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

Battlestar Galactica

- Episode 01x09

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

Season 1 » Episode #09 - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down

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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Who appeared in this episode?

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
Deckhand	played by Alex Green

Episode Quotes

Season 1 / Episode 9: - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down

President Laura Roslin: [to Commander Adama, who is concerned about Ellen's identity] You actually think that woman is a Cylon?
Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: Well, if she's not, then we're all in a lot of trouble.

Season 1 / Episode 9: - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down

Doctor Gaius Baltar: Look, it's not magic, it's science. If you want my result, you're gonna have to wait a while.
Commander William Adama: I gave you her sample this morning.
Doctor Gaius Baltar: I have started and stopped the test twice already now so I'm running a little behind.
Commander William Adama: Twice?
President Laura Roslin: My fault... Long story.
Commander William Adama: Your fault?
Doctor Gaius Baltar: Yes, I probably shouldn't have mentioned that.
President Laura Roslin: No, you probably shouldn't have.

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TRIVIA

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".
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.
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."