I still remember seeing this episode when it first aired. It was a two-hour special and went well beyond my bedtime as a 7-year-old kid. Knowing how much the show meant to me, my father made a consolation that I could see the episode if I went to bed early, and then he'd wake me up.
Knowing that the Galactica's mission was to find earth, everyone was in a tizzy, hoping that the Galactica had finally succeeded. I was also pleasantly surprised to see Randolph Mantooth in the episode, as he was my favorite character on the show, "Emergency!"
Starbuck and Apollo come across a ship in deep space and tow it back to the Galactica. Of course, everyone believes that it might be their first contact with an Earth vehicle.
They discover a couple and four children on board. Of course, they are dressed in silver spacesuits, which they continue to wear even after landing on Paradeen. I guess there weren't any other clothes for them.
The first half of the episode is a moral debate on whether the family should be condemned to live out their lives in cryogen tubes, since the Galactica's atmosphere is incompatible for them. The Council of the 12--which quickly becomes more of a source of problems--is eager to get answers about the family and where they are from. We also get another episode with an over-emotional Apollo chewing out everyone who doesn't agree with his position.
The second half of the episode has Apollo and Starbuck following the shuttle to the planet Paradeen, where they eagerly hope to find information about the planets Terra and Lunar 7. Of course, there is resistance due to the threat of the Eastern Alliance.
We also have a very strange subplot that never really worked in which Sarah suddenly takes a romantic interest in Apollo. I always found it strange that Apollo never bothers to tell her that he's got a son waiting for him. Instead, he enlists Cassiopeia to show an interest in Michael with the hopes of making Sarah jealous.
Unfortunately, the second half of this episode isn't quite as strong as the first, as it feels as though it was put together piece-meal with many problems with the plot. Starbuck insisting on going into the catacombs despite Hector's warning. If there was a portable oxygen supply, why not get it first? Starbuck is impulsive, but he's not that stupid.
The end is still fun as the Commandant is shocked to see the size of the Galactica, especially when compared to his own ship, which he clearly thought was the superior force.
This isn't the best of the series by a long shot, but it's more than adequate.
Knowing that the Galactica's mission was to find earth, everyone was in a tizzy, hoping that the Galactica had finally succeeded. I was also pleasantly surprised to see Randolph Mantooth in the episode, as he was my favorite character on the show, "Emergency!"
Starbuck and Apollo come across a ship in deep space and tow it back to the Galactica. Of course, everyone believes that it might be their first contact with an Earth vehicle.
They discover a couple and four children on board. Of course, they are dressed in silver spacesuits, which they continue to wear even after landing on Paradeen. I guess there weren't any other clothes for them.
The first half of the episode is a moral debate on whether the family should be condemned to live out their lives in cryogen tubes, since the Galactica's atmosphere is incompatible for them. The Council of the 12--which quickly becomes more of a source of problems--is eager to get answers about the family and where they are from. We also get another episode with an over-emotional Apollo chewing out everyone who doesn't agree with his position.
The second half of the episode has Apollo and Starbuck following the shuttle to the planet Paradeen, where they eagerly hope to find information about the planets Terra and Lunar 7. Of course, there is resistance due to the threat of the Eastern Alliance.
We also have a very strange subplot that never really worked in which Sarah suddenly takes a romantic interest in Apollo. I always found it strange that Apollo never bothers to tell her that he's got a son waiting for him. Instead, he enlists Cassiopeia to show an interest in Michael with the hopes of making Sarah jealous.
Unfortunately, the second half of this episode isn't quite as strong as the first, as it feels as though it was put together piece-meal with many problems with the plot. Starbuck insisting on going into the catacombs despite Hector's warning. If there was a portable oxygen supply, why not get it first? Starbuck is impulsive, but he's not that stupid.
The end is still fun as the Commandant is shocked to see the size of the Galactica, especially when compared to his own ship, which he clearly thought was the superior force.
This isn't the best of the series by a long shot, but it's more than adequate.
