Flight of the Phoenix (16 Sep. 2005)

While Tyrol decides to start building a new fighter, the Cylon virus is rearing its ugly head again. Boomer tells it means a large Cylon attack is imminent.

Director:

Michael Nankin

Writers:

Ronald D. Moore (developed by), Bradley Thompson,

Stars:

Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Edward James Olmos	...	Commander William Adama
Mary McDonnell	...	President Laura Roslin
Katee Sackhoff	...	Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Jamie Bamber	...	Cpt. Lee 'Apollo' Adama
James Callis	...	Dr. Gaius Baltar
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six (credit only)
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh
Aaron Douglas	...	Chief Galen Tyrol
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Paul Campbell	...	Billy Keikeya
Nicki Clyne	...	Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson
Alessandro Juliani	...	Lt. Felix Gaeta
Kandyse McClure	...	Officer Anastasia Dualla
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Dr. Cottle

Storyline

The crew is getting agitated and demoralized. Chief Galen Tyrol yet again has to scrap a viper, Gaeta yells at Tigh when he orders him to go through the computer program line by line to get rid of the Cylon virus still causing malfunctions. Meanwhile Helo is having trouble integrating in the crew. He even starts a fight with Tyrol over Boomer. Tyrol decides it's time for a change and starts constructing a new fighter. His crew, the pilots and Colonel Tigh all think it's a waste of time. Meanwhile the malfunctions caused by the virus are getting more severe. Dr. Baltar and Gaeta find out the virus is learning, already capable of taking over all the systems and very difficult to remove. Commander Adama asks Boomer for advice. She tells him it's a prelude for an all-out Cylon attack.

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Plot Keywords:

starfighter | space western | spacecraft | faster than light | terminal illness | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

R&D TV, NBC Universal Television, David Eick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Opening credits say there are 47,853 human survivors.

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Goofs

After the fight between Helo and the Chief ends, two crew members (one of whom is holding a camera) is seen crouched down behind them.

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Quotes

Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii: Sometimes you gotta roll the hard six. Right, commander?

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Soundtracks

"Main Title Theme"
Written by Richard Gibbs

User Reviews

A matter of trust

It is some time since Colonel Tigh ordered the networking of Galatica's computers but it seems that even though they were only networked briefly the Cylons managed to implant a virus. At first it looks as if various events are just normal system failures but when an occupied room has the oxygen removed it is clearly something more serious. Geita and Baltar are given the job of removing the virus but it soon becomes clear to Adama that there is only one person aboard who could possibly solve the problem: Sharon Valerii… the only question is: can she be trusted? While this is going on Chief Tyrol feeling under pressure as more and more of the Vipers he is meant to be maintaining become unfit to fly, rather than give up he decides to make a new ship. At first everybody things he is losing it but soon they are joining in and offering ideas on how to improve the design.

While this was in some ways a filler episode it did subtly move the plot along; Adama was forced to trust Sharon, the crews collapsing moral was illustrated well before doing something to raise their spirits again. Aaron Douglas put in a good performance as Chief Tyrol; the character really looked as if he was struggling to create something against the odds. It was also nice to see the return of Nicki Clyne as Cally after her characters time in the brig.