Battlestar Galactica (2003)/Home (1)
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| Home (1) | |
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| Season 2, Episode 6 | |
| Airdate | August 19, 2005 |
| Production Number | 2x06 |
| Writer(s) | David Eick |
| Director(s) | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan |
| Nielsen Rating | 2.1 |
| Fleet Survivors | 47,858 |
| The Farm | Home (2) |
| Battlestar Galactica (2003) — Season Two | |
Home (1) is the sixth episode of the second season of Battlestar Galactica, and is the nineteenth episode overall.
Secondary Stars: Michael Hogan (Col. Tigh), Tahmoh Penikett (Helo), Alessandro Juliani (Lt. Gaeta), Kandyse McClure (PO Dualla)
Special Guest Stars: Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek), James Remar (Meier)
Guest Stars: Lorena Gale (Elosha)
Co-Stars: Patricia Idlette (Sarah Porter), Malcolm Stewart (Marshall Bagot), Luciana Carro (Louanne "Kat" Katraine), Bodie Olmos (Brendan "Hotdog" Constanza), Ben Ayres (Lt. George "Catman" Birch), Linnea Sharples (Lt. Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones), Christina Schild (Playa), Biski Gugushe (Sekou Hamilton), Raahul Singh (Kimmitt)
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[edit] Plot Summary
[edit] Kobol
Helo and Starbuck make their return to Roslin's portion of the fleet at Kobol, bearing the Arrow of Apollo. Boomer is nearly lynched by Roslin and Apollo, but saves herself by claiming to know the location of the Tomb of Athena. Roslin spares her life, and they go on a ground mission looking for the Tomb. Elosha is killed when she steps on the Cylon version of a Bouncing Betty land mine, and they are ambushed by Cylons. Boomer kills the final Cylon attacker herself, and the team continues on its search.
[edit] Galactica
Commander Adama chooses a new CAG, a young, relatively inexperienced lieutenant named Birch, and promotes him to captain. Birch promptly screws up his first two training missions. First Birch accidentally gives Viper pilots Louanne "Kat" Katraine and Brendan "Hotdog" Constanza simultaneous "all clear" orders to go ahead with their practice runs. The two make the runs and Kat is nearly killed when Hotdog unknowingly fires on the asteroid she is strafing. Birch then screws up a refueling mission, causing the fueling tanker and the ship being refueled to almost crash into each other.
Adama continues to act strangely, finally confiding in Petty Officer Dualla. Dee calls him on his problems, and Adama eventually decides that he needs to bring the fleet back together and heads for CIC, ordering Gaeta to send him the tactical information on Kobol.
[edit] Notes
- The survivor count actually rises by one this episode, presumably reflecting Helo's return to the fleet.
- This episode had the highest Nielsen rating of the evening for Sci Fi Friday.
[edit] Arc Advancement
[edit] Happenings
[edit] Kobol
- Boomer claims to know the location of the Tomb of Athena.
- Roslin lands on Kobol and, in an ensuing Cylon ambush, Priestess Elosha is killed.
[edit] Galactica
- A new CAG is chosen, Captain George Birch, who appears to be inexperienced and borderline incompetent.
- Adama appears to possibly be over his problems.
[edit] Characters
- As Apollo and Starbuck meet again, he kisses her, to the obvious surprise of both of them.
- Later on in the episode, Apollo says "I love you" to Starbuck, and she teases him mercilessly for it. In context it could be seen as simply meaning he loves her as a friend, but the fact that the two spontaneously kissed earlier hints otherwise.
