1x09 Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down - Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide

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Battlestar Galactica

- Episode 01x09

Episode: 01x09
Title: Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 109
First Aired: Mar. 04, 2005

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Battlestar Galactica - 01x09 Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down

Summary: With Baltar's Cylon detector now operational, Roslin wants Adama to be the one to go first. Adama himself has been acting odd lately, due to his discovery of Tigh's wife, Ellen. The tackling of suspicion between the President, Commander, Colonel and his wife puts Baltar in the middle with the painstaking chore of the screening process.

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Guest Stars:

Commander William Adama	played by Edward James Olmos
Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace	played by Katee Sackhoff
Chief Galen Tyrol	played by Aaron Douglas
Officer Anastasia Dualla	played by Kandyse McClure
Billy Keikeya	played by Paul Campbell (VIII)
Deckhand	played by Alex Green

Episode Quotes

	Season 1 / Episode 9: - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down Ellen Tigh: You don't wanna frak with me, Bill. Try to remember that. Commander William Adama: Don't frak with me either, Ellen.
	Season 1 / Episode 9: - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down Doctor Gaius Baltar: [speaking to his test tube] Commander Adama, are you a cylon?... Tune in tomorrow.

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This episode was originally called "Secrets and Lies" and was a dark story, but since the previous episode was really dramatic, the producers decide to change it into a comedy.
When Gaius in his laboratory and Six appears to him, we can hear the song "Battlestar Operatica", which is a humorous opera-like song. The lyrics, which are sung in Italian, like most operas, reference Baltar's relationship with the Cylons and specially Number 6, and they say things like "Your Cylon heart is cursed" and "Your girlfriend is a toaster".
In the miniseries, Col. Tigh ('Michael Hogan') is seen burning a picture of his wife which, in reality, is a picture of executive producer David Eick's wife. However, this scene had to be re-shot for the series when Kate Vernon was cast as Tigh's wife, who is rescued in episode #1.9 "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down."