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- For the artifact contained within The Temple of Five see Eye of Jupiter
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| "The Eye of Jupiter" An episode of the Re-imagined Series | |||
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| Episode No. | Season 3, Episode 11 | ||
| Writer(s) | Mark Verheiden | ||
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| Director | Michael Rymer | ||
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| US airdate |  December 15, 2006
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| CAN airdate |  {{{CAN airdate}}}
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| Population | 41,402 survivors | ||
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Overview
- The crew of Galactica makes a stop at the barren Algae planet. [1]
- The Temple of Five is discovered, leading to a standoff between the Cylons and the Colonials over the Eye of Jupiter. Also: the Cylons bring news about Sharon's baby. - TV Guide
Logline: The possible discovery of the Eye of Jupiter on the algae planet leads to a deadly stand-off, as the Cylons and humans risk all for a chance to find the way to Earth.
While working on the algae planet, Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) discovers the Temple of Five, reputed to be the home of the Eye of Jupiter, which will guide the ones who discover it to Earth. His report is intercepted by the Cylons, who request a meeting with Adama (Edward James Olmos) and Laura (Mary McDonnell). Their proposal: let us have the Eye and we will let you leave unharmed. Adama's counter-proposal: make any move to take the Eye and we'll nuke the planet.
The Cylons bring another piece of news: Sharon (Grace Park) and Helo's (Tahmoh Penikett) baby is alive, but not well. Sharon is initially skeptical, but when Adama confirms that Laura hid the baby at her school, she and Helo begin to make plans to rescue her.
As the standoff continues, tensions rise in both camps. On the Cylon baseship, D'Anna's (Lucy Lawless) sense that she and Baltar (James Callis) share a destiny that might not include the others sows dissension, while on the algae planet, efforts to protect the Eye are complicated by Lee's simmering affair with Kara (Katee Sackhoff), especially since Lee (Jamie Bamber) is counting on Anders (Michael Trucco), Kara's husband, to rally the civilians to the cause. Then the Cylons launch a flight of raiders, bound for the algae planet, forcing Adama to show he's not bluffing. [2]
Summary
Questions
- This episode title is peculiar. After the fall of the Greeks to the Romans in ancient real-world Earth history, the Romans adapted the Olympian pantheon of gods but changed names and some of their stories. The leader, Zeus, became Jupiter, and Hera become Juno. Does this mean that there are Roman-like mythological parallels/influences within the Twelve Colonies?
- While the title reference could be for the planet Jupiter, this implies that the Twelve Colonies know of the nature of Earth's solar system. This is unlikely since they still haven't a clue of the exact location. However, the fact that the Tomb of Athena's hologram appears to be created from data that could only come from someone that noted the stellar positioning from Earth, this could suggest that the planet's name is of Earth origin (see Religion in the Twelve Colonies).
- The Mercury class battlestar is another occurance of Roman mythology in the Re-imagined Series, as Hermes is the Greek name of this flying god.
- Mars Day is also another such occurance, as Mars is the Roman name of the Greek god Ares.
Analysis
Notes
- Writer Jane Espenson revealed that this episode was originally titled "Eye of Zeus".[3]
Noteworthy Dialogue
Official Statements
Jane Espenson discusses the original name for "The Eye of Jupiter" and references to it in "The Passage":
- "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 North Hollywood and Standards and Practices is all over you to change the name. (deadpan) That's probably what happened."[3]
Guest Stars
- Aaron Douglas as Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol
- Nicki Clyne as Cally Henderson Tyrol
- Michael Trucco as Samuel Anders
- Alisen Down as Jean Barolay
- Diego Diablo Del Mar as Hillard
References
- ↑ The Eye of Jupiter (backup available on Archive.org) (in English).
- ↑ TV Guide Exclusive (backup available on Archive.org) (in English).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McDuffee, Keith (11 November 2006). TV Squad: Jane Espenson on post-The Passage questions (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 11 November 2006.