History Recap / BattlestarGalactica2003S01E03BastilleDay

* AttemptedRape: Cally.

* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Discussed at length between Billy and Dualla, the former seeing Zarek as a prisoner of conscience and the latter, who like Zarek is from Sagittaron, seeing him as a mass murderer.

On Caprica, Helo and Sharon are making their way through an abandoned city, only to be observed from a distance by a copy of Aaron Doral and Six.

Back on Caprica, Doral and the copy of Six walk through the streets of the city as they discuss their views. While Six is regretful that humanity had to be destroyed, Doral tells her that parents need to die so that children can come into their own…

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Kara is seen giving a flippant briefing to the Viper pilots while wearing large aviator sunglasses and smoking a cigar. Not only that, but Boxey (who is not a pilot) is present during the briefing. Neither incident was referenced again, and Kara goes back to her previous characterization after this scene (which makes sense given [[SurprisinglySuddenDeath what happens]] between then and the next briefing).

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Starbuck jokes that Flat Top's rushed landings may be because he has a "hot date with your right hand". Flat Top quips that at least his hand never gets a headache.

* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Discussed at length between Billy and Dualla, the former seeing Zarek as a prisoner of conscience and the latter, who like Zarek is from Sagittaron, seeing him as a mass-murderer.

* CastingGag: Richard Hatch, who played Apollo in the [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 original series]], and was one of the most vocal dissenters prior to the miniseries airing, has a guest role as a prisoner who is known for causing strife.

* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Discussed at length between Billy and Dualla, the former seeing Zarek as a hero and the latter, a native of the planet Zarek operated on, seeing him as a mass-murderer.

* MagneticHero: For a certain value of "hero". Since the Attack, Zarek has managed to get the unanimous support of the prisoners on the ''Astral Queen'', who are unlikely to have all been followers of his to begin with, plus one of the guards.

* JumpScare: [=HeadSix=], who threatens that the ''Galactica'' crew will shove Baltar out an airlock, is punctuated by a quick shot of her screaming into the camera, complete with prosthetics and makeup that cause her to look more evil than ever.

** The scene where [=HeadSix=] screams in Baltar's face during Bill's questioning is a reference to the film ''Film/JacobsLadder''.

** At one point, the warden of the Astral Queen says, "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries I'm a bus driver, not a warden]]".

** The scene where [=HeadSix=] screams in Baltar's face during Bill's questioning is a reference to the film ''Filme/JacobsLadder''.

After Bill has left, Lee visits Roslin in her quarters, tells her that he didn't mean to supersede her, and that he will vote for her in the election. Roslin subsequently reveals to him that her cancer has returned, and that she might not be alive to run for reelection…

The crew of Galactica are busy preparing for supply operations on the planet Boomer discovered in [[Recap/BattlestarGalactica2003S01E02Water the previous episode]]. There's one problem, though: the water supply is in the form of ice, and must be mined by a crew of roughly 1,000 people.

As the bridge crew debate what to do, they realize that none of Galactica's crew can be spared for the operation, and that it is unlikely that civilians will step up to volunteer. As a result, they decide to enlist the help of prisoners onboard the prison ship Astral Queen.

Later that day, Roslin sends Lee and Billy to the Astral Queen to broach the idea with the prisoners, but Bill (still angered over Roslin's actions) orders that Dualla be sent in order to facilitate the screening process, while Cally will be sent to assist the prisoners with using the mining equipment.

On Galactica, Bill meets with Baltar, who is still trying to figure out how to create a Cylon detector. Bill pushes Baltar for information about the device, and the latter man can't answer. This prompts a torrent of rage from Baltar's internal Six, who tells Baltar what to say. Baltar then explains to Bill that he needs a nuclear warhead for the device in order to get accurate results. As a result, Bill gives him permission to use a warhead.

Onboard the Astral Queen, the prisoners stage a breakout, and the group from Galactica is taken hostage. Zarek gets on the ship's comms and orders that Roslin and the other delegates resign from their position, as they don't represent the people. He then goes to Lee and grills him on information about his father and Roslin while, back on Galactica, Bill orders an assault team led by Kara to infiltrate the ship and stop the uprising, including killing Zarek if necessary.

In the Queen's cellblock, a prisoner (angered at the way Cally has been looking at him) attempts to rape her, only for her to bite his ear off. In anger, he shoots her in the stomach. Lee and Zarek run to the cell to see what happened, and in the ensuing confusion, Lee grabs a weapon and holds it to Zarek's head. He tells Zarek that he can either die now or help the fleet and be given the Astral Queen and an electoral vote. As the Marines arrive, Kara tries to shoot Zarek, only for Lee to save his life. Zarek agrees to the terms.

After Bill has left, Lee visits Roslin in her quarters, tells her that he didn't mean to supercede her, and that he will vote for her in the election. Roslin subsequently reveals to him that her cancer has returned, and that she might not be alive to run for re-election...

Back on Caprica, Doral and the copy of Six walk through the streets of the city as they discuss their views. While Six is regretful that humanity had to be destroyed, Doral tells her that parents need to die so that children can come into their own...

* AffectionateNickname: The Viper pilots call Galactica "the Big G".

* HostageSituation: The incident onboard the Astral Queen.
* JumpScare: [=HeadSix=], who threatens that the Galactica crew will shove Baltar out an airlock, is punctuated by a quick shot of her screaming into the camera, complete with prosthetics and makeup that cause her to look more evil than ever.
* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Lee is sent in as a negotiator, while Kara is sent to the Astral Queen as the leader of the assault team. Later {{lampshaded}} by Ron Moore on his podcast, where he notes that even though she shouldn't have been leading the assault team, it was done purely to speed up the plot while giving her something to do.

* PrisonShip: The Astral Queen.
* {{Retcon}}: In the miniseries, the Astral Queen was referred to as a luxury liner where the captain stowed prisoners in his cargo hold. In this episode, various lines in the opening recap are redubbed to state that it's a prison ship and not a liner.

** The scene where [=HeadSix=] screams in Baltar's face during Bill's questioning is a reference to the film ''Jacob's Ladder''.

* CaliforniaDoubling: UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} for the abandoned city. In one of the shots, the Vancouver Public Library can clearly be seen.
* CastingGag: Richard Hatch, who played Apollo in the [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 original series]], and was one of the most vocal dissenters prior to the miniseries airing, has a guest role as a prisoner who is known for causing strife.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Kara is seen giving a flippant briefing to the Viper pilots while waring large aviator sunglasses and smoking a cigar. Not only that, but Boxey (who is not a pilot) is present during the briefing. Neither incident was referenced again, and Kara goes back to her previous characterization after this scene (which makes sense given [[SurprisinglySuddenDeath what happens]] between then and the next briefing).

* CaliforniaDoubling: Vancouver for the abandoned city. In one of the shots, the Vancouver Public Library can clearly be seen.

** Bill indicates that the fleet will [[Recap/BattlestarGalacticaReimaginedS01E10TheHandOfGod face a fuel shortage]] at some point.

* CastingGag: Richard Hatch, who played Apollo in the [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaClassic original series]], and was one of the most vocal dissenters prior to the miniseries airing, has a guest role as a prisoner who is known for causing strife.