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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 8, 2006
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| Population | ? survivors | ||
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| The Passage | The Eye of Jupiter | Rapture | |
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Overview
- According to an interview with executive producer David Eick, the mid-season cliffhanger story, spanning episodes 10 and 11, will center on "discovering the next big clue on the road to Earth."
- There will be a mid-season break between episodes 10 and 11. However it will not be as long as the hiatus between "Pegasus" and "Resurrection Ship, Part I": while that mid-season break lasted four months, this is a normal mid-season Christmas break which will last a single month.
- According to a news report, this episode is being filmed in Kamloops, Canada, not Vancouver (and is considered a big economic boon to Kamloops as a result). The episode takes place on an unnamed planet that the Fleet encounters. According to Jamie Bamber, the Fleet is still in search of Earth, but food supplies have started to run desperately low. Galactica encounters a planet capable of supporting life, so Apollo is sent with a team to the surface to set up base camp and scout it out to investigate possible food sources. However, the Cylons then arrive, resulting in "a pitched battle" between the Colonial ground team and Cylon Centurions. Aaron Douglas (Chief Galen Tyrol) and Nicki Clyne (Cally Henderson Tyrol) are also present in this episode in scenes with Bamber, meaning their characters will survive at least this long into season 3.
- Another report as revealed that Michael Trucco (Samuel Anders) appears in this episode, which means he survives this far into season 3.
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 infers 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).
Analysis
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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