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The Best Episodes of Battlestar Galactica Season 4

Every episode of Battlestar Galactica Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Battlestar Galactica Season 4!

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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 4 Episode 1 - He That Believeth in Me
    8.4/10(2131 votes)

    #1 - He That Believeth in Me

    S4:E1

    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
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  2. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 2 - Six of One
    7.9/10(1852 votes)

    #2 - Six of One

    S4:E2

    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

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  3. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 3 - The Ties That Bind
    7.9/10(1864 votes)

    #3 - The Ties That Bind

    S4:E3

    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

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  4. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 4 - Escape Velocity
    7.4/10(1789 votes)

    #4 - Escape Velocity

    S4:E4

    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

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  5. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 5 - The Road Less Traveled
    7.5/10(1750 votes)

    #5 - The Road Less Traveled

    S4:E5

    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

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  6. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 6 - Faith
    8.0/10(1825 votes)

    #6 - Faith

    S4:E6

    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
    Writers:Michael Taylor, Seamus Kevin Fahey

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  7. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 7 - Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
    8.5/10(1938 votes)

    #7 - Guess What's Coming to Dinner?

    S4:E7

    President Roslin faces challenges as the Colonials plot with Cylon rebels to destroy a Resurrection Hub.

    Director:Wayne Rose
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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  8. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 8 - Sine Qua Non
    7.7/10(1765 votes)

    #8 - Sine Qua Non

    S4:E8

    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

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  9. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 9 - The Hub
    8.6/10(1906 votes)

    #9 - The Hub

    S4:E9

    Colonial Viper pilots plan an attack on the Resurrection Hub with their Cylon rebel allies.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  10. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 10 - Revelations
    9.2/10(2336 votes)

    #10 - Revelations

    S4:E10

    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
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  11. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 11 - Sometimes a Great Notion
    8.7/10(2087 votes)

    #11 - Sometimes a Great Notion

    S4:E11

    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
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  12. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 12 - A Disquiet Follows My Soul
    7.7/10(1755 votes)

    #12 - A Disquiet Follows My Soul

    S4:E12

    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

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  13. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 13 - The Oath
    9.0/10(2205 votes)

    #13 - The Oath

    S4:E13

    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

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  14. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 14 - Blood on the Scales
    9.1/10(2373 votes)

    #14 - Blood on the Scales

    S4:E14

    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

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  15. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 15 - No Exit
    8.4/10(1879 votes)

    #15 - No Exit

    S4:E15

    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

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  16. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 16 - Deadlock
    7.4/10(1729 votes)

    #16 - Deadlock

    S4:E16

    Ellen escapes from Cavil only to face a momentous choice regarding the 13th Tribe and the Final Five Cylons.

    Directors:Edward James Olmos, Robert M. Young
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  17. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 17 - Someone to Watch Over Me
    8.2/10(1951 votes)

    #17 - Someone to Watch Over Me

    S4:E17

    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
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  18. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 18 - Islanded in a Stream of Stars
    7.8/10(1712 votes)

    #18 - Islanded in a Stream of Stars

    S4:E18

    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

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  19. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 19 - Daybreak (1)
    8.4/10(2109 votes)

    #19 - Daybreak (1)

    S4:E19

    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

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  20. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 20 - Daybreak (2)
    9.0/10(3343 votes)

    #20 - Daybreak (2)

    S4:E20

    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

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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 8.4/10 based on 2131 votes. Directed by Michael Rymer and written by David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, it aired on 4/4/2008. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Six of One".