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* A | * A [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] recon patrol launches from ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and {{TOS|Boomer}} are accompanying three cadets ([[Cree]], [[Bow]], and [[Shields (TOS)|Shields]]). | ||
* On ''Galactica'', {{TOS|Adama}} suspects that despite recent successes, they are being herded into this particular region of space. He is unable to send out extra patrols, though, as his crew is already stretched to the point that they are using cadets for patrol duty. | * On ''Galactica'', {{TOS|Adama}} suspects that despite recent successes, they are being herded into this particular region of space. He is unable to send out extra patrols, though, as his crew is already stretched to the point that they are using cadets for patrol duty. | ||
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* The character of Doctor [[Ravashol]] and the relationship he has with the clones he created is an interesting one. Instead of being governed by a [[w:god complex|god complex]], he seems to have a benign neglect for the clones, and his lack of concern for the uses the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] have put his laser to suggests an absent minded professor who loves to tinker, as opposed to a person who thinks more deeply about the uses of his creations. In this way, Dr. Ravashol is a scientific genius that seems to work totally against the usual type in science fiction. Although his laser is ultimately destroyed, he seems to have no fear of the technology itself, or even of the Cylons who are the best example of technology gone amock in the series. | * The character of Doctor [[Ravashol]] and the relationship he has with the clones he created is an interesting one. Instead of being governed by a [[w:god complex|god complex]], he seems to have a benign neglect for the clones, and his lack of concern for the uses the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] have put his laser to suggests an absent minded professor who loves to tinker, as opposed to a person who thinks more deeply about the uses of his creations. In this way, Dr. Ravashol is a scientific genius that seems to work totally against the usual type in science fiction. Although his laser is ultimately destroyed, he seems to have no fear of the technology itself, or even of the Cylons who are the best example of technology gone amock in the series. | ||
* Perhaps due to the casting choices, or perhaps because of some long lost backstory, the society of clones has an almost Scandinavian feel, and the expressions of pacifism and egalitarianism actually resonate. | * Perhaps due to the casting choices, or perhaps because of some long lost backstory, the society of clones has an almost Scandinavian feel, and the expressions of pacifism and egalitarianism actually resonate. | ||
* The episode showcases excellent model work. The crash sequences of the shuttle and of the | * The episode showcases excellent model work. The crash sequences of the shuttle and of the [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] remain some of the best effects work in the Original Series. | ||
* The premise and science of the episode is questionable. Give the vastness of space, how could the Cylons herd ''Galactica'' excactly towards one specific planet? The Fleet should easily be able to bypass it in any direction. | * The premise and science of the episode is questionable. Give the vastness of space, how could the Cylons herd ''Galactica'' excactly towards one specific planet? The Fleet should easily be able to bypass it in any direction. | ||
*In the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[Razor]]," a [[Battlestar Group|battlestar group]] attacks an [[ice planet]] believed to contain an "ultimate weapon". [[Operation Raptor Talon|This look-back]] to a [[Cylon War]]-era battle with a similar premise is an homage to this Original Series episode. (The "ultimate weapon" on the Re-imagined ice planet was the development of what was to become the [[humanoid Cylon]].) | *In the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[Razor]]," a [[Battlestar Group|battlestar group]] attacks an [[ice planet]] believed to contain an "ultimate weapon". [[Operation Raptor Talon|This look-back]] to a [[Cylon War]]-era battle with a similar premise is an homage to this Original Series episode. (The "ultimate weapon" on the Re-imagined ice planet was the development of what was to become the [[humanoid Cylon]].) | ||