Resurrection Ship: Part 1 (6 Jan. 2006)

Adama and Cain find common ground when Starbuck returns with footage of the Cylon ship. Roslin negotiates a temporary truce, while Starbuck plans an attack.

Director:

Michael Rymer

Writers:

Ronald D. Moore (developed by), Anne Cofell Saunders (story),

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	...	Cpt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Jamie Bamber	...	Lt. Lee 'Apollo' Adama
James Callis	...	Dr. Gaius Baltar
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six / Gina
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh
Aaron Douglas	...	Chief Galen Tyrol
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Nicki Clyne	...	Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson
Alessandro Juliani	...	Lt. Felix Gaeta
Kandyse McClure	...	Officer Anastasia Dualla
Michelle Forbes	...	Admiral Helena Cain
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Dr. Cottle

Storyline

Galactica's and Pegasus' vipers are at a deadlock, waiting for the first one to fire. Then Starbuck comes back from spying on the Cylon vessel. President Roslin negotiates a temporary truce between commander Adama and admiral Cain. The joint forces will attack the Cylon fleet with the unusual ship and Helo and Tyrol's execution will be postponed. Roslin advises Adama to kill Cain. She fears the future of the civilian fleet. Tigh tries to find out what happened to the civilian ships that apparently once traveled with Pegasus. Cain seems impressed with Starbuck and promotes her to CAG for Pegasus. She wants an unconventional plan for the attack on the mysterious Cylon vessel. She asks Dr. Baltar to interrogate the Cylon about it.

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Plot Keywords:

heroine | terminal illness | spaceship name in title | space western | faster than light | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 2006 (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 49,604 human survivors.

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Goofs

During Apollo's "dream" of floating in a lake, some shots reveal the camera crane's reflection in the water.

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Quotes

President Laura Roslin: [discussing Admiral Cain] I afraid this can only end one way... You've got to kill her.
Commander William Adama: What the hell are you talking about?
President Laura Roslin: Like she said, let's cut through it. The two of you were willing to go to war today. Do you think she's going to step down from that? She's going to bide her time and hit you the first chance she gets. That's a given. I hate to lay this on you, Bill, but she is dangerous and the only thing that you can do is to hit her before she hits you.
Commander William Adama: I'm not an assassin.

User Reviews

Confrontation!

Starting off where the previous episode finished we find the vipers from Galactica and Pegasus about to engage with other. Just as it looks like they might actually engage each other Starbuck returns from her unofficial mission to photograph the mysterious Cylon ship. With this important intelligence Adama and Cain call a truce and agree that Helo and Chief Tyrol won't be executed before the mission. After their meeting Present Roslin gives Adama a piece of advice he was not expecting; she believes he must kill Cain if he and the fleet are to be safe. Baltar's more friendly approach to the captured Cylon on Pegasus leads to her telling him what the mystery ship is; it the Cylon's resurrection ship, the place where dead Cylons are downloaded into new bodies. Knowing this they realise its destruction must be their number one priority but both Adama and Cain make plans for what they will do after the battle.

This was another gripping episode with brilliant performances from Edward James Olmos and Michelle Forbes as the commanders of the two battlestars; Mary McDonnell was also good as the surprisingly forthright President Roslin. Being the first of a two-part story there was little action but the situation looked as if it could explode at any moment and several main characters are in positions more precarious than usual.