2x17 The Captain’s Hand - Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide

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- Episode 02x17

Episode: 02x17
Title: The Captain’s Hand
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 217
First Aired: Feb. 17, 2006

Season 2 » Episode #17 - The Captain’s Hand

Battlestar Galactica - 02x17 The Captain’s Hand

Summary: Lee and Kara butt heads with the new commander of Pegasus after a Raptor team goes missing. He is determined to rescue his men, but he may very well be heading his ship into a trap.Meanwhile, a young girl's desire for an abortion is a political issue that weighs heavier on Roslin as a moral dilemma.

Who appeared in this episode?

Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama	played by Jamie Bamber
Chief Galen Tyrol	played by Aaron Douglas
Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson	played by Nicki Clyne
Officer Anastasia Dualla	played by Kandyse McClure
Commander Barry Garner	played by John Heard
Lt. Tucker 'Duck' Clellan	played by Christian Tessier
Cpt. Marcia 'Showboat' Case	played by Stefanie von Pfetten
Lt. Richard 'Buster' Bayer	played by Kavan Smith
Rya Kibby	played by Amber Rothwell

Season 2 / Episode 17: - The Captain’s Hand

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] Doesn't make a lot of sense, does it?
Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace: You should hear the way my brain works sometimes. [pause] Are we okay?
Major Lee "Apollo" Adama: [hesitating] You have a brain?

[More Quotes]

MISTAKES/GOOFS

MISC: There is still visible perspiration on Cmdr. Garners face after the breached compartment has been completely vented of air. In a vacuum, the liquid would immediately burst into its gaseous state.

TRIVIA

Opening credits say there are 49,584 human survivors.
The "previously in 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.