Escape Velocity
From Battlestar Wiki, the free, open content Battlestar Galactica encyclopedia and episode guide
| |||
| "Escape Velocity" An episode of the Re-imagined Series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode No. | Season 4, Episode 4 | ||
| Writer(s) | Jane Espenson | ||
| Story by | |||
| Director | Edward James Olmos | ||
| Assistant Director | |||
| Special guest(s) | |||
| Production No. | 406 | ||
| Nielsen Rating | |||
| US airdate |  25 April 2008
| ||
| CAN airdate |  {{{CAN airdate}}}
| ||
| UK airdate | 
| ||
| DVD release | |||
| Population | 39,675 survivors ( 1)
| ||
| Additional Info | |||
| Episode Chronology | |||
| Previous | Next | ||
| The Ties That Bind | Escape Velocity | The Road Less Travelled | |
| Related Information | |||
| Official Summary | |||
| R&D Skit – View | |||
| [[IMDB:tt{{{imdb}}}|IMDb entry]] | |||
| Listing of props for this episode | |||
| Related Media | |||
| @ BW Media | |||
| Promotional Materials | |||
| Online Purchasing | |||
| Amazon: Standard Definition | High Definition | |||
| iTunes: [{{{itunes}}} USA] | |||
Overview
| Spoiler follows, highlight to read. |
|---|
| Religious freedom is debated and defended as the messianic Gaius Baltar promotes his belief in one true God.[1] |
Summary
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Notes
- Cally Tyrol's full first name is Callandra. The spelling is confirmed in Bear McCreary's blog post for this episode.
- A costuming error in the teaser shows Saul Tigh wearing the rank insignia of an admiral. This is noticeable in the scene where Tigh and Tory Foster confront Galen Tyrol in Tyrol's quarters after the ceremony.
- Another of the Lords of Kobol is revealed: Asclepius. Asclepius is known to the Colonials as the god of healing.
- Unlike "The Ties That Bind", Tom Zarek is not present at the Quorum of Twelve meetings on Colonial One.
- Escape velocity is the minimum initial velocity an unaccelerated object needs to escape a body's gravitational field.
- Tory Foster confirms that the Final Five are stronger than humans.
Analysis
- Hamish "Skulls" McCall and Margaret "Racetrack" Edmonson have notoriously bad luck with RCS systems on the Raptor that they're assigned to. A previous error with the RCS thrusters also occurs in "Dirty Hands", then attributed to impurities in the tylium fuel.
- Galen Tyrol continues to have feelings for Sharon "Boomer" Valerii, as he admits to William Adama and everyone else present in Joe's Bar. Tyrol notes many of Cally Tyrol's weaknesses, including her nagging, nosy nature (which lead to her demise in "The Ties That Bind"), and grows annoyed at Adama's willingness to turn Cally into an angel, when he believes that she's unworthy of even that. His feelings for Valerii were likely intensified upon knowing that he was a Cylon, which made a possible association with Valerii much more acceptable to him.
Questions
Official Statements
Noteworthy Dialogue
Guest Stars
- Michael Hogan as Colonel Saul Tigh
- Rekha Sharma as Tory Foster
- Aaron Douglas as Chief Galen Tyrol
- Michael Trucco as Ensign Samuel Anders
- Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh (Playing the part of Number Six)
- Don Thompson as Anthony Figurski
- Leah Cairns as Lieutenant Margaret "Racetrack" Edmonson
- Colin Lawrence as Lieutenant Hamish "Skulls" McCall
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Jeanne
- Donna Soares as Speaking Delegate #1
- Andrew McIlroy as Jacob Cantrell
- Judith Maxie as Picon Delegate
- Iris Paluly as Speaking Delegate #2
- Marilyn Norry as Reza Chronides
- Lara Gilchrist as Paulla Schaffer
- Colin Corrigan as Nowart
- Finn R. Devitt as Nicholas Tyrol (credited as "Baby Nicky")
- Heather Doerksen as Marine #2
- Lee Jefferies as "Redwing" McKay
- Unknown as Lilly
External Links
- Composer Bear McCreary on the episode's score: http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=246
References
- ↑ Episode description was unintentionally accessible on scifi.com until recently. Descriptions were noted on other websites before removed, and editor confirmed them several days ago before removal from scif.com.