8.3/102,035 votes#1 - He That Believeth in Me
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2008
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: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
7.9/101,765 votes#2 - Six of One
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2008
The Cylons learn that the Final Five are in the Colonial fleet. Some of the Cylons want the Cavil model to stop lobotomizing the Raider ships. Starbuck desperately tries to convince the others that the fleet is going the wrong way in their search for Earth.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: Michael Angeli
7.9/101,778 votes#3 - The Ties That Bind
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2008
Kara Thrace seeks her own path in the search for Earth while the Cylons face the threat of sentient Centurions. A member of Galactica's crew learns a dark secret about a loved one.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Michael Taylor
7.4/101,700 votes#4 - Escape Velocity
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2008
Gaius Baltar sets off a debate on religious freedom when he promotes his belief in a single God.
Director: Edward James Olmos
Writer: Jane Espenson
7.5/101,664 votes#5 - The Road Less Traveled
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2008
Specialist Tyrol continues to sink into despair after his recent loss. He becomes curious about Gaius Baltar's sermons and the following he has attracted. The crew of the Demetrius grow concerned about Kara's mental stability as an old enemy arrives with a tempting offer.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Mark Verheiden
8.0/101,740 votes#6 - Faith
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2008
The dying President Roslin and the aggressive Viper pilot Kara Thrace try to accept the new terms of the relationship with the Cylons.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Michael Taylor, Seamus Kevin Fahey
8.5/101,849 votes#7 - Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2008
President Roslin faces challenges as the Colonials plot with Cylon rebels to destroy a Resurrection Hub.
Director: Wayne Rose
Writer: Michael Angeli
7.6/101,680 votes#8 - Sine Qua Non
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2008
With President Roslin missing along with the cylon base ship a new president must be decided on. Galactica goes on a search for the missing base ship and the Galactica crew members that were on board.
Director: Rod Hardy
Writer: Michael Taylor
8.6/101,814 votes#9 - The Hub
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2008
Colonial Viper pilots plan an attack on the Resurrection Hub with their Cylon rebel allies.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Jane Espenson
9.1/102,232 votes#10 - Revelations
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2008
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: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
8.7/101,993 votes#11 - Sometimes a Great Notion
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2009
Kara struggles with the foreboding prediction of the Cylon Hybrid, while Adama and the Colonial fleet face despair over their shocking discovery.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
7.7/101,675 votes#12 - A Disquiet Follows My Soul
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2009
Tigh and Number Six take their first glimpse at their unborn child, Tyrol offers Adama Cylon technology in return for his fellow Cylons properly reintegrated into the fleet, and an attempted coup leads to a costly struggle to maintain civility.
Director: Ronald D. Moore
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
9.0/102,100 votes#13 - The Oath
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2009
Loyalties are made clear when Gaeta orchestrates a coup d'état of the Adama regime. Both prisoners and lives are taken as many of the fed up people work to take over Galactica.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Mark Verheiden
9.1/102,265 votes#14 - Blood on the Scales
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2009
President Roslin faces off against Tom Zarek and Lt. Gaeta as they try to take control of the Colonial fleet. Both the alliance with the rebel Cylons and Adama's life are at stake.
Director: Wayne Rose
Writer: Michael Angeli
8.4/101,788 votes#15 - No Exit
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2009
As Sam Anders recovers from his head injury onboard the Galactica, he begins to remember events from ancient Earth. The Final Cylon struggles with the fallout from the Final Five's former plans. One of the humanoid Cylons vows to get revenge for being created in the image of Man. Tyrol informs Admiral Adama about the extensive structural damage on the Galactica.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Ryan Mottesheard
7.4/101,645 votes#16 - Deadlock
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2009
Ellen escapes from Cavil only to face a momentous choice regarding the 13th Tribe and the Final Five Cylons.
Director: Edward James Olmos, Robert M. Young
Writer: Jane Espenson
8.2/101,860 votes#17 - Someone to Watch Over Me
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2009
Kara feels lost while she struggles to cope with Sam's continued coma, meanwhile Boomer faces charges of treason from the Cylons onboard the base ship who blame her for voting against her model during the civil war causing the deaths of thousands of Cylons.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
7.8/101,628 votes#18 - Islanded in a Stream of Stars
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/2009
The rebel Cylons and the Colonial humans react to Hera's kidnapping while the physical condition of the Galactica continues to deteriorate.
Director: Edward James Olmos
Writer: Michael Taylor
8.4/102,014 votes#19 - Daybreak (1)
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/2009
With Galactica on the verge of falling apart, Admiral Adama readies the ship for what could be its final mission, as Baltar's Six warns that humanity's final chapter is near.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
9.0/103,235 votes#20 - Daybreak (2)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/2009
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: Ronald D. Moore
The Best Episodes of Battlestar Galactica Season 4
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"He That Believeth in Me" is the best rated episode of "Battlestar Galactica" season 4. It scored 8.3/10 based on 2035 votes. Directed by Michael Rymer and written by Bradley Thompson, David Weddle, it aired on 4/4/2008. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Six of One".