Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 Blog

Season 2. Episode 12.

“Resurrection Ship, Part II”

          49,604 survivors. If there’s a part one, then there’s a part two, right? Galactica and Pegasus carry their plan to team up and destroy the Cylon Resurrection ship. Apollo pilots the Blackbird close enough to the Resurrection ship and destroys the FTL drive, leaving it vulnerable. Apollo’s Blackbird hits a downed Raptor, and the ship is badly damaged—Apollo ejects out of his seat into space. He nearly dies when his suit runs out of oxygen, but a Raptor comes and picks him up. The Vipers from both battlestars destroy the Resurrection ship, and the mission is successful. Pegasus XO Jack Fisk is already in the Galactica CIC with his marines waiting for Cain’s order to execute Adama and his commanding officers. Meanwhile, Starbuck is in Pegasus‘ CIC waiting for Adama’s orders to assassinate Cain. When the mission is over, Cain and Adama congratulate each other over the comm. Both Cain and Adama speak to their conspirators, congratulating them as well, but neither commander goes through with the assassinations. Starbuck and Fisk are relieved. On Pegasus, Baltar goes to Gina to convince her that he loves her, but then she manages to kill one of the marines and grabs his gun. She gives the gun to Baltar, asking him to kill her—knowing that suicide is a sin in the eyes of god. Baltar refuses, and instead tells Gina that she must have justice.  Later on, Gina escapes with Baltar’s help, and she finds Cain in her quarters. Cain turns around and is shocked. Gina shoots her in the head; thus ending the legacy of Admiral Helena Cain. A funeral is held for Cain, and then her body in the coffin is sent out of the airlock. President Laura Roslin—now noticeably much weaker in appearance—promotes Commander Adama to the rank of Admiral, commanding the Pegasus and Galactica. Adama happily kisses Roslin, and they both smile.

          First of all, I love the fact that this episode was written by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Rymer. It’s so appropriate for Moore to write the end to Cain’s legacy. The episode was well written and excellently edited. The flash-forward technique—with the scene of Apollo drifting in space at the beginning, and then going back several hours to tell how he got there—is something new, and is well structured. The relief the viewer is supposed to feel after the destruction of the Resurrection ship is replaced by the tension set up since the last episode; the anticipation when Adama and Cain ask to speak to their conspirators was excellent. My heart was beating with excitement, not because the mission was a success, but only because I was waiting to see which commander would actually go through with their plots. Although neither commander goes through with it, the tension build up is more rewarding than the actual bang. Great way to end the Cain and Adama feud without civil war—although that would’ve been pretty cool, too. Four-and-a-half out of five.

Location Viewed: My room                                      

Source: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray)

Time viewed: 9:00PM-9:50 PM