Battlestar Galactica (2008) – The Ties That Bind, and Escape Velocity

The violence on the Cyon basestar that closed out the previous episode only continues here as the factions between the models continue to grow. There are attacks without a Resurrection Ship nearby to take out certain models. Cavil (Dean Stockwell) is determined to put a stop to the rebellious faction. The Ties That Bind debuted…

Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Collaborators, and Torn

First airing on 27 October, 2006, Collaborators, written by Mark Verheiden, this episode starts dealing with the repercussions of the Cylon occupation. The fleet is mostly back together, though there have been losses, and there are those who are seeking revenge against the people who collaborated with the Cylon forces. They are known as The…

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) – Resistance, and The Farm

So let’s get some more important subject matter into our sci-fi. This time we delve into even more of the need for democracy in heightened situations as Tigh (Michael Hogan) declares martial law through the fleet, and Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and Apollo (Jamie Bamber) oppose him. Resistance was written by Toni Graphia, and it first…

Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Valley of Darkness, and Fragged

Bradley Thompson and David Weddle delivered Valley of Darkness which first aired on 22 July, 2005. Things remain severely frakked. After the screw-up with the FTL last episode, there’s a Cylon virus in Galactica’s system that needs to be removed, but there are also Centurions aboard. Adama (Edward James Olmos) remains in a coma, leaving…

Star Trek: Voyager (1998) – Extreme Risk, and In the Flesh

Captain’s log: stardate unknown Kenneth Biller pens this Torres (Roxann Dawson) episode that first aired on 28 October, 1998. It also sees the crew, led by Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), begins building a new shuttle christened the Delta Flyer, and they must finish it before the polluting Malon beat them to a planet to recover…