Exodus (Battlestar Galactica)

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"Exodus"
Battlestar Galactica episodes
The fleet is reunited.
Episode nos.Season 3
Episodes 3 & 4
Directed byFélix Enríquez Alcalá
Written byBradley Thompson
David Weddle
Original air dates
  • October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13) (Part 1)
  • October 20, 2006 (Part 2)
Guest appearances
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"Exodus" (parts one and two) are the third and fourth episodes of the third season from the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. The episodes originally aired on the Sci Fi Channel on October 16 and 23, 2006.

The plot details the struggle of the human refugees, led by Colonel

Admiral Adama and the crews of Galactica
and Pegasus plan a rescue attempt of the survivors.

Plot

Part one

In the end of the previous episode "

Saul Tigh (Michael Hogan
) about his wife's betrayal. Ellen confesses to her action, but claims to be doing it to keep Tigh alive.

Meanwhile,

knee-capping her. Having heard the launch keys have been retrieved, Admiral William Adama (Edward James Olmos) starts preparation for battle. He instructs his son Lee "Apollo" Adama (Jamie Bamber
) to wait for 18 hours. Should Adama fail to arrive in time, Apollo should lead the remainder of the fleet to Earth.

Part two

Having been warned by Anders that Ellen will be executed for treason unless he kills her himself, Tigh sits down with Ellen to talk about her actions. Tigh hands her a drink, which is tainted with

Basestars
are surrounding them, two more than previously anticipated.

The Cylons believe they have lost control of the situation and plan to evacuate in a Basestar then detonate a

Leoben Conoy (Callum Keith Rennie
) by killing him. At the same time, Laura Roslin leads forces that reclaim the abandoned Colonial One.

Galactica is overwhelmed by bombardment from the Basestars. As it is facing destruction, Pegasus makes a timely arrival, destroying a Basestar. Apollo, having disobeyed Adama's orders by bringing Pegasus into the fight, buys the crew of Galactica time to repair their faster-than-light (FTL) drives. In a last stand, Apollo evacuates Pegasus after setting a collision course with a Basestar. The ship rams into one, destroying both ships, with the debris causing the destruction of another Basestar. After the fleet is reunited, Starbuck prepares to announce Kacey as her daughter, but is dismayed to find another woman (Emilie Ullerup) recognising Kacey as her own daughter who was kidnapped by the Cylons. Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) learns from her aide Tory Foster (Rekha Sharma) that Maya and Hera did not make it off the planet. A crowd gathers to celebrate Adama for rescuing them.

Reception

Ratings

These episodes set consecutive records for the lowest

Nielsen rating for Battlestar Galactica episodes. Part One earned a 1.6 rating,[1] the lowest at the time, while Part Two earned an even lower 1.5 rating.[2]

Critical reception

Despite the low ratings, the episodes were well-received critically. Although there was some disappointment that Part I did not live up to the high standards of the

Samuel Anders.[6] The special effects, especially those surrounding the space battles, were also acclaimed by critics,[6] and IGN referred to Adama's atmospheric entry maneuver with Galactica as "hands-down the coolest thing I have ever seen a Battlestar do, new or old series combined."[5]

Awards

The episode won the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series and was nominated for

VES Award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series".[10]

References

  1. ^ "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - SEASON THREE - EXODUS, PART 1". Archived from the original on February 6, 2007.
  2. ^ "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - SEASON THREE - EXODUS, PART 2". Archived from the original on February 6, 2007.
  3. ^ Goldman, Eric (2006-10-12). "Exodus, Part 1 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  4. UGO. Archived from the original
    on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
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    on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  6. ^ a b Goldman, Eric (2006-10-19). "Exodus, Part 2 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  7. ^ "List of Primetime Emmy Nominations - Auto Trends, Matthew Perry, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida) - Courant.com".[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ List of Primetime Emmy Nominations - Auto Trends, Ron Clark, Hell's Kitchen - Newsday.com
  9. ^ "2007 Emmys CONFIRMED Episode Submissions". The Envelope Forum, Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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