Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 (Episodes 11-20)
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Actor: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnellBrand: NBC Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Norwegian (Unknown); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 521 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sci-Fi Channel, The
DVD Reviews of Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 (Episodes 11-20)
DVD Review: Still on the Dark Side
Summary: 3 Stars
This second half of the second Battlestar Galactica season is still a bit on the dark side. The fleet is still running but it is also bedeviled not only by Cylons but also by civilians with radically differing agendas. Having the Cylons be experts at playing mind games does not help matters.
This season picks up a few of the story ideas from the original series, The PEGASUS and Adm. Cain are examples, but takes the basics of the ideas and goes in completely new directions. The Cylons still seem implacable enemies but occasionally there seem to be defectors...or are they merely fifth columnists?
Episode synopses follow:
Pegasus - The Galactica crew gets readings of a large ship approaching and launch a response in their belief that it is a Cylon basestar. Instead, it turns out to be the Battlestar Pegasus commanded by the legendary Adm. Cain. At first all rejoice to learn of this additional surviving (and potent) ship of humanity but things get tense quickly. As an admiral, the new arrival takes precedence over Adama. The admiral is a hard case also, who brooks no arguments and tolerates nothing not to her liking. She believes Adama has been too soft and orders the crews of the two battlestars to be integrated. This leads to friction and worse. The Admiral has her own cylon interrogator and rape is one of the preferred methods. When the crew chief learns of this, he and a lieutenant intervene with deadly results. The resulting summary court martial pushes Adama over the edge and he is willing to use force to get his people back. The episode ends with the fighters of the two ships headed for the opposite ship with blood in the eyes. This was the cliffhanger that ended the previous set. It is presented here with some small additions that do nothing to change or enhance the story line.
Resurrection Ship part 1 - As the last cliffhanger ended, the Pegasus and Galactica had launched vipers at each other in a very tense standoff. As this episode opens, all is confusion as the fighters on each side wait for instructions as to whether they are to attack the opposing Battlestar. When an unknown ship shows up on the screens and is presumed to be Cylon, the differences are temporarily put aside as all go for the intruder. The intruder turns out to be Starbuck who is back with vital intelligence about the mysterious Cylon ship. Upon interrogation of the prisoners, it turns out to be a Resurrection ship, used to recycle the consciousness of Cylons who have been killed. Adama and Cain temporarily put aside their differences to put together a joint strike but neither trusts the other. When Adama learns that Cain killed or abandoned the civilians who were with her, he is even more set against her. As the episode closes, the joint strike is being planned but each is planning to use the victory celebration to bring about the downfall of the other.
Resurrection Ship part 2 - The battle plans are made and each of the human commanders has made arrangements for the assassination of the other commander after the battle with the Cylons. Now it is time for the battle plan to unfold and take the fight to the enemy. The plans against the Cylons go well but the aftermath is not what is expected with the assassination plots. Things get messier when Baltar, the arch-traitor, reverts to type and lets loose a menace.
Epiphanies - The president finally seems to be on her death bed with the cancer ravaging her body. She is distrustful of Baltar and of the Cylon prisoner and orders the foetus she is carrying to be aborted. The Cylon present in Baltar's mind wants to stop this, of course. Meanwhile, there is a growing element within the fleet which wants to negotiate with the Cylons and looks to the military as the enemy. They conduct sabotage and acts of terrorism. As the president is about to die, the phantom Cylon tries to talk Baltar into further betrayals of humanity but, surprisingly, he refuses. He even manages to save the president and the Cylon foetus. He also manages to set humanity up for yet another betrayal.
Black Market - Shortages in the colonial fleet have led to a thriving black market operation. That such a market would evolve is inevitable but the situation is getting out of control. The president and the fleet finally step in when the commander of the Pegasus is murdered over a black market deal and Capt. Apollo is tasked to investigate the matter. In doing so, he endangers a woman he has become close to and learns more about her that he wishes.
Scar - The fleet finds itself desperately in need of strategic minerals in order to manufacture replacements for losses to the Cylons and is fortunate enough to find a system where those minerals can be mined. It means staying put for a while but the following Cylon fleet has been decimated and that gives them a bit of breathing room. There are still some to contend with in the local system, however. One of them is called Scar. He has a reputation for killing Viper pilots. The pilots must confront him, though, in order to protect mining operations. Much of this story is taken up with Starbuck engaged in a clash of wills with another pilot. Each considers herself to be the best and wants to prove it. Starbuck is facing memories of all of those who have been killed before and the up and coming hotshot is overfilled with bravado. Their personalities clash. Meanwhile, Scar is racking up more kills.
Sacrifice - When word gets out to the civilian part of the fleet that there is a Cylon prisoner aboard the Galactica, people are disturbed. One group, seeking vengeance, decides to turn to terror. They take hostages on one of the recreational ships and threaten to kill them all unless the Cylon is turned over to them. The hostages include several notables included Capt. Apollo, the President's aide and the wife of Col. Tigh. Everyone knows that negotiating with terrorists just causes more problems but things seem less clear cut when loved ones are the hostages. It's a mess and friendly fire makes things worse.
The Captain's Hand - The death of Admiral Cain and the Commander of the Pegasus have left a hole in the command structure of that ship. Admiral Adama appoints the senior surviving officer to command but he is an engineer, not a combat leader. He is good with machines but not people. This causes friction and problems that only get worse when two of the Pegasus's raptors go missing. When the new commander goes looking for them, they get bushwhacked. All of this takes place during the midst of a political crisis in which Baltar shows that he is able not only to betray all of humanity but also close associates as well.
Downloaded - This is a confusing episode. It has become time for the Cylon prisoner to deliver her baby. It's a bit premature but the modified aspects apparently make it quite hardy. This poses some ethical problems. What should be done with a newborn which is only half human and whose other half is of a species trying to wipe out humanity? How will the Cylon sympathizer react? How will the Cylon haters react? Is there a danger to the fleet? This little drama takes placed interposed with another taking place back on Cylon held Caprica. Number 6 and Number 8 are both downloaded and inhabiting new bodies. Both seem to be showing some sympathy for humanity. In a reversal that never gets explained, Number 6 has Baltar flashing into her head making snide remarks instead of the other way around. Both are view with suspicion by the other Cylons who have not been contaminated by close contact with humanity especially when they show some sympathy for the human resistance movement.
Lay Down Your Burdens Part 1 - Starbuck finally gets what she has been wanting. A rescue mission is sent to Caprica and she is the leader. It's a daring plan but they are counting on some help from Sharon, the Cylon prisoner. They face many jumps and expect to lose some raptors along the way and they manage to lose one on the very first jump. That divides the story line. Starbuck and her rescue team manage to find the last free humans but are attacked by Cylons before they can get back to their ships. Therein hangs the first story line until the next episode but, just as important, the wayward ship has found a planet. It is habitable, barely, and it is hard to find by virtue of being hidden in a nebula. This has big political implications. Much of the civilian part of the fleet is weary of life aboard ship. They want to be on a planet. Safety does not register in their minds. This gives Baltar's faltering campaign for the presidency a new boost when he comes out in opposition to the president and in support of settling "New Caprica".
Lay Down Your Burdens Part 2 - As the last episode ended, Starbuck and her rescue team are in a standoff with Cylons. It is just a matter of time until they are overrun. Miraculously, the Cylons just seem to give up. One of the rescuees declares a miracle and all head back to the fleet. Baltar's position on settlement has boosted his campaign. Now it looks like he might win even though all sane people know that would be a disaster. The situation is so grave that the powers that be even consider trying to steal the election. The bad guy, however, wins and settlement proceeds. Then comes a long blank of almost a year. The people on New Caprica are barely surviving while Baltar lives a life of luxury. The fleet barely has enough people aboard the ships to keep them running. That's when the Cylons show up. The fleet jumps, leaving most of the people behind, and Baltar is left to surrender. So ends the season with a cliffhanger.
Description of Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 (Episodes 11-20)
Rejoin Sci-Fi's most action-packed TV series as Battlestar Galactica 2.5 flies on to DVD in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. Featuring an extended version of the cliffhanger episode "Pegasus," this continuation of the epic second season follows the ongoing battle of President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and Commander William Adama (Edward James Olmos) in their heart-pounding crusade to save humanity from the deadly robot Cylons. Packed with special features, including deleted scenes, podcasts and Producer David Eick's video blog, Battlestar Galactica 2.5 is an explosive thrill-ride that's not to be missed! Starring: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jaymie Bamber, Tricia Helfer, Katie Sackhoff, Grace Park, Katee SackhoffBestsellers in DVD
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