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== Overview == | |||
: ''Sam Adama's attempts to aid anti-government rebels on Tauron create new conflicts on Caprica. Amanda Graystone tries to get closer to the Willow family. Daniel Graystone struggles to create a realistic avatar of his wife. Joseph Adama | : ''Sam Adama's attempts to aid anti-government rebels on Tauron create new conflicts on Caprica. Amanda Graystone tries to get closer to the Willow family. Daniel Graystone struggles to create a realistic avatar of his wife. Evelyn and Joseph Adama build their relationship.'' | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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=== Teaser === | === Teaser === | ||
*The residents of [[Caprica City]] sleep: [[Daniel Graystone]] dreams about the death of [[Tomas Vergis]], [[Samuel Adama|Sam Adama]] hears the screams of victims of the [[Tauron Civil War]], and as [[Amanda Graystone]] dreams of [[Clarice Willow]], Sister Clarice herself watches over her in a guest room of the Willow house. | *The residents of [[Caprica City]] sleep: [[Daniel Graystone]] dreams about the death of [[Tomas Vergis]], [[Samuel Adama|Sam Adama]] hears the screams of victims of the [[Tauron Civil War]], and as [[Amanda Graystone]] dreams of [[Clarice Willow]], Sister Clarice herself watches over her in a guest room of the Willow house. | ||
*In the morning, the Adama household bustles with activity as [[Evelyn]] and [[Joseph Adama]] prepare for work. Sam and his husband [[Larry]] enter, and Sam immediately turns on the television to [[CapTV]] news about the new uprising against [[Tauron]] dictator [[Andreas Phaulkon]]. [[Ruth]] encourages young [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie Adama]] to pay attention, since his father and uncle Joseph and Sam both | *In the morning, the Adama household bustles with activity as [[Evelyn]] and [[Joseph Adama]] prepare for work. Sam and his husband [[Larry]] enter, and Sam immediately turns on the television to [[CapTV]] news about the new uprising against [[Tauron]] dictator [[Andreas Phaulkon]]. [[Ruth]] encourages young [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie Adama]] to pay attention, since his father and uncle Joseph and Sam both endured the same kind of violence from the Tauron regime when they were his age. Larry suddenly shuts off the TV, disgusted that Sam is investing so much time and income on supporting the rebels. A moment later, Evelyn and Ruth are alone in the kitchen, and Ruth encourages Evelyn to spend time with Joseph this evening, even offering to visit a friend so that they can be alone. | ||
*In the kitchen of the [[Graystone Estate]], Daniel talks about his problems recreating his daughter [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s [[avatar]] program with Amanda. Amanda is unusually sweet and seductive with him. Daniel removes his [[holoband]] and leaves the [[virtual world]] reconstruction of the Estate and the avatar of Amanda, returning to his real--and empty--home. | *In the kitchen of the [[Graystone Estate]], Daniel talks about his problems recreating his daughter [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s [[avatar]] program with Amanda. Amanda is unusually sweet and seductive with him. Daniel removes his [[holoband]] and leaves the [[virtual world]] reconstruction of the Estate and the avatar of Amanda, returning to his real--and empty--home. | ||
=== Act 1 === | === Act 1 === | ||
*In a television commercial, a | *In a television commercial, a mother and her children weep at the wake for their deceased husband and father, a soldier in the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] military, until he walks into the room smiling and hugging everyone. Daniel Graystone steps in front of the camera and introduces the audience to [[Grace]] by [[Graystone Industries]], a service that promises escape from the loss of death by creating v-world avatars of loved ones. The real Daniel is unequivocally unhappy with the commercial, starting with the fact that [[Cyrus Xander]] and others appropriated Daniel's own digital avatar for the spot without his prior consent. At the other end of the table, the [[Guatrau]] overrides him, saying the commercial is "sweet" and recommending that it be re-shot with the real Daniel. | ||
*[[Mar-Beth Willow]] is becoming increasingly unhappy with Amanda Graystone's presence. She dismisses her with a menial errand after Amanda expresses surprise at Mar-Beth not receiving any professional medical support for her pregnancy, and then confronts Clarice about the danger of keeping "[[Reins of a Waterfall|Terror Mom]]" as a house guest. She goes on to ask Clarice if she is ready to continue exposing their family to this and other increasingly hazardous risks. Clarice answers only that it is all "[[God (RDM)|God]]'s will," and she hopes God will not ask her for a sacrifice that will truly endanger the family. Mar-Beth points out how God's will and Clarice's will seem to have become the same thing recently. | *[[Mar-Beth Willow]] is becoming increasingly unhappy with Amanda Graystone's presence. She dismisses her with a menial errand after Amanda expresses surprise at Mar-Beth not receiving any professional medical support for her pregnancy, and then confronts Clarice about the danger of keeping "[[Reins of a Waterfall|Terror Mom]]" as a house guest. She goes on to ask Clarice if she is ready to continue exposing their family to this and other increasingly hazardous risks. Clarice answers only that it is all "[[God (RDM)|God]]'s will," and she hopes God will not ask her for a sacrifice that will truly endanger the family. Mar-Beth points out how God's will and Clarice's will seem to have become the same thing recently. | ||
*Sam talks privately with Joseph in a Graystone Industries meeting room about his nightmares of the civil war. When he complains that Larry cannot understand why he is so driven to send money to the rebels--something that even Evelyn is doing--Joseph presses him. Sam admits to smuggling small arms to Tauron, without the Gautrau's knowledge. Joseph points out that Larry knows the repercussions Sam could face for these activities, and that he should be grateful someone who loves him deeply is trying to protect him. Standing off to the side of the room, Evelyn hears everything Joseph is saying. | *Sam talks privately with Joseph in a Graystone Industries meeting room about his nightmares of the civil war. When he complains that Larry cannot understand why he is so driven to send money to the rebels--something that even Evelyn is doing--Joseph presses him. Sam admits to smuggling small arms to Tauron, without the Gautrau's knowledge. Joseph points out that Larry knows the repercussions Sam could face for these activities, and that he should be grateful someone who loves him deeply is trying to protect him. Standing off to the side of the room, Evelyn hears everything Joseph is saying. | ||
*In a public park, Amanda is surprised when [[Global Defense Department]] agent [[Jordan Duram]] appears. She confesses that she is making little progress in begin accepted by the Willow family. Duram urges her to go faster, acting only on a gut instinct that they are losing precious time. | *In a public park, Amanda is surprised when [[Global Defense Department]] agent [[Jordan Duram]] appears. She confesses that she is making little progress in begin accepted by the Willow family. Duram urges her to go faster, acting only on a gut instinct that they are losing precious time. | ||
*Driving a hearse into an alleyway, Sam and a [[Ha'la'tha]] colleague, [[Demos]], stop behind a city maintenance truck. A black car pulls up behind them, pinning them in. The maintenance workers suddenly point guns at the hearse as a group of armed men step out of the car. | *Driving a hearse into an alleyway, Sam and a [[Ha'la'tha]] colleague, [[Demos]], stop behind a city maintenance truck. A black car pulls up behind them, pinning them in. The maintenance workers suddenly point guns at the hearse as a group of armed men step out of the car. | ||
=== Act 2 === | === Act 2 === | ||
*The leader of the armed Tauron men, [[Atreus]], orders Sam and Demos out of the vehicle and inspects the contents of the coffin in the back of the hearse: a cache of assorted firearms. He gut punches Sam and has Demos shot dead when he attempts to intervene, and puts a pistol to Sam's head. Sam defiantly yells at him to do it, and Atreus pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. Atreus simply says, "Whoops, I'm out," and warns Sam about "your Guatrau" intruding on his weapons smuggling trade before withdrawing. | *The leader of the armed Tauron men, [[Atreus]], orders Sam and Demos out of the vehicle and inspects the contents of the coffin in the back of the hearse: a cache of assorted firearms. He gut punches Sam and has Demos shot dead when he attempts to intervene, and puts a pistol to Sam's head. Sam defiantly yells at him to do it, and Atreus pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. Atreus simply says, "Whoops, I'm out," and warns Sam about "your Guatrau" intruding on his weapons smuggling trade before withdrawing. | ||
*Returning to the v-world estate, Daniel chats with the Amanda avatar about work, but she distracts him with talk about vacations. He plays along and pulls up photographs of a family camping trip on Zoe's ninth birthday. As the conversation moves into personal memories, the Amanda program visibly adjusts and tries to continue, but she is only capable of lifting entries from Zoe's journal. Daniel pushes her to actually recall the trip, and she seemingly begins to remember making love on the beach at night. This inspires Daniel in a new direction based on a wider social networking approach that draws on shared experiences, but Amanda moves closer and insists on giving him pleasure. He relents. | *Returning to the v-world estate, Daniel chats with the Amanda avatar about work, but she distracts him with talk about vacations. He plays along and pulls up photographs of a family camping trip on Zoe's ninth birthday. As the conversation moves into personal memories, the Amanda program visibly adjusts and tries to continue, but she is only capable of lifting entries from Zoe's journal. Daniel pushes her to actually recall the trip, and she seemingly begins to remember making love on the beach at night. This inspires Daniel in a new direction based on a wider social networking approach that draws on shared experiences, but Amanda moves closer and insists on giving him pleasure. He relents. | ||
*The Guatrau confronts Sam in a back room of [[Goldie's Off Track Betting|Goldie's]] about the encounter with Atreus, upset by Sam acting without his permission and challenging Atreus' rightful control of the business. Sam's only defense is that the cause of helping their people's struggle on Tauron called for any action necessary. The Guatrau informs him that since he acted alone, he must resolve the problem alone and demonstrate to Atreus that he will not passively accept Demos' death. He goes on to tell Sam that the issue needs to be addressed by the end of the day, or he will have Sam tortured and killed. | *The Guatrau confronts Sam in a back room of [[Goldie's Off Track Betting|Goldie's]] about the encounter with Atreus, upset by Sam acting without his permission and challenging Atreus' rightful control of the business. Sam's only defense is that the cause of helping their people's struggle on Tauron called for any action necessary. The Guatrau informs him that since he acted alone, he must resolve the problem alone and demonstrate to Atreus that he will not passively accept Demos' death. He goes on to tell Sam that the issue needs to be addressed by the end of the day, or he will have Sam tortured and killed. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*The very day after this episode first aired, [[Syfy]] announced that it would not be renewing the series for a second season. The subsequent five episodes were then pushed back to 2011 airdates. Foreshadowing this, Syfy did not air the preview for the next episode at the conclusion of this episode as normal. | *The very day after this episode first aired, [[Syfy]] announced that it would not be renewing the series for a second season. The subsequent five episodes were then pushed back to 2011 airdates. Foreshadowing this, Syfy did not air the preview for the next episode at the conclusion of this episode as normal. | ||
[[ | [[Image:Downtown Community Court.PNG|thumb|Atreus and his thugs hold up Sam Adama in front of Downtown Community Court?]] | ||
*During the scene in which Atreus and his thugs search Sam Adama's hearse, [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]]'s [http://www.criminaljusticereform.gov.bc.ca/en/justice_reform_projects/community_court/ Downtown Community Court] can be seen. This is likely a mistake given the criminal activity and proximity to a court | *During the scene in which Atreus and his thugs search Sam Adama's hearse, [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]]'s [http://www.criminaljusticereform.gov.bc.ca/en/justice_reform_projects/community_court/ Downtown Community Court] can be seen. This is likely a mistake given the criminal activity and proximity to a court. | ||
*[[Lacy Rand]], [[Zoe-A]], and [[Tamara-A]] do not appear in this episode. | *[[Lacy Rand]], [[Zoe-A]], and [[Tamara-A]] do not appear in this episode. | ||
* [[Alvo]] is written as "Arvo" in this episode's subtitles. | * [[Alvo]] is written as "Arvo" in this episode's subtitles. | ||
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*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]] | *[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]] | ||
*[[Vincent Tong]] as [[Demos]] | *[[Vincent Tong]] as [[Demos]] | ||
*[[Camille Atebe]] as | *[[Camille Atebe]] as Phoebe | ||
*[[Christopher Rogan]] as [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Military Father|Military Father]] | *[[Christopher Rogan]] as [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Military Father|Military Father]] | ||
*[[Tanya Hubbard]] as [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Mother|Mother]] | *[[Tanya Hubbard]] as [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Mother|Mother]] | ||
*[[Taya Clyne]] as [[Tessa]] | *[[Taya Clyne]] as [[Tessa]] | ||
*[[Evan Bird]] as [[Johnny]] | *[[Evan Bird]] as [[Johnny]] | ||
*[[Phillip Mitchell]] as | *[[Phillip Mitchell]] as Natty Thug | ||
*[[Michael Nyuis]] as | *[[Michael Nyuis]] as Kiss-Ass Thug | ||
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]] (uncredited) | *[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]] (uncredited) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category: Episodes written by Michael Taylor]] | [[Category: Episodes written by Michael Taylor]] | ||
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