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<div>{{Episode Data<br />
| image=Daybreak Teaser.jpg<br />
| title= Daybreak, Part II<br />
| season= 4<br />
| episode= 20<br />
| guests= <br />
| writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]<ref>http://rondmoore.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2008/4/18_Podcast_Success!.html</ref><br />
| story=<br />
| director= <br />
| production=422<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=March 20, 2009 <ref>http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html</ref><br />
| CAN airdate=March 20, 2009<br />
| UK airdate=March 24, 2009<br />
| dvd=<br />
| population=<br />
| prev=[[Daybreak, Part I]]<br />
| next=[[The Plan]]<br />
| extra='''Series Finale - 2 Hour Episode'''<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html</ref><br />
| forumthread=3050<br />
}} <br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
<br />
The volunteers for the mission to rescue Hera launch their assault on the Cylon Colony, and the Fleet's journey comes to an end.<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
"Caprica, Before the Fall"<br />
* At a strip club, Tigh tries to buy a lap dance for Bill Adama, but he refuses. Tigh argues the merits of retirement from military service to Adama. As Ellen Tigh joins them, Adama reluctantly concedes, and the three of them drink "to retirement."<br />
* In Kara Thrace's apartment, Lee, Zak and Kara discuss politics over wine – Lee espouses the importance of voting to a democratic way of life while Kara and Zak tease him for it.<br />
* Zak tells Kara that despite appearing to be an idealist, Lee is a cynic at heart, which is one of the many reasons Lee is no longer on speaking terms with their father. Zak claims that their father believes in something greater than himself (namely, "the uniform"), but Lee disagrees, claiming that he merely believes in himself and his way of doing things.<br />
* Zak questions why Lee has chosen to follow in their father's footsteps; Lee replies, pragmatically, that he is merely giving the service four years because it gave him four years of education. Zak touts Lee's reply as another example of his cynicism, to which Kara replies that she is beginning to like Lee.<br />
* At Laura Roslin's home, a well-dressed Sean Allison arrives with flowers in hand. As Laura offers her guest some white wine, it dawns on her why he seems so familiar to her: he was one of her students.<br />
* Sean admits he recognized her name as soon as Marcy mentioned it, but proceeded with the blind date anyway. He asks if he should go, but Laura tells him to stay, saying, "The night's young. Apparently, so are you. Let's see what happens."<br />
* Still at the strip club, Adama still has some misgivings, asserting that Tigh "wouldn't do it." Tigh enthusiastically disagrees, saying that he would for that kind of money. Adama tells Tigh to look him in the eye and tell him that he would do it "for a civilian desk job." After some hesitation (and sidelong glances at the nearby dancers), Adama says he knew it.<br />
* In Kara's apartment, Kara and Lee carry a drunken Zak to a nearby couch as he tells them, "I love you guys, you guys are my family." Lee states that Zak could never hold his liquor. Kara tells Lee that "it's time for shots." <br />
* Outside the strip club, a drunken Bill Adama vomits. Looking at the sky in a stupor, he sees the night sky filled with stars and laughs to himself.<br />
<br />
"Present Day"<br />
* A civilian transport and ''Colonial One'' launch from ''Galactica'''s flight pod, presumably carrying anyone not participating in the impending volunteer-only rescue mission.<br />
* Gaius Baltar sits alone in his followers' former living area. Virtual Six appears to him, reminding him to trust in God's plan for him. He questions whether he is following God's plan; she reassures him that he is, "by taking charge of humanity's remnants and guiding them to their end." He asks, "End of what?" just as Paula interrupts, coming to tell Baltar that everyone is ready to go. Baltar asks for five seconds more.<br />
<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 3 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 4 ===<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*A portion of this episode was being filmed in [[w:Kamloops| Kamloops, BC]] during the week of June 16, 2008. Local extras of all ages were utilized for this scene (or scenes) and were required to have an athletic build and a clean-cut look, or to be slim with long hair or dreadlocks. Extras were auditioned at Best Western room 137 (in Kamloops) on June 12th <ref>http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/entertainment/19788509.html</ref>. The rural area surrounding Kamloops was previously utilized to depict the [[algae planet]] in "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" and "[[Rapture]]".<br />
*Although Part I had a runtime of one hour, Part II will run for two hours. An even longer cut of Daybreak will later be released on DVD. <ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/07/talking-battles.html|title=Talking 'Battlestar Galactica's' finale, 'Caprica' and the 'Battlestar' TV movie with Ron Moore}}</ref><br />
*This episode marks the deaths of [[Boomer]], [[Cavil]], [[Racetrack]], [[Skulls]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Laura Roslin]] and the destruction of Cavil's forces. The [[Doral]] and [[Simon]] lines are also presumably wiped out, or at least decimated beyond recovery. [[Kara Thrace]], having fulfilled her purpose, vanishes without a trace and her whereabouts are unknown. In detail:<br />
**Boomer was killed by [[Athena]] in revenge for taking [[Hera]], sleeping with [[Helo]] and beating her in the lavatory.<br />
**Cavil took his own life in Galactica's CIC when his side lost.<br />
**Racetrack and Skulls's Raptor was stuck by a meteor penetrating their wind screen and striking them, Skulls was killed on impact. Racetrack was later able to launch her nuclear missiles before she died.<br />
**Tory was killed by [[Galen Tyrol]] in revenge for Tory killing his wife [[Cally]] after he learned Tory murdered her during the mutual and involuntary exchange of private information of the [[Final Five]]'s minds while downloading Resurrection technology data to the Cavil forces.<br />
**Anders guided himself in ''Galactica'' and the Fleet into the Sun. <br />
**Roslin died of cancer as Adama was giving her a bird's eye view of their new home on second Earth in a Raptor. <br />
**Since they did not have either Cylon females or Resurrection the Cavil, Simon and Doral models on the various Cylon Baseships presumably died out after their natural life spans were exhausted. <br />
**Kara was presumably taken by the same force, probably God, that resurrected her. <br />
*This episode also marks the destruction of the ''Galactica'' and her Fleet.<br />
*Humanity, along with the Cylons, finally reaches its new homeworld, names it Earth and the humans of today are the Colonials and probably the Rebel Cylons, descendants 150,000 years later. The [[Leoben]]s, [[Six]]s and [[Sharon]] models from the Baseship joined the Colonials on the new Earth.<br />
*The Centurions are granted full independence and subsequently depart in the rebel Baseship to pursue their own destiny.<br />
*The ''[http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Kodiak Kodiak]'', the command ship of the Global Defence Initiative (GDI) faction from the computer game ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Sun Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]'' is seen among the fleet in one establishing shot.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
*The coordinates that Thrace enters, 1123 / 6536 / 5321 correspond to the notation of the Final Four theme [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/theme-watchtower.jpg]. The song is in a C# Phrygian scale (enharmonic with A major and F# minor). 1 represents C#, and each higher integer indicates the next note in the scale, such that<br />
<br />
:1 = C#<br />
:2 = D<br />
:3 = E<br />
:(4 = F#)<br />
:5 = G#<br />
:6 = A<br />
:(7 = B)<br />
<br />
:The linked graphic omits the first and last note of the theme, but both can be heard in the soundtrack during the jump montage. The second "five" (in the third chunk of four digits) corresponds to the tuplet G#/A/G#, effectively omitting the trill up to high A. Every note has the same duration except for the last two, which are twice the length of the others.<br />
*The Virtual Beings are angels of God who came to guide Baltar and Caprica Six in their destiny of protecting Hera.<br />
*Kara Thrace is an angel who was sent back from the dead to guide humanity to a new home the coordinates of which were hidden in The Music.<br />
*As noted in the "Notes" section it is unlikely that the Cavil, Simon and Doral lines will continue without Cylon females. The [[Three]]s are extinct with the last copy [[D'Anna Biers]] herself dying on the original Earth; Boomer killed in the Colony (and in anycase couldn't single handedly save the lines even if she were alive); and the last Sixes and Eights staying with the humans on the second Earth. However, there is the possibility of having a few remaining human females from the survivors of the various Colonial worlds including [[Caprica]] being viable, so the lines could in theory continue. However, given the total lack of success in the forced breeding of Cylons and humans and the Cavil, Dorals and Simon's cynical view of love, an apparent requirement of conception between both Cylon-Cylon and Cylon-human combinations, it is unlikely. <br />
*The scene where Adama is being questioned and abruptly quits the interview references the classic Sci-Fi film [[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]], which also starred Edward James Olmos.<br />
*[[Ronald D. Moore]] appears in a cameo as the man holding a ''National Geographic'' magazine in New York City.<br />
*The shelters erected by the Colonials on Earth resemble [[Wikipedia:Quonset hut|Quonset huts]], World War II-era temporary structures.<br />
*The final scenes of this episode, in fast-forwarding through time and attempting to set the entire work as a backstory, make the ending similar to that of the film [[Wikipedia:How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]].<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* What becomes of the Centurions?<br />
** Do they go after the remnants of Cavil's forces, or go their separate ways?<br />
** Will the freed Centurions eventually develop their own humanoid forms?<br />
* Did any copies of Cavil, Doral, or Simon survive?<br />
* Why does Cavil choose to commit suicide?<br />
**He probably realized he lost and just gave up.<br />
* What becomes of the Baseships seen orbiting the Colony?<br />
** It's possible the nuclear blast could have propelled them right into the [[blackhole]].<br />
* Are any other human-Cylon hybrids born on Earth, or do the Twos, Sixes, and Eights remain childless?<br />
* If "it" doesn't like to be called [[God (RDM)|God]], what does "it" like to be called?<br />
* Will modern humans discover remains of Colonial technology such as Raptors?<br />
** That probably depends on how hard we look.<br />
* Why do the angels still look like Baltar and Six 150,000 years later?<br />
** Probably so the audience will still recognize them, or it may have been a time jump of sorts by them to look into the future.<br />
* Will humanity repeat the Cycle?<br />
* Are Thrace and Anders together?<br />
* Can Thrace ever return again?<br />
* Do Baltar and Caprica-Six marry? Do they go into isolation like Adama and Tyrol, or will they be near a human colony?<br />
* Do Adama and Tyrol stay isolated for the rest of their lives?<br />
* Why was Romo Lampkin chosen as President? Wouldn't a member of the Quorum of Captains have been selected?<br />
* What became of the remaining prisoners aboard the <i>[[Astral Queen]]</i>? Were they sent out amongst the rest of the human population, or were all of them deposited in some geographical area completely isolated from the other humans? <br />
* Were any of the groups provided with medicine, or medical training or at least someone with medical knowledge before spreading out among the world?<br />
* Is God related to the Lords of Kobol or something completely different?<br />
* Why did the First Hybrid not want humanity to follow Thrace?<br />
* How many angels are there? Are the ones that resemble Six and Baltar the same as those that appeared to the Final Five and Thrace, or distinct?<br />
* Why have angels not been appearing to the Final Five since Old Earth's destruction, only to Baltar, Six, and Thrace?<br />
* Since the notes of All Along the Watchtower lead to Earth, do they still serve a purpose on Earth?<br />
* Will analysis of Hera's remains reveal that she was not a normal human?<br />
**No, since our reference for "normal human" is her descendants, she'd look like the rest of us.<br />
* Does human life evolve on planets other than Kobol and the new Earth?<br />
* Who did Hera eventually have children with? A human or a Cylon? <br />
**Most likely a human. Saul Tigh and the Leobens would be too old for her. While it was common in ancient times for men far older than their brides, for example as young as the female being 12 and and the male being 60, Colonial mores, which are much like our own in real life, would forbid the Leobens from sexual congress with Hera when she reach the accepted reproductive age. On the other hand there were many human children about her age and slightly older in the Fleet. She could had also had children with a human child unborn at the time of the landing on Second Earth perhaps within five years to ten years of her age. It is possible that other hybrid children could had been born after the landing given that the Sixes and Eights joined the humans. And it is possible that pure Cylon children could had been born to the age compatible Sixes, Eights and Leobens but as noted in the series it is difficult if not impossible for a pure Cylon child to come to term. Hera's offspring is most likely with a human or a more remote possibility another Cylon-human hybrid. Her breeding with a pure Cylon offspring is the least likely. <br />
* Was it coincidence or divine intervention that an asteroid caused Racetrack's hand to hit the launch button for the nuclear weapons at the exact right moment?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements ==<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
"Silly me.... silly, silly me."<br/><br />
--Virtual Baltar in the last line of the series.<br />
<br />
"Frak!"<br/><br />
--Cavil's last word before he blows his brains out.<br />
<br />
"Can we ''not'' tell her the plan?"<br/><br />
"Right." (Athena kills Boomer)<br/><br />
--Starbuck and Athena about Boomer before Athena kills her.<br />
<br />
"There must be some way out of here."<br/><br />
--Starbuck attempting to figure out the jump coordinates.<br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
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{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>LawNinjahttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Daybreak,_Part_II&diff=176659Daybreak, Part II2009-03-22T10:17:16Z<p>LawNinja: /* Teaser */ Added Teaser summary</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Episode Data<br />
| image=Daybreak Teaser.jpg<br />
| title= Daybreak, Part II<br />
| season= 4<br />
| episode= 20<br />
| guests= <br />
| writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]<ref>http://rondmoore.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2008/4/18_Podcast_Success!.html</ref><br />
| story=<br />
| director= <br />
| production=422<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=March 20, 2009 <ref>http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html</ref><br />
| CAN airdate=March 20, 2009<br />
| UK airdate=March 24, 2009<br />
| dvd=<br />
| population=<br />
| prev=[[Daybreak, Part I]]<br />
| next=[[The Plan]]<br />
| extra='''Series Finale - 2 Hour Episode'''<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html</ref><br />
| forumthread=3050<br />
}} <br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
<br />
The volunteers for the mission to rescue Hera launch their assault on the Cylon Colony, and the Fleet's journey comes to an end.<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
''Caprica, Before the Fall''<br />
* At a strip club, Tigh tries to buy a lap dance for Bill Adama, but he refuses. Tigh argues the merits of retirement from military service to Adama. As Ellen Tigh joins them, Adama reluctantly concedes, and the three of them drink "to retirement."<br />
* In Kara Thrace's apartment, Lee, Zak and Kara discuss politics over wine – Lee espouses the importance of voting to a democratic way of life while Kara and Zak tease him for it.<br />
* Zak tells Kara that despite appearing to be an idealist, Lee is a cynic at heart, which is one of the many reasons Lee is no longer on speaking terms with their father. Zak claims that their father believes in something greater than himself (namely, "the uniform"), but Lee disagrees, claiming that he merely believes in himself and his way of doing things.<br />
* Zak questions why Lee has chosen to follow in their father's footsteps; Lee replies, pragmatically, that he is merely giving the service four years because it gave him four years of education. Zak touts Lee's reply as another example of his cynicism, to which Kara replies that she is beginning to like Lee.<br />
* At Laura Roslin's home, a well-dressed Sean Allison arrives with flowers in hand. As Laura offers her guest some white wine, it dawns on her why he seems so familiar to her: he was one of her students.<br />
* Sean admits he recognized her name as soon as Marcy mentioned it, but proceeded with the blind date anyway. He asks if he should go, but Laura tells him to stay, saying, "The night's young. Apparently, so are you. Let's see what happens."<br />
* Still at the strip club, Adama still has some misgivings, asserting that Tigh "wouldn't do it." Tigh enthusiastically disagrees, saying that he would for that kind of money. Adama tells Tigh to look him in the eye and tell him that he would do it "for a civilian desk job." After some hesitation (and sidelong glances at the nearby dancers), Adama says he knew it.<br />
* In Kara's apartment, Kara and Lee carry a drunken Zak to a nearby couch as he tells them, "I love you guys, you guys are my family." Lee states that Zak could never hold his liquor. Kara tells Lee that "it's time for shots." <br />
* Outside the strip club, a drunken Bill Adama vomits. Looking at the sky in a stupor, he sees the night sky filled with stars and laughs to himself.<br />
<br />
''Present Day''<br />
* A civilian transport and ''[Colonial One]'' launch from ''Galactica'''s flight pod, presumably carrying anyone not participating in the impending volunteer-only rescue mission.<br />
* [Gaius Baltar] sits alone in his followers' former living area. Virtual Six appears to him, reminding him to trust in God's plan for him. He questions whether he is following God's plan; she reassures him that he is, "by taking charge of humanity's remnants and guiding them to their end." He asks, "End of what?" just as Paula interrupts, coming to tell Baltar that everyone is ready to go. Baltar asks for five seconds more.<br />
<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 3 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 4 ===<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*A portion of this episode was being filmed in [[w:Kamloops| Kamloops, BC]] during the week of June 16, 2008. Local extras of all ages were utilized for this scene (or scenes) and were required to have an athletic build and a clean-cut look, or to be slim with long hair or dreadlocks. Extras were auditioned at Best Western room 137 (in Kamloops) on June 12th <ref>http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/entertainment/19788509.html</ref>. The rural area surrounding Kamloops was previously utilized to depict the [[algae planet]] in "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" and "[[Rapture]]".<br />
*Although Part I had a runtime of one hour, Part II will run for two hours. An even longer cut of Daybreak will later be released on DVD. <ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/07/talking-battles.html|title=Talking 'Battlestar Galactica's' finale, 'Caprica' and the 'Battlestar' TV movie with Ron Moore}}</ref><br />
*This episode marks the deaths of [[Boomer]], [[Cavil]], [[Racetrack]], [[Skulls]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Laura Roslin]] and the destruction of Cavil's forces. The [[Doral]] and [[Simon]] lines are also presumably wiped out, or at least decimated beyond recovery. [[Kara Thrace]], having fulfilled her purpose, vanishes without a trace and her whereabouts are unknown. In detail:<br />
**Boomer was killed by [[Athena]] in revenge for taking [[Hera]], sleeping with [[Helo]] and beating her in the lavatory.<br />
**Cavil took his own life in Galactica's CIC when his side lost.<br />
**Racetrack and Skulls's Raptor was stuck by a meteor penetrating their wind screen and striking them, Skulls was killed on impact. Racetrack was later able to launch her nuclear missiles before she died.<br />
**Tory was killed by [[Galen Tyrol]] in revenge for Tory killing his wife [[Cally]] after he learned Tory murdered her during the mutual and involuntary exchange of private information of the [[Final Five]]'s minds while downloading Resurrection technology data to the Cavil forces.<br />
**Anders guided himself in ''Galactica'' and the Fleet into the Sun. <br />
**Roslin died of cancer as Adama was giving her a bird's eye view of their new home on second Earth in a Raptor. <br />
**Since they did not have either Cylon females or Resurrection the Cavil, Simon and Doral models on the various Cylon Baseships presumably died out after their natural life spans were exhausted. <br />
**Kara was presumably taken by the same force, probably God, that resurrected her. <br />
*This episode also marks the destruction of the ''Galactica'' and her Fleet.<br />
*Humanity, along with the Cylons, finally reaches its new homeworld, names it Earth and the humans of today are the Colonials and probably the Rebel Cylons, descendants 150,000 years later. The [[Leoben]]s, [[Six]]s and [[Sharon]] models from the Baseship joined the Colonials on the new Earth.<br />
*The Centurions are granted full independence and subsequently depart in the rebel Baseship to pursue their own destiny.<br />
*The ''[http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Kodiak Kodiak]'', the command ship of the Global Defence Initiative (GDI) faction from the computer game ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Sun Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]'' is seen among the fleet in one establishing shot.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
*The coordinates that Thrace enters, 1123 / 6536 / 5321 correspond to the notation of the Final Four theme [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/theme-watchtower.jpg]. The song is in a C# Phrygian scale (enharmonic with A major and F# minor). 1 represents C#, and each higher integer indicates the next note in the scale, such that<br />
<br />
:1 = C#<br />
:2 = D<br />
:3 = E<br />
:(4 = F#)<br />
:5 = G#<br />
:6 = A<br />
:(7 = B)<br />
<br />
:The linked graphic omits the first and last note of the theme, but both can be heard in the soundtrack during the jump montage. The second "five" (in the third chunk of four digits) corresponds to the tuplet G#/A/G#, effectively omitting the trill up to high A. Every note has the same duration except for the last two, which are twice the length of the others.<br />
*The Virtual Beings are angels of God who came to guide Baltar and Caprica Six in their destiny of protecting Hera.<br />
*Kara Thrace is an angel who was sent back from the dead to guide humanity to a new home the coordinates of which were hidden in The Music.<br />
*As noted in the "Notes" section it is unlikely that the Cavil, Simon and Doral lines will continue without Cylon females. The [[Three]]s are extinct with the last copy [[D'Anna Biers]] herself dying on the original Earth; Boomer killed in the Colony (and in anycase couldn't single handedly save the lines even if she were alive); and the last Sixes and Eights staying with the humans on the second Earth. However, there is the possibility of having a few remaining human females from the survivors of the various Colonial worlds including [[Caprica]] being viable, so the lines could in theory continue. However, given the total lack of success in the forced breeding of Cylons and humans and the Cavil, Dorals and Simon's cynical view of love, an apparent requirement of conception between both Cylon-Cylon and Cylon-human combinations, it is unlikely. <br />
*The scene where Adama is being questioned and abruptly quits the interview references the classic Sci-Fi film [[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]], which also starred Edward James Olmos.<br />
*[[Ronald D. Moore]] appears in a cameo as the man holding a ''National Geographic'' magazine in New York City.<br />
*The shelters erected by the Colonials on Earth resemble [[Wikipedia:Quonset hut|Quonset huts]], World War II-era temporary structures.<br />
*The final scenes of this episode, in fast-forwarding through time and attempting to set the entire work as a backstory, make the ending similar to that of the film [[Wikipedia:How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]].<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* What becomes of the Centurions?<br />
** Do they go after the remnants of Cavil's forces, or go their separate ways?<br />
** Will the freed Centurions eventually develop their own humanoid forms?<br />
* Did any copies of Cavil, Doral, or Simon survive?<br />
* Why does Cavil choose to commit suicide?<br />
**He probably realized he lost and just gave up.<br />
* What becomes of the Baseships seen orbiting the Colony?<br />
** It's possible the nuclear blast could have propelled them right into the [[blackhole]].<br />
* Are any other human-Cylon hybrids born on Earth, or do the Twos, Sixes, and Eights remain childless?<br />
* If "it" doesn't like to be called [[God (RDM)|God]], what does "it" like to be called?<br />
* Will modern humans discover remains of Colonial technology such as Raptors?<br />
** That probably depends on how hard we look.<br />
* Why do the angels still look like Baltar and Six 150,000 years later?<br />
** Probably so the audience will still recognize them, or it may have been a time jump of sorts by them to look into the future.<br />
* Will humanity repeat the Cycle?<br />
* Are Thrace and Anders together?<br />
* Can Thrace ever return again?<br />
* Do Baltar and Caprica-Six marry? Do they go into isolation like Adama and Tyrol, or will they be near a human colony?<br />
* Do Adama and Tyrol stay isolated for the rest of their lives?<br />
* Why was Romo Lampkin chosen as President? Wouldn't a member of the Quorum of Captains have been selected?<br />
* What became of the remaining prisoners aboard the <i>[[Astral Queen]]</i>? Were they sent out amongst the rest of the human population, or were all of them deposited in some geographical area completely isolated from the other humans? <br />
* Were any of the groups provided with medicine, or medical training or at least someone with medical knowledge before spreading out among the world?<br />
* Is God related to the Lords of Kobol or something completely different?<br />
* Why did the First Hybrid not want humanity to follow Thrace?<br />
* How many angels are there? Are the ones that resemble Six and Baltar the same as those that appeared to the Final Five and Thrace, or distinct?<br />
* Why have angels not been appearing to the Final Five since Old Earth's destruction, only to Baltar, Six, and Thrace?<br />
* Since the notes of All Along the Watchtower lead to Earth, do they still serve a purpose on Earth?<br />
* Will analysis of Hera's remains reveal that she was not a normal human?<br />
**No, since our reference for "normal human" is her descendants, she'd look like the rest of us.<br />
* Does human life evolve on planets other than Kobol and the new Earth?<br />
* Who did Hera eventually have children with? A human or a Cylon? <br />
**Most likely a human. Saul Tigh and the Leobens would be too old for her. While it was common in ancient times for men far older than their brides, for example as young as the female being 12 and and the male being 60, Colonial mores, which are much like our own in real life, would forbid the Leobens from sexual congress with Hera when she reach the accepted reproductive age. On the other hand there were many human children about her age and slightly older in the Fleet. She could had also had children with a human child unborn at the time of the landing on Second Earth perhaps within five years to ten years of her age. It is possible that other hybrid children could had been born after the landing given that the Sixes and Eights joined the humans. And it is possible that pure Cylon children could had been born to the age compatible Sixes, Eights and Leobens but as noted in the series it is difficult if not impossible for a pure Cylon child to come to term. Hera's offspring is most likely with a human or a more remote possibility another Cylon-human hybrid. Her breeding with a pure Cylon offspring is the least likely. <br />
* Was it coincidence or divine intervention that an asteroid caused Racetrack's hand to hit the launch button for the nuclear weapons at the exact right moment?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements ==<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
"Silly me.... silly, silly me."<br/><br />
--Virtual Baltar in the last line of the series.<br />
<br />
"Frak!"<br/><br />
--Cavil's last word before he blows his brains out.<br />
<br />
"Can we ''not'' tell her the plan?"<br/><br />
"Right." (Athena kills Boomer)<br/><br />
--Starbuck and Athena about Boomer before Athena kills her.<br />
<br />
"There must be some way out of here."<br/><br />
--Starbuck attempting to figure out the jump coordinates.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>LawNinjahttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Daybreak,_Part_II&diff=176654Daybreak, Part II2009-03-22T09:28:36Z<p>LawNinja: /* Overview */ Added an overview</p>
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| image=Daybreak Teaser.jpg<br />
| title= Daybreak, Part II<br />
| season= 4<br />
| episode= 20<br />
| guests= <br />
| writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]<ref>http://rondmoore.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2008/4/18_Podcast_Success!.html</ref><br />
| story=<br />
| director= <br />
| production=422<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=March 20, 2009 <ref>http://tv.ign.com/articles/920/920164p1.html</ref><br />
| CAN airdate=March 20, 2009<br />
| UK airdate=March 24, 2009<br />
| dvd=<br />
| population=<br />
| prev=[[Daybreak, Part I]]<br />
| next=[[The Plan]]<br />
| extra='''Series Finale - 2 Hour Episode'''<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html</ref><br />
| forumthread=3050<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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The volunteers for the mission to rescue Hera launch their assault on the Cylon Colony, and the Fleet's journey comes to an end.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*A portion of this episode was being filmed in [[w:Kamloops| Kamloops, BC]] during the week of June 16, 2008. Local extras of all ages were utilized for this scene (or scenes) and were required to have an athletic build and a clean-cut look, or to be slim with long hair or dreadlocks. Extras were auditioned at Best Western room 137 (in Kamloops) on June 12th <ref>http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/entertainment/19788509.html</ref>. The rural area surrounding Kamloops was previously utilized to depict the [[algae planet]] in "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" and "[[Rapture]]".<br />
*Although Part I had a runtime of one hour, Part II will run for two hours. An even longer cut of Daybreak will later be released on DVD. <ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/07/talking-battles.html|title=Talking 'Battlestar Galactica's' finale, 'Caprica' and the 'Battlestar' TV movie with Ron Moore}}</ref><br />
*This episode marks the deaths of [[Boomer]], [[Cavil]], [[Racetrack]], [[Skulls]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Laura Roslin]] and the destruction of Cavil's forces. The [[Doral]] and [[Simon]] lines are also presumably wiped out, or at least decimated beyond recovery. [[Kara Thrace]], having fulfilled her purpose, vanishes without a trace and her whereabouts are unknown. In detail:<br />
**Boomer was killed by [[Athena]] in revenge for taking [[Hera]], sleeping with [[Helo]] and beating her in the lavatory.<br />
**Cavil took his own life in Galactica's CIC when his side lost.<br />
**Racetrack and Skulls's Raptor was stuck by a meteor penetrating their wind screen and striking them, Skulls was killed on impact. Racetrack was later able to launch her nuclear missiles before she died.<br />
**Tory was killed by [[Galen Tyrol]] in revenge for Tory killing his wife [[Cally]] after he learned Tory murdered her during the mutual and involuntary exchange of private information of the [[Final Five]]'s minds while downloading Resurrection technology data to the Cavil forces.<br />
**Anders guided himself in ''Galactica'' and the Fleet into the Sun. <br />
**Roslin died of cancer as Adama was giving her a bird's eye view of their new home on second Earth in a Raptor. <br />
**Since they did not have either Cylon females or Resurrection the Cavil, Simon and Doral models on the various Cylon Baseships presumably died out after their natural life spans were exhausted. <br />
**Kara was presumably taken by the same force, probably God, that resurrected her. <br />
*This episode also marks the destruction of the ''Galactica'' and her Fleet.<br />
*Humanity, along with the Cylons, finally reaches its new homeworld, names it Earth and the humans of today are the Colonials and probably the Rebel Cylons, descendants 150,000 years later. The [[Leoben]]s, [[Six]]s and [[Sharon]] models from the Baseship joined the Colonials on the new Earth.<br />
*The Centurions are granted full independence and subsequently depart in the rebel Baseship to pursue their own destiny.<br />
*The ''[http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Kodiak Kodiak]'', the command ship of the Global Defence Initiative (GDI) faction from the computer game ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Sun Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]'' is seen among the fleet in one establishing shot.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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*The coordinates that Thrace enters, 1123 / 6536 / 5321 correspond to the notation of the Final Four theme [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/theme-watchtower.jpg]. The song is in a C# Phrygian scale (enharmonic with A major and F# minor). 1 represents C#, and each higher integer indicates the next note in the scale, such that<br />
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:1 = C#<br />
:2 = D<br />
:3 = E<br />
:(4 = F#)<br />
:5 = G#<br />
:6 = A<br />
:(7 = B)<br />
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:The linked graphic omits the first and last note of the theme, but both can be heard in the soundtrack during the jump montage. The second "five" (in the third chunk of four digits) corresponds to the tuplet G#/A/G#, effectively omitting the trill up to high A. Every note has the same duration except for the last two, which are twice the length of the others.<br />
*The Virtual Beings are angels of God who came to guide Baltar and Caprica Six in their destiny of protecting Hera.<br />
*Kara Thrace is an angel who was sent back from the dead to guide humanity to a new home the coordinates of which were hidden in The Music.<br />
*The scene where Adama is being questioned and abruptly quits the interview references the classic Sci-Fi film [[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]], which also starred Edward James Olmos.<br />
*[[Ronald D. Moore]] appears in a cameo as the man holding a ''National Geographic'' magazine in New York City.<br />
*The shelters erected by the Colonials on Earth resemble [[Wikipedia:Quonset hut|Quonset huts]], World War II-era temporary structures.<br />
*The final scenes of this episode, in fast-forwarding through time and attempting to set the entire work as a backstory, make the ending similar to that of the film [[Wikipedia:How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]].<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What becomes of the Centurions?<br />
** Do they go after the remnants of Cavil's forces, or go their separate ways?<br />
** Will the freed Centurions eventually develop their own humanoid forms?<br />
* Did any copies of Cavil, Doral, or Simon survive?<br />
* Why does Cavil choose to commit suicide?<br />
**He probably realized he lost and just gave up.<br />
* What becomes of the Baseships seen orbiting the Colony?<br />
** It's possible the nuclear blast could have propelled them right into the [[blackhole]].<br />
* Are any other human-Cylon hybrids born on Earth, or do the Twos, Sixes, and Eights remain childless?<br />
* If "it" doesn't like to be called [[God (RDM)|God]], what does "it" like to be called?<br />
* Will modern humans discover remains of Colonial technology such as Raptors?<br />
** That probably depends on how hard we look.<br />
* Why do the angels still look like Baltar and Six 150,000 years later?<br />
** Probably so the audience will still recognize them, or it may have been a time jump of sorts by them to look into the future.<br />
* Will humanity repeat the Cycle?<br />
* Are Thrace and Anders together?<br />
* Can Thrace ever return again?<br />
* Do Baltar and Caprica-Six marry? Do they go into isolation like Adama and Tyrol, or will they be near a human colony?<br />
* Do Adama and Tyrol stay isolated for the rest of their lives?<br />
* Why was Romo Lampkin chosen as President? Wouldn't a member of the Quorum of Captains have been selected?<br />
* What became of the remaining prisoners aboard the <i>[[Astral Queen]]</i>? Were they sent out amongst the rest of the human population, or were all of them deposited in some geographical area completely isolated from the other humans? <br />
* Were any of the groups provided with medicine, or medical training or at least someone with medical knowledge before spreading out among the world?<br />
* Is God related to the Lords of Kobol or something completely different?<br />
* Why did the First Hybrid not want humanity to follow Thrace?<br />
* How many angels are there? Are the ones that resemble Six and Baltar the same as those that appeared to the Final Five and Thrace, or distinct?<br />
* Why have angels not been appearing to the Final Five since Old Earth's destruction, only to Baltar, Six, and Thrace?<br />
* Since the notes of All Along the Watchtower lead to Earth, do they still serve a purpose on Earth?<br />
* Will analysis of Hera's remains reveal that she was not a normal human?<br />
**No, since our reference for "normal human" is her descendants, she'd look like the rest of us.<br />
* Does human life evolve on planets other than Kobol and the new Earth?<br />
* Who did Hera eventually have children with? A human or a Cylon? <br />
* Was it coincidence or divine intervention that an asteroid caused Racetrack's hand to hit the launch button for the nuclear weapons at the exact right moment?<br />
**Racetrack did that herself. The asteroid strike and her launching the nuclear missiles were separated by a significant amount of time. She regained enough conscious to be aware and press the button.<br />
**Racetrack was already dead by that point. She was probably killed in the first asteroid strike. "She" only hit the button when her hand shifted due to another rock hitting her ship.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements ==<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
"Silly me.... silly, silly me."<br/><br />
--Virtual Baltar in the last line of the series.<br />
<br />
"Frak!"<br/><br />
--Cavil's last word before he blows his brains out.<br />
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"Can we ''not'' tell her the plan?"<br/><br />
"Right." (Athena kills Boomer)<br/><br />
--Starbuck and Athena about Boomer before Athena kills her.<br />
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"There must be some way out of here."<br/><br />
--Starbuck attempting to figure out the jump coordinates.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}</div>LawNinjahttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Captain%27s_Hand&diff=172946The Captain's Hand2009-02-13T10:19:40Z<p>LawNinja: Fixed assorted minor grammatical issues</p>
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<div>{{Episode Data<br />
| image = Adamas.jpg<br />
| title= The Captain's Hand<br />
| season= 2<br />
| episode= 17<br />
| guests= [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
| writer= [[Jeff Vlaming]]<br />
| story= <br />
| director= [[Sergio Mimica-Gezzan]]<br />
| production=<br />
| rating= 1.7<br />
| US airdate= 2006-02-17<br />
| CAN airdate=2006-05-06<br />
| UK airdate= 2006-04-25<br />
| dvd= {{Season 2.5 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US'''<br/>{{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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:''When two Raptors go missing after a training mission, new ''Pegasus'' commander [[Barry Garner]] challenges Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]]'s orders by sending his battlestar directly into the rescue zone &mdash; and a trap.''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
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=== Teaser === <br />
*Two [[Raptor]]s leave ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' for a training mission, which is near a [[w:Binary star system|binary star]] that causes [[Dradis|DRADIS]] and communications interference. Shortly after, contact with the Raptors is lost.<br />
*[[Lee Adama]] and [[Anastasia Dualla]] are in bed together, having begun a sexual relationship. He has been promoted to major, an achievement he does not regard as particularly significant.<br />
*On ''[[Galactica]]'', Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and the deck crew are in the process of unloading containers, when Tyrol finds a pregnant teenager inside who asks for Dr. [[Cottle]].<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
*Major Adama arrives on ''Pegasus'', where he is acting [[Executive officer|XO]], and runs into [[Kara Thrace]], who serves as the ship's [[CAG]]. Both report to Commander [[Barry Garner|Garner]] in ''Pegasus''s' [[CIC]]. Garner argues with Thrace over the disappearance of the Raptors, letting her know that "any training officer worth a damn" would have been in the flight deck monitoring the Raptors and would already know that four pilots were missing. Thrace leaves angrily.<br />
*Still upset, Thrace arrives at the officer's washroom to confront the ''Pegasus'' pilots about not being informed about the missing Raptors. The pilots inform her that Garner hasn't authorized anyone outside the ''Pegasus'' crew to be informed of flight deck situations. Thrace sneers that Garner is "barely competent and paranoid."<br />
*Garner and Adama talk in private about the discipline on ''Pegasus''. Garner thinks that Thrace is a huge part of the problem and that the virtues learned in his experience as an engineer would do the ship some good.<br />
*On ''[[Colonial One]]'', President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] is reminded by her new aide, [[Tory Foster]], about preparing for the upcoming presidential election. A Fleet-wide poll reveals that Roslin is way ahead in the polls, her only competition being "a convicted terrorist." Foster also informs her that she has an enthusiastic endorsement from the Gemenese, likely as a result of her previous religious visions and her obvious support of religious agendas.<br />
*Elsewhere, [[Tom Zarek]] discusses the idea of presidency with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]. Zarek admits he has no chance of winning the office for himself, but that he is willing to support someone more popular: Dr. Baltar.<br />
*Major Adama visits the ''Pegasus'' pilots as they are supposed to be looking for the missing Raptors. Instead, led by Thrace, they are exchanging insulting remarks about Commander Garner, who is widely reviled for being a former engineer and not a command officer.<br />
*Back on ''Galactica'', Dr. Cottle and Admiral Adama discuss the fate of the young woman found in the container, [[Rya Kibby]]. Dr. Cottle reveals that he has been performing abortions for women on the Fleet for quite some time without "asking a lot of questions". This is why Kibby wants to see him. However, Admiral Adama, on request from the Gemenese delegate, is intent on sending her back to her family. Dr. Cottle semi-sarcastically suggests that she request asylum aboard ''Galactica'', a suggestion that she takes seriously.<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
*Gemenon Delegate [[Sarah Porter]] confronts President Roslin regarding Kibby's fate. Her voters regard abortion as an abomination and demand that the girl be sent back to her parents and her petition for asylum denied. Without committing to a yes or no answer on the overall subject of abortion or whether or not she intends to approve the asylum petition, Roslin dismisses Porter.<br />
*Roslin meets with Admiral Adama to discuss the matter further. She declares that since she has fought for a woman's right to control her body over the course of her entire career, she will not consider banning abortions. However, Admiral Adama quotes her own words back to her, reminding that in order for the human race to survive, people have to start having babies.<br />
*While reviewing the last transmissions from the Raptors, Thrace discovers the reason the Raptors are missing may be that they responded to a distress call. She attempts to bring this up with Commander Garner, but his personal dislike of her, bolstered by the comments she made about him earlier in front of the other pilots, causes him to flatly rejects the theory. Instead, he orders Thrace confined to quarters.<br />
*Major Adama visits Thrace as she does push-ups to vent her frustration. She complains about the way Garner has treated her, and Adama surprisingly concurs with him, yelling that maybe she needs "a kick in the ass." Thrace swallows her anger long enough to tell Adama her theory.<br />
*Shortly thereafter additional search parties learn of the distress call that lured the first Raptors away. Major Adama, having returned to CIC, lets Commander Garner know that he and Thrace agree on the theory that the distress signal is a trap, a faked signal from the Cylons to lure Colonial vessels into a trap. Ignoring this, Commander Garner decides to start preparing the ''Pegasus'' for a jump.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
*Over [[wireless]], Commander Garner, Major Adama, and [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] discuss the situation. Commander Garner feels that ''Pegasus'' should [[FTL|jump]] to bring home the missing crews and ships, but Admiral Adama asks for his son's opinion. After glancing at Commander Garner, Major Adama states that he believes the signal is a trap. The Admiral agrees, and orders a 5-Raptor recon mission to ascertain the training mission's fate. After they disconnect their communication with Admiral Adama, Garner sarcastically thanks the Major for his help, then dismisses him from CIC.<br />
*President Rolin meets with her vice president, Dr. Gaius Baltar, in his lab. She is requesting population estimates so that she can make an informed decision about the abortion issue once and for all. Baltar's internal Six appears to sneer at the fact that Roslin is requesting his help and referring to her presidency as "our administration." Six thinks she must be desperate. Nevertheless, Baltar informs her that he made population estimates months ago before anyone cared, and tells her that according to his calculations, the human race will be extinct in eighteen years if it continues on its present course.<br />
*Roslin makes a radio address to the Fleet on the issue of abortion. She announces that she has made an executive order that any interference with the birth of a child, be it the mother or the medical practitioner, will be punishable by law.<br />
*Garner orders a [[combat jump]] despite Admiral Adama's orders. After discovering this, Major Adama lets Thrace out of confinement so that she can join in the rescue effort since she's the "best pilot" they've got. He then confronts Garner and attempts to relieve him of duty. However, the Marine guard takes Garner's side instead and chooses to escort the Major back to his quarters.<br />
*[[SAR]] Raptors at the rescue site find both Raptors, but the crews are dead. At that moment, three [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] ambush ''Pegasus'' with conventional and nuclear missile barrages seconds after their arrival.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
*''Pegasus'''s FTL drives are disabled. Garner attempts to determine the drive failure's cause from CIC, but the engineering crew are confused from the attack. Commander Garner heads down to Engineering to assess the damage himself, and transfers command of ''Pegasus'' to Major Adama who is briefly in shock over his new responsibility. Adama then orders ''Pegasus'' to a more defensive orientation and to target one of the basestars with its forward batteries, severely damaging the basestar and buying them more time.<br />
*In the engineering room, Garner insists on being the one to risk his own life in the oxygen-deprived room where FTL drive repairs need to be made.<br />
*As he orders the battlestar into combat, Major Adama keeps a close eye on the time, using a watch Garner has left on the CIC command table. The Vipers in the air are out of ammunition to fight back the Cylon Raiders attacking them. Meanwhile, Garner runs out of air as he struggles to repair the FTL drives alone. <br />
*Garner dies attempting to repair the FTL system, and as the wrench he is using slips from his hands in his death, it makes the last turn of the screw needed to finalize repairs, allowing ''Pegasus'' to escape. Garner, however, dies in the process due to vacuum exposure.<br />
*In Admiral Adama's quarters, the admiral and Lee Adama review the reports from the incident on ''Pegasus''. Major Adama gives Garner a positive report, emphasizing that he gave his life to save the ship. The admiral notes that Thrace's report "wasn't so kind", and asks his son for a personal opinion of why Garner failed as commander. He replies that Garner "was used to working with machines. Command is about people." Apparently satisfied with this answer, Admiral Adama tells his son to "remember that," then makes him the commander of ''Pegasus'', handing him a pair of commander's rank pins.<br />
*President Roslin meets with delagate Porter, who still insists that Kibby be prosecuted for having her abortion. Roslin points out that Kibby's abortion occurred before she signed the executive order criminalizing it. Porter then insists that the girl be returned to her parents, but Roslin has approved her petition for asylum and tells Porter to be satisfied with the "pound of flesh" that she already has, then dismisses her. Porter leaves in a huff.<br />
*Back on ''Pegasus'', Thrace is congratulating the now Commander Adama on his promotion, and making sure that they are okay after their fight earlier. Adama reveals that he was upset with her because she can buck authority and get away with it, while the one time he did it, it nearly cost him everything.<br />
*Back on ''Colonial One'', President Roslin holds a press conference to discuss her decision on the abortion ban, which has cost her significantly in the polls. Baltar uses the opportunity to both oppose her on the issue and announce his candidacy for presidency. Annoyed but obviously not all together surprised, Roslin, Foster and a few other aides abruptly leave the press conference as the reporters begin shouting questions to Dr. Baltar, presumably to plan their new strategy. Meanwhile, Baltar's internal Six is the lone person smiling and applauding his decision as the screen fades to black.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*Timeline-wise, Baltar says that he made an initial projection of the Fleet's population "over seven months ago". This would have been before the arrival of ''Pegasus'', since he said he factored in the arrival of her crew subsequently.<br />
*Baltar states that he added the crew of the ''Pegasus'' into his calculations, with the result of the end of the human race within 18 years at current attrition rates.<br />
*It has been "almost a month" since Apollo was shot in "[[Sacrifice]]".<br />
*The recap at the beginning of this episode includes two scenes that did not actually appear in any previous episode, but were constructed by redubbing existing footage.<br />
**The scene where Colonel Tigh and Admiral Adama discuss Garner's promotion is constructed from the scene in "Black Market" when Adama and Tigh are telling Apollo to go to ''Pegasus'' on the hangar deck. The scene has been cleverly redubbed, so that Adama is saying entirely new lines when the camera is pointed at ''Tigh'' (not at Adama's face), and then Tigh says new lines when the camera is pointed at ''Adama''.<br />
**The same technique is used when Baltar is talking to Gina: when the camera is pointed at Baltar, [[Gina]] says "You must betray Roslin and run for President in the upcoming election", but this never occurs in the aired version of "[[Epiphanies]]". <br />
*From the podcast, it seems that the "previously" scene (above) was actually meant for "[[Black Market]]", but the original hangar deck scene had to be heavily edited due to the legal complications surrounding Commander Barry Garner's name. The character was originally named "Barry Trammel", but at the last minute it had to be changed for legal reasons when the production team found that there was a real person with that name.<br />
*Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]] is still on ''Pegasus'', mentioned by Kara Thrace as being in the brig for insubordination. The actor, [[John Pyper-Ferguson]], was unavailable for the episode, and the character was ultimately dropped to due difficulties in booking Ferguson.<br />
*The adjectival form of "Gemenon" is "Gemenese".<br />
*Under Gemenese law, minors are the "property" of their parents.<br />
*[[Mercury class battlestar]]s do not need to retract their flight pods prior to a jump, unlike the [[Galactica type battlestar|Galactica type]].<br />
*The coolant pressure gauges on ''Pegasus'' measure in PSI, presumably [[w:Pound-force per square inch|Pound-force per square inch]]. This is consistent with the use of customary units on the Viper Mk. II's altimeter, seen in "[[Act of Contrition]]".<br />
*This is the fourth episode of the season in which [[Grace Park]] does not appear as [[Sharon Valerii]].<br />
*Writer Jeff Vlaming references [[w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s "[[w:The Merchant of Venice|The Merchant of Venice]]" when he has [[Laura Roslin]] tell [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate [[Sarah Porter]], "you have your pound of flesh".<br />
*Sharon warned Admiral Adama in the previous episode, "[[Sacrifice]]", that the Cylons might try to lay ambushes near some pulsar stars ahead of their position, due to DRADIS interference. <br />
*A promotional image for the episode is from a deleted scene, in which Rya tries to kill herself by overdosing on pills when she is told that she can't have an abortion, and she has to be resuscitated. See ''[[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#The Captain's Hand|List of Deleted Scenes]]'' for the summary.<br />
*This episode had the lowest [[List of Nielsen ratings (RDM)|Nielsen ratings]] figure that an episode of the Re-Imagined Series received up to that point, although the episode was well-received by critics and fans. This is possibly the backlash from what Ron Moore himself feels were the less desirable episodes "Black Market" and "Sacrifice" (Reference: [[Podcast:Sacrifice#Teaser]]).<br />
*Several fans thought that in the final scene with Apollo and Starbuck embracing, Apollo whispers "forever" into Starbuck's ear (after his last line that "we're okay", etc.). However on repeat viewing it's just Starbuck sighing three short times in a row, which vaguely sounds like three syllables. When actor Jamie Bamber was [http://mboard.scifi.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1833539&page=0&fpart=86&vc=1 asked] about this, he confirmed that he did ''not'' whisper "forever".<br />
*Visual effects gaffe: In the shot where the pressure gauge is showing zero the pressure hand is on the wrong side of the zero-stop pin, actually indicating a severe over-pressure instead of vacuum.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*The distance between ''Pegasus'' and the lost Raptors is reported in [[SU]]s.<br />
*When Baltar announces his candidacy for the Presidency, Number Six applauds with a slow clap. This action runs in parallel to how then-Commander William Adama led the entire crew in a long, drawn-out slow clap in respect of President Roslin when she was re-instated to her office in "[[Home, Part II]]". <br />
*The survivor count is decremented by six from "[[Sacrifice]]", but seven people died in that episode - terrorists [[Sesha Abinell]], [[Kern Vinson]], [[Nelson Page]] and [[George Chu]], two unnamed Marines, and civilian [[Billy Keikeya]]. At least one birth must have taken place to offset the population count between the two episodes.<br />
*Based on the ''[[Colonial One]]'' whiteboard seen toward the end of the episode, only five people died as a result of the ambush on ''Pegasus'': [[Richard Bayer|Richard "Buster" Bayer]], [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]], the unnamed crew of [[Raptor 314]], and Commander [[Barry Garner]].<br />
**This casualty figure is conspicuously low, considering that ''Galactica'' lost 85 crewmen as the result of a hit by a single nuclear missile in the [[Miniseries]], while ''Pegasus'' is hit with no less than three in this episode.<br />
**On the other hand, it is consistent with the also surprisingly low number of casualties incurred in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], and may indicate that the hull armor on ''Pegasus'' is significantly stronger than on ''Galactica'', which has many conspicuously bare structural ribs.<br />
**A large number of the casualties ''Galactica'' incurred were due to the firefighting crews failure to use breathing gear when Tigh ordered the flight pod vented. However, based on dialogue in this episode, it appears that the ''Pegasus'' firefighting teams did take this precaution.<br />
* It seems clear now that the Cylons are again shadowing the Fleet. They are doing so accurately enough to vector three basestars onto ''Pegasus''. However, as explained in "[[Scar]]", they are afraid to engage the Fleet directly because the Resurrection Ship was destroyed. In the past, one basestar was willing to simply wade into ''Galactica'' and its Vipers, but now they resort to both a sneak attack/trap, and ganging up on a battlestar using superior numbers. With regard to the Cylons' jump accuracy, keep in mind that it was the Cylons who set up the trap; therefore, it stands to reason that they knew exactly where to jump. In no way does this support a theory that the Cylons want the Fleet to survive, and further, [[Ron Moore]] has repeatedly stated that the Cylons are not doing that and truly want to destroy the Fleet (at least, before the Season 2 finale). <br />
*In the course of this episode, Lee Adama rises from the rank of Captain (CAG of ''Galactica'') to Major (No details are given on that posting except Adama was assigned to ''Pegasus''), to Commander and CO of ''Pegasus'' in the wake of Commander Garner's death saving his ship.<br />
**Major Adama's duty was intended as a temporary stint as ''Pegasus'' acting XO, in order to support Garner and evaluate the performance of the ''Pegasus'' crew. In the opening scene, he tells Anastasia Dualla that he expects to return to ''Galactica'' "in a couple of weeks".<br />
**The aired episode leaves the nature of Apollo's assignment somewhat open. One could think that he is officially ''Pegasus'''s XO. However, Garner doesn't consider him part of the crew. Moreover, according to a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#The Captain's Hand|deleted scene]], his father sends him there over concerns about Garner and the performance of the crew, while being undecided on whether to make him the ship's XO or not. <br />
*Garner's decision to mount a rescue operation in contravention of his commanding officer's orders is an explicit parallel to "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", down to the choice of words:<br />
:'''Adama:''' "I'm getting my men." <br />
:'''Garner:''' "I'm going to get our men." <br />
*Kara Thrace's posting is finally clarified in this episode: she is now serving as CAG on ''Galactica''.<br />
**She was transferred to ''Pegasus'' in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and then promoted to that ship's CAG over [[Cole Taylor]] in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]". In "[[Epiphanies]]", it is made clear that Lee Adama regained his posting as ''Galactica's'' CAG. In the same episode Thrace is piloting one of ''Galactica's'' Mk. II Vipers with Kat; in "[[Scar]]" she is serving on ''Galactica'', and appears to have assumed the majority of Adama's responsibilities as CAG, although she still takes orders from him.<br />
**During this episode it is mentioned that she has only been on ''Pegasus'' for four days before getting thrown in the brig, possibly referring to the time she spent away on ''Galactica'' in "Scar" and in the Fleet on leave in "Sacrifice". <br />
*Although there is no clear evidence of this, it is nice to imagine that when Admiral Adama promotes his son to commander, he gives Lee his old commander rank insignia.<br />
**This is actually quite likely. The decision to bump Lee to commander seems to be made immediately following Garner's debacle, and given that Billy Keikeya had to search extensively for a jeweler to get Adama his admiral's insignia, giving Lee his old rank insignia is probably as much practicality as it is sentiment.<br />
*There are several factual errors in the scenes where Garner opens the valves to restore the FTL drive coolant pressure:<br />
**Garner should not be able to open the hatch to gain access to the FTL auxiliary controls, since the inside of the compartment is losing pressure and the hatch opens outwards. Assuming the breach formed during the attack, the air pressure outside of the compartment would make it nearly impossible to open the hatch.<br />
**A rupture of that size would not cause a wind-blown effect; otherwise the entire cabin would have its atmosphere vacated in a shorter amount of time.<br />
**As the atmosphere escapes the air pressure would decrease slower over time. However in this case it clearly decreases faster over time.<br />
*This is the first time that the ''Pegasus'' [[flight pods]] are closely seen in operation. As indicated before, the lower landing bay is upside down. Vipers also land upside down and are likely kept in place by magnetism. To create this effect, Starbuck's cockpit scene was flipped in editing. See [[Gravity in the Re-imagined Series#What about the flight pods on Pegasus?|Gravity in the Re-imagined Series]] for more details.<br />
*Major Adama orders the battlestar "left" rather than "port" or giving a more accurate bearing. This was normal on British and US naval ships during World War II – even though the officers commanding would know "port" and "starboard" there was no guarantee that the draftee actually steering would know the difference, or be expected not to get confused in the heat and stress of battle.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*Why is [[Rya Kibby]] seeking an abortion? Who is the biological father to Rya's unborn child? Is this of any consequence?<br />
*Would Adama allow Dr. Cottle to be arrested, give that he is one of the few remaining Doctors? From the episode, he is of the opinion that he would do what is necessary.<br />
*Is Baltar's report real, or just invented to produce the opportunity to drive his wedge?<br />
*Will Roslin replace Baltar as Vice President? ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer]])<br />
**Can Roslin actually pick another Vice President, under Colonial law, if Baltar refuses to resign? (One of the reporters at the end actually directly asks if Baltar would remain as Vice President.)<br />
*How will Zarek position himself in the Baltar campaign? ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|Answer]])<br />
*Will Tigh accept (or even care) that Lee Adama now outranks him and has command of a ship?<br />
*What will happen to Rya now that she has been granted asylum on ''Galactica''?<br />
*Had Garner been serving as XO to ''Pegasus'''s previous commander, the late [[Jack Fisk]]?<br />
*Does the fact that the Cylons have such a large force waiting to ambush ''Pegasus'' indicate that they have a new [[Resurrection Ship]] in place? (See [[#Analysis|Analysis]])<br />
*Why is abortion legal and established throughout the Colonies despite being against the religious views of at least one planet? Does this indicate a strong central government, that can dictate laws against the wishes of large population groups, instead of a federal system with the planets having more autonomy?<br />
*Now that Lee Adama is commanding ''Pegasus'', who does he have for an XO since it is apparent both battlestars are short field grade officers? ([[Razor|Answer 1]], [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer 2, Post-LDYB, Part I]])<br />
*What kind of equipment is available to fix small breaches such as the one in the ''Pegasus'''s engine room? [[Helo]] uses a hand-held pressure pad to seal a minor breach in the damaged Raptor during the [[Miniseries]] right after he receives his leg wound. Kara Thrace uses her [[flight suit]] to seal a fist-sized hole in her recovered Raider in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]". Considering the importance of gaining access to that compartment why is no attempt made to seal the breach? ([[A Day in the Life|Answer]])<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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* ''[[Rekha Sharma]] discusses [[Tory Foster]]'s replacing [[Billy Keikeya]] ([[Paul Campbell]]):''<br />
: '''Rekha Sharma:''' Actually, I hadn't seen the show at all until after I had shot the first episode .... but once I got all caught up, I thought - uh oh - people are gonna hate me... (ha ha !) what can I say ? - Billy was pretty sweet and unoffensive, and Tory's gotta whole different thing goin on.... but I'm glad I had no idea in the beginning. I'm always wary of preconceived notions getting in the way of the work.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/rekha_sharma_01.htm|title=Rekha Sharma interview by The Scifi World|date=May 16, 2007|accessdate=26 May 2007|last=Nuytens|first=Gilles|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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*{{audio|The Captain's Hand - Lee's promotion.mp3|''Following the Cylon ambush of ''Pegasus'' and the death of Commander Garner.''}}<br />
:'''Admiral Adama''': In your opinion, off the record, what was [[Barry Garner|Garner]]'s flaw?<br />
:'''Major Lee Adama''': He was used to working with machines. Command is about people.<br />
:'''Admiral Adama''': Remember that, as you take command of "The Beast" (''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''). Garner was my decision; his failures, my responsibility. Don't let me fail a second time. Congratulations, Commander.<br />
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*{{audio|The Captain's Hand - Baltar's announcement.mp3|''Responding to President Roslin's decision to criminalize abortion.''}}<br />
:'''Vice-President Baltar''': It is true in the light of recent events, the President may have lost support in some quarters. I would ask the people to understand that if this is an extreme decision, we live in extreme times. The decision has been made with good faith. I, however, cannot with good conscience support it. I am so sorry, Madame President, but the Cylon have no understanding the meaning of the word "freedom". How could they? They're programmed...machines. Every time you take away one of our freedoms, every time we restrict or curtail one of our rights, we become one step closer to being like them. As the Vice-President, I am bound to follow the administration's lead; as President, I should have no such strictures. Given the current situation, I'm afraid that I have no alternative but to announce that I am, as of now, a candidate for the Presidency.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Henderson]]<br />
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]<br />
*[[John Heard]] as Commander [[Barry Garner]]<br />
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]]<br />
*[[Stephanie von Pfetten]] as Cpt. [[Marcia Case|Marcia "Showboat" Case]]<br />
*[[Kavan Smith]] as Lt. [[Richard Bayer|Richard "Buster" Bayer]]<br />
*[[Amber Rothwell]] as [[Rya Kibby]]<br />
*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]<br />
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as [[Louis Hoshi]]<br />
*[[Aaron Pearl]] as Ensign [[Abel Thornton]]<br />
*[[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]<br />
*[[Tammy Hui]] as ECO [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]]<br />
*[[James Bell]] as Lt. [[Steve Fleer|Steve "Red Devil" Fleer]]<br />
*[[Kimani Ray Smith]] as ''Pegasus'' Sergeant<br />
*[[Kurt Max Runte]] as Ensign [[Charles Bellamy]]<br />
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|role= Cylon Infiltrator, Overseer<br />
|actor= [[Tricia Helfer]]<br />
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|name= Shelly Godfrey<br/>Gina Inviere<br/>Natalie<br>Lida<br>''et al.''<br />
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"'''Number Six'''" is a stunning blonde who plays several key roles in [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] society. She is the first [[humanoid Cylon]] that viewers witness in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''. Stunningly beautiful, sensual and highly religious this highly driven model is marked by a ruthlessness against all who stand in her way. <br />
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== Caprica-Six ==<br />
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The copy of Number Six that seduced Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] into unwittingly betraying the Twelve Colonies by giving her access to the Colonial defense mainframe. <br />
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=== Baltar's Internal Six ===<br />
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Fleeing Caprica City and then the planet itself, Baltar is shocked to discover that the woman he had a relationship with on Caprica lives on - inside his head. The nature and loyalties of this being are unknown. <br />
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== Shelly Godfrey ==<br />
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[[Image:Bsg-1-07.jpg|thumb|right|Godfrey attempts to sweet talk Adama.]] {{mainarticle|Shelly Godfrey}} <br />
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A copy of Number Six that physically appears on board ''Galactica'' to try to discredit Baltar as a traitor, using evidence which was flawed, so that he ended up being more popular than before. <br />
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== Gina Inviere ==<br />
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A copy of Number Six posing as a systems analyst assigned aboard the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. A after she was identified, she was captured and repeatedly tortured and sexually abused by the crew before escaping with Baltar's help. Emerging as a leading figure in the [[Demand Peace]] movement, she commits suicide by detonating a nuclear warhead aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]''.<br />
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== Natalie ==<br />
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A Number Six copy who is leading a faction that advocates for the search for the Final Five Cylons, introduced in "[[Six of One]]". She is eventually killed by [[Sharon Agathon]], distressed with visions of the [[Opera House]] and afraid Natalie will take her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]], with no chance to download ([[Sine Qua Non]]).<br />
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== Armistice Station Copy ==<br />
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[[Image:SixArmstation2 Mini.JPG|thumb|left|A six entering the [[Armistice Station]].]]<br />
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Number Six is a portent of doom for the peoples of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]; she arrives on [[Armistice Station]] shortly before it is destroyed in what are the opening shots of the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Miniseries]]. Dressed in a long-sleeved red tunic and matching knee-length skirt, she is the first and last "diplomat" ever sent to the station by the Cylons since its construction. She greets the Colonial officer present with the question "Are you alive?" When he answers that he is alive, she tells him to prove it - by kissing her. After he realizes that Armistice is under attack, she smiles and forces another kiss on him shortly before they are both destroyed. <br />
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Later, three Sixes in the same outfit are among the group of Cylons that rescue and debrief [[Number Five|Aaron Doral]], following his stranding on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] by the suspicious Colonials. One of them responds to a comment of the [[Number Eight|Eight]] in the group with "[[By your command]]," a trademark Cylon phrase in the [[Original Series]]. <br />
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== Lida ==<br />
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[[Image:Lida.jpg|thumb|Lida with Gaius Baltar.]]<br />
A Six with curly honey blonde hair, Lida<ref>Episode writer Michael Angeli quoted in "The Watcher: Talking about 'Battlestar Galactica's' 'Blood on the Scales' with writer Michael Angeli", Maureen Ryan, ''Chicago Tribune'', Feb. 6, 2009.</ref> attempts to comfort and seduce Baltar aboard the rebel Basestar after he and [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] flee ''Galactica'' during the Zarek-Gaeta coup/mutiny. In her bed, Lida missinterprets Gaius' feelings of guilt (among the first he's ever shown) for leaving his flock behind as an injury. Gaius notices that she does not refer to injury as "damage" like other Cylons he has encountered. ("[[Blood on the Scales]]").<br />
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== Other copies ==<br />
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=== Troop Leaders ===<br />
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[[Image:Whiterainsix 33.JPG|thumb|left|150px|A Six after seeing an Eight killing another Six model.]]<br />
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At least three additional variants of Six have been operational on Caprica, and appear to lead [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] squads and have a subservient role to the "overseer" Six variants. This variant of Six is distinguished by the white raincoat she wears. <br />
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One of these variants distracts Helo, enabling him to be captured. In this, she shares the same seductive characteristic as shown by her "sisters" at the armistice station and with Baltar - her first act on "freeing" the captured Agathon is to ask "Are you alive?" and kiss him. She is subsequently shot by the [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] ([[33]]). <br />
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The second acts as an observer to Helo's "escape", and this same variant may the one leading the Centurion troops into the Caprican farm Helo and Valerii are hiding in ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). <br />
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The third is present at [[Delphi]], taking orders from an "overseer" Six ([[Colonial Day]]). <br />
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Another Number Six in this role boards ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' from a [[Heavy Raider]] along with a group of Centurions during ''Pegasus'''s [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack]] on a Cylon communications relay. She is shot and killed by [[Kendra Shaw]], who then exposes the ''Pegasus'' network administrator [[Gina Inviere]] as another copy of this Cylon model ([[Razor]]). <br />
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=== Overseer Copies ===<br />
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[[Image:Sixsharonlitmus.jpg|thumb|Number Six beating up Sharon Valerii on Caprica.<ref>Note that this is a behind-the-scenes photo, as indicated by the crane in the far background of this shot.</ref>]]<br />
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On Caprica, Six performs the role of a Cylon overseer, working with a copy of [[Number Five]] (Aaron Doral) to ensure their experiment involving the stranded [[Karl Agathon]] and the Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii either reaches its desired conclusion, or is suitably terminated ("[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Litmus]]", "[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). These copies of Number Six wear a militaristic black outfit, with a black body-suit underneath suited to martial arts. <br />
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Following the destruction of a "troop leader" Six (shot by the Caprica Valerii, in order to enable her to "rescue" Agathon), her "sister" on Caprica demonstrates a certain vindictiveness towards Valerii when giving her a beating that goes far beyond the needs of the experiment ([[Litmus]]), thus revealing she may well be experiencing resentment for being shot (remembering that experiences and knowledge are passed from body to body among the various types of humanoid Cylons), as well as jealousy at the Caprica Valerii's chosen role in the proceedings. <br />
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A further "overseer" Six is present at the Cylon's established base at [[Delphi]], and is briefly seen by [[Karl Agathon]] when he attempts to gain access to the base in order to steal a ship and get off the planet ([[Colonial Day]]). <br />
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Another Six surprises [[Kara Thrace]] in the [[Delphi Museum]] when she returns to Caprica to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. They engage in an all-out brawl, and just as Six appears to be winning Thrace rushes her, knocking both of them off of a ledge. The Six falls underneath Thrace, breaking her fall, and is impaled on building debris, killing her ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). <br />
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Another "overseer" Six is present at the "farm" where Thrace is taken after she is founded by the Cylons and left behind the resistance. While the Cylon doctor [[Number Four|Simon]] operates on her, Six is there to relay orders and see that everything was proceeding smoothly. She is definitely the controlling figure of the operation. This copy is later bashed over the head with a fire extinguisher by Thrace as she makes her escape ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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Yet another overseer, or possibly one of the previously witnessed copies, viewes [[Number Three|D'Anna Biers]]'s broadcast in a theater on Cylon-occupied Caprica in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". She remarks that the resilience displayed by the Colonials is impressive, and seems overjoyed that Sharon's hybrid baby survived. <br />
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=== "Downloaded" ===<br />
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A Number Six in a gold tunic is one of four 'rebirth nurses' who greets the reincarnated [[Caprica-Six]] (this takes place shortly after the [[Cylon attack]] has run its course), and it is likely this same group who nurse [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] as she returns to life several months later. The Six in the group welcomes Boomer home and refers to her as "little sister". <br />
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Several other copies of Six were seen on Caprica in a variety of different outfits, which could indicate different functions or simply fashion choices. <br />
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=== New Caprica Copies ===<br />
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[[Image:Sixes NC.jpg|thumb|left|Two Six copies aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''.]]<br />
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Various copies of Number Six form part of the Cylon occupation force that arrives on [[New Caprica]] one year after the Colonials settle in there. Throughout their four months stay there, they fall victim to various different attacks from the [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]]. <br />
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When the resistance begins using suicide bombers, the Cylons decide to employ stronger measures against the human population. A vote is taken by six of the seven Cylon models on ''Colonial One'', and while Caprica-Six disagrees with this, two other copies overrule her. This implies that Caprica-Six no longer has the same amount of power she used to have, not even with those of her own model ([[Precipice]]). <br />
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Another Six is drowned by [[Jean Barolay]] after taping her mouth and throwing her into a septic tank at New Caprica's water treatment plant, where she works during the occupation. Despite attempts at therapy after her resurrection, this Six bears lasting emotional trauma as a result. Roughly a year later, she is on the rebel baseship and meets up with her murderer. A brief altercation at the Raptor occurs, where she kills Barolay who shows no remorse for her actions, instead glibly offering to kill the Six again. Natalie kills this copy immediately after Barolay's murder, thus appeasing the Colonials they have allied themselves with. Just before her execution, the Six—knowing that her actions cannot be without consequences—admits that she is glad that Natalie, whom she views as a sister, will be the one to kill her permanently, as with no Resurrection Ship she is unable to download into a new body ([[Faith]]).<br />
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=== Rebel Copies ===<br />
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The Sixes vote along with the [[Number Two]]s and the majority of [[Number Eight]]s to stop the lobotomization of the [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s ([[Six of One]]). Several Sixes are members of the Cylon rebels. This includes Natalie and the Six who kills [[Jean Barolay]]. The latter one is distraught about her actions, and is subsequently killed by Natalie with Anders's sidearm ([[Faith]]).<br />
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Moreover, a number of them are Heavy Raider pilots alongside a number of Eights and these Sixes fly in battle alongside the Colonial Viper pilots in the battle to destroy the Resurrection Hub. They tow the Vipers into battle, allowing them to launch a surprise attack and fight alongside them against the enemy Raiders ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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=== Infected Basestar Copies ===<br />
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A Number Six, with a black hair is found and killed by [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Torn]]). Later, a Six is found in an infected baseship by ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and becomes a part of their plan to infect the Cylon race with the virus spawned from an ancient [[Lion's Head beacon|probe]]. However, she and the other Cylons are killed by Karl Agathon before they are within download range of a Resurrection Ship, thereby killing this Six permanently ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*The name "Number Six" is, according to ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]'', an indirect tribute to [[:wikipedia:Patrick McGoohan|Patrick McGoohan]]'s cult 1967 television series ''[[:wikipedia:The Prisoner|The Prisoner]]'' — a series that addressed topics such as personal freedom and identity, mind control, illusionary experiences and the infiltration of society's supposed guardians (secret agents) by a nefarious force (those behind The Village). Ron Moore himself later confirmed in his blog that the name is an homage to ''The Prisoner''. After many false starts, ''The Prisoner'', like ''Battlestar Galactica'', became the subject of a radical reimaging in 2008 when the American AMC and UK Granada networks announced plans to film a new version of the series, with [[w:James Caviezel|James Caviezel]] in the role of No. 6; now completed, it is scheduled to air in late 2009.<br />
*Also according to ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion'', [[Edward James Olmos]] and [[Mary McDonnell]] were hand-picked for their roles, while the rest of the characters were cast by audition: among the actresses in the running for the role of "Number Six" was ''The O.C.'''s [[:wikipedia:Melinda Clarke|Melinda Clarke]], though the role ultimately went to [[Tricia Helfer]].<br />
*One of the main characters in the Philip K. Dick novel ''Flow My Tears the Policeman Said'' is the result of a eugenics experiment. All of the products of this experiment refer to themselves as "sixes" and look down on "normals." Their characteristic traits include great physical attractiveness, sexual promiscuity, superhuman strength, magnetic charisma and a propensity to control others which led to a coup attempt.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* ''[[Colonial One]]'' lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a Raptor aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the holding cell, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting [[Romo Lampkin]] at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with [[Jacob Cantrell]] telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Gaeta looks in horror on the slain Quorum delegates, and angrily rebukes Zarek. Zarek reminds him that Gaeta began the coup, and that this is just another consequence of that. Gaeta is in disbelief, remarking that until now they had the truth on their side. Zarek tells him that the truth is told by whoever is left standing, and reminds him that Adama must be eliminated.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol continues to crawl through a cramped and dirty service tunnel.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Tory informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away to ensure their own survival. The Six tells Roslin that Gaeta will likely execute Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and any of the others who oppose him, such as Kara, Helo, and Adama.<br />
* Roslin urges the Cylons to stay, reminding them that they have all made a habit out of beating the odds, particularly William Adama, and that when he returns to command, he will know who stuck with him and who ran.<br />
* Tyrol crawls out of the duct into an empty munitions locker, where he is met at gunpoint by Kelly. Tyrol notes that the rebels sprang him from the brig.<br />
* Kelly tells him to get out of the duct, but Tyrol says that he is too tired and that Kelly should just shoot him. Kelly replies that he's a machine, to which Tyrol replies that Kelly is a "dumbass." Kelly and Tyrol both begin laughing at this, and Kelly lowers his rifle.<br />
* They both hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance. Kelly remarks, "This was a hell of a ship once." Tyrol agrees. Kelly tells Tyrol he heard his child wasn't a Cylon, and that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was "trouble." Tyrol laughs, saying it would not have mattered.<br />
* After collecting himself, Kelly again points his rifle at Tyrol, but when Tyrol braces himself for the shot, Kelly instead tells him to leave, yelling "Go on skinjob, go!" After Tyrol crawls back into the duct, Kelly berates himself.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Romo hands Adama a pen to sign a statement. Adama refuses, but Romo urges him to put his innocence on record, and to give his people time to retake the ship.<br />
* One of the rebels who was guarding the holding cell goes to the latrine, where Starbuck smashes his head into the wall.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, a Six named Lida asks Baltar if he is injured. He replies that they typically use the word "damaged" instead of "injured."<br />
* In the corridor outside the holding cell, Lee and Starbuck argue over the best way to overpower the guards. Lee throws a grenade into their midst, and in the ensuing panic Lee and Starbuck gun them all down. Immediately after the last guard goes down, Starbuck ducks for cover, but an amused Lee nonchalantly walks to the thrown grenade and picks it back up. He tells Starbuck that he never pulled the pin, to which she states, "Not funny."<br />
* With the guards dispatched, Lee and Starbuck free the prisoners, but Lee is upset to learn that his father is not among them.<br />
* On their way out of the cell, Starbuck and Anders search the guards for weapons, but Lee tells them that they are quickly running out of time.<br />
* A rebel turns the corner and fires at Starbuck and Anders. Starbuck shoots the rebel in the chest, but not before Anders is struck by a bullet in the neck, causing him to stumble.<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
* While Lee covers them, Starbuck looks after a wounded Anders. Sounds of yelling and gunfire indicate that there is fighting nearby. Lee insists that they need to leave.<br />
* Tigh tells Caprica-Six to take Hera to Baltar's followers for safety, as "no one wants to go near those nutjobs." She insists she can take care of herself.<br />
* Lee yells for Tigh to help him get Anders off the ground, but Starbuck tells Lee to go after his father instead. Athena and the others go with Lee and Tigh, while Starbuck stays with an incoherent Anders.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, the "court martial" proceeds apace, with Gaeta arguing that Adama deserted them on New Caprica. Romo objects, saying Gaeta is badgering the witness. Not surprisingly, his objection goes unheard by Zarek.<br />
* As Adama continues to mock Gaeta, Zarek receives a call telling him that Tigh and the other "skinjobs" escaped. Zarek tells Adama and the others that Tigh was killed trying to escape. At the news of his longtime friend's death, Adama shows the first signs of emotion, and tells Gaeta that he is not answering any more of his questions.<br />
* Zarek declares the prisoner guilty as charged, upsetting Romo, who says, "This isn't a trial, this is an asylum." Zarek angrily grabs Romo and pushes him against the bulkhead.<br />
* Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, prompting a smile from Adama and looks of concern from everyone else. Roslin announces that Gaeta took command of ''Galactica'' by force, and that the Cylons were merely defending themselves when they moved the baseship into the Fleet. She then commands the Fleet ships to power down their FTL drives.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Roslin exclaims that their signal could not be jammed. Behind her, a Leoben is leaning on a device with flashing red lights, to which the Raptor's comm system is presumably connected. "I thought this would do the trick," he says with a grin.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Starbuck slowly drags an unconscious Anders a short distance before falling on the floor, exhausted. [[Parr]], the rebel marine escorting a bound Romo, happens upon them, commanding Starbuck to show him her hands. Romo readies his pen. Starbuck pulls out her sidearm and pulls the trigger, but the weapon is empty. Seizing his opportunity, Romo stabs his captor in the neck repeatedly with his pen. After removing his restraints, he retrieves his sunglasses and a sidearm from the fallen guard.<br />
* Starbuck implores Romo to help her get Anders to Dr. Cottle, but Romo refuses, citing the fact that on the way there, he and his "friend" had already been shot at twice, once by his own men. Further considering the situation, an obviously conflicted Romo chooses to turn around and help.<br />
* In CIC, Gage informs Gaeta that ten of the thirty-five ships remaining in the Fleet shut down their FTL drives after Roslin's announcement. Narcho is upset, but Gaeta tells him that Roslin did them a favor in exposing those ships who would cause them trouble. Gaeta tells Gage to give jump coordinates only to those ships that kept their FTL drives online, and to order them to jump immediately.<br />
* Gaeta then tells Narcho to assemble an execution detail comprised of men he can trust, to secure the main hangar bay launch tube, and to take Adama down there and await further orders. Narcho shows some reluctance, but he insists that Gaeta can count on him "all down the line."<br />
* Gaeta asks Zarek, who is waiting nearby, if he is spying on him. Zarek insists that they simply need to get through the current predicament, and move on.<br />
* In a corridor somewhere on ''Galactica'', Narcho leads a team of six rebel marines who are escorting Adama to the launch tube, with Kelly walking behind the group. After some consideration, Kelly breaks off from the group and goes to the [[memorial hallway]], where he drops his rifle and weeps.<br />
* In a nearby corridor, Tigh and Athena keep watch while Lee opens a service panel and disconnects a power line, causing the main lights to go out. Sounds of gunfire indicate there is still heavy fighting nearby.<br />
* Tyrol continues to crawl through service tubes, this time crawling behind a latrine. He coughs and gags at the smell.<br />
* In the memorial hallway, Lee confronts Kelly, who is nearly catatonic with grief. He finally admits to Lee that the others are planning on executing Adama in the main launch tube. Lee moves to punch Kelly, but Tigh pulls him away. As they run to the hangar deck, Kelly picks up his rifle and runs after them, yelling, "I'm coming with you!"<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Baltar dreams of Adama's death by firing squad, which wakes him violently. In bed with him, Lida attempts to comfort him, but Baltar rebuffs her, saying that he has run for his life yet again. She tells him that fear makes people act differently, but he says that he did not run out of fear this time.<br />
* For the first time, Baltar admits that he is merely playing the role of religious leader to humor his followers, and that he privately scorns their "provincial intellects" and their unfailing willingness to make him feel better; however, he also admits that he feels responsible for them, and that he must go back.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Adama is tied to a chair in the main launch tube by a marine while Narcho stands nearby, distressed. As Narcho walks towards the six marines with rifles at the ready, Adama spits.<br />
* From the rebel Baseship, Roslin gives the rebels five minutes to return command to Admiral Adama.<br />
* In CIC, an increasingly concerned Zarek listens to Roslin's ultimatum, and looks around for Gaeta, who is absent.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta walks to Adama's desk, where he drops the admiral pins on ''Galactica'''s watch log. He then calls Narcho, telling him to carry out the execution.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Narcho replies, "Yes, sir," and hangs up with Tigh pointing a sidearm at his head. Meanwhile, Lee unties his father from the chair in the launch tube, and Kelly and Athena have their rifles pointed at eight marines, all disarmed and kneeling with hands behind their heads.<br />
* Adama is overjoyed to see Tigh, who he was told was dead. Tigh replies that for a while, he was.<br />
* Adama addresses the kneeling, disarmed marines, saying, "I'm gonna take back my ship." Adama then addresses Narcho, who tells him that while he has always respected him, he hates the Cylons, and he cannot take orders from a leader who won't fight them. At this, Tigh raises his weapon to Narcho's head, but Adama orders him to stand down, and orders Narcho to be tied up instead.<br />
* Sitting at Adama's desk, Gaeta removes his prosthesis and scratches the stump underneath.<br />
* Deep in the bowels of ''Galactica'', Tyrol finally has enough room to crouch rather than crawl, allowing him to move faster.<br />
* In CIC, Zarek orders Vireem to patch him through to Roslin. As Gaeta walks into CIC, Zarek addresses Roslin on the rebel Baseship, introducing himself as the President of the Twelve Colonies. He announces that Tigh was killed in an escape attempt, and that Adama was tried, found guilty of his crimes, and was executed by firing squad earlier that morning. Zarek insists that Roslin think of the welfare of the people of the Fleet, and surrender.<br />
* Roslin vehemently refuses, vowing to use every weapon at her disposal to come after Zarek and the other mutineers. The weapon emplacements on the Baseship open, targeting ''Galactica''.<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
* In CIC, after Zarek's statements to Roslin, Gaeta remarks that now they have a military leader and a president in one. Zarek questions how Gaeta would have handled the situation, had he been there.<br />
* Gage indicates that the Baseship is arming itself, and that they are jump ready. Gaeta orders the board be set to green, and a crew member inserts the FTL key at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol rushes down a set of stairs in ''Galactica'''s FTL engine room.<br />
* Adama marches towards CIC, leading an increasingly large group of marines, officers, and enlisted crew.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, Tyrol breaks open the door to the auxiliary control station, and attempts to shut down the FTL drive with his command code.<br />
* As Adama and his group of loyalists continue their march to CIC, Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, commanding ''Galactica'' to surrender.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, Tyrol's command code is denied (as he is not currently in active duty). Instead he looks to some nearby machinery and, with some effort, removes a vital component and shuts down the FTL drive.<br />
* In CIC, Gage announces the FTL drive's shutdown. Zarek begins ordering crew members to look into it, but no one moves. He tells Gaeta to launch Vipers to defend themselves, but Gaeta ignores him, and instead recalls Adama's words: "One day soon there's gonna be a reckoning."<br />
* Gage announces that gun batteries have fixed target bearings and are ready to fire. With Zarek at a near-panic, Gaeta realizes they are defeated, and orders a weapons hold.<br />
* Adama requests a sidearm from a nearby marine, and the group storms CIC. No resistance is offered by the mutineers.<br />
* Adama gets on the wireless and tells Roslin to stand down. Roslin, Baltar, and even the Cylons are relieved to hear his voice.<br />
* Zarek, Gaeta, and the other mutineers are taken away at gunpoint.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, an exhausted Tyrol drops the component as the massive FTL drive slowly come to a halt. As he turns to the bulkhead, he notices some significant structural damage which concerns him greatly.<br />
* On '"Galactica'', Roslin climbs down a ladder and, seeing Adama alive for the first time since she boarded the Raptor, cries tears of joy. The two leaders walk together, his arm around her.<br />
* In Gaeta's quarters, Gaeta and Baltar are smoking cigarettes - something Gaeta has not been seen doing for quite some time. Gaeta is telling Baltar of the many careers he once dreamed of pursuing: architecture, medicine, engineering, photography, and finally, science.<br />
* Baltar, on the verge of tears, begins to say something, but Gaeta stops him. He assures Baltar that he is fine with the way things turned out, and that his only wish is that eventually, people realize who he is. Baltar tells Gaeta that he knows who he is.<br />
* Gaeta and Zarek are seated in the main launch tube of the hangar deck, with Adama, Lee, Tigh, and Baltar standing behind the firing squad.<br />
* Just before Adama orders the execution detail to fire, Gaeta looks down at his severed leg in astonishment and remarks, "It stopped."<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek, who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* ''[[Colonial One]]'' lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a Raptor aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the holding cell, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting [[Romo Lampkin]] at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with [[Jacob Cantrell]] telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Gaeta looks in horror on the slain Quorum delegates, and angrily rebukes Zarek. Zarek reminds him that Gaeta began the coup, and that this is just another consequence of that. Gaeta is in disbelief, remarking that until now they had the truth on their side. Zarek tells him that the truth is told by whoever is left standing, and reminds him that Adama must be eliminated.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol continues to crawl through a cramped and dirty service tunnel.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Tory informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away to ensure their own survival. The Six tells Roslin that Gaeta will likely execute Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and any of the others who oppose him, such as Kara, Helo, and Adama.<br />
* Roslin urges the Cylons to stay, reminding them that they have all made a habit out of beating the odds, particularly William Adama, and that when he returns to command, he will know who stuck with him and who ran.<br />
* Tyrol crawls out of the duct into an empty munitions locker, where he is met at gunpoint by Kelly. Tyrol notes that the rebels sprang him from the brig.<br />
* Kelly tells him to get out of the duct, but Tyrol says that he is too tired and that Kelly should just shoot him. Kelly replies that he's a machine, to which Tyrol replies that Kelly is a "dumbass." Kelly and Tyrol both begin laughing at this, and Kelly lowers his rifle.<br />
* They both hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance. Kelly remarks, "This was a hell of a ship once." Tyrol agrees. Kelly tells Tyrol he heard his child wasn't a Cylon, and that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was "trouble." Tyrol laughs, saying it would not have mattered.<br />
* After collecting himself, Kelly again points his rifle at Tyrol, but when Tyrol braces himself for the shot, Kelly instead tells him to leave, yelling "Go on skinjob, go!" After Tyrol crawls back into the duct, Kelly berates himself.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Romo hands Adama a pen to sign a statement. Adama refuses, but Romo urges him to put his innocence on record, and to give his people time to retake the ship.<br />
* One of the rebels who was guarding the holding cell goes to the latrine, where Starbuck smashes his head into the wall.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, a Six named Lida asks Baltar if he is injured. He replies that they typically use the word "damaged" instead of "injured."<br />
* In the corridor outside the holding cell, Lee and Starbuck argue over the best way to overpower the guards. Lee throws a grenade into their midst, and in the ensuing panic Lee and Starbuck gun them all down. Immediately after the last guard goes down, Starbuck ducks for cover, but an amused Lee nonchalantly walks to the thrown grenade and picks it back up. He tells Starbuck that he never pulled the pin, to which she states, "Not funny."<br />
* With the guards dispatched, Lee and Starbuck free the prisoners, but Lee is upset to learn that his father is not among them.<br />
* On their way out of the cell, Starbuck and Anders search the guards for weapons, but Lee tells them that they are quickly running out of time.<br />
* A rebel turns the corner and fires at Starbuck and Anders. Starbuck shoots the rebel in the chest, but not before Anders is struck by a bullet in the neck, causing him to stumble.<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
* While Lee covers them, Starbuck looks after a wounded Anders. Sounds of yelling and gunfire indicate that there is fighting nearby. Lee insists that they need to leave.<br />
* Tigh tells Caprica-Six to take Hera to Baltar's followers for safety, as "no one wants to go near those nutjobs." She insists she can take care of herself.<br />
* Lee yells for Tigh to help him get Anders off the ground, but Starbuck tells Lee to go after his father instead. Athena and the others go with Lee and Tigh, while Starbuck stays with an incoherent Anders.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, the "court martial" proceeds apace, with Gaeta arguing that Adama deserted them on New Caprica. Romo objects, saying Gaeta is badgering the witness. Not surprisingly, his objection goes unheard by Zarek.<br />
* As Adama continues to mock Gaeta, Zarek receives a call telling him that Tigh and the other "skinjobs" escaped. Zarek tells Adama and the others that Tigh was killed trying to escape. At the news of his longtime friend's death, Adama shows the first signs of emotion, and tells Gaeta that he is not answering any more of his questions.<br />
* Zarek declares the prisoner guilty as charged, upsetting Romo, who says, "This isn't a trial, this is an asylum." Zarek angrily grabs Romo and pushes him against the bulkhead.<br />
* Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, prompting a smile from Adama and looks of concern from everyone else. Roslin announces that Gaeta took command of ''Galactica'' by force, and that the Cylons were merely defending themselves when they moved the baseship into the Fleet. She then commands the Fleet ships to power down their FTL drives.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Roslin exclaims that their signal could not be jammed. Behind her, a Leoben is leaning on a device with flashing red lights, to which the Raptor's comm system is presumably connected. "I thought this would do the trick," he says with a grin.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Starbuck slowly drags an unconscious Anders a short distance before falling on the floor, exhausted. The rebel marine escorting a bound Romo happens upon them, commanding Starbuck to show him her hands. Romo readies his pen. Starbuck pulls out her sidearm and pulls the trigger, but the weapon is empty. Seizing his opportunity, Romo stabs his captor in the neck repeatedly with his pen. After removing his restraints, he retrieves his sunglasses and a sidearm from the fallen guard.<br />
* Starbuck implores Romo to help her get Anders to Dr. Cottle, but Romo refuses, citing the fact that on the way there, he and his "friend" had already been shot at twice, once by his own men. Further considering the situation, an obviously conflicted Romo chooses to turn around and help.<br />
* In CIC, Gage informs Gaeta that ten of the thirty-five ships remaining in the Fleet shut down their FTL drives after Roslin's announcement. Narcho is upset, but Gaeta tells him that Roslin did them a favor in exposing those ships who would cause them trouble. Gaeta tells Gage to give jump coordinates only to those ships that kept their FTL drives online, and to order them to jump immediately.<br />
* Gaeta then tells Narcho to assemble an execution detail comprised of men he can trust, to secure the main hangar bay launch tube, and to take Adama down there and await further orders. Narcho shows some reluctance, but he insists that Gaeta can count on him "all down the line."<br />
* Gaeta asks Zarek, who is waiting nearby, if he is spying on him. Zarek insists that they simply need to get through the current predicament, and move on.<br />
* In a corridor somewhere on ''Galactica'', Narcho leads a team of six rebel marines who are escorting Adama to the launch tube, with Kelly walking behind the group. After some consideration, Kelly breaks off from the group and goes to the [[memorial hallway]], where he drops his rifle and weeps.<br />
* In a nearby corridor, Tigh and Athena keep watch while Lee opens a service panel and disconnects a power line, causing the main lights to go out. Sounds of gunfire indicate there is still heavy fighting nearby.<br />
* Tyrol continues to crawl through service tubes, this time crawling behind a latrine. He coughs and gags at the smell.<br />
* In the memorial hallway, Lee confronts Kelly, who is nearly catatonic with grief. He finally admits to Lee that the others are planning on executing Adama in the main launch tube. Lee moves to punch Kelly, but Tigh pulls him away. As they run to the hangar deck, Kelly picks up his rifle and runs after them, yelling, "I'm coming with you!"<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Baltar dreams of Adama's death by firing squad, which wakes him violently. In bed with him, Lida attempts to comfort him, but Baltar rebuffs her, saying that he has run for his life yet again. She tells him that fear makes people act differently, but he says that he did not run out of fear this time.<br />
* For the first time, Baltar admits that he is merely playing the role of religious leader to humor his followers, and that he privately scorns their "provincial intellects" and their unfailing willingness to make him feel better; however, he also admits that he feels responsible for them, and that he must go back.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Adama is tied to a chair in the main launch tube by a marine while Narcho stands nearby, distressed. As Narcho walks towards the six marines with rifles at the ready, Adama spits.<br />
* From the rebel Baseship, Roslin gives the rebels five minutes to return command to Admiral Adama.<br />
* In CIC, an increasingly concerned Zarek listens to Roslin's ultimatum, and looks around for Gaeta, who is absent.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta walks to Adama's desk, where he drops the admiral pins on ''Galactica'''s watch log. He then calls Narcho, telling him to carry out the execution.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Narcho replies, "Yes, sir," and hangs up with Tigh pointing a sidearm at his head. Meanwhile, Lee unties his father from the chair in the launch tube, and Kelly and Athena have their rifles pointed at eight marines, all disarmed and kneeling with hands behind their heads.<br />
* Adama is overjoyed to see Tigh, who he was told was dead. Tigh replies that for a while, he was.<br />
* Adama addresses the kneeling, disarmed marines, saying, "I'm gonna take back my ship." Adama then addresses Narcho, who tells him that while he has always respected him, he hates the Cylons, and he cannot take orders from a leader who won't fight them. At this, Tigh raises his weapon to Narcho's head, but Adama orders him to stand down, and orders Narcho to be tied up instead.<br />
* Sitting at Adama's desk, Gaeta removes his prosthesis and scratches the stump underneath.<br />
* Deep in the bowels of ''Galactica'', Tyrol finally has enough room to crouch rather than crawl, allowing him to move faster.<br />
* In CIC, Zarek orders Vireem to patch him through to Roslin. As Gaeta walks into CIC, Zarek addresses Roslin on the rebel Baseship, introducing himself as the President of the Twelve Colonies. He announces that Tigh was killed in an escape attempt, and that Adama was tried, found guilty of his crimes, and was executed by firing squad earlier that morning. Zarek insists that Roslin think of the welfare of the people of the Fleet, and surrender.<br />
* Roslin vehemently refuses, vowing to use every weapon at her disposal to come after Zarek and the other mutineers. The weapon emplacements on the Baseship open, targeting ''Galactica''.<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
* In CIC, after Zarek's statements to Roslin, Gaeta remarks that now they have a military leader and a president in one. Zarek questions how Gaeta would have handled the situation, had he been there.<br />
* Gage indicates that the Baseship is arming itself, and that they are jump ready. Gaeta orders the board be set to green, and a crew member inserts the FTL key at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol rushes down a set of stairs in ''Galactica'''s FTL engine room.<br />
* Adama marches towards CIC, leading an increasingly large group of marines, officers, and enlisted crew.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, Tyrol breaks open the door to the auxiliary control station, and attempts to shut down the FTL drive with his command code.<br />
* As Adama and his group of loyalists continue their march to CIC, Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, commanding ''Galactica'' to surrender.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, Tyrol's command code is denied (as he is not currently in active duty). Instead he looks to some nearby machinery and, with some effort, removes a vital component and shuts down the FTL drive.<br />
* In CIC, Gage announces the FTL drive's shutdown. Zarek begins ordering crew members to look into it, but no one moves. He tells Gaeta to launch Vipers to defend themselves, but Gaeta ignores him, and instead recalls Adama's words: "One day soon there's gonna be a reckoning."<br />
* Gage announces that gun batteries have fixed target bearings and are ready to fire. With Zarek at a near-panic, Gaeta realizes they are defeated, and orders a weapons hold.<br />
* Adama requests a sidearm from a nearby marine, and the group storms CIC. No resistance is offered by the mutineers.<br />
* Adama gets on the wireless and tells Roslin to stand down. Roslin, Baltar, and even the Cylons are relieved to hear his voice.<br />
* Zarek, Gaeta, and the other mutineers are taken away at gunpoint.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, an exhausted Tyrol drops the component as the massive FTL drive slowly come to a halt. As he turns to the bulkhead, he notices some significant structural damage which concerns him greatly.<br />
* On '"Galactica'', Roslin climbs down a ladder and, seeing Adama alive for the first time since she boarded the Raptor, cries tears of joy. The two leaders walk together, his arm around her.<br />
* In Gaeta's quarters, Gaeta and Baltar are smoking cigarettes - something Gaeta has not been seen doing for quite some time. Gaeta is telling Baltar of the many careers he once dreamed of pursuing: architecture, medicine, engineering, photography, and finally, science.<br />
* Baltar, on the verge of tears, begins to say something, but Gaeta stops him. He assures Baltar that he is fine with the way things turned out, and that his only wish is that eventually, people realize who he is. Baltar tells Gaeta that he knows who he is.<br />
* Gaeta and Zarek are seated in the main launch tube of the hangar deck, with Adama, Lee, Tigh, and Baltar standing behind the firing squad.<br />
* Just before Adama orders the execution detail to fire, Gaeta looks down at his severed leg in astonishment and remarks, "It stopped."<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek, who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* ''[[Colonial One]]'' lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a [[Raptor]] aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the holding cell, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting Romo Lampkin at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with [[Jacob Cantrell]] telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Gaeta looks in horror on the slain Quorum delegates, and angrily rebukes Zarek. Zarek reminds him that Gaeta began the coup, and that this is just another consequence of that. Gaeta is in disbelief, remarking that until now they had the truth on their side. Zarek tells him that the truth is told by whoever is left standing, and reminds him that Adama must be eliminated.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol continues to crawl through a cramped and dirty service tunnel.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Tory informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away to ensure their own survival. The Six tells Roslin that Gaeta will likely execute Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and any of the others who oppose him, such as Kara, Helo, and Adama.<br />
* Roslin urges the Cylons to stay, reminding them that they have all made a habit out of beating the odds, particularly William Adama, and that when he returns to command, he will know who stuck with him and who ran.<br />
* Tyrol crawls out of the duct into an empty munitions locker, where he is met at gunpoint by Kelly. Tyrol notes that the rebels sprang him from the brig.<br />
* Kelly tells him to get out of the duct, but Tyrol says that he is too tired and that Kelly should just shoot him. Kelly replies that he's a machine, to which Tyrol replies that Kelly is a "dumbass." Kelly and Tyrol both begin laughing at this, and Kelly lowers his rifle.<br />
* They both hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance. Kelly remarks, "This was a hell of a ship once." Tyrol agrees. Kelly tells Tyrol he heard his child wasn't a Cylon, and that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was "trouble." Tyrol laughs, saying it would not have mattered.<br />
* After collecting himself, Kelly again points his rifle at Tyrol, but when Tyrol braces himself for the shot, Kelly instead tells him to leave, yelling "Go on skinjob, go!" After Tyrol crawls back into the duct, Kelly berates himself.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Romo hands Adama a pen to sign a statement. Adama refuses, but Romo urges him to put his innocence on record, and to give his people time to retake the ship.<br />
* One of the rebels who was guarding the holding cell goes to the latrine, where Starbuck smashes his head into the wall.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, a Six named Lida asks Baltar if he is injured. He replies that they typically use the word "damaged" instead of "injured."<br />
* In the corridor outside the holding cell, Lee and Starbuck argue over the best way to overpower the guards. Lee throws a grenade into their midst, and in the ensuing panic Lee and Starbuck gun them all down. Immediately after the last guard goes down, Starbuck ducks for cover, but an amused Lee nonchalantly walks to the thrown grenade and picks it back up. He tells Starbuck that he never pulled the pin, to which she states, "Not funny."<br />
* With the guards dispatched, Lee and Starbuck free the prisoners, but Lee is upset to learn that his father is not among them.<br />
* On their way out of the cell, Starbuck and Anders search the guards for weapons, but Lee tells them that they are quickly running out of time.<br />
* A rebel turns the corner and fires at Starbuck and Anders. Starbuck shoots the rebel in the chest, but not before Anders is struck by a bullet in the neck, causing him to stumble.<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
* While Lee covers them, Starbuck looks after a wounded Anders. Sounds of yelling and gunfire indicate that there is fighting nearby. Lee insists that they need to leave.<br />
* Tigh tells Caprica-Six to take Hera to Baltar's followers for safety, as "no one wants to go near those nutjobs." She insists she can take care of herself.<br />
* Lee yells for Tigh to help him get Anders off the ground, but Starbuck tells Lee to go after his father instead. Athena and the others go with Lee and Tigh, while Starbuck stays with an incoherent Anders.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, the "court martial" proceeds apace, with Gaeta arguing that Adama deserted them on New Caprica. Romo objects, saying Gaeta is badgering the witness. Not surprisingly, his objection goes unheard by Zarek.<br />
* As Adama continues to mock Gaeta, Zarek receives a call telling him that Tigh and the other "skinjobs" escaped. Zarek tells Adama and the others that Tigh was killed trying to escape. At the news of his longtime friend's death, Adama shows the first signs of emotion, and tells Gaeta that he is not answering any more of his questions.<br />
* Zarek declares the prisoner guilty as charged, upsetting Romo, who says, "This isn't a trial, this is an asylum." Zarek angrily grabs Romo and pushes him against the bulkhead.<br />
* Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, prompting a smile from Adama and looks of concern from everyone else. Roslin announces that Gaeta took command of ''Galactica'' by force, and that the Cylons were merely defending themselves when they moved the baseship into the Fleet. She then commands the Fleet ships to power down their FTL drives.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Roslin exclaims that their signal could not be jammed. Behind her, a Leoben is leaning on a device with flashing red lights, to which the Raptor's comm system is presumably connected. "I thought this would do the trick," he says with a grin.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Starbuck slowly drags an unconscious Anders a short distance before falling on the floor, exhausted. The rebel marine escorting a bound Romo happens upon them, commanding Starbuck to show him her hands. Romo readies his pen. Starbuck pulls out her sidearm and pulls the trigger, but the weapon is empty. Seizing his opportunity, Romo stabs his captor in the neck repeatedly with his pen. After removing his restraints, he retrieves his sunglasses and a sidearm from the fallen guard.<br />
* Starbuck implores Romo to help her get Anders to Dr. Cottle, but Romo refuses, citing the fact that on the way there, he and his "friend" had already been shot at twice, once by his own men. Further considering the situation, an obviously conflicted Romo chooses to turn around and help.<br />
* In CIC, Gage informs Gaeta that ten of the thirty-five ships remaining in the Fleet shut down their FTL drives after Roslin's announcement. Narcho is upset, but Gaeta tells him that Roslin did them a favor in exposing those ships who would cause them trouble. Gaeta tells Gage to give jump coordinates only to those ships that kept their FTL drives online, and to order them to jump immediately.<br />
* Gaeta then tells Narcho to assemble an execution detail comprised of men he can trust, to secure the main hangar bay launch tube, and to take Adama down there and await further orders. Narcho shows some reluctance, but he insists that Gaeta can count on him "all down the line."<br />
* Gaeta asks Zarek, who is waiting nearby, if he is spying on him. Zarek insists that they simply need to get through the current predicament, and move on.<br />
* In a corridor somewhere on ''Galactica'', Narcho leads a team of six rebel marines who are escorting Adama to the launch tube, with Kelly walking behind the group. After some consideration, Kelly breaks off from the group and goes to the [[memorial hallway]], where he drops his rifle and weeps.<br />
* In a nearby corridor, Tigh and Athena keep watch while Lee opens a service panel and disconnects a power line, causing the main lights to go out. Sounds of gunfire indicate there is still heavy fighting nearby.<br />
* Tyrol continues to crawl through service tubes, this time crawling behind a latrine. He coughs and gags at the smell.<br />
* In the memorial hallway, Lee confronts Kelly, who is nearly catatonic with grief. He finally admits to Lee that the others are planning on executing Adama in the main launch tube. Lee moves to punch Kelly, but Tigh pulls him away. As they run to the hangar deck, Kelly picks up his rifle and runs after them, yelling, "I'm coming with you!"<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Baltar dreams of Adama's death by firing squad, which wakes him violently. In bed with him, Lida attempts to comfort him, but Baltar rebuffs her, saying that he has run for his life yet again. She tells him that fear makes people act differently, but he says that he did not run out of fear this time.<br />
* For the first time, Baltar admits that he is merely playing the role of religious leader to humor his followers, and that he privately scorns their "provincial intellects" and their unfailing willingness to make him feel better; however, he also admits that he feels responsible for them, and that he must go back.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Adama is tied to a chair in the main launch tube by a marine while Narcho stands nearby, distressed. As Narcho walks towards the six marines with rifles at the ready, Adama spits.<br />
* From the rebel Baseship, Roslin gives the rebels five minutes to return command to Admiral Adama.<br />
* In CIC, an increasingly concerned Zarek listens to Roslin's ultimatum, and looks around for Gaeta, who is absent.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta walks to Adama's desk, where he drops the admiral pins on ''Galactica'''s watch log. He then calls Narcho, telling him to carry out the execution.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Narcho replies, "Yes, sir," and hangs up with Tigh pointing a sidearm at his head. Meanwhile, Lee unties his father from the chair in the launch tube, and Kelly and Athena have their rifles pointed at eight marines, all disarmed and kneeling with hands behind their heads.<br />
* Adama is overjoyed to see Tigh, who he was told was dead. Tigh replies that for a while, he was.<br />
* Adama addresses the kneeling, disarmed marines, saying, "I'm gonna take back my ship." Adama then addresses Narcho, who tells him that while he has always respected him, he hates the Cylons, and he cannot take orders from a leader who won't fight them. At this, Tigh raises his weapon to Narcho's head, but Adama orders him to stand down, and orders Narcho to be tied up instead.<br />
* Sitting at Adama's desk, Gaeta removes his prosthesis and scratches the stump underneath.<br />
* Deep in the bowels of ''Galactica'', Tyrol finally has enough room to crouch rather than crawl, allowing him to move faster.<br />
* In CIC, Zarek orders Vireem to patch him through to Roslin. As Gaeta walks into CIC, Zarek addresses Roslin on the rebel Baseship, introducing himself as the President of the Twelve Colonies. He announces that Tigh was killed in an escape attempt, and that Adama was tried, found guilty of his crimes, and was executed by firing squad earlier that morning. Zarek insists that Roslin think of the welfare of the people of the Fleet, and surrender.<br />
* Roslin vehemently refuses, vowing to use every weapon at her disposal to come after Zarek and the other mutineers. The weapon emplacements on the Baseship open, targeting ''Galactica''.<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
* In CIC, after Zarek's statements to Roslin, Gaeta remarks that now they have a military leader and a president in one. Zarek questions how Gaeta would have handled the situation, had he been there.<br />
* Gage indicates that the Baseship is arming itself, and that they are jump ready. Gaeta orders the board be set to green, and a crew member inserts the FTL key at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol rushes down a set of stairs in ''Galactica'''s FTL engine room.<br />
* Adama marches towards CIC, leading an increasingly large group of marines, officers, and enlisted crew.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, Tyrol breaks open the door to the auxiliary control station, and attempts to shut down the FTL drive with his command code.<br />
* As Adama and his group of loyalists continue their march to CIC, Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, commanding ''Galactica'' to surrender.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, Tyrol's command code is denied (as he is not currently in active duty). Instead he looks to some nearby machinery and, with some effort, removes a vital component and shuts down the FTL drive.<br />
* In CIC, Gage announces the FTL drive's shutdown. Zarek begins ordering crew members to look into it, but no one moves. He tells Gaeta to launch Vipers to defend themselves, but Gaeta ignores him, and instead recalls Adama's words: "One day soon there's gonna be a reckoning."<br />
* Gage announces that gun batteries have fixed target bearings and are ready to fire. With Zarek at a near-panic, Gaeta realizes they are defeated, and orders a weapons hold.<br />
* Adama requests a sidearm from a nearby marine, and the group storms CIC. No resistance is offered by the mutineers.<br />
* Adama gets on the wireless and tells Roslin to stand down. Roslin, Baltar, and even the Cylons are relieved to hear his voice.<br />
* Zarek, Gaeta, and the other mutineers are taken away at gunpoint.<br />
* In the FTL engine room, an exhausted Tyrol drops the component as the massive FTL drive slowly come to a halt. As he turns to the bulkhead, he notices some significant structural damage which concerns him greatly.<br />
* On '"Galactica'', Roslin climbs down a ladder and, seeing Adama alive for the first time since she boarded the Raptor, cries tears of joy. The two leaders walk together, his arm around her.<br />
* In Gaeta's quarters, Gaeta and Baltar are smoking cigarettes - something Gaeta has not been seen doing for quite some time. Gaeta is telling Baltar of the many pursuits he once dreamed of: architecture, medicine, engineering, photography, and finally, science.<br />
* Baltar, on the verge of tears, begins to say something, but Gaeta stops him. He assures Baltar that he is fine with the way things turned out, and that his only wish is that eventually, people realize who he is. Baltar tells Gaeta that he knows who he is.<br />
* Gaeta and Zarek are seated in the main launch tube of the hangar deck, with Adama, Lee, Tigh, and Baltar standing behind the firing squad.<br />
* Just before Adama orders the execution detail to fire, Gaeta looks down at his severed leg in astonishment and remarks, "It stopped."<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* ''[[Colonial One]]'' lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a [[Raptor]] aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the holding cell, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting Romo Lampkin at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with [[Jacob Cantrell]] telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Gaeta looks in horror on the slain Quorum delegates, and angrily rebukes Zarek. Zarek reminds him that Gaeta began the coup, and that this is just another consequence of that. Gaeta is in disbelief, remarking that until now they had the truth on their side. Zarek tells him that the truth is told by whoever is left standing, and reminds him that Adama must be eliminated.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol continues to crawl through a cramped and dirty service tunnel.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Tory informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away to ensure their own survival. The Six tells Roslin that Gaeta will likely execute Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and any of the others who oppose him, such as Kara, Helo, and Adama.<br />
* Roslin urges the Cylons to stay, reminding them that they have all made a habit out of beating the odds, particularly William Adama, and that when he returns to command, he will know who stuck with him and who ran.<br />
* Tyrol crawls out of the duct into an empty munitions locker, where he is met at gunpoint by Kelly. Tyrol notes that the rebels sprang him from the brig.<br />
* Kelly tells him to get out of the duct, but Tyrol says that he is too tired and that Kelly should just shoot him. Kelly replies that he's a machine, to which Tyrol replies that Kelly is a "dumbass." Kelly and Tyrol both begin laughing at this, and Kelly lowers his rifle.<br />
* They both hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance. Kelly remarks, "This was a hell of a ship once." Tyrol agrees. Kelly tells Tyrol he heard his child wasn't a Cylon, and that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was "trouble." Tyrol laughs, saying it would not have mattered.<br />
* After collecting himself, Kelly again points his rifle at Tyrol, but when Tyrol braces himself for the shot, Kelly instead tells him to leave, yelling "Go on skinjob, go!" After Tyrol crawls back into the duct, Kelly berates himself.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Romo hands Adama a pen to sign a statement. Adama refuses, but Romo urges him to put his innocence on record, and to give his people time to retake the ship.<br />
* One of the rebels who was guarding the holding cell goes to the latrine, where Starbuck smashes his head into the wall.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, a Six named Lida asks Baltar if he is injured. He replies that they typically use the word "damaged" instead of "injured."<br />
* In the corridor outside the holding cell, Lee and Starbuck argue over the best way to overpower the guards. Lee throws a grenade into their midst, and in the ensuing panic Lee and Starbuck gun them all down. Immediately after the last guard goes down, Starbuck ducks for cover, but an amused Lee nonchalantly walks to the thrown grenade and picks it back up. He tells Starbuck that he never pulled the pin, to which she states, "Not funny."<br />
* With the guards dispatched, Lee and Starbuck free the prisoners, but Lee is upset to learn that his father is not among them.<br />
* On their way out of the cell, Starbuck and Anders search the guards for weapons, but Lee tells them that they are quickly running out of time.<br />
* A rebel turns the corner and fires at Starbuck and Anders. Starbuck shoots the rebel in the chest, but not before Anders is struck by a bullet in the neck, causing him to stumble.<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
* While Lee covers them, Starbuck looks after a wounded Anders. Sounds of yelling and gunfire indicate that there is fighting nearby. Lee insists that they need to leave.<br />
* Tigh tells Caprica-Six to take Hera to Baltar's followers for safety, as "no one wants to go near those nutjobs." She insists she can take care of herself.<br />
* Lee yells for Tigh to help him get Anders off the ground, but Starbuck tells Lee to go after his father instead. Athena and the others go with Lee and Tigh, while Starbuck stays with an incoherent Anders.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, the "court martial" proceeds apace, with Gaeta arguing that Adama deserted them on New Caprica. Romo objects, saying Gaeta is badgering the witness. Not surprisingly, his objection goes unheard by Zarek.<br />
* As Adama continues to mock Gaeta, Zarek receives a call telling him that Tigh and the other "skinjobs" escaped. Zarek tells Adama and the others that Tigh was killed trying to escape. At the news of his longtime friend's death, Adama shows the first signs of emotion, and tells Gaeta that he is not answering any more of his questions.<br />
* Zarek declares the prisoner guilty as charged, upsetting Romo, who says, "This isn't a trial, this is an asylum." Zarek angrily grabs Romo and pushes him against the bulkhead.<br />
* Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, prompting a smile from Adama and looks of concern from everyone else. Roslin announces that Gaeta took command of ''Galactica'' by force, and that the Cylons were merely defending themselves when they moved the baseship into the Fleet. She then commands the Fleet ships to power down their FTL drives.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Roslin exclaims that their signal could not be jammed. Behind her, a Leoben is leaning on a device with flashing red lights, to which the Raptor's comm system is presumably connected. "I thought this would do the trick," he says with a grin.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Starbuck slowly drags an unconscious Anders a short distance before falling on the floor, exhausted. The rebel marine escorting a bound Romo happens upon them, commanding Starbuck to show him her hands. Romo readies his pen. Starbuck pulls out her sidearm and pulls the trigger, but the weapon is empty. Seizing his opportunity, Romo stabs his captor in the neck repeatedly with his pen. After removing his restraints, he retrieves his sunglasses and a sidearm from the fallen guard.<br />
* Starbuck implores Romo to help her get Anders to Dr. Cottle, but Romo refuses, citing the fact that on the way there, he and his "friend" had already been shot at twice, once by his own men. Further considering the situation, an obviously conflicted Romo chooses to turn around and help.<br />
* In CIC, Gage informs Gaeta that ten of the thirty-five ships remaining in the Fleet shut down their FTL drives after Roslin's announcement. Narcho is upset, but Gaeta tells him that Roslin did them a favor in exposing those ships who would cause them trouble. Gaeta tells Gage to give jump coordinates only to those ships that kept their FTL drives online, and to order them to jump immediately.<br />
* Gaeta then tells Narcho to assemble an execution detail comprised of men he can trust, to secure the main hangar bay launch tube, and to take Adama down there and await further orders. Narcho shows some reluctance, but he insists that Gaeta can count on him "all down the line."<br />
* Gaeta asks Zarek, who is waiting nearby, if he is spying on him. Zarek insists that they simply need to get through the current predicament, and move on.<br />
* In a corridor somewhere on ''Galactica'', Narcho leads a team of six rebel marines who are escorting Adama to the launch tube, with Kelly walking behind the group. After some consideration, Kelly breaks off from the group and goes to the [[memorial hallway]], where he drops his rifle and weeps.<br />
* In a nearby corridor, Tigh and Athena keep watch while Lee opens a service panel and disconnects a power line, causing the main lights to go out. Sounds of gunfire indicate there is still heavy fighting nearby.<br />
* Tyrol continues to crawl through service tubes, this time crawling behind a latrine. He coughs and gags at the smell.<br />
* In the memorial hallway, Lee confronts Kelly, who is nearly catatonic with grief. He finally admits to Lee that the others are planning on executing Adama in the main launch tube. Lee moves to punch Kelly, but Tigh pulls him away. As they run to the hangar deck, Kelly picks up his rifle and runs after them, yelling, "I'm coming with you!"<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Baltar dreams of Adama's death by firing squad, which wakes him violently. In bed with him, Lida attempts to comfort him, but Baltar rebuffs her, saying that he has run for his life yet again. She tells him that fear makes people act differently, but he says that he did not run out of fear this time.<br />
* For the first time, Baltar admits that he is merely playing the role of religious leader to humor his followers, and that he privately scorns their "provincial intellects" and their unfailing willingness to make him feel better; however, he also admits that he feels responsible for them, and that he must go back.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Adama is tied to a chair in the main launch tube by a marine while Narcho stands nearby, distressed. As Narcho walks towards the six marines with rifles at the ready, Adama spits.<br />
* From the rebel Baseship, Roslin gives the rebels five minutes to return command to Admiral Adama.<br />
* In CIC, an increasingly concerned Zarek listens to Roslin's ultimatum, and looks around for Gaeta, who is absent.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta walks to Adama's desk, where he drops the admiral pins on ''Galactica'''s watch log. He then calls Narcho, telling him to carry out the execution.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Narcho replies, "Yes, sir," and hangs up with Tigh pointing a sidearm at his head. Meanwhile, Lee unties his father from the chair in the launch tube, and Kelly and Athena have their rifles pointed at eight marines, all disarmed and kneeling with hands behind their heads.<br />
* Adama is overjoyed to see Tigh, who he was told was dead. Tigh replies that for a while, he was.<br />
* Adama addresses the kneeling, disarmed marines, saying, "I'm gonna take back my ship." Adama then addresses Narcho, who tells him that while he has always respected him, he hates the Cylons, and he cannot take orders from a leader who won't fight them. At this, Tigh raises his weapon to Narcho's head, but Adama orders him to stand down, and orders Narcho to be tied up instead.<br />
* Sitting at Adama's desk, Gaeta removes his prosthesis and scratches the stump underneath.<br />
* Deep in the bowels of ''Galactica'', Tyrol finally has enough room to crouch rather than crawl, allowing him to move faster.<br />
* In CIC, Zarek orders Vireem to patch him through to Roslin. As Gaeta walks into CIC, Zarek addresses Roslin on the rebel Baseship, introducing himself as the President of the Twelve Colonies. He announces that Tigh was killed in an escape attempt, and that Adama was tried, found guilty of his crimes, and was executed by firing squad earlier that morning. Zarek insists that Roslin think of the welfare of the people of the Fleet, and surrender.<br />
* Roslin vehemently refuses, vowing to use every weapon at her disposal to come after Zarek and the other mutineers. The weapon emplacements on the Baseship open, targeting ''Galactica''.<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
* In CIC, after Zarek's statements to Roslin, Gaeta remarks that now they have a military leader and a president in one. Zarek questions how Gaeta would have handled the situation, had he been there.<br />
* Gage indicates that the Baseship is arming itself, and that they are jump ready. <br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* [[Colonial One]] lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the [[Quorum|Quorum_of_Twelve_(RDM)] on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a [[Raptor]] aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the holding cell, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting Romo Lampkin at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with [[Jacob Cantrell]] telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Gaeta looks in horror on the slain Quorum delegates, and angrily rebukes Zarek. Zarek reminds him that Gaeta began the coup, and that this is just another consequence of that. Gaeta is in disbelief, remarking that until now they had the truth on their side. Zarek tells him that the truth is told by whoever is left standing, and reminds him that Adama must be eliminated.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol continues to crawl through a cramped and dirty service tunnel.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Tory informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away to ensure their own survival. The Six tells Roslin that Gaeta will likely execute Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and any of the others who oppose him, such as Kara, Helo, and Adama.<br />
* Roslin urges the Cylons to stay, reminding them that they have all made a habit out of beating the odds, particularly William Adama, and that when he returns to command, he will know who stuck with him and who ran.<br />
* Tyrol crawls out of the duct into an empty munitions locker, where he is met at gunpoint by Kelly. Tyrol notes that the rebels sprang him from the brig.<br />
* Kelly tells him to get out of the duct, but Tyrol says that he is too tired and that Kelly should just shoot him. Kelly replies that he's a machine, to which Tyrol replies that Kelly is a "dumbass." Kelly and Tyrol both begin laughing at this, and Kelly lowers his rifle.<br />
* They both hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance. Kelly remarks, "This was a hell of a ship once." Tyrol agrees. Kelly tells Tyrol he heard his child wasn't a Cylon, and that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was "trouble." Tyrol laughs, saying it would not have mattered.<br />
* After collecting himself, Kelly again points his rifle at Tyrol, but when Tyrol braces himself for the shot, Kelly instead tells him to leave, yelling "Go on skinjob, go!" After Tyrol crawls back into the duct, Kelly berates himself.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Romo hands Adama a pen to sign a statement. Adama refuses, but Romo urges him to put his innocence on record, and to give his people time to retake the ship.<br />
* One of the rebels who was guarding the holding cell goes to the latrine, where Starbuck smashes his head into the wall.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, a Six named Lida asks Baltar if he is injured. He replies that they typically use the word "damaged" instead of "injured."<br />
* In the corridor outside the holding cell, Lee and Starbuck argue over the best way to overpower the guards. Lee throws a grenade into their midst, and in the ensuing panic Lee and Starbuck gun them all down. Immediately after the last guard goes down, Starbuck ducks for cover, but an amused Lee nonchalantly walks to the thrown grenade and picks it back up. He tells Starbuck that he never pulled the pin, to which she states, "Not funny."<br />
* With the guards dispatched, Lee and Starbuck free the prisoners, but Lee is upset to learn that his father is not among them.<br />
* On their way out of the cell, Starbuck and Anders search the guards for weapons, but Lee tells them that they are quickly running out of time.<br />
* A rebel turns the corner and fires at Starbuck and Anders. Starbuck shoots the rebel in the chest, but not before Anders is struck by a bullet in the neck, causing him to stumble.<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
* While Lee covers them, Starbuck looks after a wounded Anders. Sounds of yelling and gunfire indicate that there is fighting nearby. Lee insists that they need to leave.<br />
* Tigh tells Caprica-Six to take Hera to Baltar's followers for safety, as "no one wants to go near those nutjobs." She insists she can take care of herself.<br />
* Lee yells for Tigh to help him get Anders off the ground, but Starbuck tells Lee to go after his father instead. Athena and the others go with Lee and Tigh, while Starbuck stays with an incoherent Anders.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, the "court martial" proceeds apace, with Gaeta arguing that Adama deserted them on New Caprica. Romo objects, saying Gaeta is badgering the witness. Not surprisingly, his objection goes unheard by Zarek.<br />
* As Adama continues to mock Gaeta, Zarek receives a call telling him that Tigh and the other "skinjobs" escaped. Zarek tells Adama and the others that Tigh was killed trying to escape. At the news of his longtime friend's death, Adama shows the first signs of emotion, and tells Gaeta that he is not answering any more of his questions.<br />
* Zarek declares the prisoner guilty as charged, upsetting Romo, who says, "This isn't a trial, this is an asylum." Zarek angrily grabs Romo and pushes him against the bulkhead.<br />
* Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, prompting a smile from Adama and looks of concern from everyone else. Roslin announces that Gaeta took command of ''Galactica'' by force, and that the Cylons were merely defending themselves when they moved the baseship into the Fleet. She then commands the Fleet ships to power down their FTL drives.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Roslin exclaims that their signal could not be jammed. Behind her, a Leoben is leaning on a device with flashing red lights, to which the Raptor's comm system is presumably connected. "I thought this would do the trick," he says with a grin.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Starbuck slowly drags an unconscious Anders a short distance before falling on the floor, exhausted. The rebel marine escorting a bound Romo happens upon them, commanding Starbuck to show him her hands. Romo readies his pen. Starbuck pulls out her sidearm and pulls the trigger, but the weapon is empty. Seizing his opportunity, Romo stabs his captor in the neck repeatedly with his pen. After removing his restraints, he retrieves his sunglasses and a sidearm from the fallen guard.<br />
* Starbuck implores Romo to help her get Anders to Dr. Cottle, but Romo refuses, citing the fact that on the way there, he and his "friend" had already been shot at twice, once by his own men. Further considering the situation, an obviously conflicted Romo chooses to turn around and help.<br />
* In CIC, Gage informs Gaeta that ten of the thirty-five ships remaining in the Fleet shut down their FTL drives after Roslin's announcement. Narcho is upset, but Gaeta tells him that Roslin did them a favor in exposing those ships who would cause them trouble. Gaeta tells Gage to give jump coordinates only to those ships that kept their FTL drives online, and to order them to jump immediately.<br />
* Gaeta then tells Narcho to assemble an execution detail comprised of men he can trust, to secure the main hangar bay launch tube, and to take Adama down there and await further orders. Narcho shows some reluctance, but he insists that Gaeta can count on him "all down the line."<br />
* Gaeta asks Zarek, who is waiting nearby, if he is spying on him. Zarek insists that they simply need to get through the current predicament, and move on.<br />
* In a corridor somewhere on ''Galactica'', Narcho leads a team of six rebel marines who are escorting Adama to the launch tube, with Kelly walking behind the group. After some consideration, Kelly breaks off from the group and goes to the [[memorial hallway]], where he drops his rifle and weeps.<br />
* In a nearby corridor, Tigh and Athena keep watch while Lee opens a service panel and disconnects a power line, causing the main lights to go out. Sounds of gunfire indicate there is still heavy fighting nearby.<br />
* Tyrol continues to crawl through service tubes, this time crawling behind a latrine. He coughs and gags at the smell.<br />
* In the memorial hallway, Lee confronts Kelly, who is nearly catatonic with grief. He finally admits to Lee that the others are planning on executing Adama in the main launch tube. Lee moves to punch Kelly, but Tigh pulls him away. As they run to the hangar deck, Kelly picks up his rifle and runs after them, yelling, "I'm coming with you!"<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Baltar dreams of Adama's death by firing squad, which wakes him violently. In bed with him, Lida attempts to comfort him, but Baltar rebuffs her, saying that he has run for his life yet again. She tells him that fear makes people act differently, but he says that he did not run out of fear this time.<br />
* For the first time, Baltar admits that he is merely playing the role of religious leader to humor his followers, and that he privately scorns their "provincial intellects" and their unfailing willingness to make him feel better; however, he also admits that he feels responsible for them, and that he must go back.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Adama is tied to a chair in the main launch tube by a marine while Narcho stands nearby, distressed. As Narcho walks towards the six marines with rifles at the ready, Adama spits.<br />
* From the rebel Baseship, Roslin gives the rebels five minutes to return command to Admiral Adama.<br />
* In CIC, an increasingly concerned Zarek listens to Roslin's ultimatum, and looks around for Gaeta, who is absent.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta walks to Adama's desk, where he drops the admiral pins on ''Galactica'''s watch log. He then calls Narcho, telling him to carry out the execution.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Narcho replies, "Yes, sir," and hangs up with Tigh pointing a sidearm at his head. Meanwhile, Lee unties his father from the chair in the launch tube, and Kelly and Athena have their rifles pointed at eight marines, all disarmed and kneeling with hands behind their heads.<br />
* Adama is overjoyed to see Tigh, who he was told was dead. Tigh replies that for a while, he was.<br />
* Adama addresses the kneeling, disarmed marines, saying, "I'm gonna take back my ship." Adama then addresses Narcho, who tells him that while he has always respected him, he hates the Cylons, and he cannot take orders from a leader who won't fight them. At this, Tigh raises his weapon to Narcho's head, but Adama orders him to stand down, and orders Narcho to be tied up instead.<br />
* Sitting at Adama's desk, Gaeta removes his prosthesis and scratches the stump underneath.<br />
* Deep in the bowels of ''Galactica'', Tyrol finally has enough room to crouch rather than crawl, allowing him to move faster.<br />
* In CIC, Zarek orders Vireem to patch him through to Roslin. As Gaeta walks into CIC, Zarek addresses Roslin on the rebel Baseship, introducing himself as the President of the Twelve Colonies. He announces that Tigh was killed in an escape attempt, and that Adama was tried, found guilty of his crimes, and was executed by firing squad earlier that morning. Zarek insists that Roslin think of the welfare of the people of the Fleet, and surrender.<br />
* Roslin vehemently refuses, vowing to use every weapon at her disposal to come after Zarek and the other mutineers. The weapon emplacements on the Baseship open, targeting ''Galactica''.<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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| title= Blood on the Scales<br />
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| writer= [[Michael Angeli]] <ref name="battlestarsitrep">{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html|title=Angeli Also Rises|}}</ref><br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* [[Colonial One]] lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the [[Quorum|Quorum_of_Twelve_(RDM)] on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a [[Raptor]] aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the holding cell, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting Romo Lampkin at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with [[Jacob Cantrell]] telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Gaeta looks in horror on the slain Quorum delegates, and angrily rebukes Zarek. Zarek reminds him that Gaeta began the coup, and that this is just another consequence of that. Gaeta is in disbelief, remarking that until now they had the truth on their side. Zarek tells him that the truth is told by whoever is left standing, and reminds him that Adama must be eliminated.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol continues to crawl through a cramped and dirty service tunnel.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Tory informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away to ensure their own survival. The Six tells Roslin that Gaeta will likely execute Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and any of the others who oppose him, such as Kara, Helo, and Adama.<br />
* Roslin urges the Cylons to stay, reminding them that they have all made a habit out of beating the odds, particularly William Adama, and that when he returns to command, he will know who stuck with him and who ran.<br />
* Tyrol crawls out of the duct into an empty munitions locker, where he is met at gunpoint by Kelly. Tyrol notes that the rebels sprang him from the brig.<br />
* Kelly tells him to get out of the duct, but Tyrol says that he is too tired and that Kelly should just shoot him. Kelly replies that he's a machine, to which Tyrol replies that Kelly is a "dumbass." Kelly and Tyrol both begin laughing at this, and Kelly lowers his rifle.<br />
* They both hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance. Kelly remarks, "This was a hell of a ship once." Tyrol agrees. Kelly tells Tyrol he heard his child wasn't a Cylon, and that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was "trouble." Tyrol laughs, saying it would not have mattered.<br />
* After collecting himself, Kelly again points his rifle at Tyrol, but when Tyrol braces himself for the shot, Kelly instead tells him to leave, yelling "Go on skinjob, go!" After Tyrol crawls back into the duct, Kelly berates himself.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Romo hands Adama a pen to sign a statement. Adama refuses, but Romo urges him to put his innocence on record, and to give his people time to retake the ship.<br />
* One of the rebels who was guarding the holding cell goes to the latrine, where Starbuck smashes his head into the wall.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, a Six named Lida asks Baltar if he is injured. He replies that they typically use the word "damaged" instead of "injured."<br />
* In the corridor outside the holding cell, Lee and Starbuck argue over the best way to overpower the guards. Lee throws a grenade into their midst, and in the ensuing panic Lee and Starbuck gun them all down. Immediately after the last guard goes down, Starbuck ducks for cover, but an amused Lee nonchalantly walks to the thrown grenade and picks it back up. He tells Starbuck that he never pulled the pin, to which she states, "Not funny."<br />
* With the guards dispatched, Lee and Starbuck free the prisoners, but Lee is upset to learn that his father is not among them.<br />
* On their way out of the cell, Starbuck and Anders search the guards for weapons, but Lee tells them that they are quickly running out of time.<br />
* A rebel turns the corner and fires at Starbuck and Anders. Starbuck shoots the rebel in the chest, but not before Anders is struck by a bullet in the neck, causing him to stumble.<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
* While Lee covers them, Starbuck looks after a wounded Anders. Sounds of yelling and gunfire indicate that there is fighting nearby. Lee insists that they need to leave.<br />
* Tigh tells Caprica-Six to take Hera to Baltar's followers for safety, as "no one wants to go near those nutjobs." She insists she can take care of herself.<br />
* Lee yells for Tigh to help him get Anders off the ground, but Starbuck tells Lee to go after his father instead. Athena and the others go with Lee and Tigh, while Starbuck stays with an incoherent Anders.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, the "court martial" proceeds apace, with Gaeta arguing that Adama deserted them on New Caprica. Romo objects, saying Gaeta is badgering the witness. Not surprisingly, his objection goes unheard by Zarek.<br />
* As Adama continues to mock Gaeta, Zarek receives a call telling him that Tigh and the other "skinjobs" escaped. Zarek tells Adama and the others that Tigh was killed trying to escape. At the news of his longtime friend's death, Adama shows the first signs of emotion, and tells Gaeta that he is not answering any more of his questions.<br />
* Zarek declares the prisoner guilty as charged, upsetting Romo, who says, "This isn't a trial, this is an asylum." Zarek angrily grabs Romo and pushes him against the bulkhead.<br />
* Roslin's voice is heard over the wireless, prompting a smile from Adama and looks of concern from everyone else. Roslin announces that Gaeta took command of ''Galactica'' by force, and that the Cylons were merely defending themselves when they moved the baseship into the Fleet. She then commands the Fleet ships to power down their FTL drives.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Roslin exclaims that their signal could not be jammed. Behind her, a Leoben is leaning on a device with flashing red lights, to which the Raptor's comm system is presumably connected. "I thought this would do the trick," he says with a grin.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Starbuck slowly drags an unconscious Anders a short distance before falling on the floor, exhausted. The rebel marine escorting a bound Romo happens upon them, commanding Starbuck to show him her hands. Romo readies his pen. Starbuck pulls out her sidearm and pulls the trigger, but the weapon is empty. Seizing his opportunity, Romo stabs his captor in the neck repeatedly with his pen. After removing his restraints, he retrieves his sunglasses and a sidearm from the fallen guard.<br />
* Starbuck implores Romo to help her get Anders to Dr. Cottle, but Romo refuses, citing the fact that on the way there, he and his "friend" had already been shot at twice, once by his own men. Further considering the situation, an obviously conflicted Romo chooses to turn around and help.<br />
* In CIC, Gage informs Gaeta that ten of the thirty-five ships remaining in the Fleet shut down their FTL drives after Roslin's announcement. Narcho is upset, but Gaeta tells him that Roslin did them a favor in exposing those ships who would cause them trouble. Gaeta tells Gage to give jump coordinates only to those ships that kept their FTL drives online, and to order them to jump immediately.<br />
* Gaeta then tells Narcho to assemble an execution detail comprised of men he can trust, to secure the main hangar bay launch tube, and to take Adama down there and await further orders. Narcho shows some reluctance, but he insists that Gaeta can count on him "all down the line."<br />
* Gaeta asks Zarek, who is waiting nearby, if he is spying on him. Zarek insists that they simply need to get through the current predicament, and move on.<br />
* In a corridor somewhere on ''Galactica'', Narcho leads a team of six rebel marines who are escorting Adama to the launch tube, with Kelly walking behind the group. After some consideration, Kelly breaks off from the group and goes to the [[memorial hallway]], where he drops his rifle and weeps.<br />
* In a nearby corridor, Tigh and Athena keep watch while Lee opens a service panel and disconnects a power line, causing the main lights to go out. Sounds of gunfire indicate there is still heavy fighting nearby.<br />
* Tyrol continues to crawl through service tubes, this time crawling behind a latrine. He coughs and gags at the smell.<br />
* In the memorial hallway, Lee confronts Kelly, who is nearly catatonic with grief. He finally admits to Lee that the others are planning on executing Adama in the main launch tube. Lee moves to punch Kelly, but Tigh pulls him away. As they run to the hangar deck, Kelly picks up his rifle and runs after them, yelling, "I'm coming with you!"<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Baltar dreams of Adama's death by firing squad, which wakes him violently. In bed with him, Lida attempts to comfort him, but Baltar rebuffs her, saying that he has run for his life yet again. She tells him that fear makes people act differently, but he says that he did not run out of fear this time.<br />
* For the first time, Baltar admits that he is merely playing the role of religious leader to humor his followers, and that he privately scorns their "provincial intellects" and their unfailing willingness to make him feel better; however, he also admits that he feels responsible for them, and that he must go back.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Adama is tied to a chair in the main launch tube by a marine while Narcho stands nearby, distressed. As Narcho walks towards the six marines with rifles at the ready, Adama spits.<br />
* From the rebel Baseship, Roslin gives the rebels five minutes to return command to Admiral Adama.<br />
* In CIC, an increasingly concerned Zarek listens to Roslin's ultimatum, and looks around for Gaeta, who is absent.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta walks to Adama's desk, where he drops the admiral pins on ''Galactica'''s watch log. He then calls Narcho, telling him to carry out the execution.<br />
* On the hangar deck, Narcho replies, "Yes, sir," and hangs up with Tigh pointing a sidearm at his head. Meanwhile, Lee unties his father from the chair in the launch tube, and Kelly and Athena have their rifles pointed at eight marines, all disarmed and kneeling with hands behind their heads.<br />
* Adama is overjoyed to see Tigh, who he was told was dead. Tigh replies that for a while, he was.<br />
* Adama addresses the kneeling, disarmed marines, saying, "I'm gonna take back my ship." Adama then addresses Narcho, who tells him that while he has always respected him, he hates the Cylons, and he cannot take orders from a leader who won't fight them. At this, Tigh raises his weapon to Narcho's head, but Adama orders him to stand down, and orders Narcho to be tied up instead.<br />
* Sitting at Adama's desk, Gaeta removes his prosthesis and scratches the stump underneath.<br />
* Deep in the bowels of ''Galactica'', Tyrol finally has enough room to crouch rather than crawl, allowing him to move faster.<br />
* In CIC, Zarek orders Vireem to patch him through to Roslin. As Gaeta walks into CIC, Zarek addresses Roslin on the rebel Baseship, introducing himself as the President of the Twelve Colonies. He announces that Tigh was killed in an escape attempt, and that Adama was tried, found guilty of his crimes, and was executed by firing squad earlier that morning. Zarek insists that Roslin think of the welfare of the people of the Fleet, and surrender.<br />
* Roslin vehemently refuses, vowing to use every weapon at her disposal to come after Zarek and the other mutineers. The weapon emplacements on the Baseship open, targeting ''Galactica''.<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* [[Colonial One]] lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the [[Quorum|Quorum_of_Twelve_(RDM)] on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a [[Raptor]] aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the holding cell, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting Romo Lampkin at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with [[Jacob Cantrell]] telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Gaeta looks in horror on the slain Quorum delegates, and angrily rebukes Zarek. Zarek reminds him that Gaeta began the coup, and that this is just another consequence of that. Gaeta is in disbelief, remarking that until now they had the truth on their side. Zarek tells him that the truth is told by whoever is left standing, and reminds him that Adama must be eliminated.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol continues to crawl through a cramped and dirty service tunnel.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, Tory informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away to ensure their own survival. The Six tells Roslin that Gaeta will likely execute Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and any of the others who oppose him, such as Kara, Helo, and Adama.<br />
* Roslin urges the Cylons to stay, reminding them that they have all made a habit out of beating the odds, particularly William Adama, and that when he returns to command, he will know who stuck with him and who ran.<br />
* Tyrol crawls out of the duct into an empty munitions locker, where he is met at gunpoint by Kelly. Tyrol notes that the rebels sprang him from the brig.<br />
* Kelly tells him to get out of the duct, but Tyrol says that he is too tired and that Kelly should just shoot him. Kelly replies that he's a machine, to which Tyrol replies that Kelly is a "dumbass." Kelly and Tyrol both begin laughing at this, and Kelly lowers his rifle.<br />
* They both hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance. Kelly remarks, "This was a hell of a ship once." Tyrol agrees. Kelly tells Tyrol he heard his child wasn't a Cylon, and that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was "trouble." Tyrol laughs, saying it would not have mattered.<br />
* After collecting himself, Kelly again points his rifle at Tyrol, but when Tyrol braces himself for the shot, Kelly instead tells him to leave, yelling "Go on skinjob, go!" After Tyrol crawls back into the duct, Kelly berates himself.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Romo hands Adama a pen to sign a statement. Adama refuses, but Romo urges him to put his innocence on record, and to give his people time to retake the ship.<br />
* One of the rebels who was guarding the holding cell goes to the latrine, where Starbuck smashes his head into the wall.<br />
* On the rebel Baseship, a Six named Lida asks Baltar if he is injured. He replies that they typically use the word "damaged" instead of "injured."<br />
* In the corridor outside the holding cell, Lee and Starbuck argue over the best way to overpower the guards. Lee throws a grenade into their midst, and in the ensuing panic Lee and Starbuck gun them all down. Immediately after the last guard goes down, Starbuck ducks for cover, but an amused Lee nonchalantly walks to the thrown grenade and picks it back up. He tells Starbuck that he never pulled the pin, to which she states, "Not funny."<br />
* With the guards dispatched, Lee and Starbuck free the prisoners, but Lee is upset to learn that his father is not among them.<br />
* On their way out of the cell, Starbuck and Anders search the guards for weapons, but Lee tells them that they are quickly running out of time.<br />
* A rebel turns the corner and fires at Starbuck and Anders. Starbuck shoots the rebel in the chest, but not before Anders is struck by a bullet in the neck, causing him to stumble.<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== Teaser ===<br />
* Rebel marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] storm the airlock and capture [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] both of whom were knocked out by a stun grenade.<br />
* Tigh recognizes Kelly and calls him "the brig rat." Kelly is visibly uneasy about all this.<br />
* Meanwhile, the [[Raptor]] with President [[Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] on board heads for the [[Basestar]].<br />
* A pair of Vipers, piloted by Narcho and Hotdog, pursue the Raptor. Hotdog, who is unaware of the mutiny on ''Galactica'', gets the Raptor in his sights, but doesn't fire. Instead he orders the Raptor to identify itself.<br />
* Narcho tells Hotdog to destroy the Raptor, but Hotdog continues to ask for the target's identification.<br />
* Roslin transmits a message from the Raptor saying that she is aboard the Raptor. [[Gage]] blocks the transmission, but not before Hotdog receives it.<br />
* [[Gaeta]], now in command of the CIC, contacts Hotdog and orders him to destroy the Raptor. When Hotdog continues to hold his fire, Narcho goes in and launches a pair of missiles at the Raptor.<br />
* The [[Eight]] piloting the Raptor successfully avoids the missiles, which hit the Basestar instead. The Raptor successfully docks at the Basestar.<br />
* Gaeta orders Colonel Tigh to be placed in the brig with the other Cylons, but orders Admiral Adama to be brought to the CIC.<br />
* On board the Basestar, the Cylons demand to know why they're being fired upon. Roslin explains the situation. Fearing that the government has been overthrown, the Cylons want to jump away from the Fleet. <br />
* Roslin insists that they give Adama a chance to retake ''Galactica''. Baltar points out that it's unlikely that Adama will win and that Gaeta and Zarek have the majority of support on ''Galactica''. Roslin counters that they've already seen evidence that not all of ''Galactica'''s crew support the mutiny.<br />
* Roslin tells the Cylons to move their ship into the middle of the Fleet, so that ''Galactica'' won't be able to fire upon them.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama is brought to the CIC. Gaeta asks him to call Roslin and convince her to surrender.<br />
* Adama refuses and instead pulls off his admiral pins. He throws them to Gaeta and sarcastically tells Gaeta that he's the admiral now and to make the call himself.<br />
* Gaeta orders gun batteries to target the Basestar, but before they can do so, the Basestar moves into the middle of the Fleet. Gaeta calls off the attack and orders the Basestar to be quarantined. He also gives orders to prepare for [[Tom Zarek]]'s arrival.<br />
* Adama asks Gaeta if he's planning on shooting him. Gaeta gives no response.<br />
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=== Act 1 ===<br />
* [[Colonial One]] lands on ''Galactica'''s flight deck, with Zarek and the Quorum on board.<br />
* Kelly, Narcho, Racetrack, Seelix, and other rebels escort Zarek from the flight deck, while Lee and Starbuck watch, hidden behind some machinery. Once they are out of sight, Lee and Starbuck move on.<br />
* In a [[Raptor]] aboard the rebel Baseship, Roslin attempts to transmit a signal to anyone who will listen, without success.<br />
* In the brig, Hera looks with concern at Helo's head wound. Athena attempts to assure her that he will get better.<br />
* Caprica-Six nurses Tigh's ear, bleeding from the stun grenade.<br />
* Anders wonders aloud what Gaeta will do. Tigh quips, "In your case, cut off one of your frakking legs."<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Gaeta tells Zarek that he has "a net" over the Baseship, and thus Zarek did not need to bring the entire Quorum with him to ''Galactica''. Zarek replies that as long as Gaeta insists on having a trial for Adama, he wants the Quroum where he can keep an eye on them. Zarek says they need to move on, but Gaeta replies that before that can happen, people must answer for what they've done, beginning with Adama.<br />
* Tyrol continues to sneak through the corridors of ''Galactica'' unnoticed. On Deck D Corridor 2, he hears the sound of a door opening and runs for cover.<br />
* Hidden from view, Tyrol observes Kelly and two rebel marines escorting Romo Lampkin at gunpoint. Romo wonders if anyone will feed his dog.<br />
* In Adama's quarters, Zarek reads the charges against Adama: treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and gross dereliction of duty. Zarek reminds him that the punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad. All the while, Adama glares at Gaeta.<br />
* Zarek tells Romo that the Admiral is entitled to a court martial, but they need a lawyer to handle his defense. Adama mutters, "They need a pimp."<br />
* Romo wonders why they are doing all of this. Gaeta replies, "For justice." Romo, considering the tone of the room, conjectures that if he should choose to pass on this "field trip for justice," that the two marines guarding him will instead use him for target practice. Zarek impatiently tells him to just do his job.<br />
* Zarek goes on to say that "Commander" Gaeta will represent the people, and that Zarek himself will be serving as judge. Romo wonders if they've run out of ship's captains. Gaeta replies that the captains are busy defending their ships against the Basestar Adama welcomed into the Fleet. "Shove it up your ass," Adama tells Gaeta pointedly.<br />
* Gaeta continues to argue with a mockingly defiant Adama. As the argument begins to escalate, Romo asks for a few minutes with Adama.<br />
* On the Basestar, Roslin continues to unsuccessfully try to use the Raptor's communication system to contact anyone, with the Cylons looking on. A Six remarks that they no longer have the protection of the Fleet, and the Viper patrols are becoming increasingly bold, firing into space, inviting the Cylons to react. Tory Foster tells the other Cylons that they should all talk.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Tyrol uses a crowbar to pry the cover off of a service tunnel, and crawls inside.<br />
* On ''Colonial One'', Zarek addresses the Quorum. As Zarek speaks in support of Gaeta's leadership of the military, the Quorum delegates are visibly concerned. Zarek tells the Quorum that he has brought them to ''Galactica'' to show Gaeta that the Quorum delegates are people who, "at the end of the day, still stand by your president." At this, the Quorum bursts into an excited discussion, which ends with one of the delegates telling Zarek, "I think you should leave now, Mr. Vice President." The other delegates are in agreement.<br />
* Zarek walks out of the conference room in defeat. In the adjacent corridor, he tells two marines, "Shoot them." Zarek then tells Kelly to get Gaeta, who walks away to the sounds of screams and gunfire. He is visibly disturbed by the sounds.<br />
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=== Act 2 ===<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. [[Lee Adama]] survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.<br />
*Romo Lampkin while being forced to serve as Adama's lawyer during his trial he referred to two looming Marine guards as "Wynken and Blynken". This was in reference to the poem of ''[[Wikipedia:Wynken, Blynken, and Nod|Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]'', a late 19th century Dutch child's lullaby by [[Wikipedia:Eugene Field|Eugene Field]] about three fishermen fishing in the starry night in the sky with the help of the moon and uses a magic wooden shoe as as their boat.<ref>[http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" Lullaby]</ref> <br />
*This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.<br />
*The character Captain Kelly was last seen during season 3 when he was arrested for his bombing and assassinations of Baltar's lawyers. His character has appeared intermittently since the show began and it is fitting that he would be a double-turn coat as he was part of the original senior staff and his love for Admiral Adama is proven to be stronger than his hatred for the Cylons.<br />
*The events depicted in "The Oath" and "Blood on the Scales" cover approximately nine hours: Tigh enters Adama's quarters at 0620 at the beginning of "The Oath", culminates with Gaeta seizing the CIC at 0922, and concludes with Adama and his loyalists retaking the CIC at 1532 in "Blood on the Scales". The executions of Gaeta and Zarek, however, take place at an unspecified time later.<br />
*The ship's FTL drive is seen for the first time.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the beginning of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were ''Galactica's'' senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst ''Galactica's'' crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were successful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted. Many people, both in support of Gaeta/Zarek and in opposition, were killed. Given the death count, 40 in the first four hours of the mutiny, from 06:32 hours when Zarek was released from the Brig to sometime after 10:30 hours when Adama and Tigh are captured in the stowage bay (with most of the killing starting shortly after 09:02 hours after Capt. [[Kara Thrace]] rescues Delegate [[Lee Adama]] in the Hanger Deck. [[Peter Laird]] was the very first death, occuring shortly before 07:00 hours.), the attack on those Loyal to Adama was vicious. The break down of mutineer and loyalist deaths hasn't been given yet, but it is most likely that most of these deaths were those loyal to Adama since Gaeta/Zarek forces had the elements of both surprise and preparation in their favor. The 40 figure only represents the deaths by the end of "[[The Oath]]", the approximate halfway point of the mutiny at 10:30 hours. With the retaking of CIC by Adama and Tigh, the mutiny ended at 15:32 hours, approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time (they may have been resisters after that time not wishing to be taken into custody). Mutiny death figures since 10:30 hours, including the murder of the Quorum delegates, will be reflected in the survivor population count after the teaser of "[[No Exit]]" unless otherwise indicated. <br />
*Gaeta's sudden lack of pain in his amputated leg signals that his chronic pain (which he tried to numb with painkillers during the webisodes) was partially psychological. Once he was at peace with who he was and what he had done, his mental pain and much of his physical pain and itching disappeared. His last words acknowledged that the irritation had stopped.<br />
*The marines who eventually joined Adama's side near the end of the episode indicates that other mutineers simply were part of the coup out of self-preservation or at least wanting to be on the "winning" side. Once it was clear that Adama and the senior staff were rising up and reclaiming the ship, the marines, and others finally arose as well.<br />
*By sparing Narcho's life, Admiral Adama characteristically shows his love and compassion for those who serve under him. Despite his speech of "no forgiveness" in "The Oath", it is clear that Adama will attempt to give the some of the mutineers a second chance. <br />
*From a pragmatic standpoint, Humanity, such at the verge of extinction anyways, can not afford to lose large numbers of people.<br />
*The mutineers at no point subdued all resistance aboard ''Galactica''. As Adama marched on CIC, many crew members rushed to join him, indicating that they were either still resisting or were waiting for a sign that the tide had turned. CIC also was controlled by Gaeta through the use of marines who held most of the staff at gunpoint.<br />
* Tyrol, while attempting to disable Galactica's jump drive notices odd tears in the hull near the FTL assembly. It is not known whether this was hull stress caused by Tyrol disabling the FTL as the ship was about to jump, or an as-yet unexplained problem that has an impact on Galactica's hull. <br />
**The ''Galactica'' may be suffering from serious long term metal fatigue and/or cumulative battle damage, as evidenced by the bulkhead deformation Tyrol discovers in the FTL drive room. Over the course of the series, Tigh has made a number of comments on ''Galactica's'' worsening structural condition, especially in absence of any possibility for repair at a shipyard. The ship itself is 50+ years old and has seen combat in two wars against the Cylons, and after all the damage its taken - the [[Battle of New Caprica]] being the most obvious example - it is not all that surprising to see the ship's structural integrity begin to fail like this.<br />
** It is extremely unlikely that the damage witnessed by Tyrol was a result of his improper shut-down of the FTL, a tear of that size in metal would likely have been extremely loud and Tyrol does not notice the damage until he just happens to glance up at it. While it is possible that the FTL drive spun up would be louder than the sound of such a crack there is also no strong vibrations shown either in engineering or on the bridge, which would no doubt accompany such a large tear. Given that the area where Tyrol is an auxiliary control center, which is unlikely the be manned unless there is a problem with the FTL drives, it is eminently possible that the tear has been there for some time since it has been quite some time since Galactica has been depicted as having FTL problem. However, as were are dealing with a device that can bend time and space, nothing can be completely discredited at this point.<br />
*Roslin threatens to attack ''Galactica'' if Gaeta and Zarek do not surrender. Numerous missile emplacements are then shown opening along the arms of the rebel basestar. Due to the known incompetence of ''Galactica's'' mutineer crew (Gage being unable to jam Roslin's transmission in [[The Oath]] without Gaeta's help), the chaos aboard ''Galactica'' with a mutiny still ongoing, and ''Galatica's'' status as an undermanned vessel, it is possible that the basestar could have successfully engaged and destroyed ''Galactica'' or at least severely damaged her enough to prevent her escaping.<br />
*Captain Kelly, after having been locked up in the brig for his attempts to assassinate Baltar's lawyers, still holds a deep love for the Galactica and her commander. As he was a part of the original senior leadership (3rd in command as shown after Adama's near-assassination), his nostalgic comments with Tyrol indicated his withering resolve to be part of the coup. In addition, being a witness to the cruelty of Zarek with the Quorum was probably the first catalyst for his repentance.<br />
*Gaeta, prior to his execution, is shown smoking and having drinks with Baltar. This is significant as Gaeta is rarely shown smoking during the show, and when it is shown, it was done when Gaeta finally felt free to be who he wanted to be. The first time was during his taped interview with D'Anna where he "let his hair down" so to speak. Incorporating a final smoke for Gaeta seemed appropriate to allow the audience to see a humanized Gaeta again.<br />
*Gaeta and Baltar have a civil conversation before Gaeta's execution indicating that the two have forgiven each other for thier past transgressions: Gaeta trying to kill Baltar and Baltar's involvement with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br />
*Baltar, despite admitting to not really liking his followers, has developed a sense of responsibility towards them as shown when he's speaking with [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] about them and deciding to go back. This is the first time that Baltar has been shown to truly care about something besides himself indicating he may have changed somewhat.<br />
*Dialogue in this episode indicates there are 35 civilian ships left in the fleet. This is the first time since abandoning [[New Caprica]] that significant information on the number of ships left in the fleet has emerged. This number doesn't seem to tally with the observed losses in the fleet since the first season, although the number of ships has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the miniseries and the main seasons (a figure in the mid 70s being mentioned in [[Home, Part I]]). The figure of 35 stated here- indicating a loss of half the fleet's ships- seems somewhat inconsistent with a the human population that has only declined by about one fifth since the arrival of Pegasus's crew which bolstered the number of survivors to close to 50,000. Ships being abandoned on New Caprica or afterwards may explain this strikingly low number unless it is a continuity error. If 35 is a correct figure, the other ships in the fleet must have somehow found a way to take a huge number of extra people aboard.<br />
*Ronald D Moore has commented that ''Galactica'' is severely undermanned at this point and therefore large parts of the ship are empty, making it easier for mutineers and counter-mutineers to move around unobserved. This however is contracted by the fact that ''Galactica'' now has the crew of ''Pegasus'' aboard and the ship has in fact been seen to be overcrowded. Even allowing for losses on New Caprica and the fact that ''Pegasus'' was undermanned, the ship should still have a larger crew compliment than when she began her journey. In orbit around New Caprica the two ships still had over 2000 personnel still serving and doubtless most if not all former crew re-enlisted after the evacuation of New Caprica. Galactica's combined crew have not been seen to have taken any substantial losses since leaving New Caprica that would leave much of the ship empty. This may be a retcon or continuity error. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of the people on the ship following the escape from New Caprica were civilians who may have since been relocated. Furthermore, it may be that only certain areas of the ship - such as the living quarters - are overcrowded. The exact number of personnel that a fully manned ''Galactica'' should have is unknown.<br />
*Despite [[Sharon Agathon]]'s vision-induced paranoia of a Six taking her daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]<ref>Sharon kills [[Natalie]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when she sees the latter with Hera in a corridor after Sharon, President Roslin, and Caprica-Six all have a vision of a Six absconding with Hera at the opera house.</ref>, she does not protest [[Caprica-Six]] carrying Hera while Sharon supports her injured husband, [[Karl Agathon|Karl]]. It must be remembered that it was Caprica Six who aided in the escape of Athena with Hera from the Baseship after she got Helo to kill her so she would resurrect on the Baseship and recover their daughter. Caprica Six killed [[Sharon Valerii]] ("Boomer") after she tried to kill Hera for rejecting her and then helped get both Athena and Hera off the Baseship. Ironically, Caprica-Six is the only character who has been seen specifically committing infanticide (not counting Baltar's dream about Adama drowning Hera).<ref>Caprica-Six snaps a human infant's neck in her first scene in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> <br />
*Assuming the writers maintained their preference to mirror real-world military traditions, the firing squad assembled to execute Gaeta and Zarek would likely be composed of low-level mutineers who were treated with leniency and then required to seal their loyalty (and feelings of guilt) by executing their former conspirators.<br />
*It isn't clear whether Gaeta and Zarek were given any sort of trial before being executed. Given Adama and Roslin's preference (albeit sometimes waveringly so) for maintaining the rule of law, it would be surprising if the lead mutineers were just shot out of hand.<br />
* During Tyrol and Kelly's discussion in the arms locker, Kelly mentions that he could have told Tyrol that Cally was trouble, Tyrol's response "Thanks, it wouldn't have mattered", indicates that, even if he had known that Cally had been sleeping with Hot Dog, he would still have married her. This clearly indicates that Tyrol loved her, and the way in which he says it clearly indicates that he still does. This means that Tyrol's tirade against the Admiral after his wife's death was an act, possibly out of grief, possibly to get himself dismissed from the Deck Crew so he couldn't sabotage anything should he have any hidden programming.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* What will become of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)? Will Adama follow through with his promise of "no forgiveness"?<br />
* Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?<br />
* Who will take over Gaeta's duties?<br />
* What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?<br />
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?<br />
* Is the same structural deficiency present near the other FTL drive?<br />
* In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh tells Lt. Gaeta to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2". Why did Tyrol's deactivation of one FTL drive stop Gaeta from ordering the other's use? Is the other FTL drive still functional?<br />
** The ship may need both FTL drives to make a proper jump.<br />
** Only one of the FTL drives damaged during [[Exodus, Part II]] may have been repaired.<br />
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?<br />
* Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny? Or will they be more inclined to trust certain humans, such as Roslin, since she managed to convince them to stay and follow her leadership? <br />
* What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?<br />
* Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?<br />
* What will be done to the 25 ships who did not obey Roslin's order to power down their FTL drives?<br />
* Will the FTL upgrades proceed once order has been brought back completely?<br />
* Will there be a faction that will attempt to portray Zarek or Gaeta as martyrs?<br />
* Will Helo survive his injuries?<br />
** There is no reason to suppose that Helo is seriously injured, He was merely hit hard enough in the head to give him a concussion and for him to require medical treatment. Since the entire mutiny takes place in less than 9 hours that injury is more than enough to incapacitate him for the entire duration of the mutiny. Additionally, the wound likely looks worse than it actually is, since all head wounds bleed very badly, but he will likely need stitches.<br />
***Helo was hit in the head with a rifle butt twice in quick succession. From the looks of things he was out for several hours. Head wounds of such force are '''''always''''' serious and not to be taken lightly.<br />
* How will Baltar's new-found sense of responsibility toward his flock change his behavior?<br />
* Will the Cylons' assistance of, and subordination to, President Roslin (and/or Colonial political leaders' fears of being associated with the failed coup d'état) secure them the citizenship and Quorum representation they seek?<br />
* With Zarek dead and Lee Adama being the only surviving member of the Quorum (or one of the few surviving members, considering that two regular delegates were replaced by stand-ins), will he become the new Vice President?<br />
* Are ''Galactica'''s computers now networked?<br />
* With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?<br />
== Character Development ==<br />
*''In the [[Miniseries]] (in the teaser) the first time we see Lt. Felix Gaeta and (back then) Commander Adama Gaeta was handing him routine reports-and also unknown to them the first indications of trouble-while he was practicing his public address on the occasion of ''Galactica'''s-and his-retirement. It is of note considering what we now know of what the unimaginable future had for them:'' <br />
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:'''Gaeta''': Morning, sir. (hands him messages) Com traffic from the midwatch.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Morning. (re: messages) Anything interesting?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' Mostly housekeeping. Oh, there is one odd message we were copied on. (shows him the message) The one from Fleet headquarters. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice station.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Hm.<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' They're asking for a status report on all FTL capable ships in case they need someone to Jump out there tomorrow and see if his ship's had a mechanical problem.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' I think we're a little busy tomorrow, Mr. Gaeta. What do you think?<br />
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:'''Gaeta:''' (grins) Yes, sir. And may I also take this opportunity to say it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.<br />
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:'''Adama:''' Thank you, Mister Gaeta. The honor's been mine.<br />
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*It's also interesting to note that the first time Roslin and Leoben met, [[Flesh and Bone|he was trying to sabotage the fleet and she had him executed]], while in this episode they are seen cooperating and sharing a friendly moment.<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-gaeta-blood-scales-angeli.html Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Angeli about the episode:], The Six who sleeps with Baltar on the baseship is named [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''''Tom Zarek''' delivers his ultimatum to '''Laura Roslin''''':<br />
:'''Zarek''': This is Tom Zarek, President of the Twelve Colonies. It's over, Laura. Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape. Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes. A firing squad executed him this morning. It's done, Laura. You want to think about the people of this fleet now, and surrender.<br />
:'''Roslin''': No. Not now. Not ever. Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you. I swear it!''' ''I'm coming for all of you!'''''<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is disturbed by the sight of the slaughtered Quorum delegates:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': We--we had the truth on our side. Now . . . now . . .<br />
:'''Zarek''': The truth is told by whoever is left standing.<br />
*'''''Lee Adama''' has just thrown a grenade towards the marines guarding the Cylon Prisoners, allowing him and '''Kara Thrace''' to kill them, after which Kara takes cover and Lee looks at her both amused and pleased with himself:<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': ''walking forward and picking up the Grenade'' I never pulled the pin.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': Ok, that is not funny.<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': It would have been if you had thought of it.<br />
:'''Kara Thrace''': No, still not funny.<br />
*'''''Laura Roslin''''' broadcasting to the fleet:<br />
:'''Roslin''': This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon baseship. Felix Gaeta has seized ''Galactica'' by force. The Cylons were defending themselves. They will not harm you. I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you. I am asking all ships' captains not to jump. Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives!<br />
*'''''Felix Gaeta''' is about to be executed for his crimes:<br />
:'''Gaeta''': (referring to the pain from his lost leg) It stopped.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
* [[Mark Sheppard]] as [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lieutenant [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]<br />
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
* [[Derek Delost]] as Specialist [[Vireem]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Specialist [[Gage]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]]<br />
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as Speaking Delegate [[Dahlia]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Quorum Delegate]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as Marine [[Parr]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Episode Title Confirmation ==<br />
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Please submit the source of this episode title's name in the article. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 22:36, 11 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
:The source is (kinda) noted in the article: [http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2008/05/angeli-also-rises.html] -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 23:02, 11 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?==<br />
Best guess its a part from the Commsystem of Starbucks Viper that was capable of receiving the homing signal from earth, that noone else could receive. We saw Starbuck and Leoben track down the signal on earth so they probably removed it from the Viper and had it with them. Given Starbucks reaction to finding her body and everyone else being told nothing had been found, it imaginable that Leoben simply kept it, as noone else was bothering about it. [[User:Nevfennas|Nevfennas]] 23:02, 7 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== FTL room damage ==<br />
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Am I the only one who thinks the damage Tyrol finds looks like giant scratch marks? [[User:nuxi|nuxi]]<br />
:That was my initial reaction as well. Raptors! I guess we'll find out soon... --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 03:25, 9 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
::Isn't that the same damage Adama found in his quartes in the clip shown in that YouWillKnowTheTruth site??? It looks the same!! [[User:Tanketai|tanketai]] 15:22, 9 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== Some symbolism ==<br />
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The symbolism of Colonial One landing on Galactica is an indication of the authocratic leadership that is taking place. A merging of politics and military is akin to the German's "Night of the Long Knives" in 1934. On that night (two days actually) Hitler began the consolidation of his power with the military by assassinating both political and paramilitary threats. -- [[User:Hufnmouth|Hufnmouth]] 15:23, 9 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== Is someone going to finish adding the rest of the summary? ==<br />
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The summary is running rather late. Is someone going to finish it? I certainly don't want to be the one who has to do that (doing the Teaser was long enough). {{unsigned|GreenDalek}}<br />
:I think Spencerian often does it, but it's not really assigned to any particular person (that I'm aware of). If it drives you too crazy, feel free to continue your [[BW:BOLD|"boldness"]], otherwise, I'm sure somebody will step up to the plate... eventually. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 20:12, 9 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
:: I think I may just cut and pace stuff from patriot resources if no one's going to do this. -- [[User:GreenDalek|GreenDalek]] 23:41, 11 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
::: Please, do '''not''' merely copy and paste from other websites. Please write it on your own. Thank you! -- [[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> 23:55, 11 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
:::: I've just created a new account (for the purposes of editing), but I've been a longtime reader of this wiki, so I'd love to take a crack at it if no one has any objections. --[[User:LawNinja|LawNinja]] 2:14, 12 February 2009 (UTC)</div>LawNinja