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| director= [[Robert Young]] | | director= [[Robert Young]] | ||
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| dvd= 25 March 2008 '''US''' | | dvd= 25 March 2008 '''US''' | ||
| extra='''Extended DVD Episode''' | | extra='''Extended DVD Episode''' | ||
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== Overview == | |||
The [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 1 DVD)|Season 3 DVD]] set released in North America includes a version of "[[Unfinished Business]]" that contains 25 minutes of new scenes. Moreover, [[Ron Moore]] recorded a new audio commentary for the episode. | The [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 1 DVD)|Season 3 DVD]] set released in North America includes a version of "[[Unfinished Business]]" that contains 25 minutes of new scenes. Moreover, [[Ron Moore]] recorded a new audio commentary for the episode. | ||
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*Admiral Adama is resting on New Caprica. He pushes his bare feet through the sand and lets sand run through his fingers. This is intercut with [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]] having sex in a bunk and brief scenes of a boxing match. | *Admiral Adama is resting on New Caprica. He pushes his bare feet through the sand and lets sand run through his fingers. This is intercut with [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]] having sex in a bunk and brief scenes of a boxing match. | ||
*[[Anastasia Dualla]] gives a status report to Admiral Adama in his quarters. She notes many incidents showing a lack of discipline and standards across many departments, | *[[Anastasia Dualla]] gives a status report to Admiral Adama in his quarters. She notes many incidents showing a lack of discipline and standards across many departments, suggesting that they cancel the boxing tournament and call everyone back to duty. Adama rejects that, saying that it's important for everyone, her including. He quips that she should put in her [[Dogtags|tags]] too. | ||
*Thrace and Anders finish having sex (intercut with more boxing and Thrace and Lee | *Thrace and Anders finish having sex (intercut with more boxing and Thrace and Lee having sex on New Caprica). Their conversation is longer. Anders wonders if sex is all he is good for these days, Thrace says that's all she can handle right now, and he and states that he is aware of [[Leoben|what she went through]] on New Caprica. When Anders wonders if maybe he is not who she wants after all, she replies that she won't try to change his mind if that is what he really feels, and leaves. | ||
*Thrace goes to the [[hangar deck]] and watches [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] and | *Thrace goes to the [[hangar deck]] and watches [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] fight. She goes to the ring and talks to the Agathons. Adama is eventually disqualified by Dr. [[Cottle]] and [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] on medical grounds. [[Sharon Agathon]] enthusiastically congratulates her husband for the win. | ||
*The verbal sparring between Thrace and Adama after the fight is longer and more intense. Adama picks up on her trouble with Anders. Thrace blames Adama for not having been able to assign them to the same ship; Adama can't believe that she would do so. Thrace only puts her dogtags in the can after Adama asks her how far she wants to push this. | *The verbal sparring between Thrace and Adama after the fight is longer and more intense. Adama picks up on her trouble with Anders. Thrace blames Adama for not having been able to assign them to the same ship; Adama can't believe that she would do so. Thrace only puts her dogtags in the can after Adama asks her how far she wants to push this. | ||
*Admiral Adama briefly talks to Dualla, noting how good his son looks now that he has lost weight. Lee Adama congratulates Helo on the win, and Dualla asks how her husband is. She asks him if they should have a "private tussle" if he is done brawling, but he tells her that he has another fight. Seeing that it is with Thrace, she leaves without another word. | *Admiral Adama briefly talks to Dualla, noting how good his son looks now that he has lost weight. Lee Adama congratulates Helo on the win, and Dualla asks how her husband is. She asks him if they should have a "private tussle" if he is done brawling, but he tells her that he has another fight. Seeing that it is with Thrace, she leaves without another word. | ||
*Adama talks to Tigh about the event, and then the fight between [[Omar Fischer]] and an unnamed crewman begins. Roslin walks up to Adama and the two talk. The flashback with her finding him playing with the sand is also shown. | *Adama talks to Tigh about the event, and then the fight between [[Omar Fischer]] and an unnamed crewman begins. Roslin walks up to Adama and the two talk. The flashback with her finding him playing with the sand is also shown. | ||
*When Adama notes "all the frustrations" he has, he flashes back to congratulating Chief [[Galen | *When Adama notes "all the frustrations" he has, he flashes back to congratulating Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] about the birth of his [[Nicholas Tyrol|son]]. The Chief requests to settle on New Caprica, which the admiral declines. | ||
*After Fischer wins, | *After Fischer wins, [[Hot Dog]] is called into the ring and picks to fight Starbuck, which he loses. | ||
*During the fight, Dualla massages her husband's shoulders and tells him a story of her childhood. When some boy kept beating her up on the way home from school, her mother told her it wasn't because she pissed him off. Much later, she realized that the other side of hatred is love. She wonders what the fight between Adama and Thrace is really about. | *During the fight, Dualla massages her husband's shoulders and tells him a story of her childhood. When some boy kept beating her up on the way home from school, her mother told her it wasn't because she pissed him off. Much later, she realized that the other side of hatred is love. She wonders what the fight between Adama and Thrace is really about. | ||
*The flashback to Dualla and Lee Adama on New Caprica, where she tells him that her transfer to ''Pegasus'' has been approved. After they meet Thrace and Anders, and the women leave together for the bar, Anders offers Adama a drink from a bottle. | *The flashback to Dualla and Lee Adama on New Caprica, where she tells him that her transfer to ''Pegasus'' has been approved. After they meet Thrace and Anders, and the women leave together for the bar, Anders offers Adama a drink from a bottle. | ||
*[[Gaius Baltar]] officially lays ground for [[New Caprica City]]. As [[Felix Gaeta]] congratulates | *[[Gaius Baltar]] officially lays ground for [[New Caprica City]]. As [[Felix Gaeta]] congratulates Adama on the stage, and the crowd claps, Thrace tells Adama that his fly is open. | ||
*After Anders | *After Anders tell the joke to Tigh at the bar, Thrace tells Ellen Tigh that their husbands "aren't going to be friends, are they?". Tigh replies that she always wanted to date a ballplayer and admires Anders's arms. | ||
*When Chief Tyrol tells Cally that he thinks it will be better to have the baby on ''Galactica'', she says that the weather | *When Chief Tyrol tells Cally that he thinks it will be better to have the baby on ''Galactica'', she says that the weather only the planet usually sucks anyways. | ||
*In the present day, | *In the present day, [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]] is fighting [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]]. Outside the ring, Starbuck practices with Athena. Starbuck asks her why relationships have to be that complicated and laments that "they start thinking that they own you." She says that Lee has been making the same mistakes with her since the day he met her, starting with [[Zak Adama|Zak]]. | ||
*Dualla tells Adama that she doesn't want him to fight Thrace. Adama insists that it has nothing to do with them, but that he and Thrace have a score to settle. | *Dualla tells Adama that she doesn't want him to fight Thrace. Adama insists that it has nothing to do with them, but that he and Thrace have a score to settle. | ||
*On New Caprica, Ellen Tigh notices that her husband gives her "weird looks". Tigh wants to "just enjoy his wife." The rest of the scene is as in the aired version. | *On New Caprica, Ellen Tigh notices that her husband gives her "weird looks". Tigh wants to "just enjoy his wife." The rest of the scene is as in the aired version. | ||
*[[Anthony Figurski]] and Chief Tyrol talk about aircraft maintenance while watching the fight. Tyrol decides to give Figurski the day off to watch the fight. Admiral Adama asks if there is trouble. In the ring, Kat knocks out her opponent. | *[[Anthony Figurski]] and Chief Tyrol talk about aircraft maintenance while watching the fight. Tyrol decides to give Figurski the day off to watch the fight. Admiral Adama asks if there is trouble. In the ring, Kat knocks out her opponent. | ||
*On New Caprica, [[Felix Gaeta]] talks to Adama and Roslin. The opening is slightly longer and there are a few more shots of the two [[New Caprican leaf|smoking]]. | *On New Caprica, [[Felix Gaeta]] talks to Adama and Roslin. The opening is slightly longer and there are a few more shots of the two [[New Caprican leaf|smoking]]. | ||
*After some scenes showing | *After some scenes showing dancing, Dualla leaves tells Adama that she wants to leave, but he doesn't want her to. She says that they are catching more looks than she wants to, trying to keep their relationship under wraps. She leaves, but says he should stay and get drunk, since she has never seen him this happy. | ||
*The scene of Adama and Roslin | *The scene of Adama and Roslin looking at the ground has a longer beginning. Roslin says that she was tired of staring at the stars on ''Colonial One'', but can't get enough of them now. Adama sings a small song that he says he learned from a fellow pilot long ago. Roslin telling Adama to [[w:Carpe diem|seize the day]] and make the best of their maybe limited time on New Caprica is slightly longer. Adama's reply uses a different camera angle. The conversation continues with new material, mainly by Roslin. | ||
*On ''Galactica'', Adama climbs into the ring and challenges Chief Tyrol. Their | *On ''Galactica'', Adama climbs into the ring and challenges Chief Tyrol. Their fights begins with Adama knocking Tyrol down immediately after the bell rings. The fight is interrupted with the flashback of Lee Adama drinking with Thrace and seeing that Anders passed out. In the ring, Adama urges Tyrol to get up again and fight. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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=== Other === | === Other === | ||
* | *The groundbreaking ceremony headed by Baltar on New Caprica is identified as "Founders' Day". | ||
*The square dancing on New Caprica shows a lot more of the background civilians dancing, sometimes with the main characters. | *The square dancing on New Caprica shows a lot more of the background civilians dancing, sometimes with the main characters. | ||
*During the scene with Adama and Roslin lying down at night and looking at the stars, Adama breaks into a small song that he says he learned from a fellow pilot during the war: "Ever seen a little light before the dawn of of the light. Got a woman by a stream. Gonna show her all my dreams." | *During the scene with Adama and Roslin lying down at night and looking at the stars, Adama breaks into a small song that he says he learned from a fellow pilot during the war: "Ever seen a little light before the dawn of of the light. Got a woman by a stream. Gonna show her all my dreams." | ||
*The episode deliberately concentrates more on the "dance" and its boxing matches. There is far less inter-cutting with the flashbacks, allowing more time to be spent on continuous scenes in both time frames. There are some intercut flashbacks to New Caprica throughout the episode, but much of the time on the planet is shown together in longer scenes. | *The episode deliberately concentrates more on the "dance" and its boxing matches. There is far less inter-cutting with the flashbacks, allowing more time to be spent on continuous scenes in both time frames. There are some intercut flashbacks to New Caprica throughout the episode, but much of the time on the planet is shown together in longer scenes. | ||
*Anders is noted as living on the ''[[Salpica]]'', although the subtitles incorrectly refer to it as "the ''Caprica'' | *Small continuity hiccup: Lee Adama tells Dualla "let's get the hell out of here" and both board a Raptor. However, in his next flashback, Lee talks to his father on New Caprica; a scene that seemingly belongs before the first one, given that the flashbacks are in chronological order. His next one then shows him and Dualla in the Raptor in space. | ||
*In this version Anders and Thrace still live and work on different ships. Anders is noted as living on the ''[[Salpica]]'', although the subtitles incorrectly refer to it as "the ''Caprica''. | |||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
== Questions == | |||
== Official Statements == | == Official Statements == | ||
== Noteworthy Dialogue == | == Noteworthy Dialogue == | ||
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:'''Adama:''' (chuckles) | :'''Adama:''' (chuckles) | ||
:'''Roslin:''' You know...no, I'm serious. I mean, I think that...I think we should all look at every moment of every day from now on as borrowed time and people should live the lives that they want to live before it's over. Let's stop spending the little time we have left here worrying about when it's gonna end. | :'''Roslin:''' You know...no, I'm serious. I mean, I think that...I think we should all look at every moment of every day from now on as borrowed time and people should live the lives that they want to live before it's over. Let's stop spending the little time we have left here worrying about when it's gonna end. | ||
== Guest Stars == | == Guest Stars == | ||
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* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]] | * [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]] | ||
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] | * [[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] | ||
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain | * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]] | ||
* [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Tyrol]] | * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Tyrol]] | ||
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]] | * [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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