Revelations

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Revelations
"Revelations"
An episode of the Re-imagined Series
Episode No. Season 4, Episode 10
Writer(s) Bradley Thompson

David Weddle

Story by
Director Michael Rymer
Assistant Director
Special guest(s)
Production No. 412
Nielsen Rating
US airdate USA 13 June 2008
CAN airdate CAN 13 June 2008
UK airdate UK 17 June 2008
DVD release
Population 39,665 survivors (Population decline. 8)
Additional Info Mid-Season Cliffhanger
Extra Act
Episode Chronology
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The Hub Revelations Sometimes a Great Notion
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Official Summary
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Overview

Lead by Number Three, the band of rebel Cylons hold President Roslin and Galactica's pilots hostage while attempting to lure the "Watchtower Four" out of hiding. Meanwhile, Kara Thrace's Viper may hold a previously undiscovered clue to finding Earth.

Summary

Teaser

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Act 5

Notes

  • This episode is the mid-season cliffhanger for the first ten episodes of Season 4. The conclusion to the cliffhanger, "Sometimes a Great Notion", will not air until 2009.
  • The episode was given an advance screening in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11th, in order to draw attention for the upcoming Emmy Award nominations. [1]

Analysis

  • How Earth came to the state which the fleet found it in is uncertain. It is possible that the Number 1's, 2's and 3's found it earlier and destroyed it. But, due to the actions taken by the Landing Party including scanning the soil with a geiger counter as well as the similarity of the ruins to a post-nuclear blast, it is likely that the original inhabitants destroyed themselves through nuclear war; this would supposedly answer the question of what time period the show is placed in, suggest it takes place in the near future.
  • The area the landing party arrived at appears to be New York City from the Brooklyn side. They are next to a broad river and across that river to the left is a wide bay. The other shore appears to be the edge of Lower Manhattan with a destroyed skyline of buildings. The camera pans to the right over what is ostensibly the East River until the last two seconds of the episode where at the far right edge of the screen stands a wrecked structure with a heavily abbreviated roadway. It appears to be the East Tower (Brooklyn side) of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Questions

  • Is Number Three honest in her claim that there are only four of the Final Five in the Fleet? If so, where is the fifth and last Cylon? If she's lying, is it because she still harbors distrust for her compatriots and the humans?
  • What of the other Twos, Fours, and Fives?
  • What happened to Earth?
  • Will the other Cylons find the Fleet and the rebels, as well as Earth? If so, will they finish what they started?

Official Statements


Noteworthy Dialogue

Guest Stars

References