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*Will Adama go through with his plan to nuke the planet? | *Will Adama go through with his plan to nuke the planet? | ||
*Did Starbuck survive the crash of her Raptor? | *Did Starbuck survive the crash of her Raptor? | ||
*What is the [[Eye of Jupiter]] and how does it point the way to [[Earth]]? | *What is the [[Eye of Jupiter]] and how does it point the way to [[Earth]]? | ||
*How much truth is there to Ander's claim of Kara's chronic infidelity ("You think you're the first?")? | *How much truth is there to Ander's claim of Kara's chronic infidelity ("You think you're the first?")? | ||
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- For the artifact contained within The Temple of Five, see: Eye of Jupiter.
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| "The Eye of Jupiter" An episode of the Re-imagined Series | |||
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| Episode No. | Season 3, Episode 11 | ||
| Writer(s) | Mark Verheiden | ||
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| Director | Michael Rymer | ||
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| US airdate |  December 15, 2006
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| CAN airdate |  {{{CAN airdate}}}
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| UK airdate | 
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| Population | 41,402 survivors | ||
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| The Passage | The Eye of Jupiter | Rapture | |
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Overview[edit]
- The Fleet makes a stop at the barren Algae planet, home of a Colonial religious relic that may further lead the way to Earth—for both the Colonials and the Cylons.
Summary[edit]
- A group of Cylon Centurions uses a surface-to-air missile to shoot down Thrace's Raptor, the first material loss of the Battle of the Algae Planet.
Questions[edit]
- Will Adama go through with his plan to nuke the planet?
- Did Starbuck survive the crash of her Raptor?
- What is the Eye of Jupiter and how does it point the way to Earth?
- How much truth is there to Ander's claim of Kara's chronic infidelity ("You think you're the first?")?
- How will Athena and Helo knowing their child is still alive affect their relationship with Adama?
- How will Adama finding out Hera is still alive affect his relationship with Roslin?
- Is there a connection between the Temple of the Five and the five missing Cylon models?
- Who or what is "The One Whose Name Cannot Be [Told(?)]" whom the Five supposedly follow? Is this a reference to the Jealous God, who may or may not be the "one true God" of the Cylons?
- What are the "sins" of the Five that the Hybrid speaks of?
- What consequences will Number Three's actions have within the Cylon society?
- What is the Fleet doing without the presence of Galactica?
- Will there be further confrontations between the two "Sharon Valerii"-type Eight models, as seen in the passageway tirade between Boomer and Athena?
- Were the Cylons really willing to hand Baltar over to the Fleet?
- When did Boomer go over to the Cylons' way of thinking? In this episode she clearly doesn't seem to think of herself as human anymore like she did in "Downloaded".
Analysis[edit]
- At least eighteen people perished as a result of navigating through the radiation field of the star cluster.
- This episode ends the debate whether Admiral Adama knew about President Roslin's secret plan to hide Hera ("Downloaded", "Exodus, Part I") -- he did not know.
- Caprica-Six and D'Anna's dialogue indicates that they have been intimate with each other as well as with Baltar.
- Coincidence (and destiny / predestination) seems to be a major theme with this episode: the humans & Cylons show up at the planet at the same time; the temple is discovered by Tyrol, son of a priest who revered this place; the planet is orbiting a star that will go nova within days.
- This is the first time the Cylons use "human" names on the basestar when not speaking to Baltar. D'Anna is named by Caprica-Six and another Number Three. Cavil's name is used by D'Anna.
- At an unknown point in time, Galactica acquired at least three more nuclear warheads bringing the known total to six; having a previous five and then using one to destroy a basestar (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II) and another being detonated by Gina on Cloud 9 (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II). Pegasus may be the source, as these warheads may have been resupplied from Pegasus's arsenal, which likely occurred during the events of "Pegasus".
Notes[edit]
- Writer Jane Espenson revealed that this episode was originally titled "Eye of Zeus."[1]
- This episode, whose teaser clocks in at just over 11 minutes, has the longest teaser of any episode thus far, narrowly beating out that of "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I".
- Outdoor sequences of the algae planet were filmed near Kamloops, British Columbia [1].
Noteworthy Dialogue[edit]
- Cylon baseship requests to speak with Admiral Adama
- Adama: Put it through speaker. This is Admiral Adama.
- Baltar: Admiral. I can't tell you what a genuine pleasure it is to hear your voice. This is Gaius Baltar.
- Baltar and Internal-Six discuss boarding the Galactica:
- Six: Feels like old times, doesn't it?
- Baltar: Can't believe how much I actually missed this place.
- Six: You know you can't return. They'd toss you out the nearest airlock and then throw a party.
- Lee and Kara, discussing contingency plans:
- Kara: Can I make a suggestion you won't like?
- Lee: Do you make any other kind?
- The Hybrid, giving more obscure prophecy:
- Hybrid: The five lights of the apocalypse rising, struggling towards the light... sins revealed only to those who enter the temple... only to the chosen one... the chosen one... the chosen one...
- Three: The Five await me. Gaius, I'm so close to knowing the truth!
Official Statements[edit]
Jane Espenson discusses the original name for "The Eye of Jupiter" and references to it in "The Passage:"
- "When I wrote this episode, the upcoming episode was already well along, and it was called "Eye of Zeus." So all the dialogue in my episode reflected that. It got changed to Jupiter later, and I don't know why. It's always hard to get names to legally clear. All you need is one guy named Zeus who lives in North Hollywood and Standards and Practices is all over you to change the name. (deadpan) That's probably what happened."[1]
Guest Stars[edit]
- Michael Hogan as Colonel Saul Tigh
- Tahmoh Penikett as Captain Karl Agathon
- Aaron Douglas as Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol
- Nicki Clyne as Cally Henderson Tyrol
- Kandyse McClure as Lieutenant Anastasia Dualla
- Alessandro Juliani as Lieutenant Felix Gaeta
- Brad Dryborough as Lieutenant Hoshi
- Michael Trucco as Samuel Anders
- Alisen Down as Jean Barolay
- Eileen Pedde as Gunnery Seargant Mathias
- Diego Diablo Del Mar as Hillard
- Lucy Lawless as D'Anna Biers (Number Three)
- Dean Stockwell as Cavil
- Callum Keith Rennie as Leoben Conoy
- Tiffany Lyndall-Knight as the Hybrid
- Aleks Paunovic as Sergeant Fischer
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDuffee, Keith (11 November 2006). TV Squad: Jane Espenson on post-The Passage questions (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 11 November 2006.