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== Guest Stars ==
== Guest Stars ==


* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
* [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[D'Anna Biers]]
* [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[D'Anna Biers]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]

Revision as of 10:55, 18 January 2009

Sometimes a Great Notion
"Sometimes a Great Notion"
An episode of the Re-imagined Series
Episode No. Season 4, Episode 11
Writer(s) David Weddle
Bradley Thompson [1]
Story by
Director Michael Nankin [2]
Assistant Director
Special guest(s)
Production No. 413
Nielsen Rating
US airdate USA January 16, 2009 [3]
CAN airdate CAN January 16, 2009 [4]
UK airdate UK January 20, 2009 [5]
DVD release
Population survivors
Additional Info Season 4.5 Premiere
Episode Chronology
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Related Information
Official Summary
R&D SkitView
[[IMDB:tt{{{imdb}}}|IMDb entry]]
Listing of props for this episode
Related Media
@ BW Media
Promotional Materials
Online Purchasing
Amazon: Standard Definition | High Definition
iTunes: [{{{itunes}}} USA]


Overview[edit]

Kara Thrace learns that the dire predictions of the Cylon Hybrid might be correct, and a devastating discovery plunges the Fleet into chaos and despair.[6]

Summary[edit]

Teaser[edit]

Act 1[edit]

Act 2[edit]

Act 3[edit]

Act 4[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • Katee Sackhoff noted that this episode could have served as the series finale had the WGA strike gone longer.[7] However, the strike ended with sufficient time for production to resume; the previous episode was aired as the mid-season finale, with this episode airing in the first quarter of 2009.
  • This episode will have scenes between Kara Thrace and Leoben Conoy set in a forest, which (according to Jamie Bamber) is set on Earth.[7]
  • The scenes were among the last shot and were shot during the crew's shut down party due to the 2008 Writers Strike, so Sackhoff was unable to attend.[7]
  • The title of the episode comes from the blues song "Goodnight, Irene", in which the singer contemplates suicide: "Sometimes I get a great notion / to jump in the river and drown." Sometimes A Great Notion is also the title of a novel by Ken Kesey and a film adaptation of the same name.
  • Based on the YouWillKnowTheTruth viral site, the final clue will be revealed on the same day this episode airs.
  • The last Cylon is finally revealed in a vision Colonel Tigh has of the past: its Ellen Tigh, his wife.

Analysis[edit]

Questions[edit]

  • What was the source of the nuclear attacks on Earth?
  • Was Ellen Tigh able to resurrect?
  • What is Kara Thrace?
  • Will Kara or Leabon tell anyone about their discovery? How wll others respond to this information?
  • How will the other Cylons respond to the discovery of the identities of the Final Five?

Official Statements[edit]

Noteworthy Dialogue[edit]

Saul Tigh: Ellen- You're the Fifth !

Guest Stars[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Mentioned by Ron Moore in the podcast for "Revelations".
  2. Confirmed by Bradley Thompson
  3. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=61270
  4. http://www.spacecast.com/bsg/
  5. TV guide in ScifiNow Magazine and Sky Magazine.
  6. Episode description was unintentionally accessible on scifi.com until recently. Descriptions were noted on other websites before being removed, and editor confirmed them several days ago before removal from SciFi.com.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Roadrunner - Newsdump from Burbank convention (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (19 November 2007). Retrieved on 20 November 2007.