Editing Final Cut

**In light of all this, have the Cylons ''not'' been using their entire strength against the Colonials in combat?  Have they, in effect, been "toying" with them?  This could explain the relative lop-sidedness of the Colonials' military victories since the initial destruction of the Colonies.  

*At the end of the episode, the Cylons bring up the subject of having lost two Raiders in order to relay the video. It is later revealed in the episode "[[Scar]]" that Raiders are normally capable of being downloaded into new bodies.  Given that the Colonials have destroyed dozens (if not hundreds) of Raiders at this point, it is implied that the two Raiders in question were ''not'' reincarnated - hence making their loss worthy of being mentioned.  

*On ''[[Colonial One]]'', Roslin is no longer surrounded by her [[Presidential Security Service]] agents, but rather by ''Galactica'' Marines - Adama's insurance against any more misbehavior? Perhaps they were only there to escort Commander Adama while he was off of ''Galactica''.

*As aired, it appears that Biers gets a free reign to produce whatever she wants. While Adama's agreement to broadcast it throughout the Fleet could mean that he might also have rejected the documentary if necessary, this is not made clear. A [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Final Cut|deleted scene]] clarifies that Roslin gives Adama the right to the "final cut," and thus the power to censor the documentary if he feels that it presents ''Galactica'' in an unfavorable light. (This explains the origin of the episode title.)

:'''D'Anna Biers:''' I came to ''Galactica'' to tell a story.  In all honesty I thought I knew what that story was before I ever set foot there:  how an arrogant military let their egos get in the way of doing their jobs, safeguarding the lives of the civilian population.  But I found out that the truth was more complex than that.  These people aren't Cylons.  They're not robots blindly following orders and polishing their boots.  They're people.  Deeply flawed, yes, but deeply human too, and maybe that's saying the same thing.  What struck me most is that despite it all - the hardships, the stress, the ever present danger of being killed - despite all that, they never give up.  They never lie down in the road and let the truck run them over.  They wake up in the morning, put on their uniforms and do their jobs.  Every day.  No pay, no rest, no hope of ever laying down the burden or letting someone else do the job.  There are no relief troops coming, no Colonial Fleet training new recruits every day.  The people on ''Galactica'' are ''it''.  They are the thin line of blue that separates us from the Cylons.  Lt. Gaeta told me a remarkable statistic; not a single member of Galactica's crew has asked to resign, not one.  Think about that.  If you wore the uniform wouldn't you want to quit?  To step aside and say "Enough! Let someone else protect the fleet?"  I know I would.  But then, I don't wear a uniform.  Most of us don't, most of us never will.  The story of ''Galactica'' isn't that people make bad decisions under pressure, it's that those mistakes are the exception.  Most of the time the men and women serving under Commander Adama get it right.  The proof is that our fleet ''survives''.  And with ''Galactica'' at our side, we '''''will''''' endure.  This is D'anna Biers, Fleet News Service.

:'''Aaron Doral:''' That was shown across their entire fleet.

:'''Number Six:''' Their resilience is remarkable.