Episode Report Card Strega: A- | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Home, Part I
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 6 | Aired on August 18, 2005
In a hurry? Read the recaplet for a nutshell description! Finished? Click here to close.Starbuck meets up with the Prez's fleet near Kobol. Apollo's very happy to see her, and he's got a gun in his pocket. Which he quickly takes out and aims at Boomer. The Prez is ready to have Boomer spaced, until Boomer claims that she can help them find the Tomb of Athena. Meanwhile, Zarek plots to get Apollo killed, so that he can be the man behind the Prez. They all go down to Kobol and find a path that should lead them to the Tomb. Elosha helpfully finds a trap and gets herself blown up real good, and then the Centurions start shooting. During the fire-fight, Boomer seems to make a break for it, and Apollo chases after her. It turns out Boomer's just trying to grab a dead soldier's gun so she can take out the last Centurion. Overachiever. They all have a hearty chuckle over the misunderstanding, wave goodbye to Elosha's corpse, and set out for the Tomb. Back on Galactica, Adama picks out a sucky new CAG, tries to cheer himself up by holding a press conference, and generally mopes around for a while. Eventually he shares his feelings with Dualla. Dualla tells Adama that he's broken his promise to take them all to Earth. In the end, Adama declares that he's putting the band back together. No, wait: fleet. Putting the fleet back together. Want more? The full recap starts right below!
yone to lower their weapons. Helo asks what will happen to Boomer. The Prez says, "She will be taken to a holding cell, where she will remain unharmed." Helo asks Apollo if they should do what "the nice lady" says. Apollo says, "She's the President of the Colonies, you moron." Be fair, Apollo; there's no way Helo could know that. Anyway, Apollo agrees, and the Prez tells them again to lower their guns. Helo pulls back, and he and Apollo holster their guns. The Prez soothingly thanks them, and then adds, "Now put that thing out the airlock." Damn, she's great. As Helo protests, the Prez explains, "We don't keep Cylons around here." As Boomer is dragged away, Apollo gets in Helo's face and shouts, "One of those things put two rounds into my father's chest!" As Boomer shouts that she didn't do it, Starbuck gasps, "Adama was shot?" Apollo snits, "You missed a few catastrophes while you were away." He gets around to noting that Adama wasn't killed, and Boomer continues protesting in the distance. Two more soldiers are restraining a struggling Helo, who begs Starbuck to tell everyone that Boomer saved their lives on Caprica. Starbuck looks down guiltily.As soldiers haul Boomer toward the airlock, Boomer shouts that she can find the Tomb of Athena. Starbuck opens up her quiver (not like that) as Boomer calls, "Kobol's a big planet! You don't find the tomb, you don't find Earth!" The Prez looks thoughtful as Starbuck pulls out the arrow and presents it to her. The Prez glances at the arrow and then, in a beautifully casual way, gestures toward the airlock and says, "Tell them to wait a minute." On the Donnie Darko commentary, Richard Kelly describes Mary McDonnell as having a sort of regal bearing, and that's an excellent description. Sometimes it seems like being President is kind of slumming for her. Anyway, she takes the arrow, and thanks Starbuck before handing it back. Then she asks Zarek, "Is there some place where that...young woman...and I can speak?" Zarek says he'll take care of it. As everyone moves out, Apollo pauses by Starbuck long enough to say, "It's good to see you again, Kara. Thanks for bringing in the trash." He exits, and Starbuck quietly tells Helo, "Looks like we missed all the fun." Sadly, we cut away before Helo can say, "Yeah. So, what was up with that kiss?" Poor guy. I wonder if, by the end of the season, Helo makes plans to hightail it back to the relative sanity of Caprica.
Adama's quarters. Adama and Tigh are reviewing personnel files, trying to decide on a new CAG. Adama is also crushing walnuts against each other and making a mess on his desk. Tigh suggests a guy named Mueller, but Adama dismisses him as "a malcontent." Plus, his name's too close to Meier's, and that would get confusing. They're interrupted when a Lieutenant Birch turns up, and Adama greets him by saying, "Thank you for coming on such short notice." As Tigh watches, Adama explains that they need a new CAG. Birch agrees, and asks, "Who's it gonna be?" Birch is sort of a George Reeves-y, 1950s-looking guy. Adama silently picks up a box and opens it to reveal a lovely set of cufflinks. Oh, fine, they're insignia. Whatever. Adama unnecessarily says, "Congratulations, Captain. It's you." At Adama's cue, Tigh offers his own congratulations. Birch tells Adama that he was a supporter of Apollo's, which is maybe not the best way to put things at the moment. Birch adds, "He was a great leader, Sir." Adama recites something from his big book of homilies about how a ship is a family, and claims, "I love everyone on this ship as much as I love my s--" he glances at an octagonal photo of Apollo and Zak as kids, and finally says, "My sons." Exit Birch, dopily.