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"Battlestar Galactica" Litmus (2004)


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"Battlestar Galactica" (2004): Season 1: Episode 6 -- Tigh and Jammer debate the ethics of endangering innocents during wartime.

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User Rating:
7.5/10   465 votes
Director:

Rod Hardy

Writers:

Ronald D. Moore (developer)
Jeff Vlaming (written by)
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Contact:

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Original Air Date:

22 November 2004 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Plot:

A humanoid Cylon straps himself with explosives and commits a suicide bombing in a crowded hallway on Galactica. Roslin and Adama are forced to publicly reveal that the Cylons now have models that look like humans, and a wave of paranoia spreads over the fleet as everyone starts being suspected of being a Cylon. full summary | add synopsis

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Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

When Commander Adama picks up his reading glasses in episode #1.6, "Litmus", he does so from atop a Reader's Digest Condensed Book copy of "A Walk In The Park". more

Quotes:

Number Six: Don't make me angry, Gaius. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry. more

Movie Connections:

References "The Incredible Hulk" (1978) more


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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Witch Hunting, 30 August 2008
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Chief Tyrol and Boomer have an love encounter covered by Tyrol's team and Sharon leaves one hatch open, giving access to the Galactica's arsenal. A copy of the Cylon Doral finds a breach in the security system of Galactica and blows up the bombs tied to his body, killing three humans and leaving thirteen wounded persons. Commander Adama decides to make public the information that Cylons now can resemble humans with the support of President Roslin, bringing mistrust, paranoid and panic to the survivors. Sergeant Hadrian is assigned to investigate the case and bring the suspects to an independent court. She finds inconsistencies in the testimony of Chief Tyrol and his crew about where he was during the bombing. Meanwhile on Caprica, Helo seeks out the other version of Boomer, playing like a puppet to the Cylons.

In "Litmus", the survivors are finally informed that the Cylons can mimic human form. The story is not bad, but the greatest problem with this series is the characters, most of them unpleasant and without any charisma like for example, President Roslin, Sergeant Hadrian, Dr. Gaius Baltar, Colonel Saul Tigh and others. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Tribunal" ("The Tribunal")

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