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*''Pegasus'' discovered this Cylon fleet and has been carrying out hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons. At first the Cylon fleet's course seemed to be random, until Cain realized they were going to systems with natural resources. | *''Pegasus'' discovered this Cylon fleet and has been carrying out hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons. At first the Cylon fleet's course seemed to be random, until Cain realized they were going to systems with natural resources. | ||
* After looking over ''Galactica''{{'|s}} logs, Cain surmises that the Cylon fleet was following ''Galactica'' (which itself was Jumping to systems with natural resources for the Fleet). | * After looking over ''Galactica''{{'|s}} logs, Cain surmises that the Cylon fleet was following ''Galactica'' (which itself was Jumping to systems with natural resources for the Fleet). | ||
* Upon assuming command of the Fleet, Cain moves crew members around, citing discipline concerns, transferring | * Upon assuming command of the Fleet, Cain moves crew members around, citing discipline concerns, transferring [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] to ''Pegasus''. This is in spite of her initial promise not to do so. | ||
* President [[Laura Roslin]] has concerns about why Cain ignores her requests to talk and, more importantly, why ''Pegasus'' is only resupplying ''Galactica''{{'|s}} military stores and ignoring the Fleet's needs. | * President [[Laura Roslin]] has concerns about why Cain ignores her requests to talk and, more importantly, why ''Pegasus'' is only resupplying ''Galactica''{{'|s}} military stores and ignoring the Fleet's needs. | ||
*Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] meets up with his counterpart, [[Jack Fisk]]. Over drinks, Tigh hears an incredible story that Fisk later tries to laugh away as a joke. Fisk says that Cain [[Jurgen Belzen|shot her long-time XO in the CIC]] for violating a direct order. Tigh later relates this to Commander Adama. | *Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] meets up with his counterpart, [[Jack Fisk]]. Over drinks, Tigh hears an incredible story that Fisk later tries to laugh away as a joke. Fisk says that Cain [[Jurgen Belzen|shot her long-time XO in the CIC]] for violating a direct order. Tigh later relates this to Commander Adama. | ||
* Tyrol welcomes his counterpart from ''Pegasus''. [[Peter Laird]] is a civilian aeronautical engineer-turned Deck Chief who designed the [[DDG-62|old engines]] in the [[Blackbird]]. Laird is both appalled and impressed by Tyrol's new stealth fighter. | * Tyrol welcomes his counterpart from ''Pegasus''. [[Peter Laird]] is a civilian aeronautical engineer-turned Deck Chief who designed the [[DDG-62|old engines]] in the [[Blackbird]]. Laird is both appalled and impressed by Tyrol's new stealth fighter. | ||
* Captain Adama is essentially busted down to [[Raptor]] pilot in a recon mission to the Cylon fleet. He shows his defiant side by asking Starbuck (who is pulled off the recon mission herself for insubordination) to commandeer the [[Blackbird]] for better recon photos of the Cylon fleet, all without being noticed by Colonial ''or'' Cylon forces. | * Captain Adama is essentially busted down to [[Raptor]] pilot in a recon mission to the Cylon fleet. He shows his defiant side by asking Starbuck (who is pulled off the recon mission herself for insubordination) to commandeer the [[Blackbird]] for better recon photos of the Cylon fleet, all without being noticed by Colonial ''or'' Cylon forces. | ||
* | * [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] discover that [[Gina Inviere]], the Cylon prisoner aboard ''Pegasus'', was raped by the crew as a form of torture. They rush to ''Galactica'''s brig, where a ''Pegasus'' lieutenant, [[Alastair Thorne]], is about to rape the Caprica copy of [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Valerii]]. Tyrol throws Thorne against a bulkhead, accidentally killing him. The pair are arrested and taken to ''Pegasus''. [[image:pegasus02.jpg|left|thumb|Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.]] | ||
*Commander Adama is angered at Admiral Cain's convening of courts-martial for the men on ''Pegasus'', not ''Galactica'' where the offense occurred. Admiral Cain refuses to return the prisoners and balks at the thought of an independent tribunal to settle the dispute. Using Adama's logs against him once more, she notes that the [[Litmus|last time ''Galactica'' held a tribunal]], Commander Adama dissolved the tribunal when he "didn't like the verdict." | *Commander Adama is angered at Admiral Cain's convening of courts-martial for the men on ''Pegasus'', not ''Galactica'' where the offense occurred. Admiral Cain refuses to return the prisoners and balks at the thought of an independent tribunal to settle the dispute. Using Adama's logs against him once more, she notes that the [[Litmus|last time ''Galactica'' held a tribunal]], Commander Adama dissolved the tribunal when he "didn't like the verdict." | ||
*Admiral Cain rapidly decides the verdict by herself hours later and orders Helo and Tyrol to be executed. | *Admiral Cain rapidly decides the verdict by herself hours later and orders Helo and Tyrol to be executed. | ||
*Upon discovering Admiral Cain's hasty execution order, Commander Adama orders a Raptor to fly out with an armed [[Marine]] boarding party, and launches ''Galactica''{{'|s}} Vipers as escort, demanding that Admiral Cain release | *Upon discovering Admiral Cain's hasty execution order, Commander Adama orders a Raptor to fly out with an armed [[Marine]] boarding party, and launches ''Galactica''{{'|s}} Vipers as escort, demanding that Admiral Cain release [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]]. | ||
*Admiral Cain responds by launching ''Pegasus''' Vipers against the incoming Vipers from ''Galactica''. They close in on each other as the episode ends. | *Admiral Cain responds by launching ''Pegasus''' Vipers against the incoming Vipers from ''Galactica''. They close in on each other as the episode ends. | ||
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
*The population count is 49,605, a dramatic increase of 1,752 since the 47,853 count in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]], | *The population count is 49,605, a dramatic increase of 1,752 since the 47,853 count in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", accounting for the addition of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and her crew to the Colonial Fleet. This is to date the only occasion upon which the Fleet population marked a substantial increase. | ||
**Cain notes that ''Pegasus'' lost 700 crew in the opening attack. This indicates that at the time of the attack her crew totaled to approximately 2,460. | **Cain notes that ''Pegasus'' lost 700 crew in the opening attack. This indicates that at the time of the attack her crew totaled to approximately 2,460. | ||
***This number does not take into account any casualties that may have occurred because of the attack on the Cylon staging area, or any subsequent encounters with the Cylons. | ***This number does not take into account any casualties that may have occurred because of the attack on the Cylon staging area, or any subsequent encounters with the Cylons. | ||
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== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
*Will Starbuck and her [[Blackbird]] stealth fighter play a role in the armed standoff between ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica''? ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Answer]]) | *Will Starbuck and her [[Blackbird]] stealth fighter play a role in the armed standoff between ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica''? ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Answer]]) | ||
*Where did the ''Pegasus'' crew get fresh fruit? ([[Scylla|Probable answer]]) | *Where did the ''Pegasus'' crew get fresh fruit? ([[Scylla|Probable answer]]) | ||
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*What is the function of the unknown Cylon ship? ([[Resurrection Ship|Answer]]) | *What is the function of the unknown Cylon ship? ([[Resurrection Ship|Answer]]) | ||
*Does the Blackbird have an FTL drive? ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Answer]]) | *Does the Blackbird have an FTL drive? ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Answer]]) | ||
*Why are so many Viper pilots tasked with a recon mission carried out by Raptors? Did ''Pegasus'' lose many Raptor pilots? | |||
*How did Cain and her crew discover the existence of humanoid Cylon models? ([[Razor|Answer]]) | *How did Cain and her crew discover the existence of humanoid Cylon models? ([[Razor|Answer]]) | ||
*How did ''Pegasus'' escape being infected with a Cylon virus after the initial assault? ([[Razor|Answer]]) | *How did ''Pegasus'' escape being infected with a Cylon virus after the initial assault? ([[Razor|Answer]]) | ||
== | == Official Statements == | ||
* | *''In an [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0050.htm interview with BattlestarGalactica.com on December 28th, 2005] RDM was asked about controversy surrounding this episode:'' | ||
:"Q: Walt Kelly's Pogo used the phrase "the enemy is us" as part of a 1970's anti-litter campaign, and recently David Eick has cited it as a theme in the longer Pegasus arc of the second season. Some of the show's vocal critics charge that this notion promotes a "Blame America" attitude or is a sort of stealth anti-Americanism. What is this concept supposed to convey as we head into the bottom half of the second season? | |||
:'''RDM:''' The reference is to the fact that human beings are often their own worst enemy. In the context of the show, it means that the real challenges to who and what these people are often comes not from bullets, but from within. I continue to be amazed at how easily one gets tagged with the moniker of "anti-American" these days by those on the right. It's almost... well, anti-American." | |||
* ''From [http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/aaron_douglas_01.htm TheSciFiWorld.net's interview] with [[Aaron Douglas]]:'' | |||
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''' | : '''Gilles Nuytens:''' I read some critics about the "rape" scene shown in the last episode aired, as you played in this scene, what's your opinion on it? | ||
: '''Aaron Douglas:''' BSG is a reflection of real life and these types of events go on everyday. Many people were upset by it but to me they need to realize that this is the world we live in. Does that mean they have or want to watch? Absolutely not but do not discount it as sensationalism. What we shot was so much more graphic than what was aired and I understand why they did not use it. In what aired the rape had not totally begun. It was suggestive. I thought it was a good scene and on point with the story and not added to draw in viewers. That suggestion is absurd. I know Ron Moore very well and he is not the kind of person or writer to add scenes purely for sensationalistic or ratings purposes. They have to be on point, truthfully reflect the situation and today's world and be relevant to the story or they are not there. It also amazes me that people have no problem with beatings, shootings, bombings, stabbings etc. but show a breast, a bottom, or a grope and they fly off the wall to condemn it. | |||
: This happens in all areas of film, television and theatre and it is ridiculous. | |||
'' | * ''From [http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=2674 Hollywood North Report: Battlestar Galactica Set Visit, Part II], article on filming the [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|series finale]] and an interview with [[Mary McDonnell]]:'' | ||
: '''Robert Falconer:''' Speaking of bleak, you had some pretty strong feelings about how people reacted to that rape scene at the end of Pegasus, and the overall problem of how violence against women tends to be portrayed on television. | |||
: '''[[Mary McDonnell]]''': I have strong feelings about this as a woman; it’s a huge button for me, the issue of violence against women on television and how much of this stuff we’re going to pump out there before it becomes an accepted point of view that that’s what happens to women, and no-one takes responsibility and there’s no consequences. | |||
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:But there’s a big difference between crystallizing it inside a genre that doesn’t do it very often; making it part of one story one week, and the mainstream, non-sci-fi television where we become used to seeing women being raped and killed and mutilated—and other horrible things. ''That’s'' the sad thing. | |||
So for me, the fact that it was so upsetting to people when presented on ''Battlestar Galactica'' is a very good thing. It ''should'' be upsetting. It ''needs'' to be very, very upsetting. One ''should'' watch it and think, “I don’t want to see that!” We shouldn’t be using the fragility or vulnerability of the female body as a “technique” around which to build entertainment. | :So for me, the fact that it was so upsetting to people when presented on ''Battlestar Galactica'' is a very good thing. It ''should'' be upsetting. It ''needs'' to be very, very upsetting. One ''should'' watch it and think, “I don’t want to see that!” We shouldn’t be using the fragility or vulnerability of the female body as a “technique” around which to build entertainment. | ||
:I believe if ''Galactica'' were doing that sort of thing all the time, then the show would have a problem. But the way it was portrayed enables people to dialogue and talk about these sorts of things. Fires should be lit. And we should hear. Then you know if you’re in the ballpark of something that is really relevant, or if you’re being exploitive. And I have a lot of respect for the people who got upset as well as the people who wrote it. | |||
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'' | * ''From [http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=2363 Hollywood North Report: Battlestar Galactica Set Visit, Part I], which includes an interview with [[Edward James Olmos]]:'' | ||
: '''Robert Falconer''': By the end of “Pegasus,” Adama makes a decision with potentially sweeping consequences, but one that logically follows from everything that has happened to him up to that point. Is this a decision he will be able to live with as a military leader? | |||
: '''Edward James Olmos''': I think Adama’s decision to attack the ''Pegasus'' could be interpreted as strictly military in nature. You don’t leave anybody behind, and protecting your men is a fundamental tenet of any military leader. In fact, you could argue that he has no consideration for anyone OTHER than his military guys aboard the Pegasus—he’s not thinking about the fleet at that moment, he’s not even thinking about the future of either of those two battlestars, because they’re going to blast each other to bits, since he’s not going to give into Cain’s craziness. | |||
: '''Robert''': The rape scene toward the end of “Pegasus” has stirred up a lot of controversy in certain quarters. Ironically, there seems to be something of a disconnect here; people seem more willing to accept this in contemporary mainstream drama than they do in television science fiction, almost as if they’ve become conditioned to science fiction presenting a sanitized view of the future. Any thoughts on that? | |||
: '''Edward James Olmos''': Well for those who were particularly upset by the scene to which you refer, I pray to god they don’t watch because it’s only going to get worse. They should be warned right now: please turn off your television sets and do not watch this show because it’s only going to provide more insight into the complexities of what happens to human beings. I would say that the minority of people who were freaked out by the rape scene are likely to be jarred into unconsciousness. So I say to them: do not watch this program, it could be hazardous to your health. | |||
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: For everyone else, hang on, ‘cause it’s gonna be a helluva ride… | |||
* ''[[Leah Cairns]] discusses a humorous incident while shooting the episode:'' | |||
: '''[[Leah Cairns]]:''' One of the funniest things shooting a specific scene happened when we were shooting a scene where ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' meets ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''. A scene with [[Michelle Forbes]] in it when Forbes and [[William Adama|Adama]] see each other in the hangar deck. [[Edward James Olmos|Eddie [James Olmos]]] wandered off set in the middle of shooting. He thought we were on a little break, and he wandered off, and [[Michael Rymer]], the director didn't notice and called action! It was a close up on Michelle Forbes and Rymer had no idea that Eddie wasn't there. And Michelle Forbes being the professional that she is.... when the camera is rolling you do your business..... so she started the scene! But there was no one to respond to her! So [[James Callis]] nonchalantly comes over and steps into Eddie's place and puts on the best Adama voice you'd ever heard! Better than Eddie can do! (laughs) And they did the entire scene with Michelle and James Callis as Adama, and Michelle almost pulled it off, except [[Mary McDonnell|Mary [McDonnell]]] got the giggles and started laughing and then all the background started laughing and Michael Rymer, who STILL doesn't know that Eddie left, comes out and starts yelling at everybody because we were all laughing during the take! And then he looks around and says ....where the hell is Eddie and realizes that the whole scene was bogus! | |||
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: '''Gilles Nuytens:''' It seems funny yeah. What was the reaction of Michelle Forbes? | |||
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''' | : '''Leah Cairns:''' She was so great! There was this tiny little hint.... you could see in her eyes just a tiny bit that... I think she thought she'd just go along with it until Michael Rymer actually figured it out. But Callis just steps in and starts talking like Adama.... so she just went with it! She was trying so hard to keep it together! Sometimes in situations like that some really great moments can come about and sometimes magic can happen on camera ...... but Mary just couldn't keep it together and started laughing and Michelle ... what can she do? She killed herself laughing! The only person who didn't laugh was Callis, he was dead pan through the entire thing. He was so set on playing Adama, he was just awesome!<ref name="sfw">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/leah_cairns_01.htm|title=The Scifi World: Leah Cairns interview|date=21 March 2007|accessdate=10 April 2007|last=Nuytens|first=Giles|format=|language=}}</ref> | ||
== Noteworthy Dialogue == | |||
''' | *{{audio|Pegasus - I'm here to help you.mp3|''Speaking to Gina''}} | ||
:'''Baltar''': The food is yours. It's not a trick. I'm not going to take it away at the last second. You know, I...um...I'm just gonna talk right now. I don't expect you to say anything. Back on Caprica, before the attack—and sometimes I forget there was a world before the attack—I knew someone…a woman, unlike any other woman I'd ever known. She was unique. Beautiful, clever, intensely sensual. When she wasn't in my bed, she was in my thoughts. She was a Cylon. And she changed my life in a very real, very fundamental way in that I have quite literally never stopped thinking about her, because I love her. To this very day, I love her. And she looks exactly like you. My name is Gaius Baltar, and I'm here to help you. | |||
'''Cain:''' I don't take orders from you! | * {{audio|Pegasus - I'm getting my men.mp3|''Cain and Adama are discussing Helo and Tyrol's court-martial over wireless''}} | ||
:'''Adama''': You told me they'd get a fair trial. What kind of a trial could they have possibly had? | |||
'''Adama | :'''Cain''': I assure you I heard them out. I weighed their statements against those of the guards and I took into consideration their service records and commendations. It was a difficult decision, Commander, but I dare say it was a fair one. | ||
:'''Adama''': They have the right to have their case heard by a jury. | |||
'''Cain | :'''Cain''': I am a flag officer on detached service during a time of war. Regulations give me broad authority in this matter. | ||
:'''Adama''' (to Tigh): Launch the fighters. (to Cain): You can quote me whatever regulation you'd like. I'm not going to let you execute my men. | |||
'''Adama | :'''Cain''': I highly suggest you reconsider that statement, Commander. | ||
:'''Fisk''': Admiral, ''Galactica'' is launching Vipers and a Raptor. | |||
:'''Cain''': Commander, why are you launching Vipers? | |||
:'''Adama''': Please arrange for Chief Tyrol and Lieutenant Agathon to be handed over to my Marines as soon as they arrive. | |||
:'''Cain''': I don't take orders from you! | |||
:'''Adama''': Call it whatever you like. I'm getting my men. | |||
:'''Cain''': You are making such a mistake. | |||
:'''Adama''': I'm getting my men. | |||
== Guest stars == | == Guest stars == | ||
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*[[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]] | *[[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]] | ||
*[[Vincent Gale]] as Chief [[Peter Laird]] | *[[Vincent Gale]] as Chief [[Peter Laird]] | ||
*[[Michael Jonsson]] as | *[[Michael Jonsson]] as Pegasus Guard #1 | ||
*[[Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]] | *[[Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||