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=== On ''Galactica'' === | === On ''Galactica'' === | ||
* With | * With [[Lee Adama]] [[Wikipedia:AWOL|AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them match the skills of Adama's son. | ||
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Lieutenant [[George Birch]], now promoted to Captain. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' is family, including his sons. | * Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Lieutenant [[George Birch]], now promoted to Captain. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' is family, including his sons. | ||
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem: the [[Fleet News Service|press]]. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered. | * Meanwhile, Adama has another problem: the [[Fleet News Service|press]]. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered. | ||
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=== On ''[[Astral Queen]]'' === | === On ''[[Astral Queen]]'' === | ||
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], [[Laura Roslin]], and | * Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], [[Laura Roslin]], and [[Lee Adama]] argue over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]'s return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. Roslin is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. | ||
* An unidentified ship, carrying no transponder and too large to be a [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] approaches [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin's fleet]]. [[Meier]] prepares to have a nearby ship with missile batteries, ''[[Adriatic]]'', attack the unidentified ship. He alerts [[Zarek]], but not Apollo or Roslin. Overhearing, the President is annoyed at the insubordination and asserts her authority; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. | * An unidentified ship, carrying no transponder and too large to be a [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] approaches [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin's fleet]]. [[Meier]] prepares to have a nearby ship with missile batteries, ''[[Adriatic]]'', attack the unidentified ship. He alerts [[Zarek]], but not Apollo or Roslin. Overhearing, the President is annoyed at the insubordination and asserts her authority; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. | ||
* Before Roslin makes a decision, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated [[Heavy Raider]] is permitted to dock. | * Before Roslin makes a decision, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated [[Heavy Raider]] is permitted to dock. | ||
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|a second copy of Sharon Valerii]] back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. | * Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|a second copy of Sharon Valerii]] back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. | ||
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their weapons. She then turns about and orders Valerii placed out of the airlock. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin spares her life, if only temporarily. | * Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their weapons. She then turns about and orders Valerii placed out of the airlock. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin spares her life, if only temporarily. | ||
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck teases him, playfully saying that there are "no takebacks" to what he said. | * Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck teases him, playfully saying that there are "no takebacks" to what he said. | ||
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* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Lee Adama, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to the Tomb of Athena is along a stone ridge. | * A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Lee Adama, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to the Tomb of Athena is along a stone ridge. | ||
[[ | [[Image:Home_pt1_mourning.jpg|thumb|300px|Roslin, et al. mourn the loss of Elosha on Kobol. (C. SciFi Channel)]] | ||
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one and examines it closely. Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releases two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts nearby [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party. Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion. Valerii's angle of attack appears to point at Lee Adama, who chases her down as she retrieved the weapon. She drops the weapon at Adama's feet after the Centurion is destroyed, offering no resistance. | * While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one and examines it closely. Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releases two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts nearby [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party. Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion. Valerii's angle of attack appears to point at Lee Adama, who chases her down as she retrieved the weapon. She drops the weapon at Adama's feet after the Centurion is destroyed, offering no resistance. | ||
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her. | * Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*This episode apparently begins immediately after the events of "[[The Farm]]". | *This episode apparently begins immediately after the events of "[[The Farm]]". | ||
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since "The Farm, | *Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since "The Farm", probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon Valerii was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection. | ||
**With the death of Elosha and an unnamed escort on Kobol, the count at the episode end is now 47,856. | **With the death of Elosha and an unnamed escort on Kobol, the count at the episode end is now 47,856. | ||
*The 24 ships which joined the [[Laura Roslin faction]], while comprising somewhat less than a third of the Fleet (The Farm), carry 18,000 survivors - over a third of the Fleet's population. | *The 24 ships which joined the [[Laura Roslin faction]], while comprising somewhat less than a third of the Fleet (The Farm), carry 18,000 survivors - over a third of the Fleet's population. | ||
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
*According to Caprica-Valerii, she is not in constant, involuntary contact with whatever network the Cylons have access to. She claims: "I'm not wired in. It doesn't work like that." This, and data from past episodes, suggest that the humanoid Cylons share a collective knowledgebase that they can occasionally tap into, but as confirmed in "[[Downloaded]], | *According to Caprica-Valerii, she is not in constant, involuntary contact with whatever network the Cylons have access to. She claims: "I'm not wired in. It doesn't work like that." This, and data from past episodes, suggest that the humanoid Cylons share a collective knowledgebase that they can occasionally tap into, but as confirmed in "[[Downloaded]]", do not share a collective ''consciousness'' (like the Borg of ''Star Trek'' fame). | ||
*The [[Arrow of Apollo]] looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [[Wikipedia:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|British Crown Jewels]]. (Its function, [[Home, Part II|as it turns out]] is not a key to the tomb, ''per se''.) | *The [[Arrow of Apollo]] looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [[Wikipedia:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|British Crown Jewels]]. (Its function, [[Home, Part II|as it turns out]] is not a key to the tomb, ''per se''.) | ||
*Analysis of what may be inferred about the demographics of the Fleet from Dualla's breakdown of the population of the breakaway ships can be found [[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|here]]. | *Analysis of what may be inferred about the demographics of the Fleet from Dualla's breakdown of the population of the breakaway ships can be found [[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|here]]. | ||
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*Birch is flying a [[Viper Mark VII]] in this episode, which was Apollo's preference prior to the damage he sustained during an atmospheric [[SAR]] in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]". He, and his entire squadron, used [[Viper Mark II]]s in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] (21 days later), although at least six Mark VIIs were deployed in "[[Scattered]]" (36 days later). Perhaps it just took the better part of three weeks to rehabilitate the Mark VIIs. | *Birch is flying a [[Viper Mark VII]] in this episode, which was Apollo's preference prior to the damage he sustained during an atmospheric [[SAR]] in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]". He, and his entire squadron, used [[Viper Mark II]]s in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] (21 days later), although at least six Mark VIIs were deployed in "[[Scattered]]" (36 days later). Perhaps it just took the better part of three weeks to rehabilitate the Mark VIIs. | ||
*Another hard to explain name appears in this episode. The name of the ship ''[[Adriatic]]'', obviously derived from the [[w:Adriatic Sea|Adriatic Sea]], is an arm of the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] that separates Italy from the Balkan peninsula on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. | *Another hard to explain name appears in this episode. The name of the ship ''[[Adriatic]]'', obviously derived from the [[w:Adriatic Sea|Adriatic Sea]], is an arm of the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] that separates Italy from the Balkan peninsula on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. | ||
*Tigh suggest [[Olin Perry]] as a choice for new CAG. However, he ([[Donald Perry|Donald "Chuckles" Perry]]) was killed in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]], | *Tigh suggest [[Olin Perry]] as a choice for new CAG. However, he ([[Donald Perry|Donald "Chuckles" Perry]]) was killed in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", and was a [[nugget]] besides. Therefore, he probably refers to another pilot with the same name. | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb? ([[Home, Part II|Answer]]) | * As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb? ([[Home, Part II|Answer]]) | ||
* Agathon is seemingly aghast at the treatment of this second Sharon Valerii upon boarding ''Astral Queen''. What did | * Agathon is seemingly aghast at the treatment of this second Sharon Valerii upon boarding ''Astral Queen''. What did [[Karl Agathon]] expect would happen when a Cylon, a race that killed billions of humans, falls into the hands of the survivors? Did he hope to hide that she was a Cylon—or hope that they would be merciful? | ||
* Will Agathon be put up for charges for his attempted assault of Lee Adama? (Answer: No, but his protective instincts will get him into trouble [[Pegasus (episode)|later]].) | * Will Agathon be put up for charges for his attempted assault of Lee Adama? (Answer: No, but his protective instincts will get him into trouble [[Pegasus (episode)|later]].) | ||
* What "fate" is Baltar's internal Six referring to? How will Baltar be "spared"? | * What "fate" is Baltar's internal Six referring to? How will Baltar be "spared"? | ||
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* ''[[Katee Sackhoff]] on Starbuck's inability to forge long-term relationships:'' | * ''[[Katee Sackhoff]] on Starbuck's inability to forge long-term relationships:'' | ||
: Starbuck is comfortable with pain. Everything good has been taken away from her. She blames herself. So whenever something good happens, she doesn't believe it will last, so she sabotages it. She's very vulnerable toward love. She wants it so badly, but believes she isn't worthy of it. "How could anyone love me? Me? | : Starbuck is comfortable with pain. Everything good has been taken away from her. She blames herself. So whenever something good happens, she doesn't believe it will last, so she sabotages it. She's very vulnerable toward love. She wants it so badly, but believes she isn't worthy of it. "How could anyone love me? Me? [[Kara Thrace]]? The complete [[frak]]-up." You can't truly love someone until you love yourself. <ref>"Inside Battlestar Galactica", <u>Sci-Fi Magazine</u> February 2006: 50</ref> | ||
== Noteworthy Dialogue == | == Noteworthy Dialogue == | ||
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:'''Six:''' In some ways you never were. You have a path. You will be spared their fate. For once, Gaius, you can stop manipulating the world and let destiny take its course. If there's one thing we know about human beings with certainty, they are masters of self destruction. | :'''Six:''' In some ways you never were. You have a path. You will be spared their fate. For once, Gaius, you can stop manipulating the world and let destiny take its course. If there's one thing we know about human beings with certainty, they are masters of self destruction. | ||
*'' | *''[[Lee Adama]] to [[Kara Thrace]] after her return from Caprica:'' | ||
:"You've missed a few catastrophes while you were away." | :"You've missed a few catastrophes while you were away." | ||