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

2025-02-08T16:15:23Z

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	*Likewise, when Apollo wishes Starbuck "good hunting," there's a tone of concern, and he seems to pause before saying it, as if Apollo meant to say something else but changed his mind. This may be a reference to "[[33]]," when Starbuck tells Apollo to say "good hunting" instead of "be careful out there".		*Likewise, when Apollo wishes Starbuck "good hunting," there's a tone of concern, and he seems to pause before saying it, as if Apollo meant to say something else but changed his mind. This may be a reference to "[[33]]," when Starbuck tells Apollo to say "good hunting" instead of "be careful out there".
	*[[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]] is apparently assigned to ''Pegasus'' at present, since Dualla refers to her mission as the "Pegasus survey team".		*[[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]] is apparently assigned to ''Pegasus'' at present, since Dualla refers to her mission as the "Pegasus survey team".
	*[[Lee Adama]] is now wearing a wristwatch, probably [[Barry Garner]]'s from "[[The Captain's Hand]]".		*{{callsign\|Lee Adama}} is now wearing a wristwatch, probably [[Barry Garner]]'s from "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
	*When Tyrol's counseling with Cavil is coming to an end, Cavil notes to Tyrol that Cally "especially" loves him. Tyrol is apparently oblivious to this obvious fact up to that point.		*When Tyrol's counseling with Cavil is coming to an end, Cavil notes to Tyrol that Cally "especially" loves him. Tyrol is apparently oblivious to this obvious fact up to that point.
	*In this episode they refer to "the captured Heavy Raider," singular. This implies that only the one Starbuck brought back from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]" is still functional at all, and the one that crashed into ''Galactica'' in "[[Scattered]]" was damaged beyond salvage or repair.		*In this episode they refer to "the captured Heavy Raider," singular. This implies that only the one Starbuck brought back from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]" is still functional at all, and the one that crashed into ''Galactica'' in "[[Scattered]]" was damaged beyond salvage or repair.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest Stars */

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Guest Stars

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	*[[Colin Lawrence]] as Lt. [[Hamish McCall\|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]		*[[Colin Lawrence]] as Lt. [[Hamish McCall\|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
	*[[Richard Jollymore]] as [[Marine Escort 1\|''Galactica'' Marine]] (uncredited)		*[[Richard Jollymore]] as [[Marine Escort 1\|''Galactica'' Marine]] (uncredited)
			*[[Amy Esterle]] as [[Baltar's Presidential Aide 1\|Baltar's Campaign Aide #1]] (uncredited)

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest Stars */

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Guest Stars

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	*[[David Kaye]] as [[James McManus]]		*[[David Kaye]] as [[James McManus]]
	*[[Colin Lawrence]] as Lt. [[Hamish McCall\|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]		*[[Colin Lawrence]] as Lt. [[Hamish McCall\|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
			*[[Richard Jollymore]] as [[Marine Escort 1\|''Galactica'' Marine]] (uncredited)

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

2024-12-30T23:41:38Z

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	*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.		*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.
	*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.		*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.
	*~~[[Karl Agathon~~\|Helo]] and {{callsign\|Athena}} travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.		*{{callsign\|Helo}} and {{callsign\|Athena}} travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.
	*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.		*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.
	*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.		*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.

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

2024-12-30T23:40:00Z

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	:''As the presidential election looms just weeks away, the accidental discovery of a [[New Caprica\|habitable planet]] sparks debate in the Fleet: Colonize? Or keep seeking [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]]? Meanwhile, ~~[[Kara Thrace~~\|Starbuck]] leads a rescue mission of [[Raptor]]s back to {{RDM\|Caprica}} to save [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] and his [[Caprica Resistance\|resistance]]''.		:''As the presidential election looms just weeks away, the accidental discovery of a [[New Caprica\|habitable planet]] sparks debate in the Fleet: Colonize? Or keep seeking [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]]? Meanwhile, {{callsign\|Starbuck}} leads a rescue mission of [[Raptor]]s back to {{RDM\|Caprica}} to save [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] and his [[Caprica Resistance\|resistance]]''.

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given ~~[[Kara Thrace~~\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer," but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").		*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given {{callsign\|Starbuck}} the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer," but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").
	*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.		*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.
	*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.		*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.

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2024-02-22T04:12:37Z

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Sharon Agathon" to "{{callsign|Athena}}"

2024-02-19T04:07:06Z

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given [[Kara Thrace\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer", but now they will take ~~[[Sharon Agathon]]~~ along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").		*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given [[Kara Thrace\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer", but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").
	*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.		*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.
	*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.		*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.
	*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.		*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.
	*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.		*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.
	*[[Karl Agathon\|Helo]] and ~~[[Sharon Agathon]]~~ travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.		*[[Karl Agathon\|Helo]] and {{callsign\|Athena}} travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.
	*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.		*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.
	*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.		*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.

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2024-02-17T16:28:50Z

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	: I felt right from the beginning that question of who was in charge and how a democratic society would deal with this situation was one of the fundamental questions of the show. If democracy means anything, it means that people get to decide who their leaders are and what kind of life they choose to lead. And the operative word is "choose." Democracies are about choices, some made intelligently and thoughtfully, and some not so much. [[William Adama\|Adama]] and the ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' were faced with an immediate question as to the role of the military in this surviving population: were they still the servants of the people, or were they the overseers? Adama's choice was to preserve the idea of their society, indeed of their entire civilization while still striving to protect them from their enemies both within and without. It was, and continues to be a difficult balancing act, but as he said in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I\|Resurrection Ship]]": [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|it's not enough to survive, you have to [be] worthy of suriving]].		: I felt right from the beginning that question of who was in charge and how a democratic society would deal with this situation was one of the fundamental questions of the show. If democracy means anything, it means that people get to decide who their leaders are and what kind of life they choose to lead. And the operative word is "choose." Democracies are about choices, some made intelligently and thoughtfully, and some not so much. [[William Adama\|Adama]] and the ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' were faced with an immediate question as to the role of the military in this surviving population: were they still the servants of the people, or were they the overseers? Adama's choice was to preserve the idea of their society, indeed of their entire civilization while still striving to protect them from their enemies both within and without. It was, and continues to be a difficult balancing act, but as he said in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I\|Resurrection Ship]]": [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|it's not enough to survive, you have to [be] worthy of suriving]].

	: If the military simply took choice away from the people of the fleet, if it simply decided that the senior commanders knew best and that was that, then the people out there in those ships become irrelevant. They're cargo. It's a military world and a military society and everything else is secondary. Down that road lies the cautionary tale of Admiral [[Helena Cain\|Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]''. One Adama and ''Galactica'' decided not to go down that road, then the entire panoply of democracy was in play -- representation by consent and elections to determine those representatives.		: If the military simply took choice away from the people of the fleet, if it simply decided that the senior commanders knew best and that was that, then the people out there in those ships become irrelevant. They're cargo. It's a military world and a military society and everything else is secondary. Down that road lies the cautionary tale of Admiral [[Helena Cain\|Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]''. One Adama and ''Galactica'' decided not to go down that road, then the entire panoply of democracy was in play—representation by consent and elections to determine those representatives.

	=== Interviews ===		=== Interviews ===

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	* '''"Why is the fleet so concerned [about] [[Government\|elections]]? They are running for their lives, so I would think holding elections would be the least of their problems."'''		* '''"Why is the fleet so concerned [about] [[Government\|elections]]? They are running for their lives, so I would think holding elections would be the least of their problems."'''

	: I felt right from the beginning that question of who was in charge and how a democratic society would deal with this situation was one of the fundamental questions of the show. If democracy means anything, it means that people get to decide who their leaders are and what kind of life they choose to lead. And the operative word is "choose." Democracies are about choices, some made intelligently and thoughtfully, and some not so much. [[William Adama\|Adama]] and the ''[[Galactica (~~RDM~~)\|Galactica]]'' were faced with an immediate question as to the role of the military in this surviving population: were they still the servants of the people, or were they the overseers? Adama's choice was to preserve the idea of their society, indeed of their entire civilization while still striving to protect them from their enemies both within and without. It was, and continues to be a difficult balancing act, but as he said in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I\|Resurrection Ship]]": [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|it's not enough to survive, you have to [be] worthy of suriving]].		: I felt right from the beginning that question of who was in charge and how a democratic society would deal with this situation was one of the fundamental questions of the show. If democracy means anything, it means that people get to decide who their leaders are and what kind of life they choose to lead. And the operative word is "choose." Democracies are about choices, some made intelligently and thoughtfully, and some not so much. [[William Adama\|Adama]] and the ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' were faced with an immediate question as to the role of the military in this surviving population: were they still the servants of the people, or were they the overseers? Adama's choice was to preserve the idea of their society, indeed of their entire civilization while still striving to protect them from their enemies both within and without. It was, and continues to be a difficult balancing act, but as he said in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I\|Resurrection Ship]]": [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|it's not enough to survive, you have to [be] worthy of suriving]].

	: If the military simply took choice away from the people of the fleet, if it simply decided that the senior commanders knew best and that was that, then the people out there in those ships become irrelevant. They're cargo. It's a military world and a military society and everything else is secondary. Down that road lies the cautionary tale of Admiral [[Helena Cain\|Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]''. One Adama and ''Galactica'' decided not to go down that road, then the entire panoply of democracy was in play -- representation by consent and elections to determine those representatives.		: If the military simply took choice away from the people of the fleet, if it simply decided that the senior commanders knew best and that was that, then the people out there in those ships become irrelevant. They're cargo. It's a military world and a military society and everything else is secondary. Down that road lies the cautionary tale of Admiral [[Helena Cain\|Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]''. One Adama and ''Galactica'' decided not to go down that road, then the entire panoply of democracy was in play -- representation by consent and elections to determine those representatives.

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	*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.		*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.
	*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.		*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.
	*~~[[Karl Agathon~~\|Helo]] and {{callsign\|Athena}} travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.		*{{callsign\|Helo}} and {{callsign\|Athena}} travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.
	*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.		*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.
	*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.		*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.

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	:''As the presidential election looms just weeks away, the accidental discovery of a [[New Caprica\|habitable planet]] sparks debate in the Fleet: Colonize? Or keep seeking [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]]? Meanwhile, ~~[[Kara Thrace~~\|Starbuck]] leads a rescue mission of [[Raptor]]s back to {{RDM\|Caprica}} to save [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] and his [[Caprica Resistance\|resistance]]''.		:''As the presidential election looms just weeks away, the accidental discovery of a [[New Caprica\|habitable planet]] sparks debate in the Fleet: Colonize? Or keep seeking [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]]? Meanwhile, {{callsign\|Starbuck}} leads a rescue mission of [[Raptor]]s back to {{RDM\|Caprica}} to save [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] and his [[Caprica Resistance\|resistance]]''.

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given ~~[[Kara Thrace~~\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer," but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").		*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given {{callsign\|Starbuck}} the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer," but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").
	*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.		*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.
	*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.		*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given [[Kara Thrace\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer", but now they will take ~~[[Sharon Agathon]]~~ along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").		*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given [[Kara Thrace\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer", but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").
	*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.		*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.
	*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.		*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.
	*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.		*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counseling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil\|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little perturbed and confused. Cavil tells Tyrol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.
	*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.		*[[Lee Adama\|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.
	*[[Karl Agathon\|Helo]] and ~~[[Sharon Agathon]]~~ travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.		*[[Karl Agathon\|Helo]] and {{callsign\|Athena}} travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.
	*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.		*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' if separated.
	*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.		*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii]] died that he might himself be a [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon]]. Sharon Valerii never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.

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	* '''"Why is the fleet so concerned [about] [[Government\|elections]]? They are running for their lives, so I would think holding elections would be the least of their problems."'''		* '''"Why is the fleet so concerned [about] [[Government\|elections]]? They are running for their lives, so I would think holding elections would be the least of their problems."'''

	: I felt right from the beginning that question of who was in charge and how a democratic society would deal with this situation was one of the fundamental questions of the show. If democracy means anything, it means that people get to decide who their leaders are and what kind of life they choose to lead. And the operative word is "choose." Democracies are about choices, some made intelligently and thoughtfully, and some not so much. [[William Adama\|Adama]] and the ''[[Galactica (~~RDM~~)\|Galactica]]'' were faced with an immediate question as to the role of the military in this surviving population: were they still the servants of the people, or were they the overseers? Adama's choice was to preserve the idea of their society, indeed of their entire civilization while still striving to protect them from their enemies both within and without. It was, and continues to be a difficult balancing act, but as he said in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I\|Resurrection Ship]]": [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|it's not enough to survive, you have to [be] worthy of suriving]].		: I felt right from the beginning that question of who was in charge and how a democratic society would deal with this situation was one of the fundamental questions of the show. If democracy means anything, it means that people get to decide who their leaders are and what kind of life they choose to lead. And the operative word is "choose." Democracies are about choices, some made intelligently and thoughtfully, and some not so much. [[William Adama\|Adama]] and the ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' were faced with an immediate question as to the role of the military in this surviving population: were they still the servants of the people, or were they the overseers? Adama's choice was to preserve the idea of their society, indeed of their entire civilization while still striving to protect them from their enemies both within and without. It was, and continues to be a difficult balancing act, but as he said in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I\|Resurrection Ship]]": [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|it's not enough to survive, you have to [be] worthy of suriving]].

	: If the military simply took choice away from the people of the fleet, if it simply decided that the senior commanders knew best and that was that, then the people out there in those ships become irrelevant. They're cargo. It's a military world and a military society and everything else is secondary. Down that road lies the cautionary tale of Admiral [[Helena Cain\|Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]''. One Adama and ''Galactica'' decided not to go down that road, then the entire panoply of democracy was in play -- representation by consent and elections to determine those representatives.		: If the military simply took choice away from the people of the fleet, if it simply decided that the senior commanders knew best and that was that, then the people out there in those ships become irrelevant. They're cargo. It's a military world and a military society and everything else is secondary. Down that road lies the cautionary tale of Admiral [[Helena Cain\|Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]''. One Adama and ''Galactica'' decided not to go down that road, then the entire panoply of democracy was in play -- representation by consent and elections to determine those representatives.

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given [[Kara Thrace\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer", but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").		*[[William Adama\|Adama]] has finally given [[Kara Thrace\|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to {{RDM\|Caprica}}. On ''{{RDM\|Pegasus}}'', she lays out their plan: they will use 20 [[Raptor]]s and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer," but now they will take {{callsign\|Athena}} along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").
	*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.		*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. To gain ground, [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] accuses her of pandering to "religious fundamentalists" with her recent policy switch on abortion and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.
	*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.		*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol\|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.
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	*This episode is part of the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]].		*This episode is part of the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]].
	*The re-cap for this episode includes scenes not actually shown in previous episodes—for instance, Starbuck demanding to the dying Roslin circa "[[Epiphanies]]" that they go back and rescue the Caprica resistance.		*The re-cap for this episode includes scenes not actually shown in previous episodes—for instance, Starbuck demanding to the dying Roslin circa "[[Epiphanies]]" that they go back and rescue the Caprica resistance.
	*Roslin's comment to Baltar after the last presidential debate, "Why don't you go frak yourself", is likely inspired by the [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3699-2004Jun24.html incident] on June 22, 2004 in the US Senate, when Vice President [[Wikipedia:Dick Cheney\|Dick Cheney]] told Senator [[Wikipedia:Patrick Leahy\|Patrick Leahy]] to "go fuck yourself". [[Ronald_D._Moore\|Ron Moore]] compares the two in the podcast commentary on the DVD/Blu-Ray.		*Roslin's comment to Baltar after the last presidential debate, "Why don't you go frak yourself," is likely inspired by the [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3699-2004Jun24.html incident] on June 22, 2004 in the US Senate, when Vice President [[Wikipedia:Dick Cheney\|Dick Cheney]] told Senator [[Wikipedia:Patrick Leahy\|Patrick Leahy]] to "go fuck yourself". [[Ronald_D._Moore\|Ron Moore]] compares the two in the podcast commentary on the DVD/Blu-Ray.
	*This episode has many parallels to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]" and "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II\|Part II]]": the discovery of an inhabitable planet, Gaeta plotting a Raptor jump dangerously close to a planet surface, Starbuck's use of captured Cylon technology to return to Caprica, the intercutting of several plot threads in the teaser, a character contemplating suicide out of fear of being a Cylon, and difficulties between Helo and Sharon Agathon. In addition, Tyrol's assault of Cally is something of a parallel to Helo shooting Sharon Agathon in "Kobol's Last Gleaming"—in both cases, a man driven to rage physically and emotionally wounds a woman who loves him.		*This episode has many parallels to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]" and "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II\|Part II]]": the discovery of an inhabitable planet, Gaeta plotting a Raptor jump dangerously close to a planet surface, Starbuck's use of captured Cylon technology to return to Caprica, the intercutting of several plot threads in the teaser, a character contemplating suicide out of fear of being a Cylon, and difficulties between Helo and Sharon Agathon. In addition, Tyrol's assault of Cally is something of a parallel to Helo shooting Sharon Agathon in "Kobol's Last Gleaming"—in both cases, a man driven to rage physically and emotionally wounds a woman who loves him.
	*When Lt. Gaeta takes his shirt off in the washroom, his tiger tattoo from "[[Final Cut]]" can be seen.		*When Lt. Gaeta takes his shirt off in the washroom, his tiger tattoo from "[[Final Cut]]" can be seen.
	*The scene of the pilots in the [[rec room]] listening to the presidential debate is reused footage from "Final Cut", from when they watch Biers's documentary.		*The scene of the pilots in the [[rec room]] listening to the presidential debate is reused footage from "Final Cut," from when they watch Biers's documentary.
	*When Cavil is consoling Tyrol's fears that he might unknowingly be a Cylon sleeper agent, just like Boomer was, Tyrol asks him how he can know for sure. Cavil sarcastically answers that it's because maybe he is a Cylon, and he hasn't seen Tyrol at any of the meetings: Number Six also sarcastically remarked to Baltar in the Miniseries that [[Aaron Doral]] could not be a Cylon, because she hadn't "seen him at any of the good Cylon parties"...but of course, Doral actually ''was'' a Cylon, implying that Cavil is truly more than he seems.		*When Cavil is consoling Tyrol's fears that he might unknowingly be a Cylon sleeper agent, just like Boomer was, Tyrol asks him how he can know for sure. Cavil sarcastically answers that it's because maybe he is a Cylon, and he hasn't seen Tyrol at any of the meetings: Number Six also sarcastically remarked to Baltar in the Miniseries that [[Aaron Doral]] could not be a Cylon, because she hadn't "seen him at any of the good Cylon parties"...but of course, Doral actually ''was'' a Cylon, implying that Cavil is truly more than he seems.
	*Tory actually paraphrases the title of this episode aloud, saying that the new planet offers people in the Fleet the hope that they can "lay down their burdens" and stop running. The phrase also appears in D'anna Bier's documentary in "[[Final Cut]]".		*Tory actually paraphrases the title of this episode aloud, saying that the new planet offers people in the Fleet the hope that they can "lay down their burdens" and stop running. The phrase also appears in D'anna Bier's documentary in "[[Final Cut]]".
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	*Dualla's photo of Adama is the left half of a group shot with Kara Thrace and his brother Zak Adama. The original belongs to Thrace, and she has kept it in her locker on ''Galactica'' since the Miniseries.		*Dualla's photo of Adama is the left half of a group shot with Kara Thrace and his brother Zak Adama. The original belongs to Thrace, and she has kept it in her locker on ''Galactica'' since the Miniseries.
	*Dualla refers to "rivers of milk and honey" on the newly discovered planet. The phrase "land of milk and honey" is a common epithet for the promised land in the Torah, appearing in Exodus 3:8, 3:17, 13:5, 33:3, Leviticus 20:24, Number 13:27, 14:8, 16:13-14, and Deuteronomy 6:3.		*Dualla refers to "rivers of milk and honey" on the newly discovered planet. The phrase "land of milk and honey" is a common epithet for the promised land in the Torah, appearing in Exodus 3:8, 3:17, 13:5, 33:3, Leviticus 20:24, Number 13:27, 14:8, 16:13-14, and Deuteronomy 6:3.
	*Commander Lee Adama is seen eating noodles with chopsticks in his quarters, just like his father in "[[33]]", among other episodes		*Commander Lee Adama is seen eating noodles with chopsticks in his quarters, just like his father in "[[33]]," among other episodes
	*In the podcast, Ron Moore states that originally instead of Starbuck, Helo, and Sharon leading the other Raptors in another Raptor, they would have been flying in the captured Heavy Raider itself. However, the 2 part season finale went over budget and cuts had to be made, and the cost of building the Heavy Raider interior was deemed prohibitively expensive. Thus, they bring the Heavy Raider computer/organ with them in a normal Raptor. Moore said he believed that fans "wouldn't miss" an actual appearance by the Heavy Raider.		*In the podcast, Ron Moore states that originally instead of Starbuck, Helo, and Sharon leading the other Raptors in another Raptor, they would have been flying in the captured Heavy Raider itself. However, the 2 part season finale went over budget and cuts had to be made, and the cost of building the Heavy Raider interior was deemed prohibitively expensive. Thus, they bring the Heavy Raider computer/organ with them in a normal Raptor. Moore said he believed that fans "wouldn't miss" an actual appearance by the Heavy Raider.
	*Colonel [[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]] appears in this epsiode twice but doesn't speak a single line.		*Colonel [[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]] appears in this epsiode twice but doesn't speak a single line.
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	**According to [[Number Six]], on the night of the first debate, the election is still "two weeks away".		**According to [[Number Six]], on the night of the first debate, the election is still "two weeks away".
	**At the beginning of the first debate, [[James McManus]] states Baltar declared his bid for presidency a month ago. This took place at the end of "[[The Captain's Hand]]".		**At the beginning of the first debate, [[James McManus]] states Baltar declared his bid for presidency a month ago. This took place at the end of "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
	**Zarek states that the people of the Fleet have been "cooped up in metal boxes for nine months", putting this episode not long after "[[Downloaded]]" around Day 270.		**Zarek states that the people of the Fleet have been "cooped up in metal boxes for nine months," putting this episode not long after "[[Downloaded]]" around Day 270.
	**At the conclusion of the second debate, the polls will open in three days.		**At the conclusion of the second debate, the polls will open in three days.
	**It appears to take the Raptors 10 days to make the trip back to Caprica. Not enough is known about the vagaries of Colonial FTL drives and computers to explain why it should take so long.		**It appears to take the Raptors 10 days to make the trip back to Caprica. Not enough is known about the vagaries of Colonial FTL drives and computers to explain why it should take so long.
	*When Baltar sarcastically quips that Zarek (and Six) expect him to just sit around and wait for "The Hand of God" to deliver them something they can use to their advantage against Roslin, he is of course referencing the previous episode titled "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]". Ironically, Baltar considers himself the hand of God in that episode. Further, a "chance serendipitous event" (namely the discovery of an inhabitable planet) does deliver them something they can use against Roslin.		*When Baltar sarcastically quips that Zarek (and Six) expect him to just sit around and wait for "The Hand of God" to deliver them something they can use to their advantage against Roslin, he is of course referencing the previous episode titled "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]". Ironically, Baltar considers himself the hand of God in that episode. Further, a "chance serendipitous event" (namely the discovery of an inhabitable planet) does deliver them something they can use against Roslin.
	*Likewise, when Apollo wishes Starbuck "good hunting", there's a tone of concern, and he seems to pause before saying it, as if Apollo meant to say something else but changed his mind. This may be a reference to "[[33]]", when Starbuck tells Apollo to say "good hunting" instead of "be careful out there".		*Likewise, when Apollo wishes Starbuck "good hunting," there's a tone of concern, and he seems to pause before saying it, as if Apollo meant to say something else but changed his mind. This may be a reference to "[[33]]," when Starbuck tells Apollo to say "good hunting" instead of "be careful out there".
	*[[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]] is apparently assigned to ''Pegasus'' at present, since Dualla refers to her mission as the "Pegasus survey team".		*[[Margaret Edmondson\|Racetrack]] is apparently assigned to ''Pegasus'' at present, since Dualla refers to her mission as the "Pegasus survey team".
	*[[Lee Adama]] is now wearing a wristwatch, probably [[Barry Garner]]'s from "[[The Captain's Hand]]".		*[[Lee Adama]] is now wearing a wristwatch, probably [[Barry Garner]]'s from "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
	*When Tyrol's counseling with Cavil is coming to an end, Cavil notes to Tyrol that Cally "especially" loves him. Tyrol is apparently oblivious to this obvious fact up to that point.		*When Tyrol's counseling with Cavil is coming to an end, Cavil notes to Tyrol that Cally "especially" loves him. Tyrol is apparently oblivious to this obvious fact up to that point.
	*In this episode they refer to "the captured Heavy Raider", singular. This implies that only the one Starbuck brought back from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]" is still functional at all, and the one that crashed into ''Galactica'' in "[[Scattered]]" was damaged beyond salvage or repair.		*In this episode they refer to "the captured Heavy Raider," singular. This implies that only the one Starbuck brought back from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]" is still functional at all, and the one that crashed into ''Galactica'' in "[[Scattered]]" was damaged beyond salvage or repair.
	*The pro-settlement faction seems to assume that humanoid Cylons still hiding within the Fleet will not be able to contact the Cylon fleet to track the Colonials, in particular in view of the shielding afforded by the gas cloud near New Caprica.		*The pro-settlement faction seems to assume that humanoid Cylons still hiding within the Fleet will not be able to contact the Cylon fleet to track the Colonials, in particular in view of the shielding afforded by the gas cloud near New Caprica.
	*Spacecraft can jump within a planetary a atmosphere and do so relatively close to the surface (two kilometers in this case). However, it is a dangerous procedure and likely only used by military vessels and when absolutely necessary to avoid enemy detection.		*Spacecraft can jump within a planetary a atmosphere and do so relatively close to the surface (two kilometers in this case). However, it is a dangerous procedure and likely only used by military vessels and when absolutely necessary to avoid enemy detection.
	*When [[Raptor 612]] jumps into the mountain, it jumps '''into''' the mountain. Ron Moore confirms in the podcast that by "jumped into the mountain" it doesn't mean "they jumped close to it and thus crashed", it means, exactly like a ''Star Trek'' transporter accident, that they materialized from the jump into solid rock, "half-phased".		*When [[Raptor 612]] jumps into the mountain, it jumps '''into''' the mountain. Ron Moore confirms in the podcast that by "jumped into the mountain" it doesn't mean "they jumped close to it and thus crashed," it means, exactly like a ''Star Trek'' transporter accident, that they materialized from the jump into solid rock, "half-phased".
	*The "''religious''" angle that Baltar is using is based on the abortion issue. The banning of abortion by Roslin was two-folded. First, it was meant to prevent any action that would hinder the growth of humanity's population. Second, it was meant to mollify the religious faction, who objected to abortion on dogmatic grounds.		*The "''religious''" angle that Baltar is using is based on the abortion issue. The banning of abortion by Roslin was two-folded. First, it was meant to prevent any action that would hinder the growth of humanity's population. Second, it was meant to mollify the religious faction, who objected to abortion on dogmatic grounds.
	*The combined Colonial fleet has 20 Raptors in this episode, of which 1 is destroyed before the end. Previously, ''Galactica'' is confirmed to have at least 5 left {{TRS\|The Farm}}, with the suggestion that there may be as many as 8 {{TRS\|Resistance (episode)}}. Doubtlessly, ''Pegasus'' brought at least an equal number of Raptors with it when it joined the Fleet, and likely considerably more. ''Pegasus'', being a larger and more modern battlestar than ''Galactica'', probably has the capability to carry a larger complement of Raptors, and may have been able to manufacture new ones with extra materials from the mining operations in "[[Scar]]".		*The combined Colonial fleet has 20 Raptors in this episode, of which 1 is destroyed before the end. Previously, ''Galactica'' is confirmed to have at least 5 left {{TRS\|The Farm}}, with the suggestion that there may be as many as 8 {{TRS\|Resistance (episode)}}. Doubtlessly, ''Pegasus'' brought at least an equal number of Raptors with it when it joined the Fleet, and likely considerably more. ''Pegasus'', being a larger and more modern battlestar than ''Galactica'', probably has the capability to carry a larger complement of Raptors, and may have been able to manufacture new ones with extra materials from the mining operations in "[[Scar]]".