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The Best Episodes of Battlestar Galactica Season 2

Every episode of Battlestar Galactica Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Battlestar Galactica Season 2!

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When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 10 - Pegasus
    9.0/10(2808 votes)

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:Anne Cofell Saunders

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  2. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 12 - Resurrection Ship (2)
    8.9/10(2559 votes)

    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
    Writers:Ronald D. Moore, Michael Rymer

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  3. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 11 - Resurrection Ship (1)
    8.8/10(2478 votes)

    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
    Writers:Ronald D. Moore, Anne Cofell Saunders, Michael Rymer

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  4. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 20 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)
    8.7/10(2407 votes)

    S2:E20

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

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writers:Mark Verheiden, Anne Cofell Saunders

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  5. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 18 - Downloaded
    8.4/10(2349 votes)

    S2:E18

    After Boomer's consciousness is downloaded into a new body following her death, she struggles with her new life on Cylon-occupied Caprica. Number Six is asked to help Boomer adjust to her new role in Cylon society.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  6. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 7 - Home (2)
    8.3/10(2294 votes)

    S2:E7

    Adama heads to Kobol to find Roslin, reassembles the fleet and heads down to Kobol himself to find the presidential party in search of the "Tomb of Athena" which allegedly leads to Earth. Apollo hangs out with Starbuck , Zarek tries to keep his cronie off plotting with Boomer who is unaware of tension building between Helo and Tyrol.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writers:Ronald D. Moore, David Eick

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  7. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 1 - Scattered
    8.2/10(2390 votes)

    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
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  8. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 9 - Flight of the Phoenix
    8.2/10(2256 votes)

    S2:E9

    Sharon informs Adama that the Galatica has been infected with a computer virus that is tampering with the basic ship functions and is scanning them for weaknesses. All this is preparation for a major assault by the Cylon Raiders. So with the clock ticking, Commander Adama must pull himself together and decide: Can he trust Sharon?

    Director:Michael Nankin
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  9. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 19 - Lay Down Your Burdens (1)
    8.1/10(2139 votes)

    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:Ronald D. Moore

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  10. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 4 - Resistance
    8.0/10(2239 votes)

    S2:E4

    Tigh imposes martial law and threatens to split the fleet as Lee works to free President Roslin and organize democratic resistance.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Toni Graphia

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  11. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 6 - Home (1)
    8.0/10(2236 votes)

    S2:E6

    President Roslin's fragile coalition is put to the test in the first part of a two-part story. Apollo, who has sided with Roslin, runs into a conflict with Zarek and his accomplice Meier.

    Directors:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Jeff Woolnough
    Writers:Ronald D. Moore, David Eick

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  12. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 2 - Valley of Darkness
    7.9/10(2342 votes)

    S2:E2

    Tigh has to work with Lee to defeat a Cylon boarding party that threatens to take over Galactica and destroy the fleet.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  13. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 3 - Fragged
    7.9/10(2281 votes)

    S2:E3

    Democracy is brought back to the fleet and soon with it come hardball politics and potentially deadly intrigue.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writers:Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin

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  14. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 5 - The Farm
    7.7/10(2252 votes)

    S2:E5

    Adama and Roslin fight for the hearts and minds of the fleet's population, as Starbuck finds herself trapped in a supposed resistance hospital.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Carla Robinson

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  15. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 8 - Final Cut
    7.7/10(2347 votes)

    S2:E8

    A reporter is sent to Galactica to chronicle the harsh realities of life during wartime.

    Director:Robert M. Young
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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  16. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 17 - The Captain's Hand
    7.7/10(2158 votes)

    S2:E17

    Apollo assists in the search for a missing Raptor team as the new commander of the Pegasus grows increasingly unstable.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Jeff Vlaming

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  17. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 13 - Epiphanies
    7.5/10(2173 votes)

    S2:E13

    As President Roslin nears death, Dr. Gaius Baltar must be groomed for the worst case scenario. Roslin orders the death of Sharon's unborn child. A sabotaged Viper leads to an investigation that uncovers a movement of people seeking peace with the Cylons.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Joel Anderson Thompson

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  18. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 15 - Scar
    7.4/10(2371 votes)

    S2:E15

    A crazed Cylon Raider attacks the Colonial fleet in a series of hit-and-run attacks. Overworked Viper pilots must defend a mining operation from this Raider that they nickname "Scar."

    Director:Michael Nankin
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  19. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 16 - Sacrifice
    7.0/10(2215 votes)

    S2:E16

    A woman takes hostages on Cloud Nine and demands that Adama turn over Sharon in order to avenge her husband's death at the hands of the Cylons.

    Director:Rey Villalobos
    Writer:Anne Cofell Saunders

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  20. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 14 - Black Market
    6.4/10(2470 votes)

    S2:E14

    Pegasus' new commander Fisk is murdered by black marketeers, and Lee is charged with solving the crime. Roslin seeks to stamp out the black market by introducing new trade regulations.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Pegasus" is the best rated episode of "Battlestar Galactica" season 2. It scored 9/10 based on 2808 votes. Directed by Michael Rymer and written by Anne Cofell Saunders, it aired on 9/23/2005. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Resurrection Ship (2)".