Six Degrees of Separation was written by Michael Angeli and was first broadcast on 18 February, 2005.

After Baltar (James Callis) mocks the faith of Six (Tricia Helfer) and her fellow Cylons, he discovers he’s really stepped in it, when another Six shows up, a physical version, as opposed to the one in her head. She claims her name is Shelley Godfrey, and she claims to have evidence that Baltar aided in the Cylon attack.

How will Baltar get out of this? Will Baltar find faith? As an image goes through resolution after resolution to discover the identity of a bomber, that may or may not be Baltar, the doctor gets increasingly anxious about what the photo will reveal. What will he do to protect himself?

Adama (Edward James Olmos) is suspicios of both Godfrey and Baltar… how will that play out?

On the flight deck, Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) is trying to figure out how the Cylon Raider Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) flew back to the Galactica works, andon Caprica, Helo (Tahmoh Penikett) and Boomer (Grace Park) find more trouble, and a change in their relationship.

And speaking of Starbuck… she’s on the path to recovery, but it’s a stuggle. One that Apollo (Jamie Bamber) seems to be enjoying, and Tigh (Michael Hogan) thinks her behavior confirms his opinion of her.

And speaking of recovery… Roslin’s (Mary McDonnell) cancer may be getting worse, course she’s not listening to Coddle’s (Donnelly Rhodes) advice about the medication.

There’s some fun moments in this rather tense episode… the iconic, original Galactia theme makes an appearance.

There is an exploration of themes of religion, faith, and more. The series isn’t afraid to take hard looks at thing that rarely get discussed.

Flesh and Bone was written by Toni Graphia and debuted on 25 February, 2005.

Once again, it deals with some tough subject matter, including torture. When a Leoben (Callum Keith Rennie) Cylon model is captured in the fleet, Starbuck is tasked with interrogating him. He claims to have planted nuclear devices around the fleet. Devices that will go off after nine hours.

How far will Starbuck and her assignment of Marines go to get the information out of Leoben?

It’s a brutal watch, and Leoben doesn’t make things easy for Starbuck, because, as always, the Cylons have a plan. Starbuck and her marines torture Leoben, and yet he continues to get further under her skin than she does him. It’s a brutal sequence, because we are meant to like Starbuck, she’s proven herself over the past few episodes, not to mention the miniseries, and here she’s overseeing the brutal torture of another living being… sure he’s a Cylon, but he’s still living. A strange connection grows between them over the course of the interrogation.

All in all, he seems pretty philosophical about all of it. But will he reveal the truth about the devices planted around the fleet? He also reveal that the fleet will discover Kobol, and the way to Earth…

Roslin makes bold decision t the end of the episode, one that puts her and Starbuck in the same boat. We’re supposed to like them, but her actions are just as brutal as Starbuck’s.

The Boomer on the Galactica is becoming increasingly anxious about the possibility that she is a Cylon sleeper, she goes to Baltar in the hope of having him test to see if she is one. And what if Baltar’s machine reveals the truth about Boomer? Will he reveal the truth to her?

And on Caprica, the other Boomer has plans for Helo.

This is an amazing episode; it’s brutal, has fantastic themes, and performances. It’s a stunning watch.