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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Noteworthy Dialogue */

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Noteworthy Dialogue

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	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
	*''Speaking to another Number Three after downloading:''
	~~:'''Number Three''': There's something beautiful, miraculous between life and death.~~

	*''Novacek calls on Saul Tigh in his quarters:''		{{Quote
	:'~~''Tigh''': So ..~~. ~~drink?~~		\| context = Speaking to another Number Three after downloading:
	~~:'''Novacek''': You have no idea!~~		\| text = "There's something beautiful, miraculous between life and death."
	~~:'''Tigh''' (scowling, unseen): Yes, I do.~~		\| sign = [[Number Three]]
			}}

	*''Novacek ~~explains to Adama how he got off the Cylon baseship~~:''		{{Dialogue
	:'''~~Novacek~~'''~~: Well sir, it's like this. The enemy had me locked in a cell for three years~~. ~~The accommodations were lousy, the service was slow~~. ~~And, after a while, I felt the institution had nothing left to offer me, so I left~~.		\| context = [[Daniel Novacek\|Novacek]] calls on [[Saul Tigh]] in his quarters:
			\| lines =
			'''[[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]]:''' So ... drink?

	*''~~Colonel Tigh speaks to~~ Novacek ~~in Adama's quarters:''~~		'''[[Daniel Novacek\|Novacek]]:''' You have no idea!
	:'''Tigh''': Tell you a dirty little secret: The toughest part of getting played is losing your dignity. Feeling like you are not worth the oxygen you are sucking down. You get used to it. You start to believe it. You start to love it. It's like a bottle that never runs dry. You ~~can keep reaching for it over and over and over again.~~
	~~:'''Adama''': So how do you put that bottle away, Saul?~~
	~~:'''Tigh''': I don't know. One day you just decide to get up and walk out of your room.~~

	*''Colonel Tigh calls on the Admiral after he is awarded his medal by President Roslin:		'''Tigh:''' ''(scowling, unseen)'' Yes, I do.
	:'''Tigh''': I hear you got a medal.		}}
	:'''Adama''': Yeah. They're handing them out for anything these days. Good behavior. Attendance. Plays well with others.
			{{Quote
			\| context = Novacek explains to Adama how he got off the Cylon [[Basestar (TRS)\|baseship]]:
			\| text = "Well sir, it's like this. The enemy had me locked in a cell for three years. The accommodations were lousy, the service was slow. And, after a while, I felt the institution had nothing left to offer me, so I left."
			\| sign = [[Daniel Novacek\|Novacek]]
			}}

			{{Dialogue
			\| context = Colonel Tigh speaks to Novacek in Adama's quarters:
			\| lines =
			'''[[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]]:''' Tell you a dirty little secret: The toughest part of getting played is losing your dignity. Feeling like you are not worth the oxygen you are sucking down. You get used to it. You start to believe it. You start to love it. It's like a bottle that never runs dry. You can keep reaching for it over and over and over again.

			'''[[William Adama\|Adama]]:''' So how do you put that bottle away, Saul?

			'''Tigh:''' I don't know. One day you just decide to get up and walk out of your room.
			}}

			{{Dialogue
			\| context = Colonel Tigh calls on the Admiral after he is awarded his medal by President [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]]:
			\| lines =
			'''[[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]]:''' I hear you got [[Medal of Distinction\|a medal]].

			'''[[William Adama\|Adama]]:''' Yeah. They're handing them out for anything these days. Good behavior. Attendance. Plays well with others.
			}}

	== Guest Stars ==		== Guest Stars ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest Stars */

2026-05-24T23:57:03Z

Guest Stars

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	* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] (credit only)		* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] (credit only)
	*[[Richard Jollymore]] as [[Marine Escort 1\|''Galactica'' Marine]] (uncredited)		*[[Richard Jollymore]] as [[Marine Escort 1\|''Galactica'' Marine]] (uncredited)

			== Stunts ==

			* [[Tommy Europe]] as [[Daniel Novacek]] (uncredited)

	== References ==		== References ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 19:31, 21 December 2025

2025-12-21T19:31:46Z

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Cylons */ Update

2025-09-13T22:58:17Z

Cylons: Update

Show changes

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 22:48, 13 September 2025

2025-09-13T22:48:18Z

Show changes

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 12:54, 13 August 2025

2025-08-13T12:54:48Z

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	\| prev= [[A Measure of Salvation]]		\| prev= [[A Measure of Salvation]]
	\| next= [[Unfinished Business]]		\| next= [[Unfinished Business]]
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	:''A [[Daniel Novacek\|figure]] from [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s past returns to haunt him. His return raises questions about why the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] launched their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|initial attack]] against the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]].''		:''A [[Daniel Novacek\|figure]] from [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s past returns to haunt him. His return raises questions about why the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] launched their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|initial attack]] against the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]].''

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	*Adama jokingly chides Novacek for his "bullshit attitude". The line was cut in the broadcast of the episode on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America, however in the release of the video on [[iTunes]], in the Canadian broadcast on the [[w:Space: The Imagination Station\|SPACE channel]] and in the UK and Ireland broadcast on [[Sky One]], the line was included.		*Adama jokingly chides Novacek for his "bullshit attitude". The line was cut in the broadcast of the episode on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America, however in the release of the video on [[iTunes]], in the Canadian broadcast on the [[w:Space: The Imagination Station\|SPACE channel]] and in the UK and Ireland broadcast on [[Sky One]], the line was included.
	*For the episode, [[Bear McCreary]] created a musical theme for Novacek, called "[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Novacek theme\|Novacek's Theme]]," which was "very much inspired by [[w:Alfred Hitchcock\|Hitchcock]]'s collaborations with composer [[w:Bernard Herrmann\|Bernard Herrmann]]". <ref name="bear_mccreary">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=75\|title="Hero"\|date=17 November 2006\|accessdate=25 November 2006\|last=McCreary\|first=Bear\|format=blog\|language=English}}</ref>		*For the episode, [[Bear McCreary]] created a musical theme for Novacek, called "[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Novacek theme\|Novacek's Theme]]," which was "very much inspired by [[w:Alfred Hitchcock\|Hitchcock]]'s collaborations with composer [[w:Bernard Herrmann\|Bernard Herrmann]]". <ref name="bear_mccreary">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=75\|title="Hero"\|date=17 November 2006\|accessdate=25 November 2006\|last=McCreary\|first=Bear\|format=blog\|language=English}}</ref>
			*The Cylon [[Hybrid]] does not appear in this episode despite actress [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]]'s name appearing in the ending credits.<ref group="commentary" name="galactica_tv_interview_cut_scenes_hero">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/tiffany-lyndall-knight-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=I%20can%27t%20remember%20why%20the%20other%20one%20was%20cut%20out\|title=Tiffany Lyndall Knight GALACTICA.TV interview\|author=Marcel Damen\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=August 17, 2008\|accessdate=August 12, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> Similar to "[[A Measure of Salvation]]," this was due to design changes in the Hybrid's appearance between episodes, requiring reshoots that were not completed for all episodes.<ref group="commentary" name="galactica_tv_interview_design_changes_hero">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/tiffany-lyndall-knight-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=different%20design%20for%20the%20whole%20Hybrid%20look.%20We%20shot%20the%20first%20two%20episodes\|title=Tiffany Lyndall Knight GALACTICA.TV interview\|author=Marcel Damen\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=August 17, 2008\|accessdate=August 12, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> Lyndall-Knight noted that there were "so many different threads of story" during this period that when editing decisions had to be made, writers would determine "which story needs to be highlighted and which one can be sort of laid low for that episode."<ref group="commentary" name="galactica_tv_interview_story_threads">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/tiffany-lyndall-knight-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=so%20many%20different%20threads%20of%20story%20that%20are%20going%20along\|title=Tiffany Lyndall Knight GALACTICA.TV interview\|author=Marcel Damen\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=August 17, 2008\|accessdate=August 12, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

			=== Commentary and Interviews ===
			{{reflist\|group=commentary}}

	{{episode list (RDM season 3)}}		{{episode list (RDM season 3)}}

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Kara Thrace" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

2025-06-30T18:15:05Z

Text replacement - "Kara Thrace" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

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	* Novacek sees [[Saul Tigh]] in his quarters shortly after Adama talks to him. Tigh informs Novacek that Adama (aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'') ordered Novacek shot down to get rid of evidence of their incursion into Cylon space to spy.		* Novacek sees [[Saul Tigh]] in his quarters shortly after Adama talks to him. Tigh informs Novacek that Adama (aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'') ordered Novacek shot down to get rid of evidence of their incursion into Cylon space to spy.
	*Meanwhile, Adama makes a similar confession to his son, [[Lee Adama\|Lee]], stating his belief that he provoked the Cylon attacks on the Colonies. By presenting humanity as warmongers, he may have left the Cylons with no choice but to strike first. Aghast at first, Lee Adama tries to console his father, blaming the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)\|Fleet Admiralty]], saying that he was "only one man." Adama replies, "It only takes one."		*Meanwhile, Adama makes a similar confession to his son, [[Lee Adama\|Lee]], stating his belief that he provoked the Cylon attacks on the Colonies. By presenting humanity as warmongers, he may have left the Cylons with no choice but to strike first. Aghast at first, Lee Adama tries to console his father, blaming the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)\|Fleet Admiralty]], saying that he was "only one man." Adama replies, "It only takes one."
	* ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ reviews their Viper's gun film from the fight with the Cylon Raiders and realizes that the Cylons were deliberately missing their target, allowing Bulldog escape. She goes to Saul Tigh with this information, who deduces that Bulldog was sent there by the Cylons to kill the admiral.		* {{callsign\|Starbuck}} reviews their Viper's gun film from the fight with the Cylon Raiders and realizes that the Cylons were deliberately missing their target, allowing Bulldog escape. She goes to Saul Tigh with this information, who deduces that Bulldog was sent there by the Cylons to kill the admiral.
	* Tigh finds Novacek attempting to murder Adama (mixed with flashbacks of Bulldog let out of his cell) and stops him.		* Tigh finds Novacek attempting to murder Adama (mixed with flashbacks of Bulldog let out of his cell) and stops him.
	* Adama later presents his resignation to Roslin. Bemused, she accuses him of naivete, and points out that the Admiralty may have been trying to provoke a war with the Commander as scapegoat. Nor can he say with confidence that any one act triggered the Cylon holocaust. She then tells him that his 'penance' will be to accept a [[Medal of Distinction]] for his long years of service, a gesture badly needed for the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|Fleet's morale]].		* Adama later presents his resignation to Roslin. Bemused, she accuses him of naivete, and points out that the Admiralty may have been trying to provoke a war with the Commander as scapegoat. Nor can he say with confidence that any one act triggered the Cylon holocaust. She then tells him that his 'penance' will be to accept a [[Medal of Distinction]] for his long years of service, a gesture badly needed for the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|Fleet's morale]].

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest Stars */

2025-01-05T15:44:48Z

Guest Stars

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	* [[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine\|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]		* [[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine\|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
	* [[Barry Kennedy]] as Admiral [[Peter Corman]]		* [[Barry Kennedy]] as Admiral [[Peter Corman]]
	* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] (~~Credit~~ only)		* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] (credit only)
			*[[Richard Jollymore]] as [[Marine Escort 1\|''Galactica'' Marine]] (uncredited)

	== References ==		== References ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Starbuck" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

2024-12-30T23:41:52Z

Text replacement - "Starbuck" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

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	=== On ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' ===		=== On ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' ===

	* ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' detects three [[Raider (RDM)\|Raiders]]. Much to the surpise of the [[CIC]] crew, two Raiders are pursuing a third Raider, damaged by Cylon gunfire. ~~[[Kara Thrace~~\|Starbuck]] and {{callsign\|Kat}} are dispatched. After destroying the pursuing Raiders, they go after the third.		* ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' detects three [[Raider (RDM)\|Raiders]]. Much to the surpise of the [[CIC]] crew, two Raiders are pursuing a third Raider, damaged by Cylon gunfire. {{callsign\|Starbuck}} and {{callsign\|Kat}} are dispatched. After destroying the pursuing Raiders, they go after the third.
	* In CIC, [[Admiral Adama]] orders Kat and Starbuck to escort the Raider to ''Galactica'', after hearing, from the Raider, a familiar human voice and callsign: [[Bulldog]].		* In CIC, [[Admiral Adama]] orders Kat and Starbuck to escort the Raider to ''Galactica'', after hearing, from the Raider, a familiar human voice and callsign: [[Bulldog]].
	* In the hangar bay, the party are surprised that a human has exited the Raider. A visibly weak Daniel Novacek salutes Adama; Adama returns the gesture.		* In the hangar bay, the party are surprised that a human has exited the Raider. A visibly weak Daniel Novacek salutes Adama; Adama returns the gesture.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - ""," to ",""

2024-02-21T05:05:42Z

Text replacement - ""," to ",""

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	{{disline\|For the two [[humanoid Cylon]]s that are hailed as heroes in "[[Downloaded]]", see [[Heroes of the Cylon]].}}		{{disline\|For the two [[humanoid Cylon]]s that are hailed as heroes in "[[Downloaded]]," see [[Heroes of the Cylon]].}}
	{{Episode Data		{{Episode Data
	\| title= Hero		\| title= Hero
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	*Adama jokingly chides Novacek for his "bullshit attitude". The line was cut in the broadcast of the episode on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America, however in the release of the video on [[iTunes]], in the Canadian broadcast on the [[w:Space: The Imagination Station\|SPACE channel]] and in the UK and Ireland broadcast on [[Sky One]], the line was included.		*Adama jokingly chides Novacek for his "bullshit attitude". The line was cut in the broadcast of the episode on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America, however in the release of the video on [[iTunes]], in the Canadian broadcast on the [[w:Space: The Imagination Station\|SPACE channel]] and in the UK and Ireland broadcast on [[Sky One]], the line was included.
	*For the episode, [[Bear McCreary]] created a musical theme for Novacek, called "[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Novacek theme\|Novacek's Theme]]", which was "very much inspired by [[w:Alfred Hitchcock\|Hitchcock]]'s collaborations with composer [[w:Bernard Herrmann\|Bernard Herrmann]]". <ref name="bear_mccreary">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=75\|title="Hero"\|date=17 November 2006\|accessdate=25 November 2006\|last=McCreary\|first=Bear\|format=blog\|language=English}}</ref>		*For the episode, [[Bear McCreary]] created a musical theme for Novacek, called "[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Novacek theme\|Novacek's Theme]]," which was "very much inspired by [[w:Alfred Hitchcock\|Hitchcock]]'s collaborations with composer [[w:Bernard Herrmann\|Bernard Herrmann]]". <ref name="bear_mccreary">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=75\|title="Hero"\|date=17 November 2006\|accessdate=25 November 2006\|last=McCreary\|first=Bear\|format=blog\|language=English}}</ref>

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
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	**As the episode implies that Bulldog was deliberately released by the Cylons in an effort to direct his anger towards Adama, it is possible that the Cylons allowed Bulldog to gain a working knowledge of the Raider.		**As the episode implies that Bulldog was deliberately released by the Cylons in an effort to direct his anger towards Adama, it is possible that the Cylons allowed Bulldog to gain a working knowledge of the Raider.
	*Bulldog probably could have stolen a Heavy Raider, which unlike the light versions seems to have a crew compartment and perhaps piloting controls, but then the production crew couldn't have re-used the captured-Raider prop from "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]" on the flight deck set.		*Bulldog probably could have stolen a Heavy Raider, which unlike the light versions seems to have a crew compartment and perhaps piloting controls, but then the production crew couldn't have re-used the captured-Raider prop from "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]" on the flight deck set.
	*During her experience between death and rebirth, Three finds herself reliving a series of memories from her various lives, including a shot of her in a theater on Caprica in "[[Final Cut]]", her final moments during "[[Downloaded]]", and her discovery of Hera on New Caprica in "[[Exodus, Part II]]". She also has a vision of another kind: the [[Opera House]] seen by Baltar during the final moments of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]".		*During her experience between death and rebirth, Three finds herself reliving a series of memories from her various lives, including a shot of her in a theater on Caprica in "[[Final Cut]]," her final moments during "[[Downloaded]]," and her discovery of Hera on New Caprica in "[[Exodus, Part II]]". She also has a vision of another kind: the [[Opera House]] seen by Baltar during the final moments of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]".
	**This sequence, as well as this episode as a whole, showcases a number of fundamental leitmotifs in the series that have had little to no exposure in their original form since the end of season one/beginning of season two. The music as well as the imagery is a deliberately callback to the previous appearance of the Opera House, and the associated [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Passacaglia\|musical themes]] will likely help elucidate the symbolism behind the two visions.		**This sequence, as well as this episode as a whole, showcases a number of fundamental leitmotifs in the series that have had little to no exposure in their original form since the end of season one/beginning of season two. The music as well as the imagery is a deliberately callback to the previous appearance of the Opera House, and the associated [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Passacaglia\|musical themes]] will likely help elucidate the symbolism behind the two visions.
	*Three's flashbacks after being shot by the Centurion indicate that she is the same individual who was killed on Caprica by [[Caprica-Six]] in "[[Downloaded]]" and who found Hera in "[[Exodus, Part II]]". It is of course possible that some of these recollections are the result of memory-sharing rather than direct experience.		*Three's flashbacks after being shot by the Centurion indicate that she is the same individual who was killed on Caprica by [[Caprica-Six]] in "[[Downloaded]]" and who found Hera in "[[Exodus, Part II]]". It is of course possible that some of these recollections are the result of memory-sharing rather than direct experience.