"Battlestar Galactica" Black Market (2006)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

James Head

Writers:

Ronald D. Moore (developer)
Mark Verheiden (written by)

TV Series:

"Battlestar Galactica" (2004)

Original Air Date:

27 January 2006 (Season 2, Episode 14)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Apollo investigates the murder of one of the crew and falls for a young prostitute, whom he vows to save from the rogue ship dealing with the Black Market. As well as confronting the bad guys, Apollo has to confront some past mistakes.

Plot Keywords:

Faster Than Light | Starfighter | Space Opera | Female Protagonist | Space Western

Cast

Edward James Olmos	...	Admiral William Adama
Mary McDonnell	...	President Laura Roslin
Katee Sackhoff	...	Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace (credit only)
Jamie Bamber	...	Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama
James Callis	...	Dr. Gaius Baltar
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii (credit only)
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh
Paul Campbell	...	Billy Keikeya
Kandyse McClure	...	Officer Anastasia Dualla
Richard Hatch	...	Tom Zarek
Graham Beckel	...	Commander Jack Fisk
Claudette Mink	...	Shevon
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Dr. Cottle
Bill Duke	...	Phelan

Runtime:

Netherlands:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Company:

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)

Trivia:

When Apollo boards the "Prometheus", the first black market item seen being sold are cartons of cigarettes with the brand name "Sarcoma". A sarcoma is a form of cancer that develops in the connective tissue.

Quotes:

Phelan: It's hard to find the moral high ground when you're all standing in the mud.

Soundtrack:

Black Market

What happened to Paya?

This was a pretty interesting episode--we don't often get to see much of the survivors' life outside the most powerful military and political spheres. Still, it left a lot of unanswered questions for me. Who was the woman Lee was remembering? What happened to Paya after the end of the episode? What was Zarek doing on Prometheus at the end of the episode? He appeared to be just there, not doing anything at all. Why show that? Actually I don't want to ask people to post spoilers. If someone who's seen the whole series could just tell me whether or not these questions will be answered in future episodes, I would appreciate it. Thanks!