Final Cut

Overview

D'anna Biers, an investigative journalist, makes a critical documentary on Colonel Tigh's conduct during a "Kent State"-like crisis.

Summary

• Caprica Boomer nearly has a miscarriage, but Cottle saves the child
• Roslin and Adama have agreed to bury the hatchet by this episode

Questions

• The Cylons deployed two Raiders to the Galactica to transmit D'anna's video documentary back to Caprica: does this mean the Cylons know exactly where the Fleet is, and have simply chosen not to intercept it? Is keeping the Fleet alive part of their "Plan"?
  • Or, are the Cylons now refraining from sending in a full Basestar and Raider wing to attack the Galactica because they are worried that a direct attack on the Galactica will result in the death of Caprica-Boomer and her hybrid daughter? (that is, they would have attacked it if Boomer wasn't on board, but sending two Raiders in now was simply a reconaissance mission?). The Cylons did say that they want to proceed cautiously.
  • Then again, the two Raiders didn't Jump in to the Fleet's viscinity, they flew in normally. Perhaps the Cylons actually don't know exactly where the Fleet is, and these Raiders may have been searching for days to find them. Seeing as the Cylons on Caprica weren't aware that the Caprica-Boomer was still alive, perhaps they also trully aren't aware of the Fleet's location, and other Cylons in the Fleet cannot transmit messages back to Caprica because they are out of range (though a nearby Cylon ship might be close enough).

Notes

• Population count is now 47,853, a loss of two since Home, Part II, to account for the two Tom Zarek henchmen killed in that episode.
• D'anna Biers makes the same comment about Baltar that Roslin made in 33.
• We finally learn Dualla's first name as she is interviewed by D'anna Biers: Anastasia.
• Gaeta's first name is revealed as Felix. He also showed a wild side in the form of a tattoo on his chest he got when he was drunk. He's also taken up smoking. Perhaps this isn't so much a sign of a previously unrevealed wild side, but a sign that Gaeta's composure is starting to get frayed from constant stress.
• The ECO known as Racetrack has a full name: Margaret Edmondson.
• The music aired at the end of the documentary is the Colonial Fanfare last heard in the Mini Series: the theme from the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. In the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, it is apparently the "national anthem" of the Twelve Colonies.
• Adama uses the phrase "warts and all." This was invented by 17th-Century English dictator Oliver Cromwell.
• Timeline-wise, Col. Tigh says there's been no Cylon contactcs for 10 days.

Noteworthy Dialogue

• • After meeting Dr. Gaius Baltar for the first time:

  D'anna Biers: What a strange little man.

• • D'anna Biers is filming an interview with Apollo:

  D'anna Biers: You seem to think that your pilots deserve special consideration.

  Apollo: Actually, I do. Like everyone else, my pilots have lost their families, their friends, everyone they ever cared about; but on top of that their asked to put their lives on the line every single day, for a fleet that seems more interested in what they do wrong than in what they do right. They're not asking for your pity, but they damn well deserve your respect.

Statistics

Guest Stars

• Donnely Rhodes as Cottle
• Lucy Lawless as D'anna Biers
• Luciana Carro as Kat
• Leah Cairns as Racetrack

Writing & Direction

• Written by
• Story by
• Teleplay by
• Directed by

Production Notes

• Series 2 (2005/2006)
• Production Number: 2.8
• Airdate Order: 8 (of 20)

First Run Air Dates & Releases

• UK Airdate: 2005
• US Airdate: September 9th, 2005 (note - airdate had been planned for September 2nd, 2005, however, SciFi is running a Stargate SG-1 Viewers Choice Marathon for the Labor Day Weekend)
• DVD Release: Date

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