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Six of One

2008-05-13T23:20:23Z

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| title= Six of One
| season= 4
| episode= 2
| forumthread= 829
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| writer=[[Michael Angeli]]
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| director=[[Anthony Hemingway]]
| production=404
| rating= 1.1
| US airdate=11 April 2008
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| UK airdate=15 April 2008
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| next= [[The Ties That Bind]]
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== Overview ==
:''The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are bitterly divided over how to deal with the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s, who refuse to attack the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] because of the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|recent detection]] of the [[Final Five]] within the Fleet. Meanwhile, Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] and crew send [[Lee Adama]] off into his new life as a member of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], and Adama has to deal with the possibility that [[Kara Thrace]] may very well be right about her knowing how to get to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].''

== Summary ==

=== On ''Galactica'' ===

* Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], Captain [[Karl Agathon|Agathon]] and a squad of Marines under Sergeant [[Erin Mathias|Mathias]] respond to Thrace's assault on the guards and her intrusion into Adama's quarters.
* Inside the quarters [[Kara Thrace]] recalls how she blindly trusted [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]] from Caprica and find the [[Tomb of Athena]] on Kobol. Now she can't understand why Roslin doesn't place the same trust in her, although she is determined to lead humanity to Earth. She gives her handgun to Roslin, telling her to shoot her if she believes that Thrace is a Cylon. Roslin takes the gun and pulls the trigger, but only hits a photograph of her and Adama.
* The shot prompts the Marines to enter and subdue her. Thrace repeats her conviction that she needs to find Earth, but is quickly losing her sense of direction, but Adama orders her to be confined in the [[brig]].
*The "final four" have another clandestine meeting in a storage room. Tigh tells them how Roslin almost shot Thrace for possibly being a Cylon, and urges the others not to draw attention to themselves. Foster is aware that there is still one Cylon missing and when Tyrol brings up Baltar's actions in the [[Temple of Five]], Tigh suggests that he might know something about the final Cylon or them. Noting that Baltar has had sex with a Cylon, he suggests Foster flirts with him. Foster is repulsed.
*Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] visits Thrace in the brig, being enraged at what she just did, and tells her that she was stupid enough to alienate the one person who may have believed her. Thrace repeats that she has a physical need to return to Earth. When she teases Adama about being Roslin's nurse and not having the guts to hold on, he grabs her and throws her on the floor, then leaves.
* The pilots have a party in the [[rec room]]. [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]], [[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]] and the [[tattooed pilot]] are playing a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]], while Helo fills shot glasses with [[ambrosia]]. [[Narcho]] urges Lee Adama to hold a speech on account of his retirement. He makes several toasts, each time knocking down one of the shots. When he toasts "absent friends", his father's eyes are drawn to a picture of Thrace.
* In his quarters, William Adama is working on the model ship he wrecked after Thrace's death. He removes the [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] figurine she gave him, apparently thinking more about her.
* In a civilian mess hall, [[Gaius Baltar]] joins Tory Foster on her table. Suddenly [[Virtual Baltar]] appears to Baltar himself, who can't believe what is happening. He urges Baltar to feel out Foster, who pretends to be interested in Baltar due to his reversal of fortune and the "miracles" that happen around him. Baltar thinks that God has chosen him to "sing his song", using metaphors that make Foster think of her activation as a Cylon and the [[The Music|music]] she heard. She leaves slight disturbed, and Baltar wonders if his Virtual Baltar is Six in disguise.
* Roslin and Adama are talking in his quarters. Both are unsure what to make of Thrace or what do with her. Adama wonders if maybe Thrace is telling the truth, which Roslin can't believe hearing from him, after he always derided beliefs in supernatural events. When Adama mentions her shooting at Thrace, she claims that the [[diloxin]] messed with her aim, but Adama believes that it was doubt. Roslin keeps insisting that Thrace can't be trusted, and thinks that Adama is ready to believe Thrace because he can't take any more loss around him and that he is afraid to live alone. Adama retorts that Roslin may be afraid to die alone and meaningless, and leaves angrily. Roslin notices that her hair is beginning to fall out and breaks down crying.
* Lee Adama visits Thrace, telling her that [[Tom Zarek]] nominated him for a vacant seat on the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] and why he wants to take it. They wish each other luck on their future journeys. Adama leaves, but then turns around and they kiss passionately. Later, Adama takes one last look around the [[Pilot Ready Rooms|pilots' ready room]] and reflects on his former life.
* Accompanied by [[Sharon Agathon]], Adama enters the [[hangar deck]] to leave the ship. To his astonishment, a large part of the crew has assembled to see him off, most in full dress uniform. They salute, then break into applause, and Adama proceeds to embrace his former colleagues. When he gets to his [[Anastasia Dualla|wife]], she wishes him goodbye and he tells her that she "got the house." After embracing his father, Adama leaves with Roslin and Foster.
* In the rooms used by Baltar's cult, he and Foster are sleeping together, but Foster's eyes are full of tears. She wonders if maybe she is a Cylon, but Baltar tells her that humans aren't the only ones suffering and that Cylons have feelings too. Contrary to her initial revulsion at the idea of sleeping with him, she kisses Baltar and they continue having sex.
* Karl Agathon and Sergeant Mathias escort Thrace from the brig to the hangar deck, where Admiral Adama is awaiting. Thinking that she will be [[Airlock|spaced]], she is surprised to be released. Adama gives her the ''[[Demetrius]]'' and a crew, handpicked by Agathon and Adama, to try to find Earth. Adama is still not sure if it's the right decision, but believes in Roslin and is tired of losing and turning back from things he believes in.

=== On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ===
*[[Natalie]] and a [[Number Eight]] listen to the [[Hybrid]] spout cryptic phrases. Mixed in with the Hybrid's usual stream-of-consciousness are phrases such as, "Rise and measure the Temple of the Five", and "They will not harm their own". Meanwhile, a scantily-clad Eight dances in front of a [[Number One]].
*Natalie, a [[Number Two]], and one of the Eights confront One with the belief that the [[Final Five]] are in the Colonial fleet, and this is why the [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s broke off the attack in the [[Ionian Nebula]] ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Number One says that the Final Five are anywhere but with the humans and admonishes the others for talking about them and wishing to contact them. He declares that the Raiders will be "reconfigured" (lobotomized) to stop this from happening again.
*The Number Ones, [[Number Four]]s, and [[Number Five]]s vote in favor of "reconfiguration", while the Number Twos, [[Number Six]]es, and Number Eights vote against it. The apparent stalemate is broken by [[Sharon Valerii]], who votes in favor of the lobotomy. [[Natalie]] accuses One of having influenced Valerii, shocked by a Cylon voting against her model, as this has never happened before.
*Fours are seen performing the lobotomy on Raiders.
*[[Natalie]] confronts One, two Fours, and two Fives at a table, asking them to change their minds. At their refusal, she calls for [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurion]]s to enter the room. The Centurions do not respond to One's command to leave. Natalie explains that her faction has removed the Centurions' [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s, giving them the gift of reason. The Centurions do not approve of lobotomizing the Raiders, and shoot the Ones, Fours, and Fives present.

== Notes ==
[[Image:Roslin and Adama Picture Shot.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The picture that Roslin "shoots"]]
* The episode title is a possible play on the common idiom "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/six_of_one,_half_a_dozen_of_the_other Six of one, half a dozen of the other]", indicating equivalence.
* There has been a net loss of 22 people since "[[He That Believeth In Me]]".
** Since the aftermath of [[Paulla Schaffer]]'s over zealous attack on [[Charlie Connor]] and [[Shaunt]] in "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" remains unknown, it is possible that both of them survived the attack and are not included in the net loss.
* This is the first appearance of [[Natalie]], a [[Number Six]] who is the leader of a faction advocating a search for the [[Final Five]]. She is not given that name in the episode, but the name was revealed several months prior by actress [[Tricia Helfer]].
* This episode reveals three model numbers: the Cavils are [[Number One]]s, the Leoben Conoys are [[Number Two]]s, and the Simons are [[Number Four]]s.
* Interestingly enough, all the numbers for the [[Significant Seven]] are consecutive, until they reach [[Number Eight]]. Thus Number Seven, and Numbers Nine through Twelve are not revealed.
* Raiders are capable of independent thought, unlike [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurion]]s, whose higher brain functions are prevented by an [[telencephalic inhibitor]]. Natalie and her supporters remove these from the Centurions after the vote turns against them.
* According to Cavil, there are millions of copies of each Cylon model.
* The anticipated deadlock in Cylon voting since the boxing of the [[Number Three|Threes]] occurs, though such a deadlock can broken by the (unprecedented) model-defying vote of a single Cylon.
* Baltar's [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] and their claims that he healed [[Derrick|a child]] are public knowledge.
* The picture Roslin shoots was taken at the ceremony to award Adama the [[Medal of Distinction]] in the episode "[[Hero]]".
* "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" and "Six of One" aired back-to-back as a two hour TV event in UK.

== Analysis ==

* The episode features another case of Adama receiving advice from a woman close to him and later repeating it to another person. Roslin's observations about his tenuous believe in Thrace and his inability to deal with more loss around him apparently hit close to home, as he includes both of these in his explanation for letting Thrace go.
* The Cylons set themselves up for a bitter divide such as the one seen in this episode, by boxing the [[Number Three]]s ([[Rapture]]). The vote of the Threes would have been the natural tiebreaker.
*At the same time, it becomes clear that Cylon society is built on a very tenuous foundation. There are no rules in place on how to deal with severe disagreements among the models. The system has only functioned for so long by fortunate circumstances and because it was never really tested in such a way. While the occupation of [[New Caprica]] showed the first cracks in the Cylons' unity, including another [[Caprica Six|individual]] dissenting from her model line, the seven models were still able to maintain consensus until this episode.
* Lee Adama's line about [[Dualla]] "getting the house" implies that their breakup, which she initiated by moving out in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", is now final. Even if they were still married, Adama's new duties as politician would probably prevent them from spending much time together. Nonetheless, their goodbye is very amicable. While Adama tried hard to preserve their relationship during [[Taking a Break From All Your Worries|troubled stretches]], Dualla entered their marriage fully aware that it probably won't last long, but happy to be in it while it does. Her behavior during the goodbye reflects this, and Adama seems to have come to terms with it as well.
* Although at first Foster is repulsed at Tigh's suggestion that she flirt with Baltar, or even sleep with him, to find out what he knows about the Cylons, that soon changes to a certain extent. She is clearly captivated by Baltar talking about [[The Music|music]] and the implications his words have her being a Cylon, even though Baltar very likely doesn't mean them that way. Despite leaving slightly confused, she later sleeps with him. Her tears may in part come from her initial revulsion, but when Baltar talks about how he doesn't believe that she is a Cylon and that Cylons have feelings too, Foster kisses him and they continue to make love. While it is unlikely that she will become one of Baltar's religious [[Cult of Baltar|followers]], she is still charmed by him.
*A visual effects shot of the Fleet allows viewers a first look at large scale repair operations being carried out on a ship. The damaged ''[[Space Park]]'''s ring is surrounded by [[Raptors]] and scaffolding, with repair work clearly in progress. This demonstrates that the Fleet possesses enough equipment and spare parts to keeps the ships running despite the length of time spent on the run. It is likely similar repairs have been frequently carried out on ''Galactica'', allowing the ship to recover somewhat from its major damage in previous engagements.
*It is explictly stated for the first time that the humanoid Cylon models are not aware of their precise origins and the circumstances surrounding their creation, as had previously been implied by [[Number Three]] in "[[Rapture]]". During the first discussion about lobotomizing the Raiders, Natalie says that finding the Final Five will help them to discover their "origins and place in the universe". Cavil points out that the "original programmers" clearly thought it best for the Significant Seven to be kept separate from and ignorant of the Five, but it is not explained who these original programmers were, nor ''why'' the other humanoid Cylons were programmed not to think about the Final Five. The Cavil model believes that violating this programming could potentially have disastrous consequences.

== Questions ==

* Is the [[Virtual Baltar]] that [[Gaius Baltar]] sees the same as [[Caprica-Six]]'s Virtual Baltar?
* Now that the [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s have been removed from the [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurion]]s, and they've attacked three of the [[Significant Seven]], will they turn on the rest of their Cylon masters? 
* Will [[Kara Thrace]] truly lead the ''[[Demetrius]]'' to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]?
* Other than [[Karl Agathon]], who else will be accompanying Thrace on ''Demetrius''? ([[The Ties That Bind|Answer]])
* What will occur when [[Number One]], as well as the two [[Number Four|Four]]s and [[Number Five|Five]]s, [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrect]]? ([[The Ties That Bind|Answer]])
* Do the Ones truly believe that the Final Five are not with the human fleet, as Cavil claims? Is this what the Fours and Fives believe?
* Which of the remaining Cylon model numbers belong to which members of the [[Final Five]]?
* Did the awakened four gain any new knowledge?
* Why were the Centurions designed to have higher brain functions, only to be suppressed with telencephalic inhibitors? Why weren't these models designed without higher brain functions from the start?
* How many Centurions had their telencephalic inhibitors removed? Was it done only to the Centurions on this particular basestar? Or did it happen on a wider scale?

== Official Statements ==

* ''From the New York Comic Con panel in 2008 hosted by Marc Bernardin:''
: '''Marc Bernardin:''' Did the writers create an elaborate backstory for [[Tory Foster|Tory [Foster]]], or did you get to fill in the blanks? Like, does she always cry during sex, or only with [[Gaius Baltar]]?
: '''[[Rekha Sharma]]:''' They did not create a backstory for Tory besides her job. I spoke to [[Ron Moore]] at a party. He said he would love to know what my thoughts were. I got to be part of a collaborative experience of creating my character's backstory so that's really fun and really exciting.
: '''[[Michael Trucco]]:''' Who did the crying during sex part?
: '''Sharma:''' [Writer] [[Michael Angeli]] is responsible for that. Apparently there is some person he knew through someone... this is a true story apparently. So he wanted me to carry that torch.
: '''Trucco:''' You didn't cry when you were with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]]?
: '''Sharma:''' Hell no...<ref name="ew">{{cite_web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/04/battlestar-gala.html|title=New York Comic Con: How I learned to stop worrying and love hosting 'Battletar Galactica' panels|date=21 April 2008|accessdate=21 April 2008|last=Bernardin|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Number One]] about the [[Hybrid]]:''
: '''Number One:''' The Hybrid is always telling us something. They're supposed to maintain operations on each ship. Not vomit [[Hybrid utterances|metaphysics]].

* ''[[Saul Tigh]] summarizes [[Gaius Baltar]]'s accomplishments:''
: '''Saul Tigh:''' Well, he is accomplished at two things: lying in a cell and lying in a woman. He'd poke a skinjob. He racked up [[Caprica-Six|a Six]], that's a given.

* ''[[Lee Adama]] holding a "speech" during his retirement party while knocking down [[ambrosia]] shots with each sentence:''
:'''Adama:''' To ''Galactica''! To the men and women of ''Galactica''! To the Admiral. Who commands the men and women of ''Galactica''! To our sweethearts, husbands and wives. (more quiet) To absent friends.

* ''Gaius Baltar to [[Tory Foster]]:''
:'''Baltar:''' It seems that God has chosen me to, uh, sing his song.
:'''Foster:''' A song?
:'''Baltar:''' Music? Did you say music?
:'''Foster:''' No.
:'''Baltar:''' Yeah, you know, it's funny. It's a lot like that. It's like the distant chaos of an orchestra tuning up, and then somebody waves a magic wand. And all of those notes start to slide into place. A grotesque, screeching cacophony becomes a single melody.

* ''[[Laura Roslin]] and [[William Adama]] talking about Kara Thrace, miracles and loss:''
:'''Roslin:''' You want to talk about miracles? On the very same day that a very pale doctor informed me that I had terminal cancer, most of humanity was annihilated and I survived, and by some mathematical absurdity I became president, and then my cancer disappeared long enough for us to find a way to Earth. You can call it whatever you want. And now, I'm dying.
:'''Adama:''' Don't talk that way.
:'''Roslin:''' Bill, you gotta face this. My life is coming to an end soon enough and I'm not going to apologize to you for not trusting [[Kara Thrace|her]]. And I'm not...I'm not gonna trust her with the fate of this fleet. You are so buckled up inside. You can't take any more loss. Your son's leaving, this, me, I know it.
:'''Adama:''' No one's going anywhere.
:'''Roslin:''' (laughs) Okay. Here's the truth. This is what's going on. You want to believe Kara. You would rather be wrong about her and face your own demise than risk losing her again.
:'''Adama:''' You can stay in the room, but...get out of my head. (stands up and pours himself another drink)
:'''Roslin:''' You're so afraid to live alone.
:'''Adama:''' And you're afraid to die that way. You're afraid you may not be the [[Sacred Scrolls|dying leader]] you thought you were. Or that your death may be as meaningless as everyone else's. (leaves)
:'''Roslin:''' (Notices that her hair begins to fall out due to the [[diloxin]] treatments and breaks down crying)

* ''Natalie telling Cavil and the others that she had the Centurion's telencephalic inhibitors removed:''
:'''Natalie:''' The telencephalic inhibitor that restricts higher functions in the Centurions. We had them removed.
:'''Cavil:''' '''''Say what?!'''''

* ''Admiral Adama sending [[Kara Thrace]] off to find Earth:''
:'''Thrace:''' So you think I'm right?
:'''Adama:''' Maybe. Maybe not. But I know she is. The president. She's been right all along. I'm tired of losing. I'm tired of turning away from the things I want to believe in, and I believe you when you say, that you'll die before you stop trying. And I won't lose you again.

== Guest Stars ==

* [[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Michael Trucco]] as Ensign [[Samuel Anders]]
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Jen Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmonson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmonson]]
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]]
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]]
* [[Eileen Pedde]] as Gunnery Sergeant [[Erin Mathias]]
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine [[Nowart]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)

==External Links==
*Composer [[Bear McCreary]] discusses the episode's score: http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=242#more-242

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The Ties That Bind

2008-05-13T23:19:51Z

Brash: Nielson Rating was incorrect.

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| director=[[Michael Nankin]]
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| rating= 1.1
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== Overview ==
:''[[Kara Thrace]] leads a [[Demetrius|ship]] in her search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], while ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> crew deals with political and marital issues. On the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] side, the [[Significant Seven]]'s solidarity is challenged.

== Summary ==

=== On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and the Colonial Fleet ===
* [[Cally Tyrol]], waking from [[Nicholas Tyrol|her son's]] cries, has dreams recalling arguments with her husband, [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]], of apparently finding herself spending more time alone with her child and Galen avoiding her through work or other activity. In one scene she is taking medication, perhaps to help her sleep, or to fight depression.
* The dark room is unkempt, and medication and baby formula bottles are stacked on a table.
* When Cally Tyrol realizes that Nicky is actually crying, she comforts him and returns him to his crib. She calls [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], apparently to try to find her husband with no luck. She finds a napkin for [[Joe's bar]] in his clothing.
* At the bar, Galen Tyrol and [[Tory Foster]] are drinking [[ambrosia]] and other spirits. Galen laments that, before [[Final Five|their revelation]], he knew what he was: husband, crew chief, and father. Now, his identity is taking a beating.
* Foster flirts with Galen as Cally walks holding her son in a dreamy state (presumably drug related) to Joe's Bar. Cally's distorted vision believes she sees Foster touching Galen's arm seductively. Entering the bar, Cally angrily yells at Galen as he tries to explain. Angry and hurt, Cally takes her son and leaves the bar as Foster looks on, still drinking and not the least upset that she might have caused the Tyrol's strife.
*In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] administers to [[Laura Roslin]] another [[diloxin]] treatment, noting that the drug's nausea should go away in an hour.
* As Roslin tries to relax on the bed, [[William Adama]] sits by her bedside and begins to read from a book to her, ''[[Love and Bullets]]'' by Nick Taylo, apparently a detective mystery novel.
* The book's passages of a character's lost love appear to reflect through Adama as he gazes at Roslin while he completes the passage: "From the moment I open my eyes, she's in my blood, bittersweet, tinged with regret. I'll never be free of her, nor do I want to be. For she is what I am, all that is, should always be."
* The scene shifts to a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'' where [[Lee Adama]] accepts appointment to the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] seat to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]]. Vice President [[Tom Zarek]] is also in attendance.
*The press asks about questions of loyality between Lee Adama and his role in the [[Gaius Baltar]] trial, which Roslin dismisses.
* Reporter [[Playa Palacios]] asks about the whereabouts of the ''[[Demetrius]]'', missing now three weeks, Roslin defers the question to Admiral Adama, who cryptically explains that the ship is on a military mission. When [[Sekou Hamilton]] asks if [[Kara Thrace]] was made captain of that ship, Adama dismisses that as rumor.
*Roslin quickly ends the press conference. In her office, Roslin tells Adama she is surprised that the press took as long to ask about the ''Demetrius'' as they did. When Adama tells Roslin he think the issue will "blow over," Roslin disagrees. Not told of the mission, Roslin is angered that she may have to help Adama cover the true mission of the ship for a long time. Adama explains that he had to give Thrace a chance and himself a chance to believe in the [[Maelstrom|presumed-dead]] pilot, but Roslin only says, "Apparently." Adama leaves her office in silence.
*Galen Tyrol tries to explain to Cally that he and Tory Foster aren't having an affair, but Cally all but ignores him, telling him to drop their son off to the day care area and to ask the caregivers not to feed Nicky any of the [[Algae planet|algae mash]] as she thinks Nicky is allergic. Frustrated by Cally's avoidance of the subject, he slams his fist down on the table, upsetting his son, and tries to comfort him.
*On ''Colonial One'', Lee Adama is in a conference room for the Quorum meeting. Spotting the nameplate for Caprica, he tentatively sits down. Tom Zarek arrives, his mood dark. When Adama tells Zarek that he wanted to see Roslin to discuss some projects that [[Cowen]], his predecessor as Caprican delegate, had before she died, Zarek counters, explaining that, like himself, Roslin is keeping Adama on the sidelines. Zarek believes that Roslin does not forgive and forget easily. When Adama asks Zarek why he nominated him for the Quorum's side, Zarek tells him that it was because Adama stood up to defend Baltar and confront Roslin, he believed Adama would make an effective ally.
*Zarek feels that Roslin's increasingly secretive nature, by refusing to allow meetings to be recorded, is a sign of a larger issue, despite claiming to Adama that he remains loyal to Roslin. When Adama tells Zarek that he won't be giving a repeat of his work in Baltar's trial to undermine Roslin, saying that having a "benevolent tyrant" is better than the opposite, Zarek strongly disagrees. He asks Adama to trust him to aid in his fight to uncover the secrets that Roslin hides. He leaves a classified folder with Adama and leaves.
*In sickbay, Cally Tyrol asks for another sedative and for sleep, but Cottle objects, not wanting to turn his sickbay into an "[[opium den]]." He asks about her family life, which Cally tells all is not well since reaching the [[Ionian Nebula]].
*Cottle does side with Cally about her husband's problems, asking her to bring him in for examination. Cally smiles at Cottle's "tough love" stance but Cottle warns that she might actually be imagining things as her fatigue and drug use could be influencing her thoughts. Cally counters that she might, indeed be crazy, considering she married a man who [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|once broke her jaw]]. When Cottle asks if that was the last time that Galen had attacked Cally, she responds that she'd wished that he'd do so again (taking Cottle's cigarette from his hand and taking a drag), if only for her to gauge what Galen really felt about her. Cottle tells her to get some rest.
*On ''Colonial One'', the Quorum meeting continues. [[Sagittaron]] Quorum delegate [[Jacob Cantrell]] strongly questions Roslin about the ''Demetrius'' mission, which she defers to answer out of matters of security. Others are visibly upset with Roslin's answer and of each other when Roslin tries to steer the meeting back to other matters of the floor while Zarek, acting as the chair of the meeting, tries to establish order.
*Lee Adama speaks out, trying to calm the others through inferring, based on his own military experience, that the president and Admiral Adama are exploring all possible routes to Earth. The Quorum audibly relaxes at Adama's words, but Roslin sees Adama as trying to be her "spokesperson" and chastises him. She directs Cantrell to continue with his discussion on medical supplies.
* Lee Adama calls a point of order, which Zarek uses to compels Contrell to yield the floor for Adama to speak. Adama brings up Executive Order 112, which would concentrate more executive power. The Quorum angrily erupts when Roslin tries to bury the issue.
*On ''Galactica'', Cally Tyrol sadly recalls her good times with her husband. She kisses her son and goes to close a door when she sees a note stuck in the door that tells her to meet at Weapons Locker 1701D.
* When Cally arrives, she finds her husband, [[Saul Tigh]] and Tory Foster entering. She opens a maintenance panel, tiny and dangerous, and enters to listen in on the conversation.
*What Cally hears shocks her more than the suggestion that her husband is having an affair. Tigh had left the note to meet at the weapons locker for Galen, and suddenly realizes that Cally could have intercepted the note. Tigh warns of the complications if Cally discovered that her husband was a Cylon.
* Cally's shock knocks a metal plate, which tumbles noisily down the ship's interior, a series of pipes and conduits that run dangerously deep from where Cally is standing. The others in the room halt their discussion for a moment before leaving. Cally escapes the tunnel and runs back to her quarters, but Foster leaves and notices that the maintenance panel was ajar.
* Cally is back in her quarters, visibly upset, when her husband returns.
* He tries to apologize, tell Cally that the affair never happened, and that his commitment to his family is paramount. But Cally believes that Galen used her to have a hybrid child and strikes him with a wrench, knocking him unconscious. She takes her son and leaves but not before taking a key from Galen's pocket.
* Walking through the corridors to the [[hangar deck]], Cally (still holding Nicky) enters a [[launch tube]]. She looks at the stars through a window, then opens a maintenance door. Inserting the key she took from Galen, Cally activates the launch tube airlock. Tory Foster arrives, and approaches Cally and Nicky.
* Cally closes the launch tube airlock door, sealing them inside. Foster tries to reason with Cally, asking her to think about what she's about to do to herself and to her child. Foster explains that they only recently found out they were Cylons, and that they are still the same people, and that they are as scared and confused as everyone else. Cally breaks down and collapses on her knees, apologizing to Nicky for what she was about to do to him. Foster comforts Cally and takes Nicky in her arms, then suddenly strikes Cally with surprising strength, knocking her to the deck and putting her in a daze.
* Foster retrieves the launch tube key and exits the launch tube, Nicky in her arms. When Cally comes to, she finds herself alone trapped in the airlock, and Tory inside the launch control booth. Tory uses the key to activate the launch controls and opens the outer airlock door, sending Cally to her death in open space.
* Admiral Adama breaks the news of Cally's death to a motionless, silent Tyrol.

=== On the ''[[Demetrius]]'' ===
* On day 22 of the mission, ''Demetrius'' continues on its mission to find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], with as many as four [[Viper Mark II]] fighters magnetically locked onto its top hull.
* Inside, Kara Thrace appears frustrated as she pores through star charts and other navigation data, trying to gain her fix on the direction of Earth. [[Felix Gaeta]] enters the room as Thrace tells him of a decision.
* In a mess hall on the dark, dirty ship, [[Diana Seelix]] asks in frustration what they are looking for in deep space. A pilot named [[Eammon Pike|Pike]], looking at the centerfold of ''[[Nymph]]'' magazine, explains that they are searching for a gas giant with rings orbiting a trinary star cluster with a comet. Seelix angrily retorts that the search is more like a "[[frak|cluster-frak]]" to her when [[Helo]] admonishes her.
* [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Samuel Anders]] are also in the room.
* Some of the group complains that Thrace's repeated course corrections are pointless. When Pike says that he thinks ''Galactica'' is hounding them in secret, waiting for Thrace to show her "true colors" as a Cylon, Anders defends her. When the mood darkens more, Helo orders everyone to be quiet.
*Thrace is quietly approaching, listening to the conversation from above the mess hall deck, and soon yells for Helo to talk to him. Anders looks above him to Thrace (standing on steel mesh decking) and asks if there is more that she can tell them about their destination, but Thrace coldly admonishes him by rank for asking. Thrace gives Helo new [[FTL]] coordinates.
*Anders meets with Thrace, as she paints what she has seen on a bulkhead. Anders complains that she needs to open up more about the mission with the rest of the crew, but Thrace disagrees. Reminding her that some of them volunteered for the mission, Thrace steers Anders's concerns to that of their failed marriage. Anders joins their marital arm tattoos, trying to remind her of what is real. Thrace angrily tells Anders that she married him only because he was a safe choice and he was naive enough to do so.
*The two exchange more words. Thrace explains to Anders that she's not the same woman he married. He pushes her into a bunk as their anger dissolves into sex.
*After sex, Thrace questions that she and Anders's marriage was real. She questions how her feelings, her perceptions of her past, as if she were watching it from another "alien" body far away. Ander's face suggests comprehension about [[Final Five|feeling unsure of identity]].

=== On the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s ===
* On a [[Resurrection Ship]], a [[Number One]] is [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]]. Another One tells his confused brother that he was shot by one of their own [[Cylon Centurion]]s. [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] is there with him.
* The first Number One wants to return to his baseship, but the second One tells him that he has been effectively kicked off from his own ship in a type of coup. Boomer apologizes that her swing vote to enforce the [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] "reconfiguration" failed, and kisses him deeply.
*On the same baseship where the Centurions shot several [[humanoid Cylon]]s for their part in the Raider reconfiguration, a Number One returns to the conference room where a Centurion is busily cleaning up the mess caused by their shootout.
*The Number One tries to understand why [[Natalie]] shifted power, suggesting to reunify the group. Natalie explains that the Raiders were only a symptom of a larger problem: Cavil's [[Rapture|earlier pressure]] on the group to [[box]] all [[Number Three]]s. Natalie says that mere unification of the [[Significant Seven|seven]] is not enough. She and the Eights at the table tell Number One that unification with the [[Final Five]] is the desired goal. Natalie wants all the Threes unboxed and work on unifying with the Five to begin.
*Cavil dislikes the idea of resuming the D'Anna's "messianic quest" that seemed to lead the remaining Cylons to this juncture, but agrees to bring Natalie's case to the other models. Natalie orders a Centurion to escort Cavil off the ship, but it hesitates until she says, "please." Cavil warns her that removing the [[inhibitor]]s from the Centurions has caused a bigger problem than Natalie realizes.
*Later, two Number Ones tell Natalie and two Number Eights the result of the vote: The consensus is to unbox the Threes, although Cavil/One remains against the idea.
*An Eight tries to solicit the Ones' support since his side was outvoted, but Natalie agrees with the Ones that the vote does not give Natalie's side the right to change the feelings of the Ones and create more discord.
* Cavil/One tells Natalie that the Threes' consciousness is being downloaded in a central resurrection hub six jumps away. Still harboring bad feelings about the decision, the two sides agree to stay on different baseships as they make their way back to hear of the Threes' discovery on the [[algae planet]].
* Cylon baseships controlled by Cavil join the rest of the fleet at their destination, but without the [[Resurrection Ship]]. The newly-arrived baseships break formation and surround Natalie's baseships, then launch an attack.
* On Cavil's baseship, Boomer worries that murder, permanent killing of their own kind without chance of resurrection is wrong. Cavil says coldly that God will watch over the dying Cylons' immortal souls. When Boomer questions who will watch over their souls, Cavil says, "We're machines, dear. We don't have souls."

== Notes ==

* This episode sees no net loss of life in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], with the exception of [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death later in this episode, reducing the overall survivor count to 39,675.
* The number and alphabetical designation of the [[weapons locker]], 1701D, is a ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' reference. 1701-D is the registry number for the ''[[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise]]'' from that series, which [[Ronald D. Moore]] formerly worked on. Further, Michael Taylor did write for the ''Star Trek'' franchise alongside Moore on ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]''.
*Like "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]", this episode's title is derived from Christian traditions; [[w:Blessed Be the Tie that Binds|Blessed Be the Tie that Binds]] is a Protestant hymn celebrating the unity that comes from love.
* Prior to the episode airing, [[Michael Taylor]] stated: "we say goodbye to another longtime character, though who that is and the manner of his or her departure should come as a surprise."<ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen}} </ref>
* The script was being written while "[[Razor]]" was still in pre-production.<ref name="thewatcher"/>
* For the first time since the second season, the journalist [[Sekou Hamilton]] makes an appearance.
* The Fleet still subsists on the food collected on the [[algae planet]], as evidenced by Cally Tyrol's suspicion that her son may be allergic to it.
* When Cally enters the launch tube 06, she looks a side window and sees stars where one would expect to see launch tube 07. This is inconsistent with the known layout of the flight pods. The launch tubes are internal and perpendicular to the length of the flight pods, so it would be impossible to see stars from a side portal in the tube. However, when she exits the tube, the scene shows open space to the right of the the launch tube.
*Thrace has the [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] figure she gave to Adama in "[[Maelstrom]]" on her desk and plays with it in her frustration. According to the [[Podcast:The Ties That Bind#Act 1|podcast]] for the episode, a scene where Adama gives her back the figurine in "[[Six of One]]" was cut for time. A scene where she and Gaeta discuss Aurora was also cut from this episode.

== Analysis ==

=== General ===
[[Image:Orion belt.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Orion's belt. [[:Image:Orion belt highlighted.jpg|View Highlighted Version]].]]
* The constellation [[w:Orion (constellation)|Orion]] appears in this episode. It is clearly visible in the background of the basestars shortly before Cavil's ships begin to attack, and may be visible when Cally looks out the window in the launch tube shortly before she is confronted by Foster. This would indicate that both fleets are relatively close to Earth. However, for them to see Orion in the same two-dimensional configuration as from Earth, they would have to be within a few light years of Sol and in a relatively narrow corridor between it an Orion.
* Given that, [[Astrometrics|astrographers]] should now notice that their observations and the rough map found on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] in the [[Tomb of Athena]] are beginning to match. On Kobol, the crew realized that Earth lies in a straight line from the Twelve Colonies to the [[w:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon nebula]], and that the constellations they see in the planetarium appear like that when viewed from Earth.
* The ringed gas giant [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] claims to have seen is shown in this episode, bearing a striking resemblance to [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].
* Once again no one notices the use of a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]]. It is hard to believe that such a critical system is not monitored, especially at night when the hangar deck is deserted.
* When learning that her husband is a Cylon, Cally remembers seeing him cutting his finger and licking off the blood. Tyrol may have done this to convince himself that he is human. The drop of blood hitting the floor is the same image used as a framing device in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]" to signify the connection between Tyrol and Boomer.

=== Characters ===

* The scene with Adama sitting down next to Roslin and beginning to read a murder mystery to her is a throwback to their common love for the genre that was established back in "[[Water]]". In that particular episode, Adama gives Roslin the novel ''[[Dark Day]]'' as a gift because it was one of the novels that she had wanted to read but never found the time to. With Roslin's probable death looming in this particular season, it appears that Adama has determined to aid Roslin in reading her favorite genre before she passes away.
* Although in public [[Laura Roslin]] claims to have forgiven [[Lee Adama]], and even to admire his convictions, she apparently still holds a grudge for how he treated her during Baltar's trial. She refuses to see him to discuss political issues, and later snubs him in a Quorum session where she ribs on his inexperience.
* During the episode, [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|Galen Tyrol's beating of his wife]] is mentioned as when he displayed pure emotion towards Cally. Tyrol's attack was based on his fear of being a Cylon, and Cally suffered because she interrupted his mental suicide. Ironically, it is now Cally who savagely bludgeons Galen because he really is a Cylon. The beating also makes way for her murder-suicide decision with her son.
* Another parallel drawn from "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]] "in regards to the Tyrols can be seen in that then and now, it was Galen's apology that triggers Cally to release her true feelings towards him, whether it was love or hatred. In the former, her love was finally allowed to be expressed, in the latter, the rage that built up during the episode, was released.
* Based on "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", it was Cally's love and forgiveness towards Galen that enabled him to forgive himself and move on as a "human being." With her death, a crucial anchor in his life is gone, which may indicate an upcoming deterioration of his mental state as he now knows that he is a Cylon.
* Cally plans to blow herself and Nicky into space, something that she experienced but survived in "[[A Day in the Life]]". This may indicate that she believes, on the basis of her earlier experience, that it would be relatively quick and painless for both of them. It seems unlikely that she would choose what she felt would be a particularly unpleasant death, especially for her son.

=== The Quorum of Twelve ===

* The episode shows a lot about the Quorum of Twelve and about the state of fleet politics in general. The Quorum meeting is reminiscent in format of [[w:Question Time|Question Time]], a tradition of many parliamentary systems including that of the United Kingdom and Canada.
**The rowdiness and backtalk of the Quorum in particular is reminiscent of Prime Minister's Questions. However, unlike in Prime Minister's Questions or similar Question Time periods in real life parliaments, President Roslin makes some attempt at directing the meeting, rather than adopting the defensive posture the British Prime Minister is placed into. This suggests either a stronger constitutional role for the president or a further consolidation of power by Roslin.
** The Quorum is also, at least at this point, a non-partisan body. While parliaments and legislatures in real life are divided along party lines, there is no sign of this here. In particular, while government backbenchers usually ask flattering questions in contrast to the more challenging questions posed by the opposition, Adama is openly chastised by Roslin for attempting to ask an easy question.
* The absence of [[Sarah Porter]], [[Marshall Bagot]], [[Robin Wenutu]], and others from the first post-[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]] [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] can be attributed to the destruction of ''[[Cloud 9]]'' by [[Gina Inviere]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" or events leading up to the [[Second Exodus]]. After the Second Exodus, the current Quorum is sworn in by then-President [[Tom Zarek]] in "[[Collaborators]]", before said Quorum can ratify Roslin as his vice president and perform the presidential switch-a-roo that gives Roslin the presidency.

=== The Cylons ===

* Cavil and Boomer apparently have some sort of relationship. This was hinted at in the previous episode, when she dances lightly attired in front of him, but unclear.
* The force with which Tory hits Cally indicates that the Final Five possess the Cylons' superhuman strength and if they possess this trait it is likely that the have other, physical Cylon traits as well.
* Foster also seems to be calmer, cooler, and more calculating than in the recent past. She appears to be more accepting of her Cylon nature than the others.

== Questions ==

* Are all of the "renegade" Cylon baseships destroyed? ([[The Road Less Traveled|Answer]])
* Does Natalie escape? ([[Faith|Answer]])
* Will the renegade models be boxed?
* Now that power has shifted to the more aggressive models, will the Cylon renew their attacks on the humans, or will the stress and distraction of the Cylon civil war protect the human fleet for the time being?
* Does the vague warning given by Cavil to Natalie about removing the inhibitors hint towards a Centurion rebellion against the humanoid Cylons?
* Will Boomer abandon Cavil's side now that he has resorted to lethal measures against Natalie's faction?
* Is the execution of the Sixes, Eights, and Twos limited to the Cylon fleet or does it also stretch to the Cylon homeworld?
* Has [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] been left in foster care by her parents? If so, who have they found to look after her?
* What is Foster's true motivation for killing Cally Tyrol?
* What will Tyrol do should he discover that it was Foster who ejected Cally into space?
* How will Tyrol handle being a single parent?
* Will Cally's death be declared as another execution that went unnoticed, such as those performed by the [[Circle]]? ([[The Road Less Traveled|Answer]])
* Are Foster's actions indicating a gradual shifting of her allegiance from the humans to the Cylons?
* For those allergic to the algae mash, like [[Nicholas Tyrol]], what alternative foodstuffs are available?

== Official Statements ==
*[[Mark Verheiden]] on the episode:
**"Regarding the parallels with "[[Maelstrom]]." [and the sex scene with [[Leoben]]) I asked writer [[Michael Taylor]] if it was intentional and he says "no." Regarding Kara, she remembers everything from "Maelstrom" up to the explosion. So yes, she remembers her vision about her Mom."
**"[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] is the resident expert in star charts and the like, so he's a natural addition to a search mission. As to whether he volunteered or was ordered, I don't think we really discussed it that much. But Gaeta certainly wants to find Earth as much as anyone." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/04/21/battlestar-galactica-interview-mark-verheiden-on-starbucks-relationships-and-cylon-motives/|title=Battlestar Galactica Interview: Mark Verheiden on Starbuck's Relationships and Cylon Motives}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''[[William Adama]] reads the opening of ''[[Love and Bullets]]'':''
:"It started like it always did. With a body. This one was in the river, and I could tell she had once been beautiful, but this bullet and fast current had taken away from her. All we are, or that we think we are, all that we are certain about, is taken away from us. When you've worked the streets and seen what I've seen, you become more and more convinced of it every day. [[Caprica City]] has been my teacher, my mistress. From the moment I opened my eyes, she is in my blood, like cheap wine. Bitter and sweet, tinged with regret. I'll never be free of her, nor do I wanna be, for she is what I am. All that is, should always be."

*''[[Tom Zarek]] and [[Lee Adama]] about [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s leadership:''
:'''Adama:''' Well, sometimes a benevolent tyrant is exactly what you need.
:'''Zarek:''' No. A tyrant craves power for its own sake. And all Laura wants is to save us all.

*''[[Samuel Anders]] confronts [[Kara Thrace]]:''
:'''Anders:''' You know, some of us actually volunteered for this mission.
:'''Thrace:''' "Some" meaning you. Because that's what this is about, Sam. You know what the deal is, with us, with our marriage? It didn't make much sense to begin with. Makes even less now.
:'''Anders:''' I don't buy that. I don't think you believe a single, frakking word you're saying. You're just scared. You see that, mhh? You see [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Kara Thrace .26 Samuel Anders|this]]? Remember those? You remember when we got 'em? That's what's real, ok. That's part of who we are. That is a part of what ''you'' are, whether you will admit it or not.
:'''Thrace:''' Dumb motherfrakker. I only married you because it was safe and it was easy, Sam. And you were just pathetic enough to go along with it. So get the frak out! (She shoves him out) Sam, get out! Get out! Leave, come on! Get out! (Anders takes her by the arms and holds her. They are almost kissing.) I don't want to fight, Sam. I wanna frak. You don't get it, do you? I'm not the same girl you married. All I wanna do right now is frak. Really frak, like it's the end of the world and nothing else matters. So come on, Sam, make me feel something. I dare you.
:(Anders shoves her away, then gives her a second shove onto the bunk bed.)

== Guest Stars ==

* [[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as CPO [[Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Michael Trucco]] as Ensign [[Samuel Anders]]
* [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Cottle]]
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]
* [[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]
* [[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]
* [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]] (credited as "Baby Nicky")
* [[Donna Soares]] as [[Unnamed characters (RDM) - Season 4#Speaking Delegate #1|Speaking Delegate #1]]
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed characters (RDM) - Season 4#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]
* [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed characters (RDM) - Season 4#Speaking Delegate #2|Speaking Delegate #2]]
* [[Ryan McDonell]] as Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike|Eammon "Gonzo" Pike]]
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as the [[tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)

== External Links ==
*Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=245

== References ==
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This is the '''list of [[w:Nielsen ratings|Nielsen ratings]]''' the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']] has received.

==[[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]]==
===[[Sci Fi Channel]]===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Miniseries, Night 1|[[Miniseries, Night 1]]}} || 2003-12-08 || 3.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Miniseries, Night 2|[[Miniseries, Night 2]]}} || 2003-12-09 || 3.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|33|[[33]]}} || 2005-01-14 || 2.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Water|[[Water]]}} || 2005-01-14 || 2.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Bastille Day|[[Bastille Day]]}} || 2005-01-21 || 2.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Act of Contrition|[[Act of Contrition]]}} || 2005-01-28 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|You Can't Go Home Again|[[You Can't Go Home Again]]}} || 2005-02-04 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Litmus|[[Litmus]]}} || 2005-02-11 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Six Degrees of Separation|[[Six Degrees of Separation]]}} || 2005-02-18 || 2.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Flesh and Bone|[[Flesh and Bone]]}} || 2005-02-25 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down|[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]}} || 2005-03-04 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Hand of God|[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]}} || 2005-03-11 || 2.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Colonial Day|[[Colonial Day]]}} || 2005-03-18 || 2.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]}} || 2005-03-25 || 2.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]}} || 2005-04-01 || 2.5
|}

==[[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]]==
===Sci Fi Channel===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Scattered|[[Scattered]]}} || 2005-07-15 || 2.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Valley of Darkness|[[Valley of Darkness]]}} || 2005-07-22 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Fragged|[[Fragged]]}} || 2005-07-29 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Resistance|[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]}} || 2005-08-05 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Farm|[[The Farm]]}} || 2005-08-12 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Home, Part I|[[Home, Part I]]}} || 2005-08-19 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Home, Part II|[[Home, Part II]]}} || 2005-08-26 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Final Cut|[[Final Cut]]}} || 2005-09-09 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Flight of the Phoenix|[[Flight of the Phoenix]]}} || 2005-09-16 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Pegasus|[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]}} || 2005-09-23 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Resurrection Ship, Part I|[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]}} || 2006-01-06 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Resurrection Ship, Part II|[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]}} || 2006-01-13 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Epiphanies|[[Epiphanies]]}} || 2006-01-20 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Black Market|[[Black Market]]}} || 2006-01-27 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Scar|[[Scar]]}} || 2006-02-03 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Sacrifice|[[Sacrifice]]}} || 2006-02-10 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Captain's Hand|[[The Captain's Hand]]}} || 2006-02-17 || 1.7
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Downloaded|[[Downloaded]]}} || 2006-02-24 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]}} || 2006-03-03 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]}} || 2006-04-10 || 1.9
|}

==[[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]]==
===Sci Fi Channel===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Occupation|[[Occupation]]}} || 2006-10-06 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Precipice|[[Precipice]]}} || 2006-10-06 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Exodus, Part I|[[Exodus, Part I]]}} || 2006-10-13 || 1.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Exodus, Part II|[[Exodus, Part II]]}} || 2006-10-20 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Collaborators|[[Collaborators]]}} || 2006-10-27 || 1.4
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Torn|[[Torn]]}} || 2006-11-03 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|A Measure of Salvation|[[A Measure of Salvation]]}} || 2006-11-10 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Hero|[[Hero]]}} || 2006-11-17 || 1.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Unfinished Business|[[Unfinished Business]]}} || 2006-12-01 || 1.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Passage|[[The Passage]]}} || 2006-12-08 || 1.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Eye of Jupiter|[[The Eye of Jupiter]]}} || 2006-12-15 || 1.4
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Rapture|[[Rapture]]}} || 2007-01-21 || 1.4<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-battlestarsundayratings,0,863950.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines|title='Battlestar' Ratings Dip on Sunday|publisher=Zap2It.com|page=|date=24 January 2007|accessdate=24 January 2007|language=English}}</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Taking a Break From All Your Worries|[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]}} || 2007-01-28 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Woman King|[[The Woman King]]}} || 2007-02-11 || 1.2<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7300|title=CABLE RATINGS ROUND-UP (WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5-11): 'SKY' HUGE FOR LIFETIME, 'BATTLESTAR' HITS SERIES LOW|publisher=|page=|date=|accessdate=2007-02-18|language=English}} (Battlestar Wiki Notes: Grammy's on ABC at the same time.)</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|A Day in the Life|[[A Day in the Life]]}} || 2007-02-18 || 1.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Dirty Hands|[[Dirty Hands]]}} || 2007-02-25 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Maelstrom|[[Maelstrom]]}} || 2007-03-04 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Son Also Rises|[[The Son Also Rises]]}} || 2007-03-11 || 1.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Crossroads, Part I|[[Crossroads, Part I]]}} || 2007-03-18 || 1.4
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Crossroads, Part II|[[Crossroads, Part II]]}} || 2007-03-25 || 1.2
|}

==[[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]]==
===Sci Fi Channel===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| [[Razor]] || 2007-11-24 || 1.21<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7509|title=The Futon Critic: CABLE RATINGS ROUND-UP (WEEK OF NOVEMBER 19-25): 'TEQUILA' SCORES, 'RAZOR' FALTERS|date=28 November 2007|accessdate=29 November 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|He That Believeth In Me|[[He That Believeth In Me]]}} || 2008-04-04 || 1.3<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/21/battlestar-galactica-nielsen-ratings-down-again-but-not-much/3441|title='Battlestar Galactica Nielsen Ratings: Down Again, But Not Much'|date=21 April 2008|accessdate=13 May 2008}}</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Six of One|[[Six of One]]}} || 2008-04-11 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Ties That Bind|[[The Ties That Bind]]}} || 2008-04-18 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Escape Velocity|[[Escape Velocity]]}} || 2008-04-25 || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Road Less Traveled|[[The Road Less Traveled]]}} || 2008-05-02 || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Faith|[[Faith]]}} || 2008-05-09 || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Guess What's Coming to Dinner|[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Sine Qua Non|[[Sine Qua Non]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Hub|[[The Hub]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Revelations|[[Revelations]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Sometimes a Great Notion|[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]}} || TBA || NA
|}

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

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:Lists]]

List of Nielsen ratings (TRS)

2008-05-13T23:08:10Z

Brash: Revised ratings information for Season 4; NBC Universe source seemed to be using muddled numbers.

{{expansion}}
This is the '''list of [[w:Nielsen ratings|Nielsen ratings]]''' the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']] has received.

==[[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]]==
===[[Sci Fi Channel]]===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Miniseries, Night 1|[[Miniseries, Night 1]]}} || 2003-12-08 || 3.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Miniseries, Night 2|[[Miniseries, Night 2]]}} || 2003-12-09 || 3.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|33|[[33]]}} || 2005-01-14 || 2.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Water|[[Water]]}} || 2005-01-14 || 2.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Bastille Day|[[Bastille Day]]}} || 2005-01-21 || 2.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Act of Contrition|[[Act of Contrition]]}} || 2005-01-28 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|You Can't Go Home Again|[[You Can't Go Home Again]]}} || 2005-02-04 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Litmus|[[Litmus]]}} || 2005-02-11 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Six Degrees of Separation|[[Six Degrees of Separation]]}} || 2005-02-18 || 2.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Flesh and Bone|[[Flesh and Bone]]}} || 2005-02-25 || 2.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down|[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]}} || 2005-03-04 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Hand of God|[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]}} || 2005-03-11 || 2.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Colonial Day|[[Colonial Day]]}} || 2005-03-18 || 2.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]}} || 2005-03-25 || 2.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]}} || 2005-04-01 || 2.5
|}

==[[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]]==
===Sci Fi Channel===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Scattered|[[Scattered]]}} || 2005-07-15 || 2.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Valley of Darkness|[[Valley of Darkness]]}} || 2005-07-22 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Fragged|[[Fragged]]}} || 2005-07-29 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Resistance|[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]}} || 2005-08-05 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Farm|[[The Farm]]}} || 2005-08-12 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Home, Part I|[[Home, Part I]]}} || 2005-08-19 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Home, Part II|[[Home, Part II]]}} || 2005-08-26 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Final Cut|[[Final Cut]]}} || 2005-09-09 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Flight of the Phoenix|[[Flight of the Phoenix]]}} || 2005-09-16 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Pegasus|[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]}} || 2005-09-23 || 2.0
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Resurrection Ship, Part I|[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]}} || 2006-01-06 || 2.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Resurrection Ship, Part II|[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]}} || 2006-01-13 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Epiphanies|[[Epiphanies]]}} || 2006-01-20 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Black Market|[[Black Market]]}} || 2006-01-27 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Scar|[[Scar]]}} || 2006-02-03 || 1.9
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Sacrifice|[[Sacrifice]]}} || 2006-02-10 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Captain's Hand|[[The Captain's Hand]]}} || 2006-02-17 || 1.7
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Downloaded|[[Downloaded]]}} || 2006-02-24 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]}} || 2006-03-03 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]}} || 2006-04-10 || 1.9
|}

==[[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]]==
===Sci Fi Channel===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Occupation|[[Occupation]]}} || 2006-10-06 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Precipice|[[Precipice]]}} || 2006-10-06 || 1.8
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Exodus, Part I|[[Exodus, Part I]]}} || 2006-10-13 || 1.6
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Exodus, Part II|[[Exodus, Part II]]}} || 2006-10-20 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Collaborators|[[Collaborators]]}} || 2006-10-27 || 1.4
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Torn|[[Torn]]}} || 2006-11-03 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|A Measure of Salvation|[[A Measure of Salvation]]}} || 2006-11-10 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Hero|[[Hero]]}} || 2006-11-17 || 1.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Unfinished Business|[[Unfinished Business]]}} || 2006-12-01 || 1.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Passage|[[The Passage]]}} || 2006-12-08 || 1.3
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Eye of Jupiter|[[The Eye of Jupiter]]}} || 2006-12-15 || 1.4
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Rapture|[[Rapture]]}} || 2007-01-21 || 1.4<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-battlestarsundayratings,0,863950.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines|title='Battlestar' Ratings Dip on Sunday|publisher=Zap2It.com|page=|date=24 January 2007|accessdate=24 January 2007|language=English}}</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Taking a Break From All Your Worries|[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]}} || 2007-01-28 || 1.5
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Woman King|[[The Woman King]]}} || 2007-02-11 || 1.2<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7300|title=CABLE RATINGS ROUND-UP (WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5-11): 'SKY' HUGE FOR LIFETIME, 'BATTLESTAR' HITS SERIES LOW|publisher=|page=|date=|accessdate=2007-02-18|language=English}} (Battlestar Wiki Notes: Grammy's on ABC at the same time.)</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|A Day in the Life|[[A Day in the Life]]}} || 2007-02-18 || 1.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Dirty Hands|[[Dirty Hands]]}} || 2007-02-25 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Maelstrom|[[Maelstrom]]}} || 2007-03-04 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Son Also Rises|[[The Son Also Rises]]}} || 2007-03-11 || 1.2
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Crossroads, Part I|[[Crossroads, Part I]]}} || 2007-03-18 || 1.4
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Crossroads, Part II|[[Crossroads, Part II]]}} || 2007-03-25 || 1.2
|}

==[[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]]==
===Sci Fi Channel===
{|class="messagebox sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Episode !! US Airdate !! Nielsen rating
|-
| [[Razor]] || 2007-11-24 || 1.21<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7509|title=The Futon Critic: CABLE RATINGS ROUND-UP (WEEK OF NOVEMBER 19-25): 'TEQUILA' SCORES, 'RAZOR' FALTERS|date=28 November 2007|accessdate=29 November 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|He That Believeth In Me|[[He That Believeth In Me]]}} || 2008-04-04 || 1.3<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/21/battlestar-galactica-nielsen-ratings-down-again-but-not-much/3441|title='Battlestar Galactica Nielsen Ratings: Down Again, But Not Much'|date=21 April 2008|accessdate=13 May 2008}}</ref>
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Six of One|[[Six of One]]}} || 2008-04-11 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Ties That Bind|[[The Ties That Bind]]}} || 2008-04-18 || 1.1
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Escape Velocity|[[Escape Velocity]]}} || 2008-04-25 || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Road Less Traveled|[[The Road Less Traveled]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Faith|[[Faith]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Guess What's Coming to Dinner|[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Sine Qua Non|[[Sine Qua Non]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|The Hub|[[The Hub]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Revelations|[[Revelations]]}} || TBA || NA
|-
| {{inlineref|bold=N|Sometimes a Great Notion|[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]}} || TBA || NA
|}

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

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:Lists]]