Battlestar Galactica
Blood on the Scales
TV Flash files “Blood on the Scales” as hour 67 of 73 in the TV Flash guide — Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009) on Syfy, season 4, episode 14, aired 2009-02-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E14: listed hour 67 of 73 in the Battlestar Galactica guide, hour 14 of 20 in season 4. It aired 2009-02-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Oath” (S04E13). Next is “No Exit” (S04E15).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Roslin is on board a raptor en route to the Rebel Cylon Base Star, but Gaeta has ordered to engage and destroy it. The marines have used a stun grenade on Adama and Tigh. Roslin manages to get a wireless transmission out for everyone to hear and learn what Gaeta has done. She and the others barely make it to the Base Star, where she convinces Tory and the other Cylons to use the Fleet as a cover in order to prevent Gaeta from attacking it. She also believes that Adama will be able to save the rest of the Final Four.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Blood on the Scales sit in the Battlestar Galactica guide?
S04E14 is listed hour 67 of 73 — hour 14 of 20 in season 4, season 4 episode 14.
When did Battlestar Galactica S04E14 air?
Blood on the Scales aired 2009-02-06 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.
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