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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Yakimono
    8.7/10(45 votes)

    #1 - Yakimono

    S2:E7

    As Miriam Lass begins her recovery, Will is released from prison and resumes his pursuit of Hannibal.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Mukōzuke
    8.7/10(44 votes)

    #2 - Mukōzuke

    S2:E5

    The BSU investigates Beverly's death after her body is found displayed in a gruesome tableau. Abel Gideon returns to the Baltimore Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Will seeks a horrific revenge for Beverly's death.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)
    8.7/10(41 votes)

    #3 - Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)

    S1:E13

    When Commander Adama learns that Kara disobeyed orders and Jumped to Caprica on orders from President Roslin, he demands the president's resignation, with the implied threat of a military coup. Roslin refuses his demand and sparks a confrontation.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Crossroads (2)
    8.7/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Crossroads (2)

    S3:E20

    As Baltar's trial comes to a conclusion, key members of the fleet discover that they may be the Final Five Cylons. Tigh attempts to decipher the strange music he is hearing in his head, while a Cylon fleet approaches.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Wrath of the Lamb
    8.7/10(53 votes)

    #5 - The Wrath of the Lamb

    S3:E13

    In a desperate bid to slay Francis Dolarhyde, Will Graham engineers a cunning ploy utilizing Hannibal Lecter. Upon learning of his plan, Bedelia Du Maurier voices concerns that Will's actions may not only put his life in peril, but the lives of those around him. As the end draws near, Will remains unflinching in his game with Hannibal-even when it means coming face-to-face with his own darkest fears?

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Resurrection Ship (1)
    8.6/10(27 votes)

    #6 - Resurrection Ship (1)

    S2:E11

    The Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus face a new Cylon target, a "Resurrection" ship, while a power struggle threatens to result in all-out war among the human fleet.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Pegasus
    8.5/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Pegasus

    S2:E10

    Battlestar Galactica was not the only Battlestar to have survived the cylon attack, The Battlestar Pegasus also survived.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Tome-wan
    8.4/10(45 votes)

    #8 - Tome-wan

    S2:E12

    Bedelia returns and accepts immunity to testify against Hannibal. Mason Verger plots revenge after learning of Hannibal's manipulations.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)

    S2:E20

    When Baltar wins the vote, Roslin considers stealing the election because she believes he is a Cylon collaborator.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Resurrection Ship (2)
    8.4/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Resurrection Ship (2)

    S2:E12

    The struggle between Adama and Cain is temporarily put on hold while the two Battlestars combine forces for an assault on the Cylon Resurrection Ship. Apollo faces a momentous decision and Baltar takes an interest in Gina, the Cylon prisoner.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Relevés
    8.3/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Relevés

    S1:E12

    Hannibal convinces Jack and Alana that Will could be the copycat killer.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - Daybreak (2)
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Daybreak (2)

    S4:E20

    Adama and the Galactica crew stake the survival of the human race on their plan to rescue Hera from the Cylon colony in this, the series finale.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - He That Believeth in Me
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #13 - He That Believeth in Me

    S4:E1

    During the Cylon attack, Sam Anders has a strange encounter with a Cylon Raider. The crew of the Galactica view Starbuck's return with suspicion and doubt. Gaius Baltar takes refuge with a group of women who believe he has the power to heal others.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Revelations
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Revelations

    S4:E10

    D'Anna holds President Roslin and other Colonials hostage in order to draw out the Final Five from the Colonial fleet. Col. Tigh believes he has the solution to end the standoff.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - 33
    8.2/10(55 votes)

    #15 - 33

    S1:E1

    In the wake of the Cylon sneak attack, the ragtag fleet of human survivors is forced to play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with their pursuers. Every 33 minutes, they make a jump to a new location. And every 33 minutes, the Cylons manage to find them. The pilots are on the brink of exhaustion, relying on artificial stimulants to keep fighting, and the civilians are beginning to doubt the leadership of Commander Adama and President Roslin.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Shiizakana
    8.2/10(41 votes)

    #16 - Shiizakana

    S2:E9

    Margot Verger seeks out Will as she tries to understand Hannibal. The FBI searches for an animalistic killer who tears his victims' bodies apart.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Kobol's Last Gleaming (1)
    8.1/10(40 votes)

    #17 - Kobol's Last Gleaming (1)

    S1:E12

    While flying a supply patrol, Crashdown and Sharon Valerii discover a bountiful planet that can support human life. Indeed, it might be Kobol, the legendary "home of the gods." The discovery prompts Commander Adama to send a ground team to investigate; it also gives new life to President Roslin's belief that she is a tool of destiny and that this discovery, like her rapidly spreading cancer, is part of an ancient prophecy.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Entrée
    8.1/10(55 votes)

    #18 - Entrée

    S1:E6

    The Chesapeake Ripper taunts Jack Crawford with guilt from the past.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - And the Beast from the Sea
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    #19 - And the Beast from the Sea

    S3:E11

    Convinced that the Red Dragon will strike at the next full moon, Jack and Will grow desperate, and Alana turns to Hannibal for help.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Hand of God
    8.1/10(39 votes)

    #20 - The Hand of God

    S1:E10

    As its fuel supply dwindles, the fleet must seek out a new supply of tylium ore or risk becoming sitting ducks to any Cylon attack. A recon patrol finds an asteroid full of the fuel, but there's a catch — the Cylons have found it first and established a heavily guarded refining plant.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - AKA Smile
    8.0/10(90 votes)

    #21 - AKA Smile

    S1:E13

    Jessica and Luke get help from someone else in the neighborhood. Kilgrave gears up for a major test of powers against Jessica.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Scattered
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #22 - Scattered

    S2:E1

    With Adama out of action, Colonel Tigh takes his position as commander of the Galactica. Boomer is in jail, and the cat's out of the bag - she's a Cylon.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Collaborators
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #23 - Collaborators

    S3:E5

    Tyrol participates in the Circle, a secret tribunal on Galactica that tries and convicts in absentia those accused of collaborating with the Cylons during the Occupation. The death sentences--administered without the knowledge of Roslin or Adama--begin to weigh on Tyrol's conscience. Baltar faces a similar jury among the Cylons, who must decide whether he is allowed to stay with them.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Lay Down Your Burdens (1)
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Lay Down Your Burdens (1)

    S2:E19

    Chief Tyrol is plagued by terrifying dreams and seeks the aid of a priest. Kara leads a rescue mission to Caprica. Roslin and Baltar go head-to-head in a presidential debate that changes dramatically with the discovery of a habitable planet.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Crossroads (1)
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Crossroads (1)

    S3:E19

    Baltar's trial testimony threatens the very stability of the fleet. Lee assists Romo Lampkin in Baltar's defense. Some in the fleet begin to feel that Baltar is divine. Though he dismisses such beliefs, Number Six suggests that the followers may know more about his true nature than Baltar does himself.

    Director:Michael Rymer
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Michael Rymer Ratings Summary

"Yakimono" is the best rated episode directed by Michael Rymer. It scored 8.711/10 based on 45 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 4/11/2014 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Mukōzuke".