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Battlestar Galactica - 02x04 Resistance

2x04 Resistance

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First Aired: Aug. 05, 2005 on SyFy
Summary: As Tyrol is jailed for suspicion of being a Cylon, Tigh's declaration of martial law is causing unrest in the fleet, prompting Lee to help plot Roslin's escape.Elsewhere on Caprica, Helo and Starbuck meet a group of resistance fighters led by pyramid players.

Main Characters in this Episode


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Guest Stars

Commander William Adama played by Edward James Olmos
Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace played by Katee Sackhoff
Cpt. Lee 'Apollo' Adama played by Jamie Bamber
Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii played by Grace Park
Chief Galen Tyrol played by Aaron Douglas
Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon played by Tahmoh Penikett
Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson played by Nicki Clyne
Officer Anastasia Dualla played by Kandyse McClure

Episode Quotes

Crewman Specialist Cally: [Chief Tyrol has been wrongly accused by Col. Tigh of being a Cylon] I've known the Chief for years. He's no Toaster!
Doctor Gaius Baltar: He was involved with Lieutenant Valerii, who most certainly is a Toaster.
Number Six: That word is racist! I don't like it!
Crewman Specialist Cally: Sure... he's shown some bad judgment getting involved with her. But that doesn't mean he's a Toaster. You've got to help him.
Number Six: Say something, Gaius. Tell her you won't have racial epithets used in your presence!
President Laura Roslin: Doctor, I need your help. But it's illegal, dangerous and in violation of your oath as an officer.
Dr. Cottle: You're a lousy salesman.
Col. Saul Tigh: Four civilian dead. How the frak could this have happened?
Dr. Cottle: What did you expect, genius? You put a pilot in charge of crowd control.

Trivia

  • The weapon carried by Sue-Shaun when first meeting "Starbuck" and "Helo" is a British Army L85 Rifle 5.56mm (commonly known as the SA-80). Not a weapon generally used in film and TV making but futuristic looking enough for the show.
  • SPOILER: Cally shooting Boomer at point blank range while Boomer is being transferred is a historical reference to Jack Ruby murdering Lee Harvey Oswald (the accused assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy) while being transferred from his cell, _Aaron Douglas_ stated that he wanted the scene to resemble the video of the famous shooting as much as possible.
  • Opening credits say there are 47,861 human survivors.