell of a pounding."  Adama orders his Vipers to land so that ''Galactica'' can leave.  The next shot is Vipers landing, but weren't they all at the surface?  How long does it take a Viper to climb into orbit?  Real-world atmospheric escapes take several minutes, at least.  How much damage were the basestars and battlestars doing to each other in this time?
+**We aren't seeing events in real-time. Several minutes can lie between scenes that appear to happen right after another. Sometimes it is simply necessary to compress things in order to fit them into one episode.
+**There may be several key differences at play between an escape from New Caprica's atmosphere and a real-world atmospheric departure, such as a lower [[Wikipedia:Karman line|atmospheric boundary]], more powerful thrusters on the Vipers, etc.
+*Why would the Cylons leave the grounded ships fueled with [[tylium]], thus allowing them to jump away?
+**One of the Cylons in an earlier episode discusses their resources being overstretched already. They may not have been able to afford committing more basestars to the defense of New Caprica.
+*Why did Kara Thrace wait so long to stab Leoben? She could have done it before even kissing him.
+**Possibly, Thrace intended to insult to injury by her quick betrayal, but also, she needed to ensure that the Cylon agent was completely off his guard.
 == Analysis ==
-*Baltar may not be aware that most of the civilians have already escaped the planet when he says, in the Gaeta-Baltar scene, "The Cylons have a nuke in this complex.  Nobody, and I mean nobody, is getting off this planet alive unless I stop D'Anna."
+*Either the scenes aren't in order or Baltar is not aware of what is going on.  In the Gaeta-Baltar scene, Baltar says, "The Cylons have a nuke in this complex.  Nobody, and I mean nobody, is getting off this planet alive unless I stop D'Anna."  But this is after most of the civilian ships have already jumped.
-*The Cylons are not keeping closer tabs on the whereabouts of the launch keys&mdash;no alarms or other warning&mdash;and don't notice that they are gone until the attack starts. Since only a Cylon could enter the facility, and as the only other Cylon (one of the Threes) is incapacitated before the attack (possibly unable to download and warn the others), this appears to be a logical omission.
-*While it seems that the Cylons leave the planet implausibly under-guarded, Ron Moore has mentioned in his podcasts that the Cylons do have major operations elsewhere (possibly hinting at the search for Earth story arcs later in the series).
+*Further, until Hera is discovered by Baltar, Three is still looking to set off the nuke -- even though it is clear that the colonists are all long gone.
-*With the former crew of ''Pegasus'' on ''Galactica'' now, the ship has something close to its standard crew size. (''Galactica''{{'|s}} crew was deduced to be 2,693 in the episode "[[Water]]," and ''Pegasus's'' was introduced with a crew count of 1,752 in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" (see [[Crew tally]]). William Adama notes that over half of the crew has settled on [[New Caprica]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]," and Lee confirms that both ships are at half-strength in "[[Occupation]]".) Military operations should be much smoother now, and repairs to the ship in general are more feasible.
+**It's possible Three wasn't seeking to set off the nuke, but said she was as a ruse to go seek answers about her premonitions concerning Hera.
-*While the combination of the ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' air wings give the latter battlestar a full-strength fighter wing, the Fleet has suffered the loss of its most advanced and best-armed warship. With it also went the capability to build replacement Vipers. Defensively, the Fleet is pretty much back to the position it was in when it left the Colonies.
-*''Pegasus'' parallels its role with the [[Pegasus (TOS)|original ''Pegasus'']] as it fights to the end to defeat two basestars, allowing ''Galactica'' and the Fleet to escape from the Cylons.  However, while the Original Series left the fate of its ''Pegasus'' and its crew to speculation, the Re-imagined continuity's ''Pegasus'' is totally destroyed and its crew evacuated.
-* Despite the DRADIS distorting nebula surrounding the planet of New Caprica, several scenes and lines of dialogue in this episode clearly show DRADIS to be at least partially functional. This could indicate that there are gaps in the nebula allowing DRADIS to function, or that the Colonials developed ways to operate limited DRADIS despite the distortion.
-* A key component of Adama's plan is to jump Galactica into the upper atmosphere of New Caprica. In "[[Home, Part II]]," Gaeta tells Adama that jumping the ship into the upper atmosphere of a planet isn't possible. Not only was Gaeta wrong in his assessment, but it is worth noting he is not on board this time when Adama conceives of the maneuver. Of course, it is possible Gaeta simply considers the maneuver so dangerous that it should be considered infeasible. His concern in this regard seems valid, as pieces can be seen tearing off of ''Galactica'' as it falls, and the event is later shown to have caused, or at least contributed to, terminal structural damage to the ship.
-* During its fall through New Caprica's atmosphere, ''Galactica'' is shown launching Vipers with its flight pods still retracted, indicating they need to be extended only to ''recover'' aircraft.
-== Questions ==
+*In general, the Cylons seem to have left the planet implausibly underguarded. Considering the strategic nature of the site, as well as the well-known fact that two battlestars remained at large, one would have expected the Cylons to have an overwhelming amount of protection for the planet -- perhaps dozens of basestars. Furthermore, it is hard to believe that the Cylons were not keeping closer tabs on the whereabouts of the launch keys.
-*With Baltar missing at the conclusion of this episode, who will become the President of the Twelve Colonies? ([[Collaborators|Answer]])
+*When faced with their impending death, both Ellen Tigh and William Adama choose to accept it in a quiet, dignified manner.
-*What will be the final disposition of the ''Pegasus'' officers, and the former military personnel who have returned from New Caprica? ([[Collaborators|Answer]])
-*Did Ellen Tigh know or suspect that the drink was poisoned? ([[Exodus, Part II#Notes|Answer]])
-*What consequences will Ellen Tigh's death have for her husband? Will Saul Tigh return to his old alcoholic habits? ([[The Circle|Answer]])
-*What equipment and people were left behind on [[New Caprica]]? (Answer about people: [[Survivor Count]])
-*Will Gaeta be the target of persecution or assassination as a collaborator?  Or will people believe in him when he is found out to be the secret informant? ([[Collaborators|Answer]])
-*Will [[Cally Tyrol]] identify Jammer as the NCP officer who released her, based on his voice? ([[Collaborators|Answer]])
-* Now that ''Galactica'' is carrying the Viper squadrons from both battlestars, will the starboard flight pod be returned to service? ([[The Woman King|Answer]])
-* What are the Cylons' plans for Gaius Baltar? ([[Torn|Answer]])
-* How does Internal Six know that the baby [[Maya]] had was Hera?
-* Where is [[Sharon Valerii|"Boomer" Valerii]]? ([[Torn|Answer]])
-* How many ships are in the Fleet as of the [[Battle of New Caprica]]? Also, in light of the exodus, what of consumables and other resources needed to sustain the Fleet? Were these loaded into ships already as part of the escape plan?
-*In what condition are ''Galactica''{{'|s}} [[Battery|gun batteries]] following the Battle of New Caprica? Do any of them remain operable, or is ''Galactica'' largely stripped of its main armaments?
-*Did Commander Adama order all supplies on ''Pegasus'' not essential to the suicide run to be dumped overboard?
-== Official Statements ==
+== Notes ==
+* There is also a TOS comic named ''[[Exodus!]]''
+* Both parts of "Exodus" were originally planned as one episode. However, it was quickly realized that the story was far too large for one episode and it was split in two. This happened before with "[[Scattered]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]." It also helped save money because the construction of New Caprica, the extensive location shooting, the number of actors, as well as the special effects for "Exodus, Part II" were very expensive and the production was over budget.
 == Noteworthy Dialogue ==
-*''Lee discussing Adama's orders with Dualla:''
-:'''Dualla''': Hoshi's working on updating our map coordinates for the search for Earth. Civilian captains want to meet with you. They have questions, problems... [He is silent.] Talk to me, Lee.
-:'''Lee''': I'm having trouble... accepting this.
-:'''Dualla''': I know. But we have to push forward. Keep the Fleet together. Find Earth.
-:'''Lee''': Right. That's our duty.
-:'''Dualla''': There's still a chance they'll come back. Your father has pulled off more than a few miracles in his day.
-:'''Lee''': I know that. And I haven't given up hope.
-:'''Dualla''': Yes, you have. I saw the look on your face when you came back from ''Galactica''. Like you were never gonna see him again.
-:'''Lee''': Am I that easy to read?
-:'''Dualla''': Just to me.
-:'''Lee''': He's taking on too much for one half-strength Battlestar to handle. And that's not opinion. That's military fact. He's not coming back from this. None of them are.
-:'''Dualla''': All we can do is make plans for the future. We have to survive. We have to find Earth. If we don't, they'll be no one to remember a man named William Adama. Or a Battlestar named Galactica. That is our charge to keep.
-:'''Lee''': To keep humanity going. No matter what the cost. No matter&mdash;No matter who we leave behind.
-:'''Dualla''': You can do this. You can get us there. You are Commander of this Fleet, and you will guide us to safety. And you will do it no matter the cost. Because you're an Adama.
-:'''Lee''': Did I ever tell you how proud I am to serve with you?
-:'''Dualla''': Not in so many words, no.
-:'''Lee''': Well, I am proud to serve with you, Lieutenant. And to call you my wife. [They kiss.] Now let's talk about... map coordinates, meeting with ships' captains.
 *''Discussing the failure of the occupation:''
 :'''Number Three''': What would you have us do, Gaius?
 :'''Gaius Baltar''': Leave. Pack up your centurions, and go. Please. Go.
 :'''Number Three''': And then what? What would you do if we really just left you here? You'd live out your lives in peace and never trouble yourselves with thoughts of us again? Or would you raise your children with stories of the Cylon, the mechanical slaves who once did your bidding, only to turn against you? Killers who committed genocide against your race, the occupiers of this city until we just ran away? Would you tell them to tell the story to their children, and to their childrens' children, and nurse a dream of vengeance down through the years so that one day they could just go out into the stars and hunt the Cylon once more?
 :'''Gaius Baltar''': Blood for blood ...has to stop one day.
-*''Roslin wishes Zarek good luck:''
+*''Roslin heads to Colonial One''
-:'''Zarek''': You're coming, aren't you?
+:'''Roslin''': My ship's up there.
-:'''Roslin''' (gestures to ''Colonial One''): My ship's up there.
 :'''Zarek''': You sure have a sense of the dramatic.
-*''Adama comes to accept ''Galactica'''s end:''
+*''Adama comes to accept ''Galactica'''s end''
 :'''Admiral Adama:''' Then that's it. It's been an honor.
-*''After hearing ''Pegasus'' has joined ''Galactica''':
+*''After Hearing Pegasus Has Joined Galactica
 :'''Admiral William Adama''': Damn You, Lee ...Thank You, Lee.
-*''Pegasus is evacuated before its destruction:''
-:'''Dualla:''' Alright, people, let's move. Out! Let's go. (To Lee): You too, Commander.
-:'''Commander Lee Adama:''' Yes, sir. (Begins to leave, then stops and looks around at ''Pegasus''): Thank you.
 *''As the two Adamas reunite after the battle:''
-:'''Admiral Adama''': I guess you didn't understand my orders.
+:'''Admiral William Adama''': I guess you didn't understand my orders.
-:'''Commander Adama''': I never could read your handwriting.
+:'''Commander Lee Adama''': I never could read your handwriting.
-*''Adama welcomes Col. Tigh back to ''Galactica:''
+*''Adama welcomes Col. Tigh back to ''Galactica''
-:'''Adama:''' You did it. You brought 'em home, Saul.
+:'''Adama:''' You did it, Saul. You brought them back.
 :'''Tigh:''' Not all of them.
+== Official Statements ==
 == Guest Stars ==
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 *[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
 *[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
-*[[Erica Cerra]] as [[Maya]]
 *[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
-*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
-*[[Madeline Parker]] as [[Kacey Brynn]]
-*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[James Lyman|James "Jammer" Lyman]]
-*[[Eileen Pedde]] as [[Erin Mathias]]
-*[[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]
-*[[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Charlie Connor]]
-*[[Emilie Ullerup]] as [[Julia Brynn]]
-*[[Winston Rekert]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Priest|Priest]]
-*[[Kevin Blatch]] as [[Bespectacled Officer]] (uncredited)
 == References ==
-{{reflist}}
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 {{episode list (RDM season 3)}}
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-[[de:Exodus, Teil II]]
+[[de:Exodus, Part II]]
-[[fr:Épisode:Exodus, 2e partie]]