History Recap / BattlestarGalactica2003S02E12ResurrectionShipPart2

* DeathSeeker: Lee briefly gets a bout of this after ejecting from his Viper during the battle. He later tells Kara (with Dee listening in) that he didn't want to make it back alive.
* DespairEventHorizon: Lee crosses it after being ordered to take part in an assassination. After he ejects from his damaged Viper and oxygen begins leaking out through a hole in his suit, he eventually gives up trying to plug the hole and lets himself drift out of consciousness (or sink underwater, in his hallucination). Fortunately, a Raptor picks him up right after.

* ShipTease: Bill plants a quick kiss on Laura after helping her stand up. As mentioned above, this was unscripted and improvised by Olmos.

* CurbStompBattle: The combined might of ''Galactica'' and the ''Pegasus'' results in at least one Basestar being destroyed outright at the beginning of the battle, along with the Resurrection Ship. According to the following episode (Epiphanies), the fleet only loses a total of four Vipers during the battle.

** Baltar somehow smuggles Gina off ''Pegasus'' and into a safe place in the Fleet after she kills Admiral Cain. The writers decided not to show the ins and outs of her evading Marines and so on.

** Why did Cain call off her plot to assassinate Adama? Did she decide it [[EvenEvilHasStandards was the wrong thing to do]]? Did she decide it [[PragmaticVillainy wasn't worth the potential consequences]]? Did she [[VillainRespect grow to respect Adama]]? Did she feel threatened at having Starbuck nearby? Was she afraid Fisk and his marines would fail? Was she afraid Fisk and his marines would refuse? Did she suspect that Adama was also plotting against her, backed down, and so decided to return the favor? Cain doesn't survive the episode, leaving her distinctly out-of-character decision forever a mystery.

* RiddleForTheAges: Baltar somehow smuggles Gina off ''Pegasus'' and into a safe place in the Fleet after she kills Admiral Cain. The writers decided not to show the ins and outs of her evading Marines and so on.

* ContinuityNod: Sharon references Bill's speech to the ''Galactica'' crew before its intended decommissioning (from the Miniseries) while speaking to him in his quarters.

* ShoutOut: The sequence where the ''Pegasus'' crewmen beat Helo and Tyrol is inspired by ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', where a group of angered recruits do the same thing to one of their own.
** The scene where Lee watches the battle while adrift is inspired by a real life incident during the Battle of Midway.

* CallBack: The assassination plans are clearly based on Boomer's attempt to assassinate Adama in "Kobol's Last Gleaming", by waiting for the end of a successful mission when things are chaotic yet everyone has their guard down.

* DespairEventHorizon: Lee crosses it after being ordered to take part in an assassination. After he ejects from his damaged Viper and oxygen begins leaking out through a hole in his suit, he eventually gives up trying to plug the hole and lets himself drift out of consciousness (or sink, in his hallucination). Fortunately, a Raptor picks him up right after.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Lee is shocked to hear from his father that the assassination of Admiral Cain was Laura's idea, Bill comments that Laura is made of sterner stuff than people realize. To Lee that implies that ''he'' (Lee) isn't.

* DeathSeeker: Lee briefly gets a bout of this after ejecting from his Viper during the battle. he later tells Kara that he didn't want to make it back alive.

* UndyingLoyalty: Kara chooses to carry out her mission even when Lee is a no-show, meaning she'll be killed by Cain's guards. Even her implied admiration of Cain doesn't beat her loyalty to the Old Man.

* EnforcedMethodActing: Edward James Olmos kissed Mary [=McDonald=] for real, in an unscripted moment, after she gives him his Admiral's pips. The moment (and her surprised reaction) was left in the episode.

On ''Pegasus'', Baltar is still speaking with Gina in her cell during the battle, and relates a story (told to him by [=HeadSix=]) about their love of pyramid games on Caprica. Gina realizes that the Resurrection Ship has been destroyed. Soon after, Baltar calls one of the Marines into the cell, where Gina breaks his neck and takes his pistol. She asks for Baltar to finally kill her, but he admits to her that he loves her and that he wants her to get revenge for what has happened to her.

When Cain returns to her quarters, she is confronted by Gina, who asks if the Admiral can roll over or beg. When Cain insults her, Gina shoots Cain in the head.

In a meeting onboard ''Colonial One'' afterwards, Roslin tells Bill that the fleet will need an Admiral due to having more than one Battlestar, and awards Bill with a formal rank and his Admiral's pips. Bill thanks Roslin, and gives her a kiss, before leaving, although Roslin's cancer is taking its toll on her…

** As Kara and Fisk pass each other in the corridor, they both wish each other good hunting re: their respective missions.

* MoralMyopia: [=HeadSix=] is enraged that the Colonials will "murder" thousands of inert spare Cylon bodies when they destroy the Resurrection Ship. She of course doesn't seem to care that the Cylons had murdered billions of living, breathing humans when they nuked the Colonies.

* ThePowerOfLove: Baltar convinces Gina to survive and escape from the Pegasus because of his love for her.

A funeral is held for Cain soon after, with Kara speaking admiringly of the Admiral, Helo and Tyrol being released from the Pegasus brig and Bill telling Roslin that Gina has disappeared from the Pegasus. Afterwards, Kara goes to visit Lee, who is recovering in his bunk onboard ''Galactica''. Lee admits that he didn't want to come back alive, while a worried Dualla listens from outside the room.

The episode begins with Lee floating in space alone, watching the Galactica and Pegasus battle the Cylons. As he floats, he imagines himself floating on the surface of a body of water...

In Pegasus' brig, Helo and Tyrol are still sitting in their cell when a group of the ship's crewmen walk in. They bring up Thorne's death with both men, then begin beating the pair with soap wrapped in towels. Soon after, though, Fisk arrives at the cell and orders all of the crewmen to leave immediately. As Helo and Tyrol try to recover from what just happened, the former tries to give the XO his thanks. Fisk tells them he doesn't want it, and tells them that Thorne was a friend to the other crewmen, before saying that it's impossible to rape a machine.

While both sides gear up to enact the attack plan, Bill meets with Sharon in his quarters, and asks why the Cylons hate humanity so much. Sharon, referencing his speech to the Galactica crew during its decommissioning ceremony, asks whether humanity itself has asked whether it deserves to survive.

On Pegasus, Baltar is still speaking with Gina in her cell during the battle, and relates a story (told to him by [=HeadSix=]) about their love of pyramid games on Caprica. Gina realizes that the Resurrection Ship has been destroyed. Soon after, Baltar calls one of the Marines into the cell, where Gina breaks his neck and takes his pistol. She asks for Baltar to finally kill her, but he admits to her that he loves her and that he wants her to get revenge for what has happened to her.

As both fleets are celebrating the victory, both Bill and Cain decide to rescind their assassination orders. Kara is understandably relieved when Bill indicates that she won't have to go through with the order, while Fisk laughs out loud in Galactica's CIC, to the confusion of Tigh and the rest of the command staff.

A funeral is held for Cain soon after, with Kara speaking admiringly of the Admiral, Helo and Tyrol being released from the Pegasus brig and Bill telling Roslin that Gina has disappeared from the Pegasus. Afterwards, Kara goes to visit Lee, who is recovering in his bunk onboard Galactica. Lee admits that he didn't want to come back alive, while a worried Dualla listens from outside the room.

In a meeting onboard Colonial One afterwards, Roslin tells Bill that the fleet will need an Admiral due to having more than one Battlestar, and awards Bill with a formal rank and his Admiral's pips. Bill thanks Roslin, and gives her a kiss, before leaving, although Roslin's cancer is taking its toll on her...

* ContinuityNod: Sharon references Bill's speech to the Galactica crew before its intended decommissioning (from the Miniseries) while speaking to him in his quarters.
* CurbStompBattle: The combined might of Galactica and the Pegasus results in at least one Basestar being destroyed outright at the beginning of the battle, along with the Resurrection Ship. According to the following episode (Epiphanies), the fleet only loses a total of four Vipers during the battle.

** As Kara and Fisk pass each other in the corridor, they both wish each other good hunting re their respective missions.

* ShoutOut: The sequence where the Pegasus crewmen beat Helo and Tyrol is inspired by ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', where a group of angered recruits do the same thing to one of their own.

* WhamEpisode: Cain is killed, Lee and Kara are both promoted to commanding roles on the Pegasus and Bill becomes the Admiral of both Battlestars.