Six Degrees of Separation (Battlestar Galactica)
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| Battlestar Galactica episode | |
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| “Six Degrees of Separation” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Writer(s) | Michael Angeli |
| Director | Robert Young |
| Production no. | 107 |
| Original airdate | UK: November 29, 2004 US: February 18, 2005 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Litmus" | "Flesh and Bone" |
"Six Degrees of Separation" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series.
[edit] Plot
Survivor Count: 47,958
Dr. Baltar and his vision of Number Six have a heated argument about religion. After mocking Number Six's concept of a single God, she promptly vanishes from his head. Soon however, Baltar is stunned to encounter a flesh-and-blood Number Six, this one named Shelly Godfrey and claiming to have been an assistant of Baltar's late colleague Dr. Aromak, appearing on Galactica's bridge.
Miss Godfrey shows photographic evidence that Baltar carried an explosive device into the Colonial Defense Mainframe on Caprica, allowing the Cylons to carry out their nuclear attack. A stupefied Baltar is promptly arrested, charged as a traitor and thrown in the brig.
Lt. Gaeta conducts an analysis of the photos while Miss Godfrey tries to seduce Commander Adama in his quarters. Her behavior makes him suspicious and he orders covert surveillance of her at all times. The real aim of Godfrey's elaborate ruse, however, is to seemingly force Baltar into accepting salvation in the help of the Cylon's concept of a single "God", and build within him sympathy for the Cylon agenda.
Meanwhile, in the hangar bay, Chief Tyrol and Specialist Cally try to gain insights from the captured Cylon Raider. Col. Tigh goads Lt. Starbuck from her hospital bed to give the Chief a hand. Meanwhile, Galactica-Boomer arrives and spooks Tyrol by her passionate views of the spacecraft, telling him they would make more progress if they treated it as a living being instead of a machine.
Soon, Gaeta determines that Godfrey's evidence has been faked, and Baltar is released. Afterward, President Roslin holds a press conference publicly exonerating Baltar. Number Six, in Baltar's head, tells him that his position is now stronger than ever since he has been accused of a serious crime and found innocent. Meanwhile, Godfrey is nowhere to be found.
On Caprica, Helo and Caprica-Boomer hide in a forest. Helo uses the opportunity to confess his growing feelings for her stating that he could never bear to see anything happen to her. Under the rain of a thunderstorm, the two make love.
[edit] Trivia
- When declaring the survivor count, this episode doesn't account for those killed in the suicide bombing of the previous episode.
