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Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1

Episode Number: 36    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Friday March 3, 2006    Prod Code: 219
Chief Tyrol is plagued by terrifying dreams and seeks the aid of a priest. Kara leads a rescue mission to Caprica. Roslin and Baltar go head-to-head in a presidential debate that changes dramatically with the discovery of a habitable planet.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Ronald D. Moore
Director: Michael Rymer
Star: Tricia Helfer (Number Six),  Mary McDonnell (Laura Roslin),  Katee Sackhoff (Kara "Starbuck" Thrace),  Jamie Bamber (Lee "Apollo" Adama),  James Callis (Gaius Baltar),  Grace Park (Sharon Valerii),  Edward James Olmos (William Adama)
Recurring Role: Alessandro Juliani (Felix Gaeta),  Aaron Douglas (Galen Tyrol),  Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek),  Kandyse McClure (Anastasia "Dee" Dualla),  Michael Hogan (Saul Tigh),  Alisen Down (Jean Barolay),  Dean Stockwell (Brother Cavil),  Tahmoh Penikett (Karl "Helo" Agathon),  Leah Cairns (Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson),  Nicki Clyne (Cally Henderson),  Michael Trucco (Samuel Anders),  Rekha Sharma (Tory Foster),  Colin Lawrence (Hamish "Skulls" McCall),  David Kaye (James McManus)

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Quotes

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Tyrol: Well, how do you know I'm not a Cylon?
Brother Cavil: Oh, well, maybe because I'm a Cylon and I've never seen you at any of the meetings. (edit)
Kara: Did I ever say thank you?
Adama: No. Then again, that would be a first, wouldn't it? (edit)
Tyrol: That's what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to find my way.
Brother Cavil: Well, it's not gonna get better until you see what the problem is. And the problem is, you're screwed up. Heart and mind. You, not the, not the gods or fate or the universe. You.
Tyrol: Thanks for the pep talk. (edit)
Roslin: I'm gonna wipe the floor with you, Gaius. (edit)
Baltar: The mob is not usually in the habit of electing ungodly apostates who denigrate people of faith. (edit)

Trivia

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Leah Cairns' character is mistakenly listed in the end credits as "Lt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmonds." The character was listed as Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmonson during the "Final Cut" episode (2-08). In other episodes, the character is listed simply as "Racetrack." (edit)
The name of the newsletter that Baltar is reading is "The News-Review." (edit)

Allusions

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Roslin: Why don't you go frak yourself.

Roslin's statement is inspired by the June 2004 encounter between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) in which Cheney told Leahy, "F*** yourself," in the Senate building. (edit)
Roslin: Well, my initial response is 'There he goes again.'

This is a reference to Ronald Reagan's famous line "There you go again" in the presidential debate with the incumbent Jimmy Carter on October 28, 1980, in Cleveland, Ohio. Interestingly, Roslin's name is similar to Reagan's and both represented religious groups in the electorate. Baltar's name is somewhat similar to Carter's. (edit)
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9.0
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Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Season Finale part one. Awesome viewing.
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"Fine example"
Great episode.
Continue » Posted Oct 29, 2006 7:58 am PST
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Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1
"Character development"
A New Hope
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7.9
Good
Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1
"Exactly why I watch this series"
baltar tried to take on roslin in the presidential debate but unfortunately for him she kicked but at which time everyone discovered a habitable planet called new caprica by the people
Continue » Posted Jul 25, 2006 12:10 pm PST

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Threatening to take a wrong turn again...
Continue » Posted May 9, 2006 2:33 pm PST
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