The Woman King
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| "The Woman King" An episode of the Re-imagined Series | |||
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| Episode No. | Season 3, Episode 14 | ||
| Writer(s) | Michael Angeli | ||
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| Director | Michael Rymer | ||
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| Production No. | 314 | ||
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| US airdate |  2007-02-11
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| Population | 41,401 survivors | ||
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Overview
- Helo investigates the claims of Sagittarons that a doctor is discriminating against them by providing substandard medical care.
Summary
Questions
- What is the current status of the medical supplies for the fleet?
- Were the stockpile of vaccines and medicines that the Pegasus had before its destruction transferred over to the ships before the battle over New Caprica?
- Why did Hera need the medication for a curable disease, while her blood was used to cure breast cancer for President Roslin?
- With the return of Caprica-Six's internal Baltar, does this hint that the internal Six and Baltar are deeply more connected?
- Will Caprica-Six's hallucinations of Baltar cause suspicion amongst the Colonials, who might mistake her communicating with the Cylons?
- How many non-military, medical doctors are there in the fleet?
- Where was Anders during the Joe's bar scene?
Analysis
- This is the first major episode that featured Saggitarons in a more in-depth manner. We learn that Zarek and Dee are the exceptions to the sterotyped image of a Saggitaron.
- The Saggitarons' belief system appears to be modeled on various modern day religious sects that oppose the use of medical technology and/or are pacifist in their political views. Religious sects, such as the Jehovah Witnesses and Christian Scientists in the past have taken such views and had been highly criticized and persecuted.
- Mrs. King name possibly had been derived from Martin Luther King Jr. as Mrs. King was portrayed as an individual who wanted justice for the racism that she and her son received. It was her initial step of approaching Helo that caused the murders of her people to eventually cease.
Notes
- The title "The Woman King" was first reported by GateWorld.net in an article that contains unconfirmed storyline speculation.
- The title doesn't literally refer to a king, but to a female character named King.
- Bruce Davison's character Dr. Robert may be a reference to a song by The Beatles entitled "Dr. Robert". The song is about a doctor who prescribes illicit drugs. The next episode also contains a Beatles reference in its title.