Fragged

Overview

Colonel Tigh must deal with the Quorum of Twelve and the press over Roslin's removal from the presidency, while Cylon Warriors are preparing to hinder any rescue attempt on Kobol by setting up anti-aircraft batteries.

Summary

Colonel Tigh must meet with the Quorum of Twelve. They wish to see President Roslin, and are growing impatient at the colonel's unwilligness to cooperate. They believe Commander Adama wishes to turn the fleet into a military dictatorship, and thus also believe Tigh is in on it as well. Zarek takes the political situation to heart to make a power play over the other quorum members.

Tigh attempts to explain the commander's decisions, saying Adama loved democrary (past tense, a point Zarek points out, taking to mean that Adama is dead; and which Colonel Tigh counters with saying he will pull through). They are also angry that the Cylon Raider is missing, and such an asset was allowed to be lost.

President Roslin is alone in her jail cell, where Ellen Tigh pays her a visit.

Meanwhile, Adama is being operated on by Dr. Cottle; he has removed one bullet, but cannot find the other one. Complications arise and Dee and Tigh must leave the operating room.

In orbit over Kobol, Lee and two Raptors are searching for a transponder signal from the downed Raptors. They find it on Kobol's northern hemisphere and begin to land.

Questions

• What did Number Six mean when she said that people that die on Kobol simply die, and that "God" has abandoned Kobol?
• Will Tyrol, Cally, or Selix ever reveal the truth about Crashdown's fate? Or perhaps use the threat of doing so as leverage against Baltar, to force him to perform a favor later?
• Why was it necessary to cannibalize Raptor 315 for parts? Galactica had four raptors in good condition during Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II, and none were seen to be deployed during the fracas in Scattered.

Notes

• As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,862, reflecting a casualty count of 12 during the Cylon boarding action in the previous episode; at the end of the episode, factoring in Crashdown's death, the total stands at 47,861.
• Crashdown dies in this episode, shot by Baltar because he was about to shoot Cally.
• "Frag" is American military slang for intentionally killing a superior officer of your own force in the field. Popularized during Vietnam, when discipline lagged and a few officers got grenades in their bunkers or caught "friendly fire" during a skirmish.
• Gemenon is the most religious of the Twelve Colonies, and Gemenons interpret the Sacred Scrolls very literally. It appears that many Gemenons believe so strongly in the Pythia's prophesy that they will almost automatically side with President Roslin.
• President Roslin has revealed to the entire Quorum of Twelve, as well as Colonel Tigh, that she is dying of breast cancer, and presumably it is now fully public knowledge.
• Cally only joined the Colonial Fleet as a way to pay her way through dental school.
• First episode without an appearance by Starbuck.
• First episode without scenes on Caprica.

Statistics

Guest Stars

• Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek
• Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh
• Samuel Witwer as Crashdown
• Donnelly Rhodes as Doctor Cottle

Writing & Direction

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• Story by
• Teleplay by
• Directed by

Production Notes

• Series 2 (2005/2006)
• Production Number: 2.3
• Airdate Order: 3 (of 20)

First Run Air Dates & Releases

• UK Airdate: September 2005
• US Airdate: July 29 2005
• DVD Release: Date

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