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Home (2) is the seventh episode of the second season of Battlestar Galactica, and is the twentieth episode overall.

Secondary Stars: Michael Hogan (Col. Tigh), Aaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol), Tahmoh Penikett (Helo), Paul Campbell (Billy Keikeya), Alessandro Juliani (Lt. Gaeta), Kandyse McClure (PO Dualla)

Special Guest Stars: Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek), James Remar (Meier)

Guest Stars: Donnelly Rhodes (Dr. Cottle)

Co-Stars: Leah Cairns (Racetrack)

Contents 1 Plot Summary 1.1 Galactica 1.2 Kobol 1.3 Reunification 2 Notes 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.1.1 The Search for Earth 3.1.2 Kobol 3.2 Characters 3.2.1 Baltar and Six 3.2.2 Roslin 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Allusions and References 4.3 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes 6 Reviews

[edit] Plot Summary

[edit] Galactica

On Galactica, Tigh, Gaeta, and Adama pore over the Pythias texts, trying to find clues as to where the Tomb of Athena might be to aid in their search for the President's ground team. Finally deciding that it is most likely somewhere in the mountains west of the City, Adama takes a team including the President's aide Billy Keikeya and Chief Tyrol down to Kobol in a Raptor.

Baltar and Six have a confrontation, ending with Six telling Baltar that she is in reality not a chip in his head, and that he's crazy. Baltar has a brain scan done by Dr. Cottle, with Six interfering all the way. The scan turns out negative—there is no detectable chip. Upon conclusion of events of the episode, Baltar refuses to believe that Six is a mere hallucination because of things that have happened over the course of the run from the colonies, things that could not have happened if she was only a hallucination—and Six claims that she is an "angel", sent by the Cylon God to protect Baltar to the end of Mankind.

[edit] Kobol

Roslin's crew continue their search for the Tomb of Athena on Kobol. They find what Boomer believes to be the Gate of Hera, the location where Athena supposedly hurled herself down to her death in grief at the departure of the founding members of the Thirteen Colonies, and a nearby landmark to the Tomb. Tom Zarek and his friend Meier rework their plan to kill Apollo—Meier intends to try to get Boomer to do it for them, thus shifting any possible blame off of them. Adama and his team arrive, and there is a happy reunion until Boomer steps out. Adama tries to kill her, throwing her to the ground and choking her, although Boomer fights him off.

Realizing that his plans need to change as a result of Adama's return, Zarek orders Meier to hold off on the assassination. Meier takes matters into his own hands, plotting with Boomer. He tells her that there's no way that Adama will let her child live, and Boomer appears to agree. She tells Meier that he should kill Adama and she'll kill Apollo. However, Boomer double-crosses Meier, shooting and killing him, then turning the weapon over to Adama to gain his trust.

Starbuck spends a while trying to find a place to use the Arrow of Apollo, until Adama has the idea to try pushing on the wall. The wall swings open, revealing a tomb filled with icons of the Twelve Colonies and a statue holding a bow. Starbuck notches the Arrow of Apollo into the bow and the tomb slams shut, transporting them to a Stonehenge-like structure, apparently on Earth, composed of stones inset with lights in the shape of the constellations of the Twelve Colonies. A star map appears above them, indicating a series of constellations and a nebula known to the Colonials—a landmark to use in their journey.

[edit] Reunification

Upon returning to the Galactica, Adama reinstates Roslin as the President of the Twelve Colonies.

[edit] Notes

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

[edit] The Search for Earth

An apparent map to the location of Earth is found, although the journey is going to be long.

[edit] Kobol

• The Tomb of Athena is found.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Baltar and Six

• Six may not be a chip in Baltar's head. She is also definately not a hallucination, because she knows things that Baltar himself could not possibly know. She claims to be some sort of "angel" sent by the Cylon god.

[edit] Roslin

• Roslin is reinstated as President.

[edit] Referbacks

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

• Continuity: In the opening flashbacks, the dialog in the Zarek/Meier scene does not match the one seen in the previous episode.

[edit] Allusions and References

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

• [Adama and Billy talking about Roslin]
  Adama: She thinks you'll be President one day.
  Billy: Excuse me?
  Adama: That's what she said to me once, that you reminded her of President Adar when he ran for his first office.
  Billy: I don't really know how to respond to that, sir.
  Adama: Don't let it go to your head. Adar was a moron.

[edit] Reviews