The Road Less Traveled was written by Mark Verheiden and first aired on 2 May, 2008. Leoben (Callum Keith Rennie) arrives on the Demetrius (58 days into its search for Earth) in a heavily Raider. The idea of a truce with the Cylon rebels causes a lot of friction between members of the crew, and…
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Battlestar Galactica (2008) – He That Believeth in Me, and Six of One
The fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica got underway on 4 April, 2008, over one year after the season three finale aired in March of 2007. Sure, there was Razor in November of 2007, but that’s a long time to wait when you’re wondering about Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff)! And not only Starbuck, but the…
Battlestar Galactica (2007) – Maelstrom, and The Son Also Rises
Maelstrom is a Starbuck (Katee Sachoff) heavy episode written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson. It first aired on 4 March, 2007. Adama (Edward James Olmos) has to consider grounding Starbuck as she seems increasingly on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Her captivity by Leoben (Callum Keith Rennie) on New Caprica, her painting of…
Battlestar Galactica (2007) – Taking a Break From All Your Worries, and The Woman King
So Baltar (James Callis) is back in the fleet. He doesn’t plan on facing anything, so he attempts to take his own life, with help from Six (Tricia Helfer) – he dreams (?) of resurrecting on a Cylon ship – is he a Cylon? – but Gaeta (Alessandro Juliani) saves him as one of the…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – A Measure of Salvation, and Hero
Michael Angeli delivers the next part in the Cylon virus story with A Measure of Salvation, which first aired on 10 November, 2006. The Galactica and the fleet have joined the Raptor at the infected basestar. When they find some dying survivors aboard, Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and Athena (Grace Park), along with their team, bring…
Smallville (2006) – Void, and Fragile
Holly Harold wrote Void, which first aired on 6 April, 2006. Clark (Tom Welling) heads to Honduras (still obviously Vancouver, with a little dressing up) to look for Milton Fine (James Marsters). Lana (Kristin Kreuk) gets hooked on a kryptonite-laced drug which allows you to flatline, and possibly encounter deceased loved ones. Clark sees the…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Exodus: Part 1, and Part 2
Exodus Part 1 was written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, it debuted on 13 October, 2006. There is lots going on in this episode; it picks up moments before the previous episode ended. Cally (Nicki Clyne) avoids execution by the Cylons, but what about Zarek (Richard Hatch) and Roslin (Mary McDonnell)? We find out…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Occupation, and Precipice
Season Three of Galactica got underway on 6 October, 2006. Occupation was written by showrunner Ronald D. Moore. New Caprica, and its human inhabitants are under Cylon rule. It’s been four months since the Cylons arrived, and Baltar (James Callis), as president, is little more than a figurehead, doing everything the Cylons ask. There is…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Six Degrees of Separation, and Flesh and Bone
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….
Battlestar Galactica (2003) – Episode 2
So how did Lee ‘Apollo’ Adama (Jamie Bamber) and Colonial One survive the Cylon assault? The EMP generators that were offhandedly mentioned in part one, saved the day. The second half of the miniseries was first broadcast on 9 December, 2003. It was written by Ronald D. Moore and Glen Larson (as Christopher Eric Johnson)….
