The Hand of God (1978 Battlestar Galactica)

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“The Hand of God”
Battlestar Galactica (1978) episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 24
Written by	Donald Bellisario
Directed by	Donald Bellisario
Original airdate	April 29, 1979
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The Hand of God is an episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series. This was the last episode of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series. The next episode is the first episode of the follow-up series, Galactica 1980. The title was reused for a first-season episode of the re-imagined series.

1 Plot synopsis
- 1.1 Summary
- 1.2 Expanded overview
2 Actors

[edit] Plot synopsis

[edit] Summary

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Receiving a mysterious radio signal possibly from Earth, Commander Adama and the crew are wary of a Cylon trap, and decide to turn the tables by attacking the Cylons with a stolen Cylon Raider.

[edit] Expanded overview

On a night out in the Galactica, Apollo leads his friends to a forgotten observatory where they receive the mysterious transmissions. After discovering how close the Cylons are to the fleet, Adama decides the Galactica has the element of surprise on their side, and they plan an attack. Baltar provides essential information about the internal arrangement and configuration of a Cylon Basestar to enable them to narrow the odds of failure in order for their high risk mission to be a success. Apollo and Starbuck successfully board the Basestar and set high detonation charges in the most carefully guarded and delicate location to paralyze and cripple it's defenses. Boomer leads the Colonial Viper squadron on a risky attack of the Cylon Basestar. In the last scene of the series finale, Apollo and Starbuck narrowly miss receiving Apollo 11 moon landing transmissions from Earth.