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<div>:''For the artifact contained within [[The Temple of Five]], see: [[Eye of Jupiter]].''<br />
{{Episode Data<br />
| title= The Eye of Jupiter<br />
| image=S3-eyeofjupiter.jpg<br />
| season= 3<br />
| episode= 11<br />
| guests= [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br />
| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]<br />
| story= <br />
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]<br />
| production= 311<br />
| rating=1.4<br />
| US airdate= December 15, 2006<br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| podcast= Y<br />
| population= 41,402<br />
| note= '''Season 3 cliffhanger'''<br />
| prev= [[The Passage]]<br />
| next= [[Rapture]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] makes a stop at a planet and discovers the location of a [[The Temple of Five|religious artifact]] that may further lead the way to [[Earth]]—for both the Colonials and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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===Act 1===<br />
* The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is mending its wounds from its passage to the [[algae planet]]. The harvest proceeds well and is into its 14th day, and appears to be closing up shop.<br />
*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] flies from ''[[Galactica]]'' to the harvest camp in a [[Raptor]], intentionally creating more noise than usual. [[Lee Adama]] is managing the harvest operations with his wife, [[Anastasia Dualla]].<br />
*When Major Adama leaves to greet Kara Thrace, Dualla's face barely hides her disappointment and frustration at Adama's hasty departure.<br />
*Major Adama greets Thrace with an admonishment of her piloting, but his comments are very brief; the two pilots embrace and passionately kiss.<br />
*Adama wants he and Thrace to stop hiding their feelings and divorce their respective spouses. Thrace reminds him that marriage in the eyes of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|gods]] is a sacrament; she has made a vow she will not break. Adama reminds her that their repeated secret encounters would be frowned on by the gods as well. Adama becomes frustrated, Thrace holds her position, and the two are left trapped in their feelings.<br />
*On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], the little human/Cylon hybrid, [[Hera]], is crying and is not well. [[Gaius Baltar]] is awakened by her cries and visits the child, who is attended by the [[Number Eight]] known once as [[Sharon Valerii]].<br />
*[[Galen Tyrol]] is part of the harvest team. He is repeatedly distracted by something which apparently only he can sense, and keeps looking out towards the unexplored hills beyond the harvest site. [[Samuel Anders]], also working on the harvest, comments that the algae harvest tastes as badly as it smells. Tyrol jokes that the algae is "breakfast, lunch and dinner until we can find a hot-fudge planet."<br />
*After sensing something strange one time too many, Tyrol leaves the harvest camp and begins a trek to a mountainous area. He discovers a door--not a naturally-carved one, but a rectangular door, apparently constructed by human hands.<br />
*Tyrol enters the door and walks through a passageway into an immensely large domed room, carved from within the mountain. In the center of the room is a center spire that reaches high into the structure. The spire is surrounded by five pentagonal obelisks. The center spire has ancient tribal carvings at the bottom, as well as illuminated crystalline pillars atop it. Tyrol, the son of a [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|priest]] and an [[oracle]], has a fair idea of what he has discovered: The [[Temple of Five]].<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
*Carbon dating of the temple indicates that is is approximately 4000 years old, which matches when the 13th colony left [[Kobol]] in search of Earth.<br />
*[[Laura Roslin]] discusses what she knows with Tyrol over [[wireless]] about this special [[Temple|temple]] as it is told in the [[Sacred Scrolls]] in Admiral [[William Adama]]'s quarters. But before they can digest the information further, they are alerted to four [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] that [[FTL|jump]] into orbit of the planet and move towards the Fleet.<br />
*Admiral Adama orders the civilian Fleet to escape to [[emergency jump coordinates]], but leaves ''[[Galactica]]'' behind; Adama does not want to repeat the situation on [[New Caprica]], where he retreated with the remains of the Fleet and abandoned the colonists there. Adama chooses to stay to protect his harvest team until they can escape. He and Roslin also agree that, if the Temple of Five has a marker to [[Earth]], they must not let the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] take it.<br />
*However, very uncharacteristically, the Cylons do not attack. In fact, they request communications with Adama. The voice that Adama hears is not a welcome one: It is [[Gaius Baltar]]'s.<br />
*The Cylons request a meeting on ''Galactica'' to discuss the [[Eye of Jupiter]]. The [[Number Three]] copy that Baltar calls [[D'Anna Biers|D'Anna]], a copy of [[Cavil]], Baltar, and the [[Number Eight]] copy once known as [[Sharon Valerii]] board the battlestar under heavy [[marine]] guard.<br />
*The virtual [[Number Six]] in Baltar's mind warns him that, while he may feel like he has returned home, he cannot stay: The Colonials would "toss (him) into an airlock and have a party."<br />
*On the way to the meeting, [[Sharon Agathon]] recognizes the Eight copy as the former "Boomer" Valerii. Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] denies her entry into the meeting. The two Eights are left outside the doorway, facing each other with mutual looks of contempt.<br />
*The two sides meet. Baltar attempts to take the initiative in an attempt to serve as a mediator, but this infuriates Roslin so strongly that she leaves the meeting. Adama receives the Cylon's terms: Leave peacefully so that they can gather the [[Eye of Jupiter]], and they will not attack. Cavil, with a sardonic face, adds the surrender of Baltar to the terms as well, to the former president's and Three's shock, "to sweeten the pot."<br />
*Boomer-Eight tells Sharon Agathon that Hera is alive, but unwell, on their basestar. Agathon refuses to believe her.<br />
*Admiral Adama is not amused by the Cylon's deal. Close to Three's face, Adama states his terms: ''Galactica'' will lay waste to the whole continent, destroying the planet's treasures with his nuclear arsenal should the Cylons attempt to land on the planet. The two sides depart in a state of détente.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
*Admiral Adama manages to get an order to his son of the situation and to destroy the site if the Cylons invade before the Cylons jam all wireless communications.<br />
*Major Adama instructs Samuel Anders to organize fireteams to defend against a probable Cylon incursion. Anders, also realizing what Adama has been doing with Thrace, is very angry and initially refuses to oblige until Thrace asks him to comply.<br />
*[[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] and Galen Tyrol speak in the temple. He tells her of how he was annoyed at his parents and their worship. Cally sees reverence on his face, despite his general mood of disbelief.<br />
*Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] has conducted some scans of the star system of the algae planet. He warns that the sun of this system is in danger of becoming a supernova very soon. Gaeta, who normally is as secular as his commander, finds it very strange how the Cylons and Colonials arrive at this one place at this time just before the planet's imminent destruction. Adama notes that the "higher powers" at work appear to have a strange sense of humor.<br />
*The [[basestar command]], with Baltar in attendance, discuss their plan to get the Eye. Cavil feels that annilihation of ''Galactica'' is the best option with the standoff (given that they are machines that can wait out humanity for years, or even millenia, and find Earth eventually).<br />
*D'Anna, without consulting the other Cylons, has solely initiated the jamming of Colonial communications, and has already sent a [[Heavy Raider]] with a squad of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to the planet as the basestar fleet jumped in, successfully avoiding Colonial detection. This action confuses the others, particularly [[Caprica-Six]].<br />
*D'Anna notes that, as soon as the Centurions recover the Eye, the other Cylons can destroy ''Galactica''.<br />
*The Centurions on the planet are seen connecting additional materials to their back as they march away from their ship.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
*The Colonials, with Anders at the lead, plan out their defense on the planet. One team will manage ammunition distribution, another team will create [[tylium]] mines.<br />
*As the harvest team-turned-point defense teams leave the tent, Major Adama compliments Anders for his honest, to-the-point direction to the group, indicating that Anders would make a good officer. Anders scoffs at Adama's compliment, inferring that he knows what Adama and Thrace have been doing. When Adama tries to object, Anders tells Adama not to insult his intelligence, as he is aware that Adama is not that only one that Thrace has enjoyed sexual company with.<br />
*On the basestar, in the [[Hybrid]]'s room, D'Anna-Three is savoring the opportunity to see the faces of the final five [[Cylon agent]]s--"maybe the face of [[God]] himself." The Hybrid notes, in her quizzical manner, that the "five lights of the apocalypse" and the "sins" will be revealed only to the "chosen one," lifting her head and staring directly at Baltar as she says "the chosen one" repeatedly. D'Anna's eyes are closed and is not aware that the Hybrid is addressing Baltar.<br />
*Caprica-Six enters and questions D'Anna's intentions. D'Anna dismisses their three-way relationship as she tells of her plan to leave with Baltar to discover the secrets of the Temple. Six is visibly hurt at being left behind.<br />
*The planet team begin their final preparations, led by Dualla. With [[wireless]] jammed, she notes how hardwired observation points are to be created to warn of any Cylon advance, with Starbuck's Raptor taking point with directions to fly to the nearest observation point to relay any sightings. Thrace's annoyance at Dualla's precise direction leads to some catty replies by Thrace, which Dualla ignores.<br />
*As the observation teams take their positions, Starbuck begins her recon flight. As she turns along a ravine, she spots the Centurion emplacement and is immediately fired upon by the Cylon's missile battery. Starbuck tries to evade and successfully manages to relay that she found Centurions before her Raptor is struck by a missile. With the controls on fire and visibility lost, Starbuck screams as she keeps her hands on the flight controls and fights for control of the Raptor. The [[Battle of the Algae Planet]] begins.<br />
*As President Roslin explores what little is known about the Temple of Five from the Sacred Scrolls, Admiral Adama interrupts her, telling her of Boomer's return and asking if the story of Hera's faked death was true. Roslin admits the truth. When she tries to explain the reasons why, Adama abruptly leaves in anger.<br />
*Adama tells the Agathons of Hera's discovery, and both are incensed. When Helo argues how painful it was for them and how Adama should know the pain of the moment, Adama reminds him that, unlike [[Zak Adama|his son]], their child is still alive, and that they should be grateful for that. Sharon Agathon glares at Adama and says she wants to see her child, inferring a greater intention.<br />
*Major Adama reports to Anders that Starbuck's Raptor has gone down, but also tells him that a rescue mission is out of the question; they haven't enough manpower to rescue Thrace and defend their position.<br />
*Six Heavy Raiders leave a basestar towards the planet.<br />
*''Galactica'' sees the Heavy Raiders on [[DRADIS]] immediately. Tigh feels that this is a test to see if the Colonials are bluffing. Roslin believes that they were bluffing until Adama orders [[Hoshi]] to arm of a series of missile tubes, each containing a nuclear missile.<br />
*As Anders argues for Thrace's rescue, Lee Adama explodes in defense of the mission, arguing the point that he has known and cared for Thrace for much longer than Anders, who tells Adama he is going after his wife. Adama's troops hold Anders at gunpoint.<br />
*Unaware how events are escalating around and above him, Chief Tyrol illuminates the carved writings of the Temple with his flashlight and reads the inscriptions, trying to locate the actual resting place of the Eye. At one point, his flashlight's beam moves close to the target-shaped symbol in the center of the central spire.<br />
*The basestar command detects the [[Radiological alarm|radiation signature]] of the missiles as ''Galactica'' targets the Temple.<br />
*Adama authorizes the release of the missiles.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*Will Adama go through with his plan to nuke the planet? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did Starbuck survive the crash of her Raptor? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*What is the [[Eye of Jupiter]] and how does it point the way to [[Earth]]? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*How much truth is there to Anders' claim of Kara Thrace's chronic infidelity ("You think you're the first?")?<br />
*How will Athena and Helo knowing their child is still alive affect their relationship with Adama?<br />
*How will Adama finding out Hera is still alive affect his relationship with Roslin?<br />
*Is there a connection between the Temple of Five and the five missing Cylon models? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Who or what is "The One Whose Name Cannot Be [Told(?)]" whom the Five supposedly follow? Is this a reference to [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Jealous God|the Jealous God]], who may or may not be the "one true God" of the Cylons?<br />
*What are the "sins" of the Five that the Hybrid speaks of?<br />
*Who is the "Chosen One" that the Hybrid speaks of? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*What consequences will Number Three's actions have within the Cylon society? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Why does D'Anna feel that Caprica-Six cannot accompany her and Baltar?<br />
*What is the Fleet doing without the presence of ''Galactica''?<br />
*Will there be further confrontations between the two "Sharon Valerii"-type [[Number Eight|Eight]] models, as seen in the passageway tirade between [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Were the Cylons really willing to hand Baltar over to the Fleet?<br />
*When did [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] go over to the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons']] way of thinking? In this episode she clearly doesn't seem to think of herself as human anymore like she did in "[[Downloaded]]."<br />
*Was the Cylon that was pointed out to be Boomer the same one that has been seen amongst the Cylon baseship leadership? If so, then her turning over to the Cylon side was complete by the time the Cylons had abandoned New Caprica.<br />
*Is there a connection between [[Hera]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter]]?<br />
*Does Dualla know about the affair between Lee and Kara? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Will Hera be rescued from the Cylon baseship and returned to Athena? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did Adama inform Athena and Helo that it was the President who ordered the secret adoption of Hera? ([[Rapture|Answer]]) <br />
*What were the specifics of the target package selected by Adama? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did the Cylons experience the same trouble navigating through the star cluster that the Fleet did?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*At least eighteen people perished as a result of navigating through the radiation field of the star cluster. Most of these casualties are likely the skeleton crews of the ''Adriatic'' and the ''Carina'' and one of them is [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]].<br />
*This episode ends the debate whether [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] knew about [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s secret plan to hide [[Hera]] ("[[Downloaded]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]") -- he did not know.<br />
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[D'Anna Biers|D'Anna]]'s dialogue indicates that they have been intimate with each other as well as with [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]].<br />
*This is the first time the Cylons use "human" names on the basestar when not speaking with Baltar. D'Anna is named by Caprica-Six and another Number Three. Cavil's name is used by D'Anna.<br />
*Coincidence (and destiny / predestination) seems to be a major theme with this episode: the humans & Cylons show up at the planet at the same time; the temple is discovered by Tyrol, son of a priest who revered this place; the planet is orbiting a star that will go supernova within days.<br />
*At an unknown point in time, ''Galactica'' acquired at least four more nuclear warheads, bringing the total to at least seven; beginning the series with five and using one to destroy a basestar ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) and another being detonated by [[Gina]] on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). ''[[Pegasus]]'' may be the source, as these warheads may have been resupplied from ''Pegasus'''s arsenal, which likely occurred during the events of "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]".<br />
*When the Hybrid speaks of the Chosen One, she looks directly at Baltar, not D'Anna, who has her eyes closed.<br />
*Kara Thrace's explanation of marriage as a sacrament is similar to the [[w:Annulment (Catholic Church)|principles of the Roman Catholic Church]]. In this religion, a marriage between a baptized man and woman is one of the seven sacraments of the faith. A sacramental marriage cannot be dissolved, but only reviewed later to determine if the marriage was valid at all. If the marriage is invalid, an annulment is allowed. This suggests, by extension, that Thrace and Anders have had [[dedication ceremony|dedication ceremonies]] (the Colonial equivalent of baptism) if such a requirement is needed by the gods.<br />
*There is no "shaft of light" coming from any identifiable source in the Temple at the end of the episode except for Tyrol's flashlight as he explores and reads. The movement of the spotlight is caused by Tyrol's movement of the flashlight. Nothing is shown in the episode that suggests that anything inside the Temple is light-sensitive.<br />
*The [[tylium]] planned for the mines could come from three possible sources: Starbuck's Raptor, the harvest camp's power generators, or reserves kept for the Raptors and other ships servicing the harvest camp. If it was taken from Starbuck's Raptor, this supports the [[Substances in the Re-imagined Series#The Tylium Question|high energy yield of the fuel]] that, at the same time, would not sacrifice the Raptor's flight ability.<br />
*Now that Baltar seems to have some purpose again, he has become more attentive to his grooming, finally trimming his beard.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*Writer [[Jane Espenson]] revealed that this episode was originally titled "Eye of [[Zeus]]."<ref name="espenson-2">{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/11/jane-espenson-on-post-the-passage-questions/|title=TV Squad: Jane Espenson on post-The Passage questions|date=11 November 2006|accessdate=11 November 2006|last=McDuffee|first=Keith|format=|language=English}}</ref> In the podcast for this episode, Ron Moore explains that "Eye of Jupiter" just sounded better than "Eye of Zeus" and thus it was changed.<br />
*This episode, whose teaser clocks in at just over 11 minutes, has the longest teaser of any episode thus far, narrowly beating out that of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]".<br />
*Outdoor sequences of the algae planet were filmed near Kamloops, British Columbia [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/index.php?cat=videoBlog&vid=46979].<br />
*According to the podcast, the interior of the Temple of Five is the same set, an abandoned factory, as the large room on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] where Doral is left behind in the [[Miniseries]].<br />
*This episode was screened in movie theaters in six cities (New York, Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles) by TV Guide as a free promotional on December 14, 2006 one day before the United States airing. The source was a digital copy with no commercials. In at least two cities (Chicago and Los Angeles) writers from the show held a Q&A session after for fans. Also in at least two cities more than one screening was held. [http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=700013556]<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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*''Cylon baseship requests to speak with Admiral Adama''<br />
::'''Adama''': Put it through speaker. This is Admiral Adama.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Admiral. I can't tell you what a genuine pleasure it is to hear your voice. This is Gaius Baltar.<br />
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*''Baltar and Internal-Six discuss boarding the Galactica'':<br />
::'''Six''': Feels like old times, doesn't it?<br />
::'''Baltar''': Can't believe how much I actually missed this place.<br />
::'''Six''': You know you can't return. They'd toss you out the nearest airlock and then throw a party.<br />
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*''Lee and Kara, discussing contingency plans:''<br />
::'''Kara''': Can I make a suggestion you won't like?<br />
::'''Lee''': Do you make any other kind?<br />
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*''the Cylon representatives, aboard Galactica:''<br />
::'''D'Anna''': The weapons are hardly necessary.<br />
::'''Cavil''' (sarcastically, clasping his hands): Yes. Exactly. We come in peace.<br />
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*''The Hybrid, giving more obscure prophecy:''<br />
::'''Hybrid''': The five lights of the apocalypse rising, struggling towards the light... sins revealed only to those who enter the temple... only to the chosen one... the chosen one... the chosen one...<br />
::'''D'Anna''': The Five await me. Gaius, I'm so close to knowing the truth!<br />
::'''Hybrid''': Look into the eye to know thyself...look into the eye to know thyself...<br />
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*''During a meeting between Roslin and Adama with Baltar and the Cylons''<br />
::'''Roslin''': The less this man says, the better this will go.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Wait a minute. If it wasn't for me the Cylons would've blown you out of the sky two seconds after we'd arrived.<br />
::'''Roslin''': (''Roslin to Adama'') I think you can handle this without me. . . if you can stomach it.<br />
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*''Caprica-Six confronts Baltar and D'Anna about their secretive behavior''<br />
::'''Caprica''': I'd like to think we that three have shared something, transcended the barriers that separate people, and yet somehow, the more time goes on, the more I find myself on the outside looking in.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Well, that's not the case at all, is it? Because, we three, we're integral, we're part of...<br />
::'''D'Anna''': We're finished.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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''[[Jane Espenson]] discusses the original name for "The Eye of Jupiter" and references to it in "[[The Passage]]:"''<br />
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: "When I wrote this episode, the upcoming episode was already well along, and it was called 'Eye of [[Zeus]].' So all the dialogue in my episode reflected that. It got changed to Jupiter later, and I don't know why. It's always hard to get names to legally clear. All you need is one guy named Zeus who lives in [[w:North Hollywood|North Hollywood]] and [[w:Standards and Practices|Standards and Practices]] is all over you to change the name. (deadpan) That's probably what happened."<ref name="espenson-2"/><br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]<br />
*[[Eileen Pedde]] as Gunnery Seargant [[Erin Mathias]]<br />
*[[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]<br />
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil]]<br />
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
*[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as the [[Hybrid]]<br />
*[[Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]]<br />
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| title= Rapture<br />
| image= Final Five.jpg<br />
| season= 3<br />
| episode= 12<br />
| guests= [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br/><br />
| writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] <br/> [[David Weddle]]<br />
| story= <br />
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]<br />
| production= 312<br />
| rating=1.4<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-battlestarsundayratings,0,863950.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines|title='Battlestar' Ratings Dip on Sunday|publisher=Zap2It.com|page=|date=24 January 2007|accessdate=24 January 2007|language=English}}</ref><br />
| US airdate= 2007-01-21 <br />
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| next= [[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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: ''With an impending supernova, the Colonials and Cylons see their time running out as they endeavor to unlock the secrets of the [[Eye of Jupiter]]. Meanwhile, [[Number Three]] executes her plan to know the faces of the [[Final Five]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] tries to get [[Hera|her daughter]] back.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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===Act 1===<br />
*Others in ''[[Galactica|Galactica's]]'' [[CIC]], particularly Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] and President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]], become increasingly agitated and shocked as Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] continues issuing orders to arm and launch several nuclear missiles at the [[Temple of Five]]. He instructs Colonel Tigh to enter his launch codes as Adama does the same on his command console.<br />
*In the [[The Eye of Jupiter|previous episode]], the Colonials warned that they would destroy the continent where the ancient [[temple]] resided if the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] attempted any landing there. Six [[Heavy Raider]]s are now heading to the planet, and Adama is intent on showing the Cylons that he is not bluffing.<br />
*The Cylon [[basestar command]] detect Adama's continued missile preparations and become visibly worried that Adama will indeed destroy the Temple. Each of the available models immediately agree to a recall, except for the [[Number Three]] model, who defies the command group's consensus, and refuses to recall the last Heavy Raider.<br />
*''Galactica'' notices the recall of all but one of the Heavy Raiders, which gives Admiral Adama a moment to reconsider. After several tense moments, Adama rescinds the launch order and orders his battlestar to stand down.<br />
*The Cylons are relieved as well, but after the Three in the command room leaves in satisfaction, the others realize that the Cylon, a race predicated on consensus and not defiance or distinctive personality clashes, have a serious problem. A [[Cavil]] voices that the Threes are out of control, and that a decision regarding their actions must be made, sooner rather than later.<br />
*In their quarters, [[Helo]] is angry, saddened and unable to convince his wife, [[Sharon Agathon]] of another course of action by way of Raptor or other transport in her desire to rescue their daughter, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]], in the hands of the Cylons. In the end, both embracing, Helo shoots his wife to force her consciousness to [[Resurrection (RDM)|download and resurrect]] on the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]] to attempt the rescue.<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
*On the [[algae planet]], [[Lee Adama]]'s resistance movement is preparing. However, the Major and [[Samuel Anders]] are still fighting over saving [[Kara Thrace]] after her [[Raptor]] crashed from a Cylon missile attack. When Anders angrily proposes that he will shoot Major Adama if Thrace is dead, Adama responds that he would oblige Anders if Starbuck was killed, relating his feelings about the downed pilot. Their impasse ends when Adama calls his wife, Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], and orders her to attempt reconnaissance and rescue of Starbuck.<br />
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*[[Galen Tyrol]] and his team continue deciphering the writings inside the Temple of Five for discerning the location of the [[Eye of Jupiter]], believed to be an important artifact that gives further data on the road to [[Earth]]. Their investigation does not go well, although Chief Tyrol believes he is close to understanding the writings.<br />
*Admiral Adama and President Roslin meet with Helo and question his wisdom in the Agathon's rescue attempt of their daughter. Adama is concerned that the Cylons may gain critical tactical data from their defected former [[Cylon agent]]. When Roslin criticizes Helo, he angrily reminds her that, if she [[Downloaded|didn't steal their daughter]], the Agathons wouldn't be in this situation.<br />
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*Dualla and Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]] make their way to Starbuck's location, but are soon attacked by a Cylon sniper. After her partner is killed, Dualla scrambles, weaponless, along an alternate path to Starbuck's location.<br />
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*Starbuck has survived her crash relatively unhurt except for severe burns on her hands. The pain is so severe that Thrace hasn't sufficient dexterity to inject herself with a [[morpha]] shot for the pain. When she hears a noise outside, however, Starbuck suppresses the pain long enough to raise her sidearm at her Raptor's open door.<br />
*Thankfully, Dualla appears at the entrance. After administering a morpha shot, Dualla proceeds to assess the Raptors damage. She tells Thrace that she was ordered to "bring Starbuck to Apollo," describing less of the actual rescue and more of her pain over the "secret" affair between Adama and Thrace.<br />
*Sharon Agathon downloads successfully. Through fortune or design, it is [[Caprica-Six]] who greets her at the [[Cylon rebirthing tank]]. Agathon seems truthful in her intentions, despite Six's concerns. In turn, Six tells Agathon that the child is ill and is worsening, to the confusion of the Cylons.<br />
*On the planet, Major Adama's team have set a bomb kill zone in a ravine where any Cylon forces must walk through.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
*When the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] spot the trap, [[Jean Barolay]] is forced to detonate it before the Cylons completely enter the blast radius.<br />
*The explosion removes the lower torso of one Cylon, but it, along with the two undamaged units, return fire. The Colonials destroy the legless Cylon, but lose one of their own in the firefight. Having lost their only chance to hold back a Cylon advance, they begin a retreat to the highlands of the planet to await rescue.<br />
*Major Adama calls Chief Tyrol and orders the immediately evacuation and destruction of the Temple of Five lest it fall in Cylon control. A reluctant Tyrol orders his team out and soon follows, with a detonation cord reel to the [[G-4]] packs in his hands.<br />
*Dualla continues to repair the damaged [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Colonial Avionics|avionics]] from cannibalizing [[datacord]] from the ship's communications system. When Thrace's pain increases, Dualla (with an apparently less-than-cordial "bedside manner") stabs Thrace's leg with another morpha injection. As she drifts into a sedated delirium, Thrace confesses to loving and hating Lee Adama and her husband. Dualla slaps the pilot both in annoyance and in an attempt to keep Thrace focused on a major problem: the former petty officer on ''Galactica'' is not flight-trained and cannot fly the Raptor, while Thrace's injuries make it impossible for her to fly.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]], the "D'Anna" Three, and a [[Cavil]] prepare to enter the Temple. Baltar's virtual Six appears to remind him, despite Three's feelings, that Baltar himself and not Three is the "anointed one" who is meant to activate or access the Temple's secrets.<br />
*Reunited with the other Colonials at a safe distance from the Temple, Tyrol is reluctant to detonate the Temple's explosives. When Major Adama wrestles the detonator away from Tyrol and activates it, nothing happens. Unknown to them, Cavil, Three, and Baltar have removed the detonator caps from the G-4 immediately after they entered the Temple.<br />
*Chief Tyrol and the team see the atmosphere ripple and pulsate as the star begins its nova. The star's corona (or its effect on the atmosphere above the Temple) takes shape to form a likeness of the circular multicolored starburst-like [[w:mandala|mandala]] that decorated the Temple. Tyrol quickly realizes that the star itself ''is'' the Eye of Jupiter. The Colonial team goes to investigate.<br />
*The algae planet's home star has made a helium burst of its outer atmosphere. The star is going nova. Everyone, Cylon and Colonial alike, have less than an hour to escape the system.<br />
*Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six arrive at Hera's room, where Agathon's ''Galactica'' predecessor, [[Sharon Valerii]], is tending the child. Valerii is visibly angered at Agathon's presence. When Agathon picks up her crying daughter, the child's cries cease momentarily. Caprica-Six curiously realizes that, while both Agathon and Valerii are biologically identical, Hera is able to recognize her mother.<br />
*Agathon's human first-aid training recognizes that Hera's stomach is too firm, suggesting a possible intestinal blockage. When Valerii comments that the Cylon doctors detected no such problem, Agathon reminds her that the Cylons have no pediatric care experience, having medical experience only with the adult-sized humanoids of their kind.<br />
*Agathon tries to have Valerii remember her love of Chief Tyrol and Admiral Adama, but the former "Boomer" denies her past and rescinds all possibility that humans and Cylons could co-exist, remembering the events on [[New Caprica]].<br />
*Agathon pulls Caprica-Six from Hera's bedside and tells her that, for Hera to survive, she must return her to medical facilities on ''Galactica''. Complicating this, Valerii grows jealous of her inability to help Hera, appearing to become unstable, and physically threatens to break Hera's neck. Agathon pleads for Hera's life as Caprica-Six manages to knock out Valerii. To prevent her from reviving and perhaps alerting others, Six breaks Valerii's neck.<br />
*Agathon and Caprica-Six agree that Hera (and others that come after her) are crucial to the future of the Cylons (and, by implication, the Colonials). They make their way to ''Galactica'' by way of a captured Raptor.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
*Inside the Temple of Five, Baltar quietly notes a Colonial sidearm left behind while Cavil and Three example the structure. When the virtual Six points out the only mandala on a raised section of the floor, Baltar notes it, and Three gravitates to it as well.<br />
*The supernova's effect or light is being channeled through the central spire's crystalline mechanisms and activates a beam of light on the floor's sunburst.<br />
*Cavil attempts to stop the Three from using the beam, questioning Three's intentions not to find Earth in as much as seeking the forbidden information of the [[Final Five]]. He points a gun to shoot Three, but Baltar shoots and kills the Cavil from behind.<br />
*Three walks into the beam and immediately sees the vision of the five she's seen before. Unlike before, however, she is able to discern the specific faces. Three stands in front of one face (not visible to viewers) and immediately recognizes it, apologizing to the being for past transgressions before the vision abruptly stops.<br />
*Dualla manages to fly the Raptor away to space, with Starbuck's guidance.<br />
*Admiral Adama orders an immediate Raptor rescue of everyone on the planet after the Cylons [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] immediately retreat to escape the pending nova shockwave.<br />
*Baltar holds Three, who apparently suffers mortal damage from the use of the Temple's vision mechanism. Baltar tries to get Three to tell her what she has seen; specifically, Baltar wants to know if she saw his face among the [[Final five|image of five beings]]. However, Three dies before he gets an answer.<br />
*Baltar drops Three's body and stands in the mandala, attempting to see the vision himself. However, the Temple's illumination from the star has ceased, and so has the vision mechanism. As Baltar prays to God to help him, he finds the barrel of a Colonial sidearm comes to rest at his head, and Chief Tyrol is holding it. The Chief sarcastically greets the deposed president and pistol-whips him unconscious.<br />
*Raptors are seen flying away from the planet and to ''Galactica''. The battlestar is under full sublight power, escaping from orbit while buying time for the Raptors to land and for the battlestar to prep for an [[FTL]] jump.<br />
*''Galactica'' escapes the remains of the algae planet as the star<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shockwave tears through its system.<br />
*Chief Tyrol and his group unload a body bag from his Raptor onto a gurney. He stops the gurney and discreetly shows Colonel Tigh that Baltar is inside, alive but unconscious. Tigh orders Tyrol to have Baltar taken to the [[brig]].<br />
*Samuel Anders and Kara Thrace reunite. Lee Adama and Dualla, each on opposite sides of Thrace and Anders, see this as well. Adama moves to embrace his wife.<br />
*In a briefing, Tyrol, Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], Roslin, Admiral Adama and Helo analyze the new supernova and compare it to the Temple's mandala, realizing that the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] must have wanted anyone who followed after them to look for this mandala, or specifically, another supernova. Gaeta finds the remains of a similar supernova over 10,000 light years away, in the [[Ionian system]].<br />
*Helo is fascinated over a picture of the temple's mandala. He makes his way to Kara Thrace's quarters and asks if she had any photos of her old apartment on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]].<br />
*He finds a painting that Thrace had made on one of her apartment's walls. It is virtually identical to the temple's mandala, which was created 4,000 years before. When Thrace sees this, her mood darkens. She tells Helo that she had doodled this symbol often as child because she liked the colors, having no prior source for the symbol. She relates something that a [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] Cylon told her [[Flesh and Bone|over a year before]]: Thrace had a destiny, and, according to Leoben, it was already pre-written.<br />
*On the Resurrection Ship, D'Anna-Three downloads successfully to find a Cavil sitting next to her tank. Cavil notes curiously that at least Three will not have to go through the process of resurrection again, and explains why.<br />
*The other Cylons believe that Three's delusions of messianic intentions have revealed her as an inherently flawed design. Three counters that it is not wrong to seek ones own purpose, that the search for who and why the Cylons were built is an important task.<br />
*The decision has been made to [[boxing|box]] the entire model. Three tells Cavil that he and the others will see the faces of the final five one day, but with a press of a button by Cavil, Three and all of her kind are deactivated.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* Why did D'Anna die?<br />
* Who did D'Anna recognize as being one of the [[final five]]?<br />
* Why are the identities of the final five kept a secret? Why would the other seven Cylon models not know the identities of the final five, and why would the [[Cavil]] model want to prevent the others from learning about them? Do some or all of the Cylons not '''want''' to know and why would this be so?<br />
* Have we seen the last of [[Number Three]]? <br />
* When Three spoke of "the one who programmed us", who was she referring to?<br />
* Does a mechanism exist to revive boxed Cylons, given that their memories and thoughts still exist in cold storage?<br />
* What will become of [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]?<br />
* What is the connection between Starbuck and the [[Eye of Jupiter]]?<br />
* What is Starbuck's destiny?<br />
* What will President Roslin and Admiral Adama do with Baltar now they he is back in their custody?<br />
* Has Roslin and Adama's relationship soured now that Adama knows of Roslin's involvement with hiding Hera?<br />
* What will happen to [[Caprica-Six]] now that she is on ''Galactica''?<br />
* Will there be any consequences to [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]'s actions?<br />
* Did the Cylons realize the significance between the mandala and the nova?<br />
* With the [[Temple of Five|temple]] destroyed, what is the significance of Baltar being the "chosen one" rather than D'Anna?<br />
* When Cavil told D'Anna to look at the damage that her convictions had done, was he referring to all of the other Threes who had been [[boxing|boxed]], to the Cylons as a whole, or to something else?<br />
* How were the Cylons able to "box" all the Threes? Were they executed or were all resurrected because D'Anna's death triggered their own deaths?<br />
* What did D'Anna mean when she told Baltar that he was right? Was she saying that he was a Cylon or was she referring to something else that he said to her earlier?<br />
* Have any of the [[Number Three]] models escaped the boxing by fleeing for their own survival? Or have they all gone "quietly into the night"?<br />
* Is the "[[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|jealous god]]" of the Colonials, the God of the Cylons, and the god that the Temple of Five was dedicated to, one and the same?<br />
* Why was the temple dedicated to the five priests who served the possible jealous god?<br />
* Will the Colonials discover that Caprica-Six was the Cylon that created the backdoor to the Colonial Defense system?<br />
* Will Baltar confess his role in the downfall of humanity during his interrogation?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
* The [[Final five|five figures in white]] bear a striking resemblance to the occupants of the [[Ship of Lights]] from the [[Original Series]].<br />
* If the device which triggered D'Anna's vision was a viewing mechanism which was programmed when the temple was built, D'Anna's recognition of one of the figures in white would mean that there is some substantial connection between whomever the Temple of Five was dedicated to and the Cylons. <br />
* If the five priests are actually the Final Five (this has not been determined to be more than assumptions), then the Cylons are using ancient genetic templates as indicated by their susceptibility to a virus that the rest of the human race was immune to.<br />
* The basestar command apparently does not require consensus of all models, or need not have them to have a representative at the command center. [[Simon]] and [[Number Five]] are not seen during this episode. Of course, since there were only seven models at the time, four models casting the same vote is decisive. This is exactly what happened when Six, Eight, Leoben and Cavil voted in favor of recalling the Raiders.<br />
* Despite no longer being XO, Helo is still included in high-level briefings. This may reflect another facet to his current duties aside from mere Raptor jockeying (this may also be supported by the fact that he is more often seen in uniform rather than flight suit or fatigues currently).<br />
* The tension between Athena and Boomer reaches a climax when Athena attempts to rescue her daughter. It has become clear that Boomer, like Athena, was presented with two choices, but unlike Athena, did not choose the path that led to forgiveness. Though both Eights had suffered persecution from the Colonials, but Athena, partly due to her love for Helo and Adama, chose to forgive, Boomer allowed the failure of New Caprica to push her over to the belief that humans and Cylons should go their separate ways.<br />
* Boomer comments that Cavil believes that the Cylons aren't supposed to have children. This is unsurprising, given that model's lack of religious faith and belief that the Cylons shouldn't be emulating humans.<br />
* Caprica-Six continues her defiance against Cylon society by choosing to believe in a possible new future between Cylons and humans. This particular Cylon, ever since her deception that led to fall of humanity, has consistently shown increasingly human traits. Like her decision to save Anders by killing a [[Number Three|Three]] to pave the way for a possible new future between Cylons and humans, her decision to kill Boomer to save Hera echoes those same beliefs.<br />
* The rescue of the people on the [[algae planet]] occurs in an extremely short amount of screen time. This is reminiscent of the short amount of screen time that was given to ''Galactica'' retrieving her fighters before jumping away from the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. As noted in prior podcasts, the producers may be conserving their special effects budget for later episodes. Furthermore there just isn't much time available in each episode, so not everything can be shown in detail, which makes it necessary to compress events.<br />
* The survivor count decreased by one at the start of this episode counting the loss of one of the civilian combatants during a gunfight on the planet's surface.<br />
* [[Hera]], according to Caprica-Six, is able to distinguish her mother from the other [[Number Eight|Eights]]. Whether this indicates that Hera inherited a Cylon ability is yet to be seen. At the very least, on an emotional level, Athena and Hera have a mother-daughter bond that does not exist with [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]].<br />
* According to the RDM podcast, Boomer's jealousy and rage developed over time, especially when she became Hera's primary caretaker. When it became apparent that Hera was not responding well to Boomer, she slowly developed a resentment towards Athena, because according to the Cylons, Hera existed because of God's true love. This implicated that the reason that Boomer and [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] were not able to conceive was because they didn't have true love between them. This, and Hera's response once Athena arrives, eventually led to the rage Boomer showed.<br />
* After the initial stand-off ends when Adama decides to not nuke the planet, the defiant Three model states that no one would do such a thing over just one ship. However, ironically, that is exactly what Adama himself fears in "[[Hero]]" when he believes that the one recon fighter that crossed over into Cylon territory was what eventually led to the genocide of humanity.<br />
* Ironically, the boxing of the Threes may actually make consensus harder to come by in the future. Now that the number of known Cylon models is an even six, a tie is possible. <br />
* The removal of the Threes also exaggerates the uneven gender ratio of the known models.<br />
*The Eye of Jupiter and Starbuck's artwork bears a strong resemblance to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Nebula Ring Nebula]. However, the order of colors from center to edge is different: blue, yellow & red for the actual nebula; blue, red & yellow for the Eye. The actual nebula is also a bit more oval in appearance while the Eye is nearly circular.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* Prior to the airing of this episode, [[James Callis]] revealed that [[Gaius Baltar]] returns to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in this episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1659 |title=Exclusive Interview: JAMES CALLIS SELLS iF MAGAZINE A BILL OF GOODS ON BATTLESTAR GALATICA SEASON 3 -PART 1 |date=2006-09-09 |accessdate=2006-09-09 |last=Elliot |first=Sean |format= |language=English }}</ref><br />
* According to the [[Podcast:Rapture|RDM podcast]], the [[:Image:Valley_of_Darkness-Starbuck_Helo.jpg|image in Kara's apartment]] was a symbol that the actress had decided to paint before the actual shooting occurred.<br />
* Moreover, the ground battle was originally shot more structured. [[Bradley Thompson]] spent time on location to work out the tactics used by both sides to create a realistic engagement. However, that didn't translate on screen. Partly because of the many closeups, most of the terrain looks the same, making it impossible to get an impression of the location of each fire team. As a result the battle was heavily cut and changed in the editing room, to at least make it the most exciting.<br />
* The [[Foliole|cigar box]] from which Helo takes the photo of Starbuck's apartment is the same one she picked up there in "[[Valley of Darkness]]".<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''Chief Tyrol finds Gaius Baltar standing alone in the Temple of Five:''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' Welcome home, Mr. President. (Pistol-whips Baltar, knocking him unconscious)<br />
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*''Number Three (D'anna Biers) to Cavil in the Temple of Five:''<br />
:'''Number Three:''' This is my destiny. To see what lies between life and death.<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
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*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]<br />
*[[Eileen Pedde]] as Gunnery Seargant [[Erin Mathias]]<br />
*[[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]<br />
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil]]<br />
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
*[[Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:RDM]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Eye_of_Jupiter&diff=105014The Eye of Jupiter2007-01-28T02:26:37Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
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<div>:''For the artifact contained within [[The Temple of Five]], see: [[Eye of Jupiter]].''<br />
{{Episode Data<br />
| title= The Eye of Jupiter<br />
| image=S3-eyeofjupiter.jpg<br />
| season= 3<br />
| episode= 11<br />
| guests= [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br />
| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]<br />
| story= <br />
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]<br />
| production= 311<br />
| rating=1.4<br />
| US airdate= December 15, 2006<br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| podcast= Y<br />
| population= 41,402<br />
| note= '''Season 3 cliffhanger'''<br />
| prev= [[The Passage]]<br />
| next= [[Rapture]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] makes a stop at a planet and discovers the location of a [[The Temple of Five|religious artifact]] that may further lead the way to [[Earth]]—for both the Colonials and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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===Act 1===<br />
* The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is mending its wounds from its passage to the [[algae planet]]. The harvest proceeds well and is into its 14th day, and appears to be closing up shop.<br />
*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] flies from ''[[Galactica]]'' to the harvest camp in a [[Raptor]], intentionally creating more noise than usual. [[Lee Adama]] is managing the harvest operations with his wife, [[Anastasia Dualla]].<br />
*When Major Adama leaves to greet Kara Thrace, Dualla's face barely hides her disappointment and frustration at Adama's hasty departure.<br />
*Major Adama greets Thrace with an admonishment of her piloting, but his comments are very brief; the two pilots embrace and passionately kiss.<br />
*Adama wants he and Thrace to stop hiding their feelings and divorce their respective spouses. Thrace reminds him that marriage in the eyes of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|gods]] is a sacrament; she has made a vow she will not break. Adama reminds her that their repeated secret encounters would be frowned on by the gods as well. Adama becomes frustrated, Thrace holds her position, and the two are left trapped in their feelings.<br />
*On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], the little human/Cylon hybrid, [[Hera]], is crying and is not well. [[Gaius Baltar]] is awakened by her cries and visits the child, who is attended by the [[Number Eight]] known once as [[Sharon Valerii]].<br />
*[[Galen Tyrol]] is part of the harvest team. He is repeatedly distracted by something which apparently only he can sense, and keeps looking out towards the unexplored hills beyond the harvest site. [[Samuel Anders]], also working on the harvest, comments that the algae harvest tastes as badly as it smells. Tyrol jokes that the algae is "breakfast, lunch and dinner until we can find a hot-fudge planet."<br />
*After sensing something strange one time too many, Tyrol leaves the harvest camp and begins a trek to a mountainous area. He discovers a door--not a naturally-carved one, but a rectangular door, apparently constructed by human hands.<br />
*Tyrol enters the door and walks through a passageway into an immensely large domed room, carved from within the mountain. In the center of the room is a center spire that reaches high into the structure. The spire is surrounded by five pentagonal obelisks. The center spire has ancient tribal carvings at the bottom, as well as illuminated crystalline pillars atop it. Tyrol, the son of a [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|priest]] and an [[oracle]], has a fair idea of what he has discovered: The [[Temple of Five]].<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
*Carbon dating of the temple indicates that is is approximately 4000 years old, which matches when the 13th colony left [[Kobol]] in search of Earth.<br />
*[[Laura Roslin]] discusses what she knows with Tyrol over [[wireless]] about this special [[Temple|temple]] as it is told in the [[Sacred Scrolls]] in Admiral [[William Adama]]'s quarters. But before they can digest the information further, they are alerted to four [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] that [[FTL|jump]] into orbit of the planet and move towards the Fleet.<br />
*Admiral Adama orders the civilian Fleet to escape to [[emergency jump coordinates]], but leaves ''[[Galactica]]'' behind; Adama does not want to repeat the situation on [[New Caprica]], where he retreated with the remains of the Fleet and abandoned the colonists there. Adama chooses to stay to protect his harvest team until they can escape. He and Roslin also agree that, if the Temple of Five has a marker to [[Earth]], they must not let the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] take it.<br />
*However, very uncharacteristically, the Cylons do not attack. In fact, they request communications with Adama. The voice that Adama hears is not a welcome one: It is [[Gaius Baltar]]'s.<br />
*The Cylons request a meeting on ''Galactica'' to discuss the [[Eye of Jupiter]]. The [[Number Three]] copy that Baltar calls [[D'Anna Biers|D'Anna]], a copy of [[Cavil]], Baltar, and the [[Number Eight]] copy once known as [[Sharon Valerii]] board the battlestar under heavy [[marine]] guard.<br />
*The virtual [[Number Six]] in Baltar's mind warns him that, while he may feel like he has returned home, he cannot stay: The Colonials would "toss (him) into an airlock and have a party."<br />
*On the way to the meeting, [[Sharon Agathon]] recognizes the Eight copy as the former "Boomer" Valerii. Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] denies her entry into the meeting. The two Eights are left outside the doorway, facing each other with mutual looks of contempt.<br />
*The two sides meet. Baltar attempts to take the initiative in an attempt to serve as a mediator, but this infuriates Roslin so strongly that she leaves the meeting. Adama receives the Cylon's terms: Leave peacefully so that they can gather the [[Eye of Jupiter]], and they will not attack. Cavil, with a sardonic face, adds the surrender of Baltar to the terms as well, to the former president's and Three's shock, "to sweeten the pot."<br />
*Boomer-Eight tells Sharon Agathon that Hera is alive, but unwell, on their basestar. Agathon refuses to believe her.<br />
*Admiral Adama is not amused by the Cylon's deal. Close to Three's face, Adama states his terms: ''Galactica'' will lay waste to the whole continent, destroying the planet's treasures with his nuclear arsenal should the Cylons attempt to land on the planet. The two sides depart in a state of détente.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
*Admiral Adama manages to get an order to his son of the situation and to destroy the site if the Cylons invade before the Cylons jam all wireless communications.<br />
*Major Adama instructs Samuel Anders to organize fireteams to defend against a probable Cylon incursion. Anders, also realizing what Adama has been doing with Thrace, is very angry and initially refuses to oblige until Thrace asks him to comply.<br />
*[[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] and Galen Tyrol speak in the temple. He tells her of how he was annoyed at his parents and their worship. Cally sees reverence on his face, despite his general mood of disbelief.<br />
*Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] has conducted some scans of the star system of the algae planet. He warns that the sun of this system is in danger of becoming a supernova very soon. Gaeta, who normally is as secular as his commander, finds it very strange how the Cylons and Colonials arrive at this one place at this time just before the planet's imminent destruction. Adama notes that the "higher powers" at work appear to have a strange sense of humor.<br />
*The [[basestar command]], with Baltar in attendance, discuss their plan to get the Eye. Cavil feels that annilihation of ''Galactica'' is the best option with the standoff (given that they are machines that can wait out humanity for years, or even millenia, and find Earth eventually).<br />
*D'Anna, without consulting the other Cylons, has solely initiated the jamming of Colonial communications, and has already sent a [[Heavy Raider]] with a squad of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to the planet as the basestar fleet jumped in, successfully avoiding Colonial detection. This action confuses the others, particularly [[Caprica-Six]].<br />
*D'Anna notes that, as soon as the Centurions recover the Eye, the other Cylons can destroy ''Galactica''.<br />
*The Centurions on the planet are seen connecting additional materials to their back as they march away from their ship.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
*The Colonials, with Anders at the lead, plan out their defense on the planet. One team will manage ammunition distribution, another team will create [[tylium]] mines.<br />
*As the harvest team-turned-point defense teams leave the tent, Major Adama compliments Anders for his honest, to-the-point direction to the group, indicating that Anders would make a good officer. Anders scoffs at Adama's compliment, inferring that he knows what Adama and Thrace have been doing. When Adama tries to object, Anders tells Adama not to insult his intelligence, as he is aware that Adama is not that only one that Thrace has enjoyed sexual company with.<br />
*On the basestar, in the [[Hybrid]]'s room, D'Anna-Three is savoring the opportunity to see the faces of the final five [[Cylon agent]]s--"maybe the face of [[God]] himself." The Hybrid notes, in her quizzical manner, that the "five lights of the apocalypse" and the "sins" will be revealed only to the "chosen one," lifting her head and staring directly at Baltar as she says "the chosen one" repeatedly. D'Anna's eyes are closed and is not aware that the Hybrid is addressing Baltar.<br />
*Caprica-Six enters and questions D'Anna's intentions. D'Anna dismisses their three-way relationship as she tells of her plan to leave with Baltar to discover the secrets of the Temple. Six is visibly hurt at being left behind.<br />
*The planet team begin their final preparations, led by Dualla. With [[wireless]] jammed, she notes how hardwired observation points are to be created to warn of any Cylon advance, with Starbuck's Raptor taking point with directions to fly to the nearest observation point to relay any sightings. Thrace's annoyance at Dualla's precise direction leads to some catty replies by Thrace, which Dualla ignores.<br />
*As the observation teams take their positions, Starbuck begins her recon flight. As she turns along a ravine, she spots the Centurion emplacement and is immediately fired upon by the Cylon's missile battery. Starbuck tries to evade and successfully manages to relay that she found Centurions before her Raptor is struck by a missile. With the controls on fire and visibility lost, Starbuck screams as she keeps her hands on the flight controls and fights for control of the Raptor. The [[Battle of the Algae Planet]] begins.<br />
*As President Roslin explores what little is known about the Temple of Five from the Sacred Scrolls, Admiral Adama interrupts her, telling her of Boomer's return and asking if the story of Hera's faked death was true. Roslin admits the truth. When she tries to explain the reasons why, Adama abruptly leaves in anger.<br />
*Adama tells the Agathons of Hera's discovery, and both are incensed. When Helo argues how painful it was for them and how Adama should know the pain of the moment, Adama reminds him that, unlike [[Zak Adama|his son]], their child is still alive, and that they should be grateful for that. Sharon Agathon glares at Adama and says she wants to see her child, inferring a greater intention.<br />
*Major Adama reports to Anders that Starbuck's Raptor has gone down, but also tells him that a rescue mission is out of the question; they haven't enough manpower to rescue Thrace and defend their position.<br />
*Six Heavy Raiders leave a basestar towards the planet.<br />
*''Galactica'' sees the Heavy Raiders on [[DRADIS]] immediately. Tigh feels that this is a test to see if the Colonials are bluffing. Roslin believes that they were bluffing until Adama orders [[Hoshi]] to arm of a series of missile tubes, each containing a nuclear missile.<br />
*As Anders argues for Thrace's rescue, Lee Adama explodes in defense of the mission, arguing the point that he has known and cared for Thrace for much longer than Anders, who tells Adama he is going after his wife. Adama's troops hold Anders at gunpoint.<br />
*Unaware how events are escalating around and above him, Chief Tyrol illuminates the carved writings of the Temple with his flashlight and reads the inscriptions, trying to locate the actual resting place of the Eye. At one point, his flashlight's beam moves close to the target-shaped symbol in the center of the central spire.<br />
*The basestar command detects the [[Radiological alarm|radiation signature]] of the missiles as ''Galactica'' targets the Temple.<br />
*Adama authorizes the release of the missiles.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
*Will Adama go through with his plan to nuke the planet? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did Starbuck survive the crash of her Raptor? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*What is the [[Eye of Jupiter]] and how does it point the way to [[Earth]]? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*How much truth is there to Anders' claim of Kara Thrace's chronic infidelity ("You think you're the first?")?<br />
*How will Athena and Helo knowing their child is still alive affect their relationship with Adama?<br />
*How will Adama finding out Hera is still alive affect his relationship with Roslin?<br />
*Is there a connection between the Temple of Five and the five missing Cylon models? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Who or what is "The One Whose Name Cannot Be [Told(?)]" whom the Five supposedly follow? Is this a reference to [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Jealous God|the Jealous God]], who may or may not be the "one true God" of the Cylons?<br />
*What are the "sins" of the Five that the Hybrid speaks of?<br />
*Who is the "Chosen One" that the Hybrid speaks of? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*What consequences will Number Three's actions have within the Cylon society? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Why does D'Anna feel that Caprica-Six cannot accompany her and Baltar?<br />
*What is the Fleet doing without the presence of ''Galactica''?<br />
*Will there be further confrontations between the two "Sharon Valerii"-type [[Number Eight|Eight]] models, as seen in the passageway tirade between [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Were the Cylons really willing to hand Baltar over to the Fleet?<br />
*When did [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] go over to the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons']] way of thinking? In this episode she clearly doesn't seem to think of herself as human anymore like she did in "[[Downloaded]]."<br />
*Was the Cylon that was pointed out to be Boomer the same one that has been seen amongst the Cylon baseship leadership? If so, then her turning over to the Cylon side was complete by the time the Cylons had abandoned New Caprica.<br />
*Is there a connection between [[Hera]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter]]?<br />
*Does Dualla know about the affair between Lee and Kara? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Will Hera be rescued from the Cylon baseship and returned to Athena? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did Adama inform Athena and Helo that it was the President who ordered the secret adoption of Hera? ([[Rapture|Answer]]) <br />
*What were the specifics of the target package selected by Adama? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did the Cylons experience the same trouble navigating through the star cluster that the Fleet did?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*At least eighteen people perished as a result of navigating through the radiation field of the star cluster. Most of these casualties are likely the skeleton crews of the ''Adriatic'' and the ''Carina'' and one of them is [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]].<br />
*This episode ends the debate whether [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] knew about [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s secret plan to hide [[Hera]] ("[[Downloaded]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]") -- he did not know.<br />
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[D'Anna Biers|D'Anna]]'s dialogue indicates that they have been intimate with each other as well as with [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]].<br />
*This is the first time the Cylons use "human" names on the basestar when not speaking with Baltar. D'Anna is named by Caprica-Six and another Number Three. Cavil's name is used by D'Anna.<br />
*Coincidence (and destiny / predestination) seems to be a major theme with this episode: the humans & Cylons show up at the planet at the same time; the temple is discovered by Tyrol, son of a priest who revered this place; the planet is orbiting a star that will go supernova within days.<br />
*At an unknown point in time, ''Galactica'' acquired at least four more nuclear warheads, bringing the total to at least seven; beginning the series with five and using one to destroy a basestar ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) and another being detonated by [[Gina]] on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). ''[[Pegasus]]'' may be the source, as these warheads may have been resupplied from ''Pegasus'''s arsenal, which likely occurred during the events of "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]".<br />
*When the Hybrid speaks of the Chosen One, she looks directly at Baltar, not D'Anna, who has her eyes closed.<br />
*Kara Thrace's explanation of marriage as a sacrament is similar to the [[w:Annulment (Catholic Church)|principles of the Roman Catholic Church]]. In this religion, a marriage between a baptized man and woman is one of the seven sacraments of the faith. A sacramental marriage cannot be dissolved, but only reviewed later to determine if the marriage was valid at all. If the marriage is invalid, an annulment is allowed. This suggests, by extension, that Thrace and Anders have had [[dedication ceremony|dedication ceremonies]] (the Colonial equivalent of baptism) if such a requirement is needed by the gods.<br />
*There is no "shaft of light" coming from any identifiable source in the Temple at the end of the episode except for Tyrol's flashlight as he explores and reads. The movement of the spotlight is caused by Tyrol's movement of the flashlight. Nothing is shown in the episode that suggests that anything inside the Temple is light-sensitive.<br />
*The [[tylium]] planned for the mines could come from three possible sources: Starbuck's Raptor, the harvest camp's power generators, or reserves kept for the Raptors and other ships servicing the harvest camp. If it was taken from Starbuck's Raptor, this supports the [[Substances in the Re-imagined Series#The Tylium Question|high energy yield of the fuel]] that, at the same time, would not sacrifice the Raptor's flight ability.<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Writer [[Jane Espenson]] revealed that this episode was originally titled "Eye of [[Zeus]]."<ref name="espenson-2">{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/11/jane-espenson-on-post-the-passage-questions/|title=TV Squad: Jane Espenson on post-The Passage questions|date=11 November 2006|accessdate=11 November 2006|last=McDuffee|first=Keith|format=|language=English}}</ref> In the podcast for this episode, Ron Moore explains that "Eye of Jupiter" just sounded better than "Eye of Zeus" and thus it was changed.<br />
*This episode, whose teaser clocks in at just over 11 minutes, has the longest teaser of any episode thus far, narrowly beating out that of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]".<br />
*Outdoor sequences of the algae planet were filmed near Kamloops, British Columbia [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/index.php?cat=videoBlog&vid=46979].<br />
*According to the podcast, the interior of the Temple of Five is the same set, an abandoned factory, as the large room on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] where Doral is left behind in the [[Miniseries]].<br />
*This episode was screened in movie theaters in six cities (New York, Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles) by TV Guide as a free promotional on December 14, 2006 one day before the United States airing. The source was a digital copy with no commercials. In at least two cities (Chicago and Los Angeles) writers from the show held a Q&A session after for fans. Also in at least two cities more than one screening was held. [http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=700013556]<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
*''Cylon baseship requests to speak with Admiral Adama''<br />
::'''Adama''': Put it through speaker. This is Admiral Adama.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Admiral. I can't tell you what a genuine pleasure it is to hear your voice. This is Gaius Baltar.<br />
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*''Baltar and Internal-Six discuss boarding the Galactica'':<br />
::'''Six''': Feels like old times, doesn't it?<br />
::'''Baltar''': Can't believe how much I actually missed this place.<br />
::'''Six''': You know you can't return. They'd toss you out the nearest airlock and then throw a party.<br />
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*''Lee and Kara, discussing contingency plans:''<br />
::'''Kara''': Can I make a suggestion you won't like?<br />
::'''Lee''': Do you make any other kind?<br />
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*''the Cylon representatives, aboard Galactica:''<br />
::'''D'Anna''': The weapons are hardly necessary.<br />
::'''Cavil''' (sarcastically, clasping his hands): Yes. Exactly. We come in peace.<br />
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*''The Hybrid, giving more obscure prophecy:''<br />
::'''Hybrid''': The five lights of the apocalypse rising, struggling towards the light... sins revealed only to those who enter the temple... only to the chosen one... the chosen one... the chosen one...<br />
::'''D'Anna''': The Five await me. Gaius, I'm so close to knowing the truth!<br />
::'''Hybrid''': Look into the eye to know thyself...look into the eye to know thyself...<br />
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*''During a meeting between Roslin and Adama with Baltar and the Cylons''<br />
::'''Roslin''': The less this man says, the better this will go.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Wait a minute. If it wasn't for me the Cylons would've blown you out of the sky two seconds after we'd arrived.<br />
::'''Roslin''': (''Roslin to Adama'') I think you can handle this without me. . . if you can stomach it.<br />
<br />
*''Caprica-Six confronts Baltar and D'Anna about their secretive behavior''<br />
::'''Caprica''': I'd like to think we that three have shared something, transcended the barriers that separate people, and yet somehow, the more time goes on, the more I find myself on the outside looking in.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Well, that's not the case at all, is it? Because, we three, we're integral, we're part of...<br />
::'''D'Anna''': We're finished.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements ==<br />
<br />
''[[Jane Espenson]] discusses the original name for "The Eye of Jupiter" and references to it in "[[The Passage]]:"''<br />
<br />
: "When I wrote this episode, the upcoming episode was already well along, and it was called 'Eye of [[Zeus]].' So all the dialogue in my episode reflected that. It got changed to Jupiter later, and I don't know why. It's always hard to get names to legally clear. All you need is one guy named Zeus who lives in [[w:North Hollywood|North Hollywood]] and [[w:Standards and Practices|Standards and Practices]] is all over you to change the name. (deadpan) That's probably what happened."<ref name="espenson-2"/><br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]<br />
*[[Eileen Pedde]] as Gunnery Seargant [[Erin Mathias]]<br />
*[[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]<br />
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil]]<br />
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
*[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as the [[Hybrid]]<br />
*[[Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]]<br />
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<div>:''For the artifact contained within [[The Temple of Five]], see: [[Eye of Jupiter]].''<br />
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| season= 3<br />
| episode= 11<br />
| guests= [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] makes a stop at a planet and discovers the location of a [[The Temple of Five|religious artifact]] that may further lead the way to [[Earth]]—for both the Colonials and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
<br />
===Act 1===<br />
* The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is mending its wounds from its passage to the [[algae planet]]. The harvest proceeds well and is into its 14th day, and appears to be closing up shop.<br />
*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] flies from ''[[Galactica]]'' to the harvest camp in a [[Raptor]], intentionally creating more noise than usual. [[Lee Adama]] is managing the harvest operations with his wife, [[Anastasia Dualla]].<br />
*When Major Adama leaves to greet Kara Thrace, Dualla's face barely hides her disappointment and frustration at Adama's hasty departure.<br />
*Major Adama greets Thrace with an admonishment of her piloting, but his comments are very brief; the two pilots embrace and passionately kiss.<br />
*Adama wants he and Thrace to stop hiding their feelings and divorce their respective spouses. Thrace reminds him that marriage in the eyes of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|gods]] is a sacrament; she has made a vow she will not break. Adama reminds her that their repeated secret encounters would be frowned on by the gods as well. Adama becomes frustrated, Thrace holds her position, and the two are left trapped in their feelings.<br />
*On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], the little human/Cylon hybrid, [[Hera]], is crying and is not well. [[Gaius Baltar]] is awakened by her cries and visits the child, who is attended by the [[Number Eight]] known once as [[Sharon Valerii]].<br />
*[[Galen Tyrol]] is part of the harvest team. He is repeatedly distracted by something which apparently only he can sense, and keeps looking out towards the unexplored hills beyond the harvest site. [[Samuel Anders]], also working on the harvest, comments that the algae harvest tastes as badly as it smells. Tyrol jokes that the algae is "breakfast, lunch and dinner until we can find a hot-fudge planet."<br />
*After sensing something strange one time too many, Tyrol leaves the harvest camp and begins a trek to a mountainous area. He discovers a door--not a naturally-carved one, but a rectangular door, apparently constructed by human hands.<br />
*Tyrol enters the door and walks through a passageway into an immensely large domed room, carved from within the mountain. In the center of the room is a center spire that reaches high into the structure. The spire is surrounded by five pentagonal obelisks. The center spire has ancient tribal carvings at the bottom, as well as illuminated crystalline pillars atop it. Tyrol, the son of a [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|priest]] and an [[oracle]], has a fair idea of what he has discovered: The [[Temple of Five]].<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
*Carbon dating of the temple indicates that is is approximately 4000 years old, which matches when the 13th colony left [[Kobol]] in search of Earth.<br />
*[[Laura Roslin]] discusses what she knows with Tyrol over [[wireless]] about this special [[Temple|temple]] as it is told in the [[Sacred Scrolls]] in Admiral [[William Adama]]'s quarters. But before they can digest the information further, they are alerted to four [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] that [[FTL|jump]] into orbit of the planet and move towards the Fleet.<br />
*Admiral Adama orders the civilian Fleet to escape to [[emergency jump coordinates]], but leaves ''[[Galactica]]'' behind; Adama does not want to repeat the situation on [[New Caprica]], where he retreated with the remains of the Fleet and abandoned the colonists there. Adama chooses to stay to protect his harvest team until they can escape. He and Roslin also agree that, if the Temple of Five has a marker to [[Earth]], they must not let the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] take it.<br />
*However, very uncharacteristically, the Cylons do not attack. In fact, they request communications with Adama. The voice that Adama hears is not a welcome one: It is [[Gaius Baltar]]'s.<br />
*The Cylons request a meeting on ''Galactica'' to discuss the [[Eye of Jupiter]]. The [[Number Three]] copy that Baltar calls [[D'Anna Biers|D'Anna]], a copy of [[Cavil]], Baltar, and the [[Number Eight]] copy once known as [[Sharon Valerii]] board the battlestar under heavy [[marine]] guard.<br />
*The virtual [[Number Six]] in Baltar's mind warns him that, while he may feel like he has returned home, he cannot stay: The Colonials would "toss (him) into an airlock and have a party."<br />
*On the way to the meeting, [[Sharon Agathon]] recognizes the Eight copy as the former "Boomer" Valerii. Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] denies her entry into the meeting. The two Eights are left outside the doorway, facing each other with mutual looks of contempt.<br />
*The two sides meet. Baltar attempts to take the initiative in an attempt to serve as a mediator, but this infuriates Roslin so strongly that she leaves the meeting. Adama receives the Cylon's terms: Leave peacefully so that they can gather the [[Eye of Jupiter]], and they will not attack. Cavil, with a sardonic face, adds the surrender of Baltar to the terms as well, to the former president's and Three's shock, "to sweeten the pot."<br />
*Boomer-Eight tells Sharon Agathon that Hera is alive, but unwell, on their basestar. Agathon refuses to believe her.<br />
*Admiral Adama is not amused by the Cylon's deal. Close to Three's face, Adama states his terms: ''Galactica'' will lay waste to the whole continent, destroying the planet's treasures with his nuclear arsenal should the Cylons attempt to land on the planet. The two sides depart in a state of détente.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
*Admiral Adama manages to get an order to his son of the situation and to destroy the site if the Cylons invade before the Cylons jam all wireless communications.<br />
*Major Adama instructs Samuel Anders to organize fireteams to defend against a probable Cylon incursion. Anders, also realizing what Adama has been doing with Thrace, is very angry and initially refuses to oblige until Thrace asks him to comply.<br />
*[[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] and Galen Tyrol speak in the temple. He tells her of how he was annoyed at his parents and their worship. Cally sees reverence on his face, despite his general mood of disbelief.<br />
*Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] has conducted some scans of the star system of the algae planet. He warns that the sun of this system is in danger of becoming a supernova very soon. Gaeta, who normally is as secular as his commander, finds it very strange how the Cylons and Colonials arrive at this one place at this time just before the planet's imminent destruction. Adama notes that the "higher powers" at work appear to have a strange sense of humor.<br />
*The [[basestar command]], with Baltar in attendance, discuss their plan to get the Eye. Cavil feels that annilihation of ''Galactica'' is the best option with the standoff (given that they are machines that can wait out humanity for years, or even millenia, and find Earth eventually).<br />
*D'Anna, without consulting the other Cylons, has solely initiated the jamming of Colonial communications, and has already sent a [[Heavy Raider]] with a squad of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to the planet as the basestar fleet jumped in, successfully avoiding Colonial detection. This action confuses the others, particularly [[Caprica-Six]].<br />
*D'Anna notes that, as soon as the Centurions recover the Eye, the other Cylons can destroy ''Galactica''.<br />
*The Centurions on the planet are seen connecting additional materials to their back as they march away from their ship.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
*The Colonials, with Anders at the lead, plan out their defense on the planet. One team will manage ammunition distribution, another team will create [[tylium]] mines.<br />
*As the harvest team-turned-point defense teams leave the tent, Major Adama compliments Anders for his honest, to-the-point direction to the group, indicating that Anders would make a good officer. Anders scoffs at Adama's compliment, inferring that he knows what Adama and Thrace have been doing. When Adama tries to object, Anders tells Adama not to insult his intelligence, as he is aware that Adama is not that only one that Thrace has enjoyed sexual company with.<br />
*On the basestar, in the [[Hybrid]]'s room, D'Anna-Three is savoring the opportunity to see the faces of the final five [[Cylon agent]]s--"maybe the face of [[God]] himself." The Hybrid notes, in her quizzical manner, that the "five lights of the apocalypse" and the "sins" will be revealed only to the "chosen one," lifting her head and staring directly at Baltar as she says "the chosen one" repeatedly. D'Anna's eyes are closed and is not aware that the Hybrid is addressing Baltar.<br />
*Caprica-Six enters and questions D'Anna's intentions. D'Anna dismisses their three-way relationship as she tells of her plan to leave with Baltar to discover the secrets of the Temple. Six is visibly hurt at being left behind.<br />
*The planet team begin their final preparations, led by Dualla. With [[wireless]] jammed, she notes how hardwired observation points are to be created to warn of any Cylon advance, with Starbuck's Raptor taking point with directions to fly to the nearest observation point to relay any sightings. Thrace's annoyance at Dualla's precise direction leads to some catty replies by Thrace, which Dualla ignores.<br />
*As the observation teams take their positions, Starbuck begins her recon flight. As she turns along a ravine, she spots the Centurion emplacement and is immediately fired upon by the Cylon's missile battery. Starbuck tries to evade and successfully manages to relay that she found Centurions before her Raptor is struck by a missile. With the controls on fire and visibility lost, Starbuck screams as she keeps her hands on the flight controls and fights for control of the Raptor. The [[Battle of the Algae Planet]] begins.<br />
*As President Roslin explores what little is known about the Temple of Five from the Sacred Scrolls, Admiral Adama interrupts her, telling her of Boomer's return and asking if the story of Hera's faked death was true. Roslin admits the truth. When she tries to explain the reasons why, Adama abruptly leaves in anger.<br />
*Adama tells the Agathons of Hera's discovery, and both are incensed. When Helo argues how painful it was for them and how Adama should know the pain of the moment, Adama reminds him that, unlike [[Zak Adama|his son]], their child is still alive, and that they should be grateful for that. Sharon Agathon glares at Adama and says she wants to see her child, inferring a greater intention.<br />
*Major Adama reports to Anders that Starbuck's Raptor has gone down, but also tells him that a rescue mission is out of the question; they haven't enough manpower to rescue Thrace and defend their position.<br />
*Six Heavy Raiders leave a basestar towards the planet.<br />
*''Galactica'' sees the Heavy Raiders on [[DRADIS]] immediately. Tigh feels that this is a test to see if the Colonials are bluffing. Roslin believes that they were bluffing until Adama orders [[Hoshi]] to arm of a series of missile tubes, each containing a nuclear missile.<br />
*As Anders argues for Thrace's rescue, Lee Adama explodes in defense of the mission, arguing the point that he has known and cared for Thrace for much longer than Anders, who tells Adama he is going after his wife. Adama's troops hold Anders at gunpoint.<br />
*Unaware how events are escalating around and above him, Chief Tyrol illuminates the carved writings of the Temple with his flashlight and reads the inscriptions, trying to locate the actual resting place of the Eye. At one point, his flashlight's beam moves close to the target-shaped symbol in the center of the central spire.<br />
*The basestar command detects the [[Radiological alarm|radiation signature]] of the missiles as ''Galactica'' targets the Temple.<br />
*Adama authorizes the release of the missiles.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*Will Adama go through with his plan to nuke the planet? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did Starbuck survive the crash of her Raptor? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*What is the [[Eye of Jupiter]] and how does it point the way to [[Earth]]? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*How much truth is there to Anders' claim of Kara Thrace's chronic infidelity ("You think you're the first?")?<br />
*How will Athena and Helo knowing their child is still alive affect their relationship with Adama?<br />
*How will Adama finding out Hera is still alive affect his relationship with Roslin?<br />
*Is there a connection between the Temple of Five and the five missing Cylon models? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Who or what is "The One Whose Name Cannot Be [Told(?)]" whom the Five supposedly follow? Is this a reference to [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Jealous God|the Jealous God]], who may or may not be the "one true God" of the Cylons?<br />
*What are the "sins" of the Five that the Hybrid speaks of?<br />
*Who is the "Chosen One" that the Hybrid speaks of? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*What consequences will Number Three's actions have within the Cylon society? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Why does D'Anna feel that Caprica-Six cannot accompany her and Baltar?<br />
*What is the Fleet doing without the presence of ''Galactica''?<br />
*Will there be further confrontations between the two "Sharon Valerii"-type [[Number Eight|Eight]] models, as seen in the passageway tirade between [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Were the Cylons really willing to hand Baltar over to the Fleet?<br />
*When did [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] go over to the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons']] way of thinking? In this episode she clearly doesn't seem to think of herself as human anymore like she did in "[[Downloaded]]."<br />
*Was the Cylon that was pointed out to be Boomer the same one that has been seen amongst the Cylon baseship leadership? If so, then her turning over to the Cylon side was complete by the time the Cylons had abandoned New Caprica.<br />
*Is there a connection between [[Hera]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter]]?<br />
*Does Dualla know about the affair between Lee and Kara? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Will Hera be rescued from the Cylon baseship and returned to Athena? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did Adama inform Athena and Helo that it was the President who ordered the secret adoption of Hera? ([[Rapture|Answer]]) <br />
*What were the specifics of the target package selected by Adama? ([[Rapture|Answer]])<br />
*Did the Cylons experience the same trouble navigating through the star cluster that the Fleet did?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*At least eighteen people perished as a result of navigating through the radiation field of the star cluster. Most of these casualties are likely the skeleton crews of the ''Adriatic'' and the ''Carina'' and one of them is [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]].<br />
*This episode ends the debate whether [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] knew about [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s secret plan to hide [[Hera]] ("[[Downloaded]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]") -- he did not know.<br />
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[D'Anna Biers|D'Anna]]'s dialogue indicates that they have been intimate with each other as well as with [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]].<br />
*This is the first time the Cylons use "human" names on the basestar when not speaking with Baltar. D'Anna is named by Caprica-Six and another Number Three. Cavil's name is used by D'Anna.<br />
*Coincidence (and destiny / predestination) seems to be a major theme with this episode: the humans & Cylons show up at the planet at the same time; the temple is discovered by Tyrol, son of a priest who revered this place; the planet is orbiting a star that will go supernova within days.<br />
*At an unknown point in time, ''Galactica'' acquired at least four more nuclear warheads, bringing the total to at least seven; beginning the series with five and using one to destroy a basestar ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) and another being detonated by [[Gina]] on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). ''[[Pegasus]]'' may be the source, as these warheads may have been resupplied from ''Pegasus'''s arsenal, which likely occurred during the events of "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]".<br />
*When the Hybrid speaks of the Chosen One, she looks directly at Baltar, not D'Anna, who has her eyes closed.<br />
*Kara Thrace's explanation of marriage as a sacrament is similar to the [[w:Annulment (Catholic Church)|principles of the Roman Catholic Church]]. In this religion, a marriage between a baptized man and woman is one of the seven sacraments of the faith. A sacramental marriage cannot be dissolved, but only reviewed later to determine if the marriage was valid at all. If the marriage is invalid, an annulment is allowed. This suggests, by extension, that Thrace and Anders have had [[dedication ceremony|dedication ceremonies]] (the Colonial equivalent of baptism) if such a requirement is needed by the gods.<br />
*There is no "shaft of light" coming from any identifiable source in the Temple at the end of the episode except for Tyrol's flashlight as he explores and reads. The movement of the spotlight is caused by Tyrol's movement of the flashlight. Nothing is shown in the episode that suggests that anything inside the Temple is light-sensitive.<br />
*The [[tylium]] planned for the mines could come from three possible sources: Starbuck's Raptor, the harvest camp's power generators, or reserves kept for the Raptors and other ships servicing the harvest camp. If it was taken from Starbuck's Raptor, this supports the [[Substances in the Re-imagined Series#The Tylium Question|high energy yield of the fuel]] that, at the same time, would not sacrifice the Raptor's flight ability.<br />
*Now that Baltar seems to have some purpose again, he has become more attentive to his grooming, finally trimming his beard.<br />
*The Eye of Jupiter and Starbuck's artwork bears a strong resemblance to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Nebula Ring Nebula]. However, the order of colors from center to edge is different: blue, yellow & red for the actual nebula; blue, red & yellow for the Eye. The actual nebula is also a bit more oval in appearance while the Eye is nearly circular.<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Writer [[Jane Espenson]] revealed that this episode was originally titled "Eye of [[Zeus]]."<ref name="espenson-2">{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/11/jane-espenson-on-post-the-passage-questions/|title=TV Squad: Jane Espenson on post-The Passage questions|date=11 November 2006|accessdate=11 November 2006|last=McDuffee|first=Keith|format=|language=English}}</ref> In the podcast for this episode, Ron Moore explains that "Eye of Jupiter" just sounded better than "Eye of Zeus" and thus it was changed.<br />
*This episode, whose teaser clocks in at just over 11 minutes, has the longest teaser of any episode thus far, narrowly beating out that of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]".<br />
*Outdoor sequences of the algae planet were filmed near Kamloops, British Columbia [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/index.php?cat=videoBlog&vid=46979].<br />
*According to the podcast, the interior of the Temple of Five is the same set, an abandoned factory, as the large room on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] where Doral is left behind in the [[Miniseries]].<br />
*This episode was screened in movie theaters in six cities (New York, Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles) by TV Guide as a free promotional on December 14, 2006 one day before the United States airing. The source was a digital copy with no commercials. In at least two cities (Chicago and Los Angeles) writers from the show held a Q&A session after for fans. Also in at least two cities more than one screening was held. [http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=700013556]<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
*''Cylon baseship requests to speak with Admiral Adama''<br />
::'''Adama''': Put it through speaker. This is Admiral Adama.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Admiral. I can't tell you what a genuine pleasure it is to hear your voice. This is Gaius Baltar.<br />
<br />
*''Baltar and Internal-Six discuss boarding the Galactica'':<br />
::'''Six''': Feels like old times, doesn't it?<br />
::'''Baltar''': Can't believe how much I actually missed this place.<br />
::'''Six''': You know you can't return. They'd toss you out the nearest airlock and then throw a party.<br />
<br />
*''Lee and Kara, discussing contingency plans:''<br />
::'''Kara''': Can I make a suggestion you won't like?<br />
::'''Lee''': Do you make any other kind?<br />
<br />
*''the Cylon representatives, aboard Galactica:''<br />
::'''D'Anna''': The weapons are hardly necessary.<br />
::'''Cavil''' (sarcastically, clasping his hands): Yes. Exactly. We come in peace.<br />
<br />
*''The Hybrid, giving more obscure prophecy:''<br />
::'''Hybrid''': The five lights of the apocalypse rising, struggling towards the light... sins revealed only to those who enter the temple... only to the chosen one... the chosen one... the chosen one...<br />
::'''D'Anna''': The Five await me. Gaius, I'm so close to knowing the truth!<br />
::'''Hybrid''': Look into the eye to know thyself...look into the eye to know thyself...<br />
<br />
*''During a meeting between Roslin and Adama with Baltar and the Cylons''<br />
::'''Roslin''': The less this man says, the better this will go.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Wait a minute. If it wasn't for me the Cylons would've blown you out of the sky two seconds after we'd arrived.<br />
::'''Roslin''': (''Roslin to Adama'') I think you can handle this without me. . . if you can stomach it.<br />
<br />
*''Caprica-Six confronts Baltar and D'Anna about their secretive behavior''<br />
::'''Caprica''': I'd like to think we that three have shared something, transcended the barriers that separate people, and yet somehow, the more time goes on, the more I find myself on the outside looking in.<br />
::'''Baltar''': Well, that's not the case at all, is it? Because, we three, we're integral, we're part of...<br />
::'''D'Anna''': We're finished.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
<br />
''[[Jane Espenson]] discusses the original name for "The Eye of Jupiter" and references to it in "[[The Passage]]:"''<br />
<br />
: "When I wrote this episode, the upcoming episode was already well along, and it was called 'Eye of [[Zeus]].' So all the dialogue in my episode reflected that. It got changed to Jupiter later, and I don't know why. It's always hard to get names to legally clear. All you need is one guy named Zeus who lives in [[w:North Hollywood|North Hollywood]] and [[w:Standards and Practices|Standards and Practices]] is all over you to change the name. (deadpan) That's probably what happened."<ref name="espenson-2"/><br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]<br />
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]<br />
*[[Eileen Pedde]] as Gunnery Seargant [[Erin Mathias]]<br />
*[[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]<br />
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil]]<br />
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
*[[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as the [[Hybrid]]<br />
*[[Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]]<br />
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| Title= Epiphanies<br />
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode= 13<br />
| Guests=[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Colm+Feore Colm Feore] ([[Adar (RDM)|President Adar]])<br />
| Writer=[[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]]<br />
| Story= <br />
| Director=[[Rod Hardy]]<br />
| Production=2.13<br />
| Rating=<br />
| US Airdate=January 20 2006<br />
| UK Airdate=<br />
| DVD=<br />
| Population=49,598<br />
| Prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]<br />
| Next= [[Black Market]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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: ''Admiral [[William Adama]] questions whether or not [[Sharon Valerii]]'s pregnancy should be aborted. Meanwhile Roslin's health declines rapidly as a pro-Cylon peace group attempts to sow civil disobedience within the Fleet.''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
<br />
* President [[Laura Roslin]] is brought on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She is near death and has, at best, days to live.<br />
* Captain [[Kara Thrace]] and Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine]] are conducting Viper tests. During a test of the Viper's projectile systems, Kat's port turret is destroyed and a piece of it impacts on Thrace's cockpit. Thrace requests priority landing; both Vipers land.<br />
* [[Cally]] and CPO [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] discover that several rounds of ammunition from the damaged Viper are unusually light and fragile. A round of such ammunition would easily break as the cartridge loaded into the chamber and misfire, leaving the projectile lodged in the barrel. The next round loaded would then have ''two'' bullets in front of the propellant charge, and the resulting over-pressure would tear the gun barrel apart. Undoubtedly, someone is trying to sabotage the fleet's military readiness.<br />
*The sabotage investigation quickly leads Lee Adama and Kara Thrace to Asha Yonick, one of the recent civilian hirees in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s armory. When they apprehend her, she declares her allegiance to a self-proclaimed pacifist organization that wants peace with the Cylons.<br />
*Vice President Baltar is given the presidential tour by [[Billy Keikeya]] in preparation for his assumption of the Presidency. Billy gives Baltar a letter from Roslin to be opened after her death. <br />
<br />
===On Caprica Prior to the Cylon Attack===<br />
*Roslin finds out she has cancer<br />
*Roslin meets with President Adar to discuss a teacher's strike, and his response.<br />
*Roslin meets with the leader of the educational alliance, Lynn Stanz, and strikes an agreement.<br />
*Adar disagrees with Roslin's methods and results, and asks for her resignation.<br />
*Roslin then leaves for ''Galactica'''s decommisioning ceremony, telling Adar that "If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
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* In the flashbacks in this episode, we learn that Laura Roslin saw Gaius Baltar and Six together prior to the Cylons' all-out attack against the 12 colonies in the miniseries. We also see a picture of Six (the copy of her that posed as "Shelley Godfrey") in the folder marked "Known Cylon Agents." At some point, Roslin is going to come to the realization that she saw Baltar with an enemy agent just prior to the attack. The only question, of course, is when?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
* At the end, we are shown that the bomb Dr. Baltar gave the resistance was the nuclear warhead he was given to create his Cylon Detector.<br />
* [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon's]] baby's blood was used to apparently destroy the cancerous masses in Roslin's system. The procedure to abort Sharon's fetus was not performed.<br />
* The survivor count this episode is 49,598, a net loss of six since [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]. [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] and the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' marine killed by [[Gina]] account for two. Presumably the remaining were pilots or crew lost during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|attack]] on the [[Resurrection Ship]].<br />
* Roslin's affair with Adar was suggested by her comment in the [[miniseries]] that "he had a way about him... you just couldn't say 'no' to him."<br />
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== Notes == <br />
<br />
* This episode takes place between 189 and 191 days after the Cylon attack on the colonies.<br />
* [[Lee Adama]] is once again a Captain, and has been reinstated as ''Galactica'''s CAG.<br />
* [[Gina]] is apparently a member of the pro-Cylon resistance. The other members of the resistance are unaware she is a [[Humano-Cylon]].<br />
* Roslin apparently was in an intimate relationship with President Adar.<br />
* Roslin sees Dr. Baltar in an intimate moment with Number Six on Caprica, prior to the attacks.<br />
* The radiation symbol used by the colonials is different from the one used in reality, but is still easily recognizable.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
'''Secretary Roslin:''' "I'm on my way to the ''Galactica'' to represent this administration. If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."<br />
<br />
'''President Richard Adar:''' "One of the interesting things about being President, you don't have to explain yourself. To anyone."<br />
*Roslin earlier attributed this saying to Adar in the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]".<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
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| Title= Epiphanies<br />
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode= 13<br />
| Guests=[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Colm+Feore Colm Feore] ([[Adar (RDM)|President Adar]])<br />
| Writer=[[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]]<br />
| Story= <br />
| Director=[[Rod Hardy]]<br />
| Production=2.13<br />
| Rating=<br />
| US Airdate=January 20 2006<br />
| UK Airdate=<br />
| DVD=<br />
| Population=49,598<br />
| Prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]<br />
| Next= [[Black Market]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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: ''Admiral [[William Adama]] questions whether or not [[Sharon Valerii]]'s pregnancy should be aborted. Meanwhile Roslin's health declines rapidly as a pro-Cylon peace group attempts to sow civil disobedience within the Fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
* President [[Laura Roslin]] is brought on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She is near death and has, at best, days to live.<br />
* Captain [[Kara Thrace]] and Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine]] are conducting Viper tests. During a test of the Viper's projectile systems, Kat's port turret is destroyed and a piece of it impacts on Thrace's cockpit. Thrace requests priority landing; both Vipers land.<br />
* [[Cally]] comes across three rounds of faulty ammunition, ammunition that is lighter than normal. Thus when two rounds collide an explosion occurs. [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] highly suspects sabotage.<br />
*The investigation leads Lee Adama and Kara Thrace to a civilian worker (Asha Yonick) who manufactures the ammo. When she is apprehended, she declares her alleigence to a pacifist organization that wants peace with the Cylons.<br />
*Vice President Baltar is given the presidential tour by [[Billy Keikeya]] in preparation for his assumption of the Presidency. Billy gives Baltar a letter from Roslin to be opened after her death. <br />
<br />
===On Caprica Prior to the Cylon Attack===<br />
*Roslin finds out she has cancer<br />
*Roslin meets with President Adar to discuss a teacher's strike, and his response.<br />
*Roslin meets with the leader of the educational alliance, Lynn Stanz, and strikes an agreement.<br />
*Adar disagrees with Roslin's methods and results, and asks for her resignation.<br />
*Roslin then leaves for ''Galactica'''s decommisioning ceremony, telling Adar that "If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
<!-- Use bulleted lists. Try to list questions in number of importance. If the question was answered in a future episode, make a link to the episode. --><br />
* In the flashbacks in this episode, we learn that Laura Roslin saw Gaius Baltar and Six together prior to the Cylons' all-out attack against the 12 colonies in the miniseries. We also see a picture of Six (the copy of her that posed as "Shelley Godfrey") in the folder marked "Known Cylon Agents." At some point, Roslin is going to come to the realization that she saw Baltar with an enemy agent just prior to the attack. The only question, of course, is when?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
* At the end, we are shown that the bomb Dr. Baltar gave the resistance was the nuclear warhead he was given to create his Cylon Detector.<br />
* [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon's]] baby's blood was used to apparently destroy the cancerous masses in Roslin's system. The procedure to abort Sharon's fetus was not performed.<br />
* The survivor count this episode is 49,598, a net loss of six since [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]. [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] and the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' marine killed by [[Gina]] account for two. Presumably the remaining were pilots or crew lost during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|attack]] on the [[Resurrection Ship]].<br />
* Roslin's affair with Adar was suggested by her comment in the [[miniseries]] that "he had a way about him... you just couldn't say 'no' to him."<br />
<br />
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== Notes == <br />
<br />
* This episode takes place between 189 and 191 days after the Cylon attack on the colonies.<br />
* [[Lee Adama]] is once again a Captain, and has been reinstated as ''Galactica'''s CAG.<br />
* [[Gina]] is apparently a member of the pro-Cylon resistance. The other members of the resistance are unaware she is a [[Humano-Cylon]].<br />
* Roslin apparently was in an intimate relationship with President Adar.<br />
* Roslin sees Dr. Baltar in an intimate moment with Number Six on Caprica, prior to the attacks.<br />
* The radiation symbol used by the colonials is different from the one used in reality, but is still easily recognizable.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
'''Secretary Roslin:''' "I'm on my way to the ''Galactica'' to represent this administration. If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."<br />
<br />
'''President Richard Adar:''' "One of the interesting things about being President, you don't have to explain yourself. To anyone."<br />
*Roslin earlier attributed this saying to Adar in the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]".<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
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{{Episode List}}<br />
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[[Category:A to Z]]<br />
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
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<div>{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[Image:Universal_logo.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title= Epiphanies<br />
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode= 13<br />
| Guests=[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Colm+Feore Colm Feore] ([[Adar (RDM)|President Adar]])<br />
| Writer=[[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]]<br />
| Story= <br />
| Director=[[Rod Hardy]]<br />
| Production=2.13<br />
| Rating=<br />
| US Airdate=January 20 2006<br />
| UK Airdate=<br />
| DVD=<br />
| Population=49,598<br />
| Prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]<br />
| Next= [[Black Market]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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: ''Admiral [[William Adama]] questions whether or not [[Sharon Valerii]]'s pregnancy should be aborted. Meanwhile Roslin's health declines rapidly as a pro-Cylon peace group attempts to sow civil disobedience within the Fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
* President [[Laura Roslin]] is brought on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She is near death and has, at best, days to live.<br />
* Captain [[Kara Thrace]] and Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine]] are conducting Viper tests. During a test of the Viper's projectile systems, Kat's port turret is destroyed and a piece of it impacts on Thrace's cockpit. Thrace requests priority landing; both Vipers land.<br />
* [[Cally]] comes across three rounds of faulty ammunition, ammunition that is lighter than normal. Thus when two rounds collide an explosion occurs. [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] highly suspects sabotage.<br />
*The investigation leads Lee Adama and Kara Thrace to a civilian worker (Asha Yonick) who manufactures the ammo. When she is apprehended, she declares her alleigence to a pacifist organization that wants peace with the Cylons.<br />
*Vice President Baltar is given the presidential tour by [[Billy Keikeya]] in preparation for his assumption of the Presidency. Billy gives Baltar a letter from Roslin to be opened after her death. <br />
<br />
===On Caprica Prior to the Cylon Attack===<br />
*Roslin finds out she has cancer<br />
*Roslin meets with President Adar to discuss a teacher's strike, and his response.<br />
*Roslin meets with the leader of the educational alliance, Lynn Stanz, and strikes an agreement.<br />
*Adar disagrees with Roslin's methods and results, and asks for her resignation.<br />
*Roslin then leaves for ''Galactica'''s decommisioning ceremony, telling Adar that "If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."<br />
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== Questions == <br />
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* In the flashbacks in this episode, we learn that Laura Roslin saw Gaius Baltar and Six together prior to the Cylons' all-out attack against the 12 colonies in the miniseries. We also see a picture of Six (the copy of her that posed as "Shelley Godfrey") in the folder marked "Known Cylon Agents." At some point, Roslin is going to come to the realization that she saw Baltar with an enemy agent just prior to the attack. The only question, of course, is when?<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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* At the end, we are shown that the bomb Dr. Baltar gave the resistance was the nuclear warhead he was given to create his Cylon Detector.<br />
* [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon's]] baby's blood was used to apparently destroy the cancerous masses in Roslin's system. The procedure to abort Sharon's fetus was not performed.<br />
* The survivor count this episode is 49,598, a net loss of six since [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]. [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] and the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' marine killed by [[Gina]] account for two. Presumably the remaining were pilots or crew lost during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|attack]] on the [[Resurrection Ship]].<br />
* Roslin's affair with Adar was suggested by her comment in the [[miniseries]] that "he had a way about him... you just couldn't say 'no' to him."<br />
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== Notes == <br />
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* This episode takes place between 189 and 191 days after the Cylon attack on the colonies.<br />
* [[Lee Adama]] is once again a Captain, and has been reinstated as ''Galactica'''s CAG.<br />
* [[Gina]] is apparently a member of the pro-Cylon resistance. The other members of the resistance are unaware she is a [[Humano-Cylon]].<br />
* Roslin apparently was in an intimate relationship with President Adar.<br />
* Roslin sees Dr. Baltar in an intimate moment with Number Six on Caprica, prior to the attacks.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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'''Secretary Roslin:''' "I'm on my way to the ''Galactica'' to represent this administration. If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."<br />
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'''President Richard Adar:''' "One of the interesting things about being President, you don't have to explain yourself. To anyone."<br />
*Roslin earlier attributed this saying to Adar in the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]".<br />
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<div>{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[Image:Gina-Cain.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title= Resurrection Ship, Part II<br />
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode= 12<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=<br />
| Story= <br />
| Director=<br />
| Production=<br />
| Rating=<br />
| US Airdate=January 13 2006<br />
| UK Airdate=<br />
| DVD=<br />
| Prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]<br />
| Next= [[Epiphanies]]<br />
}}<br />
== Overview ==<br />
''The battlestars ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' engage in [[Attack on the Resurrection Ship|an all-out battle]] to destroy the Cylon “Resurrection” ship.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
*The episode begins, like "[[Act of Contrition]]", well into the events of the story, as [[Lee Adama]] floats in a planetary body of water. He sees something approaching him—it is a Cylon [[Raider]] with a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] in hot pursuit, and we return to reality to see Apollo floating in space in his ejection seat, followed by the title card, "48 Hours Earlier".<br />
*[[Kara Thrace]] asks [[Lee Adama]] for backup on her mission to assassinate Admiral Cain. Lee accepts, and reassures Thrace of the importance of trust as he embraces her.<br />
*[[Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] are bound and beaten in the brig by upset ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' officers, aided again by their [[Colonial Marine Corps|marines]], until Executive officer [[Jack Fisk]] arrives to break it up.<br />
*[[Helena Cain]] and [[Kara Thrace]] have a drink together, and Cain asks Thrace to promise not to flinch when she has to commit a "terrible sin"<br />
*Lieutenant Adama makes a courier run to ''Galactica'', taking the opportunity to ask his father about Thrace's special mission. Adama is uninterested in discussing the issue, but young Adama is surprised to know that President Roslin is involved in the assassination plot.<br />
*Thrace and [[Jack Fisk]] both prepare for their assassination missions, as well as the attack on the Resurrection Ship.<br />
* Before Adama aborts his assassination plan on Cain, he solicits advice from the cooperative copy of [[Sharon Valerii]], asking her why the Cylons hate humanity as they do. She reminds him of a portion of his decommissioning speech ([[Miniseries]]), asking whether humanity has asked ''itself'' if it is deserving to survive despite its failings.<br />
*The [[Resurrection Ship]] and two [[Basestar_(RDM)|basestars]] are destroyed by the Colonials. [[Image:Ep212battle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cylon basestar under assault]]<br />
*During the battle, the [[Blackbird]] is successful in disabling the Resurrection Ship. While escaping, the Blackbird is heavily damaged. Adama is able to eject in time as the Blackbird is destroyed.<br />
*Floating in space, Apollo's flight suit springs a leak. Communications officer [[Dualla]] tries frantically to contact him, but Apollo does not respond by choice. Later he releases the last of the air in his [[flight suit]] and says, "I'm sorry, Kara", losing consciousness just as a SAR Raptor appears in the nick of time to save him.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]]'s feelings for [[Number Six]] transfer to the copy named Gina, who is tangible and more ''human'' than his internal Number Six. He repeats to Gina a story told to him by Six about going to watch Pyramid games, finally taking her hands in his as Baltar's internal Six disappears in sadness. As Gina senses the destruction of the Resurrection Ship, she takes a sidearm from a marine she kills, with Baltar's help, and asks Baltar to kill her, noting that suicide is a sin. Baltar refuses, gives her the sidearm, and tells her she needs justice, ostensibly referring to Admiral Cain.<br />
*[[William Adama]] and [[Helena Cain]] both speak over [[wireless]] to conspirators [[Jack Fisk]] and [[Kara Thrace]], respectively, but neither commander gives the order to assassinate the other.<br />
*After the battle, [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] is shot to death by [[Gina]] in Cain's quarters. Cain is challenging to the last, unregretful of the treatment that Gina has been given.<br />
*At Cain's funeral, Kara Thrace speaks admiringly of her, saying the Fleet would have been safer with her than it is without her. This statement raises a stare from Commander Adama.<br />
*Lee Adama confides to Thrace that he didn't want to survive to the mission, [[Anastasia Dualla]] stands outside Adama's quarters eavesdropping, visibly worried about young Adama.<br />
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' and her crew remain in the Fleet, with [[William Adama]] becoming an admiral to command both battlestars. After receiving new admiral insignia from [[Laura Roslin]], he gives her a brief but affectionate kiss, to the smiles of both.<br />
*Laura Roslin is now visibly weakened by her fight with cancer, and her composure and strength are failing. Her end appears near.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* Adama had the first opportunity to implement his "plan" on Admiral Cain. Why didn't he? Did [[Sharon Valerii]]'s earlier comments about humanity not deserving to survive have something to do with that?<br />
::Adama's remarks to Starbuck, that it is not enough to survive, but be worthy of survival, seem to point to this.<br />
:::Did [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain's]] actions (such as the cannabilism of [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus']] civilian fleet) necessarily justify her worthiness? Did [[William_Adama|Adama]] realize that he didn't have the right to make that judgement?<br />
* Why did Cain not issue the order for Adama's execution? Was it a change of heart? Or did she suspect that her life was in jeopardy by Thrace?<br />
* Subsequent to [[Number Six#Gina|Gina]] killing of Cain, Gina disappears from ''Pegasus'' and Colonial military imprisonment (as promised by Baltar). Where is she being hidden?<br />
* [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] hands Gina a weapon in the ante-room of the ''Pegasus'' brig. Would a high-security area be equipped with surveillance cameras? Has Baltar disappeared as well?<br />
* Is Lee Adama becoming depressed and unable to command his pilots?<br />
: He lost the role to command once Admiral Cain demoted him & put him in the general roster. A better question is will he be in a proper frame of mind to fly, or become a liability?<br />
* How will ''Pegasus'' resources be used throughout the Fleet?<br />
* How many new Viper squadrons and pilots have been added to the Fleet?<br />
* How will Adama deal with the mob-level brutality that appears throughout ''Pegasus''?<br />
* How closely have the Cylons studied the memories of the 'first' Boomer aboard ''Galactica'', and the other spies in the Fleet?<br />
* How will Kara Thrace's comments at Cain's funeral affect her relationship with now-Admiral Adama?<br />
* In "[[Resistance]]", Baltar forces ''Galactica'''s first Sharon into revealing that eight Cylons are still in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. However, this obviously does not take into account the introduction of ''Pegasus''. Thus, are there any more Cylon agents are aboard ''Pegasus''? If so, what do they number?<br />
:Will these agents be far more careful in what they do, knowing that resurrection is no longer possible?<br />
* Will another [[Blackbird]] be constructed?<br />
* Will Adama stay aboard ''[[Galactica_(RDM)|Galactica]]'' now that he's been promoted?<br />
:It is very likely that Adama keeps ''Galactica'' as his command and flagship. Adama trusts the abilities and strengths of his battlestar and also knows the weaknesses of ''Pegasus''.<br />
* Are there going to be any other promotions?<br />
* Who will be [[CAG]] of ''Galactica''? [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Lee_Adama|Apollo]] were assigned to [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]] at the time Admiral Cain was assassinated.<br />
:If [[Lee_Adama|Apollo]] recovers from his depression, he will probably resume his position as the CAG of ''Galactica'', while [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] will continue as the CAG of ''Pegasus'' since she has obviously proven her worth and was chosen for the position by [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]].<br />
* What changes in the Cylon strategy will we see, now that the [[Resurrection Ship]] has been destroyed?<br />
* What punishment, if any, will [[Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] receive now that they have escaped the death sentence imposed by [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]]? After all, they did murder a superior officer, even though it was an accident.<br />
:Colonel Tigh's actions from the ''[[Gideon]]'' incident are more dire and politically damaging, yet Adama does not punish his second-in-command. It is likely that, especially given the inhumane treatment of Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]] towards the cooperative and unaggressive pregnant [[Sharon Valerii]] (which Adama apologizes for to Valerii), that Adama will dismiss the matter.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*The beating of Helo and the Chief was edited so that in the teaser, all we see is the "Sunshine Boys" entering the cell with their marines, about to tie the two up while making threatening comments. Given that they were involved in the gang rape of Gina, many viewers left the teaser fearing that far worse was going to happen to Agathon and Tyrol than simply being beaten with soap wrapped in towels.<br />
* The basestar/battlestar battle was epic, although viewers did not see a great deal of it from a play-by-play standpoint. The pairing of an advanced battlestar such as ''Pegasus'' with the oldest battlestar, ''Galactica'', likely illustrates why the Cylons used [[CNP|sabotage]] instead of all-out war to [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|defeat the Twelve Colonies]]. With proper planning, battlestars working in tandem will shred a basestar in a close-range attack, which uses missiles and fighters, but appears to have no gun batteries itself.<br />
*Lee Adama's collision with the downed [[Raptor]] occurred partly because Adama was looking behind him, examining the damage he dealt to the Resurrection Ship. This may be symbolic of one of young Adama's character flaws: he is always looking backward, always examining what he's done instead of keeping his attention on the here and now. See "[[Water]]", where Lee agonizes over firing on the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' while his father warns him specifically about not second-guessing himself. This theme also parallels Cain's words—-which Starbuck echoes at her funeral—-about not flinching or second-guessing when terrible things have to be done.<br />
* Obviously, the writers felt that the battle was less important than the events planned immediately after--the mutual attempts by Cain and Adama to kill each other. Viewers enter the battle scene at the stage where the battlestars tackle the destruction of the basestars, although there was a ruse earlier involving the entire [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. This quick segue was also likely done in light of the cost for the visual effects, since the shots of the battlestar attacks would be greatly desired by the fans, but also be new VFX and therefore expensive.<br />
* The pregnant Sharon Valerii again shows that she has the memories of the 'original' Boomer, which was previously shown in the season opener when she started to tell Starbuck of the time they met.<br />
* A new love triangle is formed as Gaius Baltar seems more fixated on the ''notion'' of Gina and her pain rather than the feelings of his virtual Number Six, who unsuccessfully pleads him not to aid Gina in killing herself. As he takes Gina's hand, the virtual Six disappears from view in the scene. Perhaps Baltar needed to touch a "real" Six copy, and is also swayed by her "humanity"--her vulnerability and weakness, as well as her differing interpretation on how she thinks [[God]] will forgive the Colonials for the destruction of the Cylon fleet. <br />
* In another example of Gaius' ability to multi-task, he relates to Gina as his own the anecdote that Six told him (about purchasing two tickets when she went to see Pyarmid games, as the extra ticket permitted her to imagine Gaius watched the game with her). The anecdote serves two conversations at once. The anecdote reinforces his bond with Gina and indicates to Six that flesh-and-blood Gina is of far greater importance to him than (presumably non-corporeal) Six, or the tens of thousands of Cylons who are about to die, permanently, with the destruction of the resurrection ship. Baltar's relationship with Six in the future will likely be a strained one.<br />
*Admiral Adama's affectionate kiss with [[Laura Roslin]] opens up all kinds of new story possibilities and complications for the characters and the Fleet. It might have been considered by some viewers to be the most surprising part of the whole episode since no information on this scene was noted in advance of the show's airing. As noted by RDM in the podcast commentary, the kiss was improvised by Olmos. His and McDonnell's acting continues to be exemplary.<br />
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== Notes == <br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''Jack Fisk''': I don't want your thanks. I owe Lieutenant Thorne my life, as do many people on this ship.<br />
:'''Helo''': He was trying to rape a prisoner!<br />
:'''Fisk''': You can't "rape" a machine, Lieutenant.<br />
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*'''Sharon Valerii''': It's what you said at the ceremony before the attack, when ''Galactica'' was being decommissioned. You gave a speech, it sounded like it wasn't the one you prepared. You said that humanity was a flawed creation, and that people still kill one another for petty jealousy and greed. You said that humanity never asked itself why it deserved to survive. Maybe you don't.<br />
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*'''Adama''' ''(to Starbuck over wireless)'': I've been thinking about what we talked about before. It's not enough to survive. One has to be worthy of surviving. That's all.<br />
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*'''Gina''': Suicide is a sin. But I need to die!<br />
:'''Baltar''': What you need is justice. I know a place where you can stay, where you can be safe, where I can look after you.<br />
:'''Gina''': Why would you do that?<br />
:'''Baltar''': Because I love you.<br />
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*'''Kara Thrace''': Lee. Lee, you okay? Are you okay?<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': No, not really. Um...I broke my word to you.<br />
:'''Thrace''': What are you talking about?<br />
:'''Adama''': I let you down. I wasn't there when you needed me.<br />
:'''Thrace''': Look, a close call like that? That'd mess with anybody's head. Alright? You know, it turns out I didn't need you anyway, so…. Let's just be glad that we both came back alive, alright?<br />
:'''Adama''': That's just it, Kara. I didn't want to make it back alive.<br />
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*'''Laura Roslin''': Rumor has it that I know very little about military protocol, but I do know that someone who commands more than one ship is called an admiral. Congratulations, Admiral Adama.<br />
:'''William Adama''': Thank you, Madame President. Thank you, Billy. I um, never gave up hope, I just stopped trying to get these a long time ago.<br />
:'''Roslin''': Just goes to show you, BIll. Never give up hope.<br />
:'''Adama''': Same goes for you, Laura.<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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<div>{{Episode Data|<br />
Image = [[Image:Gina-Cain.jpg|300px]]<br />
| Title= Resurrection Ship, Part II<br />
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode= 12<br />
| Guests=<br />
| Writer=<br />
| Story= <br />
| Director=<br />
| Production=<br />
| Rating=<br />
| US Airdate=January 13 2006<br />
| UK Airdate=<br />
| DVD=<br />
| Prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]<br />
| Next= [[Epiphanies]]<br />
}}<br />
== Overview ==<br />
''The battlestars ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' engage in [[Attack on the Resurrection Ship|an all-out battle]] to destroy the Cylon “Resurrection” ship.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
*The episode begins, like "[[Act of Contrition]]", well into the events of the story, as [[Lee Adama]] floats in a planetary body of water. He sees something approaching him—it is a Cylon [[Raider]] with a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] in hot pursuit, and we return to reality to see Apollo floating in space in his ejection seat, followed by the title card, "48 Hours Earlier".<br />
*[[Kara Thrace]] asks [[Lee Adama]] for backup on her mission to assassinate Admiral Cain. Lee accepts, and reassures Thrace of the importance of trust as he embraces her.<br />
*[[Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] are bound and beaten in the brig by upset ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' officers, aided again by their [[Colonial Marine Corps|marines]], until Executive officer [[Jack Fisk]] arrives to break it up.<br />
*[[Helena Cain]] and [[Kara Thrace]] have a drink together, and Cain asks Thrace to promise not to flinch when she has to commit a "terrible sin"<br />
*Lieutenant Adama makes a courier run to ''Galactica'', taking the opportunity to ask his father about Thrace's special mission. Adama is uninterested in discussing the issue, but young Adama is surprised to know that President Roslin is involved in the assassination plot.<br />
*Thrace and [[Jack Fisk]] both prepare for their assassination missions, as well as the attack on the Resurrection Ship.<br />
* Before Adama aborts his assassination plan on Cain, he solicits advice from the cooperative copy of [[Sharon Valerii]], asking her why the Cylons hate humanity as they do. She reminds him of a portion of his decommissioning speech ([[Miniseries]]), asking whether humanity has asked ''itself'' if it is deserving to survive despite its failings.<br />
*The [[Resurrection Ship]] and two [[Basestar_(RDM)|basestars]] are destroyed by the Colonials. [[Image:Ep212battle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cylon basestar under assault]]<br />
*During the battle, the [[Blackbird]] is successful in disabling the Resurrection Ship. While escaping, the Blackbird is heavily damaged. Adama is able to eject in time as the Blackbird is destroyed.<br />
*Floating in space, Apollo's flight suit springs a leak. Communications officer [[Dualla]] tries frantically to contact him, but Apollo does not respond by choice. Later he releases the last of the air in his [[flight suit]] and says, "I'm sorry, Kara", losing consciousness just as a SAR Raptor appears in the nick of time to save him.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]]'s feelings for [[Number Six]] transfer to the copy named Gina, who is tangible and more ''human'' than his internal Number Six. He repeats to Gina a story told to him by Six about going to watch Pyramid games, finally taking her hands in his as Baltar's internal Six disappears in sadness. As Gina senses the destruction of the Resurrection Ship, she takes a sidearm from a marine she kills, with Baltar's help, and asks Baltar to kill her, noting that suicide is a sin. Baltar refuses, gives her the sidearm, and tells her she needs justice, ostensibly referring to Admiral Cain.<br />
*[[William Adama]] and [[Helena Cain]] both speak over [[wireless]] to conspirators [[Jack Fisk]] and [[Kara Thrace]], respectively, but neither commander gives the order to assassinate the other.<br />
*After the battle, [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] is shot to death by [[Gina]] in Cain's quarters. Cain is challenging to the last, unregretful of the treatment that Gina has been given.<br />
*At Cain's funeral, Kara Thrace speaks admiringly of her, saying the Fleet would have been safer with her than it is without her. This statement raises a stare from Commander Adama.<br />
*Lee Adama confides to Thrace that he didn't want to survive to the mission, [[Anastasia Dualla]] stands outside Adama's quarters eavesdropping, visibly worried about young Adama.<br />
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' and her crew remain in the Fleet, with [[William Adama]] becoming an admiral to command both battlestars. After receiving new admiral insignia from [[Laura Roslin]], he gives her a brief but affectionate kiss, to the smiles of both.<br />
*Laura Roslin is now visibly weakened by her fight with cancer, and her composure and strength are failing. Her end appears near.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* Adama had the first opportunity to implement his "plan" on Admiral Cain. Why didn't he? Did [[Sharon Valerii]]'s earlier comments about humanity not deserving to survive have something to do with that?<br />
::Adama's remarks to Starbuck, that it is not enough to survive, but be worthy of survival, seem to point to this.<br />
:::Did [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain's]] actions (such as the cannabilism of [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus']] civilian fleet) necessarily justify her worthiness? Did [[William_Adama|Adama]] realize that he didn't have the right to make that judgement?<br />
* Why did Cain not issue the order for Adama's execution? Was it a change of heart? Or did she suspect that her life was in jeopardy by Thrace?<br />
* Subsequent to [[Number Six#Gina|Gina]] killing of Cain, Gina disappears from ''Pegasus'' and Colonial military imprisonment (as promised by Baltar). Where is she being hidden?<br />
* [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] hands Gina a weapon in the ante-room of the ''Pegasus'' brig. Would a high-security area be equipped with surveillance cameras? Has Baltar disappeared as well?<br />
* Is Lee Adama becoming depressed and unable to command his pilots?<br />
: He lost the role to command once Admiral Cain demoted him & put him in the general roster. A better question is will he be in a proper frame of mind to fly, or become a liability?<br />
* How will ''Pegasus'' resources be used throughout the Fleet?<br />
* How many new Viper squadrons and pilots have been added to the Fleet?<br />
* How will Adama deal with the mob-level brutality that appears throughout ''Pegasus''?<br />
* How closely have the Cylons studied the memories of the 'first' Boomer aboard ''Galactica'', and the other spies in the Fleet?<br />
* How will Kara Thrace's comments at Cain's funeral affect her relationship with now-Admiral Adama?<br />
* In "[[Resistance]]", Baltar forces ''Galactica'''s first Sharon into revealing that eight Cylons are still in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. However, this obviously does not take into account the introduction of ''Pegasus''. Thus, are there any more Cylon agents are aboard ''Pegasus''? If so, what do they number?<br />
:Will these agents be far more careful in what they do, knowing that resurrection is no longer possible?<br />
* Will another [[Blackbird]] be constructed?<br />
* Will Adama stay aboard ''[[Galactica_(RDM)|Galactica]]'' now that he's been promoted?<br />
:It is very likely that Adama keeps ''Galactica'' as his command and flagship. Adama trusts the abilities and strengths of his battlestar and also knows the weaknesses of ''Pegasus''.<br />
* Are there going to be any other promotions?<br />
* Who will be [[CAG]] of ''Galactica''? [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Lee_Adama|Apollo]] were assigned to [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]] at the time Admiral Cain was assassinated.<br />
:If [[Lee_Adama|Apollo]] recovers from his depression, he will probably resume his position as the CAG of ''Galactica'', while [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] will continue as the CAG of ''Pegasus'' since she has obviously proven her worth and was chosen for the position by [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]].<br />
* What changes in the Cylon strategy will we see, now that the [[Resurrection Ship]] has been destroyed?<br />
* What punishment, if any, will [[Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] receive now that they have escaped the death sentence imposed by [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]]? After all, they did murder a superior officer, even though it was an accident.<br />
:Colonel Tigh's actions from the ''[[Gideon]]'' incident are more dire and politically damaging, yet Adama does not punish his second-in-command. It is likely that, especially given the inhumane treatment of Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]] towards the cooperative and unaggressive pregnant [[Sharon Valerii]] (which Adama apologizes for to Valerii), that Adama will dismiss the matter.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The beating of Helo and the Chief was edited so that in the teaser, all we see is the "Sunshine Boys" entering the cell with their marines, about to tie the two up while making threatening comments. Given that they were involved in the gang rape of Gina, many viewers left the teaser fearing that far worse was going to happen to Agathon and Tyrol than simply being beaten with soap wrapped in towels.<br />
* The basestar/battlestar battle was epic, although viewers did not see a great deal of it from a play-by-play standpoint. The pairing of an advanced battlestar such as ''Pegasus'' with the oldest battlestar, ''Galactica'', likely illustrates why the Cylons used [[CNP|sabotage]] instead of all-out war to [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|defeat the Twelve Colonies]]. With proper planning, battlestars working in tandem will shred a basestar in a close-range attack, which uses missiles and fighters, but appears to have no gun batteries itself.<br />
*Lee Adama's collision with the downed [[Raptor]] occurred partly because Adama was looking behind him, examining the damage he dealt to the Resurrection Ship. This may be symbolic of one of young Adama's character flaws: he is always looking backward, always examining what he's done instead of keeping his attention on the here and now. See "[[Water]]", where Lee agonizes over firing on the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' while his father warns him specifically about not second-guessing himself. This theme also parallels Cain's words—-which Starbuck echoes at her funeral—-about not flinching or second-guessing when terrible things have to be done.<br />
* Obviously, the writers felt that the battle was less important than the events planned immediately after--the mutual attempts by Cain and Adama to kill each other. Viewers enter the battle scene at the stage where the battlestars tackle the destruction of the basestars, although there was a ruse earlier involving the entire [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. This quick segue was also likely done in light of the cost for the visual effects, since the shots of the battlestar attacks would be greatly desired by the fans, but also be new VFX and therefore expensive.<br />
* The pregnant Sharon Valerii again shows that she has the memories of the 'original' Boomer, which was previously shown in the season opener when she started to tell Starbuck of the time they met.<br />
* A new love triangle is formed as Gaius Baltar seems more fixated on the ''notion'' of Gina and her pain rather than the feelings of his virtual Number Six, who unsuccessfully pleads him not to aid Gina in killing herself. As he takes Gina's hand, the virtual Six disappears from view in the scene. Perhaps Baltar needed to touch a "real" Six copy, and is also swayed by her "humanity"--her vulnerability and weakness, as well as her differing interpretation on how she thinks [[God]] will forgive the Colonials for the destruction of the Cylon fleet. <br />
* In another example of Gaius' ability to multi-task, the anecdote he relates to Gina as his own, that Six told him (about purchasing two tickets when she went to see Pyarmid games, as the extra ticket permitted her to imagine Gaius watched the game with her) serves two conversations. The anecdote reinforces his bond with Gina and indicates to Six that flesh-and-blood Gina is of far greater importance to him than (presumably non-corporeal) Six, or the tens of thousands of Cylons who are about to die, permanently, with the destruction of the resurrection ship. Baltar's relationship with Six in the future will likely be a strained one.<br />
*Admiral Adama's affectionate kiss with [[Laura Roslin]] opens up all kinds of new story possibilities and complications for the characters and the Fleet. It might have been considered by some viewers to be the most surprising part of the whole episode since no information on this scene was noted in advance of the show's airing. As noted by RDM in the podcast commentary, the kiss was improvised by Olmos. His and McDonnell's acting continues to be exemplary.<br />
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== Notes == <br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''Jack Fisk''': I don't want your thanks. I owe Lieutenant Thorne my life, as do many people on this ship.<br />
:'''Helo''': He was trying to rape a prisoner!<br />
:'''Fisk''': You can't "rape" a machine, Lieutenant.<br />
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*'''Sharon Valerii''': It's what you said at the ceremony before the attack, when ''Galactica'' was being decommissioned. You gave a speech, it sounded like it wasn't the one you prepared. You said that humanity was a flawed creation, and that people still kill one another for petty jealousy and greed. You said that humanity never asked itself why it deserved to survive. Maybe you don't.<br />
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*'''Adama''' ''(to Starbuck over wireless)'': I've been thinking about what we talked about before. It's not enough to survive. One has to be worthy of surviving. That's all.<br />
<br />
*'''Gina''': Suicide is a sin. But I need to die!<br />
:'''Baltar''': What you need is justice. I know a place where you can stay, where you can be safe, where I can look after you.<br />
:'''Gina''': Why would you do that?<br />
:'''Baltar''': Because I love you.<br />
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*'''Kara Thrace''': Lee. Lee, you okay? Are you okay?<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': No, not really. Um...I broke my word to you.<br />
:'''Thrace''': What are you talking about?<br />
:'''Adama''': I let you down. I wasn't there when you needed me.<br />
:'''Thrace''': Look, a close call like that? That'd mess with anybody's head. Alright? You know, it turns out I didn't need you anyway, so…. Let's just be glad that we both came back alive, alright?<br />
:'''Adama''': That's just it, Kara. I didn't want to make it back alive.<br />
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*'''Laura Roslin''': Rumor has it that I know very little about military protocol, but I do know that someone who commands more than one ship is called an admiral. Congratulations, Admiral Adama.<br />
:'''William Adama''': Thank you, Madame President. Thank you, Billy. I um, never gave up hope, I just stopped trying to get these a long time ago.<br />
:'''Roslin''': Just goes to show you, BIll. Never give up hope.<br />
:'''Adama''': Same goes for you, Laura.<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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== Statistics ==<br />
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{{Episode List}}<br />
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[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Resurrection_Ship,_Part_II&diff=24516Resurrection Ship, Part II2006-01-19T01:37:28Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
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| Title= Resurrection Ship, Part II<br />
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]<br />
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]<br />
| Episode= 12<br />
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| US Airdate=January 13 2006<br />
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| Prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]<br />
| Next= [[Epiphanies]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
''The battlestars ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' engage in [[Attack on the Resurrection Ship|an all-out battle]] to destroy the Cylon “Resurrection” ship.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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*The episode begins, like "[[Act of Contrition]]", well into the events of the story, as [[Lee Adama]] floats in a planetary body of water. He sees something approaching him—it is a Cylon [[Raider]] with a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] in hot pursuit, and we return to reality to see Apollo floating in space in his ejection seat, followed by the title card, "48 Hours Earlier".<br />
*[[Kara Thrace]] asks [[Lee Adama]] for backup on her mission to assassinate Admiral Cain. Lee accepts, and reassures Thrace of the importance of trust as he embraces her.<br />
*[[Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] are bound and beaten in the brig by upset ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' officers, aided again by their [[Colonial Marine Corps|marines]], until Executive officer [[Jack Fisk]] arrives to break it up.<br />
*[[Helena Cain]] and [[Kara Thrace]] have a drink together, and Cain asks Thrace to promise not to flinch when she has to commit a "terrible sin"<br />
*Lieutenant Adama makes a courier run to ''Galactica'', taking the opportunity to ask his father about Thrace's special mission. Adama is uninterested in discussing the issue, but young Adama is surprised to know that President Roslin is involved in the assassination plot.<br />
*Thrace and [[Jack Fisk]] both prepare for their assassination missions, as well as the attack on the Resurrection Ship.<br />
* Before Adama aborts his assassination plan on Cain, he solicits advice from the cooperative copy of [[Sharon Valerii]], asking her why the Cylons hate humanity as they do. She reminds him of a portion of his decommissioning speech ([[Miniseries]]), asking whether humanity has asked ''itself'' if it is deserving to survive despite its failings.<br />
*The [[Resurrection Ship]] and two [[Basestar_(RDM)|basestars]] are destroyed by the Colonials. [[Image:Ep212battle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cylon basestar under assault]]<br />
*During the battle, the [[Blackbird]] is successful in disabling the Resurrection Ship. While escaping, the Blackbird is heavily damaged. Adama is able to eject in time as the Blackbird is destroyed.<br />
*Floating in space, Apollo's flight suit springs a leak. Communications officer [[Dualla]] tries frantically to contact him, but Apollo does not respond by choice. Later he releases the last of the air in his [[flight suit]] and says, "I'm sorry, Kara", losing consciousness just as a SAR Raptor appears in the nick of time to save him.<br />
*[[Gaius Baltar]]'s feelings for [[Number Six]] transfer to the copy named Gina, who is tangible and more ''human'' than his internal Number Six. He repeats to Gina a story told to him by Six about going to watch Pyramid games, finally taking her hands in his as Baltar's internal Six disappears in sadness. As Gina senses the destruction of the Resurrection Ship, she takes a sidearm from a marine she kills, with Baltar's help, and asks Baltar to kill her, noting that suicide is a sin. Baltar refuses, gives her the sidearm, and tells her she needs justice, ostensibly referring to Admiral Cain.<br />
*[[William Adama]] and [[Helena Cain]] both speak over [[wireless]] to conspirators [[Jack Fisk]] and [[Kara Thrace]], respectively, but neither commander gives the order to assassinate the other.<br />
*After the battle, [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] is shot to death by [[Gina]] in Cain's quarters. Cain is challenging to the last, unregretful of the treatment that Gina has been given.<br />
*At Cain's funeral, Kara Thrace speaks admiringly of her, saying the Fleet would have been safer with her than it is without her. This statement raises a stare from Commander Adama.<br />
*Lee Adama confides to Thrace that he didn't want to survive to the mission, [[Anastasia Dualla]] stands outside Adama's quarters eavesdropping, visibly worried about young Adama.<br />
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' and her crew remain in the Fleet, with [[William Adama]] becoming an admiral to command both battlestars. After receiving new admiral insignia from [[Laura Roslin]], he gives her a brief but affectionate kiss, to the smiles of both.<br />
*Laura Roslin is now visibly weakened by her fight with cancer, and her composure and strength are failing. Her end appears near.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* Adama had the first opportunity to implement his "plan" on Admiral Cain. Why didn't he? Did [[Sharon Valerii]]'s earlier comments about humanity not deserving to survive have something to do with that?<br />
::Adama's remarks to Starbuck, that it is not enough to survive, but be worthy of survival, seem to point to this.<br />
:::Did [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain's]] actions (such as the cannabilism of [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus']] civilian fleet) necessarily justify her worthiness? Did [[William_Adama|Adama]] realize that he didn't have the right to make that judgement?<br />
* Why did Cain not issue the order for Adama's execution? Was it a change of heart? Or did she suspect that her life was in jeopardy by Thrace?<br />
* Subsequent to [[Number Six#Gina|Gina]] killing of Cain, Gina disappears from ''Pegasus'' and Colonial military imprisonment (as promised by Baltar). Where is she being hidden?<br />
* [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] hands Gina a weapon in the ante-room of the ''Pegasus'' brig. Would a high-security area be equipped with surveillance cameras? Has Baltar disappeared as well?<br />
* Is Lee Adama becoming depressed and unable to command his pilots?<br />
: He lost the role to command once Admiral Cain demoted him & put him in the general roster. A better question is will he be in a proper frame of mind to fly, or become a liability?<br />
* How will ''Pegasus'' resources be used throughout the Fleet?<br />
* How many new Viper squadrons and pilots have been added to the Fleet?<br />
* How will Adama deal with the mob-level brutality that appears throughout ''Pegasus''?<br />
* How closely have the Cylons studied the memories of the 'first' Boomer aboard ''Galactica'', and the other spies in the Fleet?<br />
* How will Kara Thrace's comments at Cain's funeral affect her relationship with now-Admiral Adama?<br />
* In "[[Resistance]]", Baltar forces ''Galactica'''s first Sharon into revealing that eight Cylons are still in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. However, this obviously does not take into account the introduction of ''Pegasus''. Thus, are there any more Cylon agents are aboard ''Pegasus''? If so, what do they number?<br />
:Will these agents be far more careful in what they do, knowing that resurrection is no longer possible?<br />
* Will another [[Blackbird]] be constructed?<br />
* Will Adama stay aboard ''[[Galactica_(RDM)|Galactica]]'' now that he's been promoted?<br />
:It is very likely that Adama keeps ''Galactica'' as his command and flagship. Adama trusts the abilities and strengths of his battlestar and also knows the weaknesses of ''Pegasus''.<br />
* Are there going to be any other promotions?<br />
* Who will be [[CAG]] of ''Galactica''? [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Lee_Adama|Apollo]] were assigned to [[Pegasus_(RDM)|Pegasus]] at the time Admiral Cain was assassinated.<br />
:If [[Lee_Adama|Apollo]] recovers from his depression, he will probably resume his position as the CAG of ''Galactica'', while [[Kara_Thrace|Starbuck]] will continue as the CAG of ''Pegasus'' since she has obviously proven her worth and was chosen for the position by [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]].<br />
* What changes in the Cylon strategy will we see, now that the [[Resurrection Ship]] has been destroyed?<br />
* What punishment, if any, will [[Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] receive now that they have escaped the death sentence imposed by [[Helena_Cain|Admiral Cain]]? After all, they did murder a superior officer, even though it was an accident.<br />
:Colonel Tigh's actions from the ''[[Gideon]]'' incident are more dire and politically damaging, yet Adama does not punish his second-in-command. It is likely that, especially given the inhumane treatment of Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]] towards the cooperative and unaggressive pregnant [[Sharon Valerii]] (which Adama apologizes for to Valerii), that Adama will dismiss the matter.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*The beating of Helo and the Chief was edited so that in the teaser, all we see is the "Sunshine Boys" entering the cell with their marines, about to tie the two up while making threatening comments. Given that they were involved in the gang rape of Gina, many viewers left the teaser fearing that far worse was going to happen to Agathon and Tyrol than simply being beaten with soap wrapped in towels.<br />
* The basestar/battlestar battle was epic, although viewers did not see a great deal of it from a play-by-play standpoint. The pairing of an advanced battlestar such as ''Pegasus'' with the oldest battlestar, ''Galactica'', likely illustrates why the Cylons used [[CNP|sabotage]] instead of all-out war to [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|defeat the Twelve Colonies]]. With proper planning, battlestars working in tandem will shred a basestar in a close-range attack, which uses missiles and fighters, but appears to have no gun batteries itself.<br />
*Lee Adama's collision with the downed [[Raptor]] occurred partly because Adama was looking behind him, examining the damage he dealt to the Resurrection Ship. This may be symbolic of one of young Adama's character flaws: he is always looking backward, always examining what he's done instead of keeping his attention on the here and now. See "[[Water]]", where Lee agonizes over firing on the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' while his father warns him specifically about not second-guessing himself. This theme also parallels Cain's words—-which Starbuck echoes at her funeral—-about not flinching or second-guessing when terrible things have to be done.<br />
* Obviously, the writers felt that the battle was less important than the events planned immediately after--the mutual attempts by Cain and Adama to kill each other. Viewers enter the battle scene at the stage where the battlestars tackle the destruction of the basestars, although there was a ruse earlier involving the entire [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. This quick segue was also likely done in light of the cost for the visual effects, since the shots of the battlestar attacks would be greatly desired by the fans, but also be new VFX and therefore expensive.<br />
* The pregnant Sharon Valerii again shows that she has the memories of the 'original' Boomer, which was previously shown in the season opener when she started to tell Starbuck of the time they met.<br />
* A new love triangle is formed as Gaius Baltar seems more fixated on the ''notion'' of Gina and her pain rather than the feelings of his virtual Number Six, who unsuccessfully pleads him not to aid Gina in killing herself. As he takes Gina's hand, the virtual Six disappears from view in the scene. Perhaps Baltar needed to touch a "real" Six copy, and is also swayed by her "humanity"--her vulnerability and weakness, as well as her differing interpretation on how she thinks [[God]] will forgive the Colonials for the destruction of the Cylon fleet. In another example of Gaius' ability to multi-task, the anecdote he relates to Gina as his own, that Six told him (about purchasing two tickets when she went to see Pyarmid games, as the extra ticket permitted her to imagine Gaius watched the game with her) serves two conversations. The anecdote reinforces his bond with Gina and indicates to Six that flesh-and-blood Gina is of far greater importance to him than (presumably non-corporeal) Six, or the tens of thousands of Cylons who are about to die, permanently, with the destruction of the resurrection ship. Baltar's relationship with Six in the future will likely be a strained one.<br />
*Admiral Adama's affectionate kiss with [[Laura Roslin]] opens up all kinds of new story possibilities and complications for the characters and the Fleet. It might have been considered by some viewers to be the most surprising part of the whole episode since no information on this scene was noted in advance of the show's airing. As noted by RDM in the podcast commentary, the kiss was improvised by Olmos. His and McDonnell's acting continues to be exemplary.<br />
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== Notes == <br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*'''Jack Fisk''': I don't want your thanks. I owe Lieutenant Thorne my life, as do many people on this ship.<br />
:'''Helo''': He was trying to rape a prisoner!<br />
:'''Fisk''': You can't "rape" a machine, Lieutenant.<br />
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*'''Sharon Valerii''': It's what you said at the ceremony before the attack, when ''Galactica'' was being decommissioned. You gave a speech, it sounded like it wasn't the one you prepared. You said that humanity was a flawed creation, and that people still kill one another for petty jealousy and greed. You said that humanity never asked itself why it deserved to survive. Maybe you don't.<br />
<br />
*'''Adama''' ''(to Starbuck over wireless)'': I've been thinking about what we talked about before. It's not enough to survive. One has to be worthy of surviving. That's all.<br />
<br />
*'''Gina''': Suicide is a sin. But I need to die!<br />
:'''Baltar''': What you need is justice. I know a place where you can stay, where you can be safe, where I can look after you.<br />
:'''Gina''': Why would you do that?<br />
:'''Baltar''': Because I love you.<br />
<br />
*'''Kara Thrace''': Lee. Lee, you okay? Are you okay?<br />
:'''Lee Adama''': No, not really. Um...I broke my word to you.<br />
:'''Thrace''': What are you talking about?<br />
:'''Adama''': I let you down. I wasn't there when you needed me.<br />
:'''Thrace''': Look, a close call like that? That'd mess with anybody's head. Alright? You know, it turns out I didn't need you anyway, so…. Let's just be glad that we both came back alive, alright?<br />
:'''Adama''': That's just it, Kara. I didn't want to make it back alive.<br />
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*'''Laura Roslin''': Rumor has it that I know very little about military protocol, but I do know that someone who commands more than one ship is called an admiral. Congratulations, Admiral Adama.<br />
:'''William Adama''': Thank you, Madame President. Thank you, Billy. I um, never gave up hope, I just stopped trying to get these a long time ago.<br />
:'''Roslin''': Just goes to show you, BIll. Never give up hope.<br />
:'''Adama''': Same goes for you, Laura.<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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== Statistics ==<br />
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{{Episode List}}<br />
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[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Flight_of_the_Phoenix&diff=14011Flight of the Phoenix2005-09-19T20:39:53Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
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<div>== Overview ==<br />
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''Galactica is besieged, first internally by [[Cylon]] computer viruses, then externally by a large imminent Cylon attack force. Faced with a [[Viper]] shortage, [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] tackles the difficult task of building them from scratch. Meanwhile, [[Helo]] is dealing with the repercussions of his relationship with [[Sharon Valerii]], a known [[Humano-Cylon]].''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
* [[Laura Roslin]]'s illness has reached a critical level. While she is still well enough to walk, Dr. [[Cottle]] gives her approximately one month to live.<br />
* [[Helo]] has become ''persona non grata'' to many of the crew who distrust him due to his romance with the Caprica copy of [[Humano-Cylon]] [[Sharon Valerii]].<br />
* Many of the crew, even the generally level-headed and reliable Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], are showing the strain of the apparent futility and fatigue of running from the Cylons.<br />
* Chief [[Tyrol]], with also little else to do with scrapped Vipers, begins a project to craft a new fighter. Initially many crew are very skeptical, but soon many others help Tyrol.<br />
* Helo suggests carbon composite material for the skin in lieu of the rare plate metal for the fighter. Like the American F/A-22 Raptor Air-Dominance Fighter, Tyrol's new ship is nearly invisible to [[DRADIS]].<br />
* A Cylon [[Logic bomb]] has attacked ship's systems and will fully control ''[[Galactica]]'' once an expected Cylon force arrives to activate it by infiltration. Gaeta and Baltar work together to figure a way to rid the ship of it by erasing the hard drives of all computers. Doing this, however, would leave the ship a sitting duck for an attack while time is needed to restore function and data to the computers.<br />
* Adama, after asking the advice of the President, allows the Caprica Valerii to connect herself to the ship's mainframe and communication systems while Gaeta and Baltar erase the hard drives of all computers.<br />
* A Cylon fighter armada consisting of hundreds of [[Raider]]s and [[Heavy Raider]]s attempts to activate the bomb. However, Valerii responds by transmitting a version of the same bomb to the Cylon fleet, disabling it as the Cylons did the Colonial fleet during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The Viper squadrons annihilate the helpless Cylon fleet in a joyous moment of payback.<br />
* [[Kara Thrace]] takes the new fighter, dubbed the [[Blackbird]], for a initially ungainly test spin. This fighter was designed for speed, and delivers it. Wingman [[Lee Adama]] is horrified when the Blackbird disappears, but Kara rises above to face his ship quietly, proving the new fighter's stealth ability.<br />
* In a ceremony similar to the one given to Commander Adama in the [[Mini-Series]], President Roslin inspects and christens the new fighter. Many sign the ship. Tyrol reveals the name of this first fighter: ''Laura''.<br />
* The mere work on the new fighter renewed the creativity and hope of the crew--a reason why Adama allowed its construction to continue, despite the logic bomb crisis.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* This episode was rare in that Baltar's [[Number Six]] was completely absent in this episode, despite the Cylon-rich plot. What would she had to say about Valerii's aid or the logic bomb?<br />
*Just how secret is Caprica-Boomer's presence on the ''Galactica''? Even before she was brought to the CIC, much of the crew seems to have known about her: Chief Tyrol met her on Kobol, and Racetrack probably flew them back in her Raptor, but the other pilots like Hotdog also all seem to know about her (hence they are acting cold to Helo). Now, she has been taken to the CIC where the entire crew there saw her (Gaeta, Dualla, etc.) Yet in the last episode Commander Adama angrily ordered [[D'anna Biers]] not to reveal her existence because it could divide the Fleet. <br />
*Is Dualla attracted to Apollo (or vice versa)? Duala seemed to "check out" Apollo's "backside" in "[[Resistance]]", and now she's in close physical contact with him. And Apollo has what almost might be called a jealous look when Billy shows up. Yet in "[[Home, Part I]]" Lee let it slip in conversation that he "loves" Starbuck (he didn't necessarily say it in more than platonic/fraternal way though). <br />
**Could Billy really stand a chance against Apollo if Apollo decided to beat him up? <br />
*Helo got angry at Chief Tyrol for calling Boomer a [[Toaster]]; is this a sign that Helo is thinking more sympathetically towards the Cylons than before? Like the Cylons, does he consider it an "offensive racial epithet"?<br />
*Is order on the Galactica starting to break down? In the [[Mini-series]] Starbuck was put in the [[brig]] for striking a superior officer. Now, Starbuck assaulted Racetrack but there were was no visible punishment, and Tyrol got into a fight with Helo (who outranks him), also with no shown punishment. The deck crews aren't bothering to hide the still they built as much as before, going to far as to have a large "Welcome Back Cally" party with its products in public. Col. Tigh makes a halfhearted verbal chastisment of Tyrol when Tigh finds the still, but doesn't do anything about it and ends up taking a jar of booze for his own use. Also, even Lt. Gaeta is now snapping back at the command officers, shouting and even [[frak|cursing]].<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
* While Humano-Cylons appear human to the cellular level, Sharon could control a fiber-optic connection inserted into her forearm. This suggests that the humanoid Cylon design uses light-sensitive cells disguised as regular cells in their forearms as data access nodes, probably involving the cells interacting with her [[Silica Pathways|Silica Relays]] in her brain, the last vestiges of the humanoid Cylons' mechanical nature. Based on Valerii's extreme discomfort in having to cut herself to insert the data line to be connected this way, it could be presumed that this is not a typical practice for Humano-Cylons.<br />
* Continuing from "[[Resistance]]", Dualla is shown being attracted to Apollo.<br />
* Tyrol's comment to Lee Adama on the lack of miracles, and his answer to the problem, may remind some of another [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TOS/character/1112502.html great miracle worker] in science fiction.<br />
* Despite Valerii's belief that she has become a "liability" to the Cylons, the previous episode made it clear that they considered the survival of her baby a paramount concern. The virus, installed before her arrival, was probably oblivious to this, but the massive fleet the Cylons deployed to interdict ''Galactica'' could not have been. Additionally, an earnest attack would almost certainly have included a basestar. We must therefore assume that the Cylons had a more complicated motive in making such a massive material sacrifice.<br />
** Perhaps they hoped to furnish Valerii with an opportunity to demonstrate her loyalty and strategic value to the fleet, thus enabling her to ensure her future safety.<br />
** Alternatively, perhaps the fleet was sent to ''remove'' the logic bomb from Galactica, now that it was putting Valerii in harm's way.<br />
**Sharon could have just been "assuming" that she was a liabilty, and simply be wrong. The virus itself was introduced into the ship in "[[Scattered]]" and that was before Caprica-Boomer arrived on the Galactica. In "[[Final Cut]]" it was established that by that episode the Cylons were surprised that Sharon was still alive (they didn't know): perhaps they didn't know she was on Galactica up to that point. However, that was last episode: the Cylons knew Sharon was on Galactica when this episode's attack was launched. The virus appears to have just been acting out its function since "Scattered" (ignorant the its actions would destroy Sharon), however this doesn't clearly explain why the massive Raider attack was launched.<br />
* Our heroes passed up a major opportunity by destroying the Cylon fleet. Adama revoked Roslin's presidency on the basis of the misappropriation of a SINGLE captured cylon Raider, yet they eliminated dozens of crippled-but-serviceable assets in the name of retribution. After all that work to create a single viper, wouldn't a squadron of superior Raidrers be worth maintaining in the unused starboard pylon?<br />
**The Raider in "You Can't Go Home Again" was brain dead from a lucky shot. The Raiders here were turned off by a virus, but it may have been too difficult to remove all of their control mechanisms. Further, the ''Galactica'' had not idea how long it would be until Cylon reinforcements showed up; they probably didn't want to wait for a Basestar to come. Further, the civillian Fleet had jumped away from the Galactica in anticipation of the attack, and the Galactica probably didn't want to leave them unattended to long. There wasn't enough time and it was too dangerous.<br />
*While the series as a whole does an excellent job of helping the viewer maintain his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief suspension of disbelief], this episode arguably undermines it. Chief Tyrol whips up a brand-new fighter configuration in the space of an hour of story. All the while, the crew is battling the effects of a system-wide computer virus. The simultanenous subplots are near-miraculously solved by the end of the episode. On top of it all, now they have a carbon-composite-skinned stealth fighter, something it had ''never'' occurred to the colonials to invent previously. Contrast this with reality, where we have done little more than park on the moon for a few hours and have sent mere robot probes to the other planets... yet at the same time we have been experimenting with stealth technology since World War II (Germany had a prototypical stealth bomber) and we are incorporating carbon composite materials in airliners to save weight. What makes the current incarnation of ''Battlestar Galactica'' so compelling is that the "dud" episodes are aberrations, not the majority of the episodes.<br />
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== Notes == <br />
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* Population count is 47,853. This is the first time this season that there has been no net change in the count from the previous episode ([[Final Cut]]).<br />
* Literary/Film Reference: ''[[Wikipedia:Flight of the Phoenix|Flight of the Phoenix]]'' is the title of a 1964 novel where survivors from a plane crash in the middle of a desert attempt to rebuild the plane from the wreckage. Two movies, one made in 1965 and the other in 2004, were also made following a similar story line inspired by the book. <br />
* The [[Wikipedia:phoenix|phoenix]] is a character from Egypt mythology where, at the end of its lifespan, the bird turns to ash -- only to have another phoenix arise.<br />
* The name of new fighter, Blackbird, is also shared with the worlds's fastest supersonic aircraft, the American SR-71, which also has some stealth ability (though the Aurora is supposedly faster).<br />
*Helo now wears a Viper patch on his flightsuit. He wasn't visibly identified as piloting one of the Vipers deployed against the Cylons, but indeed may have been.<br />
*There is a wide shot when apparently ''all'' of Galactica's Vipers are deployed where it's possible to count how many they have: there are 42 Vipers visible onscreen. Oddly, the current count says that there should be no more than 34, and even with [[Joe Palladino]] on parole after [[Final Cut]] and Helo in a Viper, Galactica shouldn't be able to muster more than 25 pilots.<br />
**There are at least 7 Viper Mk. VII's visible in this shot. This agrees well with [[Scattered]].<br />
*The first episode without an appearance by Number Six. <br />
*At the end when Chief Tyrol reconciles with Cally (no longer upset with her for killing Galactica-Boomer), she reaches into a Viper and fixes something he couldn't reach, and he responds "Nice to be small, huh?". This is remeniscent of the scene at the end of the [[Mini-series]], when they have almost the exact same exchange. In that scene, they were reconciling after ''Cally'' got angry that Tyrol was having a relationship with Galactica-Boomer.<br />
*President Roslin returns the book "[[Dark Day]]" to Commander Adama, which he gave to her back in the second episode, "[[Water]]".<br />
*Chief Tyrol and Galactica-Boomer were planning to leave the military together and get married before the Cylon attack. Galen doesn't know now if this is what she really wanted, or if it was just another Cylon manipulation.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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*<b>Apollo:</b> Nobody's expecting a miracle.<br />
:<b>Tyrol:</b> Maybe that's the problem.<br />
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*''Discussing Helo's return to the Galactica:''<br />
:<b>Duck:</b> So he's the cylon lover.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> You know what? I don't care who or what he fraks. He saved my ass down there, all right?<br />
:<b>Duck:</b>How could anyone fall in love with a toaster, though?<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> Same way I hear everyone was high-fiving our Sharon right before she put two in Adama's chest. The bastards frak with your head.<br />
:<b>Hotdog:</b> Yeah. Just ask the chief.<br />
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*''Card game in the Viper pilot's lockeroom:''<br />
:<b>Racetrack:</b> Been playing with these cards for so long, I know every fold. <br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> So life's a bitch. What do you want to do, cry about it?<br />
:<b>Racetrack:</b> No, I just want it to end, okay? The bad food, the endless rotations, pretending that a card game is the high point of our day.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> It's not going to last forever, all right? Earth is out there.<br />
:<b>Racetrack:</b> Right. We could all be chasing our tails over some half-assed planetarium show.<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> And you guys can all go to hell. I'm going to go find Helo.<br />
:<b>Racetrack:</b> Good idea. Maybe that Cylon whore taught him a few tricks.<br />
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''(Starbuck politely turns around, walks over to Racetrack and grabs he by the neck and slams her head into the card table).''<br />
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*''Helo is sitting in Sharon's old Raptor when the Chief walks up:''<br />
:<b>Helo:</b> Hey! Look, chief. I never intended for Sharon and I to-- You know, it just kind of evolved.<br />
:<b>Tyrol:</b> Just a couple lovesick kids, huh?<br />
:<b>Helo:</b> I know how she felt about you, okay? She loves you.<br />
:<b>Tyrol:</b> Did she fill you in on the rest of the plan? She and I were going to muster out at the end of our service. You know, then we would get married. Maybe we would have children. I guess I'm just a big frakkin' idiot, though, huh? Probably that goddamn [[Toaster]]'s plan all along.<br />
:<b>Helo:</b> Don't call her that.<br />
:<b>Tyrol:</b> Sucker some moron into giving her a kid. Hey, you know, but you know what? I should probably be grateful to you. Probably be grateful. You know why? Because that freak in her belly could have been mine! ''(Helo and Tyrol fight)'' <br />
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*''Lt. Gaeta is starting to lose him composure under constant pressure:''<br />
:<b>Gaeta:</b> Sir, I'm running every diagnostic we've got. Checking each line of code could take days.<br />
:<b>Tigh:</b> I am not interested in excuses. Fix it!<br />
:<b>Gaeta:</b> (''shouting'') It's not an excuse, sir. It's a frakking fact!<br />
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*<b>Commander Adama:</b> Months on the run, and what do we have to show for it? Casualties. Deteriorating conditions. This crew needs a rest. It's finally hitting them, that's all. Our old lives are gone. The only thing we have to look forward to is this<br />
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*''Tigh walks into the tool closet on the hanger deck''<br />
:<b>Tigh:</b> What's this, chief?<br />
:<b>Tyrol:</b> I'm making solvent, sir, to clean machine parts.<br />
:<b>Tigh:</b> Solvent my ass. I know a still when I smell it. <br />
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*''Starbuck is taking the [[Blackbird]] on it's first test flight while Apollo follows:''<br />
:<b>Apollo:</b> Starbuck, Starbuck, where are you? Starbuck, come in. Starbuck, do you read? Kara, are you okay?<br />
:<b>Starbuck:</b> (''Starbuck turns the lights of the Blackbird on; she's actually got her ship feet away from Apollo's, facing it'') Of course you lost contact. It's a damned stealth ship, remember?<br />
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*<b>Roslin:</b> Oh, you're much too modest. After what we've been through, it would be very easy to give up, to lose hope. But not here. Not today. This is more than a ship, Chief. This is an act of faith. It is proof that despite all we've lost, we keep trying. And we will get through this, all of us, together. I promise.<br />
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[[Category:A to Z]] [[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)]] [[Category:RDM]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Final_Cut&diff=12780Final Cut2005-09-11T17:38:21Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Notes */</p>
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: ''[[D'anna Biers]], an investigative journalist, makes a critical documentary on [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]]'s conduct during a "Kent State"-like crisis.''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
*Caprica Boomer nearly has a miscarriage, but Cottle saves the child<br />
*Roslin and Adama have agreed to bury the hatchet by this episode<br />
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== Questions == <br />
*The Cylons deployed two Raiders to the ''Galactica'' to transmit D'anna's video documentary back to Caprica: does this mean the Cylons know ''exactly'' where the Fleet is, and have simply chosen ''not'' to intercept it? Is keeping the Fleet alive part of their "Plan"? <br />
** Possibly, in the "de-briefing" towards the end of the episode, Caprica D'anna meant the two Raiders transmitted the footage she cut from the documentary (showing Helo's Boomer in the Sickbay). It is possible they meant that they picked up the whole "show" from fleet transmissions and the snippet from the two Raiders. <br />
**Or, are the Cylons ''now'' refraining from sending in a full [[Basestar]] and Raider wing to attack the Galactica because they are worried that a direct attack on the Galactica will result in the death of Caprica-Boomer and her hybrid daughter? (that is, they would have attacked it if Boomer wasn't on board, but sending two Raiders in now was simply a reconaissance mission?). The Cylons did say that they want to proceed cautiously. <br />
**Then again, the two Raiders didn't Jump in to the Fleet's viscinity, they flew in normally. Perhaps the Cylons actually ''don't'' know exactly where the Fleet is, and these Raiders may have been searching for days to find them. Seeing as the Cylons on Caprica weren't aware that the Caprica-Boomer was still alive, perhaps they also trully aren't aware of the Fleet's location, and other Cylons in the Fleet cannot transmit messages back to Caprica because they are out of range (though a nearby Cylon ship might be close enough).<br />
**In light of all this, have the Cylons''not'' been using their entire strength against the colonials in combat? Have they, in effect, been "toying" with them? This could explain the relative lop-sidedness of the colonials' military victories since the initial destruction of the colonies.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
At the end of the episode, D'anna says that the Cylons "lost two Raiders relaying the images back to ''the Fleet''" from the ''Galactica''. She didn't say "from the Galactica back to ''Caprica''". Does this imply that there is a main Cylon fleet following the Galactica?<br />
*This will be covered in the episode ''[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]''.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is now 47,853, a loss of two since [[Home, Part II]], to account for the two [[Tom Zarek]] henchmen killed in that episode.<br />
*D'anna Biers makes the same comment about Baltar that Roslin made in ''[[33]]''.<br />
*We finally learn [[Dualla]]'s first name as she is interviewed by [[D'anna Biers]]: ''Anastasia''.<br />
*Gaeta's first name is revealed as [[Felix Gaeta|Felix]]. He also showed a wild side in the form of a tattoo on his chest he got when he was drunk. He's also taken up smoking. Perhaps this isn't so much a sign of a previously unrevealed wild side, but a sign that Gaeta's composure is starting to get frayed from constant stress.<br />
*The [[ECO]] known as [[Racetrack]] has a full name: [[Margaret Edmondson]].<br />
*The music aired at the end of the documentary is the Colonial Fanfare last heard in the [[Mini Series]]: the theme from the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. In the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, it is apparently the "national anthem" of the Twelve Colonies.<br />
*Adama uses the phrase "warts and all." This was invented by 17th-Century English dictator ("Lord Protector") [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell Oliver Cromwell].<br />
*Timeline-wise, Col. Tigh says there's been no Cylon contactcs for 10 days. Col. Tigh was in command of ''Galactica'' for "over a week" (from "[[Scattered]]" to "[[Resistance]]").<br />
*Colonial video feeds are octagonal, but video screens are (oddly) rectangular.<br />
*Capt. [[Kelly]] appears fulfilling his duties as Landing Signal Officer by coordinating Viper landings. This scene further explains the "where was Kelly between the mini series and season 2?" question: he doesn't work in the [[CIC]], but in the flight pod itself. <br />
*Blooper: In the last scene, the Caprica Biers says that two Raiders were lost relaying the video back to the fleet, yet the documentary was not complete when the Raiders attacked. Indeed, the Caprican Cylons are shown watching the closing footage of the documentary, which shows Adama's outburst in the CIC ("Yes!"). This outburst was prompted by the destruction of the second Raider. <br />
**Perhaps they launched a transmitter buoy before their destruction? Maybe they were just a diversion for another Raider transmiting from beyond DRADIS range?<br />
*This episode contains the first scene on Colonial One since [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
** ''After meeting Dr. Gaius Baltar for the first time:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> What a strange little man.<br />
<br />
** ''D'anna Biers is filming an interview with Apollo:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> You seem to think that your pilots deserve special consideration.<br />
*:<b>Apollo:</b> Actually, I do. Like everyone else, my pilots have lost their families, their friends, everyone they ever cared about; but on top of that their asked to put their lives on the line every single day, for a fleet that seems more interested in what they do wrong than in what they do right. They're not asking for your pity, but they damn well deserve your respect.<br />
<br />
** ''D'anna Biers is interviewing Racetrack:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Are you afraid when you go into combat?<br />
*:<b>Racetrack:</b> First thing they tell you is to assume you're already dead. <br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Well that sounds ghoulish.<br />
*:<b>Racetrack:</b> Yeah, maybe. But dead men don't get scared and freeze up under fire. Me, I'm just worried that hell's gonna be a lonely place, and I'm gonna fill it up with every Toaster son of a bitch I find.<br />
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** ''D'anna Biers is interviewing Lt. Gaeta. Gaeta is slightly disheveled, and is smoking a cigarette:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Does that help you cope with the stress?<br />
*:<b>Lt. Felix Gaeta:</b> Not really. Look, um, all that I ever wanted was to be an officer on a Battlestar, okay? I trained my whole life, I trained harder than anyone in my unit. Basically, I put my life on hold until I was assigned to ''Galactica''. Then the Cylons hit and I realized that this is all that I know: tech manuals, commands, and tactics, you know? I'm not saying that I'm unhappy...I'm just wondering if there's something more. <br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> And what have you discovered?<br />
*:<b>Lt. Felix Gaeta:</b> ...[takes a long drag]...I hate cigarettes. Ambrosia's good with a chaser. And, if you have enough Ambrosia...[Gaeta pulls back his shirt to reveal an ugly tatoo of a tiger on his upper right chest]...it don't hurt that much.<br />
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** ''The closing voice-over narration to D'anna Biers' documentary on the Battlestar Galactica, which runs over a montage of images from the ship. The Colonial Anthem tinkles in the backround and gradually builds to up to a grand swell:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> I came to ''Galactica'' to tell a story. In all honesty I thought I knew what that story was before I ever set foot there: how an arrogant military let their egos get in the way of doing their jobs, safeguarding the lives of the civillian population. But I found out that the truth was more complex than that. These people aren't Cylons. They're not robots blindly following orders and polishing their boots. They're people. Deeply flawed, yes, but deeply human too, and maybe that's saying the same thing. What struck me most is that despite it all; the hardships, the stress, the ever present danger of being killed, despite all that they never give up. They never lie down in the road and let the truck run them over. They wake up in the morning, put on their uniforms and do their jobs. Every day. No pay, no rest, no hope of ever laying down the burden or letting someone else do the job. There are no relief troops coming, no Colonial Fleet training new recruits every day. The people on ''Galactica'' are ''it''. They are the thin line of blue that separates us from the Cylons. Lt. Gaeta told me a remarkable statistic; not a single member of Galactica's crew has asked to resign, not one. Think about that. If you wore the uniform wouldn't you want to quit? To step aside and say "enough! Let someone else protect the fleet"? I know I would. But then, I don't wear a uniform. Most of us don't, most of us never will. The story of ''Galactica'' isn't that people make bad decisions under pressure, it's that those mistakes are the exception. Most of the time the men and women serving under Commander Adama get it right. The proof is that our fleet ''survives''. And with ''Galactica'' at our side, we <b>''will''</b> endure. This is D'anna Biers, Fleet News Service.<br />
<br />
<br />
** ''The camera pulls back to show a movie theater on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]], where the humanoid Cylons are watching a copy of the documentary, as D'anna Biers' ending narration finishes:''<br />
*:<b>Aaron Doral:</b> That was shown across their entire fleet.<br />
*:<b>Number Six:</b> Their resilience is remarkable.<br />
*:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> Play the footage that was cut. [camera footage plays of Helo's Sharon in Galactica's Sickbay]<br />
*:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> I'm still alive?! She's still alive! I told you.<br />
*:<b>Number Six:</b> That's incredible. And the baby?<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> [speaking without her usual New Zealand accent, but with a normal American accent] It was saved. We lost two Raiders relaying the images back to the Fleet, but I think the sacrifice was worth it.<br />
*:<b>Aaron Doral:</b> We must proceed with caution. The child's life must be protected at all costs.<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Yeah. Truly is a miracle of God. <br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnely Rhodes] as [[Cottle]]<br />
*[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[D'anna Biers]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1382781/ Luciana Carro] as [[Kat]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Leah+Cairns Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[[IMDB-person:Ty Olsson|Ty Olsson]] as Capt. [[Kelly]]<br />
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]<br />
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
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*Series 2 (2005/2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.8<br />
*Airdate Order: 8 (of 20)<br />
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*UK Airdate: 2005<br />
*US Airdate: September 9th, 2005 (note - airdate had been planned for September 2nd, 2005, however, SciFi is running a Stargate SG-1 Viewers Choice Marathon for the Labor Day Weekend)<br />
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[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Final_Cut&diff=12778Final Cut2005-09-11T17:31:51Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Questions */</p>
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<div>== Overview ==<br />
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: ''[[D'anna Biers]], an investigative journalist, makes a critical documentary on [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]]'s conduct during a "Kent State"-like crisis.''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
*Caprica Boomer nearly has a miscarriage, but Cottle saves the child<br />
*Roslin and Adama have agreed to bury the hatchet by this episode<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
*The Cylons deployed two Raiders to the ''Galactica'' to transmit D'anna's video documentary back to Caprica: does this mean the Cylons know ''exactly'' where the Fleet is, and have simply chosen ''not'' to intercept it? Is keeping the Fleet alive part of their "Plan"? <br />
** Possibly, in the "de-briefing" towards the end of the episode, Caprica D'anna meant the two Raiders transmitted the footage she cut from the documentary (showing Helo's Boomer in the Sickbay). It is possible they meant that they picked up the whole "show" from fleet transmissions and the snippet from the two Raiders. <br />
**Or, are the Cylons ''now'' refraining from sending in a full [[Basestar]] and Raider wing to attack the Galactica because they are worried that a direct attack on the Galactica will result in the death of Caprica-Boomer and her hybrid daughter? (that is, they would have attacked it if Boomer wasn't on board, but sending two Raiders in now was simply a reconaissance mission?). The Cylons did say that they want to proceed cautiously. <br />
**Then again, the two Raiders didn't Jump in to the Fleet's viscinity, they flew in normally. Perhaps the Cylons actually ''don't'' know exactly where the Fleet is, and these Raiders may have been searching for days to find them. Seeing as the Cylons on Caprica weren't aware that the Caprica-Boomer was still alive, perhaps they also trully aren't aware of the Fleet's location, and other Cylons in the Fleet cannot transmit messages back to Caprica because they are out of range (though a nearby Cylon ship might be close enough).<br />
**In light of all this, have the Cylons''not'' been using their entire strength against the colonials in combat? Have they, in effect, been "toying" with them? This could explain the relative lop-sidedness of the colonials' military victories since the initial destruction of the colonies.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
At the end of the episode, D'anna says that the Cylons "lost two Raiders relaying the images back to ''the Fleet''" from the ''Galactica''. She didn't say "from the Galactica back to ''Caprica''". Does this imply that there is a main Cylon fleet following the Galactica?<br />
*This will be covered in the episode ''[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]''.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is now 47,853, a loss of two since [[Home, Part II]], to account for the two [[Tom Zarek]] henchmen killed in that episode.<br />
*D'anna Biers makes the same comment about Baltar that Roslin made in ''[[33]]''.<br />
*We finally learn [[Dualla]]'s first name as she is interviewed by [[D'anna Biers]]: ''Anastasia''.<br />
*Gaeta's first name is revealed as [[Felix Gaeta|Felix]]. He also showed a wild side in the form of a tattoo on his chest he got when he was drunk. He's also taken up smoking. Perhaps this isn't so much a sign of a previously unrevealed wild side, but a sign that Gaeta's composure is starting to get frayed from constant stress.<br />
*The [[ECO]] known as [[Racetrack]] has a full name: [[Margaret Edmondson]].<br />
*The music aired at the end of the documentary is the Colonial Fanfare last heard in the [[Mini Series]]: the theme from the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. In the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, it is apparently the "national anthem" of the Twelve Colonies.<br />
*Adama uses the phrase "warts and all." This was invented by 17th-Century English dictator Oliver Cromwell.<br />
*Timeline-wise, Col. Tigh says there's been no Cylon contactcs for 10 days. Col. Tigh was in command of ''Galactica'' for "over a week" (from "[[Scattered]]" to "[[Resistance]]").<br />
*Colonial video feeds are octagonal, but video screens are (oddly) rectangular.<br />
*Capt. [[Kelly]] appears fulfilling his duties as Landing Signal Officer by coordinating Viper landings. This scene further explains the "where was Kelly between the mini series and season 2?" question: he doesn't work in the [[CIC]], but in the flight pod itself. <br />
*Blooper: In the last scene, the Caprica Biers says that two Raiders were lost relaying the video back to the fleet, yet the documentary was not complete when the Raiders attacked. Indeed, the Caprican Cylons are shown watching the closing footage of the documentary, which shows Adama's outburst in the CIC ("Yes!"). This outburst was prompted by the destruction of the second Raider. <br />
**Perhaps they launched a transmitter buoy before their destruction? Maybe they were just a diversion for another Raider transmiting from beyond DRADIS range?<br />
*This episode contains the first scene on Colonial One since [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]].<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
** ''After meeting Dr. Gaius Baltar for the first time:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> What a strange little man.<br />
<br />
** ''D'anna Biers is filming an interview with Apollo:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> You seem to think that your pilots deserve special consideration.<br />
*:<b>Apollo:</b> Actually, I do. Like everyone else, my pilots have lost their families, their friends, everyone they ever cared about; but on top of that their asked to put their lives on the line every single day, for a fleet that seems more interested in what they do wrong than in what they do right. They're not asking for your pity, but they damn well deserve your respect.<br />
<br />
** ''D'anna Biers is interviewing Racetrack:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Are you afraid when you go into combat?<br />
*:<b>Racetrack:</b> First thing they tell you is to assume you're already dead. <br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Well that sounds ghoulish.<br />
*:<b>Racetrack:</b> Yeah, maybe. But dead men don't get scared and freeze up under fire. Me, I'm just worried that hell's gonna be a lonely place, and I'm gonna fill it up with every Toaster son of a bitch I find.<br />
<br />
** ''D'anna Biers is interviewing Lt. Gaeta. Gaeta is slightly disheveled, and is smoking a cigarette:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Does that help you cope with the stress?<br />
*:<b>Lt. Felix Gaeta:</b> Not really. Look, um, all that I ever wanted was to be an officer on a Battlestar, okay? I trained my whole life, I trained harder than anyone in my unit. Basically, I put my life on hold until I was assigned to ''Galactica''. Then the Cylons hit and I realized that this is all that I know: tech manuals, commands, and tactics, you know? I'm not saying that I'm unhappy...I'm just wondering if there's something more. <br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> And what have you discovered?<br />
*:<b>Lt. Felix Gaeta:</b> ...[takes a long drag]...I hate cigarettes. Ambrosia's good with a chaser. And, if you have enough Ambrosia...[Gaeta pulls back his shirt to reveal an ugly tatoo of a tiger on his upper right chest]...it don't hurt that much.<br />
<br />
<br />
** ''The closing voice-over narration to D'anna Biers' documentary on the Battlestar Galactica, which runs over a montage of images from the ship. The Colonial Anthem tinkles in the backround and gradually builds to up to a grand swell:''<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> I came to ''Galactica'' to tell a story. In all honesty I thought I knew what that story was before I ever set foot there: how an arrogant military let their egos get in the way of doing their jobs, safeguarding the lives of the civillian population. But I found out that the truth was more complex than that. These people aren't Cylons. They're not robots blindly following orders and polishing their boots. They're people. Deeply flawed, yes, but deeply human too, and maybe that's saying the same thing. What struck me most is that despite it all; the hardships, the stress, the ever present danger of being killed, despite all that they never give up. They never lie down in the road and let the truck run them over. They wake up in the morning, put on their uniforms and do their jobs. Every day. No pay, no rest, no hope of ever laying down the burden or letting someone else do the job. There are no relief troops coming, no Colonial Fleet training new recruits every day. The people on ''Galactica'' are ''it''. They are the thin line of blue that separates us from the Cylons. Lt. Gaeta told me a remarkable statistic; not a single member of Galactica's crew has asked to resign, not one. Think about that. If you wore the uniform wouldn't you want to quit? To step aside and say "enough! Let someone else protect the fleet"? I know I would. But then, I don't wear a uniform. Most of us don't, most of us never will. The story of ''Galactica'' isn't that people make bad decisions under pressure, it's that those mistakes are the exception. Most of the time the men and women serving under Commander Adama get it right. The proof is that our fleet ''survives''. And with ''Galactica'' at our side, we <b>''will''</b> endure. This is D'anna Biers, Fleet News Service.<br />
<br />
<br />
** ''The camera pulls back to show a movie theater on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]], where the humanoid Cylons are watching a copy of the documentary, as D'anna Biers' ending narration finishes:''<br />
*:<b>Aaron Doral:</b> That was shown across their entire fleet.<br />
*:<b>Number Six:</b> Their resilience is remarkable.<br />
*:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> Play the footage that was cut. [camera footage plays of Helo's Sharon in Galactica's Sickbay]<br />
*:<b>Sharon Valerii:</b> I'm still alive?! She's still alive! I told you.<br />
*:<b>Number Six:</b> That's incredible. And the baby?<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> [speaking without her usual New Zealand accent, but with a normal American accent] It was saved. We lost two Raiders relaying the images back to the Fleet, but I think the sacrifice was worth it.<br />
*:<b>Aaron Doral:</b> We must proceed with caution. The child's life must be protected at all costs.<br />
*:<b>D'anna Biers:</b> Yeah. Truly is a miracle of God. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnely Rhodes] as [[Cottle]]<br />
*[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[D'anna Biers]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1382781/ Luciana Carro] as [[Kat]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Leah+Cairns Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[[IMDB-person:Ty Olsson|Ty Olsson]] as Capt. [[Kelly]]<br />
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]<br />
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by <br />
*Story by <br />
*Teleplay by <br />
*Directed by <br />
<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005/2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.8<br />
*Airdate Order: 8 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: 2005<br />
*US Airdate: September 9th, 2005 (note - airdate had been planned for September 2nd, 2005, however, SciFi is running a Stargate SG-1 Viewers Choice Marathon for the Labor Day Weekend)<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11248Home, Part II2005-08-28T03:29:33Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? Could it have been "all in their heads?" If so, would it even be perceived by the Cylons if they tried to view it?<br />
**Did they retrieve the Arrow of Apollo? Is the map still active? If the Cylons find the map in working order and can use it, could they use the strength of their information networks to find Earth before the colonials do?<br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered much of bio-mechanical engineering.) If so, does Six exist more like a transponder from a nearby Cylon source, where his body and mind can be monitored by what he sees and does, and responses and an image of Six sent to him. Obviously, from his virtual sex with Six, the connection also can control his senses and manupulate him like a marionette: Six's image could even assault Baltar ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
**While the Cylons are good at macro-bioenginering, they still lack results in micro-bioengineering as it relates to cells, most notably creating human/Cylon embryos ([[The Farm]]). If there is not a chip in Baltar's head, and he is not hullucinating, could this add more to the speculation that Baltar himself is a Human-Cylon? (See [[Gaius Baltar]]'s page for arguments for and against this theory in the Speculation section.)<br />
*Caprica-Boomer reminded Adama that he asked her Galactica counterpart's corpse "why" in [[Resistance]]. How did she know, without also knowing that Galactica Boomer had been killed?<br />
*How can Adama use the Messier number M8 to refer to the Lagoon Nebula? The Messier catalog was created in 1774, on Earth.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying: no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy. It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow. <br />
<br />
*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], an actual nebula visible from both Earth and the colonies. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are advanced enough to permit them to see the nebula from a greater distance than we can, the Lagoon Nebula gives them a general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the Colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, or within perhaps a light-year of the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the Colonials' flags.<br />
<br />
*If each of the twelve tribes had an associated symbol that the thirteenth tribe identified in their constellations, did the thirteenth tribe have one of their own? There is a thirteenth constellation in the Zodiac, [[Wikipedia:Ophiuchus|Ophiuchus]] the snake-wrestler, which is not included in astrology.<br />
<br />
*As the nebula and constellations in the map to Earth are recognizably ours, this would appear to indicate that the Tomb of Athena isn't a Cylon construct intended to lead the Colonials astray.<br />
<br />
*Even so, it could take the Colonials years of searching within the vicinity of the Lagoon Nebula to find Earth.<br />
<br />
* This may be the first episode where Adama and the President call each other by their first names, and not formally: "Bill" and "Laura." By the end of this episode, it appears that Adama realizes that, while Roslin did step over the line with her redirection of Starbuck, that there was a logical need to get information on Earth in any way possible. After his near-death experience, Adama seemed more resigned that they should all meet their doom or glory together rather than separate. Roslin did not provide, but reinforced the fleet's hope, and gave it direction and purpose. Adama's rousing formal applause generation for Roslin at the end of the episode shows that Adama has firmly buried the hatchet between he and the President.<br />
<br />
== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_%28science_fiction%29 Redshirt]). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
** At episode's end, the count is now 47,853, with the death of [[Meier]] and one of [[Tom Zarek]]'s lackeys. <br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a general idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a Cylon. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
*This episode probably begins a few hours after [[Home, Part I]], although it could conceivably begin immediately after it.<br />
*If the map displayed in the Tomb of Athena was from the perspective of an earth-bound viewer, the Lagoon Nebula should have been in Sagittarius, not Scorpio.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: <br />
*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)|Home, Part II]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z|Home, Part II]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11247Home, Part II2005-08-28T03:27:43Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? Could it have been "all in their heads?" If so, would it even be perceived by the Cylons if they tried to view it?<br />
**Did they retrieve the Arrow of Apollo? Is the map still active? If the Cylons find the map in working order and can use it, could they use the strength of their information networks to find Earth before the colonials do?<br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered much of bio-mechanical engineering.) If so, does Six exist more like a transponder from a nearby Cylon source, where his body and mind can be monitored by what he sees and does, and responses and an image of Six sent to him. Obviously, from his virtual sex with Six, the connection also can control his senses and manupulate him like a marionette: Six's image could even assault Baltar ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
**While the Cylons are good at macro-bioenginering, they still lack results in micro-bioengineering as it relates to cells, most notably creating human/Cylon embryos ([[The Farm]]). If there is not a chip in Baltar's head, and he is not hullucinating, could this add more to the speculation that Baltar himself is a Human-Cylon? (See [[Gaius Baltar]]'s page for arguments for and against this theory in the Speculation section.)<br />
*Caprica-Boomer reminded Adama that he asked her Galactica counterpart's corpse "why" in [[Resistance]]. How did she know, without also knowing that Galactica Boomer had been killed?<br />
*How can Adama use the Messier number M8 to refer to the Lagoon Nebula? The Messier catalog was created in 1774, on Earth.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying: no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy. It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow. <br />
<br />
*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], an actual nebula visible from both Earth and the colonies. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are advanced enough to permit them to see the nebula from a greater distance than we can, the Lagoon Nebula gives them a general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the Colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, or within perhaps a light-year of the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the Colonials' flags.<br />
<br />
*If each of the twelve tribes had an associated symbol that the thirteenth tribe identified in their constellations, did the thirteenth tribe have one of their own? There is a thirteenth constellation in the Zodiac, [[Wikipedia:Ophiuchus|Ophiuchus]] the snake-wrestler, which is not included in astrology.<br />
<br />
*As the nebula and constellations in the map to Earth are recognizably ours, this would appear to indicate that the Tomb of Athena isn't a Cylon construct intended to lead the Colonials astray.<br />
<br />
*Even so, it could take the Colonials years of searching within the vicinity of the Lagoon Nebula to find Earth.<br />
<br />
* This may be the first episode where Adama and the President call each other by their first names, and not formally: "Bill" and "Laura." By the end of this episode, it appears that Adama realizes that, while Roslin did step over the line with her redirection of Starbuck, that there was a logical need to get information on Earth in any way possible. After his near-death experience, Adama seemed more resigned that they should all meet their doom or glory together rather than separate. Roslin did not provide, but reinforced the fleet's hope, and gave it direction and purpose. Adama's rousing formal applause generation for Roslin at the end of the episode shows that Adama has firmly buried the hatchet between he and the President.<br />
<br />
== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_%28science_fiction%29 Redshirt]). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
** At episode's end, the count is now 47,853, with the death of [[Meier]] and one of [[Tom Zarek]]'s lackeys. <br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a vague idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a Cylon. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
*This episode probably begins a few hours after [[Home, Part I]], although it could conceivably begin immediately after it.<br />
*If the map displayed in the Tomb of Athena was from the perspective of an earth-bound viewer, the Lagoon Nebula should have been in Sagittarius, not Scorpio.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: <br />
*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)|Home, Part II]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z|Home, Part II]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11142Home, Part II2005-08-27T16:01:58Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? Could it have been "all in their heads?" If so, would it even be perceived by the Cylons if they tried to view it?<br />
**Did they retrieve the Arrow of Apollo? Is the map still active? If the Cylons find the map in working order and can use it, could they use the strength of their information networks to find Earth before the colonials do?<br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered bio-mechanical engineering)<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying: no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy. It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow. <br />
<br />
*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], an actual nebula visible from both Earth and the colonies. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are advanced enough to permit them to see the nebula from a greater distance than we can, the Lagoon Nebula gives them a general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, or within perhaps a light-year of the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the colonials' flags.<br />
<br />
*As the nebula and constellations in the map to Earth are recognizably ours, this would appear to indicate that the Tomb of Athena isn't a Cylon construct intended to lead the colonials astray.<br />
<br />
*Even so, it could take the colonials years of searching within the vicinity of the Lagoon Nebula to find Earth.<br />
<br />
== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] redshirt). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
** At episode's end, the count is now 47,853, with the death of [[Meier]] and one of [[Tom Zarek]]'s lackeys. <br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a vague idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a machine. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: <br />
*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)|Raid, The]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z|Raid, The]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11141Home, Part II2005-08-27T15:57:29Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Questions */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? Could it have been "all in their heads?" If so, would it even be perceived by the Cylons if they tried to view it?<br />
**Did they retrieve the Arrow of Apollo? Is the map still active? If the Cylons find the map in working order and can use it, could they use the strength of their information networks to find Earth before the colonials do?<br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered bio-mechanical engineering)<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying: no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy. It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow. <br />
<br />
*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], an actual nebula visible from both Earth and the colonies. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are advanced enough to permit them to see the nebula from a greater distance than we can, the Lagoon Nebula gives them a general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Saggitarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, or within perhaps a light-year of the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the colonials' flags.<br />
<br />
*As the nebula and constellations in the map to Earth are recognizably ours, this would appear to indicate that the Tomb of Athena isn't a Cylon construct intended to lead the colonials astray.<br />
<br />
*Even so, it could take the colonials years of searching within the vicinity of the Lagoon Nebula to find Earth.<br />
<br />
== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] redshirt). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
** At episode's end, the count is now 47,853, with the death of [[Meier]] and one of [[Tom Zarek]]'s lackeys. <br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a vague idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a machine. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: <br />
*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)|Raid, The]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z|Raid, The]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11139Home, Part II2005-08-27T15:50:56Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? <br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered bio-mechanical engineering)<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying: no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy. It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow. <br />
<br />
*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], an actual nebula visible from both Earth and the colonies. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are advanced enough to permit them to see the nebula from a greater distance than we can, the Lagoon Nebula gives them a general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Saggitarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, or within perhaps a light-year of the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the colonials' flags.<br />
<br />
*As the nebula and constellations in the map to Earth are recognizably ours, this would appear to indicate that the Tomb of Athena isn't a Cylon construct intended to lead the colonials astray.<br />
<br />
*Even so, it could take the colonials years of searching within the vicinity of the Lagoon Nebula to find Earth.<br />
<br />
== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] redshirt). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
** At episode's end, the count is now 47,853, with the death of [[Meier]] and one of [[Tom Zarek]]'s lackeys. <br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a vague idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a machine. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: <br />
*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)|Raid, The]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z|Raid, The]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11131Home, Part II2005-08-27T07:28:04Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? <br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered bio-mechanical engineering)<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying (no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy). It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow.<br />
<br />
*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], a real Nebula visible from both Earth and the colonies. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are more powerful than ours, the Lagoon Nebula gives them a general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Saggitarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, or within perhaps a light-year of the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the colonials' flags.<br />
<br />
== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] redshirt). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a vague idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a machine. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: <br />
*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)|Raid, The]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z|Raid, The]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11130Home, Part II2005-08-27T07:23:40Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
<br />
== Summary == <br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? <br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered bio-mechanical engineering)<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying (no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy). It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow.<br />
<br />
*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], a real Nebula visible from both Earth and the colonies. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are more powerful than ours, the Lagoon Nebula gives them a general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Saggitarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the colonials' flags.<br />
<br />
== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] redshirt). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a vague idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a machine. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
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=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
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=== Production Notes ===<br />
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*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
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*UK Airdate: <br />
*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
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[[Category: A to Z|Raid, The]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_II&diff=11129Home, Part II2005-08-27T07:18:53Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
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''Adama leads a mission to Kobol to find President Roslin and her team of tomb-hunters, reconcile with his son, and reunite the divided fleet.''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* How did Adama and the others return from the map of Earth?<br />
**What exactly was the map of Earth? Were they in the same room in the Tomb of Athena, and a 3D hologram was projected around them? <br />
*Just who or what is the copy of Number Six that Dr. Baltar sees all the time? It is firmly established that she is not some sort of computer chip in his head, but at the same time it is established that she can't possibly be just a hallucination by Baltar's guilt-ridden subconscious mind. Baltar himself has come to the realization that she is aware of actual facts (like that a Cylon copy pregnant with a hybrid child would be brought into the new brig) that his own subconscious couldn't possibly have known of. Six herself simply said that she's "an angel of God sent here to protect you [Gaius]". Is she truly some form of supernatural force (like Count [[Iblis]] in the Original Series)? Repeated medical scans showed no foreign objects in Baltar's mind. <br />
**Could the Cylons simply have developed an "organic chip" that would be indestinguishable from Baltar's normal brain tissue when scanned? (Cylons do seem to have mastered bio-mechanical engineering)<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*The map to Earth is believable and satisfying (no goofy special effects or flaming letters spelling out "Go This Way," just basic Astronomy). It gives the Colonials both a "compass" and "landmarks" to follow.<br />
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*The compass is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula Lagoon Nebula], a real Nebula visible from Earth. Assuming the colonials' astronomical instruments are better than ours, the Lagoon Nebula gives them general direction to head toward. They also know that Earth is within realistic traveling distance, and they know that Earth will be in a sphere centered on the lagoon nebula. The twelve star groupings that appeared on the colonies' original flags are actual constellations, the twelve signs of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Saggitarius, Scorpio, Taurus and Virgo). These constellations will serve as landmarks: at the right planet, the right solar system, these constellations will appear as they do on the colonials' flags.<br />
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== Notes == <br />
*Population is 47,855, a loss of three since Part I. Two of these were seen on-screen in the last episode (Elosha and a [[Laura Roslin faction]] redshirt). The other may have happened offscreen in the same ambush.<br />
*This episode may have been titled "The Raid" in its early production.<br />
*The fleet has been reunited, and Commander Adama has restored Laura Roslin to the Presidency.<br />
*The Fleet now has a vague idea of the direction they need to take to find Earth.<br />
*Helo still loves Caprica-Sharon, even though he knows she's a machine. <br />
*Caprica-Sharon's hybrid child is a girl. She claims to just "know" this.<br />
*The child that in visions Six says she is going to be the "mother" of and Baltar is going to be the "father" of is actually Sharon and Helo's biological daughter.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon does not "remember" shooting Commander Adama, and she was unaware that Galactica-Sharon was killed by [[Cally]] (she thought she was just in the [[brig]]). Sharon thinks of herself as a "person" and not simply "a machine".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon possesses the memories of Galactica-Sharon's two years aboard the ''Galactica''. She "remembers" how exilerating it was to get her wings and how it felt to be a member of the "family" that is the Galactica's crew, and she considers Chief [[Tyrol]] a dear friend of sorts, even though she admits she herself has never actually met him. Caprica-Shaorn herself acknowledges that it's weird that she has deep-seated memories of things she fully knows she's never actually done.<br />
*Caprica-Sharon apparently still believes that there is only "one true God" and that the Colonials "worship false idols".<br />
*Caprica-Sharon flat out says that the Cylons know more about the Colonial religion than the Colonials themselves. <br />
*According to Starbuck's observations, the Cylons have a plan for Caprica; "they're cleaning up the bodies, moving in the heavy machinery to repair the infrastructure..."<br />
*Dr. Baltar has had a medical scan performed on his head, and it appears that there are no "foreign objects", like a metallic computer chip containing a copy of Number Six's mind, within it. <br />
*Baltar has come to the realization that the copy of [[Number Six]] he sees cannot be just a hallucination, because she knows things his subconscious mind couldn't possibly know.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
* ''On "Earth":''<br />
*:<b>Cmdr. Adama:</b> I thought we were in the Tomb of Athena.<br />
*:<b>Starbuck:</b> I think that was just the lobby.<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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== Statistics ==<br />
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=== Guest Stars ===<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1489668/ Leah Cairns] as [[Racetrack]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0722413/ Donnelly Rhodes] as [[Doctor Cottle]]<br />
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=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
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=== Production Notes ===<br />
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*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.07<br />
*Airdate Order: 7 (of 20)<br />
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*US Airdate: August 26th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: <br />
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[[Category: A to Z|Raid, The]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Flesh_and_Bone&diff=8539Flesh and Bone2005-08-23T03:47:32Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Notes */</p>
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== Overview ==<br />
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: ''When a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] is captured aboard a civilian ship, [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] orders he is to be interrogated, and [[Kara Thrace|Lieutenant Thrace]] is assigned the job. She finds herself facing the possibility that Conoy may have planted a bomb somewhere in the fleet.''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
* [[Laura Roslin]] has a [[Chamalla]]-induced dream in which she sees [[Leoben Conoy]]. She is awakened by [[Billy Keikeya|Billy]], who informs her a [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon]] has been captured aboard the ''[[Gemenon Traveller]]''.<br />
* The Cylon turns out to be Leoben Conoy, and while [[William Adama|Adama]] wants him destroyed, Roslin insists he is interrogated.<br />
* [[Kara Thrace]] is assigned the interrogation task. Meeting with her, Adama warns her that Conoy cannot be trusted. Not that he lies, but rather he twists everything into half-truths and masks fiction with the veneer of truth.<br />
* They briefly discuss the [[Cylon Raider]] Starbuck is still working on ([[You Can’t Go Home Again]], [[Six Degrees of Separation]]), and Starbuck informs him good progress is being made: the avionics are now understood, and they are focusing on the [[FTL]] systems.<br />
* Later, [[Sharon Valerii]] visits the Raider for a second time (the first being in [[Six Degrees of Separation]]), and appears to comfort it by humming.<br />
* [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] arrives, and she asks if her previous comments help. He confirms they did, and asks how she came up with the idea. She claims it’s because she’s a Cylon -- something Tyrol doesn’t find remotely funny<br />
* Elsewhere, Thrace travels by Raptor to the ''Gememon Traveller''. Once there, she observes Conoy, noting that he is sweating, before she enters the room in which he is being held, wanting to know what he is doing with his head on the table.<br />
* Conoy claims to have been praying. Their religious differences are immediately outlined as she refers to “gods”, he to “God”.<br />
* When he starts playing games with her over names, she tries to walk out – and Conoy reveals he knows who she is, which stops her. He then claims to have hidden a nuclear warhead somewhere in the fleet, which will go off in just under nine hours.<br />
* Shaken by the fact he knows her name, Starbuck reports the news on the bomb to Adama and Roslin. Adama orders radiological searches to be made aboard all ships and tries to reassure Starbuck that Conoy could have learned her name from anywhere.<br />
* When she returns to the holding area, Conoy continues to question her about her beliefs, outlining the key difference between humans and their religion and Cylons. A meal arrives for Starbuck and she eats, allowing Conoy to finish what is left. <br />
* As he finishes the food, a systematic beating commences, Starbuck convinced that because he is programmed to act completely like a human, Conoy will be forced to react like a human, take the beating until the pain forces him to start talking.<br />
* As this starts, Boomer visits [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] in his lab and demands he runs a test on her to determine whether or not she is human. Baltar is reluctant to do so, but [[Number Six|Six]] prompts him into doing it.<br />
* Conoy’s beating fails to get him to talk about the bomb, only to talk more about God. As the subject of water has formed a lot of his analogies, Starbuck opts to up the torture by using it, and sends the guards from the room.<br />
* When they are gone, Conoy demonstrates his ability, breaking the chains that bind his wrists and pinning her to the wall. He could kill her, but he doesn’t – he has something to tell her, soon. A surprise.<br />
* On the ''Galactica'', Adama visits the cadaver of the Conoy he encountered at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Mini-Series]]), his rage almost causing him to beat the body with a telephone handset.<br />
* On the ''Traveller'', Starbuck commences sessions that involve holding Conoy’s head underwater for increasingly lengthy periods to try and get him to talk – convinced that he is too far from Cylon influence to transfer his consciousness to another body, should this one die.<br />
* Conoy talks – about Starbucks’s childhood and upbringing, demonstrating he somehow knows an lot about her. The duckings continue.<br />
* Baltar finishes a scan on a blood sample from Boomer – it confirms she is a Cylon. Terrified of what will happen if he tells her, he fakes the result to look human.<br />
* In her private quarters on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Roslin has another vision of Conoy, prompting her to order a shuttle to take her to the ''Gememon Traveller''<br />
* On the ''Traveller'', Starbuck halts the water torture and Conoy reveals his surprise to her: the humans will find [[Kobol]], and Kobol will lead them to [[Earth]]. What’s more, Starbuck’s specific role is to deliver his soul to God.<br />
* At that moment, Roslin arrives and puts a stop to the torture, as it has failed to reveal the location of the bomb.<br />
* When Conoy has been cleaned up and dried off, she tries to reason with him, and he confesses there is no bomb; grabbing her, he whispers that Adama is a Cylon.<br />
* Shocked by this, but her mind made up, Roslin has him ejected into space – fulfilling the sequence of events in her dream.<br />
* Later, on the ''Galactica'', Starbuck prays for Conoy’s soul, while Roslin meets with Adama, Conoy's words clearly having cast doubts deep in her mind.<br />
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===On Caprica=== <br />
* After sleeping with [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]], [[Sharon Valerii#Caprica Valerii|Valerii]] meets with [[Aaron Doral|Doral]] and [[Number Six|Six]] and informs them of developments.<br />
* Doral informs her that a little love nest is being set-up nearby. Six adds that she must lead Helo to it and keep him there – or kill him.<br />
* Reacting to the instructions, Valerii returns to Helo – and goes on the run with him, leading him away from her Cylon colleagues.<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
*Is Conoy's comment to [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] concerning [[Kobol]] meant personally - that ''she'' will find Kobol - or at least recognise it for what it really is?<br />
*How will Roslin react to Conoy's claim about Adama? She has already demonstrated a willingness to readily accept the worst about a person without proof (her reaction to [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar's]] situation in [[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
*Why is love so vital to the [[Cylons]]?<br />
*Was [[Troy]] destroyed in an genuine accident, making it a convenient "cover" for the Cylons to create [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer's]] "history", or were they responsible for the destruction of the colony?<br />
*Other than [[Silica Pathways]] and the substance discovered by [[Baltar, Gaius|Dr. Baltar]] in the cremation process of the genetic material of an [[Humano-Cylon]], are there any other major differences between them and humans?<br />
*Why does Roslin run towards [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] and away from the marines in her dream? She already knows what he looks like from the press conference in [[Litmus]].<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
“Flesh and Bone” is another tremendously powerful story to come out of the season one arc. It is the first time that everything meshes with a synchronicity that is simply awesome: season arc development, episode arc, character growth, character revelations, religious insights, Cylon and human motivations – all combine into 42 minutes of magnetic television. <br />
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As usual, the featured actors turn in outstanding performances, with [[Mary McDonnell]] again adding depth and vulnerability to Laura Roslin. Is the President’s hardened attitude a result of her on-going adjustment to the plight of the Colonials, a direct reflection of her growing determination to beat her cancer, or a result of her acceptance that life for her may not be as rich and as full as she may once have hoped? Or is it a combination of all three? Whatever the underpinning reasons, the last few episodes have seen Roslin develop the kind of hard shell one would expect of a leader in her position; and McDonnell’s portrayal of Roslin as she goes through this transition has been outstanding. <br />
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[[Katee Sackhoff]] also shines in this episode – alongside [[Callum Keith Rennie]], she has the most time on screen – and she again shows that for a relatively young actress, she has a broad range and depth. At every turn, Thrace’s over-confidence, her flippancy, her inborn doubts, her fear of failure, of being found out – all are so perfectly portrayed through word, look and attitude. <br />
But the accolades this week go not to a regular member of the cast, but to Callum Keith Rennie for his portrayal of Leoben Conoy. <br />
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Rennie is perhaps best remembered for the (also Canadian-filmed) series “Due South”. At the time, he did not impress – although to be fair, he was trying to fill David Marciano’s considerable shoes. Even so, his appearance in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' mini-series also fails to engage. <br />
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But in “Flesh and Bone” Callum Keith Rennie proves the faith the producers clearly had in him. His personification of Conoy is a marvel to watch. Not only does he evoke sympathy and concern as he is systematically beaten and tortured, he also maintains a degree of detachment towards the events around him that sufficiently reminds us that, while human-looking, his character is not truly human. By turns he is philosopher, victim, man, child, inquisitor, and agent provocateur – and in all, he is utterly convincing and absorbing. He is a mirror, held up to reflect the angst, the perceptions, bias and insecurity of the human race, as personified by Kara Thrace. Through him we also gain what appears to be a further hint of Cylon capabilities. <br />
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Conoy first turns up in Roslin’s dream – causing her to demand he is interrogated, not destroyed on being discovered. During his interrogation, he demonstrates personal information concerning Thrace’s upbringing, and shortly before his death, he again appears to Roslin, prompting her to go to the Gemenon Traveller where he can meet with her and plant a bomb potentially every bit as devastating as the nuclear warhead he claimed to have hidden somewhere in the fleet. <br />
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All of this tends to raise the question: are Cylons – or at least the Conoy model – psychic? Does the ability to transfer their conscious minds at the point of physical death enable them to do other things mentally as well? <br />
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It could be argued that Conoy’s knowledge of Thrace has been gleaned from records – perhaps her military file; maybe she revealed things to Boomer on the Galactica, and she was able to communicate them elsewhere. BUT the way in which the half-drowned Conoy talks about Thrace’s mother and upbringing seems altogether too personal, as if he is, through describing the events, reliving them – and we see this reflected in the intensity of Thrace’s look. There is more here than has been gleaned from official records and half-revealed anecdotes relayed through a third party. <br />
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“I ''see'' the universe. I ''see'' the patterns,” Conoy states with the conviction of a man speaking the truth. “I see the foreshadowing that precedes every moment of every day. It’s all there. I see it, and you don’t.” These are the words of a man convinced of the fact that he knows what is to come; how things will end, even before time has run its course, and as such, it is hard not to accept that, somehow, he has the ability to foretell the future. <br />
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Or is it merely that through words, through the persuasion of his “half-baked philosophy”, Conoy can influence, twist, turn and manipulate to bring about the events and situations he requires in order to give himself the appearance of precognition? Is there any way we, the audience, can tell if Conoy can “see” the future and thus determine how much of the truth he is telling? Well, apparently there is. <br />
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As his time runs out, he reveals his surprise to Thrace: “And I told you I had a surprise for you. Are you ready? “You are going to find Kobol, birthplace of us all. Kobol will lead you to Earth. This is my gift to you, Kara.” <br />
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You are going to find Kobol. The essence of truth – we know that this is indeed what will happen; the Colonials will indeed find Kobol; this much is apparently certain from the title of the two-parter that concludes season 1: “Kobol’s Last Gleaming”. So Conoy is telling a degree of truth. <br />
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But is he telling the whole truth? On the surface, this comment seems pretty direct. But one thing we have learnt in this series is that nothing is ever quite what it seems. Messages are always delivered in layers. And if we strip away the surface gloss to this comment, we come across a deeper meaning: "You are going to find Kobol….This is my gift to ''you'', Kara". There is no mistaking the meaning here: Kobol will be found – but it will be Thrace who realises the fact of the matter. He is almost saying that while the Colonials may find Kobol, it will take Thrace to realise that it is Kobol. <br />
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Turning to Conoy’s appearance in Roslin’s dreams: is this again an indication that he is in some way “psychic” - or are Roslin’s visions of him simply a side effect of the Kamala extract she is taking? His appearances almost seem to manipulate events and bring about the results he desires / has foreseen: his appearance in her initial dream forestalls his simple destruction on capture; his later appearance brings Roslin to the Gemenon Traveller, where he can impart his lie concerning Adama to her. So to dismiss both visions simply as the results of her taking Kamala may be an over-simplification of the situation.<br />
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But assuming for a moment the dreams are a side-effect of Roslin's treatment, what does this mean for her? Precognition would seem to fit with the parallels the series has shown with Greek mythology. Could it be that the Kamala is "helping" Roslin to become a Sybil, a seer of future events? <br />
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However, there is a third explanation: that, as Conoy states, everything that happens in this episode – indeed, everything within the series as a whole – is preordained. That there is indeed a deity manipulating things, drawing both the Colonials and Cylons towards an ultimate goal. <br />
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Away from the central action, we begin to see the pieces fall into place around Helo on Caprica, with the motivating force behind the Cylon’s activities once more focusing on love. <br />
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“Love” is a theme that resonate throughout the episode – and indeed, has resonated through the series since Six’s first on-screen appearance with Baltar. As he is interviewed for a news broadcast, she enters his house, a look of adoration on her face. Then, after the interview, as they start to make out, she asks him in a child-like voice, in need of reassurance, “Did you miss me Gaius?” Still kissing and undressing her, he replies, “Can’t you tell?” and her tone grows more petulant, “Your body misses me. What about your heart…your soul?” <br />
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Intent on sating his lust, Baltar remains flippant, “Yeah, those too.” Six’s voice returns to one of need. “Do you love me Gaius?” When he does answer, she stops him from kissing her, making him look her in the eye. “Do you love me?” It is something he cannot answer except to ask her if she is serious. For a moment there is hurt in Six’s expression – which she covers and still proceeds to have sex with him. <br />
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Do you love me? The need is real. Could it be that, in carrying her primary mission of sabotage through Baltar, Six did actually come to love him – she actually, if accidentally came to experience that one emotion, that one driving force of life that the Cylons have equated to Godhood, (“God is love”)? <br />
If so, it would further reinforce the fact that whatever is in Baltar’s head is not a product of his own mind.<br />
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Certainly, it is the question of love that appears foremost in this episode – both with Conoy, who returns to it time and again in his references to Cylon religion, and more particularly with Valerii on Caprica, where the first question she is asked after her revelation to Doral and Six that she had sex is “Does he love you?” The question is immediately followed by a dismissive “then you’re just guessing,” when she admits he had not actually said as much. <br />
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Following the interview with Doral and Six, two things are clear: Valerii has fallen for Helo. That much is evident from the flashbacks of her time with him. She also very much shares the memories of Boomer back on Galactica – at least up until the point where Boomer left Helo on Caprica, indicating the various incarnations of a specific humanoid Cylon share experiences throughout their existence – although this may be limited by the distance between one another. <br />
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Did the Cylons anticipate that any love expressed by a human might be reciprocated by one of their own? If they wish to experience love, then it is hard to see how they could avoid coming to this conclusion. Indeed, it might well explain Doral’s question to Valerii in “Litmus” when Helo sets out to “find” her: “Are you prepared for the next step?” A comment that at the time appeared to have implications well beyond the beating she then received at the hands of Six. <br />
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Again, putting these items together – the fact that different incarnations of a Cylon humanoid share experiences and the attempts to have Helo fall in love with Valerii on Caprica – goes a long way to explaining Six’s very apparent sarcasm and vindictiveness towards Valerii, as witnessed in “Litmus” (“He doesn’t love you,” and the unnecessarily-harsh beating she then gives Valerii), and her jealousy towards Valerii shown in this episode (“She acts like one of them, thinks like one of them. She is one of them”). Why? Because if Baltar’s Six did indeed fall in love with Baltar, then Six on Caprica may well have experienced some of it for herself – a vicarious thrill, the very thing the Cylons seek – but it is down to another to achieve the goal of having a human fall in love with her, not Six. <br />
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Layers in layers, clues and counter-clues, wheels within wheels. All are revealed and all light the path of the story while simultaneously obscuring the truth behind what is happening. Glimpses and shadows of what might be happening, and what might yet come to pass are shown; but like the insidious nature of Conoy’s half-truths and riddles, they serve to weave a story that even here, more than half-way through season one, inspires discussion, evokes enthusiasm and engages the imagination. Long may it continue! <br />
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All told, “Flesh and Bone” is the strongest story yet to come out of Battlestar Galactica – more than that, it is one of the most thought-provoking and evocative 42 minutes of television drama ever broadcast.<br />
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== Notes == <br />
*This episode takes place within 24 hours of those portrayed in [[Six Degrees of Separation]].<br />
*Galactica’s medico has apparently been successful in his quest for Chamalla – Roslin is now using it in her fight against cancer.<br />
*There are 47,954 survivors in the fleet, presumably including Galactica’s crew, as the figure has fluctuated between 45,000 and 50,000 over the past few weeks in rounded figures. This represents a net loss of 18 since "33", with doubtlessly uncertain census counts throughout the interim.<br />
*Laura Roslin may have precognition, and / or Cylons may be psychic.<br />
*Boomer believes her family were all killed – together with almost her entire past in a “tragedy” that destroyed the colony of Troy.<br />
*Baltar’s Cylon detector works. It takes "a couple of minutes" to process Boomer's sample.<br />
*Baltar now knows Boomer is a Cylon.<br />
*Leoben Conroy's execution via ejection from an airlock is relatively "unspectacular" compared to similar sequences in many Science Fiction films. Whether the decision not to show his death in a more gruesome fashion may owe as much to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standards_%26_Practices Broadcast Standards & Practices] as it does to scientfic accuracy, it is at least more line with what is known about human physiology and hard vacuum.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<i>Conoy to Starbuck, towwards the end of his interrogation, just before Roslin's arrival</i><br />
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<b>Conoy:</b> Each of us plays a role; each time a different role. Maybe the last time I was the interrogator and you were the prisoner. The players change, the story remains the same. And this time – this time – your role is to deliver my soul unto God. Do it for me. It’s your destiny. And mine. (PAUSE) And I told you I had a surprise for you. Are you ready? You are going to find [[Kobol]], birthplace of us all. Kobol will lead you to Earth. This is my gift to you, Kara.<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Christina+Schild Christina Schild] as [[Playa Kohn]]<br />
*[[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Eric+Breker Eric Breker] as Gemenon Traveller Captain<br />
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=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
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*Written by [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Toni+Graphia Toni Graphia]<br />
*Directed by [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Brad+Turner Brad Turner]<br />
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=== Production Notes ===<br />
*Series 1 (2004 / 2005)<br />
*Production Number: 1.08<br />
*Airdate Order: 8 (of 13)<br />
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=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
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*UK Airdate: 22 November 2004 (Sky One)<br />
*US Airdate: 25 February 2005 (Sci-Fi Channel)<br />
*DVD Release: 28 March 2005 (UK)<br />
<br />
{{Episode List}}<br />
<br />
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[[Category:RDM]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7482Home, Part I2005-08-22T00:30:40Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Analysis */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are each cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releases two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The [[Arrow of Apollo]] looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [[Wikipedia:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Britsh Crown Jewels]].<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
*When Commander Adama is crushing walnuts in his hand, it is remeniscent of the nervous habit of Captain Queeg in the classic film [http://www.filmsite.org/cain.html ''The '''Caine''' Mutiny'']. Captain Queeg would roll a pair of ball bearings in one hand during times of stress. Commander Adama's comments about loyalty and a ship being "like a family" also echo Captain Queeg.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7478Home, Part I2005-08-22T00:22:10Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are each cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releases two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The Arrow of Apollo looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [[Wikipedia:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Britsh Crown Jewels]].<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
*When Commander Adama is crushing walnuts in his hand, it is remeniscent of the nervous habit of Captain Queeg in the classic film [http://www.filmsite.org/cain.html ''The '''Caine''' Mutiny'']. Captain Queeg would roll a pair of ball bearings in one hand during times of stress. Commander Adama's comments about loyalty and a ship being "like a family" also echo Captain Queeg.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7476Home, Part I2005-08-22T00:12:43Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Galactica */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are each cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releases two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The Arrow of Apollo looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [[Wikipedia:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Britsh Crown Jewels]].<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
*When Commander Adama is crushing walnuts in his hand, it is remeniscent of the nervous habit of Captain Queeg in the classic film [http://www.filmsite.org/cain.html ''The '''Caine''' Mutiny'']. Captain Queeg would roll a pair of ball bearings in one hand during times of stress.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7474Home, Part I2005-08-22T00:09:17Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Kobol */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releases two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The Arrow of Apollo looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [[Wikipedia:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Britsh Crown Jewels]].<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
*When Commander Adama is crushing walnuts in his hand, it is remeniscent of the nervous habit of Captain Queeg in the classic film [http://www.filmsite.org/cain.html ''The '''Caine''' Mutiny'']. Captain Queeg would roll a pair of ball bearings in one hand during times of stress.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7473Home, Part I2005-08-22T00:06:56Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releaes two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The Arrow of Apollo looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [[Wikipedia:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Britsh Crown Jewels]].<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
*When Commander Adama is crushing walnuts in his hand, it is remeniscent of the nervous habit of Captain Queeg in the classic film [http://www.filmsite.org/cain.html ''The '''Caine''' Mutiny'']. Captain Queeg would roll a pair of ball bearings in one hand during times of stress.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7467Home, Part I2005-08-21T20:11:43Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releaes two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
*The Arrow of Apollo looks rather ornate for a functional arrow. It may instead have once served as a symbol of religious or temporal authority, not unlike the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Jewels_of_the_United_Kingdom Britsh Crown Jewels].<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7463Home, Part I2005-08-21T20:02:10Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* Questions */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releaes two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* As Lieutenant Valerii demonstrates, the Cylons have excellent knowledge of the Colonials' scriptures, sufficient to anticipate mining the path alongside the gravestones, for example. What other nasty surprises are in store for the party on Kobol? Will the Tomb of Athena which they expect to find even be the "real" tomb?<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], probably to account for the return of Helo. This means that Starbuck was never written off as "presumed dead", and if Sharon was ever included in the count before her outing as a Cylon, her copy isn't being added back after her defection.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7461Home, Part I2005-08-21T19:53:54Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Kobol */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with Starbuck, impulsively kissing her, to her surprise. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. He goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Apollo spends some time talking to Starbuck, trying to convince her to open up to him and assuring her he will be there for her. During this discussion he lets it slip that he loves her. Although he later insists he didn't say it, Starbuck doesn't let him get away with taking it back.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Elosha (reading from the scriptures) and Valerii (reciting scripture from memory) state that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releaes two "[[Wikipedia:Bouncing_betty|Bouncing Betty]]"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], possibly to account for the return of Helo.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*[[D'anna Biers]] slated to make her first appearance in the show. She is to be one of the two [[Humano-Cylon]]s to be revealed this season (unconfirmed). [http://www.galacticastation.com]<br />
**It now appears that she will not appear until the episode [[Final Cut]].<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7434Home, Part I2005-08-21T03:49:41Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Kobol */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with to Starbuck and they share a brief kiss. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. Apollo goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Reading from the scriptures, Elosha states that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releaes two [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_betty "Bouncing Betty"]-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strikes her and alerts the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], possibly to account for the return of Helo.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*[[D'anna Biers]] slated to make her first appearance in the show. She is to be one of the two [[Humano-Cylon]]s to be revealed this season (unconfirmed). [http://www.galacticastation.com]<br />
**It now appears that she will not appear until the episode [[Final Cut]].<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7433Home, Part I2005-08-21T03:47:10Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Kobol */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missile batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with to Starbuck and they share a brief kiss. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. Apollo goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Reading from the scriptures, Elosha states that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii senses danger, but it is already too late. Elosha steps on a trigger which releaes two "Bouncing Betty"-type antipersonnel mines; the shrapnel from the exploding mines strike her and alert the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempts to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Lee Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead and Roslin tearfully retrieves the blood-covered book of scriptures from her.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], possibly to account for the return of Helo.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*[[D'anna Biers]] slated to make her first appearance in the show. She is to be one of the two [[Humano-Cylon]]s to be revealed this season (unconfirmed). [http://www.galacticastation.com]<br />
**It now appears that she will not appear until the episode [[Final Cut]].<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7431Home, Part I2005-08-21T03:39:50Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Astral Queen */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. After his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she is steadfast in her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are preparing to have a nearby ship's missle batteries attack the unidentified ship. President Roslin joins the discussion and argues that they should wait; Meier argues that the unidentified vessel should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Just in time, Starbuck's voice is heard over the wireless hailing them from the unidentified ship. Starbuck's appropriated troop carrier is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites with to Starbuck and they share a brief kiss. Apollo is shocked to discover that Starbuck and Helo have brought Caprica-Boomer ([[Sharon Valerii]]) back with them. Apollo goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders "put that thing [Valerii] out the airlock!" to be executed. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Reading from the scriptures, Elosha states that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii's senses heightene, believing something will go wrong -- but it already has. Elosha steps on a switch, which releases grenades that kill her and alert the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempt to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead, with the party mourning her passing, and Roslin tearfully retrieving the blood-covered book of scriptures.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], possibly to account for the return of Helo.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*[[D'anna Biers]] slated to make her first appearance in the show. She is to be one of the two [[Humano-Cylon]]s to be revealed this season (unconfirmed). [http://www.galacticastation.com]<br />
**It now appears that she will not appear until the episode [[Final Cut]].<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7427Home, Part I2005-08-21T03:27:53Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Galactica */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** A communications glitch during the target exercise causes both Hot Dog and Kat to think they are both cleared for their attack runs. Birch fails to resolve the confusion, and a tragedy almost occurs: Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op be aborted, but not in time to prevent the ships from colliding. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. AFter his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she continues to offer her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are ready to have a nearby ship's missle batteries attack the unidentified ship. Roslin, who summarily joins them on the Astral Queen's bridge, attempts to convince them to wait; Meier believes that the ship should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Summarily, Starbuck's voice communications are heard; the ship is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites to Starbuck, only to discover that they have brought [[Sharon Valerii]] back with them. Apollo goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders Valerii to be thrown in an airlock to be spaced. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Reading from the scriptures, Elosha states that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii's senses heightene, believing something will go wrong -- but it already has. Elosha steps on a switch, which releases grenades that kill her and alert the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempt to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead, with the party mourning her passing, and Roslin tearfully retrieving the blood-covered book of scriptures.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], possibly to account for the return of Helo.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*[[D'anna Biers]] slated to make her first appearance in the show. She is to be one of the two [[Humano-Cylon]]s to be revealed this season (unconfirmed). [http://www.galacticastation.com]<br />
**It now appears that she will not appear until the episode [[Final Cut]].<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7426Home, Part I2005-08-21T03:21:34Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Galactica */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press remaining unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** Due to his inability to multi-task, Birch orders both Kat and Hot Dog to commence attack runs. Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op to be stopped, but not before the ships skim one another. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. AFter his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she continues to offer her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are ready to have a nearby ship's missle batteries attack the unidentified ship. Roslin, who summarily joins them on the Astral Queen's bridge, attempts to convince them to wait; Meier believes that the ship should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Summarily, Starbuck's voice communications are heard; the ship is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites to Starbuck, only to discover that they have brought [[Sharon Valerii]] back with them. Apollo goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders Valerii to be thrown in an airlock to be spaced. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Reading from the scriptures, Elosha states that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii's senses heightene, believing something will go wrong -- but it already has. Elosha steps on a switch, which releases grenades that kill her and alert the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempt to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead, with the party mourning her passing, and Roslin tearfully retrieving the blood-covered book of scriptures.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], possibly to account for the return of Helo.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*[[D'anna Biers]] slated to make her first appearance in the show. She is to be one of the two [[Humano-Cylon]]s to be revealed this season (unconfirmed). [http://www.galacticastation.com]<br />
**It now appears that she will not appear until the episode [[Final Cut]].<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
<br />
=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
<br />
*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
<br />
{{Template:Episode List}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episode Guide (RDM)]]<br />
[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Sprocketeerhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Home,_Part_I&diff=7425Home, Part I2005-08-21T03:20:49Z<p>Sprocketeer: /* On Galactica */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Overview ==<br />
<br />
''The refugee fleet splits into two factions: one led by [[Roslin]] and [[Zarek]], the other by [[William Adama]]. However, Apollo is less than enthusiastic to be working with Zarek.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== On Galactica ===<br />
<br />
* With [[Lee Adama]] [[AWOL]], [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] are going over possible new [[CAG]]s. As Tigh reluctantly points out, none of them are Apollo. <br />
* Unbeknownst to Tigh, Adama has already made his choice: Captain [[Birch]]. Adama had only called in Tigh, hoping that he and his XO were "on the same page". During the whole discussion, he is crushing walnuts in his hands. During his speech to Birch, he states that everyone on the Galactica is family, including his sons. <br />
* Meanwhile, Adama has another problem; the Press. He attempts to communicate to them about the segmentation in the Fleet. The attempt backfires, with questions from the press unanswered.<br />
* In the compartment over, [[Gaius Baltar]] is looking into the corridor from the hatch's threshold. Now having the knowledge that there are eight [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agents]] onboard, he is becoming increasing paranoid. Six attempts to soothe him, claiming that he does not share the other human's fate. She also goes on to say that humans are masters of self-destruction.<br />
* As the new CAG, Birch is enthuiastic and attempts to grow into his new role. One of his new duties is to lead combat exercises. In an asteroid field, [[Hot Dog]] and [[Kat]] are to practice attack runs on an asteroid.<br />
** Hot Dog fires a missle at the primary target, only to wing it (and earn a scolding from Birch, who states that he knows Hot Dog can do better). <br />
** Due to his inability to multi-task, Birch orders both Kat and Hot Dog to commence attack runs. Hot Dog releases another missle while Kat begins strafing the primary asteroid target. The missle causes the asteroid to splinter, the debris from it almost killing Kat. While her Viper is winged, Kat manages to make it out alive. <br />
* Another incident occurs, when two vessels (a fuel tanker and a civilian ship) are attempting a straight-forward refuel op. Birch has been supervising the op, which has been running for four hours. Tigh firmly notes that while Birch is Adama's man, he is green and inexperienced. <br />
** Adama orders the op to be stopped, but not before the ships skim one another. Fortunately, the resultant damage is non-critical.<br />
* Adama talks to Dee in his cabin. Dee speaks her mind, saying that everyone is separated; parents and children, friends. After the emotional discussion, Adama attempts to dismiss her. She refuses, saying that it is time to heal the wounds. <br />
* As Adama is walking through Galactica's empty corridors, he reflects. AFter his reflection, he returns to [[CIC]], where he orders that the intel on [[Kobol]] be brought to his office. "It's time to put the Fleet back together," he states, matter-of-factly.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Astral Queen]] ===<br />
<br />
* Members of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], Roslin, and [[Lee Adama]] are arguing over what their next move should be. Roslin attempts to persuade everyone to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s (Starbuck's) return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]; she continues to offer her belief that the Arrow will open the [[Tomb of Athena]], which holds the way to [[Earth]].<br />
* An unidentified ship is approaching Roslin's fleet. Zarek and Meier are ready to have a nearby ship's missle batteries attack the unidentified ship. Roslin, who summarily joins them on the Astral Queen's bridge, attempts to convince them to wait; Meier believes that the ship should be destroyed before leaving the weapons range of the nearby ship. <br />
* Summarily, Starbuck's voice communications are heard; the ship is permitted to dock. <br />
* Apollo reunites to Starbuck, only to discover that they have brought [[Sharon Valerii]] back with them. Apollo goes berserk, grabbing Valerii and shoving his pistol in her face. [[Karl C. Agathon|Helo]] approaches from behind, placing a gun against Apollo's head. <br />
* Roslin defuses the situation, with both men putting down their arms. She then turns about and orders Valerii to be thrown in an airlock to be spaced. Valerii is dragged off, but claims to know how to find the Tomb of Athena. Roslin then spares the "young woman"'s life, if only temporarily.<br />
* Zarek and Meier have a private discussion: Zarek is looking to command the new fleet to freedom that he has "promised". Meier discusses the fact that they need Roslin, but find that Adama may be a problem. During this conversation, Meier brings up the point that Elosa made: according to the scriptures, there is a price for landing on Kobol, and it is paid in blood. It is insinuated that Lee Adama should be the one to pay the so-called price.<br />
<br />
=== On [[Kobol]] ===<br />
<br />
* A contingent, including Meier, Zarek, Valerii, Agathon, Thrace, Elosha, Roslin and Apollo, land on Kobol. Reading from the scriptures, Elosha states that the path to Athena's Tomb is along a stone ridge. <br />
* While following the ridge, Elosha comments that it should be littered with gravestones. She finds one; Valerii's senses heightene, believing something will go wrong -- but it already has. Elosha steps on a switch, which releases grenades that kill her and alert the [[Cylon Centurion]]s to their presence. Entrenched in a high position, the trio of Centurions attempt to wipe out the party -- Helo takes out one, Thrace and Adama take out another, and Valerii runs off, only to use a grenade launcher to take out the remaining Centurion.<br />
* Elosha is found dead, with the party mourning her passing, and Roslin tearfully retrieving the blood-covered book of scriptures.<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Population count is 47,858, a gain of one since [[The Farm]], possibly to account for the return of Helo.<br />
*Was originally titled "Home, Part I."<br />
*[[D'anna Biers]] slated to make her first appearance in the show. She is to be one of the two [[Humano-Cylon]]s to be revealed this season (unconfirmed). [http://www.galacticastation.com]<br />
**It now appears that she will not appear until the episode [[Final Cut]].<br />
*Apollo and Starbuck finally kiss in this episode.<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Statistics ==<br />
<br />
=== Guest Stars ===<br />
<br />
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/ James Remar] as [[Meier]]<br />
<br />
=== Writing & Direction ===<br />
<br />
*Written by<br />
*Story by<br />
*Teleplay by<br />
*Directed by<br />
=== Production Notes ===<br />
<br />
*Series 2 (2005 / 2006)<br />
*Production Number: 2.06<br />
*Airdate Order: 6 (of 20)<br />
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=== First Run Air Dates & Releases ===<br />
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*UK Airdate: Date<br />
*US Airdate: August 19th, 2005<br />
*DVD Release: Date<br />
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