The Captain's Hand
- Episode aired Feb 17, 2006
- TV-14
- 1h
Two of Pegasus' raptors go missing after a suspicious distress call. President Roslin must make a decision on abortion that could hurt her political career.Two of Pegasus' raptors go missing after a suspicious distress call. President Roslin must make a decision on abortion that could hurt her political career.Two of Pegasus' raptors go missing after a suspicious distress call. President Roslin must make a decision on abortion that could hurt her political career.
- Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "previously on Battlestar Galactica..." scene in which Adama tells Tigh he's chosen Garner as the new Commander of Battlestar Pegasus hadn't actually appeared in an earlier show.
- GoofsThere is still visible perspiration on Cmdr. Garner's face after the breached compartment has been completely vented of air. In a vacuum, the liquid would immediately burst into its gaseous state.
- Quotes
Major Lee "Apollo" Adama: I know why I was mad at you, Kara.
Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace: A simple "thank you" would've been sufficient.
Major Lee "Apollo" Adama: 'Cause you are doing what you always did: Buck authority, and get away with it... I bucked authority once. I almost lost everything... So I guess, when I showed up on Pegasus - there you were, doing it all over again... I don't know... it pissed me off.
[pause]
Major Lee "Apollo" Adama: Doesn't make a lot of sense, does it?
Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace: You should hear the way my brain works sometimes.
[pause]
Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace: Are we okay?
Major Lee "Apollo" Adama: [hesitating] You have a brain?
- ConnectionsReferenced in Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
- SoundtracksMain Title Theme
Written by Richard Gibbs
And then we get the main plot of this one. The Pegasus has a new commander, the chief engineer Garner is now commander. And of course he's even more of a punk than Fisk was. The writers sure don't like the Pegasus crew. Garner has it out for Starbuck and Apollo.
Abortion becomes a fleet wide issue. Roslyn doesn't want to ban it but oh dear it might cost her the Presidency! Like a real life moral conundrum in reverse!!!
And then, Baltar, the goofball 'genius' who really acts like a buffoon half the time and the other half he's staring at walls and talking to himself. He's going to run for President! This really wasn't a great ep either.
But in the end, Garner dies, Lee gets his first command. (I really hated to see John Heard who is so great, used so briefly.) Baltar announces he's running for President.
5/10.
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