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Battlestar Galactica S1E6 — Litmus

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Battlestar Galactica•Season 1•Episode 6

Litmus

7.6/10 · 2,634 votesNov 22, 200444 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

When a new copy of Doral, a Cylon who had been previously exposed while serving as the Galactica's public-relations officer, sneaks aboard and blows himself up, killing three people, Commander Adama and President Roslin must finally make public the terrifying secret known only to a

Directed byRod Hardy

Written byJeff Vlaming

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Cast14

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Admiral William Adama

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Laura Roslin

Jamie Bamber

Jamie Bamber

Lee 'Apollo' Adama

Katee Sackhoff

Katee Sackhoff

Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace

James Callis

James Callis

Gaius Baltar

Tricia Helfer

Tricia Helfer

Number Six

Tahmoh Penikett

Tahmoh Penikett

Karl 'Helo' Agathon

Grace Park

Grace Park

Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii

Michael Hogan

Michael Hogan

Saul Tigh

Kandyse McClure

Kandyse McClure

Anastasia Dualla

Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

Galen Tyrol

Alessandro Juliani

Alessandro Juliani

Felix Gaeta

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Rod Hardy

Rod Hardy

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Jeff Vlaming

Jeff Vlaming

Writer

Mike Mitchell

Mike Mitchell

Stunt Coordinator

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Andrew Seklir

Editor

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Stephen McNutt

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Litmus" is episode 6 of Battlestar Galactica season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 2,634 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Rod Hardy and written by Jeff Vlaming, it aired on November 22, 2004.

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