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Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 6

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AIRED: 8/19/05

President Roslin's fragile coalition is put to the test and Adama continues to struggle with the betrayal of his son. Starbuck, Helo, and Boomer return from Caprica and set out for Kobol to find the tomb of Athena.

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Home, Part 1

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By TrueTvWatcher, Jan 15, 2012

Home, Part 1 was a perfect episode of Battlestar Galactica and I really enjoyed watching because the drama was intense, the action was awesome, and the character development was deep. Starbuck returns to Kobol and the Sharon with them receives a very cold and deadly welcome. It was interesting to watch the President and group searching for the Tomb of Athena. It was cool to see that Adama has talks with Dee, and what he decided in the end was great news and inspiring to the crew. I look forward to watching the next episode!!!!!!!!!moreless
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The one where: there's very much a place like...

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By MovieMark, Oct 13, 2011

I'm gonna be a bit lazy here, and just throw my review for both parts into one.

I wonder why these couple of episodes were marked as a two-parter? Does it save money? I'm asking because both episodes didn't feel entirely cohesive, with enough differentiation plot-wise to distinguish themselves as singular episodes, as with the last few episodes. I guess they just wanted to round off the Kobal plot once and for all.

To be perfectly honest, there's not a lot here worth mentioning. Most of the talking points revolve around someone either threatening to kill Sharon, or just generally manhandling the poor cylon. The scenes where Lee and Bill grab Sharon by the scruff of the neck and attack her are really well done. I'm sure Grace Park suffered a few war wounds during this shoot. Sharon had a lot to prove here, and I think she won over [mostly] everyone.

After an arduous trek through a curiously earth-looking planet, Roslin and her cohort of followers finally make it to the tomb of Athena. They're mysteriously transported to a remote location (an island in space? Or something?) where they discover that they're actually standing on earth (or something?). They find out the constellation they need to hunt down in order to find earth. Why don't they just settle on Kobol? It meets all of their requirements. I just don't know.

Elsewhere, in subplots across both episodes, Gaius believes that he slowly going insane...because a sexy pair of legs in a dress that only he can see told him he was so. Ya gotta love it. It turns out that head-Six believes that Sharon's baby is the revered child that she and Gaius will raise together. Interesting! I love how little Six thinks of Sharon. Total sibling rivalry.

All in all, this is an awesome episode for Sharon. But as a whole, it's a tad boring watching a bunch of people soaked to the core trudge across very familiar looking terrain. However, both Billy and Dee rise to the occasion when their respective leader isn't feeling up to scratch. I liked that.moreless
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Bringing the family back together

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By Parricida, Jun 21, 2011

Adama suffers much and feels rage after his son is gone and I am not sure what makes him angry more - that he left and president did what she did or that he depends and loves his son and he needs him. He names new pilot leader but he is a crap ending up killing almost one pilot and then ramming a fueling ship - well done!

Things are not getting much better in Kobol too. Zarek is never easy man and he has a hate for Lee and plans to kill him. Sharon is not treatied as Helo expected and in the end, there is Starbuck who has some hard thoughts.

And then on the planet.. it does not go much better too..

I most say - I loved the story.. I loved the way Dee in the end talked sense on Adama and how the story is going. Well done.moreless
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Excellent screen play (again)

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By kingrich06, Jun 21, 2011

I like this episode because the storyline starts to get interesting on all fronts and all the sequences that had us jumping from one location to another starts to end. The writers did a great job of blending all the different little story lines into this one episode. But and it’s a big one, this is a two part episode. I like how Commander Adama is still trying to clean up the mess that is all around him. And as all good military leaders do., he tries not to undermine command decisions that were done in his absence. The human civil war is nice and healthy and worth watching.moreless
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How did the Starbuck found the President Laura fleet?

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By Aruna_lk, Jun 21, 2011

Someone just care to explain to me how did the Starbuck found the President Laura fleet?

i mean how she knows where to look the fleet (President Laura fleet)

This is a good series if you are not looking into exact details like on season 1 how Starbuck fly's a damage crash landed Cylons ship through space where there's air seal is broken. There are many loose end through out the series.

anyway "Katee Sackhoff - Kara "Starbuck" Thrace" is sooooooooo hot i like her very much. great body.

just enjoy the series without thinking too much or else your thoughts will ruin the seriesmoreless
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Edward James Olmos	William Adama
Grace Park	Sharon Valerii
James Callis	Gaius Baltar
Jamie Bamber	Lee "Apollo" Adama
Katee Sackhoff	Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
Mary McDonnell	Laura Roslin

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Ben Ayres	Capt. George "Catman" Birch	Guest Star
James Remar	Meier	Guest Star
Alessandro Juliani	Felix Gaeta	Recurring Role
Kandyse McClure	Anastasia "Dee" Dualla	Recurring Role
Lorena Gale	Priest Elosha	Recurring Role

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- Tom Zarek: The Scriptures say some of us will die on Kobol.
  Meier: (referring to Apollo) One man in particular.
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- Tom Zarek: The man with the guns makes the rules.
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- Apollo: You are the last one who should be telling me what to do after the stunt you pulled! Stealing the Cylon Raider and then tearing ass back to Caprica.
  Starbuck: Yeah, cause you're clearly the poster boy for military discipline.
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- Adama: It's interesting--betrayal has such a powerful grip on the mind. It's almost like a python. It can squeeze out all other thought, suffocate all other emotion until everything is dead except for the rage. I'm not talking about anger, I'm talking about rage. I can feel it (points to his chest), right here, like it's gonna burst. Feel like I want to scream. Right now, in fact.
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- Helo: (speaking about Roslin) What do you think Apollo? Should we do what the nice lady says?
  Apollo: She's the President of the Colonies, you moron.
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- In early versions of the script, Billy died on the surface of Kobol. The writers had planned a pivotal role for Elosha later in the season.
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- The survivor count increases now that Helo has rejoined the fleet.
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- There are 47,858 Survivors.
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- Bouncing Betty
  
  The type of mine that killed Elosha is known on Earth as a Bouncing Betty. Developed by the Germans during World War I, the mine would launch itself three to five feet in the air once triggered, in order to maximize the damage inflicted on the victim.
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