Conclusion. After President Roslin interferes with his plan to attack the Cylons, Adama considers a coup. Meanwhile, Starbuck uses the Cylon raider to retrieve a mystical talisman on Caprica; and Boomer embarks on a desperate mission to destroy the Cylon basestar near Kobol.
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Part 1 of two. After contemplating drastic measures to prevent her Cylon side from taking over, Boomer discovers a planet that may be the mythical Kobol. Meanwhile, on Caprica, Boomer's double wrestles with her feelings for Helo; and Starbuck's affair leads to tension with Apollo. Dr. Cottle: Donnelly Rhodes. Crashdown: Samuel Witwer.
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President Roslin's decision to reestablish an active democracy among the Colonial fleet results in a new representative body and a bitter campaign for the vice presidency that pits Tom Zarek (Richard Hatch) against Gaius Baltar. Meanwhile, on Caprica, Boomer must reveal her true identity to save Helo's life. Grimes: Patrick Gallagher. Vallance: Alex Zahara.
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Starbuck plans a daring raid on a Cylon refinery to replenish the fleet's fuel resources; President Roslin experiences vivid---and prescient---hallucinations due to an anti-cancer drug; Boomer and Helo's flight from the Cylons is complicated by her sudden illness. Elosha: Lorena Gale. Helo: Tahmoh Penikett.
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Fearing Adama has been replaced by a duplicate, President Roslin urges the commander to subject himself to Baltar's Cylon detector. Meanwhile, Tigh's estranged---and very flirtatious---wife visits Galactica. Ellen: Kate Vernon. Directed by Edward James Olmos.
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Adama assigns Starbuck to interrogate a Cylon prisoner (Callum Keith Rennie) who claims to have planted a nuclear warhead somewhere within the fleet, leading to an intense battle of wits and wills; an uncertain Boomer asks Baltar to test his Cylon detection device on her; and Number Six schemes to keep Helo on Caprica.
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A spat with Number Six over metaphysics sends Baltar into a panic when she appears on the Galactica in the persona of a woman who accuses him of treason. Meanwhile, the president has a collapse; Tyrol tinkers with the Cylon raider piloted by Starbuck as she struggles to recover from her injuries; and Boomer and Helo try to elude Cylon pursuers on Caprica.
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Litmus
Season 1, Episode 6
A Cylon suicide attack kills three, forcing Adama to reveal to the fleet of survivors that their numbers have been infiltrated by Cylons disguised as human beings. To beef up security, he calls on Sgt. Hadrian (Jill Teed) to investigate the recent breaches, with the focus squarely on Tyrol and Boomer. Doral: Matthew Bennett.
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President Roslin questions the judgement of Adama and Apollo when they put the fleet at risk to find Starbuck, whose Viper disappeared after a run-in with a Cylon patrol. Zak: Tobias Mehler.
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Starbuck's guilty feelings about the death of Zak Adama return to haunt her when she is ordered to train replacements for 13 Viper pilots killed in a flight-deck accident; Sgt. Hadrian (Jill Teed) tries to solve the mystery behind the detonators in Boomer's ship; and President Roslin discusses her cancer with a doctor.
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To replenish the fleet's water supply, Apollo visits a prison ship to find recruits for an ice-mining operation. He ends up being taken hostage by the convicts' leader (Richard Hatch), an alleged terrorist. Elsewhere, Adama assigns Baltar to create a device to weed out Cylon moles; and Boomer tries to rescue Helo under the watchful eyes of Number Six and Doral (Matthew Bennett).
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Water
Season 1, Episode 2
Boomer is unsettled when she awakens drenched to the bone and in possession of an explosive---moments before the fleet's water supply is drained by a sudden explosion aboard the Galactica. Meanwhile, on Caprica, her doppelganger attempts to rescue Helo (Tahmoh Penikett).
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Season 1, Episode 1
Adama (Edward James Olmos) pushes his exhausted crew to the brink to keep the fugitive fleet out of the Cylons' clutches. Meanwhile, Baltar (James Callis) fears President Roslin (Mary McDonnell) will learn of his role in the Colonies' destruction. Starbuck: Katee Sackhoff. Apollo: Jamie Bamber. Number Six: Tricia Helfer. Boomer: Grace Park.
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