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Daybreak, Part I

2009-03-15T23:34:33Z

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{{Episode Data
| image=FirstDaybreak.jpg
| title=Daybreak, Part I
| season= 4
| episode=19
| guests=
| writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
| production=421
| rating=
| US airdate=March 13, 2009 <ref>http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html</ref>
| CAN airdate=Early 2009
| UK airdate=Early 2009
| dvd=
| population=39516
| oldpopulation=39521
| prev=[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars ]]
| next=[[Daybreak, Part II]]
| forumthread= 2994
}}

== Overview ==
''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' begins to be stripped of parts, and [[William Adama|Adama]] calls for volunteers for a final mission.<ref>http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=1054906</ref>

== Summary ==

=== Act 1 ===
'''In Caprica City'''
*The Act opens with a montage, including a galaxy, a bird trapped in a skylight, water falling into a pool, and light over a planet. A shot of a city can be seen, with the words "Caprica City - Before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]]".
*[[William_Adama|Bill Adama]] is conversing with another gentleman in a shaded room. Adama talks about his combat experience, commanding billions of cubits of men and materials, but doesn't want to go through with something. The man responds that he's only asking for one hour of his time, and that "sometimes there are things that you gotta do."
*Across the city, Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is speaking with [[Caprica-Six]] in a limo, talking briefly about having things done for you as opposed to being independent. Baltar and Caprica-Six begin fooling around in the limo, when a call comes through. Baltar is immediately shaken, he apologizes, and asks the other person to wait for him. The other person sounds ready to leave, but Baltar tells the person on the other end to wait for him, or he will sue them for abandonment.
*[[Laura Roslin]] is sending out the last guest from a baby shower she hosted for her sister. Laura and her two younger sisters then sit on the couch, celebrating and laughing together.
*In an apartment kitchen, [[Kara Thrace]] is contemplating something and preparing food when the doorbell rings. Kara is surprised, saying they're early, and greets [[Lee Adama]] at the door, carrying flowers. Kara invites him in, and calls for Zak. [[Zak Adama]] comes out and greets his brother, and introduces Kara as his girlfriend.
*Baltar pleads with Nurse Barbara to stay with his father [[Julius Baltar|Julius]] at his apartment, after she is stabbed with a steak knife, but she refuses and leaves. Caprica-Six walks in, despite Baltar's instructions to stay in the car. Baltar starts berating his father over the fact that he's driven away three nurses, at great cost to him, while his father starts talking about Baltar's past. Baltar starts yelling and hitting his father, demanding that he shut up. Baltar then sends Caprica-Six away, saying he will be spending the rest of the evening with his father.
*Laura Roslin is approached by two Caprica City Police officers at her apartment. The two inform her that last night her father and her sisters have died, sideswiped in a car accident. The other driver survived, and had been intoxicated. Roslin, upset but calm asks the officers to leave. Still in her pajamas, she walks to a nearby fountain, and rests on a nearby rock, letting the fountain wash over her. The drops of water falling into the pond match what was seen in the earlier montage.

'''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''
*The scene cuts to an IV drip, overlooking Laura Roslin resting in Sickbay.
*In the Hangar Bay, Lee Adama is complaining about the amount of materials the ship captains want from Galactica. Lee is signing a number of documents, when a deckhand argues over the fact that the magnetic accelerators are being stripped. While Lee points out that they can be used as autoloaders for the civilian ships, the deckhand says that "it's like tearing the old girl's heart out", as it's used in launching Vipers. Lee compromises that the accelerators will be last thing they remove from Galactica, then they'll "turn out the lights, and let the old girl die in peace."

=== Act 2 ===
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=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==

* This episode is the first part of a three hour series finale<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html</ref>.
* The episode does not have an opening teaser beyond the "Previously..." segment and a brief depiction of Galactica deckhands and several Baseship Number Eight pilots guiding passengers to ships and other ''Galactica'' bound ships from the Baseship. Nor does the opening credits include clips from the episode, the first time this has happened since the start of Season 3.
*We finally learn [[Sherman Cottle|Cottle]]'s first name: Sherman. Adama calls him by it when telling him he's too valuable for the fleet to lose.
* It is revealed that [[Laura Roslin]] had two sisters (one pregnant), and that they and her father were killed in an automobile accident at some point before she was appointed as Secretary of Education under the Adar Administration.
* Baltar's father appears for the first time, and it's confirmed that Baltar's accent is an affected one as he had previously admitted to doing so in [[Dirty Hands]].
* Baltar forgot the name of [[Caprica-Six]] -- or has yet to learn it -- despite having a relationship with her.
* Cultural oddity: keep an eye on the rear window of Baltar's limo for a recognizable Vancouver, B.C. street sign.
* After several episodes leaving the facts open to speculation, it is confirmed that the ''Galactica'' pilots that took part in the mutiny, such as [[Racetrack]], were incarcerated and not executed. Ronald D. Moore had previously said that Racetrack, [[Skulls]] and other mutiny participants were confined on the prison ship ''[[Astral Queen]]'' in his podcast for [[Deadlock]]. Also confirmed [[Galen Tyrol]] was imprisoned for his role in unwittingly helping Boomer to escape with Hera (a scene indicating this was filmed for "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]" but cut from the televised version).
* For the first time in many episodes, the six surviving members of the [[Significant Seven]] appear in the same episode (albeit [[Leoben]] appears only in the opening recap).
* In the flashback to Starbuck's apartment, the painting of the Eye of Jupiter can be seen behind her when she opens the door.
*As Hybrid Anders is reciting his seemingly random phrases to a listening Admiral Adama and Captain Thrace he says "Slip the surly bonds of Earth and touch the face of perfection" This is a variation of a real life quote made by [[Wikipedia:John Gillespie Magee, Jr|John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]] in his 1941 poem [[Wikipedia: High Flight|High Flight]]: "Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings..." [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/highflig.htm] The poem goes on and concludes with "Put out my hand and touched the face of God." This was quoted by Ronald Reagan much closer to Ander's rendition on January 28, 1986 when addressing the nation after the Challenger disaster "We will never forget them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God."
*At the end of the episode, Lee Adama can be seen wearing his old Major's [[Uniforms (RDM)#Regular uniform|uniform]] (with white piping), but without his [[Military Ranks (RDM)#Insignia|rank insignia]] or [[Insignia (RDM)#Pilot wings|pilot wings]].

== Analysis ==
*Cavil plans to use Hera to find out how she was created in order to continue the Cylon species, presumably through normal reproduction.
**It also proves Cavil intends to dissect Hera to discover the secret of procreation, confirming both Starbuck's and Athena's worst fears.
*Roslin likely feels quite protective of Hera as despite being barely able to walk, she volunteers for the rescue mission (although her love for Adama likely also played a part in her decision).
*Cottle may be either the best doctor in the fleet or one of the only ones as Adama says he's too valuable for the fleet to lose on the rescue mission.
*Baltar seems conflicted when volunteers are called. This inner conflict stems from his earlier conversation with Lee Adama where he confessed that he had never done anything for purely selfless motivations with no gain for himself. He does not, however, cross the line and join the volunteers.
** If Baltar does join, then it would seem likely that all the elements are in place to fulfil the Opera House vision: Athena, Roslin, Caprica Six and Baltar will all be in pursuit of Hera.
*Much of the crew is loyal enough to Adama that they're willing to go on a likely one way mission to rescue someone just because he asked.
*In the brig Tyrol tells Helo-who is surprisingly civil even sympathetic toward Tyrol given his hand in the abduction-that they are all the same referring to the Eights. He says it as a word of advice and warning. That he made them the same and therefore can only expect betrayal from Athena as what happened to Tyrol at the hands of Boomer. However, given the fact that he has no first hand knowledge of making the Eights and the other Cylons and the psychic pain Galen suffered at the betrayal, his opinion most likely comes from deep, deep, abiding pain and not a intellectual analysis in his disregard of the individuality of Athena and the other Eights and particularly Athena's track record of loyalty. This also maybe a case of misery loves company and Tyrol wants to see Helo and Athena split up to allay his own feelings of being duped, by saying they are all a like and putting doubt in Helo's mind. Also, by claiming that Athena and the other Eights are just machines this could mitigate the guilt for his role in the abduction and possible death of Hera. If Athena is just a machine, then she cannot be hurt emotionally. She has no emotions, just a programmed facsimile. Tyrol wouldn't have to feel responsible for such pain he caused her since, as a machine, she can't really feel it sparing himself a lot of pain.
*The finale appears to be taking a character-driven approach, devoting significant screen time to pivotal flashbacks for the central characters that relate to their current circumstances.
**We see the first time Starbuck and Apollo' met, with hints alluding to their future romantic relationship.
**Roslin deals with the sudden death of her sisters and father by wading into a fountain. The gushing water cuts to a shot of her IV drip as she lies dying on Galactica.
**Baltar and Caprica six begin their relationship with an act of compassion on Six's part towards Baltar's father. Baltar's selfishness, a theme raised repeatedly in the episode, is contrasted with Caprica Six's seemingly genuine concern for [[Julius Baltar|Julius]].
*One of the shots in the opening sequence is of a sun rising over a blue planet: daybreak. The theme may symbolize an end to the fleet's long four years of gloom and darkness.
**In that image of the planet, Antarctica is clearly seen, specifically the Ronne Ice Shelf, Queen Maud Land, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Where southern South America and southern Africa would be, the surface is covered by clouds, and the location of southern Australia/New Zealand is too dark. Although not as recognizable as the image of North America in [[Crossroads, Part II]], it is clear that the planet shown here is our Earth.
*Hera is drawing "dots", as Cavil calls them, on the Colony. These are much more numerous than the simple line that she gave Starbuck, its at least a full page long. It seems to be an entire musical score. However, not knowing that they are music notes, Cavil doesn't see this.
*Someone left a picture of Athena about to kiss Hera on the head on the now abandoned memorial wall. It may have been Athena herself, who has given up on Hera's survival.

== Questions ==
=== Flashbacks ===
* To what is Adama's flashback conversation referring?
*Who was the drunk driver that killed Roslin's sisters and father? Is he alive in the fleet today?
*Who is Sean Allison and why does his name sound familiar to Roslin?
*What is the time frame for the flashbacks, and is it the same for all characters?
**Since [[Zak Adama]] is still alive, the Starbuck/Zak/Apollo flashbacks must be 2 years or more before the Cylon attack on the 12 Colonies; does that imply that [[Caprica Six]] began her infiltration of Colonial defenses and relationship with Baltar 2 years before the Cylon attack?

===Mission to save Hera===
* How is [[Sam Anders]] able to provide the new location of [[the Colony]]? What transpired between him, Starbuck, and Adama?
* Did any of the other former mutineers, besides [[Racetrack]] and [[Skulls]], volunteer to participate in the mission?
* As the episode began, ''Galactica'' was already being cannibalized for parts; does this mean it will be lacking vital components during the upcoming mission, or has Adama stopped the salvaging?
**It is very doubtful that Adama would send Galactica in harms way if she wasn't adequately equipped for the mission he has in mind.

===Cavil's Plan===
* Has Cavil given up on the idea of salvaging Resurrection Technology?

===Miscellaneous===
*With [[William_Adama|Commander Adama]], [[Saul_Tigh|XO Tigh]], [[Laura_Roslin|President Roslin]] and [[Lee_Adama|Vice-President Lee Adama]] all joining the Hera rescue mission, who will assume military and political leadership of the Fleet?
**Is this the reason why Baltar hesitates to volunteer for the mission?
***His unwillingness for self sacrifice absent personal gain, as Lee Adama charged.
**Will Baltar or another representative of "his people" step into this power vacuum, despite Lee's refusal to grant them a place on the Quorum (prior to the Admiral's announcement regarding the rescue mission)?
*Does the Admiral's offer to any over the age of 15 mean that 15 is considered legal age under colonial law?
**Could this also mean a now "adult" [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]] will take part in the mission?
**Boxey has been dropped as a character but he would had been 17 years old by now so yes he could had gone.
* With Hotdog being one of the volunteers, and especially being aware that he may not return alive, who will take care of Nicholas?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
:"No one should feel obligated to join this mission in any way. This is a decision I have made for myself. If it turns out that there are not enough personnel to crew [[Galactica|''Galactica'']], I will lead a [[Raptor]] assault with anyone who is willing to join me. Let there be no illusions; this is likely to be a one-way trip! So don't volunteer out of sentiment or emotion. There is a line running down this deck. Volunteers, move to the starboard side; Everyone else, to the port. Make your choice!"
::--[[William_Adama|Admiral Adama's]] speech to the assembled crew.

:"You didn't think you were gonna to take off without me, did you?"
::--[[Laura Roslin]] volunteering for the rescue mission despite barely being able to walk.

:"Spins and turns, angles and curves. The shape of dreams, half remembered. Slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of perfection - a perfect face, perfect lace. Find the perfect world for the end of Kara Thrace. End of line."
::--[[Samuel Anders|Anders]]'s hybrid-speak when powered on to speak with [[Kara Thrace]] and [[William_Adama|Admiral Adama]].

:"She’s right, Gaius. The end times are approaching. Humanity’s final chapters are about to be written. And you - you will be its author."
::--[[Virtual Six]] to [[Gaius Baltar]].

== Guest Stars ==
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brenden "Hotdog" Costanza]]
* [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]
* [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]
* [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracy Anne]]
* [[Tobias Mehler]] as [[Zak Adama]]
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]
* [[Colin Lawrence]] as Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine [[Allan Nowart]]
* [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]
* [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]]
* [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]
* [[Antony Holland]] as [[Julius Baltar]]
* [[Simone Bailly]] as [[Shona]]
* [[Elan Ross Gibson]] as Nurse [[Barbara]]
* [[France Perras]] as [[Sandra]]
* [[Sarah Deakins]] as [[Cheryl]]
* [[Tiffany Burns]] as Reporter [[Carolyn]]
* [[Kevin McNulty]] as [[Frank Porthos]]
* [[Stefanie Samuels]] as Police Officer
* [[Richard Jollymore]] as Marine #1
* [[Anthony St. John]] as Marine #2
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as the [[tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)

== References ==
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Islanded in a Stream of Stars

2009-03-09T00:16:54Z

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{{Episode Data
| image=IslandintheStars.jpg
| title=Islanded In a Stream of Stars
| season= 4
| episode=18
| guests=
| writer= [[Michael Taylor]]
| story=
| director= [[Edward James Olmos]]
| production=420
| rating=
| US airdate=March 6, 2009 <ref>http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html</ref>
| CAN airdate=March 6, 2009
| UK airdate=March 10, 2009
| dvd=
| population=39521
| oldpopulation=39556
| prev=[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]
| next=[[Daybreak, Part I]]
}}

== Overview ==
As ''Galactica'''s condition continues to get worse, [[William Adama|Adama]] is faced with the possibility of abandoning ship. In the meantime, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] winds up forming an unexpected bond with [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] learns a surprising truth about [[Kara Thrace]]

==Summary==

===Teaser===
* With [[Sharon Valerii]]'s kidnapping of [[Hera Agathon]] and her escape, the spatial disruption caused by the close-proximity [[FTL|jump]] of her [[Raptor]] causes an immense breech in the port side of the alligator's head of ''[[Galactica]]''
* A [[projection]] of little Hera in [[CIC]]. She sits atop the command and control console with models of ''Galactica'', three [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] and a [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]]. She moves the ''Galactica'' model in to collide with the baseship as the projection transitions to show the actual ''Galactica'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].
* Inside, crew of all kinds, both from the allied Cylons and Colonials, are trying to seal the breech. Tempers are high: a [[Number Six]] and another human crew member argue. Eventually a [[Number Eight]] comes to break the two up.

* In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, [[Ellen Tigh]] speaks about Hera's abduction as [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Saul Tigh]] listen. Ellen believes that [[Cavil]] will take Hera to the [[Cylon homeworld]] for study, to determine how Cylon procreation is possible. Saul completes Ellen's thought by saying that she knows the Cylon colony's location.
* While Lee Adama objects to the disproportionate risk in retrieving Hera, not only does Ellen indicate that the child is important for the survival of all the Cylons, but Thrace tells Lee that Hera is vital to the human's survival as well.
* She explains how Hera wrote some [[The Music|music]]--notes that Thrace's father wrote--the same song that switched on the [[Final Five]] and led them all to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
* But the admiral is "had it up to here" with prophesies and destinies. He doesn't want to endanger what's left of his people.
* When Saul convinces Adama to at least check out the colony, Adama permits a [[Heavy Raider]] to go, preferring that the Agathon's not know.

* In the Agathon's quarters, [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] is breaking down, as her [[Kara Agathon|husband]] tries to get her to talk and vent her feelings.

* [[Laura Roslin]], now in sickbay and noticeably weakened, experiences the [[Opera House]] dream of Hera running through it, eventually being picked up by a Number Six and [[Gaius Baltar]]. She wakes to find the admiral at her side, and tells him of the dream.

* A seam on the battlestar's hull fractures with cataclysmic results. Dozens of people, both Cylon and human, are trapped inside, the rushing air and falling pressure sealing their fate.
* The Six and human male that argued earlier are closest to a bulkhead door. With all her strength, she pushes the Colonial in front and to the door's edge as two other Colonials pull him in. She screams to close the door behind her and lock it.
* As the door is sealed, the Six loses her grip and is blown out into space.

==Episode summary==

Lee "Apollo" Adama struggles to convince the newly-elected Fleet Quorum that Galactica can be saved, but many councilors are worried about becoming dependent on the Cylons for military protection. Once the Galactica meets its inevitable demise, the Basestar will be the logical choice for the new flagship. [[Number Six#Sonja|Sonja]] assures them that the Cylons will continue to respect William Adama's military authority when he transfers to the Basestar, along with the rest of Galactica's crew and their planes and munitions. Other representatives begin calling first dibs on certain parts of Galactica, which will of course be stripped once its time is up. Laura Roslin's cancer is killing her, and she is now confined to bed in the ship's hospital. She gradually convinces Admiral William Adama that he has to abandon Galactica and move everyone over to the Cylon Basestar. Ellen Tigh tries to convince Colonel Saul Tigh that Roslin is right, but he refuses: The decision is Adm. Adama's alone.

Karl "Helo" Agathon's marriage to Sharon "Athena" Valerii is falling apart, as she cannot overcome the loss of her child, Hera, or the knowledge that her husband had sexual intercourse with the Number Eight known as "Boomer". Trying to save his marriage, Helo tries to get Adm. Adama to approve the launching of a Raptor to find Hera. Adama has already permitted Sonja, the Cylon representative on the new Quorum, to secretly take a Heavy Raider to the Cylon home world, known as "[[the Colony]]". The Colony though has already been moved to a new location by Cavil prior to the [[Cylon Civil War]]; sending Helo out in a Raptor to look for it would be a suicide mission. Adama finally refuses to give permission, to which Helo appears devastated.

Gaius Baltar continues his religious broadcasts to the Fleet, and his latest message focuses on angels walking among humanity. Baltar encounters Caprica Six, who rejects his romantic overtures. She tells him she's changed and that he has not. Baltar breaks down over the loss of his former lover. Later, Kara "Starbuck" Thrace meets Baltar while they are both in the ship's head. Kara tells him that she died on Earth, and discovered her own body there. She gives him her dog tag to analyze. He scrapes blood from the dog tag, and finds it came from a body which was already dead. When the ''Galactica'' crew, Cylons, and Baltar's believers meet on ''Galactica'''s flight deck to bury those who died in the hull breach, Baltar reveals what he discovered about Starbuck and calls her an angel. He preaches about eternal life, but Starbuck slaps him and the service breaks up. Later, Apollo meets with Starbuck and offers her his unconditional love and support. They part as friends. Starbuck puts a photo of herself on the memorial wall of the dead.

Aboard the stolen Raptor, Hera keeps crying for her mother, infuriating Boomer. Boomer almost sedates the child, but cannot bring herself to do so; they keep jumping toward their destination. In an attempt to calm Hera, Boomer reveals her "Cylon projection" dreamworld to Hera. Hera can see the world, too, and bonds with Boomer. Boomer begins to develop strong emotional ties to the child. When the two arrive at the "colony", a Cylon base on top of a small, rocky planetoid, Cavil takes Hera from Boomer and declares that soon she will have many playmates. The child weeps and calls out for Boomer, and Boomer also sheds copious tears unwilling to part from Hera.

After an emotional breakdown, Adm. Adama realizes the ship must be abandoned. He meets with Col. Tigh, who initially resists the evacuation order but gives in after a brief discussion. All civilians are to be removed over the next few days, arrangements are to be made to put the military personnel aboard the Basestar, and Galactica is to be stripped for parts. Rather than let the ship break down, Adama intends to "send her off in style."

A Number Eight and Number Six have hooked [[Samuel Anders]] up to a [[Hybrid]] tank in a an attempt to help his brain reboot, but there is no apparent change. Starbuck (Cpt. Kara Thrace), Anders's wife, goes to Anders' bedside alone, and decides to kill him rather than let him live in a vegetative state. But as she aims a gun at his head, Anders comes awake. He babbles like a Hybrid, but his ravings also indicate that he's aware of the threat to his life. With one hand, he subdues Starbuck and she drops the pistol. Anders continues to babble, but some of his rants indicate that he is reintegrating, perhaps even repairing, his mind. ''Galactica'''s power and temperature fluctuations were because Anders was connecting to the ship, as the Hybrid tank and the Cylon polymer used to repair the battlestar are giving him the power to interact with the ship's computers. Tigh deems this too dangerous to continue, as Anders might jump the ship. Anders is disconnected from the Hybrid tank, and he falls into a coma again.

A few days later, Starbuck meets with the comatose Anders. She brings Hera's drawing of the song (the song which helped awaken the Final Five in the episode "Crossroads", and about which further complications were revealed in the episode prior to this one, "Someone to Watch Over Me"), and states assertively, that together, they will discover what is going on. She reconnects him to the ship's power systems. He awakens again, and begins speaking in the kind of a hybrid.

== Notes ==

* The title comes from the book ''[[w:The Outermost House|The Outermost House]]'', by [[w:Henry Beston|Henry Beston]], where he chronicles his time spent living on an isolated beach in Cape Cod. In the chapter "Night on the Great Beach" he wrote, "For a moment of night we have a glimpse of ourselves and of our world ''islanded in its stream of stars''— pilgrims of mortality, voyaging between horizons across eternal seas of space and time."

* Two original Cylon Raiders can be seen inside the Colony.

* [[Ellen Tigh]] leads the Cylons in performing the [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] at the service.

== Analysis ==
*When [[Caprica-Six]] was at [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar's]] congregation and he spoke to her about hearing about her living arrangement and offered a place to stay. From this it seems after the in utero death of [[Liam|Liam Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]] and Caprica Six have broken up as a couple. As a side effect, Col. Tigh has reverted to his "us" and them" attitude toward Cylons as a whole despite himself and his wife being Cylons.

*[[Chief Tyrol]] was no where to be seen in this episode. Even crewman [[Dealino]] gives a report to both [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] of what the attitudes of the Cylons, particularly the [[Leoben]]s, thought as to how many jumps ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' had left in her. [[Bear McCreary]] reveals<ref>http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1671</ref> there is an extended scene on the DVD which shows Chief Tyrol is being held in ''Galactica'''s brig for his part in [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer's]] escape.

*[[Hera Agathon|Hera]] has the power of [[projection]], which she demonstrated at the beginning of the episode playing in a projection of CIC on top of the tactical light table with the ship miniatures including a model of [[Galactica]] which she pushed, a [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon baseship]] and three [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]]. It is not known if Hera was ever in CIC but [[Sharon Agathon|her mother]] has been. This indicates strongly that Hera and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] have been sharing projections for months probably years, conceivably since birth. Also included in the projection was the embers of welding torches, structural repairs are also going on in ''Galactica'''s corridors and Hera almost certainly saw them. She very likely thought they were pretty and incorporated it into her projection.
**Hera's projection may be prophetic in nature. She pushes the model of ''Galactica'' into a model of a basestar, which could hint at an eventual confrontation between ''Galactica'' and the Cylons, and quite possibly the destruction of ''Galactica''. The [[Pegasus (RDM)|battlestar ''Pegasus'']] was destroyed in a similar fashion by ramming a basestar.
*In sickbay, Adama and Roslin reminces about New Caprica and about the cabin they wanted to build but can't. This scene is in its own way similar to the scene in which Boomer and Tyrol shared a projection of the house they had intended to build on Picon. As humans, Adama and Roslin can only conjure up fond memories or regrets both couples knowing that it was never to be, building their dream houses.

== Questions ==
* What does Cavil mean when he tells Hera that she'll be having playmates?
* Will ''Galactica'' be stripped after all?
* How conscious is Anders?
* Can the Colony be found by ''Galactica'''s planes?
* How can Baltar tell that Starbuck's blood came from a dead body?
* Is the planet that Boomer jumps in front of Jupiter? The color patterns are similar, the rocky moon could be Ganymede or Callisto, and there is a hint of the Great Red Spot at the lower left.
* Will Boomer honestly defect from Cavil given her emotional attachment to Hera?
* Given the presence of 1st War Era Cylon Raiders at The Colony, does it also contain functional 1st War Era [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]]?
* Is Cavil really interested in pursuing biological reproduction as a means of continuing the Cylon race?
* Are all of the Final Five considered mothers and fathers of the other models, or just the Tighs?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] fulfills a request to comfort to a dying [[Number Eight]]:''
:'''Number Eight:''' Thank you.
:'''Tigh:''' Thank me? For what?
:'''Number Eight:''' For the privilege of finally being able to meet my father before I die.
:'''Tigh:''' You shouldn't be thanking me. I spent most of my life trying to kill your kind.
:'''Number Eight:''' [[The Music|There's too much confusion]].
:''(The Eight flatlines)''

* ''[[Bill Adama]] is talking with Kara Thrace about looking for Hera:''
: '''Adama:''' In other words, it's our destiny to go after her, right?
: '''Thrace:''' Right.
: '''Adama:''' Wrong. I've had it up to here with destiny, prophecy, with God or the Gods. Look where it's left us. The ass end of nowhere; nearly half of our people are gone; Earth, a worthless cinder; and I can't even walk down the halls of my ship without wondering if I'm gonna catch a bullet for getting us into this mess.

== Guest Stars ==

* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<ref>[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/battlestar-galactica/exclusive-interview-rekha-shar-20017.aspx Exclusive Interview: Rekha Sharma of 'Battlestar Galactica' - BuddyTV]</ref>
* [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brenden "Hotdog" Constanza]]
* [[David Patrick Green]] as Captain [[Xeno Fenner]]
* [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]
* [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]
* [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracy Anne]]
* [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]
* [[Susan Hogan]] Captain [[Doyle Franks]]
* [[William Samples]] as Captain [[Jules Tarney]]

== References ==

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Striker

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The '''''Striker''''' is a Colonial vessel which escapes the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and joins with the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. It remains loyal to Commander [[William Adama]] during the short-lived [[Laura Roslin faction|schism]] between the military and civillian governments following the attempt on Adama's life by Cylon infiltrator [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

The ''Striker'' is damaged in a collision with a [[fuel tanker]] due to the incompetent oversight of recently promoted Captain [[George Birch]], [[CAG]] for ''Galactica'' in [[Lee Adama]]'s absence ([[Home, Part I]]).

==Notes==
* This ship is of the same design as the ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'' from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* The tanker isn't identified by name, but its configuration identifies it as a [[refinery ship]], of which the Fleet has two: the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' and the ''[[Hitei Kan]]''.
*There is no Striker listed on the Roslin/Baltar election board, however. In the image of Striker preparing to refuel before colliding with the refinery ship, the refinery is listed only as "Tanker", perhaps indicating that "Striker" is simply a designation as well, rather than a name. This could also mean the ship was destroyed sometime between Home, Part I and the election in [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], though there is no indication of this in the show or population count.

== Related Imagery ==

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Image:Tanker3 206 1080i.jpg|''Striker'', The tanker & Birch's Raptor    
Image:Tanker 206 1080i.jpg|''Striker'' - Schematic view    
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List of Deleted Scenes - Miniseries

2007-07-10T17:25:55Z

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: ''For deleted scenes from [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]], see [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)]].''

{{official bsg staff posting}}

This list is fairly self-explanatory; these are [[deleted scenes]] that never made the final cut of the episode for any number of reasons.

Unless otherwise noted, all links below lead to the Sci-Fi Channel's "[http://www.scifi.com/pulse/ SciFi Pulse]" portal and are played with [http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ Adobe Flash].

== Miniseries ==

Right now, we are not in the position of distributing or providing links to any digitized video files of these deleted scenes.

They are available on the Region 1 version of the [[Special:Booksources&isbn=0783288263|Battlestar Galactica Miniseries DVD]]. Below is a list, as they appear on that DVD.

* [[Billy Keikeya|Billy]] meets [[Laura Roslin]] aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''; Roslin has just heard that she has terminal breast cancer.
* As [[Lee Adama|Apollo]]'s [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] is about to dock with ''[[Galactica]]'', [[Aaron Doral]] poses questions to the film crew as to why Vipers and their landings are not automated.
* [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] make a difficult landing on ''[[Galactica]]'', replete with incomplete CGI. This scene was to separate two of the prominent sex scenes, the first with [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Number Six]], and the second with Boomer and Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. According to [[David Eick]], his "biggest regret" is cutting the scene, as "[w]ithout it, I think we inadvertently created this idea that we were trying to be the show that was going to have lots of sex in it."<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=31|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>
* [[Cally]], [[Socinus]] and [[Prosna]] talk about Valerii's and [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]'s forbidden relationship.
* (Extended Scene) Billy and [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] walk out of the unisex head to rejoin [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] and Roslin.
* Adama remotely detonates ''[[Galactica]]'''s remaining munitions, as a part of the pre-decommissioning ceremonies. (Adama implies that his father was a military man in this scene, though we later learn that his father was a civil liberties lawyer).
* (Alternate Scene) Apollo has the Cylon missile chase him through the Colonial Fleet training range on the [[Trevor Moon]], subsequently destroying the missile.
* Roslin and 798's crew find Apollo's Viper adrift and recover the ship.
* [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] and the [[Viper (RDM)|Mark II Vipers]] take on three unsuspecting [[Cylon Raiders]].
* Tyrol brings [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]] to the pilot's bunk, telling the child that ''Galactica'' is a very lucky ship.
* Roslin and Billy discuss the current situation; Roslin questions Billy's support of her.
* Cally confronts Chief Tyrol regarding his relationship with Valerii prior to boarding [[Ragnar Station]].

== [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season One]] ==

=== [[33]] ===

* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20944 [1]] Starbuck tells Apollo she wants a transfer.
* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20937 [2]] Roslin receives a gift from the people of Aerelon, the photo of the soldier on his knees in front of the burning Aerelon capital titled [[Lest We Forget]].
* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20935 [3]] Thrace asks Apollo if they've passed jump 200 yet, saying it's a nice, round number.
* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20935 [4]] Roslin tells Adama that the captain of the [[Tauranian Traveller]] wants to break away from the Fleet, and Adama takes steps to prevent it.
* Apollo tells his pilots how proud he is of them.

=== [[Water]] ===

* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3214 [1]] Baltar talks about fluid dynamics and the fact is established that no human could have survived the interal pressures of the tank.
* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3202 [2]] Tigh has problems with his uniform; Adama tells Apollo and Tigh that the pomp and circumstance was his idea.
* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20938 [3]] Adama welcomes Roslin aboard ''Galactica'' with military honors.
* An entire subplot was cut involving Boxey spread out over several scenes. First, the opening scene where Boomer is confused about where she is and what she is doing is extended with Boomer finding a towel in her bag and using it to wipe her dirty hands. Next, Boomer returns to her room after replacing the detonator and encounters Boxey, who picks the lock on her locker and goes through her duffle bag, taking the aforementioned towel. [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3201 The next scene] is another extension during Tyrol's investigation of the sabotaged water tank in which he touches a piece of metal and gets dirt on his gloves of the same type Boomer wipes off at the beginning of the episode. In the next scene, Boxey accompanies Tyrol to see Boomer after she discovers water and waits outside while they talk, attempting to sell Crashdown some [[ambrosia]] he swiped from the engine room. Finally, after Boomer and Tyrol finish talking Tyrol notices Boxey is holding the towel he swiped from Boomer earlier, makes the connection between the stains on the towel and the dirt from the water tank, and realizes that Boomer may actually be responsible.

===[[Bastille Day]]===

There are no deleted scenes for this episode on the official site.

=== [[Act of Contrition]] ===

* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3205 [1]] Hadrian questions Tyrol on why he checked on Boomer's ejection pyros.
* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3204 [2]] In an extended scene, Apollo confronts Starbuck as to her feelings regarding the accident that killed their friends.

=== [[You Can't Go Home Again]] ===

* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3207 [1]] Adama talks to Dr. Cottle regarding Starbuck's smashed knee.
* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3206 [2]] Number Six questions Baltar as to his thoughts about having sex with Laura Roslin, when Cylon Raiders can rain death upon them at any moment.

=== [[Litmus]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3208 [1]] Billy Keikeya's first press conference; discussed are the "income tax" and the food distribution queue.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3206 [2]] In ''Galactica'''s sickbay, Starbuck and Apollo talk about the bombing; Sergeant Hadrian informs Adama and Tigh that the bomber killed a marine and took the detonation device from a small arms locker.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3215 [3]] In sickbay, Crashdown and Boomer talk about the ramifications of the announcement that Cylons look like humans. (Prior to Boomer being taken away for questioning by Sgt. Hadrian.)

=== [[Six Degrees of Separation]] ===

* [http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3211 [1]] Apollo asks Tigh to give Starbuck some incentive in helping with testing the Cylon Raider.

=== [[Flesh and Bone]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3212 [1]] (Extended Scene) Baltar lies to Boomer about the results of the Cylon Detector's tests; Six praises Baltar for his usage of "God" instead of "Gods".
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3213 [2]] (Extended Scene) Thrace and the Gemenon Traveller's captain briefly discuss the then-unknown IFF transponder device found on Conoy.
*:'''Note''': This scene is somewhat plot relevant, since the crew is in possession of three [[Cylon transponder]]s in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", but only one of them is found onscreen (in the Miniseries). Even with this scene, the origin of one transponder remains unexplained.

===[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3216 [1]] Tyrol informs Commander Adama and Colonel Tigh that an encrypted databurst was sent to the ''Galactica'', presumably to a Cylon agents aboard.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3214 [2]] Dualla and Gaeta talk about sex lives.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3215 [3]] Baltar takes a blood sample from Starbuck; laced with sexual innuendos.

=== [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]] ===
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3217 [1]] President Roslin discusses the effects of the chamalla extract medication with Billy after the press conference.

=== [[Colonial Day]] ===
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3218 [1]] President Roslin and Billy strategize at the Quorum assembly.

=== [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]] ===
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3223 [1]] The Tighs celebrate their seven-year anniversary. Ellen proclaims that she must always come second because Tigh is a powerful man and his job is very important; she wants the best for him.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3221 [2]] Chief Tyrol gets Socinus out of the brig and back to work. He makes sure to drive the point home that Socinus should never stick up for Tyrol again, but they make up.
*:'''Note''': In the aired episode, Socinus is on the mission without explanation, making this scene important to the plot.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3219 [3]] Apollo and Starbuck go on their morning jog and Apollo's jokes about her sex life hit home. Meanwhile, Ellen Tigh confronts Commander Adama in the hall, asking if he stands a watch in the CIC.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3213 [4]] Billy worries about the effects of the chamalla on President Roslin. They also both discuss the difficulty and the necessity of now letting go of the past and what was lost.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3225 [5]] Tigh asks Elosha why humans left Kobol and Baltar tries unsuccessfully to apologize to Thrace.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3221 [6]] Crashdown and Apollo visit Boomer to cheer her up.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3226 [7]] Baltar decides that Six should stay behind when he goes to Kobol. He basically puts their relationship on hold.

=== [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]] ===
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3227 [1]] (Extended Scene) Billy more strongly objects to Roslin's newfound religious destiny than in the final cut.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3228 [2]] Roslin defends her course of action to Apollo by citing excerpts from the scriptures that have come true but Apollo swears by his military training.
*:'''Note''': Both of these deleted scenes were included in the online version of this episode, which was made available by the Sci-Fi Channel late June 2005.

== [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season Two]] ==

=== [[Scattered]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20942 [1]] A flashback to the first meeting of Saul Tigh and William Adama, shortly after the first Cylon war.
*: '''Note:''' During this scene, audio from [[James McManus]] is used on the "Caprica Today" television show, but it is the audio during his introduction of [[The Colonial Gang]] from "[[Colonial Day]]".
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3229 [2]] Colonel Tigh remembers who kept his temper in check.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3230 [3]] A flashback to Adama's reinstatement as a Viper Captain in the Colonial Fleet.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3231 [4]] Adama gets Tigh back into the fleet.

=== [[Valley of Darkness]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3233 [1]] A flashback that reveals the source of Colonel Tigh's knowledge of Cylon boarding tactics.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3234 [2]] (Extended Scene) Colonel Tigh argues with Lee Adama over Adama's powers as a prisoner and an officer.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3245 [3]] Six warns Baltar to abandon his Raptor crew. Six also tells him that he will be the only one to see Earth.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3232 [4]] (Extended Scene) of Starbuck and Helo on Caprica, in search of her apartment.
*Colonel Tigh receives a call from his wife, who is scared. Tigh tells her about the gun he has loaded in his quarters and orders her to hunker down and shoot anything that "moves without knocking first". She frightfully hunkers down in a corner of their quarters with the gun drawn ([[Season 2.0 DVD]]).

=== [[Fragged]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3236 [1]] President Roslin has a nightmare in which Billy disagrees with her decision to search for the Arrow of Apollo, and attacks her.

=== [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3254 [1]] Lee Adama and Dualla discuss the details of President Roslin's future escape from ''Galactica'''s brig.

=== [[The Farm]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3238 [1]] As William Adama returns to CIC, Baltar gives Six his opinion of him.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3239 [2]] Apollo, Roslin, and Zarek discuss their position while in the freezer compartment.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3240 [3]] Starbuck has a nightmare while in the Cylon Farm.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3241 [4]] Lee Adama is angry at Roslin that he committed mutiny to support her but she gave up without a fight.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3242 [5]] Starbuck dodges a pair of Number Six copies while escaping.

=== [[Home, Part I]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3243 [1]] Elosha thanks President Roslin for restoring her faith.

=== [[Home, Part II]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20939 [1]] (Extended Scene) Caprica-Sharon talks with Helo. Zarek jokes with Meier about Roslin's prophet status.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3249 [2]] Starbuck and Helo discuss Sharon; Commander Adama and his party track Roslin and find Elosha's body. Roslin asks Apollo if she has made a mistake.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3244 [3]] Baltar thinks he truly has gone mad, and Six tells him to enjoy his psychosis.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3245 [4]] Billy tells Roslin that he is an atheist. Apollo apologizes to his father saying his mutiny was not based on their relationship.

=== [[Final Cut]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3246 [1]] Roslin reacts to D'Anna Biers's first report.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3247 [2]] (Extended Scene) Roslin and Adama give Biers's full access, while Roslin tells Adama he'll get to make the final cut.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20940 [3]] Biers interviews Tyrol who explains certain 'supply shortages' they've been suffering from.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=20941 [4]] (Extended Scene) Helo gives a few more lines in his interview.

=== [[Flight of the Phoenix]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3248 [1]] Thrace is at ''Galactica's'' [[memorial wall]] and seems depressed that she has no one to leave a memorial for herself.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3251 [2]] Starbuck reacts to the Tyrol/Helo fight. The Cylon logic-bomb virus makes the engines start up on a Viper that Seelix was working on and Tyrol chews her out.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3253 [3]] Cally tells Tyrol that she iss not sorry she killed Boomer, that it had to be done, and Tyrol does not forgive her.
*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/209/deleted4.html [4]] (Extended Scene) Slightly longer Lee and Dualla sparring.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3252 [5]] Number Six's missing scene from this episode. In CIC, she reacts to Adama's dismissal of Baltar and says he'll see something truly amazing today.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=3245 [6]] Tyrol and Caprica-Sharon's conversation at the end of the episode. Tyrol and Cally go back to work.

=== [[Pegasus_(episode)|Pegasus]] ===

There are no deleted scenes for this episode on the official site, nor in the Season 2.0 DVD set. Possibly this is because almost all of these deleted scenes were re-edited into the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Director's Cut]] of "Pegasus" included in the Season 2.5 DVD set.

=== [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Pegasus Extended Version]] ===

There are no deleted scenes from this episode on the [[Season 2.5 DVD]] set.

=== [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]] ===

* [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] visits [[Lee Adama]], who is pouring himself a drink. Dualla informs him that ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' wants to know about his ETA back to ''Pegasus''. Lee tells her to notify them that he is on his way back and as corrects her on his lower rank of Lieutenant. He goes on to tell her that the rank change doesn't really matter to him anymore and that he isn't sure about what does. They discuss how "frakked up things are" at present and talk about the arrival of ''Pegasus'' as well as the choices ''Pegasus'' made. Lee emotes that the reasons for them going out there and fighting and dying aren't clear to him anymore. He then leaves.

=== [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]] ===

There are no deleted scenes from this episode on the [[Season 2.5 DVD]] set.

=== [[Epiphanies]] ===

There are no deleted scenes from this episode on the [[Season 2.5 DVD]] set.

=== [[Black Market]] ===

The following scenes are from the [[Season 2.5 DVD]] unless otherwise noted.

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22418 [1]] After his first time with [[Shevon]], Lee Adama says that he always wondered how it would be spending time with a prostitute.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22424 [2]] When talking and drinking with Shevon, Apollo tells her about his relationship with his father. He reveals that he doubts if he can live up to him.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22424 [3]] Paya and other kids are on a Raptor en route to an unknown destination. She looks outside the window and enjoys the view.
* '''Scene 5''': Apollo gives Shevon an extra 100 [[cubit]]s to buy "something nice for [[Paya]]". In return, Shevon gives him a small picture holder, which was her father's. Despite his objections, he takes the picture holder, which is traded for information in a later scene aboard ''Prometheus''. That scene was also deleted as well.
* '''Scene 9/10''': [[Hoshi]] discovers the body of Commander [[Jack Fisk]], after the latter has been garroted by [[Phelan]]'s henchman.
* '''Scene 18''': On ''Galactica's'' flight deck, Apollo exits the [[Raptor]] only to be welcomed aboard by [[Anastasia Dualla]], who is asked to direct Lee to [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]]'s quarters. Dualla confronts Lee regarding his avoidance of her, telling him that she overheard what he told [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] after the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|destruction of the Resurrection Ship]]. He claims that he was "sick, delirious" and that "whatever [he] was feeling, [he] never meant to dump it on [her]". She calls him out on it, claiming that she thought she was the only one who sometimes believed that she was "better off on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]" with the dead. He then chastises her voicing this feeling, despite harboring it himself. After climbing up the ladder to the upper deck, he gets a flashback of looking down on [[Gianne]], his former fiancé, with whom he broke up with prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]].
*:'''Note''': Dualla is from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]], not Caprica.
* '''Scene 25''': Apollo reports to ''Pegasus's'' CIC. He asks to report to Commander Trammel, but ''Pegasus's'' new XO, [[Renner]], informs him that Trammel is on his way to ''Galactica'' for "meet and greet" with Admiral Adama. When Apollo requests to see all logs, duty rosters and security reports, Renner begins his spiel about running warships for 20 years and is insulted that ''Pegasus'' crewmen are not running the investigation. Renner also laments that ''Pegasus'' was fine until "''Galactica'' showed up" and that Adama can take his investigation and go "[[frak]] himself"; Apollo pins Renner to the table, saying that there was a time where he would have agreed with him. Renner orders the readied [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] to stand down. Lee then warns Renner that if he should "say another word against my father, [that] next time, you won't get up" and leaves the CIC.
*:'''Note''': Barry Trammel would later be renamed to [[Barry Garner]] due to legal issues resulting from someone actually having that name. Also, Renner is never seen or mentioned again during [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]].
* '''Scene 39''' (extended): Apollo regains consciousness in Shevon's quarters on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after being attack by Phelan's men. When he goes to lay down on the bed after the altercation, the scene transitions to a flashback where Shevon talks to Lee about [[Gianne]], commenting that it's a "pretty name"; Lee reveals that it took him weeks to pronounce it correctly, although Gianne never corrected him, and that Gianne herself hated the name since no one could ever pronounce it correctly. After she comments that he must have truly loved her, he remarks that he wondered whether he really did. The flashback ends, resuming on the carcass of Fisk's killer with a bullet hole in his head and Lee calling for help.
* '''Scene 46-46A''': Apollo is on ''[[Prometheus]]'' attempting to find Phelan. When walking the corridors, he is stopped by [[Linden]]. Apollo asks Linden where Phelan is, but he doesn't reveal anything until Lee gives him something to trade. After a slight altercation, Lee trades off Shevon's pocket picture holder and gets his information which leads him to Phelan's bar. Apollo opens the hatch and is stopped by a guard, who he disables, as well as a second guard that comes charging down the corridor. As Apollo is viciously punching this second guard, a third henchman surprises him by putting a gun to his head, commenting: "Ever get the feeling that your living the same bad day again?"
*:'''Note''': John Mann, who played Linden, also portrayed ''Galactica's'' [[CAG]], [[Jackson Spencer]], in the [[Miniseries]].
* '''Scene 47''' (Extended scene): Apollo attempts to comfort Shevon after killing Phelan at the table. Shevon rebukes Apollo, saying that she can never be Gianne. There is a brief flashback when Lee tells Shevon that Gianne was pregnant; Apollo comments that he didn't think he was ready to be a father.

=== [[Scar]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22425 [1]] (Extended Scene) Because Thrace is late, [[Kat]] has started early with a briefing. When she finally arrives, Thrace berates Kat for starting and continues by recapitulating the Fleet's strategic situation.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22425 [2]] Starbuck and Helo work out in the gym. The two talk about Kat's attitude, and Helo compares her to behavior to Starbuck's.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22427 [3]] [[Joseph Clark|Joseph "Jo-Jo Clark]] receives some pep-talk from Kat before he sorties in his Viper.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22427 [4]] Apollo listens helplessly on the wireless while BB is called by [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]].
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22490 [5]] (Extended Scene) After learning and reporting that Jo-Jo was killed, Starbuck announced another auction that night.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22423 [6]] (Extended Scene) When Apollo asks her if she is OK, Starbuck replies "leading forward, hair on fire". After that she goes through a pre-flight check on her Viper and launches.
* '''Scene 5:''' (Extended scene). Jo-Jo asks why the Cylon ace is called Scar, to which Kat replies that [[nugget]]s are "easy pickings". [[Tucker Clellan|Clellan]] comments on [[Brent Baxton]]'s watch, saying that BB should leave his watch to him so that he doesn't have to bid on it at auction. Clellan saunters out of the pilots bunk, leaving the two nuggets bewildered about Clellan's comments about an "auction"... which we go to. At the auction, [[Lee Adama]] is auctioning off a copy of "[[Nymph]]", which [[Brendan Costanza]] wins. During this, Clellan looks at Baxton while pointing at his watch, which results in a concerned look on Braxton's face, as Braxton looks at his own watch.
* '''Scene 8 pt.:''' Starbuck attempts to jump over the tables in the officer's lounge. In this version, [[Karl Agathon]] attempts to pick up Thrace, but eventually sets her down in a corner nook of the lounge. Clark asks Adama whether its always "like this", to which Adama replies that it is not and "it gets a little rowdy". The scene ends when Thrace begins to tear up.
* '''Scene 21:''' The scripted version. [[Felix Gaeta]] announces [[Laura Roslin]]'s arrival in [[CIC]], to which everyone stands at attention. Once at ease, Roslin goes on to inform them that the mining ship has broken another drill bit, meaning a delay of eight more days. [[Saul Tigh]] does not react well to this and goes on to say that it isn't easy sending kids off to a shooting gallery; Tigh advocates that they should just take the metal they have mined and cut their losses. Roslin replies that the mining team has discovered a rich vein of ore, enough to build two entire squadrons of Vipers. The good news is that ''Pegasus's'' production team has turned out its first combat ready Viper. Roslin sternly informs Tigh that he must respect this operation, for it is vital to the long term survival of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. After the discussion ends, a firefight is heard over the wireless, which results in [[Snake]]'s death. Roslin then asks whether the destruction of the [[Resurrection Ship]] resulted in a change of Cylon tactics, which [[William Adama]] replies that Thrace is working on it. The scene ends in [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]]'s brig, where Sharon says that Scar may have died a dozen times.
*:'''Note''': Snake doesn't die in the aired version and is later mentioned as a replacement pilot for Starbuck.
* '''Scene 36 pt.:''' (Extended scene). Lee Adama tells Thrace that bright, shiny futures are overrated. Inebriated, Thrace asks whether Adama can picture himself with a wife, to which both hysterically laugh at the prospect. Thrace continues on this line of joking, saying that the Gods would give Adama a porch swing. Adama admits that he "thought about it once" and thought that a "stinky rugrat" (Thrace's words) would be nice.
* '''Scene 63-64:''' Alternate ending. Kat is walking through the [[memorial hallway]], where she hangs a picture of [[Reilly]]'s girlfriend. Meanwhile, Thrace is praying over her Lords of Kobol figurines, promising to return for [[Samuel Anders]].

=== [[Sacrifice]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22421 [1]] Lee Adama and Dualla talk about their upcoming shore leave and Billy Keikeya. She says that she hasn't talked to Keikeya yet, but that she appreciates what she had with him.
* '''Scene 1-2:''' The scripted version of the flashback pertaining to [[Ray Abinell]]'s death. Here, Abinell is on the phone to [[Sesha Abinell|his wife]], telling her that he is finishing up work on replacing heat sensors on ''[[Greenleaf]]''. He then looks out the window and sees dozens of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s. Hurriedly, he says his goodbye to Sesha and hangs up, running down the corridor as a raider begins its strafing run. The windows of the compartment he is in are compromised and Abinell, despite his vain effort to hold on to piping that runs along the corridor, is sucked out into space.

=== [[The Captain's Hand]] ===

*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22421 [1]] Over dinner Adama and Tigh discuss [[Barry Garner|Commander Garner]]. Tigh wonders how he managed to lose two Raptors and complains about the general state of the ship. Adama says that he sent Apollo over to keep an eye on Garner and to give him someone he can trust. Tigh asks if Adama still thinks about making Apollo ''Pegasus'''s XO.
*:'''Note''': This clears up Apollo's somewhat unclear status in the aired episode. He is not officially Garner's XO.
*[http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=85455#videoid=22420 [2]] Tory Foster tells Roslin that they'll lose the election if they lose the Gemenese and urges her to reconsider her stance on abortion in order to win. Roslin asks her if that is also the right thing to do. Foster replies that she is not there to be Roslin's counsel or conscience, but to help her to win.
* '''Scene 9:''' (Extended scene). This scene starts off with Garner berating [[Kara Thrace]] for not keeping track of her pilots' whereabouts or situation. In this scene, [[Hoshi]] is relieved of his post, and replaced with [[Abel Thornton]], after failing to inform Garner that a [[Raptor]] was requesting launch clearance. Garner goes on to state that there is no excuse for the lack of cohesion that is apparent in the ''Pegasus'' crew.
* '''Scene 35:''' Thrace and Lee Adama argue over giving Garner respect; Thrace believes that the people should have a leader worthy of their respect. The scene ends when a call for flight deck personnel to report to their stations is made.
* '''Scenes 62-68:''' Alternate scene. The scenes that did not make the final cut for "The Captain's Hand" are the ones pertaining to [[Rya Kibby]]'s attempted suicide after her abortion. [[Laura Roslin]] is looking out a window on ''[[Colonial One]]''. Meanwhile, an orderly on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' discovers that [[Rya Kibby]] has overdosed on pills and lays on the sickbay bed, unconscious and with a rosary in her hand. The orderly presses what appears to be an alarm button on the panel above the bed. In a scene that made the final cut, we jump back to ''Colonial One'', where [[Tory Foster]] brings in [[Sarah Porter]], the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemon|Gemonese]] delegate to the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. Porter begins attacking Roslin over not prosecuting Kibby for going through with the abortion. Roslin replies that the grant for asylum came before the law was signed and thus no laws have been broken; Roslin also adds that Porter has her "pound of flesh" and suggests that "you take your victory and move on". Back in ''Galactica'''s sickbay, Doctor [[Cottle]] and nurses attempt to resucitate Kibby and ultimately succeed in doing so.
* '''Scene 69 pt.:''' Lee Adama jokingly asks Kara Thrace whether she has a brain. As they hug, [[Anastasia Dualla]] walks in; Thrace excuses herself and states that she'll put the boots outside for them. Dualla then states that "you're not going to tell me about promotions, are you?" and discuss Adama's promotion to commander of ''Pegasus'' and how their relationship will work now that they are separated from one another physically; they begin to make out after Dualla asks whether or not Thrace was joking about the boots outside the door.

=== [[Downloaded]] ===

The following scenes are from the [[Season 2.5 DVD]] unless otherwise noted.

* '''Scene 32:''' [[Laura Roslin]] visits [[Hera]] in ''[[Galactica]]'s'' sickbay and tearfully thanks her for [[Epiphanies|saving her life]].
* '''Scene 34-36:''' [[Gaius Baltar]] visits [[Gina]] on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' in an attempt to convince her to orchestrate Hera's theft. Gina resists as she views [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica Sharon]] as a deserter and her "half-breed child" to be no better, she also scoffs Baltar's attempts to convince her on religious grounds; Baltar's Six appears and reiterates her view that Gina is a "broken machine" who has lost her faith in God. Gina bluntly reminds Baltar that Roslin is leading him by 3 points in the current polls, which is what his energies should be focused upon. Baltar fine tunes his argument, ultimately convincing Gina that the theft of a Cylon child from ''Galactica'' would be politically destructive as it would undermine Roslin's credibility as a wartime leader.
* '''Scene 34-36 (continued):''' [[D'anna Biers]], [[Tory Foster]] and Roslin hold a meeeting on ''[[Colonial One]]'', where Biers attempts to convince Roslin to grant her exclusive access to Hera as word of the birth has apparently spread throughout the Fleet. After the discussion, Roslin agrees, as it would be beneficial for both parties: people can see the Cylon child as looking the same as a normal human child and Biers gets exclusive pictures.
* '''Scene 48:''' Biers and Gina are on ''Cloud 9'' discussing how they will take the child. In her camera case, Biers has built a life-support system to secret the child off ''Galactica'', which is hidden in the bulky case. When Biers claims that "little Hera will be comfortable" in the contraption, Gina retorts that the child should not be named after a human god. When briefly discussing what they should call her, Gina says "just call her 13", which Biers favorably responds to.
* '''Scene 54:''' Biers is outside of sickbay with a [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] and [[Layne Ishay]]. Ishay tells her that Biers can't see the baby. As Biers attempts to gain access, noting that Roslin herself approved the visit, [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] calls Biers a "stupid frakking vulture" when telling her that Hera is dead. Ishay claims that the baby died 20 minutes ago, which shocks Biers.

=== [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]] ===

* '''Scene 63D''': [[Galen Tyrol]] is walking on the upper level of the maintenance deck. There are flashes of his dream of falling from this upper level. Over it all, [[Cavil]] is consoling the Chief, telling him that his fear is that he fears he is a Cylon, like [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon]] and he should die.
* '''Scene 78''': Commander [[Lee Adama]] is laying in his bunk on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] is also present getting dressed after their sexual encounter; she comments that Adama hasn't signed the papers and she is a courier on official business. Dualla asks him whether or not he believes [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] will lose to [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]], Adama replies that while he doesn't know, she is a fighter and tells Dualla that Roslin may be on the wrong side of the colonization issue. He also voices his concern that [[Kara Thrace]] has yet to return from her SAR mission to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]].

=== [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] ===

* '''Scene 121''': Tyrol talks to [[Cally]] about [[Cavil]] over the Deck Gang's homemade liquor, who has been revealed as another [[humanoid Cylon]]. He remarks that Cavil almost got him to believe that he was a Cylon and that the two Cavils were thrown out of an airlock the night before. Cally tries to drink the liquor, but can't handle it, to which they both giggle. Cally then slowly approaches Tyrol and kisses him, much to his surprise, to which Cally replies "What, you didn't know?"
* '''Scene 123B''': Baltar is on a Raptor where he has flashbacks of meeting [[Gina]] on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and their subseqent encounters on ''[[Cloud 9]]''. This Raptor is headed to ''Cloud 9'', where Baltar enters the ship through a hatch where two [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] are waiting and one follows to close the hatch. He is saluted by a fourth Marine as he enters a more decorative part of ''Cloud 9''.
* '''Scene 141''': Baltar is sitting on ''[[Colonial One]]''. Admiral [[William Adama]] gives the newly elected president news of ''Cloud 9's'' destruction, stating that they believe the nuclear warhead was stolen from his lab on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and that the warhead was smuggled onboard ''Cloud 9'' by a Cylon. As Adama explains his belief that this incident might be the first step to a Cylon attack within the Fleet, Baltar is having flashbacks of being tended to by Gina, as she dresses him after their sexual encounter. Baltar rebukes Adama's attempts to tighten internal security and instead believes that their first priority is to the people, and to see that they are safely established on [[New Caprica]]. Once that is done, he believes that the tragedy would be put behind them. Adama bluntly retorts that Baltar is not listening; he replies that "I don't have to listen. I'm the president." Baltar orders that "Settlement begins and begins now". After Adama leaves, Baltar remembers the sad look on Gina's face the final time he saw her.

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Jackexpo: another appearance of the ship

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An unnamed '''wedge-shaped vessel'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is briefly seen during the Fleet's emergency jump away from [[New Caprica]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

It is also part of the first group of ships to be shepherded through the radiation cloud of a star cluster to a planet rich with consumable algae. It is not seen among the ships that clear the jump however. Another ship of the same configuration is also in the background just behind the ''[[Space Park]]'' when the first jump commences ([[The Passage]]), perhaps the same one that appears after the jump to the [[Ionian Nebula]] in ([[Crossroads, Part II]])

==Notes==
*This ship appears to be based on a design created by a fan of the series, Todd Boyce. On his website where many other [[fan fiction]] renderings are hosted, he called the ship the "''Defender''".

* While the wedge-shaped vessel shares its design with the "''Defender''", it does not share its military purpose. The ''Defender'' is a military ship, envisioned by the artist as a support vessel for larger [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]s. However, in the series [[canon]], ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is the only Colonial military vessel in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].

*Battlestar Wiki is not a [[fan fiction]] repository. However, the remarkable similarity between the artist's ship (created before the episode "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") and the rendering from the Re-imagined Series is sufficient to warrant its note in this encyclopedia.

==External links==
* [http://ravensbranch.allen.com/colonialshipdescriptions.html Todd Boyce's fan design and description].

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