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* 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. | * 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. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
* | *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. | ||
*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> | *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> | ||
*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. | *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. | ||
*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. | *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. | ||
**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. | **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. | ||
* It's revealed that Kara's apartment is actually in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] | * It's revealed that Kara's apartment is actually in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]]. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
* This episode and "[[Precipice]]" are the only ones in which all twelve humanoid Cylons appear. | * This episode and "[[Precipice]]" are the only ones in which all twelve humanoid Cylons appear. | ||
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== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
*With Baltar missing at the conclusion of this episode, who will become the President of the Twelve Colonies? ([[Collaborators|Answer]]) | *With Baltar missing at the conclusion of this episode, who will become the President of the Twelve Colonies? ([[Collaborators|Answer]]) | ||
*What will be the final disposition of the ''Pegasus'' officers, and the former military personnel who have returned from New Caprica? ([[Collaborators|Answer]]) | *What will be the final disposition of the ''Pegasus'' officers, and the former military personnel who have returned from New Caprica? ([[Collaborators|Answer]]) | ||
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* Now that ''Galactica'' is carrying the Viper squadrons from both battlestars, will the starboard flight pod be returned to service? ([[The Woman King|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]]) | * 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]]) | * 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? | * 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? | *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? | *Did Commander Adama order all supplies on ''Pegasus'' not essential to the suicide run to be dumped overboard? | ||
== Official Statements == | == Official Statements == | ||
*''Executive producer [[David Eick]] discussed the significance of [[Ellen Tigh]]'s death in a TV Guide interview prior to the episode's airing:'' | |||
: "The big surprise is the fact that a very central character will no longer be with us by the end of the third episode. At the end of the day, this is a war show and there are casualties. And I think in order to continue to be honest about that and how we pursue the storytelling, sometimes that's going to mean the people we have come to know and love are no longer going to be with [us]."<ref name="bsg_mag_7_eick_tigh_death_casualties_p6">{{cite magazine|magazine=Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine|issue=7|pages=6|date=October/November 2006|publisher=[[Titan Magazines]]|title=Battlestar Galactica's third season readied for US TV premiere}}</ref> | |||
== Noteworthy Dialogue == | == 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 | :'''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? | |||
'''Lee | :'''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 | :'''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—No matter who we leave behind. | |||
'''Lee | :'''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 | :'''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. | |||
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*''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:'' | |||
:'''Zarek''': You're coming, aren't you? | |||
:'''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:'' | ||
:'''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. | |||
''' | |||
''' | *''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. | |||
:'''Commander Adama''': I never could read your handwriting. | |||
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''' | *''Adama welcomes Col. Tigh back to ''Galactica:'' | ||
:'''Adama:''' You did it. You brought 'em home, Saul. | |||
:'''Tigh:''' Not all of them. | |||
== Guest Stars == | == Guest Stars == | ||