Occupation: On New Caprica, Tigh and other insurgents attack the Cylons and their human collaborators, while on Galactica, Adama plans a rescue mission. Precipice: The Cylons crack down on the humans after the suicide bombing at the police academy, while Adama plans to send an officer from the Galactica to New Caprica to work with the resistance. watch
2 Hour Season Premiere -- 1st hour: Occupation: On New Caprica, humans find various ways of living under Cylon rule. Some, like Baltar (James Callis), are collaborators, while others, like Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell), resist peacefully, using education to keep human values alive. And then there are those who fight back. Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff), held captive by Leoben (Callum Keith Rennie), has repeatedly killed her Cylon captor, only to see him return in a new body. And Tigh (Michael Hogan), Anders (Michael Trucco) and Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) are leading an insurgency. After successfully attacking the Cylons with roadside bombs, they face a moral dilemma when Duck (Christian Tessier), a trainee police officer, volunteers to blow himself up - along with Baltar and other collaborators - at the police academy graduation ceremony. On Galactica, Adama (Edward James Olmos) plans a rescue mission, his efforts frustrated by low morale, a lack of experienced top-notch pilots and a crew that, like his son Apollo (Jamie Bamber), has grown soft and flabby over the past year. The Cylons, meanwhile, debate how best to deal with their unhappy subjects. Can they persuade the humans to cooperate and live peacefully under Cylon rule? Or is it time to set an example, to spill some human blood as a reminder of the price of resistance? 2nd hour: Precipice: After the suicide bombing at the police academy graduation ceremony, the Cylons crack down on New Caprica, ordering the arrest and summary execution of dozens of prominent humans, including Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell). The harsh measures provoke dissent within the Cylon camp, as Caprica Six (Tricia Helfer) and Sharon (Grace Park) argue for greater accommodation with the humans. The crackdown also forces survivors of the bombing - new graduates like Jammer (Dominic Zamprogna), who has been ordered to don a mask and carry out the arrests - to choose between their duty and their people. Meanwhile, Kara (Katee Sackhoff) must make her own choice; between her hatred of Cylons and the powerful feelings she has for the half-Cylon daughter that Leoben (Callum Keith Rennie) has presented her with. watch
Occupation/Precipice -- The occupation of New Caprica by the Cylons was wonderfully realized by the entire production team. Seeing our characters struggle with the morality of the resistance while the audience struggles to understand the lives they led in the intervening year make for a rich brew of story and character. watch