3x11 The Eye of Jupiter (1) - Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide

Battlestar Galactica

- Episode 03x11

Episode: 03x11
Title: The Eye of Jupiter (1)
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: T710
First Aired: Dec. 15, 2006

Season 3 » Episode #11 - The Eye of Jupiter (1)

Battlestar Galactica - 03x11 The Eye of Jupiter (1)

Summary: While on the algea planet, The Temple of Five is discovered, which could provide a path towards Earth. Their attempt to unlock its secret is interrupted by the arrival of the Cylons. When their lives are bartered for the sake of giving up the temple, Adama must decide whether the loss of it and the ground team, including his son, are worth sacrificing to ensure that the Cylons don't find Earth.

Who appeared in this episode?

Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama	played by Jamie Bamber
Lt. Sharon 'Athena' Agathon	played by Grace Park
Chief Galen Tyrol	played by Aaron Douglas
Captain Karl 'Helo' Agathon	played by Tahmoh Penikett
Crewman Specialist Cally Tyrol	played by Nicki Clyne
Lt. Anastasia Dualla	played by Kandyse McClure
John Cavil	played by Dean Stockwell
Lt. Louis Hoshi	played by Brad Dryborough
Sgt. Erin Mathias	played by Eileen Pedde

Season 3 / Episode 11: - The Eye of Jupiter (1)

Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: Can I make a suggestion that you won't like?
Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama: Do you make any other kind?

Season 3 / Episode 11: - The Eye of Jupiter (1)

Lt. Felix Gaeta: Sir, I am not one to look for religious signs but I can't get my head around these odds, that human and Cylons both converge on this planet at this exact moment just as the star is about to go super-nova.
Admiral William Adama: I'm not a religious person Mr. Gaeta, as you both know. So if this is the work of a higher power, then they have one hell of a sense of humor

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Grace Park read the "Previously on Battlestar Galactica" line at the beginning of the episode
TV Guide screened this episode in Landmark movie theaters in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis, on the night before its initial Sci Fi Channel airing.
According to writer Jane Espenson, the original title of this episode was "Eye of Zeus".
The scenes on the algae planet were filmed in Kamloops, British Columbia, off East Shuswap Road. The location was chosen for its distinctive geological features like the hoodoos (tall, thin spires of rock of varying thickness said to resemble a totem pole). Kamloops (in south central British Columbia) ...
The December 14th screening at the Landmark Theatre in Atlanta attracted such an overwhelming response from fans that the theater hastily added a second showing. Despite this, a large number of people still had to be turned away. The viewing theater had a seating capacity of 158. A representative from ...