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| "The Plan" An episode of the Re-imagined Series | |||
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| Special Episode | |||
| Writer(s) | Jane Espenson [1] | ||
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| Director | Edward James Olmos[1] | ||
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| Special guest(s) | |||
| Production No. | 101 - 01001 | ||
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| US airdate |  2010
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| CAN airdate | 
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| UK airdate | 
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| DVD release | October 27, 2009 | ||
| Population | survivors | ||
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| Daybreak, Part II | The Plan | ||
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Overview[edit]
- This special episode, based on the episode title, involves characters and events based around the series' premise stated in the opening credits of the Cylons and their plan for humanity. The episode is set during the events of the Miniseries and Season 2, told from the Cylons' perspective, and is currently in post-production.[2]The disappearance of Shelly Godfrey is explained, as is Ellen Tigh's mysterious appearance. Samuel Anders and John Cavil are the main viewpoint characters.[3]
Summary[edit]
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The show opens with the statement "The Cylons where created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human. There are many copies and they have a Plan." While this is being said they show the Cylon Fleet.
Next, you are taken inside Galatica and you see two Ones being escorted to an airlock. Both of them are having a difference of opinion.
One A - "I was doing fine here, thanks for exposing me."
One B - "You weren't doing fine. Thank goodness. If you'd wiped out this fleet you would have made us ever more irredeemable in the eyes of our parents."
One A - "No, I would have proved us to be superior."
One B - "No, no see, I figured out what went wrong."
One A - "Well that's a very useful revelation to have, if your standing in front of an airlock."
One B - "None the less"
One A - "Our failure is obvious, we had our foot on the throat of humanity and we failed to step down hard enough."
One B - "That was our error. Have you learned nothing in all this time in the fleet. Because I learned a great deal among the rebels on Caprica. Every killing of a human being was a grievous error. You want to know why."
One A - "I really don't."
One B - "Are you certain?" Because it's fascinating."
One A - "Listen brother. If you are right, that means this whole project was doomed from the beginning."
One B - "Yes, from the very top."
Act 1[edit]
Act 2[edit]
Act 3[edit]
Act 4[edit]
Notes[edit]
- The planet behind the Universal Studios logo at the beginning of the movie is Caprica instead of Earth.
- Unknown to the Colonials there apparently was a second Resurrection Ship nearby by the time the Cavil's were executed allowing them to download into new bodies when killed, although the Caprica copy was presumably boxed.
- Galactica Cavil was Ellen's mysterious hero that saved her from the attack on Picon. It was known to be a Number One, but it wasn't clear exactly which one it was.
- An outfit is listed on propworx[4] as being worn in the extended version of "Daybreak" by Gina Inviere, in a scene where she speaks to Sharon Valerii just before the latter becomes a sleeper agent. This scene does not appear in the extended "Daybreak", but Ronald Moore's commentary on that episode states that it was moved to "The Plan". Thus, the Six seen speaking to Boomer is Gina Inviere.
- Scorpion Fleet Shipyards is identified in "The Plan" as Scorpia Fleet Shipyards.
Analysis[edit]
- Given the Galactica copy of Cavil's comments in the airlock, his resurrected self is the copy that led the anti-human Cylon faction during the Cylon Civil War and later killed himself permanently in CIC during the Battle of The Colony.
Questions[edit]
- Did Giana take her husband's surname? In other words, is the full alias of Number Four actually "Simon O'Neil"?
- Is Galactica Cavil really the same Cavil that leads one side of the Cylon Civil War?
Official Statements[edit]
Future Movies[edit]
Speaking at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, director and star of The Plan, Edward James Olmos stated that he believes there will be several more Battlestar Galactica movies in the future and is confident that the DVD release of The Plan will sell well enough to facilitate these films:
- "As a matter of fact, I've got to tell you right now. Because of you all, what you're doing, because of the love for that world...I can guarantee that this will not be the last movie." [5]
This statement, however, is by no means official, as both Ron Moore, David Eick, and SyFy have made no mention of any additional Battlestar films.
Olmos later went on to clarify that if The Plan sold ¾ of a million copies (750,000) then Universal Studios would assuredly be willing to produce future Battlestar-related productions. [6]
Noteworthy Dialogue[edit]
- Sam and his team our practicing at the Pyramid Training camp on Caprica, you see Sam lying on the ground just after the coach had showed him up by making a goal. He is looking up into the sky just as the bombs are coming in and he says, "This has happened before." It was as if part of Sam's memory was breaking through trying to warn him that the cycle was starting again.
- Ellen Tigh makes a similar statement when she first comes to after the attacks.
- Progress report surviving.
- The farms of Aerilon are burning.
- The beaches of Canceron are burning.
- The planes of Leonis are burning.
- The jungles of Scorpia are burning.
- The pastures of Tauron are burning.
- The harbours of Picon are burning.
- The cities of Caprica are burning.
- The oceans of Aquaria are burning.
- The court houses of Libran are burning.
- The forrests of Virgon are burning.
- The colonies of man lie trampled at our feet.
Guest Stars[edit]
- Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh [7]
- Rekha Sharma as Tory Foster [7]
- Michael Trucco as Samuel T. Anders [1]
- Aaron Douglas as Galen Tyrol [1]
- Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh [8]
- Dean Stockwell as Number One [1]
- Callum Keith Rennie as Number Two [7]
- Rick Worthy as Number Four [8]
- Matthew Bennett as Number Five [7]
- Lymari Nadal as Giana O'Neill [9]
- Tiffany Lyndall-Knight as Hybrid
Ships[edit]
Yashuman (Battlestar Valkyrie Type)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Battlestar Galactica': Edward James Olmos will direct Cylon-centric special feature (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). (08-06-2008). Retrieved on 09-03-2008.
- ↑ See Mark Verheiden's entry on his blog, August 9, 2008.
- ↑ Tricia Helfer interview with USA Weekend:[1]
- ↑ Gina's Outfit in Scene with Boomer
- ↑ Olmos: The Plan Won't Be the Last BSG Movie (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (Fri Jul 24 2009).
- ↑ Edward James Olmos holds court (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (Sat 08 Aug 2009).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 'Battlestar Galactica' movie snares Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and lots more Cylons (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). (09-03-2008). Retrieved on 10-11-2009.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 'Battlestar Galactica': Cylon Confessions, And A Surprising Hookup, In BSG's TV Movie (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). (12-10-2008). Retrieved on 03-07-2009.
- ↑ DRAGON*CON: More Galactica Info from Olmos at Colonial Fleet Party (backup available on Archive.org) (in English).