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The Worst Episodes of Battlestar Galactica

Every episode of Battlestar Galactica ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Battlestar Galactica!

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A re-imagining of the original series in which a "rag-tag fugitive fleet" of the last remnants of mankind flees pursuing robots while simultaneously searching for their true home, Earth.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 1 - Part 1
    8.4/10(1998 votes)

    S1:E1

    In a distant part of the galaxy lie The Twelve Colonies of Man, a civilization that has been at peace for some forty years with an empire of machines, the Cylons, who were created generations before as worker drones for mankind, but became independent, rose in rebellion, and launched war on their masters. Now, the Cylons have evolved into more human form, into machine-created biological beings, who seek to exterminate true biological humans. To this end they use a human scientist, Gaius, to help one of their infiltrators, known as #6, penetrate the Colonies' master ...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 2 - Part 2
    8.5/10(1767 votes)

    S1:E2

    After forty years of armistice, the Cylons attack the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. Their strategy: a virus implanted into mankind's defense system. The former Battlestar Galactica, which is being adapted into a museum, is not connected with the defense system and becomes the only warship capable of fighting against the Cylons in the hopes of leading the survivors to planet 'Earth'.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Part 1" is the worst rated episode of "Battlestar Galactica". It scored 8.4/10 based on 1998 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/8/2003. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Part 2".