Portal:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)/Episode Guide - Season 1 Guide

Each episode of Battlestar Galactica is 42-48 minutes running length. The dates shown are their first-run U.S. airdates.

Episode #	Title	Airdate	Screenshot
01	33 (Talk)	January 14, 2005	Gallery
Summary Continuing from the events of the Miniseries, Galactica and the Fleet must avoid their Cylon pursuers, which ambush them every 33 minutes after each successful Jump. Quote "Yes, we're tired. Yes, there is no relief. Yes, the Cylons keep coming after us time after time after time. And yes, we are still expected to do our jobs!"—Col. Tigh
02	Water (Talk)	January 14, 2005	Gallery
Summary Galactica loses over 60% of her water reserves due to sabotage, forcing the fleet into a crisis and Adama to seek a new supply. Quote Karl Agathon: I don't suppose we have a plan B? Sharon Valerii (Caprica Copy): Plans B, C, D and E are the same as plan A; get off the planet and get back to the ship.
03	Bastille Day (Talk)	January 21, 2005	Gallery
Summary Continuing from the events of "Water", Galactica and the Fleet face a chronic water shortage. Their only recourse: persuade 1,500 prisoners on the transport vessel Astral Queen to help them mine ice from a nearby moon. Quote "I make these demands not for me....but for you, the people. The survivors of the holocaust and the children of humanity's future. I am Tom Zarek, and this is the first day of a new era."—Tom Zarek
04	Act of Contrition (Talk)	January 28, 2005	Gallery
Summary When several Viper pilots are killed in a freak accident, Adama turns to Starbuck for help - but her involvement in the aftermath of the accident and in training new pilots causes the truth surrounding Zak Adama's death to finally surface. Quote "Ummm...Zak...failed...basic flight. He wasn't a bad pilot, he just had no feel for flying...and, um, when it came to his final check ride he...busted...three of the test maneuvers, and I should have flunked him, but I didn't. The bottom line is your...son...didn't have the chops to fly a Viper...and it killed him."—Lt. Kara Thrace
05	You Can't Go Home Again (Talk)	February 4, 2005	Gallery
Summary Continuing from the events of "Act of Contrition", Commander Adama and Captain Lee Adama risk the security of the Fleet as they try to locate a downed Starbuck... Quote "Are you... alive?"—Lt. Kara Thrace
06	Litmus (Talk)	February 11, 2005	Gallery
Summary When Aaron Doral turns up on Galactica and detonates a device made from the ship's own munitions, Adama orders a full investigation - and Galen Tyrol's relationship with Boomer becomes the focus of the investigation. Quote "What I can’t do is I can’t let someone who wears this uniform get up on the witness stand and lie under oath. And that’s what your man did. He either lied the first time or he lied the second time. And it doesn’t matter. He’s guilty, and he’ll pay the price. You? You’ll pay a different price. You’ll have to walk out on that hanger every day knowing that one of your men is in the brig because you couldn’t keep your fly zipped. You are the most experienced non-commissioned officer we have left. You keep my planes flying. I need my planes to fly."—Commander William Adama
07	Six Degrees of Separation (Talk)	February 18, 2005	Gallery
Summary A copy of the Cylon agent Number Six, in the form of a woman who calls herself "Shelly Godfrey," physically arrives on Galactica and accuses Gaius Baltar of treachery. Quote "And I don’t like being accused of participating in the genocide of the human race based solely on the word of a woman whom I have already indicated to you may well be a Cylon agent...I did not conspire with the Cylons. I’m an innocent man who is being convicted in the court of public opinion without trial."—Dr. Gaius Baltar
08	Flesh and Bone (Talk)	February 25, 2005	Gallery
Summary When a copy of Leoben Conoy is captured aboard a civilian ship, President Roslin orders he is to be interrogated, and Lieutenant Thrace is assigned the job. She finds herself facing the possibility that Conoy may have planted a bomb somewhere in the fleet. Quote "Each of us plays a role; each time a different role. Maybe the last time I was the interrogator and you were the prisoner. The players change, the story remains the same. And this time – this time – your role is to deliver my soul unto God. Do it for me. It’s your destiny. And mine. (PAUSE) And I told you I had a surprise for you. Are you ready? You are going to find Kobol, birthplace of us all. Kobol will lead you to Earth. This is my gift to you, Kara."—Leoben Conoy
09	Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down (Talk)	March 11, 2005	Gallery
Summary Colonel Tigh's world is turned upside down when his wife arrives on Galactica—but is she all she professes? Quote "So Bill, now the question on everyone's mind—and, I do mean everyone—is "Where's Earth?" and "When are we going to get there?""—Ellen Tigh
10	The Hand of God (Talk)	March 18, 2005	Gallery
Summary With the Fleet short of fuel, Galactica launches a daring attack on a Cylon base. Quote "Sometimes, you gotta roll the hard six"—Commander William Adama
11	Colonial Day (Talk)	March 18, 2005	Gallery
Summary Colonial Day is due, and Laura Roslin is using the occasion to institute an interim Quorum of Twelve; then Tom Zarek, duly selected as the representative of Sagittaron, stands for the post of Vice President, a position Roslin is determined he will not hold. Quote "Love isn't about sex, Gaius."—Number Six
12	Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I (Talk)	March 25, 2005	Gallery
Summary Battlestar Galactica discovers Kobol, and a chain of events are set in motion that threatens to change everything. Quote "I don’t know, but I’m afraid I’m going to hurt someone. I feel like I ought to be stopped."—Sharon Valeri
13	Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II (Talk)	April 1, 2005	Gallery
Summary Kara Thrace has gone to Caprica. Adama insists Roslin must stand down as President. When she refuses, he is forced to deal with that situation while simultaneously adapting the plan to rid themselves of the Cylon baseship over Kobol. Quote Commander William Adama: Congratulations to both of you. You carried out a very difficult and dangerous mission, and you did it...despite any...personal misgivings you may or may not have had...and for that I'm very proud. Thank you. Racetrack: Thank you, sir. Boomer: Thank you, sir.

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Galactica 1980 definition:  a unit of temperature; 2000 degrees chronic would be the skin temperature of the A-B Raider at maximum upon entering Earth's atmosphere (1980: "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I")

Re-imagined Series definition: initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training (TRS: "Fragged"); and basic flight training (TRS: "Miniseries")

Re-imagined Series definition: taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice