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*In the spaceport of a major city on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol#Gemenon|Gemenon]], [[Lacy Rand]] looks around uncertainly, and then approaches a young man to ask for directions.  The two begin a conversation and lie to one another about their reasons for being on the planet, until [[Diego]] approaches them, calls Rand and [[Odin Sinclair]] by name, and leads them to a [[jump ship]] waiting to fly them and other young [[Soldiers of the One]] recruits to the retreat of the [[Monotheist Church]].
*In the spaceport of a major city on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol#Gemenon|Gemenon]], [[Lacy Rand]] looks around uncertainly, and then approaches a young man to ask for directions.  The two begin a conversation and lie to one another about their reasons for being on the planet, until [[Diego]] approaches them, calls Rand and [[Odin Sinclair]] by name, and leads them to a [[jump ship]] waiting to fly them and other young [[Soldiers of the One]] recruits to the retreat of the [[Monotheist Church]].
*Sitting among other recruits, the two continue to talk as the jump ship reaches cruise altitude.  Rand confesses the doubts she harbors about her monotheist faith, and Sinclair tells her that his parents had him abducted, drugged, and transported to Gemenon for training.  Diego steps forward and publicly introduces himself, welcomes them all, and promises that those who survive the ordeal of training will become "warriors of the one true [[God (RDM)|God]]."  At that moment, a much larger vessel positions itself above them, fires clamps onto the jump ship, and forcibly reels them in.  The recruits scream in fear, and Diego arms himself for battle.
*Sitting among other recruits, the two continue to talk as the jump ship reaches cruise altitude.  Rand confesses the doubts she harbors about her monotheist faith, and Sinclair tells her that his parents had him abducted, drugged, and transported to Gemenon for training.  Diego steps forward and publicly introduces himself, welcomes them all, and promises that those who survive the ordeal of training will become "warriors of the [[God (RDM)|one true God]]."  At that moment, a much larger vessel positions itself above them, fires clamps onto the jump ship, and forcibly reels them in.  The recruits scream in fear, and Diego arms himself for battle.  The [[Apolli]] invaders quickly lower an airlock seal onto the jump ship, force their way in, and shoot the adult STO soldiers dead.  Their [[Kevin Reikle|leader]] speaks to his men in [[Language_in_the_Twelve_Colonies#Other_Languages|Old Gemenese]].  Sinclair whispers a translation to Rand: "The mighty gods are striking back."
*[[Amanda Graystone]] peeks through an open door in the Willow house at [[Clarice Willow]], who is talking out loud to someone on a [[holoband]] connection.  [[Mar-Beth Willow]] comes up behind Amanda, scares her, and accuses her of spying on her wife.  Amanda claims that she suspects Clarice of using [[Purple|drugs]] again, but Mar-Beth does not buy the excuse.
*Meanwhile, Clarice meets with [[Alvo]] in their regular [[V-world]] room and demands that he use his [[Global Defense Department]] contacts to retrieve a [[Things_We_Lock_Away#Act_4|pin]] once owned by [[Zoe Graystone]].  Alvo pledges to do as she asks.
*GDD director [[Gara Singh]] accesses an evidence room late at night, opens a box labeled "Graystone Case," and takes out a pin in the shape of an infinity symbol before replacing the box and leaving just as quietly as he entered.


=== Act 1  ===
=== Act 1  ===

Revision as of 02:29, 22 May 2015

Blowback
"Blowback"
An episode of the Caprica Series
Episode No. Season 1, Episode 14
Writer(s) Kevin Murphy
Story by
Director Omar Madha
Assistant Director
Special guest(s)
Production No. 114
Nielsen Rating
US airdate USA 4 January 2011[1][2]
CAN airdate CAN November 2, 2010
UK airdate UK
DVD release
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Overview

Lacy Rand's training as a soldier in the STO takes an unexpectedly violent turn. Jordan Duram is pushed to reveal the identity of his confidential informant. The Guatrau becomes a danger to Daniel Graystone—and puts serious doubts into the minds of Sam and Joseph Adama.

Summary

Teaser

  • In the spaceport of a major city on Gemenon, Lacy Rand looks around uncertainly, and then approaches a young man to ask for directions. The two begin a conversation and lie to one another about their reasons for being on the planet, until Diego approaches them, calls Rand and Odin Sinclair by name, and leads them to a jump ship waiting to fly them and other young Soldiers of the One recruits to the retreat of the Monotheist Church.
  • Sitting among other recruits, the two continue to talk as the jump ship reaches cruise altitude. Rand confesses the doubts she harbors about her monotheist faith, and Sinclair tells her that his parents had him abducted, drugged, and transported to Gemenon for training. Diego steps forward and publicly introduces himself, welcomes them all, and promises that those who survive the ordeal of training will become "warriors of the one true God." At that moment, a much larger vessel positions itself above them, fires clamps onto the jump ship, and forcibly reels them in. The recruits scream in fear, and Diego arms himself for battle. The Apolli invaders quickly lower an airlock seal onto the jump ship, force their way in, and shoot the adult STO soldiers dead. Their leader speaks to his men in Old Gemenese. Sinclair whispers a translation to Rand: "The mighty gods are striking back."
  • Amanda Graystone peeks through an open door in the Willow house at Clarice Willow, who is talking out loud to someone on a holoband connection. Mar-Beth Willow comes up behind Amanda, scares her, and accuses her of spying on her wife. Amanda claims that she suspects Clarice of using drugs again, but Mar-Beth does not buy the excuse.
  • Meanwhile, Clarice meets with Alvo in their regular V-world room and demands that he use his Global Defense Department contacts to retrieve a pin once owned by Zoe Graystone. Alvo pledges to do as she asks.
  • GDD director Gara Singh accesses an evidence room late at night, opens a box labeled "Graystone Case," and takes out a pin in the shape of an infinity symbol before replacing the box and leaving just as quietly as he entered.

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Notes

Analysis

  • When Lacy first meets Odin at the spaceport, she asks, "Do you speak Caprican?" to which Odin replies, "Everyone speaks Caprican", indicating that the power and influence of Caprica have led to its native language being spoken as at least a second language throughout the other colonies. This accords with the fact that every character in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica speaks Caprican, 58 years after these events. The quasi-canon map of the Twelve Colonies lists official languages only for Caprica, Gemenon, Leonis and Tauron, which could mean that Caprican has displaced other languages on the other colonies, or that the production team didn't create a name for each one.
  • The "hijackers" speak Old Gemenese, which is similar to Romanian, as established in the re-imagined series movie "Razor". The quasi-canon map of the Twelve Colonies states that Old Gemenese is the official language of Gemenon (obviously, in this case, the word "old" does not mean that it has fallen out of use).

Questions

Official Statements

Noteworthy Dialogue

Guest Stars

References

  1. ↑ Gorman, Bill (27 October 2010). Caprica Cancelled by Syfy (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 28 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4 (backup available on Archive.org) . (19 November 2010). Retrieved on 19 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Schedule | Syfy (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 29 October 2010.
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