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

2025-06-30T18:13:46Z

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

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	:''~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~'s past comes back to haunt her when [[William Adama\|Adama]] has doubts about her fitness for duty.''		:''{{callsign\|Starbuck}}'s past comes back to haunt her when [[William Adama\|Adama]] has doubts about her fitness for duty.''

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
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	===Teaser===		===Teaser===

	*~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ is dreaming of her old apartment, trying to paint over the [[Eye of Jupiter\|strange mandala]]. The dream is augmented when a [[Leoben Conoy]] comes behind her, and the two embrace and begin to have sex, rolling through the white paint that Thrace attempted to use to cover up the mandala. The mandala "pushes" itself through the white paint to reveal itself.		*{{callsign\|Starbuck}} is dreaming of her old apartment, trying to paint over the [[Eye of Jupiter\|strange mandala]]. The dream is augmented when a [[Leoben Conoy]] comes behind her, and the two embrace and begin to have sex, rolling through the white paint that Thrace attempted to use to cover up the mandala. The mandala "pushes" itself through the white paint to reveal itself.
	*{{callsign\|Hot Dog}} looks over to question what Thrace was dreaming in her bunk.		*{{callsign\|Hot Dog}} looks over to question what Thrace was dreaming in her bunk.
	*Thrace meets {{callsign\|Helo}} in the head. He notes that [[Hera Agathon]] wakes up from frightening dreams as well. Helo suggests a psychologist, but when Thrace declines, he also suggests an [[oracle]] living in [[Dogsville]]. As Helo speaks, Thrace sees in her mirror an image of a little girl standing by the hatchway, who appears bruised and beaten. When Thrace looks again for the child, she has disappeared.		*Thrace meets {{callsign\|Helo}} in the head. He notes that [[Hera Agathon]] wakes up from frightening dreams as well. Helo suggests a psychologist, but when Thrace declines, he also suggests an [[oracle]] living in [[Dogsville]]. As Helo speaks, Thrace sees in her mirror an image of a little girl standing by the hatchway, who appears bruised and beaten. When Thrace looks again for the child, she has disappeared.
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	**The episode started as a Viper combat episode similar to "[[Scar]]" with Apollo and Starbuck fighting a Heavy Raider and Starbuck sacrificing herself to allow Apollo to escape the atmosphere. When Katee Sackhoff asked about the meaning of the [[The Destiny\|mandala]] and said that she'd like to encounter Leoben again, the writers ran with that idea and rewrote the script.		**The episode started as a Viper combat episode similar to "[[Scar]]" with Apollo and Starbuck fighting a Heavy Raider and Starbuck sacrificing herself to allow Apollo to escape the atmosphere. When Katee Sackhoff asked about the meaning of the [[The Destiny\|mandala]] and said that she'd like to encounter Leoben again, the writers ran with that idea and rewrote the script.
	**A scene was shot, but cut, in which {{callsign\|Kat}} appears to Starbuck in a brand new Viper and tells her not to worry.		**A scene was shot, but cut, in which {{callsign\|Kat}} appears to Starbuck in a brand new Viper and tells her not to worry.
	* During the sex scene between [[Virtual Leoben]] and ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ in the teaser, viewers can observe a tattoo on Leoben's right bicep. This tattoo is likely [[Callum Keith Rennie]]'s and while there is an attempt by Sackhoff to cover it up with paint, other scenes shot at a distance show the tattoo more clearly.		* During the sex scene between [[Virtual Leoben]] and {{callsign\|Starbuck}} in the teaser, viewers can observe a tattoo on Leoben's right bicep. This tattoo is likely [[Callum Keith Rennie]]'s and while there is an attempt by Sackhoff to cover it up with paint, other scenes shot at a distance show the tattoo more clearly.
	* During one of the flashbacks, there is a quick shot of ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~'s mother's ashtray, containing at least one cigarette that quite clearly has the word "Marlboro" on it.		* During one of the flashbacks, there is a quick shot of {{callsign\|Starbuck}}'s mother's ashtray, containing at least one cigarette that quite clearly has the word "Marlboro" on it.

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
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	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
	*''~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ and {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} talk about their possible deaths in the [[memorial hallway]]:''		*''{{callsign\|Starbuck}} and {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} talk about their possible deaths in the [[memorial hallway]]:''
	:'''Thrace:''' So where do you want to go when you bite the big one? I wanna go right there, next to [[Kat]].		:'''Thrace:''' So where do you want to go when you bite the big one? I wanna go right there, next to [[Kat]].
	:'''Adama:''' A water-walking Viper jock.		:'''Adama:''' A water-walking Viper jock.

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

2025-02-08T16:48:50Z

Text replacement - "Lee Adama" to "{{callsign|Lee Adama}}"

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	===Act 2===		===Act 2===
	*Starbuck is back aboard, but as [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew inspect her Viper for damage, there is none.		*Starbuck is back aboard, but as [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew inspect her Viper for damage, there is none.
	*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including {{callsign\|Athena}}, [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.		*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including {{callsign\|Athena}}, {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}, and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.
	*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?		*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?
	*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]," ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').		*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]," ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').
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	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
	*''[[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] talk about their possible deaths in the [[memorial hallway]]:''		*''[[Kara Thrace]] and {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} talk about their possible deaths in the [[memorial hallway]]:''
	:'''Thrace:''' So where do you want to go when you bite the big one? I wanna go right there, next to [[Kat]].		:'''Thrace:''' So where do you want to go when you bite the big one? I wanna go right there, next to [[Kat]].
	:'''Adama:''' A water-walking Viper jock.		:'''Adama:''' A water-walking Viper jock.

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

2024-02-22T04:09:36Z

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

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

2024-02-19T04:00:39Z

Text replacement - "Sharon Agathon" to "{{callsign|Athena}}"

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	===Act 2===		===Act 2===
	*Starbuck is back aboard, but as [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew inspect her Viper for damage, there is none.		*Starbuck is back aboard, but as [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew inspect her Viper for damage, there is none.
	*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including ~~[[Sharon Agathon]]~~, [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.		*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including {{callsign\|Athena}}, [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.
	*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?		*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?
	*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').		*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').

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

2024-02-17T16:33:47Z

Text replacement - " -- " to "—"

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	===Act 4===		===Act 4===
	*The scene shifts. Leoben tells Thrace how her mother waited at her apartment in hopes that Kara would return, and died five weeks later -- alone.		*The scene shifts. Leoben tells Thrace how her mother waited at her apartment in hopes that Kara would return, and died five weeks later—alone.
	*Thrace tells Leoben that she didn't come back because she was afraid of watching her mother die. Leoben leads her to another vision, in which she is able to walk to her mother's deathbed, Socrata has a scrapbook of every doodle and letter that Thrace made, including one of the mandala.		*Thrace tells Leoben that she didn't come back because she was afraid of watching her mother die. Leoben leads her to another vision, in which she is able to walk to her mother's deathbed, Socrata has a scrapbook of every doodle and letter that Thrace made, including one of the mandala.
	*Thrace tells her mother that something is about to happen, the thing that her mother was preparing her for. Socrata tells her daughter that she is ready as she holds her mother's hand. As she presses Socrata's hand to her face, her mother takes her last breath. Starbuck cries and then smiles at being able to be there to hear her mother's final words.		*Thrace tells her mother that something is about to happen, the thing that her mother was preparing her for. Socrata tells her daughter that she is ready as she holds her mother's hand. As she presses Socrata's hand to her face, her mother takes her last breath. Starbuck cries and then smiles at being able to be there to hear her mother's final words.
	*Leoben tells her that death is not hard to embrace, that this was the lesson her mother was trying to teach her daughter.		*Leoben tells her that death is not hard to embrace, that this was the lesson her mother was trying to teach her daughter.
	*Thrace realizes that the entity which has shown her these visions [[Virtual Leoben\|is not actually a Leoben]]. When asked, he replies that he never claimed to be -- he is there to be her guide to see what lies "between life and death."		*Thrace realizes that the entity which has shown her these visions [[Virtual Leoben\|is not actually a Leoben]]. When asked, he replies that he never claimed to be—he is there to be her guide to see what lies "between life and death."
	*The scene shifts back to the clouds, where Starbuck's Viper is still rapidly losing altitude, approaching the gaseous planet's "hard deck" (minimum safe altitude). Thrace is getting dangerously close to it, and if she passes it, the air pressure will crush the Viper "like a tin can". She reawakens, but continues to lose altitude and chase after the image of the Cylon Raider, ignoring Apollo's pleas over the wireless to turn back before it is too late.		*The scene shifts back to the clouds, where Starbuck's Viper is still rapidly losing altitude, approaching the gaseous planet's "hard deck" (minimum safe altitude). Thrace is getting dangerously close to it, and if she passes it, the air pressure will crush the Viper "like a tin can". She reawakens, but continues to lose altitude and chase after the image of the Cylon Raider, ignoring Apollo's pleas over the wireless to turn back before it is too late.
	*Apollo finds Starbuck in her dive and the Heavy Raider appears briefly. Apollo sees it for the first time.		*Apollo finds Starbuck in her dive and the Heavy Raider appears briefly. Apollo sees it for the first time.

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

2024-02-16T04:13:33Z

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

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

2024-02-16T04:13:33Z

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

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	*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.		*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.
	*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?		*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?
	*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').		*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to {{callsign\|Kat}} if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').
	*Thrace asks what Lee and Admiral Adama think of her flight readiness. Major Adama tries to give her encouragement but Thrace is distracted by a wax dripping that looks like the mandala.		*Thrace asks what Lee and Admiral Adama think of her flight readiness. Major Adama tries to give her encouragement but Thrace is distracted by a wax dripping that looks like the mandala.
	*Thrace passes by the admiral and President [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] without noticing them, when Adama greets her with an [[Nothing but the rain\|old tag line]] they shared before the new Cylon War {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. Before moving on, Thrace gives him the Aurora figurine from the oracle's tent as a masthead for his sailing ship models.		*Thrace passes by the admiral and President [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] without noticing them, when Adama greets her with an [[Nothing but the rain\|old tag line]] they shared before the new Cylon War {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. Before moving on, Thrace gives him the Aurora figurine from the oracle's tent as a masthead for his sailing ship models.
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	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
	*''[[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] talk about their possible deaths in the [[memorial hallway]]:''		*''[[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] talk about their possible deaths in the [[memorial hallway]]:''
	:'''Thrace:''' So where do you want to go when you bite the big one? I wanna go right there, next to [[Kat]].		:'''Thrace:''' So where do you want to go when you bite the big one? I wanna go right there, next to {{callsign\|Kat}}.
	:'''Adama:''' A water-walking Viper jock.		:'''Adama:''' A water-walking Viper jock.
	:'''Thrace:''' Royal pain in the ass, but a hell of a stick to have on your wing.		:'''Thrace:''' Royal pain in the ass, but a hell of a stick to have on your wing.

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

2024-02-16T04:12:35Z

Text replacement - "Hot Dog" to "{{callsign|Hot Dog}}"

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	*[[Kara Thrace]] is dreaming of her old apartment, trying to paint over the [[Eye of Jupiter\|strange mandala]]. The dream is augmented when a [[Leoben Conoy]] comes behind her, and the two embrace and begin to have sex, rolling through the white paint that Thrace attempted to use to cover up the mandala. The mandala "pushes" itself through the white paint to reveal itself.		*[[Kara Thrace]] is dreaming of her old apartment, trying to paint over the [[Eye of Jupiter\|strange mandala]]. The dream is augmented when a [[Leoben Conoy]] comes behind her, and the two embrace and begin to have sex, rolling through the white paint that Thrace attempted to use to cover up the mandala. The mandala "pushes" itself through the white paint to reveal itself.
	*~~[[Brendan Costanza~~\|Hot Dog]] looks over to question what Thrace was dreaming in her bunk.		*{{callsign\|Hot Dog}} looks over to question what Thrace was dreaming in her bunk.
	*Thrace meets {{callsign\|Helo}} in the head. He notes that [[Hera Agathon]] wakes up from frightening dreams as well. Helo suggests a psychologist, but when Thrace declines, he also suggests an [[oracle]] living in [[Dogsville]]. As Helo speaks, Thrace sees in her mirror an image of a little girl standing by the hatchway, who appears bruised and beaten. When Thrace looks again for the child, she has disappeared.		*Thrace meets {{callsign\|Helo}} in the head. He notes that [[Hera Agathon]] wakes up from frightening dreams as well. Helo suggests a psychologist, but when Thrace declines, he also suggests an [[oracle]] living in [[Dogsville]]. As Helo speaks, Thrace sees in her mirror an image of a little girl standing by the hatchway, who appears bruised and beaten. When Thrace looks again for the child, she has disappeared.
	*Thrace enters the oracle's tent and finds a small golden figurine of the angelic [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn]].		*Thrace enters the oracle's tent and finds a small golden figurine of the angelic [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn]].
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	*Thrace notes how the two fought, and the injuries she sustained. Thrace recounts her mothers fear of insects, a holdover from the first Cylon war.		*Thrace notes how the two fought, and the injuries she sustained. Thrace recounts her mothers fear of insects, a holdover from the first Cylon war.
	*To get revenge on her mother, Thrace placed rubber ants in her mother's closet, causing her to have a panic attack as she furiously tries to stamp the rubber bugs to death. In retaliation, her mother placed her hand in a door jamb and slammed the door on it, breaking all of Thrace's fingers. Thrace states that it "was worth it".		*To get revenge on her mother, Thrace placed rubber ants in her mother's closet, causing her to have a panic attack as she furiously tries to stamp the rubber bugs to death. In retaliation, her mother placed her hand in a door jamb and slammed the door on it, breaking all of Thrace's fingers. Thrace states that it "was worth it".
	*During a refueling operation, Starbuck and ~~[[Brendan Costanza~~\|Hot Dog]] are on [[Combat Air Patrol\|CAP]] when she believes she sees an enemy.		*During a refueling operation, Starbuck and {{callsign\|Hot Dog}} are on [[Combat Air Patrol\|CAP]] when she believes she sees an enemy.
	*''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' can't see the contact, but Starbuck identifies it as a [[Heavy Raider]]. Colonel [[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]] notes that [[DRADIS]] information is hard to rely on as [[synchrotron radiation]] around the planet affects DRADIS performance.		*''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' can't see the contact, but Starbuck identifies it as a [[Heavy Raider]]. Colonel [[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]] notes that [[DRADIS]] information is hard to rely on as [[synchrotron radiation]] around the planet affects DRADIS performance.
	*As Starbuck goes closer, she sees a storm system that looks remarkably like the mandala. The Raider flies close and, to Starbuck, appears to strike her fighter.		*As Starbuck goes closer, she sees a storm system that looks remarkably like the mandala. The Raider flies close and, to Starbuck, appears to strike her fighter.

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

2024-02-11T23:54:03Z

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

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	*[[Kara Thrace]] is dreaming of her old apartment, trying to paint over the [[Eye of Jupiter\|strange mandala]]. The dream is augmented when a [[Leoben Conoy]] comes behind her, and the two embrace and begin to have sex, rolling through the white paint that Thrace attempted to use to cover up the mandala. The mandala "pushes" itself through the white paint to reveal itself.		*[[Kara Thrace]] is dreaming of her old apartment, trying to paint over the [[Eye of Jupiter\|strange mandala]]. The dream is augmented when a [[Leoben Conoy]] comes behind her, and the two embrace and begin to have sex, rolling through the white paint that Thrace attempted to use to cover up the mandala. The mandala "pushes" itself through the white paint to reveal itself.
	*[[Brendan Costanza\|Hot Dog]] looks over to question what Thrace was dreaming in her bunk.		*[[Brendan Costanza\|Hot Dog]] looks over to question what Thrace was dreaming in her bunk.
	*Thrace meets [[Helo]] in the head. He notes that [[Hera Agathon]] wakes up from frightening dreams as well. Helo suggests a psychologist, but when Thrace declines, he also suggests an [[oracle]] living in [[Dogsville]]. As Helo speaks, Thrace sees in her mirror an image of a little girl standing by the hatchway, who appears bruised and beaten. When Thrace looks again for the child, she has disappeared.		*Thrace meets {{callsign\|Helo}} in the head. He notes that [[Hera Agathon]] wakes up from frightening dreams as well. Helo suggests a psychologist, but when Thrace declines, he also suggests an [[oracle]] living in [[Dogsville]]. As Helo speaks, Thrace sees in her mirror an image of a little girl standing by the hatchway, who appears bruised and beaten. When Thrace looks again for the child, she has disappeared.
	*Thrace enters the oracle's tent and finds a small golden figurine of the angelic [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn]].		*Thrace enters the oracle's tent and finds a small golden figurine of the angelic [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn]].
	*The oracle, [[Yolanda Brenn]], appears, and tells Thrace to keep the figurine. She asks Thrace to sit before a pool of water. Brenn holds Thrace's hand and begins a reading.		*The oracle, [[Yolanda Brenn]], appears, and tells Thrace to keep the figurine. She asks Thrace to sit before a pool of water. Brenn holds Thrace's hand and begins a reading.

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

2024-02-11T23:52:01Z

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

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	===Act 2===		===Act 2===
	*Starbuck is back aboard, but as [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew inspect her Viper for damage, there is none.		*Starbuck is back aboard, but as [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew inspect her Viper for damage, there is none.
	*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Racetrack]] review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.		*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.
	*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?		*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?
	*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').		*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').

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	*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including {{callsign\|Athena}}, [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.		*Starbuck's [[gun camera]] shows nothing, as several pilots including {{callsign\|Athena}}, [[Lee Adama]], and {{callsign\|Racetrack}} review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.
	*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?		*Admiral [[William Adama\|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?
	*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').		*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]," ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance\|The Resistance]]'').
	*Thrace asks what Lee and Admiral Adama think of her flight readiness. Major Adama tries to give her encouragement but Thrace is distracted by a wax dripping that looks like the mandala.		*Thrace asks what Lee and Admiral Adama think of her flight readiness. Major Adama tries to give her encouragement but Thrace is distracted by a wax dripping that looks like the mandala.
	*Thrace passes by the admiral and President [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] without noticing them, when Adama greets her with an [[Nothing but the rain\|old tag line]] they shared before the new Cylon War {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. Before moving on, Thrace gives him the Aurora figurine from the oracle's tent as a masthead for his sailing ship models.		*Thrace passes by the admiral and President [[Laura Roslin\|Roslin]] without noticing them, when Adama greets her with an [[Nothing but the rain\|old tag line]] they shared before the new Cylon War {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. Before moving on, Thrace gives him the Aurora figurine from the oracle's tent as a masthead for his sailing ship models.
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*[[Katee Sackhoff]] had to sign a confidentiality agreement relating to what happened to her character in this episode.		*[[Katee Sackhoff]] had to sign a confidentiality agreement relating to what happened to her character in this episode.
	*Adama can be seen building his model ship in "[[Litmus]]" and "[[Home, Part I]]", but it can be seen in his quarters from the start of the series on.		*Adama can be seen building his model ship in "[[Litmus]]" and "[[Home, Part I]]," but it can be seen in his quarters from the start of the series on.
	* The introduction of the goddess Aurora increases the number of known gods within the Colonial religion. As before with the use of names such as Mars and Jupiter, Aurora is the Romanized name for the Greek goddess [[w:Eos\|Eos]].		* The introduction of the goddess Aurora increases the number of known gods within the Colonial religion. As before with the use of names such as Mars and Jupiter, Aurora is the Romanized name for the Greek goddess [[w:Eos\|Eos]].
	* An [[w:Aurora (astronomy)\|aurora]] is a radiant emission from a planet's upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, thus forming the pattern of the mandala that Thrace sees in her first flight over the planet.		* An [[w:Aurora (astronomy)\|aurora]] is a radiant emission from a planet's upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, thus forming the pattern of the mandala that Thrace sees in her first flight over the planet.
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	* The "Leoben" guide explains that his role is to help Thrace take the next step to the place "between life and death." Interestingly, this is the same "place" that the model [[Number Three]] describes in "[[Hero]]" when she begins her suicide/resurrection chamber sessions in order to discover who the [[Final Five]] are.		* The "Leoben" guide explains that his role is to help Thrace take the next step to the place "between life and death." Interestingly, this is the same "place" that the model [[Number Three]] describes in "[[Hero]]" when she begins her suicide/resurrection chamber sessions in order to discover who the [[Final Five]] are.

	* Tigh is visibly upset at Thrace's death. This is a sign of their improved relationship first shown in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and then slightly expanded on in "[[Collaborators]]", "[[Torn]]", and "[[Hero]]". However, the nature of how the relationship evolved is fully revealed in the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)\|extended version of "Unfinished Business"]].		* Tigh is visibly upset at Thrace's death. This is a sign of their improved relationship first shown in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and then slightly expanded on in "[[Collaborators]]," "[[Torn]]," and "[[Hero]]". However, the nature of how the relationship evolved is fully revealed in the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)\|extended version of "Unfinished Business"]].

	== Questions ==		== Questions ==
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	* Who will take Thrace's place as ''Galactica'''s Viper ace?		* Who will take Thrace's place as ''Galactica'''s Viper ace?
	* Will Thrace's death have any lasting effect on Lee Adama and Anastasia Dualla's marriage?		* Will Thrace's death have any lasting effect on Lee Adama and Anastasia Dualla's marriage?
	* Considering the white light that appears to shine into Thrace's cockpit and what the Leoben-figure mentioned about showing her what lies between life and death, is it possible that she is experiencing the same event that [[Number Three]] had on several occasions ("[[Hero]]", "[[Rapture]]")?		* Considering the white light that appears to shine into Thrace's cockpit and what the Leoben-figure mentioned about showing her what lies between life and death, is it possible that she is experiencing the same event that [[Number Three]] had on several occasions ("[[Hero]]," "[[Rapture]]")?
	* Is the placement of Thrace's Aurora figurine on William Adama's model ship symbolic to Thrace, in some way, guiding the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|Fleet]] on their path to Earth? ([[Crossroads, Part II\|Answer 1]], [[Revelations\|Answer 2]], [[Daybreak, Part II\|Answer 3]])		* Is the placement of Thrace's Aurora figurine on William Adama's model ship symbolic to Thrace, in some way, guiding the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|Fleet]] on their path to Earth? ([[Crossroads, Part II\|Answer 1]], [[Revelations\|Answer 2]], [[Daybreak, Part II\|Answer 3]])
	* Did the real Socrata Thrace see Kara come to her before she died?		* Did the real Socrata Thrace see Kara come to her before she died?