Battlestar Galactica Episode 10 Details
"Pegasus" and the return of Cain
June 28th 2005 08:31pm | Posted by: Robert Falconer HNR Senior Editor
HNR has been provided a few details about Battlestar Galactica's tenth episode for season two, "Pegasus," inspired by an episode of the original 1978 series, entitled "The Living Legend," which starred the late Lloyd Bridges...and we're told this new interpretation is a doozey!
We warn you, the below contains spoilers, though we've elected to leave out significant details in this synopsis so as not to give away TOO much:
In the mid-season cliffhanger, the Galactica discovers that a second battlestar, the more advanced, Mercury-class battlestar Pegasus, has also managed to survive the Cylon holocaust. Many elements from the original series episode have survived in this story, but there are some important differences as well.
Aside from the Pegasus herself, we also have the return of Commander Cain, though this Cain is a woman and an admiral. Like the original, Cain is resourceful and driven...and like the original, Cain takes charge of the fleet and strategizes that the two battlestars together should attack a Cylon battle group that includes two basestars.
Beyond this, the story departs from the original in significant ways.
Admiral Nelena Cain explains that the Pegasus was docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyard - with its crew preparing for shore-leave - when the Cylons attacked and nuked the facility without warning. The other battlestars were obliterated along with a quarter of the Pegasus' crew. Cain's only chance for escape was a risky maneuver: an unplotted blind jump into possible oblivion.
In the intervening weeks, she tells Adama that the Pegasus has had several encounters with the Cylons - some devastating - including a betrayal by a humanoid Cylon infiltrator disguised as a dock worker. Cain and Adama naturally begin to discuss the future of the fleet, quickly leading Roslin to the realization that the Commander is no longer in charge of the military equation.
Cain tells Adama that they have been tracking a Cylon task force - that also includes a large, unidentifiable ship - that has been shadowing the Galactica and its fleet, and proposes that they combine forces to take on the Cylons. Though Adama is initially in agreement, tension rises over the following issues (and this is where the episode departs significantly from the original):
- Cain decides to integrate the battlestars' two crews and reassign certain personnel to the Pegasus, including Starbuck and Apollo...a decision that neither Kara or Lee accept willingly.
- Helo and Tyrol find themselves on trial facing a court-martial when a Lieutenant from the Pegasus dies after being assaulted, prompting Adama to make a choice between duty to rank and duty to his men, and ultimately creating a rift between himself and Cain.
In addition to Admiral Cain, the episode will feature several new Colonial characters from the Pegasus, including Stinger (the Pegasus' CAG officer), Lieutenant Thorne, Petty Officer Hoshi (the Pegasus' CIC officer), Fisk and Gina (a female Cylon captured by the Pegasus crew and provided to Baltar for analysis).
Season two of Battlestar Galactica premieres July 15 on SCI FI Channel in the US. The Canadian premiere date on SPACE has yet to be announced.
Source: HNR
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