Epiphanies

"Epiphanies" An episode of the Re-imagined Series
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Overview

Admiral William Adama questions whether or not Sharon Valerii's pregnancy should be aborted. Meanwhile Roslin's health declines rapidly as a pro-Cylon peace group attempts to sow civil disobedience within the Fleet.

Summary

• President Laura Roslin is brought on board Galactica. She is near death and has, at best, days to live.
• Captain Kara Thrace and Lieutenant Louanne Katraine are conducting Viper tests. During a test of the Viper's projectile systems, Kat's port gun is destroyed and a piece of it impacts on Thrace's cockpit. Thrace requests priority landing; both Vipers land.
• Cally and CPO Tyrol discover that several rounds of ammunition from the damaged Viper are unusually light and fragile. A round of such ammunition would easily break as the cartridge loaded into the chamber and misfire, leaving the projectile lodged in the barrel. When the next round hit it, the overpressure destroyed the gun. Undoubtedly, someone is trying to sabotage the fleet's military readiness.
• The sabotage investigation quickly leads Lee Adama and Kara Thrace to Asha Janik, one of the recent civilian hirees in Galactica's armory. When they apprehend her, she declares her allegiance to a self-proclaimed pacifist organization that wants peace with the Cylons.
• Vice President Baltar is given the presidential tour by Billy Keikeya in preparation for his assumption of the Presidency. Billy gives Baltar a letter from Roslin to be opened after her death.
• The new peace movement, led by Royan Jahee, is gaining momentum in the civilian population as people begin to realize that victory against the Cylons is impossible as well as questioning the current military tactic of 'attack-and-retreat'.
• Sharon's baby's blood was used to destroy the cancerous masses in Roslin's system. The procedure to abort Sharon's fetus was not performed.

On Caprica Prior to the Cylon Attack

• Roslin finds out she has cancer
• Roslin meets with President Adar to discuss a teacher's strike, and his response.
• Roslin meets with the leader of the educational alliance, Naylin Stans, and strikes an agreement.
• Adar disagrees with Roslin's methods and results, and asks for her resignation.
• Roslin then leaves for Galactica's decommisioning ceremony, telling Adar that "If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."

Questions

• Kara Thrace is flying Mk. II vipers with Galactica's pilots again. Is she still the CAG of Pegasus?
• Now that Roslin recalls Baltar's involvment with a Cylon agent on Caprica, what will she do about it?
• Will there be any consequences for Helo's near-mutiny?
• Will Roslin's attitude toward the Cylon fetus change following her recovery?
  • Ronald D. Moore's podcast implies that her urgency was only prompted by her lack of faith in Baltar's ability to handle the situation. Will she be content to let to Sharon carry to term now that her survival is no longer in question?
• Roslin's recent series of machiavellian orders (Cain's assasination in "Resurrection Ship, Part I", and the forced abortion here) appear to have been faciliated by her belief that, given her impending death, she wouldn't have to deal with the ethical ramifications. Will this alter her relationship with Commander Adama in the long term?
• Is security really so lax that Baltar (whom Adama does not consider especially trustworthy) would be able to smuggle one of Galactica's very few nuclear warheads off-ship?
  • Raptors are capable of detecting radiological devices. Why wasn't the bomb noticed in transit? If it's possible to effectively shield a nuclear device from detection, why don't the cylons do this to their own warheads?
  • Alternately, is the nuclear device actually functional?

Analysis

• The survivor count this episode is 49,598, a net loss of six since Resurrection Ship, Part II. Admiral Cain and the Pegasus marine killed by Gina account for two. Presumably the remaining were pilots or crew lost during the attack on the Resurrection Ship.
  • This seems to be extremely good fortune, as the two battlestars engaged in a major fleet action for an extended time.
• Roslin's affair with Adar was suggested by her comment in the miniseries that "he had a way about him... you just couldn't say 'no' to him."
• Naylin Stans implies that he believes the teacher's strike is a cause worth dying for. This claim is ridiculously hyperbolic.
  • The fact that President Adar was willing to use the military to enforce a back-to-work order seems to indicate that the protest must've been more serious than simple wage issues.

Notes

• This episode begins 189 days after the Cylon attack on the colonies. There is a 48 hour gap between Roslin's deathbed treatment and her conversation with Jahee. The number of 189 days given in this episode, and "six months" given in the previous one, are inconsistent with the timeline which BattlestarWiki has developed that keeps track of dates. See Talk page on the Timeline for a full breakdown.
• Lee Adama is once again a Captain, and has been reinstated as Galactica's CAG.
• Gina has apparently become a member of the pro-Cylon resistance. The other members of the resistance are apparently unaware she is a Humano-Cylon.
• Roslin was in an intimate relationship with President Adar.
• Roslin now recalls witnessing Gaius Baltar's affair with a copy of Number Six on Caprica, prior to the attack.
• The radiation symbol used by the colonials is different from the one used in reality, but is still easily recognizable.
• Lee Adama has been reinstated as CAG, and his authority apparently extends to the Pegasus squadrons as well. This is consistent with Cole Taylor's authority over Galactica's air wing, when Pegasus was the flagship.
• Galactica has been recruiting civilians to handle "grunt work" on the hangar deck.
• Baltar was aware of the Demand Peace movement prior to this episode.
• At least three bodies can be seen being vented into space after the explosion onboard Daru Mozu.
• The file photograph of humano-Cylon model #6 is of Shelly Godfrey, seen in the episode "Six Degrees of Separation".
• The nuclear device Dr. Baltar gives the resistance is the same one he was given to create his Cylon Detector in "Bastille Day".
• The Pegasus is barely featured in this episode, and none of its crew or interior locations were seen, except in the pre-episode recap.

Noteworthy Dialogue

Secretary Roslin: "I'm on my way to the Galactica to represent this administration. If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."

President Richard Adar: "One of the interesting things about being President, you don't have to explain yourself. To anyone."

• Roslin earlier attributed this saying to Adar in the episode "Flesh and Bone".

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