Valley of Darkness (22 Jul. 2005)

A Cylon virus is interfering with Galactica's power supply, while Cylon centurions are heading for crucial systems. Somehow they must be stopped.

Director:

Michael Rymer

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
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii (credit only)
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
Sam Witwer	...	Crashdown

Storyline

Finding the fleet by networking the computers was dangerous, but it looked like the mission was successful. Then lights start falling out. Gaeta finds out the Cylon virus still made it into Galactica's systems. On top of that reports of Cylons in the starboard flight pod arrive. almost indestructible Centurions have boarded the ship. They must be stopped before they gain access to crucial systems. Back on Caprica Helo and Starbuck visit Starbucks apartment. They take some rest and, while listening to the music of her father, discuss her past life. On Kobol Dr. Baltar gets a vision about commander Adama killing his 'baby'. Number Six tells him about mankind's nature. Tyrol and Cally try to make it back in time to the away party with the serisone for Socinus.

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Plot Keywords:

spacecraft | heroine | female protagonist | 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:

22 July 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 were 47,874 human survivors.

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Goofs

At the beginning of episode 2.02 "Valley of Darkness", Billy and Dualla say that they haven't seen each other in person since "two weeks ago." They were shown dancing together at the end of "Colonial Day". Only two days had passed on the show since then.

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Quotes

Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: Sometimes you got to roll a hard six.
Jammer: What does that mean, sir?
Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: Uh...I don't know. It's something my dad says...

User Reviews

haunting music

This review is less about the episode itself and more about the music of Battlestar Galatica in general. One of the highlights of the new BSG is Bear McCreary's soundtrack. This music is nothing less that brilliant, certainly the best from any television series. I chose to insert these comments under this episode because the music in this one is particularly haunting. It is so haunting, in fact that I nearly lost a girlfriend because of it. I had a date just after seeing this episode I was so distracted that my date thought I was being rude and aloof. I have been searching for a recording of it ever since the episode aired. For some reason the studio chose not to include it on the Soundtrack CD of Season 2. (Or did I miss something?) Anyway, the music fits to the action and emotion of the episode (which I will not spoil here) perfectly. It's almost as if the story was written to fit the music, not the other way around.