Battlestar Galactica: No Exit Recap

Air Date: Feb. 13, 2009

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This may be the most spoiler-filled Galactica of all time, so consider this your warning. If you don’t want to know how nearly everything connected with this show started, look away now.

Pictured: (l-r) Edward James Olmos as Admiral William Adama, Aaron Douglas as Tyrol — SCI FI Channel Photo: Carole Segal

We start with a flashback to Ellen Tigh’s resurrection. As it turns out, the Final Five were scientists who learned the secrets of memory transfer from Kobol science. They designed the other eight models and Ellen was effectively the “mother” of all Cylons. That puts an even more twisted dynamic on her relationship with Cavil while she and Saul were captives.

When Earth got nuked to oblivion, the Final Five transferred their minds to a ship and then found the 12 Colonies. There, the Cylons and humans were at war. The Five made a deal with the Centurions, they would build the skinjobs and give them free will.

Cavil came first and well, as you may have noticed his model is bitter, calculating and manipulative.  He helped create eight other models, including one named Daniel we’re just hearing about. Seems Cavil contaminated the amniotic fluid and murdered all the Daniels. Cavil, who wished to be a Centurion, is so resentful of his creators he murdered them and sent them into the Fleet with no memory of who they were. You’ll remember he also “boxed” the D’Annas when one of them learned who The Final Five were. Looks like Cavil is the faulty model around here.

The flashback begins 18 months ago and as we move further along, Cavil explains that the humans have destroyed the resurrection hub. He orders Ellen to rebuild it but she explains she can’t do it without the other Four. Cavil doesn’t believe her and decides he will just have her brain taken apart and get the info out of there.

Boomer begins the ep under Cavil’s sway but at the end, she helps Ellen escape and head for the fleet. Boy, is Cavil not going to be happy.

Onboard Galactica, Sam Anders’ bullet wound has allowed him to remember everything Ellen has explained. He wants Starbuck to gather the Final Five but she has to explain that Ellen is dead. They postpone his surgery long enough to get answers to the Final Four’s questions. But Doc Cottle will only delay for so long. The surgery goes well, but for whatever reason Anders loses brain function. Of course, if the Final Five get together they can resurrect him, right? I think so.

Roslin and Lee talk about the wrath of Zarek and his brutal murder of the quorum. Roslin says she will leave it up to Lee to select the new members of the quorum. He notes that people aren’t from Caprica or colonies anymore, they’re from ships in the fleet. That’s how they’ll be chosen now.

As for the Galactica itself, it is cracking all over the place. Chief Tyrol explains to Admiral Adama that they have put the ship through a lot it wasn’t designed for. And plus, the ship is 50 years old and the original engineers cut corners. D’oh! The cure, of course, is Cylon technology. Adama initially refuses until he sees a ginormous crack in the wall of his own quarters. He makes Galen officially a chief again and orders him to do whatever it takes to fix the ship.

Pictured: (l-r) Rekha Sharma as Tory Foster, Aaron Douglas as Tyrol, Michael Hogan as Colonel Saul Tigh — SCI FI Channel Photo: Carole Segal