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Battlestar Galactica
Episode: “Final Cut”
(Season two, episode eight)
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Premise: In light of the fleet’s growing anger at the military, journalist (and, it turns out, cylon) D’Anna Biers is given unrestricted access to film a piece about life aboard Galactica, and in doing so uncovers a plot against Tigh and discovers Sharon is pregnant and being held secretly aboard the ship, although Adama forbids her to report on it.
Best in-joke: This is Battlestar Galactica – there’s no time for jokes here! This is serious stuff.
Best line:
D’Anna Biers: “I came to Galactica to tell a story. In all honesty I thought I knew what that story was before I ever set foot there: how an arrogant military let their egos get in the way of doing their jobs, safeguarding the lives of the civilian population. But I found out that the truth was more complex than that. These people aren’t Cylons. They’re not robots blindly following orders and polishing their boots. They’re people. Deeply flawed, yes, but deeply human too, and maybe that’s saying the same thing. What struck me most is that despite it all – the hardships, the stress, the ever-present danger of being killed – despite all that, they never give up. They never lie down in the road and let the truck run them over. They wake up in the morning, put on their uniforms and do their jobs. Every day. No pay, no rest, no hope of ever laying down the burden or letting someone else do the job.”
Verdict: When Galactica goes mockumental you can’t expect a barrel of laughs, but nonetheless this is arguably one of the best episodes of the reimagined show, which fleshes out some of the secondary characters – including Dualla, Gaeta and Racetrack, whose names and backgrounds we learn about for the first time – as well as introducing a new cylon to the pack (the fantastic Lucy Lawless, who as D’Anna uses her genuine accent for the first time on TV).
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