Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Final Cut, and Flight of the Phoenix

Final Cut first aired on 9 September, 2005 and was written by Mark Verheiden. A new journalist is on the scene, D’Anna Biers (Lucly Lawless). She’s doing a piece on the Gideon Incident. As seen in the episode Resistance Tigh (Michael Hogan) ordered supplies taken from the Gideon for the Galactica, and marines accidently opened…

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…

Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Bastille Day, and Act of Contrition

The Galactica has found water on a nearby ice planet. Now they have to get it to the fleet. The idea of using the prisoners aboard the Astral Queen is floated, and problems ensue in Bastille Day. Written by Toni Graphia this episode was first broadcast on 21 January, 2005. The episode features some of…

Battlestar Galactica (2005) – 33, and Water

Just over a year after the miniseries aired, the first season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica launched on 14 January, 2005. It opened with an episode titled 33. It’s tense, it’s well-crafted and a helluva way to launch the main series. Written by Ronald D. Moore who also served as the series showrunner, it finds…