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== Overview == | |||
: '' ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' loses over 60% of her water reserves due to sabotage, forcing the [[Fleet]] into a crisis and Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] to seek a new supply.'' | |||
: ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' loses over 60% of her water reserves due to sabotage, forcing the [[Fleet]] into a crisis and Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] to seek a new supply.'' | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
* [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] finds herself dripping wet in her [[flight suit]], sitting in an equipment room on the flight deck. She is disoriented, and upon opening a duffel bag containing her uniform, she discovers [[G-4|explosives]], complete with detonators. | |||
* [[Sharon Valerii| | * After drying and dressing herself, Boomer goes to a small-arms locker and finds that a further six detonators are missing, throwing her into a panic and seeking [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol’s]] help. | ||
* After drying and dressing herself, Boomer goes to a | * [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] visits ''[[Galactica]]'' to thank the crew for their hard work in defending the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] following the recent events ([[33]]). | ||
* [[Laura Roslin]] visits '' | * Protocol is observed during her visit, with officers in dress uniform, etc. Roslin believes this is because [[William Adama|Adama]] is trying to make her look an idiot; [[Lee Adama]] informs her that his father ordered the reception out of respect for her position as President. | ||
* Protocol is observed during her visit, with officers in dress uniform. Roslin believes this is because [[William Adama]] | * The ''[[Virgon Express]]'' arrives alongside, ready to take on new water supplies. Adama explains to Roslin of ''Galactica's'' near-perfect water reclamation, and tanking ability for those ships that don’t have recycling facilities themselves. | ||
* ''[[Virgon Express]]'' arrives alongside, ready to take on new water supplies. Adama explains to Roslin of ''Galactica''' | * In the equipment locker, Tyrol and Boomer, on the verge of a breakdown, discuss the missing explosives. Tyrol promises he’ll see her through the situation, convinced someone is trying to frame her. | ||
* In the equipment locker, Tyrol and Boomer, on the verge of a breakdown, discuss the missing explosives. Tyrol promises | * As the water transfer operation commences, a series of explosions rip through ''Galactica'', rupturing her water tanks and spewing most of her massive reserves of potable water into space. | ||
* As the water transfer operation commences, a series of explosions rip through ''Galactica'', rupturing her water tanks and spewing | * An investigation of the explosion begins. Over 60% of ''Galactica’s'' reserves of water have been lost, leaving the Fleet with a critical shortage. Because of its recycling/storage capabilities, 16,000 people are dependent on ''Galactica'' for drinkable water. | ||
* An investigation of the explosion begins. Over 60% of '' | * Pushed to give a reason for the loss of the water, Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] presumes that the detonation of a nuclear warhead close to the water tanks ([[Miniseries]]) may have weakened the tanks, causing them to rupture. | ||
* Pushed to give a reason for the loss of the water, Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] presumes that the detonation of a nuclear warhead close to the water tanks | * During his presentation to investigators, Tyrol admits sabotage was the cause of the explosions, revealing the fact that explosives had been taken from a small-arms locker, but covering for Valerii by saying it is unlikely they will discover who took the explosives as security throughout the ship has been lax, and recordkeeping patchy, at best. | ||
* During his presentation to investigators, Tyrol admits sabotage was the cause of the explosions, revealing the fact that explosives had been taken from a small-arms locker, but covering for Valerii by saying it is unlikely they will discover who took the explosives as security throughout the ship has been lax, and | * Adama orders [[Raptor]] flights to the nearest star systems in an attempt to find an alternative source of water. | ||
* Adama orders [[Raptor]] flights to | * Reducing the number of people in the inquiry to senior command staff, Roslin and Baltar, Adama reveals the truth about the [[Humanoid Cylon|Humanoid Cylon]] threat, stating his belief that there is a Cylon infiltrator aboard ''Galactica''. | ||
* Reducing the number of people in the inquiry to senior command staff, Roslin and | * [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] is quizzed about his progress on constructing a working [[Cylon detector]]. He makes various excuses for his lack of progress, all of which Adama discerns as Baltar's need for assistance on the project. Adama assigns Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] to aid him. | ||
* Baltar is quizzed about his progress on constructing a working [[Cylon detector]]. He makes various excuses for his lack of progress, all of which Adama discerns as Baltar's need for assistance on the project. Adama assigns Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] to aid him. | * Following the meeting, Gaeta leaves with Baltar, unhappy about having someone “watching” him. He escapes Gaeta by joining one of [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck’s]] card games and ends up flirting with her. | ||
* Following the meeting, Gaeta leaves with Baltar, unhappy about having someone | |||
* Boomer locates water, but has problems trying to report the find while her Cylon sleeper personality tries to detonate explosives she has strapped to her chair. | * Boomer locates water, but has problems trying to report the find while her Cylon sleeper personality tries to detonate explosives she has strapped to her chair. | ||
* Boomer finally | * Boomer finally makes the report, and she and [[Crashdown]] return to ''Galactica'' to be greeted as heroes. | ||
* Boomer gets Tyrol to check her seat, where he finds the explosives. He later reveals to Boomer he has handed the explosives to the [[Master-at-Arms]], assuring her that this is good, as it puts the Master onto the same lines of investigation they are now pursuing. | * Boomer gets Tyrol to check her seat, where he finds the explosives. He later reveals to Boomer he has handed the explosives to the [[Master-at-Arms]], assuring her that this is good, as it puts the Master onto the same lines of investigation they are now pursuing. | ||
* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', impressed at the way Lee Adama helped her through the pomp of her reception on ''Galactica'' at the start of the episode, Roslin asks Captain Adama to become a special advisor to her, to help her understand | * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', impressed at the way Lee Adama helped her through the pomp of her reception on ''Galactica'' at the start of the episode, Roslin asks Captain Adama to become a special advisor to her, to help her understand military jargon and protocol. She also tries to help him come to terms with the destruction of the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' ([[33]]), which has been plaguing his conscience. | ||
===On Caprica=== | ===On Caprica=== | ||
* [[Sharon | * [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Valerii]] and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] have returned to Valerii's [[Raptor]], to find it crawling with Cylon warriors. | ||
* Deciding they cannot use it to escape | * Deciding they cannot use it to escape [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], they head off to "find another ship". | ||
* Later that night, over a meal and [[Anti-radiation medication|anti-radiation shots]], they receive a coded transmission | * Later that night, over a meal and [[Anti-radiation medication|anti-radiation shots]], they receive a coded transmission, Valerii prompting Helo into the idea that someone else - probably military - is still alive on the planet. | ||
== | == Questions == | ||
* | *Is Boomer completely unaware of her "Cylon" personality, which apparently planted the explosives? ([[Resistance (episode)|Answer]]) | ||
*Is the radio message picked-up by Helo on Caprica genuine, or a Cylon fake, designed to keep him on the planet? ([[Act of Contrition|Answer]]) | |||
* | *Do the Colonials have food recycling capabilities to match their water recycling capabilities? ([[The Passage|Possible answer]]) | ||
*Why do the Cylons want to keep Helo on Caprica? ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Answer 1]], [[The Farm|Answer 2]]) | |||
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
* | *It has already been established that some Cylons may not even know they are Cylons until they are "activated" (as stated by Six in the Miniseries). "Water" sees a new wrinkle added: that the Cylon "personality" within a Humanoid Cylon can be active without the apparent knowledge of the "human" personality. Boomer's "waking up" scene and subsequent reactions demonstrate that her human persona has no idea of what is going on. Her confusion is genuine and complete, right down to the fact that she has lost track of time (wishing Cally a "good evening", only for Cally to tell her it is early morning). | ||
*As promised at the | *This leads to another question: why did Boomer “wake up” while still sopping wet and hiding in the equipment locker? If her Cylon personality wished to remain hidden, why did it not stay in control until she had dried herself off, stowed the duffel bag and the explosives and returned to her bunk? That she finds herself in such a state would tend to suggest that her Cylon personality is not in full control when conscious. Could it be that Valerii’s “programming” as a human is a little too strong, and that there is some kind of internal struggle going on inside her? | ||
**Some viewers may think that 600-odd tons of food a week is a lot of consumables to have available and wonder where it all comes from. However, the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] comprises many ships, apparently including many supply ships with such supplies like ''[[Gideon]]''. | **Given the events in "[[Home, Part II]]" and other second season episodes, it may well be that the Valerii model is really "flawed" (as Number Six will later in season one say she feels) and can change its programming, or may not have full defenses against its human personality plant). | ||
*The violent water ejection from ''Galactica'' is mostly accurate. Presuming that the water tanks on ''Galactica'' were under some pressure | ***If this is the case, then might the same conflict overcome her "sister" on Caprica? If so, there is potential for whatever the Cylons have in mind for Helo to go awry. ([[Flesh and Bone|Answer 1]], and [[The Farm|Answer 2]]) | ||
*Water is an excellent radiation shield, in particular for neutron radiation, possibly explaining why the water tanks are placed on the outside of the hull. | *As promised at the shows outset, basic logistics and supply issues are a major concern on the series that the characters have to address. | ||
**Some viewers may think that 600-odd tons of food a week is a lot of consumables to have available and wonder where it all comes from. However, the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] comprises many ships, apparently including many supply ships with such supplies like the ''[[Gideon]]''. | |||
**At the start of the episode, Adama mentions that with their water recycling capability, ''Galactica'' can go "at least a few years" without needing a fresh supply. However, when they lose "only" 60% of their water, this time period decreases dramatically to just "2 days." This decrease does not add up mathematically. | |||
***While ''Galactica'' herself may be able to go almost indefinitely without replenishing her water supplies, the episode clearly stated that many of the other ships in the fleet rely on ''Galactica'' for resupply. | |||
*The violent water ejection from ''Galactica'' is mostly accurate. Presuming that the water tanks on ''Galactica'' were under some pressure (Baltar's comment that a human could not withstand the pressures within the tank collaborate this), the water would leave the ship in the manner shown. Water in a vacuum and in the absolute cold of space will both freeze ''and'' boil. The resulting ice crystals will then quickly sublimate (attain a vapor state directly from a solid state). In the episode, the water appears to sublimate instantly ([http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/may98/894512887.As.r.html See source from NASA]). | |||
*Water is an excellent [http://www.adl.gatech.edu/research/tff/radiation_shield.html radiation shield], in particular for neutron radiation, possibly explaining why the water tanks are placed on the outside of the hull. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
=== | === Episode Notes === | ||
*This is the only episode to date to feature the deck crew's white EVA suits. | |||
*''Galactica'' has at least 5 Raptors on board. | |||
*Colonials have an equivalent plastic explosive to C-4 (called [[G-4]]). | |||
*The Cylons have stood down from their attacks in "[[33]]". | |||
*[[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] states that only three Marines know that the Cylons look human. [[Crashdown]]'s comment to [[Sharon]] in "33" indicates that at least one of them is responsible for leaking this information to others. | |||
=== Production Notes === | |||
=== | *When Season 1 premiered in the United States, "[[33]]" and "Water" aired back-to-back as a two hour TV event. This was also the case when [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]] first aired in the United States with the episodes "[[Occupation]]" and "[[Precipice]]". | ||
*When the first few episodes of the series began airing on SciFi Channel, title cards were shown at the beginning of each episode, i.e. "33" or "Water" flashing in white letters on a black screen, and then the episode would begin. This stopped by mid-Season 1. | |||
*Initially, the episode was to focus on a paper shortage in the Fleet.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=48|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | |||
*According to [[Gary Hutzel]], the water tank was virtual set consisting of one wall and a ramp leading away from it.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=51|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | |||
: '' | == Noteworthy Dialogue == | ||
*''Sharon outlines her "plan" with Helo:'' | |||
:'''Helo:''' I don't suppose we have a plan B? | |||
:'''Sharon:''' Plans B, C, D and E are the same as plan A; get off the planet and get back to [[Galactica (RDM)|the ship]]. | |||
== Official Statements == | == Official Statements == | ||
{{from_RDM_blog}} | |||
:One of the strange things about writing and producing television is the delay between action and reaction. Tomorrow night's episode was written almost a year ago. The battles, thoughts, emotions, disappointments, and victories happened in what seems like the distant past, so when I sit down to watch the show along with the rest of you (and I do watch them on the air) it's like seeing a page out of an old year book. I can remember bits and pieces of the production process, the early drafts of the script, the days spent in the editing bay playing with the footage and waiting for the visual effects to be completed, but none of it is current, all of it belongs to a season now firmly planted in the past. | |||
:One of the strange things about writing and producing television is the delay between action and reaction. Tomorrow night's episode was written almost a year ago. The battles, thoughts, emotions, disappointments, and victories happened in what seems like the distant past, so when I sit down to watch the show along with the rest of you (and I do watch them on the air) it's like seeing a page out of an old | |||
:However, I do find that the same distance from the rigors of production also afford a better vantage point for watching the show with something approaching objectivity. You get so used to an episode during all the aspects of production that the simple pleasure of watching it as a piece of entertainment is slowly vacuumed away over time. Only now, months after the fact, can I watch these shows from a little remove and my impressions of the episodes are often not the same as when we produced them. | :However, I do find that the same distance from the rigors of production also afford a better vantage point for watching the show with something approaching objectivity. You get so used to an episode during all the aspects of production that the simple pleasure of watching it as a piece of entertainment is slowly vacuumed away over time. Only now, months after the fact, can I watch these shows from a little remove and my impressions of the episodes are often not the same as when we produced them. | ||
:For instance, during the shoot of "Water" and shortly afterward, I was acutely aware of just how long the script was and how much material was going to have to be lost along the way. I was fairly upset with myself for writing something so bloated and large that it was killing us on the stage and would later require major surgery in the editing room to make our mandated runtime. The first cut of "Water" ran 10-12 minutes long | :For instance, during the shoot of "Water" and shortly afterward, I was acutely aware of just how long the script was and how much material was going to have to be lost along the way. I was fairly upset with myself for writing something so bloated and large that it was killing us on the stage and would later require major surgery in the editing room to make our mandated runtime. The first cut of "Water" ran 10-12 minutes long -- essentially an entire act that had to go -- and for a long time when I watched the final locked picture I was always uncomfortably aware of the "cheats" involved. That is, the dropped scenes, the internal cuts made to scenes that made a hash of some of the logic I'd tried to lay out, the half-expressed thoughts, the missing emotional beats, etc. | ||
:However, when I saw the final aired episode, I was hard-pressed to even remember most of the cuts or why they had bothered me in the first place. (Although I still [[List of Deleted Scenes | :However, when I saw the final aired episode, I was hard-pressed to even remember most of the cuts or why they had bothered me in the first place. (Although I still [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|missed a nice bit]] with [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] in the [[Wardroom]], where he tossed off a theory of how six small charges could've blown open the water tank, as it was both helpful to the plot and an entertaining bit of grandstanding by the character.) Frankly, I used to think of "Water" as one of the weaker shows in the first season, but now it seems like a fairly coherent piece. | ||
:Of course, this kind of shift in perspective after shedding the baggage of production works both ways, and I've found that sometimes revisited shows much later that I'd always considered to be "classics" turned out to lose their charm along with the experience of making it. So as we go forward, I'm both excited and vaguely terrified at how I'll view the rest of the season. | :Of course, this kind of shift in perspective after shedding the baggage of production works both ways, and I've found that sometimes revisited shows much later that I'd always considered to be "classics" turned out to lose their charm along with the experience of making it. So as we go forward, I'm both excited and vaguely terrified at how I'll view the rest of the season. | ||
:Speaking of excited and terrified, I must admit to being overwhelmed by the response you've generated regarding this blog. There's a remarkable backlog of questions on the board and I'll try to both post here more often and answer more of your questions. I don't know what to tell you in terms of what will catch my eye, but I'll try to look for both the straight-ahead fan questions and the more off the wall questions | :Speaking of excited and terrified, I must admit to being overwhelmed by the response you've generated regarding this blog. There's a remarkable backlog of questions on the board and I'll try to both post here more often and answer more of your questions. I don't know what to tell you in terms of what will catch my eye, but I'll try to look for both the straight-ahead fan questions and the more off the wall questions -- don't be afraid to venture far off-topic, some of the more interesting discussions I had at ''Trek'' had nothing to do with the show itself. | ||
* ''Moore discusses putting [[Sharon Valerii]]'s and [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]]'s relationship in jeopardy:'' | * ''Moore discusses putting [[Sharon Valerii]]'s and [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]]'s relationship in jeopardy:'' | ||
: At the start of the season, I intended to reveal things very slowly – Sharon was going to realize something was wrong over a longer period of time, and her relationship with Tyrol was going to be very solid. But when I got into "Water" I decided to speed things up by putting Sharon and her relationship with Tyrol in a crisis immediately. | : At the start of the season, I intended to reveal things very slowly – Sharon was going to realize something was wrong over a longer period of time, and her relationship with Tyrol was going to be very solid. But when I got into "Water" I decided to speed things up by putting Sharon and her relationship with Tyrol in a crisis immediately.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=50|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | ||
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== Guest stars == | == Guest stars == | ||
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] | *[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] | ||
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] | *[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] | ||
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as | *[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] | ||
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]] | *[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]] | ||
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]] | *[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]] | ||
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as | *[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] | ||
*[[Samuel Witwer]] as | *[[Samuel Witwer]] as [[Crashdown]] | ||
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Henderson]] | *[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Henderson]] | ||
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