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<div><noinclude></noinclude>{{Episode Data<br />
| image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br />
| title= No Exit<br />
| season= 4<br />
| episode=15<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br />
| production=417<br />
| rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref><br />
| US airdate=February 13, 2009<br />
| CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br />
| UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br />
| dvd=<br />
| population=39556<br />
| oldpopulation=39603<br />
| prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br />
| next= [[Deadlock]]<br />
| forumthread= 2634<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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:''[[Ellen Tigh]] is resurrected, and she knows all the answers. Anders' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories''.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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===Teaser===<br />
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* A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase "[[Pythia|This has happened before and will happen again]]" as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br />
* The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br />
* As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: "The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed."<br />
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* A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br />
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* As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br />
* At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, "It's okay. You can do that much," as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br />
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* The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br />
* In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br />
* Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, "Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language..."<br />
* When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br />
* Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br />
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* The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br />
* A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. "Hello, John," she says.<br />
* When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br />
* They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br />
* He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br />
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* [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. "I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]]," Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br />
* Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, "Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]]." Tyrol accepts. "Fix my ship, chief."<br />
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* The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br />
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===Act 1===<br />
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* The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br />
* John discusses how the "mortal experience" that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br />
* Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a "[[God (RDM)|living God]]", then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br />
* Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br />
* Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the "Swirl"]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br />
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* Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br />
* When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br />
* Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br />
* Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br />
* It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br />
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* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br />
* Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br />
* Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. "It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting."<br />
* Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
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* Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br />
* When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br />
* Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br />
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* Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br />
* Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br />
* After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br />
* Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br />
* Thrace stops him. "You said "eight"." They all realize that the "Significant Seven" was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br />
* Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
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* Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to twelve months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br />
* A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|"Temple of Hopes"]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br />
* John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br />
* Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br />
* John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the "carnival trick" left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br />
* John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br />
* When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br />
* John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br />
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* Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br />
* Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br />
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* As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br />
* Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br />
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* The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br />
* John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br />
* But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br />
* John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
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* Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br />
* But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br />
* Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br />
* Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br />
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* Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br />
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* Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br />
* John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br />
* Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br />
* Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br />
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===Act 5===<br />
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* Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br />
* Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br />
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* Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br />
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* The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br />
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* Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because "love is like that sometimes." Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br />
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* As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br />
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* Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br />
* Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br />
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* Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. "Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl."<br />
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== Notes == <br />
[[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for "No Exit"]]<br />
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* This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.<ref name="flickr">{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
*As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that 10, 742 were killed since the pursuit started.<br />
* ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, "Hell is other people!"<br />
* When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she "should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]]." A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br />
* Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the Korean War. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br />
* Anders' seemingly incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's Paradise Lost: "he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind" (Book I, ln. 34-5); "The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n." (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited -i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br />
**As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br />
*It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br />
*Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day-as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five , he has simply suppressed it (as indicated by Deanna's flashes of the Five when downloading) with presumably the intention of revealing his plan, and aforementioned knowledge, in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold- but on his terms. <br />
**The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her "false memories" counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br />
**Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br />
*Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains how:<br />
:#Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br />
:#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br />
*Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br />
*Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br />
*Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br />
**Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br />
*In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of "[[Blood on the Scales]]". Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in "[[The Oath]]" you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br />
* It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br />
*During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br />
* The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br />
*There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br />
:#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br />
:#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galatica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br />
*At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br />
*Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br />
*Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br />
* Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br />
* The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Virtual beings#The Final Five's Virtual Beings|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br />
*Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br />
*Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in "[[Revelations]]" when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br />
* The Final Five can resurrect or be "reborn" in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br />
* When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br />
* The unborn child of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male.<br />
* There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br />
* While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br />
* It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br />
* It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br />
* Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who where husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his "parents" unlike Oedipus. <br />
* In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br />
* The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as "father" and "daughter" at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including "I love you John, because I made you," and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br />
*John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger "brother" like Abel was to Cain. <br />
*Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name "Daniel" means "judged by God". He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacriligious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br />
*The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br />
**This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br />
* At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br />
* Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their "home" ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br />
* When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br />
*Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br />
* Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br />
*This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br />
*In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br />
*Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her "patient." This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br />
*When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed "flesh" bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br />
*It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br />
*This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to "see" the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not "think" of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given "free will" and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br />
*The fact that a team of "Simons" were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br />
*The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br />
*The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br />
*Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br />
*As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br />
*Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br />
*Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information.<br />
* The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems.<br />
* As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as "madly in love" in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does?<br />
* Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br />
* How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br />
* Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br />
* Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br />
* Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally?<br />
* Will Boomer and Tyrol to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? <br />
* How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br />
* How will Boomer react to Caprica Six, since she was killed by her at one point? How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer?<br />
* How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br />
* Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot?<br />
* Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his "primitive" humanoid form?<br />
* Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br />
* Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br />
* What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br />
* When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br />
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===Number Seven===<br />
* Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br />
* Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br />
* Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]?<br />
* Is the Daniel model connected to [[Felix Gaeta]]?<br />
* Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br />
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===The Cycle===<br />
* What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken?<br />
* What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name?<br />
* Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br />
* What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br />
* Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br />
* What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br />
** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br />
*** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br />
* What is the nature of the "messengers" that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? In particular, are they related to Baltar's Inner Six and Six's Inner Baltar?<br />
* Sam mentioned that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br />
* Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br />
* Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br />
* What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God?<br />
* Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br />
* At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space?<br />
* Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br />
* If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br />
* Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br />
* Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br />
* Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br />
* Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br />
* What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this?<br />
* Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this?<br />
* Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br />
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===Resurrection Technology===<br />
* Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br />
* Where is this [[The Colony|other colony]] that Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it?<br />
* What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2000 years ago?<br />
* Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged?<br />
* Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them?<br />
* How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology?<br />
* Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br />
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===What is a Cylon?===<br />
* What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner's]]'' [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves "machines" and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br />
**Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on several occassions including Boomer's, D'anna Bier's, and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological "components" that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry idata to and from standard electronic equipment. In anycase the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term "skinjob", a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br />
* Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br />
**Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon ("Athena") and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects form human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: "I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!" ([[Downloaded]]) As of "No Exit" Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon Pregnancy of Caprica Six. <br />
* If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br />
* If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br />
** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br />
* If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br />
** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br />
* Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only "skin-deep," such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br />
* If the humanoid cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that the Seven (and possibly Tory) have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br />
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===Other Questions===<br />
* What became of the lower level mutineers in [[The Oath]] and [[Blood on the Scales]]? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be "no forgiveness" for any mutineer? <br />
* How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br />
* Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br />
* Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''?<br />
* And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' "the dying leader"?<br />
* Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship?<br />
* Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br />
* Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br />
* How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br />
* How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br />
**Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br />
**The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br />
* If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br />
** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br />
* Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul "stay with the fleet" and also mentioned that a "miracle from the angels" was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request?<br />
* Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br />
* When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br />
**It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br />
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==Character Development==<br />
* ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since "[[The Hub]]". She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br />
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:Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br />
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:Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br />
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:Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br />
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:''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br />
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:Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br />
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:Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br />
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:Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love?<br />
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:''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:<ref>[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html "You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions"], chicagotribune.com.</ref><br />
* "The Colony" is definitely of significance.<br />
* The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br />
* Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br />
* Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br />
* Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br />
* The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br />
* It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
''John Cavil had just shown a "slide show" - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br />
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:John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br />
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:Ellen: No.<br />
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:John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br />
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:Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br />
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:John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
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* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br />
* [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br />
* [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br />
* [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br />
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No Exit
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| image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br />
| title= No Exit<br />
| season= 4<br />
| episode=15<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br />
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| director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br />
| production=417<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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:''[[Ellen Tigh]] is resurrected, and she knows all the answers. Anders' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories''.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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===Teaser===<br />
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* A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase "[[Pythia|This has happened before and will happen again]]" as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br />
* The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br />
* As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: "The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed."<br />
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* A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br />
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* As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br />
* At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, "It's okay. You can do that much," as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br />
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* The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br />
* In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br />
* Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, "Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language..."<br />
* When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br />
* Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br />
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* The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br />
* A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. "Hello, John," she says.<br />
* When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br />
* They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br />
* He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br />
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* [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. "I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]]," Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br />
* Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, "Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]]." Tyrol accepts. "Fix my ship, chief."<br />
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* The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br />
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===Act 1===<br />
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* The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br />
* John discusses how the "mortal experience" that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br />
* Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a "[[God (RDM)|living God]]", then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br />
* Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br />
* Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the "Swirl"]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br />
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* Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br />
* When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br />
* Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br />
* Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br />
* It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br />
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* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br />
* Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br />
* Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. "It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting."<br />
* Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
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* Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br />
* When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br />
* Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br />
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* Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br />
* Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br />
* After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br />
* Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br />
* Thrace stops him. "You said "eight"." They all realize that the "Significant Seven" was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br />
* Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
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* Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to twelve months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br />
* A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|"Temple of Hopes"]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br />
* John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br />
* Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br />
* John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the "carnival trick" left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br />
* John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br />
* When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br />
* John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br />
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* Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br />
* Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br />
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* As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br />
* Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br />
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* The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br />
* John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br />
* But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br />
* John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
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* Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br />
* But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br />
* Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br />
* Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br />
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* Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br />
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* Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br />
* John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br />
* Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br />
* Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br />
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===Act 5===<br />
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* Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br />
* Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br />
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* Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br />
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* The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br />
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* Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because "love is like that sometimes." Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br />
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* As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br />
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* Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br />
* Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br />
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* Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. "Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl."<br />
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== Notes == <br />
[[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for "No Exit"]]<br />
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* This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.<ref name="flickr">{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
*As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that 10, 742 were killed since the pursuit started.<br />
* ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, "Hell is other people!"<br />
* When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she "should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]]." A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br />
* Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the Korean War. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br />
* Anders' seemingly incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's Paradise Lost: "he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind" (Book I, ln. 34-5); "The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n." (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited -i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br />
**As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br />
*It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br />
*Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day-as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five , he has simply suppressed it (as indicated by Deanna's flashes of the Five when downloading) with presumably the intention of revealing his plan, and aforementioned knowledge, in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold- but on his terms. <br />
**The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her "false memories" counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br />
**Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br />
*Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains how:<br />
:#Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br />
:#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br />
*Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br />
*Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br />
*Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br />
**Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br />
*In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of "[[Blood on the Scales]]". Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in "[[The Oath]]" you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br />
* It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br />
*During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br />
* The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br />
*There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br />
:#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br />
:#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galatica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br />
*At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br />
*Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br />
*Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br />
* Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br />
* The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Virtual beings#The Final Five's Virtual Beings|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br />
*Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br />
*Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in "[[Revelations]]" when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br />
* The Final Five can resurrect or be "reborn" in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br />
* When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br />
* The unborn child of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male.<br />
* There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br />
* While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br />
* It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br />
* It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br />
* Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who where husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his "parents" unlike Oedipus. <br />
* In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br />
* The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as "father" and "daughter" at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including "I love you John, because I made you," and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br />
*John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger "brother" like Abel was to Cain. <br />
*Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name "Daniel" means "judged by God". He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacriligious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br />
*The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br />
**This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br />
* At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br />
* Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their "home" ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br />
* When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br />
*Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br />
* Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br />
*This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br />
*In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br />
*Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her "patient." This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br />
*When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed "flesh" bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br />
*It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br />
*This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to "see" the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not "think" of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given "free will" and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br />
*The fact that a team of "Simons" were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br />
*The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br />
*The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br />
*Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br />
*As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br />
*Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br />
*Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information.<br />
* The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems.<br />
* As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as "madly in love" in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does?<br />
* Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br />
* How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br />
* Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br />
* Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br />
* Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally?<br />
* Will Boomer and Tyrol to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? <br />
* How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br />
* How will Boomer react to Caprica Six, since she was killed by her at one point? How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer?<br />
* How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br />
* Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot?<br />
* Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his "primitive" humanoid form?<br />
* Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br />
* Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br />
* What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br />
* When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br />
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===Number Seven===<br />
* Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br />
* Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br />
* Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]?<br />
* Is the Daniel model connected to [[Felix Gaeta]]?<br />
* Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br />
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===The Cycle===<br />
* What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken?<br />
* What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name?<br />
* Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br />
* What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br />
* Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br />
* What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br />
** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br />
*** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br />
* What is the nature of the "messengers" that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? In particular, are they related to Baltar's Inner Six and Six's Inner Baltar?<br />
* Sam mentioned that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br />
* Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br />
* Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br />
* What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God?<br />
* Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br />
* At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space?<br />
* Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br />
* If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br />
* Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br />
* Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br />
* Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br />
* Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br />
* What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this?<br />
* Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this?<br />
* Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br />
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===Resurrection Technology===<br />
* Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br />
* Where is this [[The Colony|other colony]] that Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it?<br />
* What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2000 years ago?<br />
* Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged?<br />
* Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them?<br />
* How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology?<br />
* Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br />
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===What is a Cylon?===<br />
* What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner's]]'' [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves "machines" and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br />
**Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on several occassions including Boomer's, D'anna Bier's, and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological "components" that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry idata to and from standard electronic equipment. In anycase the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term "skinjob", a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br />
* Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br />
**Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon ("Athena") and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects form human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: "I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!" ([[Downloaded]]) As of "No Exit" Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon Pregnancy of Caprica Six. <br />
* If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br />
* If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br />
** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br />
* If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br />
** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br />
* Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only "skin-deep," such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br />
* If the humanoid cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that the Seven (and possibly Tory) have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br />
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===Other Questions===<br />
* What became of the lower level mutineers in [[The Oath]] and [[Blood on the Scales]]? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be "no forgiveness" for any mutineer? <br />
* How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br />
* Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br />
* Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''?<br />
* And for what its worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' "the dying leader"?<br />
* Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship?<br />
* Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br />
* Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br />
* How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br />
* How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br />
**Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br />
**The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br />
* If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br />
** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br />
* Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul "stay with the fleet" and also mentioned that a "miracle from the angels" was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request?<br />
* Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br />
* When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br />
**It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br />
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==Character Development==<br />
* ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since "[[The Hub]]". She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br />
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:Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br />
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:Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br />
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:Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br />
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:''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br />
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:Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br />
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:Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br />
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:Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love?<br />
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:''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:<ref>[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html "You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions"], chicagotribune.com.</ref><br />
* "The Colony" is definitely of significance.<br />
* The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br />
* Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br />
* Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br />
* Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br />
* The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br />
* It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
''John Cavil had just shown a "slide show" - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br />
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:John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br />
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:Ellen: No.<br />
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:John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br />
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:Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br />
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:John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
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* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br />
* [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br />
* [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br />
* [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br />
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No Exit
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| image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br />
| title= No Exit<br />
| season= 4<br />
| episode=15<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br />
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| director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br />
| production=417<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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:''[[Ellen Tigh]] is resurrected, and she knows all the answers. Anders' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories''.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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===Teaser===<br />
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* A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase "[[Pythia|This has happened before and will happen again]]" as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br />
* The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br />
* As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: "The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed."<br />
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* A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br />
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* As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br />
* At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, "It's okay. You can do that much," as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br />
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* The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br />
* In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br />
* Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, "Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language..."<br />
* When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br />
* Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br />
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* The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br />
* A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. "Hello, John," she says.<br />
* When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br />
* They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br />
* He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br />
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* [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. "I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]]," Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br />
* Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, "Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]]." Tyrol accepts. "Fix my ship, chief."<br />
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* The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br />
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===Act 1===<br />
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* The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br />
* John discusses how the "mortal experience" that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br />
* Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a "[[God (RDM)|living God]]", then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br />
* Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br />
* Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the "Swirl"]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br />
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* Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br />
* When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br />
* Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br />
* Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br />
* It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br />
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* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br />
* Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br />
* Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. "It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting."<br />
* Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
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* Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br />
* When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br />
* Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br />
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* Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br />
* Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br />
* After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br />
* Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br />
* Thrace stops him. "You said "eight"." They all realize that the "Significant Seven" was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br />
* Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
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* Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to twelve months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br />
* A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|"Temple of Hopes"]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br />
* John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br />
* Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br />
* John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the "carnival trick" left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br />
* John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br />
* When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br />
* John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br />
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* Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br />
* Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br />
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* As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br />
* Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br />
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* The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br />
* John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br />
* But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br />
* John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
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* Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br />
* But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br />
* Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br />
* Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br />
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* Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br />
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* Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br />
* John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br />
* Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br />
* Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br />
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===Act 5===<br />
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* Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br />
* Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br />
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* Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br />
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* The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br />
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* Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because "love is like that sometimes." Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br />
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* As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br />
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* Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br />
* Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br />
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* Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. "Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl."<br />
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== Notes == <br />
[[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for "No Exit"]]<br />
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* This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.<ref name="flickr">{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
*As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that 10, 742 were killed since the pursuit started.<br />
* ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, "Hell is other people!"<br />
* When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she "should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]]." A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br />
* Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the Korean War. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br />
* Anders' seemingly incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's Paradise Lost: "he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind" (Book I, ln. 34-5); "The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n." (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited -i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br />
**As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br />
*It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br />
*Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day-as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five , he has simply suppressed it (as indicated by Deanna's flashes of the Five when downloading) with presumably the intention of revealing his plan, and aforementioned knowledge, in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold- but on his terms. <br />
**The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her "false memories" counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br />
**Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br />
*Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains how:<br />
:#Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br />
:#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br />
*Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br />
*Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br />
*Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br />
**Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br />
*In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of "[[Blood on the Scales]]". Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in "[[The Oath]]" you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br />
* It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br />
*During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br />
* The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br />
*There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br />
:#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br />
:#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galatica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br />
*At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br />
*Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br />
*Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br />
* Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br />
* The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Virtual beings#The Final Five's Virtual Beings|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br />
*Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br />
*Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in "[[Revelations]]" when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br />
* The Final Five can resurrect or be "reborn" in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br />
* When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br />
* The unborn child of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male.<br />
* There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br />
* While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br />
* It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br />
* It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br />
* Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who where husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his "parents" unlike Oedipus. <br />
* In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br />
* The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as "father" and "daughter" at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including "I love you John, because I made you," and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br />
*John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger "brother" like Abel was to Cain. <br />
*Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name "Daniel" means "judged by God". He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacriligious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br />
*The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br />
**This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br />
* At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br />
* Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their "home" ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br />
* When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br />
*Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br />
* Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br />
*This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br />
*In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br />
*Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her "patient." This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br />
*When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed "flesh" bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br />
*It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br />
*This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to "see" the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not "think" of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given "free will" and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br />
*The fact that a team of "Simons" were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br />
*The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br />
*The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br />
*Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br />
*As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br />
*Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br />
*Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information.<br />
* The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems.<br />
* As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as "madly in love" in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
===Characters===<br />
* Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does?<br />
* Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br />
* How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br />
* Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br />
* Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br />
* Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally?<br />
* Will Boomer and Tyrol to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? <br />
* How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br />
* How will Boomer react to Caprica Six, since she was killed by her at one point? How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer?<br />
* How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br />
* Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot?<br />
* Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his "primitive" humanoid form?<br />
* Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br />
* Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br />
* What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br />
* When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br />
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===Number Seven===<br />
* Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br />
* Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br />
* Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]?<br />
* Is the Daniel model connected to [[Felix Gaeta]]?<br />
* Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br />
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===The Cycle===<br />
* What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken?<br />
* What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name?<br />
* Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br />
* What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br />
* Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br />
* What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br />
** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br />
*** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br />
* What is the nature of the "messengers" that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? In particular, are they related to Baltar's Inner Six and Six's Inner Baltar?<br />
* Sam mentioned that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br />
* Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br />
* Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br />
* What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God?<br />
* Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br />
* At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space?<br />
* Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br />
* If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br />
* Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br />
* Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br />
* Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br />
* Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br />
* What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this?<br />
* Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this?<br />
* Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br />
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===Resurrection Technology===<br />
* Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br />
* Where is this [[The Colony|other colony]] that Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it?<br />
* What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2000 years ago?<br />
* Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged?<br />
* Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them?<br />
* How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology?<br />
* Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br />
<br />
===What is a Cylon?===<br />
* What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner's]]'' [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves "machines" and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br />
**Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on several occassions including Boomer's, D'anna Bier's, and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological "components" that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry idata to and from standard electronic equipment. In anycase the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term "skinjob", a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br />
* Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br />
**Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon ("Athena") and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects form human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: "I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!" ([[Downloaded]]) As of "No Exit" Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon Pregnancy of Caprica Six. <br />
* If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br />
* If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br />
** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br />
* If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br />
** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br />
* Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only "skin-deep," such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br />
* If the humanoid cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that the Seven (and possibly Tory) have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br />
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===Other Questions===<br />
* What became of the lower level mutineers in [[The Oath]] and [[Blood on the Scales]]? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be "no forgiveness" for any mutineer? <br />
* How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br />
* Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br />
* Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''?<br />
* And for what its worth: Is maybe Galactica "the dying leader"?<br />
* Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship?<br />
* Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br />
* Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br />
* How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br />
* How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br />
**Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br />
**The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br />
* If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br />
** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br />
* Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul "stay with the fleet" and also mentioned that a "miracle from the angels" was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request?<br />
* Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br />
* When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br />
**It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br />
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==Character Development==<br />
* ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since "[[The Hub]]". She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br />
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:Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br />
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:Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br />
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:Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br />
<br />
:''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br />
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:Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br />
<br />
:Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br />
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:Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love?<br />
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:''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:<ref>[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html "You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions"], chicagotribune.com.</ref><br />
* "The Colony" is definitely of significance.<br />
* The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br />
* Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br />
* Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br />
* Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br />
* The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br />
* It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
''John Cavil had just shown a "slide show" - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br />
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:John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br />
<br />
:Ellen: No.<br />
<br />
:John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br />
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:Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br />
<br />
:John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br />
* [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br />
* [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br />
* [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div><br />
<br />
{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br />
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[[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br />
<br />
[[ms:No Exit]]</div>
MoonMage
https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Collaborators&diff=89118
Collaborators
2006-10-29T23:18:46Z
<p>MoonMage: /* Analysis */</p>
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<div>{{Episode Data<br />
| title= Collaborators<br />
| image=JammerCollaborators.jpg<br />
| season= 3<br />
| episode= 5<br />
| guests= <br />
| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]<br />
| story= <br />
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]<br />
| production= 305<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate= 2006-10-27<br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| population= 41,435<br />
| prev= [[Exodus, Part II]]<br />
| next= [[Torn]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
:''[[The Circle]], a secret tribunal on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', decides the fate of [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and other Colonials who aided the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] during the occupation of [[New Caprica]].<br />
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== Summary == <br />
=== On ''[[Galactica]]'' ===<br />
* [[James Lyman]] (Jammer) is brought before [[The Circle]]. He is found guilty of treason, the punishment for which is death. Despite his pleas and an attempt to convince [[Galen Tyrol]] to spare him, for Lyman freed [[Cally Tyrol]] from the Cylon death squad ([[Precipice]]), The Circle carries out Lyman's punishment and ejects him from ''Galactica'' by depressurizing the [[launch tubes|launch tube]] where he is held.<br />
* After Lyman's execution, Tyrol talks to his wife about how she escaped. While she claims to not have thought about the incident since, Cally Tyrol tells him that she thinks one "[[New Caprica Police|of those goons]]" set her free.<br />
* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] asks [[Tom Zarek]] of his plans as the new President. Zarek plans to reconvene the Quorum of Twelve, put Roslin's name in for nomination to vice president and then step down, returning the presidency to her. Roslin assumes that this act requires something in return for Zarek, who he asks not be left on the outside of government affairs. For his actions in standing up to Gaius Baltar on New Caprica, she promises him the Vice Presidency.<br />
* [[Felix Gaeta]] enters the still-damaged [[CIC]] to help with repairs to communication. [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] sees him and vocally demands for him to leave, accusing him of being a collaborator. [[Helo]] tells Tigh that Gaeta is there on the Admiral's orders, but Tigh continues to protest loudly until Admiral Adama appears. The admiral takes him out of the room to talk to him about resting so he will be ready, something that Tigh thinks he doesn't need.<br />
* The Circle reconvenes, now under a three-day time limit to dole out justice. As they run through the cases, they eventually they come to the file on Gaeta, with four of the members voting guilty. Anders refuses to vote and leaves the Circle, tired of the continuous killing he has done. Chief Tyrol refuses to vote if they do not have a sixth member as required for the Circle.<br />
* In the mess hall, Gaeta is treated as ''[[Wikipedia:Persona non grata|persona non grata]]'', eating alone until [[Kara Thrace]] sits at his table. She talks, kindly at first, then insults him for his supposed cowardice. Gaeta counters by bringing up his status as the informant, mentioning the dog dish being flipped over as his signal to the resistance.<br />
* Lee and Bill Adama talking about the status of the fleet. Lee Adama brings up the fact that over the past few days, 13 people have mysteriously disappeared, after being confirmed as survivors of the Exodus. As he leaves he reveals that has lost "[[Wikipedia:Stone (weight)|half a stone]]" in weight. Bill tells him to keep jumping rope.<br />
* The Circle brings in Kara Thrace as the replacement vote of the jury. All vote guilty on Gaeta, except for Tyrol once more. Anders comes in and requests time to talk with his wife. The scene splits, with the other members of the Circle trying to convince Tyrol of Gaeta's guilt, and Anders trying to explain that what the Circle does isn't justice. Thrace rebuffs him, her pain from incarceration lashing at anyone, even her husband. Thrace tells Anders that they must separate. The Chief eventually folds and votes guilty.<br />
* Gaeta is captured and brought to a launch tube, told that this is an official trial under authority from the President of the Colonies, and that if he has anything to say to explain himself he should say it now. Gaeta replies that he has already told his story and refuses to beg. Kara Thrace's anger lashes out at Gaeta, telling him to beg, while taunting him with the idea that he was an informant for the insurgency, and mentioning the [[Jake (New Caprica)|dog bowl]]. When the Chief hears this, he reveals that Gaeta could not know about the signal unless he was the one leaving the dead drops, then he releases Gaeta from his bonds. The other members of the Circle realize Gaeta's innocence, that he was in fact the secret source inside the Baltar Adminstration. Colonel Tigh stands speechless in the revelation, confused between his own certainty and the facts before him.<br />
* Laura Roslin is re-inaugurated as the President of the Twelve Colonies, and issues a decree of amnesty against all alleged collaborators, after it is privately revealed that Zarek authorized the trials and sentences conducted by the Circle in an attempt to protect Roslin from having to deal with months of public trials which could destroy the unity of the Fleet through highly publicized "witch hunts." In place of the trials, Roslin announces a commission on "truth and reconciliation", to record the history of the occupation for posterity.<br />
* Still outcast, Gaeta is reinstated in the Colonial Fleet as an officer. In the mess hall, Chief Tyrol sits with Gaeta. Both eat in silence as the other crew members are taken aback by the act.<br />
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===On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]===<br />
* [[Gaius Baltar]] seems to be on ''Colonial One'', sitting in a chair in front of Tigh, Roslin, and Admiral Adama as they talk about how there was little he could do with the situation he had on New Caprica.<br />
* As the group forgives him, the [[Cylon-Related Hallucinations|virtual Six]] appears and claims the group is too lenient. Admiral Adama actually seems to hear her. Laura Roslin begins to tell Baltar how much she wants him in a provocative manner when Baltar realizes he is dreaming, waking up as Roslin kisses him.<br />
*Baltar finds himself naked on a red [[Wikipedia:Chaise longue|chaise longue]] inside an unrecognizable room. When a [[Cylon Centurion]] guard appears at the doorway, Baltar realizes that he is imprisoned in the room with only a robe to wear. The scene turns to outer space where we see several Cylon basestars surrounding a [[Resurrection Ship]]. <br />
* A [[Number Three]] visits Baltar. She tells him that 3 days have elapsed since his arrival, and offers him a bottle of pills. She tells him that his presence on the basestar has caused a conflict between seven of the models. With three voting for him to be allowed to remain, while three vote for him to be removed. The only model that hasn't come to a consensus are the Sixes. <br />
* [[Caprica Six]] visits Baltar and explains how wrong she was to let her feelings get in the way of her duties as a Cylon. Baltar tries to convince Six that she is more then just a Cylon and that she loves him. As she walks out he belatedly tells her that he needs her as well.<br />
*Later, Baltar awakens to find Caprica-Six setting his clothes in his room.<br />
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== Questions == <br />
* Will there be an illegal organization in the Fleet that will continue where [[The Circle]] left off?<br />
* Since Tigh has been reinstated into the Colonial Fleet, where does this leave Galactica's chain of command? Specifically, what are the roles of Tigh, Helo, and [[Aaron Kelly|Kelly]] now?<br />
* What of [[Lee Adama]], [[Anastasia Dualla]] and other officers of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''? How will these redundacies be dealt with?<br />
* Given that there are civilians aboard ''Galactica'' from the Second Exodus, and previous sabotage events that plagued ''Galactica'' prior to colonization of New Caprica, are they restricted to certain areas?<br />
* Has [[Samuel Anders]] become a member of ''Galactica's'' crew, or is he only allowed onboard because of his relationship with Thrace?<br />
* Will any of The Circle's members or Zarek face charges, or will they be pardoned by Roslin's government for what they had done?<br />
**It's probably in the best interests of both Roslin's administration and the Circle to simply sweep the whole thing under the rug.<br />
**It was a legal action by the then-President. Presumably, only Zarek would be exposed to penalty, and that is unlikely as well.<br />
* Now that the Cylons seem to have accepted Gaius Baltar, at least begrudgingly, what will happen to him?<br />
* What happened to those who were left behind on [[New Caprica]]?<br />
* Which Cylon models are in favor of allowing Baltar to stay with them (besides Three, who proposed it in the first place) and which are not in favor?<br />
* Does Caprica-Six setting Baltar's clothes on his bed indicate that the Cylons have chosen to allow him to remain?<br />
* What became of Zarek's deal with Roslin to become Vice-President after his order authorizing the Circle came to light? Did he become Vice-President, or is he back on the outside?<br />
** It seems unlikely that he would have gone through with his side of the agreement (stepping down) without receiving his compensation.<br />
* How could [[The Circle]] operate in ''Galactica's'' launch tube without William Adama's notice?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*The flight from New Caprica is referred to as "The Second Exodus", implying that the "First Exodus" was from the Colonies to New Caprica.<br />
*Three states that three models are in favor of keeping Baltar around and three are against it, with Six's vote needed to break the stalemate. This indicates that the remaining five models are, for whatever reason, not participating in the vote.<br />
**{{spoilli|According to an [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30381 interview] with Aaron Douglas and Tamoh Penikett, the remaining five models may have all been [[Boxing|boxed]].}}<br />
* This is the first time viewers have seen a living interior of a Cylon basestar. The only time an interior shot of a basestar was ever seen was in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" when [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] encounters her [[Number Eight|sisters]]. <br />
* Lee Adama mentions that he lost "half a stone" refering to his weight. A stone is a unit of weight used mostly in the United Kingdom and Ireland that is equivalent to 14 pounds or 6.34 kg.<br />
* ''Galactica's'' living spaces and hallways appear much more crowded than in the first two seasons, reflecting the expanded size of her crew. There also appear to be civilians mixed in with ''Galactica'''s crew complment, which is likely the result of overcrowding and the loss of some of the ships during the colonization and occupation of New Caprica.<br />
* The exterior of ''Galactica'' is visibly damaged from the [[Battle of New Caprica]].<br />
* The only two [[Cylon agent]]s to appear are Number Three and Number Six.<br />
*On the disposition of the ''Pegasus'' crew and separated military personnel:<br />
**Saul Tigh has resumed service as ''Galactica's'' XO. However, his experiences on New Caprica are hindering his ability to perform his duties.<br />
**Lee Adama is performing bookkeeping work. He still wears his ''Pegasus'' uniform and Commander insignia, but his position on ''Galactica'' is unclear.<br />
**Kara Thrace has retreived her uniform from storage, but it is not clear whether she has been recomissioned.<br />
**Louanne Katraine is not seen. Presumably she continues to serve as ''Galactica's'' CAG.<br />
**Karl Agathon is still working in ''Galactica's'' CIC.<br />
**Anastasia Dualla is not seen.<br />
**Felix Gaeta has been asked to help repair communication systems damaged during ''Galactica's'' atmospheric insertion in "[[Exodus, Part II]]". He is later seen in uniform in the mess hall.<br />
**Galen Tyrol is back in uniform, and has presumably re-enlisted.<br />
**Cally Tyrol is briefly seen caring for her son. It is not clear whether she has re-enlisted.<br />
**[[Seelix]] is on ''Galactica'' and serves as a member of the Circle, but is not seen in uniform.<br />
**Jammer has been executed by [[The Circle]] for his actions as a member of the [[New Caprica Police]].<br />
*The glowing red strip on the wall in Baltar's room resembles the eye of a [[Cylon Centurion]] or [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]. While it could be decoration, there's a good chance that it's a surveillance system.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* This episode marks the resumption of the [[Survivor count]]. There has been a net loss of 8,115 people since the beginning of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]."<br />
**Survivor count for this episode is 41,435.<br />
* Laura Roslin resumes the Presidency in this episode.<br />
* Kara Thrace has kept her surname, unlike most other married women shown or referenced thus far (including Caroline Adama, Ellen Tigh, Sesha Abinell, Cally Tyrol and Sharon Agathon).<br />
* The Circle is the name used by the Bajoran [[MemoryAlpha:Alliance for Global Unity|Alliance for Global Unity]] in [[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] ("[[MemoryAlpha:The Homecoming|''The Homecoming'']]", "[[MemoryAlpha:The Circle|''The Circle'']]", and "[[MemoryAlpha:Siege|''The Siege'']]").<br />
*This is the third time Six, after a fashion, has used the "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" threat against Baltar. The quote "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" is also a nod to ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]''.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''After discussing the thirteen missing persons:'' <br />
:'''Commander Lee Adama''': I've got a date with a jump rope. Hey, I've lost half a stone.<br />
:'''Admiral William Adama''': Keep jumpin'.<br />
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*''In Gaius Baltar's dream:''<br />
:'''Number Six''': Don't make me angry, Gaius.<br />
:'''Admiral William Adama''': You wouldn't like her when she's angry.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div><br />
<br />
{{episode list (RDM season 3)}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]<br />
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]<br />
[[Category:RDM]]</div>
MoonMage
https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Resurrection_Ship,_Part_I&diff=70040
Resurrection Ship, Part I
2006-08-08T17:16:54Z
<p>MoonMage: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[Image:Resurrection_Ship_pt2-Planning.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title=Resurrection Ship, Part I<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=2<br />
| Episode=11<br />
| Guests=[[Michelle Forbes]] as Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]]<br />
| Writer=[[Michael Rymer]]<br />
| Story=[[Anne Cofell Saunders]]<br />
| Director=[[Michael Rymer]]<br />
| Production=2.11 '''(Season 2.5 Premiere)'''<br />
| Rating= 2.1<br />
| US Airdate=January 6, 2006<br />
| UK Airdate=March 21 2006<br />
| DVD=<br />
| Population=49,604<br />
| Prev=[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]<br />
| Next=[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]<br />
| Podcast=Y<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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:''A potential battle between ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is only averted by [[Kara Thrace|Lt. Thrace]]'s return from her recon mission with important tactical information on the unknown [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] ship.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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*Continuing from the [[Pegasus (episode)|previous episode]], a swarm of [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] from ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' move into weapons range of each other after [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] challenges [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] over the imminent execution of two of his crewmen. Neither commanders are willing to order "weapons free" to fire. The Vipers are reduced to playing "chicken", attempting to force each other to fire — or collide.<br />
*Cain orders Captain [[Cole Taylor]] to arrest and relieve [[Lee Adama|Lieutenant Lee "Apollo" Adama]], who is co-piloting a Raptor about to leave on the recon mission. The Raptor pilot draws his sidearm on Lt. Adama and orders him into the rear of the Raptor.<br />
*Flying the [[Blackbird]], which goes undetected by the Cylon fleet, [[Kara Thrace]] flies right into the superstructure of the [[Unknown Cylon Ship]], taking pictures along the way. Before the Cylons can detect her, she Jumps away.<br />
*Confined to the rear of the Raptor, Lt. Adama sends an encrypted text message to Thrace.<br />
*Leading ''Galactica's'' Viper squadron, [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] continually requests clearance from Commander Adama to fire on ''Pegasus''' Vipers, but he refuses.<br />
*Thrace arrives in the [[Blackbird]]. After getting over her initial confusion at the chicken-fight, receives Lt. Adama's message and replies back, wondering what was going on (the Viper intanglement).<br />
*Both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' pick up the Blackbird on [[DRADIS]], but its lack of [[IFF|transponder]] codes leads Cain and Adama to assume that the new contact is a Raider. All Vipers break off their chicken-fight and move to engage the enemy, only standing down when Thrace broadcasts her ID over [[wireless]].<br />
*When Cain looks likely to resume the conflict with Adama, Thrace uploads her incredibly detailed pictures of the Unknown Cylon Ship to ''Pegasus''' CIC. A closeup shows Cylon bodies, including several inactive copies of [[Number Six|the blonde Cylon agent]] known to the Colonials as "[[Shelly Godfrey]]" and "[[Gina]]."<br />
*Aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'', after being grilled by President [[Laura Roslin]] for their near-disastrous actions, Adama and Cain agree to a truce while they prepare a joint attack on the Cylon fleet.<br />
*Privately, Roslin warns Adama that Cain is a loose cannon, who must be killed in order to save the Fleet from annihilation. Adama is surprised at Roslin's candor, and is reluctant to consider the idea.<br />
*Adama learns that ''Pegasus'' was also shepherding a civilian fleet, which it abandoned months ago, but not before stripping it of anything useful, including FTL drives, spare parts, and people. Cain ordered the execution of the families of individuals she selected who would not leave with ''Pegasus.''<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]] speaks more with [[Gina]], who wants Baltar to kill her so she can free herself from her torturous existence. He tells her that she cannot die as her consciousness would only download into another [[Cylon agent|Cylon body]]. Seeing the copies of reconnaissance photos Baltar is carrying, Gina says she would die if his Fleet destroys the Unknown ship, which she names.<br />
*Baltar briefs Adama and Cain: The function of the [[Resurrection Ship]], as Gina called it, is to allow Cylon agents a place where their consciousness can download, as an agent in the Fleet would be too far from the Cylon homeworld for their consciousness to return. Cain quickly surmises that, without the Resurrection Ship, the few agents remaining would be permanently gone, and perhaps more reluctant to complete their respective missions.<br />
*Laura Roslin's illness is now more visibly apparent. William Adama visits her, and the two have a most unusual, even sentimental talk, with humor about getting a fresh, young Cylon body replacement for Roslin. Adama smiles and says that he couldn't think of her as a blonde, but Roslin smiles and says he'd be surprised.<br />
*Cain finds Thrace's initiative laudable, and promotes her to Captain and [[CAG]] ''Pegasus'' over [[Cole Taylor]]. She initially pulls [[Lee Adama]]'s flight status, but restores it at Thrace's behest and assigns him to her team. Thrace begins plans on an attack on the Resurrection Ship.<br />
*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] are pleasantly surprised not to be dead. Lee Adama visits the two and catches them up on events, noting that his father pulled out the stops to ensure Helo's and Tyrol's survival.<br />
*[[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Lee_Adama|Apollo]] brief the battlestar commanders and XO's regarding the plan to disable and destroy the [[Resurrection Ship]]. The plan will involve both battlestars and all available fighters. Both [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]] and [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] approve of the plan, Adama being the more hesitant of the two.<br />
*Colonel Tigh asks if the [[Blackbird]] could be used to sneak up behind the Resurrection Ship with a nuclear missile to destroy the Resurrection Ship outright. Thrace indicates that computer simulations show that the Cylons would pick up the [[Radiological Alarm|radiological signature]] of the bomb (which cannot be hidden by the Blackbird's stealth ability). Such detection would destroy their element of surprise and likely warn the Resurrection Ship to Jump away.<br />
*After the briefing, Adama consults with Thrace privately, asking her to shoot Cain in the head after the attack. Likewise, Cain transfers [[Jack Fisk]] and a squad of Marines loyal to her to ''Galactica'' and instructs Fisk to kill Adama ''and'' his command staff after the attack.<br />
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== Questions == <br />
* Why doesn't Cain and her crew grasp the concept that survival of the human race supersedes the military way of life?<br />
** Adama had similar ideas in the [[Miniseries]] until Roslin talked him out of it. <br />
*What was the fate of the other civilians aboard ''Pegasus''' civilian fleet, the ones who weren't brought aboard '' Pegasus'' as useful assets or executed after the civilian ships were stripped?<br />
* If Dr. [[Cottle]] were to perform a psychological examination on Cain, could Adama strip her of command for medical reasons?<br />
**Adama could have just had Roslin strip her of her rank because she's Commander-in-Chief; it doesn't matter: Cain's hold over ''Pegasus'' is so tight it would be fluffed off. Also, Cain is not clinically insane. It's not just "insane" humans who do evil things in wartime. Cain does bad things, and she doesn't have the excuse of not being in command of her mental faculties.<br />
* Has Roslin's illness has brought her to terminally important attitudes on life and death? Unlike the option to kill the prisoners on the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' ([[Miniseries]]), Roslin does not hesitate to suggest to Adama to kill Cain.<br />
**These two issues are not morally equivalent. The prisoners on ''Astral Queen'' were not posing an immediate threat to the safety of the Fleet, as Cain and ''Pegasus'' were.<br />
*Why does Commander Adama rely on gossip from Cally and Tigh, rather than debriefing [[Peter Laird|Laird]] personally?<br />
**Maybe Laird was so scared/broken in by Cain that he would be unwilling to say anything against Cain out of fear; thus Tigh had to ask Fisk.<br />
**Were Laird's wife and possibly children executed on the ''[[Scylla]]'' because he was one of the two who resisted the ''Pegasus'' marine team?<br />
*When did the Resurrection Ship begin following the Fleet? Was it able to rescue [[Aaron Doral#Suicide Bomber Copy|Aaron Doral (Suicide Bomber Copy)]] (killed day 17), [[Shelly Godfrey]] (disappeared day 24), [[Leoben Conoy#Gemenon Traveler Copy|Leoben Conoy (Gemenon Traveler Copy)]] (killed day 25), or [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)]] (killed c. day 54)?<br />
**An answer to the Valerii consciousness viewers knew as "Boomer" is answered in the episode, "[[Downloaded]]."<br />
* [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] got some pretty close shots of the [[Resurrection Ship]], so much so that [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]] was able to ID the [[Cylon agent]] she knew as [[Gina]]. Could any of the other [[Cylon agent]] models be identified, including the ones that the Fleet aren't aware of yet?<br />
**Although logically possible, from a story writing standpoint they were probably not lucky enough for that.<br />
*Since Lee Adama was ultimately to be included in the mission to assassinate Cain anyway, why didn't his father deign to brief him at the same time as Kara Thrace? Having Thrace fill him in later doubles the chance of their plans being overheard.<br />
**Since Starbuck is the ''Pegasus'' CAG, Adama has an excuse to ask her to stay. If he'd asked for her ''and'' Lee, it likely would have raised suspicions.<br />
*Baltar said that he's tired of the fantasy-world in his head that he retreats into; not of Number Six herself, but of his bachelor pad on Caprica. Is this a further sign that Baltar is shifting closer into the Cylon camp? It could mean that he no longer misses his old life on Caprica and has stopped clinging to it.<br />
*To what extent is the chain of command still in effect? Adama fully intends to have Cain killed, but still stops short of demanding Agathon and Tyrol's return, and Cain believes he will still accept Fisk's transfer to ''Galactica'' as a spy.<br />
*Is Admiral Cain telling the truth when she says to Starbuck that their "ultimate goal" is to return to the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] and liberate them from the Cylons?<br />
**On the one hand, she may be playing on Starbuck's desire to rescue the [[Caprica Resistance]] led by [[Samuel Anders]] in order to lure Starbuck over to her allegiance (Cain was impressed by Starbuck's brazen recon mision, and now views her as a valuable asset).<br />
**On the other hand, this is consistent with Admiral Cain's behavior so far: while ''Galactica's'' crew realizes they had no hope of taking back the Colonies and left to try to find Earth, ''Pegasus'' has actually been engaging Cylon forces on the outskirts of the occupied Twelve Colonies for months. Cain does truly seem to want to "take the fight to the Cylons", as it were, and fight to reclaim the Twelve Colonies.<br />
***Even if she is being honest about that, her comment to Starbuck that Anders' resistance "deserves to be saved" seems almost definitely just to be Cain manipulating Starbuck: As evidenced by Cain's treatment of her own [[Scylla|small civilian fleet]], she has completely prioritized the military assets of ''Pegasus'' over the well-being of any other small group of people.<br />
***Even if Admiral Cain were able to lead the Fleet in successfully forcing the Cylons out of the Twelve Colonies, doesn't she realize that they've ''already'' been nuked and are currently inhospitably irradiated? The few people left on the Colonies need anti-radiation medication to survive there, there's only a finite supply of these and it's doubtful that they have any production facilities they could use.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Cain wonders if debating morality is what Roslin and Adama have been doing "for the past six months"; however, as explained in the article [[Timeline (RDM)]], this episode only takes place a little over ''three'' months after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Specifically, the beginning of "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]" took place 30 days after "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", when the crashed Raptor team returned from Kobol, which took place less than a week after "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", which explicitly stated to take place 51 days after [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] was stranded on Caprica in the [[Miniseries]]. In "Flight of the Phoenix", Roslin was told that her cancer had advanced aggressively, and she had a month to live "at the outside". The idea that the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" (the previous episode) took place ''three months'' after "Flight of the Phoenix" thus seems entirely impossible. This line should probably be regarded as exaggeration, or just a goof.<br />
**This is actually the starting point of what BattlestarWiki refers to as the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]]: all episodes in Season 2.5 have jumped ahead three months in the timeline: while consistent with each other (i.e. "[[Downloaded]]" is supposed to be 9 months after the Cylon attack, and it does take place 3 months after the Cain Trilogy) all of these episodes leaves a space of three months that is hard (impossible) to reconcile. See the timeline for more information. <br />
*Pilot [[Louanne Katraine]] has apparently recovered from her [[stims]] burnout in "[[Final Cut]]", and has become the lead pilot on ''Galactica'' following the transfer of Lee Adama and Kara Thrace to ''Pegasus''. Given that the ungifted [[George Birch]] was apparently the best to be found within ''Galactica's'' regular chain of command ([[Home, Part I]]), it's unsurprising that a talented nugget has risen to the top.<br />
**In hindsight, her abuse of stims is actually in line with the single-minded zeal she approaches her job with. She has apparently learned to channel her perfectionism into a more constructive outlet.<br />
**In choosing Birch Commander Adama decided to value loyalty way above everything else, Col. Tighs was quite suprised at that. With Adama rebalancing his requirements it's no suprise a better pilot got the position. <br />
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*Both Adama and Cain's assassination plans (taking advantage of a victory celebration in [[CIC]]) are exactly the same as the one used by "Boomer" Valerii in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]."<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*Fleet population is down to 49,604 to account for the death of [[Alistair Thorne]], Cylon Interrogator.<br />
* Admiral Cain promotes Kara Thrace to the rank of captain. She replaces Stinger as ''Pegasus's'' CAG.<br />
* The Cylon fleet containing the [[Resurrection Ship]] has been following [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. It was speculated that the Resurrection Ship was a safety net for any Cylons who died in the Fleet. <br />
* During the closing R&D production company animation, in which David Eick is sliced in two by a bolt of lightning, House Resolution 2995 of the 109th Congress is mentioned in a news ticker. The resolution, introduced June 27, 2005, involves the creation of a "Weather Modification Operations and Research Board." Source: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h109-2995 GovTrack]<br />
*In case there was any doubt, by this point the ''Galactica'' crew definitely knows that the blonde woman they first met as "Shelley Godfrey" is a humanoid Cylon, to the point that Roslin cracks a joke that she wouldn't mind waking up inside a gorgeous ''blonde''-haired body.<br />
*Number Six likes [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]]. She went to live games often while she was on Caprica. She said it was because she loved the rush of raw emotions that would sweep over the crowd.<br />
*Thrace still intends to recover Anders' [[Caprica Resistance]] fighters from Caprica. Timeline wise, they have a little over a month of anti-radiation meds left ([[Downloaded|apparently, they're able to get more as time passes]]). <br />
*Tigh and Fisk have continued their status as drinking buddies.<br />
*Roslin has developed a bad cough, perhaps evidence that her cancer has spread to her lungs, or that she has begun to suffer from opportunistic infections.<br />
*Although Commander Adama does a good job of trying to "hide" it, when Adama leaves the sick Roslin he quickly wipes away a tear.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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*'''Starbuck''': Starbuck to all vipers-- do not fire... repeat, do not fire! I am a friendly, okay? We're all friendlies. So, let's just...be friendly. <br />
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*'''Col. Tigh''': Ahh, another of <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]'s] crazy ass stunts... thank the Gods!<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': You can say that again!<br />
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*'''President Roslin''': The spirit of the law requires something more here than summary executions. <br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': Is this what the two of you have been doing for the past six months? Debating the finer points of Colonial law? Well, guess what, we're at war! And we don't have the luxury of academic debate over these issues.<br />
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*'''President Roslin''': You have ''Pegasus'', he has ''Galactica''. Two heavily armed, very powerful warships. Now, I am sure that ''Pegasus'' would prevail in any fight--<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': --I wouldn't count on that--<br />
:'''President Roslin''': --But certainly, there'd be heavy damage and you'd take significant casualties. So you can go out there and fight it out with ''Galactica'' or you can compromise. And those are the only two options on the table, period. <br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': ...How the two of you have survived this long, I will never know.<br />
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*''Discussing Admiral Cain:''<br />
:'''President Roslin''': I afraid this can only end one way. You've got to kill her.<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': What the hell are you talking about? <br />
:'''President Roslin''': Like she said, let's cut through it. The two of you were willing to go to war today. Do you think she's going to step down from that? She's going to bide her time and hit you the first chance she gets. That's a given. I hate to lay this on you Bill, but she is dangerous and the only thing that you can do is to hit her before she hits you.<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': I'm not an assassin.<br />
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*''First thing Gina speaks:''<br />
:'''Gina''': I want to die. Will you help me do that? Will you kill me, please?<br />
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*'''Baltar''': Were you aware of your true nature as a Cylon when you boarded the ship? Or would you describe you as a sleeper agent? <br />
:'''Gina''': I knew what I was. I was a soldier. I-I had a mission, I carried it out. I thought that when it was done I was going to die. That you would kill me. Then I-- then I would download into a new body...be reborn. But you didn't kill me. The things you did to me. <br />
:'''Baltar''': What they did to you was evil. But I'm not one of them. You have to believe me. Things are going to get better for you. From this moment on. I promise.<br />
:'''Gina''': I don't want things to get better. I want to die.<br />
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*''President Roslin is bedridden, dying of cancer, and coughing profusely:''<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': What can I get you?<br />
:'''President Roslin''': A new body. Perhaps, one of those young Cylon models from the Resurrection Ship. <br />
:'''Commander Adama''': I can't see you as a blonde. <br />
:'''President Roslin''': You'd be surprised. (''Laughs'')<br />
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*''Scene intercuts between Commander Adama telling Starbuck to assassinate Admiral Cain, while at the same time Cain is ordering Col. Jack Fisk to assassinate Adama'':<br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': Jack, I want to transfer a detachment of marines to Galactica. And I want you to handpick them. Completely reliable. Completely loyal. Razors. <br />
:'''Commander Adama''': I have a mission for you, Kara. <br />
:'''Starbuck''': Anything for you, you know that.<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': Don't accept too quickly. You won't like this one. I don't like it. But I've decided that it has to be done. <br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': I'm transferring you to Galactica, as well. I'll tell Adama that you're there to be my eyes and ears. He'll hate it. He'll think you're my spy and try to freeze you out of decision-making. But he'll accept it. Now I want you to stay in throughout the attack. Stay with Adama. <br />
:'''Commander Adama''': After the attack is completed and you've accounted for your pilots I want you to land your bird on the Pegasus to report directly to CIC. You'll take Lee with you. He'll watch your back.<br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': Position marines in key positions throughout the ship and keep a squad posted just outside CIC-- <br />
:'''Commander Adama''': --There'll the normal chaos emotional high after the attack-- <br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': --They'll be slapping each other on the back, celebrating the victory-- <br />
:'''Commander Adama''': --They'll keep their guard down--<br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': --Security will be lax--<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': --I will ask for you over the wireless--<br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': --I will call you directly, and when I have you on the line and you hear me give the command, "Execute case orange"--<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': --When you hear me say "Downfall"--<br />
:'''Admiral Cain''': --You are to signal the marines to terminate Adama's command...''starting'' with Adama--<br />
:'''Commander Adama''': --I want you to pull out your weapon...and shoot Admiral Cain in the head. (''Starbuck is shocked'')<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Michelle Forbes]] as Admiral [[Helena Cain]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0065320|Graham Beckel]] as Colonel [[Jack Fisk]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0817819|Sebastian Spence]] as [[Whiplash]] <br />
*[[imdb:nm0701561|John Pyper-Ferguson]] as Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0301925|Vincent Gale]] as Chief [[Peter Laird]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]<br />
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/211/ "Resurrection Ship, Part I"] at scifi.com<br />
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The Battlestar Galactica Drinking Game
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''This page relates to heavy drinking (both of characters and wiki contributors) as a result of gaffes from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information that will improve gnashing of your teeth or suicidal tendencies, please watch "[[Galactica 1980]]."''<br/><br/><br />
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[[Image:Tighsdrinking.jpg|right|300px|Bottoms up, Colonel.]]<br />
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Other TV shows have had [[Wikipedia:Drinking game|drinking games]] adapted from the venerable "Hi, Bob!" game, among others. The new "[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]" series has sadly failed to stop ''Battlestar Wiki's'' contributors from doing the same after noticing repeated plot points, characterizations, and other silliness.<br />
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You might consider creating your own ''Cylon Shooters'' for use in the game by [[Cylon Shooter|following the recipe]] given by actors [[Grace Park]] and [[Tahmoh Penikett]].<br />
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'''''Take a drink every time...'''''<br />
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== ...someone kills a baby or threatens to do so. ==<br />
*Caprica-Six ([[Miniseries]])<br />
*Commander [[William Adama|Adama]], in [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dream on [[Kobol]] ([[Scattered]])<br />
*[[Laura Roslin]] ([[Downloaded]])<br />
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== ...Colonel Saul Tigh... ==<br />
*...drinks ([[Miniseries]],[[Fragged]],[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]], etc.).<br />
*...resolves to quit drinking.<br />
*...is drunk on duty ([[Fragged]]).<br />
*...questions Adama's orders.<br />
*...complains about not wanting his own command ([[Scattered]]).<br />
*...berates someone else for a flaw he has as well.<br />
*...gives a remarkably stupid order to the crew.<br />
*''Take a bonus drink if...''<br />
**...Tigh drinks as he "falls off the wagon."<br />
**...a loss of life is involved ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<br />
**...a beloved character needlessly suffers for it ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<br />
**...[[Lee Adama]] is involved with the order ([[Fragged]]).<br />
**...the Fleet tells him, collectively, to [[frak]] off ([[Fragged]]).<br />
**...Commander Adama has to repair Tigh's frak-ups.<br />
**...Tigh undermines his own reputation as a result ([[Miniseries]], [[Fragged]], [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<br />
*...states or asks the obvious for purposes of exposition ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).<br />
*...yells "Jesus".<br />
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== ...Ellen Tigh... ==<br />
*...makes sexual advances on someone other than Colonel Tigh ([[Colonial Day]]).<br />
*...brokers for power ([[Colonial Day]]).<br />
*...manipulates Colonel Tigh ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<br />
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== ...Kara Thrace... ==<br />
*...demonstrates yet another talent.<br />
**Card Shark: "And the girl wins again! Another round?" ([[Water]])<br />
**Sniper: "With all due respect, sir, I am the best shot in or out of the cockpit." ([[Bastille Day]])<br />
**Painter: "You paint these, Kara? / Yeah." ([[Valley of Darkness]])<br />
**Pro-level Pyramid Player: "I was scouted for the pros. Bum knee took me out of contention." ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]])<br />
**Poetry Buff: "You wouldn't know Caprican Poetry if it was hot-sidded across your helmet." / "'From the darkness you must fall - Failed and weak, to darkness all.' -[[Kataris]], not one of his better works" ([[Final Cut]])<br />
*...steps out of the box to...<br />
**...mate two Vipers nose-to-nose in combat ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
**...jury-rig an enemy fighter ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).<br />
**...outwit the Cylons via a clever plan of attack ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]], [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).<br />
***''Take a bonus drink if this is because she knows the Cylons would never overlook such an obvious blind spot ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).''<br />
**...kill or maim a Cylon with anything other than a gun ([[Flesh and Bone]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]], [[The Farm]]).<br />
*...drinks as heavily as Col. Tigh ([[Scar]], [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br />
*...assaults someone who outranks her ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
*...is mistaken for a Cylon and nearly killed because of it ([[You Can't Go Home Again]], [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]], [[Home, Part I]], [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]])<br />
*...hops into bed on a barely-considered whim. <br />
**Gaius Baltar ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]])<br />
**Samuel Anders ([[The Farm]])<br />
**Lee Adama ([[Scar]])<br />
*...starts to unduly fawn over someone mere days after meeting them.<br />
**Samuel Anders ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]])<br />
**Admiral Cain ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]], [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|Part II]])<br />
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== ...a copy of [[Number Six]] dies. ==<br />
*Nuked ([[Miniseries]], [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])<br />
**Take another drink if the nuke scene is repeated again in flashback ([[33]], [[Downloaded]])<br />
*Shot ([[33]])<br />
*Impaled ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]])<br />
*Extinguished ([[The Farm]])<br />
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== ...[[Cylon-Related Hallucinations#Baltar's Internal Six|Baltar's internal Six]] appears at an inopportune moment. ==<br />
''Take a bonus drink if...''<br />
*...Baltar tries to subtly talk to both Six and real people at the same time (e.g. [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]: "I'm not your plaything!").<br />
**''Take another drink if both Six and the "real" person or people Baltar is talking to respond the same way (e.g. "Plaything?").''<br />
*...Six tries to engage Baltar in either sex or foreplay.<br />
*...Baltar makes awkward attempts at excusing his odd behavior.<br />
*...others comment on Baltar's sanity or lack thereof.<br />
*...Six appears while he's in the bathroom.<br />
*...Six appears after he's had sex with another woman.<br />
*...Six appears naked.<br />
<br />
== ...a copy of Number Six becomes violent or threatens violence. ==<br />
*Breaks a baby's neck ([[Miniseries]] as Caprica-Six)<br />
*Screams in Baltar's face ([[Bastille Day]] as Baltar's internal Six)<br />
*Beats the crap out of Caprica-Valerii ([[Litmus]] as [[Number Six#Caprican Overseer Copies|an overseer]])<br />
*Chokes Baltar ([[Litmus]] as Baltar's internal Six)<br />
*Smashes Baltar's face into a mirror ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]] as Baltar's internal Six)<br />
*Kicks the hell out of Starbuck ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]])<br />
*Tackles Baltar ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]] as [[Gina]])<br />
*Breaks a guard's neck ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]] as Gina)<br />
*Shoots Admiral Cain ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]] as Gina)<br />
*Chokes Baltar with his tie ([[Epiphanies]])<br />
*Shoves Baltar and bites his lip ([[Epiphanies]] as Gina)<br />
*Cuts her own face ("[[Downloaded]]" as [[Caprica-Six]])<br />
*Bashes [[Number Three]]'s head in with a rock ("[[Downloaded]]" as [[Caprica-Six]])<br />
''Take two bonus drinks if she goes nuclear.''<br />
*Suicide-bombs ''[[Cloud 9]]'' ("[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" as Gina)<br />
<br />
== ...anyone smokes (literally or figuratively). ==<br />
*Gaius Baltar<br />
*Dr. Cottle<br />
*Kara Thrace<br />
*Specialist [[Prosna]]<br />
*Lee Adama<br />
*[[Socinus]] ([[Scattered]])<br />
<br />
== ...any male character sticks it in a [[toaster]]. ==<br />
*Helo ([[Six Degrees of Separation]])<br />
*Gaius Baltar ([[Miniseries]], [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])<br />
*Galen Tyrol ([[Miniseries]], [[Litmus]])<br />
*A large number of men from battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus']]'' crew ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])<br />
*[[Alistair Thorne]]<br />
<br />
== ...Helo acts like an idiot. ==<br />
*...fails to notice his robot girlfriend's glowing spine. ([[Six Degrees of Separation]])<br />
*...fails to realize his inexplicably nauseous robot girlfriend is pregnant ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br />
*...shoots his pregnant robot girlfriend ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).<br />
*...lets his pregnant robot girlfriend jack Starbuck's spaceship ([[Scattered]]).<br />
*...is surprised that everyone wants to throw his pregnant robot girlfriend out an airlock ([[Home, Part I]]).<br />
*...fails to anticipate territory issues with his pregnant robot girlfriend's copy's former boyfriend ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
<br />
== ...Chief Tyrol acts like a moron. ==<br />
*...makes out with a lieutenant against regulations - who happens to be a sleeper copy of Helo's pregnant robot girlfriend.<br />
*...lies about making out with his robot girlfriend.<br />
*...lies when he says he never loved his robot girlfriend.<br />
*...chews out of his crew who dare to show concern about his feelings about his robot girlfriend - or anything else, for that matter ([[Miniseries]], [[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br />
*...glares at or curses Colonel Tigh.<br />
**...''or anyone else for that matter'' ("If I scratched everyone who popped off at the chief the cooks could be flying the planes" - Lee Adama, "[[Final Cut]]")<br />
<br />
<br />
==...Bill Adama...== <br />
*...uses his Glare of Death.<br />
**''Bonus drink if Cottle deflects it with his own Scowl of Intense Disapproval'' ([[The Captain's Hand]]).<br />
*...stomps down ''Galactica'''s hallways.<br />
*...waxes philosophically.<br />
*...brings up his [[Joseph Adama|lawyer father]].<br />
*...expresses sympathy for the Cylons.<br />
*...expresses an enthusiastic attitude toward killing Cylons.<br />
*''Take a bonus drink if it is by trying kill a Cylon himself''<br />
**''Finish the drink completely if he tries to kill the same Cylon he expressed sympathy for in a previous episode.''<br />
*...agrees with, argues with, deposes, or kisses President Roslin.<br />
*...appears on screen sporting a moustache.<br />
*...does something "captainly", like crushing walnuts in his hand or building a model ship.<br />
*...uses military action to resolve a situation. (See the above section if Adama's decision to use military action is recklessly dumb.) <br />
*...makes a recklessly stupid command decision.<br />
**Counterattacking the Cylons ([[Miniseries]])<br />
**Wasting half the fleet's [[tylium|fuel]] looking for Starbuck ([[You Can't Go Home Again]])<br />
**Arresting President Roslin ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]])<br />
**Sending Marines to rescue Helo and the Chief from ''Pegasus'' ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])<br />
**Arranging for the assassination of Admiral Cain ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]])<br />
**''Bonus drinks if a woman tries to reason with Adama.''<br />
:*Roslin tells Adama, "The war is over, we lost", and "We need to start having babies" ([[Miniseries]])<br />
:*Dualla tells Adama, "It's time to put the fleet back together" ([[Home, Part I]])<br />
:*Roslin tells Adama, "[[Helena Cain|She]] is dangerous, and the only thing that you can do is hit her before she hits you," ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]])<br />
:*Sharon tells Adama, "You said you never asked yourself why you deserve to survive." ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]])<br />
::*''Finish your drink completely when, not if, Adama ultimately relents, echoing that woman's words to his officer(s).''<br />
<br />
== ...People get away with things — major disciplinary problems are ignored or set aside. ==<br />
*Tyrol gets away with his hidden affair with Boomer, even when it leads to a security flaw that allows a Cylon suicide bomber to attack the ship ([[Litmus]])<br />
*Starbuck gets away with stealing and ultimately losing ''Galactica'''s captured Cylon Raider. ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]])<br />
*Boomer gets away with trying to kill herself and ends up on a vitally important mission ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]])<br />
*Baltar gets away with murdering [[Crashdown]] ([[Fragged]])<br />
*Apollo gets away with pulling a gun on Tigh ([[Scattered]]) and helping Roslin escape ([[Home, Part II]])<br />
*Helo gets away with pulling a gun on Apollo ([[Home, Part I]])<br />
*President Roslin ultimately gets away with subverting the boundary between military and civilian government ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
*Commander Adama ultimately gets away with subverting the boundary between military and civilian government ([[Litmus]], [[Home, Part II]]).<br />
*[[Kat]] gets away with getting high on drugs during flight (reinstated in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")<br />
*Starbuck gets away with (and gets promoted for) stealing the Blackbird to fly a photo recon mission that her CAG specifically took her off of. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]])<br />
*Lee Adama gets away with law enforcement by summary execution ([[Black Market]])<br />
*Lee gets away with making repeated visits to a prositute ([[Black Market]])<br />
*Kat gets away with punching Starbuck in the mouth ([[Scar]])<br />
*Lee gets away with an affair with Dee, a fellow active duty soldier ([[The Captain's Hand]])<br />
*Tyrol gets away with beating the crap out of someone with nothing more than a stern talking to from a [[Cavil|priest]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).<br />
<br />
==...Zarek makes a gambit for power...==<br />
*...but loses.<br />
**[[Colonial Day]]<br />
**[[Home, Part I]]<br />
**[[Home, Part II]]<br />
*...and succeeds.<br />
**[[Bastille Day]]<br />
**[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]<br />
<br />
==...Lee Adama... ==<br />
*...uses one of his dad's phrases ("Be careful out there", "roll the hard six")<br />
*...completely oversteps his authority and/or commits mutiny<br />
*...acts self-righteous or angsty towards his dad ([[Miniseries]], [[Bastille Day]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]], [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]])<br />
*...has a near-death experience.<br />
**Nearly killed by [[Cylon Raiders]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]")<br />
**Almost left for dead ([[Miniseries]], "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]")<br />
**Almost killed by a criminal mob or elements thereof ("[[Bastille Day]],", "[[Home, Part II]]," "[[Black Market]]").<br />
**Almost killed by [[Cylon Centurion]]s ("[[Valley of Darkness]]," "[[Home, Part I]]")<br />
**Almost killed by gangsters. ([[Black Market]])<br />
*...shows angst about anything, anything at all ([[Miniseries]], "[[33]]," "[[Water]]," "[[Act of Contrition]]," "[[The Hand of God]]," "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]," "[[Scattered]]," "[[Valley of Darkness]]," "[[Fragged]]," "[[Resistance]]," "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]," "[[Final Cut]]," "[[Black Market]]," "[[Scar]]," "[[The Captain's Hand]]," "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
<br />
==Miscellaneous==<br />
*...[[Billy Keikeya|Billy]] and [[Anastasia Dualla|Dee]] stare at each other like two teenagers but never actually do anything.<br />
<br />
*...Someone gets promoted (Just ''pick an episode''.)<br />
**Take two drinks if someone is promoted twice in one episode (Major Lee Adama to Commander Lee Adama in "[[The Captain's Hand]]").<br />
<br />
*...[[CIC]] bursts into applause. ([[Miniseries]], [[You Can't Go Home Again]], [[The Hand of God (RDM)|Hand of God]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]], [[The Farm]], [[Home, Part I]], [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]])<br />
**Bonus drink if the applause proceeds an assassination attempt ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]], [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]])<br />
<br />
*...Six comes up with some vague mystical interpretation of Baltar's travails.<br />
<br />
*...Elosha comes up with some vague mystical interpretation of Roslin's travails.<br />
<br />
*...Roslin comes up with some vague mystical interpretation of the Fleet's travails.<br />
<br />
*...Leoben comes up with some vague mystical interpretation of Starbuck's travails.<br />
<br />
*...Gaeta says, "Yes, sir." (''On this one, alone, most of us would need a "commercial break"'' after one episode...)<br />
<br />
*...Apollo's modesty is thwarted by the smallest towel in the fleet.<br />
<br />
*...Laura Roslin uses her Stare of You-Gotta-Be-Frakking-Kidding-Me.<br />
<br />
*...A Cylon says "By your command".<br />
<br />
*...[[Jammer]] says something that hints that he may be a Cylon.<br />
<br />
*...A never-before-seen guest star turns out to be a Cylon<br />
**[[Simon]] ([[The Farm]])<br />
**[[Number Three]] ([[Final Cut]])<br />
**[[Cavil]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]], [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])<br />
<br />
==Production==<br />
*...Michael Rymer's camera makes a full 360° revolution.<br />
**''In this case, everyone in the room must spin around until the scene is over.''<br />
*...Michael Rymer cross-cuts between two nearly identical scenes. ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]], [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]])<br />
**''In this case, link arms with someone else and take a shot together.''<br />
*...the producers re-use stock special effects footage.<br />
**...when you spot the "USS Enterprise" lurking in the Fleet.<br />
**...an establishing shot of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' from the side, surrounded by the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br />
**...an establishing shot of ''Galactica'' from the top.<br />
**...an establishing shot of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' from the side.<br />
**...the civilian fleet jump from the [[Miniseries]].<br />
**...the Viper Launch sequence.<br />
**...''Take another drink of the the stock footage leads to logic gaps.''<br />
*...Bear McCreary re-uses stock musical cues.<br />
**The Number Six/Cylon [[Wikipedia:leitmotif|leitmotif]] ("ding..ding-ding..ding, ding...ding-ding...ding...")<br />
**"Bloodshed" (the Adama death theme from [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) in [[The Farm]], [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]] and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]<br />
**"Prelude to War" in the [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]] battle sequence<br />
**The "Destiny/Baltar's Dream" leitmotif<br />
*...Bear McCreary finds some excuse to use the Stu Phillips theme from the original series ("Colonial Anthem").<br />
**[[Miniseries]] (Twice)<br />
**[[Final Cut]]<br />
*...Bear McCreary re-uses music from Richard Gibbs' [[Miniseries]] soundtrack.<br />
*...Bear McCreary throws in some new musical influences out of nowhere.<br />
**Hindu prayer - UK/Season Two opening<br />
**Celtic folk song - "Wander My Friends" / "A Good Lighter" / "Reuniting the Fleet"<br />
**Italian pseudo-opera - "Battlestar Operatica"<br />
**Elevator music - "Battlestar Muzaktica"<br />
**Heavy metal - "Standing in the Mud" / "Black Market"<br />
**Orchestral piece - "The Shape of Things to Come" / "Passacaglia" / "Allegro" / "A Promise to Return"<br />
**Electric Violin / Thundering Bass - "Destiny" / "Baltar's Dream"<br />
**Classical Violin - "Roslin and Adama" / "Roslin Confesses"<br />
**Piano - "Metamorphosis One" / "One Year Later"<br />
**Guitar solo - "Pegasus" / "Something Dark is Coming"<br />
<br />
==...Kara Thrace and Lee Adama...==<br />
*...stare at each other strangely for non-work-related reasons.<br />
*...exchange blows<br />
*...kiss<br />
**''Take a bonus drink if they both kiss and exchange blows.''<br />
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https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Farm&diff=65814
The Farm
2006-07-24T09:21:25Z
<p>MoonMage: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>:''This page covers the episode "The Farm." For the Farms themselves, see [[Farms]].''<br />
{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[Image:Galacticafarm.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title=The Farm<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=[[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode=5<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=[[Carla Robinson]]<br />
| Story=<br />
| Director=[[Rod Hardy]]<br />
| Production=2.05<br />
| Rating= 2.0<br />
| US Airdate=August 12 2005<br />
| UK Airdate=February 7 2006<br />
| DVD=December 20 2005 (US Season 2.0)<br />
| Population=47,857<br />
| Prev=[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]<br />
| Next=[[Home, Part I]]<br />
}}<br />
== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Kara Thrace]] is shot and wakes up in a remote hospital facility on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], and learns that her friendly doctor has his own plans for her future.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Caprica ===<br />
<br />
*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], and two members of the Resistance ([[Samuel Anders|Anders]] and [[Sue-Shaun]], who were introduced in the last episode) devise a plan to escape from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] by commandeering a [[Cylon Heavy Raider]] from a nearby airstrip. They will fit as many people as possible onto the craft, and will dispatch a rescue mission for the remainder upon return to ''[[Galactica]]''.<br />
*As the team is about to assault the airstrip, they are ambushed, and Thrace is hit by a bullet that grazes off her head and gets lodged in her abdomen. She loses consciousness.<br />
*Thrace wakes up in a hospital. She is being attended to by a doctor named [[Simon]], who tells her that she was brought into the hospital by Anders, and that Anders died from a shrapnel wound. Thrace is devastated.<br />
*Thrace spends the next few days conversing with Simon, who muses that women capable of bearing children are a rare "commodity" now that the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] have nuked the Colonies, and suggests that Thrace should consider giving birth to a child.<br />
*Simon speculates that Thrace's reluctance to have children stems from her mother having abused her when she was young, as evidenced by a pattern of fractures in her fingers. This topic upsets her.<br />
*Thrace wakes to discover a new scar on her abdomen. Simon tells her it's from an operation he did to stop some bleeding, but Thrace doesn't believe him, particularly after he calls her "Starbuck"--her pilot call sign, which she has never told him.<br />
*Thrace fakes sleep after crimping her intravenous drip filled with sedative. When Simon leaves, she follows him into the hallway, where she overhears him having a conversation with a copy of [[Number Six]] about the "complete removal" of her ovaries scheduled for the next day.<br />
*A short time later, Thrace stabs Simon with a broken mirror shard and escapes the room. Lurching around the deserted hospital, she stumbles upon a room full of semi-conscious women wired horrifically to machines. Among them is [[Sue-Shaun]], who begs Thrace to destroy the "baby machines" and end their misery. She obliges with a prayer, a pair of medical tongs, and a primal scream.<br />
*Thrace staggers outside, braining a Six model with a fire extinguisher in the process, only to find a another Simon standing there to greet her. At that moment, [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and the rest of the resistance emerge from the woods. They pepper Simon with bullets, but soon get bogged down in a firefight with a squad of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]]. A second rescue occurs in as many minutes: [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] swoops down in a stolen Heavy Raider and blows the Centurions away.<br />
*Thrace relates her experiences in the hospital to the others. Valerii explains that the [[Cylon agent|humanoid Cylons]] have a flaw which renders them unable to reproduce biologically. The Cylons have been holding human women in "farms" to try to implant them with human/Cylon embryos. This effort has failed, however, leading the Cylons to believe that conception requires "love." Based on this theory, Valerii was able to conceive with Helo because of their love for each other.<br />
*Helo, Sharon, and Starbuck leave Caprica on the Heavy Raider. Starbuck promises [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] to return someday to rescue the Resistance. In the meantime, Anders says he will try to destroy as many farms as he can.<br />
<br />
===On ''Galactica''===<br />
<br />
*Commander Adama returns to duty, and is greated by applause in [[CIC]]. He tells the crew that he loves them all.<br />
*To try to rally support to the president, Zarek wants [[Lee Adama]] to make a recording denouncing his father. Adama stops in the middle of it and says he can't go through with that. It's left to [[Laura Roslin]] to win over the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br />
* Roslin plays the "religious card." She transfers to the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' from where she transmits a message imploring the Fleet to follow her and the path the [[Lords of Kobol]] have set out for her. An infuriated and staunchly secular Adama doesn't board the ''Astral Queen'' because he thinks only three or four ships would seriously listen to her "religious nonsense." Instead, 24 ships ("almost a third of the Fleet") leave with her.<br />
*Cally is thrown in the brig for killing [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], now known as a Cylon agent and traitor. Chief Tyrol implores Commander Adama to release her, due to her trauma by events on Kobol. Adama gives her a light sentence of charging her with discharging a firearm without permission: Cally will spend only one month in the brig.<br />
*Adama asks Tyrol if he could love Boomer despite the fact that she was a machine. Tyrol isn't quite sure, but it becomes apparent that Adama is asking himself the question as much as he is Tyrol; Adama loved all of his pilots like his children. <br />
*Adama visits Boomer's body in the morgue. He asks "Why?" then breaks down crying over her body.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
*Caprica-Valerii says that she knows that [[Leoben Conoy]] told Kara Thrace she was special during his interrogation aboard ''Galactica''. How could she have known this? How do the Cylon agents communicate to each other?<br />
**Since it is confirmed that Cylon agents do transmit their consciousness or updated information from body to body upon death, this implies that '''all''' models share memories between each other, no matter where they are. Caprica-Valerii seems to know much of ''Galactica's'' state of affairs when asked. If such communication is the case, wouldn't the relative strength of such a signal from the body be a tip-off for Colonials to locate the remaining Cylon infiltrators?<br />
**Valerii also says that she "hasn't accessed that data" when asked how many farms there are. Does this mean that Cylons transmit information only upon death? She knew about Leoben #2's "visit" with Thrace ([[Flesh and Bone]]) but she doesn't know the thoughts of the other Cylons on the planet who have not died. Conversely the Cylons seem unaware of her rebellious thoughts.<br />
***Has the rebellious Sharon Valerii severed her connection with the other Cylons? After she switched sides in "[[Flesh and Bone]]," the other Cylons seem unaware of her current thoughts and actions. Perhaps she only knows of events on ''Galactica'' before this point?<br />
**Leoben Conoy #2 appeared to acknowledge in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" that he was too far from Cylon forces for his personality to be recovered. Was he able to covertly transmit his memories to one of the basestars encountered in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" or "[[Scattered]]" by way of another agent? ([[Resurrection Ship|Likely answer]])<br />
*Will we see Simon again? ([[Downloaded|Answer]]) Is he one of the eight Cylon agents hiding in the Fleet?<br />
*How did Simon know Anders name?<br />
**RDM's blog states that one of the member's of Anders' resistance was probably a Cylon (not necessarily any of the resistance members we saw on screen) who tipped them off to Anders, though this didn't make the final cut of the episode.<br />
***Could this have been a copy of [[Cavil]], specifically, the copy that prays with the resistance before they leave Caprica in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]?"<br />
*Why does the Caprica resistance seem more concerned about Thrace's disappearance than Sue-Shaun's? Did Thrace's love interest generate the greater concern?<br />
*Could Commander Adama's evident grief upon viewing the corpse of Boomer in the ship's morgue mean that they were personally involved at some point? Or, perhaps, did the level of humanity that Boomer showed cause Adama to mourn her loss as he would a daughter or daughter-figure such as Kara Thrace? In any case, given her role in Adama's assassination attempt, this is strange and strong behavior.<br />
*Would any viable embryos harvested by the Cylons be accelerated into mature adults or placed ''in vitro'' into a host? Would the host be Cylon or human?<br />
**Caprica-Valerii seemed to imply that no viable hybrid embryos had ever been produced by the Farms, at least up until this point. Then again, she said that they "weren't very successful," a somewhat vague answer suggesting inpregnation or growth but no viable fetuses.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*What exactly did the Cylons do to Thrace's ovaries? Simon tells Six: "...pending lab test results on sample for ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow". Starbuck escapes right after this, which means that the opportunity to "completely remove" her ovaries did not occur. This suggests at the very least that Starbuck can still have children. However, female humans only have '''two''' ovaries: how can you have a "sample" one? The sample could just mean that Simon took several eggs from one of Starbuck's ovaries to see if they were viable for conceiving children. <br />
*It would seem that the Cylons at least obtained several sample egg cells from Starbuck. Will this lead to developments later on? <br />
*In Ron D. Moore's blog entry for October 14, 2005, after finishing the last scripts for season two he jokingly says he has "the reward of time spent thinking about something besides Kara's missing ovaries ("Now, where did I leave those ovaries? They were right here a minute ago...") ". What is meant by this?<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*This episode's opening credits marks the return of the "blipvert" effect used in the first season episodes, which Ron D. Moore uses as an homage to "Space: 1999." <br />
*As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,857, a net loss of 4 since "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]". This reflects the deaths of four civilians on board the [[Gideon]] in that episode, but apparently not that of Boomer. Was she removed from the count immediately after her assassination attempt?<br />
*According to [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], this episode takes place "a week" after Apollo docked at ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' in the last episode, although apparently Adama hasn't been well enough to resume command until very recently.<br />
*24 ships, almost a third of the Fleet, have left with Roslin for Kobol.<br />
**This would mean the total Fleet consisted of over 72 ships. In the [[Miniseries]], there are only about 40 FTL-capable ships able to rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. This continuity error is similar to the 500-1500 prisoner error. [[Bastille Day]] and [[Miniseries]]<br />
*Boomer's body is now in the morgue.<br />
*Number Six mentioned that "procreation is one of God's commandments" in the first episode, "[[33]]." This could mean that the Cylons are trying to procreate out of a feeling that they are sinning by not being able to have children on their own.<br />
*Helo and Caprica-Valerii's child is the first Human/Cylon hybrid conceived in love, and as a result appears to be the first and only successful hybrid; it seems that no other embryo survived nearly as long as it already has (it is now about five weeks old, since its conception in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]").<br />
*Boomer served aboard ''Galactica'' for two years, which means the Cylons had begun infiltrating Colonial society from at least that long ago. This matches the length of time of Six's affair with Baltar while on Caprica, suggesting that Cylon agent infiltration occurred around two years prior to the events of the miniseries.<br />
*According to Simon's study (either from a Cylon dossier on Thrace or from medical exams) Starbuck was the victim of frequent physical abuse as a child; she's suffered many bone fractures in childhood, and all of her fingers have been broken at some point. This is consistant with the comments made by Leoben Conoy to Starbuck during their interrogation scenes. [[Flesh and Bone]]<br />
*Caprica-Valerii is aware of [[Leoben Conoy]] #2's interrogation by Starbuck in "[[Flesh and Bone]]," even of specific things he said during it, suggesting that Cylon agents sometimes have a collective knowledgebase (''not'' a collective consciousness; see "[[Downloaded]]" for this confirmation) to occasionally draw from. This is supported by Boomer's information to [[Gaius Baltar]] of the number of Cylon agents remaining in the Fleet in "[[Resistance]]," as only such an knowledgebase would allow Boomer to know of this data. <br />
*This episode introduces the fifth confirmed [[Cylon agent]], [[Simon]].<br />
*According to a deleted scene, this episode takes place a week after "[[Fragged]]."<br />
*After the final commercial break, as Simon enters Starbuck's room (right before she stabs him) you can see that her room is number "254". Not so coincidentally, this scene takes place in Season 2, episode #5, and this is the start of Act #4.<br />
*Starbuck has the last dialogue line in this episode: "Let's go [[Home,_Part_I|home]]!"<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
*''Cylons discussing the surgical testing they are performing on Starbuck'':<br />
:<b>Simon:</b>...pending lab test results on [sample for] ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow. They've lab tested positive and subject will be removed to processing facility for final disposition.<br />
:<b>Number Six:</b> Is that regret I hear in your voice, Simon?<br />
:<b>Simon:</b> If it is, it certainly is none of your concern.<br />
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*''Explanation of the Human/Cylon hybrid project:''<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> They were conducting research, into Human/Cylon breeding programs.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b>: Human/Cylon?<br />
:<b>Helo:</b>: 'Call them "Farms"...your gunshot wound looks fine...<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b>: So "Farms", that's great...what were they going to do, 'knock me up with some Cylon kid?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> They were going to try to. We haven't been very successful so far. <br />
:<b>Anders:</b> Supposedly they can't reproduce...you know, ''biologically'', so they've been trying every which-way to produce offspring.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> Why?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> Procreation. It's one of God's commandments; "be fruitful". We can't fulfill it, we've tried. So we decided--<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> To rape human women?!<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> You know, if you agreed to bear children it would be voluntary, maybe even set you up with someone you like.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> And you two kids? [''Helo and Caprica-Boomer'']<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> We're different.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> What the frak is that supposed to mean?<br />
:<b>Helo:</b> They have this theory; maybe the one thing they were missing was '''love'''. So Sharon and I...were set up...<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> To fall in love?! They didn't ask [[Sue-Shaun]] if she wanted to fall in love, alright! They put a tube in her, and they hooked her up to a machine!<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> They know who you are, Kara. You're special. Leoben told you that. You have a destiny. <br />
:<b>Helo:</b> [''pointing out the other scar on Starbuck's lower abdomen''] Starbuck what's the second scar?<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> I don't know. I don't think I want to know now. You know?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> No.<br />
:<b>Anders:</b> Alright, how many women do they have in these "Farms"?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> Hundreds, maybe thousands. I don't know, I haven't accessed that data.<br />
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*''Adama wonders aloud about the nature of Cylons and humans''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' I don't believe she [Cally] was in her right mind when she shot Boomer--<br />
:'''Adama:''' Did you love her, Chief?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' 'Scuse me?<br />
:'''Adama:''' Boomer. Did you love her?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' Thought I did.<br />
:'''Adama:''' Well, when you think you love somebody, you love them. That's what love is. Thoughts... She was a Cylon. A machine! Is that what Boomer was, a machine? A thing?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' That's what she turned out to be.<br />
:'''Adama:''' She was more than that to us. She was more than that to me. She was a vital, living person aboard my ship for almost two years! She couldn't have been just a machine. Could you love a machine?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' No, sir. Guess I couldn't have.<br />
: '''Adama'''Cally discharged a firearm without permission, endangering life of her fellow shipmate. 30 days in the brig. Dismissed.<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' Thank you, sir.<br />
:'''Adama:''' You'll see her again, Chief.<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' Excuse me?<br />
:'''Adama:''' There are many copies. You'll see her again.<br />
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*''Simon, talking about Starbuck's reluctance to have children but also perhaps talking about the Cylons view of themselves (and maybe the "human" cylons).<br />
:'''Simon:''' Children of abusive parents often fear passing along that abuse to their own children.<br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Tamara Lashley]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
*[[Rick Worthy]] as [[Simon]]<br />
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The Farm
2006-07-24T09:20:56Z
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<div>:''This page covers the episode "The Farm." For the Farms themselves, see [[Farms]].''<br />
{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[Image:Galacticafarm.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title=The Farm<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=[[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode=5<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=[[Carla Robinson]]<br />
| Story=<br />
| Director=[[Rod Hardy]]<br />
| Production=2.05<br />
| Rating= 2.0<br />
| US Airdate=August 12 2005<br />
| UK Airdate=February 7 2006<br />
| DVD=December 20 2005 (US Season 2.0)<br />
| Population=47,857<br />
| Prev=[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]<br />
| Next=[[Home, Part I]]<br />
}}<br />
== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Kara Thrace]] is shot and wakes up in a remote hospital facility on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], and learns that her friendly doctor has his own plans for her future.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== On Caprica ===<br />
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*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], and two members of the Resistance ([[Samuel Anders|Anders]] and [[Sue-Shaun]], who were introduced in the last episode) devise a plan to escape from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] by commandeering a [[Cylon Heavy Raider]] from a nearby airstrip. They will fit as many people as possible onto the craft, and will dispatch a rescue mission for the remainder upon return to ''[[Galactica]]''.<br />
*As the team is about to assault the airstrip, they are ambushed, and Thrace is hit by a bullet that grazes off her head and gets lodged in her abdomen. She loses consciousness.<br />
*Thrace wakes up in a hospital. She is being attended to by a doctor named [[Simon]], who tells her that she was brought into the hospital by Anders, and that Anders died from a shrapnel wound. Thrace is devastated.<br />
*Thrace spends the next few days conversing with Simon, who muses that women capable of bearing children are a rare "commodity" now that the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] have nuked the Colonies, and suggests that Thrace should consider giving birth to a child.<br />
*Simon speculates that Thrace's reluctance to have children stems from her mother having abused her when she was young, as evidenced by a pattern of fractures in her fingers. This topic upsets her.<br />
*Thrace wakes to discover a new scar on her abdomen. Simon tells her it's from an operation he did to stop some bleeding, but Thrace doesn't believe him, particularly after he calls her "Starbuck"--her pilot call sign, which she has never told him.<br />
*Thrace fakes sleep after crimping her intravenous drip filled with sedative. When Simon leaves, she follows him into the hallway, where she overhears him having a conversation with a copy of [[Number Six]] about the "complete removal" of her ovaries scheduled for the next day.<br />
*A short time later, Thrace stabs Simon with a broken mirror shard and escapes the room. Lurching around the deserted hospital, she stumbles upon a room full of semi-conscious women wired horrifically to machines. Among them is [[Sue-Shaun]], who begs Thrace to destroy the "baby machines" and end their misery. She obliges with a prayer, a pair of medical tongs, and a primal scream.<br />
*Thrace staggers outside, braining a Six model with a fire extinguisher in the process, only to find a another Simon standing there to greet her. At that moment, [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and the rest of the resistance emerge from the woods. They pepper Simon with bullets, but soon get bogged down in a firefight with a squad of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]]. A second rescue occurs in as many minutes: [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] swoops down in a stolen Heavy Raider and blows the Centurions away.<br />
*Thrace relates her experiences in the hospital to the others. Valerii explains that the [[Cylon agent|humanoid Cylons]] have a flaw which renders them unable to reproduce biologically. The Cylons have been holding human women in "farms" to try to implant them with human/Cylon embryos. This effort has failed, however, leading the Cylons to believe that conception requires "love." Based on this theory, Valerii was able to conceive with Helo because of their love for each other.<br />
*Helo, Sharon, and Starbuck leave Caprica on the Heavy Raider. Starbuck promises [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] to return someday to rescue the Resistance. In the meantime, Anders says he will try to destroy as many farms as he can.<br />
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===On ''Galactica''===<br />
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*Commander Adama returns to duty, and is greated by applause in [[CIC]]. He tells the crew that he loves them all.<br />
*To try to rally support to the president, Zarek wants [[Lee Adama]] to make a recording denouncing his father. Adama stops in the middle of it and says he can't go through with that. It's left to [[Laura Roslin]] to win over the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br />
* Roslin plays the "religious card." She transfers to the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' from where she transmits a message imploring the Fleet to follow her and the path the [[Lords of Kobol]] have set out for her. An infuriated and staunchly secular Adama doesn't board the ''Astral Queen'' because he thinks only three or four ships would seriously listen to her "religious nonsense." Instead, 24 ships ("almost a third of the Fleet") leave with her.<br />
*Cally is thrown in the brig for killing [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], now known as a Cylon agent and traitor. Chief Tyrol implores Commander Adama to release her, due to her trauma by events on Kobol. Adama gives her a light sentence of charging her with discharging a firearm without permission: Cally will spend only one month in the brig.<br />
*Adama asks Tyrol if he could love Boomer despite the fact that she was a machine. Tyrol isn't quite sure, but it becomes apparent that Adama is asking himself the question as much as he is Tyrol; Adama loved all of his pilots like his children. <br />
*Adama visits Boomer's body in the morgue. He asks "Why?" then breaks down crying over her body.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
*Caprica-Valerii says that she knows that [[Leoben Conoy]] told Kara Thrace she was special during his interrogation aboard ''Galactica''. How could she have known this? How do the Cylon agents communicate to each other?<br />
**Since it is confirmed that Cylon agents do transmit their consciousness or updated information from body to body upon death, this implies that '''all''' models share memories between each other, no matter where they are. Caprica-Valerii seems to know much of ''Galactica's'' state of affairs when asked. If such communication is the case, wouldn't the relative strength of such a signal from the body be a tip-off for Colonials to locate the remaining Cylon infiltrators?<br />
**Valerii also says that she "hasn't accessed that data" when asked how many farms there are. Does this mean that Cylons transmit information only upon death? She knew about Leoben #2's "visit" with Thrace ([[Flesh and Bone]]) but she doesn't know the thoughts of the other Cylons on the planet who have not died. Conversely the Cylons seem unaware of her rebellious thoughts.<br />
***Has the rebellious Sharon Valerii severed her connection with the other Cylons? After she switched sides in "[[Flesh and Bone]]," the other Cylons seem unaware of her current thoughts and actions. Perhaps she only knows of events on ''Galactica'' before this point?<br />
**Leoben Conoy #2 appeared to acknowledge in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" that he was too far from Cylon forces for his personality to be recovered. Was he able to covertly transmit his memories to one of the basestars encountered in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" or "[[Scattered]]" by way of another agent? ([[Resurrection Ship|Likely answer]])<br />
*Will we see Simon again? ([[Downloaded|Answer]]) Is he one of the eight Cylon agents hiding in the Fleet?<br />
*How did Simon know Anders name?<br />
**RDM's blog states that one of the member's of Anders' resistance was probably a Cylon (not necessarily any of the resistance members we saw on screen) who tipped them off to Anders, though this didn't make the final cut of the episode.<br />
***Could this have been a copy of [[Cavil]], specifically, the copy that prays with the resistance before they leave Caprica in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]?"<br />
*Why does the Caprica resistance seem more concerned about Thrace's disappearance than Sue-Shaun's? Did Thrace's love interest generate the greater concern?<br />
*Could Commander Adama's evident grief upon viewing the corpse of Boomer in the ship's morgue mean that they were personally involved at some point? Or, perhaps, did the level of humanity that Boomer showed cause Adama to mourn her loss as he would a daughter or daughter-figure such as Kara Thrace? In any case, given her role in Adama's assassination attempt, this is strange and strong behavior.<br />
*Would any viable embryos harvested by the Cylons be accelerated into mature adults or placed ''in vitro'' into a host? Would the host be Cylon or human?<br />
**Caprica-Valerii seemed to imply that no viable hybrid embryos had ever been produced by the Farms, at least up until this point. Then again, she said that they "weren't very successful," a somewhat vague answer suggesting inpregnation or growth but no viable fetuses.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*What exactly did the Cylons do to Thrace's ovaries? Simon tells Six: "...pending lab test results on sample for ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow". Starbuck escapes right after this, which means that the opportunity to "completely remove" her ovaries did not occur. This suggests at the very least that Starbuck can still have children. However, female humans only have '''two''' ovaries: how can you have a "sample" one? The sample could just mean that Simon took several eggs from one of Starbuck's ovaries to see if they were viable for conceiving children. <br />
*It would seem that the Cylons at least obtained several sample egg cells from Starbuck. Will this lead to developments later on? <br />
*In Ron D. Moore's blog entry for October 14, 2005, after finishing the last scripts for season two he jokingly says he has "the reward of time spent thinking about something besides Kara's missing ovaries ("Now, where did I leave those ovaries? They were right here a minute ago...") ". What is meant by this?<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*This episode's opening credits marks the return of the "blipvert" effect used in the first season episodes, which Ron D. Moore uses as an homage to "Space: 1999." <br />
*As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,857, a net loss of 4 since "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]". This reflects the deaths of four civilians on board the [[Gideon]] in that episode, but apparently not that of Boomer. Was she removed from the count immediately after her assassination attempt?<br />
*According to [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], this episode takes place "a week" after Apollo docked at ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' in the last episode, although apparently Adama hasn't been well enough to resume command until very recently.<br />
*24 ships, almost a third of the Fleet, have left with Roslin for Kobol.<br />
**This would mean the total Fleet consisted of over 72 ships. In the [[Miniseries]], there are only about 40 FTL-capable ships able to rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. This continuity error is similar to the 500-1500 prisoner error. [[Bastille Day]] and [[Miniseries]]<br />
*Boomer's body is now in the morgue.<br />
*Number Six mentioned that "procreation is one of God's commandments" in the first episode, "[[33]]." This could mean that the Cylons are trying to procreate out of a feeling that they are sinning by not being able to have children on their own.<br />
*Helo and Caprica-Valerii's child is the first Human/Cylon hybrid conceived in love, and as a result appears to be the first and only successful hybrid; it seems that no other embryo survived nearly as long as it already has (it is now about five weeks old, since its conception in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]").<br />
*Boomer served aboard ''Galactica'' for two years, which means the Cylons had begun infiltrating Colonial society from at least that long ago. This matches the length of time of Six's affair with Baltar while on Caprica, suggesting that Cylon agent infiltration occurred around two years prior to the events of the miniseries.<br />
*According to Simon's study (either from a Cylon dossier on Thrace or from medical exams) Starbuck was the victim of frequent physical abuse as a child; she's suffered many bone fractures in childhood, and all of her fingers have been broken at some point. This is consistant with the comments made by Leoben Conoy to Starbuck during their interrogation scenes. [[Flesh and Bone]]<br />
*Caprica-Valerii is aware of [[Leoben Conoy]] #2's interrogation by Starbuck in "[[Flesh and Bone]]," even of specific things he said during it, suggesting that Cylon agents sometimes have a collective knowledgebase (''not'' a collective consciousness; see "[[Downloaded]]" for this confirmation) to occasionally draw from. This is supported by Boomer's information to [[Gaius Baltar]] of the number of Cylon agents remaining in the Fleet in "[[Resistance]]," as only such an knowledgebase would allow Boomer to know of this data. <br />
*This episode introduces the fifth confirmed [[Cylon agent]], [[Simon]].<br />
*According to a deleted scene, this episode takes place a week after "[[Fragged]]."<br />
*After the final commercial break, as Simon enters Starbuck's room (right before she stabs him) you can see that her room is number "254". Not so coincidentally, this scene takes place in Season 2, episode #5, and this is the start of Act #4.<br />
*Starbuck has the lsat dialogue line in this episode: "Let's go [[home,_Part_I|home]]!"<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
*''Cylons discussing the surgical testing they are performing on Starbuck'':<br />
:<b>Simon:</b>...pending lab test results on [sample for] ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow. They've lab tested positive and subject will be removed to processing facility for final disposition.<br />
:<b>Number Six:</b> Is that regret I hear in your voice, Simon?<br />
:<b>Simon:</b> If it is, it certainly is none of your concern.<br />
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*''Explanation of the Human/Cylon hybrid project:''<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> They were conducting research, into Human/Cylon breeding programs.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b>: Human/Cylon?<br />
:<b>Helo:</b>: 'Call them "Farms"...your gunshot wound looks fine...<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b>: So "Farms", that's great...what were they going to do, 'knock me up with some Cylon kid?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> They were going to try to. We haven't been very successful so far. <br />
:<b>Anders:</b> Supposedly they can't reproduce...you know, ''biologically'', so they've been trying every which-way to produce offspring.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> Why?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> Procreation. It's one of God's commandments; "be fruitful". We can't fulfill it, we've tried. So we decided--<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> To rape human women?!<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> You know, if you agreed to bear children it would be voluntary, maybe even set you up with someone you like.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> And you two kids? [''Helo and Caprica-Boomer'']<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> We're different.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> What the frak is that supposed to mean?<br />
:<b>Helo:</b> They have this theory; maybe the one thing they were missing was '''love'''. So Sharon and I...were set up...<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> To fall in love?! They didn't ask [[Sue-Shaun]] if she wanted to fall in love, alright! They put a tube in her, and they hooked her up to a machine!<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> They know who you are, Kara. You're special. Leoben told you that. You have a destiny. <br />
:<b>Helo:</b> [''pointing out the other scar on Starbuck's lower abdomen''] Starbuck what's the second scar?<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> I don't know. I don't think I want to know now. You know?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> No.<br />
:<b>Anders:</b> Alright, how many women do they have in these "Farms"?<br />
:<b>Valerii:</b> Hundreds, maybe thousands. I don't know, I haven't accessed that data.<br />
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*''Adama wonders aloud about the nature of Cylons and humans''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' I don't believe she [Cally] was in her right mind when she shot Boomer--<br />
:'''Adama:''' Did you love her, Chief?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' 'Scuse me?<br />
:'''Adama:''' Boomer. Did you love her?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' Thought I did.<br />
:'''Adama:''' Well, when you think you love somebody, you love them. That's what love is. Thoughts... She was a Cylon. A machine! Is that what Boomer was, a machine? A thing?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' That's what she turned out to be.<br />
:'''Adama:''' She was more than that to us. She was more than that to me. She was a vital, living person aboard my ship for almost two years! She couldn't have been just a machine. Could you love a machine?<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' No, sir. Guess I couldn't have.<br />
: '''Adama'''Cally discharged a firearm without permission, endangering life of her fellow shipmate. 30 days in the brig. Dismissed.<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' Thank you, sir.<br />
:'''Adama:''' You'll see her again, Chief.<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' Excuse me?<br />
:'''Adama:''' There are many copies. You'll see her again.<br />
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*''Simon, talking about Starbuck's reluctance to have children but also perhaps talking about the Cylons view of themselves (and maybe the "human" cylons).<br />
:'''Simon:''' Children of abusive parents often fear passing along that abuse to their own children.<br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Tamara Lashley]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
*[[Rick Worthy]] as [[Simon]]<br />
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Resistance (episode)
2006-07-23T21:53:37Z
<p>MoonMage: /* Notes */</p>
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{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[image:Sharondeath.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title=Resistance<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=[[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode=4<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=[[Toni Graphia]]<br />
| Story=<br />
| Director=[[Alan Kroeker]]<br />
| Production=2.04<br />
| Rating= 1.9<br />
| US Airdate=August 5 2005<br />
| UK Airdate=January 31 2006<br />
| DVD=Dec 20 2005 (US Season 2.0)<br />
| Population=47,861<br />
| Prev=[[Fragged]]<br />
| Next=[[The Farm]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''Riots break out in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] over Tigh's declaration of martial law, and a group of ''Galactica'' crewmembers led by [[Lee Adama]] smuggle [[Laura Roslin]] out of the brig and into [[Tom Zarek]]'s hands. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon]] fall in with a group of humans who survive on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and started a resistance movement.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== On ''Galactica'' ===<br />
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*After returning to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (after being rescued from [[Kobol]] in the last episode, [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] is arrested and interrogated by [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]], who believes that Tyrol may be a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]. Although Tyrol states otherwise, Tigh believes that, because of the Chief's relationship with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], now a known Cylon agent, he can't be trusted. Tyrol is then put into the same brig as Valerii, and warns her to stay away.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]] is questioned by [[Cally]] on why no one will help Tyrol. Baltar lies by telling her that his [[Cylon detector]] was flawed, and that he will try to prove that Tyrol is innocent. Cally threatens to reveal what he did to [[Crashdown]] if he doesn't help her.<br />
*After arriving in [[CIC]], Baltar is questioned by Tigh on why the Cylon detector failed to screen out Valerii. Baltar makes up an convenient technical excuse that Tigh dismisses as so much [[technobabble]]. The acting commander orders Baltar to test Tyrol. When Baltar suggests he should assume the role of acting president if [[Laura Roslin]] is incompacitated, Tigh tells him he has no power under martial law.<br />
*Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] alerts Tigh to a number of ships in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] that refuse to supply ''Galactica'' with food, water, and [[tylium]], and also protest [[Laura Roslin]]'s incarceration.<br />
*On his way to the brig, [[Lee Adama]] meets [[Anastasia Dualla]] in the hall, who tells him that [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] is still sedated, and that there is a lot of protest and dissention within the Fleet. Dualla also tells young Adama that Tigh's alcohol problem is spinning out of control.<br />
*In his quarters, Tigh tries to figure out a way to get the needed supplies from the protesting ships. [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that he needs to assert his authority by belittling him. This prompts Tigh to send a stern warning to the other ships, warning them to either resupply ''Galactica'' or face consequences.<br />
*In the brig, Captain Adama tells Roslin that she still holds significant influence on some members of the Fleet (as evidenced by her growing relationship with Corporal [[Venner]]), which prompts Roslin to state something bad is going to happen in the Fleet.<br />
*With the supply ships still refusing to supply ''Galactica'', Tigh orders squadrons of Colonial [[Marines]] to board the ships and take the supplies by any means necessary.<br />
*On the transport ship ''[[Gideon]]'', a group of Marines, led by Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]], attempt to take food supplies off the ship. The civilians grow angrier and fight the troops. A noise that sounds like a gunshot is heard, and the marines fire on the crowd in response, killing 4 civilians.<br />
*Tigh realizes that he has made a bigger mess out of the supply problem. The riot prompts Roslin to realize that this action will splinter the Fleet, which will make them easy targets for the Cylons. Roslin tells Captain Adama that she needs to leave ''Galactica'' as soon as possible. Adama tells her he will come along and has also figured out a way to get off the ship.<br />
*Tigh tells his wife that he is not fit for command, and he knows that she was manipulating him into using strong-arm tactics to resupply ''Galactica''. Ellen tells her husband that if she didn't motivate him, he would never stop drinking, which prompts Ellen and Tigh to start fighting, but instead, they start making love.<br />
*In the brig, Boomer tells Tyrol that she still loves him, but Tyrol dismisses her. Baltar enters the room to test Tyrol to prove he is really human. When injected with a syringe, Tyrol goes into a state of shock from a toxin that Baltar uses. He tells Boomer that he covered up her true nature as a Cylon from the rest of the Fleet, and that if she wants to save Tyrol, she must reveal how many Cylon agents remain in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. Under duress, Valerii tells Baltar that there are eight other Cylons in the Fleet. Baltar revives Tyrol.<br />
*Captain Adama begins the escape plan, closing down a causeway on the ship for maintenance, securing a [[Raptor]] with which to leave the ship, and bringing Roslin from the brig to the shuttle bay, along with [[Elosha]]. When Roslin tells [[Billy Keikeya]] to board the ship, he tells her that he will be staying behind, because he does not want to be part of a civil war.<br />
*On the bridge, Tigh learns that Captain Adama and Roslin have escaped on a Raptor authorized to launch for use by Dr. [[Cottle]]. Dispite the chance to destroy the ship, Tigh holds the fire order on the Raptor, which escapes to ''[[Cloud Nine]]''.<br />
*Upon arriving on ''Cloud Nine'', Roslin learns that Captain Adama has enlisted the help of [[Tom Zarek]] to hide within the Fleet until they can muster enough support to overthrow ''Galactica''.<br />
*As Ellen complains to her husband for not firing on Captain Adama, Commander Adama arrives in the room, having recovered enough to walk and move again, and asks what's happened on the ship. Tigh tells Adama that he messed things up badly, and Adama tells Tigh that they will fix the problem together. Ellen Tigh, in the meanwhile, leaves the room on Adama's request, her hand grasping harshly at the door frame in apparent frustration in the change of events as she leaves.<br />
*Tyrol is released from his cell. Baltar tells him that Boomer will be sent to new, fortified cell for testing. As Boomer is led down the corridor, as she heckled and yelled at by crew members, Cally steps from in the crowd and shoots Valerii point-blank in the abdomen. As Cally is taken into custody, the dying Boomer tells Tyrol she loves him, and passes away.<br />
[[Image:Resistance-Anders_Starbuck.jpg|Starbuck and Anders playing a game of pyramid.|thumb]]<br />
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=== On Caprica ===<br />
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*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] are lost in the wilderness, and are subsequently shot at by a group of humans. It eventually leads to a standoff between the two groups, but Starbuck manages to convince the humans that they are not Cylons. When asked about their identities, Helo recognizes the group as members of a [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] team called the [[Caprica Buccaneers]].<br />
*The pyramid team-turned-resistance fighters have been attacking the Cylons and stealing supplies from them for weeks. They escaped the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] as they were away for training in the remote mountains at the time.<br />
*The Buccaneers take Helo and Starbuck to an [[Delphi Union High School|abandoned high school]], where they stay for the night. Starbuck, intrigued, challenges the leader of the group, [[Samuel Anders|Anders]], to a game of pyramid.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*What will Commander Adama do to resolve the crisis now that he has regained consciousness? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to President Roslin, now on the run? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to Cally now that she has killed Boomer? ([[The Farm|Answer 1]] and [[Flight of the Phoenix|Answer 2]])<br />
*Could the fact that Cally shoots ''Galactica''-Boomer mean that Cally is a Cylon?<br />
*Could Boomer return to the show, to be reunited with Chief Tyrol, after having her consciousness transferred to another body? ([[Downloaded|Answer 1]] and [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer 2]])<br />
*Chief Tyrol mentions that he once served aboard battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''; will this be significant when the ''Pegasus'' is discovered by ''Galactica''? (When he gets in trouble, [[Pegasus (episode)|the answer appears to be "no."]])<br />
*When was the survivor count updated to include the deaths of [[Tarn]] and [[Socinus]] on [[Kobol]]? Clearly not after the survivors were returned to ''Galactica'', or the decrement between this episode and the last would be 3, not 1. Did the decrement of 1 between "[[Scattered]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]" refer to [[Tarn]]'s death, or to [[Flyboy]]'s before the opening credits?<br />
**Since the count must be omniscient in some sense, does it correspond to the whiteboard numbers seen on ''[[Colonial One]]'' throughout the first season, does it include survivors on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', and does it exclude any remaining [[Cylon agent]] infiltrators within the fleet?<br />
***Apparently the survivors on ''Pegasus'' were not included in the survivor count at this point because in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" the survivor count increased by over 1,700 when ''Pegasus'' joined the Fleet. This would seem to indicate that survivors on Caprica, et al are not included; just those in the fleet led by ''Galactica''. <br />
*Eight ships in total refuse to resupply ''Galactica''. Tigh orders "a Raptor and an armed marine boarding party for every ship refusing the resupply order." Gaeta explains that they are short on manpower, but says nothing about equipment shortages. A caption then identifies "''Galactica'' Boarding Party Six". Is it possible that ''Galactica'' was able to deploy eight Raptors following the destruction of two in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and the scrapping of an additional Raptor in "[[Fragged]]" (which in that episode was necessary to muster even two Raptors)? Were the boarding parties deployed sequentially, not simultaneously? If so, why would manpower shortage be a concern?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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*Continuing from the events of last episode, "[[Fragged]]," Cally has indeed threatened Dr. Baltar with revealing that he [[Wikipedia:Frag (military)|fragged]] [[Crashdown]] in return for demanding that he help Chief Tyrol.<br />
*Baltar has a working [[Cylon detector]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]) and access to blood samples from every Colonial in the Fleet. It could well be that he already knows how many Cylon infiltrators are in the fleet, and was actually testing Boomer to see if she did, too. Before Cally shot her, he was intending to interrogate her further -- perhaps this was a trial run of the method he intended to use to extract vital information from her subconscious?<br />
**However, Baltar told Six that it would take around 60 years to test everyone in the Fleet because one person's complete test would take 11 hours; he doesn't know how many are in the fleet.<br />
***It takes him less than two minutes to determine Boomer's true nature in "[[Flesh and Bone]]". Whatever reason Baltar has for giving the 11 hour estimate clearly doesn't preclude him determining unambiguous positives in a more reasonable timeframe.<br />
***It has been (approximately, see timeline issues below) 26 days since "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", during which only one result was produced (for [[Ellen Tigh]]), minus the 3 days Baltar spent attending [[Quorum of Twelve|Quorum]] sessions and 2 days stranded on [[Kobol]]. The remaining 20 day period would only be sufficient to produce an additional 43 results. Tigh's chagrin that "no one's results are definitive" may imply that a substantially greater number have been produced.<br />
**As of "[[Home, Part I]]", this line of inquiry is somewhat moot. Baltar does not know the ''identity'' of the remaining Cylon infiltrators, and regrets not asking Boomer before her death.<br />
*[[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]'s authority on the ship appears to have grown more tenuous. Numerous officers and crew are now willing to actively assist in [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s escape. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and [[Lee Adama]] are all directly involved. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] assists indirectly by denying knowledge of the unusual transmissions detected prior to the jail break even after asking Dualla about them earlier.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,861, reflecting the death of [[Crashdown]] in "[[Fragged]]".<br />
** Does (or will) this count discriminate between humans and Cylons? Was Boomer ever removed from this count?<br />
*This episode gave no direct indication of its date. All the first season episodes identified the date during their Caprica segments, and the first three episodes of this season have taken place on the same day as "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". There are a few possible indicators of time elapsed:<br />
**Tyrol is in a holding cell. He apparently hasn't been there for long, and his arm is still in a sling.<br />
**Baltar's numerous facial cuts and scrapes are still somewhat visible.<br />
**Apollo has been gone from the officer's card game long enough to be missed. His last game was on Day 50.<br />
**Apollo asks Dualla how his father is doing "this morning", and Dualla's response implies that this is at least the second time he's asked her. His first opportunity to do so would have been on the morning of Day 52. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s [[podcast]] says that this conversation has been a "routine happening each day", i.e., more than twice. This puts this episode at Day 54 at least.<br />
**In the episode "[[Final Cut]]", we learn that Tigh was in command for "over a week", which unfortunately tells little - the next episode, where Adama finally resumes command, takes place "the next week" after this one.<br />
* Boomer dies in this episode, shot by [[Cally]]. There is still the Valerii copy on Caprica, which will reappear in the next episode, and in later episodes be taken aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
**Boomer dies in a matter that seems to mirror what happened to Lee Harvey Oswald (the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy). Oswald himself is shot at point blank range by a man named Jack Ruby while being transferred to another prison. <br />
***The shooting on the ''Gideon'' was inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Kent State shootings|Kent State Shootings]]. Some have also stated that it is somewhat similar to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Massacre|Boston Massacre]], which helped spark the [[Wikipedia:American Revolutionary War|American Revolutionary War]]. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s podcast says that this scene was directly inspired by the Boston Massacre. A group of armed soldiers, not trained or equipped as riot police, are being pelted with objects (albeit non-lethal ones) by a hostile crowd and react with the training and equipment that they have when a threat is perceived.<br />
*If Boomer is to be believed, there are eight more Cylons hiding in the Fleet. It has already been established that there are only 12 Cylons models in existence, and four have already been revealed in the Fleet ([[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Leoben Conoy]], [[Aaron Doral]], and now [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]), so each of the as-yet-unknown models may have a representative copy hiding in the Fleet. (Three new Cylon infiltrators, one found on [[The Farm|Caprica]], and one [[D'anna Biers|female]] and [[Cavil|male]] has been identified to viewers since this episode.)<br />
**Boomer produced this number under extreme duress. It is possible that she simply fabricated it, or that Baltar was relying on "God" to produce it for her, as he himself did in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]."<br />
**Baltar asserted during the scene that Boomer had the information in her subconscious, so this may have been a way of producing it from extreme duress.<br />
***It is intruiging to note that later in season 2 in the episode "[[Downloaded]]", it will be revealed that "Sharon Valerii" is really "Cylon model Number ''Eight''".<br />
*Commander Adama has regained consciousness.<br />
*There is a small resistance movement on Caprica comprising as of now 53 people, and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] have joined up with them.<br />
*Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] has been serving on battlestars since he was 18. Other battlestars he has served on include the ''[[Columbia]]'', ''[[Atlantia]]'', and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.<br />
*First mention of the battlestar ''Pegasus'' in the Re-imagined Series.<br />
*First time that Chief Tyrol's first name, "Galen", has been spoken on screen. Previously it was only known from an entry in Ron D. Moore's blog.<br />
*Baltar's Six considers the term "[[toaster]]" to be a "racial epithet".<br />
*Apollo can pilot a Raptor. He brought a pilot along with in "[[Fragged]]."<br />
*Cadet "[[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]]" Constanza is now leading [[Combat Air Patrol]]s.<br />
*This episode introduces a conspiracy to free Laura Roslin from imprisonment. (see; [[Laura Roslin faction]])<br />
*One of ''Galactica's'' Raptors is aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. It was all ''Galactica'' could do to muster two Raptors in "[[Fragged]]", although they had four in operation earlier that day in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]. Will ''Cloud Nine'' return the vehicle, and if not, will this further hamper ''Galactica's'' ability to deploy marines within the fleet?<br />
*[[Tylium]] is used to fuel the maneuvering thrusters on the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] craft, as well as the FTL engines for the rest of the fleet.<br />
*The background music in the scene where Lee Adama says goodbye to his unconscious father is a faint echo of "Wander my Friends", the victory music from "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".<br />
*Dualla has indicated that she would prefer him to be in command, as opposed to the frequently inebriated Tigh. She also casts a friendlier-than-usual glance at Apollo's backside as he is escorted to the brig.<br />
*Col. Tigh derides Dr. Baltar for using "[[Technobabble|technobabble]]" pseudoscientific explanations frequently used on RDM's old "Star Trek: The Next Generation" series.<br />
*[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], we learned to know as a very correct officer, lies to Col. Tigh when he asks for any unusual transmissions after President Roslin's escape.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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* ''Baltar tries to explain the failure of his Cylon detector:''<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> What the hell's the matter with your Cylon detector, doctor? You gave the assassin a pass.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but that was a beta test. A preliminary. Clearly I've perfected my methodology and she slipped through.<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> So what the hell are you telling me here, that we are back to square one? That no one's results are definitive?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> No, I am-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> That we have no way of knowing who are the Cylons among us?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> -not saying that, since Valerii's test- since the assassin's test I've developed a new set of protocols which should eliminate any errors - anomalies - that popped up earlier. Look, if you let me test the chief's blood, I might be able to tell once and for all if-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> No "if"! I want a definitive answer, no more of your weaselly technobabble. He's a Cylon or he's not. So get down there and do something right for a change.<br />
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* ''In ''Galactica's'' brig, Tyrol is led into a cell with Sharon Valerii:''<br />
:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> (crying) Chief? I thought you were on Kobol?<br />
:(Tyrol is shoved into the cell, and Sharon tries to hug him)<br />
:<b>Chief Tyrol:</b> Don't you talk to me. Don't come near me. Don't even touch me. If you do, I will kill you.<br />
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* ''In one of ''Galactica's'' corridors:''<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> They locked the Chief up with Boomer. Tigh thinks he's a Cylon.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> I know. I'm going to see the Colonel now. If anyone's going to find a way to clear the Chief, or...<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> Or what? Throw him out the airlock like a piece of garbage? If Commander Adama were in charge, this would have never happened.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but he's not in charge, is he?<br />
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* ''After Lee Adama and President Roslin arrive on ''Cloud Nine'':''<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Well, we're home free for now.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (standing in the hangar bay) Good to see you, Madam President.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Captain Apollo, what is Mr. Zarek doing here?<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Once Tigh gets over his initial shock, he'll send troops out to search for us, and if we're going to make it, we have to keep on the move. I figured Mr. Zarek here is the only one in the fleet with enough shady friends around to hide us.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (to Laura) I love the way he puts that.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Well, Mr. Zarek, it would seem that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> Call me Tom.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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* '''[[Nicki Clyne]] comments on [[Cally]]'s motivations in shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] from [http://scifibrain.ign.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2384&Itemid=0 Scifibrain's March 17, 2006 interview]:'''<br />
*# I think Boomer represented all the things that were wrong for her at that time, including her relationship with [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. So, I think she just saw Boomer as this symbol of what was wrong for her at the time. She couldn’t see any other way to deal with it.<br />
*# ''On whether or not Cally was guilty for killing [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]:'' That is a tough one, and I think about that a lot, because I don’t think it is right to kill anything. I don’t think it can ever be a positive feeling. At the time, she felt like there was no other way, and that was her only option, but I am sure upon reflection in the brig, or when she got back to work, that she saw how it affected Tyrol. That she, she shows a lot of wondering. There is actually a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|scene that got cut]] [in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"], but she finally approaches the Chief, when she is finally sick of him ignoring her, after she has gotten out of jail, she says, "If I had a chance, I would do it all over again."<br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]<br />
*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[Jammer]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1756208|Chris Shields]] as Corporal [[Venner]]<br />
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]<br />
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
*[[Tamara Lashley]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0346885|Jeremy Guilbaut]] as Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1976541|Heather Doerksen]] as "Marine With A Sandwich"<br />
*Curtis Lee Hicks "Marine Sergeant"<br />
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Resistance (episode)
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<div>:''This page covers the episode titled "Resistance." For other meanings, see "[[Resistance]]".'' <br />
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{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[image:Sharondeath.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title=Resistance<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=[[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode=4<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=[[Toni Graphia]]<br />
| Story=<br />
| Director=[[Alan Kroeker]]<br />
| Production=2.04<br />
| Rating= 1.9<br />
| US Airdate=August 5 2005<br />
| UK Airdate=January 31 2006<br />
| DVD=Dec 20 2005 (US Season 2.0)<br />
| Population=47,861<br />
| Prev=[[Fragged]]<br />
| Next=[[The Farm]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''Riots break out in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] over Tigh's declaration of martial law, and a group of ''Galactica'' crewmembers led by [[Lee Adama]] smuggle [[Laura Roslin]] out of the brig and into [[Tom Zarek]]'s hands. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon]] fall in with a group of humans who survive on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and started a resistance movement.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== On ''Galactica'' ===<br />
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*After returning to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (after being rescued from [[Kobol]] in the last episode, [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] is arrested and interrogated by [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]], who believes that Tyrol may be a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]. Although Tyrol states otherwise, Tigh believes that, because of the Chief's relationship with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], now a known Cylon agent, he can't be trusted. Tyrol is then put into the same brig as Valerii, and warns her to stay away.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]] is questioned by [[Cally]] on why no one will help Tyrol. Baltar lies by telling her that his [[Cylon detector]] was flawed, and that he will try to prove that Tyrol is innocent. Cally threatens to reveal what he did to [[Crashdown]] if he doesn't help her.<br />
*After arriving in [[CIC]], Baltar is questioned by Tigh on why the Cylon detector failed to screen out Valerii. Baltar makes up an convenient technical excuse that Tigh dismisses as so much [[technobabble]]. The acting commander orders Baltar to test Tyrol. When Baltar suggests he should assume the role of acting president if [[Laura Roslin]] is incompacitated, Tigh tells him he has no power under martial law.<br />
*Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] alerts Tigh to a number of ships in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] that refuse to supply ''Galactica'' with food, water, and [[tylium]], and also protest [[Laura Roslin]]'s incarceration.<br />
*On his way to the brig, [[Lee Adama]] meets [[Anastasia Dualla]] in the hall, who tells him that [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] is still sedated, and that there is a lot of protest and dissention within the Fleet. Dualla also tells young Adama that Tigh's alcohol problem is spinning out of control.<br />
*In his quarters, Tigh tries to figure out a way to get the needed supplies from the protesting ships. [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that he needs to assert his authority by belittling him. This prompts Tigh to send a stern warning to the other ships, warning them to either resupply ''Galactica'' or face consequences.<br />
*In the brig, Captain Adama tells Roslin that she still holds significant influence on some members of the Fleet (as evidenced by her growing relationship with Corporal [[Venner]]), which prompts Roslin to state something bad is going to happen in the Fleet.<br />
*With the supply ships still refusing to supply ''Galactica'', Tigh orders squadrons of Colonial [[Marines]] to board the ships and take the supplies by any means necessary.<br />
*On the transport ship ''[[Gideon]]'', a group of Marines, led by Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]], attempt to take food supplies off the ship. The civilians grow angrier and fight the troops. A noise that sounds like a gunshot is heard, and the marines fire on the crowd in response, killing 4 civilians.<br />
*Tigh realizes that he has made a bigger mess out of the supply problem. The riot prompts Roslin to realize that this action will splinter the Fleet, which will make them easy targets for the Cylons. Roslin tells Captain Adama that she needs to leave ''Galactica'' as soon as possible. Adama tells her he will come along and has also figured out a way to get off the ship.<br />
*Tigh tells his wife that he is not fit for command, and he knows that she was manipulating him into using strong-arm tactics to resupply ''Galactica''. Ellen tells her husband that if she didn't motivate him, he would never stop drinking, which prompts Ellen and Tigh to start fighting, but instead, they start making love.<br />
*In the brig, Boomer tells Tyrol that she still loves him, but Tyrol dismisses her. Baltar enters the room to test Tyrol to prove he is really human. When injected with a syringe, Tyrol goes into a state of shock from a toxin that Baltar uses. He tells Boomer that he covered up her true nature as a Cylon from the rest of the Fleet, and that if she wants to save Tyrol, she must reveal how many Cylon agents remain in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. Under duress, Valerii tells Baltar that there are eight other Cylons in the Fleet. Baltar revives Tyrol.<br />
*Captain Adama begins the escape plan, closing down a causeway on the ship for maintenance, securing a [[Raptor]] with which to leave the ship, and bringing Roslin from the brig to the shuttle bay, along with [[Elosha]]. When Roslin tells [[Billy Keikeya]] to board the ship, he tells her that he will be staying behind, because he does not want to be part of a civil war.<br />
*On the bridge, Tigh learns that Captain Adama and Roslin have escaped on a Raptor authorized to launch for use by Dr. [[Cottle]]. Dispite the chance to destroy the ship, Tigh holds the fire order on the Raptor, which escapes to ''[[Cloud Nine]]''.<br />
*Upon arriving on ''Cloud Nine'', Roslin learns that Captain Adama has enlisted the help of [[Tom Zarek]] to hide within the Fleet until they can muster enough support to overthrow ''Galactica''.<br />
*As Ellen complains to her husband for not firing on Captain Adama, Commander Adama arrives in the room, having recovered enough to walk and move again, and asks what's happened on the ship. Tigh tells Adama that he messed things up badly, and Adama tells Tigh that they will fix the problem together. Ellen Tigh, in the meanwhile, leaves the room on Adama's request, her hand grasping harshly at the door frame in apparent frustration in the change of events as she leaves.<br />
*Tyrol is released from his cell. Baltar tells him that Boomer will be sent to new, fortified cell for testing. As Boomer is led down the corridor, as she heckled and yelled at by crew members, Cally steps from in the crowd and shoots Valerii point-blank in the abdomen. As Cally is taken into custody, the dying Boomer tells Tyrol she loves him, and passes away.<br />
[[Image:Resistance-Anders_Starbuck.jpg|Starbuck and Anders playing a game of pyramid.|thumb]]<br />
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=== On Caprica ===<br />
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*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] are lost in the wilderness, and are subsequently shot at by a group of humans. It eventually leads to a standoff between the two groups, but Starbuck manages to convince the humans that they are not Cylons. When asked about their identities, Helo recognizes the group as members of a [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] team called the [[Caprica Buccaneers]].<br />
*The pyramid team-turned-resistance fighters have been attacking the Cylons and stealing supplies from them for weeks. They escaped the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] as they were away for training in the remote mountains at the time.<br />
*The Buccaneers take Helo and Starbuck to an [[Delphi Union High School|abandoned high school]], where they stay for the night. Starbuck, intrigued, challenges the leader of the group, [[Samuel Anders|Anders]], to a game of pyramid.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*What will Commander Adama do to resolve the crisis now that he has regained consciousness? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to President Roslin, now on the run? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to Cally now that she has killed Boomer? ([[The Farm|Answer 1]] and [[Flight of the Phoenix|Answer 2]])<br />
*Could the fact that Cally shoots ''Galactica''-Boomer mean that Cally is a Cylon?<br />
*Could Boomer return to the show, to be reunited with Chief Tyrol, after having her consciousness transferred to another body? ([[Downloaded|Answer 1]] and [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer 2]])<br />
*Chief Tyrol mentions that he once served aboard battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''; will this be significant when the ''Pegasus'' is discovered by ''Galactica''? (When he gets in trouble, [[Pegasus (episode)|the answer appears to be "no."]])<br />
*When was the survivor count updated to include the deaths of [[Tarn]] and [[Socinus]] on [[Kobol]]? Clearly not after the survivors were returned to ''Galactica'', or the decrement between this episode and the last would be 3, not 1. Did the decrement of 1 between "[[Scattered]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]" refer to [[Tarn]]'s death, or to [[Flyboy]]'s before the opening credits?<br />
**Since the count must be omniscient in some sense, does it correspond to the whiteboard numbers seen on ''[[Colonial One]]'' throughout the first season, does it include survivors on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', and does it exclude any remaining [[Cylon agent]] infiltrators within the fleet?<br />
***Apparently the survivors on ''Pegasus'' were not included in the survivor count at this point because in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" the survivor count increased by over 1,700 when ''Pegasus'' joined the Fleet. This would seem to indicate that survivors on Caprica, et al are not included; just those in the fleet led by ''Galactica''. <br />
*Eight ships in total refuse to resupply ''Galactica''. Tigh orders "a Raptor and an armed marine boarding party for every ship refusing the resupply order." Gaeta explains that they are short on manpower, but says nothing about equipment shortages. A caption then identifies "''Galactica'' Boarding Party Six". Is it possible that ''Galactica'' was able to deploy eight Raptors following the destruction of two in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and the scrapping of an additional Raptor in "[[Fragged]]" (which in that episode was necessary to muster even two Raptors)? Were the boarding parties deployed sequentially, not simultaneously? If so, why would manpower shortage be a concern?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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*Continuing from the events of last episode, "[[Fragged]]," Cally has indeed threatened Dr. Baltar with revealing that he [[Wikipedia:Frag (military)|fragged]] [[Crashdown]] in return for demanding that he help Chief Tyrol.<br />
*Baltar has a working [[Cylon detector]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]) and access to blood samples from every Colonial in the Fleet. It could well be that he already knows how many Cylon infiltrators are in the fleet, and was actually testing Boomer to see if she did, too. Before Cally shot her, he was intending to interrogate her further -- perhaps this was a trial run of the method he intended to use to extract vital information from her subconscious?<br />
**However, Baltar told Six that it would take around 60 years to test everyone in the Fleet because one person's complete test would take 11 hours; he doesn't know how many are in the fleet.<br />
***It takes him less than two minutes to determine Boomer's true nature in "[[Flesh and Bone]]". Whatever reason Baltar has for giving the 11 hour estimate clearly doesn't preclude him determining unambiguous positives in a more reasonable timeframe.<br />
***It has been (approximately, see timeline issues below) 26 days since "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", during which only one result was produced (for [[Ellen Tigh]]), minus the 3 days Baltar spent attending [[Quorum of Twelve|Quorum]] sessions and 2 days stranded on [[Kobol]]. The remaining 20 day period would only be sufficient to produce an additional 43 results. Tigh's chagrin that "no one's results are definitive" may imply that a substantially greater number have been produced.<br />
**As of "[[Home, Part I]]", this line of inquiry is somewhat moot. Baltar does not know the ''identity'' of the remaining Cylon infiltrators, and regrets not asking Boomer before her death.<br />
*[[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]'s authority on the ship appears to have grown more tenuous. Numerous officers and crew are now willing to actively assist in [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s escape. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and [[Lee Adama]] are all directly involved. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] assists indirectly by denying knowledge of the unusual transmissions detected prior to the jail break even after asking Dualla about them earlier.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,861, reflecting the death of [[Crashdown]] in "[[Fragged]]".<br />
** Does (or will) this count discriminate between humans and Cylons? Was Boomer ever removed from this count?<br />
*This episode gave no direct indication of its date. All the first season episodes identified the date during their Caprica segments, and the first three episodes of this season have taken place on the same day as "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". There are a few possible indicators of time elapsed:<br />
**Tyrol is in a holding cell. He apparently hasn't been there for long, and his arm is still in a sling.<br />
**Baltar's numerous facial cuts and scrapes are still somewhat visible.<br />
**Apollo has been gone from the officer's card game long enough to be missed. His last game was on Day 50.<br />
**Apollo asks Dualla how his father is doing "this morning", and Dualla's response implies that this is at least the second time he's asked her. His first opportunity to do so would have been on the morning of Day 52. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s [[podcast]] says that this conversation has been a "routine happening each day", i.e., more than twice. This puts this episode at Day 54 at least.<br />
**In the episode "[[Final Cut]]", we learn that Tigh was in command for "over a week", which unfortunately tells little - the next episode, where Adama finally resumes command, takes place "the next week" after this one.<br />
* Boomer dies in this episode, shot by [[Cally]]. There is still the Valerii copy on Caprica, which will reappear in the next episode, and in later episodes be taken aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
**Boomer dies in a matter that seems to mirror what happened to Lee Harvey Oswald (the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy). Oswald himself is shot at point blank range by a man named Jack Ruby while being transferred to another prison. <br />
***The shooting on the ''Gideon'' was inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Kent State shootings|Kent State Shootings]]. Some have also stated that it is somewhat similar to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Massacre|Boston Massacre]], which helped spark the [[Wikipedia:American Revolutionary War|American Revolutionary War]]. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s podcast says that this scene was directly inspired by the Boston Massacre. A group of armed soldiers, not trained or equipped as riot police, are being pelted with objects (albeit non-lethal ones) by a hostile crowd and react with the training and equipment that they have when a threat is perceived.<br />
*If Boomer is to be believed, there are eight more Cylons hiding in the Fleet. It has already been established that there are only 12 Cylons models in existence, and four have already been revealed in the Fleet ([[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Leoben Conoy]], [[Aaron Doral]], and now [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]), so each of the as-yet-unknown models may have a representative copy hiding in the Fleet. (Three new Cylon infiltrators, one found on [[The Farm|Caprica]], and one [[D'anna Biers|female]] and [[Cavil|male]] has been identified to viewers since this episode.)<br />
**Boomer produced this number under extreme duress. It is possible that she simply fabricated it, or that Baltar was relying on "God" to produce it for her, as he himself did in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]."<br />
**Baltar asserted during the scene that Boomer had the information in her subconscious, so this may have been a way of producing it from extreme duress.<br />
***It is intruiging to note that later in season 2 in the episode "[[Downloaded]]", it will be revealed that "Sharon Valerii" is really "Cylon model Number ''Eight''".<br />
*Commander Adama has regained consciousness.<br />
*There is a small resistance movement on Caprica comprising as of now 53 people, and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] have joined up with them.<br />
*Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] has been serving on battlestars since he was 18. Other battlestars he has served on include the ''[[Columbia]]'', ''[[Atlantia]]'', and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.<br />
*First mention of the battlestar ''Pegasus'' in the Re-imagined Series.<br />
*First time that Chief Tyrol's first name, "Galen", has been spoken on screen. Previously it was only known from an entry in Ron D. Moore's blog.<br />
*Baltar's Six considers the term "[[toaster]]" to be a "racial epithet".<br />
*Apollo can pilot a Raptor. He brought a pilot along with in "[[Fragged]]."<br />
*Cadet "[[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]]" Constanza is now leading [[Combat Air Patrol]]s.<br />
*This episode introduces a conspiracy to free Laura Roslin from imprisonment. (see; [[Laura Roslin faction]])<br />
*One of ''Galactica's'' Raptors is aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. It was all ''Galactica'' could do to muster two Raptors in "[[Fragged]]", although they had four in operation earlier that day in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]. Will ''Cloud Nine'' return the vehicle, and if not, will this further hamper ''Galactica's'' ability to deploy marines within the fleet?<br />
*[[Tylium]] is used to fuel the maneuvering thrusters on the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] craft, as well as the FTL engines for the rest of the fleet.<br />
*The background music in the scene where Lee Adama says goodbye to his unconscious father is a faint echo of "Wander my Friends", the victory music from "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".<br />
*Dualla has indicated that she would prefer him to be in command, as opposed to the frequently inebriated Tigh. She also casts a friendlier-than-usual glance at Apollo's backside as he is escorted to the brig.<br />
*Col. Tigh derides Dr. Baltar for using "[[Technobabble|technobabble]]" pseudoscientific explanations frequently used on RDM's old "Star Trek: The Next Generation" series.<br />
*[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], we learned to know as a very correct Officer, lies to Col. Tigh when he asks for any unusual transmissions after President Roslin's escape.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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* ''Baltar tries to explain the failure of his Cylon detector:''<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> What the hell's the matter with your Cylon detector, doctor? You gave the assassin a pass.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but that was a beta test. A preliminary. Clearly I've perfected my methodology and she slipped through.<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> So what the hell are you telling me here, that we are back to square one? That no one's results are definitive?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> No, I am-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> That we have no way of knowing who are the Cylons among us?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> -not saying that, since Valerii's test- since the assassin's test I've developed a new set of protocols which should eliminate any errors - anomalies - that popped up earlier. Look, if you let me test the chief's blood, I might be able to tell once and for all if-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> No "if"! I want a definitive answer, no more of your weaselly technobabble. He's a Cylon or he's not. So get down there and do something right for a change.<br />
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* ''In ''Galactica's'' brig, Tyrol is led into a cell with Sharon Valerii:''<br />
:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> (crying) Chief? I thought you were on Kobol?<br />
:(Tyrol is shoved into the cell, and Sharon tries to hug him)<br />
:<b>Chief Tyrol:</b> Don't you talk to me. Don't come near me. Don't even touch me. If you do, I will kill you.<br />
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* ''In one of ''Galactica's'' corridors:''<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> They locked the Chief up with Boomer. Tigh thinks he's a Cylon.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> I know. I'm going to see the Colonel now. If anyone's going to find a way to clear the Chief, or...<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> Or what? Throw him out the airlock like a piece of garbage? If Commander Adama were in charge, this would have never happened.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but he's not in charge, is he?<br />
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* ''After Lee Adama and President Roslin arrive on ''Cloud Nine'':''<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Well, we're home free for now.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (standing in the hangar bay) Good to see you, Madam President.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Captain Apollo, what is Mr. Zarek doing here?<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Once Tigh gets over his initial shock, he'll send troops out to search for us, and if we're going to make it, we have to keep on the move. I figured Mr. Zarek here is the only one in the fleet with enough shady friends around to hide us.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (to Laura) I love the way he puts that.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Well, Mr. Zarek, it would seem that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> Call me Tom.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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* '''[[Nicki Clyne]] comments on [[Cally]]'s motivations in shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] from [http://scifibrain.ign.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2384&Itemid=0 Scifibrain's March 17, 2006 interview]:'''<br />
*# I think Boomer represented all the things that were wrong for her at that time, including her relationship with [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. So, I think she just saw Boomer as this symbol of what was wrong for her at the time. She couldn’t see any other way to deal with it.<br />
*# ''On whether or not Cally was guilty for killing [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]:'' That is a tough one, and I think about that a lot, because I don’t think it is right to kill anything. I don’t think it can ever be a positive feeling. At the time, she felt like there was no other way, and that was her only option, but I am sure upon reflection in the brig, or when she got back to work, that she saw how it affected Tyrol. That she, she shows a lot of wondering. There is actually a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|scene that got cut]] [in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"], but she finally approaches the Chief, when she is finally sick of him ignoring her, after she has gotten out of jail, she says, "If I had a chance, I would do it all over again."<br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]<br />
*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[Jammer]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1756208|Chris Shields]] as Corporal [[Venner]]<br />
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]<br />
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
*[[Tamara Lashley]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0346885|Jeremy Guilbaut]] as Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1976541|Heather Doerksen]] as "Marine With A Sandwich"<br />
*Curtis Lee Hicks "Marine Sergeant"<br />
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Resistance (episode)
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<div>:''This page covers the episode titled "Resistance." For other meanings, see "[[Resistance]]".'' <br />
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{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[image:Sharondeath.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title=Resistance<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=[[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode=4<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=[[Toni Graphia]]<br />
| Story=<br />
| Director=[[Alan Kroeker]]<br />
| Production=2.04<br />
| Rating= 1.9<br />
| US Airdate=August 5 2005<br />
| UK Airdate=January 31 2006<br />
| DVD=Dec 20 2005 (US Season 2.0)<br />
| Population=47,861<br />
| Prev=[[Fragged]]<br />
| Next=[[The Farm]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''Riots break out in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] over Tigh's declaration of martial law, and a group of ''Galactica'' crewmembers led by [[Lee Adama]] smuggle [[Laura Roslin]] out of the brig and into [[Tom Zarek]]'s hands. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon]] fall in with a group of humans who survive on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and started a resistance movement.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== On ''Galactica'' ===<br />
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*After returning to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (after being rescued from [[Kobol]] in the last episode, [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] is arrested and interrogated by [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]], who believes that Tyrol may be a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]. Although Tyrol states otherwise, Tigh believes that, because of the Chief's relationship with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], now a known Cylon agent, he can't be trusted. Tyrol is then put into the same brig as Valerii, and warns her to stay away.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]] is questioned by [[Cally]] on why no one will help Tyrol. Baltar lies by telling her that his [[Cylon detector]] was flawed, and that he will try to prove that Tyrol is innocent. Cally threatens to reveal what he did to [[Crashdown]] if he doesn't help her.<br />
*After arriving in [[CIC]], Baltar is questioned by Tigh on why the Cylon detector failed to screen out Valerii. Baltar makes up an convenient technical excuse that Tigh dismisses as so much [[technobabble]]. The acting commander orders Baltar to test Tyrol. When Baltar suggests he should assume the role of acting president if [[Laura Roslin]] is incompacitated, Tigh tells him he has no power under martial law.<br />
*Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] alerts Tigh to a number of ships in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] that refuse to supply ''Galactica'' with food, water, and [[tylium]], and also protest [[Laura Roslin]]'s incarceration.<br />
*On his way to the brig, [[Lee Adama]] meets [[Anastasia Dualla]] in the hall, who tells him that [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] is still sedated, and that there is a lot of protest and dissention within the Fleet. Dualla also tells young Adama that Tigh's alcohol problem is spinning out of control.<br />
*In his quarters, Tigh tries to figure out a way to get the needed supplies from the protesting ships. [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that he needs to assert his authority by belittling him. This prompts Tigh to send a stern warning to the other ships, warning them to either resupply ''Galactica'' or face consequences.<br />
*In the brig, Captain Adama tells Roslin that she still holds significant influence on some members of the Fleet (as evidenced by her growing relationship with Corporal [[Venner]]), which prompts Roslin to state something bad is going to happen in the Fleet.<br />
*With the supply ships still refusing to supply ''Galactica'', Tigh orders squadrons of Colonial [[Marines]] to board the ships and take the supplies by any means necessary.<br />
*On the transport ship ''[[Gideon]]'', a group of Marines, led by Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]], attempt to take food supplies off the ship. The civilians grow angrier and fight the troops. A noise that sounds like a gunshot is heard, and the marines fire on the crowd in response, killing 4 civilians.<br />
*Tigh realizes that he has made a bigger mess out of the supply problem. The riot prompts Roslin to realize that this action will splinter the Fleet, which will make them easy targets for the Cylons. Roslin tells Captain Adama that she needs to leave ''Galactica'' as soon as possible. Adama tells her he will come along and has also figured out a way to get off the ship.<br />
*Tigh tells his wife that he is not fit for command, and he knows that she was manipulating him into using strong-arm tactics to resupply ''Galactica''. Ellen tells her husband that if she didn't motivate him, he would never stop drinking, which prompts Ellen and Tigh to start fighting, but instead, they start making love.<br />
*In the brig, Boomer tells Tyrol that she still loves him, but Tyrol dismisses her. Baltar enters the room to test Tyrol to prove he is really human. When injected with a syringe, Tyrol goes into a state of shock from a toxin that Baltar uses. He tells Boomer that he covered up her true nature as a Cylon from the rest of the Fleet, and that if she wants to save Tyrol, she must reveal how many Cylon agents remain in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. Under duress, Valerii tells Baltar that there are eight other Cylons in the Fleet. Baltar revives Tyrol.<br />
*Captain Adama begins the escape plan, closing down a causeway on the ship for maintenance, securing a [[Raptor]] with which to leave the ship, and bringing Roslin from the brig to the shuttle bay, along with [[Elosha]]. When Roslin tells [[Billy Keikeya]] to board the ship, he tells her that he will be staying behind, because he does not want to be part of a civil war.<br />
*On the bridge, Tigh learns that Captain Adama and Roslin have escaped on a Raptor authorized to launch for use by Dr. [[Cottle]]. Dispite the chance to destroy the ship, Tigh holds the fire order on the Raptor, which escapes to ''[[Cloud Nine]]''.<br />
*Upon arriving on ''Cloud Nine'', Roslin learns that Captain Adama has enlisted the help of [[Tom Zarek]] to hide within the Fleet until they can muster enough support to overthrow ''Galactica''.<br />
*As Ellen complains to her husband for not firing on Captain Adama, Commander Adama arrives in the room, having recovered enough to walk and move again, and asks what's happened on the ship. Tigh tells Adama that he messed things up badly, and Adama tells Tigh that they will fix the problem together. Ellen Tigh, in the meanwhile, leaves the room on Adama's request, her hand grasping harshly at the door frame in apparent frustration in the change of events as she leaves.<br />
*Tyrol is released from his cell. Baltar tells him that Boomer will be sent to new, fortified cell for testing. As Boomer is led down the corridor, as she heckled and yelled at by crew members, Cally steps from in the crowd and shoots Valerii point-blank in the abdomen. As Cally is taken into custody, the dying Boomer tells Tyrol she loves him, and passes away.<br />
[[Image:Resistance-Anders_Starbuck.jpg|Starbuck and Anders playing a game of pyramid.|thumb]]<br />
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=== On Caprica ===<br />
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*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] are lost in the wilderness, and are subsequently shot at by a group of humans. It eventually leads to a standoff between the two groups, but Starbuck manages to convince the humans that they are not Cylons. When asked about their identities, Helo recognizes the group as members of a [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] team called the [[Caprica Buccaneers]].<br />
*The pyramid team-turned-resistance fighters have been attacking the Cylons and stealing supplies from them for weeks. They escaped the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] as they were away for training in the remote mountains at the time.<br />
*The Buccaneers take Helo and Starbuck to an [[Delphi Union High School|abandoned high school]], where they stay for the night. Starbuck, intrigued, challenges the leader of the group, [[Samuel Anders|Anders]], to a game of pyramid.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*What will Commander Adama do to resolve the crisis now that he has regained consciousness? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to President Roslin, now on the run? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to Cally now that she has killed Boomer? ([[The Farm|Answer 1]] and [[Flight of the Phoenix|Answer 2]])<br />
*Could the fact that Cally shoots ''Galactica''-Boomer mean that Cally is a Cylon?<br />
*Could Boomer return to the show, to be reunited with Chief Tyrol, after having her consciousness transferred to another body? ([[Downloaded|Answer 1]] and [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer 2]])<br />
*Chief Tyrol mentions that he once served aboard battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''; will this be significant when the ''Pegasus'' is discovered by ''Galactica''? (When he gets in trouble, [[Pegasus (episode)|the answer appears to be "no."]])<br />
*When was the survivor count updated to include the deaths of [[Tarn]] and [[Socinus]] on [[Kobol]]? Clearly not after the survivors were returned to ''Galactica'', or the decrement between this episode and the last would be 3, not 1. Did the decrement of 1 between "[[Scattered]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]" refer to [[Tarn]]'s death, or to [[Flyboy]]'s before the opening credits?<br />
**Since the count must be omniscient in some sense, does it correspond to the whiteboard numbers seen on ''[[Colonial One]]'' throughout the first season, does it include survivors on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', and does it exclude any remaining [[Cylon agent]] infiltrators within the fleet?<br />
***Apparently the survivors on ''Pegasus'' were not included in the survivor count at this point because in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" the survivor count increased by over 1,700 when ''Pegasus'' joined the Fleet. This would seem to indicate that survivors on Caprica, et al are not included; just those in the fleet led by ''Galactica''. <br />
*Eight ships in total refuse to resupply ''Galactica''. Tigh orders "a Raptor and an armed marine boarding party for every ship refusing the resupply order." Gaeta explains that they are short on manpower, but says nothing about equipment shortages. A caption then identifies "''Galactica'' Boarding Party Six". Is it possible that ''Galactica'' was able to deploy eight Raptors following the destruction of two in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and the scrapping of an additional Raptor in "[[Fragged]]" (which in that episode was necessary to muster even two Raptors)? Were the boarding parties deployed sequentially, not simultaneously? If so, why would manpower shortage be a concern?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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*Continuing from the events of last episode, "[[Fragged]]," Cally has indeed threatened Dr. Baltar with revealing that he [[Wikipedia:Frag (military)|fragged]] [[Crashdown]] in return for demanding that he help Chief Tyrol.<br />
*Baltar has a working [[Cylon detector]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]) and access to blood samples from every Colonial in the Fleet. It could well be that he already knows how many Cylon infiltrators are in the fleet, and was actually testing Boomer to see if she did, too. Before Cally shot her, he was intending to interrogate her further -- perhaps this was a trial run of the method he intended to use to extract vital information from her subconscious?<br />
**However, Baltar told Six that it would take around 60 years to test everyone in the Fleet because one person's complete test would take 11 hours; he doesn't know how many are in the fleet.<br />
***It takes him less than two minutes to determine Boomer's true nature in "[[Flesh and Bone]]". Whatever reason Baltar has for giving the 11 hour estimate clearly doesn't preclude him determining unambiguous positives in a more reasonable timeframe.<br />
***It has been (approximately, see timeline issues below) 26 days since "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", during which only one result was produced (for [[Ellen Tigh]]), minus the 3 days Baltar spent attending [[Quorum of Twelve|Quorum]] sessions and 2 days stranded on [[Kobol]]. The remaining 20 day period would only be sufficient to produce an additional 43 results. Tigh's chagrin that "no one's results are definitive" may imply that a substantially greater number have been produced.<br />
**As of "[[Home, Part I]]", this line of inquiry is somewhat moot. Baltar does not know the ''identity'' of the remaining Cylon infiltrators, and regrets not asking Boomer before her death.<br />
*[[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]'s authority on the ship appears to have grown more tenuous. Numerous officers and crew are now willing to actively assist in [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s escape. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and [[Lee Adama]] are all directly involved. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] assists indirectly by denying knowledge of the unusual transmissions detected prior to the jail break even after asking Dualla about them earlier.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,861, reflecting the death of [[Crashdown]] in "[[Fragged]]".<br />
** Does (or will) this count discriminate between humans and Cylons? Was Boomer ever removed from this count?<br />
*This episode gave no direct indication of its date. All the first season episodes identified the date during their Caprica segments, and the first three episodes of this season have taken place on the same day as "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". There are a few possible indicators of time elapsed:<br />
**Tyrol is in a holding cell. He apparently hasn't been there for long, and his arm is still in a sling.<br />
**Baltar's numerous facial cuts and scrapes are still somewhat visible.<br />
**Apollo has been gone from the officer's card game long enough to be missed. His last game was on Day 50.<br />
**Apollo asks Dualla how his father is doing "this morning", and Dualla's response implies that this is at least the second time he's asked her. His first opportunity to do so would have been on the morning of Day 52. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s [[podcast]] says that this conversation has been a "routine happening each day", i.e., more than twice. This puts this episode at Day 54 at least.<br />
**In the episode "[[Final Cut]]", we learn that Tigh was in command for "over a week", which unfortunately tells little - the next episode, where Adama finally resumes command, takes place "the next week" after this one.<br />
* Boomer dies in this episode, shot by [[Cally]]. There is still the Valerii copy on Caprica, which will reappear in the next episode, and in later episodes be taken aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
**Boomer dies in a matter that seems to mirror what happened to Lee Harvey Oswald (the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy). Oswald himself is shot at point blank range by a man named Jack Ruby while being transferred to another prison. <br />
***The shooting on the ''Gideon'' was inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Kent State shootings|Kent State Shootings]]. Some have also stated that it is somewhat similar to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Massacre|Boston Massacre]], which helped spark the [[Wikipedia:American Revolutionary War|American Revolutionary War]]. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s podcast says that this scene was directly inspired by the Boston Massacre. A group of armed soldiers, not trained or equipped as riot police, are being pelted with objects (albeit non-lethal ones) by a hostile crowd and react with the training and equipment that they have when a threat is perceived.<br />
*If Boomer is to be believed, there are eight more Cylons hiding in the Fleet. It has already been established that there are only 12 Cylons models in existence, and four have already been revealed in the Fleet ([[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Leoben Conoy]], [[Aaron Doral]], and now [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]), so each of the as-yet-unknown models may have a representative copy hiding in the Fleet. (Three new Cylon infiltrators, one found on [[The Farm|Caprica]], and one [[D'anna Biers|female]] and [[Cavil|male]] has been identified to viewers since this episode.)<br />
**Boomer produced this number under extreme duress. It is possible that she simply fabricated it, or that Baltar was relying on "God" to produce it for her, as he himself did in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]."<br />
**Baltar asserted during the scene that Boomer had the information in her subconscious, so this may have been a way of producing it from extreme duress.<br />
***It is intruiging to note that later in season 2 in the episode "[[Downloaded]]", it will be revealed that "Sharon Valerii" is really "Cylon model Number ''Eight''".<br />
*Commander Adama has regained consciousness.<br />
*There is a small resistance movement on Caprica comprising as of now 53 people, and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] have joined up with them.<br />
*Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] has been serving on battlestars since he was 18. Other battlestars he has served on include the ''[[Columbia]]'', ''[[Atlantia]]'', and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.<br />
*First mention of the battlestar ''Pegasus'' in the Re-imagined Series.<br />
*First time that Chief Tyrol's first name, "Galen", has been spoken on screen. Previously it was only known from an entry in Ron D. Moore's blog.<br />
*Baltar's Six considers the term "[[toaster]]" to be a "racial epithet".<br />
*Apollo can pilot a Raptor. He brought a pilot along with in "[[Fragged]]."<br />
*Cadet "[[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]]" Constanza is now leading [[Combat Air Patrol]]s.<br />
*This episode introduces a conspiracy to free Laura Roslin from imprisonment. (see; [[Laura Roslin faction]])<br />
*One of ''Galactica's'' Raptors is aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. It was all ''Galactica'' could do to muster two Raptors in "[[Fragged]]", although they had four in operation earlier that day in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]. Will ''Cloud Nine'' return the vehicle, and if not, will this further hamper ''Galactica's'' ability to deploy marines within the fleet?<br />
*[[Tylium]] is used to fuel the maneuvering thrusters on the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] craft, as well as the FTL engines for the rest of the fleet.<br />
*The background music in the scene where Lee Adama says goodbye to his unconscious father is a faint echo of "Wander my Friends", the victory music from "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".<br />
*Dualla has indicated that she would prefer him to be in command, as opposed to the frequently inebriated Tigh. She also casts a friendlier-than-usual glance at Apollo's backside as he is escorted to the brig.<br />
*Col. Tigh derides Dr. Baltar for using "[[Technobabble|technobabble]]" pseudoscientific explanations frequently used on RDM's old "Star Trek: The Next Generation" series.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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* ''Baltar tries to explain the failure of his Cylon detector:''<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> What the hell's the matter with your Cylon detector, doctor? You gave the assassin a pass.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but that was a beta test. A preliminary. Clearly I've perfected my methodology and she slipped through.<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> So what the hell are you telling me here, that we are back to square one? That no one's results are definitive?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> No, I am-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> That we have no way of knowing who are the Cylons among us?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> -not saying that, since Valerii's test- since the assassin's test I've developed a new set of protocols which should eliminate any errors - anomalies - that popped up earlier. Look, if you let me test the chief's blood, I might be able to tell once and for all if-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> No "if"! I want a definitive answer, no more of your weaselly technobabble. He's a Cylon or he's not. So get down there and do something right for a change.<br />
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* ''In ''Galactica's'' brig, Tyrol is led into a cell with Sharon Valerii:''<br />
:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> (crying) Chief? I thought you were on Kobol?<br />
:(Tyrol is shoved into the cell, and Sharon tries to hug him)<br />
:<b>Chief Tyrol:</b> Don't you talk to me. Don't come near me. Don't even touch me. If you do, I will kill you.<br />
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* ''In one of ''Galactica's'' corridors:''<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> They locked the Chief up with Boomer. Tigh thinks he's a Cylon.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> I know. I'm going to see the Colonel now. If anyone's going to find a way to clear the Chief, or...<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> Or what? Throw him out the airlock like a piece of garbage? If Commander Adama were in charge, this would have never happened.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but he's not in charge, is he?<br />
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* ''After Lee Adama and President Roslin arrive on ''Cloud Nine'':''<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Well, we're home free for now.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (standing in the hangar bay) Good to see you, Madam President.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Captain Apollo, what is Mr. Zarek doing here?<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Once Tigh gets over his initial shock, he'll send troops out to search for us, and if we're going to make it, we have to keep on the move. I figured Mr. Zarek here is the only one in the fleet with enough shady friends around to hide us.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (to Laura) I love the way he puts that.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Well, Mr. Zarek, it would seem that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> Call me Tom.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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* '''[[Nicki Clyne]] comments on [[Cally]]'s motivations in shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] from [http://scifibrain.ign.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2384&Itemid=0 Scifibrain's March 17, 2006 interview]:'''<br />
*# I think Boomer represented all the things that were wrong for her at that time, including her relationship with [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. So, I think she just saw Boomer as this symbol of what was wrong for her at the time. She couldn’t see any other way to deal with it.<br />
*# ''On whether or not Cally was guilty for killing [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]:'' That is a tough one, and I think about that a lot, because I don’t think it is right to kill anything. I don’t think it can ever be a positive feeling. At the time, she felt like there was no other way, and that was her only option, but I am sure upon reflection in the brig, or when she got back to work, that she saw how it affected Tyrol. That she, she shows a lot of wondering. There is actually a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|scene that got cut]] [in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"], but she finally approaches the Chief, when she is finally sick of him ignoring her, after she has gotten out of jail, she says, "If I had a chance, I would do it all over again."<br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]<br />
*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[Jammer]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1756208|Chris Shields]] as Corporal [[Venner]]<br />
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]<br />
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
*[[Tamara Lashley]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0346885|Jeremy Guilbaut]] as Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1976541|Heather Doerksen]] as "Marine With A Sandwich"<br />
*Curtis Lee Hicks "Marine Sergeant"<br />
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Resistance (episode)
2006-07-23T21:43:52Z
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<div>:''This page covers the episode titled "Resistance." For other meanings, see "[[Resistance]]".'' <br />
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{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[image:Sharondeath.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title=Resistance<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=[[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode=4<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=[[Toni Graphia]]<br />
| Story=<br />
| Director=[[Alan Kroeker]]<br />
| Production=2.04<br />
| Rating= 1.9<br />
| US Airdate=August 5 2005<br />
| UK Airdate=January 31 2006<br />
| DVD=Dec 20 2005 (US Season 2.0)<br />
| Population=47,861<br />
| Prev=[[Fragged]]<br />
| Next=[[The Farm]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''Riots break out in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] over Tigh's declaration of martial law, and a group of ''Galactica'' crewmembers led by [[Lee Adama]] smuggle [[Laura Roslin]] out of the brig and into [[Tom Zarek]]'s hands. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon]] fall in with a group of humans who survive on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and started a resistance movement.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== On ''Galactica'' ===<br />
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*After returning to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (after being rescued from [[Kobol]] in the last episode, [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] is arrested and interrogated by [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]], who believes that Tyrol may be a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]. Although Tyrol states otherwise, Tigh believes that, because of the Chief's relationship with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], now a known Cylon agent, he can't be trusted. Tyrol is then put into the same brig as Valerii, and warns her to stay away.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]] is questioned by [[Cally]] on why no one will help Tyrol. Baltar lies by telling her that his [[Cylon detector]] was flawed, and that he will try to prove that Tyrol is innocent. Cally threatens to reveal what he did to [[Crashdown]] if he doesn't help her.<br />
*After arriving in [[CIC]], Baltar is questioned by Tigh on why the Cylon detector failed to screen out Valerii. Baltar makes up an convenient technical excuse that Tigh dismisses as so much [[technobabble]]. The acting commander orders Baltar to test Tyrol. When Baltar suggests he should assume the role of acting president if [[Laura Roslin]] is incompacitated, Tigh tells him he has no power under martial law.<br />
*Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] alerts Tigh to a number of ships in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] that refuse to supply ''Galactica'' with food, water, and [[tylium]], and also protest [[Laura Roslin]]'s incarceration.<br />
*On his way to the brig, [[Lee Adama]] meets [[Anastasia Dualla]] in the hall, who tells him that [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] is still sedated, and that there is a lot of protest and dissention within the Fleet. Dualla also tells young Adama that Tigh's alcohol problem is spinning out of control.<br />
*In his quarters, Tigh tries to figure out a way to get the needed supplies from the protesting ships. [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that he needs to assert his authority by belittling him. This prompts Tigh to send a stern warning to the other ships, warning them to either resupply ''Galactica'' or face consequences.<br />
*In the brig, Captain Adama tells Roslin that she still holds significant influence on some members of the Fleet (as evidenced by her growing relationship with Corporal [[Venner]]), which prompts Roslin to state something bad is going to happen in the Fleet.<br />
*With the supply ships still refusing to supply ''Galactica'', Tigh orders squadrons of Colonial [[Marines]] to board the ships and take the supplies by any means necessary.<br />
*On the transport ship ''[[Gideon]]'', a group of Marines, led by Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]], attempt to take food supplies off the ship. The civilians grow angrier and fight the troops. A noise that sounds like a gunshot is heard, and the marines fire on the crowd in response, killing 4 civilians.<br />
*Tigh realizes that he has made a bigger mess out of the supply problem. The riot prompts Roslin to realize that this action will splinter the Fleet, which will make them easy targets for the Cylons. Roslin tells Captain Adama that she needs to leave ''Galactica'' as soon as possible. Adama tells her he will come along and has also figured out a way to get off the ship.<br />
*Tigh tells his wife that he is not fit for command, and he knows that she was manipulating him into using strong-arm tactics to resupply ''Galactica''. Ellen tells her husband that if she didn't motivate him, he would never stop drinking, which prompts Ellen and Tigh to start fighting, but instead, they start making love.<br />
*In the brig, Boomer tells Tyrol that she still loves him, but Tyrol dismisses her. Baltar enters the room to test Tyrol to prove he is really human. When injected with a syringe, Tyrol goes into a state of shock from a toxin that Baltar uses. He tells Boomer that he covered up her true nature as a Cylon from the rest of the Fleet, and that if she wants to save Tyrol, she must reveal how many Cylon agents remain in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. Under duress, Valerii tells Baltar that there are eight other Cylons in the Fleet. Baltar revives Tyrol.<br />
*Captain Adama begins the escape plan, closing down a causeway on the ship for maintenance, securing a [[Raptor]] with which to leave the ship, and bringing Roslin from the brig to the shuttle bay, along with [[Elosha]]. When Roslin tells [[Billy Keikeya]] to board the ship, he tells her that he will be staying behind, because he does not want to be part of a civil war.<br />
*On the bridge, Tigh learns that Captain Adama and Roslin have escaped on a Raptor authorized to launch for use by Dr. [[Cottle]]. Dispite the chance to destroy the ship, Tigh holds the fire order on the Raptor, which escapes to ''[[Cloud Nine]]''.<br />
*Upon arriving on ''Cloud Nine'', Roslin learns that Captain Adama has enlisted the help of [[Tom Zarek]] to hide within the Fleet until they can muster enough support to overthrow ''Galactica''.<br />
*As Ellen complains to her husband for not firing on Captain Adama, Commander Adama arrives in the room, having recovered enough to walk and move again, and asks what's happened on the ship. Tigh tells Adama that he messed things up badly, and Adama tells Tigh that they will fix the problem together. Ellen Tigh, in the meanwhile, leaves the room on Adama's request, her hand grasping harshly at the door frame in apparent frustration in the change of events as she leaves.<br />
*Tyrol is released from his cell. Baltar tells him that Boomer will be sent to new, fortified cell for testing. As Boomer is led down the corridor, as she heckled and yelled at by crew members, Cally steps from in the crowd and shoots Valerii point-blank in the abdomen. As Cally is taken into custody, the dying Boomer tells Tyrol she loves him, and passes away.<br />
[[Image:Resistance-Anders_Starbuck.jpg|Starbuck and Anders playing a game of pyramid.|thumb]]<br />
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=== On Caprica ===<br />
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*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] are lost in the wilderness, and are subsequently shot at by a group of humans. It eventually leads to a standoff between the two groups, but Starbuck manages to convince the humans that they are not Cylons. When asked about their identities, Helo recognizes the group as members of a [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] team called the [[Caprica Buccaneers]].<br />
*The pyramid team-turned-resistance fighters have been attacking the Cylons and stealing supplies from them for weeks. They escaped the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] as they were away for training in the remote mountains at the time.<br />
*The Buccaneers take Helo and Starbuck to an [[Delphi Union High School|abandoned high school]], where they stay for the night. Starbuck, intrigued, challenges the leader of the group, [[Samuel Anders|Anders]], to a game of pyramid.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*What will Commander Adama do to resolve the crisis now that he has regained consciousness? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to President Roslin, now on the run? ([[Home, Part I|Answer 1]] and [[Home, Part II|Answer 2]].)<br />
*What will happen to Cally now that she has killed Boomer? ([[The Farm|Answer 1]] and [[Flight of the Phoenix|Answer 2]])<br />
*Could the fact that Cally shoots ''Galactica''-Boomer mean that Cally is a Cylon?<br />
*Could Boomer return to the show, to be reunited with Chief Tyrol, after having her consciousness transferred to another body? ([[Downloaded|Answer 1]] and [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer 2]])<br />
*Chief Tyrol mentions that he once served aboard battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''; will this be significant when the ''Pegasus'' is discovered by ''Galactica''? (When he gets in trouble, [[Pegasus (episode)|the answer appears to be "no."]])<br />
*When was the survivor count updated to include the deaths of [[Tarn]] and [[Socinus]] on [[Kobol]]? Clearly not after the survivors were returned to ''Galactica'', or the decrement between this episode and the last would be 3, not 1. Did the decrement of 1 between "[[Scattered]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]" refer to [[Tarn]]'s death, or to [[Flyboy]]'s before the opening credits?<br />
**Since the count must be omniscient in some sense, does it correspond to the whiteboard numbers seen on ''[[Colonial One]]'' throughout the first season, does it include survivors on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', and does it exclude any remaining [[Cylon agent]] infiltrators within the fleet?<br />
***Apparently the survivors on ''Pegasus'' were not included in the survivor count at this point because in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" the survivor count increased by over 1,700 when ''Pegasus'' joined the Fleet. This would seem to indicate that survivors on Caprica, et al are not included; just those in the fleet led by ''Galactica''. <br />
*Eight ships in total refuse to resupply ''Galactica''. Tigh orders "a Raptor and an armed marine boarding party for every ship refusing the resupply order." Gaeta explains that they are short on manpower, but says nothing about equipment shortages. A caption then identifies "''Galactica'' Boarding Party Six". Is it possible that ''Galactica'' was able to deploy eight Raptors following the destruction of two in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and the scrapping of an additional Raptor in "[[Fragged]]" (which in that episode was necessary to muster even two Raptors)? Were the boarding parties deployed sequentially, not simultaneously? If so, why would manpower shortage be a concern?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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*Continuing from the events of last episode, "[[Fragged]]," Cally has indeed threatened Dr. Baltar with revealing that he [[Wikipedia:Frag (military)|fragged]] [[Crashdown]] in return for demanding that he help Chief Tyrol.<br />
*Baltar has a working [[Cylon detector]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]) and access to blood samples from every Colonial in the Fleet. It could well be that he already knows how many Cylon infiltrators are in the fleet, and was actually testing Boomer to see if she did, too. Before Cally shot her, he was intending to interrogate her further -- perhaps this was a trial run of the method he intended to use to extract vital information from her subconscious?<br />
**However, Baltar told Six that it would take around 60 years to test everyone in the Fleet because one person's complete test would take 11 hours; he doesn't know how many are in the fleet.<br />
***It takes him less than two minutes to determine Boomer's true nature in "[[Flesh and Bone]]". Whatever reason Baltar has for giving the 11 hour estimate clearly doesn't preclude him determining unambiguous positives in a more reasonable timeframe.<br />
***It has been (approximately, see timeline issues below) 26 days since "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", during which only one result was produced (for [[Ellen Tigh]]), minus the 3 days Baltar spent attending [[Quorum of Twelve|Quorum]] sessions and 2 days stranded on [[Kobol]]. The remaining 20 day period would only be sufficient to produce an additional 43 results. Tigh's chagrin that "no one's results are definitive" may imply that a substantially greater number have been produced.<br />
**As of "[[Home, Part I]]", this line of inquiry is somewhat moot. Baltar does not know the ''identity'' of the remaining Cylon infiltrators, and regrets not asking Boomer before her death.<br />
*[[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]'s authority on the ship appears to have grown more tenuous. Numerous officers and crew are now willing to actively assist in [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s escape. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], Dr. [[Cottle]] and [[Lee Adama]] are all directly involved. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] assists indirectly by denying knowledge of the unusual transmissions detected prior to the jail break even after asking Dualla about them earlier.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,861, reflecting the death of [[Crashdown]] in "[[Fragged]]".<br />
** Does (or will) this count discriminate between humans and Cylons? Was Boomer ever removed from this count?<br />
*This episode gave no direct indication of its date. All the first season episodes identified the date during their Caprica segments, and the first three episodes of this season have taken place on the same day as "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". There are a few possible indicators of time elapsed:<br />
**Tyrol is in a holding cell. He apparently hasn't been there for long, and his arm is still in a sling.<br />
**Baltar's numerous facial cuts and scrapes are still somewhat visible.<br />
**Apollo has been gone from the officer's card game long enough to be missed. His last game was on Day 50.<br />
**Apollo asks Dualla how his father is doing "this morning", and Dualla's response implies that this is at least the second time he's asked her. His first opportunity to do so would have been on the morning of Day 52. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s [[podcast]] says that this conversation has been a "routine happening each day", i.e., more than twice. This puts this episode at Day 54 at least.<br />
**In the episode "[[Final Cut]]", we learn that Tigh was in command for "over a week", which unfortunately tells little - the next episode, where Adama finally resumes command, takes place "the next week" after this one.<br />
* Boomer dies in this episode, shot by [[Cally]]. There is still the Valerii copy on Caprica, which will reappear in the next episode, and in later episodes be taken aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
**Boomer dies in a matter that seems to mirror what happened to Lee Harvey Oswald (the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy). Oswald himself is shot at point blank range by a man named Jack Ruby while being transferred to another prison. <br />
***The shooting on the ''Gideon'' was inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Kent State shootings|Kent State Shootings]]. Some have also stated that it is somewhat similar to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Massacre|Boston Massacre]], which helped spark the [[Wikipedia:American Revolutionary War|American Revolutionary War]]. [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s podcast says that this scene was directly inspired by the Boston Massacre. A group of armed soldiers, not trained or equipped as riot police, are being pelted with objects (albeit non-lethal ones) by a hostile crowd and react with the training and equipment that they have when a threat is perceived.<br />
*If Boomer is to be believed, there are eight more Cylons hiding in the Fleet. It has already been established that there are only 12 Cylons models in existence, and four have already been revealed in the Fleet ([[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Leoben Conoy]], [[Aaron Doral]], and now [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]), so each of the as-yet-unknown models may have a representative copy hiding in the Fleet. (Three new Cylon infiltrators, one found on [[The Farm|Caprica]], and one [[D'anna Biers|female]] and [[Cavil|male]] has been identified to viewers since this episode.)<br />
**Boomer produced this number under extreme duress. It is possible that she simply fabricated it, or that Baltar was relying on "God" to produce it for her, as he himself did in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]."<br />
**Baltar asserted during the scene that Boomer had the information in her subconscious, so this may have been a way of producing it from extreme duress.<br />
***It is intruiging to note that later in season 2 in the episode "[[Downloaded]]", it will be revealed that "Sharon Valerii" is really "Cylon model Number ''Eight''".<br />
*Commander Adama has regained consciousness.<br />
*There is a small resistance movement on Caprica comprising roughly 50 people, and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] have joined up with them.<br />
*Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] has been serving on battlestars since he was 18. Other battlestars he has served on include the ''[[Columbia]]'', ''[[Atlantia]]'', and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.<br />
*First mention of the battlestar ''Pegasus'' in the Re-imagined Series.<br />
*First time that Chief Tyrol's first name, "Galen", has been spoken on screen. Previously it was only known from an entry in Ron D. Moore's blog.<br />
*Baltar's Six considers the term "[[toaster]]" to be a "racial epithet".<br />
*Apollo can pilot a Raptor. He brought a pilot along with in "[[Fragged]]."<br />
*Cadet "[[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]]" Constanza is now leading [[Combat Air Patrol]]s.<br />
*This episode introduces a conspiracy to free Laura Roslin from imprisonment. (see; [[Laura Roslin faction]])<br />
*One of ''Galactica's'' Raptors is aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. It was all ''Galactica'' could do to muster two Raptors in "[[Fragged]]", although they had four in operation earlier that day in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]. Will ''Cloud Nine'' return the vehicle, and if not, will this further hamper ''Galactica's'' ability to deploy marines within the fleet?<br />
*[[Tylium]] is used to fuel the maneuvering thrusters on the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] craft, as well as the FTL engines for the rest of the fleet.<br />
*The background music in the scene where Lee Adama says goodbye to his unconscious father is a faint echo of "Wander my Friends", the victory music from "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".<br />
*Dualla has indicated that she would prefer him to be in command, as opposed to the frequently inebriated Tigh. She also casts a friendlier-than-usual glance at Apollo's backside as he is escorted to the brig.<br />
*Col. Tigh derides Dr. Baltar for using "[[Technobabble|technobabble]]" pseudoscientific explanations frequently used on RDM's old "Star Trek: The Next Generation" series.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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* ''Baltar tries to explain the failure of his Cylon detector:''<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> What the hell's the matter with your Cylon detector, doctor? You gave the assassin a pass.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but that was a beta test. A preliminary. Clearly I've perfected my methodology and she slipped through.<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> So what the hell are you telling me here, that we are back to square one? That no one's results are definitive?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> No, I am-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> That we have no way of knowing who are the Cylons among us?<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> -not saying that, since Valerii's test- since the assassin's test I've developed a new set of protocols which should eliminate any errors - anomalies - that popped up earlier. Look, if you let me test the chief's blood, I might be able to tell once and for all if-<br />
:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> No "if"! I want a definitive answer, no more of your weaselly technobabble. He's a Cylon or he's not. So get down there and do something right for a change.<br />
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* ''In ''Galactica's'' brig, Tyrol is led into a cell with Sharon Valerii:''<br />
:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> (crying) Chief? I thought you were on Kobol?<br />
:(Tyrol is shoved into the cell, and Sharon tries to hug him)<br />
:<b>Chief Tyrol:</b> Don't you talk to me. Don't come near me. Don't even touch me. If you do, I will kill you.<br />
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* ''In one of ''Galactica's'' corridors:''<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> They locked the Chief up with Boomer. Tigh thinks he's a Cylon.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> I know. I'm going to see the Colonel now. If anyone's going to find a way to clear the Chief, or...<br />
:<b>Cally:</b> Or what? Throw him out the airlock like a piece of garbage? If Commander Adama were in charge, this would have never happened.<br />
:<b>Gaius Baltar:</b> Yes, but he's not in charge, is he?<br />
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* ''After Lee Adama and President Roslin arrive on ''Cloud Nine'':''<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Well, we're home free for now.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (standing in the hangar bay) Good to see you, Madam President.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Captain Apollo, what is Mr. Zarek doing here?<br />
:<b>Lee Adama:</b> Once Tigh gets over his initial shock, he'll send troops out to search for us, and if we're going to make it, we have to keep on the move. I figured Mr. Zarek here is the only one in the fleet with enough shady friends around to hide us.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> (to Laura) I love the way he puts that.<br />
:<b>Laura Roslin:</b> Well, Mr. Zarek, it would seem that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.<br />
:<b>Tom Zarek:</b> Call me Tom.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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* '''[[Nicki Clyne]] comments on [[Cally]]'s motivations in shooting [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] from [http://scifibrain.ign.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2384&Itemid=0 Scifibrain's March 17, 2006 interview]:'''<br />
*# I think Boomer represented all the things that were wrong for her at that time, including her relationship with [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. So, I think she just saw Boomer as this symbol of what was wrong for her at the time. She couldn’t see any other way to deal with it.<br />
*# ''On whether or not Cally was guilty for killing [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]]:'' That is a tough one, and I think about that a lot, because I don’t think it is right to kill anything. I don’t think it can ever be a positive feeling. At the time, she felt like there was no other way, and that was her only option, but I am sure upon reflection in the brig, or when she got back to work, that she saw how it affected Tyrol. That she, she shows a lot of wondering. There is actually a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|scene that got cut]] [in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"], but she finally approaches the Chief, when she is finally sick of him ignoring her, after she has gotten out of jail, she says, "If I had a chance, I would do it all over again."<br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]<br />
*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[Jammer]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1756208|Chris Shields]] as Corporal [[Venner]]<br />
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]<br />
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
*[[Tamara Lashley]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0346885|Jeremy Guilbaut]] as Lt. [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1976541|Heather Doerksen]] as "Marine With A Sandwich"<br />
*Curtis Lee Hicks "Marine Sergeant"<br />
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MoonMage
https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Socinus&diff=65308
Socinus
2006-07-22T20:12:35Z
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<div> {{Character Data| <br />
|photo= [[Image:Socinus.JPG|200px]]<br />
|age=<br />
|colony= [[Aerelon]]<br />
|birthname= Socinus<br />
|callsign= <br />
|seen= Miniseries<br />
|death= Died on [[Kobol]] from smoke inhalation ([[Valley of Darkness]])<br />
|parents= <br />
|siblings= <br />
|children= <br />
|marital status= Single<br />
|role= Viper and Raptor Maintenance, [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<br />
|rank= Specialist<br />
|actor= Alonso Oyarzun<br />
|cylon= <br />
|name= <br />
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Specialist '''Socinus''' is a deckhand aboard [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' assigned to Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]. Near the time of the [[Cylon Attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], he is attached to [[Deck Crew 5]], and is responsible for [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and [[Raptor]] maintenance.<br />
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Socinus, [[Prosna]], and [[Cally]] are late in wrapping one the flight deck crew's two surprise gifts for the retiring Commander [[William Adama]]--a photo of young Adama and his two sons, [[Lee Adama|Lee]] and [[Zak Adama|Zak]] found by Prosna in the [[Colonial Fleet]] archives. When Adama runs into them as he worked on the decommissioning ceremony speech, Socinus covers up their nervousness in hastily hiding the gift photo by complaining about the leaks they had to patch on the windows that cover the now-pressurized starboard [[flight pod]], which houses a museum of relics from the [[Cylon War]] ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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In the aftermath of [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet's]] escape from [[Ragnar Anchorage]], Socinus appears to be located in a records room on ''Galactica'', tasked with gathering contact information from other crewmembers on the battlestar who hope of gaining any information on loved ones missing in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|nuclear destruction of the Twelve Colonies]]. When [[Anastasia Dualla]], a citizen from Sagittaron, asks how many others from her colony are identified in the Fleet, Socinus, his voice filled with fatigue, tells the petty officer that there are 5,251 Sagittarons alive, but photos can't be transmitted around the Fleet to aid in locating them yet. He directs her place her photo of her family with his group or in an adjoining hallway-turned-memorial, filled with shrines and pictures of missing or lost friends and family ([[33]]).<br />
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In the process of an investigation of a bombing by a copy of [[Aaron Doral]] using stolen ordinance from one of ''Galactica's'' arms lockers, Socinus is charged with "conspiracy and collusion with a Cylon agent" and arrested by [[Hadrian|Master-At-Arms Sergeant Hadrian]]. Aware that Tyrol and Valerii were having intimate relations at the time, Socinus covers for Tyrol and falsely claims that he left open a hatch combing to causeway C and to the arms locker by accident.<br />
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It was likely Valerii's sleeper [[Cylon agent|Cylon personality]] that entered through that hatch combing, leaving it open so a copy of [[Aaron Doral]] could gain access to the explosives.<br />
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[[William Adama|Commander Adama]] doubts Socinus' actions (being aware of Tyrol and Valerii's relationship). Tyrol confesses to Adama that he was with Valerii at the time of the bombing, with the deck gang covering for him. This did not result in Socinus' release, as he did lie before the tribunal.<br />
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Socinus is released on parole for the scout mission to [[Kobol]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Pt. I]]) by request of Tyrol due to the extreme short-handedness of experienced crew. He becomes stranded on Kobol with the rest of the survivors of [[Raptor 1]].<br />
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Socinus sustains critical injuries including severe smoke inhalation during the crash. He is treated with [[serisone]] to prevent fluid from building up in his lungs. Despite the efforts of [[Tarn]], [[Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], ([[Scattered]]) to acquire another medkit from the crashsite to help keep him alive, Socinus' injuries are too severe. In the end, Tyrol euthanizes Socinus by [[morpha]] overdose to save him from a slow and agonizing death ([[Valley of Darkness]]).<br />
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[[Image:Socinus Valleyofdarkness.JPG|thumb|left|Socinus dying on Kobol ([[Valley of Darkness]]).]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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Socinus has the zodiac sign for Aries tatooed on his right arm (deleted scene on season 1 DVD)<br />
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MoonMage
https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=James_Lyman&diff=65307
James Lyman
2006-07-22T20:11:57Z
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|photo=[[image:Litmus-Jammer.jpg|200px]]<br />
|age=<br />
|colony=<br />
|birthname= <br />
|callsign= Jammer?<br />
|seen= Litmus<br />
|death= <br />
|parents=<br />
|siblings=<br />
|children=<br />
|marital status=Single<br />
|role=Deckhand, Deck Crew, [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]''<br />
|rank=Specialist<br />
|cylon=<br />
|actor=[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Dominic+Zamprogna Dominic Zamprogna]<br />
|name= <br />
}}<br />
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'''Jammer''' is a member of [[Deck Crew 5]] under Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]], often seen working alongside other crewmemembers [[Socinus]] and [[Cally]] in the hangar bay. <br />
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When President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] made it public knowledge that Cylons are now capable of [[Cylon agent|mimicking human form]], paranoia spread throughout the Colonial Fleet. Cally and Socinus argued with Jammer that everyone shouldn't become suspicious and stop trusting one another or the Cylons got what they wanted. Jammer told them that the time for that kind of thinking was in the past and it was "every man for himself now" ([[Litmus]]).<br />
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When [[Cylon Centurion|Cylon Centurions]] boarded the ''Galactica'' ([[Valley of Darkness]]), Apollo and a team of Marines found Jammer hiding unharmed in a small arms locker room filled with crewmen the Cylons had killed.<br />
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Jammer also scoffed Tyrol's attempt at constructing the [[Blackbird]] fighter, though he later reconsidered his decision and aided the deck crew and Tyrol in finishing the [[Blackbird]] prototype ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*It has been [[Cylon agent speculation|speculated]] that Jammer may be one of the remaining [[Cylon agent|humanoid Cylon]] models to be revealed.<br />
*It's not entirely clear whether "Jammer" is the character's actual name or his nickname (like Tyrol being called "Chief" most of the time in casual conversation) because no one has ever formally addressed him by name and rank, i.e. "Specialist Jammer" has never been spoken aloud. Curiously, he signed his name on the [[Blackbird]] simply as "Jammer".<br />
*Jammer is distinct amongst the deck crew of ''Galactica'' in that while essentially all of the other deck crew characters so far shown wear orange jumpsuits, Jammer's jumpsuit is yellow (this makes him easy to spot for fans who might not know who he is). This is probably done to add to the realism of the re-imagined series, because real-world aircraft carrier deck crew personnel wear color-coded jumpsuits according to their assigned tasks. On real-world US Navy carriers, yellow-suited deck crewmen are charged with aircraft handling, catapult gear, and plane direction duties. The US Navy actually doesn't use an orange-suit designation, but the closest to that are red-suited personel, who are charged with ordnance, crash and salvage duties.<br />
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MoonMage
https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Scattered&diff=65301
Scattered
2006-07-22T18:47:00Z
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<div>{{Episode Data|<br />
Image =[[Image:Tighadama.jpg|250px]] <br />
| Title=Scattered<br />
| Series=[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season=[[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode=1<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=[[David Weddle]] <br/> [[Bradley Thompson]]<br />
| Story=<br />
| Director=[[Michael Rymer]]<br />
| Production=2.01 '''(Season 2.0 Premiere)'''<br />
| Rating= 2.6; 3,053,000 viewers<br />
| US Airdate=July 15 2005<br />
| UK Airdate=January 10 2006<br />
| DVD=Dec 20 2005 (US Season 2.0)<br />
| Population=47,875<br />
| Prev=[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]<br />
| Next=[[Valley of Darkness]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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: ''Chaos is rampant as paramedics try to save [[William Adama|Commander Adama]]'s life after he is shot, and ''[[Galactica]]'' is accidentally separated from the Fleet.''<br />
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: <i>'''Note''': This is part one of a two-part episode. See the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]," for the conclusion.</i><br />
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== Summary == <br />
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===On ''Galactica''===<br />
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*Moments after the shooting of [[William Adama|Adama]], a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ambushes the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], prompting [[Executive officer|XO]] [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] to execute an [[Emergency jump coordinates|emergency jump procedure]] for the Fleet to rendezvous at another point. After ''[[Galactica]]'' jumps, it finds itself stranded from the rest of the Fleet, in the middle of nowhere.<br />
*After being shot by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], Commander Adama is rushed to the ship's infirmary. As Dr. [[Cottle]] is not onboard, a team of [[Layne Ishay|medics]] work to stabilize Adama's condition.<br />
*Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] devises a plan to find the co-ordinates of the Fleet: he networks the [[FTL]] computer to the Navigation, Damage Control, and Fire Control [[computers]] aboard ''Galactica'', so it will only take 10 minutes (instead of 12 hours) to compute the Fleet's location. However, not only will this involve jumping back to their last position, where they were ambushed by the Cylons, but networking the computers will make ''Galactica'' susceptable to Cylon computer infiltration.<br />
[[Image:201 02.jpg|thumb|Tigh brutalizes Valerii during her interrogation.]]<br />
*[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] visits the incarcerated Valerii, who insists she knows nothing about what's going on. She asks about Adama's condition.<br />
*[[Lee Adama]] agrees to a parole with [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]], the conditions of which mean that Adama is allowed to perform his duties as [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot and [[CAG]] but must report to the brig after duty shift is complete. The parole begins immediately, as Captain Adama is required to lead ''Galactica'''s [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and hold off the Cylons.<br />
*Once ''Galactica'' jumps back to its last position, the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s manage to hold off the oncoming waves of [[Raider]]s. A [[Heavy Raider]] makes it way towards ''Galactica''. Apollo shoots it down but the Heavy Raider crashes into the starboard [[flight pod]], depressuring it and the contents of the stillborn [[Galactica Museum|museum]].<br />
*The Cylons attempt to crack ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computers as Gaeta manages to calculate the Fleet's location. While the Cylons fail to gain control over ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems, they [[Valley of Darkness|manage to infect them]] moments before Gaeta breaks the network. ''Galactica'' jumps to return to the Fleet.<br />
*The medics successfully stabilize [[William Adama|Adama]]'s condition, but he remains in serious condition.<br />
*The crashed Heavy Raider seems completely destroyed as it lay on ''[[Galactica]]'s'' starboard flight deck, but multiple sets of red sensors soon light up from inside, and a group of [[Cylon Centurion]]s make their way out of the craft.<br />
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===On Caprica===<br />
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* In the [[Delphi Museum]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace]] meet after she recovers the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. Thrace attempts to shoot the [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]].<br />
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* Helo stops Thrace and tells her that Valerii is pregnant. Thrace refuses to accept it. <br />
* After Thrace's attempt to shoot Valerii, she escapes from the Delphi Museum's grounds in Thrace's captured Cylon Raider. (Exclaims Starbuck: "Bitch took my ride.")<br />
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===On Kobol===<br />
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*On Kobol, the survivors of the Raptor crash escape into the forest to avoid the Cylons.<br />
*With [[Socinus]] dying, Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]], [[Cally]], and a crewmember named [[Tarn]] return to the crash site to retrieve a medkit. On their way back, the trio are ambushed by Cylons, and only Tyrol and Cally manage to escape.<br />
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== Summary from scifi.com ==<br />
<br />
With Commander Adama fighting for his life after being shot by the Cylon infiltrator Sharon, and President Roslin languishing in the ''Galactica's'' brig after losing the power struggle with Adama, Colonel Tigh is thrust into the unfamiliar role of the sole leader in a time of crisis.<br />
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The situation worsens quickly. First, Tigh sends Lee to the brig for siding with Roslin against Commander Adama. Then an emergency jump to escape an incoming Cylon force goes wrong, leaving Galactica alone in space, separated from the rest of the fleet — and from the medical help needed to save Adama's life.<br />
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As Tigh struggles to come to terms with this crisis, he thinks back on his relationship with Adama, who saved him from oblivion and from his own fierce temper, and tries to tap into some of the wisdom that his old friend offered him.<br />
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It soon becomes clear that to reconnect with the fleet, ''Galactica'' must jump back into danger over Kobol and network its computers, a highly risky move that will make the ship vulnerable to attack from both the Cylon fighters and their crippling computer viruses.<br />
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Meanwhile, on the surface of Kobol, Chief Tyrol and the rest of the downed Raptor crew fight for their lives against an unseen enemy while Vice President Baltar seeks solace in his visions of Number Six, only to find those visions turn dark and haunting.<br />
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Light-years away, on Cylon-occupied Caprica, Kara and Helo must find some way to bring the Arrow of Apollo back to the fleet — but first they have to get it back from the avatar of Number Six who has found it in the Delphi Museum.<br><br><br />
--This section ©2005, [http://www.scifi.com SCI FI]. All rights reserved.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
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* Does Tigh recall that [[Gaius Baltar]] first tested his [[Cylon detector]] on Valerii? Or did he know in the first place? ([[Resistance (episode)|Answer]])<br />
* Regarding the firewall status display: What is not to say that the Cylons programmed the display, or more accurately the GUI interface for it, to show a false reading on their intrusion progress? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]] for related topic)<br />
* Just how many aboard ''Galactica'' agree with Adama's decision to jail Roslin? ([[Home, Part I|Answer]])<br />
* What is the significance of the number "3"? It is prominently shown on a door that a younger William Adama enters (in Colonel Tigh's flashbacks); when Lieutenant Gaeta arranges 3 bars of soap beside each other after washing his hands in the bathroom, and is also shown during the sequence with the firewall (that Lieutenant Gaeta devises to slow down the infiltration of the ''Galactica's'' network by Cylon forces), that has 4 levels of encryption, with 3 sub-encryption codes for each barrier.<br />
* Is LSO Captain Kelly normally third in the chain of command on ''Galactica'', or would a CAG outrank him if on board the ship?<br />
**As Captain Kelly is the highest-ranking Captain that is not assigned pilot duty, the chain of command would point to Kelly as next in line, but Captain Adama, as CAG, would likely follow Kelly next in the chain of command were not for his arrest.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
[[Image:Firewallbreech.jpg|left|thumb|Gaeta's firewall under attack, but not (yet) breached.]]<br />
*'''Visual evidence of the data security breach''': As Gaeta leans away from the status display to the floor to yank out the cable networking the computers (while he's not looking), the display does show that the last firewall is breached (probably why the Cylons were able to infiltrate a few but not all of ''Galactica's'' computers).<br />
[[Image:Virus Scattered.JPG|thumb|The virus breaches Gaeta's last firewall on the display in the upper-left corner.]]<br />
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*'''Kelly as third-in-command''': In this episode, we discover that [[Aaron Kelly|Captain Aaron Kelly]] is third-in-command, but we haven't really seen that much of him since the [[Miniseries]] (although we see him doing his job as [[Landing Signal Officer]] in "[[Final Cut]]"), which makes this seem contrived. However, in the [[Miniseries]], Kelly gives Tyrol an order to aid the stricken port flight pod rescue after Tigh hesitates to give an order (himself following Adama's command to tend to the matter). Giving such an order with the second-in-command standing there is something only a third-in-command would have the guts or authorization to do. Tigh did countermand him moments later to order the venting of the pod, but did not suggest he was out-of-line for stepping in. This strongly suggests that Kelly already was third-in-command, either at the time of decommissioning or as a direct result of casualties taken in the attack. Additionally, "Final Cut" seemed to establish that as [[Landing Signal Officer|LSO]], he just spends most or all of his duty time in the flight pod, and thus wouldn't normally be seen in CIC. Given that a battlestar's initial defense involves the reliability of Viper launches, Kelly's rank and duties could be considered just as important as the command staff needed to initiate the launch orders.<br />
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*'''Time placement relative to "[[Valley of Darkness]]"''': Considering that Colonel Tigh is still sitting at Commander Adama's bedside as [[Valley of Darkness]] opens, and that the Vipers deployed in this episode have just arrived in the flight deck, and the pilots are getting out of their aircraft, it is plausible to assume that [[Valley of Darkness]] takes place either directly after the events of this episode, or at the most, a couple of hours.<br />
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*'''Starboard flight pod''': The starboard flight pod is significantly damaged in this episode. However, as RDM reminded us in audio commentary (podcast) for this episode, this landing pod - originally set up as a museum - is not in active use.<br />
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*'''The networked-computer vunerability''': Computers simply being networked is not a sufficient condition to allow foreign interference - why would any of the systems [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] linked be connected to [[wireless]] channels? Was the infiltration that he detected most likely originating from within ''[[Galactica]]''?<br />
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:As with any other Colonial ship, ''Galactica'' receives data all the time from exterior sources. In addition to its mainframe computer, ''Galactica'' primary computers include the FTL, Navigation, Damage Control, and Fire Control systems. The mainframe ostensibly handles wireless communications (Note [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]]'s request for access to the mainframe with its communications channels in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). The mainframe probably ''did'' come under attack by the Cylon virus but was able to avoid infection because a Colonial mainframe may have been what the Colonials believed would be the central lynchpin in stopping any Cylon computer cracking.<br />
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:While the Colonial Fleet became lax in their computer defenses years after the [[Cylon War]], they probably believed that a networked computer system would be acceptable provided that their battlestar's mainframe computer or a robust avionics package and programming would be able to block or stop any electronic incursion. That fact might have been true--where it not for the [[Command Navigation Program]], which gave the Cylons a backdoor to any Colonial flight computer system. Instead of ramming the main door (mainframe) down, the Cylons used the "window", entering through a lesser computer (or opening a hole in their network) to achieve the same effect. The CNP helped to bypass the defenses of the mainframe, where normal communications were probably screened and electronic attacks thwarted, to enter through another system.<br />
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:''Galactica's'' computers may have never been networked in her history before this episode. Her computers may also not be as robust as her sister battlestars. But her computers were designed to be networked or run separately since Gaeta was able to set up a network at all. It was very likely that the mainframe was part of Gaeta's ad hoc network since the other computers would not be able to gather any data from the mainframe's wireless communications. Once the connections were made, the other computers (all of which probably had less resistance or defenses to Cylon viruses) were likely more susceptible to infection than the mainframe as these computers could now "hear" the same things that the mainframe heard normally in its business (such as Cylon electronic attack sequences), but was far more able to thwart. The lesser computers became infected quickly. After a time, even the mainframe in whole or in part would be infected since the Cylon virus is remarkably adaptable and polymorphic, even turning later into a [[Logic bomb]] after learning and probing ''Galactica's'' hardware (in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").<br />
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== Notes == <br />
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*The second season introduced the practice of showing the current fleet population in the opening credits. Throughout this episode, that population is 47,875. That represents 12 total casualties since "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II".<br />
* [[Socinus]]'s lungs are filling with fluid. <br />
* Captain Kelly is third in the chain of command, after Tigh. This was demonstrated in the [[Miniseries]], as Kelly attempted to give orders on trying to stop the fires after the nuclear strike on the battlestar, while Tigh hesitated in giving the order to vent the affected compartments.<br />
** '''Note:''' It is possible that Kelly is only third in command because of the malefactions of Apollo, and that, typically as fourth it is not a surprise that we have not seen him before. The sudden incapacity of two superiors has bumped him up the ladder. It is also worth noting that Doc Cottle holds the rank of Major, as stated in "[[Bastille Day]]", which would make him third in command, were it not for his absence from Galactica when Adama was shot.<br />
** '''Note:''' Another possibility is that Dr. (Major) Cottle might not even be in ''Galactica's'' chain of command at all (he is a medical officer, not a combat officer); in the United States military there are times when a lower ranking person will be in "Operational Command" of people who are technically higher in rank. For example, the United States Navy makes a distinction between Line Officers and Staff Officers. Line officers are those officers in general military specialties, and are eligible to command ships and other units. Staff Officers, however, are only permitted to command units within their specialty. Aboard ships, the senior Line Officer is in command, no matter the rank of any embarked Staff Officer.<br />
* Adama and Tigh served on a merchant freighter together after leaving the military; Adama was responsible for bringing Tigh back into the military when he reentered.<br />
* According to Ron Moore's podcast, the flashback scene at the end of the episode in which Tigh is a drunken wreck in a run-down hotel room about to kill himself, but at the last minute Military Police knock on the door and reinstate him into the military, is an homage to a similar scene involving Martin Sheen's character at the beginning of the film "[[Wikipedia:Apocalypse_Now|Apocalypse Now]]".<br />
* This episode marks the first (known) attempt at networking ''Galactica'''s computer systems, at least under William Adama's command. <br />
* Tigh's distrust of Baltar seems evident in this episode, particularly in the reply he made to [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] regarding the trust he had in the Lieutenant's programming abilities over Baltar's. <br />
* Tigh's wife has taken residence in Tigh's quarters. <br />
* Starbuck seems to incorrectly assume that there is a "real" Sharon Valerii and that the Valerii on Caprica is just a copy of her.<br />
* This episode introduces the first combat depiction of the Cylon [[Heavy Raider]], previously seen during [[Colonial Day]].<br />
* This episode showed the first change in the intro sequence, including subtitles, a lack of the "episode clip" sequence, and the use of the theme music previously used only in the UK showings of the first season.<br />
*Kerry Norton (Paramedic [[Layne Ishay]]) is the wife of Jamie Bamber (Lee "Apollo" Adama)<br />
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== Bloopers ==<br />
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* During the scene on Caprica, Helo exclaims "for God Sakes" instead of the more Colonial "for Gods' Sakes" or Cylon "for God's Sake".<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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* ''In ''Galactica's'' sickbay:''<br />
*:<b>Colonel Tigh:</b> (to Commander Adama) You never should have brought me back into the service. If you had just let me be, I'd have died back there on Caprica along with everyone else, and been happier for it. I don't want a command. I never did. Don't you dare die on me now.<br />
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* ''During a flashback sequence:''<br />
*:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> So, how'd you do it? How'd you get off this [[frak]]king freighter?<br />
*:<b>William Adama:</b> Connections. [[Anne Adama|Anne's]] father has a friend in the Defense Committee.<br />
*:<b>Saul Tigh:</b> So the new wife comes through. I wish I had in-laws with pull.<br />
*:<b>William Adama:</b> Give me a couple years. I'll have some pull. You watch me. I'll have my own battlestar someday.<br />
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* ''In ''Galactica's'' brig:''<br />
*:<b>President Laura Roslin:</b> (to Tigh) Colonel, once we find the fleet, I'd like to have a word with you.<br />
*:<b>Colonel Tigh:</b> There's nothing to talk about. You went up against [[William Adama | the old man]] and you lost.<br />
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* ''Tigh's pep talk to the [[CIC]] crew:''<br />
*: '''Tigh''': This is his command. His orders are still the word of the Gods on board this ship. Just so we're clear. This will be Adama's command until the day he dies. And we are not going to let him die. So say we all.<br />
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* ''On Caprica Valerii being "right":''<br />
*: '''Starbuck''': She's right, huh? Sharon the Cylon is right. Let's all just listen to Sharon the Cylon. Do whatever she says. Because that's a good idea. <br />
*: '''Helo''': Hey, Kara, she helped me get this far. <br />
*: '''Starbuck''': OK. I get it. I get it, Helo. You and I go way back, so I get it. All right? I remember how you felt about her, but she is not the real Sharon. That is some cheap, knock-off copy.<br />
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* ''After Starbuck shoots at Caprica Valerii:''<br />
*: '''Helo''': I'm not going to let you kill her. She's carrying my child.<br />
*: '''Starbuck''': My Gods, men are so painfully stupid sometimes! How do you know that?<br />
*: '''Helo''': I know, all right? She's not lying. <br />
*: '''Starbuck''': They lie about ''everything'', Helo. Their entire existence is a ''lie''. They're not human, Helo, they're machines. You can't have a baby with a ''machine''. <br />
*: '''Helo''': I don't know what to tell you, OK? But I believe her. It's hard to describe, we've been together for a long time. I mean, I know what she is, but she's not like the others! Look at me, she is not. <br />
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* ''Lee Adama gives his word to Tigh regarding his parole:''<br />
*: '''Adama''': All right, you have my parole. When I'm on duty, I will make no attempt to free her or sow insurrection among the crew. When I'm not on duty, I'll report back to this cell.<br />
*: '''Tigh''': (matter-of-factly) Pre-flight brief is underway in the ready room.<br />
*: '''Adama''': Right.<br />
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* ''Starbuck, upon the realization that Caprica Valerii has just stolen her Cylon Raider:''<br />
*: '''Starbuck''': Bitch took my ride...<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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* We've almost completed shooting the opening of Season Two, with [[Michael Rymer]] back at the helm filming a two-parter written by [[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]] called 'Scattered' and '[[Valley of Darkness]].' Things have been going well so far, with a good mood on the set and a feeling of satisfaction and pride running through the whole team at their accomplishments in year one and anticipation for year two." -- {{from_RDM_blog}}<br />
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=== From [[Podcast]] ===<br />
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* ''Regarding the bar room scenes (i.e. how [[Saul Tigh]] and [[William Adama]] met) that were filmed, but weren't fully utilized:''<br />
*: "We were going to open this show, with just that scene, to show how the two men met. And then come into this scene we're watching now, where Tigh takes command of ''Galactica'', and Adama's been shot, and there's all this chaos. And the episode was going to continue to sort of flashback onto their relationship. On the early days of Tigh and Adama. [...] And we shot those sequences. And edited it together, and we looked at them, but ultimately we didn't like them. We just didn't feel -- they weren't quite the show. [...] You can't really put your finger on any particular person, except maybe me, because it is my concept. [...] I don't know if I created, or had the writers of this episode, [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]], I don't know if I really gave them a rich enough environment to tell that backstory. "<br />
* ''On splitting the original "Scattered" into "Scattered" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]".''<br />
*: "We've always struggled with the length of our scripts, the length of our episodes. If you look at it, there's only 40 minutes in change of actual program content. And our scripts tend to run, in the early drafts, in the 50s or low 50s. [...] 60 page scripts are not unheard of. An ideal page script for us, going into shooting, is usually around 46-47 pages. Sometimes we make that, sometimes we don't. [...] And I think we did on 'Scattered', I think in the final draft it was around 47-48 pages. The shows are still too huge. They're still too long. The style of storytelling -- I might have talked about this before -- just requires spending more time on character, creating moments, really, sort of, taking your time as you go through the show. [...] So we essentially divided it into two and created another action storyline for part two."<br />
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=== Interviews===<br />
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* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] talks about the challenge of filming the episode's opening act:''<br />
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: So far this season I've been given great stuff to do, and [[Lee Adama|as my character]] I've been very careful not to apologize for the decision he made in ''[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Kobol's Last Gleaming]]''. It's the one thing that Lee can claim as his own act and he's not about to second guess himself. [[Michael Rymer]] [who directed ''Kobol's Last Gleaming'' and ''Scattered''] and I got together early on and decided that would be the case. We could have taken Lee down either path. He could have felt massive guilt in the way in which his father is gunned down seconds after betraying him, and then not having the chance to put that right. It would have been easy to go back and question what he did, but I think the character is far more interesting and stronger for not doing that. Lee is standing on his own two feet and moving forward, which he has to do. <ref name="starburst_71_19-20">Steven Eramo, "Jamie Bamber: A Man for all Seasons". <u>Starburst</u>, Special 71: [http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/albums/StarburstScans/BSGscan11.jpg 19]-[http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/albums/StarburstScans/BSGscan12.jpg 20]</ref><br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]<br />
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1406239|Warren Christie]] as [[Tarn]]<br />
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]<br />
*[[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]<br />
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as [[Socinus]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0851898|Michael Tayles]] as [[Flyboy]]<br />
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm1756208|Chris Shields]] as Corporal [[Venner]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0356501|Jennifer Halley]] as "[[Seelix]]"<br />
*[[Kerry Norton]] as Paramedic [[Layne Ishay]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0262957|Kurt Evans]] as Paramedic [[Howard Kim]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0871706|Nicholas Treeshin]] as Sergeant [[Watkins]]<br />
*[[imdb:nm0006820|Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Fischer]]<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/201/ "Scattered"] at scifi.com<br />
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