Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode Information

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Battlestar Galactica Episode Info

(Season 1)

33
Episode Number 1
First Aired January 14, 2005
Writer Ronald D. Moore
Director Michael Rymer
Original Broadcast Rating [On Scifi]: 2.6 (3.1 million viewers)

Synopsis: The ragtag fleet of human survivors are attacked exactly 33 minutes after every FTL jump, leading many to believe that the fleet has been infiltrated by the Cylons.

Water
Episode Number 2
First Aired January 14, 2004
Written by Ronald D. Moore
Directed by Marita Grabiak
Original Broadcast Rating [On Scifi]: 2.6 (3.1 million viewers)

Synopsis: Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii wakes up soaking wet in the tool room with a bomb in her duffel bag. Moments later, a mysterious series of explosions destroy all the port-side water tanks on Galactica, about 60% of her water. Now the fleet must struggle to find another source of water.

Bastille Day
Episode Number 3
First Aired January 21, 2005
Written by Toni Graphia
Directed by Allan Kroeker
Original Broadcast Rating [On Scifi]: 2.3 (3.8 million viewers)

Guest Stars:

Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek

Synopsis: The fleet has found a source of water underfound on a icy planet. But who will take the dangerous job of mining this icy planet? Commander Adama and President Roslin send Lee to the Astral Queen, a prisoner transport ship, to offer the inmates "freedom points" if they volunteer to mine the planet. But the prisoners, let by Tom Zarek, use the opportunity to stage an uprising and hold Lee and his crew hostage.

Act of Contrition
Episode Number 4
First Aired January 28, 2005
Written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
Directed by Rod Hardy
Original Broadcast Rating [On Scifi]: 2.5 (3 million viewers)

Guest Stars:

Lorena Gale as Priest Elosha
Donnelly Rhodes as Dr. Cottle
Jill Teed as Sergeant Hadrian (Master at Arms)

Synopsis: After a flight deck accident kills 13 pilots and wounds many others, Kara is ordered to turn a group of civilian pilots and academy washouts into full-fledged Viper pilots. The instructor assignment brings back painful memories for Kara.

You Can't Go Home Again
Episode Number 5
First Aired February 4, 2005
Written by Carla Robinson
Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Original Broadcast Rating [On Scifi]: 2.5 (3.2 million viewers)

Guest Stars:

Donnelly Rhodes as Dr. Cottle

Synopsis: When Lt. Kara Thrace is missing in action after encountering a Cylon patrol, both Adama and Lee devote the full resources of the fleet to search for her, which causes some to wonder if it's worth risking the lives of the entire fleet to save one downed pilot.

Litmus
Episode Number 6
First Aired February 11, 2005
Written by Jeff Vlaming
Directed by Rod Hardy

Synopsis: When a Cylon agent blows himself up, killing three people, Commander Adama and President Roslin must notify the public that the Cylons now look like humans.

Six Degrees of Separation
Episode Number 7
First Aired February 18, 2005
Written by Michael Angeli
Directed by Robert Young

Guest Stars:

Donnelly Rhodes as Dr. Cottle

Synopsis: Baltar and the Number Six have a falling out. Number Six appears later on the Galactica calling herself Shelley Godfrey. She tells the crew that she has evidence, passed on by the late Dr. Amarak, that proves that Baltar was helping the Cylons.

Flesh and Bone
Episode Number 8
First Aired February 25, 2005
Writer Toni Graphia
Director Brad Turner

Guest Stars:

Callum Keith Rennie as Leobon Conoy
Matthew Bennett as Aaron Doral

Synopsis: A Cylon, Leobon, is discovered on one of the ships in the fleet. Commander Adama sends Kara to interrogate him. The Cylon claims that he planted a nuclear device on one of the ships.

Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
Episode Number 9
First Aired March 4, 2005
Written by Jeff Vlaming
Directed by Edward James Olmos

Synopsis: President Roslin fears that Commander Adama is a Cylon. Adama finds Tigh's wife, Ellen, who claims to have been in a coma since their civilization was destroyed. A single Cylon raider appears near the Galactica and begins acting strangely.

The Hand of God
Episode Number 10
First Aired March 11, 2005
Written by David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
Directed by Jeff Woolnough

Guest Stars:

Lorena Gale as Priest Elosha

Synopsis: The fleet must seek out a new supply of tylium ore. A recon patrol finds an asteroid full of the fuel, but the Cylons have already established a heavily guarded refining plant there.

Colonial Day
Episode Number 11
First Aired March 18, 2005
Written by Carla Robinson
Directed by Jonas Pate

Guest Stars:

Richard Hatch as Tom Zerek
Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh
Robert Wisden as Wallace Gray
David Kaye as James McManus
Alex Zahara as Valance
Nicki Clyne as Cally

Synopsis: When President Roslin calls an Interim Quorum of the Twelve Colonies, Tom Zarek immediately proposes elections for the vice-presidency. Roslin encourages her trusted adviser, Wallace Gray, to run against Zarek. Meanwhile, Lee and Kara try to foil an assassins' plot.

Kobol's Last Gleaming (1)
Episode Number 12
First Aired March 25, 2005
Written by David Eick & Ronald D. Moore
Story by David Eick
Directed by Michael Rymer

Guest Stars:

Lorena Gale as Priest Elosha
Donnelly Rhodes as Dr. Cottle

Synopsis: While on a supply patrol, Boomer and Crashdown discover a planet that can support human life. The newly discovered planet leads to speculation that it might be Kobol, the legendary "home of the gods." Commander Adama sends a ground team to investigate.

Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)
Episode Number 13
First Aired April 1, 2005
Written by David Eick & Ronald D. Moore
Story by David Eick
Directed by Michael Rymer

Guest Stars:

Lorena Gale as Priest Elosha
Leah Cairns as Racetrack
Nicki Clyne as Cally

Synopsis: When Commander Adama learns that Kara disobeyed orders because of orders giving by President Roslin, he demands the president's resignation. Boomer and Racetrack go on a dangerous mission to destroy the Basestar orbitting Kobol.

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