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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "("Occupation," "Precipice")" to "{{TRS|Occupation|Precipice}}"

2026-03-04T04:02:40Z

Text replacement - "("Occupation," "Precipice")" to "{{TRS|Occupation|Precipice}}"

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	==Major Plotlines==		==Major Plotlines==

	*The relationship between {{callsign\|Helo}} and [[Sharon Agathon\|Sharon]] continues. Helo is Galactica's XO at the beginning of Season 3 ~~("[[~~Occupation~~]]," "[[~~Precipice~~]]")~~.		*The relationship between {{callsign\|Helo}} and [[Sharon Agathon\|Sharon]] continues. Helo is Galactica's XO at the beginning of Season 3 {{TRS\|Occupation\|Precipice}}.
	*Dualla is indeed married to Lee Adama after the "one year later" leap forward in time {{TRS\|Occupation}}.		*Dualla is indeed married to Lee Adama after the "one year later" leap forward in time {{TRS\|Occupation}}.
	*The humans on New Caprica are freed from the Cylons, but the price is high. ''Pegasus'' is destroyed, [[Saul Tigh]] loses an eye and forced to kill his wife, Hera falls into the hand of the Cylons. Baltar joins the Cylons. Roughly 2000 people [[survivor count\|die]] ("[[Occupation]]" trough "[[Exodus, Part II]]").		*The humans on New Caprica are freed from the Cylons, but the price is high. ''Pegasus'' is destroyed, [[Saul Tigh]] loses an eye and forced to kill his wife, Hera falls into the hand of the Cylons. Baltar joins the Cylons. Roughly 2000 people [[survivor count\|die]] ("[[Occupation]]" trough "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 15:16, 9 December 2025

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 ==Episodes==
 : ''To view the list of episodes, go to the [[Portal:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)/Episode Guide - Season 3 Guide|Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide]] page.''
 == Official Statements ==
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 *''[[Lucy Lawless]] discusses the changes in the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] culture:''
-: Right. You see the schism starting to happen. Basically, its individuation, where as before there was all a collective thought and consensus about everything they were doing. Its like the humans are the serpent in the garden and the mere contact with them has splintered the Cylon collective psyche and everyone is individual again, even within each model. They do not know how to handle individuality; it’s a great threat to their way of life and their programming.{{citation needed}}
+: Right. You see the schism starting to happen. Basically, its individuation, where as before there was all a collective thought and consensus about everything they were doing. Its like the humans are the serpent in the garden and the mere contact with them has splintered the Cylon collective psyche and everyone is individual again, even within each model. They do not know how to handle individuality; it's a great threat to their way of life and their programming.{{citation needed}}
 * ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses being "Fat Lee":''
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 ==Related Topics==

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

2024-12-30T23:43:00Z

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

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	On New Caprica, Baltar, [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Number Three]], find baby [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] crying in the arms of her dead mother. Taking the baby and Baltar with them, the Cylon fleet leaves New Caprica.		On New Caprica, Baltar, [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Number Three]], find baby [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] crying in the arms of her dead mother. Taking the baby and Baltar with them, the Cylon fleet leaves New Caprica.

	The reunification of the Fleet is a bittersweet one; many colonists have had their lives left in tatters. For instance, Colonel [[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]], forced to kill his wife, is in the deepest of inner turmoil, and ~~[[Kara Thrace~~\|Starbuck]] is forced to come to terms with the tragic realization that [[Kacey Brynn]] is not her daughter after all, after her real mother is revealed following the escape {{TRS\|Exodus, Part II}}.		The reunification of the Fleet is a bittersweet one; many colonists have had their lives left in tatters. For instance, Colonel [[Saul Tigh\|Tigh]], forced to kill his wife, is in the deepest of inner turmoil, and {{callsign\|Starbuck}} is forced to come to terms with the tragic realization that [[Kacey Brynn]] is not her daughter after all, after her real mother is revealed following the escape {{TRS\|Exodus, Part II}}.

	====Trials and Tribulations====		====Trials and Tribulations====

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2024-02-24T17:51:40Z

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

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	: '' "What happened to Adama in the season finale to change him so much? Why would a man who spent decades of his adult life standing watch for the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] return suddenly give in and allow the military to stand down? How could he convince himself that the Cylons weren't coming back after 1 year when the last time they waited 40 years? He knew settlement was wrong so why didn't he offer any resistance? "''		: '' "What happened to Adama in the season finale to change him so much? Why would a man who spent decades of his adult life standing watch for the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] return suddenly give in and allow the military to stand down? How could he convince himself that the Cylons weren't coming back after 1 year when the last time they waited 40 years? He knew settlement was wrong so why didn't he offer any resistance? "''

	: I think people have a remarkable ability to convince themselves of just about anything. Adama, like everyone else in [[The Fleet (RDM)\|the fleet]], had been constantly on the run, constantly under stress, and constantly in danger of losing his life for months on end, with virtually no break from the metal walls surrounding him day in and day out. When, finally, the people decided to end the long sojourn and settle on [[New Caprica]], he had little choice but to comply with the results of a democratic election which hinged on that very question. And as the days turned into weeks, and the weeks into months, people began to relax, to believe that maybe they had really turned a corner, had really found a place to lay down their burdens and start a new life. Adama was just as vulnerable to that attractive idea as anyone else, and as the men and women under him began to clamor for a new life, as the political leadership of New Caprica began to demand more and more military resources to support the civilian population, there came the point where Adama began to believe in the mirage too. He's not perfect. He never was. He couldn't bring himself to leave his ship, but as age and fatigue began to set in, he started to let down his guard just a little -- not all at once and never completely, but just enough.		: I think people have a remarkable ability to convince themselves of just about anything. Adama, like everyone else in [[The Fleet (RDM)\|the fleet]], had been constantly on the run, constantly under stress, and constantly in danger of losing his life for months on end, with virtually no break from the metal walls surrounding him day in and day out. When, finally, the people decided to end the long sojourn and settle on [[New Caprica]], he had little choice but to comply with the results of a democratic election which hinged on that very question. And as the days turned into weeks, and the weeks into months, people began to relax, to believe that maybe they had really turned a corner, had really found a place to lay down their burdens and start a new life. Adama was just as vulnerable to that attractive idea as anyone else, and as the men and women under him began to clamor for a new life, as the political leadership of New Caprica began to demand more and more military resources to support the civilian population, there came the point where Adama began to believe in the mirage too. He's not perfect. He never was. He couldn't bring himself to leave his ship, but as age and fatigue began to set in, he started to let down his guard just a little—not all at once and never completely, but just enough.

	: There were also practical considerations. He was entirely alone out here. No Admiralty to call for reinforcements or intelligence, no Justice Ministry to prosecute soldiers who simply never came back from the surface of [[New Caprica]], and no friendly ear in the office of the president to get needed resources for the military ships maintaining their lonely vigil up in orbit. He was alone and he was tired. It's almost as simple as that.		: There were also practical considerations. He was entirely alone out here. No Admiralty to call for reinforcements or intelligence, no Justice Ministry to prosecute soldiers who simply never came back from the surface of [[New Caprica]], and no friendly ear in the office of the president to get needed resources for the military ships maintaining their lonely vigil up in orbit. He was alone and he was tired. It's almost as simple as that.

	: I remember one of my most vivid memories from the immediate post 9/11 period was opening up the newspaper and reading about a physical confrontation in the streets between members of the New York police department and the New York fire department. It was heartbreaking, it was infuriating and it was illuminating. People are people. Enormous events happen, history pivots around us and we tell ourselves that everything has changed, that we're irrevocably different from this day forward -- until the next time everything changes. Adama made a mistake. They all did. And as he is wont to say, they will all have to live with it.		: I remember one of my most vivid memories from the immediate post 9/11 period was opening up the newspaper and reading about a physical confrontation in the streets between members of the New York police department and the New York fire department. It was heartbreaking, it was infuriating and it was illuminating. People are people. Enormous events happen, history pivots around us and we tell ourselves that everything has changed, that we're irrevocably different from this day forward—until the next time everything changes. Adama made a mistake. They all did. And as he is wont to say, they will all have to live with it.

	== References ==		== References ==

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

2024-02-11T23:54:27Z

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

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	==Major Plotlines==		==Major Plotlines==

	*The relationship between [[Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon\|Sharon]] continues. Helo is Galactica's XO at the beginning of Season 3 ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]").		*The relationship between {{callsign\|Helo}} and [[Sharon Agathon\|Sharon]] continues. Helo is Galactica's XO at the beginning of Season 3 ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]").
	*Dualla is indeed married to Lee Adama after the "one year later" leap forward in time {{TRS\|Occupation}}.		*Dualla is indeed married to Lee Adama after the "one year later" leap forward in time {{TRS\|Occupation}}.
	*The humans on New Caprica are freed from the Cylons, but the price is high. ''Pegasus'' is destroyed, [[Saul Tigh]] loses an eye and forced to kill his wife, Hera falls into the hand of the Cylons. Baltar joins the Cylons. Roughly 2000 people [[survivor count\|die]] ("[[Occupation]]" trough "[[Exodus, Part II]]").		*The humans on New Caprica are freed from the Cylons, but the price is high. ''Pegasus'' is destroyed, [[Saul Tigh]] loses an eye and forced to kill his wife, Hera falls into the hand of the Cylons. Baltar joins the Cylons. Roughly 2000 people [[survivor count\|die]] ("[[Occupation]]" trough "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

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

2024-02-11T18:40:54Z

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

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	* [[Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin]]		* [[Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin]]
	* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace\|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]		* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace\|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
	* [[Jamie Bamber]] as ~~[[Lee Adama~~\|~~Lee "~~Apollo~~" Adama]]~~		* [[Jamie Bamber]] as {{callsign\|Apollo}}
	* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar\|Gaius Baltar]]		* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar\|Gaius Baltar]]
	* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]		* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "[[Galactica (RDM)" to "[[Galactica (TRS)"

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Text replacement - "[[Galactica (RDM)" to "[[Galactica (TRS)"

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	==Summary==		==Summary==

	:''The stranded Colonials struggle to survive under the brutal [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] rule of [[New Caprica]], but when ''[[Galactica (~~RDM~~)\|Galactica]]'' returns to save humanity, the fledgling [[The Fleet (RDM)\|Fleet]] resumes its search for [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]]. The Cylons, after losing control on [[New Caprica]], depart on their own mysterious quest for [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]].''		:''The stranded Colonials struggle to survive under the brutal [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] rule of [[New Caprica]], but when ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' returns to save humanity, the fledgling [[The Fleet (RDM)\|Fleet]] resumes its search for [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]]. The Cylons, after losing control on [[New Caprica]], depart on their own mysterious quest for [[Earth (RDM)\|Earth]].''

	== Story ==		== Story ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "(The Eye of Jupiter)" to "{{TRS|The Eye of Jupiter}}"

2020-09-07T06:05:27Z

Text replacement - "(The Eye of Jupiter)" to "{{TRS|The Eye of Jupiter}}"

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	*Hera is retrieved by Sharon Agathon. Caprica-Six is captured by the humans.		*Hera is retrieved by Sharon Agathon. Caprica-Six is captured by the humans.
	*[[Kara Thrace]] apparently dies in "[[Maelstrom]]".		*[[Kara Thrace]] apparently dies in "[[Maelstrom]]".
	*Baltar is captured by the Colonials ~~([[~~The Eye of Jupiter~~]])~~, tortured for information about the Cylons {{TRS\|Taking a Break From All Your Worries}} and put on trial for his actions on New Caprica {{TRS\|Crossroads, Part I}}. Lee Adama's testimony in defense of Baltar turns the trial in favor of Baltar who is found not guilty.		*Baltar is captured by the Colonials {{TRS\|The Eye of Jupiter}}, tortured for information about the Cylons {{TRS\|Taking a Break From All Your Worries}} and put on trial for his actions on New Caprica {{TRS\|Crossroads, Part I}}. Lee Adama's testimony in defense of Baltar turns the trial in favor of Baltar who is found not guilty.
	*President Roslin's cancer returns.		*President Roslin's cancer returns.
	*[[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]] discover that they are Cylons, though are unaware as to why (or even that they are members of the [[Final Five]]).		*[[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]] discover that they are Cylons, though are unaware as to why (or even that they are members of the [[Final Five]]).

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "(Crossroads, Part I)" to "{{TRS|Crossroads, Part I}}"

2020-09-07T06:03:29Z

Text replacement - "(Crossroads, Part I)" to "{{TRS|Crossroads, Part I}}"

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	*Hera is retrieved by Sharon Agathon. Caprica-Six is captured by the humans.		*Hera is retrieved by Sharon Agathon. Caprica-Six is captured by the humans.
	*[[Kara Thrace]] apparently dies in "[[Maelstrom]]".		*[[Kara Thrace]] apparently dies in "[[Maelstrom]]".
	*Baltar is captured by the Colonials ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]), tortured for information about the Cylons {{TRS\|Taking a Break From All Your Worries}} and put on trial for his actions on New Caprica ~~([[~~Crossroads, Part I~~]])~~. Lee Adama's testimony in defense of Baltar turns the trial in favor of Baltar who is found not guilty.		*Baltar is captured by the Colonials ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]), tortured for information about the Cylons {{TRS\|Taking a Break From All Your Worries}} and put on trial for his actions on New Caprica {{TRS\|Crossroads, Part I}}. Lee Adama's testimony in defense of Baltar turns the trial in favor of Baltar who is found not guilty.
	*President Roslin's cancer returns.		*President Roslin's cancer returns.
	*[[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]] discover that they are Cylons, though are unaware as to why (or even that they are members of the [[Final Five]]).		*[[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]] discover that they are Cylons, though are unaware as to why (or even that they are members of the [[Final Five]]).

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	====Exodus====		====Exodus====

	''Galactica'' successfully contacts the resistance and coordinates an escape plan. The resistance shepherds the colonists to the grounded civilian ships, while simultaneously setting off wide-spread explosions all over the city to distract the Cylons. With the ground battle engulfing the whole city, ''Galactica'' jumps into the atmosphere below Cylon DRADIS range and while falling "like a rock", launches Vipers to protect the evacuating colonists before jumping back into orbit. Laura Roslin retakes ''Colonial One'', and the evacuee ships jump to safety. But ''Galactica'', outnumbered four to one, is near destruction. Fortunately ''Pegasus'' joins the battle against orders and attacks the Cylon fleet, allowing ''Galactica'' to escape. In the process, Lee Adama sacrifices ''Pegasus'', destroying two more [[basestar (RDM)\|basestars]] in a deliberate collision after he and the crew escape in Raptors.		''Galactica'' successfully contacts the resistance and coordinates an escape plan. The resistance shepherds the colonists to the grounded civilian ships, while simultaneously setting off wide-spread explosions all over the city to distract the Cylons. With the ground battle engulfing the whole city, ''Galactica'' jumps into the atmosphere below Cylon DRADIS range and while falling "like a rock," launches Vipers to protect the evacuating colonists before jumping back into orbit. Laura Roslin retakes ''Colonial One'', and the evacuee ships jump to safety. But ''Galactica'', outnumbered four to one, is near destruction. Fortunately ''Pegasus'' joins the battle against orders and attacks the Cylon fleet, allowing ''Galactica'' to escape. In the process, Lee Adama sacrifices ''Pegasus'', destroying two more [[basestar (RDM)\|basestars]] in a deliberate collision after he and the crew escape in Raptors.

	On New Caprica, Baltar, [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Number Three]], find baby [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] crying in the arms of her dead mother. Taking the baby and Baltar with them, the Cylon fleet leaves New Caprica.		On New Caprica, Baltar, [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Number Three]], find baby [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] crying in the arms of her dead mother. Taking the baby and Baltar with them, the Cylon fleet leaves New Caprica.
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	==Major Plotlines==		==Major Plotlines==

	*The relationship between {{callsign\|Helo}} and [[Sharon Agathon\|Sharon]] continues. Helo is Galactica's XO at the beginning of Season 3 ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]").		*The relationship between {{callsign\|Helo}} and [[Sharon Agathon\|Sharon]] continues. Helo is Galactica's XO at the beginning of Season 3 ("[[Occupation]]," "[[Precipice]]").
	*Dualla is indeed married to Lee Adama after the "one year later" leap forward in time {{TRS\|Occupation}}.		*Dualla is indeed married to Lee Adama after the "one year later" leap forward in time {{TRS\|Occupation}}.
	*The humans on New Caprica are freed from the Cylons, but the price is high. ''Pegasus'' is destroyed, [[Saul Tigh]] loses an eye and forced to kill his wife, Hera falls into the hand of the Cylons. Baltar joins the Cylons. Roughly 2000 people [[survivor count\|die]] ("[[Occupation]]" trough "[[Exodus, Part II]]").		*The humans on New Caprica are freed from the Cylons, but the price is high. ''Pegasus'' is destroyed, [[Saul Tigh]] loses an eye and forced to kill his wife, Hera falls into the hand of the Cylons. Baltar joins the Cylons. Roughly 2000 people [[survivor count\|die]] ("[[Occupation]]" trough "[[Exodus, Part II]]").
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	* There is a large storyline told exclusively from the Cylons' (and Baltar's) point of view ("[[Collaborators]]" through "[[Rapture]]").		* There is a large storyline told exclusively from the Cylons' (and Baltar's) point of view ("[[Collaborators]]" through "[[Rapture]]").
	*Not all of the Cylons may believe that Baltar is the Hand of God, "Guardian of the New Order", etc., and he himself begins to question whether he is a Cylon ("[[Torn]]", "[[The Passage]]").		*Not all of the Cylons may believe that Baltar is the Hand of God, "Guardian of the New Order," etc., and he himself begins to question whether he is a Cylon ("[[Torn]]," "[[The Passage]]").

	*A two-part story has ''Galactica'' discover a dying Cylon baseship, and deals with a plague that has befallen the Cylons. The Colonials contemplate using the plague to exterminate the Cylons. ("[[Torn]]" and "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").		*A two-part story has ''Galactica'' discover a dying Cylon baseship, and deals with a plague that has befallen the Cylons. The Colonials contemplate using the plague to exterminate the Cylons. ("[[Torn]]" and "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").
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	* ''[[Michael Rymer]] responds to the change in the tone for the later half of season three:''		* ''[[Michael Rymer]] responds to the change in the tone for the later half of season three:''

	: I tracked that response and I found it very educational. We had always talked about ways to do more "bottle shows" - stories that were self-contained, that resolved themselves with a beginning, middle and an end. What I didn't understand until I heard the feedback was that our show doesn't work like that. Its a piece of epic poetry that meanders along like "[[w:Illiad\|The Illiad]]" or perhaps more relevant, "[[w:Odyssey\|The Odyssey]]". It can have "cycles" of story that build and resolve themselves, but the "bottle show" is not organic to what we do well. I think "[[Collaborators]]" is about as self-contained as we can go. I like that show a lot. I'm very happy with "[[Hero]]" and "[[The Woman King]]", but I can see why a fan of the big story would be frustrated and pissed off.<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/michael_rymer_01.htm\|title=Michael Rymer interview at The Scifi World\|date=5 May 2007\|accessdate=29 May 2007\|last=Nuytens\|first=Gilles\|format=\|language=}}</ref>		: I tracked that response and I found it very educational. We had always talked about ways to do more "bottle shows" - stories that were self-contained, that resolved themselves with a beginning, middle and an end. What I didn't understand until I heard the feedback was that our show doesn't work like that. Its a piece of epic poetry that meanders along like "[[w:Illiad\|The Illiad]]" or perhaps more relevant, "[[w:Odyssey\|The Odyssey]]". It can have "cycles" of story that build and resolve themselves, but the "bottle show" is not organic to what we do well. I think "[[Collaborators]]" is about as self-contained as we can go. I like that show a lot. I'm very happy with "[[Hero]]" and "[[The Woman King]]," but I can see why a fan of the big story would be frustrated and pissed off.<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/michael_rymer_01.htm\|title=Michael Rymer interview at The Scifi World\|date=5 May 2007\|accessdate=29 May 2007\|last=Nuytens\|first=Gilles\|format=\|language=}}</ref>

	* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] discusses feedback regarding the stand-alone episodes:''		* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] discusses feedback regarding the stand-alone episodes:''