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Mark Verheiden

2008-08-22T20:27:20Z

Freevo: ref corrected

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'''Mark Verheiden''' is a respected and prolific television, movie, and comic book writer. He joined the production team and writing staff of the [[Re-imagined Series]] with the second season, initially as a consulting producer and then becoming a co-executive producer mid-way through the season. He continues to serve as a co-executive producer and writer as of the fourth season.

In addition to working on the Re-imagined Series, Verheiden has also contributed TV scripts for ''[[w:The Mask|The Mask]]'', ''[[w:Timecop|Timecop]]'', and ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'' television series.

His film work includes writing the story on which the 1994 ''The Mask'' film starring [[w:Jim Carrey|Jim Carrey]] was based, and the script for the original 1993 ''Timecop'' feature film starring [[w:Jean Claude Van Damme|Jean Claude Van Damme]]. <ref> [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=194334 The New York Times] </ref>

Verheiden’s comic-book writings include the ''[[w:Predator|Predator]]'', ''[[w:Aliens|Aliens]]'' and ''American'' series for [[w:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]], <ref> [http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?sstring=Mark+Verheiden&match=all&scope=products Dark Horse Comics] </ref> as well as ''[[w:Superman|Superman]]'' and ''Smallville'' monthly series for [[w:DC Comics|DC Comics]]. As of Spring 2006, he took over the reins of writing the ''Superman/Batman'' monthlies. <ref> [http://www.dccomics.com/ DC Comics] </ref>

Interestingly, it was probably his work on the ''Predator'' and ''Aliens'' comics that got a character (played by [[w:Tommy Flanagan|Tommy Flanagan]]) named after him in the 2004 feature film, ''[[w:Alien vs. Predator|Alien vs. Predator]]''.

Verheiden has reportedly written a horror comedy film as a vehicle for actor [[w:Bruce Campbell|Bruce Campbell]] entitled ''[[w:My Name is Bruce|My Name is Bruce]]'', which is currently in pre-production and scheduled for release in 2007. <ref> [http://www.bruce-campbell.com/projects/bruce.htm Bruce Campbell’s Official Website] </ref>

As of Summer 2008, Verheiden has joined the staff of ''[[w:Heroes|Heroes]]'', where he will work part-time as a consulting producer/writer from the second half of the show's third season on. Meanwhile he is also writing a feature film. <ref> [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/08/onward-and-heroes-ward.html Mark Verheiden's blog] </ref>

== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==
*Season 2:
**[[Final Cut]]
**[[Black Market]]
**[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]
*Season 3:
**[[Collaborators]]
**[[The Eye of Jupiter]]
**[[A Day in the Life]]
**[[Crossroads, Part II]]
''See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden|Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]''

== Notes ==

* A character named [[Verheiden]] from the ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Origins 1]]'' comic book is likely named after him.

==External Links==
* [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/ Mark Verheiden's blog]

== References ==
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Mark Verheiden

2008-08-22T20:22:53Z

Freevo: adding ref

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'''Mark Verheiden''' is a respected and prolific television, movie, and comic book writer. He joined the production team and writing staff of the [[Re-imagined Series]] with the second season, initially as a consulting producer and then becoming a co-executive producer mid-way through the season. He continues to serve as a co-executive producer and writer as of the fourth season.

In addition to working on the Re-imagined Series, Verheiden has also contributed TV scripts for ''[[w:The Mask|The Mask]]'', ''[[w:Timecop|Timecop]]'', and ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'' television series.

His film work includes writing the story on which the 1994 ''The Mask'' film starring [[w:Jim Carrey|Jim Carrey]] was based, and the script for the original 1993 ''Timecop'' feature film starring [[w:Jean Claude Van Damme|Jean Claude Van Damme]]. <ref> [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=194334 The New York Times] </ref>

Verheiden’s comic-book writings include the ''[[w:Predator|Predator]]'', ''[[w:Aliens|Aliens]]'' and ''American'' series for [[w:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]], <ref> [http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?sstring=Mark+Verheiden&match=all&scope=products Dark Horse Comics] </ref> as well as ''[[w:Superman|Superman]]'' and ''Smallville'' monthly series for [[w:DC Comics|DC Comics]]. As of Spring 2006, he took over the reins of writing the ''Superman/Batman'' monthlies. <ref> [http://www.dccomics.com/ DC Comics] </ref>

Interestingly, it was probably his work on the ''Predator'' and ''Aliens'' comics that got a character (played by [[w:Tommy Flanagan|Tommy Flanagan]]) named after him in the 2004 feature film, ''[[w:Alien vs. Predator|Alien vs. Predator]]''.

Verheiden has reportedly written a horror comedy film as a vehicle for actor [[w:Bruce Campbell|Bruce Campbell]] entitled ''[[w:My Name is Bruce|My Name is Bruce]]'', which is currently in pre-production and scheduled for release in 2007. <ref> [http://www.bruce-campbell.com/projects/bruce.htm Bruce Campbell’s Official Website] </ref>

As of Summer 2008, Verheiden has joined the staff of ''[[w:Heroes|Heroes]]'', where he will work part-time as a consulting producer/writer from the second half of the show's third season on. Meanwhile he is also writing a feature film. <ref> [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/08/onward-and-heroes-ward.html] </ref>

== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==
*Season 2:
**[[Final Cut]]
**[[Black Market]]
**[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]
*Season 3:
**[[Collaborators]]
**[[The Eye of Jupiter]]
**[[A Day in the Life]]
**[[Crossroads, Part II]]
''See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden|Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]''

== Notes ==

* A character named [[Verheiden]] from the ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Origins 1]]'' comic book is likely named after him.

==External Links==
* [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/ Mark Verheiden's blog]

== References ==
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Mark Verheiden

2008-08-22T20:19:06Z

Freevo: Joining Heroes added

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'''Mark Verheiden''' is a respected and prolific television, movie, and comic book writer. He joined the production team and writing staff of the [[Re-imagined Series]] with the second season, initially as a consulting producer and then becoming a co-executive producer mid-way through the season. He continues to serve as a co-executive producer and writer as of the fourth season.

In addition to working on the Re-imagined Series, Verheiden has also contributed TV scripts for ''[[w:The Mask|The Mask]]'', ''[[w:Timecop|Timecop]]'', and ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'' television series.

His film work includes writing the story on which the 1994 ''The Mask'' film starring [[w:Jim Carrey|Jim Carrey]] was based, and the script for the original 1993 ''Timecop'' feature film starring [[w:Jean Claude Van Damme|Jean Claude Van Damme]]. <ref> [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=194334 The New York Times] </ref>

Verheiden’s comic-book writings include the ''[[w:Predator|Predator]]'', ''[[w:Aliens|Aliens]]'' and ''American'' series for [[w:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]], <ref> [http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?sstring=Mark+Verheiden&match=all&scope=products Dark Horse Comics] </ref> as well as ''[[w:Superman|Superman]]'' and ''Smallville'' monthly series for [[w:DC Comics|DC Comics]]. As of Spring 2006, he took over the reins of writing the ''Superman/Batman'' monthlies. <ref> [http://www.dccomics.com/ DC Comics] </ref>

Interestingly, it was probably his work on the ''Predator'' and ''Aliens'' comics that got a character (played by [[w:Tommy Flanagan|Tommy Flanagan]]) named after him in the 2004 feature film, ''[[w:Alien vs. Predator|Alien vs. Predator]]''.

Verheiden has reportedly written a horror comedy film as a vehicle for actor [[w:Bruce Campbell|Bruce Campbell]] entitled ''[[w:My Name is Bruce|My Name is Bruce]]'', which is currently in pre-production and scheduled for release in 2007. <ref> [http://www.bruce-campbell.com/projects/bruce.htm Bruce Campbell’s Official Website] </ref>

As of Summer 2008, Verheiden has joined the staff of ''[[w:Heroes|Heroes]]'', where he will work part-time as a consulting producer/writer from the second half of the show's third season on. Meanwhile he is also writing a feature film.

== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==
*Season 2:
**[[Final Cut]]
**[[Black Market]]
**[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]
*Season 3:
**[[Collaborators]]
**[[The Eye of Jupiter]]
**[[A Day in the Life]]
**[[Crossroads, Part II]]
''See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden|Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]''

== Notes ==

* A character named [[Verheiden]] from the ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Origins 1]]'' comic book is likely named after him.

==External Links==
* [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/ Mark Verheiden's blog]

== References ==
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Natalie Faust

2008-06-07T14:30:04Z

Freevo:

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|seen= Six of One
|death=Dies from gunshot wound inflicted by [[Sharon Agathon]] ([[Sine Qua Non]])
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'''Natalie''' is a [[Number Six]] copy who leads a rebel faction advocating the search for the [[Final Five]] Cylons, believing that they have answers about the Cylons' origins and their place in the universe.

After the [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] abort the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] Natalie, a [[Number Two]] and a [[Number Eight]] approach [[Number One|Cavil]] with the suggestion, that the Final Five are with the humans in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|refugee fleet]]. This is fully declined by Cavil. He suggests that only the Raiders are a problem, because they extended their original programming and now violate their orders to fight the refugee fleet.

The faction led by Natalie loses a majority vote to prevent dumbing down the Raiders by removing some of their free will through a surgical procedure. Natalie is further dismayed that [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] voted against her model to side with Cavil, thus further endangering the tenuous balance of the Cylon decision making process.

After a last attempt to stop the Raiders' lobotomization, she orders two [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurions]] into the conference room and reports to the attendant Number One, [[Number Four]] and [[Number Five]] copies that her faction removed the [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s, which prevent the Centurions from using their higher cognitive functions. The Centurions open fire and kill everyone supporting Number One ([[Six of One]]).

Natalie and two Number Eights meet with the resurrected Cavil to discuss the terms of ending the conflict. Cavil agrees to stop lobotomizing Raiders and to air Natalie's proposal to unbox the [[Number Three|Number Three]] line before his compatriots. Later, Cavil informs Natalie's faction that their terms have been agreed to, and the fleet will jump to the nearest server to learn what the resurrected Threes know about the Final Five. This turns out to be a trap. The [[Resurrection Ship|Resurrection Ship]] does not jump to the rendezvous point, and Cavil's baseships open fire on Natalie's fleet, inflicting heavy damage ([[The Ties That Bind]]), with Natalie's basestar being the only surviving ship from this engagement, however the ship's [[FTL]] drive is damaged beyond repair ("[[The Road Less Traveled]]", "[[Faith]]").

When Conoy returns with [[Kara Thrace]], [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Jean Barolay]], Natalie is reluctant to take Thrace to the [[Hybrid]], but ultimately agrees as they need the Colonials' help. When a Six—who had been drowned by Barolay on [[New Caprica]] and suffered resulting emotional trauma, despite aid from Natalie after the Six's resurrection—kills Barolay, Natalie kills the Six to appease the Colonials need for "justice", thus defusing a potentially explosive situation; the Six herself cannot resurrect, as the Resurrection Ship is still out of range.

Later, Natalie overhears the [[Hybrid utterances#Dying Hybrid|Hybrid's message]] to Thrace and she is further convinced that the Threes must be unboxed, for the Hybrid claims that she alone knows the faces of the Final Five. After helping comfort a mortally wounded Eight, she leaves the Hybrid chamber to execute the jump, thus allowing her basestar to meet up with the ''Demetrius'' ([[Faith]]).

Upon returning to the Fleet with the ''Demetrius'', she speaks with Admiral Adama and President Roslin to explain the events and goals of the Cylon rebellion and to garner support by the Colonials to find the Final Five. She also reveals information about the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] and its significance, as well as the reason for the withdrawal at the [[Ionian nebula]]. Afterward, she returns to the her basestar and expresses her fear that the humans will not allow them to have the Final Five and go their own way to a Two and an Eight and proposes that they take hostage as insurance after destroying the hub.

After speaking to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] to assuage their fears about the alliance, she reflects on her experience on ''[[Colonial One]]'' and feels remorse for their deception to the humans, compelled to tell the humans the truth to rectify the situation. The other Cylons protest and send her to speak with Adama to stall for time as the Two works to stop the Centurions from taking hostages as planned. When she arrives on ''Galactica'', she encounters [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] in a corridor. Sharon Agathon, distressed over the visions she has been having and Hera's recent obsession with the Sixes, shoots Natalie out of fear that she will take her child away ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).

She is taken to ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s infirmary where Doctor [[Cottle]] tries to save her life. During that time, she [[projection|projects]] herself into a sunny forest. However, she succumbs to her wounds and dies with Cottle holding her hand. Her last sight is of Cottle's masked face fading into white. With no Resurection Ship nearby and the Resurection Hub destroyed soon after, her death in permanant ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

Her name is confirmed as Natalie by a Number Eight after learning from the Hybrid that her shooting caused it to panic and jump. The Eight calls her Natalie while explaining what the Hybrid means ([[The Hub]]).

== Notes ==

*The name "Natalie" stems from the Latin ''natalis'' (birthday), which could be a hint that she plays a significant role in the evolution of the Cylon culture.
*Natalie's name has not yet been mentioned onscreen, but (in a similar way to [[Gina|Gina]] prior to "[[Razor|Razor]]") she has been named in promotional material and by [[Tricia Helfer|the actress]] in interviews.

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Talk:Guess What's Coming to Dinner?/Archive 1

2008-05-13T19:14:37Z

Freevo: /* Two-parter? */

==Into the West==
I was just reading over the communique Brad just sent us, where he tells us that "Into the West" is not actually an episode of the fourth season, and I might know what happened. Apparently the source for the name of the episode comes from [http://thetvaddict.com/2007/06/27/more-battlestar-galactica-scoop/ this] report from an on-set reporter who glanced over a random script laying around, with the title "Into the West" on it back in June. With a little bit of research I discovered that frequent Battlestar director [[Sergio Mimica-Gezzan]] recently worked on project for Stephen Spielberg called "[http://alt.tnt.tv/itw/ Into the West]", and the writer for TV Addict might have glanced over one of Sergio's scripts. --[[User:OrionFour|OrionFour]] 03:57, 30 November 2007 (CST)

== The "Deleted Discussions" tag ==

I removed the deleted discussions tag, since it was clear that this discussion page was originally the one for "Into the West", itself having been deleted. I did this to avoid any confusion. Thanks for the heads-up, [[User:Sasoriza|Sasoriza]]! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 16:38, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

== Two-parter? ==

According to imdb.com, this episode is the first half of a two-parter, which means "Guess What's Coming to Dinner part 2" will air next week, and Sine Qua Non airs only after that. Is that true? Do you have any information on this? -- [[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 18:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
: Well, it's a two-parter in the sense that there'll be a conclusion. However, the second part ''is'' "Sine Qua Non". Also, don't trust IMDb with new information... they for every one thing they get right, there are two to five things that are completely wrong, particularly for content that hasn't aired yet. (For instance, all the episodes for season 4.0 were credited as being written by RDM, when that isn't the case.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 18:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
:Two-parters don't have to have the same title. See "Scattered"/"Valley of Darkness", "Occupation"/"Precipice", "Torn"/"A Measure of Salvation" or "The Eye of Jupiter"/"Rapture". There are more episodes that are clearly connected, like the whole first few episodes of Season 2. And that's just on this show. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 18:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
::Serenity, since I watch the same show, I am absolutely aware of that. Imdb just listed "part 2" and "Sine Qua Non" as two different episodes. And, well, this "part 1-part 2" naming also had some credibility because of "Crossroads". But yes, I totally understand that imdb is a lousy source for any information. :) Thanks for clarifying this. -- [[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Guess What's Coming to Dinner?/Archive 1

2008-05-13T19:13:57Z

Freevo: /* Two-parter? */

==Into the West==
I was just reading over the communique Brad just sent us, where he tells us that "Into the West" is not actually an episode of the fourth season, and I might know what happened. Apparently the source for the name of the episode comes from [http://thetvaddict.com/2007/06/27/more-battlestar-galactica-scoop/ this] report from an on-set reporter who glanced over a random script laying around, with the title "Into the West" on it back in June. With a little bit of research I discovered that frequent Battlestar director [[Sergio Mimica-Gezzan]] recently worked on project for Stephen Spielberg called "[http://alt.tnt.tv/itw/ Into the West]", and the writer for TV Addict might have glanced over one of Sergio's scripts. --[[User:OrionFour|OrionFour]] 03:57, 30 November 2007 (CST)

== The "Deleted Discussions" tag ==

I removed the deleted discussions tag, since it was clear that this discussion page was originally the one for "Into the West", itself having been deleted. I did this to avoid any confusion. Thanks for the heads-up, [[User:Sasoriza|Sasoriza]]! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 16:38, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

== Two-parter? ==

According to imdb.com, this episode is the first half of a two-parter, which means "Guess What's Coming to Dinner part 2" will air next week, and Sine Qua Non airs only after that. Is that true? Do you have any information on this? -- [[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 18:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
: Well, it's a two-parter in the sense that there'll be a conclusion. However, the second part ''is'' "Sine Qua Non". Also, don't trust IMDb with new information... they for every one thing they get right, there are two to five things that are completely wrong, particularly for content that hasn't aired yet. (For instance, all the episodes for season 4.0 were credited as being written by RDM, when that isn't the case.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 18:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
:Two-parters don't have to have the same title. See "Scattered"/"Valley of Darkness", "Occupation"/"Precipice", "Torn"/"A Measure of Salvation" or "The Eye of Jupiter"/"Rapture". There are more episodes that are clearly connected, like the whole first few episodes of Season 2. And that's just on this show. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 18:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
:Serenity, since I watch the same show, I am absolutely aware of that. Imdb just listed "part 2" and "Sine Qua Non" as two different episodes. And, well, this "part 1-part 2" naming also had some credibility because of "Crossroads". But yes, I totally understand that imdb is a lousy source for any information. :) Thanks for clarifying this. -- [[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Guess What's Coming to Dinner?/Archive 1

2008-05-13T18:38:24Z

Freevo: /* Two-parter? */ new section

Bloodstopper

2008-05-11T13:01:24Z

Freevo: New page: '''Bloodstopper''' is a medical powder used by the Colonial military to prevent wounds from bleeding in an effective way. It immediately cauterizes gun-shot wounds and other types of bleed...

'''Bloodstopper''' is a medical powder used by the Colonial military to prevent wounds from bleeding in an effective way. It immediately cauterizes gun-shot wounds and other types of bleedings by burning them, thus [[morpha]] is used along with it to ease the pain. It is indcluded in standard [[medkit]]s ("[[Faith]]").

== Notes ==

* The idea of bloodstopper comes from writer [[Bradley Thompson]]<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2007/11/wga-strike-day-24-this-is-post-300.html|title=Famous Mark Verheidens Of Filmland: WGA Strike - Day 24 + this is post #300 (!)|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

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Talk:Adama Glare/Archive 1

2008-04-13T13:39:17Z

Freevo: /* Six of One */ new section

== Looking good ==
This article looks good, though it could use a picture. Also, I'm not sure about the real-world Chuck Norris reference. JubalHarshaw, could you give your professional opinion on this one? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 03:19, 30 June 2007 (CDT)
:The Chuck Norris reference should go. Maybe replace it with something like "Even Colonel Tigh and Doctor Cottle regularly lose against Adama's glare". Those two have some intense glaring and frowning going on themselves. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 05:41, 30 June 2007 (CDT)
::Good suggestion. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 05:45, 30 June 2007 (CDT)
:::Agreed and removed—Chuck Norris jokes haven't been funny since 2006. [[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 03:39, 14 July 2007 (CDT)

Is it just me or are the feats ascribes to the glare way over the top? I think its effects should be described more subtly. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 05:04, 1 July 2007 (CDT)

: LOL at my "professional opinion" ... but the glare is definitely worthy of a Silly page. The feats being over the top works, I think. Though a little subtlety is always a good addition, the best Silly pages seem to be a mixture of both. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 07:02, 3 July 2007 (CDT)
::Yeah, some can be good, but in this case it's just way too much for my taste, and moves the page from being silly and amusing to groan-inducing. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 11:17, 7 July 2007 (CDT)
:::I think some of the over-the-top stuff is good, especially the part about the scanning eye. [[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 09:52, 14 July 2007 (CDT)

== Picture ==

Would be nice to have a picture of the Glare of Death. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 18:24, 3 July 2007 (CDT)
:Still working on finding a good one. If any one has any, feel free to add them. I think I barely comprehensible scientific diagram might be in order too. {{unsigned|FulltimeDefendent}}
:Is [http://www.revolutionsf.com/images/features/Battlestar_Galactica/Adama.jpg this] enough of a bad glare or just his normal scowl? Or maybe [http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/albums/s309screencaps/bsgm309_652.JPG this] from "Unfinished Business", though that's an extremely intense glare. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 06:11, 14 July 2007 (CDT)
::I'm liking that second glare. Maybe caption it with something like "Approximately 1 second after this photo was taken, the camera melted and the photographer burst into flame." --[[User:BklynBruzer|BklynBruzer]] 09:43, 14 July 2007 (CDT)
:I think the screenshot needs to be something without a definite context. {{unsigned|FulltimeDefendent}}
::I agree. I particularly like the one where he glares at Cain. [[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 08:03, 15 July 2007 (CDT)
:::Yeah, we need a better picture, and they're out there. I do recall the Glare appearing in "[[Act of Contrition]]", but it's been a while since I've seen it. Although the Cain one is just as good as well. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 20:42, 15 July 2007 (CDT)
::::As I recall, that was a two-shot with Starbuck, whereas Cain wasn't visible in "Pegasus" when she received the glare. His glare at Cain was just plain blood-chilling, too—his glare at Starbuck had a slight twinge of betrayed love to it, which was an incredible acting job from Olmos but not as fitting with the badass description in this rather silly article. [[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 21:23, 15 July 2007 (CDT)
:::::Can someone get a cap of the Pegasus glare? --[[User:BklynBruzer|BklynBruzer]] 21:46, 15 July 2007 (CDT)
:::::::[[http://www.bsg-caps.com/s3/06/590.jpg]] Does this one from "Torn" work? It's definitely the "betrayal" glare.
::::::::It's an improvement, but I still prefer [http://www.bsg-caps.com/s2/10/250.jpg the one from Pegasus]. [[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 16:43, 16 July 2007 (CDT)
:::::::::Oh yeah, that one is awesome. Just cut off the left part and upload it. You can just overwrite the existing file. or we could have both below each other. The article is big enough for that to look good. Then one can be entitled "betrayal glare" or something. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:51, 16 July 2007 (CDT)
::::::::::I like the empty space to the side of it, frames it nicely. [[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 16:59, 16 July 2007 (CDT)
:::::::::::I think crop off the left side. --[[User:BklynBruzer|BklynBruzer]] 17:22, 16 July 2007 (CDT)

== Chuck Norris ==

I don't think there needs to be a consensus on this. That reference is somewhat out of place, as the voice should be largely in-universe. Chuck Norris chokes are also ancient and not that funny anymore. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 05:40, 14 July 2007 (CDT)
:Consensus is sometimes best quantified as the product that remains after the dust settles after the editing is done. While it's polite and good form to discuss contentious items (especially if an "edit war" appears to be developing), sometimes it's most expedient to show what you mean by just doing it. (Please don't sue me, Nike.) As for myself, while I was slightly amused by the "Chucks" metric, it did seem out of place. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 05:45, 14 July 2007 (CDT)

== New Caprica ==

In response to the edit summary: "Though I still don't see how the glare can be used on NC if noone else masters it"

That's not really the point of the joke. The point is that the Cylons were so afraid of the tactic that they took advantage of the puppet government to have it declared a war crime. [[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 00:58, 17 July 2007 (CDT)
:Ok, that makes some sense. I'll rephrase it to make that a bit more clear. Right now, it reads as if the glare is used on New Caprica. For example in that it killed thousands of Cylons. Silly page aside, I don't think it should just make up patent nonsense, but instead poke some fun at events that actually occurred. The latest edits have gone some way to ensure that by tying the glare to Adama's interaction with certain characters for example. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 04:10, 17 July 2007 (CDT)

== Six of One ==

I think the record-length Adama Glare in the first seven minutes of Six on One should be included in this article. Maybe it would worth including a picture, and Helo's attempt of mimicking the Glare could be mentioned too. -- [[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 13:39, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Razor

2007-12-12T17:51:17Z

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== Overview ==

: ''A tale centered around the new ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' officer [[Kendra Shaw]], following her entire tenure on the battlestar from the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] under Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]], to [[Lee Adama]]'s command and a frightful rescue mission to save crew members who have been captured by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].''

== Summary ==
Three separate, but related stories are documented:
*William Adama's mission at the end of the first [[Cylon War]].
*The events on ''Pegasus'''s during and shortly after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
*The events surrounding the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]], set in the time period between "[[The Captain's Hand]]" and "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]".
In the episode these stories are largely told in parallel, flashing between the different time periods. Below the different story lines are listed chronologically.

=== First Cylon War ===
====William Adama ====
:''See also: [[Razor Flashbacks]]''

*{{RazorDVD|At the end of the first [[Cylon War]], a Colonial battle group conducts [[Operation Raptor Talon]] against a [[Ice planet|Cylon planet]] presumed to house a super weapon. During the battle, the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' is pummeled from [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] salvos and is subsequently destroyed. Adama then spots two Raiders entering the planet's atmosphere. Out for revenge, Adama engages the two. He shoots down one in the high altitudes, but collides with the other and is forced to eject.}}
*{{RazorDVD|However, a [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] survived as well and shoots at Adama during the free-fall. Adama shoots back and the two eventually engage in hand-to-hand combat. When the Centurion tries to use a blade on Adama, he pulls his parachute's rip cord to slow his descend, watching the Centurion fall down. Adama lands safely on the ground, crashing through what appears to be a warehouse sky-window. There he encounters the Centurion and kills it by repeatedly smashing its head with a pipe.}}
*As Adama enters what appears to be a Cylon laboratory, he finds evidence of human experimentation and human mutilations. He eventually finds a vat filled with a gelatin-like substance which is reminiscent of the [[resurrection tank]]s or [[Hybrid]] tanks that the later [[humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] would use.
*He kneels down and touches the substance, and immediately begins to hear the screams of torture victims. As he looks back at the tank, a hand abruptly grabs his arm. The hand disappears just as quickly as it appeared, and Adama falls back to the ground. A voice is heard, quoting from the [[Pythia|Pythian]] prophecies: "All this has happened before and will happen again."
*A banging sound is heard from a locked chamber nearby. As Adama approaches the window of the chamber, an unidentified man presses his face against the window and begs Adama to release him and the other captives. Adama finds a piece of metal nearby, and attempts to break open the door to the chamber.
*As Adama attempts to free the door, the man tells him that they are civilians from the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]] ship ''[[Diana]]'', whose convoy was attacked by the Cylons, and that there were initially 50 of them who were taken away one by one.
*Suddenly the ground begins to tremble. Adama manages to open the door a little bit, but not enough to allow the captives to escape. The man urges Adama to leave them and save himself. He asks Adama to tell others of what has happened to them. Adama finally complies after he realizes that he cannot free the prisoners, and runs out of the laboratory.
*Emerging from the laboratory warehouse, Adama sees the [[Guardian basestar]] lifting off into the clouds. He radios his findings about the Cylon experimentation on humans to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', but the young pilot is shocked to learn that an armistice has just been signed, and the war is over.

====Helena Cain====

: ''This entire story segment is contained exclusively on the unrated, extended DVD version of "Razor".''

*At the same time [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] is under attack by Cylon basestars and Centurion ground forces. A young [[Helena Cain]], her sister [[Lucy Cain|Lucy]] and her [[Cain (father)|father]] are pinned down in a building under heavy fire. The three attempt to escape after the last remaining marines in the building are gunned down. When her father is injured by mortar fire, he tells Helena to get Lucy to a shelter before dying.
*The sisters make it out of the building, but Lucy trips over concrete rubble and injures herself, unable to go on. Helena panics, yelling at Lucy to get up and run. She eventually leaves Lucy in the field of rubble and runs away to hide in a container. A group of Centurions appears and surrounds Lucy, who continues to cry out Helena's name.
*A Centurion discovers Helena inside the container. She finds a knife on the floor and nervously approaches the Centurion, preparing to attack it.
*The Centurion stops approaching the girl and retreats from the container, apparently having received instructions and information that the Cylon War is over and an armistice was signed. When Helena comes out, she finds only her sister's doll on the ground, and watches the Raiders leave the planet.
*Helena Cain lost her entire family on that day <ref name="watcher-forbes">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/battlestar-ga-1.html|title='Battlestar Galactica: Razor' cuts to the heart of the matter|date=20 November 2007|accessdate=22 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>.

=== The Fall of the Twelve Colonies ===
====Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards====
{{mainarticle|Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards}}
*{{RazorDVD|[[Kendra Shaw]] waits at the [[Caprica Transfer Station]] for a ship to bring her to ''Pegasus''. She briefly chats with [[Frank Bruno]] about her mother, [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate [[Marta Shaw]], her assignment and her career goals.}}
*The battlestar ''Pegasus'' is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] over [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]] for a three-month overhaul. As Kendra Shaw approaches the ship from [[Raptor 179]], she gazes in awe at the size of the [[Mercury class battlestar]].
*Admiral [[Helena Cain]] is in her quarters, reviewing a crew status report as her [[XO]], Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] enters. He lightly encourages her to take her shore leave, but she insists that she could never leave ''Pegasus'' in the hands of the civilian contractors assigned to oversee her overhaul.
*In the port hangar bay, Raptor 179 has recently arrived. With orders to report directly to [[CIC#Pegasus|CIC]], Shaw steps down and asks a pair of passing crewman to help her locate it. The crewman, however, are too busy to notice her.
*Shaw wanders through the port [[flight pod]], past groups of busy civilians, until she finds [[Gina Inviere]], a civilian network administrator assigned to ''Pegasus'''s overhaul. Inviere shows Shaw a map of ''Pegasus'', with a route to the CIC, and the two discuss the origins of Gina's last name.
*Shaw eventually reaches the CIC, where she finds Cain and Belzen at the Command and Control station. Shaw drops her gear and salutes the admiral. Cain is harsh on her new aide. She grills Shaw for being late to the CIC, concluding that she either stopped for a cup of coffee, or got lost. After Shaw leaves, Cain breaks out in laughter with Belzen, revealing that she only had a joke at the lieutenant's expense.
*[[Hoshi]] escorts her to her quarters. As they are walking down the hallway, a large blast shakes ''Pegasus'', and the noise ripples through the hallway. Shaw and Hoshi are immediately thrown to the floor. As Shaw awakens, she is in a daze. She looks around to find Hoshi unconscious on the floor. The hallway has suddenly become a disaster area.
*Admiral Cain, who was on her way to her quarters at the time, finds Shaw and Hoshi in the corridor. She asks Shaw if she is alright, but when she doesn’t respond, Cain slaps her in the face. Shaw immediately awakens. The hallway echoes with screams of horror, and the [[Action Stations|Condition One]] sirens blare. After an aborted attempt to wake Hoshi, the two head to the CIC.
*''Pegasus'' is on fire in space. [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] flood the shipyard; missiles strike two helpless ''[[Valkyrie]]''-type battlestars nearby.
*In the CIC, Colonel [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] and many of the CIC personnel are unconscious. Belzen is coordinating the response effort, but there have been multiple nuclear detonations. Luckily however, the battlestar still has main power and propulsion, but that’s about it. [[DRADIS]] and weapons have both been knocked out.
*The Cylon attack is taking its toll on the shipyards. The two ''Valkyrie''-type battlestars lose their moorings and one crashes into the shipyards, instantly destroying it.
*Cain orders the ship to seal all hatches and release all moorings in preparation for an immediate departure. As the ship evacuates the shipyards, Cain orders the [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|FTL]] drive spun up for an immediate jump.
*A Cylon Raider fires two nuclear missiles at ''Pegasus'' from across the shipyards. The missiles fly past a [[Galactica type battlestar]] as its moorings are destroyed, and past the wreckage of several other battlestars and support vessels.
*Cain orders an immediate jump, but Shaw says that with the navigational computer off-line, she would have to enter a random set of coordinates, [[Blind jump|which could take the battlestar anywhere]], possibly within a star or other larger astral body. Cain yells back at her to do it anyway, and the battlestar jumps away.

====So Say We All====
*Two days since the attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, ''Pegasus'' is four to five jumps away from the Colonies. Belzen reports that many of ''Pegasus'''s [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor]]s are either destroyed or beyond repair, over a quarter of the crew is dead, and rumors are circulating about the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]].
*Shaw has been working without sleep to restore the navigational and defense computer systems, and she has finally done it. Additionally, she has discovered lines of hidden Cylon computer code inside the [[Command Navigation Program]], which was fortunately down during the attack. Shaw suggests that the entire program be purged from the system.
*After ordering two Raptors on a reconnaissance mission back to the Colonies, the time has finally come for Cain to reveal the extent of the devastation at home to her crew. She tells them that their colonies have been destroyed, their cities nuked, their fleet obliterated. While the victory of one ship may seem unattainable when even their very survival is at stake, she tells them that they have revenge to reach for instead.
*In an expression of determination and conviction, the crew resoundingly shouts, “So say we all!” over and over, after hearing Cain’s words.
*Cain, Shaw, Fisk and Belzen are in the admiral’s quarters, looking over recently gathered intelligence for a low-risk attack on a Cylon outpost. They are discussing a somewhat isolated communications relay when Gina Inviere enters. She greets the admiral with a kiss and a flirtatious shoulder pinch, and the five sit down to enjoy some wine and conversation.
*Cain assures her senior staff that while she does want to engage in guerrilla warfare tactics against the Cylons, she is not willing to put the ship and crew in any amount of excessive danger.
*Shaw and Inviere are working on firewalling all of ''Pegasus'''s computer networks to prevent them from being infiltrated by the Cylons, but constantly having to find a senior officer to input their command codes for system access is making the process take exceedingly long. Inviere discreetly complains about it, and Shaw says that under the circumstances, she would speak to Cain about raising her clearance. In the meantime, she gives Inviere her own command code to use. Inviere then discusses her relationship with Cain in greater detail.

====Battle of the Communications Relay ====
{{mainarticle|Battle of the Communications Relay}}
*''Pegasus'' prepares for a hit-and-run attack on what appears to be a somewhat neglected Cylon communications relay. However, when ''Pegasus'' arrives, there are twelve Cylon Raiders guarding the relay. Despite the increased enemy presence, Cain orders [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] to advance.
*Almost the second after the Vipers are launched, fifteen enemy squadrons of fighters jump into DRADIS range. Cain orders ''Pegasus'''s defensive fire concentrated on the incoming attack squadrons, but Shaw reports that the weapons grid won't respond to commands.
*In spite of the odds, Cain orders Belzen to launch the reserve Vipers, but he insists that taking such an action would cost too many lives and resources. She persists in her orders, but Belzen refuses to carry them out. Cain orders Belzen to hand her his sidearm, which she uses to shoot him in the forehead, in front of the entire bridge crew. <ref>This event is recalled by [[Jack Fisk]] to [[Saul Tigh]] months later, over drinks, in the Season 2 episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]."</ref>
*Cain turns to a stunned Fisk, tells him that he is now the [[Executive Officer|XO]] and orders him to launch the reserve Vipers. Fisk, nearly petrified by what he just saw, is more than compelled to follow the order. As the last of ''Pegasus’s'' remaining squadrons launch, Cylon batteries pound the hull.
*With the weapons grid down, Cylon [[Heavy Raider]]s easily breach ''Pegasus’s'' defensive perimeter. [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] begin pouring into the ship through breached [[airlock]]s. Cain orders fast-response teams of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] to engage the Centurions, and orders Shaw to Secondary Damage Control, as she fears that the Cylons will use this junction to vent all of ''Pegasus’s'' air into space.<ref>This tactic is reminiscent of a similar tactic attempted by the Cylons in the episode "[[Valley of Darkness]]."</ref>
*As Shaw heads to Secondary Damage Control, she finds Gina Inviere trying to escape the Centurions, and orders her to the CIC. As she peers around the corner, she is almost seen by a Centurion. She waits for it to leave, and as she turns the corner to go down the hallway, she sees a [[Number Six]] Cylon, following the Centurion. At first, Shaw doesn’t understand what she sees, but then it comes together – [[Humanoid Cylon|the Cylons can mimic human form]], and Gina Inviere is one of them. Shaw shoots and kills the Six, leaving it dead right in front of a security camera.
*Shaw immediately heads to the CIC to take Inviere, now also in CIC, into custody before she can do any more harm. In the CIC, she directs her weapon at Inviere, and orders the Marines to take her into custody. When Cain belays the order, Shaw states that Gina is a Cylon infiltrator and that "they can look like us". When Cain scoffs, Shaw asks Hoshi to display the security feed from Airlock 4.
*Cain balks at the image of the dead humanoid Cylon in the form of her lover. Feeling betrayed and without any other options, she orders the guards to remove Inviere ("''this thing''") from the bridge. As a Cylon missile strikes ''Pegasus'', Gina uses the moment to flip her captor around by the jaw, and gains control of his [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Handheld weapons|weapon]], which she uses to shoot his comrade. She then snaps the Marine's neck, and trains her weapon on Cain. In a moment of hesitation, Inviere cannot bring herself to shoot Cain, and Shaw sneaks up behind her, clubbing the Cylon over the head with the butt of her rifle.

====Massacre aboard the ''Scylla''====
* The victory at the communications relay is bittersweet. Over eight hundred of ''Pegasus''’s original crew are now dead <ref>Kendra Shaw reports "at least 816 dead, 121 injured" after the attack on the com relay. Earlier, Colonel Belzen reports the loss of over 700 people in the attack on the shipyards. Given ''Pegasus'''s crew complement of approximately 1,750 when she encounters ''Galactica'', adding both numbers would mean that almost half of the crew died. ''Battlestar Wiki'' assumes that Shaw is relating the casualties of both battles.</ref>, over 90 Vipers are either destroyed or out of commission, and the deck crew doesn't have the resources to repair all remaining ones.
*As Cain and Shaw discuss the battle, Gina Inviere looks on from her cell. Shaw blames herself for the high cost of the battle, for giving Inviere her access codes, which she used to take down the weapons grid.
*The hatch opens, and Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] salutes Admiral Cain. Cain orders him to use whatever means he can conjure to retrieve information from Inviere, including torture and rape. As Thorne enters Inviere’s cell, Cain is called to the CIC.
*As Cain enters the CIC, Fisk is elated to inform the admiral that a convoy of 15 civilian ships has been detected. Fisk and Shaw are thrilled at the discovery, but the mood quickly turns sour when they realize Cain has other things on her mind. Cain orders Fisk to prepare teams of Marines and engineers to board each ship. They will take what they need, including spare parts and people, and leave the ships without FTL drives to fend for themselves.
*Fisk and Shaw come aboard the ''[[Scylla]]'', where they find a relieved welcoming party. [[Peter Laird]] is the first to welcome them aboard. Excitement quickly turns to confusion however, when they hand Laird a list of Admiral Cain’s orders. Laird is shocked to learn that Cain wants to take their FTL drives. Laird informs the welcoming party, and they suddenly become an angry mob. Shaw informs them that they will use force if necessary, but Laird persistently refuses.
*As the mob inches closer to the boarding party, Fisk reports to Cain of the escalating situation. In an act that surprises even him, she orders him to shoot the families of any selectee that doesn’t comply with the orders.
*Fisk and the Marines are wary of the order, but they line up a couple of the families despite their reservations, hoping that showing the mob their resolve will force them to comply. The angry mob suddenly becomes violent – they throw whatever they can at the boarding party.
*At that very moment, Shaw pulls out her sidearm, and shoots a woman in the front in the head. The Marines follow suit, and before very long, the deck of the ''Scylla'' is painted with the blood of the dead. Shaw’s gaze drifts to her sidearm, still smoking from the shot, and then up to Laird, who is too stunned to move.
*In the aftermath, Shaw cannot bring her eyes to look upon the dead. Fisk comforts her by telling her that the entire fleet heard about what happened and there should be no more resistance. As her party leaves the ''Scylla'', she can’t help but look back.
*For her actions aboard the ''Scylla'', Cain promotes Shaw to captain. It is small comfort to Shaw, who is still anguished by what she has done. Seeing her vulnerability, Cain tells Shaw that the war is forcing them all to do things that they may not like, even hate, because if they don’t, then they may not live to simply become human again. By putting aside her fear, her reservations, even her revulsion to complete the mission, Shaw has become Cain’s "razor".

=== Present events ===
* Newly-promoted Commander [[Lee Adama]] is formally appointed commander of ''Pegasus'' by [[Laura Roslin]] in front of the ship's crew. In his speech he promises to change things on the battlestar and announces [[Kara Thrace]]'s appointment as acting [[CAG]].
* Shaw follows the speech on the [[wireless]] set, but eventually switches it off. She walks to a jar, takes out a syringe and injects herself with a drug. She is still troubled about what happened on the ''Scylla''.
* Next, she is summoned to Adama's office, who reads her service file and points out that she received glowing reports from Cain, but increasingly negatives ones from Fisk and [[Barry Garner|Garner]], who eventually assigned her to kitchen duty because of "persistent insubordinate behavior". After listening to Shaw's candid opinions about him and his predecessors, Adama offers her the job of executive officer; he intends to give the crew back its pride, and as an outsider he needs someone to uphold Cain's legacy.
* During a firearms drill, she shows competence but also how hard she is on the crew. William Adama comments that his son found an XO meaner than [[Saul Tigh]].
* The Admiral gives Commander Adama his first mission: a [[SAR|search and rescue]] for two pilots and a civilian science team in an overdue Raptor.
* At their destination, Starbuck and [[Showboat]] conduct a Viper patrol and suddenly encounter enemy fighters of an unfamiliar configuration. Although able to identify them as Cylons, Starbuck doesn't realize that they are in fact [[Raiders (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raiders like the ones used in the first Cylon War]].
* ''Pegasus'' establishes a defensive perimeter and orders the Vipers to return prior to an FTL jump. When the [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Navigation computer|navigational computer]] malfunctions and the Raiders close, Shaw orders to the vessel's offensive flight pod [[Battery|batteries]] turned on the incoming targets, placing Starbuck and Showboat inside the battlestar's close-in firing solution. Struggling their way through the barrage, a Raider follows them into the [[flight pod]], which Starbuck shoots down once inside the landing bay. On the [[hangar deck]], she angrily confronts Shaw over her decision to open fire, but Adama defends his XO.
* ''Pegasus'' returns to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], and Admiral Adama, Roslin and Tigh inspect the downed Raider on the hangar deck. [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Valerii]] recalls the "[[Guardians]]", a group of [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Centurion models]] that escaped being scrapped by the [[humanoid Cylons]]. The Guardians guard the [[first Hybrid]], created by the Cylons as a first attempt at an organic model and eventually abandoned as an evolutionary dead end. This causes Adama to remember the events on the ice planet on the last day of the Cylon War, finally realizing the significance of what he saw over 40 years ago.
* After examining the Raider's navigational data, Admiral Adama believes that the Raptor crew was captured by the Guardians and orders his son to jump to a possible base of theirs. For the duration of the operation, he transfers his flag to ''Pegasus'', but assures Lee that it will be his mission.
* Shaw drafts an attack plan for ''Pegasus'' to draw Cylon forces away while a Raptor, piloted by Thrace and carrying a strike team, jumps to the Cylon base. Before signing off on the plan, Lee Adama confronts Shaw over the incident on the ''Scylla''. She just replies that she is Cain's legacy - a razor - and that Cain wouldn't have hesitated to execute the plan.
* Before the battle Shaw is about to take another shot of the drug and when she is caught by Thrace, who is looking for a bottle of [[ambrosia]]. The two stalemate and agree to keep each other's secrets, and realize that they are more alike than they thought.
* {{RazorDVD|Thrace is going over the Raptor prepared for the mission and told by Shaw that Chief Tyrol already checked everything. During their chat, the two notice that Thrace's [[Socrata Thrace|mother]] and Admiral Cain weren't too different, advising to repress one's fear and focus on the anger. Thrace remarks that her mother only had her anger left in the end and died alone.}}
* The mission doesn't go as planned when the strike team's Raptor is pursued by two Raiders. They simulate an engine malfunction, emergency blow the side hatch and sling themselves out of the flat-spinning Raptor before it is destroyed by the Cylons, escaping undetected. Using EVA thrusters, they make their way to the Guardian basestar.
* Thrace, Shaw, [[Erin Mathias|Mathias]], [[Dasilva]] and [[Hudson]] find the missing Raptor crew, whom the Cylons mutilate in a manner similar to what William Adama saw in the first Cylon War. As they free the survivors, two Centurions attack, wound Dasilva and begin to drag him away. Unwilling to let him suffer same treatment as the Raptor crew, Shaw shoots Dasilva, but in turn is shot in the abdomen.
* While under cover from the firefight, Mathias reports to ''Pegasus'' that the detonator for the nuclear warhead, which they plan to use to destroy the basestar, is damaged.
* ''Pegasus'' loses wireless contact with the boarding team and Lee Adama orders a [[Missile tubes|nuclear ship to ship missile]] to be armed and readied. Thrace herself considers the "mission outcome doubtful". Assuming that the team is dead, Commander Adama orders the launch of the missile, but is overridden by his father, who wants to give the team a chance.
* After reestablishing contact and learning that an evacuation Raptor is on the way, Shaw orders Mathias to rig a manual detonator for the nuke, determined to complete the mission. While Lee is reluctant to sacrifice someone to detonate the warhead, his father believes that the Cylons would easily shoot down a missile, but leaves the final decision to Lee. He orders Thrace to get the team to safety, but to stay behind and detonate the nuke manually.
* The team prepares to suit up and leave, when Shaw forces Thrace to hand over the warhead at gunpoint and remains on the baseship. Walking through the hallways, she finds the Cylon Hybrid, who knows her name, saying that he has been waiting for her for a long time. He tells her that the Centurions worship him as god, and observes Shaw's desire to be forgiven for what she has become. The Hybrid also delivers a warning about Thrace: she will lead the human race to its end, she is the herald of the apocalypse and the harbinger of death, and she must not be followed.
* Shaw tries to relay this to ''Pegasus'', but her transmission is blocked by Cylon jamming shortly after the start, and the warning is not heard. She then detonates the nuke, killing herself and destroying the basestar.
* Later, the Adamas discuss the battle and its outcome, the admiral noting Thrace's recommendation of Shaw for a posthumous commendation. Reviewing the logs, Admiral Adama doesn't find fault in either Cain's or Shaw's decisions, but Commander Adama vehemently disagrees, citing the ''Scylla''. The admiral replies that he never had to face similar circumstances, and that he had people like Lee, Roslin and Tigh to counsel and challenge him and keep him from making extreme and questionable decisions. He comforts Lee, telling him that his decision to launch the nuclear missile and sacrifice the strike team wasn't wrong, just necessary from Lee's perspective at the time.
* Outside [[Officer's quarters#Admiral Adama's quarters|Adama's quarters]], Lee meets Thrace, who now has Cain's knife given to her by Shaw. She is unsure if Shaw sacrificed herself as atonement or if she just "had it coming." Thrace tells him that she requested reassignment back to ''Galactica'' because she thinks Lee would keep trying to get her killed. When asked if she might deserve that, she jokingly replies that she has a [[The Destiny|destiny]] and plans to live to keep it.



== Notes ==

===Production===
*A four-part podcast of the original story meeting for "Razor" is available on the [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/season04/ SciFi website].
* Despite being credited, [[Aaron Douglas]] ([[Galen Tyrol]]), [[Tahmoh Penikett]] ([[Karl Agathon]]), [[Alessandro Juliani]] ([[Felix Gaeta]]), [[Michael Trucco]] ([[Samuel Anders]]), [[Kandyse McClure]] ([[Anastasia Dualla]]) and [[Matthew Bennett]] ([[Number Five]]/[[Aaron Doral]]) do not appear in the aired version of "Razor".
**Bennett appears briefly in the [[Razor Flashback]] web-episodes as [[Aaron Doral]], in a flashback two days before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
**Tyrol is mentioned by Admiral Adama as having helped [[Gaius Baltar]] remove navigational information from the Cylon Raider, but is never seen otherwise.
* [[Michael Taylor]] noted that the original opening for "Razor" was inspired by ''[[w:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]'', but this was later cut <ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>.
* A scene with [[Alastair Thorne]] torturing [[Gina]] while Cain looks on was filmed but removed as "it played a little too much like an outtake from ''[[w:Spartacus|Spartacus]]''."<ref name="thewatcher"/> Part of it can still be seen in the recap at the beginning of the movie.
*According to composer [[Bear McCreary]], no specific soundtrack release for "Razor" is currently planned. However, the best tracks will be included on the Season 4 soundtrack <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=205|title=Bear McCreary's blog|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.
*According to [[Gary Hutzel]], the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] was written so that "we would see it in bits and pieces. For the most part, it centered on the fact that they had to jump out of there before two nuclear missiles hit them." As for the [[blind jump]], the impetus for it was to be filmed only from the point-of-view of the CIC personnel, who saw the two incoming warheads on [[DRADIS]], which prompted the jump. However, [[Felix Alcala]] wanted the scene to be something out of ''[[w:Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'', thus the shots showing the destruction of the shipyards were added in.<ref name="vfxworld-2">{{cite_web|url=http://vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=3460&page=2|title=
Raising the VFX Bar In-House on ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor''|date=26 November 2007|accessdate=30 November 2007|last=Bennett|first=Tara DiLullo|format=|language=|page=2}}</ref>
* Hutzel laid out the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] shots himself, eventually choosing the chrome appearance over a sophisticated silver metallic appearance, as the chrome surfaces were best for reflections.<ref name="vfxworld-2"/>
* Universal Home Entertainment financed part of "Razor" for DVD-only effects and other material for the show which is proprietary, which is why such effects sequences are on the DVD or used in promotional material.<ref name="vfxworld-2"/>
* Furthermore, the special effects shots were done in house without using a third-party source: over 184 shots were done, 120 of them being full CGI. Many new ships had to be developed specifically for "Razor", in addition to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]-inspired Centurions.<ref name="vfxworld">{{cite_web|url=http://vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=3460|title=
Raising the VFX Bar In-House on ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor''|date=26 November 2007|accessdate=30 November 2007|last=Bennett|first=Tara DiLullo|format=|language=|page=1}}</ref>

===Story===
* As [[Kendra Shaw]] scrubs through the [[wireless]] bands, she happens upon a [[Talk Wireless]] broadcast where the wireless personality notes [[Laura Roslin]]'s cancer remission, going on to infer that there was speculation on how the remission was brought about. Another snippet mentions Roslin's "recent" ban of abortion.
* The [[Guardian basestar]] appears to be an evolutionary gap in between the older Cylon War-era [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] and the newer starfish type basestar.
* The flashback of a young William Adama finding a Cylon lab during the war is part of the fifth, sixth, and seventh episodes of the [[Razor Flashbacks|"Razor" web-episodes]].
* According to [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]], the [[Hybrid]]s were created as a means to grow out of their mechanical roots and into biological ones. The Cylons considered the hybrids a failure and, after creating enough of them to control their baseships, the project was abandoned.
*At the end Thrace asks to be re-assigned to ''Galactica'', currently holding the position of ''Pegasus'''s [[CAG]], which she assumes in "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
*Despite being a major, Kendra Shaw wears a colonel's [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniform]] with white/red trim. As shown on Doctor [[Cottle]] earlier, a major's uniform only has a white trim.
* When ''Pegasus'' jumps away from the Scorpion Fleet Yards, the vacuum created from the jump appears to suck in the surrounding flames and smoke of battle. This effect has been seen before in "[[Exodus, Part II]]" following ''Galactica'''s intra-atmosphere jump.

===Unrated DVD===
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* [[Virtual Six]] appears in the unrated version of the DVD and reveals why the Cylons achieved human form, claiming that since their God created humanity in his image, the Cylons wanted to do the same, regardless of how much they themselves loathed humanity.
* Young William Adama says the word "cocksucker" in reference to the Cylon he pursues as he breaks away from ''Columbia'' (e.g. "This cocksucker's mine."). The dialogue is redubbed in the [[Razor Flashbacks]] to "This frakker's mine."
* When Cain shoots Belzen in the head, a large amount of blood splatters on the glass wall behind him. This is a noticeably more graphic depiction of a head shot than ''Battlestar Galactica'' shows on television. Usually, only the entry wound is shown and the camera avoids the area behind the head; for example also when Number Six is shot in "[[Precipice]]" and Three in "[[Hero]]".
*The DVD version includes an additional monologue by the [[first Hybrid]] when the strike team arrives at the basestar. It is intercut with footage of the team making its way through the ship. This is a reference to the revelation of four of the [[Final Five]] Cylons during "[[Crossroads, Part II]]":
:"Soon there will be four glorious new awakenings, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves, the pain of revelation bringing new clarity. And in the midst of confusion they will find that enemies are brought together by an awesome sense of belonging. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward, the once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth is still is in shadow, drawn toward the light, hungering for redemption, that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."
*Additionally, the first Hybrid continues its monologue, explaining the future of the [[Significant Seven|seven other Cylon models]]. It demonstrates knowledge of [[Number Three]]'s [[boxing]], an event over a year in the future at the time of his speech:
:"I can see them all - the seven, now six, self-described machines who believe themselves are of no sin, but in time it is sin that will consume them. They will know enmity, bitterness, the wrenching agony of the one splintering into many. And then they will join the promised land, gathered on the wings of an angel. Not an end, but a beginning."
* The [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion shipyards]] includes additional special effects scenes of the battle.
* The unrated, extended main feature on the DVD does not include all of the [[Razor Flashbacks]], namely Episodes 1, 2 and and the ''Galactica'' scenes of Episode 7. However, all seven flashbacks are included as separate special features on the DVD.

== Analysis ==
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*Given the overall [[survivor count]] and the tally of 49,579 during the credits, "Razor" takes place between "[[The Captain's Hand]]" and "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]". Captions also place the flashback portions 10 months prior to the present events. However this timespan is closer to 9 months.
**This is also the only time during Lee Adama's command of ''Pegasus'' that the episode can fit, since Starbuck leaves for Caprica in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I". See also ''[[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)]]''
**Adama's selection of Shaw as his [[XO]] likely takes place very shortly after him taking command of ''Pegasus'', but other parts of the episode might take place slightly later.
**[[Sharon Agathon]]'s appearance ''may indicate'' that this episode takes place before "[[Downloaded]]", however this cannot be confirmed by any visual evidence as her appearance is brief and all camera shots are seemingly aimed to avoid shooting her belly. However, it can be reasonably surmised that because she is still cooperating with the Colonials that [[Hera]]'s birth and her subsequent faked death haven't occurred yet.
*According to Admiral Cain, a razor is someone who can set aside all fear, hesitation, revulsion and natural inhibition in battle (see [[#Noteworthy Dialogue|noteworthy dialogue]]).
**When Cain recruits [[Jack Fisk]] to assassinate Commander Adama, she tells him that he needs to pick Marines who are "completely reliable. Completely loyal. Razors." ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).
**This bears a passing semblance to a poem by Japanese [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto]]: "I am still the sword/Of my Emperor/I will not be sheathed/Until I die." Admiral Yamamoto knew about America, Americans and their potential from his time as a student at Harvard and as a naval attaché in Washington, DC. Despite misgivings about declaring war on America, he served his Emperor and planned the attack on Pearl Harbor.
**A razor is a physically present symbol throughout the episode in the form of a folding knife, which Cain found as child when her home colony was attacked by the Cylons. She used it to overcome her fear of a Centurion and kept it over the decades. After Cain's death, the blade passes to Kendra Shaw and eventually to Kara Thrace. It appears several times in the episode, and is used by Cain to explain the concept of becoming a razor to Shaw.
*Regarding the casualties suffered by ''Pegasus'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]], Shaw's report that ''Pegasus'' suffered over 800 dead likely refers to the total casualty rate since the Cylon attack. Since ''Pegasus'' already suffered over 700 losses fleeing the Scorpion shipyards, adding 800 to this figure would mean that almost half the crew were killed. Considering that ''Pegasus'''s crew is approximately 1,750 when she encounters ''Galactica'', such a high death rate seems unlikely.
*The woman shot by Shaw could have been [[Peter Laird]]'s wife, given the pan shot from his expression as he looks at the bodies, to the dead woman's face. His evasiveness when asked about the rumors circulating about the ''Scylla'' in the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" would support this. His reaction to the woman's execution, however, can be taken one of two ways. He was either a man in complete shock of witnessing his wife's death or a man who was horrified from what he didn't believe was possible of Colonial military. Laird never mentions a wife explicitly.
*Given that an evac Raptor successfully retrieves the assault team by docking or at least flying close to the Guardian basestar without incident, it seems that the Guardian basestar itself appears to be unarmed and totally reliant on its Raiders for defense, unlike the standard [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestar]].
*A curious technical gaffe appears to occur as the smoke from the various fires in the shipyard travel upward. Unless the flames (which would appear as a globular "blossom" shape without gravity) jet upward, the smoke, with the lack of convection (heat rising upward as lighter gases against gravity), would expand in all directions opposite the flames or venting, not "up" relative to the battlestar or flames.
*In stark contrast to her demeanor by the time of the rendezvous with ''Galactica'', Helena Cain is visibly more relaxed with her crew: She is stern when necessary, but also enjoys several moments of levity with subordinates and cultivates personable relations with her staff; she regards [[Jurgen Belzen]] as a personal friend (as described later by Fisk to Tigh); she initiates Shaw to ''Pegasus'' by chewing her out in the CIC and shares a humored look with her XO afterwards; the atmosphere at the dinner is very informal; she expresses strong emotions and sheds tears as she surveys the ship's casualties. All these point to the war and especially Gina's betrayal as reasons for her push over the edge to become a "razor" and the narrowing of her perspective to pure vengeance.
*Although she may have sacrificed herself in atonement, Kendra Shaw ended her life as a razor, casting aside fear and self-preservation to stay behind and die to complete her mission, echoing Admiral Cain's observation that "sometimes we have to leave people behind so that we can go on, so that we can continue to fight. Sometimes you have do things that we never thought we were capable of ..." When she arrives on ''Pegasus'', she is regarded as an opportunist, but in the end she is quite the opposite.
*Kendra Shaw's death marks the final transition from Cain's legacy to Admiral Adama's. Shaw was the last of Cain's inner circle. She was one of the officers who had Cain's utmost respect and trust. Her death signifies the complete replacement of ''Pegasus'''s original leadership and opens up the merging of the two battlestar crews.
*Admiral Cain suggests that Kendra Shaw used her mother's connections to secure an upwardly-mobile assignment on ''Pegasus'' — an ironic criticism, since then-Commander William Adama mentions to President Roslin how well-connected Cain is, helping her jump over half the commanders list for promotion to admiral ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).
*Both Shaw and Thrace have been noticed and mentored by Admiral Cain. In this respect, the friction between the two takes on aspects of sibling rivalry.
*Based on the restored scenes on the "Razor" DVD, Admiral Cain's past plays a huge role in how she approached the second Cylon War. As a child, Cain abandoned her little sister in order to hide from Centurions. Though this scene of a young Cain is mixed in Cain's speech of the need to leave some behind in order to go on fighting, it implies a sense of guilt on Cain's part for having abandoned her sister to the Cylons. Her entire rationale in actively fighting the Cylons and not running portrays a need for her to take a stand and fight. She had a need to stop running.
*Also in the DVD version, the knife that Cain carries is revealed to have a deeper meaning to Cain than simply a weapon. The knife was an impromptu weapon Cain discovered while she was attempting to hide from the Centurions. When she is finally discovered, she makes her last stand with this same knife. In the end, it becomes the only object that she still carried, and what she eventually became, a last resort weapon.
*Cain and Adama had two different reactions to the end of the first Cylon War. Adama had the desire to attack and pursue the Cylons, to continue the fighting. Cain wanted to run and hide from the Cylons. Adama witnessed the escape of the First Hybrid's ship, feeling the responsibility of the lost lives that he could not save. Cain witnessed the escape of a Centurion Raider, realizing her responsibility in loosing her little sister's life, whom she could have saved.

== Questions ==

* How does the Hybrid know [[Kendra Shaw]]?
* Is the Hybrid's warning that [[Kara Thrace]] is the harbinger of death true? Does it say this to ensure that the eternal cycle continues per Pythian prophecy?
* Who is [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']]'s [[CAG]] after Thrace steps down?
* Whose decision was it to scrap the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|old Centurions]]? Did they resist?
* When the [[first Hybrid]] says "My children believe I am a god", to whom is he referring? The old model Cylons? The organic models?
* What does the first Hybrid mean when he says his existence will "begin again in ways uncertain"?
** Does this statement imply that the first Hybrid is capable of [[Resurrection (RDM)|downloading]]?
* Are all of the Guardians on the basestar when it is destroyed, or did they build other bases in the decades before?
* Is the first Hybrid one of the original humans who were captured on the ''[[Diana]]''?
* Is the physical appearance of the first Hybrid what the original human appeared, or did it physically age?
* Given Sharon Agathon's statement that the Hybrid experiment was abandoned after others were created to control the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], do the Cylons only have a limited number of them?

== Official Statements ==
:''See: [[Razor/Official Statements]]''

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
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*''Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] talks to [[Kendra Shaw]] about her conduct during the crisis:''
:Sometimes we have to leave people behind so that we can go on. So that we can continue to fight. Sometimes we have to do things that we never thought we were capable of, if only to show the enemy our will. Yesterday, you showed me that you're capable of setting aside your fear, setting aside your hesitation, and even your revulsion. Every natural inhibition that, during battle, can mean the difference between life and death. (opens folding knife.) When you can be this for as long as you have to be, then you're a razor. (closes knife.) This war is forcing us all to become razors. Because if we don't, we don't survive. And then we don't have the luxury of becoming simply human again. Do you understand me?

*''Opening narration by Kendra Shaw:''
:You're born, you live and you die. There are no do-overs, no second chances to make things right if you frak 'em up the first time. Not in this life anyway. [...] Like I said, you make your choices and you live with them. And in end you are those choices.

*''[[Gina Inviere]] about Helena Cain and their relationship:''
:She has needs, just like the rest of us. No one can survive entirely on their own. Trust me Lieutenant, in the end, we're all just human.

*''Admiral Cain gives a speech to her crew after the [[Cylon attack]]:''
:This is your admiral. I know there've been a lot of rumors going around...about the destruction that's been visited on our [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|homeworlds]] by the Cylons. I would like to tell you that they're exaggerations, but in fact it can not even come close to convey the horror that's been unleashed upon us. The facts are...that our colonies have been destroyed, our cities have been nuked, and our fleet's gone too. So far there have been no indications of any other survivors. I imagine you're all asking yourselves the same question I am: What do we do now? Do we run? Do we hide? I think those are the easy choices. A philosopher once said "When faced with untenable alternatives you should consider your imperative." Look around you. Our imperative is right here, in our bulkheads, in our planes, in our guns and in ourselves. War is our imperative. And if right now victory seems like an impossibility, then we have something else to reach for: revenge, payback. So we will fight. Because in the end it's the only alternative our enemies have left us. I say let's make these murdering things understand that as long as this crew and this ship survive, that this war, that they started, will not be over. Thank you.

*''Cain and Shaw in the aftermath of the attack on the Cylon communications relay:''
:'''Shaw:''' 32 Vipers destroyed. 61 badly damaged. The acting chief says we don't have enough parts to repair them all.
:'''Cain:''' It's a rather high price for a tactical insignificant victory.
:'''Shaw:''' I wouldn't say it's insignificant, sir. I'd say we put the enemy on notice. The price we paid is my fault.
:'''Cain:''' How do you figure that, Lieutenant?
:'''Shaw:''' I gave [[Gina Inviere|her]], it, my access codes. [...]
:'''Cain:''' You gave it something far more important. You gave it your trust. As did I, but this ''thing'' really knows how to manipulate human emotion. Preys on it.

*''Shaw's opinions about ''Pegasus's'' previous commanders and Lee Adama:''
:[[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] was a [[black market (organization)|black market]] sell-out. Piece of garbage. Unworthy of the uniform. [[Barry Garner|Garner]] was a martinet who tried to micromanage this ship like it was some balky piece of machinery. [...] You're a step up. That doesn't change the fact that you're an outsider who was brought in to clean up our mess. Or the impression that your daddy just gave you a battlestar; like he was tossing you the keys to a new car.

*''Kendra Shaw and [[Kara Thrace]] meet in the ship's galley:''
:'''Thrace:''' (catching Shaw injecting a drug) So the XO's human after all. I used to do that myself. Scrub through the wireless bands. Reminds you you're not alone out here. (pauses) Got any more?
:'''Shaw:''' More of what?
:'''Thrace:''' Whatever you're about to stick on your neck.
:'''Shaw:''' You don't miss much, do you?
:'''Thrace:''' Whatever floats your boat, right? I came down here looking for a [[ambrosia|loose bottle]] and you came down here for...guess we're both just trying to take the edge off, right?
:'''Shaw:''' Guess so.
:'''Thrace:''' That's good. Cause I'd hate to think that Lee's new XO can't handle the pressure. Maybe wants to get busted back to peeling potatoes.
:'''Shaw:''' I'd hate to think that Lee's favorite pilot wants to find herself scrubbing floors for pilfering ship's stores.
:'''Thrace:''' (smirks) You keep my secret, sir, I'll keep yours.

*''Shaw and Thrace preparing for the rescue mission and assault on the basestar (extended version only):''
:'''Thrace:''' Hope for the best, plan for the worst, as [[Socrata Thrace|my mom]] the sergeant-major used to say.
:'''Shaw:''' That all she taught you?
:'''Thrace:''' Fear gets you killed; anger keeps you alive.
:'''Shaw:''' Admiral Cain said the same thing. She said to me once, "If you can be this" (opening the blade) "for as long as you have to be, you're a razor." A weapon can't feel fear, has no regrets. It just is.
:'''Thrace:''' Noticed you would've gotten along just fine. Of course, my mom was full of crap about a lot of things. Held on to her anger so tight that at the end, that's all she had left. She died alone. You ask me, fear, anger -- two sides of the same coin. You gotta let go of both.

*''The [[first Hybrid]], speaking to himself as Shaw's squad storms the base star (extended version; dialogue may be inaccurate because it is hard to understand):''
:'''Hybrid:''' At last, they’ve come for me. I feel their lives, their destinies spilling out before me. The denial of the one true path, played out on a world not their own, will end soon enough. Soon there will be [[Final Five|four, glorious in awakening]], struggling with the knowledge of their true selves, the pain of revelation bringing new clarity, and in the midst of confusion, he will find her. Enemies brought together by impossible longing, enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering. I can see them all. The seven, now six, self-described machines who believe themselves without sin, but in time, it is sin that will consume them. They will know enmity, bitterness, the wrenching agony of the one splintering into the many, and then they will join the promised land, gathered on the wings of an angel. Not an end, but a beginning.

*''Shaw and the first Hybrid:''
:'''Hybrid:''' Come in, Major. I've been waiting for you for a long time.
:'''Shaw:''' You're what all this is about, aren't you? What are you?
:'''Hybrid:''' What am I? A man? Or am I a machine? My children believe I am a god.
:'''Shaw:''' Are you ... a god?
:'''Hybrid:''' I have seen things. Your life, Kendra Shaw. The things you have done. Things you felt you had to do. All leading to this moment. You wish to be forgiven, my child. ... Do you wish to be forgiven?
:'''Shaw:''' Yes.
:'''Hybrid:''' Then come up closer. There's something I have to tell you. Come. (Grabs her arm.) Kara Thrace will lead the human race to its end.
:'''Shaw:''' What?
:'''Hybrid:''' She is the herald of the apocalypse. The harbinger of death. They must not follow her.

*''The first Hybrid and Shaw, just before Shaw detonates the nuclear warhead:''
:'''Hybrid:''' As my own existence comes to a close, only to begin anew, in ways uncertain.
:'''Shaw:''' You're scared, aren't you, mother-frakker? You should be.
:'''Hybrid:''' All this has happened before, and it will happen again...again...again...again...again...again...again...

*''[[William Adama|William]] and [[Lee Adama]] discuss Cain's actions:''
:'''William Adama''': I've been going through Cain's log and from a tactical perspective it's hard to find fault in anything she did. Or that Kendra Shaw did.
:'''Lee Adama:''' They [[Scylla|butchered innocent civilians]], Dad. Come on. How can you ignore that?
:'''William Adama:''' I know that I didn't have to face any of the situations that she did. I had the [[Laura Roslin|President]] in my face, arguing for the survival of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian fleet]]. I've Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] keeping me honest, balancing my morality and my tactics. And I had you. Now...you don't have any children, so you might not understand this, but you see yourself reflected in their eyes. And there are some things that I've thought of doing with this fleet, but I've stopped myself, because I knew I'd have to face you the following day.

== Guest Stars ==
* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]] (credit only)
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] (credit only)
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] (credit only)
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]] (credit only)
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]] (credit only)
* [[Michelle Forbes]] as Admiral [[Helena Cain]]
* [[Graham Beckel]] as Colonel [[Jack Fisk]]
* [[Stephanie Jacobsen]] as Lieutenant/Captain/Major [[Kendra Shaw]]
* [[Nico Cortez]] as Young [[William Adama]]
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
* [[Steve Bacic]] as Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]]
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]
* [[Eileen Pedde]] as Sergeant [[Erin Mathias]]
* [[Fulvio Cecere]] as Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]]
* [[Vincent Gale]] as [[Peter Laird]]
* [[Campbell Lane]] as [[First Hybrid|Hybrid]]
* [[Kyra Scott]] as Young [[Helena Cain]]
* [[Chandra Berg]] as Little [[Lucy Cain]]
* [[Peter Flemming]] as [[Cain (father)|Helena's Father]]
* [[Shaker Paleja]] as Medic [[Hudson]]
* [[Andrew Dunbar]] as Marine [[Dasilva]]
* [[Jacob Blair]] as Squad Leader [[Banzai]]
* [[Peter Bryant]] as [[Frank Bruno]]
* [[Chris Bradford]] as Ops Officer
* [[Tyson Stanley]] as Young [[Marine]]
* [[Trevor Roberts]] as ''[[Scylla]]'' Protestor #1
* [[Cameron Macleod]] as ''Scylla'' Protestor #2
* [[Ingrid Tesch]] as Mother
* [[Joey Pierce]] as Marine [[Riggs]]
* [[Matt Drake]] as Son #1
* [[Dustin Eriksen]] as Son #2
* [[John Hainsworth]] as Man in Cage #1
* [[Victor Ayala]] as Man in Cage #2
* [[Deni Dolory]] as Woman in Cage
* [[Emily Hirst]] as Child in Cage
* [[Ben Cotton]] as [[Terrified Man]]
* [[Stefanie von Pfetten]] as Captain [[Marcia Case|Marcia "Showboat" Case]]
* [[Alyssa Minniss]] as Flower Girl
* [[Allison Warnyca]] as Lt. [[Jaycie McGavin|Jaycie "Goldbrick" McGavin]] (credited only on the DVD's Flashback credits)
* Uncredited as [[Gus]]

== External Links ==

* Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=205 score for "Razor"]

== References ==
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{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}

[[de:Razor]]

Talk:Nico Cortez/Archive 1

2007-10-08T07:48:36Z

Freevo:

== Removed video ==
It seems like YouTube has removed the referenced teaser of Nico Cortez. I've found two previews featuring the actor, but they contain some heavy spoilers, and I'm not sure if it is appropriate to link to any of them. These are the videos: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qlAjIM4RfQ Razor Flashback preview-1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J0X4ytw1Xw Razor Flashback preview-2]. Could anyone please update the page? {{unsigned|Freevo}}
: Done. Although you are welcome to make any changes. :-) Also, by the way, make sure to sign your posts with four tildes, like this: <nowiki>-- ~~~~</nowiki>. This helps us determine who signed what, without digging through the page history. :-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 21:19, 7 October 2007 (CDT)
::Thanks. I have just forgotten to sign my comment, sorry. And of course, I was not sure if I could change the link to a spoilery one :). --[[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 02:48, 8 October 2007 (CDT)

Talk:Nico Cortez/Archive 1

2007-10-07T23:15:55Z

Freevo: New page: == Removed video == It seems like YouTube has removed the referenced teaser of Nico Cortez. I've found two previews featuring the actor, but they contain some heavy spoilers, and I'm not s...

Seamus Kevin Fahey

2007-09-25T10:46:50Z

Freevo: New page: {{expansion}} {{Crew Data | image= | role=Writer | series=RDM | born_month= | born_day= | born_year= | death_month= | death_day= | death_year= | nationality= | imdb= }} '''Seamus...

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'''Seamus Kevin Fahey''' is a writer for the whose professional credits are limited to only working on the [[Re-imagined]] series of Battlestar Galactica. <ref>[http://tv.yahoo.com/seamus-kevin-fahey/contributor/2308444 Seamus Fahey's profile on Yahoo! TV]</ref>

== Biographical Notes ==
Fahey was working as the Writer's Assisant on BSG for two years. Meanwhile he helped creating a story arc for the [[List of Comics#Dynamite_Comics|comic series]] based on the show, <ref name="mv1">[http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2007/01/battlestar-guy-wins-slamdance.html Mark Verheiden's blog]</ref> and also won the 2007 Slamdance teleplay competition for his script "Ghost Town". <ref name="mv1" /><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Slamdance_Film_Festival 2007 Slamdance Film Festival on Wikipedia]</ref>
In 2007, after he was promoted to Staff Writer, <ref>[http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2007/04/battlestar-starbuck-and-secrets.html Mark Verheiden's blog]</ref> he created his first script for the series' fourth season. <ref>[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/09/battlestar-ga-1.html The Watcher]</ref>

== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==
*Season 4:
**[[Faith]]

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[[Category:A to Z|Fahey, Seamus Kevin]]
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Faith

2007-09-25T09:34:30Z

Freevo:

{{spoiler}}

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| season= 4
| episode= 6
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| writer=[[Seamus Kevin Fahey]]
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| director=[[Michael Nankin]]
| production=408
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| prev= [[Into the West]]
| next=
}}

== Overview ==
'''"Faith"'''<ref name="sidesexpress">Originally posted on [http://www.sidesexpress.com/se_index.cfm?locid=5&task=type&l=5&c=battlestar#sr GoBetween Inc.], a [[:Image:GoBetween240707.jpg|screenshot]] is available on Battlestar Wiki Media, because the data isn't available forever.</ref> is the (yet unconfirmed) working title of the sixth [[Season 4]] episode.

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
*[[Nana Visitor]], known to genre viewers as Kira Nerys on ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', will be playing a cancer patient named Emily who meets Laura Roslin in ''Galactica's'' sickbay. Initially annoying Roslin because she listens to wireless broadcasts by [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]], the two bond and eventually discuss matters of morality and faith. All of Visitor's scenes are with Mary McDonnell <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/09/battlestar-ga-1.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' gets a Visitor|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

== Analysis ==


== Questions ==


== Official Statements ==





== Noteworthy Dialogue ==



== Guest Stars ==


== External Links ==

== References ==
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{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}

[[Category:RDM]]

[[de:Faith]]

Talk:He That Believeth In Me/Archive 1

2007-08-18T15:51:15Z

Freevo: /* Update */

== Citing issue ==

There is a problem with "Go Between, Inc.". Understandably they don't keep the data forever. Searching for "battlestar" now only yields results for "[[Six of One]]". The data for "[[Razor]]" and this episode is gone. So the cite is kinda pointless. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:01, 13 June 2007 (CDT)
: Ran into something like this with [[New Caprican loco weed]] ... the Sci-Fi thread where some of the "Also known as" names came from disappeared. Maybe we should note in the cite "info no longer available"? [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 15:04, 13 June 2007 (CDT)
::Better to remove the cite if we can't back it up (and delete the article, if necessary). --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 00:44, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
:::Deleting the article because the cite isn't available anymore, would be an overreaction though. All other BSG sites still list this (even if we have more stringent citation standards). I'd prefer somehow indicating that the site isn't available anymore. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 01:25, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
: I agree with Serenity, but of course I'm an inclusionist. The data did exist. Perhaps there is a Google cache (or other website cache) of it still available. I notice the date it was retrieved is part of the cite, I think that is a good thing. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 07:21, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
::If it's still in the Google cache, we could copy it to [[Sources:Go Between]] or something like that. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 09:52, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
:::Keeping in mind we're not a news source, perhaps it would be better to make a ''screen capture'' of such information to make a permanent source copy on BS Media that cannot expire. The capture as well as the tenuous article sourcing can be removed later once we get more firm sourcing. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:15, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
::::That would be feasible. Unless someone has a better idea, that might be the best. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 11:24, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
::::Excellent idea. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 22:26, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
== Update ==

Mark Verheiden reports on his [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2007/08/bsg-update-next.html blog] that David Weddle and Bradley Thompson are writing this episode. I've updated the article accordingly. Also, he reports that officially the production numbers for Razor are 401 and 402, and Season 4, Episode 1 is going to be 403. --[[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 10:51, 18 August 2007 (CDT)

Talk:He That Believeth In Me/Archive 1

2007-08-18T15:49:51Z

Freevo: /* Citing issue */

Talk:He That Believeth In Me/Archive 1

2007-08-18T15:49:06Z

Freevo: /* Citing issue */

== Citing issue ==

There is a problem with "Go Between, Inc.". Understandably they don't keep the data forever. Searching for "battlestar" now only yields results for "[[Six of One]]". The data for "[[Razor]]" and this episode is gone. So the cite is kinda pointless. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:01, 13 June 2007 (CDT)
: Ran into something like this with [[New Caprican loco weed]] ... the Sci-Fi thread where some of the "Also known as" names came from disappeared. Maybe we should note in the cite "info no longer available"? [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 15:04, 13 June 2007 (CDT)
::Better to remove the cite if we can't back it up (and delete the article, if necessary). --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 00:44, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
:::Deleting the article because the cite isn't available anymore, would be an overreaction though. All other BSG sites still list this (even if we have more stringent citation standards). I'd prefer somehow indicating that the site isn't available anymore. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 01:25, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
: I agree with Serenity, but of course I'm an inclusionist. The data did exist. Perhaps there is a Google cache (or other website cache) of it still available. I notice the date it was retrieved is part of the cite, I think that is a good thing. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 07:21, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
::If it's still in the Google cache, we could copy it to [[Sources:Go Between]] or something like that. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 09:52, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
:::Keeping in mind we're not a news source, perhaps it would be better to make a ''screen capture'' of such information to make a permanent source copy on BS Media that cannot expire. The capture as well as the tenuous article sourcing can be removed later once we get more firm sourcing. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:15, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
::::That would be feasible. Unless someone has a better idea, that might be the best. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 11:24, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
::::Excellent idea. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 22:26, 14 June 2007 (CDT)
Mark Verheiden reports on his [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2007/08/bsg-update-next.html blog] that David Weddle and Bradley Thompson are writing this episode. I've updated the article accordingly. Also, he reports that officially the production numbers for Razor are 401 and 402, and Season 4, Episode 1 is going to be 403. --[[User:Freevo|Freevo]] 10:46, 18 August 2007 (CDT)

Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox/He That Believeth in Me

2007-08-18T15:36:14Z

Freevo:

{{spoiler}}

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| US airdate=
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| dvd=
| population=
| prev= [[Razor]]
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== Overview ==
'''"He That Believeth In Me"'''<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.sidesexpress.com/se_index.cfm?locid=5&task=type&l=5&c=battlestar&p=1#sr|title=The Go Between, Inc.|date=|accessdate=May 21, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> is the (yet unconfirmed) working title of the first [[Season 4]] episode.

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
* The title was first reported as " He That Believ<u>a</u>th In Me". Writer [[User:Ngarenn|Bradley Thompson]] [[BW:OC#Season 4 First Episode Title|confirmed]] that this is a misspelling and not intentional.
* The title may be a reference to John 11:25-26, which says:
*: Jesus said unto her, "I am the resurrection, and the life: '''he that believeth in me''', though he were dead, yet shall he live and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

== Analysis ==



== Questions ==



== Official Statements ==






== Guest Stars ==



== Noteworthy Dialogue ==




== External Links ==

== References ==
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{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}

[[Category:RDM]]