Editing Nothing but the rain

Over the course of their friendship, ''[[Galactica]]'''s commander [[William Adama]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] have a greeting they share on occasion. The greeting appears to have little meaning except between the two pilots.

Adama greets Thrace with the saying as she jogs through the battlestar's corridors in the hours prior to the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar's]] scheduled [[Galactica Museum|decommissioning]] ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

Some hours later, while Starbuck zealously defends [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama's]] crippled Viper from the horde of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]], then-Commander Adama breaks Starbuck's fighting trance over [[wireless]] communications with their greeting to call her back to the battlestar, which had committed itself to an imminent [[FTL]] jump. The debris of destroyed Raiders makes raining noises as they impact Starbuck's Viper ([[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

Before making an unauthorized jump to Cylon-occupied Caprica in a [[You Can't Go Home Again|captured Raider]], Thrace tells Adama that she is "bringing in the cat" after he questions her actions ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Over two years later, a distracted Thrace walks past Admiral Adama and President [[Laura Roslin]], oblivious to their presence, when Adama uses their greeting once more to get Thrace's attention. It would be the last time Adama and Thrace use their greeting before her demise ([[Maelstrom]]).

The greeting is generally consistent except for Thrace's last line, which is an acknowledgment ("Wilco" or "Aye-aye, sir!") that she tends to improvise.

:'''Adama:''' Starbuck, what do you hear?
:'''Starbuck:''' Nothing but the rain.
:'''Adama:''' Then grab your gun and bring in the cat.
:'''Starbuck:''' Boom, boom, boom!

== Notes ==

* According to a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/07/ blog entry] by Ronald D. Moore, the exchange is an excerpt of a marching chant, which are common in militaries. He suggests that it has a deeper meaning for the characters, but he never wrote out the entire chant.

*"Nothing but the rain" is a Battlestar Wiki [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]].


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-''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' commander [[William Adama]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] share a greeting on occasion:
+Over the course of their friendship, ''[[Galactica]]'''s commander [[William Adama]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] have a greeting they share on occasion. The greeting appears to have little meaning except between the two pilots.
-:'''Adama:''' What do you hear?
+Adama greets Thrace with the saying as she jogs through the battlestar's corridors in the hours prior to the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar's]] scheduled [[Galactica Museum|decommissioning]] ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).
-:'''Thrace:''' Nothing but the rain.
-This appears to have originated from ''Galactica''{{'|s}} earlier [[Cylon War]]-era commander, as Adama and [[Jaycie McGavin]] lightheartedly mimic the greeting during one of their sexual encounters ([[Razor Flashbacks]], Episode 1).
+Some hours later, while Starbuck zealously defends [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama's]] crippled Viper from the horde of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]], then-Commander Adama breaks Starbuck's fighting trance over [[wireless]] communications with their greeting to call her back to the battlestar, which had committed itself to an imminent [[FTL]] jump. The debris of destroyed Raiders makes raining noises as they impact Starbuck's Viper ([[Miniseries, Night 2]]).
-It is first heard when Adama shares the greeting with Thrace as she jogs through the battlestar's corridors in the hours prior to the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]]'s scheduled [[Galactica Museum|decommissioning]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
+Before making an unauthorized jump to Cylon-occupied Caprica in a [[You Can't Go Home Again|captured Raider]], Thrace tells Adama that she is "bringing in the cat" after he questions her actions ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).
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+Over two years later, a distracted Thrace walks past Admiral Adama and President [[Laura Roslin]], oblivious to their presence, when Adama uses their greeting once more to get Thrace's attention. It would be the last time Adama and Thrace use their greeting before her demise ([[Maelstrom]]).
-Later while Starbuck defends {{callsign|Apollo}}'s crippled Viper at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|Ragnar Anchorage]], William Adama uses their greeting over the [[wireless]] to draw Starbuck's attention and call her back to ''Galactica'' before making their escape [[FTL]] jump, with the sounds of debris deflecting off her cockpit adding some resonance to it {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 2}}.
+The greeting is generally consistent except for Thrace's last line, which is an acknowledgment ("Wilco" or "Aye-aye, sir!") that she tends to improvise.
-Before making an unauthorized jump to Cylon-occupied Caprica in a [[You Can't Go Home Again|captured Raider]], Thrace tells Adama that she is "bringing home the cat" after he questions her actions {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}.
+:'''Adama:''' Starbuck, what do you hear?
+:'''Starbuck:''' Nothing but the rain.
+:'''Adama:''' Then grab your gun and bring in the cat.
+:'''Starbuck:''' Boom, boom, boom!
-In a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scene]] for the same episode, Adama again asks Starbuck what she hears when she is jogging through ''Galactica'''s hallways.
+== Notes ==
-Over two years later, before her Viper is lost and she is presumed dead in "[[Maelstrom]]," a distracted Thrace walks past Admiral Adama and President [[Laura Roslin]], oblivious to their presence, when Adama uses their greeting once more to get Thrace's attention. Adama again uses the greeting when he temporarily departs ''Galactica'' to wait for the missing President Roslin in "[[Sine Qua Non]]".
-Adama and Thrace exchange the greeting one last time when they say their goodbyes in "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".
-== Usage ==
+* According to a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/07/ blog entry] by Ronald D. Moore, the exchange is an excerpt of a marching chant, which are common in militaries. He suggests that it has a deeper meaning for the characters, but he never wrote out the entire chant.
-The greeting is generally consistent except for Thrace's last line, an acknowledgment which she tends to improvise:
+*"Nothing but the rain" is a Battlestar Wiki [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]].
-{{WikiFrakr|What'd'ya hear?}}
-:'''Adama:''' Starbuck, what do you hear?
-:'''Starbuck:''' Nothing but the rain (sir).
-:'''Adama:''' Then grab your gun and bring in the cat.
-:'''Starbuck:''' Boom, boom, boom! / Wilco! / Aye-aye, sir!
-== Notes ==
-* According to a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/07/ blog entry] by Ronald D. Moore, the exchange is "a riff on contemporary marching chants or cadences used in the military called 'jodies'." He suggests that it has a deeper meaning for the characters, but he never wrote out the entire chant.
-* In "[[Sine Qua Non]]," [[William Adama]] changes his final line slightly to "Then grab your gun and bring the cat in."
-* The title of this article, "Nothing but the rain," is a Battlestar Wiki [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]].
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