3x18 The Son Also Rises - Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide

Battlestar Galactica

- Episode 03x18

Episode: 03x18
Title: The Son Also Rises
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: T717
First Aired: Mar. 11, 2007

Season 3 » Episode #18 - The Son Also Rises

Battlestar Galactica - 03x18 The Son Also Rises

Summary: Still dealing with Kara's death, Lee is appointed to protect Baltar's new lawyer, Romo Lampkin, after his predecessor is assassinated by unidentified suspects. Inspired by Lee's grandfather, Lampkin himself may help inspire the younger Adama to carve his own path.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama	played by Jamie Bamber
Caprica	played by Tricia Helfer
Lt. Sharon 'Athena' Agathon	played by Grace Park
Chief Galen Tyrol	played by Aaron Douglas
Crewman Specialist Cally Tyrol	played by Nicki Clyne
Captain Karl 'Helo' Agathon	played by Tahmoh Penikett
Lt. Anastasia Dualla	played by Kandyse McClure
Lt. Noel 'Narcho' Allison	played by Sebastian Spence
Romo Lampkin	played by Mark Sheppard

Season 3 / Episode 18: - The Son Also Rises

Romo Lampkin: Everybody has demons. Them, Baltar, you, me. Even the machines. The law is just a way of exorcising them. That's what your father's father told me. You want to know why I hated him? Because he was right.
Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama: So you hated him because he was right, and I hated the law because it was wrong. Because of what... of what it put him through. I mean, he defended the worst of the worst. I remember reading about him. The outrage. Helping murderers go free. What I don't understand is why he put himself through all that abuse.
Romo Lampkin: You think he gave a flying frak? Joe Adama cared about one thing. Understanding why people do what they do. Why we cheat our friends, why we reward our enemies. Why we go to war, sacrificing our lives for lost causes. Why we build machines in the hope of correcting our flaws and our shortcomings. Why we forgive, defying logic and the laws of nature with one stupid little act of compassion. We're flawed. All of us. I wanted to know why, so I did what he did. I spent my life with the fallen. The corrupt. The damaged.

Season 3 / Episode 18: - The Son Also Rises

Romo Lampkin: [reading letter for Baltar] There's no greater ally, no force more powerful, no enemy more resolved, than a son who chooses to step from his father's shadow.

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TRIVIA

The character, Romo Lampkin, got his first name from the writer, Michael Angeli, who combined the first two letters of creator Ronald D. Moore's first and last name. The name also pleased co-creator David Eick, who is a die-hard fan of The Dallas Cowboys and their star quarterback, Tony Romo.