The Dirteaters - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Questions */ + Answered in "The Heavens Will Rise." Essentially, everyone was locked out, effectively killed and prevented from reentering New Cap City per the old code. They simply derezzed and were kicked back into the real world, as seen numerous times previously. Graystone found a backdoor, which allows him, Amanda, and Sam to enter the world. The rules are essentially still in force, as Sam is ejected in "Here Be Dragons" after Amanda "kills" Sam in the sim.

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Questions: + Answered in "The Heavens Will Rise." Essentially, everyone was locked out, effectively killed and prevented from reentering New Cap City per the old code. They simply derezzed and were kicked back into the real world, as seen numerous times previously. Graystone found a backdoor, which allows him, Amanda, and Sam to enter the world. The rules are essentially still in force, as Sam is ejected in "Here Be Dragons" after Amanda "kills" Sam in the sim.

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	== Questions ==		== Questions ==
	*Are Zoe-A and Tamara-A's ability to alter the virtual world around them limited to New Cap City, or does it work in other areas of V-World? ([[Apotheosis (episode)\|Answer]])		*Are Zoe-A and Tamara-A's ability to alter the virtual world around them limited to New Cap City, or does it work in other areas of V-World? ([[Apotheosis (episode)\|Answer]])
			*When Zoe-A and Tamara-A "altered" the virtual world around them, destroying New Cap City to build their new safe fortress... what happened to the peoples V-World Avatars inside the City? Since New Cap City was viewed as a "game" and killing someone in New Cap City bans them from ever returning, then did the girls just forcibly kill everyone all at once when they destroyed it, or are all these people now wandering in the mountainous forests around their new fortress; or were they forcibly teleported to some other part of V-World?

	== Official Statements ==		== Official Statements ==

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	* The emotional climax of the episode, where the Adama brothers confront their past, was considered a major turning point for their relationship by the actors and writers.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 37:04</ref>		* The emotional climax of the episode, where the Adama brothers confront their past, was considered a major turning point for their relationship by the actors and writers.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 37:04</ref>
	* The scene where the young Adama brothers witness their parents' murder was noted as being particularly intense and foundational for their characters' motivations and shared trauma.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 23:50</ref>		* The scene where the young Adama brothers witness their parents' murder was noted as being particularly intense and foundational for their characters' motivations and shared trauma.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 23:50</ref>
			* Joseph Adama's tattoo is finally, fully visible and seen on his bare chest, while he's in bed with Evelyn. He first acquired the Tattoo during [[There is Another Sky]] and it is briefly and partially shown during [[Know Thy Enemy]] as Evelyn looks under his bandage. Now seen in full view during this Episode, it is revealed to resemble the [[Cylon Raider#tabber-Re-imagined Series\|Modern Cylon Raider]]; first seen after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Interestingly, the Tattoo is Tauron symbolism for "sparrow" and the Modern Cylon Raiders were also sometimes referred to as Sparrows by the Colonial Military. This brings up an interesting question in that; if the "symbol" is Tauron for Sparrow... was there a plan for the [[Tamara Adama\|Tamara-A]] avatar to eventually have a hand in the overall design of that future Cylon Raider, or perhaps inspire its design at some point?
	* The tattoos for the Sam Adama character took two and a half hours to apply.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 02:49</ref>		* The tattoos for the Sam Adama character took two and a half hours to apply.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 02:49</ref>
	* Sasha Roiz was initially concerned that the storyline involving [[Willie Adama]]'s death would make his character unlikable to the audience.<ref>Podcast for {{CAP\|The Dirteaters\|prose=y}}, timestamp 37:32</ref>		* Sasha Roiz was initially concerned that the storyline involving [[Willie Adama]]'s death would make his character unlikable to the audience.<ref>Podcast for {{CAP\|The Dirteaters\|prose=y}}, timestamp 37:32</ref>

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	{{Episode ~~list~~ (Caprica ~~season 1~~)}}		{{Episode List (Caprica)}}

	[[Category:Episodes written by Matthew B. Roberts]]		[[Category:Episodes written by Matthew B. Roberts]]

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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
	*After being gunned down in New Cap City, Olaf complains that he had been working on his avatar inside the game for five years. This puts a minimum age on the game, and possibly approximates the age of holoband technology.		*After being gunned down in New Cap City, Olaf complains that he had been working on his avatar inside the game for five years. This puts a minimum age on the game, and possibly approximates the age of holoband technology.
	*Daniel's claim that the Guatrau is a "pure Caprican" who is "no more Tauron than I am" is meant as a comment on the disconnect between the Guatrau's profit-driven motivations and Sam's values, and not on his literal background.

	== Questions ==		== Questions ==
	*Are Zoe-A and Tamara-A's ability to alter the virtual world around them limited to New Cap City, or does it work in other areas of V-World? ([[Apotheosis (episode)\|Answer]])		*Are Zoe-A and Tamara-A's ability to alter the virtual world around them limited to New Cap City, or does it work in other areas of V-World? ([[Apotheosis (episode)\|Answer]])

	== Official Statements ==		== Official Statements ==
	*[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/sci-fi-still-very-much-on.php From an interview with Scifi Wire]:		*[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/sci-fi-still-very-much-on.php From an interview with Scifi Wire]:
	**[[Esai Morales]]: "There's one we unofficially call 'Adama-rama.' It's called 'Dirt Eaters' and it shows the history of [[Sam Adama\|my brother]] ([[Sasha Roiz]]) and [[Joseph Adama\|I]] on the show, our history when we were little, when he was actually shorter than me."		**[[Esai Morales]]: "There's one we unofficially call 'Adama-rama.' It's called 'Dirt Eaters' and it shows the history of [[Sam Adama\|my brother]] ([[Sasha Roiz]]) and [[Joseph Adama\|I]] on the show, our history when we were little, when he was actually shorter than me."

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			: ''[[Joseph Adama\|Joseph]] and [[Samuel Adama\|Sam Adama]] reflect on the horrors of their childhood and their loyalty to the [[Guatrau]]. [[Zoe Graystone\|Zoe]] and [[Tamara Adama\|Tamara]] come to understand the extent of their power in [[V-World]]. Agent [[Jordan Duram\|Jordan Duram's]] investigation is thwarted from within the [[Global Defense Department\|GDD]] itself.''

	: ''Joseph and Sam Adama reflect on the horrors of their childhood and their loyalty to the Guatrau. Zoe and Tamara come to understand the extent of their power in V-World. Agent Jordan Duram's investigation is thwarted from within the GDD itself.''

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
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	=== Teaser ===		=== Teaser ===
	'''TODAY'''		'''TODAY'''
	*Formally dressed [[Ha'la'tha]] members gather in a back room of [[Goldie%27s_Off_Track_Betting\|Goldie's]] for a ceremony to make [[Joseph Adama]] a full member and to elevate his younger brother [[Samuel Adama\|Sam]] to captain. Joseph privately confesses that he feels terrible about this event in light of business ties to the [[Soldiers of the One\|STO]] terrorist group and orders to assassinate [[Daniel Graystone]]. Sam blithely dismisses his concerns about Graystone. At that moment, the [[Guatrau]] arrives. He fondly recalls his first encounter with the two when they were boys in a refugee camp, when Sam tried to pick his pocket and Joseph showed his quiet, calculating manner. He kisses both of them and the ceremony begins with the lighting of a ''skivvy malanos'' lamp.		*Formally dressed [[Ha'la'tha]] members gather in a back room of [[Goldie%27s_Off_Track_Betting\|Goldie's]] for a ceremony to make [[Joseph Adama]] a full member and to elevate his younger brother [[Samuel Adama\|Sam]] to captain. Joseph privately confesses that he feels terrible about this event in light of business ties to the [[Soldiers of the One\|STO]] terrorist group and orders to assassinate [[Daniel Graystone]]. Sam blithely dismisses his concerns about Graystone. At that moment, the [[Guatrau]] arrives. He fondly recalls his first encounter with the two when they were boys in a refugee camp, when Sam tried to pick his pocket and Joseph showed his quiet, calculating manner. He kisses both of them and the ceremony begins with the lighting of a ''[[skivvy malanos]]'' lamp.

	'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''		'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''
	*On [[Tauron]], [[William Adama Sr.]] lights a ''skivvy malanos'' on the kitchen table of the Adama family home, and prepares to give young ~~Joseph--~~"Yoseef" in the Tauron ~~language--a~~ tattoo of manhood. He praises Yoseef's successful learning of prayers and religious texts. After asking Yoseef to find his ceremonial robes, William turns to a sullen-looking Sam and asks him to support his older brother on this day. He assures Sam that he is already a man, and that his time to receive his own mark will come.		*On [[Tauron]], [[William Adama Sr.]] lights a ''skivvy malanos'' on the kitchen table of the Adama family home, and prepares to give young Joseph―"Yoseef" in the Tauron language―a tattoo of manhood. He praises Yoseef's successful learning of prayers and religious texts. After asking Yoseef to find his ceremonial robes, William turns to a sullen-looking Sam and asks him to support his older brother on this day. He assures Sam that he is already a man, and that his time to receive his own mark will come.
	*[[Isabelle Adama]] enters the kitchen with news that [[Heracleides]] troops were arriving, likely as a reprisal for the [[Tauron Civil War\|resistance]] blowing up grain silos. William is uncomfortable about the resistance's tactics, while Isabelle sees them as appropriate. The four family members sit at the table, and as the boys' parents warn them against the dangers of the Heracs, William shows them a small vial of [[kapi]], suicide capsules to be used if no other options remain. He tells them that like their own ancestors, it is a point of personal honor for someone to decide for themselves how they would "return to the soil."		*[[Isabelle Adama]] enters the kitchen with news that [[Heracleides]] troops were arriving, likely as a reprisal for the [[Tauron Civil War\|resistance]] blowing up grain silos. William is uncomfortable about the resistance's tactics, while Isabelle sees them as appropriate. The four family members sit at the table, and as the boys' parents warn them against the dangers of the Heracs, William shows them a small vial of [[kapi]], suicide capsules to be used if no other options remain. He tells them that like their own ancestors, it is a point of personal honor for someone to decide for themselves how they would "return to the soil."

	=== Act 1 ===		=== Act 1 ===
	'''TODAY'''		'''TODAY'''
	*At Sinny McNutt's Slash and Cut bar in the [[New Cap City]] [[V-World]] game, [[Olaf Willow\|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] are dressed in expensive suits and enjoying drinks and the company of women. The relaxed mood is interrupted by the entrance of the "deadwalkers" [[Tamara_Adama#Tamara-A\|Tamara-A]] and [[Zoe_Graystone#Zoe-A\|Zoe-A]]. Most of the bar patrons remove their [[holoband]]s and escape, fearing game death at the hands of the unstoppable "Avenging Angels." Nestor and Olaf remain and draw their swords, eager for a ~~fight--until~~ the girls pull out firearms in clear violation of the rules of Slash and Cut. Olaf is struck and killed by the first round, while Nestor dives to the floor and takes off his headband just in time.		*At [[Sinny McNutt's Slash & Cut\|Sinny McNutt's Slash and Cut]] bar in the [[New Cap City]] [[V-World]] game, [[Olaf Willow\|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] are dressed in expensive suits and enjoying drinks and the company of women. The relaxed mood is interrupted by the entrance of the "deadwalkers" [[Tamara_Adama#Tamara-A\|Tamara-A]] and [[Zoe_Graystone#Zoe-A\|Zoe-A]]. Most of the bar patrons remove their [[holoband]]s and escape, fearing game death at the hands of the unstoppable "Avenging Angels." Nestor and Olaf remain and draw their swords, eager for a fight―until the girls pull out firearms in clear violation of the rules of Slash and Cut. Olaf is struck and killed by the first round, while Nestor dives to the floor and takes off his headband just in time.
	*Back in their real world bedroom, Olaf vents his frustration about being permanently blocked from New Cap City after five years of work on his [[avatar]]. [[Clarice Willow]] enters the room and scolds them for wasting time on the game instead of sorting through belongings left by their wife [[Mar-Beth Willow]] after her murder. The two husbands jokingly invite Clarice to try New Cap City and meet the player who is supposedly pretending to be [[Zoe Graystone]]. All of this happens as they are recorded by a discreetly placed [[Global Defense Department\|GDD]] [[Blowback\|surveillance device]].		*Back in their real world bedroom, Olaf vents his frustration about being permanently blocked from New Cap City after five years of work on his [[avatar]]. [[Clarice Willow]] enters the room and scolds them for wasting time on the game instead of sorting through belongings left by their wife [[Mar-Beth Willow]] after her murder. The two husbands jokingly invite Clarice to try New Cap City and meet the player who is supposedly pretending to be [[Zoe Graystone]]. All of this happens as they are recorded by a discreetly placed [[Global Defense Department\|GDD]] [[Blowback\|surveillance device]].
	[[File:Deceased_CEOs.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Past and present corporate associates of the Ha'la'tha.]]		[[File:Deceased_CEOs.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Past and present corporate associates of the Ha'la'tha.]]
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	*[[CapTV\|Cap News]] reports that the Tauron government is confident of success in their war against the current rebellion, and that Caprican defense minister [[Sasha Patel]] has no plans to send soldiers to Tauron. In very different news, Cap 2 reports that the popularity of the Avenging Angels has spawned new merchandising opportunities.		*[[CapTV\|Cap News]] reports that the Tauron government is confident of success in their war against the current rebellion, and that Caprican defense minister [[Sasha Patel]] has no plans to send soldiers to Tauron. In very different news, Cap 2 reports that the popularity of the Avenging Angels has spawned new merchandising opportunities.
	*Daniel walks into Goldie's and ignores an insult from [[Francis\|Frankie]] to speak with Sam. The two step into the privacy of a kitchen. Daniel's show of respect for Tauron culture is met with Sam's derision for "Cappa fraks," but Daniel quickly moves on to his main point: he knows that the Guatrau will have him killed soon after he finishes his new avatar program, and that Sam will be the likely assassin. Sam denies it, but Daniel presses on. He demonstrates a deeper understanding of Ha'la'tha respect for family and for "soil," and argues that the Guatrau is betraying those values for profit by selling [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s to the STO when they could vastly improve the Tauron rebels' chances for survival and victory. Daniel offers Sam the use of his own personal ~~resources--including~~ a private ~~transport--to~~ divert U-87 robots to Tauron without the Guatrau's knowledge. Sam is interested, and asks Daniel for his price. He asks only that Sam keep him from being killed.		*Daniel walks into Goldie's and ignores an insult from [[Francis\|Frankie]] to speak with Sam. The two step into the privacy of a kitchen. Daniel's show of respect for Tauron culture is met with Sam's derision for "Cappa fraks," but Daniel quickly moves on to his main point: he knows that the Guatrau will have him killed soon after he finishes his new avatar program, and that Sam will be the likely assassin. Sam denies it, but Daniel presses on. He demonstrates a deeper understanding of Ha'la'tha respect for family and for "soil," and argues that the Guatrau is betraying those values for profit by selling [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s to the STO when they could vastly improve the Tauron rebels' chances for survival and victory. Daniel offers Sam the use of his own personal resources―including a private transport―to divert U-87 robots to Tauron without the Guatrau's knowledge. Sam is interested, and asks Daniel for his price. He asks only that Sam keep him from being killed.
	*Joseph and [[Evelyn Adama\|Evelyn]] spend time talking in bed. While Joseph handles a [[Joseph_Adama#A_Good_Lighter\|lucky lighter]], his mood sours. Evelyn convinces him to admit that he is being torn up by the Guatrau's decision to sell U-87s to the same terrorist group that murdered his [[Shannon Adama\|wife]] and [[Tamara Adama#History\|daughter]]. Despite Joseph's new position in the Ha'la'tha, the Guatrau would not listen to him.		*Joseph and [[Evelyn Adama\|Evelyn]] spend time talking in bed. While Joseph handles a [[Joseph_Adama#A_Good_Lighter\|lucky lighter]], his mood sours. Evelyn convinces him to admit that he is being torn up by the Guatrau's decision to sell U-87s to the same terrorist group that murdered his [[Shannon Adama\|wife]] and [[Tamara Adama#History\|daughter]]. Despite Joseph's new position in the Ha'la'tha, the Guatrau would not listen to him.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* "[[Dirt eater]]" is a derogatory term for a [[Tauron]].		* "[[Dirt eater]]" is a derogatory term for a [[Tauron]].
	* Joseph is seen for the first time with the lighter that, according to his son [[William Adama\|William]], he always carried with him into court when arguing cases. Nearly sixty years later, William lends the same lighter to [[Leland Adama\|his own son]] for good luck before a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid\|key battle]] {{~~TRSThe~~ Hand of God (RDM)}}.		* Joseph is seen for the first time with the lighter that, according to his son [[William Adama\|William]], he always carried with him into court when arguing cases. Nearly sixty years later, William lends the same lighter to [[Leland Adama\|his own son]] for good luck before a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid\|key battle]] {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}.
	* Black-and-white film of atrocity victims from the Tauron Civil War is taken (at least in part) from footage of bodies discovered in [[wikipedia:Nazi_concentration_camps\|Nazi concentration camps]] by Allied forces at the end of World War II<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxepV5nk28 ''Nazi Death Mills'']</ref> Older scenes of agricultural life and more recent file footage of ground rocket bombardments and protests are also used in the episode.		* Black-and-white film of atrocity victims from the Tauron Civil War is taken (at least in part) from footage of bodies discovered in [[wikipedia:Nazi_concentration_camps\|Nazi concentration camps]] by Allied forces at the end of World War II<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxepV5nk28 ''Nazi Death Mills'']</ref> Older scenes of agricultural life and more recent file footage of ground rocket bombardments and protests are also used in the episode.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* "[[Dirt eater]]" is a derogatory term for a [[Tauron]].		* "[[Dirt eater]]" is a derogatory term for a [[Tauron]].
	* Joseph is seen for the first time with the lighter that, according to his son [[William Adama\|William]], he always carried with him into court when arguing cases. Nearly sixty years later, William lends the same lighter to [[Leland Adama\|his own son]] for good luck before a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid\|key battle]] {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)\}\}.		* Joseph is seen for the first time with the lighter that, according to his son [[William Adama\|William]], he always carried with him into court when arguing cases. Nearly sixty years later, William lends the same lighter to [[Leland Adama\|his own son]] for good luck before a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid\|key battle]] {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)}}.
	* Black-and-white film of atrocity victims from the Tauron Civil War is taken (at least in part) from footage of bodies discovered in [[wikipedia:Nazi_concentration_camps\|Nazi concentration camps]] by Allied forces at the end of World War II<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxepV5nk28 ''Nazi Death Mills'']</ref> Older scenes of agricultural life and more recent file footage of ground rocket bombardments and protests are also used in the episode.		* Black-and-white film of atrocity victims from the Tauron Civil War is taken (at least in part) from footage of bodies discovered in [[wikipedia:Nazi_concentration_camps\|Nazi concentration camps]] by Allied forces at the end of World War II<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxepV5nk28 ''Nazi Death Mills'']</ref> Older scenes of agricultural life and more recent file footage of ground rocket bombardments and protests are also used in the episode.

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	* The emotional climax of the episode, where the Adama brothers confront their past, was considered a major turning point for their relationship by the actors and writers.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 37:04</ref>		* The emotional climax of the episode, where the Adama brothers confront their past, was considered a major turning point for their relationship by the actors and writers.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 37:04</ref>
	* The scene where the young Adama brothers witness their parents' murder was noted as being particularly intense and foundational for their characters' motivations and shared trauma.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 23:50</ref>		* The scene where the young Adama brothers witness their parents' murder was noted as being particularly intense and foundational for their characters' motivations and shared trauma.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 23:50</ref>
			* Joseph Adama's tattoo is finally, fully visible and seen on his bare chest, while he's in bed with Evelyn. He first acquired the Tattoo during [[There is Another Sky]] and it is briefly and partially shown during [[Know Thy Enemy]] as Evelyn looks under his bandage. Now seen in full view during this Episode, it is revealed to resemble the [[Cylon Raider#tabber-Re-imagined Series\|Modern Cylon Raider]]; first seen after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Interestingly, the Tattoo is Tauron symbolism for "sparrow" and the Modern Cylon Raiders were also sometimes referred to as Sparrows by the Colonial Military. This brings up an interesting question in that; if the "symbol" is Tauron for Sparrow... was there a plan for the [[Tamara Adama\|Tamara-A]] avatar to eventually have a hand in the overall design of that future Cylon Raider, or perhaps inspire its design at some point?
	* The tattoos for the Sam Adama character took two and a half hours to apply.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 02:49</ref>		* The tattoos for the Sam Adama character took two and a half hours to apply.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 02:49</ref>
	* Sasha Roiz was initially concerned that the storyline involving [[Willie Adama]]'s death would make his character unlikable to the audience.<ref>Podcast for {{CAP\|The Dirteaters\|prose=y}}, timestamp 37:32</ref>		* Sasha Roiz was initially concerned that the storyline involving [[Willie Adama]]'s death would make his character unlikable to the audience.<ref>Podcast for {{CAP\|The Dirteaters\|prose=y}}, timestamp 37:32</ref>

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	* "[[Dirt eater]]" is a derogatory term for a [[Tauron]].		* "[[Dirt eater]]" is a derogatory term for a [[Tauron]].
	* Joseph is seen for the first time with the lighter that, according to his son [[William Adama\|William]], he always carried with him into court when arguing cases. Nearly sixty years later, William lends the same lighter to [[Leland Adama\|his own son]] for good luck before a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid\|key battle]] {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 21:13</ref>		* Joseph is seen for the first time with the lighter that, according to his son [[William Adama\|William]], he always carried with him into court when arguing cases. Nearly sixty years later, William lends the same lighter to [[Leland Adama\|his own son]] for good luck before a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid\|key battle]] {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 21:13</ref>
	* Black-and-white film of atrocity victims from the Tauron Civil War is taken (at least in part) from footage of bodies discovered in [[wikipedia:Nazi_concentration_camps\|Nazi concentration camps]] by Allied forces at the end of World War II<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxepV5nk28 ''Nazi Death Mills'']</ref> Older scenes of agricultural life and more recent file footage of ground rocket bombardments and protests are also used in the episode.		* Black-and-white film of atrocity victims from the Tauron Civil War is taken (at least in part) from footage of bodies discovered in [[wikipedia:Nazi_concentration_camps\|Nazi concentration camps]] by Allied forces at the end of World War II.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxepV5nk28 ''Nazi Death Mills'']</ref> Older scenes of agricultural life and more recent file footage of ground rocket bombardments and protests are also used in the episode.
	* The episode was unofficially known as "Adamarama" by the production staff.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 00:00</ref>		* The episode was unofficially known as "Adamarama" by the production staff.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 00:00</ref>
	* The script was written by [[Matt Roberts]].<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 04:29</ref>		* The script was written by [[Matt Roberts]].<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 04:29</ref>
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	* The emotional climax of the episode, where the Adama brothers confront their past, was considered a major turning point for their relationship by the actors and writers.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 37:04</ref>		* The emotional climax of the episode, where the Adama brothers confront their past, was considered a major turning point for their relationship by the actors and writers.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 37:04</ref>
	* The scene where the young Adama brothers witness their parents' murder was noted as being particularly intense and foundational for their characters' motivations and shared trauma.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 23:50</ref>		* The scene where the young Adama brothers witness their parents' murder was noted as being particularly intense and foundational for their characters' motivations and shared trauma.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 23:50</ref>
	* Joseph Adama's tattoo is finally, fully visible and seen on his bare chest, while he's in bed with Evelyn. He first acquired the Tattoo during [[There is Another Sky]] and it is briefly and partially shown during [[Know Thy Enemy]] as Evelyn looks under his bandage. Now seen in full view during this Episode, it is revealed to resemble the [[Cylon Raider#tabber-Re-imagined Series\|Modern Cylon Raider]]; first seen after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Interestingly, the Tattoo is Tauron symbolism for "sparrow" and the Modern Cylon Raiders were also sometimes referred to as Sparrows by the Colonial Military. This brings up an interesting question in that; if the "symbol" is Tauron for Sparrow... was there a plan for the [[Tamara Adama\|Tamara-A]] avatar to eventually have a hand in the overall design of that future Cylon Raider, or perhaps inspire its design at some point?		* Joseph Adama's tattoo is finally, fully visible and seen on his bare chest, while he's in bed with Evelyn. He first acquired the Tattoo during "[[There is Another Sky]]" and it is briefly and partially shown during "[[Know Thy Enemy]]" as Evelyn looks under his bandage. Now seen in full view during this Episode, it is revealed to resemble the [[Cylon Raider#tabber-Re-imagined Series\|Modern Cylon Raider]]; first seen after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Interestingly, the Tattoo is Tauron symbolism for "sparrow" and the Modern Cylon Raiders were also sometimes referred to as Sparrows by the Colonial Military. This brings up an interesting question in that; if the "symbol" is Tauron for Sparrow... was there a plan for the [[Tamara Adama\|Tamara-A]] avatar to eventually have a hand in the overall design of that future Cylon Raider, or perhaps inspire its design at some point?
	* The tattoos for the Sam Adama character took two and a half hours to apply.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 02:49</ref>		* The tattoos for the Sam Adama character took two and a half hours to apply.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for "The Dirteaters"]], timestamp 02:49</ref>
	* Sasha Roiz was initially concerned that the storyline involving [[Willie Adama]]'s death would make his character unlikable to the audience.<ref>Podcast for {{CAP\|The Dirteaters\|prose=y}}, timestamp 37:32</ref>		* Sasha Roiz was initially concerned that the storyline involving [[Willie Adama]]'s death would make his character unlikable to the audience.<ref>Podcast for {{CAP\|The Dirteaters\|prose=y}}, timestamp 37:32</ref>
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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
	*After being gunned down in New Cap City, Olaf complains that he had been working on his avatar inside the game for five years. This puts a minimum age on the game, and possibly approximates the age of holoband technology.		*After being gunned down in New Cap City, Olaf complains that he had been working on his avatar inside the game for five years. This puts a minimum age on the game, and possibly approximates the age of holoband technology to circa {{YR\|37}}.

	== Questions ==		== Questions ==
	*Are Zoe-A and Tamara-A's ability to alter the virtual world around them limited to New Cap City, or does it work in other areas of V-World? ([[Apotheosis (episode)\|Answer]])		*Are Zoe-A and Tamara-A's ability to alter the virtual world around them limited to New Cap City, or does it work in other areas of V-World? ([[Apotheosis (episode)\|Answer]])
	*When Zoe-A and Tamara-A "altered" the virtual world around them, destroying New Cap City to build their new safe fortress... what happened to the peoples V-World Avatars inside the City? Since New Cap City was viewed as a "game" and killing someone in New Cap City bans them from ever returning, then did the girls just forcibly kill everyone all at once when they destroyed it, or are all these people now wandering in the mountainous forests around their new fortress; or were they forcibly teleported to some other part of V-World?		*When Zoe-A and Tamara-A "altered" the virtual world around them, destroying New Cap City to build their new safe fortress... what happened to the peoples V-World Avatars inside the City? Since New Cap City was viewed as a "game" and killing someone in New Cap City bans them from ever returning, then did the girls just forcibly kill everyone all at once when they destroyed it, or are all these people now wandering in the mountainous forests around their new fortress; or were they forcibly teleported to some other part of V-World? ([[The Heavens Will Rise\|Answer]])

	== Official Statements ==		== Official Statements ==

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	*At Sinny McNutt's Slash and Cut bar in the [[New Cap City]] [[V-World]] game, [[Olaf Willow\|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] are dressed in expensive suits and enjoying drinks and the company of women. The relaxed mood is interrupted by the entrance of the "deadwalkers" [[Tamara_Adama#Tamara-A\|Tamara-A]] and [[Zoe_Graystone#Zoe-A\|Zoe-A]]. Most of the bar patrons remove their [[holoband]]s and escape, fearing game death at the hands of the unstoppable "Avenging Angels." Nestor and Olaf remain and draw their swords, eager for a fight--until the girls pull out firearms in clear violation of the rules of Slash and Cut. Olaf is struck and killed by the first round, while Nestor dives to the floor and takes off his headband just in time.		*At Sinny McNutt's Slash and Cut bar in the [[New Cap City]] [[V-World]] game, [[Olaf Willow\|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] are dressed in expensive suits and enjoying drinks and the company of women. The relaxed mood is interrupted by the entrance of the "deadwalkers" [[Tamara_Adama#Tamara-A\|Tamara-A]] and [[Zoe_Graystone#Zoe-A\|Zoe-A]]. Most of the bar patrons remove their [[holoband]]s and escape, fearing game death at the hands of the unstoppable "Avenging Angels." Nestor and Olaf remain and draw their swords, eager for a fight--until the girls pull out firearms in clear violation of the rules of Slash and Cut. Olaf is struck and killed by the first round, while Nestor dives to the floor and takes off his headband just in time.
	*Back in their real world bedroom, Olaf vents his frustration about being permanently blocked from New Cap City after five years of work on his [[avatar]]. [[Clarice Willow]] enters the room and scolds them for wasting time on the game instead of sorting through belongings left by their wife [[Mar-Beth Willow]] after her murder. The two husbands jokingly invite Clarice to try New Cap City and meet the player who is supposedly pretending to be [[Zoe Graystone]]. All of this happens as they are recorded by a discreetly placed [[Global Defense Department\|GDD]] [[Blowback\|surveillance device]].		*Back in their real world bedroom, Olaf vents his frustration about being permanently blocked from New Cap City after five years of work on his [[avatar]]. [[Clarice Willow]] enters the room and scolds them for wasting time on the game instead of sorting through belongings left by their wife [[Mar-Beth Willow]] after her murder. The two husbands jokingly invite Clarice to try New Cap City and meet the player who is supposedly pretending to be [[Zoe Graystone]]. All of this happens as they are recorded by a discreetly placed [[Global Defense Department\|GDD]] [[Blowback\|surveillance device]].
	[[~~Image~~:Deceased_CEOs.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Past and present corporate associates of the Ha'la'tha.]]		[[File:Deceased_CEOs.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Past and present corporate associates of the Ha'la'tha.]]
	*Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama spar in a boxing ring in a [[Graystone Industries]] gym. Daniel tries to get Joseph to understand that the two-week deadline imposed on him by the Guatrau for delivering [[Grace\|new V-World avatar technology]] is unreasonable. Joseph tries to advise him indirectly as they fight, and at one point pauses the match to tell him in a near whisper to do research and find the Guatrau's weakness, and to use it or risk being killed. He yells at Daniel to fight and knocks him out, giving him a black eye.		*Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama spar in a boxing ring in a [[Graystone Industries]] gym. Daniel tries to get Joseph to understand that the two-week deadline imposed on him by the Guatrau for delivering [[Grace\|new V-World avatar technology]] is unreasonable. Joseph tries to advise him indirectly as they fight, and at one point pauses the match to tell him in a near whisper to do research and find the Guatrau's weakness, and to use it or risk being killed. He yells at Daniel to fight and knocks him out, giving him a black eye.
	*At the [[Graystone Estate]] that evening, Daniel listens as the robot [[Serge]] reports biographical and criminal records on Sam Adama, the importance of family ties in Tauron culture, the civil war, and the emergence of the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate as a means of survival for the defeated resistance. Daniel next asks for information on Obolus Incorporated, a shell company operating across the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] on behalf of the Guatrau. The corporation has been able to evade prosecution on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Except for Graystone Industries, five of the six companies recently acquired by Obolus have all been used up and left in various states of financial ruin. The screen displays the pictures of six CEOs, all of whom have died, except for Daniel.		*At the [[Graystone Estate]] that evening, Daniel listens as the robot [[Serge]] reports biographical and criminal records on Sam Adama, the importance of family ties in Tauron culture, the civil war, and the emergence of the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate as a means of survival for the defeated resistance. Daniel next asks for information on Obolus Incorporated, a shell company operating across the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] on behalf of the Guatrau. The corporation has been able to evade prosecution on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Except for Graystone Industries, five of the six companies recently acquired by Obolus have all been used up and left in various states of financial ruin. The screen displays the pictures of six CEOs, all of whom have died, except for Daniel.
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	*GDD director [[Gara Singh]] summons Agent [[Jordan Duram]] to his office. Duram resists until Singh angrily demands his attention. Duram obeys, but promises that he will find evidence of [[Blowback#Act_4\|Singh's treasonous behavior]] and make sure that he is punished. With an Internal Affairs agent as a witness, Singh calmly lies and accuses Duram of not giving him the identity of his confidential informant, Mar Beth Willow, leading to her murder. He plays security video of [[Blowback#Act_1\|Duram's first refusal to hand over the information]] and omits mentioning [[Blowback#Act_3\|their next meeting]], in which Duram complied with the request. Singh removes him from duty and forces him to surrender his gun and badge.		*GDD director [[Gara Singh]] summons Agent [[Jordan Duram]] to his office. Duram resists until Singh angrily demands his attention. Duram obeys, but promises that he will find evidence of [[Blowback#Act_4\|Singh's treasonous behavior]] and make sure that he is punished. With an Internal Affairs agent as a witness, Singh calmly lies and accuses Duram of not giving him the identity of his confidential informant, Mar Beth Willow, leading to her murder. He plays security video of [[Blowback#Act_1\|Duram's first refusal to hand over the information]] and omits mentioning [[Blowback#Act_3\|their next meeting]], in which Duram complied with the request. Singh removes him from duty and forces him to surrender his gun and badge.
	*[[Amanda Graystone]] sneaks into the Willow bedroom, opens a small box, and replaces the memory card in the surveillance device with a fresh card and leaves without being spotted. She calls the GDD office from the privacy of her car and asks for Duram, but is shocked to learn that he no longer works there.		*[[Amanda Graystone]] sneaks into the Willow bedroom, opens a small box, and replaces the memory card in the surveillance device with a fresh card and leaves without being spotted. She calls the GDD office from the privacy of her car and asks for Duram, but is shocked to learn that he no longer works there.
	[[~~Image~~:Avenging_Angels_Shirt.png‎ \|thumb\|right\|200px\|The Avenging Angels as cultural icons.]]		[[File:Avenging_Angels_Shirt.png‎ \|thumb\|right\|200px\|The Avenging Angels as cultural icons.]]
	*While walking down a [[Caprica City]] street, Daniel spots a young man wearing an Avenging Angels t-shirt, asks where he got it, and offers to buy it. The man is star struck and babbles while he takes off the shirt, hands it to Daniel, and runs away. Daniel later enters the New Cap City game and stops at the Slash and Cut bar, where he asks about the Angels. The bartender tells him that the girls are the reason most of his customers frequent the Slash and Cut these days. At that moment, Zoe and Tamara enter and spot Daniel. They immediately turn around and flee. Daniel tries to follow but is stopped at knifepoint.		*While walking down a [[Caprica City]] street, Daniel spots a young man wearing an Avenging Angels t-shirt, asks where he got it, and offers to buy it. The man is star struck and babbles while he takes off the shirt, hands it to Daniel, and runs away. Daniel later enters the New Cap City game and stops at the Slash and Cut bar, where he asks about the Angels. The bartender tells him that the girls are the reason most of his customers frequent the Slash and Cut these days. At that moment, Zoe and Tamara enter and spot Daniel. They immediately turn around and flee. Daniel tries to follow but is stopped at knifepoint.
	*Sitting on a high rooftop, Zoe and Tamara realize that their fame and the growing number of New Cap City players who want to fight them is what drew Daniel to them. They consider running away to some other part of V-World, but Zoe realizes that their god-like power in the game makes them safer here. The gritty cityscape around them suddenly comes crashing down. Skyscrapers, bridges, cars, all of it collapse and transform into a sun-drenched forested mountain range, with an ancient castle overlooking the new environment.		*Sitting on a high rooftop, Zoe and Tamara realize that their fame and the growing number of New Cap City players who want to fight them is what drew Daniel to them. They consider running away to some other part of V-World, but Zoe realizes that their god-like power in the game makes them safer here. The gritty cityscape around them suddenly comes crashing down. Skyscrapers, bridges, cars, all of it collapse and transform into a sun-drenched forested mountain range, with an ancient castle overlooking the new environment.
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	'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''		'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''
	[[~~Image~~:Adama_Boys.png‎\|thumb\|right\|200px\|The Adama brothers are forced to become men.]]		[[File:Adama_Boys.png‎\|thumb\|right\|200px\|The Adama brothers are forced to become men.]]
	*The Heracs continue to torture William as Kolibri demands the names of suspected resistance sympathizers. In the pantry, Yoseef urges Sam to shoot, but he cannot. Yoseef grabs the weapon, points it through the door slats, and fires, killing the two soldiers and incapacitating Kolibri. Alert whistles sound from outside. When the boys emerge from hiding, William shows pride in Yoseef and urges the young man to send him to the soil. Yoseef hesitates only briefly before aiming at his father's head and pulling the trigger.		*The Heracs continue to torture William as Kolibri demands the names of suspected resistance sympathizers. In the pantry, Yoseef urges Sam to shoot, but he cannot. Yoseef grabs the weapon, points it through the door slats, and fires, killing the two soldiers and incapacitating Kolibri. Alert whistles sound from outside. When the boys emerge from hiding, William shows pride in Yoseef and urges the young man to send him to the soil. Yoseef hesitates only briefly before aiming at his father's head and pulling the trigger.
	*Yoseef finishes giving Sam his first tattoo next to the light of a small campfire and his father's ''skivvy malanos'' under the open night sky. He reminds him that "Ha'la'tha" means "always faithful to the soil," but that their faith to one another as brothers is more important than even that. As they will do again in the future, they clasp hands and embrace.		*Yoseef finishes giving Sam his first tattoo next to the light of a small campfire and his father's ''skivvy malanos'' under the open night sky. He reminds him that "Ha'la'tha" means "always faithful to the soil," but that their faith to one another as brothers is more important than even that. As they will do again in the future, they clasp hands and embrace.