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Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)

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:''This article discusses the religion of the Colonies as seen in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For summary information on the Kobollian religion from the [[Original Series]], see [[Kobollian Faith]].''

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The '''religion of the Twelve Colonies''', which the various characters of ''Battlestar Galactica'' practice to greater or lesser extent, is a polytheistic faith shared with real-life [[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], with a strong emphasis on the philosophy of [[Wikipedia:Eternal return|eternal return]].

==Origin==
There is substantial circumstantial evidence that people of Kobol ''originated'' from the planet [[Earth]], and it is also known that one of the thirteen tribes later returned there. The similarity in beliefs of the Colonials and ancient real-world Earth Greco/Roman mythology is probably not coincidental, although it is not yet clear which gave rise to the other. See [[History of the Twelve Colonies]] and [[Sacred Scrolls]] for a more detailed analysis.

In the burial scene of the [[Miniseries]], Adama states "Life here began out there,<ref>This phrase is an homage to the [[Original Series]], where each episode began with this phrase in a voice-over introduction.</ref>" reminding the assembly that this was the first line of the Sacred Scrolls, told to them by the Lords Of Kobol uncounted centuries ago.

==Belief==

===The Lords of Kobol===

Colonial religion is centered on the Lords of Kobol, analogous to the [[Greek Gods]]. In the Re-imagined Series, seven Lords of Kobol have been positively identified:

* [[Zeus]] - The leader of the gods. [[Tom Zarek]] has twice referred to [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] as "Zeus" ([[Bastille Day]], [[The Farm]]). In [[the Passage]] Zeus was refered to as "Jupitor".
* [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] - Zeus' son, said to be the god of the hunt and of healing ([[Bastille Day]]).
* [[Ares]] - The god of war. The [[Nicholas Tyrol|infant son]] of [[Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] is [[dedication ceremony|dedicated]] to this Lord of Kobol ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance, Episode 10]]).
* [[Artemis]] - Twin sister of Apollo, goddess of the hunt. [[Kara Thrace]] prays often to this lord ([[Flesh and Bone]]) ([[Flesh and Bone]])
* [[Aphrodite]] - The goddess of love and sexuality. Kara Thrace prays often to this lord ([[Flesh and Bone]])
* [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] - This lord committed suicide "out of despair over the exodus of the thirteen tribes" ([[Home, Part II]]). Her [[Tomb of Athena|tomb]] holds a map to [[Earth]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).
* [[Hera, Lord of Kobol|Hera]] - Wife and sister of Zeus. A [[Gates of Hera|mountain ridge]] on Kobol is named after her ([[Home, Part II]]), and the [[Hera|first Cylon/human hybrid child]] is named for this lord ([[Downloaded]])

Curiously, [[Laura Roslin]] mentions that the 134th day of the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] was Mars Day ([[Occupation]]), suggesting that Ares may also be called by his alternate Roman pantheon's name.

==== Paradise Lost ====

According to the [[Sacred Scrolls]], the gods once shared a paradise-like existence with the people of [[Kobol]]. Later circumstances forced the exodus of the human population of Kobol to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Twelve Colonies]] and [[Earth]], and lead to Athena's suicide. See [[History of the Twelve Colonies]] for more.

The existence of the Lords of Kobol is attested to by the survival of numerous artifacts, including the [[Arrow of Apollo]], the [[Tomb of Athena]] and the [[Gates of Hera]]. However, although she accepts their historicity, [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], has called their divinity into question.<ref>There is a notion in fan circles that there are twelve lords of Kobol, by analogy to the twelve Cylon models, twelve Colonies, and perhaps the [[Wikipedia:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]] of Greek mythology. A post from [[Ron D. Moore]]'s blog [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/03/index.html#a000023 on March 12, 2005] loosely alludes on this coincidence, but further official sourcing has not been revealed.</ref>

====The Jealous God====

[[Elosha]] states that the exodus from Kobol was precipitated when "one jealous god began to desire that he be elevated above all the other gods, and the war on Kobol began."<ref>From a [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/112/mov/bsg_del_112_regret.mov deleted scene] cut from the episode "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]."</ref>

====The Path of Olympus====

[[Tom Zarek]] conveys to [[Laura Roslin]] and members of her command staff of [[Laura Roslin faction|factioners]] the news that Commander [[William Adama]] had resumed command of ''[[Galactica]]'' after the attempt on his life by saying: "Zeus has returned to '''Olympus''' " ([[The Farm]]).

In Greek mythology, the home of the gods on Earth resided high atop Greece's highest mountain, Mount Olympus, at a time where access to the mountain summit would be almost impossible with the inhabitants' technology of that age. By Zarek's comment we can infer that Colonial religion appears to acknowledge the existence of a place called Olympus. It cannot yet be determined, however, if Olympus was thought of as the residence of the gods at a specific physical or ''metaphysical'' location of Kobol, as there has been no mention of Olympus elsewhere in the series. If Olympus is a metaphysical locale, this may contradict [[Elosha]]'s comment that the gods and man lived on Kobol together in harmony.

===Other Mythological Names in Colonial Culture===

Various items have been identified which are apparently named after other gods and legendary figures, although these have not been explicitly identified as Lords of Kobol.

* ''[[Triton]]'' - ([[Miniseries]]) - The namesake of a battlestar lost in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
* ''[[Atlantia]]'' - ([[Miniseries]]) - The name of a [[Wikipedia:Hamadryad|hamadryad]], a form of nymph. Namesake of another battlestar lost in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Could also be a reference to the lengend of Atlantis, written by Plato.
* ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' - A legendary horse and namesake of Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s [[Mercury class battlestar]].
* ''[[Zephyr]]'' - ([[Fragged]]) - A ship in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] is named after this god.
* ''[[Mercury]]'' - The lead ship of the [[Mercury class battlestar|Mercury class]], apparently named for the Roman version of the Greek god [[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]].
* ''[[Valkyrie]]'' - ([[Hero]]) - [[William Adama]]'s command immediately prior to the ''Galactica'', a reference to [[Wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]].
* Pluto - Namesake of the element [[Wikipedia:Plutonium|Plutonium]] mentioned in the episode "[[Bastille Day]]", and Roman version of the Greek god Hades.
* Pythia - An oracle who's prophetic writings relate to the events of ''Battlestar''. The Pythia was the name for the oracle at Delphi in Greece.
* ''[[Persephone]]'' - A ship mentioned in the Fleet ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). A goddess of the underworld has this name in Earth Greek mythology.

===The Cycle of Time===

''"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again."''

According to [[Gaius Baltar]], this line from the Pythian Prophesy is very well known ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). [[Laura Roslin]] later expands on it, reminding [[Kara Thrace]],

:"If you believe in the gods, then you believe in the cycle of time that we are all playing our parts in a story that is told again, and again, and again throughout eternity" ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Various events throughout the series have led some characters to believe that they are playing out another turn of this cycle<ref>The notion of a circular progression of time (also known as [[Wikipedia:eternal return|eternal return]] or eternal recurrence) is a common theme in other faiths, particularly [[Wikipedia:Maya#Religion|Mayan]] mythology and is a cornerstone of the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. Moreover, [[Wikipedia:Stoic|Stoic]] philosophy did believe in the concept of ekpyrosis, the fire which consumes the old world and signals the birth of a new world, identical to the old, for a recurring cycle of birth, death and rebirth.</ref>. See [[Sacred Scrolls]] for more detailed analysis.

===Sanctity of Life===

According to the Sacred Scrolls, abortion is "an abomination in the eyes of the Gods". The more fundamentalist [[Gemenon]]s strictly adhere to this commandment, however the more secular Colonies such as Caprica apparently do not follow this as strictly: officially, Colonies-wide Federal law guaranteed a woman the right to an abortion, at least at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

==Individual Practice==

The Colonials display a wide spectrum of religious practice, ranging from [[Billy Keikeya]]'s atheism ([[Home, Part II]], [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/207/deleted4.html cut scene]) to Corporal [[Venner]]'s literalistic readings of the Sacred Scrolls.

===[[Temple]]===
While not seen in season 1, the worship sites known as temples have appeared on [[New Caprica]]. Temples may have been more elaborate places on the Twelve Colonies, but the spaceborne remnants of humanity presumably use any space they can find on their ships to form a basic temple. As seen on [[New Caprica]], a basic temple may consist of a simple altar with candles, idols of the Lords of Kobol, and what meager offerings the Colonials can give as a tithe ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]).

The temple on New Caprica was known as the Temple of Artemis ([[Collaborators]]), suggesting that temples are named after a lord or lords.
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===Dress===
As seen by the various [[Laura Roslin faction|separatists]] orbiting [[Kobol]] in "[[Home, Part I]]," it appears that many Colonials have clothing that suggests a religious deference. In the scene, one older, white-bearded gentleman is dressed in simple colored robes and a round, flat head covering that may remind viewers of the tradition dress of Hasidic Jews, Islamic clerics, or Eastern Orthodox practicianers of the real-world Earth. Other distinctive dress styles of other characters in the scene increase the sense of the dedication of religion in the Gemenese people (which appeared to comprise the majority of Roslin's separatists).

The [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] dressed in a turban and robes, suggesting her role in Colonial society or its religious hierachy.
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===Idols===
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At the end of the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]," Kara Thrace, a devotee of Artemis and Aphrodite (as stated by [[Leoben Conoy]] in the same episode), prays to them on Conoy's behalf using figurines that bear a similarity to classic representations of Artemis and Athena. Artemis is depicted with her bow and arrow, and Athena with her helmet of war.
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===Rosaries===
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When Roslin begins to suffer from Chamalla withdrawal in "[[Fragged]]," Corporal [[Venner]], a fundamentalist from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], anxiously clutches a set of white prayer beads.
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===Group prayer===
<div style="float:left; margin-right:1em;">[[Image:The_Farm-Group_Worship.jpg|100px]]</div>
Some prisoners on the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' seeking rehabilitation have turned to group prayer. In the episode "[[The Farm]]", they greet Laura Roslin as a prophet and she provides them with a blessing.

Priestess [[Elosha]] sings a group prayer in the service for the dead at the conclusion of the [[Miniseries]]. Curiously, the language she sings is Sanskrit, a classical language of real-world Earth's Hindu/Indian peoples. More about the verses that she sings and their meaning can be found in the [[Language in the Twelve Colonies#Liturgy|Language in the Twelve Colonies]] article.''<br clear="all">

===Artifacts===
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Despite Gemenon's fundamentalist climate, the city of [[Delphi]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] was apparently of a mind to store an important religious artifact, the [[Arrow of Apollo]], in a [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies|museum]], rather than a devotional institution.
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==The Clergy==

The separation of church and state is less rigorous in the Colonies than in the contemporary United States. Laura Roslin [[Case Orange|is sworn into the presidency]] by a ''priest'', [[Elosha]], who continues on in an advisory capacity within Roslin's administration. However the oath of office itseld contained no religious content. Priests also preside over military funerals, without regard for the beliefs of the deceased. That this is a matter of course is perhaps indicative of the religious homogeneity of the Colonies (unlike the religious heterogeneity of real-life Earth and the presence of representatives and followers of different religions in the armed forces of various nations on Earth).

Priests in the Twelve Colonies are apparently not required to practice celibacy, as in some Christian denominations. In the episode "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]," Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] states that his father was a priest and his mother an oracle.

According to Billy Keikeya, some priests use the [[Chamalla]] plant for its hallucinogenic properties. The prescient dreams it imparted to Laura Roslin may imply the use of something similar by [[Pythia]], an ancient prophet.

The term ''Brother'' is used as a title for members of the clergy, although it is not fully apparent whether this is used in the real-world Earth's common usage as the title of a [[Wikipedia:Monk|monk]]. As with priests, a brother offers consultation and leads prayer. The only instance of this clergy in the series, as of the end of season 2, is Brother [[Cavil]], who offers guidance to Chief Tyrol. Cavil, however, is revealed as a [[Cylon agent]] some time later. Because of Cavil's nature, there may be doubt as to whether Cavil is a useful example of the work of a brother in Colonial religion.

As with Brothers in the clergy, there are ''Sisters'' as well. Sister [[Tivenan]] is briefly seen tending to business in the temple on [[New Caprica]], guiding prayer and officiating a [[dedication ceremony]] for the [[Nicholas Tyrol|newborn son]] of [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]). It is possible that Brothers and Sisters may be lay clergy (unlike priests and oracles).

Other than the works of Pythia and the mention of Chief Tyrol's mother, there is little information as to the functions of an ''[[oracle]]''. [[Selloi]] is the only oracle seen in the Re-imagined Series. She confirms the dreams of a copy of [[Number Three]] and the existance of [[Hera]]. It is not clear if Selloi was sitting in a tent designated as a temple, but there were numerous ornate or curious inscriptions surrounding and inside her tent that suggest the significance of the oracle's tent or her presence.

== Cylon Interpretations ==

Many Cylon agents show a strict, firm belief in a monotheistic [[God]]. When agents such as Leoben Conoy, Cavil, and [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] begin talking of Cylon beliefs, they are ridiculed and threatened with death. They refer to the Lords of Kobol as "false idols." They also claim to have more insight into Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves, as shown by Caprica-Valerii in "[[Home, Part II]]."

However, a connection between the Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol may exist. In "[[Exodus, Part I]]," an [[Selloi|oracle]] tells [[Number Three]] (a [[Cylon agent]] who has a ''dream'' of the oracle's tent and of holding the believed-dead hybrid child [[Hera]]) that she has a message from the one that Number Three worships. How would an oracle of the Lords of Kobol be able to hear the messages of the Cylon god?

One possibility involves the fates of the Lords of Kobol. If a Kobollian god(s) was separated from the others (per [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Jealous God|the deleted scene about a jealous god]]), could that deity have influenced the Cylons later, compelling them to deny the existence of the other Lords? The Olympian gods had many enemies, including the ones they deposed, the [[Wikipedia: Titan (mythology)|titans]]. While the notion of a fallen Lord is speculative in the Re-imagined Series, there is already a parallel series of characters from the [[Original Series]]: The [[Beings of Light]] and their fallen member, [[Iblis]].

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:''This article discusses the religion of the Colonies as seen in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For summary information on the Kobollian religion from the [[Original Series]], see [[Kobollian Faith]].''

{{RDM twelve colonies series}}

The '''religion of the Twelve Colonies''', which the various characters of ''Battlestar Galactica'' practice to greater or lesser extent, is a polytheistic faith shared with real-life [[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], with a strong emphasis on the philosophy of [[Wikipedia:Eternal return|eternal return]].

==Origin==
There is substantial circumstantial evidence that people of Kobol ''originated'' from the planet [[Earth]], and it is also known that one of the thirteen tribes later returned there. The similarity in beliefs of the Colonials and ancient real-world Earth Greco/Roman mythology is probably not coincidental, although it is not yet clear which gave rise to the other. See [[History of the Twelve Colonies]] and [[Sacred Scrolls]] for a more detailed analysis.

In the burial scene of the [[Miniseries]], Adama states "Life here began out there,<ref>This phrase is an homage to the [[Original Series]], where each episode began with this phrase in a voice-over introduction.</ref>" reminding the assembly that this was the first line of the Sacred Scrolls, told to them by the Lords Of Kobol uncounted centuries ago.

==Belief==

===The Lords of Kobol===

Colonial religion is centered on the Lords of Kobol, analogous to the [[Greek Gods]]. In the Re-imagined Series, seven Lords of Kobol have been positively identified:

* [[Zeus]] - The leader of the gods. [[Tom Zarek]] has twice referred to [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] as "Zeus" ([[Bastille Day]], [[The Farm]]). In [[the Passage]] Zeus was refered to as "Jupitor".
* [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] - Zeus' son, said to be the god of the hunt and of healing ([[Bastille Day]]).
* [[Ares]] - The god of war. The [[Nicholas Tyrol|infant son]] of [[Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] is [[dedication ceremony|dedicated]] to this Lord of Kobol ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance, Episode 10]]).
* [[Artemis]] - Twin sister of Apollo, goddess of the hunt. [[Kara Thrace]] prays often to this lord ([[Flesh and Bone]]) ([[Flesh and Bone]])
* [[Aphrodite]] - The goddess of love and sexuality. Kara Thrace prays often to this lord ([[Flesh and Bone]])
* [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] - This lord committed suicide "out of despair over the exodus of the thirteen tribes" ([[Home, Part II]]). Her [[Tomb of Athena|tomb]] holds a map to [[Earth]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).
* [[Hera, Lord of Kobol|Hera]] - Wife and sister of Zeus. A [[Gates of Hera|mountain ridge]] on Kobol is named after her ([[Home, Part II]]), and the [[Hera|first Cylon/human hybrid child]] is named for this lord ([[Downloaded]])

Curiously, [[Laura Roslin]] mentions that the 134th day of the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] was Mars Day ([[Occupation]]), suggesting that Ares may also be called by his alternate Roman pantheon's name.

==== Paradise Lost ====

According to the [[Sacred Scrolls]], the gods once shared a paradise-like existence with the people of [[Kobol]]. Later circumstances forced the exodus of the human population of Kobol to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Twelve Colonies]] and [[Earth]], and lead to Athena's suicide. See [[History of the Twelve Colonies]] for more.

The existence of the Lords of Kobol is attested to by the survival of numerous artifacts, including the [[Arrow of Apollo]], the [[Tomb of Athena]] and the [[Gates of Hera]]. However, although she accepts their historicity, [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], has called their divinity into question.<ref>There is a notion in fan circles that there are twelve lords of Kobol, by analogy to the twelve Cylon models, twelve Colonies, and perhaps the [[Wikipedia:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]] of Greek mythology. A post from [[Ron D. Moore]]'s blog [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/03/index.html#a000023 on March 12, 2005] loosely alludes on this coincidence, but further official sourcing has not been revealed.</ref>

====The Jealous God====

[[Elosha]] states that the exodus from Kobol was precipitated when "one jealous god began to desire that he be elevated above all the other gods, and the war on Kobol began."<ref>From a [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/112/mov/bsg_del_112_regret.mov deleted scene] cut from the episode "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]."</ref>

====The Path of Olympus====

[[Tom Zarek]] conveys to [[Laura Roslin]] and members of her command staff of [[Laura Roslin faction|factioners]] the news that Commander [[William Adama]] had resumed command of ''[[Galactica]]'' after the attempt on his life by saying: "Zeus has returned to '''Olympus''' " ([[The Farm]]).

In Greek mythology, the home of the gods on Earth resided high atop Greece's highest mountain, Mount Olympus, at a time where access to the mountain summit would be almost impossible with the inhabitants' technology of that age. By Zarek's comment we can infer that Colonial religion appears to acknowledge the existence of a place called Olympus. It cannot yet be determined, however, if Olympus was thought of as the residence of the gods at a specific physical or ''metaphysical'' location of Kobol, as there has been no mention of Olympus elsewhere in the series. If Olympus is a metaphysical locale, this may contradict [[Elosha]]'s comment that the gods and man lived on Kobol together in harmony.

===Other Mythological Names in Colonial Culture===

Various items have been identified which are apparently named after other gods and legendary figures, although these have not been explicitly identified as Lords of Kobol.

* ''[[Triton]]'' - ([[Miniseries]]) - The namesake of a battlestar lost in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
* ''[[Atlantia]]'' - ([[Miniseries]]) - The name of a [[Wikipedia:Hamadryad|hamadryad]], a form of nymph. Namesake of another battlestar lost in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Could also be a reference to the lengend of Atlantis, written by Plato.
* ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' - A legendary horse and namesake of Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s [[Mercury class battlestar]].
* ''[[Zephyr]]'' - ([[Fragged]]) - A ship in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] is named after this god.
* ''[[Mercury]]'' - The lead ship of the [[Mercury class battlestar|Mercury class]], apparently named for the Roman version of the Greek god [[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]].
* ''[[Valkyrie]]'' - ([[Hero]]) - [[William Adama]]'s command immediately prior to the ''Galactica'', a reference to [[Wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]].
* Pluto - Namesake of the element [[Wikipedia:Plutonium|Plutonium]] mentioned in the episode "[[Bastille Day]]", and Roman version of the Greek god Hades.
* Pythia - An oracle who's prophetic writings relate to the events of ''Battlestar''. The Pythia was the name for the oracle at Delphi in Greece.
* ''[[Persephone]]'' - A ship mentioned in the Fleet ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). A goddess of the underworld has this name in Earth Greek mythology.

===The Cycle of Time===

''"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again."''

According to [[Gaius Baltar]], this line from the Pythian Prophesy is very well known ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). [[Laura Roslin]] later expands on it, reminding [[Kara Thrace]],

:"If you believe in the gods, then you believe in the cycle of time that we are all playing our parts in a story that is told again, and again, and again throughout eternity" ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Various events throughout the series have led some characters to believe that they are playing out another turn of this cycle<ref>The notion of a circular progression of time (also known as [[Wikipedia:eternal return|eternal return]] or eternal recurrence) is a common theme in other faiths, particularly [[Wikipedia:Maya#Religion|Mayan]] mythology and is a cornerstone of the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. Moreover, [[Wikipedia:Stoic|Stoic]] philosophy did believe in the concept of ekpyrosis, the fire which consumes the old world and signals the birth of a new world, identical to the old, for a recurring cycle of birth, death and rebirth.</ref>. See [[Sacred Scrolls]] for more detailed analysis.

===Sanctity of Life===

According to the Sacred Scrolls, abortion is "an abomination in the eyes of the Gods". The more fundamentalist [[Gemenon]]s strictly adhere to this commandment, however the more secular Colonies such as Caprica apparently do not follow this as strictly: officially, Colonies-wide Federal law guaranteed a woman the right to an abortion, at least at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

==Individual Practice==

The Colonials display a wide spectrum of religious practice, ranging from [[Billy Keikeya]]'s atheism ([[Home, Part II]], [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/207/deleted4.html cut scene]) to Corporal [[Venner]]'s literalistic readings of the Sacred Scrolls.

===[[Temple]]===
While not seen in season 1, the worship sites known as temples have appeared on [[New Caprica]]. Temples may have been more elaborate places on the Twelve Colonies, but the spaceborne remnants of humanity presumably use any space they can find on their ships to form a basic temple. As seen on [[New Caprica]], a basic temple may consist of a simple altar with candles, idols of the Lords of Kobol, and what meager offerings the Colonials can give as a tithe ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]).

The temple on New Caprica was known as the Temple of Artemis ([[Collaborators]]), suggesting that temples are named after a lord or lords.
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===Dress===
As seen by the various [[Laura Roslin faction|separatists]] orbiting [[Kobol]] in "[[Home, Part I]]," it appears that many Colonials have clothing that suggests a religious deference. In the scene, one older, white-bearded gentleman is dressed in simple colored robes and a round, flat head covering that may remind viewers of the tradition dress of Hasidic Jews, Islamic clerics, or Eastern Orthodox practicianers of the real-world Earth. Other distinctive dress styles of other characters in the scene increase the sense of the dedication of religion in the Gemenese people (which appeared to comprise the majority of Roslin's separatists).

The [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] dressed in a turban and robes, suggesting her role in Colonial society or its religious hierachy.
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===Idols===
<div style="float:left; margin-right:1em;">[[Image:Idols.jpg|100px]]</div>
At the end of the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]," Kara Thrace, a devotee of Artemis and Aphrodite (as stated by [[Leoben Conoy]] in the same episode), prays to them on Conoy's behalf using figurines that bear a similarity to classic representations of Artemis and Athena. Artemis is depicted with her bow and arrow, and Athena with her helmet of war.
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===Rosaries===
<div style="float:left; margin-right:1em;">[[Image:Rosary.jpg|100px]]</div>
When Roslin begins to suffer from Chamalla withdrawal in "[[Fragged]]," Corporal [[Venner]], a fundamentalist from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], anxiously clutches a set of white prayer beads.
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===Group prayer===
<div style="float:left; margin-right:1em;">[[Image:The_Farm-Group_Worship.jpg|100px]]</div>
Some prisoners on the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' seeking rehabilitation have turned to group prayer. In the episode "[[The Farm]]", they greet Laura Roslin as a prophet and she provides them with a blessing.

Priestess [[Elosha]] sings a group prayer in the service for the dead at the conclusion of the [[Miniseries]]. Curiously, the language she sings is Sanskrit, a classical language of real-world Earth's Hindu/Indian peoples. More about the verses that she sings and their meaning can be found in the [[Language in the Twelve Colonies#Liturgy|Language in the Twelve Colonies]] article.''<br clear="all">

===Artifacts===
<div style="float:left; margin-right:1em;">[[Image:Bsg-arrow-apollo.jpg|75px]]</div>
Despite Gemenon's fundamentalist climate, the city of [[Delphi]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] was apparently of a mind to store an important religious artifact, the [[Arrow of Apollo]], in a [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies|museum]], rather than a devotional institution.
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==The Clergy==

The separation of church and state is less rigorous in the Colonies than in the contemporary United States. Laura Roslin [[Case Orange|is sworn into the presidency]] by a ''priest'', [[Elosha]], who continues on in an advisory capacity within Roslin's administration. Priests also preside over military funerals, without regard for the beliefs of the deceased. That this is a matter of course is perhaps indicative of the religious homogeneity of the Colonies (unlike the religious heterogeneity of real-life Earth and the presence of representatives and followers of different religions in the armed forces of various nations on Earth).

Priests in the Twelve Colonies are apparently not required to practice celibacy, as in some Christian denominations. In the episode "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]," Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] states that his father was a priest and his mother an oracle.

According to Billy Keikeya, some priests use the [[Chamalla]] plant for its hallucinogenic properties. The prescient dreams it imparted to Laura Roslin may imply the use of something similar by [[Pythia]], an ancient prophet.

The term ''Brother'' is used as a title for members of the clergy, although it is not fully apparent whether this is used in the real-world Earth's common usage as the title of a [[Wikipedia:Monk|monk]]. As with priests, a brother offers consultation and leads prayer. The only instance of this clergy in the series, as of the end of season 2, is Brother [[Cavil]], who offers guidance to Chief Tyrol. Cavil, however, is revealed as a [[Cylon agent]] some time later. Because of Cavil's nature, there may be doubt as to whether Cavil is a useful example of the work of a brother in Colonial religion.

As with Brothers in the clergy, there are ''Sisters'' as well. Sister [[Tivenan]] is briefly seen tending to business in the temple on [[New Caprica]], guiding prayer and officiating a [[dedication ceremony]] for the [[Nicholas Tyrol|newborn son]] of [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]). It is possible that Brothers and Sisters may be lay clergy (unlike priests and oracles).

Other than the works of Pythia and the mention of Chief Tyrol's mother, there is little information as to the functions of an ''[[oracle]]''. [[Selloi]] is the only oracle seen in the Re-imagined Series. She confirms the dreams of a copy of [[Number Three]] and the existance of [[Hera]]. It is not clear if Selloi was sitting in a tent designated as a temple, but there were numerous ornate or curious inscriptions surrounding and inside her tent that suggest the significance of the oracle's tent or her presence.

== Cylon Interpretations ==

Many Cylon agents show a strict, firm belief in a monotheistic [[God]]. When agents such as Leoben Conoy, Cavil, and [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] begin talking of Cylon beliefs, they are ridiculed and threatened with death. They refer to the Lords of Kobol as "false idols." They also claim to have more insight into Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves, as shown by Caprica-Valerii in "[[Home, Part II]]."

However, a connection between the Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol may exist. In "[[Exodus, Part I]]," an [[Selloi|oracle]] tells [[Number Three]] (a [[Cylon agent]] who has a ''dream'' of the oracle's tent and of holding the believed-dead hybrid child [[Hera]]) that she has a message from the one that Number Three worships. How would an oracle of the Lords of Kobol be able to hear the messages of the Cylon god?

One possibility involves the fates of the Lords of Kobol. If a Kobollian god(s) was separated from the others (per [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Jealous God|the deleted scene about a jealous god]]), could that deity have influenced the Cylons later, compelling them to deny the existence of the other Lords? The Olympian gods had many enemies, including the ones they deposed, the [[Wikipedia: Titan (mythology)|titans]]. While the notion of a fallen Lord is speculative in the Re-imagined Series, there is already a parallel series of characters from the [[Original Series]]: The [[Beings of Light]] and their fallen member, [[Iblis]].

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:''Dates use Adm [[William Adama]]'s service record from the third season episode [[Hero]] as a baseline. See also [[Survivor Count]], [[History of the Twelve Colonies]].''

==Ancient History==
* circa '''17,754''' [[Pythia]] records her prophecies.
*circa '''19,354''' The thirteen tribes leave [[Kobol]]: twelve for the star system containing the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], the other for [[Earth]]. The [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] are first settled. As a result of their exodus, the refugee settlers enter into a new dark age during which much of their past knowledge of history and technology is lost.
*'''19,3564 to 21,302''' Over the next few centuries the Twelve Colonies recover, then thrive, and eventually start competing with each other in various wars and shifting alliances, which had been going on since several hundred years before the Re-Imagined Series begins.

==Recent Colonial History==
*'''21,302''' Cylon revolt begins the [[Cylon War]]. [[Articles of Colonization]] signed ([[Colonial Day]], [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005]).
*'''21,303''' Colonials suffer a major defeat when the Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by Cylon Centurions, which resulted in some of the bloodiest, hand-to-hand fighting of the war. A young Petty Officer [[Saul Tigh]] is one of a handful of survivors.
*'''21,304'''
** [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' enters service under Commander [[Nash]].
*'''21,309''' [[William Adama]] begins his service in the Colonial Fleet as a Viper pilot, near the end of the Cylon War.
*'''21,314''' Armistice between the Colonials and the Cylons ends the [[Cylon War]].
*'''21,334'''
**Last significant [[FTL|Jump]] recorded on battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'s'' logs.
**[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]] ([[Bastille Day]]).
**[[William Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] first meet ([[Scattered]], podcast).
**[[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics ([[Litmus]]).
*'''21,347''' [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] marry. ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]], [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/112/deleted1.html deleted scene])
*'''21,349'''
**[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis ([[Act of Contrition]]).
**[[Galen Tyrol]] assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Litmus]]).
*'''21,350''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica''.
*'''21,352'''
**[[Caprica Six]] begins residence on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]), first encounters Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Miniseries]]).
**[[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|A copy of Sharon Valerii]] begins serving aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Farm]]).
**[[Zak Adama]] dies in a flight school accident. His funeral is Lee and William Adama's last meeting until the miniseries.
**Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from Flight School to ''Galactica'' ([[Act of Contrition]]).
*'''21,353''' Last time [[William Adama]] and [[Caroline Adama]] speak.
*'''-Several months''' [[Caroline Adama]] gets engaged.
*'''21,354''' [[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home.

===Events of the [[Miniseries]]===
*'''Day 1:''' Begins with the Cylon attack on [[Armistice Station]] and culminates with ''Galactica's'' fleet leaving the star system of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] during the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]].
**'''Zero Hour:''' Cylons [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destroy]] the Twelve Colonies. The (so-far-known) only known survivors are a rag-tag fugitive fleet escorted by ''Galactica''; ''Pegasus'', another [[Pegasus (RDM)|isolated battlestar]]; a fleet of 15 civilian FTL-capable ships; and the human [[Caprica Resistance|resistance]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]].

==Season 1==
*'''Note:''' Timeline assumes that the days shown on [[Caprica]] with [[Helo]] corresponds to the timeline on ''Galactica''. A strong example of this is in the season 1 finale "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", when [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] travels from Galactica to Caprica.''
==="[[33]]" through "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|Hand of God]]"===
*'''Day 6:''' ''Galactica'' loses the Cylon pursuers. Events of episode "[[33]]".
*'''Day 7:''' First new child born on the ''[[Rising Star]]''. ''Pegasus'' encounters a fleet of 15 civilian ships, including ''[[Scylla]]''.
*'''Day 10:''' Events of episode "[[Water]]"
*'''Day 12:''' Tom Zarek engineers the capture of the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' by its prisoner crew. Events of episode "[[Bastille Day]]".
*'''Day 14:''' Events of episode "[[Act of Contrition]]". [[Skirmish over the Red Moon|Starbuck is missing after a Cylon fight]].
*'''Day 15:''' Events of episode "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]"
*'''Day 17:''' Events of episode "[[Litmus]]"
*'''Day 21:''' First recollection by any of the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' crewmembers of giving [[Ellen Tigh]] medical assistance ("about a week" before "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]").
*'''Day 24:''' [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica Valerii]] and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] first make love. Events of episode "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"
*'''Day 25:''' Events of episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]"
*'''Day 26:''' Ellen Tigh resumes consciousness ("a couple of days" before [[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]).
*'''Day 28:''' Events of episode "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]".
*'''Day 36:''' [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]. Caprica Valerii is pregnant and suffering morning sickness. Events of episode "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".

===[[Colonial Day]]===

*'''Day 46:''' Delegates selected for the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. [[Tom Zarek]] selected to represent [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]]. Roslin implores Adama to permit his participation. [[Valance]] prepares to smuggle a ceramic stealth gun into the ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. Zarek addresses the fleet from the prison ship [[Astral Queen]]. Gaius Baltar selected to represent [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. Apollo and Starbuck inspect the [[Cloud Nine]].

*'''Day 47 - Morning:''' Colonial Day. Delegates arrive on Cloud Nine. Roslin addresses the Quorum. Baltar eyes [[Playa Palacios]]. Zarek moves to elect a vice president and is nominated by [[Marshall Bagott]]. Motion passes, chair to remain open 72 hours for nominations.

*'''Day 47 - Afternoon:''' Roslin asks [[Wallace Gray]] to run for the vice presidency. Zarek expounds on his reform agenda. Valence scuffles with Apollo and Starbuck and is jailed. Helo and Caprica Valerii arrive at a spaceport in the vicinity of [[Delphi]].

*'''Day 47 - Evening:''' Starbuck and Apollo interrogate Valence to no effect.

*'''Day 48 - Morning:''' Grey addresses the Quorum. [[Safiya Sanne]] changes [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]]'s vote to Zarek, bringing his total to 5 of 12.

*'''Day 48 - Afternoon:''' Zarek serves [[Ellen Tigh]] a drink and inquires after the whereabouts of Valence. Baltar interviewed by [[James McManus]]. Valence found dead. Tigh, Apollo and Starbuck consult with Roslin on security.

*'''Day 48 - Evening:''' Roslin travels to ''Cloud Nine'' and asks Grey to drop out of the race and recruits Baltar to replace him, interrupting his "exclusive" with Palacios. Apollo and Starbuck flirt in the bunk on ''[[Galactica]]''.

*'''Day 49 - Morning:''' Baltar elected Vice President, with Roslin casting the tie-breaking vote.

*'''Day 49 - Evening:''' Victory party for Baltar. Roslin dances with Adama, Ellen with Saul Tigh, Billy with Dualla, Starbuck with Apollo and Baltar.

*'''Day 49 - Night:''' Helo and Caprica Valerii infiltrate the spaceport. Helo discovers Valerii is a Cylon and flees.

''Note: Roslin states that the chair will remain open for nominations for 72 hours on the morning of Day 47, but the [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|next episode]] clearly takes place the day after the victory party, and is stated to take place on Day 50. Perhaps the Quorum moved to close the nomination period early after the nomination of a strong candidate.''

===[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]===
*'''Day 50 - Early Morning:''' Apollo and Adama spar. Baltar and Starbuck have sex. Caprica Valerii catches up with Helo at [[Delphi]], and he shoots her. ''Galactica'' Boomer contemplates suicide. [[Cottle]] examines Roslin and gives her "six months, at the outside".

*'''Day 50 - Morning:''' Starbuck and an (already) drunken Baltar exchange innuendos over the officer's card game.

*'''Day 50 - Afternoon:''' Roslin briefs Baltar on her economic agenda. [[Number Six|Six]] warns him that "it's not safe to remain on ''Galactica''". ''Galactica'' Boomer and Crashdown stumble upon [[Kobol]]. Helo holds Caprica Valerii at gunpoint. Apollo and Starbuck exchange blows.

*'''Day 50 - Evening:''' Roslin examines an orbital photograph of Kobol and has a vision of the [[City of the Gods]]. Adama decides to send an expedition, which Baltar demands to accompany. ''Galactica'' Boomer shoots herself on Baltar's advice. In private, Roslin unsuccessfully petitions Commander Adama to send the Cylon Raider after the [[Arrow of Apollo]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]].

*'''Day 50 - Night:''' [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)|Battle of Kobol]] begins. Scout party ambushed by a [[Cylon Basestar]] at Kobol. Starbuck devises a plan to deliver a nuke to the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] using the captured [[Cylon Raider|Raider]] and [[Cylon transponder]]. Roslin convinces her to purloin the Raider and take it to Caprica instead.

===[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]===
*'''Day 51 - Early Morning:''' Survivors of [[Raptor 1]] escape the wreck. Baltar passes out. Adama terminates Roslin's presidency. Apollo and Tigh plan an assault on ''[[Colonial One]]''. Adama dispatches the wounded Boomer to take out the basestar. Caprica Valerii leads Helo to [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]].

*'''Day 51 - Morning:''' Starbuck arrives at Caprica, retrieves the [[Arrow of Apollo]], kills a copy of [[Number Six|Six]] and meets up with Helo. ''Galactica's'' [[Marines|marines]] board ''[[Colonial One]]''. Apollo mutinies, Roslin stands down. Baltar has a vision of the shape of things to come. ''Galactica'' Boomer confronts other Valerii copies on the basestar. She returns from her mission and shoots Commander Adama.

==Season 2.0==
''Note: Season 2 dates are rough guesses at best, and are complicated by the [[season two timeline discontinuity]]. Dates for the first half of the season are based on the last dates given at the end of season one.

===[[Scattered]]===
*'''Day 51 - Morning:''' A [[Cylon Basestar]] ambushes the fleet, which jumps to an [[Emergency Jump Coordinates| emergency rendezvous point]]. ''Galactica'' jumps to wrong coordinates and is forced to backtrack. [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)#Scattering of the Fleet|''Galactica'' holds off basestar]] and returns to bulk of the Fleet.

===[[Valley of Darkness]]===
*'''Day 51 - Morning:''' ''Galactica'' is partially disabled by a Cylon [[Virus|virus]] while a [[Cylon Centurion]] boarding party attempts to [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)#Cylon Boarding|commandeer the ship]].

===[[Fragged]]===
*'''Day 51 - Afternoon:''' [[Crashdown]] is shot by [[Gaius Baltar]] on Kobol after threatening to shoot [[Cally]].

===[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]===
*'''Day 52:''' Tigh interrogates Tyrol and imprisons him with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)]].

*'''Day 53 - Morning:''' [[Cally]] blackmails Baltar into running his Cylon test on Tyrol. Baltar notes to Tigh that he should assume Roslin's duties; he invites Baltar to join her in the brig. ''[[Aturian]]'' stops refining Tylium in protest of Martial law. Apollo briefs pilots in the ready room. Dualla checks out his ass. On Caprica, Starbuck and Helo meet [[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]].

*'''Day 53 - Afternoon:''' Tigh deploys troops to vessels refusing to supply ''Galactica''. The [[Gideon]] Massacre takes place. Roslin is chagrined. Apollo initiates his escape plan.

*'''Day 53 - Evening:''' Saul and Ellen Tigh argue and have sex. Baltar poisons Tyrol and interrogates Boomer. Starbuck and Helo arrive at the Resistance HQ with Anders.

*'''Day 54 - Morning:''' Apollo delivers briefing, orchestrates Roslin's escape. The deck gang begin construction of a new brig cell for [[Cylon agent|Cylon agents]].

*'''Day 54 - Afternoon:''' Apollo & co. disembark at the [[Cloud Nine]] and link up with [[Tom Zarek]]. Starbuck and Anders flirt.

*'''Day 54 - Evening:''' Commander Adama wakes up. Cally kills ''Galactica''-Boomer.

===[[The Farm]]===
*'''Day 61:''' - Laura Roslin & co. take refuge on ''[[Kimba Huta]]''. William Adama resumes command of ''Galactica''.

===[[Home, Part I]]===
*'''Day ?? - Morning:''' Kara Thrace's captured [[Cylon Heavy Raider|Heavy Raider]] jumps into orbit around Kobol. Tom Zarek attempts to have it shot down because it's not the same Raider that Thrace departed in. Thrace lands her Heavy Raider aboard the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' and is reunited with President Roslin and Lee Adama. Lee learns that in addtion to Karl Agathon, Thrace brought back the Caprican copy of Sharon Valerii, whereupon Lee pulls a gun on Sharon. After defusing the situation with words, Roslin orders Valerii thrown out the airlock, but relents and has her thrown into the brig instead, after hearing both Thrace and Agathon's protest. Commander Adama promotes Captain [[George Birch]] to be the new ''Galactica'' CAG.

*'''Day ?? - Afternoon:''' Commander Adama holds a press conference regarding the escape of President Roslin from his custody and the ensuing martial law. Adama adjourns the press conference when the questions become increasingly pointed.

*'''Day ??+1 - Morning:''' Cpt. Birch on his first mission as CAG is responsible for an accident that nearly kills [[Kat]]. Zarek and his trusted lieutenant [[Meier]] plot to overthrow Roslin and take command of the fleet.

*'''Day ??+1 - Afternoon:''' Cpt. Birch oversees his second flight mishap as CAG when two ships he's supposed to be guiding collide with one another during a routine refueling operation.

*'''Day ??+2 - Morning:''' Roslin's party, made up of Thrace, Cpt. Adama, Elosha, Zarek, Meier, Agathon, Boomer, two Zarek red-shirts, two Roslin red-shirts and Roslin herself land on Kobol. Using Valerii as their guide they set out in search of the [[Tomb of Athena]].

*'''Day ??+2 - Afternoon:''' The party is ambushed by Cylon Centurions after Elosha accidentally trips a "bouncing betty" land mine and it blows up in her face, killing her. The surviving party is saved when Valerii uses an RPG launcher to destroy the last remaining Centurion.

*'''Day ??+2 - Evening:''' Adama makes the decision to put the fleet back together after a long and heartfelt talk with [[Dee]].

===[[Home, Part II]]===
*'''Day ??:''' - [[Raptor 1]] lands on Kobol with [[William Adama]] and his contingent. [[Tomb of Athena]] found.
*'''Day ??:''' - Roslin reestablished as lawful President; martial law ends. Fleet reunification.

===[[Final Cut]]===
*'''Day ??''' [[D'anna Biers]] produces a documentary aboard the Galactica about the "[[Gideon massacre]]." It is a generally positive documentary broadcast to the fleet. Unknown to the fleet, it is also disseminated to the Cylons, updating them with the status of the Colonial fleet.

===[[Flight of the Phoenix]]===
*'''Day 84''' - [[Cally]] is released from the brig; a welcome back party is thrown for her by the deck crew.
*'''Day ??''' - Laura Roslin is given a few weeks, a month at the most to live.
*'''Day ??''' - [[Chief Tyrol]] begins construction of the [[Blackbird]] prototype stealth fighter.
*'''Day ??''' - [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|''Galactica'' routs hundreds of Cylon fighters]] without a casualty while dispatching a [[Logic bomb]] from their ship computers.
*'''Day ??''' - The [[Blackbird]] prototype stealth fighter is completed by [[Chief Tyrol]] and a team of Galactica crewmembers. Lt. Thrace flies it on its first test flight, quickly proving its value as a stealth craft.

===[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]===
*'''Day ??''' - ''Galactica'' encounters battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Admiral [[Helena Cain]] assumes fleet command.
*'''Day ??'''- [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] accidentally kills ''Pegasus'' Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]] and is arrested with [[Karl Agathon|Helo]].
*'''Day ??''' - A standoff between the two battlestars begins over the treatment of the arrested ''Galactica'' crew.

==Season two timeline discontinuity==
:''Main article: [[Season two timeline discontinuity]]''
Based on various evidence, the end of "Resistance" can be very firmly dated to Day 54. This puts Cally's release at Day 84, and in turn means that as of "Flight of the Phoenix", Roslin was not expected to live past day 114. Corroborating this, Sharon Valerii does not appear visibly pregnant in "Pegasus".

However, in the following episode, Admiral Cain states offhandedly that it has been about six months since the fall of the colonies. This is further corroborated in "Epiphanies", which we learn takes place 189 days after the holocaust (a full 75 days longer than Roslin's most favorable prognosis). Additionally, Valerii now appears to be well into her second trimester, and elections have been put off by 75 days from their first-season projections.

There is apparently no way to reconcile this discrepancy. Even under the most liberal assumptions, the first half of the second season timeline cannot accommodate more than about three additional days.

Consequently, there is a 75-day discontinuity between the fist and second halves of season two. The second half of the season is dated from the firm dates given in "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and "Epiphanies", but be aware that dates throughout the remainder of season 2 are likely to contradict those from earlier in the series.

==Season 2.5==

===Dates not specific to episodes===

*'''c. Day ~140''': [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s attack the freighter ''[[Greenleaf]]'' ([[Sacrifice]]).

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]===
*'''Day ~175''' - The standoff between the two battlestars ends in an uneasy truce, and a tense summit aboard Colonial One, after Lt. Thrace returns from an unauthorized surveillance mission to the Cylon fleet, where she gains critical evidence on a Cylon ship. Dr. Baltar is able to determine from [[Gina]] that this is the [[Resurrection Ship]] that cylons need to resurrect so far from the Cylon homeworld.

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]===
*'''Day ~177''' - The Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus together engage the Cylon fleet in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], where they achieve an overwhelming victory with relatively light casualties, destroying not only the Resurrection Ship, but at least one other Cylon base star. The Blackbird is destroyed in the battle, although Lee Adama manages to eject successfully. At least one Raptor is also lost in the battle. Admiral Cain is killed by Gina, after Baltar helps her escape captivity. He then proceeds to hide her in the fleet.

===[[Epiphanies]]===
*'''Day 189''' - President Roslin near death; orders death of Cylon fetus. A [[Demand Peace|Cylon peace movement]] begins to pose as a threat to [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]]. The Cylon fetus is eventually spared, when Dr. Baltar determines how to use Cylon fetal stem cells to treat Roslin's cancer. Dr. Baltar smuggles the nuclear weapon that he was provided with for work on his Cylon detector to the Cylon peace movement aboard Cloud Nine.

===[[Black Market]]===
*'''Day ???''' - Commander Fisk is murdered aboard the Battlestar Pegasus. Lee Adama begins an investigation into the matter.
*'''Day ???''' - Lee Adama kills [[Phelan]], leader of the [[Black market (organization)|Black Market]] crime syndicate.
*'''Day ???''' - Lee Adama is debriefed on the entire incident regarding the murder of Fisk and the Black Market.

===[[Scar]]===
*'''Day ???''' - After 29 days in an asteroid field (putting us at Day 218 or later), the ''[[Majahual|Majahual's]]'' mining operation has produced enough raw materials for the construction of two new Viper squadrons using the fabrication facilities aboard the [[Pegasus (RDM)|Battlestar ''Pegasus'']]. Attacks on the operation continue by the ace Cylon raider known as [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]], making it the source of a heated competition between Lt. Katraine and Cpt. Thrace.

===[[Sacrifice]]===
*'''c. Day 210''' - Three men and a woman named [[Sesha Abinell]] lay siege to bar onboard [[Cloud 9]], taking the guests hostage, and sealing the area off from the rest of the ship. Abinell's husband was killed aboard the ''[[Greenleaf]]'' when the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] attacked it ten weeks ago, and she decides to exact vengeance. Lee Adama is wounded as a result of a failed rescue attempt by [[Kara Thrace]]

''Backdated from "The Captain's Hand" and "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I"''

===[[The Captain's Hand]]===
*'''c. Day 236''' - [[Kara Thrace]] assigned to ''Pegasus'' as flight instructor.
*'''Day ??''' - Almost one month after the events of "Sacrifice", [[Lee Adama]] has been promoted to Major and temporarily assigned to ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. [[Rya Kibby]] arrives on ''Galactica'' seeking a clandestine abortion from Dr. [[Cottle]] and requests asylum.
*'''c. Day 240''' - ''Pegasus'' Commander [[Barry Garner]] dies during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]. Adama is promoted to Commander and given command of ''Pegasus'', with Thrace replacing him as CAG of ''Galactica''. In response to heavy lobbying from Gemenon delegate [[Sarah Porter]] over the Kibby incident, Roslin places a moratorium on abortion. In protest, Vice President Gaius Baltar announces his candidacy for president in the upcoming election.
''Backdated from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I".''

===[[Downloaded]]===
*'''Day 270 (Zero Hour + 9 months)''' - [[Hera]] born, approximately one month premature. She survives, but the military and civilian leadership arrange for its death to be faked in order to throw off Cylon infiltrators such as [[Gina]] and [[D'anna Biers]]. [[Galen Tyrol]] accompanies [[Karl Agathon]] as he scatters what he believes to be his daughter's ashes from a Raptor. Hera is adopted by [[Maya]], who will later rename the child "Isis".
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]], both reincarnated on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] shortly after their respective deaths, are introduced by a copy of [[Number Three]]. The three, along with [[Samuel Anders]], are caught in an explosion set by members of the [[Caprica Resistance]]. Caprica-Six kills Three and releases Anders; Caprica-Six and Boomer resolve to persuade the Cylons to adopt a new approach in dealing with the Colonials.
''The originally aired version of this episode contained an error which placed the previous episode "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]" "10 weeks before" this one. This was corrected for the DVD release and subsequent airings.''

===[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]===
*'''c. Day 256''' - [[Galen Tyrol]] begins a series of recurring suicidal nightmares.
*'''c. Day 269''' - Presidential debates begin. [[Kara Thrace]], [[Felix Gaeta]] and [[Lee Adama]] brief pilots on Caprica SAR mission on ''Pegasus''. Tyrol attacks [[Cally]] after being woken from a nightmare.
*'''c. Day 270''' - Media reports on first debates. SAR team departs; [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] and crew accidentally discover a habitable planet and return to [[the Fleet]]. Tyrol begins counseling with Brother [[Cavil]].
*'''c. Day 280''' - Final presidential debate. SAR team arrives at Caprica and meets with [[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Caprica Resistance|Resistance]].
*'''c. Day 283''' - Polls open (projected).
''Tom Zarek states that the fleet has been "cooped up in metal boxes for nine months" the morning after the debates. This date is roughly taken as Day 270, with an implied give-or-take of a couple weeks. The surrounding events noted above can, however, be placed relative to this point with a good degree of certainty based on episode dialogue.''

===[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]===
*'''Day 281''' - Thrace's SAR team and Anders' resistance are pinned down by a Cylon sneak attack. They are under siege for 18 hours, the next morning they awake to find the Cylons have completely abandoned Caprica.
*'''Day 282''' - The SAR mission returns to Galactica, Cavil is discovered to be a Cylon when a second copy steps off a Raptor.
*'''Day 283''' - The polls open, Baltar wins. Tory Foster conspires with Col. Tigh and Dualla to rig the vote results to keep Roslin in power. Their plan is found out by Lt. Gaeta and Admiral Adama convinces Roslin to let the people's will prevail and let Baltar become president.
*'''Day 284''' - Baltar is inaugurated President. A distraught and emotionally bankrupt [[Gina]] detonates the nuclear warhead given to her by Baltar and destroys ''Cloud 9'' and several other near-by ships.
*'''c. Day 285''' - Adama visits President Baltar aboard ''Colonial One'' and questions him about the ''Cloud 9'' disaster. A defiant Baltar rebukes all his questions and accusations.
*'''Between c. Day 285 and 660'''
**The fleet settles on [[New Caprica]].
**Caprica-Sharon and Karl Agathon marry, and remain on board ''Galactica''.
**Anastasia Dualla and Lee Adama marry. She is promoted to Lieutenant (j.g.) and transfers to ''Pegasus'' as his XO.
**Kara Thrace and Samuel Anders marry and settle on New Caprica. Kara and Lee Adama have fallen out of favor with one another, while she and Saul Tigh appear to have mended fences. Sam contracts pneumonia.
**Galen Tyrol and Cally marry and settle on New Caprica. Cally becomes pregnant, Tyrol becomes a union head.
**Felix Gaeta retires from military duty and becomes President Baltar's aide.
**James "Jammer" Lyman and Tucker "Duck" Clellan retire and settle on New Caprica.
**Former President Laura Roslin becomes a school teacher on New Caprica. Maya, Hera's adoptive mother, is her teacher's assistant.
*'''c. Day 660 (380th day since settlement)'''
**Admiral Adama discharges Saul Tigh from his duties aboard ''Galactica''. He and Ellen settle on New Caprica.
**Galen and Cally Tyrol organize a general labor strike in protest of Baltar's poor leadership as President.
**Kara attempts to persuade Lee Adama to relinquish medical supplies for her husband.
**Cylon forces occupy New Caprica.

==Between Season 2.5 and ''The Resistance''==
*[[Nicholas Tyrol]] is born to [[Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]].
*[[Kara Thrace]] is forced into a marriage-type arrangement with [[Leoben Conoy]], whom she kills regularly.
''Note: It is unclear when Kara was taken, but finding her was clearly Conoy's first order of business.''
*A resistance movement is established. Its leaders are [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]]. Other members include [[Jean Barolay]] and [[James Lyman|James "Jammer" Lyman]].
''Note: Samuel Anders is clearly a resistance leader by the episode "Occupation", but he is not seen during "Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance". His character background suggests that he would have been a founder or early member of the resistance, but we must also presume it took him at least some time to recover from his illness.''

==''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]''==
*'''c. Day 727 (447th day since settlement, 67th day of occupation) - Evening:''' Tyrol and Tigh have been organizing a budding resistance movement, but they find recruiting new soldiers is becoming dangerous and difficult. New Capricans are shot on the spot if weapons are found in their tents. The Cylons are also setting up a human police force to take over for the [[Cylon Centurion]]s, who are doing most of the police work.

*'''Day 728?:''' - Due to personal reasons Duck has refused to work with the resistance, much to the ire of Tyrol. A ritual for protection of the crops from blight is said in the temple. As the priestess leaves, Jean Barolay abruptly shifts the conversation to the movement of the weapons stash into the temple; Jammer strongly objects, but he is overruled by Tigh. Later in the day, Duck tells Nora his decision about joining the resistance. She is pleased that he refused Tyrol. During the night, Tigh, Tyrol, Jammer, and Barolay move the weapons into the temple disguising them.

*'''Day 729?:''' - Nora wakes Duck saying he will be late to work. She tries to convince him to go to temple after work with her. He refuses, saying he talks to the gods in his own way. Later in the day, Cally and Nora are visiting the temple. A Number Five announces that he will enter the temple with several Cylon Centurions. Several men try to block them, but the Cylons force their way in and gunfire can be seen and heard. While trying to run away Cally falls to the ground protecting her baby, but Nora is shot and killed when she tries to retrieve her bag. Afterwards Tyrol, Cally and Jammer return Nora's bag to Duck, and inform him about the death of Nora. Duck is physically sickened by the news. He becomes angry and demands to know if there were weapons in the temple. Tyrol tries to avoid the question, but Duck doesn't relent until Tyrol admits the truth. At that point, Duck orders them out of his tent.

*'''Day 732?:''' - Tigh, Barolay, and Jammer discuss the effects of the attack, which has brought about positive effects for the resistance. The general population has started to side with the resistance and 1,000 people protested outside Colonial One over the attack on the temple. Since the attack, recruitment has become easier with 150 Colonials signing up. Tigh thinks that this was a good deal because the loss of a few weapons was worth the propaganda victory. However, Jammer is upset that the loss of 10 lives was not worth it. Tigh comes down hard on Jammer, stating that people die in war, nice people, and the resistance has no room for crybabies.

*'''Day 73_?:''' - Tyrol and Tigh discuss the arrest of Jammer by the Cylons. Tyrol insists that Jammer won't reveal the work of the resistance. Jammer is imprisoned in a Cylon detention center and is visited by a Number Five. Number Five proposes to Jammer that the massacre at the temple may have been planned by the Resistance. Number Five offers Jammer the chance to stop further bloodshed by informing him of potentially life-threatening actions by the Resistance. Jammer balks at becoming a traitor to the Resistance, but accepts a key card which will let him enter the [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] to report any secret plans of the Resistance.

==Between ''The Resistance'' and Season 3.0==

*[[Saul Tigh]] is captured by the Cylons and detained. One of his eyes is literally ripped out by the Cylons.
*Jammer and Duck enlist with the [[New Caprica Police]].

==Season 3.0==
===[[Occupation]]===
*'''c. Day 794 (514th day since settlement, 134th day of occupation)''': Thrace kills a [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] and Colonel Tigh is released.
*'''c. Day 795 - morning''': [[Duck]] commits to the suicide mission, Gaeta secretly provides the jamming frequencies, communication is established with [[Margaret_Edmondson|Racetrack]]'s Raptor, and Duck executes the suicide bombing.

===[[Precipice]]===
*'''c. Day 795 - evening''': Arguably, the introductory scene with Roslin in a cell takes place during the evening on the same day that the bombing occurred. An announcment that a curfew is in effect suggests that the time is between 1900 and 2200, since that is customarily when militaries impose cufews. The [[New Caprica Police|NCP]] raid the tents of and capture numerous suspected [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] members.
*'''c. Day 796 - morning & midday''': Chief Tyrol talks to Gaeta about Cally, Leoben introduces Kasey, the suicide woman damages the power substation, the Cylon conference forces Baltar to sign the execution order, Ellen Tigh steals the map, Roslin and others are detained, the trucks are driven to the [[Pergamus Flats]], and Sharon Agathon's contingent lands.

===[[Exodus, Part I]]===
*'''c. Day 796 - midday & evening''': Tyrol's group ambush the firing squad, the marines save Agathon and the resistance group, a [[Number Three]] dreams of [[Hera]], and Caprica Six talks to Baltar about her feelings.
*'''c. Day 797''': Starbuck apologizes to Kasey and the Number Three visits the [[Dodona Selloi|Oracle]]. The resistance's final planning and coordination is not shown but must take the entire day--similarly, what are the Cylons doing? Certainly they must be doing ''something'' the day after their execution fails and all the resistance members are free?--the next scene on New Caprica after the Oracle's scene is the Number Three talking to [[Dr. Cottle]] in the evening.
*'''c. Day 798 - morning & midday''': The Cavil killed by Tyrol's ambush returns to ''[[Colonial One]],'' introducing the question of whether it takes two days to [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]. Anders talks with Roslin about Hera's protection, Agathon infiltrates into the facility and obtains the launch keys. Ellen Tigh is exposed. Admiral Adama gives "the speech."

===[[Exodus, Part II]]===
*'''c. Day 798 - afternoon''': Ellen Tigh voices her final oratory, and the resistance's bombs initiate the [[Battle of New Caprica]], soon joined by the battlestars. ''Galactica'' afterward conducts a link-up with other ships, involving many emotional reunions, and Admiral Adama finally shaves.

===[[Collaborators]]===
*'''c. Day 800 (Day 3 of the Second Exodus)''' - James "Jammer" Lyman, and 12 others before him are executed by [[The Circle]] for being Cylon collaborators. Gaius Baltar awakens aboard a Cylon basestar for the first time after fleeing New Caprica. President Tom Zarek meets with Laura Roslin aboard ''Colonial One'', Zarek promises to name Roslin as his Vice President then resign. Samuel Anders resigns from The Circle citing personal issues, his wife Kara Thrace replaces him. Felix Gaeta is tried and convicted by The Circle, he is abducted and taken to ''Galactica''’s flight pod for execution but is spared by Col. Tigh and Chief Tyrol. President Roslin abolishes The Circle and immediately pardons all those suspected of collaboration.

==Future Events==

No current future events at this time.

== Past Predictions ==

The following is a list of predictions that were made based off information from past episodes during the first run of the series. These predictions have since become obsolete or the events have been addressed in light of events from episodes aired after said predictions were made. They are kept here as a reference.

*'''Day 50 + 6 Months (c. Day 230):''' Roslin's maximum life expectancy as of Day 50 ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).
*'''Day 86 + 1 month (c. Day 116):''' Roslin's maximum life expectancy as of Day 86 ([[Flight of the Phoenix]])
**Roslin's cancer is cured by fetal blood from [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]]'s then-unborn child, [[Hera]] ([[Epiphanies]]).
*'''Day 54 + 3 months (c. Day 144):''' [[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Caprica Resistance]]'s anti-radiation med supply projected to run out ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).
**Anders' group survives in "[[Downloaded]]", c. Day 270. They could have simply found more stockpiles of anti-radiation meds in the intervening time period.
*'''Day 12 + 7 Months (c. Day 222):''' Elections due for President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] ([[Bastille Day]]).
**The elections eventually come, about [[season two timeline discontinuity|two months late]], in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".
*'''Day 24 + 9 Months (c. Day 294):''' [[Sharon Agathon|"Caprica" Sharon Valerii]]'s daughter born. (see [[#Notes|Notes]] below)
**[[Hera]], daughter of [[Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|"Caprica" Sharon Valerii]] is born premature c. Day 270 ([[Downloaded]]).
*'''Day 36 + 3 years (c. Day 1131):''' Fleet runs out of [[tylium]] fuel that was resupplied from the Cylon asteroid mine; assuming that no other sources have been found before this date. ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]])
**We may presume that the Fleet's use of Tylium was essentially halted during the 17+ month stay on New Caprica.
*'''Day 260 (approx) + 18 years (c. Day 6,830)''' Time at which, if the [[Survivor count]] keeps up its current rate of decline and never increases, the human race will simply go extinct, according to Baltar's estimate in "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
**Due to the destruction of ''[[Cloud 9]]'' and surrounding ships in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", and subsequent casualties during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]), this figure must be drastically revised.

== Notes ==

*The above day listings use a simplistic calendar system with 30 day months and no leap years. The colonial calendar may be more sophisticated.
*The date of Valerii and Agathon's child is speculated from the events in [[Season 1]] and during the events of "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", assuming that the [[Cylon agent]]s share the same gestation period that humans do, and that the birth of their hybrid daughter is not [[Wikipedia:premature birth|premature]].
**Date of Hera's birth is now confirmed at Day 270.
*Later episodes in "Season 2.5" such as "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and "Epiphanies" state clearly that "Pegasus" and the episodes immediately following it take place six months after the Cylon Attack. Ron D. Moore did state that it took Tyrol "weeks" to construct the Blackbird and a large amount of time passes in this episode as a result. ''BattlestarWiki'' originally assumed this meant at most 2-4 weeks. However, the only plausible way that Pegasus and Resurrection Ship, Part I can take place six months after the attack is if "Flight of the Phoenix" actually lasted''' three months '''from beginning to end. Roslin was told in this episode that her cancer had accelerated, and she had only one month to live. As Cally's "welcome back" party happened earlier in the episode, when she was released from the brig around Day 86, a considerable period of time (several weeks at least) pass between these two scenes.

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Alphaboi867: the Colonial calender

== Caprica Boomer's conception and morning sickness ==

Only twelve days between Caprica Boomer's conception and morning sickness? That put's it at the fourth week, which is pretty much before she notices she is late. Sounds like a possible plot hole. Perhaps the caprica segments were not at the same time as the main fleet episodes or Cylon physilology makes them super sensitive to morning sickness. --[[User:Shemnon|Shemnon]] 18:35, 28 Jul 2005 (EDT)

:In fact, the times used here are taken from the captions introducing the Caprica sections in each episode, so a discrepancy is not possible. I too find the interval implausibly short, but that's just how it is, I guess. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:18, 29 Jul 2005 (EDT)

== Home II ==
:Roslin might not live to see Earth; although I don't have a recording of the episode, I thought she just said that she would "lead" them to Earth before her death. And since Roslin was responsible for finding the path to Earth (the starmaps in the Tomb of Athena) it might be argued that she's already 'led' them on the right path to Earth...[[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 17:56, 27 August 2005 (EDT)

Re: Home, Part II: I realize that it's been difficult to firmly establish dates during this season, and anticipate that it will only get worse now that the main Kobol's Last Gleaming – Home arc is complete and the story resumes a more episodic feel. As a result, it would be helpful to justify any timeline estimates on the relevant episode's Notes section, as I have done for [[Resistance]] and [[The Farm]]. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:13, 27 August 2005 (EDT)

== Saul and Bill vs. The ''Evil'' Cylons ==

So wait... The Cylon War started when William Adama was, roughly, ten and Saul Tigh was being born? It then went on for about 10 years, thus ending shortly after Adama would have been able to be in the military (assuming both that he wouldn't lie about his age to get in and that the Colonial Fleet has similar age-restrictions to the US Army--both pure speculation) and when Tigh was 10ish. This is my understanding from reading the time-line. I've frankly not paid much attention to when they mention these things on-screen. However, if this is true, then how did the ten-year-old Tigh learn about Cylon boarding party tactics after the Armistice? I have the (perhaps mistaken) impression that both Tigh and Adama are veterans of the Cylon War, but this timeline doesn't seem to allow for that. What's going on here? Am I daft? This is entirely possible. --[[User:Day|Day]] 04:03, 10 September 2005 (EDT)

== Untangling Season 2 ==

After their meticulous efforts at keeping track of the timeline during the first season, [[TPTB]] have apparently started slacking off this season. A clear timeline is an important resource, however, so let's start untangling things.

*'''Scattered''', '''Valley of Darkness''' and '''Fragged''' all clearly take place within the same 24-36 hours, on Day 51.

*'''Resistance''' takes place over two days, and begins on day 53 ''at the earliest''. Apollo asks Dualla how his father is doing "today", implying that it is at least the second time he has done so. His first chance would have been the morning of Day 52, putting the earliest possible date of this episode at Day 53.

:*Begins: Day 53
:*Ends: Day 54 (earliest possible)

:At the end of the episode, Roslin escapes and Bill Adama wakes up. In "The Farm", Gaeta states that Roslin's escape took place "last week". This is very vague, and means only that "The Farm" begins more than one day after "Resistance", or else Gaeta would have said "yesterday". In a [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/205/deleted2.html scene] cut from beginning of The Farm (during Roslin's arrival on ''[[Kimba Huta]]''), Roslin makes a stronger statement - that it's been an "entire week" since her escape from ''Galactica''. This allows us to constrain the date of this episode fairly well, by substracting a seven day period from the well established possible date range for The Farm:

:*Ends Day 55 (latest, if Tigh were in command for 11 days (the longest probable time period))
:*Ends Day 57 (latest, if Tigh were in command for 13 days (the longest possible time period))

:I thus consider Days 53-54 to be most likely range. This assumption is important, as "Flight of the Phoenix" must be calculated based on the day of Cally's arrest.

*'''The Farm''' begins with Adama resuming command. According to D'Anna Biers in "Final Cut", Tigh was in command for "over a week". I take this to mean 8-11 days, since if it had been 12 or more, she probably would have said "almost two weeks". That puts the beginning of this episode at day 59 (earliest) or day 62 (latest).

:*Begins: Day 59 (earliest) (Kobol's Last Gleaming Part I (Day 51) + 8 days)
:*Begins: Day 62 (latest probable) (+11 days)
:*Begins: Day 64 (latest possible) (+13 days)

:Roslin, as noted above, clarifies further in a cut scene, implying that this episode takes place exactly seven days after "Resistance". Working off of my estimate above, I therefore suggest that the most probable start date for this episode is Day 61, which puts Tigh in command for a 10 day period.

:This also means that Adama spent seven days between resuming consciousness and resuming command. Given the extent of his injuries, this is entirely plausible.

*'''Home, Part I''' begins immediately after the end of "The Farm".

*'''Final Cut''' takes place 10 days after the last Cylon contact. Since there were none since Valley of Darkness (Day 51), unless we count the Roslin Faction's skirmish on Kobol, and the episode clearly takes place much later than day 61, we must assume there has been a Cylon contact at some point ''after'' "Home, Part II", and that it's been more than ten days since then.

*'''Flight of the Phoenix''' features Cally's release from the brig. Since Bill Adama was being lenient when he sentenced her (in The Farm, some time after she would've been initially imprisoned), we may assume he granted her time served. If she killed Boomer on the evening of day 54, her first day in the brig would have been completed on the evening of day 55, her 30th on the evening of day 84. Her welcome-back party was probably that very night.
:*Begins: Day 84 (earliest, if "Resistance" ended on day 54)
:*Begins: Day 87 (latest possible, if Tigh was in command for 13 days, and thus Resistance ended on Day 57)
:As per "Resistance", we assume Day 84 here.

:The duration of the episode is difficult to determine. We can probably put an upper limit on it based on the progress of Roslin's disease in the following episodes, but in his podcast, RDM notes that the timeline was kept deliberately vague for dramatic purposes:
:<blockquote>The true timeline of how long it would really take Tyrol to actually build one of these things from scratch would probably be much - it would be weeks, realistically. But you'd rather tell the story in one package. You'd rather tell the story, hold the viewer in the moment of the scene, make them invest themselves in the effort and pay it off. And so you can fudge the timeline, you can kind of skate by it. There's no definitive statement in the episode of how long this is all taking. It's kept purposely vague. It's not - there's no, like, y'know, clock going on. No one's mentioning a passage of time really since he started working on the viper. You could probably find cryptic references here and there that might nail it down to a specific timeline - ''maybe''.</blockquote>
:*Although interpreting Moore's comments may not be wise, his notion that the Blackbird would take at least "weeks" to complete is probably plausible. Thus we can guess that the episode ends at ''the earliest'' 14 days later.
:*Ends: Day 98 (if "Resistance" ended on day 54)
:*Ends: Day 99 (if Tigh was in command for 11 days, and thus Resistance ended on Day 55)
:*Ends: Day 101 (if Tigh was in command for 13 days, and thus Resistance ended on Day 57)
:An upper limit on the end date of this episode is provided by the start of "Pegasus". When more information is available we will probably want to expand the date range as generously as possible, given the lengthy construction task in depicts.

*'''Pegasus''' is very difficult to date because of the trouble with the duration of "Flight of the Phoenix". All that can be said for certain is that, since Roslin is still on her feet, it can't ''possibly'' be more than 30 days after that episode begins, and ''probably'' no more than 20. Conceivably, "Pegasus" could have begun the very day "Flight of the Phoenix" ended, with the christening ceremony and Roslin's appearance on Galactica bookmarking the same visit. Otherwise, there were probably several days or more between her visits.
**This is a slightly difficult reading, if only because of Adama's line "Well, Madam President, you picked a hell of a day for a visit" - she didn't pick the day for her visit in "Flight of the Phoenix", the deck crew did.

*'''Resurrection Ship, Part I''' is explicitly stated to take place six months after the fall of the twelve colonies. This badly contradicts earlier information, and there is no plausible place to insert the missing two month period, since Roslin's prognosis is updated before Cally is released from the brig in "Flight of the Phoenix". The episode itself does not appear to span more than a day.

*'''Resurrection Ship, Part II''' resumes immediately from the end of Part I, and appears to span about two and a half days.
:In the episode "Epiphanies", which begins on day 189, Gaius Baltar notes that it has been "weeks" since he last saw his internal six. That puts her last appearance in this episode no later than day 175.

*'''Epiphanies''' should take place very near the end of the life span projected for Roslin in "Flight of the Phoenix". Hopefully more information will be available to date later episodes from that point, but if not, it's probably the last episode that will be dateable with any degree of certainty. For now, we can state that ''at the latest'', the episode ''begins'':
:*Begins: Day 114 (if "Resistance" ended on day 54)
:*Begins: Day 115 (if Tigh was in command for 11 days, and thus Resistance ended on Day 55)
:*Begins: Day 117 (if Tigh was in command for 13 days, and thus Resistance ended on Day 57)
:However, it now appears that Cain's "six month" statement will be adhered to in future episodes. [http://galactica.emedian.net/episode/2.13/imagepages/image13.html Promotional photographs] from the episode indicate that Boomer is showing visibly, which is more consistant with a five-month pregnancy than the three-month pregnancy accounted for above. (Boomer was impregnated between Day 24 and Day 36 in the first season.)
::Unless you go with the "Cylons have accelerated pregnancies" argument, which is admittedly something of a cop-out. --[[User:Redwall|Redwall]] 20:09, 14 January 2006 (EST)
:The episode explicitly states that it takes place on Day 189 post-holocaust. The missing two months cannot be accounted for, and must be written off as a continuity error.

*In '''Black Market''', Fisk's assasination takes place "a matter of weeks" after Cain's. Phelan is killed two days later. Apollo's debriefing probably takes place the next day after that.

*Scar opens on Majahual's 29th day of mining operations. During this time period, the fleet has split up so that ''Galactica'' may guard mining operations while ''Pegasus'' shepherds the fleet and provides a less static target. The big question here is, could "Black Market" have taken place during this 29-day span?
**Evidence in favor: The distance from Admiral Adama's oversight would hvae afforded Jack Fisk ample opportunity to become embroiled with the Black Market.
**Evidence against: Both ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' are both seen with the Fleet at the beginning of "Black Market". This means that either the fleet had yet to split up, ''Majahual'' had returned to the Fleet with ''Galactica'', or that ''Majahual'' had been left behind in the asteroid field, defenseless.
***Counterpoint: It may have been necessary for the mining ships involved in the project to offload ore at refinery ship ''Daru Mozu'' before returning to mining activities. In this case, ''Galactica'' could have been escorting a mining ship back to the fleet during "Black Market".
**Evidence against: In the midst of Scar's attacks during the mining operation, Lee Adama would have been a poor choice to lead the investigation into Fisk's murder, since his skills as CAG were in greater demand with the Viper squadrons.
:So, could "Epiphanies" have as well?
:*Evidence in favor: Thrace spends most of her time in "Epiphanies" onboard ''Galactica''. The mining operations give her an excuse to be on ''Galactica'' despite her nominal position as CAG of ''Pegasus''.
:*Evidence against: Roslin spent what were very nearly her last days in ''Galactica'''s infirmary. If ''Galactica'' had been in a combat situation at the time, this would not have been a good choice.

*Not much information is available to pin down the date of '''Sacrifice'''.

*'''The Captain's Hand''' gives us two clues as to its date:
**It has been "almost a month" since Lee Adama was wounded in "Sacrifice".
**Baltar's initial projection of the fleet's population trends took place "over seven months ago". This was ''before'' the arrival of ''Pegasus'', since he has to factor the crew of that ship in afterwards.
***Note that this quite explicitly contradicts information given on the date of the presidential election given throughout the first season (seven months from "Bastille Day", six moths from "Colonial Day") - clearly, the election should already have taken place by now.

*''Galactica''-Valerii's resurrection in '''Downloaded''' takes place ten weeks after her death in "Resistance", which was firmly dated to be absolutely no later than Day 57, and probably no later than Day 54, above. That would put "Downloaded" at around Day 124, which explicitly contradicts almost every other piece of timeline information provided since "Resurrection Ship, Part I".
**[[Hera]]'s birth apparently takes place nine months after the destruction of the twelve colonies, setting the date at roughly Day 270. This makes her birth about a month premature (Valerii was impregnated sometime between Day 24 and Day 36). This is at least in line with the post-"Resurrection Ship" timeline.
**Is it possible that the scenes on Cylon-ocupied Caprica and in The Fleet do not take place concurrently?
***Downloaded denotes both Caprica and Galactica as "present day". --Redwall
***They've pretty much established that we're at "Month 9". 10 weeks ago? A month passed between "Sacrifice" and "Captain's Hand", another during Scar, and at least two before that; that would put her death in the Cain Trilogy! --->This is a goof!--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 23:16, 24 February 2006 (EST)
**Number Three states that Thrace was on Caprica "a couple of weeks ago". It's not entirely clear how long "The Farm" lasted, but it was clearly many months ago - Galactica-Valerii wasn't even showing in that episode, and she gives birth here.

*'''Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I''' gives us many clues.
**Zarek states that the people of the fleet have been "cooped up in metal boxes for nine months".
**Tyrol has been having nightmares for two weeks.
**The episode opens on the first day of the presidential debates. James MacManus tells us that Baltar declared his candidacy a month ago, and that the polls will open in two weeks.
**Simultaneously, Apollo remarks that the raptor pilots will be missing five days of debate. This would seem to indicate that he expects their return within that time span.
**Roslin, Foster, Baltar and Zarek are seen reading coverage of the debates the following morning.
**Immediately afterwards, we see the Raptor team check in and make their first jump.
**A series of events take place whose timeline is somewhat indeterminate.
**We then see Starbuck's team prepping for their final jump. This is intercut with the final presidential debate, during which MacManus states that the polls are set to open in three days.
:So, we can conclude the following:
:*Day 240: "The Captain's Hand" ends with Baltar's announcement of candidacy.
:*Day 270: Opening debate.
:*Day 271: Candidates review media coverage, Raptors depart for Caprica.
:*Day 281: Final debate. Raptors arrive at Caprica.
:*Day 284: Polls open (projected).

:Comments: Apollo's "five day" comment is confusing, since the Raptor team was apparently only halfway there by LDYB1 + 5, and at their rate of travel couldn't be expected to return until LDYB1 + 22 days.
:If the Raptors were only making ten jumps, as Gaeta tells us, this means that they were only making one jump per day. Although we've never seen raptors operating at such a long range before, it still seems like a slower rate than one would expect.

'''Summary of Known Information:'''
*KLG, pt. II, Scattered, Valley of Darkness, Fragged - Day 51
*The Farm: Duration unknown. Begins 8-13 days after KLG, pt. II (probably no more than 11)
*Resistance: Covers 2 days. Ends 7 days before The Farm.
*Flight of the Phoenix: Duration is at least 14 days. Begins 30 days after Resistance.
*Resurrection Ship, Part II: Six's last appearance is at least 14 days before the beginning of "Epiphanies".
*Epiphanies: Should begin less than 30 days after Flight of the Phoenix.
*Epiphanies: Begins Day 189
*Black Market: Begins less than 60 days after Cain's assasination.
*The Captain's Hand: Thrace was assigned to ''Pegasus'' before Adama, but not by long - she was only on board for four days prior to the Battle of the Binary Star System.
*The Captain's Hand: Begins after Thrace's assignment, and "almost a month" after "Sacrifice". Probably between 21 and 29 days.
*The Captain's Hand: Baltar's comment about population statistics is at least 7.5 months (225 days) post-attack.
*Downloaded: Begins nine months post-holocaust (270 days). This is the most likely of several conflicting pieces of information.
*Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1: Begins 30 days after the end of "The Captain's Hand."
*Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1: One day later, Zarek states that it's about nine-months post-holocaust.
*Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1: Ends 11 days after the first debates.

''More to come.'' --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 01:39, 11 December 2005 (EST)

===How You Can Help===
I need thoughts on the following:
*How many days was Kara Thrace at the Farm on Caprica?
*How many days do both parts of "Home" span?

===Further cleanup===

Firstly, I'm thinking that "Epiphanies" will take place exactly 30 days after "Flight of the Phoenix" (getting it down to the wire, last possible moment to save Roslin, etc). However, I used to think "Flight of the Phoenix" happened on day 86, now it's been moved to day 89 (I don't understand the reasoning), and FotP's date is based on Cally's arrest at the end of "Resistance", however recently the deleted scenes revealed the "The Farm" takes place one week after "Fragged". I'm not adept enough at this to sort it all out, maybe someone else can. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 10:58, 10 December 2005 (EST)

:Which scene? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:33, 10 December 2005 (EST)

::During the Roslin halucination scene in "Resistance", I believe; she says that the Quorum has been unsure of whether to support her or not for "a week now". Granted, it was a dream sequence, but I think it accurately reflects what the tone of the episode was.--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 22:07, 10 December 2005 (EST)

:::Oh, you meant The Farm, which wasn't a hallucination. That's helpful. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 01:01, 11 December 2005 (EST)

== 6 months? ==

I thought I heard "Is that what you two have been doing out here for the last '''six months'''?" (following by something about philosophical debates and not having that luxury in time of war) from Cain on Colonial One. 180 days is a lot, so I thought I would mention it instead of add it, since I might just have heard incorrectly. --[[User:CalculatinAvatar|CalculatinAvatar]] 21:34, 7 January 2006 (EST)

:See [[Resurrection Ship, Part I#Analysis]]. Her comment cannot possibly be correct, but on the other hand, she was speaking in haste and might have been exagerating for dramatic effect. Pegasus and Resurrection Ship almost certainly take place three months and change since the attack. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:23, 7 January 2006 (EST)

Further, in "[[Final Cut]]" D'Anna Biers states that Col. Tigh was in command of Galactica for "over a week"--->which is from "Scattered" to "Resistance" (maybe "The Farm"). I'm going to be liberal with this and say that was 13 days at most (obviously, this is probably not this case). Theorizing here: We know that Col. Tigh took command on Day 51 (on screen Fact), and that may have been in "command" for at most 14 days-->Resistance takes place on Day 65ish. Cally is given 30 days in the brig, gets out in "Flight of the Phoenix" which begins on Day 85ish then. Now, RDM did say that "weeks" pass during Flight of the Phoenix, which we always interpretted as "at least two weeks". In the same episode, Roslin is told that she has one month (30 days), ''tops'', to live. "Pegasus" could have occured right after this. Anyway, "Epiphanies" now says that it takes place on Day 189? Okay, subtract 14 days for the two weeks Six was gone; that's 175. At LEAST two days pass during the Cain trilogy; so 173. --->When does "Flight of the Phoenix" end? That's the question. Well, subtract 30 from 173 and we get 143. You know, no matter how many ways I look at it, I'm suspecting they're trying to pull a full-blown '''retcon''' on us, because they're apparently saying that "Flight of the Phoenix" from beginning to end lasted '''two months'''. '''We know as stated fact that the Presidential elections are taking place on Day 222''' (give or take a week). So unless in an episode stated to take place 30 days from now, there is an election, this is just one of the biggest goofs we've ever had. Thoughts?--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 18:13, 21 January 2006 (EST)

:Yes, that's where it stands. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:37, 21 January 2006 (EST)

::Who says FOTP didn't take 2 months? They were building a frakking ship from scratch, after all. Granted, its the biggest leap we've seen in a single episode, but is there evidence to the contrary? --[[User:BMS|BMS]] 20:01, 21 January 2006 (EST)
:::Yes. Roslin gets her one-month prognosis ''before'' Cally's release from the brig, which we can firmly date. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 21 January 2006 (EST)

::Also, remember that Laura was '''''starting''''' her education-related tour thingee 189 days before Ephiphanies. I am pretty sure that she was almost ENDING it during the miniseries. So, I think we can safely say that Ephiphanies is not happening on day 189, but rather, before it. Granted, its probably not more than a week or two, but that week could be what we're missing to make the timeline coherent. --[[User:BMS|BMS]] 20:01, 21 January 2006 (EST)
:::In his podcast, Moore states the the flashback scenes were meant to take place in between Roslin's diagnosis and her departure for Galactica, which was all in the span of one day. He admits that the timeline has to be fudged a bit to get Baltar and Six on the scene, but it was a very short time span. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 21 January 2006 (EST)

::Furthermore, however, I think that we're missing gaps that occur between episodes. For instance, is there evidence that KLG took place right after Colonial Day? We listed a one day gap, but what are we basing that on? There could be a week gap there and we wouldn't know it.
:::There is very firm evidence for all the first season dating, including Colonial Day and Kobol's Last Gleaming. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 21 January 2006 (EST)

::I think we need to list the things we DO know (colonial day takes place on day 47, there is a 30 day gap between resistance and the beginning of FOTP, and Ephiphanies takes place in the 180 day range, etc.) and then rebuild the timeline from there, working in reasonable gaps. We are saying that there are continuity errors due to Ephiphanies, but I doubt RDM would make a blunder like that. We just think there is a continuity error because we've been speculating ao many dates and then taking them for fact. --[[User:BMS|BMS]] 20:01, 21 January 2006 (EST)
:::I have been maintaining exactly such a list at the bottom of my lengthy discussion on the topic. I encourage you to read it fully. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 21 January 2006 (EST)

:::Some might call this cavalier, but this is what I ''propose'' as what I would like: Firstly, we're going to bludgeon Ron D. Moore's blog with questions about this until we get an answer (even of the "so what? we made it up" variety, anything). You see, BMS, I feel that we '''should not restructure the timeline based on "Epiphanies"'''. We should point out in the Notes section of every following episode "This is so and so many days after "Epiphanies", however note that BattlestarWiki's timeline shows that it couldn't be this". This is either a major blunder, a retcon, or both. We're not basing it on "Colonial Day", we're basing it on "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II" which was the final day that we got a date on screen (Day 51). KLG part I begins immediately after Colonial Day as you see that Starbuck got drunk at the party then had sex with Baltar in the following episode (she has the same dress, etc). Simply;
:::*Kobol's Last Gleaming Part II through Valley of Darkness happen pretty much on the same day, Day 51.
:::*Colonel Tigh could not possibly have been in command of Galactica for a period of over two weeks. He was in command starting in "Scattered", until "Resistance", although possibly this could have extended until "The Farm".
:::*Cally is given a sentence of 30 days in the brig in "The Farm" for shooting Boomer in "Resistance". (we always assumed it mean 30 Days counting from when she was first arrested, not several days later when Adama sentenced her). She gets out in "Flight of the Phoenix".
:::*Roslin is told later in Flight of the Phoenix that she has no more than one month to live. That puts a MAXIMUM of 30 days between the END of Flight of the Phoenix and "Epiphanies". We do know that Flight of the Phoenix DOES span a time period of WEEKS, we always assumed this was at least two. Though I guess up to four would not be "unreasonable".
:::*Adding them up, 51+14+30 = 90. Flight of the Phoenix BEGINS at around at least Day 90 (although the SCENE with Roslin's diagnosis is after the scene when Cally gets out, I'm willing to fudge it and just say that scenes on different ships don't necessarily happen in order if they don't affect each other right away. Fair enough).---->Thus, "Epiphanies" could not take place any later than Day 120, which is FOUR months, not Six (to quote Picard, "THERE...ARE...**FOUR**..." MONTHS!). What are we supposed to believe, that Flight of the Phoenix lasted '''two months'''? I mean the biggest "official" gap between episodes was the 10 day gap between The Hand of God and Colonial Day.
:::*Another big, "dumb question" I have: If Pegasus-through-Epiphanies (within a few days of each other) is supposed to take place ''Six'' months after the Cylon attack, '''Why isn't Caprica-Boomer more visibly pregnant?!'''. Her daughter was conceived a month after the attack, which would make her ''Five months pregnant'' in "Pegasus". Yet in Pegasus, she's wearing a REALLY form fitting tank top in which she doesn't look noticeably pregnant at all. Anyone else baffled by this?--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 10:47, 22 January 2006 (EST)

::::Roslin's prognosis is updated very early in "Flight of the Phoenix", ''before'' Cally's release from the brig, so really it should be "a maximum of 30 days between the BEGINNING of Flight of the Phoenix" and "Epiphanies". As for Boomer, she looks about five months along in "Epiphanies", but certainly did not during the "Pegasus" trilogy. I think it's fairly obvious that we just have to write off the "lost" two months as a continuity glitch - there's certainly no use badgering RDM about it. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 15:28, 22 January 2006 (EST)

::::Thanks, Peter. Thats what I really wanted to see, the dates that we know filled in with the dates we can speculate. It appears your right, there are 2 months missing. I didn't think that RDM would make such a huge blunder - If I were him, I would have written out all the dates George Lucas style - he had the entire Star Wars timeline from Anakin's birth to Luke's death planned out before he even released the first one back in 1977. I thought RDM, with his whole "naturalistic science fiction" crusade would have done the same. Way to frak it up, RDM. PS way to work in the Picard reference - great episode. --[[User:BMS|BMS]] 15:33, 22 January 2006 (EST)
:::::No he didn't. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 16:30, 22 January 2006 (EST)
::::I just had another thought. Perhaps Roslins little tour lasted 2 months. If she was going to all 12 colonies, who knows? That might be the missing two months right there. Do we have a reference to the duration of that tour? --[[User:BMS|BMS]] 15:36, 22 January 2006 (EST)

:::::See RDM's podcast for his thoughts on the duration of the flashbacks. They were originally intended to all take place in between Roslin's diagnosis and her departure for ''Galactica'', all on the same day. Note that her suit matches the one she arrived on Galactica wearing. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 15:43, 22 January 2006 (EST)

::::::Oooh yeah... you're right. Well, I guess RDM's really frakked himself on this one. --[[User:BMS|BMS]] 19:36, 22 January 2006 (EST)

::::Very good observations, and I think we should try to pressure RDM about this, if possible. He spouts so much rhetoric about keeping it believeable that we can't really let something like this slide. However, I don't know about using the FotP "1 month" diagnosis as the ''main'' point of continuity criticism. While it is true that Dr. Cottle has shown to be a very good doctor and his estimate is probably a well-informed one, it is still an ''estimate.'' This certainly wouldn't be the first time a patient lived longer than a doctor expected, and it won't be the last. Despite decades of collecting data, cancer is still not very well understood by Earth doctors, and it follows that since the Galactica world is almost identical to ours in terms of medical technology (by design), cancer is not all that well understood there either. [[User:Drumstick|Drumstick]] 15:37, 22 January 2006 (EST)
:::::No. In that episode he said he's be ''surprised'' if she lived a month. They were down to a few weeks. Jumping from that to saying "well she could have just lived two months and surprised everyone" is stretching it. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 16:30, 22 January 2006 (EST)
By the way, please try to read the discussion thread more carefully. As much as I don't care for Ricimer regurgitating my easily accessible notes, I'd still rather not be erroneously credited for his posts. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:11, 22 January 2006 (EST)
:I'm as upset about this as you are. I was developing my own thoughts, "thinking out loud" as it were, not "regurgitating" what you said (similarities are due to the fact that they share the same source material). --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 16:30, 22 January 2006 (EST)

:I think we're all basically on the same page here, so there's no need to argue over who came up with what originally. [[User:Drumstick|Drumstick]] 17:37, 22 January 2006 (EST)

::Come on now, this is supposed to be a *happy* occassion. Let's not ''bicker'' and ''argue'' about...who killed who...--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 17:55, 22 January 2006 (EST)

:::Yeah... we're all on the same page here. Perhaps we should add a note to the bottom of the timeline page about the missing two months? Right now, it jumps from day 86 to day 175 with no explanation. Well, I guess there IS no explanation, so we should add a note saying there is no explanation... if that makes sense. Also, sorry if I mixed up who said what, this page has become a little tough to follow. My apologies to Ricimer and Peter Farago. --[[User:BMS|BMS]] 19:47, 22 January 2006 (EST)

Speaking from experience, I have known two people (one relative, one relative of a close friend) with cancer who have been given the "surprised if you see out the month" speech from doctors only to survive 3 months and 18 months respectively. My point is that even the most experienced of doctors often have to make educated guesses and sometimes they don't get the figures quite right. Sometimes the cancer doesn't behave as expected or the progression through the body slows. Given what is shown of Roslyn from FOTP, Pegasus, Resurrection Ship to Epiphanies, I don't see a huge problem with her lasting the extra 60 or so days that the timeline suggests. --[[User:Rexpop|rexpop]] 1:56, 26 January 2006 (EST)

:Thank you for your insight. On reflection, this does seem to be a plausible way to reconcile the time discrepancy. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:44, 26 January 2006 (EST)

:Your personal insight does not add further weight to your viewpoint. I feel this violates the Citation crusade directly: unless they say directly on screen, in dialog, "wow, she lived longer than we thought", we should under no circumstances '''assume''' that she "just happened to live longer". Remember, this is a ''tv series'' where the writers are actually trying to inform they audience by stating facts on camera. This is not a historical research paper where we are trying to find out when a real person died, and we're confused that a doctor's diagnosis notes say she would live shorter than we've been led to believe. This is a tv series, and the writers were talking with us the audience in mind when they have Cottle on screen saying "you've got weeks, a month at the outside". Note, at the "outside" chance, as in "a maximum of one month". Thus, Rosl*I*n we must assume only had one month left. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 19:57, 26 January 2006 (EST)

::My only point is that of all the known information, Roslin's prognosis is the only thing that it is even ''possible'' to fudge. Whether or not one wishes to do so is a matter of personal interpretation. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:42, 26 January 2006 (EST)

::Ricimer is just dead wrong there. If you listen to RDM he constantly talks about how his characters are living in a realistic world and are fallible. If you take that to its logical conclusion, then Cottle is just making his best guess as to what her prognosis is. He gives an estimate of how long she has, but, like any real doctor, he might have been wrong. An outside chance of one month doesn't rule out something longer than one month (he just probably wouldn't have bet money on it). And even if you went back to Cottle and he said, "She'll die within 20 days, guaranteed," one man's personal belief won't change the facts, and it looks like she lived longer than that one month. --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 02:59, 26 February 2006 (EST)

:::It is irrational of you to disagree with Ricimer. And frankly your line of thinking rings of [[Wikipedia:Truthiness|Truthiness]]: it is not "one man's OPINION"; he is a DOCTOR, his prognosis was based on science and fact. Next, it was obviously a case of the writers essentially breaking the fourth wall, to announce to the audience, "she has one month to live". Finally, the amount of time that we believe was lost was on the order of ''Three Months''. It would be impossible, given the script, for Roslin to inexplicably live for four months when the medical prognosis was that she would live for one month ''at most''. Further, it does not explain the sudden shift in Caprica-Sharon's pregnancy; how she goes from not-visibly pregnant in "Pegasus" to suddenly very pregnant: if "Downloaded" supposedly takes place when she is eight months pregnant, and in Res Ship they say that six months have passed, making her 5 months pregnant all of a sudden? Even when she was wearing a tank top and stuff? Regardless, suddenly going from a "one month at best" prognosis, to "well, turns out it was four months", is a ''fantasy''. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 03:32, 26 February 2006 (EST)

::::It's not irrational. It is one man's opinion, a doctor's for sure, but that still doesn't change the fact that he's making a best guess based on the information at hand. Going by yours and Ricimer's line of reasoning, then in the context of this show, a doctor's guesses are always right, that they do not make mistakes. But doctors do occasionally make misdiagnoses, give incorrect prognosises and make mistakes. I admit that it is a long shot that she could last four months after a one month prognosis, but it doesn't rule out that it couldn't happen. I understand that, by throwing out the one month prognosis in dialogue, the writers are trying to give us clues in the timeline, but the one month prognosis doesn't jive and I think that this is the best way to account for that three month gap. I personally think that they threw that line out there in writing anzd, as we have seen, they haven't been playing as close attention to the timeline as they should. And in regards to the pregnancy, at 5 months she'll have a nice little bulge in her belly. What I saw in Pegasus didn't really give any view of her belly area that was clear enough to know if she has a nice bulge ... unfortunately, I don't have a copy of "Resurrection Ship, pt I" to go back and take a look the exam scene right now which might clear things up. Oh, and thanks for the catch on the timeline for "Downloaded" BTW. You're right that 270 is the birthdate. --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 15:10, 2 March 2006 (CST)

:::::Actually, if you can see Pegasus and Res Ship again it's ridiculous; she's wearing a tight fitting tank top and doesn't look pregnant at all. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 16:41, 2 March 2006 (CST)

==Duration of Home, Part I==

What's the basis for the recent dating for Home, Part I? I mean in terms of quotes or something I missed.--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 17:16, 8 January 2006 (EST)

:I don't know. It would probably be best to consider it in three parts with The Farm and Home, Part II, since they all seem to pick up where the other leaves off. I've sort of held off on re-watching them longer than I should, since they aren't really my favorite episodes... --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:00, 8 January 2006 (EST)
::If we just "assumed" 2 days had passed, etc without evidence I think it should be replaced with ?? marks. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 18:38, 8 January 2006 (EST)
:::I agree, if there's no evidence, but let's give Kahran a chance to respond. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:41, 8 January 2006 (EST)

== Roslin's life expectancy after "Epiphanies" ==

Should we remove the "Roslin's maximum/minimum life expectancy" stat now that her cancer's been all but cured?
[[User:Kahran|Kahran]] 20:58, 21 January 2006 (EST)

:I'd rather not. We didn't remove her older life expectancy from "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I" when the estimate was revised downward in "Flight of the Phoenix". Both data points might still be of interest to someone who's following the continuity of the show. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:04, 21 January 2006 (EST)

==When is the Presidential Election?==

Okay, "Res Ship, part I" and "Epiphanies" established that we are now 6 months after the Cylon attack. (That's definately what they're *SAYING*, but I'm still saying how improbable it was and there must have been a lot of time passing in FotP).

Regardless, in "[[Scar]]" 29 days pass. Give a few as well for "Black Market" (do we know how many days pass in that?), and we'll call it an even "one month".

6 months + 1 month = 7 months. pollo stated in "Bastille Day" that they would hold elections in "seven months" when Roslin serves out President Adar's term. So what's going on? --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 03:11, 4 February 2006 (EST)

:RDM says the election will take place at the end of the season. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:18, 4 February 2006 (EST)

==Timing of Events of Black Market and later episodes==
The "matter of weeks" timing of Black Market after Epiphanies is thorny in terms of trying to figure out when it happens. I'm estimating 3 weeks, hence 21 days. If it was much longer, they could have said "a month" or "almost a month" or "more than a month", if it was shorter, it could be "just a week" or the like. It could be a little more either way, but I put dates in estimating that much time (and noted as approximate).
--Wingsandsword

:Seven weeks is still "a matter of weeks". All we can say about the "black market" comment is that it was definitely less than two months, since after that point it becomes "a matter of months". --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:38, 4 February 2006 (EST)

:::No Wingsandsword. Here our standard is to leave it as ?? question marks, when such a large amount of time as ''one to two weeks'' is involve.d --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 03:39, 4 February 2006 (EST)

::::I don't see any policy to that effect anywhere here. I've just checked, it's nowhere in the tutorials, nowhere in the few policies listed, nowhere I can find. There is no style guide to this wiki making things like that standard that I can tell. It might be ''your'' personal standard, but I don't see any official opinion or policy declaration that approximate dates have a specific margin of error, that beyond "x" certainty it goes from an approximate date to a completely unknown one. An approximate date is a lot more useful than just "???". We don't know when, hence it is listed as "~" days. --[[User:Wingsandsword|Wingsandsword]] 13:39, 4 February 2006 (EST)

== The Ten Weeks thing in "Downloaded" ==

Just wanted to let you guys in on a little thing regarding this "Ten Weeks Ago" thing that popped up in "Downloaded"... I was contacted by a bona-fide member of the post-production crew on BSG. While I can't get into specifics, since I didn't ask to do so, I can tell you folks that the production crew figured that the "Ten Weeks Ago" thing was a mistake (which came from the script) and this will be corrected in the home video releases and the international views to read "Ten Weeks After" (the attack). It was the fan's outcry -- and the meticulous work done on this timeline -- that brought around this correction. All our hard working contributors should be proud -- I know I am. Pretty frakkin' cool, huh? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 20:30, 2 March 2006 (CST)
:It is pretty cool, but "ten weeks after the attack" is still wrong - Sharon's death can't ''possibly'' have been any later than Day 57, ie, roughly eight weeks. Nor does it address the other issue in this episode - Three's statement that Kara was on Caprica "a couple weeks ago", while Caprica-Valerii wasn't even visibly pregnant yet; nor the 74 days which seem to have vanished into the ether between "Pegasus" and "Resurrection Ship". --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:18, 2 March 2006 (CST)
:: FYI, I've mailed the person in question your comments. I'm interested to see what happens with this. I'll keep you folks posted. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 21:39, 2 March 2006 (CST)

:::I was going to chime in on this myself: Our entire timeline supports the idea that it could not have been Day 70 (ten weeks); that was around Home, Part II. Would you guys agree that "8 weeks after" would be a good working figure? (I mean "weeks" leaves it "fuzzy around the edges", as it were, giving some 2-3 day stretch time, no need to get exact.--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 00:10, 3 March 2006 (CST)

== Flight Of The Phoenix Chronology Note ==
I'm sorry to say that the whole Chronology Note on this episode has several errors in it that need correcting. Rather than edit it myself, I'm starting this thread so that there is some agreement on what it is edited to. I rewatched 'Flight of the Phoenix' the other weekend from the Season 2.0 DVD set and the order of events in the episode is:

1) Caly gets released from the Brig
2) Tyrol starts building the backbird
3) Laura gets her one month to live diagnosis
4) Galactica routs Cylon attack
5) Tyrol completes the Blackbird.

So the statement that Laura's diagnosis happended before Caly was released from the brig is wrong. And there is no indication that the scene happened in flashback either. It's possible that they re-edited the episode for the DVD but I haven't seen a posting to indicate that this happened. So I would suggest that this note is removed and the episode timeline entry corrected to break out the 5 events, as they did occur on seperate days over a three month period. --[[User:Rexpop|Rexpop]] 15:38, 3 March 2006 (CST)

:Thank you; I was running off of some back information from someone else, but upon viewing a transcript at GalacticaStation, it appears that Roslin is givern her diagnosis AFTER Cally returns; this is great, and a lot simpler; now it just means that months pass between these two scenes. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 17:36, 3 March 2006 (CST)

::To clear things up I've tidied up the section for this episode. I've broken out the events as happening on different days and moved the chronology note to the notes section for further cleaning up. I've also indicated that the day of Cally's release is approximate as we don't have a firm date from when the 30 days starts from. Hopefully this will help keep the timeline fairly clean. and clear --[[User:Rexpop|Rexpop]] 21:33, 3 March 2006 (CST)

== Fine Tuning "Black Market" Through "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" ==

I know that we've been able to pin the start date of "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" to be around Day 270, but I think it we might be able to further fine tune that number to be more like Day 276. Going forward from "Epiphanies," the timeline is as follows:
* At least two days pass in "Epiphanies" putting the earliest start date for the events in "Black Market" to be around Day 191.
* At least one day passes in "Black Market," which means that the mining operations in "Scar" could not start until Day 192 at the earliest. Since the mining ops in "Scar" take 29 days, [[Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar ''Galactica'']] could not return to the fleet until Day 221 at the earliest.
* The return of [[Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar ''Galactica'']] to the fleet means that the events of "Sacrifice" could not begin until Day 221.
* Lee's recovery from the shooting in "Sacrifice" has lasted "almost a month." If we assume this is longer than three weeks and less than a month, around 25 days, then the starting date for "The Captain's Hand" would be around Day 246.
* In "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" the moderator of the debate states that Baltar announced his candidacy one month ago (in "The Captain's Hand"), putting the the beginning of the episode at around Day 276.
It's six days, I know, but I think with the information at hand we can reliably date the timline for the final stretch of the season. Any thoughts, other information I'm missing? --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 14:39, 7 March 2006 (CST)

:I agree. If we look at Starbuck's SAR, how can it take them 10 days to jump from the Fleet to Caprica and only one day to jump back? If we put "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" at Day 276, that would seem a little more likely (ie, four days of Jumps and calculations to get there, one day to get back). --[[User:Bahamut|Bahamut]] 04:00, 12 March 2006 (EST)

::It still doesn't take care of some of the consistencies in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I," though. Right before the debates Six says it will be two weeks before the election, yet in the briefing room right before the first debate Lee says they're listening in to see what they are looking forward to over the next 5 days, either meaning that the debates are only going to last 5 days or the SAR mission is going to last 5 days, yet after the last debate, the announcer says the election will be in three days and the SAR mission hasn't returned home yet (and yes, the SAR mission did run a day long, so I think it ran 6 days, while the debates ran 5. The 5 day format makes sense to me ... 1 day for debate, 1 day for rest, 1 day for second debate, 1 day for rest, 1 day for final debate) --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 23:38, 12 March 2006 (CST)

:::Something which just ocurred to me - the "three days away" comment explicitly refers to the polls ''opening''. Perhaps the "two weeks away" comment refers to them ''closing''. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:42, 12 March 2006 (CST)

::::Maybe, but Six explicitly says the "election" is two weeks away ... I think it might be that there's a good 7 days or so between the close of the debates and the actual election. That would mean the SAR team would get back from Caprica around Day 282 and you'd have a week for the action to play out of Rosalin coming to Baltar, Anders and Thrace and Lee, etc. If no-one has any other major inputs, I'll go ahead and edit the S2.5 timeline to reflect these changes. --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 00:18, 13 March 2006 (CST)

:::::Please don't. We're very explicitly told that the final debate was three days before the polls open, when McManus says "This concludes the cycle of the debates for the presidency. The polls will be open in three days." --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 14:56, 13 March 2006 (CST)

::::::Sorry, wasn't clear about what I'd proposed the edit on ... it would be for the stretch between Epiphanies and Lay Down Your Burdens I&II (the timeline I wrote out above). The timline for Lay Down Your Burdens I&II would remain intact, just shifted down by by 6 days. --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 01:44, 14 March 2006 (CST)

:::::::I'm confused. I thought it was pretty clear that the LDYB timeline I posted is based on a rough estimate of Baltar's "nine months" comment. There should be about two weeks of wiggle room on either side. I don't think we've even tried to link it up conclusively to Epiphanies yet, which will be a complicated challenge. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 01:50, 14 March 2006 (CST)

::::::::I'm confused as to what you're confused about ... with the information at hand we can reasonably date the timeline from Ephiphanies through LDYB ... I don't see a good place to put the proposed edit here, so I can put it on my talk page for you to look at. --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 23:09, 15 March 2006 (CST)

:::::::::I'll be interested to see your argument. I don't believe we currently have enough information to do that conclusively. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:30, 15 March 2006 (CST)

::::::::::Neither do I. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 23:57, 15 March 2006 (CST)

:::::::::::It's up on my talk area if you want to look now. --[[User:LindyChef|LindyChef]] 14:05, 22 March 2006 (CST)

===Issues with LindyChef's Analysis===
:''Link: [[User_talk:LindyChef#Example_of_proposed_edit_for_the_RDM_Timeline_page_for_s2.5]]''
*How can Resurrection Ship Parts 1 & 2 be firmly dated? All we know is that at the ''latest'', Gina and Baltar last spoke 14 days prior to epiphanies. What else constrains these events?
*What's the motivation for placing "Black Market" mere days after Epiphanies? There's no reason this couldn't be the case, of course.
*As I discussed above, isn't it possible that the asteroid mining operations were already underway during "Black Market"?

Thanks for your work on this thus far. I look forward to your reply. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:31, 22 March 2006 (CST)

== Timeline Image ==

I been working with a cool program that does a timeline bar. . I can even make it clickable if SVG files are enabled. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 12:36, 23 April 2006 (CDT)

:I doubt that the visual aid will benefit this article. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:40, 23 April 2006 (CDT)

:: In it's very impomplete form. Just giving an idea. Once i figure out all the parmaters then I will post a more realisisc bar. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 12:43, 23 April 2006 (CDT)

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== Days v. Day ==

I am very confused. I am working on the timeline image, and days are driving me nutz. Days are like 46 days. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 and so on... and day is a single day right? --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 15:32, 23 April 2006 (CDT)

:There's not much meaningful difference, we switched from "46 Days" to "Day 46" about halfway through season one and never corrected the older entries. Side note - your timeline right not indicates that "33" spanned five days, but it really only took place over about three hours at the end of day 6. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 10:05, 24 April 2006 (CDT)

==Dating "The Captain's Hand"==

"Epiphanies" and the Cain Trilogy take place at Six Months after the Cylon attack. It's stated that mining operations in "Scar" lasted one month. It's stated that one month passes between "Sacrifice" and "The Captain's Hand". It's stated that the next episode, "Downloaded", is 9 months post-attack. Start at Six months, plus 1 for "Scar", plus 1 for stated gap between Sacrifice and Captain's Hand, Captain's Hand takes place at least 8 months post-attack. *****Do we have any idea whatsoever how much time passes between Captain's Hand and Downloaded? Because I'm going consider it just "0ver 8 months" I guess. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:47, 11 July 2006 (CDT)
:Nevermind, LDYB I firmly dates Captain's Hand as 1 month before it. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:57, 11 July 2006 (CDT)
::Yep. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:16, 11 July 2006 (CDT)

==Future Events==
Is it possible to delete the furute events that have a line through them? I really don't see the point of keeping them.--[[User:Quig|Quig]] 16:07, 6 September 2006 (CDT)
:You know, I kind of like the 'timeline graveyard.' It shows what issues arose and that the show is taking care of them in one way or another. ... Now, better organizing/displaying it is another matter. That lineout stuff is none too pretty. - [[User:Keithustus|Keithustus]] 14:33, 23 October 2006 (CDT)

== "Circa:" the enemy of all anal historians ==

Now that LDYB II and the beginning of season 3 has provided us some hard dates, I would really appreciate it if someone (Bart voice: "Not me!") rigorously checked the dates of the events of LDYB II and Occupation. From there, it would be relatively easy to accurately sequence the webisodes and subsequent season 3 episodes. I just sped through Occupation/Precipice/Exodus to get their timelines at least worked out, but we're in a bad place that pretty much everything after the Cylon arrival starts with "c. Day ###" - [[User:Keithustus|Keithustus]] 14:28, 23 October 2006 (CDT)

== the Colonial calender ==

Since '''Hero''' has revealed how the Colonial calender counts it's years and the the "current" year is 21,356 the timeline should be updated. ([[User:Alphaboi867|Alphaboi867]] 19:27, 19 November 2006 (CST))

Continuity errors (TRS)

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{{RDM continuity errors}}

This is a listing of '''continuity errors''' in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

== Acknowledged Mistakes ==

*At the beginning of "'''''[[Downloaded]]'''''" two captions are shown: one states that the Cylon Attack in the Miniseries occurred nine months before the current episode (which is consistent with the other episodes in Season 2.5), while the second reads "10 weeks ago", and then shows [[Cally]] shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|"Boomer" Valerii]] in the past episode, "'''''[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]'''''". However, it is impossible for this to have happened "10 weeks before 9 months after the attack": 9 months = 270 days. There is another plaque in the episode "'''''[[Epiphanies]]'''''" which clearly states on screen that that episode took place on Day 189. There are 70 days in 10 weeks. 70 days before Day 270 would be around Day 200; well after "Epiphanies", which was the ninth episode ''following'' "Resistance". In response to this serious error being brought to the forefront, the title card of the DVD and international television releases has been changed to "10 weeks later", meaning 10 weeks after [[Number Six|Number Six's]] rebirth.
*In "''''''[[Scar]]'''''" Starbuck and Kat fly [[Viper Mark VII]]s but the launch in the originally aired episode showed a [[Viper Mark II]]. This has been fixed in the DVD release which now includes a new, but somewhat shorter, launch sequence with the Mk VIIs.<br/> A few previous episodes like "'''''[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]'''''" only use the Mk II sequence, but both types of Vipers are deployed by ''Galactica''.
*'''''[[Exodus, Part I]]''''': At the end of "[[Precipice]]" we see Cally clearly in the woods when the gunfire is going off. At the time we watch Tyrol and his group take aim at the [[Cylon Centurion]], Cally had not reached the wooded area by the time gunfire sounded. Further, when the gunfire begins in "[[Precipice]]", Tyrol is at the firing position, far from Cally, while in "[[Exodus, Part I]]" he is holding her to the ground when it begins.

== Retcons ==
*'''[[Season two timeline discontinuity]]''': All episodes before Season 2.5 (starting with "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]") seem to indicate that Season 2.5 begins 3-4 months after the Cylon attack. However, "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and all subsequent Season 2.5 episodes indicate that "Resurrection Ship, Part I" began 6 months after the Cylon attack. See the main article for more detailed analysis. There are 3 main points of discontinuity:
**[[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] is not visibly pregnant in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", but by "[[Epiphanies]]", roughly 2-3 weeks later, she appears to be in her second trimester.
**The presidential elections in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" are said to take place 9 months after the attack, when throughout Season 1 it was consistently said to be 7 months after the Cylon attack.
**If all of the dates mentioned in each episode are counted up, "Pegasus" only occurs roughly three months post-attack, not six.
* '''[[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet numbers]]''': In the [[Miniseries]], a total of 40 [[FTL]] ships (led by Roslin) rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. This makes the count 41 ships, including ''Galactica''. However, this number was enlarged for the series. In "[[33]]," Dualla states: "Jump 237 underway... 53 ships have jumped, 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives, including Colonial One." The count offered in "[[The Farm]]" was similar - 24 ships had left to join Roslin's fleet, which was "almost a third" of the fleet, putting the number at about 75.
*'''The ''[[Astral Queen]]''''': In the [[Miniseries]], [[Billy Keikeya]] stated to [[Laura Roslin]] that the captain had 500 prisoners in his cargo hold, and that the ''Queen'' was a cargo vessel transporting prisoners to a prison. In "[[Bastille Day]]", [[Billy Keikeya]]'s lines were re-dubbed: '''1,500''' prisoners were aboard the ''Queen'', that the ''Queen'' was a '''prison transport'''. [[Lee Adama]] would go on to later state that the ''Queen'' was en route to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] during the [[Cylon attack]] for parole hearings.
*'''[[Cylon Detector]]''': In the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]", it takes only minutes to identify [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|"Boomer" Valerii]] as a Cylon. However, in "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", he states that complete testing on one sample of blood takes 11 hours.

== Danglers ==
*'''[[Caprica-Six|Caprica-Six]] Meeting''': In the [[Miniseries]], at the end of the scene where [[Number Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] walk through the park, Six says she has to meet someone. After Baltar walks away, she looks off-camera and says she had "been wondering when you'd get here." Cue a cut to ''Galatica''. Given that was the day of/before [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the attack]], it seems unreasonable that the meeting was not related to the Cylon plans. Whomever she met could be another Cylon model(s). This has not been revisited.
*'''[[Tom Zarek|Zarek]]-[[Ellen Tigh|Tigh]] Plotline''': In the episode "[[Colonial Day]]", it is heavily implied that [[Ellen Tigh]] revealed the location of [[Valance]] to agents of [[Tom Zarek]], and that she intends for her husband, Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], to meet with Zarek's people in the near future. As of the start of the third season, this plotline has not been revisited and probably will never be in light of Tigh's death in "[[Exodus, Part II]]".
*'''Zarek-[[Black Market]] Plotline''': Similarly, the end of "[[Black Market]]" implies that Zarek has assumed some measure of influence in that organization. This also has yet to be revisited.

== Recasting ==
*'''[[Zak Adama]]''': In the [[Miniseries]], a different actor was pictured as Zak Adama. In "[[Act of Contrition]]", a new actor portrayed Zak, and the picture was changed to reflect the casting choice.
*'''Ellen Tigh''': Same with Zak Adama. The picture of Saul Tigh's wife, which Tigh had burned a hole through, was originally a picture of [[David Eick]]'s wife. When [[Kate Vernon]] was cast as Ellen in "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", the image was changed.
*'''[[Richard Adar]]''': In the miniseries, [[:md:Image:Bsg-baltar-adar.jpg|portrayed]] by [[David Eick]] in a photograph in Baltar's domicile on Caprica. The role was recast as Colm Feore for the episode, "[[Epiphanies]]."

== VFX Gaffes ==
[[Image:1104reverse Scattered.JPG|thumb|left|Mirrored shot of Viper 1104 ([[Scattered]]).]]
*'''''[[Miniseries]]''''': [[Viper 1104]] must be the most prolific Viper in existence. No less than three copies are present at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. Of these, one is crash landed by [[Kara Thrace|Lieutenant Thrace]], one destroyed by Cylon fire, and one successfully landed on [[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]].
*'''''[[Miniseries]]''''' and '''''[[33]]''''': As ''[[Galactica]]'' prepares to jump to [[Ragnar Anchorage]], the flight pods retract. As the ship jumps, the pods are not retracted. When ''Galactica'' has jumped to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] the pods are retracted again. This same footage was shown during the opening titles of ''33''.
*'''''[[33]]''''': As the Cylon Centurion approaches Helo from behind, you can see the rain hitting it, but it does not drip off the Warrior's body. In contrast, water is dripping from Helo's face in a fairly consistent and noticeable manner.
*'''''[[You Can't Go Home Again]]''''': Before searching for [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], [[Lee Adama]] climbs into a Viper Mk VII, although he is shown piloting a Mk II in all other VFX shots.
*'''''[[Season 1 (2004-05)|Amid Season 1]]''''': Half-way through season 1, the ''[[Colonial One]]'' CG model was updated and the seal of the President of the Colonies was added to the hull. However, the reuse of stock footage from the Miniseries and earlier in the first season cause the seal to continually disappear and reappear in the same episode depending on what shot is used.
*'''''[[Scattered]]''''': A shot of '''Viper 1104''' is mirrored accidentally.
*'''''[[Flight of the Phoenix]]''''':
**[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and Pilot numbers. 42 Vipers are deployed at a time when no more than 34 could have been serviceable, and with no more than 25 pilots available.
**[[Blackbird]]. As the [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot]] begins, the [[Blackbird]] (still incomplete, unflown, and missing its composite skin by this point) can be seen swooping across the screen in a manner inconsistent with its flight characteristics; the ship was built for speed, not maneuverability. The ship also fires what appears to be autocannons, which is wholly incorrect, as the Blackbird is unarmed except in its [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|final mission]].
*'''''[[The Captain's Hand]]''''': As [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] leads [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus']] [[Viper Mark VII|Viper Mk VIIs]] into combat, a cockpit shot of her mistakenly shows [[Viper Mark II|Viper Mk IIs]] around her ship.

==Prop and Equipment Errors==
[[Image:2276gaff Mini.JPG|thumb|Maj Spencer in Viper 2276 ([[Miniseries]]).]]
*[[Miniseries]]:
**An [[wikipedia:F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]] is visible in a picture in Adama's quarters when he and Colonel Tigh discuss Starbuck striking Tigh. However, this could be a tribute, the F-16 is sometimes called "Viper" by its pilots.
**The Viper Mk. VII flown by Major Spencer during the first sortie ([[Miniseries]]) is still marked as "Viper 2276NC" which is the Viper flown by Captain Lee Adama to ''Galactica''.
**As [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|"Boomer" Valerii]] takes off from [[Caprica]] with the civilians in the [[Raptor]], just after [[Helo]] shoots the civilian who jumps on to the wing, the camera points to Boomer, where viewers can see in the window reflection the crane that is hoisting the [[Raptor]] mockup into the air.
**When Starbuck's Viper is hit during the second sortie ("I'm all right"), her helmet is unsealed and open.
**Similarly, Lee Adama's collar is opened when he scolds her for being "beyond insane" as Thrace pushing Adama's Viper into ''Galactica's'' [[flight pod]] at the end of the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|last battle at Ragnar]].
*''[[33]]'':
**When [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] admits that she lost the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', her headset changes sides during the conversation.
**As Helo fires upon the Cylon Centurion that survives the detonation of an anti-personnel mine (similar to a [[Wikipedia:Claymore mine|Claymore mine]]), the first time Helo fires the pistol, it is heard to fire, but there is no accompanying visual spark from the barrel. In contrast, the second shot is accompanied by both a spark and the appropriate sound.
**After the disappearance of the ''Olympic Carrier'' in Jump 238, with the timer running towards the 33 minute mark, the viewer can see that the clock is at 10 seconds. When focusing on Adama and Tigh, the viewer hears ten seconds counting off, but when the camera quick-pans to the overhead console, it reads that 3 seconds have passed.
**Before the clock reaches zero in the pre-title sequence, a wide shot of [[CIC]] is shown with Adama and Tigh standing at the central console. The timer on the screen above their heads is flashing 00:00:00.
*''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'': The special-effects group for the Re-imagined Series appear dedicated to creating computer screens, equipment and interfaces that are familiar to viewers, but aren't full counterparts to real-world Earth materials. However, the logo for NEC computer manufacturers can be seen on the monitors while [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] is working on the photograph. Another similiar occurrance happens in "Sacrifice."
*''[[Colonial Day]]'': During the bar fight scene, [[Valance]]'s gun is shown with a silencer attached as it falls out of his briefcase, but the silencer is not present for the rest of the scene.
*''[[Valley of Darkness]]'': [[Kat]] finds a box of explosive rounds with only 6 shells. The shells in the container start out scattered within the box, but as the camera cuts back and forth in the scene the shells switch from organized to scattered many times.
*''[[Scar]]'': The little model plane on top of the "Top Gun" mug sported by Starbuck and Kat is actually an [[wikipedia:F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]].
*''[[Sacrifice]]'':
**When Starbuck is getting the handguns out of her case, she still has the environmental engineer's hat on. When she quickly turns around with the guns and starts firing, her hat has disappeared without explanation.
**A computer mouse (a design created by [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]) is seen connected to [[Sesha Abinell]]'s laptop computer.
* In several episodes characters wear the wrong rank insignia:
** ''[[The Hand of God]]'': [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] wears "Lieutenant j.g." (short chevron) insignia most of the time.
** ''[[Fragged]]'': [[Cally]] is wearing Petty Officer, 2nd Class instead of Crewman Specialist insignia.
** ''[[Home, Part I]]'' and ''[[Home, Part II]]'': [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] wears Major instead of Captains insignia.
** ''[[Scar]]'':
*** In the first scene in the recreation room [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] wears Lieutenant insignia despite having been promoted to Captain.
*** Some of the [[nuggets]] have Lieutenant insignia despite being addressed as Ensigns. The prop department hasn't produced any Ensign insignia yet.
** ''[[The Captain's Hand]]'': [[Lee Adama|Apollo's]] insignia switch between Captain and Major a few times. Major is his correct rank at that time.
*''[[Exodus, Part II]]'': The [[DRADIS]] displays aboard ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are free of interference from the [[New Caprica]] nebula, even though it continued to be an obvious problem for both ships at the end of [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]].

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==Dialogue Errors==
*'''[[Miniseries]]''':
**Tigh inexplicably exclaims "Jesus!" when shown the photo of Adama, Zak and Lee. Ron Moore has stated that this was just an ad-lib by the actor, and was never in the script, and should have been removed during editing.
** At the start of the episode, dialogue is retained from a draft script which placed the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] actually on [[Kobol]], rather than spread among twelve worlds. The giveaway lines are spoken by [[Aaron Doral]] (played by [[Matthew Bennett]]):
**:"Now, as I was saying, form follows function, and nowhere is this axiom of design more readily apparent than on the ''world'' famous Battlestar Galactica... now originally there were twelve battlestars, each representing one of ''Kobol's twelve colonies''..."
*: Given the show is set among 12 different worlds, and Kobol is now regarded as the birthplace of humanity, abandoned at some point in the distant past, Doral should have used the words "worlds' famous", and simply referred to the original battlestars representing each of the Twelve Colonies. Still, within context it is impossible for the casual viewer to tell this is from an earlier script draft: each of the 12 human-colonized planets is a "colony" of the mother-planet Kobol.
**The singular "world" was also used by Starbuck when confessing her role in Zak's accidental death to Lee Adama. Bear in mind that "world" is an inexact term, and need not be synonymous with "planet", it can mean "the known universe". "World" literally means "age or life of man".
**When being informed by [[Six]] of her true nature and mission, [[Gaius Baltar]] exclaims "Oh, my God!" as opposed to "Gods".
**[[Jackson Spencer]] also makes this mistake after the Cylon Raiders launch missiles at his disabled squadron.
**The pronunciation of Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]'s name frequently shifts between ''GAY-ta'' and ''GUY-ta'' during the Miniseries. Col. Tigh regularly calls him GUY-ta while Adama vacillates between GAY-ta and GUY-ta. From "[[33]]"-onward he is referred to by everyone as GAY-ta.
**When Leoben and Adama discuss the nature of the Cylons while navigating their way through Ragnar Anchorage Adama argues that "God didn't create the Cylons, Man did."
* ''[[33]]'': Helo states his rank as "Lieutenant, junior grade" despite consistently wearing "Lieutenant, senior grade" rank insignia
*''[[Scattered]]'': During the scene on Caprica , Helo exclaims "for God Sakes" instead of the more Colonial "for Gods' Sakes" or Cylon "for God's Sake".
*''[[Downloaded]]'': In the [[Miniseries]], [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] claims that her parents died while she was very young. In "[[Downloaded]]" she explains that she received a gift from her mother when she left for the Fleet academy.
**Boomer may have been referring to her adoptive mother.

==Crew Visible==
[[Image:Gaffcrew klgpII.JPG|thumb|left|Crew member visible ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]])]]
*A member of the production crew, possibly a boom operator, is visible on screen in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". He can be seen behind the damaged wall behind the display of the [[Arrow of Apollo]].

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Collaborators

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| episode= 5
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| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]
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| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
| production= 305
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| US airdate= 2006-10-27
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| population= 41,435
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| prev= [[Exodus, Part II]]
| next= [[Torn]]
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== Overview ==
:''[[The Circle]], a secret tribunal on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', decides the fate of [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and other Colonials who aided the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] during the occupation of [[New Caprica]].''

== Summary ==
=== On ''[[Galactica]]'' ===
* [[James Lyman]] (Jammer) is brought before [[The Circle]]. He is found guilty of treason, the punishment for which is death. Despite his pleas and an attempt to convince [[Galen Tyrol]] to spare him, for Lyman freed [[Cally Tyrol]] from the Cylon death squad ([[Precipice]]), The Circle carries out Lyman's punishment and ejects him from ''Galactica'' by depressurizing the [[launch tubes|launch tube]] where he is held.
* After Lyman's execution, Tyrol talks to his wife about how she escaped. While she claims to not have thought about the incident since, Cally Tyrol tells him that she thinks one "[[New Caprica Police|of those goons]]" set her free.
* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] asks [[Tom Zarek]] of his plans as the new President. Zarek plans to reconvene the Quorum of Twelve, put Roslin's name in for nomination to vice president and then step down, returning the presidency to her. Roslin assumes that this act requires something in return for Zarek, who he asks not be left on the outside of government affairs. For his actions in standing up to Gaius Baltar on New Caprica, she promises him the Vice Presidency.
* [[Felix Gaeta]] enters the still-damaged [[CIC]] to help with repairs to communication. [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] sees him and vocally demands for him to leave, accusing him of being a collaborator. [[Helo]] tells Tigh that Gaeta is there on the Admiral's orders, but Tigh continues to protest loudly until Admiral Adama appears. The admiral takes him out of the room to talk to him about resting so he will be ready, something that Tigh thinks he doesn't need.
* The Circle reconvenes, now under a three-day time limit to dole out justice. As they run through the cases, they eventually they come to the file on Gaeta, with four of the members voting guilty. Anders refuses to vote and leaves the Circle, tired of the continuous killing he has done. Chief Tyrol refuses to vote if they do not have a sixth member as required for the Circle.
* In the mess hall, Gaeta is treated as ''[[Wikipedia:Persona non grata|persona non grata]]'', eating alone until [[Kara Thrace]] sits at his table. She talks, kindly at first, then insults him for his supposed cowardice. Gaeta counters by bringing up his status as the informant, mentioning the dog dish being flipped over as his signal to the resistance.
* Lee and Bill Adama talking about the status of the fleet. Lee Adama brings up the fact that over the past few days, 13 people have mysteriously disappeared, after being confirmed as survivors of the Exodus. As he leaves he reveals that has lost "[[Wikipedia:Stone (weight)|half a stone]]" in weight. Bill tells him to keep jumping rope.
* The Circle brings in Kara Thrace as the replacement vote of the jury. All vote guilty on Gaeta, except for Tyrol once more. When Kara asks if this is legal, they show her a Presidential Executive Order. Anders comes in and requests time to talk with his wife. The scene splits, with the other members of the Circle trying to convince Tyrol of Gaeta's guilt, and Anders trying to explain that what the Circle does isn't justice. Thrace rebuffs him, her pain from incarceration lashing at anyone, even her husband. Thrace tells Anders that they must separate. The Chief eventually folds and votes guilty.
* Gaeta is captured and brought to a launch tube, told that this is an official trial under authority from the President of the Colonies, and that if he has anything to say to explain himself he should say it now. Gaeta replies that he has already told his story and refuses to beg. Kara Thrace's anger lashes out at Gaeta, telling him to beg, while taunting him with the idea that he was an informant for the insurgency, and mentioning the [[Jake (New Caprica)|dog bowl]]. When the Chief hears this, he reveals that Gaeta could not know about the signal unless he was the one leaving the dead drops, then he releases Gaeta from his bonds. The other members of the Circle realize Gaeta's innocence, that he was in fact the secret source inside the Baltar Adminstration. Colonel Tigh stands speechless in the revelation, confused between his own certainty and the facts before him.
* Laura Roslin is re-inaugurated as the President of the Twelve Colonies, and issues a decree of amnesty against all alleged collaborators, after it is privately revealed that Zarek authorized the trials and sentences conducted by the Circle in an attempt to protect Roslin from having to deal with months of public trials which could destroy the unity of the Fleet through highly publicized "witch hunts." In place of the trials, Roslin announces a commission on "truth and reconciliation", to record the history of the occupation for posterity.
* Still outcast, Gaeta is reinstated in the Colonial Fleet as an officer. In the mess hall, Chief Tyrol sits with Gaeta. Both eat in silence as the other crew members are taken aback by the act.

===On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]===
* [[Gaius Baltar]] seems to be on ''Colonial One'', sitting in a chair in front of Tigh, Roslin, and Admiral Adama as they talk about how there was little he could do with the situation he had on New Caprica.
* As the group forgives him, the [[Cylon-Related Hallucinations|virtual Six]] appears and claims the group is too lenient. Admiral Adama actually seems to hear her. Laura Roslin begins to tell Baltar how much she wants him in a provocative manner when Baltar realizes he is dreaming, waking up as Roslin kisses him.
*Baltar finds himself naked on a red [[Wikipedia:Chaise longue|chaise longue]] inside an unrecognizable room. When a [[Cylon Centurion]] guard appears at the doorway, Baltar realizes that he is imprisoned in the room with only a robe to wear. The scene turns to outer space where we see several Cylon basestars surrounding a [[Resurrection Ship]].
* A [[Number Three]] visits Baltar. She tells him that 3 days have elapsed since his arrival, and offers him a bottle of pills. She tells him that his presence on the basestar has caused a conflict between seven of the models. With three voting for him to be allowed to remain, while three vote for him to be removed. The only model that hasn't come to a consensus are the Sixes.
* [[Caprica Six]] visits Baltar and explains how wrong she was to let her feelings get in the way of her duties as a Cylon. Baltar tries to convince Six that she is more then just a Cylon and that she loves him. As she walks out he belatedly tells her that he needs her as well.
*Later, Baltar awakens to find Caprica-Six setting his clothes in his room.

== Questions ==
* Will there be an illegal organization in the Fleet that will continue where [[The Circle]] left off?
* Since Tigh has been reinstated into the Colonial Fleet, where does this leave Galactica's chain of command? Specifically, what are the roles of Tigh, Helo, and [[Aaron Kelly|Kelly]] now?
* What of [[Lee Adama]], [[Anastasia Dualla]] and other officers of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''? How will these redundancies be dealt with?
* Given that there are civilians aboard ''Galactica'' from the Second Exodus, and previous sabotage events that plagued ''Galactica'' prior to colonization of New Caprica, are they restricted to certain areas?
* Has [[Samuel Anders]] become a member of ''Galactica's'' crew, or is he only allowed on board because of his relationship with Thrace?
* Will any of The Circle's members or Zarek face charges, or will they be pardoned by Roslin's government for what they had done?
* Now that the Cylons seem to have accepted Gaius Baltar, at least begrudgingly, what will happen to him?
* What happened to those who were left behind on [[New Caprica]]?
* Which Cylon models are in favor of allowing Baltar to stay with them (besides Three, who proposed it in the first place) and which are not in favor?
* Does Caprica-Six setting Baltar's clothes on his bed indicate that the Cylons have chosen to allow him to remain?
* What became of Zarek's deal with Roslin to become Vice-President after his order authorizing the Circle came to light? Did he become Vice-President, or is he back on the outside?
* How could [[The Circle]] operate in ''Galactica's'' launch tubes without William Adama's notice or, for that matter, the notice of anyone on the usually-busy hangar decks?
* Did the General Amnesty apply to Baltar?
**No, Roslin refered to "every human being ''in this Fleet''."
* Are there going to be new laws outlining rules of contact with the enemy for the future?
* Isn't it becoming obvious that the survivors now need a new consititution since the current system doesn't seem to work in the environment it is in?
* With the revelation that [[Gaeta]] was the inside source, why hasn't he been recognized and welcomed as a hero of the resistance?

== Analysis ==
*The flight from New Caprica is referred to as "The Second Exodus", implying that the "First Exodus" was from the Colonies to New Caprica.
*Three states that three models are in favor of keeping Baltar around and three are against it, with Six's vote needed to break the stalemate. This indicates that the remaining five models are, for whatever reason, not participating in the vote.
* This is the first time viewers have seen a living interior of a Cylon basestar. The only time an interior shot of a basestar was ever seen was in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" when [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] encounters her [[Number Eight|sisters]].
* Lee Adama mentions that he lost "half a stone" refering to his weight. A stone is a unit of weight used mostly in the United Kingdom and Ireland that is equivalent to 14 pounds or 6.34 kg.
* ''Galactica's'' living spaces and hallways appear much more crowded than in the first two seasons, reflecting the expanded size of her crew. There also appear to be civilians mixed in with ''Galactica'''s crew complment, which is likely the result of overcrowding and the loss of some of the ships during the colonization and occupation of New Caprica.
* The exterior of ''Galactica'' is visibly damaged from the [[Battle of New Caprica]].
* The only two [[Cylon agent]]s to appear are Number Three and Number Six.
*On the disposition of the ''Pegasus'' crew and separated military personnel:
**Saul Tigh has resumed service as ''Galactica's'' XO. However, his experiences on New Caprica are hindering his ability to perform his duties.
**Lee Adama is performing bookkeeping work. He still wears his ''Pegasus'' uniform and Commander insignia, but his position on ''Galactica'' is unclear.
**Kara Thrace has retreived her uniform from storage, but it is not clear whether she has been recomissioned.
**Louanne Katraine is not seen. Presumably she continues to serve as ''Galactica's'' CAG.
**Karl Agathon is still working in ''Galactica's'' CIC.
**Anastasia Dualla is not seen.
**Felix Gaeta has been asked to help repair communication systems damaged during ''Galactica's'' atmospheric insertion in "[[Exodus, Part II]]." He is later seen in uniform in the mess hall.
**Galen Tyrol is back in uniform, and has presumably re-enlisted.
**Cally Tyrol is briefly seen caring for her son. It is not clear whether she has re-enlisted.
***Her comment, "Am I on watch?" could imply that she has re-enlisted, or could mean that it is her turn to watch hers and [[Galen Tyrol]]' possessions, since they are living in a bay crowded with many civilians.
**[[Seelix]] is on ''Galactica'' and serves as a member of the Circle, but is not seen in uniform.
***Ronald D. Moore indicates in his [[podcast]] for this episode that Seelix is indeed once again a member of the ''Galactica'''s crew.
**Jammer has been executed by [[The Circle]] for his actions as a member of the [[New Caprica Police]].
*The glowing red strip on the wall in Baltar's room resembles the eye of a [[Cylon Centurion]] or [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]. While it could be decoration, there's a good chance that it's a surveillance system.
*The white dress worn by the Three when she visits Baltar is very similar in appearance to the red one periodically worn by Baltar's internal Six.
* "Baltar" Voting Analysis:
** Going by their personalities and previously observed attitudes towards Baltar and/or other humans, the ones in favor are probably the Sharon and Leoben models; the Threes have probably voted in favor as well, in recognition of his finding of Hera. The Cavils, Simons and Fives have contempt and disregard for humanity and seemed to agree with the idea of killing Baltar during the occupation.
* Perhaps Jammer was spaced from a launch tube in the unused flightpod.

== Notes ==
* This episode marks the resumption of the [[Survivor count]]. The count is revealed to be 41,435, meaning that there has been a net loss of 8,115 people since the beginning of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]."
* Laura Roslin resumes the Presidency in this episode.
* Kara Thrace (along with Anastasia Dualla) has kept her surname, unlike most other married women shown or referenced thus far (including Caroline Adama, Ellen Tigh, Sesha Abinell, Cally Tyrol and Sharon Agathon).
* The Circle is the name used by the Bajoran [[MemoryAlpha:Alliance for Global Unity|Alliance for Global Unity]] in [[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] ("[[MemoryAlpha:The Homecoming|''The Homecoming'']]", "[[MemoryAlpha:The Circle|''The Circle'']]", and "[[MemoryAlpha:Siege|''The Siege'']]").
*This is the second time the "Don't make me angry, Gaius. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" threat against Baltar has been used (the first time by Six, the second by Six and Admiral Adama). The quote "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" is also a nod to ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]''.
* Chadwick, the woman convicted in between Jammer's execution and Gaeta's aborted sentencing, was executed - a scene discussing her death was filmed, but later cut. <ref name="podcast">{{cite rdm podcast| episode = Collaborators | act = 4 | id =chadwick| timestamp = 00:38:28 | totalrunning = 00:45:18 }}.</ref> Chadwick's name is spoken by Barolay. She says Chadwick is aboard the ''[[Monarch]]'' and that they have people on that ship who can take care of Chadwick.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''After discussing the thirteen missing persons:''
:'''Commander Lee Adama''': I've got a date with a jump rope. Hey, I've lost half a stone.
:'''Admiral William Adama''': Keep jumpin'.

*''In Gaius Baltar's dream:''
:'''Number Six''': Don't make me angry, Gaius.
:'''Admiral William Adama''': You wouldn't like her when she's angry.

== Official Statements ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[James Lyman|James "Jammer" Lyman]]
*[[imdb:nm0356501|Jennifer Halley]] as [[Seelix]]
*[[imdb:nm0730455|Ryan Robbins]] as [[Charlie Connor|Connor]]
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]
*Winston Rekert as Priest

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{episode list (RDM season 3)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]
[[Category:RDM]]

Collaborators

2006-11-09T21:47:36Z

Alphaboi867: /* Questions */ Baltar has not been pardoned.

{{Episode Data
| title= Collaborators
| image=JammerCollaborators.jpg
| season= 3
| episode= 5
| guests=
| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
| production= 305
| rating=
| US airdate= 2006-10-27
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| population= 41,435
| podcast=Y
| prev= [[Exodus, Part II]]
| next= [[Torn]]
}}

== Overview ==
:''[[The Circle]], a secret tribunal on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', decides the fate of [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and other Colonials who aided the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] during the occupation of [[New Caprica]].''

== Summary ==
=== On ''[[Galactica]]'' ===
* [[James Lyman]] (Jammer) is brought before [[The Circle]]. He is found guilty of treason, the punishment for which is death. Despite his pleas and an attempt to convince [[Galen Tyrol]] to spare him, for Lyman freed [[Cally Tyrol]] from the Cylon death squad ([[Precipice]]), The Circle carries out Lyman's punishment and ejects him from ''Galactica'' by depressurizing the [[launch tubes|launch tube]] where he is held.
* After Lyman's execution, Tyrol talks to his wife about how she escaped. While she claims to not have thought about the incident since, Cally Tyrol tells him that she thinks one "[[New Caprica Police|of those goons]]" set her free.
* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] asks [[Tom Zarek]] of his plans as the new President. Zarek plans to reconvene the Quorum of Twelve, put Roslin's name in for nomination to vice president and then step down, returning the presidency to her. Roslin assumes that this act requires something in return for Zarek, who he asks not be left on the outside of government affairs. For his actions in standing up to Gaius Baltar on New Caprica, she promises him the Vice Presidency.
* [[Felix Gaeta]] enters the still-damaged [[CIC]] to help with repairs to communication. [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] sees him and vocally demands for him to leave, accusing him of being a collaborator. [[Helo]] tells Tigh that Gaeta is there on the Admiral's orders, but Tigh continues to protest loudly until Admiral Adama appears. The admiral takes him out of the room to talk to him about resting so he will be ready, something that Tigh thinks he doesn't need.
* The Circle reconvenes, now under a three-day time limit to dole out justice. As they run through the cases, they eventually they come to the file on Gaeta, with four of the members voting guilty. Anders refuses to vote and leaves the Circle, tired of the continuous killing he has done. Chief Tyrol refuses to vote if they do not have a sixth member as required for the Circle.
* In the mess hall, Gaeta is treated as ''[[Wikipedia:Persona non grata|persona non grata]]'', eating alone until [[Kara Thrace]] sits at his table. She talks, kindly at first, then insults him for his supposed cowardice. Gaeta counters by bringing up his status as the informant, mentioning the dog dish being flipped over as his signal to the resistance.
* Lee and Bill Adama talking about the status of the fleet. Lee Adama brings up the fact that over the past few days, 13 people have mysteriously disappeared, after being confirmed as survivors of the Exodus. As he leaves he reveals that has lost "[[Wikipedia:Stone (weight)|half a stone]]" in weight. Bill tells him to keep jumping rope.
* The Circle brings in Kara Thrace as the replacement vote of the jury. All vote guilty on Gaeta, except for Tyrol once more. When Kara asks if this is legal, they show her a Presidential Executive Order. Anders comes in and requests time to talk with his wife. The scene splits, with the other members of the Circle trying to convince Tyrol of Gaeta's guilt, and Anders trying to explain that what the Circle does isn't justice. Thrace rebuffs him, her pain from incarceration lashing at anyone, even her husband. Thrace tells Anders that they must separate. The Chief eventually folds and votes guilty.
* Gaeta is captured and brought to a launch tube, told that this is an official trial under authority from the President of the Colonies, and that if he has anything to say to explain himself he should say it now. Gaeta replies that he has already told his story and refuses to beg. Kara Thrace's anger lashes out at Gaeta, telling him to beg, while taunting him with the idea that he was an informant for the insurgency, and mentioning the [[Jake (New Caprica)|dog bowl]]. When the Chief hears this, he reveals that Gaeta could not know about the signal unless he was the one leaving the dead drops, then he releases Gaeta from his bonds. The other members of the Circle realize Gaeta's innocence, that he was in fact the secret source inside the Baltar Adminstration. Colonel Tigh stands speechless in the revelation, confused between his own certainty and the facts before him.
* Laura Roslin is re-inaugurated as the President of the Twelve Colonies, and issues a decree of amnesty against all alleged collaborators, after it is privately revealed that Zarek authorized the trials and sentences conducted by the Circle in an attempt to protect Roslin from having to deal with months of public trials which could destroy the unity of the Fleet through highly publicized "witch hunts." In place of the trials, Roslin announces a commission on "truth and reconciliation", to record the history of the occupation for posterity.
* Still outcast, Gaeta is reinstated in the Colonial Fleet as an officer. In the mess hall, Chief Tyrol sits with Gaeta. Both eat in silence as the other crew members are taken aback by the act.

===On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]===
* [[Gaius Baltar]] seems to be on ''Colonial One'', sitting in a chair in front of Tigh, Roslin, and Admiral Adama as they talk about how there was little he could do with the situation he had on New Caprica.
* As the group forgives him, the [[Cylon-Related Hallucinations|virtual Six]] appears and claims the group is too lenient. Admiral Adama actually seems to hear her. Laura Roslin begins to tell Baltar how much she wants him in a provocative manner when Baltar realizes he is dreaming, waking up as Roslin kisses him.
*Baltar finds himself naked on a red [[Wikipedia:Chaise longue|chaise longue]] inside an unrecognizable room. When a [[Cylon Centurion]] guard appears at the doorway, Baltar realizes that he is imprisoned in the room with only a robe to wear. The scene turns to outer space where we see several Cylon basestars surrounding a [[Resurrection Ship]].
* A [[Number Three]] visits Baltar. She tells him that 3 days have elapsed since his arrival, and offers him a bottle of pills. She tells him that his presence on the basestar has caused a conflict between seven of the models. With three voting for him to be allowed to remain, while three vote for him to be removed. The only model that hasn't come to a consensus are the Sixes.
* [[Caprica Six]] visits Baltar and explains how wrong she was to let her feelings get in the way of her duties as a Cylon. Baltar tries to convince Six that she is more then just a Cylon and that she loves him. As she walks out he belatedly tells her that he needs her as well.
*Later, Baltar awakens to find Caprica-Six setting his clothes in his room.

== Questions ==
* Will there be an illegal organization in the Fleet that will continue where [[The Circle]] left off?
* Since Tigh has been reinstated into the Colonial Fleet, where does this leave Galactica's chain of command? Specifically, what are the roles of Tigh, Helo, and [[Aaron Kelly|Kelly]] now?
* What of [[Lee Adama]], [[Anastasia Dualla]] and other officers of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''? How will these redundancies be dealt with?
* Given that there are civilians aboard ''Galactica'' from the Second Exodus, and previous sabotage events that plagued ''Galactica'' prior to colonization of New Caprica, are they restricted to certain areas?
* Has [[Samuel Anders]] become a member of ''Galactica's'' crew, or is he only allowed on board because of his relationship with Thrace?
* Will any of The Circle's members or Zarek face charges, or will they be pardoned by Roslin's government for what they had done?
* Now that the Cylons seem to have accepted Gaius Baltar, at least begrudgingly, what will happen to him?
* What happened to those who were left behind on [[New Caprica]]?
* Which Cylon models are in favor of allowing Baltar to stay with them (besides Three, who proposed it in the first place) and which are not in favor?
* Does Caprica-Six setting Baltar's clothes on his bed indicate that the Cylons have chosen to allow him to remain?
* What became of Zarek's deal with Roslin to become Vice-President after his order authorizing the Circle came to light? Did he become Vice-President, or is he back on the outside?
* How could [[The Circle]] operate in ''Galactica's'' launch tubes without William Adama's notice or, for that matter, the notice of anyone on the usually-busy hangar decks?
* Did the General Amnesty apply to Baltar?
**No, Roslin refered to "every human being ''in this Fleet''."
* Are there going to be new laws outlining rules of contact with the enemy for the future?
* Isn't it becoming obvious that the survivors now need a new consititution since the current system doesn't seem to work in the environment it is in?
* With the revelation that [[Gaeta]] was the inside source, why hasn't he been recognized and welcomed as a hero of the resistance?

== Analysis ==
*The flight from New Caprica is referred to as "The Second Exodus", implying that the "First Exodus" was from the Colonies to New Caprica.
*Three states that three models are in favor of keeping Baltar around and three are against it, with Six's vote needed to break the stalemate. This indicates that the remaining five models are, for whatever reason, not participating in the vote.
* This is the first time viewers have seen a living interior of a Cylon basestar. The only time an interior shot of a basestar was ever seen was in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" when [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] encounters her [[Number Eight|sisters]].
* Lee Adama mentions that he lost "half a stone" refering to his weight. A stone is a unit of weight used mostly in the United Kingdom and Ireland that is equivalent to 14 pounds or 6.34 kg.
* ''Galactica's'' living spaces and hallways appear much more crowded than in the first two seasons, reflecting the expanded size of her crew. There also appear to be civilians mixed in with ''Galactica'''s crew complment, which is likely the result of overcrowding and the loss of some of the ships during the colonization and occupation of New Caprica.
* The exterior of ''Galactica'' is visibly damaged from the [[Battle of New Caprica]].
* The only two [[Cylon agent]]s to appear are Number Three and Number Six.
*On the disposition of the ''Pegasus'' crew and separated military personnel:
**Saul Tigh has resumed service as ''Galactica's'' XO. However, his experiences on New Caprica are hindering his ability to perform his duties.
**Lee Adama is performing bookkeeping work. He still wears his ''Pegasus'' uniform and Commander insignia, but his position on ''Galactica'' is unclear.
**Kara Thrace has retreived her uniform from storage, but it is not clear whether she has been recomissioned.
**Louanne Katraine is not seen. Presumably she continues to serve as ''Galactica's'' CAG.
**Karl Agathon is still working in ''Galactica's'' CIC.
**Anastasia Dualla is not seen.
**Felix Gaeta has been asked to help repair communication systems damaged during ''Galactica's'' atmospheric insertion in "[[Exodus, Part II]]." He is later seen in uniform in the mess hall.
**Galen Tyrol is back in uniform, and has presumably re-enlisted.
**Cally Tyrol is briefly seen caring for her son. It is not clear whether she has re-enlisted.
***Her comment, "Am I on watch?" could imply that she has re-enlisted, or could mean that it is her turn to watch hers and [[Galen Tyrol]]' possessions, since they are living in a bay crowded with many civilians.
**[[Seelix]] is on ''Galactica'' and serves as a member of the Circle, but is not seen in uniform.
***Ronald D. Moore indicates in his [[podcast]] for this episode that Seelix is indeed once again a member of the ''Galactica'''s crew.
**Jammer has been executed by [[The Circle]] for his actions as a member of the [[New Caprica Police]].
*The glowing red strip on the wall in Baltar's room resembles the eye of a [[Cylon Centurion]] or [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]. While it could be decoration, there's a good chance that it's a surveillance system.
*The white dress worn by the Three when she visits Baltar is very similar in appearance to the red one periodically worn by Baltar's internal Six.
* "Baltar" Voting Analysis:
** Going by their personalities and previously observed attitudes towards Baltar and/or other humans, the ones in favor are probably the Sharon and Leoben models; the Threes have probably voted in favor as well, in recognition of his finding of Hera. The Cavils, Simons and Fives have contempt and disregard for humanity and seemed to agree with the idea of killing Baltar during the occupation.
* Perhaps Jammer was spaced from a launch tube in the unused flightpod.

== Notes ==
* This episode marks the resumption of the [[Survivor count]]. The count is revealed to be 41,435, meaning that there has been a net loss of 8,115 people since the beginning of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]."
* Laura Roslin resumes the Presidency in this episode.
* Kara Thrace has kept her surname, unlike most other married women shown or referenced thus far (including Caroline Adama, Ellen Tigh, Sesha Abinell, Cally Tyrol and Sharon Agathon).
* The Circle is the name used by the Bajoran [[MemoryAlpha:Alliance for Global Unity|Alliance for Global Unity]] in [[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] ("[[MemoryAlpha:The Homecoming|''The Homecoming'']]", "[[MemoryAlpha:The Circle|''The Circle'']]", and "[[MemoryAlpha:Siege|''The Siege'']]").
*This is the second time the "Don't make me angry, Gaius. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" threat against Baltar has been used (the first time by Six, the second by Six and Admiral Adama). The quote "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" is also a nod to ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]''.
* Chadwick, the woman convicted in between Jammer's execution and Gaeta's aborted sentencing, was executed - a scene discussing her death was filmed, but later cut. <ref name="podcast">{{cite rdm podcast| episode = Collaborators | act = 4 | id =chadwick| timestamp = 00:38:28 | totalrunning = 00:45:18 }}.</ref> Chadwick's name is spoken by Barolay. She says Chadwick is aboard the ''[[Monarch]]'' and that they have people on that ship who can take care of Chadwick.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''After discussing the thirteen missing persons:''
:'''Commander Lee Adama''': I've got a date with a jump rope. Hey, I've lost half a stone.
:'''Admiral William Adama''': Keep jumpin'.

*''In Gaius Baltar's dream:''
:'''Number Six''': Don't make me angry, Gaius.
:'''Admiral William Adama''': You wouldn't like her when she's angry.

== Official Statements ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[James Lyman|James "Jammer" Lyman]]
*[[imdb:nm0356501|Jennifer Halley]] as [[Seelix]]
*[[imdb:nm0730455|Ryan Robbins]] as [[Charlie Connor|Connor]]
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]
*Winston Rekert as Priest

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{episode list (RDM season 3)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]
[[Category:RDM]]

The Captain's Hand

2006-02-18T06:32:24Z

Alphaboi867: /* Notes */

{{Episode Data|
Image = [[Image:Adamas.jpg|300px]]
| Title= The Captain's Hand
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]
| Episode= 17
| Guests= [[IMDB:nm0001334|John Heard]] (CMDR [[Barry Garner]])<br>Brad Dryborough (LT [[Hoshi]])<br>Mike Dopud (''Pegasus'' [[CIC]] Officer [[Gage]])
| Writer=
| Story=
| Director=
| Production=
| Rating=
| US Airdate= February 17 2006
| UK Airdate=
| DVD=
| Population= 49,584
| Prev= [[Sacrifice]]
| Next= [[Downloaded]]
}}

== Overview ==

== Summary ==
*The episode begins as two [[Raptor|Raptors]] begin a training mission outside from [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]], which is near a [[Wikipedia:Binary_star_system|binary star]], causing [[Dradis|DRADIS]] interference. The raptors pass through a cloud, when they pick up a transmission. In the Pegasus C.I.C., the Raptors disappear from DRADIS, the Comm officer believing that they may be in distress.

*[[Lee Adama]] travels to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', where he meets up with [[Kara Thrace]]. Lee has been promoted to '''Major''', and Kara to '''Captain'''. The two encounter Commander [[Barry Garner]], now in command of ''Pegasus'', who orders Kara to the flight deck while he and Lee proceed to [[CIC|C.I.C.]]

*[[Barry_Garner|Commander Garner]] and [[Lee_Adama|Major Adama]] talk in private about the discipline on [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]]. Garner thinks that [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] is a huge part of the problem, but Adama defends her, citing her excellent piloting skills. Garner thinks that he could his experience as an engineer would do the ship some good.

*Meanwhile, President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s relationship with Vice President [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] is growing increasingly strained.

*Garner is clearly having his own command crisis, and is hurt when Lee suggests that they coordinate the search for the missing Raptors with Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] (also recently promoted) and ''Galactica''. If Kara's plan to find the ships doesn't work, Garner suggests that the deaths of the Raptor crews will be on Lee's head. ([http://www.gateworld.net/galactica/news/2005/10/firstdetailsonthecaptainsh.shtml GateWorld])

== Questions ==
*Would Adama allow Dr. Cottle to be arrested? From the episode, he is of the opinion that he would do what is necessary.

*Was Baltar's report real, or was it just invented to produce the opportunity to drive his wedge?

*Who will replace Baltar as Roslin's Vice-President?

*How will Zarek position himself in the Baltar campaign?

*Will Tigh accept the fact that Lee Adama now outranks him and has command of a ship? Or does Saul have no interest in command and already told Admiral Adama that before the posting was offered to Lee?
**As mentioned in [[Scattered]], Col. Tigh wasn't really interested in commanding a [[Battlestar|battlestar]].
***Fleet protocols, as in the real-world US Navy and other naval services around the globe, would require Tigh, as the senior officer to take command, as he did when Adama was incapacitated.
****This is true for an intra-ship command structure, but if other qualified officers were available, Col. Tigh probobly had the privalige to pass up the command of Pegasus, citing XO's perogative (or something similar)
== Analysis ==
*Survivor count is decremented by six from "[[Sacrifice]]", but seven people died in that episode - terrorists [[Sesha Abinell]], [[Vinson]], [[Page]] and [[Chu]], two unnamed marines, and civilian [[Billy Keikeya]]. At least one birth must have taken place to offset the population count between the two episodes.
*In the course of this episodes timeline, [[Lee Adama]] rises from the rank of Captian (CAG of [[Galactica]]) to Major (No details on posting except assigned to [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]) to the rank of Commander and CO of [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]] in the wake of Commander [[Barry Garner]]'s death saving his ship.
**Though not stated, MAJ Adama's duty was likely a temporary stint as ''Pegasus'' acting XO, to familiarize himself with the duties of a senior officer.

== Notes ==
*The recap at the beginning of this episode shows a scene we have not yet seen in the series. It is the scene where Admiral Adama says that he is choosing Garner as the new Pegasus Commander, possibly a scene that was cut from "Black Market" and will most likely appear on the next DVD set.

*[[Roslin]] refernces Shakespeare's ''Merchant of Venice'' when she asks [[Quorum of Twelve|Councillor]] [[Sarah Porter]] if she want's her "pound of flesh". It's unclear if analogues of his work exist in the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]].

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Official Statements ==

== Statistics ==

=== Guest Stars ===

*John Heard as Commander [[Barry Garner]]
*Brad Dryborough as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]
*Mike Dopud as ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]] Officer [[Gage]]

=== Writing & Direction ===


=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)
*Production Number: 2.17
*Airdate Order: 17 (of 20)

=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===

*UK Airdate: Date
*US Airdate: 17 February 2006
*DVD Release (UK): Date
*DVD Release (US): Date
*[[Wikipedia:Nielsen Rating|Nielsen Rating]]: X.X million households, XXX share

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[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: RDM]]

The Captain's Hand

2006-02-18T06:28:20Z

Alphaboi867: /* Notes */

{{Episode Data|
Image = [[Image:Adamas.jpg|300px]]
| Title= The Captain's Hand
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]
| Episode= 17
| Guests= [[IMDB:nm0001334|John Heard]] (CMDR [[Barry Garner]])<br>Brad Dryborough (LT [[Hoshi]])<br>Mike Dopud (''Pegasus'' [[CIC]] Officer [[Gage]])
| Writer=
| Story=
| Director=
| Production=
| Rating=
| US Airdate= February 17 2006
| UK Airdate=
| DVD=
| Population= 49,584
| Prev= [[Sacrifice]]
| Next= [[Downloaded]]
}}

== Overview ==

== Summary ==
*The episode begins as two [[Raptor|Raptors]] begin a training mission outside from [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]], which is near a [[Wikipedia:Binary_star_system|binary star]], causing [[Dradis|DRADIS]] interference. The raptors pass through a cloud, when they pick up a transmission. In the Pegasus C.I.C., the Raptors disappear from DRADIS, the Comm officer believing that they may be in distress.

*[[Lee Adama]] travels to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', where he meets up with [[Kara Thrace]]. Lee has been promoted to '''Major''', and Kara to '''Captain'''. The two encounter Commander [[Barry Garner]], now in command of ''Pegasus'', who orders Kara to the flight deck while he and Lee proceed to [[CIC|C.I.C.]]

*[[Barry_Garner|Commander Garner]] and [[Lee_Adama|Major Adama]] talk in private about the discipline on [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]]. Garner thinks that [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] is a huge part of the problem, but Adama defends her, citing her excellent piloting skills. Garner thinks that he could his experience as an engineer would do the ship some good.

*Meanwhile, President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s relationship with Vice President [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] is growing increasingly strained.

*Garner is clearly having his own command crisis, and is hurt when Lee suggests that they coordinate the search for the missing Raptors with Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] (also recently promoted) and ''Galactica''. If Kara's plan to find the ships doesn't work, Garner suggests that the deaths of the Raptor crews will be on Lee's head. ([http://www.gateworld.net/galactica/news/2005/10/firstdetailsonthecaptainsh.shtml GateWorld])

== Questions ==
*Would Adama allow Dr. Cottle to be arrested? From the episode, he is of the opinion that he would do what is necessary.

*Was Baltar's report real, or was it just invented to produce the opportunity to drive his wedge?

*Who will replace Baltar as Roslin's Vice-President?

*How will Zarek position himself in the Baltar campaign?

*Will Tigh accept the fact that Lee Adama now outranks him and has command of a ship? Or does Saul have no interest in command and already told Admiral Adama that before the posting was offered to Lee?
**As mentioned in [[Scattered]], Col. Tigh wasn't really interested in commanding a [[Battlestar|battlestar]].
***Fleet protocols, as in the real-world US Navy and other naval services around the globe, would require Tigh, as the senior officer to take command, as he did when Adama was incapacitated.
****This is true for an intra-ship command structure, but if other qualified officers were available, Col. Tigh probobly had the privalige to pass up the command of Pegasus, citing XO's perogative (or something similar)
== Analysis ==
*Survivor count is decremented by six from "[[Sacrifice]]", but seven people died in that episode - terrorists [[Sesha Abinell]], [[Vinson]], [[Page]] and [[Chu]], two unnamed marines, and civilian [[Billy Keikeya]]. At least one birth must have taken place to offset the population count between the two episodes.
*In the course of this episodes timeline, [[Lee Adama]] rises from the rank of Captian (CAG of [[Galactica]]) to Major (No details on posting except assigned to [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]) to the rank of Commander and CO of [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]] in the wake of Commander [[Barry Garner]]'s death saving his ship.
**Though not stated, MAJ Adama's duty was likely a temporary stint as ''Pegasus'' acting XO, to familiarize himself with the duties of a senior officer.

== Notes ==
*The recap at the beginning of this episode shows a scene we have not yet seen in the series. It is the scene where Admiral Adama says that he is choosing Garner as the new Pegasus Commander, possibly a scene that was cut from "Black Market" and will most likely appear on the next DVD set.

*[[Roslin]] refernces Shakespeare's ''Merchant of Venice'' when she asks [[Qurom of Twelve|Councillor]] Sarah Porter if she want's her "pound of flesh". It's unclear if analogues of his work exist in the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]].

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Official Statements ==

== Statistics ==

=== Guest Stars ===

*John Heard as Commander [[Barry Garner]]
*Brad Dryborough as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]
*Mike Dopud as ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]] Officer [[Gage]]

=== Writing & Direction ===


=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)
*Production Number: 2.17
*Airdate Order: 17 (of 20)

=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===

*UK Airdate: Date
*US Airdate: 17 February 2006
*DVD Release (UK): Date
*DVD Release (US): Date
*[[Wikipedia:Nielsen Rating|Nielsen Rating]]: X.X million households, XXX share

{{Episode List}}

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: RDM]]

The Captain's Hand

2006-02-18T06:23:37Z

Alphaboi867: /* Notes */ Shakespeare

{{Episode Data|
Image = [[Image:Adamas.jpg|300px]]
| Title= The Captain's Hand
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]
| Episode= 17
| Guests= [[IMDB:nm0001334|John Heard]] (CMDR [[Barry Garner]])<br>Brad Dryborough (LT [[Hoshi]])<br>Mike Dopud (''Pegasus'' [[CIC]] Officer [[Gage]])
| Writer=
| Story=
| Director=
| Production=
| Rating=
| US Airdate= February 17 2006
| UK Airdate=
| DVD=
| Population= 49,584
| Prev= [[Sacrifice]]
| Next= [[Downloaded]]
}}

== Overview ==

== Summary ==
*The episode begins as two [[Raptor|Raptors]] begin a training mission outside from [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]], which is near a [[Wikipedia:Binary_star_system|binary star]], causing [[Dradis|DRADIS]] interference. The raptors pass through a cloud, when they pick up a transmission. In the Pegasus C.I.C., the Raptors disappear from DRADIS, the Comm officer believing that they may be in distress.

*[[Lee Adama]] travels to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', where he meets up with [[Kara Thrace]]. Lee has been promoted to '''Major''', and Kara to '''Captain'''. The two encounter Commander [[Barry Garner]], now in command of ''Pegasus'', who orders Kara to the flight deck while he and Lee proceed to [[CIC|C.I.C.]]

*[[Barry_Garner|Commander Garner]] and [[Lee_Adama|Major Adama]] talk in private about the discipline on [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]]. Garner thinks that [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] is a huge part of the problem, but Adama defends her, citing her excellent piloting skills. Garner thinks that he could his experience as an engineer would do the ship some good.

*Meanwhile, President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s relationship with Vice President [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] is growing increasingly strained.

*Garner is clearly having his own command crisis, and is hurt when Lee suggests that they coordinate the search for the missing Raptors with Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] (also recently promoted) and ''Galactica''. If Kara's plan to find the ships doesn't work, Garner suggests that the deaths of the Raptor crews will be on Lee's head. ([http://www.gateworld.net/galactica/news/2005/10/firstdetailsonthecaptainsh.shtml GateWorld])

== Questions ==
*Would Adama allow Dr. Cottle to be arrested? From the episode, he is of the opinion that he would do what is necessary.

*Was Baltar's report real, or was it just invented to produce the opportunity to drive his wedge?

*Who will replace Baltar as Roslin's Vice-President?

*How will Zarek position himself in the Baltar campaign?

*Will Tigh accept the fact that Lee Adama now outranks him and has command of a ship? Or does Saul have no interest in command and already told Admiral Adama that before the posting was offered to Lee?
**As mentioned in [[Scattered]], Col. Tigh wasn't really interested in commanding a [[Battlestar|battlestar]].
***Fleet protocols, as in the real-world US Navy and other naval services around the globe, would require Tigh, as the senior officer to take command, as he did when Adama was incapacitated.
****This is true for an intra-ship command structure, but if other qualified officers were available, Col. Tigh probobly had the privalige to pass up the command of Pegasus, citing XO's perogative (or something similar)
== Analysis ==
*Survivor count is decremented by six from "[[Sacrifice]]", but seven people died in that episode - terrorists [[Sesha Abinell]], [[Vinson]], [[Page]] and [[Chu]], two unnamed marines, and civilian [[Billy Keikeya]]. At least one birth must have taken place to offset the population count between the two episodes.
*In the course of this episodes timeline, [[Lee Adama]] rises from the rank of Captian (CAG of [[Galactica]]) to Major (No details on posting except assigned to [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]) to the rank of Commander and CO of [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]] in the wake of Commander [[Barry Garner]]'s death saving his ship.
**Though not stated, MAJ Adama's duty was likely a temporary stint as ''Pegasus'' acting XO, to familiarize himself with the duties of a senior officer.

== Notes ==
*The recap at the beginning of this episode shows a scene we have not yet seen in the series. It is the scene where Admiral Adama says that he is choosing Garner as the new Pegasus Commander, possibly a scene that was cut from "Black Market" and will most likely appear on the next DVD set.

*[[Roslin]] refernces Shakespeare's ''Merchant of Venice'' when she asks Sarah if she want's her "pound of flesh". It's unclear if analogues of his work exist in the Colonies.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Official Statements ==

== Statistics ==

=== Guest Stars ===

*John Heard as Commander [[Barry Garner]]
*Brad Dryborough as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]
*Mike Dopud as ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]] Officer [[Gage]]

=== Writing & Direction ===


=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)
*Production Number: 2.17
*Airdate Order: 17 (of 20)

=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===

*UK Airdate: Date
*US Airdate: 17 February 2006
*DVD Release (UK): Date
*DVD Release (US): Date
*[[Wikipedia:Nielsen Rating|Nielsen Rating]]: X.X million households, XXX share

{{Episode List}}

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: RDM]]

Richard Adar

2006-01-21T05:20:41Z

Alphaboi867:

[[Image:Adar2.jpg|thumb|President Adar, portrayed by Colm Feore. (credit: Sky One / Sci-Fi Channel)]]

'''Richard Adar''' was the last president of the [[Twelve Colonies]] before the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined]] [[Mini-Series]]. He likely died, along with the [[Quorum of Twelve]], and his Cabinet -- in total, 42 officials in line of succession, during the attack which precipitated the near extinction of the human race.

Adar was serving his second term as president, and had previously served as a mayor ([[Mini-Series]]). President Adar is succeeded by the 43rd official in line of succession, the Secretary of Education, [[Laura Roslin]], who was sworn in during the immediate aftermath of the attack aboard her government transport, a passenger liner desigated as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''. She was appointed as President by way of the automated [[Case Orange]] [[Government|government]] continuity mechanism via [[wireless]].

Prior to this, Adar had faced some political strife for military actions, the details of which are still unclear, which he himself apparently regretted. He reportedly wrote down the names of all the casualties of this act, leaving it in his desk as a reminder of his fallibility. President Roslin emulated her predecessor in this regard by writing the name of the ship ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' down and leaving it in her own desk aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' as a reminder of her own fallibility ([[Water]]).

Another of his actions in office was to offer a full pardon to [[Tom Zarek]] in exchange for the latter's renunciation of violence; Zarek turned down the offer ([[Bastille Day]]).

He was also an influential friend to [[Baltar, Gaius|Gaius Baltar]] ([[Mini-Series]]).

[[William Adama|Commander Adama]] considers President Adar "a moron" ([[Home, Part II]]).

==Notes==

*According to SkyOne, Adar's first name is "Richard". Earlier in his political career he was Mayor of [[Caprica City]], during which time he lead the city out of a high-crime, corrupt slump and back to its full potential. He later ran for Governor.
*[[Wikipedia:Adar|Adar]] is the name of the 6th month in the ecclesiastical year and 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.
*The original script for "[[Home, Part II]]" called for Adama to refer to Adar as a "prick", but the line was edited to comply with broadcasting decency standards.

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Mentioned-Only]]

Talk:Adar (RDM)

2006-01-21T05:19:25Z

Alphaboi867: Talk:Adar (RDM) moved to Talk:Richard Adar: first name revealed

#redirect [[Talk:Richard Adar]]

Talk:Richard Adar/Archive 1

2006-01-21T05:19:25Z

Alphaboi867: Talk:Adar (RDM) moved to Talk:Richard Adar

Didn't Laura Roslin state or infer in the miniseries that Adar had been Mayor of Caprica City before becoming president? She mentioned being with him all the way back in the mayor's office with him (I think she mentioned it being Caprica City though I'm not positive).

: Naw, she just mentioned that she was with him when he was still a mayor. She never mentioned Caprica City, but it still makes sense because Adar could still have been a mayor in his past. -- [[user:yenguyen|YeNguyen]] 20:48, 20 July 2005 (EST)

Adar (RDM)

2006-01-21T05:19:25Z

Alphaboi867: Adar (RDM) moved to Richard Adar: first name revealed

#redirect [[Richard Adar]]

Richard Adar

2006-01-21T05:19:25Z

Alphaboi867: Adar (RDM) moved to Richard Adar

[[Image:Adar2.jpg|thumb|President Adar, portrayed by Colm Feore. (credit: Sky One / Sci-Fi Channel)]]

'''President Adar''' is the last president of the [[Twelve Colonies]] before the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined]] [[Mini-Series]]. He likely died, along with the [[Quorum of Twelve]], and his Cabinet -- in total, 42 officials in line of succession, during the attack which precipitated the near extinction of the human race.

Adar was serving his second term as president, and had previously served as a mayor ([[Mini-Series]]). President Adar is succeeded by the 43rd official in line of succession, the Secretary of Education, [[Laura Roslin]], who was sworn in during the immediate aftermath of the attack aboard her government transport, a passenger liner desigated as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''. She was appointed as President by way of the automated [[Case Orange]] [[Government|government]] continuity mechanism via [[wireless]].

Prior to this, Adar had faced some political strife for military actions, the details of which are still unclear, which he himself apparently regretted. He reportedly wrote down the names of all the casualties of this act, leaving it in his desk as a reminder of his fallibility. President Roslin emulated her predecessor in this regard by writing the name of the ship ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' down and leaving it in her own desk aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' as a reminder of her own fallibility ([[Water]]).

Another of his actions in office was to offer a full pardon to [[Tom Zarek]] in exchange for the latter's renunciation of violence; Zarek turned down the offer ([[Bastille Day]]).

He was also an influential friend to [[Baltar, Gaius|Gaius Baltar]] ([[Mini-Series]]).

[[William Adama|Commander Adama]] considers President Adar "a moron" ([[Home, Part II]]).

==Notes==

*According to SkyOne, Adar's first name is "Richard". Earlier in his political career he was Mayor of [[Caprica City]], during which time he lead the city out of a high-crime, corrupt slump and back to its full potential. He later ran for Governor.
*[[Wikipedia:Adar|Adar]] is the name of the 6th month in the ecclesiastical year and 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.
*The original script for "[[Home, Part II]]" called for Adama to refer to Adar as a "prick", but the line was edited to comply with broadcasting decency standards.

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[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Mentioned-Only]]

Season 3 (2006-07)

2006-01-07T07:38:31Z

Alphaboi867: /* Pivotal Plot Points */

{{spoiler}}

==Summary==

: None yet available.

== Pivotal Plot Points ==

*According to an interview by Katee Sackhoff on Subject2Discussion.com on January 3rd, 2006, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]'s "[[The Farm|missing ovaries]]" will be mentioned before Season 2 ends and be a pivotal theme to Season 3.

==Cast==
===Stars===
* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama|Admiral William Adama]]
* [[Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin|President Laura Roslin]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Major Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar|Vice-President Doctor Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon Valerii]]

===Co-stars===
* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul Tigh]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Lieutenant Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek|Representative Tom Zarek]]
* [[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya|Billy Keikeya]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta|Lieutenant Felix Gaeta]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Leah+Cairns Leah Cairns] as [[Margaret Edmonson|Lt. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmonson]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Nicki+Clyne Nicki Clyne] as [[Cally|Specialist Cally]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Dominic+Zamprogna Dominic Zamprogna] as [[Jammer]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Luciana+Carro Luciana Carro] as [[Louanne Katraine|Lt. Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]

==Production Crew==
===Producers===
* [[Moore, Ronald D.|Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Eick, David|David Eick]] - Executive Producer
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Toni+Graphia Toni Graphia] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Harvey+Frand Harvey Frand] - Producer
* [[Larson, Glen A.|Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer

===Directors===

===Writing Staff===

==Episodes==

*3.01:
*3.02:
*3.03:
*3.04:
*3.05:
*3.06:
*3.07:
*3.08:
*3.09:
*3.10:
*3.11:
*3.12:
*3.13:
*3.14:
*3.15:
*3.16:
*3.17:
*3.18:
*3.19:
*3.20:

== Official Statements ==

: None yet listed.

==Related Topics==
* [[List of Season 3 Guest Actors (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]]
{{Episode List}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|*]]

Season 3 (2006-07)

2006-01-07T07:37:12Z

Alphaboi867: /* Pivotal Plot Points */ Kara Thrace

{{spoiler}}

==Summary==

: None yet available.

== Pivotal Plot Points ==

*According to an interview by Katee Sackhoff on Subject2Discussion.com on January 3rd, 2006, [[Kata Thrace|Starbuck]]'s "[[The Farm|missing ovaries]]" will be mentioned before Season 2 ends and be a pivotal theme to Season 3.

==Cast==
===Stars===
* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama|Admiral William Adama]]
* [[Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin|President Laura Roslin]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Major Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar|Vice-President Doctor Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon Valerii]]

===Co-stars===
* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul Tigh]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Lieutenant Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek|Representative Tom Zarek]]
* [[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya|Billy Keikeya]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta|Lieutenant Felix Gaeta]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Leah+Cairns Leah Cairns] as [[Margaret Edmonson|Lt. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmonson]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Nicki+Clyne Nicki Clyne] as [[Cally|Specialist Cally]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Dominic+Zamprogna Dominic Zamprogna] as [[Jammer]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Luciana+Carro Luciana Carro] as [[Louanne Katraine|Lt. Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]

==Production Crew==
===Producers===
* [[Moore, Ronald D.|Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Eick, David|David Eick]] - Executive Producer
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Toni+Graphia Toni Graphia] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Harvey+Frand Harvey Frand] - Producer
* [[Larson, Glen A.|Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer

===Directors===

===Writing Staff===

==Episodes==

*3.01:
*3.02:
*3.03:
*3.04:
*3.05:
*3.06:
*3.07:
*3.08:
*3.09:
*3.10:
*3.11:
*3.12:
*3.13:
*3.14:
*3.15:
*3.16:
*3.17:
*3.18:
*3.19:
*3.20:

== Official Statements ==

: None yet listed.

==Related Topics==
* [[List of Season 3 Guest Actors (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]]
{{Episode List}}

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[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|*]]

Resurrection Ship, Part I

2005-09-24T05:18:46Z

Alphaboi867: /* Summary */ {{spoiltext|

{{spoiler}}

== Overview ==
:''The crisis between Adama and Cain ends.''

== Summary ==
{{spoiltext|
*[[Nelena Cain|Cain]] is shot to death by [[Gina]].
*The ''[[Pegasus]]'', and its crew, remain in the fleet.
*[[William Adama]] is promoted to the rank of admiral.}}

== Questions ==

== Analysis ==

== Notes ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Official Statements ==

== Statistics ==

=== Guest Stars ===

*[[Michelle Forbes]] as [[Nelena Cain]]

=== Writing & Direction ===

*Written by
*Story by
*Teleplay by
*Directed by

=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005/2006)
*Production Number: 2.11
*Airdate Order: 2 (of 11)

=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===

*UK Airdate:
*US Airdate: 11 January 2006
*DVD Release:

{{Episode List}}

[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]
[[Category: A to Z]]

Number Six

2005-09-24T05:07:44Z

Alphaboi867: /* Notes */ this is not a spoiler

{{Character Data|
|photo=[[Image:Bsg-six-1.jpg|200px]]
|age= Late 20s
|colony= N/A
|birthname= N/A
|callsign= N/A
|death= Copies have been destroyed in several episodes
|parents= N/A
|siblings= N/A
|children= N/A
|marital status= N/A
|role= Cylon Infiltrator
|rank= N/A
|actor= [[Tricia Helfer]]
|cylon= y
}}

"'''Number Six'''" is a stunning blonde who plays several key roles in the [[Cylon]] military. She is the first [[Humano-Cylon]] that viewers witness in the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' saga, and is apparently the sixth of twelve models of Humano-Cylon.

== Armistice Station Copy ==
She is a portent of doom for the peoples of the [[Twelve Colonies]]; she arrives on [[Armistice Station]] shortly before it is destroyed in what are the opening shots of the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Mini-Series]].

== Seducer and Infiltrator ==

Prior to the attack, a copy of Six played an important role in preparing the way for a Cylon victory. Seducing the ambitious, self-obssessed, arrogant and untimately flawed Gaius Baltar, she fooled him into believing she was a corporate spy, seeking to gain advantage over her competitors in order to gain an lucrative defence contract ([[Mini-Series]]). Over the course of two years, she used Baltar to gain access to his work -- even to the extent of re-writing many of his own algorithms -- in order to subvert his own [[Command Navigation Program]] so that it could be used in the forthcoming Cylon attack to cripple Colonial forces.

In addition to this work, she performed a second role -- one which is potentially as important to the Cylons, but one in which she may not be fully capable of performing: trying to make Gaius Baltar fall in love with her and, possibly, have a child by her. This is a role that she admits to him is not an official part of her assignment, but it is in keeping with the apparent aims and goals of the Cylons - for whom "love", expressed through the concept of their [[God]], is a motivating factor behind some of their later actions.

The fact that she is unable to become pregnant in her time with Baltar - given that his is the type of man vain enough to forego any male form of contraception and expect the female to take the required precautions - is suggestive that the humano-Cylons are physically, as well as mentally, configured for specific roles. Six is designed as a seducer - a trend that repeatedly surfaces throughout her various incarnations - not a child-bearer. However, she may be capable of childbearing but has chosen not to until the time was right.

With the opening of the Cylon attack, Baltar's Six is apparently destroyed protecting him from the effects of a nuclear blast shockwave on [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]].

== Baltar's Internal Six ==
[[image:Tigh_Me_Up_Tigh_Me_Down-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|left|[[Number Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] in his lab aborad ''[[Galactica]]''. (C. Universal Studios)]]
Fleeing the city and then the planet itself, Baltar is shocked to discover that Six lives on - inside his head.

At first he tries to dismiss her presence as a manifestation of his own guilt over what has happened to his people, and his role in it. However, Six suggests that she is in fact the result of a chip inside his head. However, while some of her "actions" - such as terrifying Baltar into determining how he can construct a genuine [[Cylon detector]] ([[Bastille Day]]) - very much suggest she is a part of his own psyche. But this is countered by her underlying actions and "deeds" - all of which represent a furtherance of those aims and goals she expressed as a corporeal entity, giving added weight to the idea that she is most likely a personality download contained within a chip in Baltar's head. Some of these are characteristics never witnessed by Baltar himself - such as her jealous reaction to [[Valerii]]'s visit with Baltar in his lab ([[Flesh and Bone]]), which closely mirrors the jealousy she shows towards Valerii on Caprica ([[Litmus]], [[Secrets and Lies]]).

Certainly, this seems to be the view Baltar himself comes to hold, as he relies more and more on her for guidance and insight into Cylons ways - so much so that she deliberately suggests that her presence within him is something for which other Cylons have no knowledge. However, in her relentless drive to get Baltar to fully accept the Cylon concept of God, it would appear that not only are other Cylons in the fleet aware of her "existence", they are in communication with her: hence the arrival of "Shelly Godfrey" onboard the ''[[Galactica]]'' with her accusations of treachery at the precise time Six ceases to communicate with Baltar.

When Baltar began to deny Six's actual existence, she turned the tables by changing her appearance and told him that he was, indeed, "crazy" ([[Home, Part II]]). Baltar asked Dr. [[Cottle]] to perform a brain scan to check for anything unusual. "Nothing, nothing, more nothing" was the gruff diagnosis from Cottle. However, later in the same episode Baltar realized that the Six he sees could could not possibly be a hallucination caused by him going "crazy", because she knows things (such as that Caprica-[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] was pregnant) that his subconscious mind has no way of knowing. When confronted with this, Six agreed that she was not a product of Baltars mind, even though scans show no chip in his brain. When Baltar asked her what exactly she was then, Six only replied that "I'm an angel of God sent here to protect you". However, Baltar may not have a conventionally visible chip in his head, but it could be organically-based (like the humanoid Cylons) and indistinguishable from other tissues in his brain or central nervous system. There is a remote chance that Baltar could be a Humano-Cylon himself (see the [[Gaius Baltar]] article for arguments for and against this notion).

== Shelly Godfrey ==
[[Image:bsg-1-07.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama|Commander Adama]] and an apparently distraught Ms. Godfrey.]]
"Shelly Godfrey" is the pseudonym adopted by an incarnation of [[Number Six]] that arrives on board the ''[[Galactica]]'' with a mission to apparently expose [[Gaius Baltar]] as a traitor ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Her real aim, however, is to further push Baltar to a point where his only hope of salvation appears to be his complete acceptance of the Cylon concept of "[[God]]". Indeed, once he has reached this point, she rapidly goes into hiding (possibly unwittingly helped by [[Sharon Valerii]] on the ''Galactica''?) and later probably removes herself from the ship - or destroys herself.

During her time on the ''Galactica'', "Godfrey" very much reveals her underlying nature is very similar to that of her "sisters" as she attempts to seduce [[Adama, William|William Adama]].

Her appearance on the ''Galactica'' gives the clearest indication of all that Baltar's Six is an independent intelligence implanted in his head - and that, for all its statements to the contrary - it is somehow in contact with other humano-Cylons within the fleet (or at least in communication with any of its "sisters" which may be in the fleet). The appearance of "Shelly Godfrey" and the "disappearance" of Six from Baltar's mind is otherwise too coincidental to be believable.

=== Notes ===
*The last name '''Godfrey''' means God's Peace in the Germanic language.

== Gina ==
'''Gina''' is a [[Humano-Cylon]] who was "rescued" by the ''[[Pegasus]]'', claiming to be a survivng civilian dock worker. After befriending the crew, she betrayed them to the [[Cylons]], whom summarily boarded the ''Pegasus'' and terminated 800 of her crew.

Gina was captured and tortured by the ''Pegasus'' crew. When the ''Pegasus'' encountered the ''Galactica'' fleet, she was turned over to [[Gaius Baltar]] who examined her, concluding that Cylons are susceptible to the same psychological afflictions as human beings ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

A variant of [[Number Six]], Gina is physically identical to her "sister" with the exception of having shorter, darker hair. Gina also has lost her Cylon faith, perhaps as a result of the Cylon attack on the ''Pegasus'' or her subsequent abuse at the hands of its crew.

{{spoiltext|Gina apparently finds a way to kill Admiral Cain. ([[Resurrection Ship]])}}

==Notes==
Gina is a reference to some fans' derisive nickname for the Re-Imagined series, GINO - "Galactica In Name Only" (Itself a reference to [[Wikipedia:RINO|RINO]], a political term) (Source: "Pegasus" podcast)

== Caprican Overseer Copies ==

On Caprica, Six performs the role of a Cylon overseer, working with [[Aaron Doral]] to ensure their experiment involving the stranded [[Karl C. Agathon]] and Valerii either reaches its desired conclusion, or is suitably terminated ([[Litmus]], [[Secrets and Lies]]).

In this, she shares the same seductive characteristic as shown by her "sisters" at Armistice station and with Baltar - her first act on "freeing" the captured Agathon is to kiss him. Following the destruction of this particular Six (shot by Valerii, in order to enable her to "rescue" Agathon), her "sister" on Caprica demonstrates a certain vindictiveness towards Valerii when giving her a beating that goes far beyond the needs of the experiment ([[Litmus]]), thus revealing she may well be experiencing resentment for being shot (remembering that experiences and knowledge are passed from body to body among the various types of humano-Cylon), as well as jealousy at Valerii's chosen role in proceedings.

A further "overseer" Six is present at the Cylon's established base at [[Delphi]], and is briefly seen by [[Agathon, Karl C.|Helo]] when he attempts to gain access to the base in order to steal a ship and get off the planet ([[Colonial Day]]).

Another "overseer" Six was present at the "farm" where Starbuck was taken after she was incapacitated by the Cylons. While the Cylon doctor [[Simon]] operated on her, Six was there to relay orders and see that everything was proceeding smoothly. She was definitely the controlling figure of the operation ([[The Farm]]).

== Caprican Warrior Leaders ==
At least 3 additional variants of Six have been operational on Caprica, and appear to lead troops of Cylon [[Warriors]] and have a subservient role to the "overseer" Six variants. This variant of Six is distinguished by the white raincoat it wears.

One of these variants distracted Helo, enabling him to be captured ([[33]]), and was subsequently shot by [[Valerii, Sharon|Valerii]].

The second acted as an observer to Helo's "escape", and this same variant may have been leading the Warrior troop into the Caprican farm Helo was hiding in ([[The Hand of God]]).

The third was present at [[Delphi]], taking orders from an "overseer" Six.

==Notes==
*It has been claimed that the name "Number Six" may be an indirect tribute to [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001526/ Patrick McGoohan's] cult 1967 television series [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/ The Prisoner] - a series that addressed topics such as personal freedom and identity, mind control, illusionary experiences and the infiltration of society's supposed guardians (secret agents) by a nefarious force (those behind The Village).

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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Cylons]]
[[Category:RDM]]

Number Six

2005-09-24T05:06:05Z

Alphaboi867: /* Gina */ reduce spoilers since 2.10's aired

{{Character Data|
|photo=[[Image:Bsg-six-1.jpg|200px]]
|age= Late 20s
|colony= N/A
|birthname= N/A
|callsign= N/A
|death= Copies have been destroyed in several episodes
|parents= N/A
|siblings= N/A
|children= N/A
|marital status= N/A
|role= Cylon Infiltrator
|rank= N/A
|actor= [[Tricia Helfer]]
|cylon= y
}}

"'''Number Six'''" is a stunning blonde who plays several key roles in the [[Cylon]] military. She is the first [[Humano-Cylon]] that viewers witness in the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' saga, and is apparently the sixth of twelve models of Humano-Cylon.

== Armistice Station Copy ==
She is a portent of doom for the peoples of the [[Twelve Colonies]]; she arrives on [[Armistice Station]] shortly before it is destroyed in what are the opening shots of the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Mini-Series]].

== Seducer and Infiltrator ==

Prior to the attack, a copy of Six played an important role in preparing the way for a Cylon victory. Seducing the ambitious, self-obssessed, arrogant and untimately flawed Gaius Baltar, she fooled him into believing she was a corporate spy, seeking to gain advantage over her competitors in order to gain an lucrative defence contract ([[Mini-Series]]). Over the course of two years, she used Baltar to gain access to his work -- even to the extent of re-writing many of his own algorithms -- in order to subvert his own [[Command Navigation Program]] so that it could be used in the forthcoming Cylon attack to cripple Colonial forces.

In addition to this work, she performed a second role -- one which is potentially as important to the Cylons, but one in which she may not be fully capable of performing: trying to make Gaius Baltar fall in love with her and, possibly, have a child by her. This is a role that she admits to him is not an official part of her assignment, but it is in keeping with the apparent aims and goals of the Cylons - for whom "love", expressed through the concept of their [[God]], is a motivating factor behind some of their later actions.

The fact that she is unable to become pregnant in her time with Baltar - given that his is the type of man vain enough to forego any male form of contraception and expect the female to take the required precautions - is suggestive that the humano-Cylons are physically, as well as mentally, configured for specific roles. Six is designed as a seducer - a trend that repeatedly surfaces throughout her various incarnations - not a child-bearer. However, she may be capable of childbearing but has chosen not to until the time was right.

With the opening of the Cylon attack, Baltar's Six is apparently destroyed protecting him from the effects of a nuclear blast shockwave on [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]].

== Baltar's Internal Six ==
[[image:Tigh_Me_Up_Tigh_Me_Down-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|left|[[Number Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] in his lab aborad ''[[Galactica]]''. (C. Universal Studios)]]
Fleeing the city and then the planet itself, Baltar is shocked to discover that Six lives on - inside his head.

At first he tries to dismiss her presence as a manifestation of his own guilt over what has happened to his people, and his role in it. However, Six suggests that she is in fact the result of a chip inside his head. However, while some of her "actions" - such as terrifying Baltar into determining how he can construct a genuine [[Cylon detector]] ([[Bastille Day]]) - very much suggest she is a part of his own psyche. But this is countered by her underlying actions and "deeds" - all of which represent a furtherance of those aims and goals she expressed as a corporeal entity, giving added weight to the idea that she is most likely a personality download contained within a chip in Baltar's head. Some of these are characteristics never witnessed by Baltar himself - such as her jealous reaction to [[Valerii]]'s visit with Baltar in his lab ([[Flesh and Bone]]), which closely mirrors the jealousy she shows towards Valerii on Caprica ([[Litmus]], [[Secrets and Lies]]).

Certainly, this seems to be the view Baltar himself comes to hold, as he relies more and more on her for guidance and insight into Cylons ways - so much so that she deliberately suggests that her presence within him is something for which other Cylons have no knowledge. However, in her relentless drive to get Baltar to fully accept the Cylon concept of God, it would appear that not only are other Cylons in the fleet aware of her "existence", they are in communication with her: hence the arrival of "Shelly Godfrey" onboard the ''[[Galactica]]'' with her accusations of treachery at the precise time Six ceases to communicate with Baltar.

When Baltar began to deny Six's actual existence, she turned the tables by changing her appearance and told him that he was, indeed, "crazy" ([[Home, Part II]]). Baltar asked Dr. [[Cottle]] to perform a brain scan to check for anything unusual. "Nothing, nothing, more nothing" was the gruff diagnosis from Cottle. However, later in the same episode Baltar realized that the Six he sees could could not possibly be a hallucination caused by him going "crazy", because she knows things (such as that Caprica-[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] was pregnant) that his subconscious mind has no way of knowing. When confronted with this, Six agreed that she was not a product of Baltars mind, even though scans show no chip in his brain. When Baltar asked her what exactly she was then, Six only replied that "I'm an angel of God sent here to protect you". However, Baltar may not have a conventionally visible chip in his head, but it could be organically-based (like the humanoid Cylons) and indistinguishable from other tissues in his brain or central nervous system. There is a remote chance that Baltar could be a Humano-Cylon himself (see the [[Gaius Baltar]] article for arguments for and against this notion).

== Shelly Godfrey ==
[[Image:bsg-1-07.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama|Commander Adama]] and an apparently distraught Ms. Godfrey.]]
"Shelly Godfrey" is the pseudonym adopted by an incarnation of [[Number Six]] that arrives on board the ''[[Galactica]]'' with a mission to apparently expose [[Gaius Baltar]] as a traitor ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Her real aim, however, is to further push Baltar to a point where his only hope of salvation appears to be his complete acceptance of the Cylon concept of "[[God]]". Indeed, once he has reached this point, she rapidly goes into hiding (possibly unwittingly helped by [[Sharon Valerii]] on the ''Galactica''?) and later probably removes herself from the ship - or destroys herself.

During her time on the ''Galactica'', "Godfrey" very much reveals her underlying nature is very similar to that of her "sisters" as she attempts to seduce [[Adama, William|William Adama]].

Her appearance on the ''Galactica'' gives the clearest indication of all that Baltar's Six is an independent intelligence implanted in his head - and that, for all its statements to the contrary - it is somehow in contact with other humano-Cylons within the fleet (or at least in communication with any of its "sisters" which may be in the fleet). The appearance of "Shelly Godfrey" and the "disappearance" of Six from Baltar's mind is otherwise too coincidental to be believable.

=== Notes ===
*The last name '''Godfrey''' means God's Peace in the Germanic language.

== Gina ==
'''Gina''' is a [[Humano-Cylon]] who was "rescued" by the ''[[Pegasus]]'', claiming to be a survivng civilian dock worker. After befriending the crew, she betrayed them to the [[Cylons]], whom summarily boarded the ''Pegasus'' and terminated 800 of her crew.

Gina was captured and tortured by the ''Pegasus'' crew. When the ''Pegasus'' encountered the ''Galactica'' fleet, she was turned over to [[Gaius Baltar]] who examined her, concluding that Cylons are susceptible to the same psychological afflictions as human beings ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

A variant of [[Number Six]], Gina is physically identical to her "sister" with the exception of having shorter, darker hair. Gina also has lost her Cylon faith, perhaps as a result of the Cylon attack on the ''Pegasus'' or her subsequent abuse at the hands of its crew.

{{spoiltext|Gina apparently finds a way to kill Admiral Cain. ([[Resurrection Ship]])}}

==Notes==
{{spoiltext|
Gina is a reference to some fans' derisive nickname for the Re-Imagined series, GINO - "Galactica In Name Only" (Itself a reference to [[Wikipedia:RINO|RINO]], a political term) (Source: "Pegasus" podcast)}}

== Caprican Overseer Copies ==

On Caprica, Six performs the role of a Cylon overseer, working with [[Aaron Doral]] to ensure their experiment involving the stranded [[Karl C. Agathon]] and Valerii either reaches its desired conclusion, or is suitably terminated ([[Litmus]], [[Secrets and Lies]]).

In this, she shares the same seductive characteristic as shown by her "sisters" at Armistice station and with Baltar - her first act on "freeing" the captured Agathon is to kiss him. Following the destruction of this particular Six (shot by Valerii, in order to enable her to "rescue" Agathon), her "sister" on Caprica demonstrates a certain vindictiveness towards Valerii when giving her a beating that goes far beyond the needs of the experiment ([[Litmus]]), thus revealing she may well be experiencing resentment for being shot (remembering that experiences and knowledge are passed from body to body among the various types of humano-Cylon), as well as jealousy at Valerii's chosen role in proceedings.

A further "overseer" Six is present at the Cylon's established base at [[Delphi]], and is briefly seen by [[Agathon, Karl C.|Helo]] when he attempts to gain access to the base in order to steal a ship and get off the planet ([[Colonial Day]]).

Another "overseer" Six was present at the "farm" where Starbuck was taken after she was incapacitated by the Cylons. While the Cylon doctor [[Simon]] operated on her, Six was there to relay orders and see that everything was proceeding smoothly. She was definitely the controlling figure of the operation ([[The Farm]]).

== Caprican Warrior Leaders ==
At least 3 additional variants of Six have been operational on Caprica, and appear to lead troops of Cylon [[Warriors]] and have a subservient role to the "overseer" Six variants. This variant of Six is distinguished by the white raincoat it wears.

One of these variants distracted Helo, enabling him to be captured ([[33]]), and was subsequently shot by [[Valerii, Sharon|Valerii]].

The second acted as an observer to Helo's "escape", and this same variant may have been leading the Warrior troop into the Caprican farm Helo was hiding in ([[The Hand of God]]).

The third was present at [[Delphi]], taking orders from an "overseer" Six.

==Notes==
*It has been claimed that the name "Number Six" may be an indirect tribute to [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001526/ Patrick McGoohan's] cult 1967 television series [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/ The Prisoner] - a series that addressed topics such as personal freedom and identity, mind control, illusionary experiences and the infiltration of society's supposed guardians (secret agents) by a nefarious force (those behind The Village).

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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Cylons]]
[[Category:RDM]]

Language in the Twelve Colonies

2005-09-17T17:34:58Z

Alphaboi867: /* Honorifics */Ms

{{Twelve Colonies Series}}
English, or some language that is universally translated into it (à la [[Wikipedia:Westron|Tolkien]]) is standard. Loanwords from foreign languages ("fascist", "karma", etc.) occur with normal frequency, as do chronologically enigmatic borrowings such as the [[Battlestar]] [[Columbia]]. Most religious terms are explicitly shared with ancient greek beliefs (either antecedent to or descendent from them).

==Vocabulary==

===Anachronisms===
[[Battlestar Galactica]] uses many terms from modern day naval aviation, which appear somewhat anachronistic but also lend the show a flavor of realistic jargon. These include:
*[[Combat Air Patrol]]
*[[Commander Air Group]]
*Planes
:'''Adama:''' You keep my planes flying. I need my planes to fly. ([[Litmus]])

===Ersatz===
In contrast to its [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|predecessor]], the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' employs relatively little in the way of ersatz vocabulary. It does employ a few terms outside of a normal american english vocabulary, mostly military jargon. These are mixed in haphazardly with the real-life naval aviation terms above.

*[[Dradis]] - [[Wikipedia:RADAR|Radar]]
*[[Fumarella leaf]] - [[Wikipedia:Tobacco|Tobacco]]
*[[Frak]] - A bowdlerized version of "Fuck" (c.f. "[[Wikipedia:Frell|Frell]]" (Farscape), "[[Wikipedia:Frag|Frag]]" (Babylon 5), "[[Wikipedia:Smeg|Smeg]]" (Red Dwarf))
*[[G-4]] - [[Wikipedia: C-4 (explosive)|C-4]]
*[[Krypter]] - [[Wikipedia:Mayday|Mayday]]
*[[Morpha]] - [[Wikipedia:Morphine|Morphine]]
*[[Serisone]] - [[Wikipedia:prednisone|Prednisone]]
*[[Wireless]] - [[Wikipedia:Radio|Radio]]

===Invented Terminology===
As all science fiction shows must, Battlestar Galactica has a set of vocabulary referring to technologies and other items not shared with the real world.

*[[Ambrosia]] - a bright green alcoholic beverage
*[[Carom]] - the angle above or below the XY plane of a vessel, perpendicular to [[Wikipedia:Bearing (navigation)|bearing]] (c.f. "Mark" (Star Trek))
*[[Chamalla]] - an [[Wikipedia:Entheogen|entheogen]] used by priests
*[[Red Line]]

===Honorifics===
Although the [[Colonials]] use the honorific "Madam" (as in, Madam President), its shortened form "Ma'am" is not used in the military. All superior officers are referred to as "Sir", regardless of gender. Mister (Mr), Miss, and Doctor have all been used, but Missus (Mrs) and Ms have not. [[Sire|Sire(ess)]] a [[TOS]] honorific akin to Sir or Dame has not yet an appearance.

==Accents==

Most characters speak with a [[Wikipedia:Standard American|standard american]] accent, with some exceptions.

===English Accent===
Two characters speak with the [[Wikipedia:Received Pronunciation|received pronunciation]], Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] of Caprica and ship's medic [[Ishay]]. Other characters from Caprica do not share this accent.

===Spanish Accent===
[[Giana]], a woman rescued from [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]] by [[Sharon Valerii]], spoke with a Spanish or Portugese accent, and inquired after the whereabouts of her husband, who she stated was "stationed on Geminon". Her place of origin is unclear, but no other characters from either Caprica, [[The Twelve Colonies#Gemenon|Gemenon]], or anywhere else have shared this accent.

===Aerelon Accent===
In the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]", Baltar noted that Sharon Valerii spoke with a trace of an [[The Twelve Colonies#Aerelon|Aerelon]] accent. The actress who portrays her, Grace Park, speaks English with a standard american accent, but is also fluent in Korean.

===Kiwi Accent===
The reporter [[D'anna Biers]] speaks with a Kiwi/New Zealand accent (this is actually the accent that actress [[Lucy Lawless]] speaks with when off screen, because she is from New Zealand). However, the same episode revealed that D'anna is actually a [[Humano-Cylon]], and another copy of D'anna on Cylon-occupied Caprica does ''not'' speak with this accent, but the standard American one. This seems to imply that D'anna's entire personality was for show, and that the Cylons seem to use more standardized pronunciation when amongst themselves ("[[Final Cut]]").

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Government of the Twelve Colonies

2005-09-17T17:32:55Z

Alphaboi867: in the mini she refered to "government ministers and officials" and Zarek demanded the resignation of "President Roslin & her ministers" in Water

{{Twelve Colonies Series}}
The '''Colonial Government''' is a democratically elected government, headed by a President. The president at the time of the [[Cylon attack]] was President [[Adar]]. Upon his death, he was succeeded by President [[Laura Roslin]], who had previously been the Secretary of Education. Roslin was appointed the presidency by the [[Case Orange]] governmental contingency mechanism.

The President is assisted by a Cabinet. Each government department is headed by a minister or secretary. The Vice President and the Cabinet are included in the line of succession. ([[Mini-Series]])

Each of the twelve colonies is represented by one elected member of the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. [[Ronald Moore]] has indicated in a podcast that there was a lower chamber, presumably be larger and with representation based on population. In that same podcast he indicate that there was also a body of cleric to advise the government. In the event of a tie during Quorum meetings, the President of the Colonies casts the tie-breaking vote. Members of the Quorum are not permitted to hold positions within the executive branch. When [[Gaius Baltar]], the elected delegate of [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]], is elevated to Vice President ([[Colonial Day]]), he is replaced with a new representative on the Quorum within a week ([[Fragged]]). In that episode, twelve delegates, each wearing a sash to represent a colony, debate with Colonel Tigh.

{{stub}}

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Season 2 (2005-06)

2005-09-17T07:01:56Z

Alphaboi867: /* Cast */ names

==Summary==

: ''Following the discovery [[Kobol]], the arrest of [[Laura Roslin]], and the attempted assassination of [[William Adama]], the [[Fleet]] finds itself thrust in more peril than they originally imagined.''

== Pivotal Plot Points ==
*Colonel Tigh commands the Fleet while Adama is incapacitated, instituting [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]].
*After the "[[Gideon massacre]]", the Fleet divides into two factions: one which supports Adama, and one which supports [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin/Zarek]].
*[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] discover a Colonial [[resistance (movement)|resistance movement]] on [[Caprica]].
*The Cylons have been rounding up human females in order to artifically inseminate them with hybrid ovum, creating [[breeding farm]]s over [[Caprica]]. Their attempts have been unsuccessful.
*An expedition to [[Kobol]] finds instructions that may lead the Fleet to [[Earth]] inside the [[Tomb of Athena]].
*Starbuck and Helo return to the ''Galactica'' from Caprica; Helo becomes ostracized due to his relationship with [[Sharon Valerii]], who is pregnant with the first successful [[Human-Cylon hybrid]] child.
*''[[Galactica]]'' 's copy of [[Sharon Valerii]] is killed by [[Cally]].
*Roslin and the Quorum of Twelve are re-instituted.

{{spoiltext|
*The Fleet encounters another battlestar that survived the attack, the [[Pegasus]], which is commanded by Admiral [[Nelena Cain]], a female.
*William Adama becomes an admiral; the Pegasus apparent joins the Fleet.}}

==Cast==
===Stars===
* [[Olmos, Edward James|Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama|Commander William Adama]]
* [[McDonnell, Mary|Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin|President Laura Roslin]]
* [[Sackhoff, Katee|Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Bamber, Jamie|Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[Callis, James|James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar|Vice-President Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Helfer, Tricia|Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Park, Grace|Grace Park]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon Valerii]]
===Co-stars===
* [[Hogan, Michael|Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul Tigh]]
* [[Douglas, Aaron|Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Penikett, Tahmoh|Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Lieutenat Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[McClure, Kandyse|Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek|Representative Tom Zarek]]
* [[Campbell, Paul|Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya|Billy Keikeya]]
* [[Juliani, Alessandro|Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta|Lieutenant Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Witwer, Samuel|Samual Witwer]] as [[Crashdown]]

==Production Crew==
===Producers===
* [[Moore, Ronald D.|Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Eick, David|David Eick]] - Executive Producer
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Toni+Graphia Toni Graphia] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Frand, Harvey|Harvey Frand]] - Producer
* [[Larson, Glen A.|Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer

===Directors===

===Writing Staff===

==Episodes==

*2.01: [[Scattered]]
*2.02: [[Valley of Darkness]]
*2.03: [[Fragged]]
*2.04: [[Resistance]]
*2.05: [[The Farm]]
*2.06: [[Home, Part I]]
*2.07: [[Home, Part II]]
*2.08: [[Final Cut]]
*2.09: [[Flight of the Phoenix]]
*2.10: [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]
*2.11: [[Resurrection Ship]]
*2.12: [[Epiphanies]]
*2.13: TBA
*2.14: TBA
*2.15: TBA
*2.16: TBA
*2.17: TBA
*2.18: TBA
*2.19: TBA
*2.20: TBA

== Official Statements ==

* ''"Please do something about the consumables questions; fuel, food, ammo, clothing etc., where is this stuff coming from?"''
: Water is addressed in... uh, "[[Water]]." Fuel is addressed in "[[The Hand of God|Hand of God]]". Other consumables will be addressed in the second season. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''Regarding Second Season Renewal''

:So it's official: we're doing a second season.

:To say that this is happy news is to indulge in a display of understatement. The road to television success is a long one, littered with various hurdles, all of which must be vaulted: the studio pitch session, the network pitch, the story outline, the first draft script, the second draft script, the green-light to produce [[Mini-Series|the pilot]], casting the pilot, making the pilot, ordering the series, producing the series, getting the reviews, getting an audience, and then.... getting a second season. We've managed to clear that hurdle and it feels frakking good.

:We've been working on the first six episodes for a couple of months now and we're gearing up to prep them for filming, probably in late March. Season Two will be heavily influenced by the end of [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season One]], so it's hard to get into anything remotely specific until the [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|last episode]] has aired in the US. I could say... well... er... not much. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Will we ever get any more of the back story to the Cylon Wars?, ie What started them and how did the [[Colonials|Colonists]] (sic) drive them away."''

:We will see more of this backstory as the series unfolds. Some of the inter-war period will be explored in the first few episodes of Season 2. Other tales of the first [[Cylon Wars]] will be filled in eventually. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Will we see any of the origonal cast appart from Richard Hatch. "''

:It's possible, but not yet on the board. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Please show more of the blue collar guys keeping everything in check on the other ships. Guys that would have clocked out and gone home had the holocaust not happened. Not really a question sorry."''

:We have plans for this in the second season. [[Cally]], for instance, never planned to stay in the service and her enlistment was nearly up at the time of the attack. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

*''"Will there be any development between characters on what distinguishes a Sagitaran from Caprican, Virgon, or any of the 12 Colonies? Did they develop separately their own cultures and even different religions on their worlds? I'm glad the element of different worlds or nationalities was kept in the show."''

:This is an area we didn't get a chance to get very far with in the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first season]], and I'm hoping we explore more fully in the second. I think that some of the [[Colonies]] have developed very different cultures and attitudes from one another and that it's rich ground for us. We alluded to some differences here and there, but mostly we talked about the "Federal" (for lack of a better word) governmental structures. We do know that there was a sizable opposition to the Colonial government. [[Conoy, Leoben|Leoben]] claimed to be an arms dealer supplying freedom fighters or terrorists, depending on your point of view, and [[Zarek, Tom|Tom Zarek]] was the jailed leader of a sometimes violent opposition, so it stands to reason that there are a wide variety of views, some of which come into violent conflict with one another. It's also worth bearing in mind that one of the uses for which the [[Cylons]] were originally used by the Colonies was as soldiers in their wars against one another. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Granted that a season two at this point is just ink on paper punctuated by a big question mark, but I have a “practical” question to ask. Should the series move forward, to what extent would you want to explore the practical issues of life in the fleet–you’ve touched on the basics of food, fuel and water, but how about problems such as finding enough doctors to treat the population, providing life support on ships not originally intended as passenger vessels and dealing with the inevitable fiefdoms arising on these mix and match metal life rafts? "''

:I would very much like to continue exploring these issues in the second year and beyond. I'm intrigued by playing the situation as realistically as dramatically possible and I think these sorts of questions are wonderful material for the show. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the results of [[Lee Adama]]'s actions in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]":'''

: I think I've read four scripts out of the 20, so I don't know that much. But the ''[[Galactica]]'' still needs him despite themselves. He's a prisoner because of what he's done, but he's still needed because when situations arise he's still one of the best pilots. There aren't that many pilots full stop.

: He's used to command, he's used to following orders. So when the [[Cylons]] are pressing [see: [[Valley of Darkness]]] he has to come out of the brig. But he has to give his word, his parole, that when he's off-duty he'll return to his prison. He's in a strange limbo of finding himself being given authority but having none, it's a strange situation he finds himself in. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml]

==Related Topics==
* [[List of Season 2 Guest Actors (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]]
{{Episode List}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|*]]

Season 2 (2005-06)

2005-09-17T07:01:36Z

Alphaboi867: /* Cast */ names

==Summary==

: ''Following the discovery [[Kobol]], the arrest of [[Laura Roslin]], and the attempted assassination of [[William Adama]], the [[Fleet]] finds itself thrust in more peril than they originally imagined.''

== Pivotal Plot Points ==
*Colonel Tigh commands the Fleet while Adama is incapacitated, instituting [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]].
*After the "[[Gideon massacre]]", the Fleet divides into two factions: one which supports Adama, and one which supports [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin/Zarek]].
*[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] discover a Colonial [[resistance (movement)|resistance movement]] on [[Caprica]].
*The Cylons have been rounding up human females in order to artifically inseminate them with hybrid ovum, creating [[breeding farm]]s over [[Caprica]]. Their attempts have been unsuccessful.
*An expedition to [[Kobol]] finds instructions that may lead the Fleet to [[Earth]] inside the [[Tomb of Athena]].
*Starbuck and Helo return to the ''Galactica'' from Caprica; Helo becomes ostracized due to his relationship with [[Sharon Valerii]], who is pregnant with the first successful [[Human-Cylon hybrid]] child.
*''[[Galactica]]'' 's copy of [[Sharon Valerii]] is killed by [[Cally]].
*Roslin and the Quorum of Twelve are re-instituted.

{{spoiltext|
*The Fleet encounters another battlestar that survived the attack, the [[Pegasus]], which is commanded by Admiral [[Nelena Cain]], a female.
*William Adama becomes an admiral; the Pegasus apparent joins the Fleet.}}

==Cast==
===Stars===
* [[Olmos, Edward James|Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama|Commander William Adama]]
* [[McDonnell, Mary|Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin|President Laura Roslin]]
* [[Sackhoff, Katee|Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Bamber, Jamie|Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[Callis, James|James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar|Vice-President Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Helfer, Tricia|Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Park, Grace|Grace Park]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon Valerii]]
===Co-stars===
* [[Hogan, Michael|Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul igh]]
* [[Douglas, Aaron|Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Penikett, Tahmoh|Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Lieutenat Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[McClure, Kandyse|Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek|Representative Tom Zarek]]
* [[Campbell, Paul|Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya|Billy Keikeya]]
* [[Juliani, Alessandro|Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta|Lieutenant Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Witwer, Samuel|Samual Witwer]] as [[Crashdown]]

==Production Crew==
===Producers===
* [[Moore, Ronald D.|Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Eick, David|David Eick]] - Executive Producer
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Toni+Graphia Toni Graphia] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Frand, Harvey|Harvey Frand]] - Producer
* [[Larson, Glen A.|Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer

===Directors===

===Writing Staff===

==Episodes==

*2.01: [[Scattered]]
*2.02: [[Valley of Darkness]]
*2.03: [[Fragged]]
*2.04: [[Resistance]]
*2.05: [[The Farm]]
*2.06: [[Home, Part I]]
*2.07: [[Home, Part II]]
*2.08: [[Final Cut]]
*2.09: [[Flight of the Phoenix]]
*2.10: [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]
*2.11: [[Resurrection Ship]]
*2.12: [[Epiphanies]]
*2.13: TBA
*2.14: TBA
*2.15: TBA
*2.16: TBA
*2.17: TBA
*2.18: TBA
*2.19: TBA
*2.20: TBA

== Official Statements ==

* ''"Please do something about the consumables questions; fuel, food, ammo, clothing etc., where is this stuff coming from?"''
: Water is addressed in... uh, "[[Water]]." Fuel is addressed in "[[The Hand of God|Hand of God]]". Other consumables will be addressed in the second season. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''Regarding Second Season Renewal''

:So it's official: we're doing a second season.

:To say that this is happy news is to indulge in a display of understatement. The road to television success is a long one, littered with various hurdles, all of which must be vaulted: the studio pitch session, the network pitch, the story outline, the first draft script, the second draft script, the green-light to produce [[Mini-Series|the pilot]], casting the pilot, making the pilot, ordering the series, producing the series, getting the reviews, getting an audience, and then.... getting a second season. We've managed to clear that hurdle and it feels frakking good.

:We've been working on the first six episodes for a couple of months now and we're gearing up to prep them for filming, probably in late March. Season Two will be heavily influenced by the end of [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season One]], so it's hard to get into anything remotely specific until the [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|last episode]] has aired in the US. I could say... well... er... not much. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Will we ever get any more of the back story to the Cylon Wars?, ie What started them and how did the [[Colonials|Colonists]] (sic) drive them away."''

:We will see more of this backstory as the series unfolds. Some of the inter-war period will be explored in the first few episodes of Season 2. Other tales of the first [[Cylon Wars]] will be filled in eventually. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Will we see any of the origonal cast appart from Richard Hatch. "''

:It's possible, but not yet on the board. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Please show more of the blue collar guys keeping everything in check on the other ships. Guys that would have clocked out and gone home had the holocaust not happened. Not really a question sorry."''

:We have plans for this in the second season. [[Cally]], for instance, never planned to stay in the service and her enlistment was nearly up at the time of the attack. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

*''"Will there be any development between characters on what distinguishes a Sagitaran from Caprican, Virgon, or any of the 12 Colonies? Did they develop separately their own cultures and even different religions on their worlds? I'm glad the element of different worlds or nationalities was kept in the show."''

:This is an area we didn't get a chance to get very far with in the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first season]], and I'm hoping we explore more fully in the second. I think that some of the [[Colonies]] have developed very different cultures and attitudes from one another and that it's rich ground for us. We alluded to some differences here and there, but mostly we talked about the "Federal" (for lack of a better word) governmental structures. We do know that there was a sizable opposition to the Colonial government. [[Conoy, Leoben|Leoben]] claimed to be an arms dealer supplying freedom fighters or terrorists, depending on your point of view, and [[Zarek, Tom|Tom Zarek]] was the jailed leader of a sometimes violent opposition, so it stands to reason that there are a wide variety of views, some of which come into violent conflict with one another. It's also worth bearing in mind that one of the uses for which the [[Cylons]] were originally used by the Colonies was as soldiers in their wars against one another. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Granted that a season two at this point is just ink on paper punctuated by a big question mark, but I have a “practical” question to ask. Should the series move forward, to what extent would you want to explore the practical issues of life in the fleet–you’ve touched on the basics of food, fuel and water, but how about problems such as finding enough doctors to treat the population, providing life support on ships not originally intended as passenger vessels and dealing with the inevitable fiefdoms arising on these mix and match metal life rafts? "''

:I would very much like to continue exploring these issues in the second year and beyond. I'm intrigued by playing the situation as realistically as dramatically possible and I think these sorts of questions are wonderful material for the show. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the results of [[Lee Adama]]'s actions in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]":'''

: I think I've read four scripts out of the 20, so I don't know that much. But the ''[[Galactica]]'' still needs him despite themselves. He's a prisoner because of what he's done, but he's still needed because when situations arise he's still one of the best pilots. There aren't that many pilots full stop.

: He's used to command, he's used to following orders. So when the [[Cylons]] are pressing [see: [[Valley of Darkness]]] he has to come out of the brig. But he has to give his word, his parole, that when he's off-duty he'll return to his prison. He's in a strange limbo of finding himself being given authority but having none, it's a strange situation he finds himself in. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml]

==Related Topics==
* [[List of Season 2 Guest Actors (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]]
{{Episode List}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|*]]

Season 2 (2005-06)

2005-09-17T07:00:25Z

Alphaboi867: /* Cast */ names

==Summary==

: ''Following the discovery [[Kobol]], the arrest of [[Laura Roslin]], and the attempted assassination of [[William Adama]], the [[Fleet]] finds itself thrust in more peril than they originally imagined.''

== Pivotal Plot Points ==
*Colonel Tigh commands the Fleet while Adama is incapacitated, instituting [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]].
*After the "[[Gideon massacre]]", the Fleet divides into two factions: one which supports Adama, and one which supports [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin/Zarek]].
*[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] discover a Colonial [[resistance (movement)|resistance movement]] on [[Caprica]].
*The Cylons have been rounding up human females in order to artifically inseminate them with hybrid ovum, creating [[breeding farm]]s over [[Caprica]]. Their attempts have been unsuccessful.
*An expedition to [[Kobol]] finds instructions that may lead the Fleet to [[Earth]] inside the [[Tomb of Athena]].
*Starbuck and Helo return to the ''Galactica'' from Caprica; Helo becomes ostracized due to his relationship with [[Sharon Valerii]], who is pregnant with the first successful [[Human-Cylon hybrid]] child.
*''[[Galactica]]'' 's copy of [[Sharon Valerii]] is killed by [[Cally]].
*Roslin and the Quorum of Twelve are re-instituted.

{{spoiltext|
*The Fleet encounters another battlestar that survived the attack, the [[Pegasus]], which is commanded by Admiral [[Nelena Cain]], a female.
*William Adama becomes an admiral; the Pegasus apparent joins the Fleet.}}

==Cast==
===Stars===
* [[Olmos, Edward James|Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama|Commander William Adama]]
* [[McDonnell, Mary|Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin|President Laura Roslin]]
* [[Sackhoff, Katee|Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Bamber, Jamie|Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[Callis, James|James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar|Vice-President Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Helfer, Tricia|Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Park, Grace|Grace Park]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon Valerii]]
===Co-stars===
* [[Hogan, Michael|Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh|Colonel TSaul igh]]
* [[Douglas, Aaron|Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Penikett, Tahmoh|Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl C.Agathon|Lieutenat Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[McClure, Kandyse|Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek|Representative Tom Zarek]]
* [[Campbell, Paul|Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya|Billy Keikeya]]
* [[Juliani, Alessandro|Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta|Lieutenant Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Witwer, Samuel|Samual Witwer]] as [[Crashdown]]

==Production Crew==
===Producers===
* [[Moore, Ronald D.|Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Eick, David|David Eick]] - Executive Producer
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Toni+Graphia Toni Graphia] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Frand, Harvey|Harvey Frand]] - Producer
* [[Larson, Glen A.|Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer

===Directors===

===Writing Staff===

==Episodes==

*2.01: [[Scattered]]
*2.02: [[Valley of Darkness]]
*2.03: [[Fragged]]
*2.04: [[Resistance]]
*2.05: [[The Farm]]
*2.06: [[Home, Part I]]
*2.07: [[Home, Part II]]
*2.08: [[Final Cut]]
*2.09: [[Flight of the Phoenix]]
*2.10: [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]
*2.11: [[Resurrection Ship]]
*2.12: [[Epiphanies]]
*2.13: TBA
*2.14: TBA
*2.15: TBA
*2.16: TBA
*2.17: TBA
*2.18: TBA
*2.19: TBA
*2.20: TBA

== Official Statements ==

* ''"Please do something about the consumables questions; fuel, food, ammo, clothing etc., where is this stuff coming from?"''
: Water is addressed in... uh, "[[Water]]." Fuel is addressed in "[[The Hand of God|Hand of God]]". Other consumables will be addressed in the second season. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''Regarding Second Season Renewal''

:So it's official: we're doing a second season.

:To say that this is happy news is to indulge in a display of understatement. The road to television success is a long one, littered with various hurdles, all of which must be vaulted: the studio pitch session, the network pitch, the story outline, the first draft script, the second draft script, the green-light to produce [[Mini-Series|the pilot]], casting the pilot, making the pilot, ordering the series, producing the series, getting the reviews, getting an audience, and then.... getting a second season. We've managed to clear that hurdle and it feels frakking good.

:We've been working on the first six episodes for a couple of months now and we're gearing up to prep them for filming, probably in late March. Season Two will be heavily influenced by the end of [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season One]], so it's hard to get into anything remotely specific until the [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|last episode]] has aired in the US. I could say... well... er... not much. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Will we ever get any more of the back story to the Cylon Wars?, ie What started them and how did the [[Colonials|Colonists]] (sic) drive them away."''

:We will see more of this backstory as the series unfolds. Some of the inter-war period will be explored in the first few episodes of Season 2. Other tales of the first [[Cylon Wars]] will be filled in eventually. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Will we see any of the origonal cast appart from Richard Hatch. "''

:It's possible, but not yet on the board. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Please show more of the blue collar guys keeping everything in check on the other ships. Guys that would have clocked out and gone home had the holocaust not happened. Not really a question sorry."''

:We have plans for this in the second season. [[Cally]], for instance, never planned to stay in the service and her enlistment was nearly up at the time of the attack. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

*''"Will there be any development between characters on what distinguishes a Sagitaran from Caprican, Virgon, or any of the 12 Colonies? Did they develop separately their own cultures and even different religions on their worlds? I'm glad the element of different worlds or nationalities was kept in the show."''

:This is an area we didn't get a chance to get very far with in the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first season]], and I'm hoping we explore more fully in the second. I think that some of the [[Colonies]] have developed very different cultures and attitudes from one another and that it's rich ground for us. We alluded to some differences here and there, but mostly we talked about the "Federal" (for lack of a better word) governmental structures. We do know that there was a sizable opposition to the Colonial government. [[Conoy, Leoben|Leoben]] claimed to be an arms dealer supplying freedom fighters or terrorists, depending on your point of view, and [[Zarek, Tom|Tom Zarek]] was the jailed leader of a sometimes violent opposition, so it stands to reason that there are a wide variety of views, some of which come into violent conflict with one another. It's also worth bearing in mind that one of the uses for which the [[Cylons]] were originally used by the Colonies was as soldiers in their wars against one another. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''"Granted that a season two at this point is just ink on paper punctuated by a big question mark, but I have a “practical” question to ask. Should the series move forward, to what extent would you want to explore the practical issues of life in the fleet–you’ve touched on the basics of food, fuel and water, but how about problems such as finding enough doctors to treat the population, providing life support on ships not originally intended as passenger vessels and dealing with the inevitable fiefdoms arising on these mix and match metal life rafts? "''

:I would very much like to continue exploring these issues in the second year and beyond. I'm intrigued by playing the situation as realistically as dramatically possible and I think these sorts of questions are wonderful material for the show. -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the results of [[Lee Adama]]'s actions in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]":'''

: I think I've read four scripts out of the 20, so I don't know that much. But the ''[[Galactica]]'' still needs him despite themselves. He's a prisoner because of what he's done, but he's still needed because when situations arise he's still one of the best pilots. There aren't that many pilots full stop.

: He's used to command, he's used to following orders. So when the [[Cylons]] are pressing [see: [[Valley of Darkness]]] he has to come out of the brig. But he has to give his word, his parole, that when he's off-duty he'll return to his prison. He's in a strange limbo of finding himself being given authority but having none, it's a strange situation he finds himself in. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml]

==Related Topics==
* [[List of Season 2 Guest Actors (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]]
{{Episode List}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|*]]

2005-04-18T04:38:01Z

Alphaboi867: /* Overview */

== Overview ==
Fragged" picks up where the two parter finishes, with Laura Roslin still imprisonsed aboard Galactica for a failed Mutiny & Commander Adama still in surgery.

Colonel Tigh must meet with the [[Quroum of Twelve]] They wish to see the president, and are growing impatient at the colonels unwilligness to cooperate. They believe commander Adama wishes to turn the fleet into a Military Dictatorship, and thus also believe tigh is in on it as well. Zarek takes the political situation to heart to make a power play over the other quorum members.

Tigh attempts to explain the captains decisions, saying adama loved democrary (past tense, a point zarek points out, a point colonel tigh counters with saying he will pull through) They are also angry that the Cylon raptor is missing, and such an asset was allowed to be lost).

President roslin is alone in her jail sell wher a Ellen tigh pays her a visit.

Meanwhile, adama is being operated on by Dr. Cottle, he has removed 1 bullet, but cant find the other one. Complications arise and Dee and Tigh must leave the operating 'room'.

In orbit over Kobol, lee and two raptors are searching for a transponder singal (obviously the raptors that crashed in KLG) They find it (northern hemisphere) and begin to land)

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== Notes ==
"Frag" is American military slang for intentionally killing a superior officer of your own force in the field. Popularized during Vietnam, when discipline lagged and a few officers got grenades in their bunkers or caught "friendly fire" during a skirmish.

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=== Guest Stars ===

*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]

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=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005/2006)
*Production Number: 2.3
*Airdate Order: 3 (of 20)

=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===

*UK Airdate: July 2005
*US Airdate: September 2005
*DVD Release: Date

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