Battlestar Galactica
Home, Part 1
TV Flash files “Home, Part 1” as hour 19 of 73 in the TV Flash guide — Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009) on Syfy, season 2, episode 6, aired 2005-08-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E06: listed hour 19 of 73 in the Battlestar Galactica guide, hour 6 of 20 in season 2. It aired 2005-08-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Farm” (S02E05). Next is “Home, Part 2” (S02E07).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Starbuck, Helo and Boomer bring back the Arrow of Apollo, but Boomer doesn't seem welcome. Commander Adama wants to keep the fleet divided and appoints a new CAG. Apollo, who has sided with Roslin, runs into a conflict with Zarek and his accomplice Meier.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Home, Part 1 sit in the Battlestar Galactica guide?
S02E06 is listed hour 19 of 73 — hour 6 of 20 in season 2, season 2 episode 6.
When did Battlestar Galactica S02E06 air?
Home, Part 1 aired 2005-08-19 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is this the 1970s Battlestar or the 2000s one?
The 2004 reimagining (Moore/Eick), not Glen A. Larson’s 1978 original. Same title family, different show. This pack is the 2000s fleet.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The 2004 reimagining, not the 1978 original — wartime politics in a fleet that never gets to rest. Watch it for occupation allegory, for faith arguments that actually cost something, and for a fandom that still litigates the last jump. So say we all, then argue in the tags.
So about the fleet group chat: someone said “so say we all” like a punchline, someone else is still litigating the last hour, and a third person just asked if this is the one with Lorne Greene. Wrong show. This pack is the 2004 Battlestar Galactica — Moore and David Eick’s reimagining after the 2003 miniseries — not Glen A. Larson’s 1978 original, not Caprica, not a nostalgia sugar raid. I said spoiler-free. I meant the Cylon question is the weather; the sandwich is behind a fence. Lana can have the premiere…
Filed against
- Edward James Olmos as William Adama
Edward James Olmos commanded Battlestar Galactica as Admiral William Adama — gravel, duty, and political sci-fi with real teeth. Miami Vice's Lieutenant Martin Castillo came earlier; Adama made him genre prestige's moral backbone. On TV…
- Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin
Mary McDonnell’s Laura Roslin is the civilian command of Battlestar Galactica — the president in a fleet that never gets to rest, Ronald D. Moore’s 2004 reimagining rather than the 1978 original. Syfy space opera became wartime liturgy;…
- Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
Katee Sackhoff’s Kara “Starbuck” Thrace is Battlestar Galactica’s wartime swagger — Ronald D. Moore’s 2004 reimagining, Syfy space opera as fandom liturgy, a fleet that is also a government. Not the 1978 original. On TV Flash she is…
- Jamie Bamber as Lee "Apollo" Adama
Jamie Bamber’s Lee “Apollo” Adama is Battlestar Galactica as the son in the cockpit — wartime politics with a viper, a last name that is already a command structure. Moore’s 2004 reimagining made occupation allegory out of a fleet. On TV…
- James Callis as Gaius Baltar
James Callis’s Gaius Baltar is Battlestar Galactica’s brilliant coward — political sci-fi with a man who cannot stop surviving himself. Ronald D. Moore’s 2004 reimagining turned Syfy space opera into wartime liturgy. On TV Flash Baltar is…
- Tricia Helfer as Number Six
Tricia Helfer’s Number Six made the 2004 Battlestar Galactica a wartime liturgy — Ronald D. Moore’s reimagining, not the 1978 original, occupation allegory, faith arguments that cost something, a fandom that still litigates the last jump.…