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The Best Episodes of Battlestar Galactica Season 2

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

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the...
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  • Pegasus
    9.0/10(2,627)
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    #1 - Pegasus

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 9/23/2005

    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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  • Resurrection Ship (2)
    8.9/10(2,401)
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    #2 - Resurrection Ship (2)

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 1/13/2006

    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: Ronald D. Moore, Michael Rymer

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  • Resurrection Ship (1)
    8.8/10(2,315)
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    #3 - Resurrection Ship (1)

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 1/6/2006

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

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  • Lay Down Your Burdens (2)
    8.7/10(2,255)
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    #4 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 3/10/2006

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

    Director: Michael Rymer

    Writer: Mark Verheiden, Anne Cofell Saunders

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  • Downloaded
    8.4/10(2,196)
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    #5 - Downloaded

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/24/2006

    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

    Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  • Home (2)
    8.3/10(2,145)
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    #6 - Home (2)

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 8/26/2005

    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

    Writer: Ronald D. Moore, David Eick

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  • Scattered
    8.2/10(2,212)
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    #7 - Scattered

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 7/15/2005

    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: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  • Flight of the Phoenix
    8.2/10(2,108)
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    #8 - Flight of the Phoenix

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 9/16/2005

    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

    Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  • Resistance
    8.0/10(2,084)
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    #9 - Resistance

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 8/5/2005

    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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  • Home (1)
    8.0/10(2,090)
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    #10 - Home (1)

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 8/19/2005

    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.

    Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Ronald D. Moore, David Eick

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  • Lay Down Your Burdens (1)
    8.0/10(1,990)
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    #11 - Lay Down Your Burdens (1)

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 3/3/2006

    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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  • Valley of Darkness
    7.9/10(2,173)
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    #12 - Valley of Darkness

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 7/22/2005

    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

    Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  • Fragged
    7.9/10(2,111)
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    #13 - Fragged

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 7/29/2005

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

    Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

    Writer: Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin

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  • The Farm
    7.7/10(2,096)
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    #14 - The Farm

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 8/12/2005

    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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  • Final Cut
    7.7/10(2,182)
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    #15 - Final Cut

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 9/9/2005

    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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  • The Captain's Hand
    7.6/10(2,006)
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    #16 - The Captain's Hand

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/17/2006

    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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  • Epiphanies
    7.4/10(2,016)
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    #17 - Epiphanies

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 1/20/2006

    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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  • Scar
    7.3/10(2,198)
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    #18 - Scar

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 2/3/2006

    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

    Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  • Sacrifice
    7.0/10(2,058)
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    #19 - Sacrifice

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 2/10/2006

    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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  • Black Market
    6.4/10(2,296)
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    #20 - Black Market

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 1/27/2006

    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 2627 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)".