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<p>Captowen: /* Galactica */</p> <hr /> <div>Also known simply as &quot;pods&quot;, the '''flight pods''' contain the [[Landing bay|landing bays]] within the top and the [[Hangar Deck|hangar deck]] below, along with the [[Launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]] within the bottom half, adjacent to the hangar deck. Normally these two pods are extended so that the landing bays are open to space, but are typically retracted in order to perform an [[FTL]] jump with a [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar class]] such as ''Galactica's''.<br /> <br /> The forward end of the landing bay also serves as a launch area for Raptors and shuttles. The landing bay is large enough to accept a variety of other Colonial vessels, at least as large as &quot;heavy&quot; passenger ships such as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''. Docking collars are located throughout the upper sections of the landing bay in order to provide a pressurized connection between a docked vessel and the battlestar.&lt;ref name=&quot;docking&quot;&gt;''Colonial Heavy 798'' is seen landing within ''Galactica's'' flight pod in the [[Miniseries]], where a docking ring is shown approaching the ship. As it left Caprica, a similar docking ring is shown detaching from ''798'' as the ship lifts off. This has a logical counterpart to the JetWay retractable tunnels at airports on the real-world Earth, and would be reasonable given that civilian passengers would expect to walk to and from the ship without spacesuits or in hazardous conditions.&lt;/ref&gt; The flight pods also have docking ports to dock with larger ships or stations.<br /> <br /> Compartments within a flight pod can be sealed off [[frame]] by frame and vented to space to kill fires and prevent possible complete decompression and structural buckling. This occurred to the port flight pod after it was struck with a Cylon kiloton nuclear missile and was subjected to internal fires that threatened to ignite the ship fuel lines and destroy the ship. The use of the busy port hangar deck as a morgue would be rather morbid, so Commander Adama orders [[Galen Tyrol]] to set up a temporary morgue be in &quot;hangar bay B&quot; after the loss of 85 crewmembers from the strike ([[Miniseries]]). Since the port hangar deck (bay) is very busy with retrieving Vipers, and we see Captain [[Aaron Kelly|Kelly]] with the bodies in what <br /> appears otherwise as an empty hangar deck, it is likely the unused hangar deck of the starboard flight pod.<br /> <br /> == ''Galactica'' ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Hanger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|''Galactica's'' port flight pod.]]<br /> <br /> ''[[Galactica]]'', as with other battlestars, has one flight pod on each side of the ship.<br /> The port flight pod was the only flight pod on ''Galactica'' currently in use at the time of the [[Cylon Attack]]. The starboard flight pod's landing bay was converted into a [[Galactica Museum|pressurized museum]] of artifacts of the first [[Cylon War]], including with a gift shop in the former launch bay. Crewman [[Socinus]] complains of the problems in keeping the landing bay's external windows sealed from leaks at the start of the [[Miniseries]].<br /> <br /> The starboard landing bay remains closed off from space until a Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] later crashes through one of the windows, depressurizing the landing bay ([[Scattered]]). After the Battle of New Caprica, the starboard flight pod appears to have been returned to partial working order as Lee Adama announces that his Raptor approaches the starboard landing bay in &quot;[[A Measure of Salvation]]&quot;. However, this could be explained by special circumstances, as the boarding team is supposed to undergo quarantine procedures and might thus land in a more isolated place. The second explanation appears more likely, because in late Season 3 episodes the window covering the rear opening of the pod is still visible.<br /> <br /> Since the escape from New Caprica, ''Galactica'''s flight pods have been put to use increasingly in other roles than just housing Vipers and Raptors. The hangar deck is used as the site of a [[Camp Oil Slick|refugee camp]] ([[Torn]]), as the scene of a sanctioned boxing tournament known as &quot;the dance&quot; ([[Unfinished Business]]), as a temporary shelter for the civilian population of the Fleet while navigating a radiation-dense star cluster ([[The Passage]]) and a full-time [[Joe's bar|bar]] has been set up on an unused stretch of the hangar deck ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]). This most likely all happened in the relatively unused starboard flight pod.<br /> <br /> From comparing various graphics, it can be seen that the length of one of ''Galactica'' 's flight pods is around 660 metres long, 60 metres tall and 46 metres wide. Most of the internal space is taken up by the pod's enormous [[landing bay]], giving it similar dimensions.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> Raptors are advised to fully exit the flight pod and move some distance from the battlestar before activating their FTLs to avoid causing damage from the spatial disruption caused by the jump ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). ''Galactica'''s starboard flight pod was ruptured by several Raptors jumping after being moved into the bay ([[Daybreak, Part 3]]). It should be noted that the old battlestar was suffering from endemic metal fatigue in her hull by this point- rendering her particularly vulnerable to damage. it is not known how risky a FTL jump within a flight pod would be to a full-strength, top-of -the-line battlestar.<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' typically retracts the flight pods in order to perform an FTL jump, but it is still possible to jump with them extended. However when exiting a jump after suffering massive damage, an already-structurally weakened ''Galactica'' suffers a series of hull collapses and distortions, and several Vipers are thrown clear of the flight pods. This suggests that jumping with the flight pods out, though possible, might increase the strain on the ship's structure and cause a hazard to any vessel in the landing bay ([[Daybreak, Part 2]]). As above, note that ''Galactica's'' superstructure was already fundamentaly weak at this point- it is not known what damage jumping with the pods out would cause to a top-of-the-line ship of ''Galactica's'' class.<br /> <br /> == ''Pegasus'' ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Pegasusflightpod.jpg|thumb|left|''Pegasus'' 's drifting flight pod before colliding with a basestar.]]<br /> The [[Mercury class battlestar|Mercury class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' also has flight pods, but they differ greatly from ''Galactica's'' in that these larger pods are fixed and not retracted before a jump, with each pod transversely split into two landing bays to allow four distinct landing areas for fighters.<br /> <br /> Several of ''Pegasus'' ' main guns are instead located along the flight pods instead of on the dorsal hull (like ''Galactica'' 's are).<br /> <br /> The lower landing bay is placed upside down in relation to the upper bay, with ships also landing &quot;upside down&quot; relative to the battlestar main interior. Since ''Galactica'''s landing bays don't seem to use [[Gravity in the Re-imagined Series|artificial gravity]], this could also be the case with ''Pegasus''. The internal arrangement of the hangar decks is unknown, but some mechanism could exist to flip Vipers during transport to the internal hangars.<br /> <br /> During the [[Battle of New Caprica]], the abandoned and unmanned ''Pegasus'' collides with and destroys one of the four basestars that attack ''Galactica''. One of its flight pods breaks off the destroyed battlestar and tumbles away to collide with and destroy yet another basestar ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> One section of the upper flight pod is open to the side, allowing spacecraft to land vertically. Vehicles, such as bulldozers, tows and fork lifts, are available to recover landed or damaged spacecraft within the landing bay ([[Razor]]).<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == See Also ==<br /> <br /> * [[landing bay]]<br /> * [[launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]]<br /> * [[hangar deck]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Galactica Areas]]<br /> [[Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Terminology]]<br /> [[Category:Terminology (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Flugdeck]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Miscellaneous */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Message_box<br /> | image = BSG WIKI Caution.png<br /> | heading = CONTRIBUTORS: Remember that an episode summary is just that, a ''summary''. '''Don't use the article to ask questions that you haven't bothered to search for in related articles.''' Limit speculation; the Re-imagined Series is essentially over: ''no further significant revelations should be expected.'' Follow [[BW:SAC|standards]]: Don't ask questions in questions. If an answer is found, move that data to the relevant article, phrasing it as a statement in the article body. This article will be naturally long; be [[BW:CON|concise]] and avoid unnecessary detail. Thanks!<br /> | message =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image=Battleofthecolony.jpg<br /> | title= Daybreak, Part II &amp; Part III<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 20<br /> | guests= <br /> | writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]&lt;ref&gt;http://rondmoore.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2008/4/18_Podcast_Success!.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Michael Rymer]]<br /> | production=422<br /> | rating=1.7&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.nbcumv.com/scifi/release_detail.nbc/scifi-20090324000000-4242update58.html|title='Battlestar Galactica Finale Blasts Away the Competition|date=24 March 2009|accessdate=25 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;/2,364,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/24/wwe-raw-hannah-montana-and-northern-lights-lead-cable-show-rankings/15073|title=WWE RAW, Hannah Montana and Northern Lights lead cable show rankings|date=24 March 2009|accessdate=25 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=March 20, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=March 20, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 24, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=<br /> | prev=[[Daybreak, Part I]]<br /> | next=[[The Plan]]<br /> | extra='''Series Finale - 2 Hour Episode'''&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | forumthread=3050<br /> }} <br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> The final episode begins with a series of events before before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]].<br /> *In a strip bar in [[Caprica City]], [[William Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] enjoy themselves. Adama questions whether to take a civilian job, rather than to take command of an aged battlestar&lt;ref&gt;This is a side reference to the events of the episode, &quot;[[Hero]]&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; Over drinks, Adama decides to take the job.<br /> *Elsewhere on Caprica, [[Lee Adama]] is having dinner with [[Kara Thrace]] and her fiancee, [[Zak Adama]]. Zak questions why his brother joined the [[Colonial Forces]], despite Lee's idealism and his dislike of his father. Lee simply answers that he received college funding in exchange for service.<br /> *Elsewhere, [[Laura Roslin]] greets her date, [[Sean Allison]], at her home. After realizing he seemed familiar, Roslin finally recalls where she had seen him. Sean was a former student from years ago. Despite the age difference, Roslin decides to let him stay the night. &quot;The night's young. Apparently, so are you,&quot; she says. &quot;Let's see what happens.&quot;<br /> *Back at the strip bar, Bill Adama challenges Saul on whether he'd take the civilian desk job. Saul doesn't answer.<br /> *Lee Adama and Thrace manage to drag Zak to a couch after a night of drinking. But Thrace isn't done, and pulls out more alcohol for shots between her and Lee.<br /> *Bill Adama is drunkenly sick, vomiting outside somewhere on the street. With a weak smile, he looks up to the stars in the night sky.<br /> <br /> Aboard ''[[Galactica]]'', [[Gaius Baltar]] sits in the former home of his [[Cult of Baltar|followers]], now empty. He listens to the [[Virtual Beings|Virtual Six]], telling him to trust in [[God (RDM)|God's]] plan for him. When he asks what that plan is, she tells him that he already following it. Paulla interrupts his conversation, but Baltar asks for five minutes before he leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2=== <br /> Aboard ''[[Galactica]]'', final preparations are made for the mission...<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] leaves assistant [[Layne Ishay]] two injections of heavy medication to allow Laura Roslin enough lucidity and mobility for 48 hours. She thanks him sincerely, causing Cottle to be something he'd rarely been: speechless.<br /> * In the [[pilot ready room]], [[Karl Agathon]] briefs the [[Raptor]] teams on the special nature of their rescue mission. Despite the odds, all volunteer.<br /> * Lee Adama briefs the [[marines]] on where little Hera would likely be: deep inside the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[The Colony|colony]].<br /> *In CIC, Admiral Adama work out the tactics of the battle against the colony; Close-range combat - no nuclear weapons and missiles. He orders the gun [[battery|batteries]] to fire until exhausted, and after that, &quot;start throwing rocks,&quot; he says with a small smile.<br /> * The [[Final Five]] plan to use [[Samuel Anders]], now effectively a [[Hybrid]] on ''[[Galactica]]'', to interface with the Colony and its Hybrids to interrupt their commands and slowing the Colony's weapon systems. The catch is that Anders will need to be connected to the [[DRADIS]], fire control and [[C-3]] systems. They plan to take Anders and connect him inside the [[CIC]].<br /> * In CIC, Saul Tigh jokes at his old friend at the bizarre sight of a Cylon interfaced to his battlestar, gooey wires and conduit that extend over Adama's command console everywhere and into the DRADIS console. &quot;Still not too late to flush them all out of the airlock,&quot; Tigh quips. &quot;Take too much time,&quot; Adama answers. <br /> * Admiral Adama hands over command of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to [[Hoshi]], noting that if they aren't back from the mission in 12 hours, they will never come back. Similarly, Lee Adama appoints [[Romo Lampkin]] as President of the Twelve Colonies. He joins Admiral Hoshi on the last Raptor to leave ''Galactica'' for the baseship, the Fleet's new flagship.<br /> * Baltar's followers get in the ship. Baltar enters, but then tells [[Paulla]] that he must stay on the ship. Lee Adama throws Baltar a weapon. As Baltar is given a weapon, a Number Six leads a large number of [[Cylon Centurion]]s down the [[hangar deck]]; a red sash painted on them for identification.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> A shot of the Fleet shows that the rebel [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]] fully regenerated since the [[Cylon Civil War]], and ready to lead the civilians to safety. ''Galactica'' separates from the fleet, retracting its [[flight pod]]s to prep for [[FTL]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Adama asks to go &quot;around the horn&quot;, with the [[Saul Tigh|XO]] calling out combat stations over the loudspeaker.<br /> *In sickbay, Layne Ishay prepares sickbay for wounded, with Laura Roslin assisting as best she can.<br /> *[[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are in [[launch tube]]s, and the entire Raptor squadron, armed with troops and missiles, have been placed inside the starboard flight pod deck, amidst the ruins of the old [[Galactica Museum]].<br /> *Lee Adama and his force of marines and red-striped centurions take their positions.<br /> *Gaius Baltar is a soldier protecting the hallways against boarders. He is surprised to find [[Caprica-Six]] by his side.<br /> *In CIC, Ellen Tigh signals that Anders is ready to work.<br /> *Adama gives a final speech, a final understanding and call to arms.<br /> <br /> <br /> The battlestar jumps away from the fleet, and [[Battle of the Colony]] begins...<br /> *''Galactica'' arrives only meters from the edge of the Colony, and is immediately besieged by the Cylon batteries.<br /> *Ellen starts up Sam Anders, who makes contact with the Colony Hybrids and takes them and the guns offline. Ellen warns that [[Cylon Raider]]s will appear any minute.<br /> * ''Galactica'' responds by launching its fighter wings. The Vipers launch, and the Raptors jump directly from within the starboard pod to the opposite side of the Colony in a flanking position. The Raptor jumps, however, cause massive damage to the pod, with gas venting outside from a gaping hole.<br /> * Adama orders the battlestar's engines ahead at flank speed, ramming the alligator head into the Colony. ''Galactica's'' inhabitants take a beating, but breach the Colony through the forced entry. Lee Adama leads his marines and several Cylon Centurions inside from a front airlock. <br /> *[[Racetrack]] and [[Skulls]] arm their nuclear missiles, presumably to strike the colony after the rescue. But suddenly a piece of debris strikes their Raptor, killing all aboard and leaving the Raptor adrift.<br /> *Several Raptors, including the one with [[Sharon Agathon]], Helo, and Starbuck, dock and make their way into the colony.<br /> *Deep inside the Colony, a [[Simon]] works on young Hera as [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] looks on in disgust. When she questions why he continues to work on Hera, the Simon explains that they maintain and superior force and numbers. Boomer assaults the Simon, snapping his neck, and takes Hera out of the room.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * The Colony's halls are filled with gunfire. Cylon Centurions, including older [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Model 0005s]] fight each other as the Colonial fire teams push through.<br /> * [[Cavil]], a [[Number Five]] and another Simon decide to go on the offensive, to attack the battlestar with their troops.<br /> <br /> * In a hallway in ''Galactica'', ready to repel boarders, Caprica-Six and Baltar come to terms with their old relationship. As they kiss, they hear a Six's voice. &quot;All of the pieces are falling into place.&quot;<br /> * The Virtual Six--''and'' the Virtual Baltar--stand above them. To the surprise of Caprica-Six and Baltar, they can hear and see each of the avatars.<br /> * With a shudder, the battlestar hull is breeched as waves of enemy Centurions, both old-model and modern, pour into the ship.<br /> <br /> * The Agathon's team find Boomer, holding Hera. She gives the child to them, telling them to tell Admiral Adama that she &quot;owed him one.&quot; With the child safe, Athena shoots Boomer.<br /> * A flashback scene shows what Boomer meant: a time back in her days on '''Galactica'', as Adama and Tigh redress her but give her another chance to be a better pilot.<br /> <br /> * Ishay has her hands full in sickbay, trying to triage and treat as many people as she can. The event is taxing, physically and mentally, for Roslin, as she comforts more dying than not.<br /> <br /> * Lee Adama's team connects with Starbuck's team, with Hera in tow. When Lee asks where Thrace was, she answers, &quot;Stopped for coffee.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;This might be the one time in the history of the series where an obvious joke to [[w:Starbucks Coffee|Starbucks Coffee]] has been used.&lt;/ref&gt; With their objective complete and no other Colonial troops found, they head back to the battlestar's alligator-head.<br /> <br /> * ''Galactica'' batteries are being targeted by Raiders. She is losing what little defensive ability she has left. Enemy forces are coming at the reserve forces--where Baltar waits.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Caprica-Six and Baltar hold off the enemy Centurions. Baltar's passion at killing Centurions gets a bit out of control as Lee Adama's team reenter the battlestar with Hera. As more enemies appear, Lee and Baltar fire away.<br /> * Laura Roslin sits and experiences yet another vision of the [[Opera House]] and little Hera. Struggling to walk, driven by something she can't fully realize, she gets up to find Hera.<br /> * Starbuck leads the Agathons through the hallways, but a Number Five appears from behind, seriously wounding Helo in the leg and killing a marine before Starbuck eliminates him. A damaged, but still functioning enemy Centurion shows up and in the confusion, Hera runs away. Athena runs after her at the request of her wounded husband.<br /> * Hera walks amidst the gunfighting, when soon she encounters Roslin, who pulls out of the path of an enemy patrol and to safety. But when Roslin turns back to the child, she is gone again.<br /> * Caprica-Six and Baltar are running, and are out of ammo. Suddenly they see Hera, as well as Roslin and Athena--all grouped together as in the Opera House vision. Caprica-Six scoops up the child and enters a hallway, closing the hatchway, preventing Athena and Roslin from following. The opera house vision had Caprica-Six and Baltar closing the door on boht Athena and Roslin after picking up Hera.<br /> * As the scene shifts between visions of the Opera House and the corridors, Baltar and Caprica-Six realize what they must do: follow their vision into the Opera House--which turns out to be CIC, where the Final Five reside, overlooking the lower deck of CIC as they appeared in the vision, standing above.<br /> * Adama and his men have apparently just finished defending the CIC from a break-in by Cavil, a Doral and a Simon. The Doral and the Simon are dead, and Cavil is under guard. An explosion rocks the CIC, and Cavil picks up a gun and grabs Hera as a shield.<br /> * Baltar pleads for the child's freedom, telling Cavil that Hera is key to humanity's survival as well. He reasons with Cavil that there are higher forces at work, that led them all, here, for a reason. Baltar also reveals that he has been visited by angels - the agents of God. When Cavil questions if God has his people's interests at heart, on how Baltar knows that God is on his side, Baltar replies (in an allusion of something [[The Hand of God (RDM)| Virtual Six once told him]]), &quot;God is not on anyone's side.&quot; The Virtual Six and Virtual Baltar look on with a pleased expression.<br /> * Baltar asks Cavil to take a leap of faith. Saul Tigh sweetens the pot by offering to reteach Cavil the secret of [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]], this time in exchange not only for Hera's life but for permanent peace, where the Cylons leave humanity alone.<br /> * Cavil agrees. He uses the Battlestar comm to order his forces to stand down and releases Hera. Admiral Adama orders stand-down as well.<br /> <br /> ===Act 6===<br /> <br /> * Vipers and Raptors return to ''Galactica'' as the Raiders return to the Colony. Laura Roslin joins the admiral in CIC.<br /> * The Five each know part of the secret to resurrection. They will combine their knowledge by connecting themselves through the water in Ander's tank. Ellen Tigh tells the others that the process will also share memories as well as data.<br /> * But before they begin, [[Tory Foster]], visibly anxious, warns the others that they will see &quot;certain things&quot; of their bad behavior. She tries to prepare the others of what they will see of her. An impatient Cavil screams. &quot;I don't mean to rush you, but you are keeping two civilizations waiting!&quot;<br /> * The Five dip their hands and make the connection. As the data flows to the Colony, Foster's visions of murdering [[Cally Tyrol]] in an effort to protect her secret of being a Cylon comes to the forefront, surprising the others of the Five, and angering [[Galen Tyrol]] immediately.<br /> * Tyrol pulls his hand from the pool and wraps both hands tightly around Foster's neck in a death-grip, eventually snapping her neck.<br /> * As Anders screams from the sudden disconnection, the Cylons in CIC believe they are deceived and open fire. The Colonials kill all but Cavil, who shouts an exasperated &quot;[[Frak]]!&quot; before putting his pistol in his mouth and pulling the trigger.<br /> <br /> * High above, as the Raiders begin attacking ''Galactica'' again, [[Racetrack]]'s damaged Raptor drifts, its crew lifeless. A rock strikes the ship, causing Racetrack's dead hand to strike the firing button to the Raptor's tactical nuclear missiles, launching them all straight at the Colony.<br /> * The force of the explosions severely damage the Colony, pushing it towards the black hole, threatening to take ''Galactica'' with it.<br /> * Adama orders Kara Thrace to make a [[blind jump]], but Thrace thinks about [[The Music|the music her father played]], the music that Hera wrote to her. Recalling the mathematical associations she tried to discern from the music, Thrace realizes the music works as a series of FTL coordinates.<br /> * She punches in the coordinates into the [[Computers|navigation computer]] and jumps the ship.<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene appears where Lee Adama and Kara Thrace talk about how she [[The Destiny|thinks about death]] every time she gets into a cockpit.<br /> <br /> * ''Galactica'' completes the jump--but the strain of the last battle causes the battlestar's structure to ripple and twist as structural members tear and break. The ship will never jump again. Engines and life support are still online, but ''Galactica's'' backbone is broken.<br /> * &quot;Where have you taken us, Kara?&quot; Roslin asks, as the scene changes to an exterior shot to show the battlestar flying over a gray, rocky moon.<br /> * But is not just a moon...''Galactica'' has arrived at the ''moon of Earth''...another Earth, this one with the continent of Africa in prominent view.<br /> <br /> ===Act 7===<br /> [[File:Battlestar Over Africa.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|A crippled ''Galactica'' seen in orbit over the Sahara Desert.]]<br /> * The Fleet jumps into Earth orbit as ''Galactica'' passes by. A Raptor came to Hoshi to guide them to Earth.<br /> * Landing ship after landing ship leave for the new world.<br /> * On a green, rich savannah in Africa, Admiral Adama, Cottle, Saul Tigh, Hoshi, and Baltar look on, lying prone on their stomachs with binoculars at a tribe of early humans. Cottle confirms that the native humans are compatible with the Colonials genetically.<br /> * At a camp, as Lampkin considers a building of a new city, Lee Adama tells him to let humanity start all over again, leave their technology behind, which has almost always gotten them into trouble. Let the Colonials enter Earth with just their basic possessions.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama maps out a plan to populate various continents and land masses, spreading out humanity and Cylon far and wide, distributing supplies to give all a good chance of survival. To Lampkin's surprise, the peoples of the Fleet take a liking to leaving technology behind.<br /> * A [[Number Two]] tells Adama that the remaining Twos, Sixes, and Eights will stay on Earth as well, handing over the baseship to the Centurions, to give them their own freedom. When Lampkin questions if setting the Centurions free won't cause another holocaust hundreds of years from now, Ellen Tigh agrees it's a risk, but believes the cycle of death has been ended. Adama agrees.<br /> * Adama tells that, after everyone is offloaded from the ships, the Fleet will reunite with '''Galactica'' a final time. Piloted by Samuel Anders, still in his tank in CIC, connected into the battlestar, he will fly all the ships on a final voyage into the Sun.<br /> <br /> * Kara Thrace, eyes filled with tears, meets with Anders at his tank, kissing him goodbye for the last time, and leaving her [[dog tags]]. As she leaves, he mutters, &quot;I'll see you on the other side.&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Act 8===<br /> <br /> * Admiral William Adama descends into the hangar deck, wearing a [[flight suit]]. The deck is otherwise completely empty of anything, and anyone.<br /> * He takes a seat in a [[Viper Mark II]]. Not just any Mark II...but the one that Galen Tyrol's team rebuilt for him as a retirement gift [[Miniseries, Night 1|so long ago]].<br /> * As Adama's Viper launches, the scene shifts to six years prior, where Adama is taking a lie detector test for the prospective desk job. When the test administrator asks him test questions such as, &quot;Are you a Cylon?&quot; and &quot;Have you ever stolen money from a cash drawer?&quot; Adama is angered and leaves, saying, &quot;I'd rather spend the rest of my career--what's left of it--on a broken old down ship, than to have someone sit here and question my word.&quot;<br /> * Husker's Viper makes a final fly-by of the old battlestar, looking at her one last time before pointing his Viper towards Earth.<br /> [[File:The fleet's end.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The [[fleet]] heading straight into the Sun.]]<br /> * Samuel Anders' voice from the past talks of his days in sport, dreaming of perfection, and being linked to it, to creation, as Anders guides the Fleet, now united to the mathematical perfection he once spoke of through his duties as a Hybrid.<br /> * As the [[Colonial_Anthem|Colonial Anthem]]--a version of the [[Original Series]] main theme--plays, the scene shows ''Galactica'' and the Fleet gathered a final time, heading away from Earth and towards the sun to its demise.<br /> <br /> * Walking in the savannah, the Tighs speak with Galen Tyrol a final time. He has decided to go to the northern highlands of Earth (likely Scotland &lt;ref&gt;http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/battlestar_galactica_ronald_d.html&lt;/ref&gt;). The scene shifts to the Tighs, partying back in Caprica City, once upon a time.<br /> <br /> ===Act 9===<br /> <br /> * On the plains, Bill Adama sits with Laura Roslin, watching herds of gazelle. Her vision weakening, she tries to use her glasses with the binoculars. &quot;A very beautiful world,&quot; she says. When she asks what the name of the planet is, Adama tells her it's Earth. He adds, &quot;Earth is a dream,&quot; believing that their new home, a long-sought destination, deserves the name.<br /> * Roslin's breathing becomes labored and shallow. Adama offers to give her a better look at the wildlife. He picks her up and carries her to a nearby Raptor.<br /> * Lee Adama and Kara Thrace notice and meet Bill Adama there. The Adamas hug, and Bill Adama gives Thrace a final greeting of &quot;[[Nothing but the rain]]&quot; before he hugs and kisses her. Thrace and Lee wave goodbye to a smiling Roslin as the Raptor ascends.<br /> <br /> * Lee realizes that his father isn't coming back. Kara Thrace tells Lee that she isn't coming back, either. &quot;I just know that I am done here. I've completed my journey...and it feels good.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene, back in Thrace's apartment, where Thrace dares Lee to make love to her on her dining room table. But before they could do anything, the crash of a glass partially awakens Zak, causing the two to realize what they were doing. They shake hands and say goodbye.<br /> <br /> * &quot;Today is the first day of the rest of your life, Lee,&quot; Kara Thrace says. As Lee tells her of desire to explore and climb mountains, he turns to find that Kara Thrace has vanished, as if she were a ghost. &quot;Goodbye, Kara,&quot; he says. &quot;You won't be forgotten.&quot;<br /> * A flashback scene shows the pigeon that would be trapped in Lee's apartment after his visit to Kara and Zak. It looks at Lee and flies out of the window and away.<br /> <br /> * In another flashback from six years prior, Laura Roslin returns to stand by the side of the bed, thanks Sean Allison, but tells him that they will not meet this way again, and asks him to leave. As the man leaves, Roslin returns to her bathroom, lights a cigarette, then makes a phone call. She accepts the opportunity to work on Mayor [[Richard Adar]]'s campaign.<br /> <br /> * Bill Adama's Raptor flies over flamingos. &quot;So much..life,&quot; Laura Roslin says...her final words as she closes her eyes and quietly passes.<br /> * Moments go by before Bill realizes that she is gone.<br /> * In tears, Bill removes his wedding ring and places it on Laura's hand. &quot;Right there...I'm going to build our cabin right there,&quot; he says, pointing to some hills.<br /> <br /> ===Act 10===<br /> <br /> * A line of people walk into the wilderness, calm and ready to take on the world. Romo Lampkin appears to be in charge. Saul and Ellen Tigh bring up the rear.<br /> * The Agathons walk as well, Helo using a makeshift crutch, talking of hunting and other pleasantries. Hera runs about in play, a smile on her face.<br /> <br /> * Gaius Baltar and Caprica-Six look on at Hera playing as the Virtual Six and Baltar reappear. When Caprica-Six questions if the protection of Hera was all that God wanted of them, the Virtual Six replies, &quot;God's plan is never complete.&quot; &quot;Great...&quot; Baltar replies sullenly.<br /> * Virtual-Baltar counters, &quot;I think it's safe to say that, from now on, your lives will be less...eventful.&quot;<br /> <br /> * Another flashback to Caprica City. Baltar offers Caprica-Six an opportunity to &quot;peek&quot; into the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]].<br /> <br /> * When Baltar points to some land, he recalls his heritage, and [[Julius Baltar|his father]], and that he knows a bit about farming, to a bit of tears.<br /> <br /> * Bill Adama sits, looking out into the hills and valley. &quot;I laid out the cabin today. It's going to have an easterly view. You should see the light that we get here. When the sun comes from behind those mountains. It's almost heavenly. It reminds me of you.&quot;<br /> * As he speaks, the camera pans up to show Adama, seated near the cairn he built for Laura Roslin's body.<br /> <br /> * The scene turns to show Hera playing and looking upward. Scenes of wood and desert and sea pass by in a geologic montage to reveal an Earth city - New York City - 150,000 years later.<br /> <br /> * As a fly-over of the city appears, a voice-over of Virtual-Six reads from a magazine article of the Tanzanian discovery of the bones of what scientists believe are the remains of the [[w:mitochondrial Eve|mitochondrial Eve]], the matrilineal common ancestor of mankind. <br /> <br /> * As [[Ron D. Moore|a man reads]] about the scientific discovery, the Virtual Six and Baltar look over his shoulder at a magazine article of the news, and reveal what they know...the bones are that of Hera Agathon, born of a Cylon mother and a human father. No other people on the street appear to notice them.<br /> <br /> * The two talk of the technology and decadence, of whether this Earth will repeat the mistakes of generations past and again become overwhelmed by their creations. The Six thinks not, believing it to be God's plan.<br /> <br /> * &quot;You know it doesn't like that name,&quot; Baltar says. Six only looks back in mild defiance. &quot;Silly. Silly me,&quot; he replies as the two walk away into the metropolis.<br /> <br /> * The episode concludes with scenes of robots, from toys to advanced automatons growing and evolving, as Jimi Hendrix's--Earth's popular version--of &quot;[[The Music|All Along The Watchtower]]&quot; plays, ending with an image of [http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-10744-Robot+or+Human%3F+Here%27s+ACTROID.html an attractive-looking female automaton] gazing out over Times Square from a giant outdoor television screen as Six and Baltar walk off into the distance.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> ===The fate of the Colonials and Rebel Cylons===<br /> *This episode marks the deaths of [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]], [[John Cavil]], [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]], [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Laura Roslin]]. and all the Cylons at the Colony. [[Kara Thrace]], having fulfilled her purpose, vanishes without a trace and is taken to a place unknown. In detail:<br /> **Boomer was killed by [[Athena]] in revenge for taking [[Hera]], sleeping with [[Helo]] and beating her in the lavatory. Also she was a security threat and there was no way to take her along and despite her redeeming act of giving back Hera, couldn't be trusted.<br /> **Cavil takes his own life in Galactica's CIC when the resurrection designs are irrevocably lost with the death of Tory Foster.<br /> ***It is unknown what happens to the other members of the Cavil/Number One line. The death of only a single Cavil is depicted, but any other Number Ones would face eventual extinction like all other humanoid Cylons. <br /> ****This particular Cavil is most likely is the same John Cavil that has been carrying on an affair with Boomer for months and who spoke with [[Ellen Tigh]] in [[No Exit]]; was killed by [[Natalie]] in the baseship at the start of the Cylon Civil War; was killed by [[D'Anna Biers]] in the [[Resurrection Hub]]; and was shot by Baltar in the Temple on the Algae planet (from his recollection to Ellen). He is also the same one who had sexual relations with his own &quot;mother&quot; Ellen Tigh before she regained her memories, and tortured and maimed her husband on New Caprica. These are not certainties but for dramatic purposes it fits to follow one particular Cavil rather than a variety of Number Ones (and Boomer would most likely be in an affair with only one particular Cavil).<br /> **Racetrack and Skulls's Raptor is struck by an asteroid fragment, puncturing their canopy and killing them on impact (as well as at least three marines on board). When another asteroid hits the Raptor, Racetrack's limp hand hits the launch button that fires the nuclear missiles.<br /> **Tory is killed by [[Galen Tyrol]] upon his learning Tory murdered his wife Cally during the [[Final Five]]'s mutual and involuntary sharing memories while downloading the Resurrection designs to the Colony.<br /> ***This is ironic considering that in their previous lives on the original Earth the pair were madly in love and planned on marriage.<br /> **Anders pilots ''Galactica'' and guided the Fleet into the Sun.<br /> **Roslin dies peacefully as Adama gives her a bird's eye view of their new home in a Raptor. <br /> **Since they have neither female Cylons nor Resurrection technology, the Cavils, Simons and Dorals on the various Cylon baseships will presumably die out. <br /> **Kara is presumably taken by the same force, stated to be God by [[Virtual Six]], that resurrected her.<br /> *The fates of numerous supporting characters are not shown.<br /> **[[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] is last seen flying his Viper back to ''Galactica'' after the initial cease fire. He likely survives since there is no mention of him being killed, and he is alive when the truce is called and the remaining Vipers and Raptors safely land on ''Galactica''.<br /> **Since she isn't seen volunteering in the hanger deck or depicted in the attack, it is possible [[Diana Seelix]] didn't volunteer.<br /> **Ishay is not seen after Roslin leaves sickbay.<br /> **The episode also never touches on what becomes of [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]], including Jeanne, Paulla and Tracy Anne. Founding member [[Jeanne]], who is absent from the finale but it is perfectly safe to assume that they are with the people on the planet. Paulla and Tracy Anne were last scene on the last Raptor trying to get Baltar to come with them to the baseship where many of the civilians including Baltar's flock were taken. They were unsuccessful and Paulla and Tracy-Anne went to the baseship without incident. Jeanne was almost certainly there and with the settlement on Earth. <br /> *The recurring subplot about the [[Sons of Ares]] and its growing conflict with the [[Cult of Baltar]] is unresolved.<br /> *The Raiders are seen using missiles for the first time since the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.<br /> *Racetrack's Raptor, and possibly the other ones in its flight group destroyed in the assault on the Colony, was carrying the last nukes from ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', marking the end of humanity's use of these weapons (which were used to destroy the Twelve Colonies at the start of the series). Presumably the baseship's store of nukes remains intact.<br /> *It is very likely that Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol and definitely Tory Foster never recovered their first hand memories of life before and after Old Earth and before Cavil killed them and blocked their true memories when they resurrected. Tory Foster will certainly never have that chance since she was killed by Tyrol in a fit of rage over Tory's murder of Cally.<br /> *The tracing of the human blood line through [[wikipedia:Mitochondrial DNA|Mitochondrial DNA]] to the furthest maternal common ancestor and dubbing her [[wikipedia:Mitochondrial Eve|Mitochondrial Eve]] is a real theory. Mitochondrial Eve was the ''matrilineal most recent common ancestor'', the most recent person in the female line that '''all''' of humanity can be said to be from. In other words, Hera is everybody's mother's mother's ... mother's mother. This does NOT imply that she is the only ancestor of modern humans. In fact, it implies that each female alive at the time either has no surviving descendants, or is ALSO a common ancestor (though not a purely maternal one). This also means that we as a species are related to Athena Hera's mother.<br /> ** In the series, Hera is Mitochondrial Eve, meaning that all of modern humanity is a combination of Colonial humanity and Cylon, although there maybe ancestors of native New Earth in the current population from the male line of descendants. <br /> ** The fossilized remains are said to be of a young woman, indicating Hera does not live to see a middle age, though she has children before she dies. Specifically, she must have had daughters to pass on her mitochondrial DNA.<br /> ** Since mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother only, and Hera has a Cylon mother, her mitochondrial DNA and that of all her descendants is pure Cylon (discounting mutations).<br /> *Also in the podcast, RDM is happy to confirm that Tyrol did find some natives in Scotland and ended up being the 'King of the Scots', apparently since Aaron Douglas loved the idea of Scottish civilization (with its tradition of great engineers) being descended from Tyrol. This may suggest that Galen Tyrol, a male Cylon, had successfully mated and produced children with a New Earth native human female.<br /> *Gaius Baltar, with deliberate forethought, gave [[Caprica Six]] the back door to the Colonial defenses. He still did not know Caprica Six was a Cylon, but he did commit willful corporate espionage knowing he would be punished for it if caught. Previously Baltar's giving of Caprica Six the secrets was implied - or at least inferred - to be from naive vanity to impress his girlfriend Caprica Six. The Colonists still don't know this. <br /> *The Colonials never did find out that Gaius Baltar gave [[Gina Inviere]] a nuclear device on the space liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' destroying that liner and all on board near what would be called [[New Caprica]]. That same explosion would bring the Cylons to New Caprica a year later due to them being a light year away at the time they saw it, making him responsible for the occupation. <br /> *Humanity, along with the Cylons, finally reaches its new homeworld, names it Earth, and the humans of today are the distant descendants of Hera.<br /> *Before deciding that ''Galactica'' should reach Earth in prehistoric times, Moore toyed with the idea of having the Fleet arrive during the Hellenistic period and formed the basis of the ancient Greek religion and society. However, this idea was rejected as it suggested that the Colonials blessed only Western civilization with their knowledge rather than all of humanity, and it did not acknowledge Hera's importance. Moore read an article on the idea of a common human ancestor which he decided should be Hera. This also explains why the Fleet personnel landed in Africa (the network had been suggesting it should be North America, presumably to match the final shot of Season 3).<br /> **According to the podcast for the episode, the destruction of the Fleet and the spreading out of the surviving Colonials over the planet's surface was supposed to be a sign of humanity's committal to their new world, not necessarily promoting a Luddite agenda. The comparison that is drawn is Cortes burning his ships on the shores of central America so his men would not have a way of retreating if things got difficult. However, RDM later mentions that one of the last shots was to have been of the Colonials destroying their last Raptors, which suggests that the Luddite approach was more what they were aimng for.<br /> *There was no final population count given after the engagement with the Cavil forces. However, there were no reported deaths by accident or violence before the engagement so the population count is most likely the same as it was in &quot;[[Daybreak, Part I]]&quot; before the attack on the Cylon Colony, 39,516.<br /> **A new population count post-engagement is given in the separate iTunes release of Daybreak, Part III. The count is 39,406, putting Colonial casualties from the battle at 110. Then shortly after their arrival on New Earth former President of the 12 Colonies of Kobol Laura Roslin dies, and Kara Thrace vanishes without a trace. From this we can derive that the number of people settled on New Earth is 39,404. This does not include the unknown number of humanoid Cylons from the baseship (which probably was never stated) and possibly Athena and the remaining three of the Final Five who aren't considered human survivors. <br /> *The Centurions are granted full independence and subsequently depart in the rebel Baseship to pursue their own destiny. Their status 150,000 years later remains a mystery. The Colonials and humanoid Cylons believe it is unlikely they will be a threat, as they have no reason to bear a grudge this time around.<br /> *When ''Galactica'' and the Fleet fly into the Sun, only 15 ships can be seen when at least 35 ships were still in the Fleet during the Mutiny, and upwards of 90 after the events of the mini-series. However, establishing shots of the Fleet rarely show more than a dozen ships in one shot regardless, and the implication is that the entire Fleet was destroyed.<br /> <br /> ===Aftermath of the War===<br /> *There is a poetic ring to the nature of the conflict of the Second Cylon War:<br /> ** It began with the Cylon attack on Colonies nearly wiping out mankind. It ended with the Colonial attack on the Cylon Colony very likely wiping out the Cylons who didn't join with the humans. <br /> **Shortly after the Cylon attack on Caprica, Baltar -- having unintentionally brought about the near-annihilation of the human species -- flees Caprica when Karl Agathon gives him his place on a Raptor, feeling that his own life is less important to save than a famed scientist's. But at the end of the series, it is Baltar who puts his own life at risk for the sake of saving Agathon's daughter Hera and expresses concern for her future well being to the very end of the series (both ends of this parallel occur in wide open fields). <br /> **Agathon and Cylon Sharon Valerii are seen together near the very beginning of the series and near the very end.<br /> **The earliest known detail we see of Gaius Baltar's life is his effort to break away from his family history as farmers, and his shame over his heritage. The last event we see in his embrace of a new beginning as a farmer.<br /> **Baltar and Number Six are seen together near the very beginning of the series and near the very end.<br /> **The earliest event we see from Laura Roslin's life (retroactively) is the death of her sisters, killed during transit. The last event of her life that we see is her own death, which occurs during transit.<br /> **The series began with Galactica's scheduled decommissioning and ends with its actual decommissioning.<br /> **The series begins with a selfish decision Baltar makes (to give Caprica Six access to military mainframes) that nearly destroys Colonial humanity. It ends with a selfless decision Baltar makes (to fulfill his destiny in saving Hera) that gives Colonial humanity a new start in the form of Hera.<br /> ** At the beginning of the series, William Adama divorces his wife soon after returning to Colonial military service. At the end of the series, Adama abandons all trappings of the military to be with his unofficial wife Laura Roslin, upon whose finger he puts his wedding ring just after she dies.<br /> **This poetic ring is also in line with [[Romo Lampkin]]'s observation of him being President of it being &quot;Poetic justice&quot; and Lee Adama's &quot;What goes around, comes around&quot; since Lampkin originally pushed him to be a politician. Indeed, the Cylons were revisited by the destruction they wrought on the human Colonies. <br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> *The title of the episode is a reference to the German philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche’s] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_(book) book] of the same title. This is appropriate since there are numerous references to Nietzsche’s philosophy throughout the episode. Most obviously, Baltar, in his speech to Cavil in the CIC, states that &quot;God is a force of nature … [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil_(book) beyond good and evil].&quot; ''Beyond Good and Evil'' is another of Nietzsche’s works. Baltar goes on to say &quot;Good and evil—we created those,&quot; echoing Nietzsche’s claim in the First Treatise of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Genealogy_of_Morality ''On the Genealogy of Morality''] that morality, including the concepts of &quot;good&quot; and &quot;evil,&quot; are human constructs whose utility must be examined. Baltar also asks Cavil if he wants to &quot;break the cycle of birth, death, rebirth…&quot; which recalls the [[Pythia|Pythian prophecy]] that &quot;All this has happened before. All this will happen again.&quot; This is also a reference to Nietzsche's concept of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_return#Friedrich_Nietzsche ''eternal recurrence''], that living one's life exactly the same, over and over for eternity, can be the worst of punishments (for those who live trivial lives) but also the greatest of gifts (for those who live great lives).<br /> *With the ramming of [[The Colony]] by ''Galactica'' Hera's prophetic [[Projection]] at the very beginning of [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] came true. In her projection as she was playing on ''Galactica'''s tactical light table with the models of ''Galactica'', three Baseships and three Cylon Raiders, she rammed a model Baseship with the model of ''Galactica''.<br /> *Saul Tigh in order to bring peace between Mankind and the Cylons he offered almost the same exact deal that the Final Five offered to the Centurions over 40 years before during the [[First Cylon War]]: If they halt the attacks on humanity &quot;now and forever&quot; they will give them resurrection. Durig the first war it was resurrection '''and''' helping them create biolgical humaniod Cylons.<br /> *During Adama's polygraph examination for his high paying civilian job post retirement from the service he was asked Are you a Cylon? by the examiner. This is one more indication that it possibly known to some in power that the Cylons were working on humanoid looking versions of themselves although it was not widely known publicly.<br /> **It is clear from dialog in the episode that the question was meant as a control to get a baseline reading. Polygraph interviewers begin with a series of questions that they already know are true or false; like the subject's name, date of birth, etc. Asking Adama if he's a Cylon was simply an absurd question, the answer to which would obviously be &quot;no,&quot; for later comparison when the real questioning began.<br /> ***True, but remember what young Lt. William &quot;Husker&quot; Adama saw in that facility he crash landed in just minutes before the end of the [[First Cylon War]] in [[Razor]]. People being experimented on and a vat. I would think he reported what he saw to his superiors. And of course there could be the revelations of the up coming &quot;Caprica&quot; and some knowing the research Graystone was working on which his own father was privy to. The Examiner may believe his question was absurd but it could be the reason Adama hesitated and was offended and not laugh it off as the absurd question. <br /> *According to the podcast, the ''Galactica'' was originally going to jump right inside the Colony for the attack, but RDM changed it because he wanted the ship to have open space around it for the final Viper/Raider dogfight.<br /> *Apparently contrary to previous information, ''Galactica'' executes a successful jump with her flight pods extended. It is unclear why on previous occasions the pods needed to be retracted prior to jumping, or why the Cylons targeting the pods in the mini-series battle would have crippled the ship. However, when ''Galactica'' comes out of the jump a Viper can be seen being hurled clear from the ship, which is presumably why retracting the pods is advisable. It is also possible that the strain of jumping with the pods extended contributed to ''Galactica'''s structural failure.<br /> **There may be a clue in the nature of the damage incurred following the jump. A wave-like motion appears to run the length of the ship; perhaps FTL jumps always inflict similar stresses, but under normal conditions the nesting of the flight pods into their recessed 'valleys' (and their support arms into the presumably void spaces between them) lends structural reinforcement to counter said forces.<br /> *According to the podcast, when Laura asks &quot;Where have you taken us, Kara?&quot; Starbuck was supposed to reply, &quot;Somewhere along the watchtower.&quot; Director Michael Rhymer did not like this idea and simply didn't shoot the line. Moore later agreed that it was better not to have Kara speak.<br /> *The shot of ''Galactica'' flying over the Moon and reaching Earth was inspired by real-life shots from the Apollo space program, specifically Apollo 8's shot of coming around the dark side of the Moon and the Apollo 17 shot of the Earth itself.<br /> *A portion of this episode was being filmed in [[w:Kamloops| Kamloops, BC]] during the week of June 16, 2008. Local extras of all ages were utilized for this scene (or scenes) and were required to have an athletic build and a clean-cut look, or to be slim with long hair or dreadlocks. Extras were auditioned at Best Western room 137 (in Kamloops) on June 12th &lt;ref&gt;http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/entertainment/19788509.html&lt;/ref&gt;. The rural area surrounding Kamloops was previously utilized to depict the [[algae planet]] in &quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot; and &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;.<br /> **According to the episode podcast, the sequences on Earth at the end were the ones filmed at Kamloops. Some CGI was used to remove distinctive Canadian evergreen trees from the background and replace them with more Africa-looking foilage, but otherwise the landscape was actually a decent match for Africa.<br /> *Although Part I had a runtime of one hour, Part II will run for two hours. An even longer cut of Daybreak will later be released on DVD. &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/07/talking-battles.html|title=Talking 'Battlestar Galactica's' finale, 'Caprica' and the 'Battlestar' TV movie with Ron Moore}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *The ''[http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Kodiak Kodiak]'', the command ship of the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) faction from the computer game ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Sun Command &amp; Conquer: Tiberian Sun]'' is seen among the fleet in one establishing shot.<br /> *The final scene, like most of the rest of the series, was filmed in Vancouver, BC, and not in New York City at all. In the final scene with Angel Baltar and Six, &quot;Bread Garden Bakery and Cafe&quot;, W Pender St, and Dunsmuir St are visible, all of which are within a couple blocks of each other along Granville St in downtown Vancouver. [http://tinyurl.com/crgd2x] Furthermore, a bus passes by just before the credit, sporting the colors of the Coast Mountain Bus Company.<br /> **According to the podcast, Ronald D. Moore was wearing a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt in the final shot, but they chose not to show this. The shot of the realistic Japanese female robot was found by Terry Moore online and was referred to as the 'next' Number Six by RDM.<br /> **Also according to the podcast, Baltar saying &quot;It doesn't like that name,&quot; is significant, and is indeed meant to confirm that whatever 'God' is in the series, it isn't necessarily what the name implies.<br /> *The Centurion Model 0005 in the museum case is a retcon. In the [[Miniseries]], it was an Original Series costume, with the black skirt and non-exposed joints. In this episode, it is a CGI First War Centurion 0005 with exposed joints and no black skirt.<br /> **It is not explained why the museum flight pod is shown to be in nearly pristine condition when, in addition to four years of battles and the atmosphere-drop over New Caprica, a Cylon Heavy Raider crashed through the overhead window and crushed several of the exhibits in ''[[Scattered]]''. Repairing the museum and exhibits would have seemed to be a low priority during subsequent events.<br /> *Reference (possibly intentional) is made to Olmos' earlier work: Adama's flushing of flamingos while flying a Raptor is reminiscent of the flamingos flushing during the opening credits of Miami Vice, the TV series in which Edward James Olmos co-starred.<br /> *The news network covering the story &quot;Advances in Robotics&quot; as Angel Baltar and Six pass by is [http://www.msnbc.com MSNBC], the 24 hour news network arm of the NBC Universal media conglomerate which also owns the SyFy Channel (at the time the SciFi Channel), which produces ''Battlestar Galactica'' and airs the series in the United States.<br /> **The last advance in robotics shown was a humanoid &quot;cybernetic robot&quot; named &quot;ACTROID&quot;, a Japanese design that was unveiled in 2005.[http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-10744-Robot+or+Human%3F+Here%27s+ACTROID.html].<br /> **The ACTROID's appearance in the final scene bookends the first scene of the mini-series in which several &quot;traditional&quot; robotic Cylons appear, following by the first appearance of the attractive humanoid Cylon, Number Six.<br /> *Although many of the magazines on the newsstand appear familiar, close examination reveals that at least some have made-up names. A magazine that appears at first glance to be ''Sports Illustrated'' is actually ''Sports Limited''. Also, although the magazine read by Angel Six and Baltar (and Ronald Moore) closely resembles ''National Geographic'', at no time is the complete title of the magazine or its full logo actually shown on screen; furthermore, the back cover of the magazine is solid yellow whereas actual issues of National Geographic always have advertising on the back cover.<br /> *Initially, Helo and Athena were supposed to die and Hera would be raised by Gaius Baltar and Caprica-Six. This would make sense as in the [[Opera House]] vision Baltar and Caprica-Six take Hera into the Opera House and Athena and Roslin don't make it inside. It also lends well for a symbolical structure of the series: Caprica-Six kills a child at the beginning and raises one at the end, they destroyed one civilisation and then at the end they nurture the foundation of another one.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> ===Who and what guided them===<br /> *The coordinates that Thrace enters, 1123 / 6536 / 5321 correspond to the notation of the Final Four theme [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/theme-watchtower.jpg]. The song is in a C# Phrygian scale (enharmonic with A major and F# minor). 1 represents C#, and each higher integer indicates the next note in the scale, such that<br /> <br /> :1 = C#<br /> :2 = D<br /> :3 = E<br /> :(4 = F#)<br /> :5 = G#<br /> :6 = A<br /> :(7 = B)<br /> <br /> :The linked graphic omits the first and last note of the theme, but both can be heard in the soundtrack during the jump montage. The second &quot;five&quot; (in the third chunk of four digits) corresponds to the tuplet G#/A/G#, effectively omitting the trill up to high A. Every note has the same duration except for the last two, which are twice the length of the others.<br /> *The Virtual Beings are angels of God who came to guide Baltar and Caprica Six in their destiny of protecting Hera.<br /> *Kara Thrace is an angel who was sent back from the dead to guide humanity to a new home the coordinates of which were hidden in The Music.<br /> *The final scenes of this episode, in fast-forwarding through time and attempting to set the entire work as a backstory, make the ending similar to that of the film [[Wikipedia:How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]].<br /> * There are at least two distinct angels. They have known each other long and born witness to Kobol and the original Earth, as well as the Twelve Colonies and the new Earth. They can walk around and observe events even when no one else present can see them, though they may have the ability to appear to anyone they wish. In the final scene, a man walking by the Angel Six appears to check her out (though this may have been a simple acting goof or an actual pedestrian happening by). <br /> * The constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (commonly known as the &quot;Big Dipper&quot;) appears briefly in this episode. It makes only the second appearance of a recognizable star pattern in the series, the first being Orion in &quot;[[The Ties That Bind]]&quot; (Orion is also visible in this episode).<br /> * Adama's statement that New Earth is &quot;one million light years&quot; from Kobol must be taken as exaggeration or an error. The Milky Way is 100 000 light years across, and earlier statements in the show indicate that it considerable time to travel much shorter distances.<br /> ** It's possible that Adama's &quot;million light years&quot; comment is meant metaphorically instead of literally, in essence saying the Colonials have come an unthinkable distance to reach their new home.<br /> ===The reproduction prospects of the races===<br /> *It is possible that some Baseships of Ones, Fours, and Fives were not at the [[Colony]] when it was destroyed, given the fact that they were observed jumping in and out of the system by Racetrack and Skulls. However, as noted in the &quot;Notes&quot; section it is unlikely that the Cavil, Simon and Doral lines will continue without Cylon females. The [[Three]]s are extinct with the last copy [[D'Anna Biers]] herself dying on the original Earth; Boomer was killed in the Colony (and in anycase couldn't single handedly save the lines even if she were alive); and the last Sixes and Eights staying with the humans on the second Earth. However, there is the possibility of having a few remaining human females from the survivors of the various Colonial worlds including [[Caprica]], if they still exist, being viable, so the lines could in theory continue. However, given the total lack of success in the forced breeding of Cylons and humans and the Cavil, Dorals and Simon's cynical view of love, an apparent requirement of conception between both Cylon-Cylon and Cylon-human combinations, with their hatred of humans it is unlikely. One final option could remain. The Final Five was able to download some of the Resurrection technology data to the Cavil Faction before Tyrol in his rage at Tory broke the connection. It is possible that the Cavil faction could extrapolate from the data they did get to recreate the technology, but only if it was transmitted to Baseships beyond the destroyed Colony. How long this could take or even if it is possible depends on how much and/or if the most critical and unique part of the technology was downloaded. <br /> *On the second Earth Hera's mate that produced children was most likely human. Saul Tigh and the Leobens would be too old for her. While it was fairly common in ancient times for the men to be far older than their brides (particularly with royalty), for example with the female being as young as 12 and the male being say 60 to take an extreme. However, Colonial mores, which are much like our own in real life, would forbid the Leobens from sexual congress with Hera when she reach the accepted reproductive age. On the other hand there were many human children about her age and [[Boxey (RDM)|slightly older]] in the Fleet. She could had also had children with a human child unborn at the time of the landing on Second Earth, perhaps within five years to ten years of her age. It is possible that other hybrid children could had been born after the landing given that the Twos, Sixes, and Eights joined the humans. And it is possible that pure Cylon children could had been born to the age compatible Sixes, Eights, and Leobens but as noted in the series it is difficult if not impossible for a pure Cylon child to come to term making any pool of pure Cylon children that were successfully born-if any-very small. Cylon-Human mating with a human male with a Six or a Sharon is very possible with the example of Hera herself It is possible given the precedent of Karl and Sharon Agathon Giaus Baltar and Caprica Six could had had a child particularly since they truly love each other. It is a theoretical possibility that a Leoben could had taken a human wife (they are inclined to do so given one Leoben infatuation with Kara Thrace even before her specialness was known to them) In any case it Human-Cylon offspring are an much more likely than with a Cylon-Cylon birth, but it is still harder than with human-human pairings. This would make any children pool of those pairings, while much more likely and larger than Cylon-Cylon offspring, would still quite small number compared to pure human offspring frequency of birth. Therefore Hera's offspring is most likely with a human. A more remote possibility is with another Cylon-human hybrid. Her producing children with a pure Cylon offspring is the least likely of the three since pure Cylons are the least likely to exist. Throw in the possibility is Hera mating with the New Earth native tribal humans males then the likely hood of Hera having a child with a human is very likely.<br /> * The Final Five can be considered ancestors of present-day humanity because they created Athena and the other Eights, Twos, and Sixes.<br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> *[[Ronald D. Moore]] appears as himself holding a ''National Geographic'' magazine in New York City. <br /> *The shelters erected by the Colonials on Earth resemble [[Wikipedia:Quonset hut|Quonset huts]], World War II-era temporary structures.<br /> * In another piece of irony, the two beings most directly responsible for the attack and destruction of the 12 Colonies, Gaius Baltar and Caprica Six, get to live on a lush green New Earth in love with each other.<br /> * Even if humanity does repeat the cycle, Lee Adama's plan would seem to have had some success, because it will have taken much, much longer to do so this time around.<br /> * Ellen says that hopefully the Hybrids will ''still'' respond to Anders' commands. In other words, they would recognize him from the time the Final Five ran the Colony.<br /> *Cavil's suicide, in the way it is framed and executed, closely mirrors the televised 1987 suicide of American politician [[w:Budd Dwyer|Budd Dwyer]].<br /> * Adama's drunken moment, where he sits against a wall, vomits, and then looks up at the night sky, echoes [[w:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]'s famous aphorism: ''We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.''<br /> * Though it was never explicitly states in the Miniseries or after, it seems that TIgh was indeed planning to retire whenever Adama decided to leave the Colonial Military. The flashbacks in this episode to Saul and Ellen Tigh in the bar make it clear that Tigh is planning on following Adama out of the service. However Adama, as viewers come to see, decides ultimately to finish out his last years as the CO of ''Galactica'' despite reservations. Tigh obviously followed. This also sheds more light on Tigh's eventual estrangement from Ellen- which was where their relationship was at in the miniseries. The bitterness she doubtless felt at Tigh once again choosing Bill Adama over her was probably a factor in not only her noted loose behaviour, but their growing estrangement before the war.<br /> *It is not entirely clear when in Adama's career he decided to pursue the idea of a civilian job as seen in both parts of &quot;Daybreak&quot;. Dialogue during the lie detector test scene suggests Adama has been given his orders to command Galactica, but is considering resigning before taking up the post. However Adama notes in his intitial interview with his prospective employer in the previous episode that he has already commanded two battlestars. One of these is obviously [[''Valkyrie'']], but it is not clear if Adama is already referring to Galactica as the second command (which could also suggest he is already commanding the ''Galactica'' at the time this flashback is set and is considering his reisgnation when on leave from that ship), or to another battlestar that Adama once commanded but has never been mentioned before.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Did any copies of Cavil, Doral, or Simon survive? (See Notes)<br /> **It is likely that some did on other baseships.<br /> *** If so, did they try to leave a legacy through the purely mechanical models, or by continuing the previously abandoned research which created the hybrids?<br /> * Why does Cavil choose to commit suicide?<br /> ** [[RDM]] has stated &lt;ref&gt;http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/battlestar_galactica_ronald_d.html&lt;/ref&gt; that the manner of Cavil's death was suggested by [[Dean Stockwell]]: &quot;I just really think that in that moment, Cavil would realize the jig is up and it's all hopeless and just put a gun in his mouth and shoot himself.&quot;<br /> * Are Thrace and Anders together after Thrace's disappearance?<br /> * Do Baltar and Caprica-Six marry? Do they go into isolation like Adama and Tyrol, or will they be near a human colony?<br /> * Since Caprica Six and Gaius Baltar genuinely love each other, do they eventually have a child?<br /> * Were Caprica Six and Baltar &quot;supposed&quot; to bring about the destruction of the Twelve Colonies?<br /> * Do Adama and Tyrol stay isolated for the rest of their lives?<br /> * In what part of Earth (a northerly island with &quot;highlands&quot;) did Galen Tyrol settle? Scotland?<br /> ** Scotland, according an interview with RDM &lt;ref&gt;http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/battlestar_galactica_ronald_d.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Why was Romo Lampkin chosen as President? Wouldn't a member of the Quorum of Captains have been selected?<br /> ** They likely needed a &quot;neutral&quot; party and had no time to hold an election. Also, a bond of trust had been established between Lee Adama and Romo in previous episodes.<br /> * Why was Doral convinced that the Final Five and the humans were trying to deceive the Cylons? The download was disrupted by Tyrol alone, not the other four Cylons. For that matter, when Tyrol attacked Foster, why didn't anyone try to separate them? <br /> ** Things happened so fast and so suddenly that there simply wasn't enough time for anyone to get control of the situation. Doral panicked when he realized that the Colony's hybrids were disabled and the first obvious explanation that came to mind was that they had been tricked.<br /> * When the Final Five interfaced with each other during the download, did any of them regain their memories of events from before Cavil wiped them?<br /> * Assuming that (as Tigh indicated to Adama in [[Revelations]]) the Final Five Cylons age but the rest do not, what will become of Caprica-Six, Athena, and any other survivors of the non-Final Five models? How will Helo and Baltar cope with the non-aging of their spouses as they themselves age?<br /> ** Since Helo and Baltar deeply love their Cylon spouses, they will probably not care too much about this issue. <br /> ** As the humanoid Cylons are biological by nature, they will age at some rate. Considering that they are nearly identical biologically to humans, they likely age at a similar rate. It is likely that they might have previously prevented the appearance of aging due to frequent resurrection. Since that is no longer an option, they would age and die like the humans do.<br /> ** What Saul and Bill discuss is not necessarily fact; they don't know everything about the Cylons and characters are often seen speculating throughout the show in ways that have turned out to be false. For eg. in Season 1, some were scared people had been &quot;replaced&quot; by Cylons, which never happens.<br /> ** Ellen said John Cavil was once a boy, but this is not necessarily literal.<br /> *** It is not. The [[Significant Eight]] were never physically children. Ellen was referring to their emotional level of maturity when they first emerged.<br /> * Had the download been successful, would Cavil have upheld his end of the bargain?<br /> <br /> ===God and the Angels===<br /> * Why does God want the Cycle to be broken?<br /> * If &quot;it&quot; doesn't like to be called [[God (RDM)|God]], what does &quot;it&quot; like to be called?<br /> ** This is a possible reference to the numerous other names attributed to God by different religions. <br /> ** This may also indicate that &quot;it&quot; is not God in the strict sense of being an omniscient/omnipotent deity that has always existed and always will exist, but that &quot;it&quot; is something else of great power that followers of different religions mistakenly interpret as God.<br /> * Why do the angels still look like Baltar and Six 150,000 years later?<br /> ** It is possible that the Number Six line was based upon the appearance of the being that presented itself to Galen Tyrol and the others prior to the nuclear destruction of the first Earth, as the five modeled the new eight after people they knew, Cavil was Ellen's father etc. That said, the Angel Six may actually appear as such.<br /> * Is God related to the Lords of Kobol or something completely different?<br /> * How many angels are there? Are the ones that resemble Six and Baltar the same as those that appeared to the Final Five and Thrace, or distinct?<br /> * Why have angels not been appearing to the Final Five since Old Earth's destruction, only to Baltar, Six, and Thrace?<br /> <br /> ===Kara's Destiny===<br /> * In what way, if any, did Starbuck fulfill her [[The Destiny|destiny]] as the &quot;harbinger of death&quot; that would lead humanity to its &quot;end&quot;?<br /> ** The pure Human and pure Cylon races both came to an end due to Starbuck's part in bringing them together. Furthermore, she helped bring about the apparent death of the Cycle.<br /> *** It could be also argued that she fulfilled her destiny in that ''Colonial humanity'' came to an end when the Colonial humans removed all technology from their lives and chose to live a more primitive existence with both the Cylons and the tribesman they discovered on Earth.<br /> * Why did the First Hybrid not want humanity to follow Thrace?<br /> ** It appears that there was a faction of Cylons who did not accept the Final Five's offer to have humanoid models built for them, so it stands to reason they were the most &quot;pure&quot; Cylons following their own path and would not want to share human DNA.<br /> ** It is also possible that &quot;they must not follow her&quot; refers to Kara's fatal journey to Earth between [[Maelstrom]] and [[Crossroads, Part II]] to a potential disaster which could have happened if Adama chose to follow Kara's directions with the entire fleet in [[Six of One]] rather than sending her on the [[Demetrius]].<br /> * Why was Starbuck not aware of her true nature until after her role had been fulfilled?<br /> * What is the nature of Starbuck's journey to the First Earth, crash, and return in the unscathed Viper? How did she &quot;jump&quot; to its coordinates? If her return was engineered by God to use her as an angel and bring humanity to Earth, why do so in a way that raised more questions about how it occurred than it answered?<br /> * Was there anyone like Kara Thrace in previous iterations of the Cycle?<br /> * How will Lee explain Kara's sudden disappearance to those at his settlement?<br /> ** People will probably just assume she was killed in the battle or that she went into isolation like Adama and Tyrol.<br /> * Can Kara Thrace ever return again?<br /> <br /> ===Hera===<br /> * Will analysis of Hera's remains reveal that she was not a normal human? (See Notes)<br /> ** What we deem a modern human is in fact a mixture of Colonial human and humanoid Cylon. However, modern humanity should have more human than Cylon ancestors.<br /> * Who did Hera eventually have children with? A human or a Cylon? (See Analysis)<br /> * Has any of modern Humanity inherited Hera's ability to project?<br /> * If Hera was found to be &quot;Mitochondrial Eve&quot;, wouldn't that mean that the 8's/Sharon were as well, seeing as that is where Hera got her Mitochondrial DNA?<br /> **As framed in the show, no, because archeologists discovered Hera's remains, not Athena's. The more interesting question might be, &quot;where did Saul, Ellen, etc. get the mDNA to create the Sharon line in the first place? Was that mDNA human, or Cylon?&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * Will humanity repeat the Cycle?<br /> ** The last scene indicates that things could go either way.<br /> * What becomes of the Centurions?<br /> ** Do they go after the remnants of Cavil's forces, or go their separate ways?<br /> ** Will the freed Centurions eventually develop their own humanoid forms, or develop in a completely other direction?<br /> ** If there are descendants of the Centurions 150,000 years later, do they remember their history?<br /> *The [[Final Five]] were able to download some of the Resurrection technology data to the Cavil Faction Cylons before [[Galen Tyrol]] in his rage over discovering [[Cally]]'s murder by [[Tory Foster]] broke the connection. Would the surviving Cavils, Dorals, and Simons be able to rebuild Resurrection technology from extrapolating from the data they did receive?<br /> **Unlikely, as the only copies of this data would've been on board the Colony and in the minds of the final five. As Tory died and the Colony was destroyed, none of the remaining Cylons would have access to this information.<br /> * What becomes of the baseships seen orbiting the Colony?<br /> ** Since the Fleet's baseship with its liberated Centurion crew is seen departing for parts unknown, perhaps they united.<br /> * Are any other human-Cylon hybrids born on Earth, or do the Leobens, Sixes, and Sharons remain childless?<br /> ** Since the key to Cylon-Cylon or Cylon-human copulation seems to depend upon a profoundly genuine sense of love, it would likely be entirely dependent on any humans choosing to mate with the Twos, Sixes and Eights to fully love them. The same would likely be true for mating pairs of Twos and Sixes or Twos and Eights.<br /> * What became of the remaining prisoners aboard the &lt;i&gt;[[Astral Queen]]&lt;/i&gt;? Were they sent out amongst the rest of the human/Cylon population, or were all of them deposited in some geographical area completely isolated from the other humans and Cylons? <br /> * Were any of the groups provided with medicine, or medical training or at least someone with someone with a strong background in medicine before spreading out among the world?<br /> * Since the notes of All Along the Watchtower lead to Earth, do they still serve a purpose on Earth?<br /> * Is the evolution of humans on two planets due to the same divine hand that's been guiding other events?<br /> * Given the strong emphasis on &lt;i&gt;some kind&lt;/i&gt; of divine hand at work over the course of the series (specifically Kara's role as a guardian/guiding angel), is it safe to interpret the message that this Earth is a &quot;gift from God&quot; and that part of the discussion between Angels Six and Baltar in the closing frames is meant as an environmental message?<br /> * Does human life evolve on planets other than Kobol and the new Earth?<br /> * Was it coincidence or divine intervention that an asteroid caused Racetrack's hand to hit the launch button for the nuclear weapons at the exact right moment?<br /> * Why was ''Galactica'' able to jump without retracting its [[flight pods]] when escaping from the Colony? Did this cause ''Galactica'' to break its backbone?<br /> * Will modern humanity venture out into space and discover places such as Kobol, the original Earth, the Twelve Colonies, and New Caprica?<br /> * How close are the two Earths? The [[Tomb of Athena]] star map showed constellations known on the second Earth, but was supposed to have been the sky as seen from the first. Does this mean they are very close indeed?<br /> **New Earth is apparently 1 million light years from Kobol, and old Earth had to be within 2000 light years of Kobol and the 12 Colonies, based on the Final Five not having jump drives and having to travel at sub-light relativistic speeds. That means old Earth has to be nearly 1 million light years from new Earth. If this is the case, how do the constellations line up?<br /> *** Possibly gross exaggeration (similar to &quot;a million miles from home&quot;) of the distances involved in their travels, when considering the lengths of time it took for the fleet to initially reach Kobol, even with the hundreds of jumps that occurred during 33; and then the further time to reach the first Earth 2000 light years away. The diameter of the Milky Way galaxy is 100.000 light years and the fleet never leaves this galaxy. <br /> **** Earth could not possibly be one million light years from the Caprica system. The next nearest metal-rich galaxy to Earth is roughly three million light years away; and the Milky Way is between 75,000 and 100,000 light years across. Further, the closing of Crossroads II clearly show our Earth, and the Ionian nebula was shown in the zoom-out/zoom-in shot to be located in the Orion arm. Or RDM frakked that detail up writing the script. . . . I doubt that, though and it's likely the line is simple hyperbole.<br /> * How did the proto-Greek polytheistic religion of the Colonies survive nearly 150,000 years before being revived in garbled form with the rise of Greek civilization? Did it die out in practice but return through the universal subconscious?<br /> * In what way, if any, did the Cylons' monotheistic religion and the Colonies' polytheistic religion intertwine? Did they coexist peacefully, or were there conflicts? Do modern monotheistic religions trace their traditions ultimately to those of the Cylons and the [[Cult of Baltar]]?<br /> * During the lie detector test in the flashback scene of William Adama's attempt to secure a civilian job, why did the interrogator ask him if he was a Cylon? At that point in history, it was unknown that the Cylons had humanoid appearance.<br /> **The question was likely a control question to establish how a truthful response to an absurd question would register.<br /> * Even after committing the fleet to destruction, there are still serviceable Raptors on the surface of Earth, which are jump-capable. Would any of the surviving humans or Cylons come to regret having settled on a primitive world without technology and decide to return to the stars in search of resources or other habitable planets? Is there any [[tylium]] available on Earth?<br /> * Will modern humans discover remains of Colonial technology such as Raptors?<br /> ** Adama and the others may have eventually destroyed the Raptors, or perhaps programed them to leave Earth's orbit towards the Sun on autopilot to prevent any chance of Colonial Technology being discovered by their descendants. <br /> * Would discoveries of several genetically identical humanoid Cylon remains spark scientific interest?<br /> * Did the old-style [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] on the Colony fight for Cavil because they had [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s, or of their own free will? If the latter, why?<br /> **If the old-style Cylons are still the Cylons that participated in the first Cylon war, they likely still do hold a grudge against humanity for enslaving them. Consider that Cavil has claimed in the past to want &quot;justice&quot; for what was done to his Centurion ancestors([[No Exit]]), and that the rebel Cylons are responsible for what could be taken as a genocide against the Cylons ([[The Hub]]), it's entirely possible that these old-style Centurions would hold a grudge against humanity and as such fight against them in an invasion of their home.<br /> **Considering these old Centurions were sentient before Cavil was created it's highly unlikely Cavil was able to equip them with telecephalic inhibitors. These Centurions were probably treated as equals by the humanoid Cylons and were allowed to live with them on the Colony until they broke down. <br /> ***That may not be so, as the humanoid Cylons supposedly scrapped most of the old Centurions. The ones at the Colony may have been reprogrammed or been created after the First Cylon War with no free will.<br /> ***It is also conceivable-- given that the First War Centurions were researching organic bodies when the Final Five contacted them-- that the creation of the Significant Seven (Eight including Daniel) involved some sort of transfer of programming from the Model 0005s to serve as the basic 'operating system' or consciousness for the newly developed organic bodies, upon which distinct personalities may have later been imprinted. This would place Cavil's longing for a more mechanical nature in the context of a form of nostalgia, and would explain the decommissioning of millions of 0005s. It would also clarify the facility with which humanoid Cylons communicate with computers, and the sleeper agents' ability to compartmentalize, if their consciousness originated as literal programming. This would also have been more efficient than having to 'code' the organic Cylons' mentalities from scratch.<br /> * Why so many zeros in the Model 0005?<br /> * Is the Adama family the origin of the name Adam for the mythical first man?<br /> ** Glen Larson, the creator of the original 1978 cult classic of campy space operaness (not to mention Knight Rider) named Adama after the Adam of Biblical myth. Canon implications of this, of course, are far more interesting.<br /> * Does the cult continue under Paulla's leadership?<br /> * Spreading humanity across all continents 150,000 years ago seemingly violates the Out of Africa theory of migration. What implications does this have for the Recent African origin hypothesis? Further, what of the Toba eruption theory bottlenecking the species roughly 70,000 years ago?<br /> * If Hera is Mitochondrial Eve, was Mitochondrial Adam for each Haplogroup also part Cylon, or were some of them fully human?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *''Virtual Baltar says the last line of the series as he walks down a street of modern day New York City with Virtual Six:''<br /> :'''Virtual Baltar''': &quot;Silly Me.....silly, silly me&quot;.<br /> <br /> *''The Galactica is about to jump to The Colony and into harms way:''<br /> :'''Admiral Adama''': Just so there'll be no misunderstandings later... ''Galactica'' has seen a lot of history, gone through a lot of battles. This ''will'' be her last. She will not fail us if we do not fail her. If we succeed in our mission, ''Galactica'' will bring us home. If we don't... it doesn’t matter anyway.<br /> <br /> *''The Final Five are discussing things among themselves about to download the specifications of Resurrection technology. Cavil is impatient shouting from below up to the Five:'' <br /> :'''Cavil''':&quot; HEY! I DON'T MEAN TO RUSH YOU BUT YOU ARE KEEPING TWO CIVILIZATIONS WAITING!<br /> <br /> *''Cavil's last word before he commits suicide.''<br /> :'''Cavil''': Frak!<br /> <br /> *''Nuclear missiles has knocked the Colony falling into the Singularity and is dragging Galactica with it and Starbuck is frantically attempting to figure out the jump coordinates.''<br /> :'''Starbuck''': There must be some kind of way out of here.<br /> <br /> *''Virtual Six and Virtual Baltar speculating if the cycle will continue.''<br /> :'''Virtual Baltar''': All of this has happened before...<br /> :'''Virtual Six''': But the question remains: does all of this have to happen again?<br /> <br /> *''Sam Anders, essentially Galactica's Hybrid, says his last words to Kara Thrace after she leaves his side.''<br /> :'''Samuel Anders''': See you on the other side<br /> <br /> *''Baltar to Caprica Six on New Earth in unspoken reference about his father''<br /> :'''Baltar''': &quot;You know, I know about farming.&quot; (sobs)<br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin is speaking to Dr. Cottle about the state of her health which both know it is grave with only a few days to live. Also, she is about to essentially go into battle to retrieve Hera and the Doctor appears to be on the verge of choking up:''<br /> :'''Laura Roslin''': Don't spoil your image, just light a cigarette and go and grumble.&quot;<br /> <br /> *''Former Admiral of the Fleet William Adama is showing Laura their new home on New Earth in a Raptor. She sees a heard of grezlles stampeding at the sight of the Raptor over the lush and rich landscape and says her last words:''<br /> :'''Roslin''': So much life...<br /> <br /> *''William Adama is sitting on a high ridge overlooking what would later be called the African Savannah in spectacular view. Laura Roslin's grave is behind him close by and he talks to her spirit. It is his last statement in the series:'' <br /> :'''William Adama''': I laid out the cabin. It's gonna have an easternly view. You should see the light we get here. When the sun comes from behind the mountains, it's almost heavenly. Reminds me of you.&quot;<br /> <br /> *''Boomer has just given over Hera to Athena, saving her life from Cavil and Simon dissection-and both redeeming herself and condemning herself to death'' <br /> :'''Boomer''' (to Athena): Tell the old man, I owed him one.<br /> :'''Athena''' (angrily) Doesn't change anything you did though!<br /> :'''Boomer''' (shakes her head slightly): No. We all make our choices. Today I made a choice. I think its my last one. <br /> :'''Starbuck''': All right this is really touching. Now can we get the frak out of here!?!<br /> :'''Boomer''' (to Starbuck): You should know that your Raptor been destroyed. You can't go back that way. <br /> :(Athena passes Hera to Helo)<br /> :'''Athena''': Yeah well, that is not the plan.<br /> :'''Starbuck''' (sardonically): Can we ''not'' tell her the plan?<br /> :'''Athena''': Right.<br /> :''(Athena and Boomer look each other in the eye for a moment. She raises her weapon. Boomer makes no move to escape, but stands strait head up, accepting if not welcoming her fate. Athena fires. Boomer is dead before she hits the deck.)''<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]<br /> * [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brenden &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant/Admiral [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Colin Lawrence]] as Ensign [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracey Anne]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Tobias Mehler]] as [[Zak Adama]]<br /> * [[Simone Bailly]] as [[Shona]]<br /> * [[Kevin McNulty]] as [[Frank Porthos]]<br /> * [[Richard Jollymore]] as Marine #1<br /> * [[Anthony St. John]] as Marine #2<br /> * [[Dan Payne]] as [[Sean Allison]]<br /> * [[Holly Eglinton]] as Stripper<br /> * [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] (uncredited)<br /> * [[Ronald D. Moore]] as Man at news stand (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;references /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ronald D. Moore]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Islanded_in_a_Stream_of_Stars&diff=176214 2009-03-18T12:35:15Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=IslandintheStars.jpg<br /> | title=Islanded In a Stream of Stars<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=18<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Taylor]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Edward James Olmos]]<br /> | production=420<br /> | rating=1,568,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/10/icarly-burn-notice-and-wwe-raw-top-cable-charts/14228|title=iCarly, Burn Notice and WWE RAW top cable charts|date=10 March 2009|accessdate=11 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=March 6, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=March 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 10, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39521<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]<br /> | next=[[Daybreak, Part I]]<br /> | forumthread= 2892<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''As Galactica's condition continues to get worse, [[William Adama|Adama]] is faced with the possibility of abandoning ship. In the meantime, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] winds up forming an unexpected bond with [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] learns a surprising truth about [[Kara Thrace]].''<br /> <br /> ==Summary==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> * With [[Sharon Valerii]]'s kidnapping of [[Hera Agathon]] and her escape, the spatial disruption caused by the close-proximity [[FTL|jump]] of her [[Raptor]] causes an immense breach in the port side of the alligator's head of ''[[Galactica]]''<br /> * [[Hera]] is in the [[War Room]] playing with models of ''Galactica'', three [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] and a [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]]. A quick cut depicts her running down a hallway in the [[Opera House]]. She moves the ''Galactica'' model in to collide with the baseship as the scene fades to the actual ''Galactica'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br /> * Inside, crew of all kinds, both from the allied Cylons and Colonials, are trying to seal the breach. Tempers are high: a [[Number Six]] and another human crew member argue. Eventually a [[Number Eight]] comes to break the two up.<br /> <br /> * In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, [[Ellen Tigh]] speaks about Hera's abduction as [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Saul Tigh]] listen. Ellen believes that [[Cavil]] will take Hera to the [[Cylon homeworld]] for study, to determine how Cylon procreation is possible. Saul completes Ellen's thought by saying that she knows the Cylon colony's location.<br /> * While Lee Adama objects to the disproportionate risk in retrieving Hera, not only does Ellen indicate that the child is important for the survival of all the Cylons, but Thrace tells Lee that Hera is vital to the humans' survival as well.<br /> * She explains how Hera wrote some [[The Music|music]]--notes that Thrace's father wrote--the same song that switched on the [[Final Five]] and led them all to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br /> * But the admiral is &quot;had it up to here&quot; with prophesies and destinies. He doesn't want to endanger what's left of his people.<br /> * When Saul convinces Adama to at least check out the colony, Adama permits a [[Heavy Raider]] to go, preferring that the Agathon's not know.<br /> <br /> * In the Agathon's quarters, [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] is breaking down, as her [[Karl Agathon|husband]] tries to get her to talk and vent her feelings.<br /> <br /> * [[Laura Roslin]], now in sickbay and noticeably weakened, experiences the [[Opera House]] dream of Hera running through it, eventually being picked up by a Number Six and [[Gaius Baltar]]. She wakes to find the admiral at her side, and tells him of the dream.<br /> <br /> * A seam on the battlestar's hull fractures with cataclysmic results. Dozens of people, both Cylon and human, are trapped inside, the rushing air and falling pressure sealing their fate.<br /> * The Six and human male that argued earlier are closest to a bulkhead door. With all her strength, she pushes the Colonial in front and to the door's edge as two other Colonials pull him in. She screams to close the door behind her and lock it.<br /> * As the door is sealed, the Six loses her grip and is blown out into space.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1 and beyond===<br /> <br /> {{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> Lee Adama struggles to convince the newly-elected Fleet Quorum that ''Galactica'' can be saved, but many councilors are worried about becoming dependent on the Cylons for military protection. Once the Galactica meets its inevitable demise, the basestar will be the logical choice for the new flagship. [[Number Six#Sonja|Sonja]] assures them that the Cylons will continue to respect William Adama's military authority when he transfers to the Basestar, along with the rest of Galactica's crew and their planes and munitions. Other representatives begin calling first dibs on certain parts of ''Galactica'', which will of course be stripped once its time is up. Laura Roslin's cancer is killing her, and she is now confined to bed in the ship's hospital. She gradually convinces Admiral Adama that he has to abandon Galactica and move everyone over to the Cylon Basestar. Ellen Tigh tries to convince Colonel Saul Tigh that Roslin is right, but he refuses: The decision is Adm. Adama's alone.<br /> <br /> Karl Agathon's marriage to Sharon Valerii is falling apart, as she cannot overcome the loss of her child, Hera, or the knowledge that her husband had sexual intercourse with the Number Eight known as &quot;Boomer&quot;. Trying to save his marriage, Helo tries to get Adm. Adama to approve the launching of a Raptor to find Hera. Adama has already permitted Sonja, the Cylon representative on the new Quorum, to secretly take a Heavy Raider to the Cylon homeworld, known as &quot;[[the Colony]]&quot;. The Colony though has already been moved to a new location by Cavil prior to the [[Cylon Civil War]]; sending Helo out in a Raptor to look for it would be a suicide mission. Adama finally refuses to give permission, to which Helo appears devastated.<br /> <br /> Gaius Baltar continues his religious broadcasts to the Fleet, and his latest message focuses on angels walking among humanity. Baltar encounters Caprica Six, who rejects his romantic overtures. She tells him she's changed and that he has not. Baltar breaks down over the loss of his former lover. Later, Kara Thrace meets Baltar while they are both in the ship's head. Kara tells him that she died on Earth, and discovered her own body there. She gives him her dog tag to analyze. He scrapes blood from the dog tag, and finds it came from a body which was already dead. When the ''Galactica'' crew, Cylons, and Baltar's believers meet on ''Galactica'''s flight deck to bury those who died in the hull breach, Baltar reveals what he discovered about Starbuck and calls her an angel. He preaches about eternal life, but Starbuck slaps him and the service breaks up. Later, Apollo meets with Starbuck and offers her his unconditional love and support. They part as friends. Starbuck puts a photo of herself on the memorial wall of the dead.<br /> <br /> Aboard the stolen Raptor, Hera keeps crying for her mother, infuriating Boomer. Boomer almost sedates the child, but cannot bring herself to do so; they keep jumping toward their destination. In an attempt to calm Hera, Boomer reveals her &quot;Cylon projection&quot; dreamworld to Hera. Hera can see the world, too, and bonds with Boomer. Boomer begins to develop strong emotional ties to the child. When the two arrive at [[the Colony]], a large Cylon space station, Cavil takes Hera from Boomer and declares that soon she will have many playmates. The child weeps and calls out for Boomer, and Boomer also sheds copious tears unwilling to part from Hera.<br /> <br /> After an emotional breakdown, Adm. Adama realizes the ship must be abandoned. He meets with Col. Tigh, who initially resists the evacuation order but gives in after a brief discussion. All civilians are to be removed over the next few days, arrangements are to be made to put the military personnel aboard the basestar, and ''Galactica'' is to be stripped for parts. Rather than let the ship break down, Adama intends to &quot;send her off in style.&quot;<br /> <br /> A Number Eight and Number Six have hooked [[Samuel Anders]] up to a [[Hybrid]] tank in a an attempt to help his brain reboot, but there is no apparent change. Kara Thrace goes to Anders' bedside alone, and decides to kill him rather than let him live in a vegetative state. But as she aims a gun at his head, Anders comes awake. He babbles like a Hybrid, but his ravings also indicate that he's aware of the threat to his life. With one hand, he subdues Starbuck and she drops the pistol. Anders continues to babble, but some of his rants indicate that he is reintegrating, perhaps even repairing, his mind. ''Galactica'''s power and temperature fluctuations were because Anders was connecting to the ship, as the Hybrid tank and the Cylon polymer used to repair the battlestar are giving him the power to interact with the ship's computers. Tigh deems this too dangerous to continue, as Anders might jump the ship. Anders is disconnected from the Hybrid tank, and he falls into a coma again.<br /> <br /> A few days later, Starbuck meets with the comatose Anders. She brings Hera's drawing of the song (the song which helped awaken the Final Five in the episode &quot;Crossroads&quot;, and about which further complications were revealed in the episode prior to this one, &quot;Someone to Watch Over Me&quot;), and states assertively, that together, they will discover what is going on. She reconnects him to the ship's power systems. He awakens again, and begins speaking in the unique phrases of a hybrid.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> * The title comes from the book ''[[w:The Outermost House|The Outermost House]]'', by [[w:Henry Beston|Henry Beston]], where he chronicles his time spent living on an isolated beach in Cape Cod. In the chapter &quot;Night on the Great Beach&quot; he wrote, &quot;For a moment of night we have a glimpse of ourselves and of our world ''islanded in its stream of stars''— pilgrims of mortality, voyaging between horizons across eternal seas of space and time.&quot;<br /> <br /> * Two original Cylon Raiders can be seen inside the Colony.<br /> <br /> * [[Ellen Tigh]] leads the Cylons in performing the [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] at the service.<br /> <br /> * The Six that gives her life to save that of a ''Galactica'' crewmember is yet another example of a Six with a unique personality, this time one closer in tone to the &quot;working-class&quot; attitude exhibited by ''Galactica's'' human maintenance crew (aka the &quot;knuckle-draggers&quot;).<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * This episode is the first to show repairs to the outer hull of ''Galactica''. As with the earlier repairs to the [[Space Park]], scaffolding, support Raptors and repair crewmen in space suits are seen trying to patch the breach. Presumably this is not the first time ''Galactica'' has undergone makeshift repairs given the pounding she has taken. However this time the endemic damage to the hull makes the repairs much more challenging.<br /> <br /> *When [[Caprica-Six]] was at [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar's]] congregation he spoke to her about hearing about her living arrangement and offered a place to stay. From this it seems after the in utero death of [[Liam|Liam Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]] and Caprica Six have broken up as a couple. As a side effect, Col. Tigh has reverted to his &quot;us&quot; and &quot;them&quot; attitude toward Cylons as a whole despite himself and his wife being Cylons including an increase of anti Cylon &quot;racial&quot; slurs.<br /> <br /> *[[Chief Tyrol]] was no where to be seen in this episode. Even crewman [[Dealino]] gives a report to both [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] of what the attitudes of the Cylons, particularly the [[Leoben]]s, thought as to how many jumps ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' had left in her. [[Bear McCreary]] reveals&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1671&lt;/ref&gt; there is an extended scene on the DVD which shows Chief Tyrol is being held in ''Galactica'''s brig for his part in [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer's]] escape.<br /> <br /> *[[Hera Agathon|Hera]] demonstrates the power of [[projection]] to Boomer, to Boomer's surprise. <br /> * It is possible that the opening shot of the episode is a projection of Hera's. If so, it is also possible that Hera's projections are prophetic in nature. She pushes the model of ''Galactica'' into a model of a basestar, which could hint at an eventual confrontation between ''Galactica'' and the Cylons.<br /> *In sickbay, Adama and Roslin reminces about New Caprica and about the cabin they wanted to build but can't. This scene is in its own way similar to the scene in which Boomer and Tyrol shared a projection of the house they had intended to build on Picon. As humans, Adama and Roslin can only conjure up fond memories and regrets in their own mind's eyes. Both couples know that it is never to be, building their dream houses.<br /> <br /> *Helo wanted Athena to say that she hated him because he saw it in her eyes. She almost did. In a close up of her lips her mouth parted slightly but then closed. This is most likely for him sleeping with Boomer, who subsequently took Hera. Athena probably understands that Helo couldn't prevent the kidnapping but she probably feels that he should had known that it was not Athena he was sleeping with. It is however conceivable she could blame him for the taking of Hera if she thinks that if he realized that it wasn't her he could had had Boomer captured even before she got near Hera.<br /> <br /> *In the episode we saw what is essentially the [[The Colony|Cylon homeworld]]. [[Ellen Tigh]] explained in a meeting with Admiral Adama, Lee Adama, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh, and Kara Thrace where the Cylons (including the [[Final Five]]) were for the past 40 years: &quot;I guess you can call it home. It's where we and the Centurions went after the [[Cylon War|First War]] once we convinced them to abandon their own experiments with evolution in exchange for [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology.&quot; In the show's timeline Cavil's faction moved the Colony to its present location five months ago just prior to the Cylon Civil War. It is large space station built with the same biological design principles like the [[Baseships]].<br /> <br /> *Adama's heavy drinking, pill-popping and unprofessional behavior over the last few episodes seems to recall [[Romo Lampkin]]'s comment that &quot;the soldier in him has had enough&quot; in [[The Son Also Rises]].<br /> <br /> * Galactica, nicknamed [[the Bucket]], suffers a severe hull breach at the beginning of the episode. Among the &quot;random&quot; phrases hybrid-Anders spouts are the lyrics of the Earth folk song &quot;There's a Hole in My Bucket&quot;. Helo tells Adama that he is &quot;painting over the holes in this bucket.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A corpse produces &quot;death enzymes&quot; as it decomposes. Its likely Baltar found high concentrations of these enzymes on Starbuck's dogtags.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * What does Cavil mean when he tells Hera that she will soon have new playmates?<br /> * How conscious is Anders?<br /> * Is there a parallel between Anders' recitation of a real-world folk song, &quot;There's a Hole in My Bucket,&quot; and the use of the real-world song &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot;?<br /> * Will Boomer defect from Cavil because of her new attachment to Hera?<br /> * Does the presence of First Cylon War-era Cylon Raiders at the Colony indicate the presence of older-model [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]], too?<br /> * Does Cavil intend to pursue biological reproduction, recreate the resurrection process, or both?<br /> * Is there some way of finding the Colony? [[Daybreak, Part I|Answer]]<br /> * Do the Eights consider the rest of the Final Five their parents? Do other models also regard some or all of the Final Five as parental figures?<br /> * Is the Colony the Final Five's original ship, or an outgrowth of it?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> *''In his podcast for this episode Ronald D. Moore stated:''<br /> :That Gas Giant that Boomer jump in next to while she was heading for [[The Colony]] with Hera was '''''not''''' Jupiter.(14':10&quot;)<br /> :Kara Thrace was going to kill Sam Anders. In other words if he didn't grab her arm she would had '''definitely''' pulled the trigger (22':30&quot;)<br /> :In response to some fans criticisms that the show focused to much on relationships and not enough action RDM says the show was ''first'' a drama and second a science fiction series. The show was about people and their relationship to each other that was foremost. (25':10&quot;)<br /> :'''''Warning!!''''' Spoiler statement in podcast concerning the relationship between Daniel, Kara and the phenomena orchestrating events. Repeat, do not read if you don't want to be spoiled about the nature of Daniel and his relationship to the characters before the series finale [[Daybreak, Part II]]!! (34':20&quot;):{{spoilli| Daniel is '''''NOT''''' Kara Thrace's father. Further, Daniel plays '''''NO''''' role in events other than being Abel to Cavil's Cain. Daniel's murder and the destruction of his line was a point of illustration on the character of John Cavil, nothing more.}}<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] fulfills a request to comfort to a dying [[Number Eight]]:''<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' (weakly, child like) Thank you.<br /> :'''Tigh:''' Thank me? For what?<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' For the privilege of finally being able to meet my father before I die.<br /> :'''Tigh:''' You shouldn't be thanking me. I spent most of my life trying to kill your kind.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' [[The Music|Too much confusion]]. <br /> :''(Death rattle, the Eight flatlines)''<br /> <br /> * ''[[Bill Adama]] is talking with Kara Thrace about looking for Hera:''<br /> : '''Adama:''' In other words, it's our destiny to go after her, right? <br /> : '''Thrace:''' ''(facial expressions and body language indicates &quot;yes&quot;)'' <br /> : '''Adama:''' Wrong. I've had it up to here with destiny, prophecy, with God or the Gods. Look where it's left us. The ass end of nowhere; nearly half of our people are gone; Earth, a worthless cinder; and I can't even walk down the halls of my ship without wondering if I'm gonna catch a bullet for getting us into this mess.<br /> <br /> *'' Ellen Tigh and Saul Tigh are in their quarters and Ellen is trying to get a reluctant Saul to acknowledge his responsibility for his fellow Cylon's interest in survival.''<br /> <br /> :'''Ellen:''' Whether you remember that life or not, at least you must understand what we were trying to do. We wanted to end the cycle of war between man and machine.<br /> <br /> :'''Tigh:''' That was a bust.<br /> <br /> :'''Ellen''' ''(frustrated)'': Yes, we failed, but we have a second chance now: Hera. Without her our children are going to die off one by one, just like they're dying right now in Cottle's sickbay.<br /> <br /> :'''Tigh:''' I had a child. He died. <br /> <br /> :'''Ellen''' ''(thinks for a moment)'': You're wrong Saul ''(caresses his left cheek, shakes her head)'' You have millions.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/battlestar-galactica/exclusive-interview-rekha-shar-20017.aspx Exclusive Interview: Rekha Sharma of 'Battlestar Galactica' - BuddyTV]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brenden &quot;Hotdog&quot; Constanza]]<br /> * [[David Patrick Green]] as Captain [[Xeno Fenner]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracy Anne]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Susan Hogan]] Captain [[Doyle Franks]]<br /> * [[William Samples]] as Captain [[Jules Tarney]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Edward James Olmos]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Daybreak,_Part_I&diff=176213 2009-03-18T10:21:04Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=FirstDaybreak.jpg<br /> | title=Daybreak, Part I<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=19<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Michael Rymer]]<br /> | production=421<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=March 13, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=March 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 17, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39516<br /> | oldpopulation=39521<br /> | prev=[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars ]]<br /> | next=[[Daybreak, Part II]]<br /> | forumthread= 2994<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]] begins to be stripped of parts, and [[William Adama|Adama]] calls for volunteers for a final mission.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> '''In Caprica City'''<br /> *The Act opens with a montage, including a galaxy, a bird trapped in a skylight, water falling into a pool, and light over a planet. A shot of a city can be seen, with the words &quot;Caprica City - Before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]]&quot;.<br /> *[[William Adama|Bill Adama]], wearing civilian clothes, is conversing with another gentleman in a shaded room. Adama talks about his combat experience, commanding billions of cubits of men and materials, but doesn't want to go through with something. The man responds that he's only asking for one hour of his time, and that &quot;sometimes there are things that you gotta do.&quot;<br /> *Across the city, Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is speaking with [[Caprica-Six]] in a limo, talking briefly about having things done for you as opposed to being independent. Baltar and Caprica-Six begin fooling around in the limo, when a call comes through. Baltar is immediately shaken, he apologizes, and asks the other person to wait for him. The other person sounds ready to leave, but Baltar tells the person on the other end to wait for him, or he will sue them for abandonment.<br /> *[[Laura Roslin]] is sending out the last guest from a baby shower she hosted for her sister. Laura and her two younger sisters then sit on the couch, celebrating and laughing together.<br /> *In an apartment kitchen, [[Kara Thrace]] is contemplating something and preparing food when the doorbell rings. Kara is surprised, saying they're early, and greets [[Lee Adama]] at the door, carrying flowers. Kara invites him in, and calls for Zak. [[Zak Adama]] comes out and greets his brother, and introduces Kara as his girlfriend.<br /> *Baltar pleads with Nurse Barbara to stay with his father [[Julius Baltar|Julius]] at his apartment, after she is stabbed with a steak knife, but she refuses and leaves. Caprica-Six walks in, despite Baltar's instructions to stay in the car. Baltar starts berating his father over the fact that he's driven away three nurses, at great cost to him, while his father starts talking about Baltar's past. Baltar starts yelling and hitting his father, demanding that he shut up. Baltar then sends Caprica-Six away, saying he will be spending the rest of the evening with his father.<br /> *Laura Roslin is approached by two Caprica City Police officers at her apartment. The two inform her that the night before, her father and her sisters died in a car accident. The other driver survived, and was intoxicated at the time of the accident. Roslin, upset, calmly asks the officers to leave. She stands in her apartment, alone, thinking, and then walks to a park in her nightgown. She rests her feet in the fountain, and then wades in the water, and rests on a nearby rock, letting the splashing water wash over her. The drops of water falling into the pond match what was seen in the earlier montage.<br /> <br /> '''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''<br /> *The scene cuts to an IV drip, overlooking Laura Roslin resting in Sickbay.<br /> *In the Hangar Bay, Lee Adama is complaining about the amount of materials the ship captains want from ''Galactica''. Lee is signing a number of documents, when a deckhand argues over the fact that the magnetic accelerators are being stripped. While Lee points out that they can be used as autoloaders for the civilian ships, the deckhand says that &quot;it's like tearing the old girl's heart out&quot;, as it's used in launching Vipers. Lee compromises that the accelerators will be last thing they remove from ''Galactica'', then they'll &quot;turn out the lights, and let the old girl die in peace.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> '''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''<br /> *The act opens with [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] finished packing the last of his belongings into boxes to be moved to the Cylon basestar. As the last of his belongings is closed, the rattling of the hull can be heard overhead.<br /> *Paulla tells [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] that they now control a majority in at least half the ships in the fleet. While Paulla continues to cheer about their political power, Baltar looks up to see [[Virtual Six]]. Six points out that &quot;humanity's final chapter is about to be written,&quot; with him as the author. Baltar turns back to Paulla, thinking back. <br /> *In [[Sam Anders|Anders']] room, [[Kara Thrace|Kara]] sits with him, contemplating the notes she got from Hera ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). With equations and notes, Kara continues to ponder.<br /> *In the CIC, Lt. [[Hoshi]] is cleaning up a spill, while Tigh is announcing that the Admiral will fly out the last Viper personally. He orders that the deck gang keep one launch tube intact and ready for remote activation. Tigh comments on Hoshi's inability to clean up the spill, saying &quot;you won't make Admiral like that.&quot;<br /> *In the brig, [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and an imprisoned [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] argue over the uniqueness of the Eights. Helo points out that Tyrol's relationship with Boomer, much like his with Athena's, are unique. Tyrol scoffs, calling himself a &quot;frakkin' idiot&quot; for not realizing that they're just machines, not people. The Eights are all the same &quot;...because [[Final Five|''we'']] made them the same.&quot; Tyrol says that they can't be trusted, at which point, Helo ends the conversation abruptly. <br /> <br /> '''In Caprica City'''<br /> *As Baltar escorts a lovely young woman into his house, he walks in to find [[Caprica-Six]] there, sitting. Baltar shoos the young woman upstairs, while Baltar declares Caprica an intruder and orders her out. Caprica-Six mentions that she had Julius moved to the Regency, a full-time care facility. Caprica mentions that he loves his new arrangements, and that the last time she saw him, he seemed happy. <br /> <br /> '''Inside the Colony'''<br /> *Hera is drawing notes on a large paper, while [[Number One|Cavil]] points out that they're just &quot;little dots.&quot; [[Number Four|Simon]] suggests that they feed Hera through tubes, while [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] insists that she's just missing her mother. Cavil rejects this idea coldly, saying Hera is just a hybrid who holds the key to Cylon salvation, nothing more. Cavil leaves as Simon prepares a large needle with Hera and Boomer in view.<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> {{expansion}}<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Act 5 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> <br /> * This episode is the first part of a three hour series finale&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> * The episode does not have an opening teaser beyond the &quot;Previously...&quot; segment and a brief depiction of Galactica deckhands and several Baseship Number Eight pilots guiding passengers to ships and other ''Galactica'' bound ships from the Baseship. Nor does the opening credits include clips from the episode, the first time this has happened since the start of Season 3.<br /> *We finally learn [[Sherman Cottle|Cottle]]'s first name: Sherman. Adama calls him by it when telling him he's too valuable for the fleet to lose.<br /> * It is revealed that [[Laura Roslin]] had two sisters (one pregnant), and that they and her father were killed in an automobile accident at some point before she was appointed as Secretary of Education under the Adar Administration.<br /> * Baltar's father appears for the first time, and it's confirmed that Baltar's accent is an affected one as Baltar had previously admitted to doing so in [[Dirty Hands]].<br /> *A couple of years before the Fall it seems that Lee Adama liked to get drunk and carouse. This is in stark contrast post Fall to his sober and controlled demeanor who looked on with disdain over Kara's, Colonel Tigh's and even his own father's drinking problems. <br /> * Baltar specifically told [[Caprica Six]] he forgot her name, albeit it is possible that he has yet to learn it, despite having a relationship with her.<br /> * Cultural oddity: keep an eye on the rear window of Baltar's limo for a recognizable Vancouver, B.C. street sign.<br /> * After several episodes leaving the facts open to speculation, it is confirmed that the ''Galactica'' pilots that took part in the mutiny, such as [[Racetrack]], were incarcerated and not executed. Ronald D. Moore had previously said that Racetrack, [[Skulls]] and other mutiny participants were confined on the prison ship ''[[Astral Queen]]'' in his podcast for [[Deadlock]]. Also confirmed [[Galen Tyrol]] was imprisoned for his role in unwittingly helping Boomer to escape with Hera (a scene indicating this was filmed for &quot;[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]&quot; but cut from the televised version).<br /> * For the first time in many episodes, the six surviving members of the [[Significant Seven]] appear in the same episode (albeit [[Leoben]] appears only in the opening recap). This was the first time we have seen a [[Doral]] or a [[Simon]] since [[The Hub]].<br /> * In the flashback to Starbuck's apartment, the painting of the Eye of Jupiter can be seen behind her when she opens the door.<br /> *As Hybrid Anders is reciting his seemingly random phrases to a listening Admiral Adama and Captain Thrace he says &quot;Slip the surly bonds of Earth and touch the face of perfection&quot; This is a variation of a real life quote made by [[Wikipedia:John Gillespie Magee, Jr|John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]] in his 1941 poem [[Wikipedia: High Flight|High Flight]]: &quot;Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...&quot; [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/highflig.htm] The poem goes on and concludes with &quot;Put out my hand and touched the face of God.&quot; This was quoted by Ronald Reagan much closer to Ander's rendition on January 28, 1986 when addressing the nation after the Challenger disaster &quot;We will never forget them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.&quot;<br /> *At the end of the episode, Lee Adama can be seen wearing his old Major's [[Uniforms (RDM)#Regular uniform|uniform]] (with white piping), but without his [[Military Ranks (RDM)#Insignia|rank insignia]] or [[Insignia (RDM)#Pilot wings|pilot wings]].<br /> * The known volunteers for the mission include Laura Roslin, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, Helo, Caprica Six, the Final Five, Hoshi, Nurse Ishay, Hot Dog, Racetrack, and Skulls. Athena is presumably also on this mission despite her giving up hope her daughter is alive since she is present and remained on the starboard side with Helo. Doc Cottle initially volunteers for the mission, but stays behind at Adama's request. Although Gaius Baltar does not volunteer, he seems to be highly conflicted with himself.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Cavil plans to use Hera to find out how she was created in order to continue the Cylon species, presumably through normal reproduction. <br /> **It also proves Cavil intends to dissect Hera to discover the secret of procreation, confirming both Starbuck's and Athena's worst fears. <br /> *Roslin likely feels quite protective of Hera as despite being barely able to walk, she volunteers for the rescue mission (although her love for Adama likely also played a part in her decision).<br /> *Cottle may be either the best doctor in the fleet or one of the only ones as Adama says he's too valuable for the fleet to lose on the rescue mission.<br /> *Baltar seems conflicted when volunteers are called. This inner conflict stems from his earlier conversation with Lee Adama where he confessed that he had never done anything for purely selfless motivations with no gain for himself. He does not, however, cross the line and join the volunteers.<br /> ** If Baltar does join, then it would seem likely that all the elements are in place to fulfill the Opera House vision: Athena, Roslin, Caprica Six and Baltar will all be in pursuit of Hera.<br /> ** Baltar's Virtual Six has told him many times that he is supposed to be Hera's guardian and &quot;father&quot;. It seems incongruous with his destiny for him not to join a mission to rescue Hera.<br /> *It's clear that despite his controversial choices, Adama still commands a great deal of loyalty and respect from the crew. Much of the crew - or at least those that are on the hangar deck at the time - volunteers for the mission. At the very least, Adama has enough people with him to take ''Galactica'' into battle. <br /> ** It should be noted that although the non-volunteers appear to outnumber the volunteers at least two-to-one, many of the non-volunteers are civilians.<br /> ** It should also be noted that almost all the Marines volunteer for the mission.<br /> ** Also, it is likely Adama will have more volunteers than are visible on screen in the hangar deck scene. Certainly not all the crew of ''Galactica'' were on the hangar deck at the time given the size of the combined crew at this point. Doubtless some had to stay on duty (Colonel Tigh confirms this when he says in CIC that that those on duty must report to Adama later to declare themselves) or were on the Cylon basestar or civilian ships helping offload Galactica's stripped parts. It was also probably impractical for the producers to muster some 3000 plus extras for this scene to show Galactica's full crew.<br /> ** Given that Adama had trouble manning ''Galactica'' during the occupation of [[New Caprica]], when the ship was stated as being at half strength, it is fair to assume the Admiral is going to need roughly half the original crew compliment to carry out this last combat mission - roughly 1300 people. As stated above, this many volunteers are not seen on screen, but given some crew could volunteer later, Adama might well muster about this number in the end.<br /> *In the brig Tyrol tells Helo-who is surprisingly civil even sympathetic toward Tyrol given his hand in the abduction-that they are all the same referring to the Eights. He says it as a word of advice and warning. That they made them the same and therefore can only expect betrayal from Athena as what happened to Tyrol at the hands of Boomer. However, given the fact that he has no first hand knowledge of making the Eights and the other seven Cylon models and the psychic pain Galen suffered at the betrayal, his opinion most likely comes from deep, deep, abiding pain and not a intellectual analysis in his disregard of the individuality of Athena and the other Eights and particularly Athena's track record of loyalty. This also maybe a case of misery loves company and Tyrol, subconsciously or knowingly, wants to see Helo and Athena split up to allay his own feelings of being duped, by saying they are all a like and putting doubt in Helo's mind. Also, by claiming that Athena and the other Eights are just machines this could mitigate the guilt for his role in the abduction and possible death of Hera. If Athena is just a machine, then she cannot be hurt emotionally. She has no emotions, just a programmed facsimile. Tyrol wouldn't have to feel responsible for such pain he caused her since, as a machine, she can't really feel it, sparing '''''himself''''' a lot of pain and guilt.<br /> *Tyrol is himself a Cylon machine, so his rant speaks of denial and projected self-hatred as well as bitterness.<br /> *The finale appears to be taking a character-driven approach, devoting significant screen time to pivotal flashbacks for the central characters that relate to their current circumstances. <br /> **We see the first time Starbuck and Apollo' met, with hints alluding to their future romantic relationship.<br /> **Roslin deals with the sudden death of her sisters and father by wading into a fountain, which she uses to disguise the tears that she shed for the lost of her family. The gushing water cuts to a shot of her IV drip as she lies dying on Galactica.<br /> **Baltar and Caprica-Six begin their relationship with an act of compassion on Six's part towards Baltar's father. Baltar's selfishness, a theme raised repeatedly in the episode, is contrasted with Caprica Six's seemingly genuine concern for [[Julius Baltar|Julius]].<br /> *One of the shots in the opening sequence is of a sun rising over a blue planet: daybreak. The theme may symbolize an end to the fleet's long four years of gloom and darkness.<br /> **In that image of the planet, Antarctica is clearly seen, specifically the Ronne Ice Shelf, Queen Maud Land, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Where southern South America and southern Africa would be, the surface is covered by clouds, and the location of southern Australia/New Zealand is too dark. Although not as recognizable as the image of North America in [[Crossroads, Part II]], it is clear that the planet shown here is our Earth. <br /> ***Despite the similarities, the sun and the stars are in the wrong position for this to be our Earth. More than likely, the planet being depicted is Caprica. Especially when the sequence is taken as a whole: The Galaxy, Sun rise over a planet, In orbit over the planet, then a helicopter like fly over of Caprica City heavily implies that was Caprica as the planet we saw. <br /> *Hera is drawing &quot;dots&quot;, as Cavil calls them, on the Colony. These are much more numerous than the simple line that she gave Starbuck, its at least a full page long. It seems to be an entire musical score. However, not knowing that they are music notes, Cavil doesn't see this.<br /> *Someone left a picture of Athena about to kiss Hera on the head on the now abandoned memorial wall. It may have been Athena herself, who has given up on Hera's survival.<br /> * Baltar's reaction to Lee's accusation that he has never done a selfless thing in his life shows how much the character of Baltar has grown, especially in the Fourth Season. Previously, whenever someone called Baltar's motives or attributes(especially his loyalty) into question, he reacted very passionately, and angrily, to defend himself(and often led to him being coaxed into doing what Virtual Six wanted, to the detriment of the humans in the fleet). On this occasion, however, Baltar not only does not even attempt to defend himself, he resignedly admits that he wouldn't trust him either(tacitly admitting both that Lee is correct in his assertion and that his self-serving actions have been extremely detrimental in the past). This change in attitude visibly surprises Lee who seems quite taken aback and appears to momentarily contemplate talking to Baltar again when he returns to the Hanger Deck.<br /> * Adama's decision to rescue Hera was prompted by Constanza's remarks about saving the photos of his fallen comrades because he didn't want to leave them behind. It should not then be surprising to see that Constanza was one of the first pilots(not counting Lee Adama) to cross the line and join in the potential suicide mission with Adama.<br /> * Ander's flashback of his life before the War contains an interesting aspect of Anders not seen before. Though he was implanted with memories of being a &quot;jock&quot;, but when he candidly spoke to the sports reporter, he revealed a more intellectual and artistic side of himself. This may be a hint of his former personality(probably a scientist) before Cavil blocked his memories.<br /> **He was not implanted with memories of being a jock. He was a famous player on Caprica, probably as famous as Derick Jeter or Tiger Woods in reality. Many people in the Caprican Resistance, on ''Galactica'' in the Fleet must have been a [[Caprica Buccaneers]] fans and would have said: &quot;I don't remember you and I followed the team religiously.&quot; He actually lead that life, just like Saul Tigh was really a friend of Adama's for over 30 years. Their memories of their real selves were blocked and some background information like where they were born and went to school and such was implanted, but the careers they lead were real. <br /> * In a humorous side commentary, Skulls points out that many of the dangerous or lethal Raptor missions are usually given to him and Racetrack. Historically, this has been true as the duo have been pivotal for discoveries such as New Caprica, receiving the first message from the Resistance, discovering that the Cylons were tracking the fleet to the Nebula.<br /> * Skull's comment of &quot;The more things change the more they stay the same.&quot; is a different twist of quoting the Pythian Prophecy that &quot;All this has happened before, and all this will happen again.&quot; The phrase is a common proverb in English, indicating that surface changes only serve to reveal enduring underlying constants. It is derived from a French epigram by novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808-1890), &quot;plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> {{cleanup}}<br /> === Flashbacks ===<br /> * To what is Adama's flashback conversation referring?<br /> * Who was the drunk driver that killed Roslin's sisters and father? Is he alive in the fleet today?<br /> * Who is Sean Allison and why does his name sound familiar to Roslin?<br /> * What is the time frame for the flashbacks, and is it the same for all characters?<br /> <br /> ===Mission to save Hera=== <br /> * How is [[Sam Anders]] able to provide the new location of [[the Colony]]? What transpired between him, Starbuck, and Adama?<br /> * How many of the jailed mutineers volunteer to participate in the mission?<br /> * As the episode began, ''Galactica'' was already being cannibalized for parts; does this mean it will be lacking vital components during the upcoming mission, or has Adama stopped the salvaging?<br /> <br /> ===Cavil's Plan===<br /> * Has Cavil given up on the idea of salvaging Resurrection Technology?<br /> <br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> *With [[William Adama|Commander Adama]], [[Saul Tigh|XO Tigh]], [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama|Vice-President Lee Adama]] all joining the Hera rescue mission, who will assume military and political leadership of the Fleet?<br /> * With [[Hotdog]] being one of the volunteers, and especially being aware that he may not return alive, who will take care of Nicholas?<br /> *With Tyrol on the rebound from Sharon Valerii, will Tory Foster and Tyrol renew their romance despite not having their original memories?<br /> * At the very beginning of the episode, an image of the galaxy is displayed which includes several prominent stars in bright colors... is there a connection to Hera's multicolored &quot;dots&quot;? Do her notes represent stars, and will the sequence provide a map that leads to somewhere?<br /> * Will the Cylon baseship remain with the civilian fleet or will they also join in on the rescue mission to save Hera?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> *''In his podcast for [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]], Ronald D. Moore stated that there will be no independent podcast for Daybreak Part I. Instead a single podcast would be made for all three hours including the two hour series finale [[Daybreak Part II]] and posted at the scifi.com site.'' [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast.php] (00':30&quot;)<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> :&quot;No one should feel obligated to join this mission in any way. This is a decision I have made for myself. If it turns out that there are not enough personnel to crew [[Galactica|''Galactica'']], I will lead a [[Raptor]] assault with anyone who is willing to join me. Let there be no illusions; this is likely to be a one-way trip! So don't volunteer out of sentiment or emotion. There is a line running down this deck. Volunteers, move to the starboard side; Everyone else, to the port. Make your choice!&quot;<br /> ::--[[William_Adama|Admiral Adama's]] speech to the assembled crew.<br /> <br /> :&quot;You didn't think you were gonna to take off without me Admiral, did you?&quot;<br /> ::--[[Laura Roslin]] volunteering for the rescue mission despite barely being able to walk.<br /> <br /> :&quot;Spins and turns, angles and curves. The shape of dreams, half remembered. Slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of perfection - a perfect face, perfect lace. Find the perfect world for the end of Kara Thrace. End of line.&quot;<br /> ::--[[Samuel Anders|Anders]]'s hybrid-speak when powered on to speak with [[Kara Thrace]] and [[William_Adama|Admiral Adama]].<br /> <br /> :&quot;She’s right, Gaius. The end times are approaching. Humanity’s final chapters are about to be written. And you - you will be its author.&quot;<br /> ::--[[Virtual Six]] to [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]<br /> * [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brenden &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracy Anne]]<br /> * [[Tobias Mehler]] as [[Zak Adama]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Colin Lawrence]] as Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Antony Holland]] as [[Julius Baltar]]<br /> * [[Simone Bailly]] as [[Shona]]<br /> * [[Elan Ross Gibson]] as Nurse [[Barbara]]<br /> * [[France Perras]] as [[Sandra]]<br /> * [[Sarah Deakins]] as [[Cheryl]]<br /> * [[Tiffany Burns]] as Reporter [[Carolyn]]<br /> * [[Kevin McNulty]] as [[Frank Porthos]]<br /> * [[Stefanie Samuels]] as Police Officer<br /> * [[Richard Jollymore]] as Marine #1<br /> * [[Anthony St. John]] as Marine #2<br /> * [[Leo Li Chiang]] as the [[tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ronald D. Moore]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Post-Earth */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] battlestar. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''<br /> {{Ship Data<br /> | image= Battlestar_stern.jpg<br /> | title= Galactica (BS 75)<br /> | race= Colonial<br /> | type= Military<br /> | ftl= Yes<br /> | crew= Approximately 2,641 <br /> | co= Admiral [[William Adama]]<br /> | xo= [[Saul Tigh]] <br /> | role= Carrier / battleship hybrid<br /> | weapons= As many as 506 point-defense dual [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], 24 primary dual Kinetic Energy Weapons, at least 12 [[missile tubes]] capable of firing conventional and nuclear missiles, Vipers, Raptors<br /> | status= Active Post Scrapping<br /> | img= Y<br /> }}<br /> '''''Galactica'' (BS 75)''' is a [[Galactica type battlestar|veteran battlestar]] and the last of her kind still in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction of the Twelve Colonies]]. Built during the early days of the [[Cylon War]], she remains the only military vessel without integrated [[Computers|computer networks]]. Without networked computers, ''Galactica'' never upgrades to the new [[Command Navigation Program|integrated defense system software]] developed by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] and his [[Number Six|team]]. Because of this and other factors, she becomes one of only two known battlestars (the other being ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') to survive the renewed Cylon attack on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. At the time of this attack, she was part of the 75th [[Battlestar Group]] (BSG-75).<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' was one of the first twelve battlestars to be constructed by the Colonials, each representing one of the twelve colonies; ''Galactica'' represented [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. As such, she is some 50 years old. While solidly built, various factors during ''Galactica's'' construction led to the shipyard &quot;cutting corners&quot; when she was originally built, with various components not completed to spec.([[No Exit]]) Following the outbreak of Cylon hostilities several more battlestars were built. ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; first commander was named [[Nash]].<br /> [[Image:Mini gal top.jpg|left|thumb|A dorsal view of ''Galactica''. The starboard [[flight pod]] is covered by a window to form the [[Galactica Museum|museum area]].]]<br /> The original battlestars were all designed with non-integrated computer systems to avoid the Cylons' demonstrated ability to override or subvert networked command and control systems early in the war ([[Miniseries]]). Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies. <br /> <br /> After the [[Armistice Station|armistice]] with the Cylons, and their withdrawal from Colonial space, ''Galactica'' and her sister ships served the Twelve Colonies in a variety of roles. While her surviving sister ships were scrapped or upgraded to match the systems capabilities of newer Colonial vessels, ''Galactica'' continued in service without her systems being fully networked or integrated, making her unique among Colonial military vessels. Galactica was relegated to intra-system duties for at least 20 years prior to her decommissioning.<br /> <br /> With her active career drawing to a close, a decision was taken to retire ''Galactica'' and decommission her from service. Colonial Fleet chose not to scrap her, but to turn her into a combination of living museum to the original Cylon War and an educational center, with her conversion being overseen by her final commander, [[William Adama]].<br /> <br /> At the time of her formal decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' is stripped of all but one of her operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII squadrons, her munitions are destroyed, and her starboard landing pod is converted into a pressurized [[Galactica Museum|museum]] which houses (among other things) a full squadron of [[Viper Mark II|Mk. II Vipers]] as well as a Viper model that appears [[Viper (TOS)|older than the Mark II]] (Miniseries, also in deleted scenes).<br /> <br /> With the renewed and unexpected Cylon hostilities, ''Galactica'' is quickly brought back to combat condition and sorties several Mark IIs retrieved from her museum, engaging in her first battle with the Cylons in over 40 years (all but one last Mark VII squadron were sent to Caprica for reassignment). She survives a direct hit by a tactical nuclear missile, and later [[FTL|jumps]] successfully to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] to replenish her empty ammunition stores at this strategic depot.<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' emerges from the anchorage and engages one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] with her gun batteries, providing cover for [[The Fleet (RDM)|a fleet of 75 civilian ships]] harboring survivors of the Twelve Colonies. Once the entire civilian fleet successfully jumps away, and as a second basestar approaches to join the battle, ''Galactica'' recovers her remaining Vipers and jumps to the rendezvous point beyond the [[Red Line]], never to return to Colonial space ([[Miniseries]]). <br /> <br /> Since the exodus of the Colonials from their overrun homeworlds, ''Galactica'' becomes both protector and provider for the Fleet. She provides covering fire for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times (&quot;[[33]]&quot;, &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;). The battlestar provides much of the Fleet with recycled water ([[Water]]) and she is the primary source of medical care, where groups of civilians are periodically brought aboard for check-ups and treatment ([[Litmus]]). ''Galactica'' also undertakes internal policing duties within the Fleet (&quot;[[Water]]&quot;, &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, capturing a [[tylium]] fuel mining and processing plant in the process ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br /> <br /> The [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''Pegasus'', commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]], joins ''Galactica'' approximately 6 months into their exile (See the series [[Timeline (RDM)|timeline]] for special information about this milestone). The two battlestars destroy two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] as well as a critical Cylon support ship known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. After Admiral Cain's death, President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] promotes William Adama to Admiral, restoring him to overall Fleet command, but now with two battlestars at his disposal ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===New Caprica===<br /> Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time the majority of her crew are allowed to the surface in an effort to populate the planet and restore the human race, a majority of whom are seemingly convinced that the Cylons will never find New Caprica. The diminished staff inevitably results in standard maintenance becoming overlooked or ignored; basic military responses, such as the launching of alert fighters and routine training exercises become difficult to execute. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Severely limited in their abilities, Admiral Adama orders the defense fleet to jump away from New Caprica along with a handful of civilian ships still in orbit of the colony. They vow to eventually return to New Caprica and liberate it from the Cylon invaders ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===[[Battle of New Caprica]]===<br /> Four months after their escape, ''Galactica'''s staff is still in the process of developing a rescue strategy with 16 training exercises having been completed and a 17th underway when an accident causes its early cessation ([[Occupation]]). This forces both a change in strategy and the reformulation of a rescue plan to deal with personnel who have not seen conflict in 16 months. While ''Galactica'' fights to liberate the Colonials on-planet, ''Pegasus'' is assigned to protect the remaining civilian fleet and continue its search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] (&quot;[[Precipice]]&quot;, &quot;[[Exodus, Part I]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> After coordinating with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], ''Galactica'' leaves ''Pegasus'' to guard the space-bound members of humanity while it uses a series of drones to misdirect the bulk of the Cylon Raiders and avoid immediate detection by baseships, thus allowing the civilians on the planet to escape to their ships and flee New Caprica.<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' then jumps into low orbit, plummeting from an altitude of 100,000 feet. As the ship falls, Admiral Adama orders the launch of all remaining Vipers. ''Galactica'' then jumps back into orbit. In the subsequent battle with the orbiting basestars, ''Galactica'' is overtaxed, out-gunned, and faces destruction when ''Pegasus'' unexpectedly arrives. ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; salvos draw the attention of the basestars away from ''Galactica'', buying ''Galactica'' time to bring her [[FTL|FTL drives]] back on-line and escape, but at the cost of ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; destruction ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' bears the scars of the battle with significant scorching and dents to the hull. Nonetheless, the battlestar remains combat ready, holding off a superior Cylon force for a short duration in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]), and threatening to use its nuclear arsenal twice after New Caprica (&quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;). Given the loss of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' now boasts a larger crew, Viper and Raptor complement, to the point where there are more pilots than there are ships to fly ([[Torn]]), although the training of new recruits is still ongoing (&quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads]]&quot;, &quot;[[He That Believeth in Me]]&quot;). Further, there are various redundancies between the two crews that are appropriately dealt with (e.g. [[Lee Adama]] in a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)|deleted scene]] from &quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> In &quot;[[A Day in the Life]]&quot;, Colonel Tigh comments that ''Galactica'' took so much damage in this battle that it would &quot;take six weeks in dry dock just to bang out the dents&quot;. This indicates that the damage is extensive enough to require a significant amount time (probably months) for full repair, and would be unlikely to survive a massive battle again. <br /> <br /> ===Resuming the search for Earth===<br /> ''Galactica'' takes aboard a significant quantity of civilians following the exodus from New Caprica, as several civilian ships are lost during the escape from the failed colony. Cramped conditions increase as crew and civilians struggle to adapt to life back aboard a ship. The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed &quot;[[Camp Oil Slick]]&quot; and later &quot;Dogsville&quot; (&quot;[[Torn]]&quot;, &quot;[[The Woman King]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> During a [[The Passage|food shortage crisis]] caused by contamination of the Fleet's food processing systems, ''Galactica'' (along with her Raptors acting as pilot ships) guides the civilian Fleet through an area of intense heat, light and radiation caused by a [[Passage (star cluster)|dense star cluster]] to reach edible resources on the [[algae planet]]. ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; heavy armor and radiation shielding protect her from the intense effects of the cluster, but the ship still suffers hull damage and decompressions.<br /> <br /> The ship confronts a Cylon fleet and barely escapes a nova during [[Eye of Jupiter|the events over the algae planet]], jumping out at the last moment after recovering its ground teams and additional data on a way-point to Earth known to the Colonials as the [[Ionian nebula]] (&quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;). Repairs continue on the journey to the Ionian nebula. Damage to one particular airlock nearly causes the deaths of Galen and Cally Tyrol during what they expected to be a quick repair of a hull micro-fracture ([[A Day in the Life]]). <br /> <br /> When the Fleet reaches the nebula, four Cylon baseships are detected following an unexplained power outage. With the entire Fleet crippled and unable to escape, ''Galactica'' scrambles her Vipers and prepares for a lopsided fight, outnumbered and outgunned ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|following battle]], ''Galactica'' manages to hold off the main attack of the massive Cylon attack force. Despite the damage suffered in previous engagements, the old warship wields her main guns and point defense batteries effectively again in defense of the Fleet. During the battle ''Galactica'' takes many hits while covering the Fleet although without crippling damage. Despite having the advantage, and managing to destroy or damage several civilian ships, the Cylons retreat in the middle of the battle, after detecting one of the [[Final Five]] among the Colonials ([[He That Believeth in Me]]).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' is once forced to prepare for a battle against the rebel [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestar]], but the ''[[Demetrius]]'' arrives to defuse the situation. In the wake of the basestar disappearing from the Fleet ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]), [[Saul Tigh]] assumes command of ''Galactica'', jumping along with the Fleet ([[Sine Qua Non]]).<br /> <br /> After [[Kara Thrace]] picks up a strange signal in [[Starbuck's Viper|her Viper]], the Colonials have a direct bearing towards Earth. Shortly later, after several years of searching, ''Galactica'' and her Fleet finally make the last jump to Earth ([[Revelations]]).<br /> <br /> ===Post-Earth===<br /> After discovering [[Earth]] is a nuclear wasteland, discipline and morale on ''Galactica'' fall dramatically and the overall cleanliness of the ship suffers, e.g. outside [[CIC]], the words &quot;Frak Earth&quot; are spray-painted on the walls ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). When former deck chief [[Galen Tyrol]] disables the FTL drive, foiling the mutineers' escape with the ship, he discovers multiple tears in the chamber's walls, a sign that the aging battlestar's structural integrity is faltering ([[Blood on the Scales]]). Admiral Adama asks Tyrol to resume duty as chief and perform a structural survey of the ship. Tyrol finds several torn supports and weakened areas in the hull, and a more in-depth examination finds endemic metal fatigue throughout the ship, with virtually every part of the hull riddled with small cracks and fissures.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Damaged Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A heavily damaged ''Galactica''.]] <br /> <br /> ''Galactica's'' advanced age, the corners cut during construction and the abuse it has been put through since the war started contributed to its condition. Tyrol suggests treating the damaged parts of the ship with an [[Cylon organic resin|organic Cylon resin]] from the [[Rebel Baseship]], which would fill the cracks and bear the stresses, which Adama at first refuses. However, Adama finally appreciates ''Galactica's'' dire condition when he finds a tear in a bulkhead in his quarters, and orders Tyrol to carry out his plan to repair the ship([[No Exit]]). Tyrol later says that the resin will buy more time but the ship's integrity has been fundamentally weakened and it might not survive more FTL jumps- it is impossible to say how long she can hold. ''Galactica'' is dying of old age and accumulated battle damage.<br /> <br /> Later ''Galactica'' is damaged even further when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] jumps away very close to the hull, and the resulting spatial distortion of her Raptor's FTL jump causes what appears to be buckling and explosive decompression in several sections of the alligator head of ''Galactica'' on her port side ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). This causes a chain reaction of explosions, structural failures and power outages throughout many parts of the ship including CIC. Admiral Adama refuses to abandon ''Galactica'' and orders repairs to begin. Finally, however, Admiral Adama gives the emotionally painful order to stop the repairs and begin scrapping given that the ship continues to deteriorate to a critical level with further hull breaches and malfunctions([[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]). As the ship is slowly offloaded of parts and personnel, the Admiral relents one last time, stops the scrapping of the battlestar, and calls for volunteers for what will likely be a ''Galactica's'' final mission- to get the kidnapped Hera back from Cavil's Cylon colony ([[Daybreak, Part 1]]).<br /> <br /> == Equipment ==<br /> Barring any technological upgrades that may have been made to other ships of [[Galactica type battlestar|her class]], ''Galactica'' shares the same overall technical specifications as other original Colonial battlestars.<br /> <br /> ===Starboard Flight Pod===<br /> <br /> The starboard landing bay is eventually restored to usable condition, evidenced when Major Lee Adama lands his Raptor in the starboard pod. However, it is possible that this is due to a previously issued quarantine order and not because the flight pod is in regular use ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). The starboard hangar deck is designated an [[Dogsville|area of refuge]] for civilians displaced from lost ships (The Woman King).<br /> <br /> ===Nuclear Warheads===<br /> [[Image:Galactica nukes.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s nuclear arsenal.]]<br /> ''Galactica'' has five nuclear warheads as of &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;. Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] uses one warhead to destroy the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] orbiting Kobol ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] cannibalizes one to use in his [[Cylon detector]]. He later gives the warhead to [[Gina Inviere]], who detonates it aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. <br /> <br /> It is unknown how many nuclear warheads ''Pegasus'' has when it encounters ''Galactica'', but the two ships pool their nuclear ordnance stockpiles after that. As of &quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, ''Galactica'' possesses at least seven warheads ([[missile tube]]s 4 through 10).<br /> <br /> :''The yield of these weapons is unknown. It is likely they are of a &quot;dial a yield&quot; design which is common in real-life nuclear weapons. Because the physics of nuclear weapon design is a measurable science, and based on the size of the weapons seen on screen, the yield of ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; weapons may lie between 5 and 150 kilotons.''&lt;ref&gt;This is extrapolated from the size of the weapon, compared to a modern day ([[w:W80|W80]])-class nuclear warhead used by the United States.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Vipers===<br /> [[image:1104Tube Mini.JPG|right|thumb|200X|Viper in launch tube.]]<br /> :''For information on the fighter squadrons stationed on ''Galactica'' see: [[Squadrons of Galactica]]''<br /> <br /> Prior to the arrival of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' carries a maximum thirty-four Vipers, of which at least six are Mark VIIs. Following the advent of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' receives supplies that aid in the repair and refurbishment of her initial fighter complement ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Some time later, new Mark VII Vipers are constructed at ''Pegasus''s' Viper construction facilities utilizing the raw ore mined in an asteroid belt ([[Scar]]), and several of those are assigned to ''Galactica''. <br /> <br /> With ''Pegasus'' destroyed at the [[Battle of New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' absorbs the former's fighter squadrons and personnel, and her Viper complement now counts approximately 80 planes. &lt;ref&gt;Dialogue from &quot;[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]&quot; and &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; establishes that 40 Vipers have been transferred to a Cylon basestar, which comprises half the ship's air wing.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Raptors===<br /> The number of [[Raptor|Raptors]] available to ''Galactica'' is portrayed inconsistently. The assumption prior to joining up with ''Pegasus'' is that the battlestar has at least five Raptors, having left [[Ragnar Anchorage]] with at least eight. After the Battle of New Caprica, ''Galactica'' takes on ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; Raptors. The subsequent number of available craft is unknown, but is at least 20, considering how many Raptors are deployed to rescue to the resistance fighters on Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===Other Craft===<br /> *''Galactica'' currently possesses two [[Heavy Raider]]s. One is hit by ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s defensive fire and crashes into the starboard flight pod with unknown, but probably extensive, damage ([[Scattered]]). The other returns in operational status from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[Home, Part I]]). One of these Heavy Raiders is relieved of its FTL navigation system for use on the rescue mission to Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).<br /> * A Raider from the first Cylon War may be on board ''Galactica'' after one follows Starbuck into one of ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; landing bays and is shot down ([[Razor]]). A Cylon War era Raider, or at least a replica of one, was present in the [[Galactica Museum]], but has not been mentioned since.<br /> *A second [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] comes into ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; possession after [[Daniel Novacek]]'s &quot;escape&quot; from a basestar, replacing the one retrieved by [[Kara Thrace]] and lost during the quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[Hero]]).<br /> *An experimental stealth fighter, the [[Blackbird]], is constructed using spare parts ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]) and used in a critically successful reconnaissance mission to explore the nature of what comes to be known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. The Blackbird is destroyed after completing its [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|first combat mission]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br /> *''Galactica'' possesses [[fuel tanker]]s used to supply fuel to Vipers and Raptors in flight without the need to dock with the ship. These may be dedicated craft or specially fitted shuttles or Raptors ([[Occupation]]).<br /> <br /> == Crew ==<br /> :''For information on Senior Staff, see : [[Senior Staff of Galactica]]'' <br /> :''For a list of pilots, see: [[List of Pilots]]'' <br /> :''For a list of deckhands, see: [[List of deckhands]]'' <br /> :''For a list of marines, see: [[Colonial Marine Corps]]'' <br /> <br /> Before the attack, ''Galactica'' has approximately 2,900 crewmen. By the time of the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', attrition has reduced this number to about 2,660. (c.f. [[Crew tally]]) <br /> It is unknown whether the Colonial Marines account for members or not.<br /> *Between &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot; and &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]&quot; ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; offensive capability is also greatly hampered by the number of [[List of Pilots|qualified pilots]] available, and their lack of flight simulators with which to train more. Since ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; reunion with ''Pegasus'', this has ceased to be an issue ([[Scar]]).<br /> <br /> ==Related Imagery==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Galactica Ortho copy.jpg|''Galactica'' - [[Zoic]] rendering &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:BSG Ortho Bottom.jpg|''Galactica'' - Zoic rendering &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:Galactica - flight pods retracted.jpg|''Galactica'' with flight pods retracted.<br /> Image:BSG landing alcove.jpg|''Galactica'' landing alcove.<br /> Image:Battered Battlestar.jpg|Bow view of ''Galactica''.<br /> Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; point defense batteries in action &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:Galactica fights off missile salvos.jpg|''Galactica'' establishes a defense perimeter.<br /> Image:BONC.jpg|''Galactica'' takes a pounding.<br /> Image:Raptor scramble.jpg|''Galactica'' scrambles [[viper]]s and [[raptor]]s for battle.<br /> Image:BattleofIN.jpg|''Galactica'''s main batteries attempt to hold off a Cylon [[basestar]].<br /> Image:CIC Overview 1.jpg|''Galactica'''s CIC.<br /> Image:Cicweaponscontrol1.jpg|Weapon's control.<br /> Image:Cictacticalstation1.jpg|Tactical station.<br /> Image:Cic commstation.jpg|Communications.<br /> Image:The Mess.jpg|The Officers' mess hall.<br /> Image:Galactica corridor.jpg|The &quot;A-shaped&quot; corridors.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> *[[Galactica crew facilities (RDM)|Galactica crew facilities]]<br /> *[[:Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)|Galactica Areas]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Ships}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Battlestars]]<br /> [[Category:Battlestars (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Craft]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Craft (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Military]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Ships]]<br /> [[Category:Ships (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> {{featured article}}<br /> <br /> [[de:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[es:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[fr:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[zh:卡拉狄加 (RDM)]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Post-Earth */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] battlestar. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''<br /> {{Ship Data<br /> | image= Battlestar_stern.jpg<br /> | title= Galactica (BS 75)<br /> | race= Colonial<br /> | type= Military<br /> | ftl= Yes<br /> | crew= Approximately 2,641 <br /> | co= Admiral [[William Adama]]<br /> | xo= [[Saul Tigh]] <br /> | role= Carrier / battleship hybrid<br /> | weapons= As many as 506 point-defense dual [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], 24 primary dual Kinetic Energy Weapons, at least 12 [[missile tubes]] capable of firing conventional and nuclear missiles, Vipers, Raptors<br /> | status= Active Post Scrapping<br /> | img= Y<br /> }}<br /> '''''Galactica'' (BS 75)''' is a [[Galactica type battlestar|veteran battlestar]] and the last of her kind still in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction of the Twelve Colonies]]. Built during the early days of the [[Cylon War]], she remains the only military vessel without integrated [[Computers|computer networks]]. Without networked computers, ''Galactica'' never upgrades to the new [[Command Navigation Program|integrated defense system software]] developed by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] and his [[Number Six|team]]. Because of this and other factors, she becomes one of only two known battlestars (the other being ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') to survive the renewed Cylon attack on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. At the time of this attack, she was part of the 75th [[Battlestar Group]] (BSG-75).<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' was one of the first twelve battlestars to be constructed by the Colonials, each representing one of the twelve colonies; ''Galactica'' represented [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. As such, she is some 50 years old. While solidly built, various factors during ''Galactica's'' construction led to the shipyard &quot;cutting corners&quot; when she was originally built, with various components not completed to spec.([[No Exit]]) Following the outbreak of Cylon hostilities several more battlestars were built. ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; first commander was named [[Nash]].<br /> [[Image:Mini gal top.jpg|left|thumb|A dorsal view of ''Galactica''. The starboard [[flight pod]] is covered by a window to form the [[Galactica Museum|museum area]].]]<br /> The original battlestars were all designed with non-integrated computer systems to avoid the Cylons' demonstrated ability to override or subvert networked command and control systems early in the war ([[Miniseries]]). Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies. <br /> <br /> After the [[Armistice Station|armistice]] with the Cylons, and their withdrawal from Colonial space, ''Galactica'' and her sister ships served the Twelve Colonies in a variety of roles. While her surviving sister ships were scrapped or upgraded to match the systems capabilities of newer Colonial vessels, ''Galactica'' continued in service without her systems being fully networked or integrated, making her unique among Colonial military vessels. Galactica was relegated to intra-system duties for at least 20 years prior to her decommissioning.<br /> <br /> With her active career drawing to a close, a decision was taken to retire ''Galactica'' and decommission her from service. Colonial Fleet chose not to scrap her, but to turn her into a combination of living museum to the original Cylon War and an educational center, with her conversion being overseen by her final commander, [[William Adama]].<br /> <br /> At the time of her formal decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' is stripped of all but one of her operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII squadrons, her munitions are destroyed, and her starboard landing pod is converted into a pressurized [[Galactica Museum|museum]] which houses (among other things) a full squadron of [[Viper Mark II|Mk. II Vipers]] as well as a Viper model that appears [[Viper (TOS)|older than the Mark II]] (Miniseries, also in deleted scenes).<br /> <br /> With the renewed and unexpected Cylon hostilities, ''Galactica'' is quickly brought back to combat condition and sorties several Mark IIs retrieved from her museum, engaging in her first battle with the Cylons in over 40 years (all but one last Mark VII squadron were sent to Caprica for reassignment). She survives a direct hit by a tactical nuclear missile, and later [[FTL|jumps]] successfully to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] to replenish her empty ammunition stores at this strategic depot.<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' emerges from the anchorage and engages one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] with her gun batteries, providing cover for [[The Fleet (RDM)|a fleet of 75 civilian ships]] harboring survivors of the Twelve Colonies. Once the entire civilian fleet successfully jumps away, and as a second basestar approaches to join the battle, ''Galactica'' recovers her remaining Vipers and jumps to the rendezvous point beyond the [[Red Line]], never to return to Colonial space ([[Miniseries]]). <br /> <br /> Since the exodus of the Colonials from their overrun homeworlds, ''Galactica'' becomes both protector and provider for the Fleet. She provides covering fire for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times (&quot;[[33]]&quot;, &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;). The battlestar provides much of the Fleet with recycled water ([[Water]]) and she is the primary source of medical care, where groups of civilians are periodically brought aboard for check-ups and treatment ([[Litmus]]). ''Galactica'' also undertakes internal policing duties within the Fleet (&quot;[[Water]]&quot;, &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, capturing a [[tylium]] fuel mining and processing plant in the process ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br /> <br /> The [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''Pegasus'', commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]], joins ''Galactica'' approximately 6 months into their exile (See the series [[Timeline (RDM)|timeline]] for special information about this milestone). The two battlestars destroy two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] as well as a critical Cylon support ship known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. After Admiral Cain's death, President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] promotes William Adama to Admiral, restoring him to overall Fleet command, but now with two battlestars at his disposal ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===New Caprica===<br /> Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time the majority of her crew are allowed to the surface in an effort to populate the planet and restore the human race, a majority of whom are seemingly convinced that the Cylons will never find New Caprica. The diminished staff inevitably results in standard maintenance becoming overlooked or ignored; basic military responses, such as the launching of alert fighters and routine training exercises become difficult to execute. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Severely limited in their abilities, Admiral Adama orders the defense fleet to jump away from New Caprica along with a handful of civilian ships still in orbit of the colony. They vow to eventually return to New Caprica and liberate it from the Cylon invaders ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===[[Battle of New Caprica]]===<br /> Four months after their escape, ''Galactica'''s staff is still in the process of developing a rescue strategy with 16 training exercises having been completed and a 17th underway when an accident causes its early cessation ([[Occupation]]). This forces both a change in strategy and the reformulation of a rescue plan to deal with personnel who have not seen conflict in 16 months. While ''Galactica'' fights to liberate the Colonials on-planet, ''Pegasus'' is assigned to protect the remaining civilian fleet and continue its search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] (&quot;[[Precipice]]&quot;, &quot;[[Exodus, Part I]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> After coordinating with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], ''Galactica'' leaves ''Pegasus'' to guard the space-bound members of humanity while it uses a series of drones to misdirect the bulk of the Cylon Raiders and avoid immediate detection by baseships, thus allowing the civilians on the planet to escape to their ships and flee New Caprica.<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' then jumps into low orbit, plummeting from an altitude of 100,000 feet. As the ship falls, Admiral Adama orders the launch of all remaining Vipers. ''Galactica'' then jumps back into orbit. In the subsequent battle with the orbiting basestars, ''Galactica'' is overtaxed, out-gunned, and faces destruction when ''Pegasus'' unexpectedly arrives. ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; salvos draw the attention of the basestars away from ''Galactica'', buying ''Galactica'' time to bring her [[FTL|FTL drives]] back on-line and escape, but at the cost of ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; destruction ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' bears the scars of the battle with significant scorching and dents to the hull. Nonetheless, the battlestar remains combat ready, holding off a superior Cylon force for a short duration in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]), and threatening to use its nuclear arsenal twice after New Caprica (&quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;). Given the loss of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' now boasts a larger crew, Viper and Raptor complement, to the point where there are more pilots than there are ships to fly ([[Torn]]), although the training of new recruits is still ongoing (&quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads]]&quot;, &quot;[[He That Believeth in Me]]&quot;). Further, there are various redundancies between the two crews that are appropriately dealt with (e.g. [[Lee Adama]] in a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)|deleted scene]] from &quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> In &quot;[[A Day in the Life]]&quot;, Colonel Tigh comments that ''Galactica'' took so much damage in this battle that it would &quot;take six weeks in dry dock just to bang out the dents&quot;. This indicates that the damage is extensive enough to require a significant amount time (probably months) for full repair, and would be unlikely to survive a massive battle again. <br /> <br /> ===Resuming the search for Earth===<br /> ''Galactica'' takes aboard a significant quantity of civilians following the exodus from New Caprica, as several civilian ships are lost during the escape from the failed colony. Cramped conditions increase as crew and civilians struggle to adapt to life back aboard a ship. The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed &quot;[[Camp Oil Slick]]&quot; and later &quot;Dogsville&quot; (&quot;[[Torn]]&quot;, &quot;[[The Woman King]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> During a [[The Passage|food shortage crisis]] caused by contamination of the Fleet's food processing systems, ''Galactica'' (along with her Raptors acting as pilot ships) guides the civilian Fleet through an area of intense heat, light and radiation caused by a [[Passage (star cluster)|dense star cluster]] to reach edible resources on the [[algae planet]]. ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; heavy armor and radiation shielding protect her from the intense effects of the cluster, but the ship still suffers hull damage and decompressions.<br /> <br /> The ship confronts a Cylon fleet and barely escapes a nova during [[Eye of Jupiter|the events over the algae planet]], jumping out at the last moment after recovering its ground teams and additional data on a way-point to Earth known to the Colonials as the [[Ionian nebula]] (&quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;). Repairs continue on the journey to the Ionian nebula. Damage to one particular airlock nearly causes the deaths of Galen and Cally Tyrol during what they expected to be a quick repair of a hull micro-fracture ([[A Day in the Life]]). <br /> <br /> When the Fleet reaches the nebula, four Cylon baseships are detected following an unexplained power outage. With the entire Fleet crippled and unable to escape, ''Galactica'' scrambles her Vipers and prepares for a lopsided fight, outnumbered and outgunned ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|following battle]], ''Galactica'' manages to hold off the main attack of the massive Cylon attack force. Despite the damage suffered in previous engagements, the old warship wields her main guns and point defense batteries effectively again in defense of the Fleet. During the battle ''Galactica'' takes many hits while covering the Fleet although without crippling damage. Despite having the advantage, and managing to destroy or damage several civilian ships, the Cylons retreat in the middle of the battle, after detecting one of the [[Final Five]] among the Colonials ([[He That Believeth in Me]]).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' is once forced to prepare for a battle against the rebel [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestar]], but the ''[[Demetrius]]'' arrives to defuse the situation. In the wake of the basestar disappearing from the Fleet ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]), [[Saul Tigh]] assumes command of ''Galactica'', jumping along with the Fleet ([[Sine Qua Non]]).<br /> <br /> After [[Kara Thrace]] picks up a strange signal in [[Starbuck's Viper|her Viper]], the Colonials have a direct bearing towards Earth. Shortly later, after several years of searching, ''Galactica'' and her Fleet finally make the last jump to Earth ([[Revelations]]).<br /> <br /> ===Post-Earth===<br /> After discovering [[Earth]] is a nuclear wasteland, discipline and morale on ''Galactica'' fall dramatically and the overall cleanliness of the ship suffers, e.g. outside [[CIC]], the words &quot;Frak Earth&quot; are spray-painted on the walls ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). When former deck chief [[Galen Tyrol]] disables the FTL drive, foiling the mutineers' escape with the ship, he discovers multiple tears in the chamber's walls, a sign that the aging battlestar's structural integrity is faltering ([[Blood on the Scales]]). Admiral Adama asks Tyrol to resume duty as chief and perform a structural survey of the ship. Tyrol finds several torn supports and weakened areas in the hull, and a more in-depth examination finds endemic metal fatigue throughout the ship, with virtually every part of the hull riddled with small cracks and fissures.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Damaged Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A heavily damaged ''Galactica''.]] <br /> <br /> ''Galactica's'' advanced age, the corners cut during construction and the abuse it has been put through since the war started contributed to its condition. Tyrol suggests treating the damaged parts of the ship with an [[Cylon organic resin|organic Cylon resin]] from the [[Rebel Baseship]], which would fill the cracks and bear the stresses, which Adama at first refuses. However, Adama finally appreciates ''Galactica's'' dire condition when he finds a tear in a bulkhead in his quarters, and orders Tyrol to carry out his plan to repair the ship([[No Exit]]). Tyrol later says that the resin will buy more time but the ship's integrity has been fundamentally weakened and it might not survive more FTL jumps- it is impossible to say how long she can hold. ''Galactica'' is dying of old age and accumulated battle damage.<br /> <br /> Later ''Galactica'' is damaged even further when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] jumps away very close to the hull, and the resulting spatial distortion of her Raptor's FTL jump causes what appears to be buckling and explosive decompression in several sections of the alligator head of ''Galactica'' on her port side ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). This causes a chain reaction of explosions, structural failures and power outages throughout many parts of the ship including CIC. Admiral Adama refuses to abandon ''Galactica'' and orders repairs to begin. Finally, however, Admiral Adama gives the emotionally painful order to stop the repairs and begin scrapping given that the ship continues to deteriorate to a critical level with further hull breaches and malfunctions([[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]). As the ship is slowly offloaded of parts and personnel, the Admiral relents one last time, stops the scrapping of the battlestar, and calls for volunteers for what will likely be a ''Galactica's'' final mission- to get the kidnapped Hera back from Cavil's Cylon colony.<br /> <br /> == Equipment ==<br /> Barring any technological upgrades that may have been made to other ships of [[Galactica type battlestar|her class]], ''Galactica'' shares the same overall technical specifications as other original Colonial battlestars.<br /> <br /> ===Starboard Flight Pod===<br /> <br /> The starboard landing bay is eventually restored to usable condition, evidenced when Major Lee Adama lands his Raptor in the starboard pod. However, it is possible that this is due to a previously issued quarantine order and not because the flight pod is in regular use ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). The starboard hangar deck is designated an [[Dogsville|area of refuge]] for civilians displaced from lost ships (The Woman King).<br /> <br /> ===Nuclear Warheads===<br /> [[Image:Galactica nukes.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s nuclear arsenal.]]<br /> ''Galactica'' has five nuclear warheads as of &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;. Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] uses one warhead to destroy the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] orbiting Kobol ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] cannibalizes one to use in his [[Cylon detector]]. He later gives the warhead to [[Gina Inviere]], who detonates it aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. <br /> <br /> It is unknown how many nuclear warheads ''Pegasus'' has when it encounters ''Galactica'', but the two ships pool their nuclear ordnance stockpiles after that. As of &quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, ''Galactica'' possesses at least seven warheads ([[missile tube]]s 4 through 10).<br /> <br /> :''The yield of these weapons is unknown. It is likely they are of a &quot;dial a yield&quot; design which is common in real-life nuclear weapons. Because the physics of nuclear weapon design is a measurable science, and based on the size of the weapons seen on screen, the yield of ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; weapons may lie between 5 and 150 kilotons.''&lt;ref&gt;This is extrapolated from the size of the weapon, compared to a modern day ([[w:W80|W80]])-class nuclear warhead used by the United States.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Vipers===<br /> [[image:1104Tube Mini.JPG|right|thumb|200X|Viper in launch tube.]]<br /> :''For information on the fighter squadrons stationed on ''Galactica'' see: [[Squadrons of Galactica]]''<br /> <br /> Prior to the arrival of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' carries a maximum thirty-four Vipers, of which at least six are Mark VIIs. Following the advent of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' receives supplies that aid in the repair and refurbishment of her initial fighter complement ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Some time later, new Mark VII Vipers are constructed at ''Pegasus''s' Viper construction facilities utilizing the raw ore mined in an asteroid belt ([[Scar]]), and several of those are assigned to ''Galactica''. <br /> <br /> With ''Pegasus'' destroyed at the [[Battle of New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' absorbs the former's fighter squadrons and personnel, and her Viper complement now counts approximately 80 planes. &lt;ref&gt;Dialogue from &quot;[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]&quot; and &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; establishes that 40 Vipers have been transferred to a Cylon basestar, which comprises half the ship's air wing.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Raptors===<br /> The number of [[Raptor|Raptors]] available to ''Galactica'' is portrayed inconsistently. The assumption prior to joining up with ''Pegasus'' is that the battlestar has at least five Raptors, having left [[Ragnar Anchorage]] with at least eight. After the Battle of New Caprica, ''Galactica'' takes on ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; Raptors. The subsequent number of available craft is unknown, but is at least 20, considering how many Raptors are deployed to rescue to the resistance fighters on Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===Other Craft===<br /> *''Galactica'' currently possesses two [[Heavy Raider]]s. One is hit by ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s defensive fire and crashes into the starboard flight pod with unknown, but probably extensive, damage ([[Scattered]]). The other returns in operational status from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[Home, Part I]]). One of these Heavy Raiders is relieved of its FTL navigation system for use on the rescue mission to Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).<br /> * A Raider from the first Cylon War may be on board ''Galactica'' after one follows Starbuck into one of ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; landing bays and is shot down ([[Razor]]). A Cylon War era Raider, or at least a replica of one, was present in the [[Galactica Museum]], but has not been mentioned since.<br /> *A second [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] comes into ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; possession after [[Daniel Novacek]]'s &quot;escape&quot; from a basestar, replacing the one retrieved by [[Kara Thrace]] and lost during the quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[Hero]]).<br /> *An experimental stealth fighter, the [[Blackbird]], is constructed using spare parts ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]) and used in a critically successful reconnaissance mission to explore the nature of what comes to be known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. The Blackbird is destroyed after completing its [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|first combat mission]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br /> *''Galactica'' possesses [[fuel tanker]]s used to supply fuel to Vipers and Raptors in flight without the need to dock with the ship. These may be dedicated craft or specially fitted shuttles or Raptors ([[Occupation]]).<br /> <br /> == Crew ==<br /> :''For information on Senior Staff, see : [[Senior Staff of Galactica]]'' <br /> :''For a list of pilots, see: [[List of Pilots]]'' <br /> :''For a list of deckhands, see: [[List of deckhands]]'' <br /> :''For a list of marines, see: [[Colonial Marine Corps]]'' <br /> <br /> Before the attack, ''Galactica'' has approximately 2,900 crewmen. By the time of the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', attrition has reduced this number to about 2,660. (c.f. [[Crew tally]]) <br /> It is unknown whether the Colonial Marines account for members or not.<br /> *Between &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot; and &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]&quot; ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; offensive capability is also greatly hampered by the number of [[List of Pilots|qualified pilots]] available, and their lack of flight simulators with which to train more. Since ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; reunion with ''Pegasus'', this has ceased to be an issue ([[Scar]]).<br /> <br /> ==Related Imagery==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Galactica Ortho copy.jpg|''Galactica'' - [[Zoic]] rendering &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:BSG Ortho Bottom.jpg|''Galactica'' - Zoic rendering &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:Galactica - flight pods retracted.jpg|''Galactica'' with flight pods retracted.<br /> Image:BSG landing alcove.jpg|''Galactica'' landing alcove.<br /> Image:Battered Battlestar.jpg|Bow view of ''Galactica''.<br /> Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; point defense batteries in action &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:Galactica fights off missile salvos.jpg|''Galactica'' establishes a defense perimeter.<br /> Image:BONC.jpg|''Galactica'' takes a pounding.<br /> Image:Raptor scramble.jpg|''Galactica'' scrambles [[viper]]s and [[raptor]]s for battle.<br /> Image:BattleofIN.jpg|''Galactica'''s main batteries attempt to hold off a Cylon [[basestar]].<br /> Image:CIC Overview 1.jpg|''Galactica'''s CIC.<br /> Image:Cicweaponscontrol1.jpg|Weapon's control.<br /> Image:Cictacticalstation1.jpg|Tactical station.<br /> Image:Cic commstation.jpg|Communications.<br /> Image:The Mess.jpg|The Officers' mess hall.<br /> Image:Galactica corridor.jpg|The &quot;A-shaped&quot; corridors.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> *[[Galactica crew facilities (RDM)|Galactica crew facilities]]<br /> *[[:Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)|Galactica Areas]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Ships}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Battlestars]]<br /> [[Category:Battlestars (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Craft]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Craft (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Military]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Ships]]<br /> [[Category:Ships (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> {{featured article}}<br /> <br /> [[de:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[es:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[fr:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[zh:卡拉狄加 (RDM)]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Music&diff=174940 2009-03-04T13:46:25Z

<p>Captowen: </p> <hr /> <div>As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], four people, [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], begin hearing fragments of strange music that only they can hear. The music becomes more distinct and distracting as the Fleet gets closer to the nebula.<br /> <br /> Once the Fleet arrives at the Ionian nebula, '''the music'''&lt;ref&gt;{{bsgwiki term}}&lt;/ref&gt; reaches a piercing shrill. The Colonials affected not only hear the music complete, but begin to add lyrics as well. As the Fleet plunges into darkness, losing electrical power for reasons unknown, the music compels the four to meet in an isolated room.<br /> <br /> The four are able to assemble the lyric fragments with the intact music to form a strange song. The musical experience is associated with a &quot;switch going off&quot; in the minds of the four, who suddenly become aware that they are [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The source or cause of the music is not known, but [[Final Five]] Cylon [[Samuel Anders]] recalls that in a past life on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], he wrote the song&lt;ref&gt;In the commentary podcast for &quot;Sometimes a Great Notion&quot;, Ronald D. Moore explains that Anders (not Bob Dylan) wrote the song in the Galactica universe, and acknowledges that he and the writers &amp; editors failed to adequately get that across to the audience.&lt;/ref&gt; and used to play it for the woman he loved and his friends ([[Crossroads, Part II]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br /> <br /> At the end of the episode the song starts playing as background music for the viewers to hear. These are the complete lyrics that are sung:<br /> <br /> :''There must be some way out of here''<br /> :''Said the joker to the thief''<br /> :''There's too much confusion''<br /> :''I can't get no relief''<br /> :''Businessmen they drink my wine''<br /> :''Plowmen dig my earth''<br /> :''None of them along the line''<br /> :''Know what any of it is worth''<br /> <br /> :''No reason to get excited''<br /> :''The thief he kindly spoke''<br /> :''There are many here among us''<br /> :''Who feel that life is but a joke''<br /> :''But you and I, we've been through that''<br /> :''And this is not our fate''<br /> :''So let us not talk falsely now''<br /> :''The hour is getting late''<br /> <br /> :''All along the watchtower''<br /> :''All along the watchtower''<br /> <br /> Several of the lines appear in dialogue throughout the episode:<br /> <br /> :Anders: That song you're hummin'. What is that?<br /> :Tyrol: Oh, uh. Ah you know I don't even know, it's just something I can't get outta my head. '''Some way outta here'''. <br /> <br /> :Racetrack: Yo, Anders! Do you need a frakking invitation? Move it! <br /> :Anders: Alright. '''No reason to get excited'''. <br /> <br /> :Saul Tigh: You'll look into it? You'll look into it? I am here telling you there is Cylon sabotage aboard our ship. <br /> :William Adama: Sabotage? With music? <br /> :Saul Tigh: I know, I know. I can't quite understand it myself. '''There's too much confusion'''.<br /> <br /> :Saul Tigh (to self, after Adama exits): '''There must be some kinda way out of here.'''<br /> <br /> :Tory Foster (while washing her hands): '''I can't get no relief.'''<br /> <br /> Since their awakening was precipitated by hearing this music, Anders, Foster, Tigh, and Tyrol become sensitive to mentions of music by others, believing they may be clues to the identity of the then-unknown member of the Final Five. These include [[Gaius Baltar]] using music as a metaphor for spiritual awareness ([[Six of One]]), an idea [[Virtual Six]] told Baltar of in his first vision of the [[Opera House]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), [[Number Two]]'s description of a subtle music underscoring reality that only a few individuals, including [[Kara Thrace]] could hear ([[Faith]]) and [[Felix Gaeta]] singing to distract himself from the pain of his amputated leg ([[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]).<br /> <br /> The music is heard again during a standoff between ''Galactica'' and the rebel [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. It draws Tigh, Tyrol and Anders to [[Viper 8757|Kara Thrace's Viper]], which causes the three to believe there's something special about it. Thrace investigates their claim, and discovers a clue that ultimately leads the Fleet to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]: a Colonial emergency locator beacon signal. Upon the Fleet's arrival at Earth, they land and survey a radiated wasteland of crumbled skyscrapers and a collapsed bridge &lt;ref&gt;with which many viewers perceived a [http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/913/bsgbrooklynbridgeyx0.jpg similarity to real-world New York City], as viewed from near the east tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=watchtower&amp;near=Brooklyn,+NY&amp;fb=1&amp;t=h&amp;ll=40.702879,-73.994551&amp;spn=0.003221,0.00559&amp;z=17 specifically the site] of the [[w:Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]] office building known as &quot;[http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/txt/sedewts.jpg The Watchtower]&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; ([[Revelations]]).<br /> <br /> Later Kara starts playing a song with the composer at the piano in [[Joe's Bar]]. It was a song that when she was little made her happy and [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] drew some of the notes to it and gave it to her. The two play it and it turns out to be The Music. Ellen, Saul, Tory and Tyrol hear it and are shocked especially at the fact that Hera was able to draw the notes to it. The significance of this is unknown, but the composer disappeared during the song and it is indicated that he was some kind of vision of [[Dreilide Thrace|Kara's father]]. Though she is present to hear the song, and has regained her memories of her former life, Final FIve member Ellen Tigh seems not to understand fully the implications of the song either and if she knows when they last heard it and in what context, she does not say.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *The music is, indeed, a version of [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]]'s song, &quot;[[w:All Along The Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]],&quot; specially arranged by series composer [[Bear McCreary]], the lyrics sung by his brother, [[Brendan McCreary]] (known professionally as Bt4) &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=164|title=Bear McCreary's Blog|date=March 25, 2007|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt;. The song is available on the [[Soundtrack (Season 3)|Season 3 soundtrack]].<br /> *The song is ''not'' intended to indicate that the Colonials have picked up an Earth communication. Series executive producer [[Ron D. Moore]] considers the song to be an invention created by a Colonial citizen in a curious parallel to what had or will develop on Earth. The series creators have intentionally avoided citing whether ''Battlestar Galactica'' occurs in the the series' [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'s past, present, or future. Moore offers that &quot;things that happened on ''Galactica'' were tied into our reality here on Earth in some way, in the past or the future, or some other connection&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/ronald_d_moore|title=AV Club interview with Ronald D. Moore|date=|accessdate=April 22, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> *Over 25 notable bands have performed cover versions of &quot;All Along The Watchtower&quot;; the definitive cover was performed by [[w:The Jimi Hendrix Experience|The Jimi Hendrix Experience]]. Many people are unaware that his version was not the original &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=96|title=Song Stats for ''All Along the Watchtower'' at DMBAlmanac.com|date=|accessdate=April 22, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> *Bob Dylan has indicated that the events in the song's lyrics are &quot;in a rather reverse order&quot;, beginning logically in time with the &quot;All Along The Watchtower&quot; verse and ending with the now-famous opening lines, &quot;'There must be some way out of here,' said the Joker to the Thief.&quot; &lt;ref name=&quot;dylanlyrics&quot;&gt;http://bobdylan.com/songs/watchtower.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *The version used in the series omits the final stanza, though the full song (including this stanza) is included in the season soundtrack:<br /> *: ''All along the watchtower, princes kept the view''<br /> *: ''While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.''<br /> *: ''Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,''<br /> *: ''Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl''<br /> *The rhythm of the Colonial emergency locator beacon's signal matches the rhythm of the Music.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{wikifrakr|All Inside the Bong Water}} &lt;!-- Do not add a new line between this template or the bullet points! --&gt; <br /> *[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UZ4C4A/ref=s9_asin_title_1/103-7723281-5296603?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=center-2&amp;pf_rd_r=142PG250BG9FW5010JP2&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=278240301&amp;pf_rd_i=507846 Season 3 OST at Amazon, including &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot;]<br /> *[http://www.reasontorock.com/tracks/watchtower.html An analysis of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; at Reason to Rock]<br /> *[http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D91218865%2526id%253D91218823%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30 &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot;], sung by [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]], at iTunes<br /> *[http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D79674825%2526id%253D79674801%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30 &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot;], sung by [[w:Jimi Hendrix|Jimi Hendrix]], at iTunes<br /> {{ext-wikipedia-name|article=All Along the Watchtower|name=All Along the Watchtower}}<br /> Analysis and commentary in [http://www.amazon.com/Cylons-America-Critical-Battlestar-Galactica/dp/0826428487/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1235253480&amp;sr=8-1 “Of Duduks and Dylan: Negotiating Music and the Aural Space,” by Eftychia Papanikolaou.] In ''Cylons in America: Critical Studies of Battlestar Galactica''. 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Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me&diff=174747 2009-03-02T23:30:33Z

<p>Captowen: /* Questions */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt; [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s extradition from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * [[Kara Thrace]] gets out of her bunk and opens her locker. Looking in the mirror, she momentarily sees the image of her own corpse found on Earth in the reflection. Disturbed, Kara takes out the bloodstained dog tags recovered from the corpse and stares at them, silently brooding to herself.<br /> * Kara goes through her daily routine - showering, dressing, giving the Cylon and Colonial pilots their assignments, doing paperwork, and drinking at the bar.<br /> * The Fleet is still searching for a habitable planet. ''Galactica'' is now experiencing frequent power losses and plumbing disruptions due to the ongoing repair work.<br /> * Tyrol informs Admiral Adama, Lee Adama, and President Roslin that the repairs and the Cylon organic substance will buy the ship a few more jumps, but not many. The admiral states that he isn't ready to give up just yet.<br /> * Lee congratulates Sonja, a [[Number Six]] model, on her appointment as the Cylons' representative to the newly-formed Quorum of Ships' Captains.<br /> * Sonja makes a formal request that Boomer be returned to the Cylons. When Adama starts to protest that Boomer tried to kill him, Sonja explains that they don't want Boomer set free. They want to try Boomer for treason, as she sided with Cavil in the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * When Lee asks what will happen to Boomer if she's convicted, Sonja says that with the loss of their ability to resurrect, the Cylons can now implement capital punishment.<br /> * Tyrol realizes what this means: They're going to kill Boomer.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;Someone To Watch Over Me&quot; is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;), and the original [[Cylon]] musical cue is derived from that tune as well. This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of &quot;[[Tauron]] toothpaste&quot; offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;[[Felgercarb]],&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; Tauron comes from Taurus the bull. In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;bullshittoothpaste&quot;.<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of [[Sonja]], who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> *When Tyrol visits and talks to Boomer for the first time in the Brig, during the conversation Boomer calls Tyrol &quot;Galen&quot; for the first time, at least publicly and on screen. Previously she has only been known to call Tyrol &quot;Chief&quot;, perhaps out of reflex action to keep their romance a secret, even though it was the worst kept secret in the fleet.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> ===The Galactica's condition ===<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortions that can seriously strain a ships hull. Although bad hull damage does not necessarily prevent a ship from jumping (as has been seen many times before in the seasons, for example ''Pegasus'' - which jumped after being hit by three nuclear missiles in [[The Captain's Hand]]) the threat to ''Galactica'' has been compounded by the added riddling of the entire aged superstructure with microfractures. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump does eventually appear to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general aging in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull fatigue.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping for continued periods. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects- though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much more closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. It should be made clear that smaller objects are proportionally stronger and that smaller objects should feel much less shear. It is also possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times later. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' has probably been taking damage over the years from multiple jumps and suffering combat damage. It's just that the extent of the damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> ** It is in part because of those actions, the atomic strikes and it jumping and falling though into a planet's gravity well and its atmosphere is why ''Galactic''a is suffering from massive metal fatigue, in addition to normal wear and tea of a 50+ year old ship and the fact that she hasn't had a major or even minor overhaul in years even before the the attack on the Colonies has taken their toll. In addition as discovered by Chief Tyrol the builders of ''Galactica'' &quot;cut corners&quot; with the building specifications of the ship. Ironically, if the ''Galactica'' was able to retire on schedule these issues of &quot;substandard&quot; construction wouldn't had come up. <br /> ** Further to the point above about small craft being subject to less 'shear', it stands to reason that the size of the disturbance created by a ship executing a jump might be proportional to the size of the ship itself. A large vessel such as the tylium ship may create a widespread but relatively smooth disturbance, so the nearby Raptors would have been like corks bobbing as a wave passed. Conversely, a small vessel such as a Raptor might create a localised but very sharp distortion that poses more risk of damage to a large ship close to it.<br /> *The age of ''Galactica'''s FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of a few more FTL jumps, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> <br /> ===The actions of Boomer===<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * The clear liquid substance that Boomer, masquerading as Athena gave Hera in her sippy cup and urged her to drink up was likely a sedative to keep her quiet in the equipment box she hid her in.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> **It is more likely that Boomer genuinely wanted him to come with her because she truly loves him. Bringing him back to John Cavil-if that is where she is headed-would be of no use to him because as Ellen stated he would need all Five of the Finals to recreate Resurrection. She has saw that it is possible for a Final Five Cylon to mate and have offspring with a Standard Model like herself even if Caprica-Six's pregnancy by Saul Tigh failed so the possibility of a family was open to her.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> ** Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica.''<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> <br /> ===Starbuck's role===<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot;<br /> ** [[w:Helice|Helice]], also spelled Helike, was an ancient Greek city which sank into the Corinthian Gulf in 373 B.C. It may have formed the basis of the myth of the lost city [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]].&lt;ref&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helice&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/helike.shtml&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;; it is the root of the modern word &lt;i&gt;helix&lt;/i&gt;. Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star, hence the name. This may be a reference to the spinning of the [[maelstrom]] Kara flew into before her ship was destroyed, and it could also refer to the [[mandala]] found on the wall of her apartment and the [[Temple of Five]].<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(mythology)|Helice/Helike]] was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which name itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;). &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(moon)|Helike]] is also a newly-discovered moon of [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br /> ** However, the appearance of the word &quot;Helice'' may simply be an in-joke to [[Bear McCreary]]'s heavy involvement with this episode -- Ursa Major, and McCreary, both being &quot;The Great Bear.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/battlestar-galactica-someone-to-watch-over-me-live-at-the-helice-opera-house/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has the ability of Projection and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could had been projection. <br /> ===Tyrol and the other Finals=== <br /> *The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> ===The status of Cylons in the Fleet===<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing.&quot;<br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits and none is addressed by rank.<br /> ** The Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs.<br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Could Kara's father have been Daniel, the &quot;artistic&quot; [[Number Seven]] model?<br /> * Could Kara be a reincarnation of the woman that Anders originally played the song for?<br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot; - as everyone thought at the time - with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls Tyrol helping so-called &quot;Athena&quot; that will be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, Tyrol cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react? What would Athena do to him? Helo? <br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> ** It was dangerous for ''Galactica'' because of its failing structure. <br /> ** Also, as noted above, the spatial distortion caused by the Raptor's jump, only reaching part of Galactica, would cause much more shearing force and therefore much more stress on the structure. Since the Raptors in &quot;A Disquiet Follows My Soul&quot; are much smaller than the tylium ship, they were pretty much 'bounced' off the spatial rift<br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> ** The Sixes appear to be the most influential leaders within the rebel Cylon society, and posess the most individuality. Caprica Six sowed the seeds of the Cylon Civil War, Natalie led the revolt, and Sixes generally were in senior positions in the occupation government of New Caprica.<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * Since Boomer was able to find the fleet, why doesn't Cavil just jump in and attack the Fleet? Surely he has superior numbers. Is it merely because of fear of death, since they can no longer resurrect?<br /> ** Cavil seems to want Hera- this would only be possible by using Boomer as an infiltrator rather than attacking ''Galactica'' outright. Attacking the Fleet would only result in them jumping away anyway.<br /> *** Also, Cavil probably doesn't want to risk accidentally killing the Final Five, who he needs to regain the ability to resurrect. <br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * To what extent are the semi-sentient Raiders and Centurions integrated into the Colonial or allied military force?<br /> * Is Anders' head being kept shaved and if so why? If, as Cottle suggests, it has been weeks since his operation, his hair should presumably be growing back. Perhaps it is to make it easier to monitor his unusual EEG traces.<br /> * With the ''Galactica'' in the shape she is in now, how are the civilian ships holding up? Are they in a similar condition? Could this explain why there is only 35 ships mentioned remaining in the fleet?<br /> **Very likely much better since they don't take battle damage and generally don't maneuver wildly to attack or evade. However, yes they have been in space constantly for four years likely past several mandatory maintenance checks and overhauls, both minor and major. Still, most of the civilian ships would be in much better shape than ''Galactica'' because they run and don't stand and fight and take hits and many of them are newer than ''Galactica''.<br /> ** If 35 is indeed the correct number of ships in the Fleet, then nearly half the Fleet's ships have been lost. Given that few have been seen to be lost on screen, the majority of these losses probably occurred during the rapid evacuation of the settlement of New Caprica. Many ships would have either have been destroyed trying to flee, or left on the planet's surface. Outside of that, several ships might have been abandoned off screen due to deteriorating conditions- presumably after being stripped for parts with the civilians moved to other ships or ''Galactica'' herself.<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *''Ellen Tigh, Saul Tigh, and Tory Foster are in Joe's bar. Saul is remarking at the state of someone they cared about:''<br /> <br /> :Saul: Cottle was right, I should've never insisted on seeing him. His eyes were open! I wasn't ready for that. The little guy was looking right at me! <br /> <br /> ::''Saul was not talking about Anders (in a coma with his eyes open) but the body of his dead son Liam that was delivered stillborn after he died in vitro but whose corpse he insisted on seeing.''<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[David Weddle]] as Smoking man in [[Joe's bar]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Bradley Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by David Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Teaser */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt; [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s extradition from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * [[Kara Thrace]] gets out of her bunk and opens her locker. Looking in the mirror, she momentarily sees the image of her own corpse found on Earth in the reflection. Disturbed, Kara takes out the bloodstained dog tags recovered from the corpse and stares at them, silently brooding to herself.<br /> * Kara goes through her daily routine - showering, dressing, giving the Cylon and Colonial pilots their assignments, doing paperwork, and drinking at the bar.<br /> * The Fleet is still searching for a habitable planet. ''Galactica'' is now experiencing frequent power losses and plumbing disruptions due to the ongoing repair work.<br /> * Tyrol informs Admiral Adama, Lee Adama, and President Roslin that the repairs and the Cylon organic substance will buy the ship a few more jumps, but not many. The admiral states that he isn't ready to give up just yet.<br /> * Lee congratulates Sonja, a [[Number Six]] model, on her appointment as the Cylons' representative to the newly-formed Quorum of Ships' Captains.<br /> * Sonja makes a formal request that Boomer be returned to the Cylons. When Adama starts to protest that Boomer tried to kill him, Sonja explains that they don't want Boomer set free. They want to try Boomer for treason, as she sided with Cavil in the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * When Lee asks what will happen to Boomer if she's convicted, Sonja says that with the loss of their ability to resurrect, the Cylons can now implement capital punishment.<br /> * Tyrol realizes what this means: They're going to kill Boomer.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;Someone To Watch Over Me&quot; is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;), and the original [[Cylon]] musical cue is derived from that tune as well. This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of &quot;[[Tauron]] toothpaste&quot; offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;[[Felgercarb]],&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; Tauron comes from Taurus the bull. In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;bullshittoothpaste&quot;.<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of [[Sonja]], who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> *When Tyrol visits and talks to Boomer for the first time in the Brig, during the conversation Boomer calls Tyrol &quot;Galen&quot; for the first time, at least publicly and on screen. Previously she has only been known to call Tyrol &quot;Chief&quot;, perhaps out of reflex action to keep their romance a secret, even though it was the worst kept secret in the fleet.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> ===The Galactica's condition ===<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortions that can seriously strain a ships hull. Although bad hull damage does not necessarily prevent a ship from jumping (as has been seen many times before in the seasons, for example ''Pegasus'' - which jumped after being hit by three nuclear missiles in [[The Captain's Hand]]) the threat to ''Galactica'' has been compounded by the added riddling of the entire aged superstructure with microfractures. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump does eventually appear to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general aging in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull fatigue.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping for continued periods. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects- though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much more closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. It should be made clear that smaller objects are proportionally stronger and that smaller objects should feel much less shear. It is also possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times later. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' has probably been taking damage over the years from multiple jumps and suffering combat damage. It's just that the extent of the damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> ** It is in part because of those actions, the atomic strikes and it jumping and falling though into a planet's gravity well and its atmosphere is why ''Galactic''a is suffering from massive metal fatigue, in addition to normal wear and tea of a 50+ year old ship and the fact that she hasn't had a major or even minor overhaul in years even before the the attack on the Colonies has taken their toll. In addition as discovered by Chief Tyrol the builders of ''Galactica'' &quot;cut corners&quot; with the building specifications of the ship. Ironically, if the ''Galactica'' was able to retire on schedule these issues of &quot;substandard&quot; construction wouldn't had come up. <br /> ** Further to the point above about small craft being subject to less 'shear', it stands to reason that the size of the disturbance created by a ship executing a jump might be proportional to the size of the ship itself. A large vessel such as the tylium ship may create a widespread but relatively smooth disturbance, so the nearby Raptors would have been like corks bobbing as a wave passed. Conversely, a small vessel such as a Raptor might create a localised but very sharp distortion that poses more risk of damage to a large ship close to it.<br /> *The age of ''Galactica'''s FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of a few more FTL jumps, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> <br /> ===The actions of Boomer===<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * The clear liquid substance that Boomer, masquerading as Athena gave Hera in her sippy cup and urged her to drink up was likely a sedative to keep her quiet in the equipment box she hid her in.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> **It is more likely that Boomer genuinely wanted him to come with her because she truly loves him. Bringing him back to John Cavil-if that is where she is headed-would be of no use to him because as Ellen stated he would need all Five of the Finals to recreate Resurrection. She has saw that it is possible for a Final Five Cylon to mate and have offspring with a Standard Model like herself even if Caprica-Six's pregnancy by Saul Tigh failed so the possibility of a family was open to her.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> ** Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica.''<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> <br /> ===Starbuck's role===<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot;<br /> ** [[w:Helice|Helice]], also spelled Helike, was an ancient Greek city which sank into the Corinthian Gulf in 373 B.C. It may have formed the basis of the myth of the lost city [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]].&lt;ref&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helice&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/helike.shtml&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;; it is the root of the modern word &lt;i&gt;helix&lt;/i&gt;. Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star, hence the name. This may be a reference to the spinning of the [[maelstrom]] Kara flew into before her ship was destroyed, and it could also refer to the [[mandala]] found on the wall of her apartment and the [[Temple of Five]].<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(mythology)|Helice/Helike]] was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which name itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;). &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(moon)|Helike]] is also a newly-discovered moon of [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br /> ** However, the appearance of the word &quot;Helice'' may simply be an in-joke to [[Bear McCreary]]'s heavy involvement with this episode -- Ursa Major, and McCreary, both being &quot;The Great Bear.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/battlestar-galactica-someone-to-watch-over-me-live-at-the-helice-opera-house/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has the ability of Projection and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could had been projection. <br /> ===Tyrol and the other Finals=== <br /> *The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> ===The status of Cylons in the Fleet===<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing.&quot;<br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits and none is addressed by rank.<br /> ** The Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs.<br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Could Kara's father have been Daniel, the &quot;artistic&quot; [[Number Seven]] model?<br /> * Could Kara be a reincarnation of the woman that Anders originally played the song for?<br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot; - as everyone thought at the time - with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls Tyrol helping so-called &quot;Athena&quot; that will be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, Tyrol cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react? What would Athena do to him? Helo? <br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> ** It was dangerous for ''Galactica'' because of its failing structure. <br /> ** Also, as noted above, the spatial distortion caused by the Raptor's jump, only reaching part of Galactica, would cause much more shearing force and therefore much more stress on the structure. Since the Raptors in &quot;A Disquiet Follows My Soul&quot; are much smaller than the tylium ship, they were pretty much 'bounced' off the spatial rift<br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> ** The Sixes appear to be the most influential leaders within the rebel Cylon society, and posess the most individuality. Caprica Six sowed the seeds of the Cylon Civil War, Natalie led the revolt, and Sixes generally were in senior positions in the occupation government of New Caprica.<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * Since Boomer was able to find the fleet, why doesn't Cavil just jump in and attack the Fleet? Surely he has superior numbers. Is it merely because of fear of death, since they can no longer resurrect?<br /> ** Cavil seems to want Hera- this would only be possible by using Boomer as an infiltrator rather than attacking ''Galactica'' outright. Attacking the Fleet would only result in them jumping away anyway.<br /> *** Also, Cavil probably doesn't want to risk accidentally killing the Final Five, who he needs to regain the ability to resurrect. <br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * To what extent are the semi-sentient Raiders and Centurions integrated into the Colonial or allied military force?<br /> * Is Anders' head being kept shaved and if so why? If, as Cottle suggests, it has been weeks since his operation, his hair should presumably be growing back. Perhaps it is to make it easier to monitor his unusual EEG traces.<br /> * With the ''Galactica'' in the shape she is in now, how are the civilian ships holding up? Are they in a similar condition? Could this explain why there is only 35 ships mentioned remaining in the fleet?<br /> **Very likely much better since they don't take battle damage and generally don't maneuver wildly to attack or evade. However, yes they have been in space constantly for four years likely past several mandatory maintenance checks and overhauls, both minor and major. Still, most of the civilian ships would be in much better shape than ''Galactica'' because they run and don't stand and fight and take hits and many of them are newer than ''Galactica''.<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *''Ellen Tigh, Saul Tigh, and Tory Foster are in Joe's bar. Saul is remarking at the state of someone they cared about:''<br /> <br /> :Saul: Cottle was right, I should've never insisted on seeing him. His eyes were open! I wasn't ready for that. The little guy was looking right at me! <br /> <br /> ::''Saul was not talking about Anders (in a coma with his eyes open) but the body of his dead son Liam that was delivered stillborn after he died in vitro but whose corpse he insisted on seeing.''<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[David Weddle]] as Smoking man in [[Joe's bar]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Bradley Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by David Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt; [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s extradition from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;Someone To Watch Over Me&quot; is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;), and the original [[Cylon]] musical cue is derived from that tune as well. This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of &quot;[[Tauron]] toothpaste&quot; offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;[[Felgercarb]],&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; Tauron comes from Taurus the bull. In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;bullshittoothpaste&quot;.<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of [[Sonja]], who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> *When Tyrol visits and talks to Boomer for the first time in the Brig, during the conversation Boomer calls Tyrol &quot;Galen&quot; for the first time, at least publicly and on screen. Previously she has only been known to call Tyrol &quot;Chief&quot;, perhaps out of reflex action to keep their romance a secret, even though it was the worst kept secret in the fleet.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing.&quot;<br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits and none is addressed by rank.<br /> ** The Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * The clear liquid substance that Boomer, masquerading as Athena gave Hera in her sippy cup and urged her to drink up was likely a sedative to keep her quiet in the equipment box she hid her in.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of a few more FTL jumps, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortions that can seriously strain a ships hull. Although bad hull damage does not necessarily prevent a ship from jumping (as has been seen many times before in the seasons, for example ''Pegasus'' - which jumped after being hit by three nuclear missiles in [[The Captain's Hand]]) the threat to ''Galactica'' has been compounded by the added riddling of the entire aged superstructure with microfractures. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump does eventually appear to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general aging in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull fatigue.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping for continued periods. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects- though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much more closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. It should be made clear that smaller objects are proportionally stronger and that smaller objects should feel much less shear. It is also possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' probably has been taking damage from multiple jumps over the years. It's just that the extent of that damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> ** Further to the point above about small craft being subject to less 'shear', it stands to reason that the size of the disturbance created by a ship executing a jump might be proportional to the size of the ship itself. A large vessel such as the tylium ship may create a widespread but relatively smooth disturbance, so the nearby Raptors would have been like corks bobbing as a wave passed. Conversely, a small vessel such as a Raptor might create a localised but very sharp distortion that poses more risk of damage to a large ship close to it.<br /> *The age of ''Galactica's'' FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> ** Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica.''<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot;<br /> ** [[w:Helice|Helice]], also spelled Helike, was an ancient Greek city which sank into the Corinthian Gulf in 373 B.C. It may have formed the basis of the myth of the lost city [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]].&lt;ref&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helice&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/helike.shtml&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;; it is the root of the modern word &lt;i&gt;helix&lt;/i&gt;. Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star, hence the name. This may be a reference to the spinning of the [[maelstrom]] Kara flew into before her ship was destroyed, and it could also refer to the [[mandala]] found on the wall of her apartment and the [[Temple of Five]].<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(mythology)|Helice/Helike]] was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which name itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;). &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(moon)|Helike]] is also a newly-discovered moon of [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br /> ** However, the appearance of the word &quot;Helice'' may simply be an in-joke to [[Bear McCreary]]'s heavy involvement with this episode -- Ursa Major, and McCreary, both being &quot;The Great Bear.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/battlestar-galactica-someone-to-watch-over-me-live-at-the-helice-opera-house/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Could Kara's father have been Daniel, the &quot;artistic&quot; [[Number Seven]] model?<br /> * Could Kara be a reincarnation of the woman that Anders originally played the song for?<br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If Jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the Tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> ** It was dangerous for ''Galactica'' because of its failing structure. <br /> ** Also, as noted above, the spatial distortion caused by the Raptor's jump, only reaching part of Galactica, would cause much more shearing force and therefore much more stress on the structure. Since the Raptors in &quot;A Disquiet Follows My Soul&quot; are much smaller than the Tylium Ship, they were pretty much 'bounced' off the spatial rift<br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> ** The Sixes appear to be the most influential leaders within the rebel Cylon society, and posess the most individuality. Caprica Six sowed the seeds of the Cylon Civil War, Natalie led the revolt, and Sixes generally were in senior positions in the occupation government of New Caprica.<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * Since Boomer was able to find the fleet, why doesn't Cavil just jump in and attack the fleet? Surely he has superior numbers. Is it merely because of fear of death, since they can no longer resurrect?<br /> ** Cavil seems to want Hera- this would only be possible by using Boomer as an infiltrator rather than attacking ''Galactica'' outright. Attacking the Fleet would only result in them jumping away anyway.<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * To what extent are the semi-sentient Raiders and Centurions integrated into the Colonial or allied military force?<br /> * Is Anders' head being kept shaved and if so why? If, as Cottle suggests, it has been weeks since his operation, his hair should presumably be growing back. Perhaps it is to make it easier to monitor his unusual EEG traces.<br /> * With the ''Galactica'' in the shape she is in now, how are the civilian ships holding up? Are they in a similar condition? Could this explain why there is only 35 ships mentioned remaining in the fleet?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[David Weddle]] as Smoking man in [[Joe's bar]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Bradley Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by David Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt; [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s extradition from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;Someone To Watch Over Me&quot; is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;), and the original [[Cylon]] musical cue is derived from that tune as well. This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of &quot;[[Tauron]] toothpaste&quot; offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;[[Felgercarb]],&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; Tauron comes from Taurus the bull. In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;bullshittoothpaste&quot;.<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of [[Sonja]], who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> *When Tyrol visits and talks to Boomer for the first time in the Brig, during the conversation Boomer calls Tyrol &quot;Galen&quot; for the first time, at least publicly and on screen. Previously she has only been known to call Tyrol &quot;Chief&quot;, perhaps out of reflex action to keep their romance a secret, even though it was the worst kept secret in the fleet.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing.&quot;<br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits and none is addressed by rank.<br /> ** The Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * The clear liquid substance that Boomer, masquerading as Athena gave Hera in her sippy cup and urged her to drink up was likely a sedative to keep her quiet in the equipment box she hid her in.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of a few more FTL jumps, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortions that can seriously strain a ships hull. Although bad hull damage does not necessarily prevent a ship from jumping (as has been seen many times before in the seasons, for example ''Pegasus'' - which jumped after being hit by three nuclear missiles in [[The Captain's Hand) the threat to ''Galactica'' has been compounded by the added riddling of the entire aged superstructure with microfractures. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump does eventually appear to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general aging in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull fatigue.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping for continued periods. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects- though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much more closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. It should be made clear that smaller objects are proportionally stronger and that smaller objects should feel much less shear. It is also possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' probably has been taking damage from multiple jumps over the years. It's just that the extent of that damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> ** Further to the point above about small craft being subject to less 'shear', it stands to reason that the size of the disturbance created by a ship executing a jump might be proportional to the size of the ship itself. A large vessel such as the tylium ship may create a widespread but relatively smooth disturbance, so the nearby Raptors would have been like corks bobbing as a wave passed. Conversely, a small vessel such as a Raptor might create a localised but very sharp distortion that poses more risk of damage to a large ship close to it.<br /> *The age of ''Galactica's'' FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> ** Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica.''<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot;<br /> ** [[w:Helice|Helice]], also spelled Helike, was an ancient Greek city which sank into the Corinthian Gulf in 373 B.C. It may have formed the basis of the myth of the lost city [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]].&lt;ref&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helice&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/helike.shtml&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;; it is the root of the modern word &lt;i&gt;helix&lt;/i&gt;. Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star, hence the name. This may be a reference to the spinning of the [[maelstrom]] Kara flew into before her ship was destroyed, and it could also refer to the [[mandala]] found on the wall of her apartment and the [[Temple of Five]].<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(mythology)|Helice/Helike]] was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which name itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;). &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(moon)|Helike]] is also a newly-discovered moon of [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br /> ** However, the appearance of the word &quot;Helice'' may simply be an in-joke to [[Bear McCreary]]'s heavy involvement with this episode -- Ursa Major, and McCreary, both being &quot;The Great Bear.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/battlestar-galactica-someone-to-watch-over-me-live-at-the-helice-opera-house/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Could Kara's father have been Daniel, the &quot;artistic&quot; [[Number Seven]] model?<br /> * Could Kara be a reincarnation of the woman that Anders originally played the song for?<br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If Jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the Tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> ** It was dangerous for ''Galactica'' because of its failing structure. <br /> ** Also, as noted above, the spatial distortion caused by the Raptor's jump, only reaching part of Galactica, would cause much more shearing force and therefore much more stress on the structure. Since the Raptors in &quot;A Disquiet Follows My Soul&quot; are much smaller than the Tylium Ship, they were pretty much 'bounced' off the spatial rift<br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> ** The Sixes appear to be the most influential leaders within the rebel Cylon society, and posess the most individuality. Caprica Six sowed the seeds of the Cylon Civil War, Natalie led the revolt, and Sixes generally were in senior positions in the occupation government of New Caprica.<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * Since Boomer was able to find the fleet, why doesn't Cavil just jump in and attack the fleet? Surely he has superior numbers. Is it merely because of fear of death, since they can no longer resurrect?<br /> ** Cavil seems to want Hera- this would only be possible by using Boomer as an infiltrator rather than attacking ''Galactica'' outright. Attacking the Fleet would only result in them jumping away anyway.<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * To what extent are the semi-sentient Raiders and Centurions integrated into the Colonial or allied military force?<br /> * Is Anders' head being kept shaved and if so why? If, as Cottle suggests, it has been weeks since his operation, his hair should presumably be growing back. Perhaps it is to make it easier to monitor his unusual EEG traces.<br /> * With the ''Galactica'' in the shape she is in now, how are the civilian ships holding up? Are they in a similar condition? Could this explain why there is only 35 ships mentioned remaining in the fleet?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[David Weddle]] as Smoking man in [[Joe's bar]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Bradley Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by David Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Overview */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article involves the fleet of [[FTL|faster-than-light]]-capable civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on its [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[The Fleet (TOS)]]. For general information on other articles pertaining to fleets, see: [[Fleet (disambiguation)]].''<br /> <br /> '''The Fleet''' is a convoy of ships sheltering the human survivors of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. The Fleet forms the backdrop of the drama of the [[Re-imagined Series]].<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Fleet in formation ([[Miniseries]]).]]<br /> ==Overview==<br /> &quot;The Fleet&quot; originates as a convoy of about 60 commercial and civilian ships in the space surrounding [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. [[Laura Roslin]] - with the aid of [[Sharon Valerii]] - initiates the clustering of stranded vessels in the aftermath of the Cylon invasion of the Twelve Colonies, thus forming the convoy. Twenty of these ships are abandoned to a squadron of attacking [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] because they either lack [[FTL]] drives, or are damaged, like the sublight ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' and ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]''. The remaining vessels join battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' - the only Colonial warship [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] to have survived the Cylon attack - in the upper atmosphere of the gas giant [[Ragnar]]. From here on, ''Galactica'' shoulders the role of the Fleet's protector ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> <br /> [[Anastasia Dualla]] explains in &quot;[[33]]&quot; that 53 ships have jumped away from an attacking Cylon baseship, with 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives. Adding ''Galactica'' to this tally, results in a total number of 64 ships. [[Saul Tigh]]'s statement in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; that the 24 ships departing with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] represent &quot;almost a third of the fleet&quot;, implies that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's. By &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;, there are likely fewer ships left in the Fleet because of the ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' destruction ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) and the settlement and emergency exodus of [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> The political and social troubles befalling the Fleet as it wanders through space, serve as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series.<br /> <br /> The phrase &quot;the Fleet&quot; functions not only as a signifier for the actual ships of the convoy, but as an indicator of the people on board, and therefore for mankind. Often the term is used to refer to the civilian populations, as opposed to the military personnel of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus''. Usage of the term &quot;the Fleet&quot; has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President Roslin's continued use of the term ''President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]''. This may be interpreted either as an expression of hope that the people of the Fleet will re-establish themselves on a new world, or a psychological inability to accept the Fleet as the only home that humanity will know for a long time.<br /> <br /> After three years of searching the Fleet eventually reaches [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but are disappointed to find it a devastated wasteland as a result of a nuclear holocaust ([[Revelations]]). The fleet leave Earth in search of a new home, with the Rebel Cylon Basestar joining them ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). By the time of Felix Gaeta's and Tom Zarek's mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Blood on the Scales]]), dialogue indicates that the Fleet is down to the very low figure of 35 civilian ships, a suprising loss of about half the iniital ships from [[33]]. Most of these losses remain unacounted for, as very few civilian ships have been seen or heard to be actually lost on screen. Given that the human population has only declined by about one fifth at this point rather than a similar half, this could be a continuity error or retcon, or the remaining ships would have had to nearly double the number of civilians aboard to compensate. It is possible in the context of the dialogue in the episode that the figure of 35 referred only to the number of ships initially loyal to the mutineers.<br /> <br /> The Rebel Basestar has now officaly joined the Fleet as seen in [[Someone to Watch Over Me]] as the Fleet has a new Quorum made out of ship captains and the Rebel Basestar has a representative on the new Quorum, a [[Six]] named Sonja.<br /> <br /> ==Ships==<br /> * Colonial ships use [[launch key]]s to activate the ship's systems ([[Precipice]]). The keys are unique to each vessel and are extremely difficult to copy. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==== Seen ====<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Ship type / function !! Last Seen !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Astral Queen]]'' || Prison ship|| [[The Oath]] || [[Tom Zarek]] is found aboard this ship, along with 1,500 prisoners heading toward [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] for parole hearings. Later the lead ship in [[Laura Roslin]]'s [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]].<br /> |-<br /> | [[Botanical Cruiser]] || Agricultural ship ||A Disquiet Follows My Soul || A sister ship is destroyed in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|second night]] of the Miniseries.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Celestra (RDM)|Celestra]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Mentioned only. Seen in various fleet shoots<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Chrion]]'' || [[Luxury liner]] || [[The Passage]] || Successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Colonial One|Colonial One/Colonial Heavy 798]]'' || Transport ship, government || The Oath || President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s flagship and seat of the spaceborne Colonial government since the Fall. As of Season 4, the ship also holds the Quorum of Twelve.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Demetrius]]'' || Sewage recycling || [[Sometimes a Great Notion]] || Given to [[Kara Thrace]] and a select crew to try to find Earth.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || The Oath || This is the last remaining [[Galactica type battlestar|original battlestar]] dating back to the [[Cylon War]]. It is the main protector and flagship of the Fleet, under direct command of [[William Adama]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Gemenon Traveller]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || A copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] is captured and held here for interrogation and, later, executed. <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Gemini (RDM)|Gemini]]'' || Freighter || A Disquiet Follows My Soul || Used as a decoy in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]. Joins Laura Roslin's separatist fleet. Is later part of the so-called defense fleet over [[New Caprica]].<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Gideon]]'' || Supply ship || [[The Son Also Rises]] || A supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians are killed by ''Galactica'' [[Marines]]. Survives after [[New Caprica]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || [[The Oath]] || The ship is the site of the worker's strike in the episode &quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot; and a mutiny authorized by [[Tom Zarek]] in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Kimba Huta]]'' || Cold storage vessel || Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II || Featured in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; where Tom Zarek, Laura Roslin and Lee Adama hide out after Roslin's escape from ''Galactica''.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Majahual]]'' || [[Mining ship]] || [[Scar]] || Mines crucial metals needed to build [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Monarch]]'' || Mining ship || [[Collaborators]] || A mining ship that joins the [[Laura Roslin faction]]. Mentioned in &quot;Collaborators&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Prometheus]]'' || Freighter || [[Face of the Enemy]] || Commanded by [[Doyle Franks]], ''Promethus'' has a reputation as an &quot;off the grid&quot; freighter involved in the [[black market (organization)|black market]]. <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Rebel Basestar]]'' || Cylon Basestar|| [[Someone to Watch Over Me]] ||Basestar and ship of the Rebel Cylons. At first only came to the Fleet as part of an alliance against Cavil's forces, but has officaly joined the Fleet since as proven by the fact that it now has representation in the new Quroum made out of ship's captains.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Striker]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || [[Home, Part II]] || Damaged in a refueling operation overseen by Captain [[George Birch]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Thera Sita]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || [[The Woman King]] || Ship is successfully shepherded to algae planet and later temporarily transfers refugees to ''Galactica'' in &quot;The Woman King&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Triton (civilian ship)|Triton]]'' || Unknown || [[Sine Qua Non]] || A ship having a &quot;room with a view&quot; for [[Romo Lampkin]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Virgon Express]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]'' type || [[Downloaded]] || First introduced in &quot;[[Water]]&quot; as it undergoes underway water replenishment from ''Galactica'' &lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; stores. Seen in fleet until [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Zephyr]]'' || Ringed ship || [[The Oath]] || Arguably the easiest identifiable civilian ship due to its large ring. It is severely damaged during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and is repaired en route to Earth. It is considered the hub of all civilian activity and rest-and-recreation in the Fleet, assuming the same role that ''Cloud 9'' had before its destruction by [[Gina Inviere]].<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==== Mentioned only ====<br /> <br /> Unless otherwise mentioned, the following ships are only listed on the [[:Image:Tally chalkboard.jpg|voting tally board]] in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Note that the tally board in question contains inaccuracies regarding the number of votes, and thus should not be used to determine the population aboard each vessel.&lt;/ref&gt; Many of these ships are mentioned or featured again, as the production generated a master list for reference. <br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Adrasteia}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Adrasteia|Adrasteia]] (also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea, and Adastreia) was a nymph who was charged by Rhea to raise the infant Zeus in secret to protect him from his father Cronus (Krónos) in the Dictaean cave.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Amduatey}}'' || The ship is named after the [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[Wikipedia:Amduat|Amduat]], which literally means &quot;That Which is in the Afterworld&quot;. It was an important funeral text usually inscribed in the tombs of pharoahs. The Amduat told the story of the sun god [[Wikipedia:Ra|Ra]], who set in the evening and traveled through the underworld at night, only to rise again in the morning. It was understood that the dead pharaoh was taking the same journey, through the underworld, only to rise again with Ra as an immortal in the morning. <br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aether}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Aether (mythology)|Aether]] is one of the Protogenos (first-born). He is the personification of the &quot;upper sky,&quot; space, and heaven, and the elemental god of the &quot;Bright, Glowing, Upper Air.&quot; He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to regular air, the gloomy lower air of the Earth, which mortals breathe.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Argo Navis}}'' || Captained by [[Simpson Markson]], who is selected to be a judge at Gaius Baltar's trial &lt;ref&gt;The name and the ship are noted in the [[Sources:The Son Also Rises|script]] for &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;, but not mentioned on screen.&lt;/ref&gt;. [[w:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]] was a large southern constellation representing the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aurora}}'' || In Roman mythology, [[w:Aurora (mythology)|Aurora]] is the goddess of dawn. This [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|goddess]] also exists within the series's own mythology.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Azimenarius}}'' || The ''Azimenarius'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is not on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Baah Pakal]]'' || Holds a pair of engines used in the [[Blackbird]]'s construction ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Boreas}}'' || Named for the [[w:Boreas|god of the north wind]] in Greek mythology. ''Boreas'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Bretan}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Carillian Trader}}'' || In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], [[Carillon]] is the infamous &quot;casino planet&quot; from &quot;[[Saga of a Star World]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cassandra}}'' || Named for the [[w:Cassandra|daughter]] of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the power of prophecy, but was cursed so that no one believed her.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coba}}'' || ''Coba'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cybele}}'' || Escorted by [[Raptors]] through a very dense star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]).&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Named for the [[w:Cybele|&quot;Earth Mother&quot; goddess]] of ancient Asia Minor.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Clymene}}'' || Several women and deities in Greek myth are named [[wikipedia:Clymene|Clymene]]. ''Clymene'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Dahshur}}'' || ''Dahshur'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Diomedes}}'' || Presumably named for the ancient hero of the Trojan War of the [[w:Diomedes|same name]]. ''Diomedes'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Embla Brokk}}'' || The name ''Embla Brokk'' may be derived from the names of two figures in Norse mythology: Embla, the first woman, and [[w:Brokkr|Brokkr]], a dwarf who helped create Draupnir (a magical ring) and [[w:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]] (Thor's hammer). ''Embla Brokk'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Enkidu}}'' || Among the first ships to navigate the star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]). &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Named after the [[wikipedia:Enkidu|Enkidu]] of the [[wikipedia:Sumerian mythology|Sumerian mythological]] [[wikipedia:Epic of Gilgamesh|epic of Gilgamesh]].<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Epheme}}'' || The Epheme may be named for a minor character in Greek mythology who was nurse to the [[w:Muse|Muses]].<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Faru Sadin]]'' || Successfully guided through the [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]] to the algae planet by [[Louanne Katraine]], who sacrifices her life in the process (The Passage).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Freighter 212}}'' || A ship on which Louanne Katraine apparently has some &quot;buddies&quot; ([[Final Cut]]). Indications are that &quot;Freighter 212&quot; is merely the hull number for the ship, as this name is not written on either tally boards during the election in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Galatea}}'' || Probably named for a main character in the Greek myth of [[w:Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]]. Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates a statue of a woman, which is so beautiful that he falls in love with it, and the gods reward him by bringing her ([[w:Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]]) to life. <br /> |-<br /> |''[[Greenleaf]]'' || A freighter mentioned several times in the series (&quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot;, &quot;[[Sacrifice]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads, Part I]]&quot;)<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Harrak}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Hexare}}'' ||On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Inchon Velle}}'' || When [[Kara Thrace]] has disturbing dreams about [[Leoben]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in her apartment, [[Karl Agathon]] suggests that she see a psychiatrist on the ''Inchon Velle'' ([[Maelstrom]]).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kara Nexal}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kiya}}'' || ''Kiya'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|McConnell}}'' || Commander [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] made runs to this ship in order to build up a stock pile of supplies for the [[black market (organization)|black market]] ([[Black Market]]). The ship is on neither ''Colonial One'' nor ''Galactica'''s tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Mutem Wia}}'' || ''Mutem Wia'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Odysseus}}'' || Named for the [[w:Odysseus|hero]] in Greek mythology who fought in the Trojan War and was the subject of Homer's epic ''[[w:Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Persephone}}'' || ''Persephone'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;. &lt;br/&gt; [[w:Persephone|Persephone]] is the daughter of the goddess [[w:Demeter|Demeter]]. She is forced to marry the god of the underworld, [[w:Hades|Hades]], but Demeter works out a compromise where Persephone is allowed to return to the world of the living for a portion of the year. <br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Picon Princess}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Rhadamanthys}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' || Mentioned several times early in the series. A ship identical to its [[Original Series]] [[Rising Star (TOS)|counterpart]] can be seen in &quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;. It is not mentioned on either ''Colonial One'' or ''Galactica'''s tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Salpica}}'' || In the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)|extended cut]] of &quot;[[Unfinished Business]]&quot;, the ''Salpica'' is mentioned as the ship [[Samuel Anders]] lives on after the escape from New Caprica and before moving permanently to ''Galactica''.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Sargon}}'' || May be named after either [[w:Sargon I (Assyrian king)|Sargon I]] or [[wikipedia:Sargon II|Sargon II]], ancient Assyrian kings on Earth. Seen only on the voting tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Scorpia Traveller}}'' || After disembarking from the ''Scorpia Traveller'', a copy of the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] evades security checkpoints, nearly succeeding in the assassination of [[William Adama]] in a suicide bombing ([[Litmus]]). The ship is not on either tally board in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Swordfish}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tarbadek}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tauranian Traveller}}'' || Mentioned in a deleted scene in &quot;[[33]]&quot;. Later, its name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tora Bashiri}}'' || &quot;Tora bashiri&quot; is Japanese for &quot;tiger's run.&quot; It is a term used in [[wikipedia:Iaido|Iaido]], a Japanese martial art. The ship's name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Vena Capa}}'' || ''Vena Capa'' is on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Virga}}'' || The ship's name implies that it is of [[Virgon (RDM)|Virgon]] origin. The ship's name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Ziusudra}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ====[[Luxury liner|Passenger and luxury liners]]====<br /> <br /> * An unnamed [[Gemon Liners]] spaceliner (&quot;33&quot;, &quot;Exodus, Part II&quot;, &quot;The Passage&quot;).<br /> * An unnamed [[Pan Galactic]] spaceliner (Miniseries, &quot;Exodus, Part II&quot;, &quot;The Passage&quot;).<br /> * An unnamed [[Saggitarian Spaceways]] spaceliner (same colour as ''[[Pyxis]]'') (Miniseries, &quot;Revelations&quot;)<br /> * An unnamed Saggitarian Spaceways]] spaceliner (deep orange coloured hull, this could be ''[[Chrion]]'') (&quot;Guess What's Coming To Dinner?&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==== Additional ships ====<br /> Originally<br /> <br /> * At least seven [[Colonial Movers]] heavy transport ships<br /> * At least seven [[mining ship]]s<br /> * At least six ''[[Kimba Huta]]''-type transports<br /> * At least one ''[[Gemini]]''-type heavy freighter<br /> <br /> ====Seen but unnamed====<br /> * ''[[Five-engined vessel]]'', seen above [[Caprica City]] ([[Miniseries]]) and during the escape from [[New Caprica]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])<br /> * ''[[Wedge-shaped vessel]]'', seen briefly during the end of &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;<br /> * ''[[Tubed vessel]]'', seen throughout the Fleet and jumping away from New Caprica at the end of &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;<br /> * ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star type vessel]]'', seen briefly in &quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;. Rising Star type vessel seen briefly also in [[Sometimes a Great Notion]] and [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] during ''[[Hitei Kan]]'''s mutiny.<br /> *''[[Scylla|Scylla type vessel]]'', seen briefly in [[He That Believeth In Me]] during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]]. Also seen briefly in [[The Ties That Bind]].<br /> <br /> :'''Note''': Any of these vessels is probably identical to one of the mentioned only ones above.<br /> <br /> === Destroyed ===<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Ship type / function !! Destroyed in !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Adriatic]]'' || Unknown || [[The Passage]] || A member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[Home, Part I]]). Lost in transit in a [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' || Agricultural and transport vessel || [[Miniseries]] || A sublight-only vessel that is destroyed by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] after the Fall, before Roslin's fleet rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar]]. An FTL-equipped vessel of the same type remains in the Fleet.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Carina]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]''-type salvage and repair ship || The Passage || Lost in transit in a star cluster.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' || [[Luxury liner]], civilian/government || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Designed to mimic the environment of a habitable planet, ''Cloud Nine'' became the meeting place for the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] after the Fall. It is later home to legalized prostitution ([[Black Market]]) and [[Demand Peace]] ([[Epiphanies]]). The ship is destroyed by a nuclear warhead detonated by [[Gina Inviere]], resulting in the destruction of at least three other ships.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || Unknown || Damaged by a [[Demand Peace]] [[Epiphanies|suicide bomber]]. Its destruction cannot be confirmed, but the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' is strongly implied to be the only existing refinery ship in &quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' || Luxury liner || [[33]] || Destroyed by [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] after an apparent Cylon takeover.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || [[Exodus, Part II]]&lt;ref&gt;Technically, &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; is the last time the ship is seen, but the events of that DVD movie occur in Season 2, whereas &quot;Exodus&quot; is set in Season 3.&lt;/ref&gt; || This is the last remaining [[Mercury class battlestar]]. Formerly commanded by [[Helena Cain]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), [[Jack Fisk]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]) and [[Barry Garner]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Under the command of Lee Adama when it is destroyed during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]])<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Pyxis]]'' || Luxury liner || [[He That Believeth In Me]] || Commanded by Captain [[Jules Tarney]], this ship is successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]], but later destroyed in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] resulting in 600 deaths.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==== Additional ships ====<br /> <br /> *The following ships are destroyed together in the ''Cloud Nine'' disaster ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]):<br /> * One [[Colonial Movers]] ship<br /> * A ''[[yellow vessel]]''<br /> * A ''[[long-necked vessel]]''<br /> <br /> == Non-canonical ==<br /> <br /> Initially, it appears that the production did not have a master list of ships in the first season, as evidenced by the numerical discrepancies to the later retconned numbers in Season 2. The following is a list of ships that have been mentioned in deleted scenes exclusively.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coronis}}'' || ''Coronis'' is mentioned in a deleted scene in &quot;[[Litmus]]&quot;, as a ship carrying people who are unhappy about being last in food ration distribution. However, it is not present on either the master tally board on ''Galactica'' or the whiteboard tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;. As ''Coronis'' has not been mentioned in any canonical capacity, it is considered totally abandoned by the producers .&lt;br/&gt;<br /> In Greek mythology [[w:Coronis (Greek mythology)|Coronis]] is the name of several figures.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In &quot;[[33]]&quot;, before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there are 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In &quot;[[Home, Part I]]&quot;, the [[Laura Roslin faction]] leaves the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 ware Gemenese and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the Fleet is 47,857.<br /> <br /> This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument.<br /> *Note that Gemenon and Caprica have more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron has in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.<br /> *Before the destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives make up 10.50% of the Fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, it is assumed that the ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the Fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population.<br /> *The figures from the Roslin faction can be interpreted in several ways:<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics1.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenese and Capricans jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction. <br /> ::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 27,081 (57%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics2.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenese jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the &quot;religion card&quot;, but the Caprican portion of the Roslin faction is representative of the Fleet.<br /> ::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (59%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 5,127 persons (11%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics3.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenese portions of the Roslin faction are representative of the Fleet.<br /> ::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (35%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (53%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 956 (2%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> *Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other Colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' is in the vicinity when the attack begins, and is the nucleus around which the Fleet rallies, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore somewhere in between assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the &quot;religion card&quot;) and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.<br /> *Alternatively, it is possible that the population of the Colonies are grossly unequal. Although the structure of the Quorum of Twelve appears to maintain at least a fiction that the Colonies are roughly equal, next to nothing is known about how the [[Government|governmental]] system of the Colonies was established or how it evolved over time. Indeed, the United States Senate, for example, by design expressly assumes that the various states constituting it are 'equal' even though this is clearly not the case in terms of their respective populations. Furthermore, the fact that a system of government is 'poor' or else not representatively proportional does not mean it cannot actually be implemented and even survive for long periods of time. <br /> <br /> As for the population distribution, the population of several ships is known: ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of &quot;[[Water]]&quot;), the ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of &quot;[[33]]&quot;), ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;, [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the Miniseries) and ''Pyxis'' (600 when destroyed in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;). There are 176 civilians in the cargo hold of ''[[Colonial One]]'' in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;. The Fleet is stated at about 75 ships in &quot;[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]&quot;, retconned up from 40 in the Miniseries.<br /> *Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and the ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average.<br /> *The 23 ships that leave with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from the ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship.<br /> <br /> The Fleet's population has declined by about 8,000 since the above.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Unofficially, many viewers refer to the Fleet as the &quot;RTF&quot;; &quot;Rag Tag Fleet&quot;, or more fully, &quot;RTFF.&quot; These nicknames come from the term &quot;Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet,&quot; a name used in the opening credits voice over of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] (performed by series creator [[Lorne Greene]]), describing the [[The Fleet (TOS)|civilian refugee fleet]].<br /> * In the [[Miniseries]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. The first two of these ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff.<br /> :* ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and the motion picture ''[[Wikipedia:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]'', [[:md:Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|appears briefly in the sky]] outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see [[Laura Roslin]]. The ship does not appear in the Fleet.<br /> :* The original USS [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] from the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' TV series makes a cameo in the [[:md:Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|last shot of the Fleet]] as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Miniseries. Look to the upper right corner for the ship in a still frame. All Season 1 [[opening credits]] use this shot, so ''Enterprise'' makes a very quick appearance with each of the first 13 episodes (This is best viewed from the [[Season 1 DVD]] set).<br /> :*The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] in the Miniseries was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the Original Series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[Wikipedia:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior. At least one FTL-capable version of this ship survives and exists in the Fleet ([[The Passage]]).<br /> <br /> == References==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> *[[:Category:Colonial Craft|Colonial Craft]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:Organizations|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category: Terminology|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:RDM|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Die Flotte (RDM)]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Faster-Than-Light travel */</p> <hr /> <div>:''For information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series']] modes of propulsion, see [[Propulsion (TOS)]].''<br /> <br /> {{RDM science series}}<br /> In the [[Re-imagined Series]], propulsion systems are powered by fuel refined from [[tylium|tylium ore]]. A ship's primary propulsion systems, referred to as &quot;sublight engines&quot;, allow it to travel at a slight fraction of the speed of light, which is sufficient to traverse the distances between planets in a solar system in relatively short timeframes. Most ships in the series also have a secondary system, called a [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|'''faster-than-light drive''']] (or '''&quot;FTL&quot;'''), that enables a ship to travel interstellar distances almost instantaneously, by &quot;folding up space&quot; in between the ship and its destination. Since, under normal circumstances, a ship that has used its FTL drive cannot be followed without explicit information about its destination, this technology is used extensively in strategic and tactical manuevers. <br /> <br /> ==Sublight propulsion==<br /> <br /> In the Re-imagined Series, all ships have some manner of sublight flight ability. Sublight propulsion is convenient for intra-solar system travel (such as to or from the planets that comprise the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]), but cannot be used for travel outside of a solar system as the time to arrive at a destination may exceed the fuel supply of the ship or the lifetime of the crew that fly the ship.<br /> <br /> As many of the ships of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] are capable of landing on and taking off from planets, (such as [[New Caprica]]) it is clear that sublight engines work in an atmosphere as well as in space. ''Galactica'' is never seen doing this, and its large mass might prohibit planetary landings altogether, but it employs sublight engines for normal spaceflight. Few of the ships appear to have extremely large propellant tanks as would be required for rocketry as it is presently understood, in spite of having aft-mounted thrusters. This may be explained by the very high energy density of [[tylium]] fuel. Smaller vessels are known to employ rocketry-based [[Navigation in the Re-imagined Series|RCS thrusters]] for maneuvering and small course adjustments.<br /> <br /> Vipers are equipped with a thrust reversal system to counteract or arrest their forward momentum ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). No such mechanism exists on capital ships, but such vessels might turn by 180° to decelerate.<br /> <br /> Cylons [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] do not have any visible exhaust nozzles or other external structural mechanisms that suggest propulsion ability. It is possible that force fields of the [[Gravity in the Re-imagined Series|artificial gravity]] generators are the source of the sublight propulsion. <br /> <br /> Both Colonial ([[Hero]]) and Cylon missiles used in combat appear to be rockets, leaving a trail of gas behind them.<br /> <br /> The law of conservation of momentum requires that any propulsion system which adds momentum to a spacecraft or missile in one direction must equal the amount of momentum that is imparted in the opposite direction to something else, as in the example of the controlled combustion of rocket fuel creating thrust in the opposite direction of a ship's or missile's movement. ''[[Pegasus]]'', for example, possesses two very large thrusters on the bow of the ship to counteract the force of the main engines ([[Razor]]). However, many other vessels don't appear to have such thrusters.<br /> <br /> ===Relativistic Sublight travel ===<br /> The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] did not have jump drive technology, so FTL travel was unavailable to the [[Final Five]] on their voyage from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. They instead used a sublight drive able to reach relativistic speeds (a substantial fraction of the speed of light.) The journey took about 2,000 years according to a planetary reference frame, but a more modest (unspecified) number of years in their ship's reference frame.<br /> <br /> ==Faster-Than-Light travel==<br /> <br /> ''FTL'' is a acronym for '''F'''aster-'''T'''han-'''L'''ight. The term refers to a means of interstellar propulsion utilized by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonials]]. A common shorthand term for FTL travel is '''&quot;jumping&quot;''', as this space-folding drive involves making instantaneous &quot;jumps&quot; across vast distances in space.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/about/glossary/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:FTL1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|FTL jump]]<br /> [[Image:Ftl_display.jpg|thumb|250px|right|FTL drive display]]<br /> [[Image:Ftl3.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Galactica's FTL drive]]<br /> [[Image:Ftl2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Galactica's FTL drive]]<br /> The FTL drive makes interstellar travel possible for both the Colonials and Cylons. No longer confined to their own home solar system, the Cylons managed to avoid Colonial interference for 40 years after the [[Cylon War]] and establish their own [[Cylon homeworld|home-world]]. However, not all ships &amp;mdash; from small to large &amp;mdash; are outfitted with these drives ([[Miniseries]]). <br /> <br /> It is likely that FTL drives are not commonplace on many civilian ships because of the costs involved in using and maintaining the drive and the amount of [[tylium|fuel]] available. For some civilian ships that travel comparatively short distances between some destinations, such as the ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]], FTL may simply be impractical or unnecessary.<br /> <br /> The technology behind FTL systems is such that, providing the relevant data is known, ships can jump with a high degree of accuracy, allowing ships to rendezvous in space and even &quot;park&quot; in a synchronous orbit directly above a given point on a planet's surface ([[Miniseries]]). Proper FTL use even enables vessels to arrive in crowded areas, such as the middle of an asteroid field or other ships, without the risk of collision and damage ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br /> <br /> Little specific information on the technology of an FTL drive has been given in the Miniseries or regular series. We know only that ''Galactica'' has two FTL drives&lt;ref&gt;Dialogue from Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] to Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] instructs the tactical officer to &quot;spin up FTL drives 1 and 2&quot; in the [[Miniseries]].&lt;/ref&gt;, and that other smaller or civilian ships have a single drive.<br /> <br /> FTL drives on ''Galactica'' are said to be &quot;spun up&quot; in preparation for a jump, contain components such as the &quot;spinner&quot; (&quot;[[The Captain's Hand]]&quot;) and &quot;spin-sync generator&quot; (&quot;[[Faith]]&quot;) and display a rotational and possibly electromagnetic operation. Until the final-season episode, &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;, the expression was theorised by many fans to be either a turn of phrase, or an anachronism dating back to another form of propulsion, much like the use of the term &quot;air&quot; in reference to fighter operations in the vacuum of space (&quot;[[Commander Air Group]]&quot;, &quot;[[Combat Air Patrol]]&quot;, ''inter alia'') and the real-world use of &quot;sail&quot; and &quot;set sail&quot; in reference to self-propelled vessels.<br /> <br /> An operational FTL drive was first seen in &quot;Blood on the Scales&quot;, specifically one of ''Galactica's'' two. Indeed, an assortment of long, thick shafts spin as part of the FTL drive mechanism. The FTL engine room includes a control terminal for diagnostic and auxilliary control. In order to prevent Felix Gaeta and his mutineers from jumping ''Galactica'' to an unknown location, former Senior Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]] attempted to log into the engine room terminal which refused him access, recognising his duty status as &quot;inactive&quot;. He was nevertheless able to manually disable the drive by removing a the synchronisation coil.&lt;ref&gt;Part identified in dialogue in &quot;No Exit&quot;.&lt;/ref&gt; Gaeta made no attempt to use the other FTL drive, indicating either that the other drive was inoperative, the two drives are not entirely independent, or that Gaeta simply decided that the mutiny and Coup d'état were doomed and futher attempts were pointless.<br /> <br /> FTL jump drives can be used ''within'' an atmosphere. This Colonial tactic is used often to evade Cylon detection. While [[Raptor]]s primarily perform these kind of jumps, Admiral [[William Adama]] performs a daring intra-atmosphere jump at approximately 100,000 feet altitude with ''[[Galactica]]'' during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] to evade immediate Cylon detection. The battlestar jumps back to space a few hundred feet above the planet's surface after its Viper deployment. When ''Galactica'' jumps, the clouds surrounding it and the re-entry fires consuming its hull are &quot;sucked&quot; into the vacuum created by the sudden loss of volume. A clap of thunder is heard afterward, likely caused by air rushing into the aforementioned vacuum ([[Exodus, Part II]]). A similar phenomenon occurs when ''Pegasus'' jumps from the attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]; the resulting displacement draws the burning gases from the nearby berthing superstructure ([[Razor]]).<br /> <br /> An area of spatial distortion of some sort is also produced when a ship jumps. This effect has been observed twice thus far. Once, when the tylium refinery ship ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' is approached by a pair of Vipers and a Raptor in an effort to quell a mutiny aboard the ship. The ''Hitei Kan'' unexpectedly jumps and the Vipers and Raptor are repelled away by some force as soon as the ship dematerializes ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]). The second time this is seen is when a Raptor stolen by [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] executes a jump mere meters away from ''Galactica’s'' hull. When the Raptor disappears into the jump the section of the hull it was adjacent to is almost instantly damaged -though it is not clear if it was blown inwards or pulled outwards. Just prior to that, Col. [[Saul Tigh]] expresses his fears over what might happen if Valerii jumped the Raptor while inside ''Galactica’s'' flight pod ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). It is not clear how this distortion field, which seems to produce effects like a shock wave, also coincides with the known effect of a jump acting as a sort of vacuum- which instead of producing an outwards wave should pull the surrounding space into it. The two effects might occur consecutively- initial FTL field distortion, followed by the vacuum left in the ship's wake.<br /> <br /> === Limitations of Colonial FTL ===<br /> <br /> * The effectiveness of a [[Raptor]]'s FTL is limited to brief, short-distance jumps. Raptors require a sequence of short consecutive FTL &quot;hops&quot; to reach the same destination as a Colonial capital ship with a full-sized FTL drive ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> * Colonial FTL systems are prone to breakdown after repetitive use over an extended period of time ([[33]]).<br /> * Colonial FTL systems appear to be a holdover from the [[History of the Twelve Colonies#Exodus|Exodus]] from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and their current designs have been developed to meet the needs of jumping between the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and their outposts in other star systems. Colonial FTL capabilities are generally limited in effective range compared to Cylon FTL.<br /> * Navigators must be careful to plan FTL jump paths in order to keep a safe distance from planets or other large objects ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).<br /> * &quot;Spooling up&quot; a Colonial FTL drive takes at least 20 minutes when the drive has been offline ([[Crossroads Part II]]). Because of this, when ships enter dangerous situations, they keep their FTL drives &quot;spun up&quot;.<br /> <br /> Colonial FTL performance can be improved, demonstrated when a [[Raptor]] is successfully refitted by a team apparently led by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] with the navigational computer from a captured [[Heavy Raider]] (presumably the one used by [[Kara Thrace]] to return from Caprica in &quot;[[Home, Part I]]&quot;) and, with the cooperation of a [[Sharon Agathon|Number Eight]], is used to navigate a squadron of Raptors back to Caprica on a rescue mission to retrieve a [[Caprica Resistance|group of resistance fighters]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).<br /> <br /> Colonial FTL computers can be affected by highly-charged sub-atomic particles, corrupting their calculations and possibly causing a jump beyond the [[Red Line]], as in the case of [[Raptor 718]] ([[The Face of the Enemy]], Episode 2).<br /> <br /> The FTL drive apparently puts significant strain on a ship's structure. ''Galactica'' has substancial cracks in her hull adjacent to the FTL drive which Tyrol disabled. ([[Blood on the Scales]]) While discussing structural repairs with Adm. Adama, Tyrol asks him not to jump the ship for a while, whilst his crews upgrade the structure. ([[No Exit]])<br /> <br /> FTL jumps can apparently induce nausea or discomfort in some people, such as [[Cally Henderson]] ([[Miniseries, Night 2]], &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> === Cylon Advantages in FTL ===<br /> <br /> * Cylon FTL systems can be manufactured on a smaller scale to their Colonial equivalent, thus allowing the [[Cylon Raider]] to be outfitted with an FTL drive. ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> * Cylon FTL drive systems are far more efficient than their Colonial equivalent. Tests with the Raider captured by the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]) demonstrated that the drive could enable the Raider to jump directly from the vicinity of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]) - a jump completed by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] during her search for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). This superiority is not from FTL drives themselves, but from the superior Cylon navigation system, resulting in more accurate jump calculations.<br /> <br /> Cylon FTL drives are three times more effiicent than their Colonial counterparts ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]). Despite being well-versed in maintaining ''Galactica'''s two FTL drives and being a [[Final Five]] [[Cylon]], former [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Galen Tyrol]] is baffled by Cylon FTL technology and defers to &quot;[[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Eight|Sharons]] and maybe even some [[Number Two|Leobens]]&quot; to upgrade Colonial ships' drives. ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]])<br /> <br /> The Cylons may also be capable of [[faster-than-light communication]].<br /> <br /> ==Background to FTL in the Re-imagined Series==<br /> <br /> {{Plausible speculation}}<br /> <br /> In establishing the series the creators of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] determined to keep everything within the show very &quot;[[Naturalistic science fiction|natural]]&quot;. This means steering away from the standard clichés of television science-fiction: no bumpy-head aliens, no remarkable technology such as matter/anti-matter conversion, etc. So how is the concept of faster-than-light travel possible within this precept?<br /> <br /> ===Underpinning Theories===<br /> <br /> [[Image:Wormhole-demo.png|thumb|FTL: &quot;Folding Space&quot;]]<br /> The FTL drive technology used within the Re-imagined Series might be based on the use of [[Wikipedia:Superstring Theory|Superstring Theory]] and [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] that essentially enable the &quot;jump drive&quot; systems to &quot;fold&quot; space, reducing the distance between any two points by creating a &quot;corridor&quot; through space that links them together (essentially forming a wormhole, or Einstein-Rosen Bridge). Such &quot;corridors&quot; are allowed by the general theory of relativity; what [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] does is provide a way to change the topology of space-time dynamically.<br /> <br /> The use of such wormholes is based on the tenet that space is curved. Hence the term &quot;[[Wikipedia:Wormhole|wormhole]]&quot;, which arises from the analogy that space can be seen as an apple. A worm can travel from one side of the apple to the other in two ways:<br /> * By crawling over the surface, or<br /> * By burrowing through the apple (creating a &quot;wormhole&quot;).<br /> Obviously, the second option is considerably shorter than the first.<br /> <br /> ===Relativistic Acceleration===<br /> A key point concerning the use of wormholes within the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' is that they do not break the fundamental limiting factor of our universe: the speed of light. Vessels in ''Battlestar Galactica'' do not accelerate to faster-than-light velocities. Rather, they use the wormhole to reduce the distance to their destination, thus giving the ''impression'' of faster-than-light travel. <br /> <br /> However, the FTL jumps in the series do allow information to be sent faster than light can send it, which results in a violation of causality within the special theory of relativity. (ie. If event A comes before B from one viewpoint, there will be other equally valid viewpoints where event B takes place before A.) Causality is not violated by FTL in a universe that has a special fixed reference frame, however this contradicts current understanding.<br /> <br /> This is the reason why FTL jumps are virtually instantaneous within episodes. It also means that the only ''direct'' form of propulsion available for vessels is generated by their [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight drive systems]]&lt;ref&gt;In turn, this is why vessels exiting from a jump are traveling at the same velocity as when they committed to the jump ([[Miniseries]], &quot;[[33]]&quot;, &quot;[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]&quot; and other episodes).&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> ===Feasibility===<br /> While the use of wormholes in this manner is not currently possible, work is progressing on superstring and M-Theory which may make the creation of wormholes possible in the future. The limiting factor is the ability to generate negative energy densities, which are allowed (though severely restricted) by quantum mechanics. As such, the use of such systems again meets one of the stated desires of the the producers of ''Battlestar Galactica'': not to rely on the &quot;traditional&quot; trappings of science-fiction that require exotic science and technology. Theoretical physicist [[Wikipedia:Kip Thorne|Kip Thorne]] has carried out extensive research into wormholes, and helped develop a scientifically-consistent means of wormhole travel used by [[Wikipedia:Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] in his novel [[Wikipedia:Contact (novel)|&quot;Contact&quot;]] which bears a remarkable similarity to the technology employed within ''Battlestar Galactica''.<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> *[[Combat jump]]<br /> *[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> == External links ==<br /> * [[Wikipedia:FTL (Battlestar Galactica)|FTL]] at Wikipedia.<br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> [[Category:Technology]]<br /> [[Category:Terminology]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Antriebskraft in der neu-interpretierten Serie]]<br /> [[zh:重拍系列中的推进力]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Resuming the search for Earth */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] battlestar. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''<br /> {{Ship Data<br /> | image= Battlestar_stern.jpg<br /> | title= Galactica (BS 75)<br /> | race= Colonial<br /> | type= Military<br /> | ftl= Yes<br /> | crew= Approximately 2,641 <br /> | co= Admiral [[William Adama]]<br /> | xo= [[Saul Tigh]] <br /> | role= Carrier / battleship hybrid<br /> | weapons= As many as 506 point-defense dual [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], 24 primary dual Kinetic Energy Weapons, at least 12 [[missile tubes]] capable of firing conventional and nuclear missiles, Vipers, Raptors<br /> | status= Active<br /> | img= Y<br /> }}<br /> '''''Galactica'' (BS 75)''' is a [[Galactica type battlestar|veteran battlestar]] and the last of her kind still in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction of the Twelve Colonies]]. Built during the early days of the [[Cylon War]], she remains the only military vessel without integrated [[Computers|computer networks]]. Without networked computers, ''Galactica'' never upgrades to the new [[Command Navigation Program|integrated defense system software]] developed by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] and his [[Number Six|team]]. Because of this and other factors, she becomes one of only two known battlestars (the other being ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') to survive the renewed Cylon attack on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. At the time of this attack, she was part of the 75th [[Battlestar Group]] (BSG-75).<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' was one of the first twelve battlestars to be constructed by the Colonials, each representing one of the twelve colonies; ''Galactica'' represented [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. As such, she is some 50 years old. While solidly built, various factors during ''Galactica's'' construction led to the shipyard &quot;cutting corners&quot; when she was originally built, with various components not completed to spec.([[No Exit]]) Following the outbreak of Cylon hostilities several more battlestars were built. ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; first commander was named [[Nash]].<br /> [[Image:Mini gal top.jpg|left|thumb|A dorsal view of ''Galactica''. The starboard [[flight pod]] is covered by a window to form the [[Galactica Museum|museum area]].]]<br /> The original battlestars were all designed with non-integrated computer systems to avoid the Cylons' demonstrated ability to override or subvert networked command and control systems early in the war ([[Miniseries]]). Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies. <br /> <br /> After the [[Armistice Station|armistice]] with the Cylons, and their withdrawal from Colonial space, ''Galactica'' and her sister ships served the Twelve Colonies in a variety of roles. While her surviving sister ships were scrapped or upgraded to match the systems capabilities of newer Colonial vessels, ''Galactica'' continued in service without her systems being fully networked or integrated, making her unique among Colonial military vessels. Galactica was relegated to intra-system duties for at least 20 years prior to her decommissioning.<br /> <br /> With her active career drawing to a close, a decision was taken to retire ''Galactica'' and decommission her from service. Colonial Fleet chose not to scrap her, but to turn her into a combination of living museum to the original Cylon War and an educational center, with her conversion being overseen by her final commander, [[William Adama]].<br /> <br /> At the time of her formal decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' is stripped of all but one of her operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII squadrons, her munitions are destroyed, and her starboard landing pod is converted into a pressurized [[Galactica Museum|museum]] which houses (among other things) a full squadron of [[Viper Mark II|Mk. II Vipers]] as well as a Viper model that appears [[Viper (TOS)|older than the Mark II]] (Miniseries, also in deleted scenes).<br /> <br /> With the renewed and unexpected Cylon hostilities, ''Galactica'' is quickly brought back to combat condition and sorties several Mark IIs retrieved from her museum, engaging in her first battle with the Cylons in over 40 years (all but one last Mark VII squadron were sent to Caprica for reassignment). She survives a direct hit by a tactical nuclear missile, and later [[FTL|jumps]] successfully to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] to replenish her empty ammunition stores at this strategic depot.<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' emerges from the anchorage and engages one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] with her gun batteries, providing cover for [[The Fleet (RDM)|a fleet of 75 civilian ships]] harboring survivors of the Twelve Colonies. Once the entire civilian fleet successfully jumps away, and as a second basestar approaches to join the battle, ''Galactica'' recovers her remaining Vipers and jumps to the rendezvous point beyond the [[Red Line]], never to return to Colonial space ([[Miniseries]]). <br /> <br /> Since the exodus of the Colonials from their overrun homeworlds, ''Galactica'' becomes both protector and provider for the Fleet. She provides covering fire for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times (&quot;[[33]]&quot;, &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;). The battlestar provides much of the Fleet with recycled water ([[Water]]) and she is the primary source of medical care, where groups of civilians are periodically brought aboard for check-ups and treatment ([[Litmus]]). ''Galactica'' also undertakes internal policing duties within the Fleet (&quot;[[Water]]&quot;, &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, capturing a [[tylium]] fuel mining and processing plant in the process ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br /> <br /> The [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''Pegasus'', commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]], joins ''Galactica'' approximately 6 months into their exile (See the series [[Timeline (RDM)|timeline]] for special information about this milestone). The two battlestars destroy two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] as well as a critical Cylon support ship known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. After Admiral Cain's death, President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] promotes William Adama to Admiral, restoring him to overall Fleet command, but now with two battlestars at his disposal ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===New Caprica===<br /> Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time the majority of her crew are allowed to the surface in an effort to populate the planet and restore the human race, a majority of whom are seemingly convinced that the Cylons will never find New Caprica. The diminished staff inevitably results in standard maintenance becoming overlooked or ignored; basic military responses, such as the launching of alert fighters and routine training exercises become difficult to execute. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Severely limited in their abilities, Admiral Adama orders the defense fleet to jump away from New Caprica along with a handful of civilian ships still in orbit of the colony. They vow to eventually return to New Caprica and liberate it from the Cylon invaders ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===[[Battle of New Caprica]]===<br /> Four months after their escape, ''Galactica'''s staff is still in the process of developing a rescue strategy with 16 training exercises having been completed and a 17th underway when an accident causes its early cessation ([[Occupation]]). This forces both a change in strategy and the reformulation of a rescue plan to deal with personnel who have not seen conflict in 16 months. While ''Galactica'' fights to liberate the Colonials on-planet, ''Pegasus'' is assigned to protect the remaining civilian fleet and continue its search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] (&quot;[[Precipice]]&quot;, &quot;[[Exodus, Part I]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> After coordinating with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], ''Galactica'' leaves ''Pegasus'' to guard the space-bound members of humanity while it uses a series of drones to misdirect the bulk of the Cylon Raiders and avoid immediate detection by baseships, thus allowing the civilians on the planet to escape to their ships and flee New Caprica.<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' then jumps into low orbit, plummeting from an altitude of 100,000 feet. As the ship falls, Admiral Adama orders the launch of all remaining Vipers. ''Galactica'' then jumps back into orbit. In the subsequent battle with the orbiting basestars, ''Galactica'' is overtaxed, out-gunned, and faces destruction when ''Pegasus'' unexpectedly arrives. ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; salvos draw the attention of the basestars away from ''Galactica'', buying ''Galactica'' time to bring her [[FTL|FTL drives]] back on-line and escape, but at the cost of ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; destruction ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' bears the scars of the battle with significant scorching and dents to the hull. Nonetheless, the battlestar remains combat ready, holding off a superior Cylon force for a short duration in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]), and threatening to use its nuclear arsenal twice after New Caprica (&quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;). Given the loss of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' now boasts a larger crew, Viper and Raptor complement, to the point where there are more pilots than there are ships to fly ([[Torn]]), although the training of new recruits is still ongoing (&quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads]]&quot;, &quot;[[He That Believeth in Me]]&quot;). Further, there are various redundancies between the two crews that are appropriately dealt with (e.g. [[Lee Adama]] in a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)|deleted scene]] from &quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> In &quot;[[A Day in the Life]]&quot;, Colonel Tigh comments that ''Galactica'' took so much damage in this battle that it would &quot;take six weeks in dry dock just to bang out the dents&quot;. This indicates that the damage is extensive enough to require a significant amount time (probably months) for full repair, and would be unlikely to survive a massive battle again. <br /> <br /> ===Resuming the search for Earth===<br /> ''Galactica'' takes aboard a significant quantity of civilians following the exodus from New Caprica, as several civilian ships are lost during the escape from the failed colony. Cramped conditions increase as crew and civilians struggle to adapt to life back aboard a ship. The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed &quot;[[Camp Oil Slick]]&quot; and later &quot;Dogsville&quot; (&quot;[[Torn]]&quot;, &quot;[[The Woman King]]&quot;).<br /> <br /> During a [[The Passage|food shortage crisis]] caused by contamination of the Fleet's food processing systems, ''Galactica'' (along with her Raptors acting as pilot ships) guides the civilian Fleet through an area of intense heat, light and radiation caused by a [[Passage (star cluster)|dense star cluster]] to reach edible resources on the [[algae planet]]. ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; heavy armor and radiation shielding protect her from the intense effects of the cluster, but the ship still suffers hull damage and decompressions.<br /> <br /> The ship confronts a Cylon fleet and barely escapes a nova during [[Eye of Jupiter|the events over the algae planet]], jumping out at the last moment after recovering its ground teams and additional data on a way-point to Earth known to the Colonials as the [[Ionian nebula]] (&quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;). Repairs continue on the journey to the Ionian nebula. Damage to one particular airlock nearly causes the deaths of Galen and Cally Tyrol during what they expected to be a quick repair of a hull micro-fracture ([[A Day in the Life]]). <br /> <br /> When the Fleet reaches the nebula, four Cylon baseships are detected following an unexplained power outage. With the entire Fleet crippled and unable to escape, ''Galactica'' scrambles her Vipers and prepares for a lopsided fight, outnumbered and outgunned ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|following battle]], ''Galactica'' manages to hold off the main attack of the massive Cylon attack force. Despite the damage suffered in previous engagements, the old warship wields her main guns and point defense batteries effectively again in defense of the Fleet. During the battle ''Galactica'' takes many hits while covering the Fleet although without crippling damage. Despite having the advantage, and managing to destroy or damage several civilian ships, the Cylons retreat in the middle of the battle, after detecting one of the [[Final Five]] among the Colonials ([[He That Believeth in Me]]).<br /> <br /> ''Galactica'' is once forced to prepare for a battle against the rebel [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestar]], but the ''[[Demetrius]]'' arrives to defuse the situation. In the wake of the basestar disappearing from the Fleet ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]), [[Saul Tigh]] assumes command of ''Galactica'', jumping along with the Fleet ([[Sine Qua Non]]).<br /> <br /> After [[Kara Thrace]] picks up a strange signal in [[Starbuck's Viper|her Viper]], the Colonials have a direct bearing towards Earth. Shortly later, after several years of searching, ''Galactica'' and her Fleet finally make the last jump to Earth ([[Revelations]]).<br /> <br /> After the dicovery of [[Earth]] being a nuclear wasteland, morale on ''Galactica'' falls dramatically and the overall cleanliness of the ship drops. Outside [[CIC]], the words &quot;Frak Earth&quot; are spray-painted onto the walls ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Near the end of [[Felix Gaeta|Felix Gaeta's]] mutiny on the ship, former deck chief [[Galen Tyrol]] disables the FTL drive before the ship can jump away, and notices multiple tears in the ship's hull near the assembly, a sign that the old battlestar's structural integrity is faltering. ([[Blood on the Scales]]) After Tyrol is returned to his former rank by Admiral Adama, he begins a structural survey of the ship, finding several torn supports and weakened area in the hull. In the course of a more in-depth examination, he finds metal fatigue is endemic throughout the ship, with virtually every part of the hull riddled with small cracks and fissures. [[Image:Damaged Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A heavily damaged Galactica.]]All of this is caused by ''Galactica's'' advanced age, the fact that corners were cut when it was built and all of the abuse it has been put through since the war started. Tyrol suggests treating the metal of the ship with an organic cylon resin that could be provided by the [[Rebel Baseship]], which would fill the cracks and bring the ship back to its former strength, but Adama refuses. However, ''Galactica's'' dire condition soon sinks in when Adama finds a tear has formed in a bulkhead in his quarters, and he orders Tyrol to carry out his plan to repair the ship. ([[No Exit]]) Tyrol later says that the resin can buy some more time but the ship's integrity has been fundamentally weakened and might not survive more FTL jumps- it is impossible to say how long she can hold. ''Galactica'' is dying of old age and accumulated battle damage. Later ''Galactica'' is damaged even further when Boomer jumps away very close to the hull and, the resulting spatial distortion of her ship's FTL jump causes what appears to be buckling and explosive decompressions in several sections of the alligator head of ''Galactica'' on her port side ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). This causes a chain reaction of explosions, structural failures and power outages throughout many parts of the ship including CIC. Admiral Adama at first refuses to abandon ''Galactica'' and orders repairs begin ([[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]).<br /> <br /> == Equipment ==<br /> Barring any technological upgrades that may have been made to other ships of [[Galactica type battlestar|her class]], ''Galactica'' shares the same overall technical specifications as other original Colonial battlestars.<br /> <br /> ===Starboard Flight Pod===<br /> <br /> The starboard landing bay is eventually restored to usable condition, evidenced when Major Lee Adama lands his Raptor in the starboard pod. However, it is possible that this is due to a previously issued quarantine order and not because the flight pod is in regular use ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). The starboard hangar deck is designated an [[Dogsville|area of refuge]] for civilians displaced from lost ships (The Woman King).<br /> <br /> ===Nuclear Warheads===<br /> [[Image:Galactica nukes.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s nuclear arsenal.]]<br /> ''Galactica'' has five nuclear warheads as of &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;. Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] uses one warhead to destroy the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] orbiting Kobol ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] cannibalizes one to use in his [[Cylon detector]]. He later gives the warhead to [[Gina Inviere]], who detonates it aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. <br /> <br /> It is unknown how many nuclear warheads ''Pegasus'' has when it encounters ''Galactica'', but the two ships pool their nuclear ordnance stockpiles after that. As of &quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot;, ''Galactica'' possesses at least seven warheads ([[missile tube]]s 4 through 10).<br /> <br /> :''The yield of these weapons is unknown. It is likely they are of a &quot;dial a yield&quot; design which is common in real-life nuclear weapons. Because the physics of nuclear weapon design is a measurable science, and based on the size of the weapons seen on screen, the yield of ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; weapons may lie between 5 and 150 kilotons.''&lt;ref&gt;This is extrapolated from the size of the weapon, compared to a modern day ([[w:W80|W80]])-class nuclear warhead used by the United States.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Vipers===<br /> [[image:1104Tube Mini.JPG|right|thumb|200X|Viper in launch tube.]]<br /> :''For information on the fighter squadrons stationed on ''Galactica'' see: [[Squadrons of Galactica]]''<br /> <br /> Prior to the arrival of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' carries a maximum thirty-four Vipers, of which at least six are Mark VIIs. Following the advent of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' receives supplies that aid in the repair and refurbishment of her initial fighter complement ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Some time later, new Mark VII Vipers are constructed at ''Pegasus''s' Viper construction facilities utilizing the raw ore mined in an asteroid belt ([[Scar]]), and several of those are assigned to ''Galactica''. <br /> <br /> With ''Pegasus'' destroyed at the [[Battle of New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' absorbs the former's fighter squadrons and personnel, and her Viper complement now counts approximately 80 planes. &lt;ref&gt;Dialogue from &quot;[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]&quot; and &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; establishes that 40 Vipers have been transferred to a Cylon basestar, which comprises half the ship's air wing.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Raptors===<br /> The number of [[Raptor|Raptors]] available to ''Galactica'' is portrayed inconsistently. The assumption prior to joining up with ''Pegasus'' is that the battlestar has at least five Raptors, having left [[Ragnar Anchorage]] with at least eight. After the Battle of New Caprica, ''Galactica'' takes on ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; Raptors. The subsequent number of available craft is unknown, but is at least 20, considering how many Raptors are deployed to rescue to the resistance fighters on Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ===Other Craft===<br /> *''Galactica'' currently possesses two [[Heavy Raider]]s. One is hit by ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s defensive fire and crashes into the starboard flight pod with unknown, but probably extensive, damage ([[Scattered]]). The other returns in operational status from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[Home, Part I]]). One of these Heavy Raiders is relieved of its FTL navigation system for use on the rescue mission to Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).<br /> * A Raider from the first Cylon War may be on board ''Galactica'' after one follows Starbuck into one of ''Pegasus''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; landing bays and is shot down ([[Razor]]). A Cylon War era Raider, or at least a replica of one, was present in the [[Galactica Museum]], but has not been mentioned since.<br /> *A second [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] comes into ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; possession after [[Daniel Novacek]]'s &quot;escape&quot; from a basestar, replacing the one retrieved by [[Kara Thrace]] and lost during the quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[Hero]]).<br /> *An experimental stealth fighter, the [[Blackbird]], is constructed using spare parts ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]) and used in a critically successful reconnaissance mission to explore the nature of what comes to be known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. The Blackbird is destroyed after completing its [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|first combat mission]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br /> *''Galactica'' possesses [[fuel tanker]]s used to supply fuel to Vipers and Raptors in flight without the need to dock with the ship. These may be dedicated craft or specially fitted shuttles or Raptors ([[Occupation]]).<br /> <br /> == Crew ==<br /> :''For information on Senior Staff, see : [[Senior Staff of Galactica]]'' <br /> :''For a list of pilots, see: [[List of Pilots]]'' <br /> :''For a list of deckhands, see: [[List of deckhands]]'' <br /> :''For a list of marines, see: [[Colonial Marine Corps]]'' <br /> <br /> Before the attack, ''Galactica'' has approximately 2,800 crewmen. By the time of the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', attrition has reduced this number to about 2,660. (c.f. [[Crew tally]]) <br /> It is unknown whether the Colonial Marines account for members or not.<br /> *Between &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot; and &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]&quot; ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; offensive capability is also greatly hampered by the number of [[List of Pilots|qualified pilots]] available, and their lack of flight simulators with which to train more. Since ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; reunion with ''Pegasus'', this has ceased to be an issue ([[Scar]]).<br /> <br /> ==Related Imagery==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Galactica Ortho copy.jpg|''Galactica'' - [[Zoic]] rendering &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:BSG Ortho Bottom.jpg|''Galactica'' - Zoic rendering &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:Galactica - flight pods retracted.jpg|''Galactica'' with flight pods retracted.<br /> Image:BSG landing alcove.jpg|''Galactica'' landing alcove.<br /> Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; batteries in action &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;<br /> Image:Galactica fights off missile salvos.jpg|''Galactica'' establishes a defense perimeter.<br /> Image:CIC Overview 1.jpg|''Galactica'''s CIC.<br /> Image:Cicweaponscontrol1.jpg|Weapon's control.<br /> Image:Cictacticalstation1.jpg|Tactical station.<br /> Image:Cic commstation.jpg|Communications.<br /> Image:The Mess.jpg|The Officers' mess hall.<br /> Image:Galactica corridor.jpg|The &quot;A-shaped&quot; corridors.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> *[[Galactica crew facilities (RDM)|Galactica crew facilities]]<br /> *[[:Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)|Galactica Areas]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Ships}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Battlestars]]<br /> [[Category:Battlestars (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Craft]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Craft (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Military]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Ships]]<br /> [[Category:Ships (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> {{featured article}}<br /> <br /> [[de:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[es:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[fr:Galactica (RDM)]]<br /> [[zh:卡拉狄加 (RDM)]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Questions */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= <br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s extradition from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;Someone To Watch Over Me&quot; is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;). This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of toothpaste offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;Felgercarb,&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;shit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of Sonja, who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing&quot;.<br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits and none is addressed by rank.<br /> ** The Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of one more FTL jump, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortion that can seriously strain a ships hull. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump eventually appears to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general ageing in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull stress.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects- though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much more closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. Also some Fleet ships such as the [[Space Park]] and the Rebel basestar have been seen to suffer hull damage but have continued to jump with the Fleet seemingly without incident- though the Space Park was repaired quite swiftly. It is possible therefore that crucial to Galactica's particular suffering at Boomer's hands was the level of microfracturing that had been occurring in her hull combined with the fact that the port side of the ship looks significantly more damaged than the other. Also it is possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' probably has been taking damage from multiple jumps over the years. It's just that the extent of that damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> *The age of ''Galactica's'' FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> * Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot; Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;, and Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star. <br /> * Helice was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt; What, if any, reference this has to the series remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If Jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the Tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> ** It was dangerous for ''Galactica'' because of its failing structure. <br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> ** The Sixes appear to be the most influential leaders within the rebel Cylon society, and posess the most individuality. Caprica Six sowed the seeds of the Cylon Civil War, Natalie led the revolt, and Sixes generally were in senior positions in the occupation government of New Caprica.<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * Since Boomer was able to find the fleet, why doesn't Cavil just jump in and attack the fleet? Surely he has superior numbers. Is it merely because of fear of death, since they can no longer resurrect?<br /> ** Cavil seems to want Hera- this would only be possible by using Boomer as an infiltrator rather than attacking ''Galactica'' outright. Attacking the Fleet would only result in them jumping away anyway.<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * Was a Daniel model Kara Thrace's father? Making her a half-cylon and giving her abilities like resurrection and projection?<br /> * To what extent are the semi-sentient Raiders and Centurions integrated into the Colonial or allied military force?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson]] (archive footage)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me&diff=174592 2009-03-01T22:18:58Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= <br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s extradition from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;Someone To Watch Over Me&quot; is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;). This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of toothpaste offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;Felgercarb,&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;shit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of Sonja, who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing&quot;.<br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits and none is addressed by rank.<br /> ** The Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of one more FTL jump, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortion that can seriously strain a ships hull. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump eventually appears to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general ageing in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull stress.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects- though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much more closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. Also some Fleet ships such as the [[Space Park]] and the Rebel basestar have been seen to suffer hull damage but have continued to jump with the Fleet seemingly without incident- though the Space Park was repaired quite swiftly. It is possible therefore that crucial to Galactica's particular suffering at Boomer's hands was the level of microfracturing that had been occurring in her hull combined with the fact that the port side of the ship looks significantly more damaged than the other. Also it is possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' probably has been taking damage from multiple jumps over the years. It's just that the extent of that damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> *The age of ''Galactica's'' FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> * Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot; Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;, and Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star. <br /> * Helice was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt; What, if any, reference this has to the series remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If Jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the Tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> ** It was dangerous for ''Galactica'' because of its failing structure. <br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> ** The Sixes appear to be the most influential leaders within the rebel Cylon society, and posess the most individuality. Caprica Six sowed the seeds of the Cylon Civil War, Natalie led the revolt, and Sixes generally were in senior positions in the occupation government of New Caprica.<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * Since Boomer was able to find the fleet, why doesn't Cavil just jump in and attack the fleet? Surely he has superior numbers. Is it merely because of fear of death, since they can no longer resurrect?<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * Was a Daniel model Kara Thrace's father? Making her a half-cylon and giving her abilities like resurrection and projection?<br /> * To what extent are the semi-sentient Raiders and Centurions integrated into the Colonial or allied military force?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson]] (archive footage)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me&diff=174590 2009-03-01T22:08:51Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= <br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s extradition from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;Someone To Watch Over Me&quot; is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;). This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of toothpaste offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;Felgercarb,&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;shit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of Sonja, who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing&quot;.<br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits and none is addressed by rank.<br /> ** The Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the fraken shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. (Although it remains possible that Boomer's feelings for Tyrol are geniune and she might have been trying to get Tyrol to leave Galactica to save him from a possible later attack. This is evidenced by her telling Tyrol her feelings are genuine, ''after'' he declines to go with her.)<br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created, as previously shown on Earth in &quot;[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]&quot;. Tyrol is the first to be shown voluntarilly receiving a projection.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of one more FTL jump, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortion that can seriously strain a ships hull. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump eventually appears to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general ageing in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull stress.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects- though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much more closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. Also some Fleet ships such as the [[Space Park]] and the Rebel basestar have been seen to suffer hull damage but have continued to jump with the Fleet seemingly without incident- though the Space Park was repaired quite swiftly. It is possible therefore that crucial to Galactica's particular suffering at Boomer's hands was the level of microfracturing that had been occurring in her hull combined with the fact that the port side of the ship looks significantly more damaged than the other. Also it is possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' probably has been taking damage from multiple jumps over the years. It's just that the extent of that damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> * Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot; Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;, and Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star. <br /> * Helice was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt; What, if any, reference this has to the series remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If Jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the Tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> ** It was dangerous for ''Galactica'' because of its failing structure. <br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> ** The Eights appear to be the most influencial leaders within the rebel Cylon society, and posess the most individuality. Caprica Six sowed the seeds of the Cylon Civil War, Natalie led the revolt, and Eights generally were in senior positions in the occupation governement of New Caprica.<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * Since Boomer was able to find the fleet, why doesn't Cavil just jump in and attack the fleet? Surely he has superior numbers. Is it merely because of fear of death, since they can no longer resurrect?<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * Was a Daniel model Kara Thrace's father? Making her a half-cylon and giving her abilities like resurrection and projection?<br /> * To what extent are the semi-sentient Raiders and Centurians integrated into the Colonial or allied military force?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson]] (archive footage)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me&diff=174579 2009-03-01T19:26:37Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= <br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s release from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * Someone To Watch Over Me is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;). This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of toothpaste offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;Felgercarb,&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;shit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of Sonja, who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Six's to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing&quot;.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the fraken shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. (Although it remains possible that Boomer's feelings for Tyrol are geniune and she might have been trying to get Tyrol to leave Galactica to save him from a possible later attack. This is evidenced by her telling Tyrol her feelings are genuine, ''after'' he declines to go with her.)<br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created, although Tyrol appears to be the first to experience it. Cylons can share projections with each other.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of one more FTL jump, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortion that can seriously strain a ships hull. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump eventually appears to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general ageing in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull stress.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the Hitei Kahn tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back. Also some Fleet ships such as the [[Space Park]] have been seen to suffer serious hull damage but have continued to jump with the Fleet seemingly without incident.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic seeing how on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], Athena seduced Helo by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> * Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot; Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;, and Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star. <br /> * Helice was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt; What, if any, reference this has to the series remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> *What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If Jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the Tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * Was a Daniel model Kara Thrace's father? Making her a half cylon and giving her abilities like resurrection and projection?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson]] (archive footage)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me&diff=174578 2009-03-01T19:24:18Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= <br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s release from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * Someone To Watch Over Me is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;). This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of toothpaste offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;Felgercarb,&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;shit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of Sonja, who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Six's to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing&quot;.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the fraken shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. (Although it remains possible that Boomer's feelings for Tyrol are geniune and she might have been trying to get Tyrol to leave Galactica to save him from a possible later attack. This is evidenced by her telling Tyrol her feelings are genuine, ''after'' he declines to go with her.)<br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created, although Tyrol appears to be the first to experience it. Cylons can share projections with each other.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of one more FTL jump, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortion that can seriously strain a ships hull. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump eventually appears to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general ageing in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull stress.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the Hitei Kahn tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back. Also some Fleet ships such as the [[''Zephyr'']] have been seen to suffer serious hull damage but have continued to jump with the Fleet seemingly without incident.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic seeing how on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], Athena seduced Helo by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> * Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot; Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;, and Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star. <br /> * Helice was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt; What, if any, reference this has to the series remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> *What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> *If Jumping in very close proximity to a ship is a very dangerous thing to do then why then in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] when the Tylium ship [[Hitei Kan]] jumped away form the intercepting and boarding Vipers nothing happened to them other than being upended? <br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * Was a Daniel model Kara Thrace's father? Making her a half cylon and giving her abilities like resurrection and projection?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson]] (archive footage)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me&diff=174576 2009-03-01T19:19:57Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= <br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s release from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * Someone To Watch Over Me is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;). This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of toothpaste offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;Felgercarb,&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;shit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of Sonja, who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Six's to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing&quot;.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the fraken shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. (Although it remains possible that Boomer's feelings for Tyrol are geniune and she might have been trying to get Tyrol to leave Galactica to save him from a possible later attack. This is evidenced by her telling Tyrol her feelings are genuine, ''after'' he declines to go with her.)<br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created, although Tyrol appears to be the first to experience it. Cylons can share projections with each other.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of one more FTL jump, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortion that can seriously strain a ships hull. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump eventually appears to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general ageing in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the Battle of New Caprica when it was mentoined that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull stress.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the Hitei Kahn tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back. Also some Fleet ships such as the [[''Zephyr'']] have been seen to suffer serious hull damage but have continued to jump with the Fleet seemingly without incident.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic seeing how on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], Athena seduced Helo by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> * Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot; Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;, and Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star. <br /> * Helice was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt; What, if any, reference this has to the series remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> *What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect. What could convict him beyond doubt is if people on the hanger deck remember him helping &quot;Athena&quot;-as everyone thought at the time-with that large very heavy equipment box. It is known that Cylons can tell each other apart on sight despite them being indistinguishable to humans. If someone recalls that it could be used as proof positive that Tyrol was complicit in her escape, that he cannot plead truthful ignorance like Helo can when he thought Boomer was his wife and had sex with her. <br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * Was a Daniel model Kara Thrace's father? Making her a half cylon and giving her abilities like resurrection and projection?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson]] (archive footage)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me&diff=174565 2009-03-01T18:41:59Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= <br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers a hidden musical ability that bears a mysterious significance to the final five Cylons, and her tune is found to have a connection with three-year-old human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The president authorizes [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]'s release from the Brig so she can stand trial for treason on the Cylon Base Ship.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.locatetv.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/season-4/6118356&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * Someone To Watch Over Me is the name of a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin, and featured in the musical Oh, Kay! A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance. <br /> ** There was also an episode of [[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]] named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EKG readings have remained steady.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges her pilots that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the [[Astral Queen]].<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is her father's music tape.<br /> * Some of the music played by the mysterious piano player is from the original series. [[Numian's 3rd Sonata]], Second Movement, is in fact from the opening dialogue of the classic series (&quot;There are those who believe that life here, began out there...&quot;). This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that 'everything has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of toothpaste offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;Felgercarb,&quot; a word used in the original series to mean &quot;shit.&quot; In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;shit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of Sonja, who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Six's to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing&quot;.<br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would had recognized Boomer if she still only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the fraken shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. (Although it remains possible that Boomer's feelings for Tyrol are geniune and she might have been trying to get Tyrol to leave Galactica to save him from a possible later attack. This is evidenced by her telling Tyrol her feelings are genuine, ''after'' he declines to go with her.)<br /> * The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created, although Tyrol appears to be the first to experience it. Cylons can share projections with each other.<br /> *It is possible that Starbuck also has this ability and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, but it could had been projection. <br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of one more FTL jump, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortion that can seriously strain a ships hull. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump eventually appears to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general ageing in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the Battle of New Caprica when it was mentoined that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]-and though this seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull stress.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', impying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull–or even the hull of a ship nearby. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot conceit now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the Hitei Kahn tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times afterwards. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galatica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]].<br /> * Boomer seduces [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. This is ironic seeing how on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], Athena seduced Helo by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> * Boomer's seduction of Helo - in the presence of Athena - may have been motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica''.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> * The mysterious piano player is Kara's father, which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice [[Opera House]].&quot; Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;, and Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star. <br /> * Helice was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt; What, if any, reference this has to the series remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Is Boomer taking Hera to Cavil, and if so, is she of value to him in and of herself or will he ransom her for the Final Five to rebuild [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]? Or is Boomer working alone or for a third party? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> *What was the note Boomer was writing down in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Is the Eight switched with Boomer by Tyrol dead, or merely injured? <br /> ** Probably merely injured. It is doubtful Tyrol would have gone so far as to actually kill another Eight to save Boomer. Furthermore, if the Eight had been dead, Tyrol's trickery would have been discovered more quickly.<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status? <br /> * What connection is there between Roslin's collapse and Hera's kidnapping?<br /> * If Tyrol had gone with Boomer, would Cavil have opened his brain as he threatened to do with Ellen? <br /> * Did Boomer sleep with Helo merely to maintain her pretense, because she was attracted to him, or to intentionally hurt Athena? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of the &quot;Slick&quot; image Starbuck has been seeing? Is he a variation of Kara's Inner Leoben from &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;?<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? <br /> * Will Eight's idea of plugging Anders into the [[datastream]] lead anywhere? <br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be figured out? Will he confess? <br /> ** It will be difficult for him to deny involvement considering the presence of the unconscious Eight he substituted for Boomer in the brig.<br /> ***That assumes the Eight can identify him as the one that attacked her in the work area. It was coal pitch black dark when he knocked her out. Still, the circumstance of him being the one to restore power to the Cell Area and knowing how hard he pleaded for Boomer's life makes him a natural suspect.<br /> * If Tyrol's treachery does come to light, how will others react?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum? (This is similar to the situation the Framers of the United States Constitution faced when trying to decide if state representation in Congress should be based on individual state population or restricted to the same number of representatives per state).<br /> * Why was Sonja elected to represent the Cylons?<br /> * Did Boomer intentionally jump so close to ''Galactica'' in order to further damage the already weakened ship? Is this a prelude to an attack on the Fleet by Cavil's forces?<br /> * What is the current status of [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Where did the piano in [[Joe's Bar]] come from?<br /> * Will the Helice Opera House have any connection to the visions of the [[Opera House]] shared by Roslin, [[Caprica-Six]], and Athena?<br /> * Was a Daniel model Kara Thrace's father? Making her a half cylon and giving her abilities like resurrection and projection?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[ Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Caine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson]] (archive footage)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=No_Exit&diff=173911 2009-02-20T14:05:49Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;{{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is resurrected, and she knows all the answers. Anders' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories''.<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has happened before and will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said &quot;eight&quot;.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to twelve months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Thirteenth Tribe merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that 10, 742 were killed since the pursuit started.<br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the Korean War. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's Paradise Lost: &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. ELlen however, had a previous life and set of memories to be restored to her, unlike Boomer who was probably designed from the start to be a sleeper agent and knew nothing about life as a Cylon. This seems to indicate that either the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited -i.e 'hardwired' to their particular physical body. Given that Ander's memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just surpressed, indicates he would gain his memories back if reborn and the blocking process for the Five is body-specific. If the blocking process is body specific that would suggest all the other 6 models of numbered Cylons have also had their bodies hardwired by Cavil right from the start so they know nothing of the Five, and in such a way that all future copies carry the same block. <br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day-as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five , he has simply suppressed it (as indicated by Deanna's flashes of the Five when downloading) with presumably the intention of revealing his plan, and aforementioned knowledge, in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold- but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains how:<br /> :#Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galatica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Virtual beings#The Final Five's Virtual Beings|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * The unborn child of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who where husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacriligious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does?<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally?<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? <br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica Six, since she was killed by her at one point? How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer?<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One?<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot?<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]?<br /> * Is the Daniel model connected to [[Felix Gaeta]]?<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken?<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name?<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? In particular, are they related to Baltar's Inner Six and Six's Inner Baltar?<br /> * Sam mentioned that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God?<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this?<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this?<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|other colony]] that Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it?<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2000 years ago?<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them?<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology?<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner's]]'' [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on several occassions including Boomer's, D'anna Bier's, and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry idata to and from standard electronic equipment. In anycase the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects form human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon Pregnancy of Caprica Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in [[The Oath]] and [[Blood on the Scales]]? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? <br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''?<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship?<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request?<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love?<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;{{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is resurrected, and she knows all the answers. Anders' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories''.<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has happened before and will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said &quot;eight&quot;.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to twelve months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Thirteenth Tribe merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that 10, 742 were killed since the pursuit started.<br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the Korean War. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's Paradise Lost: &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This seems to indicate that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited to their particular physical body. If all Five were killed and allowed to resurrect into new bodies, they would have regained their memories and original personalities.<br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains how:<br /> :#Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galatica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Virtual beings#The Final Five's Virtual Beings|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five as opposed to simply 'blocking' them. Killing any active Cylon models would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * The unborn child of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who where husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacriligious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does?<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally?<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? <br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica Six, since she was killed by her at one point? How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer?<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One?<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot?<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]?<br /> * Is the Daniel model connected to [[Felix Gaeta]]?<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken?<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name?<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? In particular, are they related to Baltar's Inner Six and Six's Inner Baltar?<br /> * Sam mentioned that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God?<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this?<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this?<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|other colony]] that Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it?<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2000 years ago?<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them?<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology?<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner's]]'' [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on several occassions including Boomer's, D'anna Bier's, and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry idata to and from standard electronic equipment. In anycase the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects form human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon Pregnancy of Caprica Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in [[The Oath]] and [[Blood on the Scales]]? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's threat there would be no forgiveness for any mutineer? <br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''?<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship?<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request?<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love?<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is resurrected, and she knows all the answers. Anders' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories''.<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has happened before and will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of what appears to be Centurions boarding a [[Galactica type battlestar]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models were known]]--one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] prepares to drill holes in [[Samuel Anders]]'s head to relieve pressure caused a hematoma caused by a ricocheting bullet that struck him in the head ([[Blood on the Scales]]).<br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;It's okay. So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made a intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Cylons, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said &quot;eight&quot;.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to twelve months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Thirteenth Tribe merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen counters that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some alcohol in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of another colony planet where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that the warning signs they all saw on Earth were different as well, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters. After washing his face, he begins to see the unraveling of his battlestar within his own cabin...cracks in the bathroom wall.<br /> <br /> * Back in time, on the baseship, Sharon Valerii asks Ellen how she can deal with John's hatred of her. Ellen considers that, maybe, John doesn't despise her.<br /> * Valerii hands her a gown to wear for surgery, but Ellen refuses it, believing it to be one of John's last acts of humiliation. She says, &quot;You should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]],&quot; to Valerii's confusion. &quot;Never mind. Let's get this over with,&quot; Ellen says as Valerii escorts her away.<br /> * As they make their way down a hallway in the baseship, Ellen tries to plead with Valerii, asking her if she really wants to go through with John's vivisection of Ellen. Valerii responds that she has thought about it--and directs Ellen into the seat of a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii guides the Raptor out into space. Under gunfire from launched Raiders, the Raptor jumps to safety.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief. Do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> * Ellen Tigh remarks to [[Sharon Valerii]] when she comes to escort Ellen to surgery that she &quot;...should have brought a tumbrel.&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm. [http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] On Earth during the French Revolution in the 1780's, many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in a tumbrel. Ellen was sardonically referring to this in her remark to Valerii. Depending on the historical relationship of real life events and the Colonies in the show-if any-maybe she was referring directly to the French Revolution or a similar parallel event on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies. <br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after affects of the mutiny. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aids. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of Alan Laird shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> * The Cylon religious belief in a single God who is loving and merciful originated with the Cylon Centurions from the Twelve Colonies. The Final Five embraced this belief after encountering the Centurions, and incorporated it into the Significant Eight.<br /> * Although, to some degree, Adama's unwillingness to use Cylons (save Tyrol) and their technology in the repair of Galactica is hypocritical, given his forcing other ships into Cylon upgrades, it can also be seen as stemming from Adama's great love and pride in the Galactica. Said love has been stated repeatedly over the course of the series, and Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of Galactica in this episode further confirms this. As such it is logical that he would be averse of Cylons and Cylon technology having anything to do with Galacitca, as he would see it as an affront to 'his girl'.<br /> * At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> * Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Bizarrely, despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, their brother twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experiementation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show,<br /> * The Final Five can resurrect, this episode confirms. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely a this point given the loss of the Hub)might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * The unborn child of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programing. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that Number One isn't quite as good a programmer as he thinks he is, OR he has greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five(which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer Battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * The brief sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in two senses, she is his creator and he is made in her father's image.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt - something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does?<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged?<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship?<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship?<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]] and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identity of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * Was Number Seven named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] resolve?<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of a plot?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of disaster? In particular, are they related to Baltar's Inner Six and Six's Inner Baltar?<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to Deanna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power(which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? and what is its goal?<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name?<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What/who destroyed Earth?<br /> * If it was humans, did any of them survive and travel to somewhere else?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylon's Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> *Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> *Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space?<br /> *Where do the hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;The Hub&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil for thee years since at least after the occupation of Caprica. Before that, when she first downloaded after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica she still thought of herself as a human with a human out look and hated her Cylon being. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had from her POV, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *''John Cavil had just shown a ''slide show'' - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. John Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his form:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John [repeats] No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. <br /> <br /> :John: And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? [sneering] With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs [gesturing to his eyes] in my skull! [disgusted] With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as human as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: '''I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN!''' I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to--I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to--I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! [closes eyes] And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me!! I'm a machine! And I can know much more! [softly] I can experience so much more. '''BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY?''' Because my five creators thought that God wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> :[Cavil walks out of the chamber]<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Remaining */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article involves the fleet of [[FTL|faster-than-light]]-capable civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on its [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[The Fleet (TOS)]]. For general information on other articles pertaining to fleets, see: [[Fleet (disambiguation)]].''<br /> <br /> '''The Fleet''' is a convoy of ships sheltering the human survivors of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. The Fleet forms the backdrop of the drama of the [[Re-imagined Series]].<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Fleet in formation ([[Miniseries]]).]]<br /> ==Overview==<br /> &quot;The Fleet&quot; originates as a convoy of about 60 commercial and civilian ships in the space surrounding [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. [[Laura Roslin]] - with the aid of [[Sharon Valerii]] - initiates the clustering of stranded vessels in the aftermath of the Cylon invasion of the Twelve Colonies, thus forming the convoy. Twenty of these ships are abandoned to a squadron of attacking [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] because they either lack [[FTL]] drives, or are damaged, like the sublight ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' and ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]''. The remaining vessels join battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' - the only Colonial warship [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] to have survived the Cylon attack - in the upper atmosphere of the gas giant [[Ragnar]]. From here on, ''Galactica'' shoulders the role of the Fleet's protector ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> <br /> [[Anastasia Dualla]] explains in &quot;[[33]]&quot; that 53 ships have jumped away from an attacking Cylon baseship, with 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives. Adding ''Galactica'' to this tally, results in a total number of 64 ships. [[Saul Tigh]]'s statement in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; that the 24 ships departing with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] represent &quot;almost a third of the fleet&quot;, implies that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's. By &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;, there are likely fewer ships left in the Fleet because of the ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' destruction ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) and the settlement and emergency exodus of [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> The political and social troubles befalling the Fleet as it wanders through space, serve as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series.<br /> <br /> The phrase &quot;the Fleet&quot; functions not only as a signifier for the actual ships of the convoy, but as an indicator of the people on board, and therefore for mankind. Often the term is used to refer to the civilian populations, as opposed to the military personnel of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus''. Usage of the term &quot;the Fleet&quot; has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President Roslin's continued use of the term ''President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]''. This may be interpreted either as an expression of hope that the people of the Fleet will re-establish themselves on a new world, or a psychological inability to accept the Fleet as the only home that humanity will know for a long time.<br /> <br /> After three years of searching the Fleet eventually reaches [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but are disappointed to find it a devastated wasteland as a result of a nuclear holocaust ([[Revelations]]). The fleet leave Earth in search of a new home, with the Rebel Cylon Basestar joining them ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). By the time of Felix Gaeta's and Tom Zarek's mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Blood on the Scales]]), dialogue indicates that the Fleet is down to the very low figure of 35 civilian ships, a suprising loss of about half the iniital ships from [[33]]. Most of these losses remain unacounted for, as very few civilian ships have been seen or heard to be actually lost on screen. Given that the human population has only declined by about one fifth at this point rather than a similar half, this could be a continuity error or retcon, or the remaining ships would have had to nearly double the number of civilians aboard to compensate.<br /> <br /> ==Ships==<br /> * Colonial ships use [[launch key]]s to activate the ship's systems ([[Precipice]]). The keys are unique to each vessel and are extremely difficult to copy. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==== Seen ====<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Ship type / function !! Last Seen !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Astral Queen]]'' || Prison ship|| [[The Oath]] || [[Tom Zarek]] is found aboard this ship, along with 1,500 prisoners heading toward [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] for parole hearings. Later the lead ship in [[Laura Roslin]]'s [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]].<br /> |-<br /> | [[Botanical Cruiser]] || Agricultural ship ||A Disquiet Follows My Soul || A sister ship is destroyed in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|second night]] of the Miniseries.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Celestra (RDM)|Celestra]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Mentioned only. Seen in various fleet shoots<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Chrion]]'' || [[Luxury liner]] || [[The Passage]] || Successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Colonial One|Colonial One/Colonial Heavy 798]]'' || Transport ship, government || The Oath || President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s flagship and seat of the spaceborne Colonial government since the Fall. As of Season 4, the ship also holds the Quorum of Twelve.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Demetrius]]'' || Sewage recycling || [[Sometimes a Great Notion]] || Given to [[Kara Thrace]] and a select crew to try to find Earth.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || The Oath || This is the last remaining [[Galactica type battlestar|original battlestar]] dating back to the [[Cylon War]]. It is the main protector and flagship of the Fleet, under direct command of [[William Adama]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Gemenon Traveller]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || A copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] is captured and held here for interrogation and, later, executed. <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Gemini (RDM)|Gemini]]'' || Freighter || A Disquiet Follows My Soul || Used as a decoy in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]. Joins Laura Roslin's separatist fleet. Is later part of the so-called defense fleet over [[New Caprica]].<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Gideon]]'' || Supply ship || [[The Son Also Rises]] || A supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians are killed by ''Galactica'' [[Marines]]. Survives after [[New Caprica]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || [[The Oath]] || The ship is the site of the worker's strike in the episode &quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot; and a mutiny authorized by [[Tom Zarek]] in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Kimba Huta]]'' || Cold storage vessel || Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II || Featured in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; where Tom Zarek, Laura Roslin and Lee Adama hide out after Roslin's escape from ''Galactica''.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Majahual]]'' || [[Mining ship]] || [[Scar]] || Mines crucial metals needed to build [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Monarch]]'' || Mining ship || [[Collaborators]] || A mining ship that joins the [[Laura Roslin faction]]. Mentioned in &quot;Collaborators&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Prometheus]]'' || Freighter || [[Face of the Enemy]] || Commanded by [[Doyle Franks]], ''Promethus'' has a reputation as an &quot;off the grid&quot; freighter involved in the [[black market (organization)|black market]]. <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Striker]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || [[Home, Part II]] || Damaged in a refueling operation overseen by Captain [[George Birch]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Thera Sita]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || [[The Woman King]] || Ship is successfully shepherded to algae planet and later temporarily transfers refugees to ''Galactica'' in &quot;The Woman King&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Triton (civilian ship)|Triton]]'' || Unknown || [[Sine Qua Non]] || A ship having a &quot;room with a view&quot; for [[Romo Lampkin]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Virgon Express]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]'' type || [[Downloaded]] || First introduced in &quot;[[Water]]&quot; as it undergoes underway water replenishment from ''Galactica'' &lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; stores. Seen in fleet until [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Zephyr]]'' || Ringed ship || [[The Oath]] || Arguably the easiest identifiable civilian ship due to its large ring. It is severely damaged during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and is repaired en route to Earth. It is considered the hub of all civilian activity and rest-and-recreation in the Fleet, assuming the same role that ''Cloud 9'' had before its destruction by [[Gina Inviere]].<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==== Mentioned only ====<br /> <br /> Unless otherwise mentioned, the following ships are only listed on the [[:Image:Tally chalkboard.jpg|voting tally board]] in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Note that the tally board in question contains inaccuracies regarding the number of votes, and thus should not be used to determine the population aboard each vessel.&lt;/ref&gt; Many of these ships are mentioned or featured again, as the production generated a master list for reference. <br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Adrasteia}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Adrasteia|Adrasteia]] (also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea, and Adastreia) was a nymph who was charged by Rhea to raise the infant Zeus in secret to protect him from his father Cronus (Krónos) in the Dictaean cave.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Amduatey}}'' || The ship is named after the [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[Wikipedia:Amduat|Amduat]], which literally means &quot;That Which is in the Afterworld&quot;. It was an important funeral text usually inscribed in the tombs of pharoahs. The Amduat told the story of the sun god [[Wikipedia:Ra|Ra]], who set in the evening and traveled through the underworld at night, only to rise again in the morning. It was understood that the dead pharaoh was taking the same journey, through the underworld, only to rise again with Ra as an immortal in the morning. <br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aether}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Aether (mythology)|Aether]] is one of the Protogenos (first-born). He is the personification of the &quot;upper sky,&quot; space, and heaven, and the elemental god of the &quot;Bright, Glowing, Upper Air.&quot; He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to regular air, the gloomy lower air of the Earth, which mortals breathe.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Argo Navis}}'' || Captained by [[Simpson Markson]], who is selected to be a judge at Gaius Baltar's trial &lt;ref&gt;The name and the ship are noted in the [[Sources:The Son Also Rises|script]] for &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;, but not mentioned on screen.&lt;/ref&gt;. [[w:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]] was a large southern constellation representing the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aurora}}'' || In Roman mythology, [[w:Aurora (mythology)|Aurora]] is the goddess of dawn. This [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|goddess]] also exists within the series's own mythology.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Azimenarius}}'' || The ''Azimenarius'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is not on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Baah Pakal]]'' || Holds a pair of engines used in the [[Blackbird]]'s construction ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Boreas}}'' || Named for the [[w:Boreas|god of the north wind]] in Greek mythology. ''Boreas'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Bretan}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Carillian Trader}}'' || In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], [[Carillon]] is the infamous &quot;casino planet&quot; from &quot;[[Saga of a Star World]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cassandra}}'' || Named for the [[w:Cassandra|daughter]] of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the power of prophecy, but was cursed so that no one believed her.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coba}}'' || ''Coba'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cybele}}'' || Escorted by [[Raptors]] through a very dense star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]).&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Named for the [[w:Cybele|&quot;Earth Mother&quot; goddess]] of ancient Asia Minor.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Clymene}}'' || Several women and deities in Greek myth are named [[wikipedia:Clymene|Clymene]]. ''Clymene'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Dahshur}}'' || ''Dahshur'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Diomedes}}'' || Presumably named for the ancient hero of the Trojan War of the [[w:Diomedes|same name]]. ''Diomedes'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Embla Brokk}}'' || The name ''Embla Brokk'' may be derived from the names of two figures in Norse mythology: Embla, the first woman, and [[w:Brokkr|Brokkr]], a dwarf who helped create Draupnir (a magical ring) and [[w:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]] (Thor's hammer). ''Embla Brokk'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Enkidu}}'' || Among the first ships to navigate the star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]). &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Named after the [[wikipedia:Enkidu|Enkidu]] of the [[wikipedia:Sumerian mythology|Sumerian mythological]] [[wikipedia:Epic of Gilgamesh|epic of Gilgamesh]].<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Epheme}}'' || The Epheme may be named for a minor character in Greek mythology who was nurse to the [[w:Muse|Muses]].<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Faru Sadin]]'' || Successfully guided through the [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]] to the algae planet by [[Louanne Katraine]], who sacrifices her life in the process (The Passage).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Freighter 212}}'' || A ship on which Louanne Katraine apparently has some &quot;buddies&quot; ([[Final Cut]]). Indications are that &quot;Freighter 212&quot; is merely the hull number for the ship, as this name is not written on either tally boards during the election in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Galatea}}'' || Probably named for a main character in the Greek myth of [[w:Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]]. Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates a statue of a woman, which is so beautiful that he falls in love with it, and the gods reward him by bringing her ([[w:Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]]) to life. <br /> |-<br /> |''[[Greenleaf]]'' || A freighter mentioned several times in the series (&quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot;, &quot;[[Sacrifice]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads, Part I]]&quot;)<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Harrak}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Hexare}}'' ||On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Inchon Velle}}'' || When [[Kara Thrace]] has disturbing dreams about [[Leoben]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in her apartment, [[Karl Agathon]] suggests that she see a psychiatrist on the ''Inchon Velle'' ([[Maelstrom]]).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kara Nexal}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kiya}}'' || ''Kiya'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|McConnell}}'' || Commander [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] made runs to this ship in order to build up a stock pile of supplies for the [[black market (organization)|black market]] ([[Black Market]]). The ship is on neither ''Colonial One'' nor ''Galactica'''s tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Mutem Wia}}'' || ''Mutem Wia'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Odysseus}}'' || Named for the [[w:Odysseus|hero]] in Greek mythology who fought in the Trojan War and was the subject of Homer's epic ''[[w:Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Persephone}}'' || ''Persephone'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;. &lt;br/&gt; [[w:Persephone|Persephone]] is the daughter of the goddess [[w:Demeter|Demeter]]. She is forced to marry the god of the underworld, [[w:Hades|Hades]], but Demeter works out a compromise where Persephone is allowed to return to the world of the living for a portion of the year. <br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Picon Princess}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Rhadamanthys}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' || Mentioned several times early in the series. A ship identical to its [[Original Series]] [[Rising Star (TOS)|counterpart]] can be seen in &quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;. It is not mentioned on either ''Colonial One'' or ''Galactica'''s tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Salpica}}'' || In the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)|extended cut]] of &quot;[[Unfinished Business]]&quot;, the ''Salpica'' is mentioned as the ship [[Samuel Anders]] lives on after the escape from New Caprica and before moving permanently to ''Galactica''.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Sargon}}'' || May be named after either [[w:Sargon I (Assyrian king)|Sargon I]] or [[wikipedia:Sargon II|Sargon II]], ancient Assyrian kings on Earth. Seen only on the voting tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Scorpia Traveller}}'' || After disembarking from the ''Scorpia Traveller'', a copy of the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] evades security checkpoints, nearly succeeding in the assassination of [[William Adama]] in a suicide bombing ([[Litmus]]). The ship is not on either tally board in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Swordfish}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tarbadek}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tauranian Traveller}}'' || Mentioned in a deleted scene in &quot;[[33]]&quot;. Later, its name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tora Bashiri}}'' || &quot;Tora bashiri&quot; is Japanese for &quot;tiger's run.&quot; It is a term used in [[wikipedia:Iaido|Iaido]], a Japanese martial art. The ship's name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Vena Capa}}'' || ''Vena Capa'' is on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Virga}}'' || The ship's name implies that it is of [[Virgon (RDM)|Virgon]] origin. The ship's name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Ziusudra}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ====[[Luxury liner|Passenger and luxury liners]]====<br /> <br /> * An unnamed [[Gemon Liners]] spaceliner (&quot;33&quot;, &quot;Exodus, Part II&quot;, &quot;The Passage&quot;).<br /> * An unnamed [[Pan Galactic]] spaceliner (Miniseries, &quot;Exodus, Part II&quot;, &quot;The Passage&quot;).<br /> * An unnamed [[Saggitarian Spaceways]] spaceliner (same colour as ''[[Pyxis]]'') (Miniseries, &quot;Revelations&quot;)<br /> * An unnamed Saggitarian Spaceways]] spaceliner (deep orange coloured hull, this could be ''[[Chrion]]'') (&quot;Guess What's Coming To Dinner?&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==== Additional ships ====<br /> Originally<br /> <br /> * At least seven [[Colonial Movers]] heavy transport ships<br /> * At least seven [[mining ship]]s<br /> * At least six ''[[Kimba Huta]]''-type transports<br /> * At least one ''[[Gemini]]''-type heavy freighter<br /> <br /> ====Seen but unnamed====<br /> * ''[[Five-engined vessel]]'', seen above [[Caprica City]] ([[Miniseries]]) and during the escape from [[New Caprica]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])<br /> * ''[[Wedge-shaped vessel]]'', seen briefly during the end of &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;<br /> * ''[[Tubed vessel]]'', seen throughout the Fleet and jumping away from New Caprica at the end of &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;<br /> * ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star type vessel]]'', seen briefly in &quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;. Rising Star type vessel seen briefly also in [[Sometimes a Great Notion]] and [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] during ''[[Hitei Kan]]'''s mutiny.<br /> *''[[Scylla|Scylla type vessel]]'', seen briefly in [[He That Believeth In Me]] during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]]. Also seen briefly in [[The Ties That Bind]].<br /> <br /> :'''Note''': Any of these vessels is probably identical to one of the mentioned only ones above.<br /> <br /> === Destroyed ===<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Ship type / function !! Destroyed in !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Adriatic]]'' || Unknown || [[The Passage]] || A member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[Home, Part I]]). Lost in transit in a [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' || Agricultural and transport vessel || [[Miniseries]] || A sublight-only vessel that is destroyed by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] after the Fall, before Roslin's fleet rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar]]. An FTL-equipped vessel of the same type remains in the Fleet.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Carina]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]''-type salvage and repair ship || The Passage || Lost in transit in a star cluster.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' || [[Luxury liner]], civilian/government || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Designed to mimic the environment of a habitable planet, ''Cloud Nine'' became the meeting place for the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] after the Fall. It is later home to legalized prostitution ([[Black Market]]) and [[Demand Peace]] ([[Epiphanies]]). The ship is destroyed by a nuclear warhead detonated by [[Gina Inviere]], resulting in the destruction of at least three other ships.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || Unknown || Damaged by a [[Demand Peace]] [[Epiphanies|suicide bomber]]. Its destruction cannot be confirmed, but the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' is strongly implied to be the only existing refinery ship in &quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' || Luxury liner || [[33]] || Destroyed by [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] after an apparent Cylon takeover.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || [[Exodus, Part II]]&lt;ref&gt;Technically, &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; is the last time the ship is seen, but the events of that DVD movie occur in Season 2, whereas &quot;Exodus&quot; is set in Season 3.&lt;/ref&gt; || This is the last remaining [[Mercury class battlestar]]. Formerly commanded by [[Helena Cain]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), [[Jack Fisk]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]) and [[Barry Garner]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Under the command of Lee Adama when it is destroyed during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]])<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Picon 36]]'' || Unknown || [[Miniseries]] || A ship in [[Laura Roslin]]'s initial fleet, but is left behind when the Cylons suddenly attack ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Pyxis]]'' || Luxury liner || [[He That Believeth In Me]] || Commanded by Captain [[Jules Tarney]], this ship is successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]], but later destroyed in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] resulting in 600 deaths.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==== Additional ships ====<br /> <br /> *The following ships are destroyed together in the ''Cloud Nine'' disaster ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]):<br /> * One [[Colonial Movers]] ship<br /> * A ''[[yellow vessel]]''<br /> * A ''[[long-necked vessel]]''<br /> <br /> == Non-canonical ==<br /> <br /> Initially, it appears that the production did not have a master list of ships in the first season, as evidenced by the numerical discrepancies to the later retconned numbers in Season 2. The following is a list of ships that have been mentioned in deleted scenes exclusively.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coronis}}'' || ''Coronis'' is mentioned in a deleted scene in &quot;[[Litmus]]&quot;, as a ship carrying people who are unhappy about being last in food ration distribution. However, it is not present on either the master tally board on ''Galactica'' or the whiteboard tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;. As ''Coronis'' has not been mentioned in any canonical capacity, it is considered totally abandoned by the producers .&lt;br/&gt;<br /> In Greek mythology [[w:Coronis (Greek mythology)|Coronis]] is the name of several figures.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In &quot;[[33]]&quot;, before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there are 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In &quot;[[Home, Part I]]&quot;, the [[Laura Roslin faction]] leaves the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 ware Gemenese and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the Fleet is 47,857.<br /> <br /> This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument.<br /> *Note that Gemenon and Caprica have more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron has in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.<br /> *Before the destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives make up 10.50% of the Fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, it is assumed that the ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the Fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population.<br /> *The figures from the Roslin faction can be interpreted in several ways:<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics1.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenese and Capricans jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction. <br /> ::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 27,081 (57%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics2.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenese jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the &quot;religion card&quot;, but the Caprican portion of the Roslin faction is representative of the Fleet.<br /> ::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (59%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 5,127 persons (11%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics3.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenese portions of the Roslin faction are representative of the Fleet.<br /> ::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (35%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (53%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 956 (2%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> *Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other Colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' is in the vicinity when the attack begins, and is the nucleus around which the Fleet rallies, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore somewhere in between assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the &quot;religion card&quot;) and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.<br /> *Alternatively, it is possible that the population of the Colonies are grossly unequal. Although the structure of the Quorum of Twelve appears to maintain at least a fiction that the Colonies are roughly equal, next to nothing is known about how the [[Government|governmental]] system of the Colonies was established or how it evolved over time. Indeed, the United States Senate, for example, by design expressly assumes that the various states constituting it are 'equal' even though this is clearly not the case in terms of their respective populations. Furthermore, the fact that a system of government is 'poor' or else not representatively proportional does not mean it cannot actually be implemented and even survive for long periods of time. <br /> <br /> As for the population distribution, the population of several ships is known: ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of &quot;[[Water]]&quot;), the ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of &quot;[[33]]&quot;), ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;, [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the Miniseries) and ''Pyxis'' (600 when destroyed in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;). There are 176 civilians in the cargo hold of ''[[Colonial One]]'' in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;. The Fleet is stated at about 75 ships in &quot;[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]&quot;, retconned up from 40 in the Miniseries.<br /> *Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and the ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average.<br /> *The 23 ships that leave with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from the ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship.<br /> <br /> The Fleet's population has declined by about 8,000 since the above.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Unofficially, many viewers refer to the Fleet as the &quot;RTF&quot;; &quot;Rag Tag Fleet&quot;, or more fully, &quot;RTFF.&quot; These nicknames come from the term &quot;Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet,&quot; a name used in the opening credits voice over of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] (performed by series creator [[Lorne Greene]]), describing the [[The Fleet (TOS)|civilian refugee fleet]].<br /> * In the [[Miniseries]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. The first two of these ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff.<br /> :* ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and the motion picture ''[[Wikipedia:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]'', [[:md:Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|appears briefly in the sky]] outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see [[Laura Roslin]]. The ship does not appear in the Fleet.<br /> :* The original USS [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] from the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' TV series makes a cameo in the [[:md:Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|last shot of the Fleet]] as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Miniseries. Look to the upper right corner for the ship in a still frame. All Season 1 [[opening credits]] use this shot, so ''Enterprise'' makes a very quick appearance with each of the first 13 episodes (This is best viewed from the [[Season 1 DVD]] set).<br /> :*The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] in the Miniseries was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the Original Series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[Wikipedia:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior. At least one FTL-capable version of this ship survives and exists in the Fleet ([[The Passage]]).<br /> <br /> == References==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> *[[:Category:Colonial Craft|Colonial Craft]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:Organizations|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category: Terminology|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:RDM|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Die Flotte (RDM)]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Overview */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article involves the fleet of [[FTL|faster-than-light]]-capable civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on its [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[The Fleet (TOS)]]. For general information on other articles pertaining to fleets, see: [[Fleet (disambiguation)]].''<br /> <br /> '''The Fleet''' is a convoy of ships sheltering the human survivors of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. The Fleet forms the backdrop of the drama of the [[Re-imagined Series]].<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Fleet in formation ([[Miniseries]]).]]<br /> ==Overview==<br /> &quot;The Fleet&quot; originates as a convoy of about 60 commercial and civilian ships in the space surrounding [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. [[Laura Roslin]] - with the aid of [[Sharon Valerii]] - initiates the clustering of stranded vessels in the aftermath of the Cylon invasion of the Twelve Colonies, thus forming the convoy. Twenty of these ships are abandoned to a squadron of attacking [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] because they either lack [[FTL]] drives, or are damaged, like the sublight ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' and ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]''. The remaining vessels join battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' - the only Colonial warship [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] to have survived the Cylon attack - in the upper atmosphere of the gas giant [[Ragnar]]. From here on, ''Galactica'' shoulders the role of the Fleet's protector ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> <br /> [[Anastasia Dualla]] explains in &quot;[[33]]&quot; that 53 ships have jumped away from an attacking Cylon baseship, with 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives. Adding ''Galactica'' to this tally, results in a total number of 64 ships. [[Saul Tigh]]'s statement in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; that the 24 ships departing with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] represent &quot;almost a third of the fleet&quot;, implies that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's. By &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;, there are likely fewer ships left in the Fleet because of the ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' destruction ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) and the settlement and emergency exodus of [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> The political and social troubles befalling the Fleet as it wanders through space, serve as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series.<br /> <br /> The phrase &quot;the Fleet&quot; functions not only as a signifier for the actual ships of the convoy, but as an indicator of the people on board, and therefore for mankind. Often the term is used to refer to the civilian populations, as opposed to the military personnel of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus''. Usage of the term &quot;the Fleet&quot; has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President Roslin's continued use of the term ''President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]''. This may be interpreted either as an expression of hope that the people of the Fleet will re-establish themselves on a new world, or a psychological inability to accept the Fleet as the only home that humanity will know for a long time.<br /> <br /> After three years of searching the Fleet eventually reaches [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but are disappointed to find it a devastated wasteland as a result of a nuclear holocaust ([[Revelations]]). The fleet leave Earth in search of a new home, with the Rebel Cylon Basestar joining them ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). By the time of Felix Gaeta's and Tom Zarek's mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Blood on the Scales]]), dialogue indicates that the Fleet is down to the very low figure of 35 civilian ships, a suprising loss of about half the iniital ships from [[33]]. Most of these losses remain unacounted for, as very few civilian ships have been seen or heard to be actually lost on screen. Given that the human population has only declined by about one fifth at this point rather than a similar half, this could be a continuity error or retcon, or the remaining ships would have had to nearly double the number of civilians aboard to compensate.<br /> <br /> ==Ships==<br /> * Colonial ships use [[launch key]]s to activate the ship's systems ([[Precipice]]). The keys are unique to each vessel and are extremely difficult to copy. <br /> <br /> === Remaining ===<br /> <br /> During Gaeta's very short stint as Commander of the fleet, he states that there are 35 civilian ships in the fleet not including the resident [[Basestar]] and the [[Galactica]]. Gaeta was referring to the 10 ships out of the 35 that shut down their [[FTL]] drives after hearing Roslin's plea over the wireless ([[Blood on the Scales]]).<br /> <br /> ==== Seen ====<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Ship type / function !! Last Seen !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Astral Queen]]'' || Prison ship|| [[The Oath]] || [[Tom Zarek]] is found aboard this ship, along with 1,500 prisoners heading toward [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] for parole hearings. Later the lead ship in [[Laura Roslin]]'s [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]].<br /> |-<br /> | [[Botanical Cruiser]] || Agricultural ship ||A Disquiet Follows My Soul || A sister ship is destroyed in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|second night]] of the Miniseries.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Celestra (RDM)|Celestra]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Mentioned only. Seen in various fleet shoots<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Chrion]]'' || [[Luxury liner]] || [[The Passage]] || Successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Colonial One|Colonial One/Colonial Heavy 798]]'' || Transport ship, government || The Oath || President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s flagship and seat of the spaceborne Colonial government since the Fall. As of Season 4, the ship also holds the Quorum of Twelve.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Demetrius]]'' || Sewage recycling || [[Sometimes a Great Notion]] || Given to [[Kara Thrace]] and a select crew to try to find Earth.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || The Oath || This is the last remaining [[Galactica type battlestar|original battlestar]] dating back to the [[Cylon War]]. It is the main protector and flagship of the Fleet, under direct command of [[William Adama]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Gemenon Traveller]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || A copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] is captured and held here for interrogation and, later, executed. <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Gemini (RDM)|Gemini]]'' || Freighter || A Disquiet Follows My Soul || Used as a decoy in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]. Joins Laura Roslin's separatist fleet. Is later part of the so-called defense fleet over [[New Caprica]].<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Gideon]]'' || Supply ship || [[The Son Also Rises]] || A supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians are killed by ''Galactica'' [[Marines]]. Survives after [[New Caprica]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || [[The Oath]] || The ship is the site of the worker's strike in the episode &quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot; and a mutiny authorized by [[Tom Zarek]] in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Kimba Huta]]'' || Cold storage vessel || Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II || Featured in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; where Tom Zarek, Laura Roslin and Lee Adama hide out after Roslin's escape from ''Galactica''.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Majahual]]'' || [[Mining ship]] || [[Scar]] || Mines crucial metals needed to build [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Monarch]]'' || Mining ship || [[Collaborators]] || A mining ship that joins the [[Laura Roslin faction]]. Mentioned in &quot;Collaborators&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Prometheus]]'' || Freighter || [[Face of the Enemy]] || Commanded by [[Doyle Franks]], ''Promethus'' has a reputation as an &quot;off the grid&quot; freighter involved in the [[black market (organization)|black market]]. <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Striker]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || [[Home, Part II]] || Damaged in a refueling operation overseen by Captain [[George Birch]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Thera Sita]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || [[The Woman King]] || Ship is successfully shepherded to algae planet and later temporarily transfers refugees to ''Galactica'' in &quot;The Woman King&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Triton (civilian ship)|Triton]]'' || Unknown || [[Sine Qua Non]] || A ship having a &quot;room with a view&quot; for [[Romo Lampkin]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Virgon Express]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]'' type || [[Downloaded]] || First introduced in &quot;[[Water]]&quot; as it undergoes underway water replenishment from ''Galactica'' &lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; stores. Seen in fleet until [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Zephyr]]'' || Ringed ship || [[The Oath]] || Arguably the easiest identifiable civilian ship due to its large ring. It is severely damaged during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and is repaired en route to Earth. It is considered the hub of all civilian activity and rest-and-recreation in the Fleet, assuming the same role that ''Cloud 9'' had before its destruction by [[Gina Inviere]].<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==== Mentioned only ====<br /> <br /> Unless otherwise mentioned, the following ships are only listed on the [[:Image:Tally chalkboard.jpg|voting tally board]] in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Note that the tally board in question contains inaccuracies regarding the number of votes, and thus should not be used to determine the population aboard each vessel.&lt;/ref&gt; Many of these ships are mentioned or featured again, as the production generated a master list for reference. <br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Adrasteia}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Adrasteia|Adrasteia]] (also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea, and Adastreia) was a nymph who was charged by Rhea to raise the infant Zeus in secret to protect him from his father Cronus (Krónos) in the Dictaean cave.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Amduatey}}'' || The ship is named after the [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[Wikipedia:Amduat|Amduat]], which literally means &quot;That Which is in the Afterworld&quot;. It was an important funeral text usually inscribed in the tombs of pharoahs. The Amduat told the story of the sun god [[Wikipedia:Ra|Ra]], who set in the evening and traveled through the underworld at night, only to rise again in the morning. It was understood that the dead pharaoh was taking the same journey, through the underworld, only to rise again with Ra as an immortal in the morning. <br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aether}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Aether (mythology)|Aether]] is one of the Protogenos (first-born). He is the personification of the &quot;upper sky,&quot; space, and heaven, and the elemental god of the &quot;Bright, Glowing, Upper Air.&quot; He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to regular air, the gloomy lower air of the Earth, which mortals breathe.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Argo Navis}}'' || Captained by [[Simpson Markson]], who is selected to be a judge at Gaius Baltar's trial &lt;ref&gt;The name and the ship are noted in the [[Sources:The Son Also Rises|script]] for &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;, but not mentioned on screen.&lt;/ref&gt;. [[w:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]] was a large southern constellation representing the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aurora}}'' || In Roman mythology, [[w:Aurora (mythology)|Aurora]] is the goddess of dawn. This [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|goddess]] also exists within the series's own mythology.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Azimenarius}}'' || The ''Azimenarius'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is not on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Baah Pakal]]'' || Holds a pair of engines used in the [[Blackbird]]'s construction ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Boreas}}'' || Named for the [[w:Boreas|god of the north wind]] in Greek mythology. ''Boreas'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Bretan}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Carillian Trader}}'' || In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], [[Carillon]] is the infamous &quot;casino planet&quot; from &quot;[[Saga of a Star World]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cassandra}}'' || Named for the [[w:Cassandra|daughter]] of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the power of prophecy, but was cursed so that no one believed her.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coba}}'' || ''Coba'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cybele}}'' || Escorted by [[Raptors]] through a very dense star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]).&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Named for the [[w:Cybele|&quot;Earth Mother&quot; goddess]] of ancient Asia Minor.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Clymene}}'' || Several women and deities in Greek myth are named [[wikipedia:Clymene|Clymene]]. ''Clymene'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Dahshur}}'' || ''Dahshur'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Diomedes}}'' || Presumably named for the ancient hero of the Trojan War of the [[w:Diomedes|same name]]. ''Diomedes'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Embla Brokk}}'' || The name ''Embla Brokk'' may be derived from the names of two figures in Norse mythology: Embla, the first woman, and [[w:Brokkr|Brokkr]], a dwarf who helped create Draupnir (a magical ring) and [[w:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]] (Thor's hammer). ''Embla Brokk'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Enkidu}}'' || Among the first ships to navigate the star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]). &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Named after the [[wikipedia:Enkidu|Enkidu]] of the [[wikipedia:Sumerian mythology|Sumerian mythological]] [[wikipedia:Epic of Gilgamesh|epic of Gilgamesh]].<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Epheme}}'' || The Epheme may be named for a minor character in Greek mythology who was nurse to the [[w:Muse|Muses]].<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Faru Sadin]]'' || Successfully guided through the [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]] to the algae planet by [[Louanne Katraine]], who sacrifices her life in the process (The Passage).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Freighter 212}}'' || A ship on which Louanne Katraine apparently has some &quot;buddies&quot; ([[Final Cut]]). Indications are that &quot;Freighter 212&quot; is merely the hull number for the ship, as this name is not written on either tally boards during the election in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Galatea}}'' || Probably named for a main character in the Greek myth of [[w:Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]]. Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates a statue of a woman, which is so beautiful that he falls in love with it, and the gods reward him by bringing her ([[w:Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]]) to life. <br /> |-<br /> |''[[Greenleaf]]'' || A freighter mentioned several times in the series (&quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot;, &quot;[[Sacrifice]]&quot;, &quot;[[Crossroads, Part I]]&quot;)<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Harrak}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Hexare}}'' ||On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Inchon Velle}}'' || When [[Kara Thrace]] has disturbing dreams about [[Leoben]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in her apartment, [[Karl Agathon]] suggests that she see a psychiatrist on the ''Inchon Velle'' ([[Maelstrom]]).<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kara Nexal}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kiya}}'' || ''Kiya'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|McConnell}}'' || Commander [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] made runs to this ship in order to build up a stock pile of supplies for the [[black market (organization)|black market]] ([[Black Market]]). The ship is on neither ''Colonial One'' nor ''Galactica'''s tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Mutem Wia}}'' || ''Mutem Wia'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Odysseus}}'' || Named for the [[w:Odysseus|hero]] in Greek mythology who fought in the Trojan War and was the subject of Homer's epic ''[[w:Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Persephone}}'' || ''Persephone'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;. &lt;br/&gt; [[w:Persephone|Persephone]] is the daughter of the goddess [[w:Demeter|Demeter]]. She is forced to marry the god of the underworld, [[w:Hades|Hades]], but Demeter works out a compromise where Persephone is allowed to return to the world of the living for a portion of the year. <br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Picon Princess}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Rhadamanthys}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' || Mentioned several times early in the series. A ship identical to its [[Original Series]] [[Rising Star (TOS)|counterpart]] can be seen in &quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;. It is not mentioned on either ''Colonial One'' or ''Galactica'''s tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Salpica}}'' || In the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)|extended cut]] of &quot;[[Unfinished Business]]&quot;, the ''Salpica'' is mentioned as the ship [[Samuel Anders]] lives on after the escape from New Caprica and before moving permanently to ''Galactica''.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Sargon}}'' || May be named after either [[w:Sargon I (Assyrian king)|Sargon I]] or [[wikipedia:Sargon II|Sargon II]], ancient Assyrian kings on Earth. Seen only on the voting tally boards in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Scorpia Traveller}}'' || After disembarking from the ''Scorpia Traveller'', a copy of the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] evades security checkpoints, nearly succeeding in the assassination of [[William Adama]] in a suicide bombing ([[Litmus]]). The ship is not on either tally board in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Swordfish}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tarbadek}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tauranian Traveller}}'' || Mentioned in a deleted scene in &quot;[[33]]&quot;. Later, its name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tora Bashiri}}'' || &quot;Tora bashiri&quot; is Japanese for &quot;tiger's run.&quot; It is a term used in [[wikipedia:Iaido|Iaido]], a Japanese martial art. The ship's name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Vena Capa}}'' || ''Vena Capa'' is on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Virga}}'' || The ship's name implies that it is of [[Virgon (RDM)|Virgon]] origin. The ship's name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Ziusudra}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ====[[Luxury liner|Passenger and luxury liners]]====<br /> <br /> * An unnamed [[Gemon Liners]] spaceliner (&quot;33&quot;, &quot;Exodus, Part II&quot;, &quot;The Passage&quot;).<br /> * An unnamed [[Pan Galactic]] spaceliner (Miniseries, &quot;Exodus, Part II&quot;, &quot;The Passage&quot;).<br /> * An unnamed [[Saggitarian Spaceways]] spaceliner (same colour as ''[[Pyxis]]'') (Miniseries, &quot;Revelations&quot;)<br /> * An unnamed Saggitarian Spaceways]] spaceliner (deep orange coloured hull, this could be ''[[Chrion]]'') (&quot;Guess What's Coming To Dinner?&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==== Additional ships ====<br /> Originally<br /> <br /> * At least seven [[Colonial Movers]] heavy transport ships<br /> * At least seven [[mining ship]]s<br /> * At least six ''[[Kimba Huta]]''-type transports<br /> * At least one ''[[Gemini]]''-type heavy freighter<br /> <br /> ====Seen but unnamed====<br /> * ''[[Five-engined vessel]]'', seen above [[Caprica City]] ([[Miniseries]]) and during the escape from [[New Caprica]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])<br /> * ''[[Wedge-shaped vessel]]'', seen briefly during the end of &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;<br /> * ''[[Tubed vessel]]'', seen throughout the Fleet and jumping away from New Caprica at the end of &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;<br /> * ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star type vessel]]'', seen briefly in &quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;. Rising Star type vessel seen briefly also in [[Sometimes a Great Notion]] and [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] during ''[[Hitei Kan]]'''s mutiny.<br /> *''[[Scylla|Scylla type vessel]]'', seen briefly in [[He That Believeth In Me]] during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]]. Also seen briefly in [[The Ties That Bind]].<br /> <br /> :'''Note''': Any of these vessels is probably identical to one of the mentioned only ones above.<br /> <br /> === Destroyed ===<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Ship type / function !! Destroyed in !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Adriatic]]'' || Unknown || [[The Passage]] || A member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[Home, Part I]]). Lost in transit in a [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' || Agricultural and transport vessel || [[Miniseries]] || A sublight-only vessel that is destroyed by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] after the Fall, before Roslin's fleet rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar]]. An FTL-equipped vessel of the same type remains in the Fleet.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Carina]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]''-type salvage and repair ship || The Passage || Lost in transit in a star cluster.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' || [[Luxury liner]], civilian/government || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Designed to mimic the environment of a habitable planet, ''Cloud Nine'' became the meeting place for the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] after the Fall. It is later home to legalized prostitution ([[Black Market]]) and [[Demand Peace]] ([[Epiphanies]]). The ship is destroyed by a nuclear warhead detonated by [[Gina Inviere]], resulting in the destruction of at least three other ships.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || Unknown || Damaged by a [[Demand Peace]] [[Epiphanies|suicide bomber]]. Its destruction cannot be confirmed, but the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' is strongly implied to be the only existing refinery ship in &quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' || Luxury liner || [[33]] || Destroyed by [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] after an apparent Cylon takeover.<br /> |- <br /> | ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || [[Exodus, Part II]]&lt;ref&gt;Technically, &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; is the last time the ship is seen, but the events of that DVD movie occur in Season 2, whereas &quot;Exodus&quot; is set in Season 3.&lt;/ref&gt; || This is the last remaining [[Mercury class battlestar]]. Formerly commanded by [[Helena Cain]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), [[Jack Fisk]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]) and [[Barry Garner]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Under the command of Lee Adama when it is destroyed during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]])<br /> |-<br /> |''[[Picon 36]]'' || Unknown || [[Miniseries]] || A ship in [[Laura Roslin]]'s initial fleet, but is left behind when the Cylons suddenly attack ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Pyxis]]'' || Luxury liner || [[He That Believeth In Me]] || Commanded by Captain [[Jules Tarney]], this ship is successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]], but later destroyed in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] resulting in 600 deaths.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==== Additional ships ====<br /> <br /> *The following ships are destroyed together in the ''Cloud Nine'' disaster ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]):<br /> * One [[Colonial Movers]] ship<br /> * A ''[[yellow vessel]]''<br /> * A ''[[long-necked vessel]]''<br /> <br /> == Non-canonical ==<br /> <br /> Initially, it appears that the production did not have a master list of ships in the first season, as evidenced by the numerical discrepancies to the later retconned numbers in Season 2. The following is a list of ships that have been mentioned in deleted scenes exclusively.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;messagebox sortable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |- class=&quot;infoboxheader&quot;<br /> ! Name !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coronis}}'' || ''Coronis'' is mentioned in a deleted scene in &quot;[[Litmus]]&quot;, as a ship carrying people who are unhappy about being last in food ration distribution. However, it is not present on either the master tally board on ''Galactica'' or the whiteboard tracker on ''Colonial One'' in &quot;Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II&quot;. As ''Coronis'' has not been mentioned in any canonical capacity, it is considered totally abandoned by the producers .&lt;br/&gt;<br /> In Greek mythology [[w:Coronis (Greek mythology)|Coronis]] is the name of several figures.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In &quot;[[33]]&quot;, before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there are 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In &quot;[[Home, Part I]]&quot;, the [[Laura Roslin faction]] leaves the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 ware Gemenese and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the Fleet is 47,857.<br /> <br /> This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument.<br /> *Note that Gemenon and Caprica have more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron has in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.<br /> *Before the destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives make up 10.50% of the Fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, it is assumed that the ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the Fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population.<br /> *The figures from the Roslin faction can be interpreted in several ways:<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics1.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenese and Capricans jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction. <br /> ::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 27,081 (57%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics2.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenese jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the &quot;religion card&quot;, but the Caprican portion of the Roslin faction is representative of the Fleet.<br /> ::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (59%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 5,127 persons (11%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; margin:10px&quot;&gt;[[Image:Demographics3.png]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> :*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenese portions of the Roslin faction are representative of the Fleet.<br /> ::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (35%)<br /> ::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (53%)<br /> ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)<br /> ::*Others: 956 (2%)&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br /> *Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other Colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' is in the vicinity when the attack begins, and is the nucleus around which the Fleet rallies, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore somewhere in between assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the &quot;religion card&quot;) and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.<br /> *Alternatively, it is possible that the population of the Colonies are grossly unequal. Although the structure of the Quorum of Twelve appears to maintain at least a fiction that the Colonies are roughly equal, next to nothing is known about how the [[Government|governmental]] system of the Colonies was established or how it evolved over time. Indeed, the United States Senate, for example, by design expressly assumes that the various states constituting it are 'equal' even though this is clearly not the case in terms of their respective populations. Furthermore, the fact that a system of government is 'poor' or else not representatively proportional does not mean it cannot actually be implemented and even survive for long periods of time. <br /> <br /> As for the population distribution, the population of several ships is known: ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of &quot;[[Water]]&quot;), the ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of &quot;[[33]]&quot;), ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;, [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the Miniseries) and ''Pyxis'' (600 when destroyed in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;). There are 176 civilians in the cargo hold of ''[[Colonial One]]'' in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;. The Fleet is stated at about 75 ships in &quot;[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]&quot;, retconned up from 40 in the Miniseries.<br /> *Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and the ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average.<br /> *The 23 ships that leave with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from the ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship.<br /> <br /> The Fleet's population has declined by about 8,000 since the above.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Unofficially, many viewers refer to the Fleet as the &quot;RTF&quot;; &quot;Rag Tag Fleet&quot;, or more fully, &quot;RTFF.&quot; These nicknames come from the term &quot;Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet,&quot; a name used in the opening credits voice over of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] (performed by series creator [[Lorne Greene]]), describing the [[The Fleet (TOS)|civilian refugee fleet]].<br /> * In the [[Miniseries]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. The first two of these ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff.<br /> :* ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and the motion picture ''[[Wikipedia:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]'', [[:md:Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|appears briefly in the sky]] outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see [[Laura Roslin]]. The ship does not appear in the Fleet.<br /> :* The original USS [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] from the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' TV series makes a cameo in the [[:md:Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|last shot of the Fleet]] as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Miniseries. Look to the upper right corner for the ship in a still frame. All Season 1 [[opening credits]] use this shot, so ''Enterprise'' makes a very quick appearance with each of the first 13 episodes (This is best viewed from the [[Season 1 DVD]] set).<br /> :*The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] in the Miniseries was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the Original Series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[Wikipedia:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior. At least one FTL-capable version of this ship survives and exists in the Fleet ([[The Passage]]).<br /> <br /> == References==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> *[[:Category:Colonial Craft|Colonial Craft]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:Organizations|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category: Terminology|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> [[Category:RDM|Fleet (RDM), The]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Die Flotte (RDM)]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=<br /> | title= Blood on the Scales<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=14<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Angeli]] &lt;ref name=&quot;battlestarsitrep&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html|title=Angeli Also Rises|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=416<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 6, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 10 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39603<br /> | oldpopulation= 39643<br /> | prev=[[The Oath]]<br /> | next=[[No Exit]]<br /> | forumthread= 2552<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a concussion grenade.<br /> * Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him &quot;the brig rat.&quot; Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br /> * Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br /> * A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br /> * Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br /> * Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br /> * [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br /> * The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br /> * Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br /> * On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br /> * Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br /> * Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br /> * Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br /> * Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br /> * Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br /> * Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> *The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br /> *This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br /> *The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appear intermittently since the show began and is fitting that he would be the double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred of the Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Lieutenant Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted while Adama and his men used very little force and ultimately retook the ship without firing a shot once they stormed the CIC. Gaeta's takeover had many people killed (given the survivor count, over 40) while the people on Adama's side killed very few.<br /> *Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the itching had stopped.<br /> *The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the &quot;winning&quot; side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br /> *By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of &quot;no forgiveness&quot; in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot;, it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the mutineers a second chance if it is reasonable.<br /> *The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crewmembers rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br /> * Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive (in order to stop the jump of the 25 ship mutineer fleet, since they will not jump without Galactica), notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br /> **The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structual integrity begin to fail like this.<br /> *Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br /> *Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br /> *Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he &quot;let his hair down&quot; so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br /> *Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> *Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br /> *Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning New Caprice that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br /> *Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br /> *Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]&lt;ref&gt;Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.&lt;/ref&gt;, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).&lt;ref&gt;Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> *Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br /> *It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of &quot;no forgiveness&quot;?<br /> * Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br /> * Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br /> * What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br /> * What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br /> * Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br /> * In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to &quot;spin up FTL drives 1 and 2&quot;. Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br /> ** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br /> * Will Anders survive his injuries?<br /> * Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will the they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br /> * What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br /> * Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br /> * What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br /> * Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br /> * Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br /> * Will Helo survive his injuries?<br /> * How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behaviour?<br /> * Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br /> * What is the nature of the dream Baltar has of Adama's execution?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html A Chicago Tribune interview with Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br /> :'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek. President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this moring. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br /> :'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eye teeth to end you. I swear it! I'm coming for all of you!<br /> *'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the site of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br /> :'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br /> :'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> * [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=<br /> | title= Blood on the Scales<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=14<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Angeli]] &lt;ref name=&quot;battlestarsitrep&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html|title=Angeli Also Rises|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=416<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 6, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 10 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39603<br /> | oldpopulation= 39643<br /> | prev=[[The Oath]]<br /> | next=[[No Exit]]<br /> | forumthread= 2552<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a concussion grenade.<br /> * Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him &quot;the brig rat.&quot; Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br /> * Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br /> * A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br /> * Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br /> * Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br /> * [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br /> * The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br /> * Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br /> * On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br /> * Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br /> * Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br /> * Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br /> * Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br /> * Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br /> * Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> *The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br /> *This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br /> *The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appear intermittently since the show began and is fitting that he would be the double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred of the Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Lieutenant Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted while Adama and his men used very little force and ultimately retook the ship without firing a shot once they stormed the CIC. Gaeta's takeover had many people killed (given the survivor count, over 40) while the people on Adama's side killed very few.<br /> *Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the itching had stopped.<br /> *The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the &quot;winning&quot; side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br /> *By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of &quot;no forgiveness&quot; in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot;, it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the mutineers a second chance if it is reasonable.<br /> *The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crewmembers rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br /> * It is not clear why it is so important for Tyrol to disable the FTL drive, knocking it out would neither aid or hinder the admiral's attempts to retake the ship. Disabling it seemed to play no role in the admiral's final triumph. If anything it would have made more sense to disable Galactica's gun batteries so the basestar could truly threaten the ship.<br /> *Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender, but it is unlikely that the damaged basestar would have been able to defeat ''Galactica'' in combat given that basestars are not usually a match one-on-one for Colonial battlestars.<br /> *Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br /> *Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he &quot;let his hair down&quot; so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br /> *The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. <br /> *Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions, ie Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> *Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br /> *Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning New Caprice that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard..<br /> *Ronald D Moore has commented that Galactica is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that Galactica now has the crew of Pegasus aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that Pegasus was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded.<br /> *Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-enduced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]&lt;ref&gt;Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; when she sees the latter with Hera in a coridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.&lt;/ref&gt;, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide.&lt;ref&gt;Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].<br /> *Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of &quot;no forgiveness&quot;?<br /> * Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br /> * Who will replace Zarek as Vice President?<br /> * Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br /> * What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br /> * What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br /> * Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br /> * In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to &quot;spin up FTL drives 1 and 2&quot;. Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br /> * Will Anders survive his injuries?<br /> * Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will the they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br /> * What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br /> * Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br /> * What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br /> * Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br /> * Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br /> * Will Helo survive his injuries?<br /> * How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behaviour?<br /> * Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br /> * If the Cylons are granted citizenship and representation, how will their military structure be integrated into Adama's command; and will enfranchisement &amp; ''de jure'' humanity be bestowed unto only the humanoid Cylons even though [[Raider (RDM)#Modern_Raider|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] whose [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s are removed are sentient?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html A Chicago Tribune interview with Michael Angeli about the episode:] <br /> ::The Six that sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Lida]].<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> * [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_on_the_Scales&diff=172438 2009-02-08T01:43:37Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=<br /> | title= Blood on the Scales<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=14<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Angeli]] &lt;ref name=&quot;battlestarsitrep&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html|title=Angeli Also Rises|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=416<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 6, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 10 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39603<br /> | oldpopulation= 39643<br /> | prev=[[The Oath]]<br /> | next=[[No Exit]]<br /> | forumthread= 2552<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> *The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br /> *This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br /> *The character Lt. Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appear intermittently since the show began and is fitting that he would be the double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred of the Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Lieutenant Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted while Adama and his men used very little force and ultimately retook the ship without firing a shot once they stormed the CIC. Gaeta's takeover had many people killed (given the survivor count, over 40) while the people on Adama's side killed very few.<br /> *Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, the physical pain, and his mental pain disappeared.<br /> *The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the &quot;winning&quot; side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br /> *By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of &quot;no forgiveness&quot; in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot;, it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the mutineers a second chance if it is reasonable.<br /> *Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br /> *Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he &quot;let his hair down&quot; so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br /> *The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. <br /> *Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions, ie Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> *Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with the Six about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br /> <br /> *Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning New Caprice that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently between the miniseries and the main seasons ( a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet- seems somewhat inconsistent with the size of the human population at this point, which has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Unexplained losses offscreen, or ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this low number unless it is a continuity error.<br /> <br /> *Ronald D Moore has commented that Galactica is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that Galactica now has the crew of Pegasus aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that Pegasus was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of &quot;no forgiveness&quot;?<br /> * Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br /> * Who will replace Zarek as Vice President?<br /> * Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br /> * What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br /> * What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br /> * Will Anders survive his injuries?<br /> * Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will the they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br /> * What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br /> * Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br /> * What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br /> * Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br /> * Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br /> * Will Helo survive his injuries?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html A Chicago Tribune interview with Michael Angeli about the episode:] <br /> ::The Six that sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Lida]].<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> * Unknown as &quot;[[Unnamed_Galactica_and_Pegasus_crew_%28RDM%29#Pen-stabbed Marine|Pen-stabbed Marine]]&quot;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_on_the_Scales&diff=172437 2009-02-08T01:43:33Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=<br /> | title= Blood on the Scales<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=14<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Angeli]] &lt;ref name=&quot;battlestarsitrep&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html|title=Angeli Also Rises|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=416<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 6, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 10 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39603<br /> | oldpopulation= 39643<br /> | prev=[[The Oath]]<br /> | next=[[No Exit]]<br /> | forumthread= 2552<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> *The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br /> *This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br /> *The character Lt. Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be the double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred of the Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Lieutenant Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted while Adama and his men used very little force and ultimately retook the ship without firing a shot once they stormed the CIC. Gaeta's takeover had many people killed (given the survivor count, over 40) while the people on Adama's side killed very few.<br /> *Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, the physical pain, and his mental pain disappeared.<br /> *The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the &quot;winning&quot; side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br /> *By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of &quot;no forgiveness&quot; in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot;, it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the mutineers a second chance if it is reasonable.<br /> *Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br /> *Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he &quot;let his hair down&quot; so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br /> *The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. <br /> *Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions, ie Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> *Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with the Six about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br /> <br /> *Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning New Caprice that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently between the miniseries and the main seasons ( a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet- seems somewhat inconsistent with the size of the human population at this point, which has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Unexplained losses offscreen, or ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this low number unless it is a continuity error.<br /> <br /> *Ronald D Moore has commented that Galactica is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that Galactica now has the crew of Pegasus aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that Pegasus was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of &quot;no forgiveness&quot;?<br /> * Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br /> * Who will replace Zarek as Vice President?<br /> * Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br /> * What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br /> * What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br /> * Will Anders survive his injuries?<br /> * Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will the they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br /> * What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br /> * Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br /> * What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br /> * Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br /> * Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br /> * Will Helo survive his injuries?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html A Chicago Tribune interview with Michael Angeli about the episode:] <br /> ::The Six that sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Lida]].<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> * Unknown as &quot;[[Unnamed_Galactica_and_Pegasus_crew_%28RDM%29#Pen-stabbed Marine|Pen-stabbed Marine]]&quot;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_on_the_Scales&diff=172425 2009-02-08T01:10:14Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=<br /> | title= Blood on the Scales<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=14<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Angeli]] &lt;ref name=&quot;battlestarsitrep&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html|title=Angeli Also Rises|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=416<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 6, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 10 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39603<br /> | oldpopulation= 39643<br /> | prev=[[The Oath]]<br /> | next=[[No Exit]]<br /> | forumthread= 2552<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> *The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br /> *This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br /> *The character Lt. Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appear intermittently since the show began and is fitting that he would be the double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred of the Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Lieutenant Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted while Adama and his men used very little force and ultimately retook the ship without firing a shot once they stormed the CIC. Gaeta's takeover had many people killed (given the survivor count, over 40) while the people on Adama's side killed very few.<br /> *Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, the physical pain, and his mental pain disappeared.<br /> *The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the &quot;winning&quot; side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br /> *By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of &quot;no forgiveness&quot; in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot;, it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the mutineers a second chance if it is reasonable.<br /> *Lt. Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br /> *Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he &quot;let his hair down&quot; so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br /> *The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. <br /> *Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions, ie Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> *Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with the Six about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br /> <br /> *Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning New Caprice that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently between the miniseries and the main seasons ( a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet- seems somewhat inconsistent with the size of the human population at this point, which has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Unexplained losses offscreen, or ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this low number unless it is a continuity error.<br /> <br /> *Ronald D Moore has commented that Galactica is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that Galactica now has the crew of Pegasus aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that Pegasus was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of &quot;no forgiveness&quot;?<br /> * Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br /> * Who will replace Zarek as Vice President?<br /> * Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br /> * What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br /> * What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br /> * Will Anders survive his injuries?<br /> * Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will the they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br /> * What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br /> * Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br /> * What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br /> * Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br /> * Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br /> * Will Helo survive his injuries?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> :[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html A Chicago Tribune interview with Michael Angeli about the episode:] <br /> ::The Six that sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Lida]].<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Tauron Delegate|Tauron Delegate]] (credited as &quot;Speaking Delegate #2)<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> * Unknown as &quot;[[Unnamed_Galactica_and_Pegasus_crew_%28RDM%29#Pen-stabbed Marine|Pen-stabbed Marine]]&quot;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_on_the_Scales&diff=172421 2009-02-08T01:00:15Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=<br /> | title= Blood on the Scales<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=14<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Angeli]] &lt;ref name=&quot;battlestarsitrep&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html|title=Angeli Also Rises|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= <br /> | production=416<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=February 6, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=February 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 10 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39603<br /> | oldpopulation= 39643<br /> | prev=[[The Oath]]<br /> | next=[[No Exit]]<br /> | forumthread= 2552<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> *The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br /> *This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br /> *The character Lt. Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appear intermittently since the show began and is fitting that he would be the double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred of the Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Lieutenant Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted while Adama and his men used very little force and ultimately retook the ship without firing a shot once they stormed the CIC. Gaeta's takeover had many people killed (given the survivor count, over 40) while the people on Adama's side killed very few.<br /> *Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, the physical pain, and his mental pain disappeared.<br /> *The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the &quot;winning&quot; side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br /> *By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of &quot;no forgiveness&quot; in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot;, it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the mutineers a second chance if it is reasonable.<br /> *Lt. Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br /> *Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he &quot;let his hair down&quot; so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br /> *The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. <br /> *Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions, ie Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> *Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with the Six about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br /> <br /> *Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet . This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently. Dialogue in the episodes [[Home, Part I]] for example still had the fleet at some 70 ships compared to around 40 noted originally in the miniseries. The figure of 35 stated here seems inconsistent with the size of the human population that had to be evacuated off New Caprica, and only three ships have been seen onscreen to be lost since. Unexplained losses offscreen, or ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this low number unless it is a continuity error.<br /> <br /> *Ronald D Moore has commented that Galactica is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that Galactica now has the crew of Pegasus aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that Pegasus was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of &quot;no forgiveness&quot;?<br /> * Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br /> * Who will replace Zarek as Vice President?<br /> * Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br /> * What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br /> * What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br /> * Will Anders survive his injuries?<br /> * Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will the they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br /> * What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br /> * Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br /> * What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br /> * Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br /> * Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html A Chicago Tribune interview with Michael Angeli about the episode:] <br /> * The Six that sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Lida]].<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Tauron Delegate|Tauron Delegate]] (credited as &quot;Speaking Delegate #2)<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> * Unknown as &quot;[[Unnamed_Galactica_and_Pegasus_crew_%28RDM%29#Pen-stabbed Marine|Pen-stabbed Marine]]&quot;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x12 - Promo Pic - Tyrol Lee - The Oath- .jpg<br /> | title= The Oath<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=13<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Mark Verheiden]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/04/battlestar-galactica-episode-415.html|title=Mark Verheiden's blog: Battlestar Galactica - Episode 415!|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[John Dahl]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;/&gt;<br /> | production=415<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=January 30, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=January 30, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39644<br /> | population= 39643<br /> | prev=[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]<br /> | next=[[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | forumthread=2490<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> ''The opposition to the alliance with the rebel Cylons reaches its zenith, [[Felix Gaeta]] leads a mutiny aboard Galactica and frees [[Tom Zarek]] from prison.''<br /> <br /> ==Summary==<br /> ===Teaser===<br /> * In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, the admiral offers the entering [[Saul Tigh]] a cup of algae-ground coffee, which Tigh refuses. Tigh reports that civilian captains are refusing to allow the rebel [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] to refit their [[FTL|jump]] drives for longer range.<br /> <br /> * As Tigh continues his report, [[Laura Roslin]] enters from the bathroom, dressed only in a bathrobe and carrying a book. Her smile seems to indicate her enjoyment of Tigh's mild shock at her candid appearance and its implications.<br /> <br /> * Gathering his composure, Tigh continues. The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet's]] attitude toward all Cylons ([[Final Five|Tigh included]]) would make it challenging for Tigh to solve the problem. Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> * [[Felix Gaeta]] arrives at [[Tom Zarek]]'s cell in the [[brig]], accompanied by several [[marines]] and other crew. A crewman informs Gaeta that [[Narcho]] and Private Paley have secured a [[small arms locker]].<br /> * Gaeta and Zarek talk about how to keep the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] from reacting badly to their plans, particularly [[Lee Adama]]. Gaeta advises Zarek to push Representative Adama's buttons, since he's &quot;good at that.&quot;<br /> <br /> * In the admiral's quarters, Roslin discusses the Fleet's issues [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul|for the first time in days]]. She and Adama both agree that the alliance with the rebel Cylons, and general amnesty they were given is not working, and that Lee Adama may not be able to convince the quorum otherwise. Roslin has to force herself to stop talking about the Fleet's problems, and the two say goodbye with affectionate small talk about having dinner ready for Adama when he returns from his shift.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta's team escorts Zarek to the [[hangar deck]]. When [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]] sees them, she yells out, pretending that her [[Raptor]] has a serious fuel leak. This effectively clears most of the deck's occupants out, but [[Jeanne]] lingers unseen in the upper gangway above the deck, and observes everything.<br /> <br /> * As Racetrack tells Gaeta that she's disabled the Raptor's transponder, Deck Chief [[Peter Laird]] steps in, questioning the authorization for the Raptor's departure. When Laird is not dissuaded from calling [[CIC]] to verify the ship's use, Zarek quietly picks up a wrench and strikes Laird on the skull, killing him. Jeanne swiftly runs from the gangway, having witnessed the murder.<br /> <br /> * When Gaeta reacts in shock to Zarek's action, the Vice President tells Gaeta not to hold on to some &quot;operatic ideal&quot; of how his &quot;revolution&quot; must be handled; any hesitation could jeopardize their plans.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * In [[CIC]], [[Hoshi]] notes a ship launch that he can't authenticate in the flight log--and [[DRADIS]] does not show any [[IFF|transponder ID]]. Gaeta, taking his place at his station, stalls Hoshi, advising him to look at other logs from the flight deck.<br /> * When Tigh tells Adama quietly that he has had had [[Nowart]] gather marines for further action to compel other civliian ships to comply, Adama warns that doing the same thing as was done with the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' a few days prior would likely destroy the likelihood of anyone in the Fleet supporting the fragile Cylon alliance.<br /> * Hoshi continues to try to verify the flying contact as Gaeta tries to stall.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'' as Lee Adama tries to placate an agitated Quorum, Zarek returns, to everyone's shock.<br /> <br /> * [[Diana Seelix]] meets with [[Samuel Anders]] in one of the officer's quarters. She slyly talks about her attraction to him as other crew sneak up, blindfold and savagely beat him.<br /> <br /> * As Adama hands Private [[Jaffee]] a log to file, Hoshi reports of a fire near the ship's [[wireless]] antenna array. As Adama gives orders for damage control teams to handle the issue, Gaeta warns that the &quot;fire&quot; might not be an accident. Adama agrees and orders [[marines]] to accompany the DC teams.<br /> <br /> * In another officer's quarters, [[Kara Thrace]] jokes with [[Brendan Costanza]] and his new [[Nicholas Tyrol|fatherhood]], commenting how her decision of his pilot nickname of &quot;Hotdog&quot; was an apt one. Constanza angrily replies that Thrace has &quot;[[frak]]ked half the Fleet&quot; and has nothing to show for her similar indiscretions. Thrace throws her bowl of food as Constanza leaves.<br /> * A split second later evacuation alarms ring out. When Thrace steps out to ask Narcho why he, a pilot, is handling damage control, Narcho nastily spurns her senior rank: &quot;Nobody even knows [[The Destiny|what you are]] anymore.&quot;<br /> * When Thrace sees a mix of marines and other civilians heading in the opposite direction, she follows them on gut reaction.<br /> * Thrace sees the people break into a small arms locker, arming themselves, with [[Charlie Connor]] issuing orders to both military and civilian personnel. She runs back to her quarters grabs her sidearm and ammo and calls CIC. Gaeta ignores her warning of the break-in. Thrace quickly deduces what's going on.<br /> <br /> * On ''Colonial One'', Lee Adama also tries to call his father regarding Zarek's release, but Gaeta blocks Adama's attempt to reach the admiral by claiming that the admiral is busy. Gaeta also feigns ignorance about Zarek's release. <br /> * Zarek steps in, telling Lee that the admiral released him because Zarek would not be a threat if Adama didn't recognize civilian authority. Lee believes otherwise, and leaves for ''Galactica''.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta fakes a shipwide communications failure, including backup systems.<br /> * Lee Adama arrives on the hangar deck from his Raptor and is immediately accosted by [[Skulls]] and several others, intent on killing him as Racetrack watches on. &quot;Where are your precious Cylons now?&quot; Connor says as a marine points a gun to Adama's head.<br /> * A shot rings out, but not from the gun Adama stares into. Kara Thrace has shot the marine with the gun and orders Adama's release. When Skulls objects, Thrace doesn't hesitate a second to shoot Skulls in the shoulder. &quot;I can do this all day,&quot; she warns, pulling out a second sidearm.<br /> * As Adama runs out, Thrace follows, warning the rest, &quot;Follow me. Please,&quot; so she could have a better excuse to shoot them as well.<br /> <br /> * As [[Sharon Agathon]] feeds her [[Hera Agathon|daughter]], [[Karl Agathon]] gets his uniform on and warns Sharon to get Hera to daycare.<br /> * Just then, the hatchway on their quarters is being jostled. Someone is trying to get in, and soon succeeds: an angry mob, led by [[Gage]], a former ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' crewman who remembers Agathon's role in the accidental death of [[Alistair Thorne]].<br /> * Gage gloats that he plans on raping Sharon Agathon later as marines beat Helo into unconsciousness.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Thrace and Lee Adama seal themselves in a dry storage locker, reviewing what's happened. &quot;Semper frakkin' fi,&quot; Thrace hisses after checking a phone, discovering it dead. Adama is astonished how people he's trusted have turned mutinous. He realizes the hangar deck was only the beachhead to a ship-wide takeover of the ship.<br /> * Thrace passionately kisses Lee and tells him she hasn't felt this alive in weeks. They leave to work out what to do, gather people who will help. They try to make their way to [[CIC]]. As they move through the corridors of the ship, they hear gunfire and screams in the distance.<br /> * They pass by several unidentified bodies as well as groups of huddled civilians trying to stay out of the crossfire. A marine pursues a group of armed civilians and exchanges gunfire with them. The duo encounter an unidentified crewman with a pistol who yields to them, suggesting that he is an ally, then continues on.<br /> * CIC is in confusion as Gaeta continues to throw false report after report, keeping Tigh and the admiral off-base.<br /> * The Agathons are thrown in the Cylon brig along with [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Samuel Anders]]. Caprica-Six warns that this is a start to eradicating the Cylons, especially their children. Athena reassures her that they'll be kept alive for now as bargaining chips.<br /> * As Jaffee returns to report that the array's damage was faked, Gaeta initiates the final phase of the takeover, calling in several marines who are part of the mutiny, who encircle Adama and the startled CIC staff. A handful of marines who are not involved remain in the room as well. When one of Gaeta's marines signals as though he is about to shoot the Admiral, Jaffee takes the bullet for him, receiving a fatal wound in the process.<br /> * A firefight ensues, and several marines are killed, including those who are not involved in the mutiny. Gaeta orders his men to cease fire, then orders Adama and his staff to stand down, which the admiral reluctantly agrees to do, despite Tigh's anger.<br /> * Gaeta tells Adama that he is removing him from command of ''Galactica'' on the charge of treason. <br /> * Adama accuses Gaeta of betraying his oath and uniform, while Gaeta retorts that the admiral has done that himself by allying with the Cylons.<br /> * Adama angrily warns that, unlike in times past, there will be no forgiveness or amnesty for this takeover.<br /> * Gaeta orders the marines to arrest Adama, Tigh, and the senior staff and to place them in a holding cell.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Kara Thrace and Lee Adama make it to the admiral's quarters, finding Laura Roslin there, telling her of the uprising, the communications blackout and that Zarek is in control on ''Colonial One.''<br /> * Roslin has had enough; she puts on her coat and leads them all out, knowing of one way to get a message out over wireless.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta, now commanding CIC, orders [[Redwing]] and his marine team to secure the engine room. Specialist Gage now sits in Gaeta's old station.<br /> <br /> * Surrounded by [[Cult of Baltar|his followers]], [[Gaius Baltar]] wishes his group well as he prepares to leave, believing that the uprising will come to get him as well. [[Galen Tyrol]] confirms Jeanne's fears to Baltar.<br /> * As Roslin, Thrace and Lee Adama arrive, Tyrol briefs them. Using secured wireless handhelds, Tyrol has learned that the admiral is in custody. He tells him that he's in control of an airlock that could be used to get Adama off the ship. When Lee asks why Tyrol is doing this, Tyrol tells him that the &quot;[[The Old Man|old man]]&quot; deserves a better fate.<br /> <br /> * Tigh and Adama begin speaking to their two marine escorts, Nowart and Maldonaldo. Adama challenges Nowart to shoot him and questions whether Nowart has &quot;got a pair.&quot; The distraction works. Tigh and Adama manage to turn the tables, Adama shooting Maldonado and taking Nowart hostage.<br /> <br /> * Roslin and Baltar talk. She knows that Baltar's pirate wireless transmitter that he's used to communicate to his followers throughout the Fleet could be used to warn others in the Fleet as well.<br /> <br /> * Adama and Tigh watch Connor give orders to other mutineers. Nowart tells them that he was ordered to take them all to the brig. They head there.<br /> <br /> * CIC communications are being besieged by confused voices from other Fleet captains as Laura Roslin's voice begins to talk to the Fleet, telling them all, including the Quorum, of the uprising, pleading all to follow the rightful authorities. Gage is unable to stop the pirate signal until Gaeta gets to the station to jam it. But now the Fleet's comm chatter worsens, asking for more information from Roslin and what is happening on the battlestar.<br /> <br /> * Lee and Thrace meet up with Adama and Tigh in the brig. Thrace angrily reacts to Nowart's presence as Adama tells him to leave. Thrace shoots at Nowart's way, warning the admiral that they are not his men anymore.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * In the secondary storage airlock, Roslin and Baltar talk about Gaeta and his duplicitous nature.<br /> * As Adama and team make their way there, Baltar takes a moment to try to get Gaeta to stop his takeover. He reminds him of their failings on [[New Caprica]], suggesting that Gaeta was complicit with the Cylon occupation. Gaeta closes the channel.<br /> * A Raptor is heading towards ''Galactica'' from the [[Rebel Basestar|Cylon baseship]], but Gaeta realizes the craft isn't heading for the hangar deck.<br /> <br /> * The Raptor docks in the bay, piloted by an [[Number Eight|Eight]]. Roslin and Adama greet each other and kiss, causing Lee and Thrace to look at each other in surprise. Tyrol's men get word of marines heading their way.<br /> * Baltar and Roslin board the Raptor, but the admiral orders Tyrol to get Lee and Thrace out and back to his secured area. He and Tigh choose to stay behind to ensure that the Raptor gets away.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta orders the [[CAP]] to intercept and destroy the escaping Raptor as the episode ends.<br /> <br /> * The marines, led by [[Aaron Kelly]], use welding torches to cut through the airlock locks and open the door slightly. Adama returns fire. &quot;It's been an honor to serve with you, my friend,&quot; Adama tells Tigh, as marines throw a flash grenade through the doors.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *In the previous episode, it was said that two marines were killed by the rebellious crew of the tylium ship. Yet in this episode, the survivor count is down by just one - accounting for Laird's death prior to the opening sequence. This can be explained by births in the fleet.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Quite a few people have sided with Zarek and Gaeta. These include pilots [[Noel Allison|Narcho]], [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]], [[Hamish McCall|Skulls]], [[Paolo McKay|Redwing]] and [[Diana Seelix]], marines [[Maldonaldo]] and [[Allan Nowart|Nowart]], specialists [[Vireem]] and [[Gage]], Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]], and civilian [[Charlie Connor]]. In this episode, Maldonaldo is killed by Adama, Skulls is shot and wounded by Kara Thrace, and Nowart is captured and later released by Adama.<br /> *The Adama/Roslin loyalists include [[Saul Tigh]], [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Helo]], [[Athena]], and [[Hoshi]]. [[Gaius Baltar]] has also sided with Roslin out of self-preservation. By the end of the episode, the only known characters on ''Galactica'' capable of retaking the ship are Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, and Galen Tyrol. Roslin and Baltar have fled ''Galactica'', Admiral Adama and Saul Tigh are cornered, and Helo, Athena and Hoshi were captured before they even knew what was happening.<br /> *The mutiny seems to have revitalized Kara Thrace and Laura Roslin. Thrace is the first one to organize any form of resistance against the mutineers. Roslin has openly addressed the Fleet for the first time since the discovery of Earth.<br /> *The mutiny has given Kara Thrace a purpose in life as well as an outlet to channel her inner demons. She throws herself into battle without hesitation or regard for her own safety. She has also become much colder as evidenced by her attempts to gun down an unarmed Nowart.<br /> *Despite forming a partnership to overthrow Adama, Zarek and Gaeta clearly have differing ideas of how to go about dealing with their opponents. The brutal killing of Laird is but one example of how Zarek is willing to go to much more extreme lengths than Gaeta, who seems to want the coup to succeed without excessive bloodshed. Zarek also lets slip that he disapproves of Gaeta arresting the senior staff of ''Galactica'' rather than just executing them. It remains to be seen how far this rift will widen.<br /> *Gaeta appears to want the removal of Adama without recourse to too much violence, as shown by his attempt to stop the gunfire in CIC and his refusal to execute Adama and the senior staff on the spot. Nevertheless Gaeta has clearly mentally and morally committed himself to the mutiny to the point where he eventually orders the shooting down of the Raptor carrying Roslin to the Basestar (although he does not know who is aboard).<br /> *It does not seem essential in the end for Tigh and Adama to stay in the storage bay while the marines break down the door, as the Raptor is clear before the marines make it through. It is possible that Adama would have remained anyway, refusing to abandon his ship.<br /> * Adama's final words to his XO show how he still holds Saul Tigh in high regard as his friend, regardless of his revealed Cylon nature. He also express pleasure in seeing Galen Tyrol in the Storagebay when Adama first arrives.<br /> *Lee Adama's sharp comments to Tigh shows the hard line toward the Cylons still held by the younger Adama, which has been displayed in earlier episodes such as &quot;[[A Measure of Salvation]]&quot; when he proposed a genocidal biological attack on the Cylons. Despite this Lee tempers his feelings with his pragmatic attitude to the Cylon alliance alongside his loyalty to Roslin and his father, noting that it is all they have left to survive. However, despite this, he expresses gratitude and no hostility to Galen Tyrol when he gives Lee and Roslin the news of the Admiral being transported to the brig and offers to get the Admiral off the ship.<br /> *Baltar attempts to blackmail Gaeta into abandoning the mutiny by reminding him of his knowledge of Gaeta's complicity in the deaths of Resistance members on [[New Caprica]]. Ironically in a broad manner, they were victims of similar circumstances. Both were victims of duplicitous Cylon females who using sexual affection were able to get them to pass them sensitive secret information and use it against humanity. In the case of Baltar, he gave [[Caprica Six]] the back door codes to the Colonial defense systems allowing the Cylons to shut it down, resulting in the deaths of billions of people. In the case of Gaeta, he gave the names of Resistance members to an [[Eight]] he was having an affair with and who he believed was aiding the humans. In reality, she was responsible for the deaths of many of those on the list he gave her to help. The two main differences between the two situations are that Baltar didn't know Caprica Six was a Cylon while Gaeta did and Baltar's mistake resulted in billions dying instead of the relative few in Gaeta's case.<br /> *No one referenced Felix Gaeta's being complicit in the [[Karl Agathon]]-led mutiny on the ''[[Demetrius]]'', the ship Admiral Adama gave Kara Thrace to command to find an alternative route to Earth. Everyone seemed surprised that Gaeta would mutiny and lead a rebellion against the Admiral. President Roslin said to Baltar &quot;who would have thought&quot; that it would be Gaeta? This would seem to indicate that certainly Roslin and Baltar, and very likely Adama, Tigh and others who weren't aboard the ''Demetrius'', do not know of the incident. It would also indicate that the crew of the ''Demetrius'' - including those who opposed Agathon and Gaeta, like Kara Thrace and Samuel Anders - thought it was in their self-interest to keep the incident to themselves.<br /> *Gaeta has also arguable committed mutiny before when aiding Roslin's escape from ''Galactica'' when it was commanded by Colonel Tigh during &quot;[[Resistance]]&quot;.<br /> *&quot;Semper Fidelis&quot; is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. It is a Latin phrase meaning &quot;always faithful.&quot; Kara Thrace's disgusted paraphrase of it after she had witnessed marines breaking faith with Adama suggests that the Colonial Marine Corps may have adopted the same motto.<br /> *This mutiny seems to highlight Admiral Adama's incomplete assimilation of the Pegasus crew with his own as a majority of the mutineers are from the Pegasus camp. Adama has been long credited to create a loyalty amongst his crew, but it appears to have taken little hold amongst those from Admiral Cain's camp, despite being together for over 2 years. Old resentments and bitter feuds are finally revealed again during this mutiny, such as Gage's revenge on the Agathons.<br /> *Ironically, Baltar, who had asked the question of whether the leaders of the Fleet will ever be anyone without the name Adama or Roslin, has sided with the Adamas and Roslin out of his need for self-preservation.<br /> *Gaeta does not seem to have a large number of ''Galactica's'' senior staff on his side during the mutiny, lines of dialogue in the episode indicate the senior staff are in fact being taken into custody, suggesting the mutiny is more of an uprising of the &quot;lower classes'' . Notably Gaeta also relies heavily on civilian support to achieve his goals. Certainly none of the major characters in the show who are senior officers support Gaeta.<br /> *Racetrack is perhaps the most surprising member of Gaeta's mutiny. Although she did previously participate in Lee Adama and Roslin's escape from ''Galactica'' in &quot;[[Resistance]]&quot;, she has always displayed an unwavering loyalty to Adama (technically speaking, Tigh was commanding ''Galactica'' in &quot;[[Resistance]]&quot;). While her general participation in the mutiny can be explained by her natural hatred for the Cylons, her willingness to lead Lee Adama into a possibly fatal trap was highly uncharacteristic. It is possible she thought Lee Adama would only be arrested upon arrival.<br /> * Given Gaeta's comment to Zarek that he should control Lee Adama's dissenting voice in the Quorum by &quot;pushing his buttons&quot; it seems unlikely that Gaeta would have then ordered Lee Adama executed upon returning to the ship. The actions of Connor and Skulls and the marine guard were possibly a spontaneous reaction to Lee's role in defending Baltar and supporting his father. It is unknown if Zarek gave the order to have the younger Adama killed.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> *What will happen to Adama and Tigh?<br /> *Where are Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol heading off to?<br /> *How much impact has Roslin's speech had on the Fleet?<br /> *Will Zarek get the rest of the Fleet to fall in line?<br /> *Just how far is Gaeta willing to go to rid the Fleet of the Cylons?<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons react to the uprising?<br /> *Will Roslin enlist the aid of the rebel Cylons to bring down Zarek?<br /> *Where do other crew members such as Hot Dog and Doc Cottle stand?<br /> *Were Gaeta's men actually planning to execute Lee Adama? <br /> *What are Racetrack and Skulls' personal motivations for joining Gaeta? <br /> *Where did Nowart flee to?<br /> *Will any of the mutineers switch sides? What about the loyalists?<br /> *What other loyalists besides Lee Adama and Kara Thrace remain at large on ''Galactica''?<br /> *Will Skulls survive his injuries?<br /> *What was Thrace reading before the alarm was sounded?<br /> *Will Gaeta take advantage of the mutiny to seek personal vengeance against Tigh, Anders, Thrace and Baltar?<br /> *Will Hotdog realize what has happened on Galactica and attempt to prevent Narcho from shooting down Roslin's Raptor?<br /> *Will Specialist Gage follow through with his promise to sexually assault Sharon Agathon?<br /> *Will massive military executions proceed following the final result of Gaeta's mutiny?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *'''''Admiral Adama''' after the death of Jaffee and having been relieved of command:''<br /> : &quot;I want you all to understand this! If you do this, there will be no forgiveness. No amnesty. This boy died honouring his uniform. You, you'll die with nothing.&quot;<br /> <br /> *'''''President Roslin''' addressing the fleet:''<br /> : &quot;Women and men of the fleet. This is your president. We have come to a crossroads in our long and painful journey. Of all the decisions that I have had to make since assuming the presidency, none was more frightening or more difficult than agreeing to this alliance with the Cylons. But we have come to a crossroads in our long and painful journey. Cylons and humans have been at war for generations; we know nothing else. And we have been locked in a struggle that has seen both sides suffer unspeakable loss. But with our supplies running low and our options limited, our former enemies may represent our last, perhaps our only hope. To those in the fleet and in Galactica who would reject this alliance, I am asking you. No, I am begging you to reconsider and place your trust back in those who have brought you this far, and to reject those traitors who would use your fear of the Cylons to destroy Colonial civilization a...&quot;<br /> <br /> *'''''Kara Thrace''':''<br /> :&quot;Semper frakkin' fi!&quot;<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Colin Lawrence]] as Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as Chief [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Craig Veroni]] as Sergeant [[Maldonaldo]]<br /> * [[Michael Leisen]] as Private [[Stewart Jaffee]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Charlie Connor]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Tauron Delegate|Tauron Delegate]] (credited as &quot;Speaking Delegate #2)<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x12 - Promo Pic - Tyrol Lee - The Oath- .jpg<br /> | title= The Oath<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=13<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Mark Verheiden]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/04/battlestar-galactica-episode-415.html|title=Mark Verheiden's blog: Battlestar Galactica - Episode 415!|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[John Dahl]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;/&gt;<br /> | production=415<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=January 30, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=January 30, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39644<br /> | population= 39643<br /> | prev=[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]<br /> | next=[[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | forumthread=2490<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> ''The opposition to the alliance with the rebel Cylons reaches its zenith, [[Felix Gaeta]] leads a mutiny aboard Galactica and frees [[Tom Zarek]] from prison.''<br /> <br /> ==Summary==<br /> ===Teaser===<br /> * In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, the admiral offers the entering [[Saul Tigh]] a cup of algae-ground coffee, which Tigh refuses. Tigh reports that civilian captains are refusing to allow the rebel [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] to refit their [[FTL|jump]] drives for longer range.<br /> <br /> * As Tigh continues his report, [[Laura Roslin]] enters from the bathroom, dressed only in a bathrobe and carrying a book. Her smile seems to indicate her enjoyment of Tigh's mild shock at her candid appearance and its implications.<br /> <br /> * Gathering his composure, Tigh continues. The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet's]] attitude toward all Cylons ([[Final Five|Tigh included]]) would make it challenging for Tigh to solve the problem. Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> * [[Felix Gaeta]] arrives at [[Tom Zarek]]'s cell in the [[brig]], accompanied by several [[marines]] and other crew. A crewman informs Gaeta that [[Narcho]] and Private Paley have secured a [[small arms locker]].<br /> * Gaeta and Zarek talk about how to keep the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] from reacting badly to their plans, particularly [[Lee Adama]]. Gaeta advises Zarek to push Representative Adama's buttons, since he's &quot;good at that.&quot;<br /> <br /> * In the admiral's quarters, Roslin discusses the Fleet's issues [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul|for the first time in days]]. She and Adama both agree that the alliance with the rebel Cylons, and general amnesty they were given is not working, and that Lee Adama may not be able to convince the quorum otherwise. Roslin has to force herself to stop talking about the Fleet's problems, and the two say goodbye with affectionate small talk about having dinner ready for Adama when he returns from his shift.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta's team escorts Zarek to the [[hangar deck]]. When [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]] sees them, she yells out, pretending that her [[Raptor]] has a serious fuel leak. This effectively clears most of the deck's occupants out, but [[Jeanne]] lingers unseen in the upper gangway above the deck, and observes everything.<br /> <br /> * As Racetrack tells Gaeta that she's disabled the Raptor's transponder, Deck Chief [[Peter Laird]] steps in, questioning the authorization for the Raptor's departure. When Laird is not dissuaded from calling [[CIC]] to verify the ship's use, Zarek quietly picks up a wrench and strikes Laird on the skull, killing him. Jeanne swiftly runs from the gangway, having witnessed the murder.<br /> <br /> * When Gaeta reacts in shock to Zarek's action, the Vice President tells Gaeta not to hold on to some &quot;operatic ideal&quot; of how his &quot;revolution&quot; must be handled; any hesitation could jeopardize their plans.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * In [[CIC]], [[Hoshi]] notes a ship launch that he can't authenticate in the flight log--and [[DRADIS]] does not show any [[IFF|transponder ID]]. Gaeta, taking his place at his station, stalls Hoshi, advising him to look at other logs from the flight deck.<br /> * When Tigh tells Adama quietly that he has had had [[Nowart]] gather marines for further action to compel other civliian ships to comply, Adama warns that doing the same thing as was done with the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' a few days prior would likely destroy the likelihood of anyone in the Fleet supporting the fragile Cylon alliance.<br /> * Hoshi continues to try to verify the flying contact as Gaeta tries to stall.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'' as Lee Adama tries to placate an agitated Quorum, Zarek returns, to everyone's shock.<br /> <br /> * [[Diana Seelix]] meets with [[Samuel Anders]] in one of the officer's quarters. She slyly talks about her attraction to him as other crew sneak up, blindfold and savagely beat him.<br /> <br /> * As Adama hands Private [[Jaffee]] a log to file, Hoshi reports of a fire near the ship's [[wireless]] antenna array. As Adama gives orders for damage control teams to handle the issue, Gaeta warns that the &quot;fire&quot; might not be an accident. Adama agrees and orders [[marines]] to accompany the DC teams.<br /> <br /> * In another officer's quarters, [[Kara Thrace]] jokes with [[Brendan Costanza]] and his new [[Nicholas Tyrol|fatherhood]], commenting how her decision of his pilot nickname of &quot;Hotdog&quot; was an apt one. Constanza angrily replies that Thrace has &quot;[[frak]]ked half the Fleet&quot; and has nothing to show for her similar indiscretions. Thrace throws her bowl of food as Constanza leaves.<br /> * A split second later evacuation alarms ring out. When Thrace steps out to ask Narcho why he, a pilot, is handling damage control, Narcho nastily spurns her senior rank: &quot;Nobody even knows [[The Destiny|what you are]] anymore.&quot;<br /> * When Thrace sees a mix of marines and other civilians heading in the opposite direction, she follows them on gut reaction.<br /> * Thrace sees the people break into a small arms locker, arming themselves, with [[Charlie Connor]] issuing orders to both military and civilian personnel. She runs back to her quarters grabs her sidearm and ammo and calls CIC. Gaeta ignores her warning of the break-in. Thrace quickly deduces what's going on.<br /> <br /> * On ''Colonial One'', Lee Adama also tries to call his father regarding Zarek's release, but Gaeta blocks Adama's attempt to reach the admiral by claiming that the admiral is busy. Gaeta also feigns ignorance about Zarek's release. <br /> * Zarek steps in, telling Lee that the admiral released him because Zarek would not be a threat if Adama didn't recognize civilian authority. Lee believes otherwise, and leaves for ''Galactica''.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta fakes a shipwide communications failure, including backup systems.<br /> * Lee Adama arrives on the hangar deck from his Raptor and is immediately accosted by [[Skulls]] and several others, intent on killing him as Racetrack watches on. &quot;Where are your precious Cylons now?&quot; Connor says as a marine points a gun to Adama's head.<br /> * A shot rings out, but not from the gun Adama stares into. Kara Thrace has shot the marine with the gun and orders Adama's release. When Skulls objects, Thrace doesn't hesitate a second to shoot Skulls in the shoulder. &quot;I can do this all day,&quot; she warns, pulling out a second sidearm.<br /> * As Adama runs out, Thrace follows, warning the rest, &quot;Follow me. Please,&quot; so she could have a better excuse to shoot them as well.<br /> <br /> * As [[Sharon Agathon]] feeds her [[Hera Agathon|daughter]], [[Karl Agathon]] gets his uniform on and warns Sharon to get Hera to daycare.<br /> * Just then, the hatchway on their quarters is being jostled. Someone is trying to get in, and soon succeeds: an angry mob, led by [[Gage]], a former ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' crewman who remembers Agathon's role in the accidental death of [[Alistair Thorne]].<br /> * Gage gloats that he plans on raping Sharon Agathon later as marines beat Helo into unconsciousness.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Thrace and Lee Adama seal themselves in a dry storage locker, reviewing what's happened. &quot;Semper frakkin' fi,&quot; Thrace hisses after checking a phone, discovering it dead. Adama is astonished how people he's trusted have turned mutinous. He realizes the hangar deck was only the beachhead to a ship-wide takeover of the ship.<br /> * Thrace passionately kisses Lee and tells him she hasn't felt this alive in weeks. They leave to work out what to do, gather people who will help. They try to make their way to [[CIC]]. As they move through the corridors of the ship, they hear gunfire and screams in the distance.<br /> * They pass by several unidentified bodies as well as groups of huddled civilians trying to stay out of the crossfire. A marine pursues a group of armed civilians and exchanges gunfire with them. The duo encounter an unidentified crewman with a pistol who yields to them, suggesting that he is an ally, then continues on.<br /> * CIC is in confusion as Gaeta continues to throw false report after report, keeping Tigh and the admiral off-base.<br /> * The Agathons are thrown in the Cylon brig along with [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Samuel Anders]]. Caprica-Six warns that this is a start to eradicating the Cylons, especially their children. Athena reassures her that they'll be kept alive for now as bargaining chips.<br /> * As Jaffee returns to report that the array's damage was faked, Gaeta initiates the final phase of the takeover, calling in several marines who are part of the mutiny, who encircle Adama and the startled CIC staff. A handful of marines who are not involved remain in the room as well. When one of Gaeta's marines signals as though he is about to shoot the Admiral, Jaffee takes the bullet for him, receiving a fatal wound in the process.<br /> * A firefight ensues, and several marines are killed, including those who are not involved in the mutiny. Gaeta orders his men to cease fire, then orders Adama and his staff to stand down, which the admiral reluctantly agrees to do, despite Tigh's anger.<br /> * Gaeta tells Adama that he is removing him from command of ''Galactica'' on the charge of treason. <br /> * Adama accuses Gaeta of betraying his oath and uniform, while Gaeta retorts that the admiral has done that himself by allying with the Cylons.<br /> * Adama angrily warns that, unlike in times past, there will be no forgiveness or amnesty for this takeover.<br /> * Gaeta orders the marines to arrest Adama, Tigh, and the senior staff and to place them in a holding cell.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Kara Thrace and Lee Adama make it to the admiral's quarters, finding Laura Roslin there, telling her of the uprising, the communications blackout and that Zarek is in control on ''Colonial One.''<br /> * Roslin has had enough; she puts on her coat and leads them all out, knowing of one way to get a message out over wireless.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta, now commanding CIC, orders [[Redwing]] and his marine team to secure the engine room. Specialist Gage now sits in Gaeta's old station.<br /> <br /> * Surrounded by [[Cult of Baltar|his followers]], [[Gaius Baltar]] wishes his group well as he prepares to leave, believing that the uprising will come to get him as well. [[Galen Tyrol]] confirms Jeanne's fears to Baltar.<br /> * As Roslin, Thrace and Lee Adama arrive, Tyrol briefs them. Using secured wireless handhelds, Tyrol has learned that the admiral is in custody. He tells him that he's in control of an airlock that could be used to get Adama off the ship. When Lee asks why Tyrol is doing this, Tyrol tells him that the &quot;[[The Old Man|old man]]&quot; deserves a better fate.<br /> <br /> * Tigh and Adama begin speaking to their two marine escorts, Nowart and Maldonaldo. Adama challenges Nowart to shoot him and questions whether Nowart has &quot;got a pair.&quot; The distraction works. Tigh and Adama manage to turn the tables, Adama shooting Maldonado and taking Nowart hostage.<br /> <br /> * Roslin and Baltar talk. She knows that Baltar's pirate wireless transmitter that he's used to communicate to his followers throughout the Fleet could be used to warn others in the Fleet as well.<br /> <br /> * Adama and Tigh watch Connor give orders to other mutineers. Nowart tells them that he was ordered to take them all to the brig. They head there.<br /> <br /> * CIC communications are being besieged by confused voices from other Fleet captains as Laura Roslin's voice begins to talk to the Fleet, telling them all, including the Quorum, of the uprising, pleading all to follow the rightful authorities. Gage is unable to stop the pirate signal until Gaeta gets to the station to jam it. But now the Fleet's comm chatter worsens, asking for more information from Roslin and what is happening on the battlestar.<br /> <br /> * Lee and Thrace meet up with Adama and Tigh in the brig. Thrace angrily reacts to Nowart's presence as Adama tells him to leave. Thrace shoots at Nowart's way, warning the admiral that they are not his men anymore.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * In the secondary storage airlock, Roslin and Baltar talk about Gaeta and his duplicitous nature.<br /> * As Adama and team make their way there, Baltar takes a moment to try to get Gaeta to stop his takeover. He reminds him of their failings on [[New Caprica]], suggesting that Gaeta was complicit with the Cylon occupation. Gaeta closes the channel.<br /> * A Raptor is heading towards ''Galactica'' from the [[Rebel Basestar|Cylon baseship]], but Gaeta realizes the craft isn't heading for the hangar deck.<br /> <br /> * The Raptor docks in the bay, piloted by an [[Number Eight|Eight]]. Roslin and Adama greet each other and kiss, causing Lee and Thrace to look at each other in surprise. Tyrol's men get word of marines heading their way.<br /> * Baltar and Roslin board the Raptor, but the admiral orders Tyrol to get Lee and Thrace out and back to his secured area. He and Tigh choose to stay behind to ensure that the Raptor gets away.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta orders the [[CAP]] to intercept and destroy the escaping Raptor as the episode ends.<br /> <br /> * The marines, led by [[Aaron Kelly]], use welding torches to cut through the airlock locks and open the door slightly. Adama returns fire. &quot;It's been an honor to serve with you, my friend,&quot; Adama tells Tigh, as marines throw a flash grenade through the doors.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *In the previous episode, it was said that two marines were killed by the rebellious crew of the tylium ship. Yet in this episode, the survivor count is down by just one - accounting for Laird's death prior to the opening sequence. This can be explained by births in the fleet.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Quite a few people have sided with Zarek and Gaeta. These include pilots [[Noel Allison|Narcho]], [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]], [[Hamish McCall|Skulls]], [[Paolo McKay|Redwing]] and [[Diana Seelix]], marines [[Maldonaldo]] and [[Allan Nowart|Nowart]], specialists [[Vireem]] and [[Gage]], Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]], and civilian [[Charlie Connor]]. In this episode, Maldonaldo is killed by Adama, Skulls is shot and wounded by Kara Thrace, and Nowart is captured and later released by Adama.<br /> *The Adama/Roslin loyalists include [[Saul Tigh]], [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Helo]], [[Athena]], and [[Hoshi]]. [[Gaius Baltar]] has also sided with Roslin out of self-preservation. By the end of the episode, the only known characters on ''Galactica'' capable of retaking the ship are Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, and Galen Tyrol. Roslin and Baltar have fled ''Galactica'', Admiral Adama and Saul Tigh are cornered, and Helo, Athena and Hoshi were captured before they even knew what was happening.<br /> *The mutiny seems to have revitalized Kara Thrace and Laura Roslin. Thrace is the first one to organize any form of resistance against the mutineers. Roslin has openly addressed the Fleet for the first time since the discovery of Earth.<br /> *The mutiny has given Kara Thrace a purpose in life as well as an outlet to channel her inner demons. She throws herself into battle without hesitation or regard for her own safety. She has also become much colder as evidenced by her attempts to gun down an unarmed Nowart.<br /> *Despite forming a partnership to overthrow Adama, Zarek and Gaeta clearly have differing ideas of how to go about dealing with their opponents. The brutal killing of Laird is but one example of how Zarek is willing to go to much more extreme lengths than Gaeta, who seems to want the coup to succeed without excessive bloodshed. Zarek also lets slip that he disapproves of Gaeta arresting the senior staff of ''Galactica'' rather than just executing them. It remains to be seen how far this rift will widen.<br /> *Gaeta appears to want the removal of Adama without recourse to too much violence, as shown by his attempt to stop the gunfire in CIC and his refusal to execute Adama and the senior staff on the spot. Nevertheless Gaeta has clearly mentally and morally committed himself to the mutiny to the point where he eventually orders the shooting down of the Raptor carrying Roslin to the Basestar (although he does not know who is aboard).<br /> *It does not seem essential in the end for Tigh and Adama to stay in the storage bay while the marines break down the door, as the Raptor is clear before the marines make it through. It is possible that Adama would have remained anyway, refusing to abandon his ship.<br /> * Adama's final words to his XO show how he still holds Saul Tigh in high regard as his friend, regardless of his revealed Cylon nature. He also express pleasure in seeing Galen Tyrol in the Storagebay when Adama first arrives.<br /> *Lee Adama's sharp comments to Tigh shows the hard line toward the Cylons still held by the younger Adama, which has been displayed in earlier episodes such as &quot;[[A Measure of Salvation]]&quot; when he proposed a genocidal biological attack on the Cylons. Despite this Lee tempers his feelings with his pragmatic attitude to the Cylon alliance alongside his loyalty to Roslin and his father, noting that it is all they have left to survive. However, despite this, he expresses gratitude and no hostility to Galen Tyrol when he gives Lee and Roslin the news of the Admiral being transported to the brig and offers to get the Admiral off the ship.<br /> *Baltar attempts to blackmail Gaeta into abandoning the mutiny by reminding him of his knowledge of Gaeta's complicity in the deaths of Resistance members on [[New Caprica]]. Ironically in a broad manner, they were victims of similar circumstances. Both were victims of duplicitous Cylon females who using sexual affection were able to get them to pass them sensitive secret information and use it against humanity. In the case of Baltar, he gave [[Caprica Six]] the back door codes to the Colonial defense systems allowing the Cylons to shut it down, resulting in the deaths of billions of people. In the case of Gaeta, he gave the names of Resistance members to an [[Eight]] he was having an affair with and who he believed was aiding the humans. In reality, she was responsible for the deaths of many of those on the list he gave her to help. The two main differences between the two situations are that Baltar didn't know Caprica Six was a Cylon while Gaeta did and Baltar's mistake resulted in billions dying instead of the relative few in Gaeta's case.<br /> *No one referenced Felix Gaeta's being complicit in the [[Karl Agathon]]-led mutiny on the ''[[Demetrius]]'', the ship Admiral Adama gave Kara Thrace to command to find an alternative route to Earth. Everyone seemed surprised that Gaeta would mutiny and lead a rebellion against the Admiral. President Roslin said to Baltar &quot;who would have thought&quot; that it would be Gaeta? This would seem to indicate that certainly Roslin and Baltar, and very likely Adama, Tigh and others who weren't aboard the ''Demetrius'', do not know of the incident. It would also indicate that the crew of the ''Demetrius'' - including those who opposed Agathon and Gaeta, like Kara Thrace and Samuel Anders - thought it was in their self-interest to keep the incident to themselves.<br /> *&quot;Semper Fidelis&quot; is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. It is a Latin phrase meaning &quot;always faithful.&quot; Kara Thrace's disgusted paraphrase of it after she had witnessed marines breaking faith with Adama suggests that the Colonial Marine Corps may have adopted the same motto.<br /> *This mutiny seems to highlight Admiral Adama's incomplete assimilation of the Pegasus crew with his own as a majority of the mutineers are from the Pegasus camp. Adama has been long credited to create a loyalty amongst his crew, but it appears to have taken little hold amongst those from Admiral Cain's camp, despite being together for over 2 years. Old resentments and bitter feuds are finally revealed again during this mutiny, such as Gage's revenge on the Agathons.<br /> *Ironically, Baltar, who had asked the question of whether the leaders of the Fleet will ever be anyone without the name Adama or Roslin, has sided with the Adamas and Roslin out of his need for self-preservation.<br /> *Gaeta does not seem to have a large number of ''Galactica's'' senior staff on his side during the mutiny, lines of dialogue in the episode indicate the senior staff are in fact being taken into custody, suggesting the mutiny is more of an uprising of the &quot;lower classes''. Notably Gaeta also relies heavily on civilian support to achieve his goals. Certainly none of the major characters in the show who are senior officers support Gaeta.<br /> *Racetrack is perhaps the most surprising member of Gaeta's mutiny. Although she did previously participate in Lee Adama and Roslin's escape from ''Galactica'' in &quot;[[Resistance]]&quot;, she has always displayed an unwavering loyalty to Adama (technically speaking, Tigh was commanding ''Galactica'' in &quot;[[Resistance]]&quot;). While her general participation in the mutiny can be explained by her natural hatred for the Cylons, her willingness to lead Lee Adama into a possibly fatal trap was highly uncharacteristic. It is possible she thought Lee Adama would only be arrested upon arrival.<br /> * Given Gaeta's comment to Zarek that he should control Lee Adama's dissenting voice in the Quorum by &quot;pushing his buttons&quot; it seems unlikely that Gaeta would have then ordered Lee Adama executed upon returning to the ship. The action of Connor and Skulls and the marine guard were possibly a spontaneous reaction to Lee's role in defending Baltar and supporting his father. It is unknown if Zarek gave the order to have the younger Adama killed.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> *What will happen to Adama and Tigh?<br /> *Where are Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol heading off to?<br /> *How much impact has Roslin's speech had on the Fleet?<br /> *Will Zarek get the rest of the Fleet to fall in line?<br /> *Just how far is Gaeta willing to go to rid the Fleet of the Cylons?<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons react to the uprising?<br /> *Will Roslin enlist the aid of the rebel Cylons to bring down Zarek?<br /> *Where do other crew members such as Hot Dog and Doc Cottle stand?<br /> *Were Gaeta's men actually planning to execute Lee Adama? <br /> *What are Racetrack and Skulls' personal motivations for joining Gaeta? <br /> *Where did Nowart flee to?<br /> *Will any of the mutineers switch sides? What about the loyalists?<br /> *What other loyalists besides Lee Adama and Kara Thrace remain at large on ''Galactica''?<br /> *Will Skulls survive his injuries?<br /> *What was Thrace reading before the alarm was sounded?<br /> *Will Gaeta take advantage of the mutiny to seek personal vengeance against Tigh, Anders, Thrace and Baltar?<br /> *Will Hotdog realize what has happened on Galactica and attempt to prevent Narcho from shooting down Roslin's Raptor?<br /> *Will Specialist Gage follow through with his promise to sexually assault Sharon Agathon?<br /> *Will massive military executions proceed following the final result of Gaeta's mutiny?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *'''''Admiral Adama''' after the death of Jaffee and having been relieved of command:''<br /> : &quot;I want you all to understand this! If you do this, there will be no forgiveness. No amnesty. This boy died honouring his uniform. You, you'll die with nothing.&quot;<br /> <br /> *'''''President Roslin''' addressing the fleet:''<br /> : &quot;Women and men of the fleet. This is your president. We have come to a crossroads in our long and painful journey. Of all the decisions that I have had to make since assuming the presidency, none was more frightening or more difficult than agreeing to this alliance with the Cylons. But we have come to a crossroads in our long and painful journey. Cylons and humans have been at war for generations; we know nothing else. And we have been locked in a struggle that has seen both sides suffer unspeakable loss. But with our supplies running low and our options limited, our former enemies may represent our last, perhaps our only hope. To those in the fleet and in Galactica who would reject this alliance, I am asking you. No, I am begging you to reconsider and place your trust back in those who have brought you this far, and to reject those traitors who would use your fear of the Cylons to destroy Colonial civilization a...&quot;<br /> <br /> *'''''Kara Thrace''':''<br /> :&quot;Semper frakkin' fi!&quot;<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Colin Lawrence]] as Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as Chief [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Craig Veroni]] as Sergeant [[Maldonaldo]]<br /> * [[Michael Leisen]] as Private [[Stewart Jaffee]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Charlie Connor]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Tauron Delegate|Tauron Delegate]] (credited as &quot;Speaking Delegate #2)<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Oath&diff=171841 2009-02-02T02:05:58Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x12 - Promo Pic - Tyrol Lee - The Oath- .jpg<br /> | title= The Oath<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=13<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Mark Verheiden]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/04/battlestar-galactica-episode-415.html|title=Mark Verheiden's blog: Battlestar Galactica - Episode 415!|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[John Dahl]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;/&gt;<br /> | production=415<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=January 30, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=January 30, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=39643<br /> | oldpopulation= 39644<br /> | prev=[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]<br /> | next=[[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | forumthread=2490<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> ''The opposition to the alliance with the rebel Cylons reaches its zenith, [[Felix Gaeta]] leads a mutiny aboard Galactica and frees [[Tom Zarek]] from prison.''<br /> <br /> ==Summary==<br /> ===Teaser===<br /> * In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, the admiral offers the entering [[Saul Tigh]] a cup of algae-ground coffee. Tigh's report regarding civilian captains refusing to allow the rebel [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] to refit their [[FTL|jump]] drives for longer range.<br /> * As Tigh continues his report, [[Laura Roslin]] enters from the bathroom, dressed only in a bathrobe and carrying a book she was reading. Her smile seems to indicate her enjoyment of Tigh's mild shock at her candid appearance and its implications.<br /> * Gathering his composure, Tigh continues. The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet's]] morale toward all Cylons ([[Final Five|Tigh included]]) would make it challenging for Tigh to pursue work to making progress to solve the problem. Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> * [[Felix Gaeta]] arrives at [[Tom Zarek]]'s cell in the [[brig]], accompanied by several [[marines]] and other crew. A crewman informs Gaeta that [[Narcho]] and Private Paley have secured a [[small arms locker]].<br /> * Gaeta and Zarek talk about how to keep the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] from reacting badly to their plans, particularly [[Lee Adama]]. Gaeta advises Zarek to charm Representative Adama as he has before.<br /> <br /> * In the admiral's quarters, Roslin talks the issues of the Fleet [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul|for the first time in days]]. When she believes that the Cylon alliance and amnesty is not working, and that Lee Adama's work may not work, Adama agrees. Then Roslin tries to stop talking about the Fleet problems, barely, as the two say goodbye with humorous small talk about having dinner ready for Adama when he returns from his shift.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta's team escorts Zarek to the [[hangar deck]]. When [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]] sees the group, she yells out, falsifying a serious [[Raptor]] fuel leak, causing most of the deck's occupants to clear out--all except for [[Jeanne]], who hides back in the upper gangway above the deck.<br /> * As Racetrack tells Gaeta that she's disabled the Raptor's transponder, Deck Chief [[Peter Laird]] steps in, questioning the authorization of flying a Raptor away. When Laird is not dissuaded from calling [[CIC]] to verify the ship's use, Zarek quietly picks up a wrench and strikes Laird on the skull, killing him. Jeanne runs off from the gangway, having witnessed the murder.<br /> * When Gaeta reacts in shock to Zarek, the Vice President tells Gaeta not to hold on to some &quot;operatic ideal&quot; on how his &quot;revolution&quot; must be handled; any hesitation could jeapardize their plans.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * In [[CIC]], [[Hoshi]] notes a ship launch that he can't authenticate in the flight log--and [[DRADIS]] does not show any [[IFF|transponder ID]]. Gaeta, taking his place at his station, stalls Hoshi, advising him to look at other logs from the flight deck.<br /> * When Tigh tells Adama quietly that he has had had [[Nowart]] gather marines for further action to compel other civliian ships to comply, Adama warns that doing the same thing as was done with the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' a few days prior would likely destroy the likelihood of anyone in the Fleet supporting the fragile Cylon alliance.<br /> * Hoshi continues to try to verify the flying contact as Gaeta tries to stall.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'' as Lee Adama tries to placate an agitated Quorum, Zarek returns, to everyone's shock.<br /> <br /> * [[Diana Seelix]] meets with [[Samuel Anders]] in one of the officer's quarters. She slyly talks about her attraction to him as other crew sneak up, blindfold and savagely beat him.<br /> <br /> * As Adama hands Private [[Jaffee]] a log to file, Hoshi reports of a fire near the ship's [[wireless]] antenna array. As Adama gives orders for damage control teams to handle the issue, Gaeta warns that the &quot;fire&quot; might not be an accident. Adama agrees and orders [[marines]] to accompany the DC teams.<br /> <br /> * In another officer's quarters, [[Kara Thrace]] jokes with [[Brendan Costanza]] and his new [[Nicholas Tyrol|fatherhood]], commenting how her decision of his pilot nickname of &quot;Hotdog&quot; was an apt one. Constanza angrily replies that Thrace has &quot;[[frak]]ked half the Fleet&quot; and has nothing to show for her similar indiscretions. Thrace throws her bowl of food as Constanza leaves.<br /> * A split second later evacuation alarms ring out. When Thrace steps out to ask Narcho why he, a pilot, is handling damage control, Narcho nastily spurns her senior rank: &quot;Nobody even knows [[The Destiny|what you are]] anymore.&quot;<br /> * When Thrace sees a mix of marines and other civilians heading in the opposite direction, she follows them on gut reaction.<br /> * Thrace sees the people break into a small arms locker, arming themselves, with [[Charlie Connor]] issuing orders to both military and civilian personnel. She runs back to her quarters grabs her sidearm and ammo and calls CIC. Gaeta ignores her warning of the break-in. Thrace quickly deduces what's going on.<br /> <br /> * On ''Colonial One'', Lee Adama also tries to call his father regarding Zarek's release, but Gaeta blocks Adama's attempt to reach the admiral by claiming that the admiral is busy. Gaeta also feigns ignorance about Zarek's release. <br /> * Zarek steps in, telling Lee that the admiral released him because Zarek would only be a threat if Adama didn't recognize civilian authority. Adama believes otherwise, and leaves for ''Galactica''.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta fakes a shipwide communications failure, including backup systems.<br /> * Lee Adama arrives on the hangar deck from his Raptor and is immediately accosted by [[Skulls]] and several others, intent on killing him as Racetrack watches on. &quot;Where are your precious Cylons now?&quot; Connor says as a marine points a gun to Adama's head.<br /> * A shot rings out, but not from the gun Adama stares into. Kara Thrace has shot the marine with the gun and orders Adama's release. When Skulls objects, Thrace doesn't hesitate a second to shoot Skulls in the shoulder. &quot;I can do this all day,&quot; she warns, pulling out a second sidearm.<br /> * As Adama runs out, Thrace follows, warning the rest, &quot;Follow me. Please,&quot; so she could have a better excuse to shoot them as well.<br /> <br /> * As [[Sharon Agathon]] feeds her [[Hera Agathon|daughter]], [[Karl Agathon]] gets his uniform on and warns Sharon to get Hera to daycare.<br /> * Just then, the hatchway on their quarters is being jostled. Someone is trying to get in, and soon succeeds: an angry mob, led by [[Gage]] a former ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' crewman who remembers Agathon's role in the accidental death of [[Alistair Thorne]].<br /> * Gage gloats that he plans on raping Sharon Agathon later as marines beat Helo into unconsciousness.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Thrace and Lee Adama seal themselves in a dry storage locker, reviewing what's happened. &quot;Semper frakkin' fi,&quot; Thrace hisses after checking a phone, discovering it dead. Adama is astonished how people he's trusted have turned mutinous. He realizes the hangar deck was only the beachhead to a ship-wide takeover of the ship. Thrace passionately kisses Lee and tells him she hasn't felt this alive in weeks. They leave to work out what to do, gather people who will help. They try to make their way to [[CIC]], passing by allied crewmen as well as avoiding marine teams taking out resistance against Gaeta's men.<br /> <br /> * CIC is in confusion as Gaeta continues to throw false report after report, keeping Tigh and the admiral off-base.<br /> <br /> * The Agathons are thrown in the Cylon brig along with [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Samuel Anders]]. Caprica-Six warns that this is a start to eradicating the Cylons, especially their children. Athena reassures her that they'll be kept alive for now as bargaining chips.<br /> <br /> * As Jaffe returns to report that the array's damage was faked, Gaeta activates his takeover, ordering marines to enter and arrest Adama. One marine is too trigger-happy and tries to shoot the admiral, but Jaffe protects Adama with his body--and his life. Several of Adama's marines are also gunned down.<br /> * Adama orders his group to stand down as Gaeta charges him with treason. <br /> * Adama accuses Gaeta of betraying his oath and uniform, while Gaeta retorts that the Admiral has done that himself by allying with the Cylons.<br /> * Adama angrily warns that, unlike in times past, there will be no forgiveness or amnesty for this takeover.<br /> * Gaeta orders the marines to arrest Adama and Tigh and to place them in a holding cell.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Kara Thrace and Lee Adama make it to the admiral's quarters, finding Laura Roslin there, telling her of the uprising, the communications blackout and that Zarek is in control on ''Colonial One.''<br /> * Roslin has had enough; she puts on her coat and leads them all out, knowing of one way to get a message out over wireless.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta, now commanding CIC, orders [[Redwing]] and his marine team to secure the engine room. Specialist Gage now sits in Gaeta's old station.<br /> <br /> * Surrounded by [[Cult of Baltar|his followers]], [[Gaius Baltar]] wishes his group well as he prepares to leave, believing that the uprising will come to get him as well. [[Galen Tyrol]] confirms Jeanne's fears to Baltar.<br /> * As Roslin, Thrace and Lee Adama arrive, Tyrol briefs them. Using secured wireless handhelds, Tyrol has learned that the admiral is in custody. He tells him that he's in control of an airlock that could be used to get Adama off the ship. When Lee asks why Tyrol is doing this, Tyrol tells him that the &quot;[[The Old Man|old man]]&quot; deserves a better fate.<br /> <br /> * Tigh and Adama begin speaking to their two marine escorts. Nowart and Maldonaldo. Adama challenges Nowart to shoot him and questions whether Nowart has &quot;got a pair.&quot; The distraction works. Tigh and Adama manage to turn the tables, Adama shooting Maldonado and taking Nowart hostage.<br /> <br /> * Roslin and Baltar talk. She knows that Baltar's pirate wireless transmitter that he's used to communicate to his followers throughout the Fleet could be used to warn others in the Fleet as well.<br /> <br /> * Adama and Tigh watch Connor give orders to other mutineers. Nowart tells them that he was ordered to take them all to the brig. They head there.<br /> <br /> * CIC communications are being besieged by confused voices from other Fleet captains as Laura Roslin's voice begins to talk to the Fleet, telling them all, including the Quorum, of the uprising, pleading all to follow the rightful authorities. Gage is unable to stop the pirate signal until Gaeta gets to the station to jam it. But now the Fleet's comm chatter worsens, asking for more information from Roslin and what is happening on the battlestar.<br /> <br /> * Lee and Thrace meet up with Adama and Tigh in the brig. Thrace angrily reacts to Nowart's presence as Adama tells him to leave. Thrace shoots at Nowart's way, warning the admiral that they are not his men anymore.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * In the secondary storage airlock, Roslin and Baltar talk about Gaeta and his duplicitous nature.<br /> * As Adama and team make their way there, Baltar takes a moment to try to get Gaeta to stop his takeover. He reminds him of their failings on [[New Caprica]], suggesting that Gaeta was complicit with the Cylon occupation. Gaeta closes the channel.<br /> * A Raptor is heading towards ''Galactica'' from the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]], but Gaeta realizes the craft isn't heading for the hangar deck.<br /> <br /> * The Raptor docks in the bay, piloted by an [[Number Eight|Eight]]. Roslin and Adama greet each other and kiss, causing Lee and Thrace to look at each other in surprise. Tyrol's men get word of marines heading their way.<br /> * Baltar and Roslin board the Raptor, but the admiral orders Tyrol to get Lee and Thrace out and back to his secured area. He and Tigh choose to stay behind to ensure that the Raptor gets away.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta orders the [[CAP]] to intercept and destroy the escaping Raptor as the episode ends.<br /> <br /> * The marines, led by [[Aaron Kelly]], use welding torches to cut through the airlock locks and open the door slightly. Adama returns fire. &quot;It's been an honor to serve with you, my friend,&quot; Adama tells Tigh, as marines throw a flash grenade through the doors.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Quite a few people have sided with Zarek and Gaeta. These include pilots Narcho, Racetrack, Skulls, Redwing and Diana Seelix, marines Maldonaldo and Nowart, specialists Vireem and Gage, Lieutenant Aaron Kelly, and civilian Charlie Connor. In this episode, Maldonaldo is killed by Adama, Skulls is shot and wounded by Kara Thrace, and Nowart is captured and later released by Adama.<br /> *The Adama/Roslin loyalists include Saul Tigh, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, Galen Tyrol, Helo, Athena, and Hoshi. Gaius Baltar has also sided with Roslin out of self-preservation. By the end of the episode, the only known characters on ''Galactica'' capable of retaking the ship are Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, and Galen Tyrol. Roslin and Baltar have fled ''Galactica'', Admiral Adama and Saul Tigh are cornered, and Helo, Athena and Hoshi were captured before they even knew what was happening.<br /> *The mutiny seems to have revitalized Kara Thrace and Laura Roslin. Thrace is the first one to organize any form of resistance against the mutineers. Roslin has openly addressed the Fleet for the first time since the discovery of Earth.<br /> *The mutiny has given Kara Thrace a purpose in life as well as an outlet to channel her inner demons. She throws herself into battle without hesitation or regard for her own safety. She has also become much colder as evidenced by her attempts to gun down an unarmed Nowart.<br /> *Despite forming a partnership to overthrow Adama, Zarek and Gaeta clearly have differing ideas of how to go about dealing with their opponents. The brutal killing of Laird is but one example of how Zarek is willing to go to much more extreme lengths than Gaeta, who seems to want the coup to succeed without excessive bloodshed. Zarek also lets slip that he disapproves of Gaeta arresting the senior staff of ''Galactica'' rather than just executing them. It remains to be seen how far this rift will widen.<br /> *Gaeta appears to want the removal of Adama without recourse to too much violence, as shown by his attempt to stop the gunfire in CIC and his refusal to execute Adama and the senior staff on the spot. Nevertheless Gaeta has clearly mentally and morally committed himself to the mutiny to the point where he eventually orders the shooting down of the Raptor carrying Roslin to the basetar (although he does not know who is aboard).<br /> *It does not seem essential in the end for Tigh and Adama to stay in the storage bay while the marines break down the door, as the Raptor is clear before the marines make it through. It is possible that Adama would have remained anyway, refusing to abandon his ship.<br /> * Adama's final words to his XO show how he still holds Saul Tigh in high regard as his friend, regardless of his revealed Cylon nature.<br /> *Lee Adama's sharp comments to Tigh shows the hard line towards the Cylons that the younger Adama still holds to, which has been displayed in earlier episodes such as &quot;[[A Measure of Salvation]]&quot; when he proposed a genocidal biological attack on the Cylons. Despite this Lee tempers his feelings with his pragmatic attitude to the Cylon alliance alongside his loyalty to Roslin and his father, noting that it is all they have left to survive.<br /> *Lee Adama is accosted and appears to be on the verge of being executed by Connor and his marines before being rescued by Starbuck-it is possible that this is a spontaneous reaction to Lee Adama's role in forging the Cylon alliance and defending Baltar, rather than a result of Gaeta actually ordering Lee Adama killed. It seems unlikely Gaeta would order the younger Adama killed when he is simply rounding up the rest of Galactica's senior staff. <br /> * It is unclear if Racetrack, who once flew under Lee Adama, specifically knows he is to be executed when he arrives back on Galactica.<br /> *Galactica's senior staff seem to be more loyal to Admiral Adama than the lower ranks- Gaeta appears to be the only officer in CIC following the mutiny and lines of dialogue throughout indicate senior officers are being rounded up.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> *What will happen to Adama and Tigh?<br /> *Where are Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol heading off to?<br /> *How much impact has Roslin's speech had on the Fleet?<br /> *Will Zarek get the rest of the Fleet to fall in line?<br /> *Just how far is Gaeta willing to go to rid the Fleet of the Cylons?<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons react to the uprising?<br /> *Will Roslin enlist the aid of the rebel Cylons to bring down Zarek?<br /> *Where do other crew members such as Hot Dog and Doc Cottle stand?<br /> *Were Gaeta's men actually planning to execute Lee Adama? <br /> *What are Racetrack and Skulls' personal motivations for joining Gaeta? <br /> *How much of ''Galactica'' has Gaeta taken control of? <br /> *Where did Nowart flee to?<br /> *Will any of the mutineers switch sides? What about the loyalists?<br /> *What other loyalists besides Lee Adama and Kara Thrace remain at large on ''Galactica''?<br /> *Will Skulls survive his injuries?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> When cornered, Admiral Adama's final line to Saul Tigh is, &quot;It's been an honor to serve with you.&quot; He made the same statement to his CIC staff in &quot;[[Exodus, Part 2]]&quot; when all seemed lost and defeat &amp; death appeared imminent.<br /> <br /> Kara Thrace's expression, &quot;Semper Fracking Fi&quot; is a reference to the motto of the real-world U.S. Marine Corps, &quot;Semper Fidelis&quot; (generally spoken/shouted as &quot;Semper Fi&quot;), Latin for &quot;Always Faithful&quot;. That she says it to Lee Adama is ironic in the sense that both betrayed their respective spouses with each other.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Colin Lawrence]] as Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Harball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as Chief [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Craig Veroni]] as Sergeant [[Maldonaldo]]<br /> * [[Michael Leisen]] as Private [[Stewart Jaffee]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Charlie Connor]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Tauron Delegate|Tauron Delegate]] (credited as &quot;Speaking Delegate #2)<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Oath&diff=171811 2009-02-01T22:27:33Z

<p>Captowen: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x12 - Promo Pic - Tyrol Lee - The Oath- .jpg<br /> | title= The Oath<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=13<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Mark Verheiden]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/04/battlestar-galactica-episode-415.html|title=Mark Verheiden's blog: Battlestar Galactica - Episode 415!|}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[John Dahl]] &lt;ref name=&quot;verhblog&quot;/&gt;<br /> | production=415<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate=January 30, 2009 &lt;ref&gt;http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | CAN airdate=January 30, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 3, 2009<br /> | dvd=<br /> | population=<br /> | prev=[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]<br /> | next=[[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | forumthread=2490<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> ''The opposition to the alliance with the rebel Cylons reaches its zenith, [[Felix Gaeta]] leads a mutiny aboard Galactica and frees [[Tom Zarek]] from prison.''<br /> <br /> ==Summary==<br /> ===Teaser===<br /> * In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, the admiral offers the entering [[Saul Tigh]] a cup of algae-ground coffee. Tigh's report regarding civilian captains refusing to allow the rebel [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] to refit their [[FTL|jump]] drives for longer range.<br /> * As Tigh continues his report, [[Laura Roslin]] enters from the bathroom, dressed only in a bathrobe and carrying a book she was reading. Her smile seems to indicate her enjoyment of Tigh's mild shock at her candid appearance and its implications.<br /> * Gathering his composure, Tigh continues. The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet's]] morale toward all Cylons ([[Final Five|Tigh included]]) would make it challenging for Tigh to pursue work to making progress to solve the problem. Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> * [[Felix Gaeta]] arrives at [[Tom Zarek]]'s cell in the [[brig]], accompanied by several [[marines]] and other crew. A crewman informs Gaeta that [[Narcho]] and Private Paley have secured a [[small arms locker]].<br /> * Gaeta and Zarek talk about how to keep the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] from reacting badly to their plans, particularly [[Lee Adama]]. Gaeta advises Zarek to charm Representative Adama as he has before.<br /> <br /> * In the admiral's quarters, Roslin talks the issues of the Fleet [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul|for the first time in days]]. When she believes that the Cylon alliance and amnesty is not working, and that Lee Adama's work may not work, Adama agrees. Then Roslin tries to stop talking about the Fleet problems, barely, as the two say goodbye with humorous small talk about having dinner ready for Adama when he returns from his shift.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta's team escorts Zarek to the [[hangar deck]]. When [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]] sees the group, she yells out, falsifying a serious [[Raptor]] fuel leak, causing most of the deck's occupants to clear out--all except for [[Jeanne]], who hides back in the upper gangway above the deck.<br /> * As Racetrack tells Gaeta that she's disabled the Raptor's transponder, Deck Chief [[Peter Laird]] steps in, questioning the authorization of flying a Raptor away. When Laird is not dissuaded from calling [[CIC]] to verify the ship's use, Zarek quietly picks up a wrench and strikes Laird on the skull, killing him. Jeanne runs off from the gangway, having witnessed the murder.<br /> * When Gaeta reacts in shock to Zarek, the Vice President tells Gaeta not to hold on to some &quot;operatic ideal&quot; on how his &quot;revolution&quot; must be handled; any hesitation could jeapardize their plans.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * In [[CIC]], [[Hoshi]] notes a ship launch that he can't authenticate in the flight log--and [[DRADIS]] does not show any [[IFF|transponder ID]]. Gaeta, taking his place at his station, stalls Hoshi, advising him to look at other logs from the flight deck.<br /> * When Tigh tells Adama quietly that he has had had [[Nowart]] gather marines for further action to compel other civliian ships to comply, Adama warns that doing the same thing as was done with the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' a few days prior would likely destroy the likelihood of anyone in the Fleet supporting the fragile Cylon alliance.<br /> * Hoshi continues to try to verify the flying contact as Gaeta tries to stall.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'' as Lee Adama tries to placate an agitated Quorum, Zarek returns, to everyone's shock.<br /> <br /> * [[Diana Seelix]] meets with [[Samuel Anders]] in one of the officer's quarters. She slyly talks about her attraction to him as other crew sneak up, blindfold and savagely beat him.<br /> <br /> * As Adama hands Private [[Jaffee]] a log to file, Hoshi reports of a fire near the ship's [[wireless]] antenna array. As Adama gives orders for damage control teams to handle the issue, Gaeta warns that the &quot;fire&quot; might not be an accident. Adama agrees and orders [[marines]] to accompany the DC teams.<br /> <br /> * In another officer's quarters, [[Kara Thrace]] jokes with [[Brendan Costanza]] and his new [[Nicholas Tyrol|fatherhood]], commenting how her decision of his pilot nickname of &quot;Hotdog&quot; was an apt one. Constanza angrily replies that Thrace has &quot;[[frak]]ked half the Fleet&quot; and has nothing to show for her similar indiscretions. Thrace throws her bowl of food as Constanza leaves.<br /> * A split second later evacuation alarms ring out. When Thrace steps out to ask Narcho why he, a pilot, is handling damage control, Narcho nastily spurns her senior rank: &quot;Nobody even knows [[The Destiny|what you are]] anymore.&quot;<br /> * When Thrace sees a mix of marines and other civilians heading in the opposite direction, she follows them on gut reaction.<br /> * Thrace sees the people break into a small arms locker, arming themselves, with [[Charlie Connor]] issuing orders to both military and civilian personnel. She runs back to her quarters grabs her sidearm and ammo and calls CIC. Gaeta ignores her warning of the break-in. Thrace quickly deduces what's going on.<br /> <br /> * On ''Colonial One'', Lee Adama also tries to call his father regarding Zarek's release, but Gaeta blocks Adama's attempt to reach the admiral by claiming that the admiral is busy. Gaeta also feigns ignorance about Zarek's release. <br /> * Zarek steps in, telling Lee that the admiral released him because Zarek would only be a threat if Adama didn't recognize civilian authority. Adama believes otherwise, and leaves for ''Galactica''.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta fakes a shipwide communications failure, including backup systems.<br /> * Lee Adama arrives on the hangar deck from his Raptor and is immediately accosted by [[Skulls]] and several others, intent on killing him as Racetrack watches on. &quot;Where are your precious Cylons now?&quot; Connor says as a marine points a gun to Adama's head.<br /> * A shot rings out, but not from the gun Adama stares into. Kara Thrace has shot the marine with the gun and orders Adama's release. When Skulls objects, Thrace doesn't hesitate a second to shoot Skulls in the shoulder. &quot;I can do this all day,&quot; she warns, pulling out a second sidearm.<br /> * As Adama runs out, Thrace follows, warning the rest, &quot;Follow me. Please,&quot; so she could have a better excuse to shoot them as well.<br /> <br /> * As [[Sharon Agathon]] feeds her [[Hera Agathon|daughter]], [[Karl Agathon]] gets his uniform on and warns Sharon to get Hera to daycare.<br /> * Just then, the hatchway on their quarters is being jostled. Someone is trying to get in, and soon succeeds: an angry mob, led by [[Gage]] a former ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' crewman who remembers Agathon's role in the accidental death of [[Alistair Thorne]].<br /> * Gage gloats that he plans on raping Sharon Agathon later as marines beat Helo into unconsciousness.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Thrace and Lee Adama seal themselves in a dry storage locker, reviewing what's happened. &quot;Semper frakkin' fi,&quot; Thrace hisses after checking a phone, discovering it dead. Adama is astonished how people he's trusted have turned mutinous. He realizes the hangar deck was only the beachhead to a ship-wide takeover of the ship. Thrace passionately kisses Lee and tells him she hasn't felt this alive in weeks. They leave to work out what to do, gather people who will help. They try to make their way to [[CIC]], passing by allied crewmen as well as avoiding marine teams taking out resistance against Gaeta's men.<br /> <br /> * CIC is in confusion as Gaeta continues to throw false report after report, keeping Tigh and the admiral off-base.<br /> <br /> * The Agathons are thrown in the Cylon brig along with [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Samuel Anders]]. Caprica-Six warns that this is a start to eradicating the Cylons, especially their children. Athena reassures her that they'll be kept alive for now as bargaining chips.<br /> <br /> * As Jaffe returns to report that the array's damage was faked, Gaeta activates his takeover, ordering marines to enter and arrest Adama. One marine is too trigger-happy and tries to shoot the admiral, but Jaffe protects Adama with his body--and his life. Several of Adama's marines are also gunned down.<br /> * Adama orders his group to stand down as Gaeta charges him with treason. <br /> * Adama accuses Gaeta of betraying his oath and uniform, while Gaeta retorts that the Admiral has done that himself by allying with the Cylons.<br /> * Adama angrily warns that, unlike in times past, there will be no forgiveness or amnesty for this takeover.<br /> * Gaeta orders the marines to arrest Adama and Tigh and to place them in a holding cell.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Kara Thrace and Lee Adama make it to the admiral's quarters, finding Laura Roslin there, telling them of the uprising, the communications blackout and that Zarek is in control on ''Colonial One.''<br /> * Roslin has had enough; she puts on her coat and leads them all out, knocking of one way to get a message out over wireless.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta, now commanding CIC, orders [[Redwing]] and his marine team to secure the engine room. Specialist Gage now sits in Gaeta's old station.<br /> <br /> * Surrounded by [[Cult of Baltar|his followers]], [[Gaius Baltar]] wishes his group well as he prepares to leave, believing that the uprising will come to get him as well. [[Galen Tyrol]] confirms Jeanne's fears to Baltar.<br /> * As Roslin, Thrace and Lee Adama arrive, Tyrol briefs them. Using secured wireless handhelds, Tyrol has learned that the admiral is in custody. He tells him that he's in control of an airlock that could be used to get Adama off the ship. When Lee asks why Tyrol is doing this, Tyrol tells him that the &quot;[[The Old Man|old man]]&quot; deserves a better fate.<br /> <br /> * Tigh and Adama begin speaking to their two marine escorts. Nowart and Maldonaldo. Tigh and Adama manage to turn the tables, Adama shooting Maldonado and taking Nowart hostage.<br /> <br /> * Roslin and Baltar talk. She knows that Baltar's pirate wireless transmitter that he's used to communicate to his followers throughout the Fleet could be used to warn others in the Fleet as well.<br /> <br /> * Adama and Tigh watch Connor give orders to other mutineers. Nowart tells them that he was ordered to take them all to the brig. They head there.<br /> <br /> * CIC communications are being besieged by confused voices from other Fleet captains as Laura Roslin's voice begins to talk to the Fleet, telling them all, including the Quorum, of the uprising, pleading all to follow the rightful authorities. Gage is unable to stop the pirate signal until Gaeta gets to the station to jam it. But now the Fleet's comm chatter worsens, asking for more information from Roslin and what is happening on the battlestar.<br /> <br /> * Lee and Thrace meet up with Adama and Tigh in the brig. Thrace angrily reacts to Nowart's presence as Adama tells him to leave. Thrace shoots at Nowart's way, warning the admiral that they are not his men anymore.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * In the secondary storage airlock, Roslin and Baltar talk about Gaeta and his duplicitous nature.<br /> * As Adama and team make their way there, Baltar takes a moment to try to get Gaeta to stop his takeover. He reminds him of their failings on [[New Caprica]], suggesting that Gaeta was complicit with the Cylon occupation. Gaeta closes the channel.<br /> * A Raptor is heading towards ''Galactica'' from the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]], but Gaeta realizes the craft isn't heading for the hangar deck.<br /> <br /> * The Raptor docks in the bay, piloted by an [[Number Eight|Eight]]. Roslin and Adama greet each other and kiss, causing Lee and Thrace to look at each other in surprise. Tyrol's men get word of marines heading their way.<br /> * Baltar and Roslin board the Raptor, but the admiral orders Tyrol to get Lee and Thrace out and back to his secured area. He and Tigh choose to stay behind to ensure that the Raptor gets away.<br /> <br /> * Gaeta orders the [[CAP]] to intercept and destroy the escaping Raptor as the episode ends.<br /> <br /> * The marines, led by [[Aaron Kelly]], use welding torches to cut through the airlock locks and open the door slightly. Adama returns fire. &quot;It's been an honor to serve with you, my friend,&quot; Adama tells Tigh, as marines throw a flash grenade through the doors.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * The episode's title has been confirmed as &quot;The Oath&quot; by writer Mark Verheiden &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/09/battlestar-galactica-cruise-book.html|title=Battlestar Galactica - Cruise Book!|date=17 September 2008|accessdate=17 September 2008|last=Verheiden|first=Mark|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Quite a few people have sided with Zarek and Gaeta. These include pilots Narcho, Racetrack, Skulls, Redwing and Diana Seelix, marines Maldonaldo and Nowart, specialists Vireem and Gage, Lieutenant Aaron Kelly, and civilian Charlie Connor. In this episode, Maldonaldo is killed by Adama, Skulls is shot and wounded by Kara Thrace, and Nowart is captured and later released by Adama.<br /> *The Adama/Roslin loyalists include Saul Tigh, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, Galen Tyrol, Helo, Athena, and Hoshi. Gaius Baltar has also sided with Roslin out of self-preservation. By the end of the episode, the only known characters on ''Galactica'' capable of retaking the ship are Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, and Galen Tyrol. Roslin and Baltar have fled ''Galactica'', Admiral Adama and Saul Tigh are cornered, and Helo, Athena and Hoshi were captured before they even knew what was happening.<br /> *The mutiny seems to have revitalized Kara Thrace and Laura Roslin. Thrace is the first one to organize any form of resistance against the mutineers. Roslin has openly addressed the Fleet for the first time since the discovery of Earth.<br /> *The mutiny has given Kara Thrace a purpose in life as well as an outlet to channel her inner demons. She throws herself into battle without hesitation or regard for her own safety. She has also become much colder as evidenced by her attempts to gun down an unarmed Nowart.<br /> *Despite forming a partnership to overthrow Adama, Zarek and Gaeta clearly have differing ideas of how to go about dealing with their opponents. The brutal killing of Laird is but one example of how Zarek is willing to go to much more extreme lengths than Gaeta, who seems to want the coup to succeed without excessive bloodshed. Zarek also lets slip that he disapproves of Gaeta arresting the senior staff of ''Galactica'' rather than just executing them. It remains to be seen how far this rift will widen.<br /> *Gaeta appears to want the removal of Adama without recourse to too much violence, as shown by his attempt to stop the gunfire in CIC and his refusal to execute Adama and the senior staff on the spot. Nevertheless Gaeta has clearly mentally and morally committed himself to the mutiny to the point where he eventually orders the shooting down of the Raptor carrying Roslin to the basetar (although he does not know who is aboard).<br /> *It does not seem essential in the end for Tigh and Adama to stay in the storage bay while the marines break down the door, as the Raptor is clear before the marines make it through. It is possible that Adama would have remained anyway, refusing to abandon his ship.<br /> * Adama's final words to his XO show how he still holds Saul Tigh in high regard as his friend, regardless of his revealed Cylon nature.<br /> *Lee Adama's sharp comments to Tigh shows the hard line towards the Cylons that the younger Adama still holds to, which has been displayed in earlier episodes such as [[Torn]] when he proposed a genocidal biological attack on the Cylons. Despite this Lee tempers his feelings with his pragmatic attitude to the Cylon alliance alongside his loyalty to Roslin and his father, noting that it is all they have left to survive.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> *What will happen to Adama and Tigh?<br /> *Where are Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol heading off to?<br /> *How much impact has Roslin's speech had on the Fleet?<br /> *Will Zarek get the rest of the Fleet to fall in line?<br /> *Just how far is Gaeta willing to go to rid the Fleet of the Cylons?<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons react to the uprising?<br /> *Will Roslin enlist the aid of the rebel Cylons to bring down Zarek?<br /> *Where do other crew members such as Hot Dog and Doc Cottle stand?<br /> *Were Gaeta's men actually planning to execute Lee Adama? <br /> *What are Racetrack and Skulls' personal motivations for joining Gaeta? <br /> *How much of ''Galactica'' has Gaeta taken control of? <br /> *Where did Nowart flee to?<br /> *Will any of the mutineers switch sides? What about the loyalists?<br /> *What other loyalists besides Lee Adama and Kara Thrace remain at large on ''Galactica''?<br /> *Will Skulls survive his injuries?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel &quot;Narcho&quot; Allison]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Colin Lawrence]] as Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Harball&quot; Seelix]]<br /> * [[Ty Olsson]] as Lieutenant [[Aaron Kelly]]<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as Chief [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Craig Veroni]] as Sergeant [[Maldonaldo]]<br /> * [[Michael Leisen]] as Private [[Stewart Jaffee]]<br /> * [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br /> * [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br /> * [[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Charlie Connor]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br /> * [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br /> * [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br /> * [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Tauron Delegate|Tauron Delegate]] (credited as &quot;Speaking Delegate #2)<br /> * [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Logic errors */</p> <hr /> <div>This is a listing of '''continuity errors''' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].<br /> <br /> == Acknowledged Mistakes ==<br /> <br /> *At the end of &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, when everyone is looking at the map to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in the [[Tomb of Athena]], Lee Adama points out the [[w:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]] in one of the constellations shown in the sky. According to him, and supported by the visual effects, the nebula is located in [[w:Scorpius|Scorpio]], but in the real world it is actually in the constellation [[wikipedia:Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]].<br /> *At the beginning of &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot; two captions are shown: one states that the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] in the [[Miniseries, Night 1|Miniseries]] occurred nine months before the current episode (which is consistent with the other episodes in Season 2.5), while the second reads &quot;10 weeks ago&quot;, and then shows [[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|&quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] in &quot;[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]&quot;. However, it is impossible for this to have happened &quot;10 weeks before 9 months after the attack&quot;: 9 months = 270 days. There is another plaque in the episode &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; 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 &quot;Epiphanies&quot;. To correct this, the title card of the DVD and international television releases has been changed to &quot;10 weeks later&quot;, meaning 10 weeks after [[Number Six|Number Six's]] rebirth.<br /> *In &quot;[[Scar]]&quot; 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. (Although, a few previous episodes like &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]&quot; only use the Mk II sequence, but both types of Vipers are deployed by ''Galactica''.)<br /> *&quot;[[Exodus, Part I]]&quot;: At the end of &quot;[[Precipice]]&quot; Cally is clearly in the woods when the gunfire is going off. At the time [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and his group take aim at the [[Cylon Centurion]], Cally has not reached the wooded area by the time gunfire sounds. Further, when the gunfire begins in &quot;Precipice&quot;, Tyrol is at the firing position, far from Cally, while in &quot;Exodus, Part I&quot; he is holding her to the ground when it begins.<br /> <br /> == [[Retroactive continuity|Retcons]] ==<br /> *[[Season two timeline discontinuity]]: All episodes before Season 2.5 (starting with &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]&quot;) seem to indicate that Season 2.5 begins 3-4 months after the Cylon attack. However, &quot;Resurrection Ship, Part I&quot; and all subsequent Season 2.5 episodes indicate that &quot;Resurrection Ship, Part I&quot; began 6 months after the Cylon attack. See the main article for more detailed analysis. There are 3 main points of discontinuity:<br /> **[[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] is not visibly pregnant in &quot;[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]&quot;, but by &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot;, roughly 2-3 weeks later, she appears to be in her second trimester.<br /> **The presidential elections in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot; 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.<br /> **If all of the dates mentioned in each episode are counted up, &quot;Pegasus&quot; only occurs roughly three months post-attack, not six. <br /> *[[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 &quot;[[33]],&quot; Dualla states: &quot;Jump 237 underway... 53 ships have jumped, 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives, including ''Colonial One''.&quot; Thus making the total 64 ships, including ''Galactica'' herself. By the end of &quot;33&quot;, the count drops to 63 as [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] destroy the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]''. In &quot;[[You Can't Go Home Again]]&quot;, Colonel Tigh mentions the Cylons searching for &quot;a sixty-odd ships&quot;. The count offered in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; is similar &amp;mdash; 24 ships leave to join [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin's fleet]], which was &quot;almost a third&quot; of the Fleet, putting the number at about 75. About 65 ships have been named to date, mostly on the vote tally boards in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> *The ''[[Astral Queen]]'': In the [[Miniseries]], [[Billy Keikeya]] states that the captain had 500 prisoners in his cargo hold, and that the ''Queen'' was a cargo vessel transporting prisoners to a prison. In &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;, [[Billy Keikeya]]'s lines were re-dubbed: '''1,500''' prisoners are aboard the ''Astral Queen'' and that the ship was a '''prison transport'''. Lee Adama would go on to later state that the ''Astral Queen'' was en route to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] for parole hearings.<br /> *[[Cylon detector]]: In the episode &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, it takes only minutes to identify [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|&quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] as a Cylon. However, in &quot;[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]&quot;, he states that complete testing on one sample of blood takes 11 hours. However, this could be because a negative result takes 11 hours to confirm but a positive result potentially may be more instant.<br /> *The exodus from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]: In &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot; Elosha, Billy and Roslin are discussing Kobol and the exodus of the tribes. Billy says that the ruins on Kobol are 2,000 years old. Elosha states this is when the ''Thirteen'' tribes left Kobol. Other mentions in the show (particularly [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]] episodes concerning the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|Cylon virus]] and the [[Temple of Five]]) mention that the 13th tribe left Kobol about 2,000 years before the other twelve did. Elosha's comment implies that all thirteen tribes left Kobol together, just in different directions.<br /> <br /> == Danglers ==<br /> Danglers are plotlines that have been started, but haven't yet been continued as of &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot;.<br /> *[[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 &quot;been wondering when you'd get here.&quot; After this, there is a cut to ''Galatica''. Given that was the day of/before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack]], it appears likely that the meeting was related to the Cylon's plans. Regardless of who she was meeting, this has not been revisited. Moore [http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=1638823&amp;st=1080 has commented] that revisitation is unlikely.<br /> *[[Tom Zarek|Zarek]]-[[Ellen Tigh|Tigh]] plotline: In the episode &quot;[[Colonial Day]]&quot;, 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 lastest aired episodes, this plotline has not been revisited and probably will never be in light of Ellen's death in &quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;. <br /> *Zarek-[[Black market (organization)|black market]] plotline: Similarly, the end of &quot;[[Black Market]]&quot; implies that Zarek has assumed some measure of influence in that organization. This also has yet to be revisited.<br /> *[[Demand Peace]]: The pro-Cylon terrorist faction that sprung up in the fleet during &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; has yet to resurface as well. The episode concluded without any firm resolution regarding the fate of the movement and its leader [[Royan Jahee]], however their base of operations, &quot;[[Cloud 9]]&quot;, was destroyed by [[Gina]] in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;. The plotline of &quot;Epiphanies&quot; implies that the group is gearing up for a full-scale campaign against the Fleet's leadership, but they are never seen again and the fates of the group's members are not discussed later on.<br /> <br /> == Recasting ==<br /> *[[Zak Adama]]: In the [[Miniseries]], a different actor (or stand-in) is pictured as Zak Adama. In &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;, a new actor portrays Zak, and the picture was changed to reflect the casting choice.<br /> *[[Ellen Tigh]]: Same with Zak Adama. The picture of Saul Tigh's wife, which Tigh has burned a hole through, was originally a picture of [[David Eick]]'s wife, Jennifer Berchfeild. When [[Kate Vernon]] was cast as Ellen in &quot;[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]&quot;, the image was changed.<br /> *[[Richard Adar]]: In the Miniseries he is [[:md:Image:Bsg-baltar-adar.jpg|portrayed]] by [[David Eick]] in a photograph in Baltar's domicile on Caprica. When Adar appears in person in &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; he is played by [[Colm Feore]].<br /> *[[Carolanne Adama]] is portrayed by an uncredited actress during a cameo in &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;. She is portrayed by [[Lucinda Jenney]] in the episode &quot;[[A Day in the Life]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Logic errors ==<br /> <br /> * &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;: <br /> ** In the previous episode ([[Crossroads, Part II]]), it is established that [[Samuel Anders]] has a limp from a broken leg he received in &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;. The limp is visible in the revelation of the &quot;[[frakr:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]]&quot; in the last act. However, the limp disappears completely in &quot;He That Believeth In Me&quot; in events that are depicted to happen 10 (or fewer) minutes later. <br /> ** In &quot;Crossroads, Part II&quot;, it is inferred that Samuel Anders only began his training, as he is being shown avionics and other key systems in a Raptor by Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson]]. In this episode, he tells [[Kara Thrace]] that he concluded basic training and began [[ACM]], and is capable of flying the Viper.<br /> *The events of the episodes &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; and &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot; occur concurrently, yet the population count drops by one in between the two episodes. Arguably there should have been no drop until the survivor count appears again in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot;. The appearance of [[Eammon Pike]], who dies during the events seen in &quot;The Hub&quot; but whose corpse is found in the preceding episode probably explains the error.<br /> <br /> == VFX Gaffes ==<br /> [[Image:1104reverse Scattered.JPG|thumb|left|Mirrored shot of Viper 1104 ([[Scattered]]).]]<br /> *[[Miniseries]]: No less than three copies of [[Viper 1104]] are present at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. Of these, one is crash landed by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]], one destroyed by Cylon fire, and one successfully landed on ''Galactica''.<br /> *[[Miniseries]] and &quot;[[33]]&quot;: 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 is shown during the opening titles of &quot;33&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[33]]&quot;: As the Cylon Centurion approaches Helo from behind, the rain is hitting it, but it does not drip off its body. In contrast, water is dripping from Helo's face in a fairly consistent and noticeable manner.<br /> *&quot;[[You Can't Go Home Again]]&quot;: Before searching for Starbuck, [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] climbs into a Viper Mk VII, although he is shown piloting a Mk II in all other effects shots. However, his Mark VII is mentioned as being down for repairs at one point, implying that he flies it off screen.<br /> *&quot;[[Season 1 (2004-05)|Amid Season 1]]&quot;: 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.<br /> *&quot;[[Scattered]]&quot;: A shot of Viper 1104 is mirrored accidentally.<br /> *&quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot;''':<br /> **Viper and [[List of pilots|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.<br /> **[[Blackbird]]: As the [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot]] begins, the Blackbird (still incomplete, untested, 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, although Blackbird is unarmed except in its [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|final mission]].<br /> *&quot;[[The Captain's Hand]]&quot;: As Starbuck leads ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus's]]'' [[Viper Mark VII|Viper Mk VIIs]] into combat, a cockpit shot of her mistakenly shows [[Viper Mark II|Viper Mk IIs]] around her ship.<br /> *&quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;:<br /> ** Lee Adama's Viper Mark VII is identified as 2220NC, or [[Viper 2220 (Mark VII)|Viper 2220]]. However, [[Viper 2220]] has already been established as a Viper Mark II, not a Mark VII, which has seen multiple appearances as Adama's Viper throughout Season 1.<br /> ** Further, Kara Thrace's pristine Viper does not have a nameplate. This is telling in closeups of her in her Viper's cockpit. However, this error is not present in the following episode, &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Revelations]]&quot;: When [[Felix Gaeta]] stumbles in the [[CIC]], the shadow of his [[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?|amputated]] leg is visible.<br /> <br /> ==Prop and Equipment Errors==<br /> [[Image:2276gaff Mini.JPG|thumb|Major Spencer in Viper 2276 ([[Miniseries]]).]]<br /> *[[Miniseries]]: <br /> **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 &quot;Viper&quot; by its pilots.<br /> **The Viper Mk. VII flown by Major Spencer during the first sortie ([[Miniseries]]) is still marked as &quot;Viper 2276NC&quot; which is the Viper flown by Captain Lee Adama to ''Galactica''.<br /> **As [[Sharon Valerii|&quot;Boomer&quot; 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.<br /> **As shown in a closeup of the pilot after giving [[Laura Roslin]] the [[Case Orange]] reply, the spaceline's name on the [[Colonial One captain]]'s uniform, &quot;Eversun,&quot; is mismatched to the spaceline name used on ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' itself: [[Intersun]].<br /> **When Starbuck's Viper is hit during the second sortie (&quot;I'm all right&quot;), her helmet is unsealed and open. <br /> **Similarly, Lee Adama's collar is opened when he scolds her for being &quot;beyond insane&quot; as Thrace pushing Adama's Viper into ''Galactica's'' [[flight pod]] at the end of the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. <br /> *&quot;[[33]]&quot;:<br /> **When [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] admits that she lost the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', her headset changes sides during the conversation.<br /> **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.<br /> **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.<br /> **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.<br /> *&quot;[[Six Degrees of Separation]]&quot;: 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. A similar occurrence happens in &quot;Sacrifice&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Colonial Day]]&quot;: 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. The silencer is back when [[Valance]] is interrogated by Starbuck and Apollo.<br /> *&quot;[[Valley of Darkness]]&quot;: [[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.<br /> *&quot;[[Black Market]]&quot;: At around 42:55 in the episode, the [[w:John Fowles|John Fowles]] historical fiction/romance novel ''[[w:The French Lieutenant's Woman|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'' appears on a shelf behind the couch in [[William Adama]]'s room, to [[Lee Adama]]'s left.<br /> *&quot;[[Scar]]&quot;: <br /> **The little model plane on top of the &quot;Top Gun&quot; mug sported by Starbuck and Kat is actually an [[wikipedia:F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]].<br /> **When getting intimate with Apollo, the bandage on Starbuck's back moves from one side to the other. Usually, such bandages are used to cover a tattoo of a crucifix on her shoulder.<br /> *&quot;[[Sacrifice]]&quot;:<br /> **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.<br /> **A computer mouse (a design created by [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]) is seen connected to [[Sesha Abinell]]'s laptop computer.<br /> *&quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;: When the rescue mission returns from Caprica, [[Cavil]] (as well as probably Sharon Valerii and Karl Agathon) are carried by Raptor that is labeled with [[Racetrack]]'s name. However, Racetrack never made it to Caprica.<br /> *&quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;: The [[DRADIS]] displays on ''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 &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;: [[Raymond Lai|Raymond &quot;Raygun&quot; Lai]]'s name appears on ''Galactica''’s flight roster. His name previously appeared on one of the 40 year-old Viper Mk. IIs in the ''Galactica'' museum during the [[Miniseries]].<br /> *&quot;[[Razor]]&quot;:<br /> ** Early in the scenes with the search and rescue party in the [[Guardian basestar]], Kara Thrace can be seen with the [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Tattoos|tattoo]] she gets after marrying [[Samuel Anders]], an event that won't happen for months from the story's perspective. It is absent in later scenes.<br /> **[[Kendra Shaw]] has a band-aid on the end of her right index finger throughout the episode, in both the present and in the flashback scenes. However, it seems highly unlikely that she would either still be wearing it over the course of ten months or would coincidently have to apply another one on the same part of the same finger.<br /> * In several episodes characters wear the wrong [[Military Ranks (RDM)|rank insignia]]:<br /> ** &quot;[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]&quot;: [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] wears &quot;lieutenant j.g.&quot; (short chevron) insignia in several scenes.<br /> ** &quot;[[Fragged]]&quot;: [[Cally]] is wearing petty officer, 2nd class instead of crewman specialist insignia.<br /> ** &quot;[[Home, Part I]]&quot; and &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;: [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] wears major instead of captain insignia.<br /> ** &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;: <br /> *** In the first scene in the recreation room Starbuck wears lieutenant insignia despite having been promoted to captain. <br /> *** Some of the [[nuggets]] have lieutenant insignia despite being addressed as ensigns. Apparently, the prop department had not produced the ensign insignias at that time.<br /> ** &quot;[[The Captain's Hand]]&quot;: Apollo's insignia switch between captain and major at least once. Major is his correct rank at that time.<br /> **&quot;[[Hero]]&quot;: In the flashback scenes in ''Valkyrie'''s CIC, Commander Adama is wearing admiral's insignia.<br /> **&quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;: Again, lt. j.g pins are used for the rank of ensign.<br /> **&quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;: Saul Tigh wears admiral's insignia during the episode's teaser.<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Dialogue Errors==<br /> *[[Miniseries]]:<br /> **The pronunciation of Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]'s name frequently shifts between ''GAY-ta'' and ''GUY-ta'' during the Miniseries. Colonel Tigh regularly calls him GUY-ta while Adama vacillates between GAY-ta and GUY-ta. From &quot;33&quot; onward he is referred to by everyone as GAY-ta.<br /> **Tigh exclaims &quot;Jesus!&quot; 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. In fact this was removed from the &quot;theatrical version&quot; shown on [[Universal HD]].<br /> ** &quot;Oh my God!&quot; as opposed to &quot;Gods&quot;. <br /> ***When being informed by Six of her true nature and mission, [[Gaius Baltar]] exclaims &quot;Oh, my God!&quot; <br /> ***Also when Caprica Six breaks the neck of the baby the mother, [[Chantara]], screeches &quot;Oh, my God!&quot; several times.<br /> ***[[Jackson Spencer]] also makes this mistake after the Cylon Raiders launch missiles at his disabled squadron.<br /> ***When Secretary of Education Laura Roslin informs the passengers of ''Colonial Heavy 798'' about the attack a woman reacts &quot;Oh my God&quot;.<br /> * &quot;[[33]]&quot;: <br /> ** Helo states his rank as &quot;lieutenant, junior grade&quot; despite consistently wearing &quot;lieutenant, senior grade&quot; rank insignia.<br /> ** Later in the episode, when President Roslin and Dr. Baltar are discussing cutting off communications with the ''Olympic Carrier'', Baltar uses the term &quot;radio&quot; instead of the in-universe term of &quot;[[wireless]]&quot; during the conversation.<br /> *&quot;[[Valley of Darkness]]&quot;: When [[Lee Adama|Apollo]], [[Kat]] and others are searching the ship for weapons a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] turns the corner and Kat says &quot;Jesus&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;: In the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] claims that her parents died while she was very young, regarding the accident at [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]], which is later supported by dialogue in &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;. In &quot;Downloaded&quot; she explains that she received a gift from her mother when she left for the Fleet academy.<br /> *&quot;[[Hero]]&quot;: The episode places the flashback events one year prior to the [[Cylon attack]]. However, this conflicts with earlier information that Adama served on ''Galactica'' for several years, Tyrol under him for at least five years and Gaeta for three years. For more details, see [[Hero#Analysis]].<br /> *&quot;[[Unfinished Business]]&quot;: When Adama is down in his corner and bleeding badly, Roslin says &quot;coagulant for the swelling, ice for the bleeding&quot;. This should be the other way around.<br /> <br /> ==Crew Visible==<br /> *A member of the production crew, possibly a boom operator, is visible on screen in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;. He can be seen behind the damaged wall behind the display of the [[Arrow of Apollo]].<br /> *In &quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot; another camera operator can be briefly seen after the fight between Tyrol and Helo, as Tyrol walks to the Raptor to sit on its wing.<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Gaffcrew klgpII.JPG|Crew member visible in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> Image:PhoenixCrewVisible.jpg|Camera crew in &quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot;.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Behind the Scenes]]<br /> [[Category:Lists]] <br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Kontinuitätsfehler (RDM)]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Logic errors */</p> <hr /> <div>This is a listing of '''continuity errors''' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].<br /> <br /> == Acknowledged Mistakes ==<br /> <br /> *At the end of &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, when everyone is looking at the map to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in the [[Tomb of Athena]], Lee Adama points out the [[w:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]] in one of the constellations shown in the sky. According to him, and supported by the visual effects, the nebula is located in [[w:Scorpius|Scorpio]], but in the real world it is actually in the constellation [[wikipedia:Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]].<br /> *At the beginning of &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot; two captions are shown: one states that the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] in the [[Miniseries, Night 1|Miniseries]] occurred nine months before the current episode (which is consistent with the other episodes in Season 2.5), while the second reads &quot;10 weeks ago&quot;, and then shows [[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|&quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] in &quot;[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]&quot;. However, it is impossible for this to have happened &quot;10 weeks before 9 months after the attack&quot;: 9 months = 270 days. There is another plaque in the episode &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; 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 &quot;Epiphanies&quot;. To correct this, the title card of the DVD and international television releases has been changed to &quot;10 weeks later&quot;, meaning 10 weeks after [[Number Six|Number Six's]] rebirth.<br /> *In &quot;[[Scar]]&quot; 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. (Although, a few previous episodes like &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]&quot; only use the Mk II sequence, but both types of Vipers are deployed by ''Galactica''.)<br /> *&quot;[[Exodus, Part I]]&quot;: At the end of &quot;[[Precipice]]&quot; Cally is clearly in the woods when the gunfire is going off. At the time [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and his group take aim at the [[Cylon Centurion]], Cally has not reached the wooded area by the time gunfire sounds. Further, when the gunfire begins in &quot;Precipice&quot;, Tyrol is at the firing position, far from Cally, while in &quot;Exodus, Part I&quot; he is holding her to the ground when it begins.<br /> <br /> == [[Retroactive continuity|Retcons]] ==<br /> *[[Season two timeline discontinuity]]: All episodes before Season 2.5 (starting with &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]&quot;) seem to indicate that Season 2.5 begins 3-4 months after the Cylon attack. However, &quot;Resurrection Ship, Part I&quot; and all subsequent Season 2.5 episodes indicate that &quot;Resurrection Ship, Part I&quot; began 6 months after the Cylon attack. See the main article for more detailed analysis. There are 3 main points of discontinuity:<br /> **[[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] is not visibly pregnant in &quot;[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]&quot;, but by &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot;, roughly 2-3 weeks later, she appears to be in her second trimester.<br /> **The presidential elections in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot; 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.<br /> **If all of the dates mentioned in each episode are counted up, &quot;Pegasus&quot; only occurs roughly three months post-attack, not six. <br /> *[[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 &quot;[[33]],&quot; Dualla states: &quot;Jump 237 underway... 53 ships have jumped, 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives, including ''Colonial One''.&quot; Thus making the total 64 ships, including ''Galactica'' herself. By the end of &quot;33&quot;, the count drops to 63 as [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] destroy the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]''. In &quot;[[You Can't Go Home Again]]&quot;, Colonel Tigh mentions the Cylons searching for &quot;a sixty-odd ships&quot;. The count offered in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; is similar &amp;mdash; 24 ships leave to join [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin's fleet]], which was &quot;almost a third&quot; of the Fleet, putting the number at about 75. About 65 ships have been named to date, mostly on the vote tally boards in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> *The ''[[Astral Queen]]'': In the [[Miniseries]], [[Billy Keikeya]] states that the captain had 500 prisoners in his cargo hold, and that the ''Queen'' was a cargo vessel transporting prisoners to a prison. In &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;, [[Billy Keikeya]]'s lines were re-dubbed: '''1,500''' prisoners are aboard the ''Astral Queen'' and that the ship was a '''prison transport'''. Lee Adama would go on to later state that the ''Astral Queen'' was en route to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] for parole hearings.<br /> *[[Cylon detector]]: In the episode &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, it takes only minutes to identify [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|&quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] as a Cylon. However, in &quot;[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]&quot;, he states that complete testing on one sample of blood takes 11 hours. However, this could be because a negative result takes 11 hours to confirm but a positive result potentially may be more instant.<br /> *The exodus from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]: In &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot; Elosha, Billy and Roslin are discussing Kobol and the exodus of the tribes. Billy says that the ruins on Kobol are 2,000 years old. Elosha states this is when the ''Thirteen'' tribes left Kobol. Other mentions in the show (particularly [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]] episodes concerning the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|Cylon virus]] and the [[Temple of Five]]) mention that the 13th tribe left Kobol about 2,000 years before the other twelve did. Elosha's comment implies that all thirteen tribes left Kobol together, just in different directions.<br /> <br /> == Danglers ==<br /> Danglers are plotlines that have been started, but haven't yet been continued as of &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot;.<br /> *[[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 &quot;been wondering when you'd get here.&quot; After this, there is a cut to ''Galatica''. Given that was the day of/before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack]], it appears likely that the meeting was related to the Cylon's plans. Regardless of who she was meeting, this has not been revisited. Moore [http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=1638823&amp;st=1080 has commented] that revisitation is unlikely.<br /> *[[Tom Zarek|Zarek]]-[[Ellen Tigh|Tigh]] plotline: In the episode &quot;[[Colonial Day]]&quot;, 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 lastest aired episodes, this plotline has not been revisited and probably will never be in light of Ellen's death in &quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;. <br /> *Zarek-[[Black market (organization)|black market]] plotline: Similarly, the end of &quot;[[Black Market]]&quot; implies that Zarek has assumed some measure of influence in that organization. This also has yet to be revisited.<br /> *[[Demand Peace]]: The pro-Cylon terrorist faction that sprung up in the fleet during &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; has yet to resurface as well. The episode concluded without any firm resolution regarding the fate of the movement and its leader [[Royan Jahee]], however their base of operations, &quot;[[Cloud 9]]&quot;, was destroyed by [[Gina]] in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;. The plotline of &quot;Epiphanies&quot; implies that the group is gearing up for a full-scale campaign against the Fleet's leadership, but they are never seen again and the fates of the group's members are not discussed later on.<br /> <br /> == Recasting ==<br /> *[[Zak Adama]]: In the [[Miniseries]], a different actor (or stand-in) is pictured as Zak Adama. In &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;, a new actor portrays Zak, and the picture was changed to reflect the casting choice.<br /> *[[Ellen Tigh]]: Same with Zak Adama. The picture of Saul Tigh's wife, which Tigh has burned a hole through, was originally a picture of [[David Eick]]'s wife, Jennifer Berchfeild. When [[Kate Vernon]] was cast as Ellen in &quot;[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]&quot;, the image was changed.<br /> *[[Richard Adar]]: In the Miniseries he is [[:md:Image:Bsg-baltar-adar.jpg|portrayed]] by [[David Eick]] in a photograph in Baltar's domicile on Caprica. When Adar appears in person in &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; he is played by [[Colm Feore]].<br /> *[[Carolanne Adama]] is portrayed by an uncredited actress during a cameo in &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;. She is portrayed by [[Lucinda Jenney]] in the episode &quot;[[A Day in the Life]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Logic errors ==<br /> <br /> * &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;: <br /> ** In the previous episode ([[Crossroads, Part II]]), it is established that [[Samuel Anders]] has a limp from a broken leg he received in &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;. The limp is visible in the revelation of the &quot;[[frakr:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]]&quot; in the last act. However, the limp disappears completely in &quot;He That Believeth In Me&quot; in events that are depicted to happen 10 (or fewer) minutes later. <br /> ** In &quot;Crossroads, Part II&quot;, it is inferred that Samuel Anders only began his training, as he is being shown avionics and other key systems in a Raptor by Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson]]. In this episode, he tells [[Kara Thrace]] that he concluded basic training and began [[ACM]], and is capable of flying the Viper.<br /> *The events of the episodes &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; and &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot; occur concurrently, yet the population count drops by one in between the two episodes. Arguably there should have been no drop until the survivor count appears again in Revelations. The appearance of [[Eammon Pike]], who dies during the events seen in &quot;The Hub&quot; but whose corpse is found in the preceding episode probably explains the error.<br /> <br /> == VFX Gaffes ==<br /> [[Image:1104reverse Scattered.JPG|thumb|left|Mirrored shot of Viper 1104 ([[Scattered]]).]]<br /> *[[Miniseries]]: No less than three copies of [[Viper 1104]] are present at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. Of these, one is crash landed by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]], one destroyed by Cylon fire, and one successfully landed on ''Galactica''.<br /> *[[Miniseries]] and &quot;[[33]]&quot;: 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 is shown during the opening titles of &quot;33&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[33]]&quot;: As the Cylon Centurion approaches Helo from behind, the rain is hitting it, but it does not drip off its body. In contrast, water is dripping from Helo's face in a fairly consistent and noticeable manner.<br /> *&quot;[[You Can't Go Home Again]]&quot;: Before searching for Starbuck, [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] climbs into a Viper Mk VII, although he is shown piloting a Mk II in all other effects shots. However, his Mark VII is mentioned as being down for repairs at one point, implying that he flies it off screen.<br /> *&quot;[[Season 1 (2004-05)|Amid Season 1]]&quot;: 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.<br /> *&quot;[[Scattered]]&quot;: A shot of Viper 1104 is mirrored accidentally.<br /> *&quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot;''':<br /> **Viper and [[List of pilots|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.<br /> **[[Blackbird]]: As the [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot]] begins, the Blackbird (still incomplete, untested, 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, although Blackbird is unarmed except in its [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|final mission]].<br /> *&quot;[[The Captain's Hand]]&quot;: As Starbuck leads ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus's]]'' [[Viper Mark VII|Viper Mk VIIs]] into combat, a cockpit shot of her mistakenly shows [[Viper Mark II|Viper Mk IIs]] around her ship.<br /> *&quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;:<br /> ** Lee Adama's Viper Mark VII is identified as 2220NC, or [[Viper 2220 (Mark VII)|Viper 2220]]. However, [[Viper 2220]] has already been established as a Viper Mark II, not a Mark VII, which has seen multiple appearances as Adama's Viper throughout Season 1.<br /> ** Further, Kara Thrace's pristine Viper does not have a nameplate. This is telling in closeups of her in her Viper's cockpit. However, this error is not present in the following episode, &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Revelations]]&quot;: When [[Felix Gaeta]] stumbles in the [[CIC]], the shadow of his [[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?|amputated]] leg is visible.<br /> <br /> ==Prop and Equipment Errors==<br /> [[Image:2276gaff Mini.JPG|thumb|Major Spencer in Viper 2276 ([[Miniseries]]).]]<br /> *[[Miniseries]]: <br /> **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 &quot;Viper&quot; by its pilots.<br /> **The Viper Mk. VII flown by Major Spencer during the first sortie ([[Miniseries]]) is still marked as &quot;Viper 2276NC&quot; which is the Viper flown by Captain Lee Adama to ''Galactica''.<br /> **As [[Sharon Valerii|&quot;Boomer&quot; 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.<br /> **As shown in a closeup of the pilot after giving [[Laura Roslin]] the [[Case Orange]] reply, the spaceline's name on the [[Colonial One captain]]'s uniform, &quot;Eversun,&quot; is mismatched to the spaceline name used on ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' itself: [[Intersun]].<br /> **When Starbuck's Viper is hit during the second sortie (&quot;I'm all right&quot;), her helmet is unsealed and open. <br /> **Similarly, Lee Adama's collar is opened when he scolds her for being &quot;beyond insane&quot; as Thrace pushing Adama's Viper into ''Galactica's'' [[flight pod]] at the end of the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. <br /> *&quot;[[33]]&quot;:<br /> **When [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] admits that she lost the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', her headset changes sides during the conversation.<br /> **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.<br /> **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.<br /> **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.<br /> *&quot;[[Six Degrees of Separation]]&quot;: 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. A similar occurrence happens in &quot;Sacrifice&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Colonial Day]]&quot;: 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. The silencer is back when [[Valance]] is interrogated by Starbuck and Apollo.<br /> *&quot;[[Valley of Darkness]]&quot;: [[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.<br /> *&quot;[[Black Market]]&quot;: At around 42:55 in the episode, the [[w:John Fowles|John Fowles]] historical fiction/romance novel ''[[w:The French Lieutenant's Woman|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'' appears on a shelf behind the couch in [[William Adama]]'s room, to [[Lee Adama]]'s left.<br /> *&quot;[[Scar]]&quot;: <br /> **The little model plane on top of the &quot;Top Gun&quot; mug sported by Starbuck and Kat is actually an [[wikipedia:F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]].<br /> **When getting intimate with Apollo, the bandage on Starbuck's back moves from one side to the other. Usually, such bandages are used to cover a tattoo of a crucifix on her shoulder.<br /> *&quot;[[Sacrifice]]&quot;:<br /> **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.<br /> **A computer mouse (a design created by [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]) is seen connected to [[Sesha Abinell]]'s laptop computer.<br /> *&quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;: When the rescue mission returns from Caprica, [[Cavil]] (as well as probably Sharon Valerii and Karl Agathon) are carried by Raptor that is labeled with [[Racetrack]]'s name. However, Racetrack never made it to Caprica.<br /> *&quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;: The [[DRADIS]] displays on ''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 &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;: [[Raymond Lai|Raymond &quot;Raygun&quot; Lai]]'s name appears on ''Galactica''’s flight roster. His name previously appeared on one of the 40 year-old Viper Mk. IIs in the ''Galactica'' museum during the [[Miniseries]].<br /> *&quot;[[Razor]]&quot;:<br /> ** Early in the scenes with the search and rescue party in the [[Guardian basestar]], Kara Thrace can be seen with the [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Tattoos|tattoo]] she gets after marrying [[Samuel Anders]], an event that won't happen for months from the story's perspective. It is absent in later scenes.<br /> **[[Kendra Shaw]] has a band-aid on the end of her right index finger throughout the episode, in both the present and in the flashback scenes. However, it seems highly unlikely that she would either still be wearing it over the course of ten months or would coincidently have to apply another one on the same part of the same finger.<br /> * In several episodes characters wear the wrong [[Military Ranks (RDM)|rank insignia]]:<br /> ** &quot;[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]&quot;: [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] wears &quot;lieutenant j.g.&quot; (short chevron) insignia in several scenes.<br /> ** &quot;[[Fragged]]&quot;: [[Cally]] is wearing petty officer, 2nd class instead of crewman specialist insignia.<br /> ** &quot;[[Home, Part I]]&quot; and &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;: [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] wears major instead of captain insignia.<br /> ** &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;: <br /> *** In the first scene in the recreation room Starbuck wears lieutenant insignia despite having been promoted to captain. <br /> *** Some of the [[nuggets]] have lieutenant insignia despite being addressed as ensigns. Apparently, the prop department had not produced the ensign insignias at that time.<br /> ** &quot;[[The Captain's Hand]]&quot;: Apollo's insignia switch between captain and major at least once. Major is his correct rank at that time.<br /> **&quot;[[Hero]]&quot;: In the flashback scenes in ''Valkyrie'''s CIC, Commander Adama is wearing admiral's insignia.<br /> **&quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;: Again, lt. j.g pins are used for the rank of ensign.<br /> **&quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;: Saul Tigh wears admiral's insignia during the episode's teaser.<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Dialogue Errors==<br /> *[[Miniseries]]:<br /> **The pronunciation of Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]'s name frequently shifts between ''GAY-ta'' and ''GUY-ta'' during the Miniseries. Colonel Tigh regularly calls him GUY-ta while Adama vacillates between GAY-ta and GUY-ta. From &quot;33&quot; onward he is referred to by everyone as GAY-ta.<br /> **Tigh exclaims &quot;Jesus!&quot; 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. In fact this was removed from the &quot;theatrical version&quot; shown on [[Universal HD]].<br /> ** &quot;Oh my God!&quot; as opposed to &quot;Gods&quot;. <br /> ***When being informed by Six of her true nature and mission, [[Gaius Baltar]] exclaims &quot;Oh, my God!&quot; <br /> ***Also when Caprica Six breaks the neck of the baby the mother, [[Chantara]], screeches &quot;Oh, my God!&quot; several times.<br /> ***[[Jackson Spencer]] also makes this mistake after the Cylon Raiders launch missiles at his disabled squadron.<br /> ***When Secretary of Education Laura Roslin informs the passengers of ''Colonial Heavy 798'' about the attack a woman reacts &quot;Oh my God&quot;.<br /> * &quot;[[33]]&quot;: <br /> ** Helo states his rank as &quot;lieutenant, junior grade&quot; despite consistently wearing &quot;lieutenant, senior grade&quot; rank insignia.<br /> ** Later in the episode, when President Roslin and Dr. Baltar are discussing cutting off communications with the ''Olympic Carrier'', Baltar uses the term &quot;radio&quot; instead of the in-universe term of &quot;[[wireless]]&quot; during the conversation.<br /> *&quot;[[Valley of Darkness]]&quot;: When [[Lee Adama|Apollo]], [[Kat]] and others are searching the ship for weapons a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] turns the corner and Kat says &quot;Jesus&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;: In the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] claims that her parents died while she was very young, regarding the accident at [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]], which is later supported by dialogue in &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;. In &quot;Downloaded&quot; she explains that she received a gift from her mother when she left for the Fleet academy.<br /> *&quot;[[Hero]]&quot;: The episode places the flashback events one year prior to the [[Cylon attack]]. However, this conflicts with earlier information that Adama served on ''Galactica'' for several years, Tyrol under him for at least five years and Gaeta for three years. For more details, see [[Hero#Analysis]].<br /> *&quot;[[Unfinished Business]]&quot;: When Adama is down in his corner and bleeding badly, Roslin says &quot;coagulant for the swelling, ice for the bleeding&quot;. This should be the other way around.<br /> <br /> ==Crew Visible==<br /> *A member of the production crew, possibly a boom operator, is visible on screen in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;. He can be seen behind the damaged wall behind the display of the [[Arrow of Apollo]].<br /> *In &quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot; another camera operator can be briefly seen after the fight between Tyrol and Helo, as Tyrol walks to the Raptor to sit on its wing.<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Gaffcrew klgpII.JPG|Crew member visible in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> Image:PhoenixCrewVisible.jpg|Camera crew in &quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot;.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Behind the Scenes]]<br /> [[Category:Lists]] <br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Kontinuitätsfehler (RDM)]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Logic errors */</p> <hr /> <div>This is a listing of '''continuity errors''' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].<br /> <br /> == Acknowledged Mistakes ==<br /> <br /> *At the end of &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, when everyone is looking at the map to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in the [[Tomb of Athena]], Lee Adama points out the [[w:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]] in one of the constellations shown in the sky. According to him, and supported by the visual effects, the nebula is located in [[w:Scorpius|Scorpio]], but in the real world it is actually in the constellation [[wikipedia:Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]].<br /> *At the beginning of &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot; two captions are shown: one states that the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] in the [[Miniseries, Night 1|Miniseries]] occurred nine months before the current episode (which is consistent with the other episodes in Season 2.5), while the second reads &quot;10 weeks ago&quot;, and then shows [[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|&quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] in &quot;[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]&quot;. However, it is impossible for this to have happened &quot;10 weeks before 9 months after the attack&quot;: 9 months = 270 days. There is another plaque in the episode &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; 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 &quot;Epiphanies&quot;. To correct this, the title card of the DVD and international television releases has been changed to &quot;10 weeks later&quot;, meaning 10 weeks after [[Number Six|Number Six's]] rebirth.<br /> *In &quot;[[Scar]]&quot; 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. (Although, a few previous episodes like &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]&quot; only use the Mk II sequence, but both types of Vipers are deployed by ''Galactica''.)<br /> *&quot;[[Exodus, Part I]]&quot;: At the end of &quot;[[Precipice]]&quot; Cally is clearly in the woods when the gunfire is going off. At the time [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and his group take aim at the [[Cylon Centurion]], Cally has not reached the wooded area by the time gunfire sounds. Further, when the gunfire begins in &quot;Precipice&quot;, Tyrol is at the firing position, far from Cally, while in &quot;Exodus, Part I&quot; he is holding her to the ground when it begins.<br /> <br /> == [[Retroactive continuity|Retcons]] ==<br /> *[[Season two timeline discontinuity]]: All episodes before Season 2.5 (starting with &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]&quot;) seem to indicate that Season 2.5 begins 3-4 months after the Cylon attack. However, &quot;Resurrection Ship, Part I&quot; and all subsequent Season 2.5 episodes indicate that &quot;Resurrection Ship, Part I&quot; began 6 months after the Cylon attack. See the main article for more detailed analysis. There are 3 main points of discontinuity:<br /> **[[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] is not visibly pregnant in &quot;[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]&quot;, but by &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot;, roughly 2-3 weeks later, she appears to be in her second trimester.<br /> **The presidential elections in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot; 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.<br /> **If all of the dates mentioned in each episode are counted up, &quot;Pegasus&quot; only occurs roughly three months post-attack, not six. <br /> *[[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 &quot;[[33]],&quot; Dualla states: &quot;Jump 237 underway... 53 ships have jumped, 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives, including ''Colonial One''.&quot; Thus making the total 64 ships, including ''Galactica'' herself. By the end of &quot;33&quot;, the count drops to 63 as [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] destroy the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]''. In &quot;[[You Can't Go Home Again]]&quot;, Colonel Tigh mentions the Cylons searching for &quot;a sixty-odd ships&quot;. The count offered in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; is similar &amp;mdash; 24 ships leave to join [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin's fleet]], which was &quot;almost a third&quot; of the Fleet, putting the number at about 75. About 65 ships have been named to date, mostly on the vote tally boards in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> *The ''[[Astral Queen]]'': In the [[Miniseries]], [[Billy Keikeya]] states that the captain had 500 prisoners in his cargo hold, and that the ''Queen'' was a cargo vessel transporting prisoners to a prison. In &quot;[[Bastille Day]]&quot;, [[Billy Keikeya]]'s lines were re-dubbed: '''1,500''' prisoners are aboard the ''Astral Queen'' and that the ship was a '''prison transport'''. Lee Adama would go on to later state that the ''Astral Queen'' was en route to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] for parole hearings.<br /> *[[Cylon detector]]: In the episode &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, it takes only minutes to identify [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|&quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] as a Cylon. However, in &quot;[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]&quot;, he states that complete testing on one sample of blood takes 11 hours. However, this could be because a negative result takes 11 hours to confirm but a positive result potentially may be more instant.<br /> *The exodus from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]: In &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot; Elosha, Billy and Roslin are discussing Kobol and the exodus of the tribes. Billy says that the ruins on Kobol are 2,000 years old. Elosha states this is when the ''Thirteen'' tribes left Kobol. Other mentions in the show (particularly [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]] episodes concerning the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|Cylon virus]] and the [[Temple of Five]]) mention that the 13th tribe left Kobol about 2,000 years before the other twelve did. Elosha's comment implies that all thirteen tribes left Kobol together, just in different directions.<br /> <br /> == Danglers ==<br /> Danglers are plotlines that have been started, but haven't yet been continued as of &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot;.<br /> *[[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 &quot;been wondering when you'd get here.&quot; After this, there is a cut to ''Galatica''. Given that was the day of/before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack]], it appears likely that the meeting was related to the Cylon's plans. Regardless of who she was meeting, this has not been revisited. Moore [http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=1638823&amp;st=1080 has commented] that revisitation is unlikely.<br /> *[[Tom Zarek|Zarek]]-[[Ellen Tigh|Tigh]] plotline: In the episode &quot;[[Colonial Day]]&quot;, 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 lastest aired episodes, this plotline has not been revisited and probably will never be in light of Ellen's death in &quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;. <br /> *Zarek-[[Black market (organization)|black market]] plotline: Similarly, the end of &quot;[[Black Market]]&quot; implies that Zarek has assumed some measure of influence in that organization. This also has yet to be revisited.<br /> *[[Demand Peace]]: The pro-Cylon terrorist faction that sprung up in the fleet during &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; has yet to resurface as well. The episode concluded without any firm resolution regarding the fate of the movement and its leader [[Royan Jahee]], however their base of operations, &quot;[[Cloud 9]]&quot;, was destroyed by [[Gina]] in &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;. The plotline of &quot;Epiphanies&quot; implies that the group is gearing up for a full-scale campaign against the Fleet's leadership, but they are never seen again and the fates of the group's members are not discussed later on.<br /> <br /> == Recasting ==<br /> *[[Zak Adama]]: In the [[Miniseries]], a different actor (or stand-in) is pictured as Zak Adama. In &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;, a new actor portrays Zak, and the picture was changed to reflect the casting choice.<br /> *[[Ellen Tigh]]: Same with Zak Adama. The picture of Saul Tigh's wife, which Tigh has burned a hole through, was originally a picture of [[David Eick]]'s wife, Jennifer Berchfeild. When [[Kate Vernon]] was cast as Ellen in &quot;[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]&quot;, the image was changed.<br /> *[[Richard Adar]]: In the Miniseries he is [[:md:Image:Bsg-baltar-adar.jpg|portrayed]] by [[David Eick]] in a photograph in Baltar's domicile on Caprica. When Adar appears in person in &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; he is played by [[Colm Feore]].<br /> *[[Carolanne Adama]] is portrayed by an uncredited actress during a cameo in &quot;[[Act of Contrition]]&quot;. She is portrayed by [[Lucinda Jenney]] in the episode &quot;[[A Day in the Life]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Logic errors ==<br /> <br /> * &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;: <br /> ** In the previous episode ([[Crossroads, Part II]]), it is established that [[Samuel Anders]] has a limp from a broken leg he received in &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;. The limp is visible in the revelation of the &quot;[[frakr:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]]&quot; in the last act. However, the limp disappears completely in &quot;He That Believeth In Me&quot; in events that are depicted to happen 10 (or fewer) minutes later. <br /> ** In &quot;Crossroads, Part II&quot;, it is inferred that Samuel Anders only began his training, as he is being shown avionics and other key systems in a Raptor by Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson]]. In this episode, he tells [[Kara Thrace]] that he concluded basic training and began [[ACM]], and is capable of flying the Viper.<br /> *The events of the episodes [[&quot;Sine Qua Non&quot;]] and [[&quot;The Hub&quot;]] occur concurrently, yet the population count drops by one in between the two episodes. Arguably there should have been no drop until the survivor count appears again in Revelations. The appearance of [[Eammon Pike]], who dies during the events seen in &quot;The Hub&quot; but whose corpse is found in the preceding episode probably explains the error.<br /> <br /> == VFX Gaffes ==<br /> [[Image:1104reverse Scattered.JPG|thumb|left|Mirrored shot of Viper 1104 ([[Scattered]]).]]<br /> *[[Miniseries]]: No less than three copies of [[Viper 1104]] are present at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. Of these, one is crash landed by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]], one destroyed by Cylon fire, and one successfully landed on ''Galactica''.<br /> *[[Miniseries]] and &quot;[[33]]&quot;: 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 is shown during the opening titles of &quot;33&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[33]]&quot;: As the Cylon Centurion approaches Helo from behind, the rain is hitting it, but it does not drip off its body. In contrast, water is dripping from Helo's face in a fairly consistent and noticeable manner.<br /> *&quot;[[You Can't Go Home Again]]&quot;: Before searching for Starbuck, [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] climbs into a Viper Mk VII, although he is shown piloting a Mk II in all other effects shots. However, his Mark VII is mentioned as being down for repairs at one point, implying that he flies it off screen.<br /> *&quot;[[Season 1 (2004-05)|Amid Season 1]]&quot;: 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.<br /> *&quot;[[Scattered]]&quot;: A shot of Viper 1104 is mirrored accidentally.<br /> *&quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot;''':<br /> **Viper and [[List of pilots|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.<br /> **[[Blackbird]]: As the [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot]] begins, the Blackbird (still incomplete, untested, 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, although Blackbird is unarmed except in its [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|final mission]].<br /> *&quot;[[The Captain's Hand]]&quot;: As Starbuck leads ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus's]]'' [[Viper Mark VII|Viper Mk VIIs]] into combat, a cockpit shot of her mistakenly shows [[Viper Mark II|Viper Mk IIs]] around her ship.<br /> *&quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;:<br /> ** Lee Adama's Viper Mark VII is identified as 2220NC, or [[Viper 2220 (Mark VII)|Viper 2220]]. However, [[Viper 2220]] has already been established as a Viper Mark II, not a Mark VII, which has seen multiple appearances as Adama's Viper throughout Season 1.<br /> ** Further, Kara Thrace's pristine Viper does not have a nameplate. This is telling in closeups of her in her Viper's cockpit. However, this error is not present in the following episode, &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Revelations]]&quot;: When [[Felix Gaeta]] stumbles in the [[CIC]], the shadow of his [[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?|amputated]] leg is visible.<br /> <br /> ==Prop and Equipment Errors==<br /> [[Image:2276gaff Mini.JPG|thumb|Major Spencer in Viper 2276 ([[Miniseries]]).]]<br /> *[[Miniseries]]: <br /> **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 &quot;Viper&quot; by its pilots.<br /> **The Viper Mk. VII flown by Major Spencer during the first sortie ([[Miniseries]]) is still marked as &quot;Viper 2276NC&quot; which is the Viper flown by Captain Lee Adama to ''Galactica''.<br /> **As [[Sharon Valerii|&quot;Boomer&quot; 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.<br /> **As shown in a closeup of the pilot after giving [[Laura Roslin]] the [[Case Orange]] reply, the spaceline's name on the [[Colonial One captain]]'s uniform, &quot;Eversun,&quot; is mismatched to the spaceline name used on ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' itself: [[Intersun]].<br /> **When Starbuck's Viper is hit during the second sortie (&quot;I'm all right&quot;), her helmet is unsealed and open. <br /> **Similarly, Lee Adama's collar is opened when he scolds her for being &quot;beyond insane&quot; as Thrace pushing Adama's Viper into ''Galactica's'' [[flight pod]] at the end of the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. <br /> *&quot;[[33]]&quot;:<br /> **When [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] admits that she lost the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', her headset changes sides during the conversation.<br /> **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.<br /> **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.<br /> **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.<br /> *&quot;[[Six Degrees of Separation]]&quot;: 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. A similar occurrence happens in &quot;Sacrifice&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Colonial Day]]&quot;: 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. The silencer is back when [[Valance]] is interrogated by Starbuck and Apollo.<br /> *&quot;[[Valley of Darkness]]&quot;: [[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.<br /> *&quot;[[Black Market]]&quot;: At around 42:55 in the episode, the [[w:John Fowles|John Fowles]] historical fiction/romance novel ''[[w:The French Lieutenant's Woman|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'' appears on a shelf behind the couch in [[William Adama]]'s room, to [[Lee Adama]]'s left.<br /> *&quot;[[Scar]]&quot;: <br /> **The little model plane on top of the &quot;Top Gun&quot; mug sported by Starbuck and Kat is actually an [[wikipedia:F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]].<br /> **When getting intimate with Apollo, the bandage on Starbuck's back moves from one side to the other. Usually, such bandages are used to cover a tattoo of a crucifix on her shoulder.<br /> *&quot;[[Sacrifice]]&quot;:<br /> **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.<br /> **A computer mouse (a design created by [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]) is seen connected to [[Sesha Abinell]]'s laptop computer.<br /> *&quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;: When the rescue mission returns from Caprica, [[Cavil]] (as well as probably Sharon Valerii and Karl Agathon) are carried by Raptor that is labeled with [[Racetrack]]'s name. However, Racetrack never made it to Caprica.<br /> *&quot;[[Exodus, Part II]]&quot;: The [[DRADIS]] displays on ''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 &quot;[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;: [[Raymond Lai|Raymond &quot;Raygun&quot; Lai]]'s name appears on ''Galactica''’s flight roster. His name previously appeared on one of the 40 year-old Viper Mk. IIs in the ''Galactica'' museum during the [[Miniseries]].<br /> *&quot;[[Razor]]&quot;:<br /> ** Early in the scenes with the search and rescue party in the [[Guardian basestar]], Kara Thrace can be seen with the [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Tattoos|tattoo]] she gets after marrying [[Samuel Anders]], an event that won't happen for months from the story's perspective. It is absent in later scenes.<br /> **[[Kendra Shaw]] has a band-aid on the end of her right index finger throughout the episode, in both the present and in the flashback scenes. However, it seems highly unlikely that she would either still be wearing it over the course of ten months or would coincidently have to apply another one on the same part of the same finger.<br /> * In several episodes characters wear the wrong [[Military Ranks (RDM)|rank insignia]]:<br /> ** &quot;[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]&quot;: [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] wears &quot;lieutenant j.g.&quot; (short chevron) insignia in several scenes.<br /> ** &quot;[[Fragged]]&quot;: [[Cally]] is wearing petty officer, 2nd class instead of crewman specialist insignia.<br /> ** &quot;[[Home, Part I]]&quot; and &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;: [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] wears major instead of captain insignia.<br /> ** &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;: <br /> *** In the first scene in the recreation room Starbuck wears lieutenant insignia despite having been promoted to captain. <br /> *** Some of the [[nuggets]] have lieutenant insignia despite being addressed as ensigns. Apparently, the prop department had not produced the ensign insignias at that time.<br /> ** &quot;[[The Captain's Hand]]&quot;: Apollo's insignia switch between captain and major at least once. Major is his correct rank at that time.<br /> **&quot;[[Hero]]&quot;: In the flashback scenes in ''Valkyrie'''s CIC, Commander Adama is wearing admiral's insignia.<br /> **&quot;[[Dirty Hands]]&quot;: Again, lt. j.g pins are used for the rank of ensign.<br /> **&quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;: Saul Tigh wears admiral's insignia during the episode's teaser.<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Dialogue Errors==<br /> *[[Miniseries]]:<br /> **The pronunciation of Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]'s name frequently shifts between ''GAY-ta'' and ''GUY-ta'' during the Miniseries. Colonel Tigh regularly calls him GUY-ta while Adama vacillates between GAY-ta and GUY-ta. From &quot;33&quot; onward he is referred to by everyone as GAY-ta.<br /> **Tigh exclaims &quot;Jesus!&quot; 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. In fact this was removed from the &quot;theatrical version&quot; shown on [[Universal HD]].<br /> ** &quot;Oh my God!&quot; as opposed to &quot;Gods&quot;. <br /> ***When being informed by Six of her true nature and mission, [[Gaius Baltar]] exclaims &quot;Oh, my God!&quot; <br /> ***Also when Caprica Six breaks the neck of the baby the mother, [[Chantara]], screeches &quot;Oh, my God!&quot; several times.<br /> ***[[Jackson Spencer]] also makes this mistake after the Cylon Raiders launch missiles at his disabled squadron.<br /> ***When Secretary of Education Laura Roslin informs the passengers of ''Colonial Heavy 798'' about the attack a woman reacts &quot;Oh my God&quot;.<br /> * &quot;[[33]]&quot;: <br /> ** Helo states his rank as &quot;lieutenant, junior grade&quot; despite consistently wearing &quot;lieutenant, senior grade&quot; rank insignia.<br /> ** Later in the episode, when President Roslin and Dr. Baltar are discussing cutting off communications with the ''Olympic Carrier'', Baltar uses the term &quot;radio&quot; instead of the in-universe term of &quot;[[wireless]]&quot; during the conversation.<br /> *&quot;[[Valley of Darkness]]&quot;: When [[Lee Adama|Apollo]], [[Kat]] and others are searching the ship for weapons a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] turns the corner and Kat says &quot;Jesus&quot;.<br /> *&quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;: In the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] claims that her parents died while she was very young, regarding the accident at [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]], which is later supported by dialogue in &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;. In &quot;Downloaded&quot; she explains that she received a gift from her mother when she left for the Fleet academy.<br /> *&quot;[[Hero]]&quot;: The episode places the flashback events one year prior to the [[Cylon attack]]. However, this conflicts with earlier information that Adama served on ''Galactica'' for several years, Tyrol under him for at least five years and Gaeta for three years. For more details, see [[Hero#Analysis]].<br /> *&quot;[[Unfinished Business]]&quot;: When Adama is down in his corner and bleeding badly, Roslin says &quot;coagulant for the swelling, ice for the bleeding&quot;. This should be the other way around.<br /> <br /> ==Crew Visible==<br /> *A member of the production crew, possibly a boom operator, is visible on screen in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;. He can be seen behind the damaged wall behind the display of the [[Arrow of Apollo]].<br /> *In &quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot; another camera operator can be briefly seen after the fight between Tyrol and Helo, as Tyrol walks to the Raptor to sit on its wing.<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Gaffcrew klgpII.JPG|Crew member visible in &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]&quot;.<br /> Image:PhoenixCrewVisible.jpg|Camera crew in &quot;[[Flight of the Phoenix]]&quot;.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Behind the Scenes]]<br /> [[Category:Lists]] <br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Kontinuitätsfehler (RDM)]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Resurrection_Hub&diff=164813 2008-07-01T12:17:44Z

<p>Captowen: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Battle Data<br /> |image=The Hub is blown..jpg<br /> |description=<br /> |conflict=[[Cylon Civil War]]<br /> |date=[[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br /> |place=[[Sector Delta 9]]<br /> |result= Decisive Colonial/Cylon rebel victory. Destruction of [[Resurrection Hub]]. One copy of [[Number Three]] unboxed<br /> |combatant1=[[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]] and a detachment of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s air wing<br /> |combatant2=Cylon loyalists<br /> |co1=[[Number Eight]], Captain [[Karl Agathon]], President [[Laura Roslin]]<br /> |co2=[[Number One|Cavil]], [[Sharon Valerii]]<br /> |strength1=1 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]],&lt;br/&gt;at least 25 Vipers, several [[Raptors]], at least 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s<br /> |strength2=[[Resurrection Hub]],&lt;br/&gt;2 basestars,&lt;br/&gt;associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s<br /> |shiploss1=1 Raptor damaged, basestar damaged, several Vipers damaged or destroyed.<br /> |shiploss2=Resurrection Hub, 1 basestar destroyed, 1 other destroyed or severely damaged.<br /> |casualties1=[[Eammon Pike]] and his [[ECO]]. Sandman. Survivor count at the top of [[Revelations]] suggests a total of 8 Colonial casualties, assuming no non-combat Fleet deaths.<br /> |casualties2=Heavy <br /> |prev=[[Cylon Civil War#First Blood|Ambush on Cylon rebels]]<br /> |next=None<br /> |series=RDM<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Battle of the Resurrection Hub''' is a joint operation between Colonial forces and Cylon rebels to destroy the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]].<br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> After the ''[[Demetrius]]'' returns with the Cylon rebel leader [[Natalie]], she proposes and alliance between the rebels and the Colonials. She offers the humans the chance to destroy the Cylon's central [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] facility. In return she want help to unbox [[Number Three]] and learn what she knows about the [[Final Five]]. In preparation, half of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s air wing is transferred to the basestar. However, before the plan can be put into action [[Sharon Agathon]] kills Natalie, believing to prevent her from taking away her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] as she saw in the dream of the [[Opera House]]. Simultaneously, [[Laura Roslin]] has the rebel [[Hybrid]] reconnected, who unexpectedly jumps the ship away ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).<br /> <br /> == Battle ==<br /> <br /> The Hybrid is determined to have panicked after sensing Natalie's death and jumped as a result. She follows the Hub with her jumps, still giving the combined force a chance to implement their plan. To prevent an early detection by the enemy, the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are running with their engines and electronics cold, instead being towed by [[Heavy Raider]]s piloted by [[humanoid Cylon]]s. The human pilots are initially very reluctant to fly alongside the Cylons and be so heavily dependent on them, but a [[Number Eight]] convinces them to place the same trust in her as they do in [[Sharon Agathon]].<br /> <br /> Once the cables are cut, the Vipers attack and a [[Raptor]] flown by Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]] disables the Hub's [[FTL]] drive with two missiles, thus stranding it. [[Karl Agathon]] and the Eight then board the Hub in a Raptor to find Number Three, who has already been unboxed by [[Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. They find her after she has killed Cavil and forced Boomer to run and take her to the Raptor and off the Hub. Meanwhile, the rebel basestar engages the two escort basestars, but [[Gaius Baltar]] is badly wounded when two missiles strike the ship. Once Three, Agathon and Number Eight are clear of the Hub, the Vipers launch several nuclear missiles into it, destroying it and at least one of its basestar escorts ([[The Hub]]).<br /> <br /> == Aftermath ==<br /> <br /> With the Hub being vital to the functioning of all other [[Resurrection Ship|resurrection ships]] and downloading facilities, the Cylons are now truly mortal, which is welcomed by the rebels, but feared by the mainstream of Cylon society. In addition, [[D'Anna Biers]] is the only Three left, since all other copies' consciousnesses were destroyed on the Hub.<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> {{Battles (RDM)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Battles]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Battles (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Cylons]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Resurrection_Hub&diff=164812 2008-07-01T12:16:53Z

<p>Captowen: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Battle Data<br /> |image=The Hub is blown..jpg<br /> |description=<br /> |conflict=[[Cylon Civil War]]<br /> |date=[[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br /> |place=[[Sector Delta 9]]<br /> |result= Decisive Colonial/Cylon rebel victory. Destruction of [[Resurrection Hub]]. One copy of [[Number Three]] unboxed<br /> |combatant1=[[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]] and a detachment of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s air wing<br /> |combatant2=Cylon loyalists<br /> |co1=[[Number Eight]], Captain [[Karl Agathon]], President [[Laura Roslin]]<br /> |co2=[[Number One|Cavil]], [[Sharon Valerii]]<br /> |strength1=1 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]],&lt;br/&gt;at least 25 Vipers, several [[Raptors]], at least 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s<br /> |strength2=[[Resurrection Hub]],&lt;br/&gt;2 basestars,&lt;br/&gt;associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s<br /> |shiploss1=1 Raptor damaged, basestar damaged, several Vipers damaged or destroyed.<br /> |shiploss2=Resurrection Hub, 1 basestar destroyed, 1 other destroyed or severely damaged.<br /> |casualties1=[[Eammon Pike]] and his [[ECO]]. Sandman. The survivor count at the top of [[Revelations]] suggests on total 8 Colonial casualties, assuming no non combat Fleet deaths.<br /> |casualties2=Heavy <br /> |prev=[[Cylon Civil War#First Blood|Ambush on Cylon rebels]]<br /> |next=None<br /> |series=RDM<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Battle of the Resurrection Hub''' is a joint operation between Colonial forces and Cylon rebels to destroy the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]].<br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> After the ''[[Demetrius]]'' returns with the Cylon rebel leader [[Natalie]], she proposes and alliance between the rebels and the Colonials. She offers the humans the chance to destroy the Cylon's central [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] facility. In return she want help to unbox [[Number Three]] and learn what she knows about the [[Final Five]]. In preparation, half of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s air wing is transferred to the basestar. However, before the plan can be put into action [[Sharon Agathon]] kills Natalie, believing to prevent her from taking away her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] as she saw in the dream of the [[Opera House]]. Simultaneously, [[Laura Roslin]] has the rebel [[Hybrid]] reconnected, who unexpectedly jumps the ship away ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).<br /> <br /> == Battle ==<br /> <br /> The Hybrid is determined to have panicked after sensing Natalie's death and jumped as a result. She follows the Hub with her jumps, still giving the combined force a chance to implement their plan. To prevent an early detection by the enemy, the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are running with their engines and electronics cold, instead being towed by [[Heavy Raider]]s piloted by [[humanoid Cylon]]s. The human pilots are initially very reluctant to fly alongside the Cylons and be so heavily dependent on them, but a [[Number Eight]] convinces them to place the same trust in her as they do in [[Sharon Agathon]].<br /> <br /> Once the cables are cut, the Vipers attack and a [[Raptor]] flown by Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]] disables the Hub's [[FTL]] drive with two missiles, thus stranding it. [[Karl Agathon]] and the Eight then board the Hub in a Raptor to find Number Three, who has already been unboxed by [[Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. They find her after she has killed Cavil and forced Boomer to run and take her to the Raptor and off the Hub. Meanwhile, the rebel basestar engages the two escort basestars, but [[Gaius Baltar]] is badly wounded when two missiles strike the ship. Once Three, Agathon and Number Eight are clear of the Hub, the Vipers launch several nuclear missiles into it, destroying it and at least one of its basestar escorts ([[The Hub]]).<br /> <br /> == Aftermath ==<br /> <br /> With the Hub being vital to the functioning of all other [[Resurrection Ship|resurrection ships]] and downloading facilities, the Cylons are now truly mortal, which is welcomed by the rebels, but feared by the mainstream of Cylon society. In addition, [[D'Anna Biers]] is the only Three left, since all other copies' consciousnesses were destroyed on the Hub.<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> {{Battles (RDM)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Battles]]<br /> [[Category:Colonial Battles (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:Cylons]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hub&diff=164793 2008-06-30T23:33:51Z

<p>Captowen: /* Story */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode. For the eponymous resurrection facility, see: [[Resurrection Hub]].''<br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= 411 pilot meeting.jpg<br /> | title= The Hub<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 9<br /> | forumthread= 1262<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Jane Espenson]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Paul Edwards]]<br /> | production= 411<br /> | rating= 1.3<br /> | US airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=10 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39674<br /> | population= 39673<br /> | prev= [[Sine Qua Non]]<br /> | next= [[Revelations]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Pursuing the [[Resurrection Hub]] at the whim of the Hybrid, a team of Viper pilots and Cylon rebels become uneasy collaborators as they formulate a [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle plan]] to unbox the [[Number Three|Three]]s and destroy Cylon resurrection forever. Meanwhile, Roslin and Baltar try desperately to communicate with the panicking [[Hybrid]] and Helo discovers a disturbing characteristic within one of the [[Number Eight|Eights]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary == <br /> <br /> :''The episode takes place concurrently with &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * Starting off from the last events of &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, [[Laura Roslin]], [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] are brought before the rebel Cylon basestar's Hybrid. After a [[Number Eight]] reconnects the [[Hybrid]], she unexpectedly jumps the ship.<br /> * During the jump, Roslin finds herself in empty corridors of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt;. As she looks around, Elosha appears behind her. After they hug, the vision stops and Roslin finds herself back in the Hybrid's room. Roslin inquires after the Hybrid's abilities as the Eight tries to get information from the [[data-font]], however the Hybrid jumps the ship again, and Roslin finds herself back with Elosha in ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; empty corridors. Roslin makes this observation, to which Elosha replies that it makes the ship feel bigger; Roslin further points out that the experience is strange, to which Elosha replies &quot;many things are strange&quot;.<br /> * The two end up in [[sickbay]], where the only occupied (and lit) bed is occupied by Roslin herself, who is dying.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *An [[Number Eight|Eight]] determines that the Hybrid is panicking due to [[Natalie]]'s injury. [[Gaius Baltar]] attempts to calm her, initially appearing to be successful, but the Hybrid jumps again. Roslin's vision continues, and she sees [[Kara Thrace]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and the Adamas standing over her bed. Elosha speaks to the dying Roslin, chastising her for her lack of empathy.<br /> *The Eight tells [[Karl Agathon]] that the Hybrid is following the [[Resurrection Hub]] and discusses an attack strategy with him.<br /> *When the Eight massages Agathon's back, he comments that [[Sharon Agathon|his wife]] learned to do so only after meeting him, and the Eight reveals that she accessed Athena's memories from her [[Rapture|last download]].<br /> *Agathon speaks to Roslin in the Raptor. The president tells him that he is to bring [[Number Three]] directly to her and not to the Cylons.<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, a D'Anna Biers is awakened by [[Number One|Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], who tell her about the [[Cylon Civil War]] that was caused by her actions. Three makes a disparaging remark about the Eights' fickleness.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> [[Image:411 Roslin and Baltar with Hybrid.jpg|thumb|Roslin and Baltar attempting to talk to the Hybrid about the [[Opera House]] vision.]]<br /> <br /> *In the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] hangar, Agathon and an Eight give a mission briefing to a number of [[Number Six|Sixes]], Eights and Colonial pilots. Several pilots, notably [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]] and [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]], express concerns about their safety and the reliability of the Cylon pilots. A Six rebuts that the rebel pilots are just as well trained as the humans, and the Eight reminds them that they learned to trust Athena, so they can also trust their rebel allies.<br /> *Baltar and Roslin attempt to question the Hybrid with little success. They bicker and Baltar walks off, and then the Hybrid declares that a Three has been unboxed and jumps again.<br /> *Continuing the vision, Elosha and Roslin walk through the hallways of ''Galactica''. Roslin speculates that Elosha and the visions are a manifestation of her subconscious. Roslin and Elosha see [[William Adama]] reading ''[[Searider Falcon]]'' to the dying Roslin.<br /> *After the jump, Baltar begins talking to a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] about hierarchy and religion, asserting that the Centurion is loved by [[God (RDM)|God]] as well. <br /> *Speaking to Roslin, Agathon is disappointed that she wants to betray the alliance between humans and Cylons, and thinks that they can trust the Eights. Roslin tells him that he shouldn't let the experiences with his wife cloud his judgment and orders him to carry out her request.<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, Boomer comments with alarm on the arrival of the rebel basestar. Cavil tries to convince Number Three to talk to the rebels and defuse the conflict, but she replies curtly and threatens to shout out the names of the [[Final Five]]. Boomer reports that the rebel basestar has launched 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s.<br /> *Outside the Hub, the Heavy Raiders release the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] they have been towing behind them. The Raiders attack defending basestars, while the Vipers head towards the Hub.<br /> *Cavil deduces that the rebels are attempting to destroy the Hub, and comments that doing so would be mass murder, and would make death permanent for Cylons. On hearing this Three breaks Cavil's neck and Boomer flees.<br /> *Missiles destroy a node at the top of the Hub, taking out its FTL drive. Subsequently, Agathon and the Eight head towards the Hub in a [[Raptor]]. On the Hub, they encounter the D'Anna Biers and the dead Cavil. Seeing explosions around them, Agathon tells Three to run and grabs her arm.<br /> *[[Eammon Pike]] panics as his Raptor is almost disabled and wants to jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. [[Diana Seelix]] urges him not to, telling him that the Fleet is too far way. When Pike is initiating the jump, the Raptor his hit by fire from a Raider, hitting Pike in the chest, who manages to hit the jump button.<br /> *On the Hub, Agathon hesitates upon seeing a number of inert Number Eight bodies. The Eight tells him they should leave, and drags the objecting Three.<br /> *Baltar continues to evangelize to the Centurion, but as the basestar is hit by a missile salvo, the explosion destroys the Centurion and seriously injures Baltar.<br /> *Two Marines carry Baltar to a bed while Roslin carries in a [[medkit]]. Roslin orders them out, bandaging Baltar and injecting him with [[morpha]]. In his drug-addled state Baltar talks to Roslin about religion, telling her that he once harbored terrible guilt. Pressed on what that guilt is for he tells Roslin that he unwittingly gave the Cylons the [[CNP|access codes]] prior to the [[fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. He compares the fall to the flood [[Pythia]] spoke of, which wiped out most of humanity and rejuvenated them. Shocked by Baltar's confession, Roslin tries to kill Baltar by removing his bandages. As he loses blood he begs her to stop.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> *Agathon announces that he has D'Anna Biers and orders a nuclear strike on the Hub. The Vipers fire nuclear missiles into the Hub, destroying it and at least one of the two escort basestars.<br /> *Baltar continues to beg for his life.<br /> *There is another jump. In Roslin's vision, William Adama stands over a dying Roslin, while Roslin and Elosha watch them. Elosha convinces Roslin to show Baltar mercy, saying that humanity cannot be saved on a &quot;case-by-case basis&quot;.<br /> *With a sudden change of heart Roslin desperately checks to see if Baltar is still alive, then begins re-bandaging him.<br /> *Aboard the basestar with the Three, Agathon argues with the Eight, saying that his orders are to take Three to the president. The Eight is upset and Three comments cynically that such double-crossing is a very human trait.<br /> *Agathon brings Three to Roslin, who orders him out and tells him to not let anyone else in. Three immediately inspects the injured Baltar and speculates that he is likely to survive. When asked about the Final Five, she jokes Laura Roslin is one of them, but refuses to provide any information until she feels she is safe; the information being the only thing she has now that she is the only Three left in the universe. She says she will tell Roslin who the Final Five are after she is taken back to the human Fleet.<br /> *Sometime later Roslin sits alone listening to the Hybrid. As the Hybrid jumps she has a final encounter with Elosha, whom she sees in the same room this time.<br /> *Waiting in space, William Adama sees the basestar jumping in. In the landing bay, he meets Laura Roslin. He tells her that he missed her and she admits her feelings too, saying that she loves him. The two embrace.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> === Story ===<br /> <br /> * The [[survivor count]] at the beginning of this show may note the already seen death of Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]], whose body is discovered in the [[Raptor]] that managed to jump to the Fleet. However this episode occurs at the same time as &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; and therefore Pike's death arguably should not be counted yet as his death is discovered only part way through the &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; episode, making the decrease a continuity error. The Survivor Count drops by eight by the start of the next episode &quot;Revelations&quot;, suggesting that it may be that decrease that truly indicates all the casualties of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Given that Pike's Raptor ECO should also be dead along with Pike, the survivor count arguably should have dropped by two by the beginning of this episode if death's witnessed on screen were being counted already.<br /> * The events of this episode, starting from the [[Hybrid]]'s [[FTL|jump]] of the rebel [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, and [[William Adama]]'s mission to stay behind in a Raptor awaiting [[Laura Roslin]]'s return spans two days. Ergo, the events of &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; occur over the course of two days.<br /> * Unlike previous episodes, this episode is part of the same overall story occurring concurrently with the episode before it (Sine Qua Non). The episode shows the events from the baseship's perspective, whereas &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; shows the uncertainty and reactions to said uncertainty from the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s perspective.<br /> * Roslin and Adama have finally admitted their feelings for each other.<br /> * Except for Roslin's visions and recap scenes from &quot;Guess What's Coming to Dinner?&quot;, this is the first episode of the series in which nothing takes place on or near ''Galactica''.<br /> * Baltar attempts to reopen the rapport he had established with the Hybrid in &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;.<br /> * Although the episode itself is ambiguous about Boomer's fate, her survival is confirmed in the [[Podcast:The Hub|episode's podcast]].<br /> <br /> === Cylons ===<br /> <br /> * [[Number Two]]/[[Leoben Conoy]] is notably absent from the episode (appearing only in the recap at the beginning), and only Sixes and Eights are among the Cylons fighting in the battle.<br /> * There is only one [[Number Three]] in existence, and any possibility of [[Boxing|unboxing]] the others has been lost.<br /> * With the destruction of the Resurrection Hub, the Cylons have permanently lost the ability to download into new bodies.<br /> * As previously shown in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot;, [[Heavy Raider]]s are piloted by humanoid Cylons unlike the smaller autonomous [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]].<br /> * This episode contains the first mention of [[Natalie]]'s name in dialogue.<br /> * Cylon flight suits appear for the first time in this episode. However the Eight who flies with Helo wears a Colonial flight suit.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * Over the course of the series, the [[Number Eight|Eights]] have been notorious for shifting their alliances. [[Number Three]]'s comment about the Eight model's tendency to be passionate allies until they see &quot;something shiny&quot; seems to be yet another example of the fickle nature of the Number Eight model. A somewhat more direct observation of this fact is shown in &quot;[[Faith]]&quot; when [[Sharon Agathon]] denounces a group of Eights after hearing their desire to rebel against [[Natalie]] and the other [[Number Six]] models.<br /> * Roslin's suspicions of Baltar, which she has had since &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; (and had a vague inkling of in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;) have finally been confirmed.<br /> * Roslin enters a hallucinatory trance state as the basestar jumps about wildly. Roslin has not previously experienced this sensation during the Fleet's jumps, although Kara Thrace underwent something similar in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;. Moreover, [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Henderson]] exhibited symptoms of vertigo during ''Galactica's'' first jump in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|Miniseries]].<br /> * In Roslin's vision of her impending death, she is attended by Bill and Lee Adama, Cottle, and Kara Thrace. Considering Roslin and Thrace's last interaction in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;, and the fact that prior to that, they had not worked together since &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, it is surprising that Thrace is included in this scene at all. After Bill Adama, she is probably closer to Tory Foster, who is absent from the scene, than to either Thrace or Lee Adama.<br /> *Karl Agathon has clashed with Roslin before when extreme measures have been considered or taken against the Cylons, notably his sabotage of the biological attack in the episode &quot;[[Torn]]&quot;. Here it is significant that Agathon carries out Roslin's orders to the letter despite voicing objections over the planned double cross. Notably Agathon's recent attempted mutiny against Kara Thrace ([[Faith]]) had near-fatal repercussions that may influence his decision here to obey the chain of command. Ronald D. Moore has admitted as much in the podcast for this episode.<br /> *Agathon is known for his compulsions to take a stand on a moral principle, hence his unwillingness to use biological weapons to wipe out the Cylons previously. Here however he seems to distinguish destroying the Cylons' ability to resurrect as a military operation rather than an act of outright genocide, although the Cavil model seems to think otherwise, referring to the attack on the Hub as &quot;mass murder&quot;.<br /> <br /> === Cylons===<br /> * There are some questions regarding the sharing of memories that are re-introduced by this episode (having been introduced in &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;). In this episode, the Number Eight who downloaded [[Sharon Agathon]]'s memories notes that her memories are accessible by the others. This correlates with the fact that Agathon was killed and downloaded in &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;, thereby adding her memories to their repository. However, in some earlier episodes (e.g. &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;), Agathon has access to [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]]'s memories, but was never killed or resurrected up to that point. It can be inferred that Cylons can share memories outside of the download and resurrection process; how Valerii was able to do this after leaving [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] is unknown.<br /> * Given that this episode confirms that downloaded Cylon memories can be shared (though the data must be accessed first, so it is not an involuntary process), it is left unexplained why it is necessary to entirely resurrect Number Three and attack the Hub when her memories could simply be accessed by another Cylon from a central database. This would be possible if the memory data was shared across basestars as standard operating procedure. One possible explanation is that no Cylon accessed her memories after she downloaded from the Temple of Five ([[Rapture]]), and boxing that Three's consciousness placed her memories into cold storage on the Resurrection Hub with no external access possible from that point onwards. It is also possible that only Cylons of the same model can access each other's memories.<br /> <br /> === The Battle ===<br /> <br /> *The battle in this episode bears a striking resemblance to &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship, Parts I]] and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|II]]&quot;. In both episodes, a shaky alliance between ''Galactica'' and another force (''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') [[Battle for the Resurrection Ship|takes on]] an ostensibly irreplaceable Cylon resurrection facility by first disabling its FTL capability and then engaging it directly with fighters. Furthermore, both sides plan to double-cross each other after the successful execution of the attack.<br /> *Although the Cylons detect the approaching Heavy Raiders, the towing plan works in that they do not realize the strike force is twice the size until it is too late.<br /> *Although the Vipers are tasked with taking out the Hub's FTL, a Raptor launches the finishing shot.<br /> *Karl Agathon's Raptor is escorted by several Vipers flying very close as it boards the Hub, perhaps in part to mask the Raptor's DRADIS signature.<br /> *The Hub is unarmed and appears devoid of any defensive measures, although it is possible the Eight accompanying Agathon disabled these. The absence of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] escorts is notable<br /> * The success of the operation indicates Karl Agathon has now grown into the role of CAG, despite not being a Viper pilot and only initially occupying the role temporarily. Agathon not only destroys a key target in a risky operation, but maintains the morale and focus of his pilots whilst negotiating the perils of a fragile alliance with the Cylon rebels.<br /> *The rebel basestar's absence is long enough that ''Galactica'' and the Fleet have to move on; ''Galactica'' had reconnoitered the battle site, and the rebel basestar was assumed to be among the debris. This seems odd given the Cylons' superior FTL capability — Pike's Raptor would have required several jumps to make it to the Fleet (and only made it part of the way), while the basestar would have required fewer. Dramatic story considerations no doubt were the priority in sequencing these events.<br /> <br /> == Questions == <br /> <br /> === About the Hub ===<br /> <br /> *What role does the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]] play in the proper functioning of other [[Resurrection Ship]]s? Why are these apparently vital functions centralized?<br /> *Why do the Cylons have only one Resurrection Hub and the implied inability to build another? If the Cylons are capable of building a new Hub, how long would it take them?<br /> *Why is the Hub so poorly defended by Cavil's faction?<br /> *Why didn't the Vipers simply magnetically grapple themselves to the underside of the Heavy Raiders, instead of relying on tow cables?<br /> <br /> === About the Cylons ===<br /> <br /> *How will Cavil's condescending attitude toward Sharon Valerii (&quot;Pet Eight&quot;) affect her?<br /> *Where are the [[Number Two]]s during all these events?<br /> *Have other Eights have accessed Athena's memories as well?<br /> *How do other living Cylons (presumably of the same model) access and absorb the memories of downloaded Cylons?<br /> *Will Agathon inform his wife that other Eights have been accessing her memories? If so, will this affect their relationship?<br /> *What will happen to the rebel Cylons and their baseship? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons respond to Roslin's deception regarding [[Number Three]]?<br /> *Will the Cylons&amp;mdash;especially with Natalie dead&amp;mdash;return to their earlier plan of taking hostages in order to gain access to Three? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will Sharon Agathon and [[Caprica-Six]] react to learning of the Hub's destruction?<br /> <br /> === About the Humans ===<br /> <br /> *Is Roslin's vision of [[Elosha]] related to other characters' [[Virtual beings|internal manifestations]], such as Baltar's [[virtual Six]] or simply a manifestation of Roslin's subconsciousness, as Roslin believes? Or is it the Hybrid speaking to her as Elosha between the jumps, or the spirit of the real Elosha?<br /> *What will happen to Baltar now that his guilt regarding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Colonies]] has been revealed?<br /> *Is Baltar's evangelizing of the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] genuine or an attempt to obtain a useful ally? Does the Centurion fully understand Baltar's intentions?<br /> *Could Baltar's actions have any adverse effects on the thoughts of the other Centurions in some way?<br /> *Will [[Lee Adama]] relinquish the presidency back to Laura Roslin? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Use bullets or standard paragraph form. Please use links to sources!!! --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- If you wish to create the source within the Battlestar Wiki, then do so! --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[D'Anna Biers]] has just been unboxed and resurrected and is in the tank. Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and Cavil are present. After being told that the Eights are on the opposite side of the Ones (Cavils) in the Cylon Civil War, Three inquires as to why Boomer is there:'' <br /> :'''Biers''' [looks at Boomer directly]: Boomer's an Eight. Shouldn't she be on the other side? [Boomer looks sternly at Three]<br /> :'''Cavil''': Boomer is my &quot;Pet Eight&quot;. She has seen the light of reason. An Eight can make a passionate ally.<br /> :'''Biers''' [contemptuously]: Oh, until she sees something shiny! [Boomer's expression is stern] <br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin and [[Karl Agathon]] are discussing the possibility that a Three has been unboxed. Agathon disagrees with her plan to keep Three from the Cylons and doesn't think that the Cylons would betray them like that.''<br /> :'''Karl Agathon''' [shaking his head]: No, no, I don't think so. Not the Sharons, the Eights.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin''' [patiently but firmly]: Captain, you are not married to the entire production line. I cannot afford to be sentimental right now. I cannot afford you to be sentimental either. If you can't do this job, find me someone who can.<br /> <br /> * ''Aboard Karl Agathon's Raptor after the destruction of the Resurrection Hub:''<br /> :'''D'anna Biers:''' And with a whimper, every Cylon in the universe begins to die.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' Yes, that's right, and it's a good thing, D'Anna, because now there's no difference. We can all start trusting each other.<br /> <br /> * ''In Roslin's vision, as Roslin and [[Elosha]] watch Adama stand over a dying Roslin:''<br /> :'''Elosha:''' I'm not saying Baltar's done more good than harm in the universe; he hasn't. The thing is, the harder it is to recognize someone's right to draw a breath, the more crucial it is. If humanity is going to prove itself worthy of surviving, it can't do it on a case by case basis. A bad man feels his death just as keenly as a good man.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' What do you want from me here?<br /> :[Adama appears at dying Roslin's bedside]<br /> :'''William Adama:''' Laura.<br /> :'''Elosha:''' Just love someone.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' Love.&quot; Huh!'<br /> :[Life monitor flatlines] <br /> :'''William Adama:''' You go. You go. You go to your rest now. [Sobs] I'm not gonna be selfish anymore. You go. Rest.<br /> <br /> * ''Roslin and Adama tenderly greeting each other on the basestar's hangar deck:''<br /> :'''Adama''': Missed you.<br /> :'''Roslin''': Me too.<br /> :'''Roslin''' [Embracing Adama]: I love you.<br /> :'''Adama''' [Breaking the embrace; looks into her eyes]: About time.<br /> <br /> * ''[[Gaius Baltar]]'' reveals to Roslin his guilt over the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|original attacks on the Colonies]]:<br /> : &quot;[[Pythia]] talks about a flood that wiped out most of humanity. Nobody blames the flood. The flood is a force of nature. Through the flood, mankind is rejuvenated -- born again. I was not a flood, you see. I blamed myself... I blamed myself. But God had made the man who made that choice. God made us all perfect. And in that thought, all my guilt flies away -- flies away like a bird.&quot;<br /> <br /> * ''Number Three answering Laura Roslin's question:''<br /> : '''D'Anna Biers''': Suppose you've got some questions for me.<br /> : '''Roslin''': Yes I do. I'd like to talk about the five Cylons in my fleet.<br /> : '''Biers''': So you know about the Final Five?<br /> : '''Roslin''': I know they're supposed to know the way to Earth.<br /> : '''Biers''': But you don't know that you're one of them.<br /> :[Roslin freezes shocked]<br /> : '''Biers''': [Bursting out laughing] Please your face! [Roslin looks relieved and smirks] Oh, it's ridiculous. No. Look, I'm not giving you any names. Not until I feel like I'm safe. 'Cause information is all I got, sweetie.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> *[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br /> *[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]] / [[D'Anna Biers]]<br /> *[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]] (credited only)<br /> *[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Cottle]] <br /> *[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br /> *[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]] / [[Cavil]]<br /> *[[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]] <br /> *[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] <br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Hotdog|Brendan &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]] <br /> *[[Ryan McDonell]] as Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]]<br /> *[[Lee Jefferies]] as Lieutenant [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]]<br /> *[[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=380]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Hub, The}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* General */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x10 - Revelations - Promo 1.jpg<br /> | title= Revelations<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 10<br /> | forumthread= 1300<br /> | extra=Mid-Season Cliffhanger<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer=[[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt;<br /> [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director=[[Michael Rymer]]<br /> | production=412<br /> | rating=1.8<br /> | US airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=17 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39673<br /> | population=39665<br /> | prev= [[The Hub]]<br /> | next= [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]<br /> | imdb=0993911<br /> }} <br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Led by [[Number Three]], the band of rebel Cylons hold President Roslin and ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; pilots hostage while attempting to lure the &quot;Watchtower Four&quot; out of hiding. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]]'s Viper may hold a previously undiscovered clue to finding [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> *[[Lee Adama]] is in [[William Adama|William Adama's]] quarters, looking up an illustration of the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] on Earth, as described by [[Pythia]]. [[Kara Thrace]] walks in an greets him, and they briefly discuss the temple, and the absence of William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]]. Lee comments on how both he and Tigh are intimidated by Adama's chair. Thrace talks about how [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] stated that, for children to reach their full potential, their parents have to die.<br /> *In the [[Basestar command|basestar control room]], Roslin, William Adama, [[D'Anna Biers]] and Leoben discuss the plans to return the [[Final Five]]. Biers mentions that there are only four in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] and refuses to provide answers when Roslin questions her about the fifth's location. When Adama asks for their names, she expresses skepticism, suggesting that the Colonials may kill them. Roslin points out that the Colonials need them because they know the way to Earth, while Leoben recommends co-operation and D'Anna refutes him, citing the [[Exodus, Part II|failure]] of [[Occupation|co-operation]] on [[New Caprica]].<br /> *Biers announces that she will hold the Colonials on the ship hostage until the Final Four are safely aboard the basestar. When a standoff between the Colonials and the Centurions ensues, Roslin tells Adama to stand down and he repeats the order to the other pilots. Three tells Adama to accompany her to ''[[Galactica]]'' on a Raptor. He initially refuses, but Roslin tells him to go. She embraces him and whispers in his ear that if the Cylons get the four, they get [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], and he can't allow that to happen, even if he has to destroy the basestar with them aboard.<br /> *In [[CIC]], [[Felix Gaeta]] - having returned to duty despite still having problems with his [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner|amputated leg]] - accidentally knocks over a bottle of pills. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him by picking up the pill bottle. Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] asks Gaeta if he wishes to be relieved, but he declines and takes a drink to numb the pain.<br /> *Gaeta then announces the arrival of the rebel baseship and that a Raptor launched from it. On the [[hangar deck]], Adama and Three step out of the Raptor. [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]] look on from the catwalk, wondering whether Three can or will identify them. While William Adama greets his son, Three steps off the Raptor and looks at each of the Final Four.<br /> *William Adama and Biers explain the situation. Biers claims that she is already in contact with the four, that they would come to her willingly and that all the Fleet needs to do is not interfere with shuttle traffic. The Adamas agree to her terms. As Three is about to leave, [[Tory Foster]] steps forward, asking to bring Roslin her medication and see if she is alright. Knowing that she wants to defect, Tigh tries to prevent her from going by saying that they shouldn't give the Cylons more hostages, but he is overruled by the Adamas.<br /> *In the Adama's quarters, William and Lee Adama, Tigh and Thrace discuss a plan to rescue the hostages. The admiral mentions Roslin's recommendation, but tells his son that it is his call. President Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *In the [[Situation Room]], [[Sharon Agathon]] and Kara Thrace officially present their rescue plan. Tigh expresses skepticism at the expected high losses of boarding the basestar, saying there have to be other options. Thrace sarcastically comments that the four could just give themselves up.<br /> *On the basestar, Foster is led to the control room. Three announces that one of the Final Five has arrived. [[Number Two|Leoben]] expresses doubt, but Three attests that she saw her in her vision. Foster smiles as the Cylons gather around her in amazement.<br /> *In another room, Roslin bandages [[Gaius Baltar]], who thanks her for not killing him, but Roslin confesses that she told Adama to destroy the basestar should the Cylons get the four. Foster walks in with a [[Number Six|Six]], greeting them and bringing Roslin her medication. Roslin thanks her, and asks how she was able to do so, and Foster says that she came with Three to be with her people. Baltar attests that he subconsciously knew, that she was one of the Final Five. When asked if she had any idea, Roslin says no, and Foster tells her it might be worth pondering other things she has been wrong about, then starts to walk out. Roslin tells her to stop, and asks her to convince Three to release the hostages. Foster coldly replies that she's done taking orders from her.<br /> *A body flies out of the baseship. In CIC, Lee Adama receives a transmission from Three, who announces that there has been a change of plans. She has executed the first hostage and will continue to execute hostages every quarter hour until they have the four. Adama tries to reason with her, telling her that she did not giving them a chance and that they are co-operating, but Dualla states that Three has terminated the transmission. As a result, Adama authorizes the rescue mission and to destroy the baseship should it fail<br /> *On the hangar deck, as the pilots and deck crew prepare for the mission, Tyrol begins hearing the [[The Music|strange music]] again, heavily distorted by screeching and static. In a [[pilot ready rooms|pilot ready room]], as Starbuck and Athena brief the pilots, Anders likewise hears the music, as does Foster on the basestar.<br /> *On ''Galactica'' Anders, Tigh and Tyrol are drawn to [[Starbuck's Viper]]. Tyrol suggests that something about the Viper has changed, and Anders suggests they get Starbuck. Tigh agrees, then walks out.<br /> *Tigh walks into William Adama's office, telling him to scrub the mission. When asked if he has another option instead, Tigh confesses that he has known that he is a Cylon since the [[Ionian nebula]]. Adama expresses doubt and can't believe that his decade-long friend could by a Cylon. He suggests that Tigh could have been brainwashed on [[New Caprica]] and says they should see Doctor [[Cottle]]. Tigh says that he should have killed himself when he found out and suggests that Three will back down if he is used as a hostage.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> *As [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] escort Tigh through the hallways, William Adama suffers a nervous breakdown. He rampages through his office, smashes his fist into a mirror and drinks heavily. As Adama cries, his son finds him and tries to comfort him. Adama says that he can't kill Tigh and Lee tells him that he will handle it.<br /> *In a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]], Lee Adama interrogates Tigh, demanding to know who the other Cylons are. From the control room, [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] announces that D'Anna Biers is on the line. Adama threatens to kill Tigh if she harms one of the hostages, and says that she has ten minutes before he kills him. From Tigh he again demands the identities of the rest of the Final Four in order to save the Fleet.<br /> *Around [[Starbuck's Viper]], Thrace expresses doubt about Anders and Tyrol's suspicion regarding the Viper. Marines come in and arrest Anders and Tyrol. When Thrace asks what's going on, Sergeant [[Brandy Harder|Harder]] replies that they are Cylons. Shocked, Thrace questions Anders, who confirms that it is true. As he is dragged away, Anders insists that something is different about the Viper.<br /> *On the basestar, an [[Number Eight|Eight]] and two [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] force the captured pilots down a hallway. [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] tells the pilots to fall back, and the Eight threatens to shoot them if they don't keep moving.<br /> *Anders and Tyrol are brought into the launch tube to join Tigh. Lee Adama orders Dualla to get the baseship on the line again.<br /> *On the hangar deck, Thrace climbs into her Viper's cockpit.<br /> *On the baseship, Roslin and Baltar hear the hostages and Centurions. A [[Number Two|Two]] walks in and Roslin asks what's going on. The Two says that Three is about to start executing more hostages. When Roslin requests that she be taken to Three, Baltar insists that she won't listen to her, and that he be taken instead, because he was with her when she had the vision in the [[Temple of Five]]. Roslin agrees.<br /> *Lee Adama tells Three that he has Anders and Tyrol in the airlock, and demands that she stand down.<br /> *Thrace begins activating her Viper's systems.<br /> *Tory Foster tells Three that she knows Adama and that he will back down if pressure. Three orders to target nuclear weapons on the civilian fleet when Baltar walks in and begins begins talking to her.<br /> *Thrace continues activating her electronics and suddenly detects a signal with one instrument.<br /> *Baltar argues that coercion won't work with Lee Adama because he is too similar to his father, while Foster argues that he is bluffing.<br /> *Dualla tells Adama that the baseship's nuclear missiles have gone hot. Both conclude that the Fleet couldn't spool up their [[FTL|jump drives]] quickly enough to escape before the Cylons fire. Adama orders that everyone except Tigh be removed from the tube.<br /> *On the basestar, Baltar suggests that [[God (RDM)|God]] may have brought Three back for a different purpose, to end the conflict peacefully. She argues that the Colonials will never forgive the Cylons for [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they did to the Twelve Colonies]], and gives the order to proceed.<br /> *As the launch tube door closes, Thrace runs through the ship.<br /> *Baltar argues to Three that brute force did not work for the Cylons on [[New Caprica]] or the [[algae planet]], and that it will not work now.<br /> *Adama asks Dualla for the key and begins the process of de-pressurizing the launch tube.<br /> *An Eight announces that they have weapons lock on the Colonial ships.<br /> *Tigh tells Adama to stop hesitating and flush the airlock. As Adama is about to push the button, Thrace runs in, telling Adama to stop. She says that the Cylons just gave them [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> *Lee Adama sits in Starbuck's Viper, recognizing a Colonial emergency locator signal, and notes that no other [[wireless]] in the Fleet is picking it up. Thrace argues to a skeptical Adama that it must be a signal from Earth, insisting that some higher power is orchestrating events for a purpose and wants the Colonials to find Earth with the Cylons.<br /> *Thrace, Lee Adama, the Final Four, Number Three, Marines and Centurions stand around the Viper and an Eight sits inside. They discuss the signal. Adama says that he decided to share the information with the Cylons rather than jump away, because it would only lead to another confrontation down the road. He argues that peace is possible and says that he has granted the Final Four an amnesty. Three agrees to release the hostages.<br /> *Adama shows his father the location of Earth, asking for orders. Roslin walks in and says she wants to see him pick up the first fistful of earth. He walks away saying that he'll be back. Lee Adama talks to Roslin about stepping down, and she praises him on resolving the crisis, saying the Fleet will need that kind of leadership in the years to come.<br /> *Admiral Adama returns in uniform, saying they should find Earth. His son says that he has been working on a recon mission with Thrace. Admiral Adama replies that everyone should go together, that they don't have anywhere else to go, and that the alliance will fall apart if they hesitate too long. In his view, they need to [[List of terms (RDM)#hard six|roll the hard six]].<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> *In the CIC, Dualla announces that the Fleet is ready to jump. Admiral Adama tells Roslin that they wouldn't have made it without her and asks her to give the order. She does so. Dualla counts down and the Fleet jumps. <br /> *The entire Fleet - now including the rebel basestar - successfully jumps. Adama tells Gaeta to take his time with confirming their location. After some seconds, Gaeta announces that the [[Tomb of Athena|constellations]] match. The Fleet has jumped into orbit of a blue/white planet - Earth.<br /> *Adama makes a speech to the whole Fleet, announcing that they have arrived at Earth. All over ''Galactica'' and throughout the Fleet people rejoice ecstatically.<br /> *A detachment of Vipers, [[Raptors]], [[Heavy Raider]]s, [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Cylon freighters]], as well as several civilian ships fly towards the surface.<br /> *On Earth, Adama lifts up a handful of soil. Someone next to him reads the dirt with a [[w:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]. The soil is irradiated. Laura Roslin stands next to Adama, disappointed. Number Three is stunned.<br /> *Many others, including [[Karl Agathon|Karl]] and [[Sharon Agathon]], Gaius Baltar, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, the Final Four, and the Cylons are on the surface as well, walking and standing around on a riverbank near the ruins of a city, which was apparently destroyed. The mood is dismal, with everyone probably wondering what happened to Earth and what they will do next.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> <br /> * This episode is the mid-season cliffhanger for the first ten episodes of [[Season 4 (2008-09)|Season 4]]. The conclusion to the cliffhanger, &quot;[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]&quot;, will not air until 2009.<br /> * The episode was given an advance screening in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11th, in order to draw attention for the upcoming Emmy Award nominations. &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://syfyportal.com/news425104.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' Hosting Free Screening In L.A.}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * As D'Anna Biers executes one prisoner during the course of the episode, the population of the Fleet when it arrives at Earth is 39,664, not counting the as yet unknown number of models of the four Significant Seven Cylons who have now joined them.<br /> * The page from the [[Book of Pythia]] depicting the Temple of Aurora is the same two page spread used to represent the [[City of the Gods]] on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] from &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot;.<br /> * The rhythm of the beacon signal matches the rhythm of [[the Music]].<br /> *It remains to be seen if the rebel Cylons will be counted in the Survivor Count now they have joined the Fleet. So far only Sharon Agathon, arguably a rebel Cylon herself, has been counted despite never being considered a human.<br /> <br /> == Analysis == <br /> <br /> === General ===<br /> <br /> *The Survivor Count drops by 8 from the previous episode. Allowing for the fact that Pike's death has been counted already and assuming no deaths in the Fleet, these eight Colonial deaths occur as a result of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Two of these casualties at least seem to be Viper pilots given the wrecked Vipers seen derelict at the battle site ([[Sine Qua Non]]). Pike's ECO is also one of the dead. However a possible continuity error occurs in the count between the episodes &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; and &quot;The Hub&quot;, as the events of these episodes occurred concurrently yet the population dropped by one in between (possibly Pike's death).<br /> * When Thrace says to Lee Adama (while he is looking at the drawing of the Temple of Aurora) &quot;We'll get there, and walk those halls together&quot;, Adama says &quot;Yeah, pretty to think so.&quot; This could be a reference to the last line of Ernest Hemingway's ''[[w:The Sun Also Rises|The Sun Also Rises]]'' when Jake Barnes says &quot;Yeah, isn't it pretty to think so?&quot; about the idea that he and Brett Ashley could have been in love.<br /> *There is one flaw in Three's hostage plan: It is not explained how she believes the Final Four would be able to make it onto her basestar without being detained first by the Colonials. One of them could always be taken as a hostage by the Colonials as a counter-move.<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * D'Anna Biers holding the Colonial personnel hostage isn't aimed so much as to President Adama and the government, as it is to the remaining three of the Final Four who choose to remain behind. When Foster moves to defect under the guise of giving Roslin her medicine, Colonel Tigh speaks up to prevent her from going. This earns Tigh and the other two who refuse to come forward Biers's enmity and she begins killing their crew mates until they join the Cylons.<br /> * Roslin's plan to hold Number Three and her knowledge to herself is shown to have already failed at the start of this episode. Three has already made it clear she will not co-operate and is walking freely around the basestar. The plan was never likely to succeed given that the Colonials on the rebel basestar are totally outnumbered and cut off from the Fleet. In fact, Roslin and Adama's decision to double cross the Cylons ([[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]) may well have precipitated the entire hostage crisis, as the rebels decided to return to their original plan only after learning that the Colonials have no intention of turning over the Final Five.<br /> * [[Tory Foster]] actively advises Number Three in her test of wills with Lee Adama, pressing for more aggressive tactics. She appears to be embracing her Cylon nature, including the antagony towards mankind. In doing so, she parallels the origins of the Cylon War, rebelling against those she had earlier served.<br /> * [[Sharon Agathon]] appears to have been released from the [[brig]] despite her shooting of [[Natalie]], although there is no explicit on screen explanation given for this. Her involvement in planning the rescue mission could be part of her parole, or it is possible Roslin confirmed to Admiral Adama that they have been experiencing and sharing powerful visions that have affected their behavior. Curiously, this is not the first time that the Agathons have escaped severe punishment for potentially mutinous actions. It is also in Admiral Adama's character to be forgiving of the actions of the officers and crew, most notably Kara Thrace, if there is compelling reason.<br /> * Admiral Adama has apparently reassigned [[Galen Tyrol]] to the hangar deck. In previous episodes Tyrol often worked in other areas of the ship. This may be another example of Adama's forbearance toward his crew. However, he has not as yet restored Tyrol's old rank. Instead, [[Peter Laird]] is shown as the chief of the deck, having likely occupied that position since Tyrol's demotion.<br /> **This is Laird's first chronological appearance since &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]&quot;. He appeared in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; in flashback scenes, and was mentioned as an active deckhand in &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;.<br /> * The Six walking up to Saul Tigh on Earth appears to be [[Caprica-Six]]. This indicates that Adama's general amnesty extends to her as well and that she is free to join the Cylon rebels on their baseship; a fact that is confirmed by [[Mark Verheiden]] in [http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/18/battlestar-galactica-interview-mark-verheiden-on-cylon-amnesty-and-finding-earth/?cid=9445 this] interview.<br /> * With the destruction of the Hub, D'Anna Biers becomes the closest a Cylon has come to being human —- along with mortality, she, as the last of her model, is unique in all the universe.<br /> <br /> === Earth ===<br /> <br /> * One of the first visual cues that [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] lacks a widespread, technologically advanced civilization comes in the establishing shots of the planet when the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] arrives in orbit. The night side of the planet is steeped in total darkness, whereas the city lights of an inhabited planet with an industrialized civilization would be clearly visible on its night side, as seen in this [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/earth_night.jpg composite satellite photograph] of the Earth at night.<br /> * How Earth came to the state which the Fleet finds it in is uncertain. Given that the landing party tests the soil with a [[wikipedia:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]], and the ruins they come across appear to be from a nuclear blast, it is likely that some nuclear event occurred on Earth. Together with the clear remnants of a modern civilization, this means that the series is set in the future and not the past (barring that is is set in an alternate universe).<br /> * Assuming that a nuclear event was responsible for the current condition of Earth, it appears that it happened a considerable number of years, if not decades or hundreds of years, ago. Less than a week after the Cylon bombardment, the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] had turned yellowish-brown from dust blasted into the atmosphere, creating a [[w:nuclear winter|nuclear winter]] ([[33]]). Nine months later, someone on Caprica would have still seen yellow skies ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Although the soil of Earth at the landing site is radioactive, the skies are a natural foggy/cloudy gray, and the view from orbit is of a blue-white world.<br /> * The area the landing party arrives at appears to be the [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] side of [[w:New York City|New York City]]. The landing party is next to a broad river and across that river to the left is a wide bay. The other shore appears to be the edge of Lower Manhattan with a destroyed skyline of buildings. The camera pans to the right over what is ostensibly the [[w:East River|East River]] until the last two seconds of the episode, where at the far right edge of the screen stands a wrecked structure with which appears to be a heavily abbreviated roadway. It appears to be the East Tower (Brooklyn side) of the [[w:Brooklyn Bridge|Brooklyn Bridge]]. However, it should be noted that the information on this is incomplete. For instance, many speculations as to the gas giant that [[Kara Thrace]] sees in her journey from Earth (as first explained in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;) claimed that the giant was [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]], when this was [[Faith|later disproved]].<br /> **In what may be a coincidence, not far from the Eastern approaches to the real-life Brooklyn Bridge in [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York]] and close to the northern shore of the [[w:borough|borough]], there is a building owned by the [[Wikipedia:The Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]]. It is called &quot;[http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/txt/sedewts.jpg The Watchtower]&quot;. The relevance is that the song that the Final Four heard is actually ''[[Wikipedia:All Along the Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]'' by Bob Dylan. Further, the building is [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=watchtower&amp;near=Brooklyn,+NY&amp;fb=1&amp;t=h&amp;ll=40.702879,-73.994551&amp;spn=0.003221,0.00559&amp;z=17 situated very near if not the exact place] the landing party stands at.<br /> **The filming location was on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=49.013815,-123.039697&amp;t=h&amp;z=16 Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen], south of Vancouver.&lt;ref&gt;http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/bsg-set-damaged-in-windstorm/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://bloginhood.blogspot.com/2008/01/look-what-else-washed-up-on-beach-more.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The landing area actually appears to be the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]], thus bookending the episode. When the episode begins, [[Lee Adama]] is looking up an illustration of the Temple in [[Pythia]]'s book. It shows a dome structure near a body of water. As the episode closes on Earth, the landing party appears to be at the ruins of a domed structure by a body of water, as described by the illustration.<br /> * Throughout this episode, Earth when seen from orbit is largely obscured by cloud masses and shadows. Unlike the view of the North American continent presented at the end of &quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;, none of the landmasses in view can be easily identified.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * Is [[Number Three]] honest in her claim that there are only four of the Final Five in the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]? If so, where is the fifth and last Cylon? If she's lying, is it because she still harbors distrust for her compatriots and the humans? <br /> *Is the fifth Cylon amongst those held on the basestar?<br /> * What happened to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]?<br /> * What condition is the rest of Earth in?<br /> * Was Earth in the same condition the last time Thrace was there?<br /> * Will the other Cylons find the Fleet and the rebels, as well as Earth? If so, will they finish [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they]] [[Cylon Civil War|started]]? Or will they surrender?<br /> * Does the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] still exist? If so, where are they now? Or was there never a Thirteenth Tribe at all?<br /> * Is Pythia's book literally accurate history or metaphors for real historical events places and things or totally false?<br /> * Will the Colonials and their Cylon allies settle on Earth, or will they move on in hopes of finding a more suitable planet?<br /> * Will Tigh, Anders, and Tyrol continue their duties on ''Galactica'' despite having been exposed as Cylons? Or will their hatred of the Cylons persist?<br /> * Now that his brief presidency has come to an end, will Lee Adama resume his duties on the Quorum? If not, what will his new role be?<br /> * Will Caprica Six join the rebels or pursue further relations with Baltar or Tigh?<br /> * In what year do the Colonials arrive on Earth?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> <br /> *''[[Jane Espenson]] about the writing and her reaction to it:''<br /> :&quot;Holy cow, I love this episode beyond the saying of it, and 'thank you' to the fans who have been going out of their way to tell all of us that, too. Adama's reaction to the reveal was stunning -- my gods -- and Starbuck-- her face said it all. A thunderclap. Simply beautiful. You wouldn't want more and you can't imagine less. I'm stating the obvious when I say that a more labored reaction would've attenuated the emotions, given the characters a chance to gather themselves before the big blow that was to come, which certainly would be a mistake. [...] I think the *real* reactions are yet to come, just like in life. The beauty of this episode is in its urgency, in the tumbling breathless slide that lands us on that grim gray unfamiliar beach&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;And -- oh -- that haunting devastated city there, with the massive ruined temple and our people trying to find their footing in a strange dead city I did not recognize... that image just kills me. Every time I watch this episode, I well up with hope, and it lasts right up through that handful of soil, and then the radiation counter breaks my heart all over again.&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;[[David Weddle|David]] and [[Bradley Thompson|Bradley]] (David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, our writers) did an excellent job throughout this rocketsled of an episode - the writing had to be so delicate, precise and emotional... and they also did such a good job doing little things like dealing with the fallout from my episode the previous week. Baltar saying he loves living is such a gem of a moment among a cascade of gems -- thanks for that, David and Brad! And then, of course, the big stuff starts happening and never ever lets up.&quot; &lt;ref name&quot;espenson&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/16/jane-espenson-on-battlestar-galacticas-mid-season-finale/|title=TVGuide: Jane Espenson on Battlestar Galactica's mid-season finale}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> <br /> *''[[William Adama]] has a nervous breakdown after learning that his best friend of 30 years, [[Saul Tigh]], is a Cylon, and having him arrested to be executed. [[Lee Adama|His son]] finds him and drags his father's sobbing form to a bulkhead where he cradles his father from behind.''<br /> :'''William Adama:''' [Crying, sobbing, despair...] <br /> :'''Lee Adama:''' [voice quavering]: Dad, listen... No one suspected, no one! Not with his record. Not what he did on New Caprica. His eye... What happened to his wife... Come on, let's get up. <br /> :'''William:''' What have I done? [breathlessly] All of the people I've sent to die? For what? For what?!<br /> :'''Lee:''' [quietly] For Earth...<br /> :'''William:''' [angrily]: There is no Earth. [sobs] It is a frakkin' joke! There is no Earth! [sobs] <br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay dad, listen to me... [firmer and takes his father face between his hands] Listen to me!! Pull it together!!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee''' [frustrated]: Yes, you can! Come on!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' [frustrated] Yes, you ca...<br /> :'''William:''' I can't... I can't kill him... I can't kill the bastard! I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay, okay, dad. [he cradles his father's face]<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' It's... It's gonna be okay... It's gonna be okay... I'll... I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it [kisses his father's forehead].<br /> <br /> *''[[Tory Foster]] to [[Laura Roslin]] after confessing that she is a Cylon:''<br /> :'''Foster:''' You had no idea, did you?<br /> :'''Roslin:''' No.<br /> :'''Foster:''' Might be worth pondering what else you've been wrong about.<br /> <br /> *''Upon confirmation of their position in orbit of Earth, [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] makes an announcement to the Fleet:''<br /> :&quot;Crew of ''Galactica''. People of the fleet. This is Admiral Adama. Three years ago I promised to lead you to a new home. We've endured a difficult journey, we've all lost, we've all suffered, and the truth is I questioned whether this day would ever come. But today our journey is at an end. We have arrived, at Earth.&quot;<br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin observes the vacant ruins on Earth:''<br /> :&quot;Earth...&quot;<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]<br /> * [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br /> * [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl &quot;Helo&quot; Agathon]]<br /> * [[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br /> * [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]] (credited as &quot;Baby Nicky&quot;)<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<br /> * [[Heather Doerksen]] as Sergeant [[Brandy Harder]]<br /> * [[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Don Thompson]] as Specialist [[Anthony Figurski]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Barry Nerling]] as [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Adama's Corporal|Adama's Corporal]]<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=396]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;references /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}} <br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_Bradley_Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_David_Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:Revelations]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* General */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x10 - Revelations - Promo 1.jpg<br /> | title= Revelations<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 10<br /> | forumthread= 1300<br /> | extra=Mid-Season Cliffhanger<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer=[[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt;<br /> [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director=[[Michael Rymer]]<br /> | production=412<br /> | rating=1.8<br /> | US airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=17 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39673<br /> | population=39665<br /> | prev= [[The Hub]]<br /> | next= [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]<br /> | imdb=0993911<br /> }} <br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Led by [[Number Three]], the band of rebel Cylons hold President Roslin and ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; pilots hostage while attempting to lure the &quot;Watchtower Four&quot; out of hiding. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]]'s Viper may hold a previously undiscovered clue to finding [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> *[[Lee Adama]] is in [[William Adama|William Adama's]] quarters, looking up an illustration of the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] on Earth, as described by [[Pythia]]. [[Kara Thrace]] walks in an greets him, and they briefly discuss the temple, and the absence of William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]]. Lee comments on how both he and Tigh are intimidated by Adama's chair. Thrace talks about how [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] stated that, for children to reach their full potential, their parents have to die.<br /> *In the [[Basestar command|basestar control room]], Roslin, William Adama, [[D'Anna Biers]] and Leoben discuss the plans to return the [[Final Five]]. Biers mentions that there are only four in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] and refuses to provide answers when Roslin questions her about the fifth's location. When Adama asks for their names, she expresses skepticism, suggesting that the Colonials may kill them. Roslin points out that the Colonials need them because they know the way to Earth, while Leoben recommends co-operation and D'Anna refutes him, citing the [[Exodus, Part II|failure]] of [[Occupation|co-operation]] on [[New Caprica]].<br /> *Biers announces that she will hold the Colonials on the ship hostage until the Final Four are safely aboard the basestar. When a standoff between the Colonials and the Centurions ensues, Roslin tells Adama to stand down and he repeats the order to the other pilots. Three tells Adama to accompany her to ''[[Galactica]]'' on a Raptor. He initially refuses, but Roslin tells him to go. She embraces him and whispers in his ear that if the Cylons get the four, they get [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], and he can't allow that to happen, even if he has to destroy the basestar with them aboard.<br /> *In [[CIC]], [[Felix Gaeta]] - having returned to duty despite still having problems with his [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner|amputated leg]] - accidentally knocks over a bottle of pills. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him by picking up the pill bottle. Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] asks Gaeta if he wishes to be relieved, but he declines and takes a drink to numb the pain.<br /> *Gaeta then announces the arrival of the rebel baseship and that a Raptor launched from it. On the [[hangar deck]], Adama and Three step out of the Raptor. [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]] look on from the catwalk, wondering whether Three can or will identify them. While William Adama greets his son, Three steps off the Raptor and looks at each of the Final Four.<br /> *William Adama and Biers explain the situation. Biers claims that she is already in contact with the four, that they would come to her willingly and that all the Fleet needs to do is not interfere with shuttle traffic. The Adamas agree to her terms. As Three is about to leave, [[Tory Foster]] steps forward, asking to bring Roslin her medication and see if she is alright. Knowing that she wants to defect, Tigh tries to prevent her from going by saying that they shouldn't give the Cylons more hostages, but he is overruled by the Adamas.<br /> *In the Adama's quarters, William and Lee Adama, Tigh and Thrace discuss a plan to rescue the hostages. The admiral mentions Roslin's recommendation, but tells his son that it is his call. President Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *In the [[Situation Room]], [[Sharon Agathon]] and Kara Thrace officially present their rescue plan. Tigh expresses skepticism at the expected high losses of boarding the basestar, saying there have to be other options. Thrace sarcastically comments that the four could just give themselves up.<br /> *On the basestar, Foster is led to the control room. Three announces that one of the Final Five has arrived. [[Number Two|Leoben]] expresses doubt, but Three attests that she saw her in her vision. Foster smiles as the Cylons gather around her in amazement.<br /> *In another room, Roslin bandages [[Gaius Baltar]], who thanks her for not killing him, but Roslin confesses that she told Adama to destroy the basestar should the Cylons get the four. Foster walks in with a [[Number Six|Six]], greeting them and bringing Roslin her medication. Roslin thanks her, and asks how she was able to do so, and Foster says that she came with Three to be with her people. Baltar attests that he subconsciously knew, that she was one of the Final Five. When asked if she had any idea, Roslin says no, and Foster tells her it might be worth pondering other things she has been wrong about, then starts to walk out. Roslin tells her to stop, and asks her to convince Three to release the hostages. Foster coldly replies that she's done taking orders from her.<br /> *A body flies out of the baseship. In CIC, Lee Adama receives a transmission from Three, who announces that there has been a change of plans. She has executed the first hostage and will continue to execute hostages every quarter hour until they have the four. Adama tries to reason with her, telling her that she did not giving them a chance and that they are co-operating, but Dualla states that Three has terminated the transmission. As a result, Adama authorizes the rescue mission and to destroy the baseship should it fail<br /> *On the hangar deck, as the pilots and deck crew prepare for the mission, Tyrol begins hearing the [[The Music|strange music]] again, heavily distorted by screeching and static. In a [[pilot ready rooms|pilot ready room]], as Starbuck and Athena brief the pilots, Anders likewise hears the music, as does Foster on the basestar.<br /> *On ''Galactica'' Anders, Tigh and Tyrol are drawn to [[Starbuck's Viper]]. Tyrol suggests that something about the Viper has changed, and Anders suggests they get Starbuck. Tigh agrees, then walks out.<br /> *Tigh walks into William Adama's office, telling him to scrub the mission. When asked if he has another option instead, Tigh confesses that he has known that he is a Cylon since the [[Ionian nebula]]. Adama expresses doubt and can't believe that his decade-long friend could by a Cylon. He suggests that Tigh could have been brainwashed on [[New Caprica]] and says they should see Doctor [[Cottle]]. Tigh says that he should have killed himself when he found out and suggests that Three will back down if he is used as a hostage.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> *As [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] escort Tigh through the hallways, William Adama suffers a nervous breakdown. He rampages through his office, smashes his fist into a mirror and drinks heavily. As Adama cries, his son finds him and tries to comfort him. Adama says that he can't kill Tigh and Lee tells him that he will handle it.<br /> *In a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]], Lee Adama interrogates Tigh, demanding to know who the other Cylons are. From the control room, [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] announces that D'Anna Biers is on the line. Adama threatens to kill Tigh if she harms one of the hostages, and says that she has ten minutes before he kills him. From Tigh he again demands the identities of the rest of the Final Four in order to save the Fleet.<br /> *Around [[Starbuck's Viper]], Thrace expresses doubt about Anders and Tyrol's suspicion regarding the Viper. Marines come in and arrest Anders and Tyrol. When Thrace asks what's going on, Sergeant [[Brandy Harder|Harder]] replies that they are Cylons. Shocked, Thrace questions Anders, who confirms that it is true. As he is dragged away, Anders insists that something is different about the Viper.<br /> *On the basestar, an [[Number Eight|Eight]] and two [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] force the captured pilots down a hallway. [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] tells the pilots to fall back, and the Eight threatens to shoot them if they don't keep moving.<br /> *Anders and Tyrol are brought into the launch tube to join Tigh. Lee Adama orders Dualla to get the baseship on the line again.<br /> *On the hangar deck, Thrace climbs into her Viper's cockpit.<br /> *On the baseship, Roslin and Baltar hear the hostages and Centurions. A [[Number Two|Two]] walks in and Roslin asks what's going on. The Two says that Three is about to start executing more hostages. When Roslin requests that she be taken to Three, Baltar insists that she won't listen to her, and that he be taken instead, because he was with her when she had the vision in the [[Temple of Five]]. Roslin agrees.<br /> *Lee Adama tells Three that he has Anders and Tyrol in the airlock, and demands that she stand down.<br /> *Thrace begins activating her Viper's systems.<br /> *Tory Foster tells Three that she knows Adama and that he will back down if pressure. Three orders to target nuclear weapons on the civilian fleet when Baltar walks in and begins begins talking to her.<br /> *Thrace continues activating her electronics and suddenly detects a signal with one instrument.<br /> *Baltar argues that coercion won't work with Lee Adama because he is too similar to his father, while Foster argues that he is bluffing.<br /> *Dualla tells Adama that the baseship's nuclear missiles have gone hot. Both conclude that the Fleet couldn't spool up their [[FTL|jump drives]] quickly enough to escape before the Cylons fire. Adama orders that everyone except Tigh be removed from the tube.<br /> *On the basestar, Baltar suggests that [[God (RDM)|God]] may have brought Three back for a different purpose, to end the conflict peacefully. She argues that the Colonials will never forgive the Cylons for [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they did to the Twelve Colonies]], and gives the order to proceed.<br /> *As the launch tube door closes, Thrace runs through the ship.<br /> *Baltar argues to Three that brute force did not work for the Cylons on [[New Caprica]] or the [[algae planet]], and that it will not work now.<br /> *Adama asks Dualla for the key and begins the process of de-pressurizing the launch tube.<br /> *An Eight announces that they have weapons lock on the Colonial ships.<br /> *Tigh tells Adama to stop hesitating and flush the airlock. As Adama is about to push the button, Thrace runs in, telling Adama to stop. She says that the Cylons just gave them [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> *Lee Adama sits in Starbuck's Viper, recognizing a Colonial emergency locator signal, and notes that no other [[wireless]] in the Fleet is picking it up. Thrace argues to a skeptical Adama that it must be a signal from Earth, insisting that some higher power is orchestrating events for a purpose and wants the Colonials to find Earth with the Cylons.<br /> *Thrace, Lee Adama, the Final Four, Number Three, Marines and Centurions stand around the Viper and an Eight sits inside. They discuss the signal. Adama says that he decided to share the information with the Cylons rather than jump away, because it would only lead to another confrontation down the road. He argues that peace is possible and says that he has granted the Final Four an amnesty. Three agrees to release the hostages.<br /> *Adama shows his father the location of Earth, asking for orders. Roslin walks in and says she wants to see him pick up the first fistful of earth. He walks away saying that he'll be back. Lee Adama talks to Roslin about stepping down, and she praises him on resolving the crisis, saying the Fleet will need that kind of leadership in the years to come.<br /> *Admiral Adama returns in uniform, saying they should find Earth. His son says that he has been working on a recon mission with Thrace. Admiral Adama replies that everyone should go together, that they don't have anywhere else to go, and that the alliance will fall apart if they hesitate too long. In his view, they need to [[List of terms (RDM)#hard six|roll the hard six]].<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> *In the CIC, Dualla announces that the Fleet is ready to jump. Admiral Adama tells Roslin that they wouldn't have made it without her and asks her to give the order. She does so. Dualla counts down and the Fleet jumps. <br /> *The entire Fleet - now including the rebel basestar - successfully jumps. Adama tells Gaeta to take his time with confirming their location. After some seconds, Gaeta announces that the [[Tomb of Athena|constellations]] match. The Fleet has jumped into orbit of a blue/white planet - Earth.<br /> *Adama makes a speech to the whole Fleet, announcing that they have arrived at Earth. All over ''Galactica'' and throughout the Fleet people rejoice ecstatically.<br /> *A detachment of Vipers, [[Raptors]], [[Heavy Raider]]s, [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Cylon freighters]], as well as several civilian ships fly towards the surface.<br /> *On Earth, Adama lifts up a handful of soil. Someone next to him reads the dirt with a [[w:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]. The soil is irradiated. Laura Roslin stands next to Adama, disappointed. Number Three is stunned.<br /> *Many others, including [[Karl Agathon|Karl]] and [[Sharon Agathon]], Gaius Baltar, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, the Final Four, and the Cylons are on the surface as well, walking and standing around on a riverbank near the ruins of a city, which was apparently destroyed. The mood is dismal, with everyone probably wondering what happened to Earth and what they will do next.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> <br /> * This episode is the mid-season cliffhanger for the first ten episodes of [[Season 4 (2008-09)|Season 4]]. The conclusion to the cliffhanger, &quot;[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]&quot;, will not air until 2009.<br /> * The episode was given an advance screening in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11th, in order to draw attention for the upcoming Emmy Award nominations. &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://syfyportal.com/news425104.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' Hosting Free Screening In L.A.}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * As D'Anna Biers executes one prisoner during the course of the episode, the population of the Fleet when it arrives at Earth is 39,664, not counting the as yet unknown number of models of the four Significant Seven Cylons who have now joined them.<br /> * The page from the [[Book of Pythia]] depicting the Temple of Aurora is the same two page spread used to represent the [[City of the Gods]] on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] from &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot;.<br /> * The rhythm of the beacon signal matches the rhythm of [[the Music]].<br /> *It remains to be seen if the rebel Cylons will be counted in the Survivor Count now they have joined the Fleet. So far only Sharon Agathon, arguably a rebel Cylon herself, has been counted despite never being considered a human.<br /> <br /> == Analysis == <br /> <br /> === General ===<br /> <br /> *The Survivor Count drops by 8 from the previous episode. Allowing for the fact that Pike's death has been counted in the already and assuming no deaths in the Fleet, these eight Colonial deaths occur as a result of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Two of these casualties at least seem to be Viper pilots given the wrecked Vipers seen derelict at the battle site ([[Sine Qua Non]]). Pike's ECO is also one of the dead. However a possible continuity error occurs in the count between the episodes &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; and &quot;The Hub&quot;, as the events of these episodes occurred concurrently yet the population dropped by one in between (possibly Pike's death).<br /> * When Thrace says to Lee Adama (while he is looking at the drawing of the Temple of Aurora) &quot;We'll get there, and walk those halls together&quot;, Adama says &quot;Yeah, pretty to think so.&quot; This could be a reference to the last line of Ernest Hemingway's ''[[w:The Sun Also Rises|The Sun Also Rises]]'' when Jake Barnes says &quot;Yeah, isn't it pretty to think so?&quot; about the idea that he and Brett Ashley could have been in love.<br /> *There is one flaw in Three's hostage plan: It is not explained how she believes the Final Four would be able to make it onto her basestar without being detained first by the Colonials. One of them could always be taken as a hostage by the Colonials as a counter-move.<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * D'Anna Biers holding the Colonial personnel hostage isn't aimed so much as to President Adama and the government, as it is to the remaining three of the Final Four who choose to remain behind. When Foster moves to defect under the guise of giving Roslin her medicine, Colonel Tigh speaks up to prevent her from going. This earns Tigh and the other two who refuse to come forward Biers's enmity and she begins killing their crew mates until they join the Cylons.<br /> * Roslin's plan to hold Number Three and her knowledge to herself is shown to have already failed at the start of this episode. Three has already made it clear she will not co-operate and is walking freely around the basestar. The plan was never likely to succeed given that the Colonials on the rebel basestar are totally outnumbered and cut off from the Fleet. In fact, Roslin and Adama's decision to double cross the Cylons ([[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]) may well have precipitated the entire hostage crisis, as the rebels decided to return to their original plan only after learning that the Colonials have no intention of turning over the Final Five.<br /> * [[Tory Foster]] actively advises Number Three in her test of wills with Lee Adama, pressing for more aggressive tactics. She appears to be embracing her Cylon nature, including the antagony towards mankind. In doing so, she parallels the origins of the Cylon War, rebelling against those she had earlier served.<br /> * [[Sharon Agathon]] appears to have been released from the [[brig]] despite her shooting of [[Natalie]], although there is no explicit on screen explanation given for this. Her involvement in planning the rescue mission could be part of her parole, or it is possible Roslin confirmed to Admiral Adama that they have been experiencing and sharing powerful visions that have affected their behavior. Curiously, this is not the first time that the Agathons have escaped severe punishment for potentially mutinous actions. It is also in Admiral Adama's character to be forgiving of the actions of the officers and crew, most notably Kara Thrace, if there is compelling reason.<br /> * Admiral Adama has apparently reassigned [[Galen Tyrol]] to the hangar deck. In previous episodes Tyrol often worked in other areas of the ship. This may be another example of Adama's forbearance toward his crew. However, he has not as yet restored Tyrol's old rank. Instead, [[Peter Laird]] is shown as the chief of the deck, having likely occupied that position since Tyrol's demotion.<br /> **This is Laird's first chronological appearance since &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]&quot;. He appeared in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; in flashback scenes, and was mentioned as an active deckhand in &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;.<br /> * The Six walking up to Saul Tigh on Earth appears to be [[Caprica-Six]]. This indicates that Adama's general amnesty extends to her as well and that she is free to join the Cylon rebels on their baseship; a fact that is confirmed by [[Mark Verheiden]] in [http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/18/battlestar-galactica-interview-mark-verheiden-on-cylon-amnesty-and-finding-earth/?cid=9445 this] interview.<br /> * With the destruction of the Hub, D'Anna Biers becomes the closest a Cylon has come to being human —- along with mortality, she, as the last of her model, is unique in all the universe.<br /> <br /> === Earth ===<br /> <br /> * One of the first visual cues that [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] lacks a widespread, technologically advanced civilization comes in the establishing shots of the planet when the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] arrives in orbit. The night side of the planet is steeped in total darkness, whereas the city lights of an inhabited planet with an industrialized civilization would be clearly visible on its night side, as seen in this [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/earth_night.jpg composite satellite photograph] of the Earth at night.<br /> * How Earth came to the state which the Fleet finds it in is uncertain. Given that the landing party tests the soil with a [[wikipedia:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]], and the ruins they come across appear to be from a nuclear blast, it is likely that some nuclear event occurred on Earth. Together with the clear remnants of a modern civilization, this means that the series is set in the future and not the past (barring that is is set in an alternate universe).<br /> * Assuming that a nuclear event was responsible for the current condition of Earth, it appears that it happened a considerable number of years, if not decades or hundreds of years, ago. Less than a week after the Cylon bombardment, the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] had turned yellowish-brown from dust blasted into the atmosphere, creating a [[w:nuclear winter|nuclear winter]] ([[33]]). Nine months later, someone on Caprica would have still seen yellow skies ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Although the soil of Earth at the landing site is radioactive, the skies are a natural foggy/cloudy gray, and the view from orbit is of a blue-white world.<br /> * The area the landing party arrives at appears to be the [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] side of [[w:New York City|New York City]]. The landing party is next to a broad river and across that river to the left is a wide bay. The other shore appears to be the edge of Lower Manhattan with a destroyed skyline of buildings. The camera pans to the right over what is ostensibly the [[w:East River|East River]] until the last two seconds of the episode, where at the far right edge of the screen stands a wrecked structure with which appears to be a heavily abbreviated roadway. It appears to be the East Tower (Brooklyn side) of the [[w:Brooklyn Bridge|Brooklyn Bridge]]. However, it should be noted that the information on this is incomplete. For instance, many speculations as to the gas giant that [[Kara Thrace]] sees in her journey from Earth (as first explained in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;) claimed that the giant was [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]], when this was [[Faith|later disproved]].<br /> **In what may be a coincidence, not far from the Eastern approaches to the real-life Brooklyn Bridge in [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York]] and close to the northern shore of the [[w:borough|borough]], there is a building owned by the [[Wikipedia:The Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]]. It is called &quot;[http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/txt/sedewts.jpg The Watchtower]&quot;. The relevance is that the song that the Final Four heard is actually ''[[Wikipedia:All Along the Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]'' by Bob Dylan. Further, the building is [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=watchtower&amp;near=Brooklyn,+NY&amp;fb=1&amp;t=h&amp;ll=40.702879,-73.994551&amp;spn=0.003221,0.00559&amp;z=17 situated very near if not the exact place] the landing party stands at.<br /> **The filming location was on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=49.013815,-123.039697&amp;t=h&amp;z=16 Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen], south of Vancouver.&lt;ref&gt;http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/bsg-set-damaged-in-windstorm/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://bloginhood.blogspot.com/2008/01/look-what-else-washed-up-on-beach-more.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The landing area actually appears to be the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]], thus bookending the episode. When the episode begins, [[Lee Adama]] is looking up an illustration of the Temple in [[Pythia]]'s book. It shows a dome structure near a body of water. As the episode closes on Earth, the landing party appears to be at the ruins of a domed structure by a body of water, as described by the illustration.<br /> * Throughout this episode, Earth when seen from orbit is largely obscured by cloud masses and shadows. Unlike the view of the North American continent presented at the end of &quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;, none of the landmasses in view can be easily identified.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * Is [[Number Three]] honest in her claim that there are only four of the Final Five in the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]? If so, where is the fifth and last Cylon? If she's lying, is it because she still harbors distrust for her compatriots and the humans? <br /> *Is the fifth Cylon amongst those held on the basestar?<br /> * What happened to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]?<br /> * What condition is the rest of Earth in?<br /> * Was Earth in the same condition the last time Thrace was there?<br /> * Will the other Cylons find the Fleet and the rebels, as well as Earth? If so, will they finish [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they]] [[Cylon Civil War|started]]? Or will they surrender?<br /> * Does the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] still exist? If so, where are they now? Or was there never a Thirteenth Tribe at all?<br /> * Is Pythia's book literally accurate history or metaphors for real historical events places and things or totally false?<br /> * Will the Colonials and their Cylon allies settle on Earth, or will they move on in hopes of finding a more suitable planet?<br /> * Will Tigh, Anders, and Tyrol continue their duties on ''Galactica'' despite having been exposed as Cylons? Or will their hatred of the Cylons persist?<br /> * Now that his brief presidency has come to an end, will Lee Adama resume his duties on the Quorum? If not, what will his new role be?<br /> * Will Caprica Six join the rebels or pursue further relations with Baltar or Tigh?<br /> * In what year do the Colonials arrive on Earth?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> <br /> *''[[Jane Espenson]] about the writing and her reaction to it:''<br /> :&quot;Holy cow, I love this episode beyond the saying of it, and 'thank you' to the fans who have been going out of their way to tell all of us that, too. Adama's reaction to the reveal was stunning -- my gods -- and Starbuck-- her face said it all. A thunderclap. Simply beautiful. You wouldn't want more and you can't imagine less. I'm stating the obvious when I say that a more labored reaction would've attenuated the emotions, given the characters a chance to gather themselves before the big blow that was to come, which certainly would be a mistake. [...] I think the *real* reactions are yet to come, just like in life. The beauty of this episode is in its urgency, in the tumbling breathless slide that lands us on that grim gray unfamiliar beach&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;And -- oh -- that haunting devastated city there, with the massive ruined temple and our people trying to find their footing in a strange dead city I did not recognize... that image just kills me. Every time I watch this episode, I well up with hope, and it lasts right up through that handful of soil, and then the radiation counter breaks my heart all over again.&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;[[David Weddle|David]] and [[Bradley Thompson|Bradley]] (David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, our writers) did an excellent job throughout this rocketsled of an episode - the writing had to be so delicate, precise and emotional... and they also did such a good job doing little things like dealing with the fallout from my episode the previous week. Baltar saying he loves living is such a gem of a moment among a cascade of gems -- thanks for that, David and Brad! And then, of course, the big stuff starts happening and never ever lets up.&quot; &lt;ref name&quot;espenson&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/16/jane-espenson-on-battlestar-galacticas-mid-season-finale/|title=TVGuide: Jane Espenson on Battlestar Galactica's mid-season finale}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> <br /> *''[[William Adama]] has a nervous breakdown after learning that his best friend of 30 years, [[Saul Tigh]], is a Cylon, and having him arrested to be executed. [[Lee Adama|His son]] finds him and drags his father's sobbing form to a bulkhead where he cradles his father from behind.''<br /> :'''William Adama:''' [Crying, sobbing, despair...] <br /> :'''Lee Adama:''' [voice quavering]: Dad, listen... No one suspected, no one! Not with his record. Not what he did on New Caprica. His eye... What happened to his wife... Come on, let's get up. <br /> :'''William:''' What have I done? [breathlessly] All of the people I've sent to die? For what? For what?!<br /> :'''Lee:''' [quietly] For Earth...<br /> :'''William:''' [angrily]: There is no Earth. [sobs] It is a frakkin' joke! There is no Earth! [sobs] <br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay dad, listen to me... [firmer and takes his father face between his hands] Listen to me!! Pull it together!!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee''' [frustrated]: Yes, you can! Come on!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' [frustrated] Yes, you ca...<br /> :'''William:''' I can't... I can't kill him... I can't kill the bastard! I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay, okay, dad. [he cradles his father's face]<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' It's... It's gonna be okay... It's gonna be okay... I'll... I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it [kisses his father's forehead].<br /> <br /> *''[[Tory Foster]] to [[Laura Roslin]] after confessing that she is a Cylon:''<br /> :'''Foster:''' You had no idea, did you?<br /> :'''Roslin:''' No.<br /> :'''Foster:''' Might be worth pondering what else you've been wrong about.<br /> <br /> *''Upon confirmation of their position in orbit of Earth, [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] makes an announcement to the Fleet:''<br /> :&quot;Crew of ''Galactica''. People of the fleet. This is Admiral Adama. Three years ago I promised to lead you to a new home. We've endured a difficult journey, we've all lost, we've all suffered, and the truth is I questioned whether this day would ever come. But today our journey is at an end. We have arrived, at Earth.&quot;<br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin observes the vacant ruins on Earth:''<br /> :&quot;Earth...&quot;<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]<br /> * [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br /> * [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl &quot;Helo&quot; Agathon]]<br /> * [[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br /> * [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]] (credited as &quot;Baby Nicky&quot;)<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<br /> * [[Heather Doerksen]] as Sergeant [[Brandy Harder]]<br /> * [[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Don Thompson]] as Specialist [[Anthony Figurski]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Barry Nerling]] as [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Adama's Corporal|Adama's Corporal]]<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=396]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;references /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}} <br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_Bradley_Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_David_Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:Revelations]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hub&diff=164789 2008-06-30T21:42:10Z

<p>Captowen: /* Story */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode. For the eponymous resurrection facility, see: [[Resurrection Hub]].''<br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= 411 pilot meeting.jpg<br /> | title= The Hub<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 9<br /> | forumthread= 1262<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Jane Espenson]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Paul Edwards]]<br /> | production= 411<br /> | rating= 1.3<br /> | US airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=10 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39674<br /> | population= 39673<br /> | prev= [[Sine Qua Non]]<br /> | next= [[Revelations]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Pursuing the [[Resurrection Hub]] at the whim of the Hybrid, a team of Viper pilots and Cylon rebels become uneasy collaborators as they formulate a [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle plan]] to unbox the [[Number Three|Three]]s and destroy Cylon resurrection forever. Meanwhile, Roslin and Baltar try desperately to communicate with the panicking [[Hybrid]] and Helo discovers a disturbing characteristic within one of the [[Number Eight|Eights]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary == <br /> <br /> :''The episode takes place concurrently with &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * Starting off from the last events of &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, [[Laura Roslin]], [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] are brought before the rebel Cylon basestar's Hybrid. After a [[Number Eight]] reconnects the [[Hybrid]], she unexpectedly jumps the ship.<br /> * During the jump, Roslin finds herself in empty corridors of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt;. As she looks around, Elosha appears behind her. After they hug, the vision stops and Roslin finds herself back in the Hybrid's room. Roslin inquires after the Hybrid's abilities as the Eight tries to get information from the [[data-font]], however the Hybrid jumps the ship again, and Roslin finds herself back with Elosha in ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; empty corridors. Roslin makes this observation, to which Elosha replies that it makes the ship feel bigger; Roslin further points out that the experience is strange, to which Elosha replies &quot;many things are strange&quot;.<br /> * The two end up in [[sickbay]], where the only occupied (and lit) bed is occupied by Roslin herself, who is dying.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *An [[Number Eight|Eight]] determines that the Hybrid is panicking due to [[Natalie]]'s injury. [[Gaius Baltar]] attempts to calm her, initially appearing to be successful, but the Hybrid jumps again. Roslin's vision continues, and she sees [[Kara Thrace]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and the Adamas standing over her bed. Elosha speaks to the dying Roslin, chastising her for her lack of empathy.<br /> *The Eight tells [[Karl Agathon]] that the Hybrid is following the [[Resurrection Hub]] and discusses an attack strategy with him.<br /> *When the Eight massages Agathon's back, he comments that [[Sharon Agathon|his wife]] learned to do so only after meeting him, and the Eight reveals that she accessed Athena's memories from her [[Rapture|last download]].<br /> *Agathon speaks to Roslin in the Raptor. The president tells him that he is to bring [[Number Three]] directly to her and not to the Cylons.<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, a D'Anna Biers is awakened by [[Number One|Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], who tell her about the [[Cylon Civil War]] that was caused by her actions. Three makes a disparaging remark about the Eights' fickleness.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> [[Image:411 Roslin and Baltar with Hybrid.jpg|thumb|Roslin and Baltar attempting to talk to the Hybrid about the [[Opera House]] vision.]]<br /> <br /> *In the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] hangar, Agathon and an Eight give a mission briefing to a number of [[Number Six|Sixes]], Eights and Colonial pilots. Several pilots, notably [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]] and [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]], express concerns about their safety and the reliability of the Cylon pilots. A Six rebuts that the rebel pilots are just as well trained as the humans, and the Eight reminds them that they learned to trust Athena, so they can also trust their rebel allies.<br /> *Baltar and Roslin attempt to question the Hybrid with little success. They bicker and Baltar walks off, and then the Hybrid declares that a Three has been unboxed and jumps again.<br /> *Continuing the vision, Elosha and Roslin walk through the hallways of ''Galactica''. Roslin speculates that Elosha and the visions are a manifestation of her subconscious. Roslin and Elosha see [[William Adama]] reading ''[[Searider Falcon]]'' to the dying Roslin.<br /> *After the jump, Baltar begins talking to a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] about hierarchy and religion, asserting that the Centurion is loved by [[God (RDM)|God]] as well. <br /> *Speaking to Roslin, Agathon is disappointed that she wants to betray the alliance between humans and Cylons, and thinks that they can trust the Eights. Roslin tells him that he shouldn't let the experiences with his wife cloud his judgment and orders him to carry out her request.<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, Boomer comments with alarm on the arrival of the rebel basestar. Cavil tries to convince Number Three to talk to the rebels and defuse the conflict, but she replies curtly and threatens to shout out the names of the [[Final Five]]. Boomer reports that the rebel basestar has launched 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s.<br /> *Outside the Hub, the Heavy Raiders release the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] they have been towing behind them. The Raiders attack defending basestars, while the Vipers head towards the Hub.<br /> *Cavil deduces that the rebels are attempting to destroy the Hub, and comments that doing so would be mass murder, and would make death permanent for Cylons. On hearing this Three breaks Cavil's neck and Boomer flees.<br /> *Missiles destroy a node at the top of the Hub, taking out its FTL drive. Subsequently, Agathon and the Eight head towards the Hub in a [[Raptor]]. On the Hub, they encounter the D'Anna Biers and the dead Cavil. Seeing explosions around them, Agathon tells Three to run and grabs her arm.<br /> *[[Eammon Pike]] panics as his Raptor is almost disabled and wants to jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. [[Diana Seelix]] urges him not to, telling him that the Fleet is too far way. When Pike is initiating the jump, the Raptor his hit by fire from a Raider, hitting Pike in the chest, who manages to hit the jump button.<br /> *On the Hub, Agathon hesitates upon seeing a number of inert Number Eight bodies. The Eight tells him they should leave, and drags the objecting Three.<br /> *Baltar continues to evangelize to the Centurion, but as the basestar is hit by a missile salvo, the explosion destroys the Centurion and seriously injures Baltar.<br /> *Two Marines carry Baltar to a bed while Roslin carries in a [[medkit]]. Roslin orders them out, bandaging Baltar and injecting him with [[morpha]]. In his drug-addled state Baltar talks to Roslin about religion, telling her that he once harbored terrible guilt. Pressed on what that guilt is for he tells Roslin that he unwittingly gave the Cylons the [[CNP|access codes]] prior to the [[fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. He compares the fall to the flood [[Pythia]] spoke of, which wiped out most of humanity and rejuvenated them. Shocked by Baltar's confession, Roslin tries to kill Baltar by removing his bandages. As he loses blood he begs her to stop.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> *Agathon announces that he has D'Anna Biers and orders a nuclear strike on the Hub. The Vipers fire nuclear missiles into the Hub, destroying it and at least one of the two escort basestars.<br /> *Baltar continues to beg for his life.<br /> *There is another jump. In Roslin's vision, William Adama stands over a dying Roslin, while Roslin and Elosha watch them. Elosha convinces Roslin to show Baltar mercy, saying that humanity cannot be saved on a &quot;case-by-case basis&quot;.<br /> *With a sudden change of heart Roslin desperately checks to see if Baltar is still alive, then begins re-bandaging him.<br /> *Aboard the basestar with the Three, Agathon argues with the Eight, saying that his orders are to take Three to the president. The Eight is upset and Three comments cynically that such double-crossing is a very human trait.<br /> *Agathon brings Three to Roslin, who orders him out and tells him to not let anyone else in. Three immediately inspects the injured Baltar and speculates that he is likely to survive. When asked about the Final Five, she jokes Laura Roslin is one of them, but refuses to provide any information until she feels she is safe; the information being the only thing she has now that she is the only Three left in the universe. She says she will tell Roslin who the Final Five are after she is taken back to the human Fleet.<br /> *Sometime later Roslin sits alone listening to the Hybrid. As the Hybrid jumps she has a final encounter with Elosha, whom she sees in the same room this time.<br /> *Waiting in space, William Adama sees the basestar jumping in. In the landing bay, he meets Laura Roslin. He tells her that he missed her and she admits her feelings too, saying that she loves him. The two embrace.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> === Story ===<br /> <br /> * The [[survivor count]] at the top of the show may note the already established death on Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]], whose body is discovered in the [[Raptor]] that managed to jump to the Fleet. However this episode occurs at the same time as &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; and therefore Pike's death arguably should not be marked at this point as his death is noted only part way through, making the decrease a continuity error. The Survivor Count drops by eight by the start of the next episode, suggesting that it may be that decrease that truly indicates the casualties of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Given that Pike's Raptor ECO should also be dead, the survivor count arguably should have dropped by two by the beginning of this episode if his death was being counted then.<br /> * The events of this episode, starting from the [[Hybrid]]'s [[FTL|jump]] of the rebel [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, and [[William Adama]]'s mission to stay behind in a Raptor awaiting [[Laura Roslin]]'s return spans two days. Ergo, the events of &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; occur over the course of two days.<br /> * Unlike previous episodes, this episode is part of the same overall story occurring concurrently with the episode before it (Sine Qua Non). The episode shows the events from the baseship's perspective, whereas &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; shows the uncertainty and reactions to said uncertainty from the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s perspective.<br /> * Roslin and Adama have finally admitted their feelings for each other.<br /> * Except for Roslin's visions and recap scenes from &quot;Guess What's Coming to Dinner?&quot;, this is the first episode of the series in which nothing takes place on or near ''Galactica''.<br /> * Baltar attempts to reopen the rapport he had established with the Hybrid in &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;.<br /> * Although the episode itself is ambiguous about Boomer's fate, her survival is confirmed in the [[Podcast:The Hub|episode's podcast]].<br /> <br /> === Cylons ===<br /> <br /> * [[Number Two]]/[[Leoben Conoy]] is notably absent from the episode (appearing only in the recap at the beginning), and only Sixes and Eights are among the Cylons fighting in the battle.<br /> * There is only one [[Number Three]] in existence, and any possibility of [[Boxing|unboxing]] the others has been lost.<br /> * With the destruction of the Resurrection Hub, the Cylons have permanently lost the ability to download into new bodies.<br /> * As previously shown in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot;, [[Heavy Raider]]s are piloted by humanoid Cylons unlike the smaller autonomous [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]].<br /> * This episode contains the first mention of [[Natalie]]'s name in dialogue.<br /> * Cylon flight suits appear for the first time in this episode. However the Eight who flies with Helo wears a Colonial flight suit.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * Over the course of the series, the [[Number Eight|Eights]] have been notorious for shifting their alliances. [[Number Three]]'s comment about the Eight model's tendency to be passionate allies until they see &quot;something shiny&quot; seems to be yet another example of the fickle nature of the Number Eight model. A somewhat more direct observation of this fact is shown in &quot;[[Faith]]&quot; when [[Sharon Agathon]] denounces a group of Eights after hearing their desire to rebel against [[Natalie]] and the other [[Number Six]] models.<br /> * Roslin's suspicions of Baltar, which she has had since &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; (and had a vague inkling of in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;) have finally been confirmed.<br /> * Roslin enters a hallucinatory trance state as the basestar jumps about wildly. Roslin has not previously experienced this sensation during the Fleet's jumps, although Kara Thrace underwent something similar in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;. Moreover, [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Henderson]] exhibited symptoms of vertigo during ''Galactica's'' first jump in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|Miniseries]].<br /> * In Roslin's vision of her impending death, she is attended by Bill and Lee Adama, Cottle, and Kara Thrace. Considering Roslin and Thrace's last interaction in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;, and the fact that prior to that, they had not worked together since &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, it is surprising that Thrace is included in this scene at all. After Bill Adama, she is probably closer to Tory Foster, who is absent from the scene, than to either Thrace or Lee Adama.<br /> *Karl Agathon has clashed with Roslin before when extreme measures have been considered or taken against the Cylons, notably his sabotage of the biological attack in the episode &quot;[[Torn]]&quot;. Here it is significant that Agathon carries out Roslin's orders to the letter despite voicing objections over the planned double cross. Notably Agathon's recent attempted mutiny against Kara Thrace ([[Faith]]) had near-fatal repercussions that may influence his decision here to obey the chain of command. Ronald D. Moore has admitted as much in the podcast for this episode.<br /> *Agathon is known for his compulsions to take a stand on a moral principle, hence his unwillingness to use biological weapons to wipe out the Cylons previously. Here however he seems to distinguish destroying the Cylons' ability to resurrect as a military operation rather than an act of outright genocide, although the Cavil model seems to think otherwise, referring to the attack on the Hub as &quot;mass murder&quot;.<br /> <br /> === Cylons===<br /> * There are some questions regarding the sharing of memories that are re-introduced by this episode (having been introduced in &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;). In this episode, the Number Eight who downloaded [[Sharon Agathon]]'s memories notes that her memories are accessible by the others. This correlates with the fact that Agathon was killed and downloaded in &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;, thereby adding her memories to their repository. However, in some earlier episodes (e.g. &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;), Agathon has access to [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]]'s memories, but was never killed or resurrected up to that point. It can be inferred that Cylons can share memories outside of the download and resurrection process; how Valerii was able to do this after leaving [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] is unknown.<br /> * Given that this episode confirms that downloaded Cylon memories can be shared (though the data must be accessed first, so it is not an involuntary process), it is left unexplained why it is necessary to entirely resurrect Number Three and attack the Hub when her memories could simply be accessed by another Cylon from a central database. This would be possible if the memory data was shared across basestars as standard operating procedure. One possible explanation is that no Cylon accessed her memories after she downloaded from the Temple of Five ([[Rapture]]), and boxing that Three's consciousness placed her memories into cold storage on the Resurrection Hub with no external access possible from that point onwards. It is also possible that only Cylons of the same model can access each other's memories.<br /> <br /> === The Battle ===<br /> <br /> *The battle in this episode bears a striking resemblance to &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship, Parts I]] and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|II]]&quot;. In both episodes, a shaky alliance between ''Galactica'' and another force (''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') [[Battle for the Resurrection Ship|takes on]] an ostensibly irreplaceable Cylon resurrection facility by first disabling its FTL capability and then engaging it directly with fighters. Furthermore, both sides plan to double-cross each other after the successful execution of the attack.<br /> *Although the Cylons detect the approaching Heavy Raiders, the towing plan works in that they do not realize the strike force is twice the size until it is too late.<br /> *Although the Vipers are tasked with taking out the Hub's FTL, a Raptor launches the finishing shot.<br /> *Karl Agathon's Raptor is escorted by several Vipers flying very close as it boards the Hub, perhaps in part to mask the Raptor's DRADIS signature.<br /> *The Hub is unarmed and appears devoid of any defensive measures, although it is possible the Eight accompanying Agathon disabled these. The absence of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] escorts is notable<br /> * The success of the operation indicates Karl Agathon has now grown into the role of CAG, despite not being a Viper pilot and only initially occupying the role temporarily. Agathon not only destroys a key target in a risky operation, but maintains the morale and focus of his pilots whilst negotiating the perils of a fragile alliance with the Cylon rebels.<br /> *The rebel basestar's absence is long enough that ''Galactica'' and the Fleet have to move on; ''Galactica'' had reconnoitered the battle site, and the rebel basestar was assumed to be among the debris. This seems odd given the Cylons' superior FTL capability — Pike's Raptor would have required several jumps to make it to the Fleet (and only made it part of the way), while the basestar would have required fewer. Dramatic story considerations no doubt were the priority in sequencing these events.<br /> <br /> == Questions == <br /> <br /> === About the Hub ===<br /> <br /> *What role does the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]] play in the proper functioning of other [[Resurrection Ship]]s? Why are these apparently vital functions centralized?<br /> *Why do the Cylons have only one Resurrection Hub and the implied inability to build another? If the Cylons are capable of building a new Hub, how long would it take them?<br /> *Why is the Hub so poorly defended by Cavil's faction?<br /> *Why didn't the Vipers simply magnetically grapple themselves to the underside of the Heavy Raiders, instead of relying on tow cables?<br /> <br /> === About the Cylons ===<br /> <br /> *How will Cavil's condescending attitude toward Sharon Valerii (&quot;Pet Eight&quot;) affect her?<br /> *Where are the [[Number Two]]s during all these events?<br /> *Have other Eights have accessed Athena's memories as well?<br /> *How do other living Cylons (presumably of the same model) access and absorb the memories of downloaded Cylons?<br /> *Will Agathon inform his wife that other Eights have been accessing her memories? If so, will this affect their relationship?<br /> *What will happen to the rebel Cylons and their baseship? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons respond to Roslin's deception regarding [[Number Three]]?<br /> *Will the Cylons&amp;mdash;especially with Natalie dead&amp;mdash;return to their earlier plan of taking hostages in order to gain access to Three? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will Sharon Agathon and [[Caprica-Six]] react to learning of the Hub's destruction?<br /> <br /> === About the Humans ===<br /> <br /> *Is Roslin's vision of [[Elosha]] related to other characters' [[Virtual beings|internal manifestations]], such as Baltar's [[virtual Six]] or simply a manifestation of Roslin's subconsciousness, as Roslin believes? Or is it the Hybrid speaking to her as Elosha between the jumps, or the spirit of the real Elosha?<br /> *What will happen to Baltar now that his guilt regarding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Colonies]] has been revealed?<br /> *Is Baltar's evangelizing of the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] genuine or an attempt to obtain a useful ally? Does the Centurion fully understand Baltar's intentions?<br /> *Could Baltar's actions have any adverse effects on the thoughts of the other Centurions in some way?<br /> *Will [[Lee Adama]] relinquish the presidency back to Laura Roslin? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Use bullets or standard paragraph form. Please use links to sources!!! --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- If you wish to create the source within the Battlestar Wiki, then do so! --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[D'Anna Biers]] has just been unboxed and resurrected and is in the tank. Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and Cavil are present. After being told that the Eights are on the opposite side of the Ones (Cavils) in the Cylon Civil War, Three inquires as to why Boomer is there:'' <br /> :'''Biers''' [looks at Boomer directly]: Boomer's an Eight. Shouldn't she be on the other side? [Boomer looks sternly at Three]<br /> :'''Cavil''': Boomer is my &quot;Pet Eight&quot;. She has seen the light of reason. An Eight can make a passionate ally.<br /> :'''Biers''' [contemptuously]: Oh, until she sees something shiny! [Boomer's expression is stern] <br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin and [[Karl Agathon]] are discussing the possibility that a Three has been unboxed. Agathon disagrees with her plan to keep Three from the Cylons and doesn't think that the Cylons would betray them like that.''<br /> :'''Karl Agathon''' [shaking his head]: No, no, I don't think so. Not the Sharons, the Eights.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin''' [patiently but firmly]: Captain, you are not married to the entire production line. I cannot afford to be sentimental right now. I cannot afford you to be sentimental either. If you can't do this job, find me someone who can.<br /> <br /> * ''Aboard Karl Agathon's Raptor after the destruction of the Resurrection Hub:''<br /> :'''D'anna Biers:''' And with a whimper, every Cylon in the universe begins to die.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' Yes, that's right, and it's a good thing, D'Anna, because now there's no difference. We can all start trusting each other.<br /> <br /> * ''In Roslin's vision, as Roslin and [[Elosha]] watch Adama stand over a dying Roslin:''<br /> :'''Elosha:''' I'm not saying Baltar's done more good than harm in the universe; he hasn't. The thing is, the harder it is to recognize someone's right to draw a breath, the more crucial it is. If humanity is going to prove itself worthy of surviving, it can't do it on a case by case basis. A bad man feels his death just as keenly as a good man.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' What do you want from me here?<br /> :[Adama appears at dying Roslin's bedside]<br /> :'''William Adama:''' Laura.<br /> :'''Elosha:''' Just love someone.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' Love.&quot; Huh!'<br /> :[Life monitor flatlines] <br /> :'''William Adama:''' You go. You go. You go to your rest now. [Sobs] I'm not gonna be selfish anymore. You go. Rest.<br /> <br /> * ''Roslin and Adama tenderly greeting each other on the basestar's hangar deck:''<br /> :'''Adama''': Missed you.<br /> :'''Roslin''': Me too.<br /> :'''Roslin''' [Embracing Adama]: I love you.<br /> :'''Adama''' [Breaking the embrace; looks into her eyes]: About time.<br /> <br /> * ''[[Gaius Baltar]]'' reveals to Roslin his guilt over the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|original attacks on the Colonies]]:<br /> : &quot;[[Pythia]] talks about a flood that wiped out most of humanity. Nobody blames the flood. The flood is a force of nature. Through the flood, mankind is rejuvenated -- born again. I was not a flood, you see. I blamed myself... I blamed myself. But God had made the man who made that choice. God made us all perfect. And in that thought, all my guilt flies away -- flies away like a bird.&quot;<br /> <br /> * ''Number Three answering Laura Roslin's question:''<br /> : '''D'Anna Biers''': Suppose you've got some questions for me.<br /> : '''Roslin''': Yes I do. I'd like to talk about the five Cylons in my fleet.<br /> : '''Biers''': So you know about the Final Five?<br /> : '''Roslin''': I know they're supposed to know the way to Earth.<br /> : '''Biers''': But you don't know that you're one of them.<br /> :[Roslin freezes shocked]<br /> : '''Biers''': [Bursting out laughing] Please your face! [Roslin looks relieved and smirks] Oh, it's ridiculous. No. Look, I'm not giving you any names. Not until I feel like I'm safe. 'Cause information is all I got, sweetie.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> *[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br /> *[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]] / [[D'Anna Biers]]<br /> *[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]] (credited only)<br /> *[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Cottle]] <br /> *[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br /> *[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]] / [[Cavil]]<br /> *[[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]] <br /> *[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] <br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Hotdog|Brendan &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]] <br /> *[[Ryan McDonell]] as Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]]<br /> *[[Lee Jefferies]] as Lieutenant [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]]<br /> *[[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=380]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Hub, The}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hub&diff=164788 2008-06-30T21:27:49Z

<p>Captowen: /* Story */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode. For the eponymous resurrection facility, see: [[Resurrection Hub]].''<br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= 411 pilot meeting.jpg<br /> | title= The Hub<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 9<br /> | forumthread= 1262<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Jane Espenson]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Paul Edwards]]<br /> | production= 411<br /> | rating= 1.3<br /> | US airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=10 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39674<br /> | population= 39673<br /> | prev= [[Sine Qua Non]]<br /> | next= [[Revelations]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Pursuing the [[Resurrection Hub]] at the whim of the Hybrid, a team of Viper pilots and Cylon rebels become uneasy collaborators as they formulate a [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle plan]] to unbox the [[Number Three|Three]]s and destroy Cylon resurrection forever. Meanwhile, Roslin and Baltar try desperately to communicate with the panicking [[Hybrid]] and Helo discovers a disturbing characteristic within one of the [[Number Eight|Eights]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary == <br /> <br /> :''The episode takes place concurrently with &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * Starting off from the last events of &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, [[Laura Roslin]], [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] are brought before the rebel Cylon basestar's Hybrid. After a [[Number Eight]] reconnects the [[Hybrid]], she unexpectedly jumps the ship.<br /> * During the jump, Roslin finds herself in empty corridors of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt;. As she looks around, Elosha appears behind her. After they hug, the vision stops and Roslin finds herself back in the Hybrid's room. Roslin inquires after the Hybrid's abilities as the Eight tries to get information from the [[data-font]], however the Hybrid jumps the ship again, and Roslin finds herself back with Elosha in ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; empty corridors. Roslin makes this observation, to which Elosha replies that it makes the ship feel bigger; Roslin further points out that the experience is strange, to which Elosha replies &quot;many things are strange&quot;.<br /> * The two end up in [[sickbay]], where the only occupied (and lit) bed is occupied by Roslin herself, who is dying.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *An [[Number Eight|Eight]] determines that the Hybrid is panicking due to [[Natalie]]'s injury. [[Gaius Baltar]] attempts to calm her, initially appearing to be successful, but the Hybrid jumps again. Roslin's vision continues, and she sees [[Kara Thrace]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and the Adamas standing over her bed. Elosha speaks to the dying Roslin, chastising her for her lack of empathy.<br /> *The Eight tells [[Karl Agathon]] that the Hybrid is following the [[Resurrection Hub]] and discusses an attack strategy with him.<br /> *When the Eight massages Agathon's back, he comments that [[Sharon Agathon|his wife]] learned to do so only after meeting him, and the Eight reveals that she accessed Athena's memories from her [[Rapture|last download]].<br /> *Agathon speaks to Roslin in the Raptor. The president tells him that he is to bring [[Number Three]] directly to her and not to the Cylons.<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, a D'Anna Biers is awakened by [[Number One|Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], who tell her about the [[Cylon Civil War]] that was caused by her actions. Three makes a disparaging remark about the Eights' fickleness.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> [[Image:411 Roslin and Baltar with Hybrid.jpg|thumb|Roslin and Baltar attempting to talk to the Hybrid about the [[Opera House]] vision.]]<br /> <br /> *In the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] hangar, Agathon and an Eight give a mission briefing to a number of [[Number Six|Sixes]], Eights and Colonial pilots. Several pilots, notably [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]] and [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]], express concerns about their safety and the reliability of the Cylon pilots. A Six rebuts that the rebel pilots are just as well trained as the humans, and the Eight reminds them that they learned to trust Athena, so they can also trust their rebel allies.<br /> *Baltar and Roslin attempt to question the Hybrid with little success. They bicker and Baltar walks off, and then the Hybrid declares that a Three has been unboxed and jumps again.<br /> *Continuing the vision, Elosha and Roslin walk through the hallways of ''Galactica''. Roslin speculates that Elosha and the visions are a manifestation of her subconscious. Roslin and Elosha see [[William Adama]] reading ''[[Searider Falcon]]'' to the dying Roslin.<br /> *After the jump, Baltar begins talking to a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] about hierarchy and religion, asserting that the Centurion is loved by [[God (RDM)|God]] as well. <br /> *Speaking to Roslin, Agathon is disappointed that she wants to betray the alliance between humans and Cylons, and thinks that they can trust the Eights. Roslin tells him that he shouldn't let the experiences with his wife cloud his judgment and orders him to carry out her request.<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, Boomer comments with alarm on the arrival of the rebel basestar. Cavil tries to convince Number Three to talk to the rebels and defuse the conflict, but she replies curtly and threatens to shout out the names of the [[Final Five]]. Boomer reports that the rebel basestar has launched 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s.<br /> *Outside the Hub, the Heavy Raiders release the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] they have been towing behind them. The Raiders attack defending basestars, while the Vipers head towards the Hub.<br /> *Cavil deduces that the rebels are attempting to destroy the Hub, and comments that doing so would be mass murder, and would make death permanent for Cylons. On hearing this Three breaks Cavil's neck and Boomer flees.<br /> *Missiles destroy a node at the top of the Hub, taking out its FTL drive. Subsequently, Agathon and the Eight head towards the Hub in a [[Raptor]]. On the Hub, they encounter the D'Anna Biers and the dead Cavil. Seeing explosions around them, Agathon tells Three to run and grabs her arm.<br /> *[[Eammon Pike]] panics as his Raptor is almost disabled and wants to jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. [[Diana Seelix]] urges him not to, telling him that the Fleet is too far way. When Pike is initiating the jump, the Raptor his hit by fire from a Raider, hitting Pike in the chest, who manages to hit the jump button.<br /> *On the Hub, Agathon hesitates upon seeing a number of inert Number Eight bodies. The Eight tells him they should leave, and drags the objecting Three.<br /> *Baltar continues to evangelize to the Centurion, but as the basestar is hit by a missile salvo, the explosion destroys the Centurion and seriously injures Baltar.<br /> *Two Marines carry Baltar to a bed while Roslin carries in a [[medkit]]. Roslin orders them out, bandaging Baltar and injecting him with [[morpha]]. In his drug-addled state Baltar talks to Roslin about religion, telling her that he once harbored terrible guilt. Pressed on what that guilt is for he tells Roslin that he unwittingly gave the Cylons the [[CNP|access codes]] prior to the [[fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. He compares the fall to the flood [[Pythia]] spoke of, which wiped out most of humanity and rejuvenated them. Shocked by Baltar's confession, Roslin tries to kill Baltar by removing his bandages. As he loses blood he begs her to stop.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> *Agathon announces that he has D'Anna Biers and orders a nuclear strike on the Hub. The Vipers fire nuclear missiles into the Hub, destroying it and at least one of the two escort basestars.<br /> *Baltar continues to beg for his life.<br /> *There is another jump. In Roslin's vision, William Adama stands over a dying Roslin, while Roslin and Elosha watch them. Elosha convinces Roslin to show Baltar mercy, saying that humanity cannot be saved on a &quot;case-by-case basis&quot;.<br /> *With a sudden change of heart Roslin desperately checks to see if Baltar is still alive, then begins re-bandaging him.<br /> *Aboard the basestar with the Three, Agathon argues with the Eight, saying that his orders are to take Three to the president. The Eight is upset and Three comments cynically that such double-crossing is a very human trait.<br /> *Agathon brings Three to Roslin, who orders him out and tells him to not let anyone else in. Three immediately inspects the injured Baltar and speculates that he is likely to survive. When asked about the Final Five, she jokes Laura Roslin is one of them, but refuses to provide any information until she feels she is safe; the information being the only thing she has now that she is the only Three left in the universe. She says she will tell Roslin who the Final Five are after she is taken back to the human Fleet.<br /> *Sometime later Roslin sits alone listening to the Hybrid. As the Hybrid jumps she has a final encounter with Elosha, whom she sees in the same room this time.<br /> *Waiting in space, William Adama sees the basestar jumping in. In the landing bay, he meets Laura Roslin. He tells her that he missed her and she admits her feelings too, saying that she loves him. The two embrace.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> === Story ===<br /> <br /> * The [[survivor count]] at the top of the show may note the already established death on Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]], whose body is discovered in the [[Raptor]] that managed to jump to the Fleet. However this episode occurs at the same time as &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; and therefore Pike's death may not be marked at this point, which would mean the death occurred elsewhere in the Fleet. The Survivor Count drops by eight by the start of the next episode, suggesting that it may be that decrease that indicates the casualties of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Given that Pike's Raptor ECO should also be dead, the survivor count arguably should have dropped by two by the beginning of this episode if his death was being counted then.<br /> * The events of this episode, starting from the [[Hybrid]]'s [[FTL|jump]] of the rebel [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, and [[William Adama]]'s mission to stay behind in a Raptor awaiting [[Laura Roslin]]'s return spans two days. Ergo, the events of &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; occur over the course of two days.<br /> * Unlike previous episodes, this episode is part of the same overall story occurring concurrently with the episode before it (Sine Qua Non). The episode shows the events from the baseship's perspective, whereas &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; shows the uncertainty and reactions to said uncertainty from the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s perspective.<br /> * Roslin and Adama have finally admitted their feelings for each other.<br /> * Except for Roslin's visions and recap scenes from &quot;Guess What's Coming to Dinner?&quot;, this is the first episode of the series in which nothing takes place on or near ''Galactica''.<br /> * Baltar attempts to reopen the rapport he had established with the Hybrid in &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;.<br /> * Although the episode itself is ambiguous about Boomer's fate, her survival is confirmed in the [[Podcast:The Hub|episode's podcast]].<br /> <br /> === Cylons ===<br /> <br /> * [[Number Two]]/[[Leoben Conoy]] is notably absent from the episode (appearing only in the recap at the beginning), and only Sixes and Eights are among the Cylons fighting in the battle.<br /> * There is only one [[Number Three]] in existence, and any possibility of [[Boxing|unboxing]] the others has been lost.<br /> * With the destruction of the Resurrection Hub, the Cylons have permanently lost the ability to download into new bodies.<br /> * As previously shown in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot;, [[Heavy Raider]]s are piloted by humanoid Cylons unlike the smaller autonomous [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]].<br /> * This episode contains the first mention of [[Natalie]]'s name in dialogue.<br /> * Cylon flight suits appear for the first time in this episode. However the Eight who flies with Helo wears a Colonial flight suit.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * Over the course of the series, the [[Number Eight|Eights]] have been notorious for shifting their alliances. [[Number Three]]'s comment about the Eight model's tendency to be passionate allies until they see &quot;something shiny&quot; seems to be yet another example of the fickle nature of the Number Eight model. A somewhat more direct observation of this fact is shown in &quot;[[Faith]]&quot; when [[Sharon Agathon]] denounces a group of Eights after hearing their desire to rebel against [[Natalie]] and the other [[Number Six]] models.<br /> * Roslin's suspicions of Baltar, which she has had since &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; (and had a vague inkling of in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;) have finally been confirmed.<br /> * Roslin enters a hallucinatory trance state as the basestar jumps about wildly. Roslin has not previously experienced this sensation during the Fleet's jumps, although Kara Thrace underwent something similar in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;. Moreover, [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Henderson]] exhibited symptoms of vertigo during ''Galactica's'' first jump in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|Miniseries]].<br /> * In Roslin's vision of her impending death, she is attended by Bill and Lee Adama, Cottle, and Kara Thrace. Considering Roslin and Thrace's last interaction in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;, and the fact that prior to that, they had not worked together since &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, it is surprising that Thrace is included in this scene at all. After Bill Adama, she is probably closer to Tory Foster, who is absent from the scene, than to either Thrace or Lee Adama.<br /> *Karl Agathon has clashed with Roslin before when extreme measures have been considered or taken against the Cylons, notably his sabotage of the biological attack in the episode &quot;[[Torn]]&quot;. Here it is significant that Agathon carries out Roslin's orders to the letter despite voicing objections over the planned double cross. Notably Agathon's recent attempted mutiny against Kara Thrace ([[Faith]]) had near-fatal repercussions that may influence his decision here to obey the chain of command. Ronald D. Moore has admitted as much in the podcast for this episode.<br /> *Agathon is known for his compulsions to take a stand on a moral principle, hence his unwillingness to use biological weapons to wipe out the Cylons previously. Here however he seems to distinguish destroying the Cylons' ability to resurrect as a military operation rather than an act of outright genocide, although the Cavil model seems to think otherwise, referring to the attack on the Hub as &quot;mass murder&quot;.<br /> <br /> === Cylons===<br /> * There are some questions regarding the sharing of memories that are re-introduced by this episode (having been introduced in &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;). In this episode, the Number Eight who downloaded [[Sharon Agathon]]'s memories notes that her memories are accessible by the others. This correlates with the fact that Agathon was killed and downloaded in &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;, thereby adding her memories to their repository. However, in some earlier episodes (e.g. &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;), Agathon has access to [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]]'s memories, but was never killed or resurrected up to that point. It can be inferred that Cylons can share memories outside of the download and resurrection process; how Valerii was able to do this after leaving [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] is unknown.<br /> * Given that this episode confirms that downloaded Cylon memories can be shared (though the data must be accessed first, so it is not an involuntary process), it is left unexplained why it is necessary to entirely resurrect Number Three and attack the Hub when her memories could simply be accessed by another Cylon from a central database. This would be possible if the memory data was shared across basestars as standard operating procedure. One possible explanation is that no Cylon accessed her memories after she downloaded from the Temple of Five ([[Rapture]]), and boxing that Three's consciousness placed her memories into cold storage on the Resurrection Hub with no external access possible from that point onwards. It is also possible that only Cylons of the same model can access each other's memories.<br /> <br /> === The Battle ===<br /> <br /> *The battle in this episode bears a striking resemblance to &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship, Parts I]] and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|II]]&quot;. In both episodes, a shaky alliance between ''Galactica'' and another force (''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') [[Battle for the Resurrection Ship|takes on]] an ostensibly irreplaceable Cylon resurrection facility by first disabling its FTL capability and then engaging it directly with fighters. Furthermore, both sides plan to double-cross each other after the successful execution of the attack.<br /> *Although the Cylons detect the approaching Heavy Raiders, the towing plan works in that they do not realize the strike force is twice the size until it is too late.<br /> *Although the Vipers are tasked with taking out the Hub's FTL, a Raptor launches the finishing shot.<br /> *Karl Agathon's Raptor is escorted by several Vipers flying very close as it boards the Hub, perhaps in part to mask the Raptor's DRADIS signature.<br /> *The Hub is unarmed and appears devoid of any defensive measures, although it is possible the Eight accompanying Agathon disabled these. The absence of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] escorts is notable<br /> * The success of the operation indicates Karl Agathon has now grown into the role of CAG, despite not being a Viper pilot and only initially occupying the role temporarily. Agathon not only destroys a key target in a risky operation, but maintains the morale and focus of his pilots whilst negotiating the perils of a fragile alliance with the Cylon rebels.<br /> *The rebel basestar's absence is long enough that ''Galactica'' and the Fleet have to move on; ''Galactica'' had reconnoitered the battle site, and the rebel basestar was assumed to be among the debris. This seems odd given the Cylons' superior FTL capability — Pike's Raptor would have required several jumps to make it to the Fleet (and only made it part of the way), while the basestar would have required fewer. Dramatic story considerations no doubt were the priority in sequencing these events.<br /> <br /> == Questions == <br /> <br /> === About the Hub ===<br /> <br /> *What role does the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]] play in the proper functioning of other [[Resurrection Ship]]s? Why are these apparently vital functions centralized?<br /> *Why do the Cylons have only one Resurrection Hub and the implied inability to build another? If the Cylons are capable of building a new Hub, how long would it take them?<br /> *Why is the Hub so poorly defended by Cavil's faction?<br /> *Why didn't the Vipers simply magnetically grapple themselves to the underside of the Heavy Raiders, instead of relying on tow cables?<br /> <br /> === About the Cylons ===<br /> <br /> *How will Cavil's condescending attitude toward Sharon Valerii (&quot;Pet Eight&quot;) affect her?<br /> *Where are the [[Number Two]]s during all these events?<br /> *Have other Eights have accessed Athena's memories as well?<br /> *How do other living Cylons (presumably of the same model) access and absorb the memories of downloaded Cylons?<br /> *Will Agathon inform his wife that other Eights have been accessing her memories? If so, will this affect their relationship?<br /> *What will happen to the rebel Cylons and their baseship? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons respond to Roslin's deception regarding [[Number Three]]?<br /> *Will the Cylons&amp;mdash;especially with Natalie dead&amp;mdash;return to their earlier plan of taking hostages in order to gain access to Three? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will Sharon Agathon and [[Caprica-Six]] react to learning of the Hub's destruction?<br /> <br /> === About the Humans ===<br /> <br /> *Is Roslin's vision of [[Elosha]] related to other characters' [[Virtual beings|internal manifestations]], such as Baltar's [[virtual Six]] or simply a manifestation of Roslin's subconsciousness, as Roslin believes? Or is it the Hybrid speaking to her as Elosha between the jumps, or the spirit of the real Elosha?<br /> *What will happen to Baltar now that his guilt regarding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Colonies]] has been revealed?<br /> *Is Baltar's evangelizing of the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] genuine or an attempt to obtain a useful ally? Does the Centurion fully understand Baltar's intentions?<br /> *Could Baltar's actions have any adverse effects on the thoughts of the other Centurions in some way?<br /> *Will [[Lee Adama]] relinquish the presidency back to Laura Roslin? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Use bullets or standard paragraph form. Please use links to sources!!! --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- If you wish to create the source within the Battlestar Wiki, then do so! --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[D'Anna Biers]] has just been unboxed and resurrected and is in the tank. Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and Cavil are present. After being told that the Eights are on the opposite side of the Ones (Cavils) in the Cylon Civil War, Three inquires as to why Boomer is there:'' <br /> :'''Biers''' [looks at Boomer directly]: Boomer's an Eight. Shouldn't she be on the other side? [Boomer looks sternly at Three]<br /> :'''Cavil''': Boomer is my &quot;Pet Eight&quot;. She has seen the light of reason. An Eight can make a passionate ally.<br /> :'''Biers''' [contemptuously]: Oh, until she sees something shiny! [Boomer's expression is stern] <br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin and [[Karl Agathon]] are discussing the possibility that a Three has been unboxed. Agathon disagrees with her plan to keep Three from the Cylons and doesn't think that the Cylons would betray them like that.''<br /> :'''Karl Agathon''' [shaking his head]: No, no, I don't think so. Not the Sharons, the Eights.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin''' [patiently but firmly]: Captain, you are not married to the entire production line. I cannot afford to be sentimental right now. I cannot afford you to be sentimental either. If you can't do this job, find me someone who can.<br /> <br /> * ''Aboard Karl Agathon's Raptor after the destruction of the Resurrection Hub:''<br /> :'''D'anna Biers:''' And with a whimper, every Cylon in the universe begins to die.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' Yes, that's right, and it's a good thing, D'Anna, because now there's no difference. We can all start trusting each other.<br /> <br /> * ''In Roslin's vision, as Roslin and [[Elosha]] watch Adama stand over a dying Roslin:''<br /> :'''Elosha:''' I'm not saying Baltar's done more good than harm in the universe; he hasn't. The thing is, the harder it is to recognize someone's right to draw a breath, the more crucial it is. If humanity is going to prove itself worthy of surviving, it can't do it on a case by case basis. A bad man feels his death just as keenly as a good man.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' What do you want from me here?<br /> :[Adama appears at dying Roslin's bedside]<br /> :'''William Adama:''' Laura.<br /> :'''Elosha:''' Just love someone.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' Love.&quot; Huh!'<br /> :[Life monitor flatlines] <br /> :'''William Adama:''' You go. You go. You go to your rest now. [Sobs] I'm not gonna be selfish anymore. You go. Rest.<br /> <br /> * ''Roslin and Adama tenderly greeting each other on the basestar's hangar deck:''<br /> :'''Adama''': Missed you.<br /> :'''Roslin''': Me too.<br /> :'''Roslin''' [Embracing Adama]: I love you.<br /> :'''Adama''' [Breaking the embrace; looks into her eyes]: About time.<br /> <br /> * ''[[Gaius Baltar]]'' reveals to Roslin his guilt over the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|original attacks on the Colonies]]:<br /> : &quot;[[Pythia]] talks about a flood that wiped out most of humanity. Nobody blames the flood. The flood is a force of nature. Through the flood, mankind is rejuvenated -- born again. I was not a flood, you see. I blamed myself... I blamed myself. But God had made the man who made that choice. God made us all perfect. And in that thought, all my guilt flies away -- flies away like a bird.&quot;<br /> <br /> * ''Number Three answering Laura Roslin's question:''<br /> : '''D'Anna Biers''': Suppose you've got some questions for me.<br /> : '''Roslin''': Yes I do. I'd like to talk about the five Cylons in my fleet.<br /> : '''Biers''': So you know about the Final Five?<br /> : '''Roslin''': I know they're supposed to know the way to Earth.<br /> : '''Biers''': But you don't know that you're one of them.<br /> :[Roslin freezes shocked]<br /> : '''Biers''': [Bursting out laughing] Please your face! [Roslin looks relieved and smirks] Oh, it's ridiculous. No. Look, I'm not giving you any names. Not until I feel like I'm safe. 'Cause information is all I got, sweetie.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> *[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br /> *[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]] / [[D'Anna Biers]]<br /> *[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]] (credited only)<br /> *[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Cottle]] <br /> *[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br /> *[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]] / [[Cavil]]<br /> *[[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]] <br /> *[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] <br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Hotdog|Brendan &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]] <br /> *[[Ryan McDonell]] as Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]]<br /> *[[Lee Jefferies]] as Lieutenant [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]]<br /> *[[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=380]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Hub, The}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hub&diff=164787 2008-06-30T21:25:53Z

<p>Captowen: /* Story */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode. For the eponymous resurrection facility, see: [[Resurrection Hub]].''<br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= 411 pilot meeting.jpg<br /> | title= The Hub<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 9<br /> | forumthread= 1262<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Jane Espenson]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Paul Edwards]]<br /> | production= 411<br /> | rating= 1.3<br /> | US airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=10 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39674<br /> | population= 39673<br /> | prev= [[Sine Qua Non]]<br /> | next= [[Revelations]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Pursuing the [[Resurrection Hub]] at the whim of the Hybrid, a team of Viper pilots and Cylon rebels become uneasy collaborators as they formulate a [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle plan]] to unbox the [[Number Three|Three]]s and destroy Cylon resurrection forever. Meanwhile, Roslin and Baltar try desperately to communicate with the panicking [[Hybrid]] and Helo discovers a disturbing characteristic within one of the [[Number Eight|Eights]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary == <br /> <br /> :''The episode takes place concurrently with &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * Starting off from the last events of &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, [[Laura Roslin]], [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] are brought before the rebel Cylon basestar's Hybrid. After a [[Number Eight]] reconnects the [[Hybrid]], she unexpectedly jumps the ship.<br /> * During the jump, Roslin finds herself in empty corridors of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt;. As she looks around, Elosha appears behind her. After they hug, the vision stops and Roslin finds herself back in the Hybrid's room. Roslin inquires after the Hybrid's abilities as the Eight tries to get information from the [[data-font]], however the Hybrid jumps the ship again, and Roslin finds herself back with Elosha in ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; empty corridors. Roslin makes this observation, to which Elosha replies that it makes the ship feel bigger; Roslin further points out that the experience is strange, to which Elosha replies &quot;many things are strange&quot;.<br /> * The two end up in [[sickbay]], where the only occupied (and lit) bed is occupied by Roslin herself, who is dying.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *An [[Number Eight|Eight]] determines that the Hybrid is panicking due to [[Natalie]]'s injury. [[Gaius Baltar]] attempts to calm her, initially appearing to be successful, but the Hybrid jumps again. Roslin's vision continues, and she sees [[Kara Thrace]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and the Adamas standing over her bed. Elosha speaks to the dying Roslin, chastising her for her lack of empathy.<br /> *The Eight tells [[Karl Agathon]] that the Hybrid is following the [[Resurrection Hub]] and discusses an attack strategy with him.<br /> *When the Eight massages Agathon's back, he comments that [[Sharon Agathon|his wife]] learned to do so only after meeting him, and the Eight reveals that she accessed Athena's memories from her [[Rapture|last download]].<br /> *Agathon speaks to Roslin in the Raptor. The president tells him that he is to bring [[Number Three]] directly to her and not to the Cylons.<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, a D'Anna Biers is awakened by [[Number One|Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], who tell her about the [[Cylon Civil War]] that was caused by her actions. Three makes a disparaging remark about the Eights' fickleness.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> [[Image:411 Roslin and Baltar with Hybrid.jpg|thumb|Roslin and Baltar attempting to talk to the Hybrid about the [[Opera House]] vision.]]<br /> <br /> *In the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] hangar, Agathon and an Eight give a mission briefing to a number of [[Number Six|Sixes]], Eights and Colonial pilots. Several pilots, notably [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]] and [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]], express concerns about their safety and the reliability of the Cylon pilots. A Six rebuts that the rebel pilots are just as well trained as the humans, and the Eight reminds them that they learned to trust Athena, so they can also trust their rebel allies.<br /> *Baltar and Roslin attempt to question the Hybrid with little success. They bicker and Baltar walks off, and then the Hybrid declares that a Three has been unboxed and jumps again.<br /> *Continuing the vision, Elosha and Roslin walk through the hallways of ''Galactica''. Roslin speculates that Elosha and the visions are a manifestation of her subconscious. Roslin and Elosha see [[William Adama]] reading ''[[Searider Falcon]]'' to the dying Roslin.<br /> *After the jump, Baltar begins talking to a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] about hierarchy and religion, asserting that the Centurion is loved by [[God (RDM)|God]] as well. <br /> *Speaking to Roslin, Agathon is disappointed that she wants to betray the alliance between humans and Cylons, and thinks that they can trust the Eights. Roslin tells him that he shouldn't let the experiences with his wife cloud his judgment and orders him to carry out her request.<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, Boomer comments with alarm on the arrival of the rebel basestar. Cavil tries to convince Number Three to talk to the rebels and defuse the conflict, but she replies curtly and threatens to shout out the names of the [[Final Five]]. Boomer reports that the rebel basestar has launched 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s.<br /> *Outside the Hub, the Heavy Raiders release the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] they have been towing behind them. The Raiders attack defending basestars, while the Vipers head towards the Hub.<br /> *Cavil deduces that the rebels are attempting to destroy the Hub, and comments that doing so would be mass murder, and would make death permanent for Cylons. On hearing this Three breaks Cavil's neck and Boomer flees.<br /> *Missiles destroy a node at the top of the Hub, taking out its FTL drive. Subsequently, Agathon and the Eight head towards the Hub in a [[Raptor]]. On the Hub, they encounter the D'Anna Biers and the dead Cavil. Seeing explosions around them, Agathon tells Three to run and grabs her arm.<br /> *[[Eammon Pike]] panics as his Raptor is almost disabled and wants to jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. [[Diana Seelix]] urges him not to, telling him that the Fleet is too far way. When Pike is initiating the jump, the Raptor his hit by fire from a Raider, hitting Pike in the chest, who manages to hit the jump button.<br /> *On the Hub, Agathon hesitates upon seeing a number of inert Number Eight bodies. The Eight tells him they should leave, and drags the objecting Three.<br /> *Baltar continues to evangelize to the Centurion, but as the basestar is hit by a missile salvo, the explosion destroys the Centurion and seriously injures Baltar.<br /> *Two Marines carry Baltar to a bed while Roslin carries in a [[medkit]]. Roslin orders them out, bandaging Baltar and injecting him with [[morpha]]. In his drug-addled state Baltar talks to Roslin about religion, telling her that he once harbored terrible guilt. Pressed on what that guilt is for he tells Roslin that he unwittingly gave the Cylons the [[CNP|access codes]] prior to the [[fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. He compares the fall to the flood [[Pythia]] spoke of, which wiped out most of humanity and rejuvenated them. Shocked by Baltar's confession, Roslin tries to kill Baltar by removing his bandages. As he loses blood he begs her to stop.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> *Agathon announces that he has D'Anna Biers and orders a nuclear strike on the Hub. The Vipers fire nuclear missiles into the Hub, destroying it and at least one of the two escort basestars.<br /> *Baltar continues to beg for his life.<br /> *There is another jump. In Roslin's vision, William Adama stands over a dying Roslin, while Roslin and Elosha watch them. Elosha convinces Roslin to show Baltar mercy, saying that humanity cannot be saved on a &quot;case-by-case basis&quot;.<br /> *With a sudden change of heart Roslin desperately checks to see if Baltar is still alive, then begins re-bandaging him.<br /> *Aboard the basestar with the Three, Agathon argues with the Eight, saying that his orders are to take Three to the president. The Eight is upset and Three comments cynically that such double-crossing is a very human trait.<br /> *Agathon brings Three to Roslin, who orders him out and tells him to not let anyone else in. Three immediately inspects the injured Baltar and speculates that he is likely to survive. When asked about the Final Five, she jokes Laura Roslin is one of them, but refuses to provide any information until she feels she is safe; the information being the only thing she has now that she is the only Three left in the universe. She says she will tell Roslin who the Final Five are after she is taken back to the human Fleet.<br /> *Sometime later Roslin sits alone listening to the Hybrid. As the Hybrid jumps she has a final encounter with Elosha, whom she sees in the same room this time.<br /> *Waiting in space, William Adama sees the basestar jumping in. In the landing bay, he meets Laura Roslin. He tells her that he missed her and she admits her feelings too, saying that she loves him. The two embrace.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> === Story ===<br /> <br /> * The [[survivor count]] at the top of the show may note the already established death on Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]], whose body is discovered in the [[Raptor]] that managed to jump to the Fleet. However this episode occurs at the same time as Sine Qua Non and therefore Pike's death may not be marked at this point, which would mean the death occurred elsewhere in the Fleet. The Survivor Count drops by eight by the start of the next episode, suggesting that it may be that decrease that indicates the casualties of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Given that Pike's ECO should also be dead, the survivor count should have dropped by two by the beginning of this episode if his death was being counted.<br /> * The events of this episode, starting from the [[Hybrid]]'s [[FTL|jump]] of the rebel [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, and [[William Adama]]'s mission to stay behind in a Raptor awaiting [[Laura Roslin]]'s return spans two days. Ergo, the events of &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; occur over the course of two days.<br /> * Unlike previous episodes, this episode is part of the same overall story occurring concurrently with the episode before it (Sine Qua Non). The episode shows the events from the baseship's perspective, whereas &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; shows the uncertainty and reactions to said uncertainty from the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s perspective.<br /> * Roslin and Adama have finally admitted their feelings for each other.<br /> * Except for Roslin's visions and recap scenes from &quot;Guess What's Coming to Dinner?&quot;, this is the first episode of the series in which nothing takes place on or near ''Galactica''.<br /> * Baltar attempts to reopen the rapport he had established with the Hybrid in &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;.<br /> * Although the episode itself is ambiguous about Boomer's fate, her survival is confirmed in the [[Podcast:The Hub|episode's podcast]].<br /> <br /> === Cylons ===<br /> <br /> * [[Number Two]]/[[Leoben Conoy]] is notably absent from the episode (appearing only in the recap at the beginning), and only Sixes and Eights are among the Cylons fighting in the battle.<br /> * There is only one [[Number Three]] in existence, and any possibility of [[Boxing|unboxing]] the others has been lost.<br /> * With the destruction of the Resurrection Hub, the Cylons have permanently lost the ability to download into new bodies.<br /> * As previously shown in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot;, [[Heavy Raider]]s are piloted by humanoid Cylons unlike the smaller autonomous [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]].<br /> * This episode contains the first mention of [[Natalie]]'s name in dialogue.<br /> * Cylon flight suits appear for the first time in this episode. However the Eight who flies with Helo wears a Colonial flight suit.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * Over the course of the series, the [[Number Eight|Eights]] have been notorious for shifting their alliances. [[Number Three]]'s comment about the Eight model's tendency to be passionate allies until they see &quot;something shiny&quot; seems to be yet another example of the fickle nature of the Number Eight model. A somewhat more direct observation of this fact is shown in &quot;[[Faith]]&quot; when [[Sharon Agathon]] denounces a group of Eights after hearing their desire to rebel against [[Natalie]] and the other [[Number Six]] models.<br /> * Roslin's suspicions of Baltar, which she has had since &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; (and had a vague inkling of in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;) have finally been confirmed.<br /> * Roslin enters a hallucinatory trance state as the basestar jumps about wildly. Roslin has not previously experienced this sensation during the Fleet's jumps, although Kara Thrace underwent something similar in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;. Moreover, [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Henderson]] exhibited symptoms of vertigo during ''Galactica's'' first jump in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|Miniseries]].<br /> * In Roslin's vision of her impending death, she is attended by Bill and Lee Adama, Cottle, and Kara Thrace. Considering Roslin and Thrace's last interaction in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;, and the fact that prior to that, they had not worked together since &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, it is surprising that Thrace is included in this scene at all. After Bill Adama, she is probably closer to Tory Foster, who is absent from the scene, than to either Thrace or Lee Adama.<br /> *Karl Agathon has clashed with Roslin before when extreme measures have been considered or taken against the Cylons, notably his sabotage of the biological attack in the episode &quot;[[Torn]]&quot;. Here it is significant that Agathon carries out Roslin's orders to the letter despite voicing objections over the planned double cross. Notably Agathon's recent attempted mutiny against Kara Thrace ([[Faith]]) had near-fatal repercussions that may influence his decision here to obey the chain of command. Ronald D. Moore has admitted as much in the podcast for this episode.<br /> *Agathon is known for his compulsions to take a stand on a moral principle, hence his unwillingness to use biological weapons to wipe out the Cylons previously. Here however he seems to distinguish destroying the Cylons' ability to resurrect as a military operation rather than an act of outright genocide, although the Cavil model seems to think otherwise, referring to the attack on the Hub as &quot;mass murder&quot;.<br /> <br /> === Cylons===<br /> * There are some questions regarding the sharing of memories that are re-introduced by this episode (having been introduced in &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;). In this episode, the Number Eight who downloaded [[Sharon Agathon]]'s memories notes that her memories are accessible by the others. This correlates with the fact that Agathon was killed and downloaded in &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;, thereby adding her memories to their repository. However, in some earlier episodes (e.g. &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;), Agathon has access to [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]]'s memories, but was never killed or resurrected up to that point. It can be inferred that Cylons can share memories outside of the download and resurrection process; how Valerii was able to do this after leaving [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] is unknown.<br /> * Given that this episode confirms that downloaded Cylon memories can be shared (though the data must be accessed first, so it is not an involuntary process), it is left unexplained why it is necessary to entirely resurrect Number Three and attack the Hub when her memories could simply be accessed by another Cylon from a central database. This would be possible if the memory data was shared across basestars as standard operating procedure. One possible explanation is that no Cylon accessed her memories after she downloaded from the Temple of Five ([[Rapture]]), and boxing that Three's consciousness placed her memories into cold storage on the Resurrection Hub with no external access possible from that point onwards. It is also possible that only Cylons of the same model can access each other's memories.<br /> <br /> === The Battle ===<br /> <br /> *The battle in this episode bears a striking resemblance to &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship, Parts I]] and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|II]]&quot;. In both episodes, a shaky alliance between ''Galactica'' and another force (''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') [[Battle for the Resurrection Ship|takes on]] an ostensibly irreplaceable Cylon resurrection facility by first disabling its FTL capability and then engaging it directly with fighters. Furthermore, both sides plan to double-cross each other after the successful execution of the attack.<br /> *Although the Cylons detect the approaching Heavy Raiders, the towing plan works in that they do not realize the strike force is twice the size until it is too late.<br /> *Although the Vipers are tasked with taking out the Hub's FTL, a Raptor launches the finishing shot.<br /> *Karl Agathon's Raptor is escorted by several Vipers flying very close as it boards the Hub, perhaps in part to mask the Raptor's DRADIS signature.<br /> *The Hub is unarmed and appears devoid of any defensive measures, although it is possible the Eight accompanying Agathon disabled these. The absence of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] escorts is notable<br /> * The success of the operation indicates Karl Agathon has now grown into the role of CAG, despite not being a Viper pilot and only initially occupying the role temporarily. Agathon not only destroys a key target in a risky operation, but maintains the morale and focus of his pilots whilst negotiating the perils of a fragile alliance with the Cylon rebels.<br /> *The rebel basestar's absence is long enough that ''Galactica'' and the Fleet have to move on; ''Galactica'' had reconnoitered the battle site, and the rebel basestar was assumed to be among the debris. This seems odd given the Cylons' superior FTL capability — Pike's Raptor would have required several jumps to make it to the Fleet (and only made it part of the way), while the basestar would have required fewer. Dramatic story considerations no doubt were the priority in sequencing these events.<br /> <br /> == Questions == <br /> <br /> === About the Hub ===<br /> <br /> *What role does the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]] play in the proper functioning of other [[Resurrection Ship]]s? Why are these apparently vital functions centralized?<br /> *Why do the Cylons have only one Resurrection Hub and the implied inability to build another? If the Cylons are capable of building a new Hub, how long would it take them?<br /> *Why is the Hub so poorly defended by Cavil's faction?<br /> *Why didn't the Vipers simply magnetically grapple themselves to the underside of the Heavy Raiders, instead of relying on tow cables?<br /> <br /> === About the Cylons ===<br /> <br /> *How will Cavil's condescending attitude toward Sharon Valerii (&quot;Pet Eight&quot;) affect her?<br /> *Where are the [[Number Two]]s during all these events?<br /> *Have other Eights have accessed Athena's memories as well?<br /> *How do other living Cylons (presumably of the same model) access and absorb the memories of downloaded Cylons?<br /> *Will Agathon inform his wife that other Eights have been accessing her memories? If so, will this affect their relationship?<br /> *What will happen to the rebel Cylons and their baseship? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons respond to Roslin's deception regarding [[Number Three]]?<br /> *Will the Cylons&amp;mdash;especially with Natalie dead&amp;mdash;return to their earlier plan of taking hostages in order to gain access to Three? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will Sharon Agathon and [[Caprica-Six]] react to learning of the Hub's destruction?<br /> <br /> === About the Humans ===<br /> <br /> *Is Roslin's vision of [[Elosha]] related to other characters' [[Virtual beings|internal manifestations]], such as Baltar's [[virtual Six]] or simply a manifestation of Roslin's subconsciousness, as Roslin believes? Or is it the Hybrid speaking to her as Elosha between the jumps, or the spirit of the real Elosha?<br /> *What will happen to Baltar now that his guilt regarding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Colonies]] has been revealed?<br /> *Is Baltar's evangelizing of the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] genuine or an attempt to obtain a useful ally? Does the Centurion fully understand Baltar's intentions?<br /> *Could Baltar's actions have any adverse effects on the thoughts of the other Centurions in some way?<br /> *Will [[Lee Adama]] relinquish the presidency back to Laura Roslin? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Use bullets or standard paragraph form. Please use links to sources!!! --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- If you wish to create the source within the Battlestar Wiki, then do so! --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[D'Anna Biers]] has just been unboxed and resurrected and is in the tank. Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and Cavil are present. After being told that the Eights are on the opposite side of the Ones (Cavils) in the Cylon Civil War, Three inquires as to why Boomer is there:'' <br /> :'''Biers''' [looks at Boomer directly]: Boomer's an Eight. Shouldn't she be on the other side? [Boomer looks sternly at Three]<br /> :'''Cavil''': Boomer is my &quot;Pet Eight&quot;. She has seen the light of reason. An Eight can make a passionate ally.<br /> :'''Biers''' [contemptuously]: Oh, until she sees something shiny! [Boomer's expression is stern] <br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin and [[Karl Agathon]] are discussing the possibility that a Three has been unboxed. Agathon disagrees with her plan to keep Three from the Cylons and doesn't think that the Cylons would betray them like that.''<br /> :'''Karl Agathon''' [shaking his head]: No, no, I don't think so. Not the Sharons, the Eights.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin''' [patiently but firmly]: Captain, you are not married to the entire production line. I cannot afford to be sentimental right now. I cannot afford you to be sentimental either. If you can't do this job, find me someone who can.<br /> <br /> * ''Aboard Karl Agathon's Raptor after the destruction of the Resurrection Hub:''<br /> :'''D'anna Biers:''' And with a whimper, every Cylon in the universe begins to die.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' Yes, that's right, and it's a good thing, D'Anna, because now there's no difference. We can all start trusting each other.<br /> <br /> * ''In Roslin's vision, as Roslin and [[Elosha]] watch Adama stand over a dying Roslin:''<br /> :'''Elosha:''' I'm not saying Baltar's done more good than harm in the universe; he hasn't. The thing is, the harder it is to recognize someone's right to draw a breath, the more crucial it is. If humanity is going to prove itself worthy of surviving, it can't do it on a case by case basis. A bad man feels his death just as keenly as a good man.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' What do you want from me here?<br /> :[Adama appears at dying Roslin's bedside]<br /> :'''William Adama:''' Laura.<br /> :'''Elosha:''' Just love someone.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' Love.&quot; Huh!'<br /> :[Life monitor flatlines] <br /> :'''William Adama:''' You go. You go. You go to your rest now. [Sobs] I'm not gonna be selfish anymore. You go. Rest.<br /> <br /> * ''Roslin and Adama tenderly greeting each other on the basestar's hangar deck:''<br /> :'''Adama''': Missed you.<br /> :'''Roslin''': Me too.<br /> :'''Roslin''' [Embracing Adama]: I love you.<br /> :'''Adama''' [Breaking the embrace; looks into her eyes]: About time.<br /> <br /> * ''[[Gaius Baltar]]'' reveals to Roslin his guilt over the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|original attacks on the Colonies]]:<br /> : &quot;[[Pythia]] talks about a flood that wiped out most of humanity. Nobody blames the flood. The flood is a force of nature. Through the flood, mankind is rejuvenated -- born again. I was not a flood, you see. I blamed myself... I blamed myself. But God had made the man who made that choice. God made us all perfect. And in that thought, all my guilt flies away -- flies away like a bird.&quot;<br /> <br /> * ''Number Three answering Laura Roslin's question:''<br /> : '''D'Anna Biers''': Suppose you've got some questions for me.<br /> : '''Roslin''': Yes I do. I'd like to talk about the five Cylons in my fleet.<br /> : '''Biers''': So you know about the Final Five?<br /> : '''Roslin''': I know they're supposed to know the way to Earth.<br /> : '''Biers''': But you don't know that you're one of them.<br /> :[Roslin freezes shocked]<br /> : '''Biers''': [Bursting out laughing] Please your face! [Roslin looks relieved and smirks] Oh, it's ridiculous. No. Look, I'm not giving you any names. Not until I feel like I'm safe. 'Cause information is all I got, sweetie.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> *[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br /> *[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]] / [[D'Anna Biers]]<br /> *[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]] (credited only)<br /> *[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Cottle]] <br /> *[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br /> *[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]] / [[Cavil]]<br /> *[[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]] <br /> *[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] <br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Hotdog|Brendan &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]] <br /> *[[Ryan McDonell]] as Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]]<br /> *[[Lee Jefferies]] as Lieutenant [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]]<br /> *[[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=380]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Hub, The}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x10 - Revelations - Promo 1.jpg<br /> | title= Revelations<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 10<br /> | forumthread= 1300<br /> | extra=Mid-Season Cliffhanger<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer=[[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt;<br /> [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director=[[Michael Rymer]]<br /> | production=412<br /> | rating=1.8<br /> | US airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=17 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39673<br /> | population=39665<br /> | prev= [[The Hub]]<br /> | next= [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]<br /> | imdb=0993911<br /> }} <br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Led by [[Number Three]], the band of rebel Cylons hold President Roslin and ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; pilots hostage while attempting to lure the &quot;Watchtower Four&quot; out of hiding. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]]'s Viper may hold a previously undiscovered clue to finding [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> *[[Lee Adama]] is in [[William Adama|William Adama's]] quarters, looking up an illustration of the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] on Earth, as described by [[Pythia]]. [[Kara Thrace]] walks in an greets him, and they briefly discuss the temple, and the absence of William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]]. Lee comments on how both he and Tigh are intimidated by Adama's chair. Thrace talks about how [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] stated that, for children to reach their full potential, their parents have to die.<br /> *In the [[Basestar command|basestar control room]], Roslin, William Adama, [[D'Anna Biers]] and Leoben discuss the plans to return the [[Final Five]]. Biers mentions that there are only four in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] and refuses to provide answers when Roslin questions her about the fifth's location. When Adama asks for their names, she expresses skepticism, suggesting that the Colonials may kill them. Roslin points out that the Colonials need them because they know the way to Earth, while Leoben recommends co-operation and D'Anna refutes him, citing the [[Exodus, Part II|failure]] of [[Occupation|co-operation]] on [[New Caprica]].<br /> *Biers announces that she will hold the Colonials on the ship hostage until the Final Four are safely aboard the basestar. When a standoff between the Colonials and the Centurions ensues, Roslin tells Adama to stand down and he repeats the order to the other pilots. Three tells Adama to accompany her to ''[[Galactica]]'' on a Raptor. He initially refuses, but Roslin tells him to go. She embraces him and whispers in his ear that if the Cylons get the four, they get [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], and he can't allow that to happen, even if he has to destroy the basestar with them aboard.<br /> *In [[CIC]], [[Felix Gaeta]] - having returned to duty despite still having problems with his [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner|amputated leg]] - accidentally knocks over a bottle of pills. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him by picking up the pill bottle. Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] asks Gaeta if he wishes to be relieved, but he declines and takes a drink to numb the pain.<br /> *Gaeta then announces the arrival of the rebel baseship and that a Raptor launched from it. On the [[hangar deck]], Adama and Three step out of the Raptor. [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]] look on from the catwalk, wondering whether Three can or will identify them. While William Adama greets his son, Three steps off the Raptor and looks at each of the Final Four.<br /> *William Adama and Biers explain the situation. Biers claims that she is already in contact with the four, that they would come to her willingly and that all the Fleet needs to do is not interfere with shuttle traffic. The Adamas agree to her terms. As Three is about to leave, [[Tory Foster]] steps forward, asking to bring Roslin her medication and see if she is alright. Knowing that she wants to defect, Tigh tries to prevent her from going by saying that they shouldn't give the Cylons more hostages, but he is overruled by the Adamas.<br /> *In the Adama's quarters, William and Lee Adama, Tigh and Thrace discuss a plan to rescue the hostages. The admiral mentions Roslin's recommendation, but tells his son that it is his call. President Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *In the [[Situation Room]], [[Sharon Agathon]] and Kara Thrace officially present their rescue plan. Tigh expresses skepticism at the expected high losses of boarding the basestar, saying there have to be other options. Thrace sarcastically comments that the four could just give themselves up.<br /> *On the basestar, Foster is led to the control room. Three announces that one of the Final Five has arrived. [[Number Two|Leoben]] expresses doubt, but Three attests that she saw her in her vision. Foster smiles as the Cylons gather around her in amazement.<br /> *In another room, Roslin bandages [[Gaius Baltar]], who thanks her for not killing him, but Roslin confesses that she told Adama to destroy the basestar should the Cylons get the four. Foster walks in with a [[Number Six|Six]], greeting them and bringing Roslin her medication. Roslin thanks her, and asks how she was able to do so, and Foster says that she came with Three to be with her people. Baltar attests that he subconsciously knew, that she was one of the Final Five. When asked if she had any idea, Roslin says no, and Foster tells her it might be worth pondering other things she has been wrong about, then starts to walk out. Roslin tells her to stop, and asks her to convince Three to release the hostages. Foster coldly replies that she's done taking orders from her.<br /> *A body flies out of the baseship. In CIC, Lee Adama receives a transmission from Three, who announces that there has been a change of plans. She has executed the first hostage and will continue to execute hostages every quarter hour until they have the four. Adama tries to reason with her, telling her that she did not giving them a chance and that they are co-operating, but Dualla states that Three has terminated the transmission. As a result, Adama authorizes the rescue mission and to destroy the baseship should it fail<br /> *On the hangar deck, as the pilots and deck crew prepare for the mission, Tyrol begins hearing the [[The Music|strange music]] again, heavily distorted by screeching and static. In a [[pilot ready rooms|pilot ready room]], as Starbuck and Athena brief the pilots, Anders likewise hears the music, as does Foster on the basestar.<br /> *On ''Galactica'' Anders, Tigh and Tyrol are drawn to [[Starbuck's Viper]]. Tyrol suggests that something about the Viper has changed, and Anders suggests they get Starbuck. Tigh agrees, then walks out.<br /> *Tigh walks into William Adama's office, telling him to scrub the mission. When asked if he has another option instead, Tigh confesses that he has known that he is a Cylon since the [[Ionian nebula]]. Adama expresses doubt and can't believe that his decade-long friend could by a Cylon. He suggests that Tigh could have been brainwashed on [[New Caprica]] and says they should see Doctor [[Cottle]]. Tigh says that he should have killed himself when he found out and suggests that Three will back down if he is used as a hostage.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> *As [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] escort Tigh through the hallways, William Adama suffers a nervous breakdown. He rampages through his office, smashes his fist into a mirror and drinks heavily. As Adama cries, his son finds him and tries to comfort him. Adama says that he can't kill Tigh and Lee tells him that he will handle it.<br /> *In a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]], Lee Adama interrogates Tigh, demanding to know who the other Cylons are. From the control room, [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] announces that D'Anna Biers is on the line. Adama threatens to kill Tigh if she harms one of the hostages, and says that she has ten minutes before he kills him. From Tigh he again demands the identities of the rest of the Final Four in order to save the Fleet.<br /> *Around [[Starbuck's Viper]], Thrace expresses doubt about Anders and Tyrol's suspicion regarding the Viper. Marines come in and arrest Anders and Tyrol. When Thrace asks what's going on, Sergeant [[Brandy Harder|Harder]] replies that they are Cylons. Shocked, Thrace questions Anders, who confirms that it is true. As he is dragged away, Anders insists that something is different about the Viper.<br /> *On the basestar, an [[Number Eight|Eight]] and two [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] force the captured pilots down a hallway. [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] tells the pilots to fall back, and the Eight threatens to shoot them if they don't keep moving.<br /> *Anders and Tyrol are brought into the launch tube to join Tigh. Lee Adama orders Dualla to get the baseship on the line again.<br /> *On the hangar deck, Thrace climbs into her Viper's cockpit.<br /> *On the baseship, Roslin and Baltar hear the hostages and Centurions. A [[Number Two|Two]] walks in and Roslin asks what's going on. The Two says that Three is about to start executing more hostages. When Roslin requests that she be taken to Three, Baltar insists that she won't listen to her, and that he be taken instead, because he was with her when she had the vision in the [[Temple of Five]]. Roslin agrees.<br /> *Lee Adama tells Three that he has Anders and Tyrol in the airlock, and demands that she stand down.<br /> *Thrace begins activating her Viper's systems.<br /> *Tory Foster tells Three that she knows Adama and that he will back down if pressure. Three orders to target nuclear weapons on the civilian fleet when Baltar walks in and begins begins talking to her.<br /> *Thrace continues activating her electronics and suddenly detects a signal with one instrument.<br /> *Baltar argues that coercion won't work with Lee Adama because he is too similar to his father, while Foster argues that he is bluffing.<br /> *Dualla tells Adama that the baseship's nuclear missiles have gone hot. Both conclude that the Fleet couldn't spool up their [[FTL|jump drives]] quickly enough to escape before the Cylons fire. Adama orders that everyone except Tigh be removed from the tube.<br /> *On the basestar, Baltar suggests that [[God (RDM)|God]] may have brought Three back for a different purpose, to end the conflict peacefully. She argues that the Colonials will never forgive the Cylons for [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they did to the Twelve Colonies]], and gives the order to proceed.<br /> *As the launch tube door closes, Thrace runs through the ship.<br /> *Baltar argues to Three that brute force did not work for the Cylons on [[New Caprica]] or the [[algae planet]], and that it will not work now.<br /> *Adama asks Dualla for the key and begins the process of de-pressurizing the launch tube.<br /> *An Eight announces that they have weapons lock on the Colonial ships.<br /> *Tigh tells Adama to stop hesitating and flush the airlock. As Adama is about to push the button, Thrace runs in, telling Adama to stop. She says that the Cylons just gave them [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> *Lee Adama sits in Starbuck's Viper, recognizing a Colonial emergency locator signal, and notes that no other [[wireless]] in the Fleet is picking it up. Thrace argues to a skeptical Adama that it must be a signal from Earth, insisting that some higher power is orchestrating events for a purpose and wants the Colonials to find Earth with the Cylons.<br /> *Thrace, Lee Adama, the Final Four, Number Three, Marines and Centurions stand around the Viper and an Eight sits inside. They discuss the signal. Adama says that he decided to share the information with the Cylons rather than jump away, because it would only lead to another confrontation down the road. He argues that peace is possible and says that he has granted the Final Four an amnesty. Three agrees to release the hostages.<br /> *Adama shows his father the location of Earth, asking for orders. Roslin walks in and says she wants to see him pick up the first fistful of earth. He walks away saying that he'll be back. Lee Adama talks to Roslin about stepping down, and she praises him on resolving the crisis, saying the Fleet will need that kind of leadership in the years to come.<br /> *Admiral Adama returns in uniform, saying they should find Earth. His son says that he has been working on a recon mission with Thrace. Admiral Adama replies that everyone should go together, that they don't have anywhere else to go, and that the alliance will fall apart if they hesitate too long. In his view, they need to [[List of terms (RDM)#hard six|roll the hard six]].<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> *In the CIC, Dualla announces that the Fleet is ready to jump. Admiral Adama tells Roslin that they wouldn't have made it without her and asks her to give the order. She does so. Dualla counts down and the Fleet jumps. <br /> *The entire Fleet - now including the rebel basestar - successfully jumps. Adama tells Gaeta to take his time with confirming their location. After some seconds, Gaeta announces that the [[Tomb of Athena|constellations]] match. The Fleet has jumped into orbit of a blue/white planet - Earth.<br /> *Adama makes a speech to the whole Fleet, announcing that they have arrived at Earth. All over ''Galactica'' and throughout the Fleet people rejoice ecstatically.<br /> *A detachment of Vipers, [[Raptors]], [[Heavy Raider]]s, [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Cylon freighters]], as well as several civilian ships fly towards the surface.<br /> *On Earth, Adama lifts up a handful of soil. Someone next to him reads the dirt with a [[w:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]. The soil is irradiated. Laura Roslin stands next to Adama, disappointed. Number Three is stunned.<br /> *Many others, including [[Karl Agathon|Karl]] and [[Sharon Agathon]], Gaius Baltar, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, the Final Four, and the Cylons are on the surface as well, walking and standing around on a riverbank near the ruins of a city, which was apparently destroyed. The mood is dismal, with everyone probably wondering what happened to Earth and what they will do next.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> <br /> * This episode is the mid-season cliffhanger for the first ten episodes of [[Season 4 (2008-09)|Season 4]]. The conclusion to the cliffhanger, &quot;[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]&quot;, will not air until 2009.<br /> * The episode was given an advance screening in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11th, in order to draw attention for the upcoming Emmy Award nominations. &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://syfyportal.com/news425104.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' Hosting Free Screening In L.A.}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * As D'Anna Biers executes one prisoner during the course of the episode, the population of the Fleet when it arrives at Earth is 39,664, not counting the as yet unknown number of models of the four Significant Seven Cylons who have now joined them.<br /> * The page from the [[Book of Pythia]] depicting the Temple of Aurora is the same two page spread used to represent the [[City of the Gods]] on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] from &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot;.<br /> * The rhythm of the beacon signal matches the rhythm of [[the Music]].<br /> *It remains to be seen if the rebel Cylons will be counted in the Survivor Count now they have joined the Fleet. So far only Sharon Agathon, arguably a rebel Cylon herself, has been counted despite never being considered a human.<br /> <br /> == Analysis == <br /> <br /> === General ===<br /> <br /> *The Survivor Count drops by 8 from the previous episode. Allowing for the fact that Pike's death has been counted in the previous episode and assuming no deaths in the Fleet, these eight Colonial deaths occur as a result of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Two of these casualties at least seem to be Viper pilots given the wrecked Vipers seen derelict at the battle site ([[Sine Qua Non]]). Pike's ECO is also one of the dead.<br /> * When Thrace says to Lee Adama (while he is looking at the drawing of the Temple of Aurora) &quot;We'll get there, and walk those halls together&quot;, Adama says &quot;Yeah, pretty to think so.&quot; This could be a reference to the last line of Ernest Hemingway's ''[[w:The Sun Also Rises|The Sun Also Rises]]'' when Jake Barnes says &quot;Yeah, isn't it pretty to think so?&quot; about the idea that he and Brett Ashley could have been in love.<br /> *There is one flaw in Three's hostage plan: It is not explained how she believes the Final Four would be able to make it onto her basestar without being detained first by the Colonials. One of them could always be taken as a hostage by the Colonials as a counter-move.<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * D'Anna Biers holding the Colonial personnel hostage isn't aimed so much as to President Adama and the government, as it is to the remaining three of the Final Four who choose to remain behind. When Foster moves to defect under the guise of giving Roslin her medicine, Colonel Tigh speaks up to prevent her from going. This earns Tigh and the other two who refuse to come forward Biers's enmity and she begins killing their crew mates until they join the Cylons.<br /> * Roslin's plan to hold Number Three and her knowledge to herself is shown to have already failed at the start of this episode. Three has already made it clear she will not co-operate and is walking freely around the basestar. The plan was never likely to succeed given that the Colonials on the rebel basestar are totally outnumbered and cut off from the Fleet. In fact, Roslin and Adama's decision to double cross the Cylons ([[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]) may well have precipitated the entire hostage crisis, as the rebels decided to return to their original plan only after learning that the Colonials have no intention of turning over the Final Five.<br /> * [[Tory Foster]] actively advises Number Three in her test of wills with Lee Adama, pressing for more aggressive tactics. She appears to be embracing her Cylon nature, including the antagony towards mankind. In doing so, she parallels the origins of the Cylon War, rebelling against those she had earlier served.<br /> * [[Sharon Agathon]] appears to have been released from the [[brig]] despite her shooting of [[Natalie]], although there is no explicit on screen explanation given for this. Her involvement in planning the rescue mission could be part of her parole, or it is possible Roslin confirmed to Admiral Adama that they have been experiencing and sharing powerful visions that have affected their behavior. Curiously, this is not the first time that the Agathons have escaped severe punishment for potentially mutinous actions. It is also in Admiral Adama's character to be forgiving of the actions of the officers and crew, most notably Kara Thrace, if there is compelling reason.<br /> * Admiral Adama has apparently reassigned [[Galen Tyrol]] to the hangar deck. In previous episodes Tyrol often worked in other areas of the ship. This may be another example of Adama's forbearance toward his crew. However, he has not as yet restored Tyrol's old rank. Instead, [[Peter Laird]] is shown as the chief of the deck, having likely occupied that position since Tyrol's demotion.<br /> **This is Laird's first chronological appearance since &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]&quot;. He appeared in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; in flashback scenes, and was mentioned as an active deckhand in &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;.<br /> * The Six walking up to Saul Tigh on Earth appears to be [[Caprica-Six]]. This indicates that Adama's general amnesty extends to her as well and that she is free to join the Cylon rebels on their baseship; a fact that is confirmed by [[Mark Verheiden]] in [http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/18/battlestar-galactica-interview-mark-verheiden-on-cylon-amnesty-and-finding-earth/?cid=9445 this] interview.<br /> * With the destruction of the Hub, D'Anna Biers becomes the closest a Cylon has come to being human —- along with mortality, she, as the last of her model, is unique in all the universe.<br /> <br /> === Earth ===<br /> <br /> * One of the first visual cues that [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] lacks a widespread, technologically advanced civilization comes in the establishing shots of the planet when the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] arrives in orbit. The night side of the planet is steeped in total darkness, whereas the city lights of an inhabited planet with an industrialized civilization would be clearly visible on its night side, as seen in this [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/earth_night.jpg composite satellite photograph] of the Earth at night.<br /> * How Earth came to the state which the Fleet finds it in is uncertain. Given that the landing party tests the soil with a [[wikipedia:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]], and the ruins they come across appear to be from a nuclear blast, it is likely that some nuclear event occurred on Earth. Together with the clear remnants of a modern civilization, this means that the series is set in the future and not the past (barring that is is set in an alternate universe).<br /> * Assuming that a nuclear event was responsible for the current condition of Earth, it appears that it happened a considerable number of years, if not decades or hundreds of years, ago. Less than a week after the Cylon bombardment, the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] had turned yellowish-brown from dust blasted into the atmosphere, creating a [[w:nuclear winter|nuclear winter]] ([[33]]). Nine months later, someone on Caprica would have still seen yellow skies ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Although the soil of Earth at the landing site is radioactive, the skies are a natural foggy/cloudy gray, and the view from orbit is of a blue-white world.<br /> * The area the landing party arrives at appears to be the [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] side of [[w:New York City|New York City]]. The landing party is next to a broad river and across that river to the left is a wide bay. The other shore appears to be the edge of Lower Manhattan with a destroyed skyline of buildings. The camera pans to the right over what is ostensibly the [[w:East River|East River]] until the last two seconds of the episode, where at the far right edge of the screen stands a wrecked structure with which appears to be a heavily abbreviated roadway. It appears to be the East Tower (Brooklyn side) of the [[w:Brooklyn Bridge|Brooklyn Bridge]]. However, it should be noted that the information on this is incomplete. For instance, many speculations as to the gas giant that [[Kara Thrace]] sees in her journey from Earth (as first explained in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;) claimed that the giant was [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]], when this was [[Faith|later disproved]].<br /> **In what may be a coincidence, not far from the Eastern approaches to the real-life Brooklyn Bridge in [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York]] and close to the northern shore of the [[w:borough|borough]], there is a building owned by the [[Wikipedia:The Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]]. It is called &quot;[http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/txt/sedewts.jpg The Watchtower]&quot;. The relevance is that the song that the Final Four heard is actually ''[[Wikipedia:All Along the Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]'' by Bob Dylan. Further, the building is [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=watchtower&amp;near=Brooklyn,+NY&amp;fb=1&amp;t=h&amp;ll=40.702879,-73.994551&amp;spn=0.003221,0.00559&amp;z=17 situated very near if not the exact place] the landing party stands at.<br /> **The filming location was on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=49.013815,-123.039697&amp;t=h&amp;z=16 Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen], south of Vancouver.&lt;ref&gt;http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/bsg-set-damaged-in-windstorm/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://bloginhood.blogspot.com/2008/01/look-what-else-washed-up-on-beach-more.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The landing area actually appears to be the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]], thus bookending the episode. When the episode begins, [[Lee Adama]] is looking up an illustration of the Temple in [[Pythia]]'s book. It shows a dome structure near a body of water. As the episode closes on Earth, the landing party appears to be at the ruins of a domed structure by a body of water, as described by the illustration.<br /> * Throughout this episode, Earth when seen from orbit is largely obscured by cloud masses and shadows. Unlike the view of the North American continent presented at the end of &quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;, none of the landmasses in view can be easily identified.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * Is [[Number Three]] honest in her claim that there are only four of the Final Five in the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]? If so, where is the fifth and last Cylon? If she's lying, is it because she still harbors distrust for her compatriots and the humans? <br /> *Is the fifth Cylon amongst those held on the basestar?<br /> * What happened to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]?<br /> * What condition is the rest of Earth in?<br /> * Was Earth in the same condition the last time Thrace was there?<br /> * Will the other Cylons find the Fleet and the rebels, as well as Earth? If so, will they finish [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they]] [[Cylon Civil War|started]]? Or will they surrender?<br /> * Does the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] still exist? If so, where are they now? Or was there never a Thirteenth Tribe at all?<br /> * Is Pythia's book literally accurate history or metaphors for real historical events places and things or totally false?<br /> * Will the Colonials and their Cylon allies settle on Earth, or will they move on in hopes of finding a more suitable planet?<br /> * Will Tigh, Anders, and Tyrol continue their duties on ''Galactica'' despite having been exposed as Cylons? Or will their hatred of the Cylons persist?<br /> * Now that his brief presidency has come to an end, will Lee Adama resume his duties on the Quorum? If not, what will his new role be?<br /> * Will Caprica Six join the rebels or pursue further relations with Baltar or Tigh?<br /> * In what year do the Colonials arrive on Earth?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> <br /> *''[[Jane Espenson]] about the writing and her reaction to it:''<br /> :&quot;Holy cow, I love this episode beyond the saying of it, and 'thank you' to the fans who have been going out of their way to tell all of us that, too. Adama's reaction to the reveal was stunning -- my gods -- and Starbuck-- her face said it all. A thunderclap. Simply beautiful. You wouldn't want more and you can't imagine less. I'm stating the obvious when I say that a more labored reaction would've attenuated the emotions, given the characters a chance to gather themselves before the big blow that was to come, which certainly would be a mistake. [...] I think the *real* reactions are yet to come, just like in life. The beauty of this episode is in its urgency, in the tumbling breathless slide that lands us on that grim gray unfamiliar beach&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;And -- oh -- that haunting devastated city there, with the massive ruined temple and our people trying to find their footing in a strange dead city I did not recognize... that image just kills me. Every time I watch this episode, I well up with hope, and it lasts right up through that handful of soil, and then the radiation counter breaks my heart all over again.&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;[[David Weddle|David]] and [[Bradley Thompson|Bradley]] (David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, our writers) did an excellent job throughout this rocketsled of an episode - the writing had to be so delicate, precise and emotional... and they also did such a good job doing little things like dealing with the fallout from my episode the previous week. Baltar saying he loves living is such a gem of a moment among a cascade of gems -- thanks for that, David and Brad! And then, of course, the big stuff starts happening and never ever lets up.&quot; &lt;ref name&quot;espenson&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/16/jane-espenson-on-battlestar-galacticas-mid-season-finale/|title=TVGuide: Jane Espenson on Battlestar Galactica's mid-season finale}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> <br /> *''[[William Adama]] has a nervous breakdown after learning that his best friend of 30 years, [[Saul Tigh]], is a Cylon, and having him arrested to be executed. [[Lee Adama|His son]] finds him and drags his father's sobbing form to a bulkhead where he cradles his father from behind.''<br /> :'''William Adama:''' [Crying, sobbing, despair...] <br /> :'''Lee Adama:''' [voice quavering]: Dad, listen... No one suspected, no one! Not with his record. Not what he did on New Caprica. His eye... What happened to his wife... Come on, let's get up. <br /> :'''William:''' What have I done? [breathlessly] All of the people I've sent to die? For what? For what?!<br /> :'''Lee:''' [quietly] For Earth...<br /> :'''William:''' [angrily]: There is no Earth. [sobs] It is a frakkin' joke! There is no Earth! [sobs] <br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay dad, listen to me... [firmer and takes his father face between his hands] Listen to me!! Pull it together!!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee''' [frustrated]: Yes, you can! Come on!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' [frustrated] Yes, you ca...<br /> :'''William:''' I can't... I can't kill him... I can't kill the bastard! I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay, okay, dad. [he cradles his father's face]<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' It's... It's gonna be okay... It's gonna be okay... I'll... I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it [kisses his father's forehead].<br /> <br /> *''[[Tory Foster]] to [[Laura Roslin]] after confessing that she is a Cylon:''<br /> :'''Foster:''' You had no idea, did you?<br /> :'''Roslin:''' No.<br /> :'''Foster:''' Might be worth pondering what else you've been wrong about.<br /> <br /> *''Upon confirmation of their position in orbit of Earth, [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] makes an announcement to the Fleet:''<br /> :&quot;Crew of ''Galactica''. People of the fleet. This is Admiral Adama. Three years ago I promised to lead you to a new home. We've endured a difficult journey, we've all lost, we've all suffered, and the truth is I questioned whether this day would ever come. But today our journey is at an end. We have arrived, at Earth.&quot;<br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin observes the vacant ruins on Earth:''<br /> :&quot;Earth...&quot;<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]<br /> * [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br /> * [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl &quot;Helo&quot; Agathon]]<br /> * [[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br /> * [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]] (credited as &quot;Baby Nicky&quot;)<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<br /> * [[Heather Doerksen]] as Sergeant [[Brandy Harder]]<br /> * [[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Don Thompson]] as Specialist [[Anthony Figurski]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Barry Nerling]] as [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Adama's Corporal|Adama's Corporal]]<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=396]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;references /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}} <br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_Bradley_Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_David_Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:Revelations]]</div>

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<p>Captowen: /* General */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=4x10 - Revelations - Promo 1.jpg<br /> | title= Revelations<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 10<br /> | forumthread= 1300<br /> | extra=Mid-Season Cliffhanger<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer=[[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt;<br /> [[David Weddle]] <br /> | story=<br /> | director=[[Michael Rymer]]<br /> | production=412<br /> | rating=1.8<br /> | US airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate=13 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=17 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39673<br /> | population=39665<br /> | prev= [[The Hub]]<br /> | next= [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]<br /> | imdb=0993911<br /> }} <br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Led by [[Number Three]], the band of rebel Cylons hold President Roslin and ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; pilots hostage while attempting to lure the &quot;Watchtower Four&quot; out of hiding. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]]'s Viper may hold a previously undiscovered clue to finding [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> *[[Lee Adama]] is in [[William Adama|William Adama's]] quarters, looking up an illustration of the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] on Earth, as described by [[Pythia]]. [[Kara Thrace]] walks in an greets him, and they briefly discuss the temple, and the absence of William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]]. Lee comments on how both he and Tigh are intimidated by Adama's chair. Thrace talks about how [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] stated that, for children to reach their full potential, their parents have to die.<br /> *In the [[Basestar command|basestar control room]], Roslin, William Adama, [[D'Anna Biers]] and Leoben discuss the plans to return the [[Final Five]]. Biers mentions that there are only four in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] and refuses to provide answers when Roslin questions her about the fifth's location. When Adama asks for their names, she expresses skepticism, suggesting that the Colonials may kill them. Roslin points out that the Colonials need them because they know the way to Earth, while Leoben recommends co-operation and D'Anna refutes him, citing the [[Exodus, Part II|failure]] of [[Occupation|co-operation]] on [[New Caprica]].<br /> *Biers announces that she will hold the Colonials on the ship hostage until the Final Four are safely aboard the basestar. When a standoff between the Colonials and the Centurions ensues, Roslin tells Adama to stand down and he repeats the order to the other pilots. Three tells Adama to accompany her to ''[[Galactica]]'' on a Raptor. He initially refuses, but Roslin tells him to go. She embraces him and whispers in his ear that if the Cylons get the four, they get [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], and he can't allow that to happen, even if he has to destroy the basestar with them aboard.<br /> *In [[CIC]], [[Felix Gaeta]] - having returned to duty despite still having problems with his [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner|amputated leg]] - accidentally knocks over a bottle of pills. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him by picking up the pill bottle. Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] asks Gaeta if he wishes to be relieved, but he declines and takes a drink to numb the pain.<br /> *Gaeta then announces the arrival of the rebel baseship and that a Raptor launched from it. On the [[hangar deck]], Adama and Three step out of the Raptor. [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]] look on from the catwalk, wondering whether Three can or will identify them. While William Adama greets his son, Three steps off the Raptor and looks at each of the Final Four.<br /> *William Adama and Biers explain the situation. Biers claims that she is already in contact with the four, that they would come to her willingly and that all the Fleet needs to do is not interfere with shuttle traffic. The Adamas agree to her terms. As Three is about to leave, [[Tory Foster]] steps forward, asking to bring Roslin her medication and see if she is alright. Knowing that she wants to defect, Tigh tries to prevent her from going by saying that they shouldn't give the Cylons more hostages, but he is overruled by the Adamas.<br /> *In the Adama's quarters, William and Lee Adama, Tigh and Thrace discuss a plan to rescue the hostages. The admiral mentions Roslin's recommendation, but tells his son that it is his call. President Adama agrees.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *In the [[Situation Room]], [[Sharon Agathon]] and Kara Thrace officially present their rescue plan. Tigh expresses skepticism at the expected high losses of boarding the basestar, saying there have to be other options. Thrace sarcastically comments that the four could just give themselves up.<br /> *On the basestar, Foster is led to the control room. Three announces that one of the Final Five has arrived. [[Number Two|Leoben]] expresses doubt, but Three attests that she saw her in her vision. Foster smiles as the Cylons gather around her in amazement.<br /> *In another room, Roslin bandages [[Gaius Baltar]], who thanks her for not killing him, but Roslin confesses that she told Adama to destroy the basestar should the Cylons get the four. Foster walks in with a [[Number Six|Six]], greeting them and bringing Roslin her medication. Roslin thanks her, and asks how she was able to do so, and Foster says that she came with Three to be with her people. Baltar attests that he subconsciously knew, that she was one of the Final Five. When asked if she had any idea, Roslin says no, and Foster tells her it might be worth pondering other things she has been wrong about, then starts to walk out. Roslin tells her to stop, and asks her to convince Three to release the hostages. Foster coldly replies that she's done taking orders from her.<br /> *A body flies out of the baseship. In CIC, Lee Adama receives a transmission from Three, who announces that there has been a change of plans. She has executed the first hostage and will continue to execute hostages every quarter hour until they have the four. Adama tries to reason with her, telling her that she did not giving them a chance and that they are co-operating, but Dualla states that Three has terminated the transmission. As a result, Adama authorizes the rescue mission and to destroy the baseship should it fail<br /> *On the hangar deck, as the pilots and deck crew prepare for the mission, Tyrol begins hearing the [[The Music|strange music]] again, heavily distorted by screeching and static. In a [[pilot ready rooms|pilot ready room]], as Starbuck and Athena brief the pilots, Anders likewise hears the music, as does Foster on the basestar.<br /> *On ''Galactica'' Anders, Tigh and Tyrol are drawn to [[Starbuck's Viper]]. Tyrol suggests that something about the Viper has changed, and Anders suggests they get Starbuck. Tigh agrees, then walks out.<br /> *Tigh walks into William Adama's office, telling him to scrub the mission. When asked if he has another option instead, Tigh confesses that he has known that he is a Cylon since the [[Ionian nebula]]. Adama expresses doubt and can't believe that his decade-long friend could by a Cylon. He suggests that Tigh could have been brainwashed on [[New Caprica]] and says they should see Doctor [[Cottle]]. Tigh says that he should have killed himself when he found out and suggests that Three will back down if he is used as a hostage.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> <br /> *As [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] escort Tigh through the hallways, William Adama suffers a nervous breakdown. He rampages through his office, smashes his fist into a mirror and drinks heavily. As Adama cries, his son finds him and tries to comfort him. Adama says that he can't kill Tigh and Lee tells him that he will handle it.<br /> *In a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]], Lee Adama interrogates Tigh, demanding to know who the other Cylons are. From the control room, [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] announces that D'Anna Biers is on the line. Adama threatens to kill Tigh if she harms one of the hostages, and says that she has ten minutes before he kills him. From Tigh he again demands the identities of the rest of the Final Four in order to save the Fleet.<br /> *Around [[Starbuck's Viper]], Thrace expresses doubt about Anders and Tyrol's suspicion regarding the Viper. Marines come in and arrest Anders and Tyrol. When Thrace asks what's going on, Sergeant [[Brandy Harder|Harder]] replies that they are Cylons. Shocked, Thrace questions Anders, who confirms that it is true. As he is dragged away, Anders insists that something is different about the Viper.<br /> *On the basestar, an [[Number Eight|Eight]] and two [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] force the captured pilots down a hallway. [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] tells the pilots to fall back, and the Eight threatens to shoot them if they don't keep moving.<br /> *Anders and Tyrol are brought into the launch tube to join Tigh. Lee Adama orders Dualla to get the baseship on the line again.<br /> *On the hangar deck, Thrace climbs into her Viper's cockpit.<br /> *On the baseship, Roslin and Baltar hear the hostages and Centurions. A [[Number Two|Two]] walks in and Roslin asks what's going on. The Two says that Three is about to start executing more hostages. When Roslin requests that she be taken to Three, Baltar insists that she won't listen to her, and that he be taken instead, because he was with her when she had the vision in the [[Temple of Five]]. Roslin agrees.<br /> *Lee Adama tells Three that he has Anders and Tyrol in the airlock, and demands that she stand down.<br /> *Thrace begins activating her Viper's systems.<br /> *Tory Foster tells Three that she knows Adama and that he will back down if pressure. Three orders to target nuclear weapons on the civilian fleet when Baltar walks in and begins begins talking to her.<br /> *Thrace continues activating her electronics and suddenly detects a signal with one instrument.<br /> *Baltar argues that coercion won't work with Lee Adama because he is too similar to his father, while Foster argues that he is bluffing.<br /> *Dualla tells Adama that the baseship's nuclear missiles have gone hot. Both conclude that the Fleet couldn't spool up their [[FTL|jump drives]] quickly enough to escape before the Cylons fire. Adama orders that everyone except Tigh be removed from the tube.<br /> *On the basestar, Baltar suggests that [[God (RDM)|God]] may have brought Three back for a different purpose, to end the conflict peacefully. She argues that the Colonials will never forgive the Cylons for [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they did to the Twelve Colonies]], and gives the order to proceed.<br /> *As the launch tube door closes, Thrace runs through the ship.<br /> *Baltar argues to Three that brute force did not work for the Cylons on [[New Caprica]] or the [[algae planet]], and that it will not work now.<br /> *Adama asks Dualla for the key and begins the process of de-pressurizing the launch tube.<br /> *An Eight announces that they have weapons lock on the Colonial ships.<br /> *Tigh tells Adama to stop hesitating and flush the airlock. As Adama is about to push the button, Thrace runs in, telling Adama to stop. She says that the Cylons just gave them [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> <br /> *Lee Adama sits in Starbuck's Viper, recognizing a Colonial emergency locator signal, and notes that no other [[wireless]] in the Fleet is picking it up. Thrace argues to a skeptical Adama that it must be a signal from Earth, insisting that some higher power is orchestrating events for a purpose and wants the Colonials to find Earth with the Cylons.<br /> *Thrace, Lee Adama, the Final Four, Number Three, Marines and Centurions stand around the Viper and an Eight sits inside. They discuss the signal. Adama says that he decided to share the information with the Cylons rather than jump away, because it would only lead to another confrontation down the road. He argues that peace is possible and says that he has granted the Final Four an amnesty. Three agrees to release the hostages.<br /> *Adama shows his father the location of Earth, asking for orders. Roslin walks in and says she wants to see him pick up the first fistful of earth. He walks away saying that he'll be back. Lee Adama talks to Roslin about stepping down, and she praises him on resolving the crisis, saying the Fleet will need that kind of leadership in the years to come.<br /> *Admiral Adama returns in uniform, saying they should find Earth. His son says that he has been working on a recon mission with Thrace. Admiral Adama replies that everyone should go together, that they don't have anywhere else to go, and that the alliance will fall apart if they hesitate too long. In his view, they need to [[List of terms (RDM)#hard six|roll the hard six]].<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> <br /> *In the CIC, Dualla announces that the Fleet is ready to jump. Admiral Adama tells Roslin that they wouldn't have made it without her and asks her to give the order. She does so. Dualla counts down and the Fleet jumps. <br /> *The entire Fleet - now including the rebel basestar - successfully jumps. Adama tells Gaeta to take his time with confirming their location. After some seconds, Gaeta announces that the [[Tomb of Athena|constellations]] match. The Fleet has jumped into orbit of a blue/white planet - Earth.<br /> *Adama makes a speech to the whole Fleet, announcing that they have arrived at Earth. All over ''Galactica'' and throughout the Fleet people rejoice ecstatically.<br /> *A detachment of Vipers, [[Raptors]], [[Heavy Raider]]s, [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Cylon freighters]], as well as several civilian ships fly towards the surface.<br /> *On Earth, Adama lifts up a handful of soil. Someone next to him reads the dirt with a [[w:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]. The soil is irradiated. Laura Roslin stands next to Adama, disappointed. Number Three is stunned.<br /> *Many others, including [[Karl Agathon|Karl]] and [[Sharon Agathon]], Gaius Baltar, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, the Final Four, and the Cylons are on the surface as well, walking and standing around on a riverbank near the ruins of a city, which was apparently destroyed. The mood is dismal, with everyone probably wondering what happened to Earth and what they will do next.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> <br /> * This episode is the mid-season cliffhanger for the first ten episodes of [[Season 4 (2008-09)|Season 4]]. The conclusion to the cliffhanger, &quot;[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]&quot;, will not air until 2009.<br /> * The episode was given an advance screening in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11th, in order to draw attention for the upcoming Emmy Award nominations. &lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://syfyportal.com/news425104.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' Hosting Free Screening In L.A.}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * As D'Anna Biers executes one prisoner during the course of the episode, the population of the Fleet when it arrives at Earth is 39,664, not counting the four Significant Seven Cylons who have now joined them.<br /> * The page from the [[Book of Pythia]] depicting the Temple of Aurora is the same two page spread used to represent the [[City of the Gods]] on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] from &quot;[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]&quot;.<br /> * The rhythm of the beacon signal matches the rhythm of [[the Music]].<br /> <br /> == Analysis == <br /> <br /> === General ===<br /> <br /> *The Survivor Count drops by 8 from the previous episode. Allowing for the fact that Pike's death has been counted in the previous episode and assuming no deaths in the Fleet, these eight Colonial deaths occur as a result of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Two of these casualties at least seem to be Viper pilots given the wrecked Vipers seen derelict at the battle site ([[Sine Qua Non]]). Pike's ECO is also one of the dead.<br /> * When Thrace says to Lee Adama (while he is looking at the drawing of the Temple of Aurora) &quot;We'll get there, and walk those halls together&quot;, Adama says &quot;Yeah, pretty to think so.&quot; This could be a reference to the last line of Ernest Hemingway's ''[[w:The Sun Also Rises|The Sun Also Rises]]'' when Jake Barnes says &quot;Yeah, isn't it pretty to think so?&quot; about the idea that he and Brett Ashley could have been in love.<br /> *There is one flaw in Three's hostage plan: It is not explained how she believes the Final Four would be able to make it onto her basestar without being detained first by the Colonials. One of them could always be taken as a hostage by the Colonials as a counter-move.<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * D'Anna Biers holding the Colonial personnel hostage isn't aimed so much as to President Adama and the government, as it is to the remaining three of the Final Four who choose to remain behind. When Foster moves to defect under the guise of giving Roslin her medicine, Colonel Tigh speaks up to prevent her from going. This earns Tigh and the other two who refuse to come forward Biers's enmity and she begins killing their crew mates until they join the Cylons.<br /> * Roslin's plan to hold Number Three and her knowledge to herself is shown to have already failed at the start of this episode. Three has already made it clear she will not co-operate and is walking freely around the basestar. The plan was never likely to succeed given that the Colonials on the rebel basestar are totally outnumbered and cut off from the Fleet. In fact, Roslin and Adama's decision to double cross the Cylons ([[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]) may well have precipitated the entire hostage crisis, as the rebels decided to return to their original plan only after learning that the Colonials have no intention of turning over the Final Five.<br /> * [[Tory Foster]] actively advises Number Three in her test of wills with Lee Adama, pressing for more aggressive tactics. She appears to be embracing her Cylon nature, including the antagony towards mankind. In doing so, she parallels the origins of the Cylon War, rebelling against those she had earlier served.<br /> * [[Sharon Agathon]] appears to have been released from the [[brig]] despite her shooting of [[Natalie]], although there is no explicit on screen explanation given for this. Her involvement in planning the rescue mission could be part of her parole, or it is possible Roslin confirmed to Admiral Adama that they have been experiencing and sharing powerful visions that have affected their behavior. Curiously, this is not the first time that the Agathons have escaped severe punishment for potentially mutinous actions. It is also in Admiral Adama's character to be forgiving of the actions of the officers and crew, most notably Kara Thrace, if there is compelling reason.<br /> * Admiral Adama has apparently reassigned [[Galen Tyrol]] to the hangar deck. In previous episodes Tyrol often worked in other areas of the ship. This may be another example of Adama's forbearance toward his crew. However, he has not as yet restored Tyrol's old rank. Instead, [[Peter Laird]] is shown as the chief of the deck, having likely occupied that position since Tyrol's demotion.<br /> **This is Laird's first chronological appearance since &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]&quot;. He appeared in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; in flashback scenes, and was mentioned as an active deckhand in &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;.<br /> * The Six walking up to Saul Tigh on Earth appears to be [[Caprica-Six]]. This indicates that Adama's general amnesty extends to her as well and that she is free to join the Cylon rebels on their baseship; a fact that is confirmed by [[Mark Verheiden]] in [http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/18/battlestar-galactica-interview-mark-verheiden-on-cylon-amnesty-and-finding-earth/?cid=9445 this] interview.<br /> * With the destruction of the Hub, D'Anna Biers becomes the closest a Cylon has come to being human —- along with mortality, she, as the last of her model, is unique in all the universe.<br /> <br /> === Earth ===<br /> <br /> * One of the first visual cues that [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] lacks a widespread, technologically advanced civilization comes in the establishing shots of the planet when the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] arrives in orbit. The night side of the planet is steeped in total darkness, whereas the city lights of an inhabited planet with an industrialized civilization would be clearly visible on its night side, as seen in this [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/earth_night.jpg composite satellite photograph] of the Earth at night.<br /> * How Earth came to the state which the Fleet finds it in is uncertain. Given that the landing party tests the soil with a [[wikipedia:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]], and the ruins they come across appear to be from a nuclear blast, it is likely that some nuclear event occurred on Earth. Together with the clear remnants of a modern civilization, this means that the series is set in the future and not the past (barring that is is set in an alternate universe).<br /> * Assuming that a nuclear event was responsible for the current condition of Earth, it appears that it happened a considerable number of years, if not decades or hundreds of years, ago. Less than a week after the Cylon bombardment, the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] had turned yellowish-brown from dust blasted into the atmosphere, creating a [[w:nuclear winter|nuclear winter]] ([[33]]). Nine months later, someone on Caprica would have still seen yellow skies ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Although the soil of Earth at the landing site is radioactive, the skies are a natural foggy/cloudy gray, and the view from orbit is of a blue-white world.<br /> * The area the landing party arrives at appears to be the [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] side of [[w:New York City|New York City]]. The landing party is next to a broad river and across that river to the left is a wide bay. The other shore appears to be the edge of Lower Manhattan with a destroyed skyline of buildings. The camera pans to the right over what is ostensibly the [[w:East River|East River]] until the last two seconds of the episode, where at the far right edge of the screen stands a wrecked structure with which appears to be a heavily abbreviated roadway. It appears to be the East Tower (Brooklyn side) of the [[w:Brooklyn Bridge|Brooklyn Bridge]]. However, it should be noted that the information on this is incomplete. For instance, many speculations as to the gas giant that [[Kara Thrace]] sees in her journey from Earth (as first explained in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;) claimed that the giant was [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]], when this was [[Faith|later disproved]].<br /> **In what may be a coincidence, not far from the Eastern approaches to the real-life Brooklyn Bridge in [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York]] and close to the northern shore of the [[w:borough|borough]], there is a building owned by the [[Wikipedia:The Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]]. It is called &quot;[http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/txt/sedewts.jpg The Watchtower]&quot;. The relevance is that the song that the Final Four heard is actually ''[[Wikipedia:All Along the Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]'' by Bob Dylan. Further, the building is [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=watchtower&amp;near=Brooklyn,+NY&amp;fb=1&amp;t=h&amp;ll=40.702879,-73.994551&amp;spn=0.003221,0.00559&amp;z=17 situated very near if not the exact place] the landing party stands at.<br /> **The filming location was on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=49.013815,-123.039697&amp;t=h&amp;z=16 Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen], south of Vancouver.&lt;ref&gt;http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/bsg-set-damaged-in-windstorm/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://bloginhood.blogspot.com/2008/01/look-what-else-washed-up-on-beach-more.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The landing area actually appears to be the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]], thus bookending the episode. When the episode begins, [[Lee Adama]] is looking up an illustration of the Temple in [[Pythia]]'s book. It shows a dome structure near a body of water. As the episode closes on Earth, the landing party appears to be at the ruins of a domed structure by a body of water, as described by the illustration.<br /> * Throughout this episode, Earth when seen from orbit is largely obscured by cloud masses and shadows. Unlike the view of the North American continent presented at the end of &quot;[[Crossroads, Part II]]&quot;, none of the landmasses in view can be easily identified.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> * Is [[Number Three]] honest in her claim that there are only four of the Final Five in the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]? If so, where is the fifth and last Cylon? If she's lying, is it because she still harbors distrust for her compatriots and the humans? <br /> *Is the fifth Cylon amongst those held on the basestar?<br /> * What happened to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]?<br /> * What condition is the rest of Earth in?<br /> * Was Earth in the same condition the last time Thrace was there?<br /> * Will the other Cylons find the Fleet and the rebels, as well as Earth? If so, will they finish [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they]] [[Cylon Civil War|started]]? Or will they surrender?<br /> * Does the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] still exist? If so, where are they now? Or was there never a Thirteenth Tribe at all?<br /> * Is Pythia's book literally accurate history or metaphors for real historical events places and things or totally false?<br /> * Will the Colonials and their Cylon allies settle on Earth, or will they move on in hopes of finding a more suitable planet?<br /> * Will Tigh, Anders, and Tyrol continue their duties on ''Galactica'' despite having been exposed as Cylons? Or will their hatred of the Cylons persist?<br /> * Now that his brief presidency has come to an end, will Lee Adama resume his duties on the Quorum? If not, what will his new role be?<br /> * Will Caprica Six join the rebels or pursue further relations with Baltar or Tigh?<br /> * In what year do the Colonials arrive on Earth?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> <br /> *''[[Jane Espenson]] about the writing and her reaction to it:''<br /> :&quot;Holy cow, I love this episode beyond the saying of it, and 'thank you' to the fans who have been going out of their way to tell all of us that, too. Adama's reaction to the reveal was stunning -- my gods -- and Starbuck-- her face said it all. A thunderclap. Simply beautiful. You wouldn't want more and you can't imagine less. I'm stating the obvious when I say that a more labored reaction would've attenuated the emotions, given the characters a chance to gather themselves before the big blow that was to come, which certainly would be a mistake. [...] I think the *real* reactions are yet to come, just like in life. The beauty of this episode is in its urgency, in the tumbling breathless slide that lands us on that grim gray unfamiliar beach&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;And -- oh -- that haunting devastated city there, with the massive ruined temple and our people trying to find their footing in a strange dead city I did not recognize... that image just kills me. Every time I watch this episode, I well up with hope, and it lasts right up through that handful of soil, and then the radiation counter breaks my heart all over again.&quot;<br /> <br /> :&quot;[[David Weddle|David]] and [[Bradley Thompson|Bradley]] (David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, our writers) did an excellent job throughout this rocketsled of an episode - the writing had to be so delicate, precise and emotional... and they also did such a good job doing little things like dealing with the fallout from my episode the previous week. Baltar saying he loves living is such a gem of a moment among a cascade of gems -- thanks for that, David and Brad! And then, of course, the big stuff starts happening and never ever lets up.&quot; &lt;ref name&quot;espenson&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/16/jane-espenson-on-battlestar-galacticas-mid-season-finale/|title=TVGuide: Jane Espenson on Battlestar Galactica's mid-season finale}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> <br /> *''[[William Adama]] has a nervous breakdown after learning that his best friend of 30 years, [[Saul Tigh]], is a Cylon, and having him arrested to be executed. [[Lee Adama|His son]] finds him and drags his father's sobbing form to a bulkhead where he cradles his father from behind.''<br /> :'''William Adama:''' [Crying, sobbing, despair...] <br /> :'''Lee Adama:''' [voice quavering]: Dad, listen... No one suspected, no one! Not with his record. Not what he did on New Caprica. His eye... What happened to his wife... Come on, let's get up. <br /> :'''William:''' What have I done? [breathlessly] All of the people I've sent to die? For what? For what?!<br /> :'''Lee:''' [quietly] For Earth...<br /> :'''William:''' [angrily]: There is no Earth. [sobs] It is a frakkin' joke! There is no Earth! [sobs] <br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay dad, listen to me... [firmer and takes his father face between his hands] Listen to me!! Pull it together!!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee''' [frustrated]: Yes, you can! Come on!<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' [frustrated] Yes, you ca...<br /> :'''William:''' I can't... I can't kill him... I can't kill the bastard! I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' Okay, okay, dad. [he cradles his father's face]<br /> :'''William:''' I can't...<br /> :'''Lee:''' It's... It's gonna be okay... It's gonna be okay... I'll... I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it [kisses his father's forehead].<br /> <br /> *''[[Tory Foster]] to [[Laura Roslin]] after confessing that she is a Cylon:''<br /> :'''Foster:''' You had no idea, did you?<br /> :'''Roslin:''' No.<br /> :'''Foster:''' Might be worth pondering what else you've been wrong about.<br /> <br /> *''Upon confirmation of their position in orbit of Earth, [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] makes an announcement to the Fleet:''<br /> :&quot;Crew of ''Galactica''. People of the fleet. This is Admiral Adama. Three years ago I promised to lead you to a new home. We've endured a difficult journey, we've all lost, we've all suffered, and the truth is I questioned whether this day would ever come. But today our journey is at an end. We have arrived, at Earth.&quot;<br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin observes the vacant ruins on Earth:''<br /> :&quot;Earth...&quot;<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]<br /> * [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br /> * [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br /> * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br /> * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl &quot;Helo&quot; Agathon]]<br /> * [[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br /> * [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]] (credited as &quot;Baby Nicky&quot;)<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<br /> * [[Heather Doerksen]] as Sergeant [[Brandy Harder]]<br /> * [[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> * [[Vincent Gale]] as [[Peter Laird]]<br /> * [[Don Thompson]] as Specialist [[Anthony Figurski]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[Barry Nerling]] as [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Adama's Corporal|Adama's Corporal]]<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=396]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;references /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}} <br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_Bradley_Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes_written_by_David_Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:Revelations]]</div>

Captowen https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hub&diff=164439 2008-06-27T13:33:03Z

<p>Captowen: /* The Battle */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode. For the eponymous resurrection facility, see: [[Resurrection Hub]].''<br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= 411 pilot meeting.jpg<br /> | title= The Hub<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode= 9<br /> | forumthread= 1262<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Jane Espenson]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Paul Edwards]]<br /> | production= 411<br /> | rating=<br /> | US airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | CAN airdate= 06 June 2008<br /> | UK airdate=10 June 2008<br /> | dvd=<br /> | oldpopulation= 39674<br /> | population= 39673<br /> | prev= [[Sine Qua Non]]<br /> | next= [[Revelations]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> : ''Pursuing the [[Resurrection Hub]] at the whim of the Hybrid, a team of Viper pilots and Cylon rebels become uneasy collaborators as they formulate a [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle plan]] to unbox the [[Number Three|Three]]s and destroy Cylon resurrection forever. Meanwhile, Roslin and Baltar try desperately to communicate with the panicking [[Hybrid]] and Helo discovers a disturbing characteristic within one of the [[Number Eight|Eights]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary == <br /> <br /> :''The episode takes place concurrently with &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot;<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> * Starting off from the last events of &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, [[Laura Roslin]], [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] are brought before the rebel Cylon basestar's Hybrid. After a [[Number Eight]] reconnects the [[Hybrid]], she unexpectedly jumps the ship.<br /> * During the jump, Roslin finds herself in empty corridors of ''[[Galactica]]''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt;. As she looks around, Elosha appears behind her. After they hug, the vision stops and Roslin finds herself back in the Hybrid's room. Roslin inquires after the Hybrid's abilities as the Eight tries to get information from the [[data-font]], however the Hybrid jumps the ship again, and Roslin finds herself back with Elosha in ''Galactica''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; empty corridors. Roslin makes this observation, to which Elosha replies that it makes the ship feel bigger; Roslin further points out that the experience is strange, to which Elosha replies &quot;many things are strange&quot;.<br /> * The two end up in [[sickbay]], where the only occupied (and lit) bed is occupied by Roslin herself, who is dying.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> *An [[Number Eight|Eight]] determines that the Hybrid is panicking due to [[Natalie]]'s injury. [[Gaius Baltar]] attempts to calm her, initially appearing to be successful, but the Hybrid jumps again. Roslin's vision continues, and she sees [[Kara Thrace]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and the Adamas standing over her bed. Elosha speaks to the dying Roslin, chastising her for her lack of empathy.<br /> *The Eight tells [[Karl Agathon]] that the Hybrid is following the [[Resurrection Hub]] and discusses an attack strategy with him.<br /> *When the Eight massages Agathon's back, he comments that [[Sharon Agathon|his wife]] learned to do so only after meeting him, and the Eight reveals that she accessed Athena's memories from her [[Rapture|last download]].<br /> *Agathon speaks to Roslin in the Raptor. The president tells him that he is to bring [[Number Three]] directly to her and not to the Cylons.<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, a D'Anna Biers is awakened by [[Number One|Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], who tell her about the [[Cylon Civil War]] that was caused by her actions. Three makes a disparaging remark about the Eights' fickleness.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> [[Image:411 Roslin and Baltar with Hybrid.jpg|thumb|Roslin and Baltar attempting to talk to the Hybrid about the [[Opera House]] vision.]]<br /> <br /> *In the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] hangar, Agathon and an Eight give a mission briefing to a number of [[Number Six|Sixes]], Eights and Colonial pilots. Several pilots, notably [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]] and [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]], express concerns about their safety and the reliability of the Cylon pilots. A Six rebuts that the rebel pilots are just as well trained as the humans, and the Eight reminds them that they learned to trust Athena, so they can also trust their rebel allies.<br /> *Baltar and Roslin attempt to question the Hybrid with little success. They bicker and Baltar walks off, and then the Hybrid declares that a Three has been unboxed and jumps again.<br /> *Continuing the vision, Elosha and Roslin walk through the hallways of ''Galactica''. Roslin speculates that Elosha and the visions are a manifestation of her subconscious. Roslin and Elosha see [[William Adama]] reading ''[[Searider Falcon]]'' to the dying Roslin.<br /> *After the jump, Baltar begins talking to a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] about hierarchy and religion, asserting that the Centurion is loved by [[God (RDM)|God]] as well. <br /> *Speaking to Roslin, Agathon is disappointed that she wants to betray the alliance between humans and Cylons, and thinks that they can trust the Eights. Roslin tells him that he shouldn't let the experiences with his wife cloud his judgment and orders him to carry out her request.<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> *On the Resurrection Hub, Boomer comments with alarm on the arrival of the rebel basestar. Cavil tries to convince Number Three to talk to the rebels and defuse the conflict, but she replies curtly and threatens to shout out the names of the [[Final Five]]. Boomer reports that the rebel basestar has launched 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s.<br /> *Outside the Hub, the Heavy Raiders release the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] they have been towing behind them. The Raiders attack defending basestars, while the Vipers head towards the Hub.<br /> *Cavil deduces that the rebels are attempting to destroy the Hub, and comments that doing so would be mass murder, and would make death permanent for Cylons. On hearing this Three breaks Cavil's neck and Boomer flees.<br /> *Missiles destroy a node at the top of the Hub, taking out its FTL drive. Subsequently, Agathon and the Eight head towards the Hub in a [[Raptor]]. On the Hub, they encounter the D'Anna Biers and the dead Cavil. Seeing explosions around them, Agathon tells Three to run and grabs her arm.<br /> *[[Eammon Pike]] panics as his Raptor is almost disabled and wants to jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. [[Diana Seelix]] urges him not to, telling him that the Fleet is too far way. When Pike is initiating the jump, the Raptor his hit by fire from a Raider, hitting Pike in the chest, who manages to hit the jump button.<br /> *On the Hub, Agathon hesitates upon seeing a number of inert Number Eight bodies. The Eight tells him they should leave, and drags the objecting Three.<br /> *Baltar continues to evangelize to the Centurion, but as the basestar is hit by a missile salvo, the explosion destroys the Centurion and seriously injures Baltar.<br /> *Two Marines carry Baltar to a bed while Roslin carries in a [[medkit]]. Roslin orders them out, bandaging Baltar and injecting him with [[morpha]]. In his drug-addled state Baltar talks to Roslin about religion, telling her that he once harbored terrible guilt. Pressed on what that guilt is for he tells Roslin that he unwittingly gave the Cylons the [[CNP|access codes]] prior to the [[fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. He compares the fall to the flood [[Pythia]] spoke of, which wiped out most of humanity and rejuvenated them. Shocked by Baltar's confession, Roslin tries to kill Baltar by removing his bandages. As he loses blood he begs her to stop.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> *Agathon announces that he has D'Anna Biers and orders a nuclear strike on the Hub. The Vipers fire nuclear missiles into the Hub, destroying it and at least one of the two escort basestars.<br /> *Baltar continues to beg for his life.<br /> *There is another jump. In Roslin's vision, William Adama stands over a dying Roslin, while Roslin and Elosha watch them. Elosha convinces Roslin to show Baltar mercy, saying that humanity cannot be saved on a &quot;case-by-case basis&quot;.<br /> *With a sudden change of heart Roslin desperately checks to see if Baltar is still alive, then begins re-bandaging him.<br /> *Aboard the basestar with the Three, Agathon argues with the Eight, saying that his orders are to take Three to the president. The Eight is upset and Three comments cynically that such double-crossing is a very human trait.<br /> *Agathon brings Three to Roslin, who orders him out and tells him to not let anyone else in. Three immediately inspects the injured Baltar and speculates that he is likely to survive. When asked about the Final Five, she jokes Laura Roslin is one of them, but refuses to provide any information until she feels she is safe; the information being the only thing she has now that she is the only Three left in the universe. She says she will tell Roslin who the Final Five are after she is taken back to the human Fleet.<br /> *Sometime later Roslin sits alone listening to the Hybrid. As the Hybrid jumps she has a final encounter with Elosha, whom she sees in the same room this time.<br /> *Waiting in space, William Adama sees the basestar jumping in. In the landing bay, he meets Laura Roslin. He tells her that he missed her and she admits her feelings too, saying that she loves him. The two embrace.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> === Story ===<br /> <br /> * The [[survivor count]] at the top of the show notes the already established death on Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]], whose body is discovered in the [[Raptor]] that managed to jump to the Fleet. Other human fatalities are impossible to determine as a result of the battle.<br /> * The events of this episode, starting from the [[Hybrid]]'s [[FTL|jump]] of the rebel [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in &quot;[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]&quot;, and [[William Adama]]'s mission to stay behind in a Raptor awaiting [[Laura Roslin]]'s return spans two days. Ergo, the events of &quot;[[Sine Qua Non]]&quot; occur over the course of two days.<br /> * Unlike previous episodes, this episode is part of the same overall story occurring concurrently with the episode before it (Sine Qua Non). The episode shows the events from the baseship's perspective, whereas &quot;Sine Qua Non&quot; shows the uncertainty and reactions to said uncertainty from the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s perspective.<br /> * Roslin and Adama have finally admitted their feelings for each other.<br /> * Except for Roslin's visions and recap scenes from &quot;Guess What's Coming to Dinner?&quot;, this is the first episode of the series in which nothing takes place on or near ''Galactica''.<br /> * Baltar attempts to reopen the rapport he had established with the Hybrid in &quot;[[The Passage]]&quot;.<br /> * Although the episode itself is ambiguous about her fate, her survival has been confirmed in the [[podcast:The Hub|episode's podcast]].<br /> <br /> === Cylons ===<br /> <br /> * [[Number Two]]/[[Leoben Conoy]] is notably absent from the episode (appearing only in the recap at the beginning), and only Sixes and Eights are among the Cylons fighting in the battle.<br /> * There is only one [[Number Three]] in existence, and any possibility of [[Boxing|unboxing]] the others has been lost.<br /> * With the destruction of the Resurrection Hub, the Cylons have permanently lost the ability to download into new bodies.<br /> * As previously shown in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot;, [[Heavy Raider]]s are piloted by humanoid Cylons unlike the smaller autonomous [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]].<br /> * This episode contains the first mention of [[Natalie]]'s name in dialogue.<br /> * Cylon flight suits appear for the first time in this episode. However the Eight who flies with Helo wears a Colonial flight suit.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> <br /> * Over the course of the series, the [[Number Eight|Eights]] have been notorious for shifting their alliances. [[Number Three]]'s comment about the Eight model's tendency to be passionate allies until they see &quot;something shiny&quot; seems to be yet another example of the fickle nature of the Number Eight model. A somewhat more direct observation of this fact is shown in &quot;[[Faith]]&quot; when [[Sharon Agathon]] denounces a group of Eights after hearing their desire to rebel against [[Natalie]] and the other [[Number Six]] models.<br /> * Roslin's suspicions of Baltar, which she has had since &quot;[[Epiphanies]]&quot; (and had a vague inkling of in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;) have finally been confirmed.<br /> * Roslin enters a hallucinatory trance state as the basestar jumps about wildly. Roslin has not previously experienced this sensation during the Fleet's jumps, although Kara Thrace underwent something similar in &quot;[[He That Believeth In Me]]&quot;. Moreover, [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Henderson]] exhibited symptoms of vertigo during ''Galactica's'' first jump in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|Miniseries]].<br /> * In Roslin's vision of her impending death, she is attended by Bill and Lee Adama, Cottle, and Kara Thrace. Considering Roslin and Thrace's last interaction in &quot;[[Six of One]]&quot;, and the fact that prior to that, they had not worked together since &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, it is surprising that Thrace is included in this scene at all. After Bill Adama, she is probably closer to Tory Foster, who is absent from the scene, than to either Thrace or Lee Adama.<br /> *Karl Agathon has clashed with Roslin before when extreme measures have been considered or taken against the Cylons- notably his sabotage of the biological attack in the episode [[Torn]]. Here it is significant that Agathon carries out Roslin's orders to the letter despite voicing objections over the planned double cross. Notably Agathon's recent attempted mutiny against Kara Thrace ([[Faith]]) had near-fatal repercussions that may influence his decision here to obey the chain of command. Ronald D. Moore has admitted as much in the podcast for this episode.<br /> *Agathon is known for his compulsions to take a stand on a moral principle, hence his unwillingness to use biological weapons to wipe out the Cylons previously. Here however he seems to distinguish destroying the Cylon's ability to resurrect as a military operation rather than an act of outright genocide, although the Cavil model seems to think otherwise, referring to the attack on the Hub as &quot;mass murder&quot;.<br /> <br /> === Cylons===<br /> * There are some questions regarding the sharing of memories that are re-introduced by this episode (having been introduced in &quot;[[Downloaded]]&quot;). In this episode, the Number Eight who downloaded [[Sharon Agathon]]'s memories notes that her memories are accessible by the others. This correlates with the fact that Agathon was killed and downloaded in &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;, thereby adding her memories to their repository. However, in some earlier episodes (e.g. &quot;[[Flesh and Bone]]&quot;, &quot;[[Home, Part II]]&quot;, &quot;[[Scar]]&quot;), Agathon has access to [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]]'s memories, but was never killed or resurrected up to that point. It can be inferred that Cylons can share memories outside of the download and resurrection process; how Valerii was able to do this after leaving [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] is unknown.<br /> * Given that this episode confirms that downloaded Cylon memories can be shared (though the data must be accessed first, so it is not an involuntary process), it is left unexplained why it is necessary to entirely resurrect Number Three and attack the Hub when her memories could simply be accessed by another Cylon from a central database. This would be possible if the memory data was shared across basestars as standard operating procedure. The only explanation is that no Cylon accessed her memories after she downloaded from the Temple of Five ([[Rapture]]), and boxing that Three's consciousness placed her memories into cold storage on the Resurrection Hub with no external access possible from that point onwards. It is also possible that only Cylons of the same model can access each other's memories.<br /> <br /> === The Battle ===<br /> <br /> *The battle in this episode bears a striking resemblance to &quot;[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship, Parts I]] and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|II]]&quot;. In both episodes, a shaky alliance between ''Galactica'' and another force (''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') [[Battle for the Resurrection Ship|takes on]] an ostensibly irreplaceable Cylon resurrection facility by first disabling its FTL capability and then engaging it directly with fighters. Furthermore, both sides plan to double-cross each other after the successful execution of the attack.<br /> *Although the Cylons detect the approaching Heavy Raiders, the towing plan works in that they do not realize the strike force is twice the size until it is too late.<br /> *Although the Vipers are tasked with taking out the Hub's FTL, a Raptor launches the finishing shot after what appears to be Viper fire strikes the drive.<br /> *Karl Agathon's Raptor is escorted by several Vipers flying very close as it boards the Hub, perhaps in part to mask the Raptor's DRADIS signature.<br /> *The Hub is unarmed and appears devoid of any defensive measures, although it is possible the Eight accompanying Agathon disabled these. The absence of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] escorts is notable<br /> * The success of the operation indicates Karl Agathon has now grown into the role of CAG, despite not being a Viper pilot and only initially occupying the role temporarily. Agathon not only destroys a key target in a risky operation, but maintains the morale and focus of his pilots whilst negotiating the perils of a fragile alliance with the Cylon rebels.<br /> *Despite jumping back to the fleet following the battle, the rebel basestar takes a sufficiently long time to return that ''Galactica'' and the fleet have moved on after already reconning the wreckage of the battle site (effectively doing this while the rebel basestar was already on its way back to them). This seems odd given the Cylon's known advantage in FTL technology and the fact that Pike's Raptor (which alerted ''Galactica'' to the Hub's last known location) needed several jumps to make it back ahead of them. Dramatic story considerations no doubt were the priority in sequencing these events.<br /> <br /> == Questions == <br /> <br /> === About the Hub ===<br /> <br /> *What role does the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]] play in the proper functioning of other [[Resurrection Ship]]s? Why are these apparently vital functions centralized?<br /> *Why do the Cylons have only one Resurrection Hub and the implied inability to build another? If the Cylons are capable of building a new Hub, how long would it take them?<br /> *Why is the Hub so poorly defended by Cavil's faction?<br /> *Why didn't the Vipers simply magnetically grapple themselves to the underside of the Heavy Raiders, instead of relying on tow cables?<br /> <br /> === About the Cylons ===<br /> <br /> *How will Cavil's condescending attitude toward Sharon Valerii (&quot;Pet Eight&quot;) affect her?<br /> *Where are the [[Number Two]]s during all these events?<br /> *Have other Eights have accessed Athena's memories as well?<br /> *How do other living Cylons (presumably of the same model) access and absorb the memories of downloaded Cylons?<br /> *Will Agathon inform his wife that other Eights have been accessing her memories? If so, will this affect their relationship?<br /> *What will happen to the rebel Cylons and their baseship? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will the rebel Cylons respond to Roslin's deception regarding [[Number Three]]?<br /> *Will the Cylons&amp;mdash;especially with Natalie dead&amp;mdash;return to their earlier plan of taking hostages in order to gain access to Three? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> *How will Sharon Agathon and [[Caprica-Six]] react to learning of the Hub's destruction?<br /> <br /> === About the Humans ===<br /> <br /> *Is Roslin's vision of [[Elosha]] related to other characters' [[Virtual beings|internal manifestations]], such as Baltar's [[virtual Six]] or simply a manifestation of Roslin's subconsciousness, as Roslin believes? Or is it the Hybrid speaking to her as Elosha between the jumps, or the spirit of the real Elosha?<br /> *What will happen to Baltar now that his guilt regarding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Colonies]] has been revealed?<br /> *Is Baltar's evangelizing of the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] genuine or an attempt to obtain a useful ally? Does the Centurion fully understand Baltar's intentions?<br /> *Could Baltar's actions have any adverse effects on the thoughts of the other Centurions in some way?<br /> *Will [[Lee Adama]] relinquish the presidency back to Laura Roslin? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Use bullets or standard paragraph form. Please use links to sources!!! --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- If you wish to create the source within the Battlestar Wiki, then do so! --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[D'Anna Biers]] has just been unboxed and resurrected and is in the tank. Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and Cavil are present. After being told that the Eights are on the opposite side of the Ones (Cavils) in the Cylon Civil War, Three inquires as to why Boomer is there:'' <br /> :'''Biers''' [looks at Boomer directly]: Boomer's an Eight. Shouldn't she be on the other side? [Boomer looks sternly at Three]<br /> :'''Cavil''': Boomer is my &quot;Pet Eight&quot;. She has seen the light of reason. An Eight can make a passionate ally.<br /> :'''Biers''' [contemptuously]: Oh, until she sees something shiny! [Boomer's expression is stern] <br /> <br /> *''Laura Roslin and [[Karl Agathon]] are discussing the possibility that a Three has been unboxed. Agathon disagrees with her plan to keep Three from the Cylons and doesn't think that the Cylons would betray them like that.''<br /> :'''Karl Agathon''' [shaking his head]: No, no, I don't think so. Not the Sharons, the Eights.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin''' [patiently but firmly]: Captain, you are not married to the entire production line. I cannot afford to be sentimental right now. I cannot afford you to be sentimental either. If you can't do this job, find me someone who can.<br /> <br /> * ''Aboard Karl Agathon's Raptor after the destruction of the Resurrection Hub:''<br /> :'''D'anna Biers:''' And with a whimper, every Cylon in the universe begins to die.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' Yes, that's right, and it's a good thing, D'Anna, because now there's no difference. We can all start trusting each other.<br /> <br /> * ''In Roslin's vision, as Roslin and [[Elosha]] watch Adama stand over a dying Roslin:''<br /> :'''Elosha:''' I'm not saying Baltar's done more good than harm in the universe; he hasn't. The thing is, the harder it is to recognize someone's right to draw a breath, the more crucial it is. If humanity is going to prove itself worthy of surviving, it can't do it on a case by case basis. A bad man feels his death just as keenly as a good man.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' What do you want from me here?<br /> :[Adama appears at dying Roslin's bedside]<br /> :'''William Adama:''' Laura.<br /> :'''Elosha:''' Just love someone.<br /> :'''Laura Roslin:''' Love.&quot; Huh!'<br /> :[Life monitor flatlines] <br /> :'''William Adama:''' You go. You go. You go to your rest now. [Sobs] I'm not gonna be selfish anymore. You go. Rest.<br /> <br /> * ''Roslin and Adama tenderly greeting each other on the basestar's hangar deck:''<br /> :'''Adama''': Missed you.<br /> :'''Roslin''': Me too.<br /> :'''Roslin''' [Embracing Adama]: I love you.<br /> :'''Adama''' [Breaking the embrace; looks into her eyes]: About time.<br /> <br /> * ''[[Gaius Baltar]]'' reveals to Roslin his guilt over the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|original attacks on the Colonies]]:<br /> : &quot;[[Pythia]] talks about a flood that wiped out most of humanity. Nobody blames the flood. The flood is a force of nature. Through the flood, mankind is rejuvenated -- born again. I was not a flood, you see. I blamed myself... I blamed myself. But God had made the man who made that choice. God made us all perfect. And in that thought, all my guilt flies away -- flies away like a bird.&quot;<br /> <br /> * ''Number Three answering Laura Roslin's question:''<br /> : '''D'Anna Biers''': Suppose you've got some questions for me.<br /> : '''Roslin''': Yes I do. I'd like to talk about the five Cylons in my fleet.<br /> : '''Biers''': So you know about the Final Five?<br /> : '''Roslin''': I know they're supposed to know the way to Earth.<br /> : '''Biers''': But you don't know that you're one of them.<br /> :[Roslin freezes shocked]<br /> : '''Biers''': [Bursting out laughing] Please your face! [Roslin looks relieved and smirks] Oh, it's ridiculous. No. Look, I'm not giving you any names. Not until I feel like I'm safe. 'Cause information is all I got, sweetie.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> *[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br /> *[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]] / [[D'Anna Biers]]<br /> *[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]] (credited only)<br /> *[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Cottle]] <br /> *[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br /> *[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]] / [[Cavil]]<br /> *[[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana &quot;Hardball&quot; Seelix]] <br /> *[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]] <br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Hotdog|Brendan &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]] <br /> *[[Ryan McDonell]] as Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike|Eammon &quot;Gonzo&quot; Pike]]<br /> *[[Lee Jefferies]] as Lieutenant [[Paolo McKay|Paolo &quot;Redwing&quot; McKay]]<br /> *[[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=380]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Hub, The}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]</div>

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