Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I

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Overview

Overview

Part One:

As Serina and Apollo celebrate their engagement several warriors aboard the Galactica are stricken with a mysterious virus that threatens to wipe them all out. Meanwhile a mysterious black void causes more alarm for the fleet and Adama must now rely on the training of inexepeirenced shuttle pilots to take the place of the stricken colonial warriors.

Summary

With many warriors suffering from an unknown ailment, the Galactica recruits new viper pilots—mostly young women, including Apollo's new bride, Serena. Led by Adama's spiritual interpretations, the fleet enters a vast magnetic void, emerging at the planet Kobol, their legendary homeworld. Before Adama can discover Earth's location from the inscribed hieroglyphs, though, a Cylon attack destroys the sacred city on Kobol—and claims the life of Serena.

Questions

• Apollo asks Serina if she knows how many shuttle pilots were lost on Carillon. She replies many civilians were lost too. The implications are the number civilians and Colonial Warriors killed when the planet was destroyed may have been high. An exact figure is never stated.

Notes

On the deleted scene in the DVD box set there is a scene with Serina piloting a shuttle and making her first landing. There is dialouge in the aired episode from Boomer to Jolly about this landing when Boomer says "Hey head's up Jolly, that first cadet pilot made a better landing then you."

Statistics

Guest Stars

• Actor 1 as Character 1
• Actor 2 as Character 2

Writing & Direction

• Written by Glen A. Larson & Donald Bellisario
• Directed by Christian I. Nyby II

Production Notes

• Series 1 (1978 / 1979)
• Production Number: 104
• Airdate Order: 2 (of 21)

First Run Air Dates & Releases

• UK Airdate: Date
• US Airdate: September 24, 1978
• DVD Release: December 28, 2004