Razor

For the relatively spoiler-free overview, see: Razor.

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"Razor" An episode of the Re-imagined Series
Special Episode
Writer(s)	Michael Taylor
Story by
Director	Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Assistant Director
Special guest(s)
Production No.	401/402
Nielsen Rating
US airdate	24 November 2007
CAN airdate	{{{CAN airdate}}}
UK airdate	5 December 2007
DVD release	4 December 2007 US 26 December 2007 UK
Population	49,579 survivors
Additional Info	USA 12 November 2007 (theater screening in select U.S. cities)
Full Credits
Episode Chronology
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Overview

A tale centered around the new Pegasus officer Kendra Shaw, following her entire tenure on the battlestar from the Fall of the Twelve Colonies under Admiral Cain, to Lee Adama's command and a frightful rescue mission to save crew members who have been captured by the Cylons.

Summary

Teaser

• Event 1.
• Event 2.

Act 1

• Event 1.
• Event 2.

Act 2

• Event 1.
• Event 2.

Act 3

• Event 1.
• Event 2.

Act 4

• Event 1.
• Event 2.

Notes

• Despite being credited, Alessandro Juliani (Felix Gaeta), Kandyse McClure (Anastasia Dualla) and Matthew Bennett (Number Five/Aaron Doral) do not appear in "Razor".
• Flashbacks from Helena Cain's past were apparently filmed but were cut out for time. It is uncertain whether or not footage from these scenes will make their way on the Unrated DVD.
• The Hybrid ship appears to be an evolutionary gap in between the older Cylon War-era basestar and the newer starfish type basestar.
• According to Sharon Agathon, the Hybrids were created as a means to grow out of their mechanical roots and into biological ones. The Cylons considered the hybrids a failure and, after creating enough of them to control their baseships, the project was abandoned.

Analysis

• Given the overall survivor count and the tally of 49,579 during the credits, "Razor" takes place between "The Captain's Hand" and "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I". Captions also place the flashback portions 10 months prior to the present events. However this timespan is closer to 9 months.
• To further complicate this installment's place in the timeline, Sharon Agathon's appearance may indicate that this episode takes place before "Downloaded", however this cannot be confirmed by any visual evidence as her appearance was brief and all camera shots were seemingly aimed to avoid shooting her belly. However, it can be reasonably surmised that because she is still cooperating with the Colonials that the pregnancy hasn't occurred yet.
• According to Admiral Cain, a razor is someone who can set aside all fear, hesitation, revulsion and natural inhibition in battle (see noteworthy dialogue).
  • When Cain recruits Jack Fisk to assassinate Commander Adama, she tells him that he needs to pick Marines who are "Completely reliable. Completely loyal. Razors." (Resurrection Ship, Part I).
  • This bears a passing semblance to a poem by Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto: "I am still the sword/Of my Emperor/I will not be sheathed/Until I die." Admiral Yamamoto knew about America, Americans and their potential from his time as a student at Harvard and as a naval attaché in Washington, DC. Despite misgivings about declaring war on America, he served his Emperor and planned the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Questions

• Question 1.
• Question 2.

Official Statements

Refer to Noteworthy Dialogue for format.

Noteworthy Dialogue

Character 1 argues with Character 2 over Event 4:'

Character 1: Piece of dialog.

Character 2: Their retort.

Character 1: Piece of dialog 2.

Guest Stars

• Alessandro Juliani as Lieutenant Felix Gaeta
• Kandyse McClure as Anastasia Dualla
• Michelle Forbes as Admiral Helena Cain
• Graham Beckel as Colonel Jack Fisk
• Stephanie Jacobsen as Lieutenant/Major Kendra Shaw
• Nico Cortez as Young William Adama
• Matthew Bennett as Number Five
• Steve Bacic as Colonel Jurgen Belzen
• Brad Dryborough as Lieutenant Hoshi
• Eileen Pedde as Sergeant Erin Mathias
• Fulvio Cecere as Lieutenant Alastair Thorne
• Vincent Gale as Peter Laird
• Campbell Lane as Hybrid
• Kyra Scott as Young Helena Cain
• Chandra Berg as Little Lucy Cain
• Peter Flemming as Helena's Father
• Shaker Paleja as Medic Hudson
• Andrew Dunbar as Marine Dasilva
• Jacob Blair as Squad Leader Banzai
• Peter Bryant as Frank Bruno
• Chris Bradford as Ops Officer
• Tyson Stanley as Young Marine
• Trevor Roberts as Scylla Protestor #1
• Cameron Macleod as Scylla Protestor #2
• Ingrid Tesch as Mother
• Joey Pierce as Marine Riggs
• Matt Drake as Son #1
• Dustin Eriksen as Son #2
• John Hainsworth as Man in Cage #1
• Victor Ayala as Man in Cage #2
• Deni Dolory as Woman in Cage
• Emily Hirst as Child in Cage
• Ben Cotton as Terrified Man
• Stefanie von Pfetten as Lieutenant Marcia "Showboat" Case
• Alyssa Minniss as Flower Girl
• Uncredited as Gus

External Links

• Official SCIFI.com Site for "Razor"

Re-imagined Series definition: abbreviation of tally-ho; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position ^{(TRS: "The Hand of God", "Scattered", "Maelstrom")}

Re-imagined Series definition: generally related to the CIC station and related locations