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*Sam Adama and his husband has decide not to have children at least not at this time because of Sam's "occupation". It is not conducive to having children. Ironically | *Sam Adama and his husband [[Larry]] has decide not to have children at least not at this time because of Sam's "occupation". It is not conducive to having children. Ironically Larry is right considering how Sam is corrupting his nephew into a life of crime. | ||
*It is possible that [[Gara Singh]], Director of the [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD), sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying a misfiled and forgotten interrogation tape of her questioning [[Ben Stark]] after he was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a curfew violation and found with with what could be interpreted as bomb making materials (Stark explained it away as [[w:model rocketry|model rocketry]] components) nearly a year prior to the attack. Singh was concerned that if it came out it could had been portrayed in the press as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers go instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the Department embarrassment and perhaps liability could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole. | *It is possible that [[Gara Singh]], Director of the [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD), sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying a misfiled and forgotten interrogation tape of her questioning [[Ben Stark]] after he was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a curfew violation and found with with what could be interpreted as bomb making materials (Stark explained it away as [[w:model rocketry|model rocketry]] components) nearly a year prior to the attack. Singh was concerned that if it came out it could had been portrayed in the press as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers go instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the Department embarrassment and perhaps liability could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole. | ||
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| "The Reins of a Waterfall" An episode of the Caprica Series | |||
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| Episode No. | Season 1, Episode 3 | ||
| Writer(s) | Michael Angeli | ||
| Story by | |||
| Director | Ronald D. Moore | ||
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| US airdate |  February 5, 2010
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| CAN airdate | 
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| UK airdate |  February 16, 2010
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| DVD release | |||
| Population | {{{population}}} survivors | ||
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| Episode Chronology | |||
| Previous | Next | ||
| Rebirth | The Reins of a Waterfall | Gravedancing | |
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| Official Summary | |||
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| Listing of props for this episode | |||
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Overview
- Daniel Graystone attempts damage control in light of his wife's false revelation that their daughter was one of the suicide bombers of Maglev 23.
Summary
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Notes
- Luciana Carro, who played Viper pilot Captain Louanne "Kat" Katraine in the Re-imagined Series, plays Daniel Graystone's Public Relations officer Priyah Magnus. She joins various other actors from the Re-imagined Series in different Caprica roles, including Michael Eklund (Prosna from the Miniseries and Waylon in "Rebirth"), Christian Tessier (Viper jock Tucker "Duck" Clellan in the Re-imagined Series and Ha'la'tha gangster Francis in this episode), and Nimet Kanji (Candace Myson from "Litmus" and Natalie Stark in "Rebirth").
Analysis
- Sam Adama and his husband Larry has decide not to have children at least not at this time because of Sam's "occupation". It is not conducive to having children. Ironically Larry is right considering how Sam is corrupting his nephew into a life of crime.
- It is possible that Gara Singh, Director of the Global Defense Department (GDD), sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying a misfiled and forgotten interrogation tape of her questioning Ben Stark after he was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a curfew violation and found with with what could be interpreted as bomb making materials (Stark explained it away as model rocketry components) nearly a year prior to the attack. Singh was concerned that if it came out it could had been portrayed in the press as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers go instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the Department embarrassment and perhaps liability could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent Jordan Durham and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole.
Questions
- The documentation in the Battlestar Galactica episode "Hero" gave William Adama's parents as Joseph and Evelyn Adama. Does this mean that Joseph will marry his assistant Evelyn?
- What will become of the Tamara avatar? Will she realize she is no longer in real space?
- Is there actually a model rocket club at Athena Academy?
- Is Sister Clarice aware of these STO meetings Ben and Keon attended that were not held by her?
- How factionalized are the STO?
- What is "apotheosis"? Is it a plan for immortality via virtual avatars?
- What views of apotheosis are there other than Clarice's?
Official Statements
Noteworthy Dialogue
Guest Stars
- Patton Oswalt as Baxter Sarno
- Avan Jogia as Ben Stark
- Kendall Cross as Youngblood
- Peter Wingfield as Gara Singh
- Luciana Carro as Priyah Magnus
- Sina Najafi as William Adams
- Hiro Kanagawa as Cyrus Xander
- Genevieve Buechner as Tamara Adams
- Jim Thomson as Voice of Serge
- Liam Sproule as Keon Gatwick
- Renu Bakshi as Abasi Lowe
- Dale Wolfe as Steve Bahara
- Teryl Rothery as Evelyn
- Julius Chapple as Larry
- Katie Keating as Prefect Caston
- Sarah Afful as Angry Woman
- Lynn Colliar as Delice Jackson
- Christian Tessier as Francis
- Lee Tichon as Kalil
- Kristian Haas as Paulie
- Sheldon Yamkovy as Protester
- Dawn Chubai as Reporter
- Elfina Y. Luk as Reporter
- Shane Sweet as Student
- Warren Stroka as Man on Street