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Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I

2005-11-23T03:47:11Z

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== Overview ==

== Summary ==
Part one of a two-part season finale. Another copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] appears within the fleet with a proposal to President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] and Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]]; peace. Unfortunately, there is more to Conoy's offer than what's on the surface. The terms of this new Cylon armistice demand that the human survivors of [[the Twelve Colonies]] renounce their [[Lords of Kobol|false gods]] and accept the "one true" faith which the Cylons adhear to. They are to let Cylon missionaries enter the fleet and begin preaching the Cylon faith to humanity, and most shockingly of all, a quota of humans is to be offered up annually to assist in the production of Human-Cylon hybrid children. In spite of the potentially horrific terms, the civilian population of the fleet seems to support Conoy's peace plan, but Roslin and Adama do not. Roslin is determed to strike down the peace accord and calls a referendum vote on the matter. Once again she finds herself reaching out to off-again/on-again rival [[Tom Zarek]] for pollitial support. "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096684/ Quantam Leap]"'s [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001777/ Dean Stockwell] is rumored to appear, but no info has come out about his role. Source: [http://www.patriotresource.com/bg/insights/spoilers.html The Patriot Resource]

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=== Guest Stars ===
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]
*Dean Stockwell as Unknown (?)

=== Writing & Direction ===


=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)
*Production Number: 2.19
*Airdate Order: 19 (of 20)

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

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

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Downloaded

2005-11-23T03:45:05Z

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== Overview ==

== Summary ==
The episode is purported to be the "Cylon point of view" episode mentioned by producer Ron Moore in several interviews and blog postings. It is rumored to show what happened to the soul of [[Sharon Valerii|Galactica Boomer]] after she was killed by [[Cally]]. This episode suposedly gives new insight to the Cylon religion and the basic structure of Cylon society. [[Lucy Lawless]] makes a return appearance as reporter/[[Humano-Cylon]] [[D'anna Biers]]. Source: [http://www.patriotresource.com/bg/insights/spoilers.html The Patriot Resource]

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Recent rumours have suggested that this episode has been removed from Season Two's schedule in favor of extending "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]" into a two-part episode. Conflicting rumours state that it will air at the end of the season as an extra episode, or in season 3, while others say it will not be shown at all.

Speculation on what disappointment [[Ronald D. Moore| Ron Moore]] is referring to in his blog entry, [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/10/index.html#a000090 The Return], has lead to the rumour that "Downloaded" may have been pulled due to issues of quality.

An excerpt from [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/10/index.html#a000090 The Return]:
:"One thing that has become apparent in recent days is just how committed we are around here to maintaining the quality of the show and our incredible dissatisfaction when those goals are not met. I found myself not only dissatisfied last night, but positively angry with myself at something I knew in my bones had fallen well below the bar I set for myself and for the show in general. I won't go into it now (maybe later) but it was one of those situations where I looked at something and had to listen to the voice inside my head say "You screwed this one up." Nothing pisses me off more than not making a show the best I think it can be and in this case, there was no one to blame but myself. The only solace I take from it is the knowledge that it does still piss me off and therefore I am still doing something I'm passionately engaged in. Far too many writers, producers, directors and actors I've known have been stuck doing things that they either didn't care about or actually loathed, and I've been extremely fortunate in always being emotionally engaged in the projects I've worked on."

== Notes ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

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=== Guest Stars ===
*[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[D'anna Biers]]

=== Writing & Direction ===


=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)
*Production Number: 2.18
*Airdate Order: 18 (of 20)

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

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

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Sacrifice

2005-11-23T03:39:36Z

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*[[Lee Adama]], [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Anastasia Dualla]] find themselves in a hostage situation aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]''.

*Three men and a woman named [[Sesha Abinell]] have taken them hostage. Sesha was once a cook abord the ''Greenleaf'' who only wanted to live a normal life, but when her husband was killed by the [[Cylons]] she decided to exact vengeance.

*Sesha demands that Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] and President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] turn over Cylon [[Sharon Valerii]] to her, seeking Valerii's life in compensation for her husband's.

*Sesha is infuriated that Adama and Roslin continue to allow one of their greatest enemies to live in their midst, even caged. She believes that every breath Sharon draws is an insult to those who have died. Lee escapes their notice at first, but eventually turns himself over to the gunmen, hoping to connect emotionally with Sesha and what she is going through.

*The situation prompts Adama to once again consider the value of the Cylon Sharon to him, and whether or not a Cylon has any real rights. Despite the fact that she has "proven" her loyalty time and time again, he will not give her the smallest measure of trust or acceptance. Finally Sharon tells him to just hand her over, if that's what it will take to convince him of her loyalty.

*The Marines make an incursion to try and regain control of the situation by force, but it does not go well. Two are killed, along with one of the hostage-takers. Lee is wounded badly, and the event only exacerbates the already tense situation. (Source: [http://www.gateworld.net/galactica/news/2005/09/hostagetakerdemandsasacrif.shtml GateWorld])

*Will involve a scene trying to triangulate astrological data on the [[Wikipedia:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]] (c.f. [[Tomb of Athena]]) to find [[Earth]].

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=== Guest Stars ===

*Unknown as [[Sesha Abinell]]
*Unknown as [[Chu]]
*Unknown as [[Vinson]]
*Unknown as [[Page]]

=== Writing & Direction ===

*Written by [[SoandSo]]
*Story by [[ThusandThus]]
*Teleplay by [[ThisandThat]]
*Directed by [[Alan Smithee]]

=== Production Notes ===

*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)
*Production Number: 2.15
*Airdate Order: 15 (of 20)

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

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

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Delphi

2005-08-15T00:54:48Z

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A Colonial city on [[Caprica]] featuring a large spaceport and military base.

Following the [[Cylon attack|Cylon Attack]], Delphi is used by the [[Cylons]] as their primary base of operations. [[Valerii, Sharon|Valerii]] and [[Agathon, Karl C.|Helo]] make their way acorss the planet in the hope of being able to find a vehicle they can use to fly off [[Caprica]] ([[Flesh and Bone]], [[Hand of God]], [[Colonial Day]]).

It is also the city that contains the [[Arrow of Apollo]], an artefact that may be the only clue to the whereabouts of Earth ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). When [[Roslin, Laura|Laura Roslin]] has visions following the discovery of [[Kobol]], she overrides [[Adama, William|Adama's]] plans and persuades [[Thrace, Kara|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] to take her captured [[Cylon Raider]] to [[Caprica]] in order to recover the Arrow ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Successfully jumping to [[Caprica]], Starbuck lands next to the museum in which the Arrow is kept and manages to retrieve it, but she is badly beaten by [[Number Six|Six]], and encounters [[Agathon, Karl C.|Helo]] and the pregnant [[Valerii, Sharon|Sharon Valerii]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

Starbuck once owned a studio apartment in Delphi. The place was a mess, it overlooked a parking lot, it had a broken toilet and the basic services were constantly being cut off because she didn't pay the bills. The apartment was littered with paintings of her own creation and of course her customary stogies. Starbuck wasn't very enthusiastic about the place, even when she owned it, the only reason she returned "home" was to collect an old jacket, a personal memento, and to get her car so she and Helo wouldn't have to walk anymore ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

== Ancient Greece ==

The location of Delphi is one of many of the series’ influences by ancient Greek mythology and history. In antiquity, the Greek city of Delphi was home to the Delphic Oracle, a Sibyl who made predictions, delivered in song or verse, which may have been inspired or influenced by the breathing of vapors emitted from the ground. The Oracle was originally a Pythian priestess (named for the python, killed by Apollo). Overt time, she became known as The Pythia.

Initially, the Oracle was associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_%28mythology%29 Gaia], who became the foundation of the [[Greek Gods|Olympian Gods]]. However, with the founding of a temple to the god [[Greek Gods| Apollo]], Delphi became more closely associated with him.

This relationship between Delphi and Apollo is reflected in Delphi on Caprica being the home of the Arrow of Apollo.

--[[User:Gizmojumpjet|Colonial Historiographer]] 10:04, 25 Jan 2005 (EST)<br>
--Expanded, --[[User:Ernestborg9|Colonial Archivist]] 19:18, 25 Jan 2005 (EST)

== External Links ==

Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi Delphi]<br>

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