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The Worst Episodes of Battlestar Galactica

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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 Worst Episode
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    Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 14 - Black Market
    6.4/10(2380 votes)

    #1 - Black Market

    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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  2. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 16 - Sacrifice
    7.0/10(2133 votes)

    #2 - Sacrifice

    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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  3. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 14 - The Woman King
    7.0/10(2049 votes)

    #3 - The Woman King

    S3:E14

    The Sagittarons allege that a doctor is discriminating against them. As Helo investigates, he becomes concerned that the doctor may even be murdering patients. Meanwhile, Athena unwittingly brings Hera to the doctor for treatment.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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  4. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 15 - A Day in the Life
    7.0/10(1973 votes)

    #4 - A Day in the Life

    S3:E15

    Chief Tyrol and his wife Cally become trapped in a malfunctioning airlock. Adama remembers his late wife Carolanne as he marks his wedding anniversary. His relationship with President Roslin continues to become more friendly and personal.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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  5. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 8 - Hero
    7.3/10(2027 votes)

    #5 - Hero

    S3:E8

    A figure from Adama's past returns to haunt him. His return raises questions about why the Cylons launched their initial attack against the Twelve Colonies.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:David Eick

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  6. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 15 - Scar
    7.4/10(2277 votes)

    #6 - Scar

    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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  7. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 9 - Unfinished Business
    7.4/10(2570 votes)

    #7 - Unfinished Business

    S3:E9

    Adama stages a boxing tournament on the Galactica to help the crew relax. The competitive atmosphere sets off a brutal match between Kara and Lee. Flashbacks from New Caprica reveal the origin and nature of their dispute.

    Director:Robert M. Young
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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

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

    #9 - 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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  10. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 9 - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
    7.5/10(2461 votes)

    #10 - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down

    S1:E9

    President Roslin's fears that Commander Adama is a Cylon are stoked when she learns he's making secret wireless calls to other ships. Then, to make things worse, a single Cylon raider appears near the Galactica and begins acting strangely after being damaged in battle.

    Directors:Jonas Pate, Edward James Olmos
    Writer:Jeff Vlaming

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  11. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 13 - Epiphanies
    7.5/10(2090 votes)

    #11 - Epiphanies

    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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  12. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 10 - The Passage
    7.5/10(2033 votes)

    #12 - The Passage

    S3:E10

    The Colonial fleet faces starvation when the food-processing machines are contaminated. Kat plays a vital role in the success or failure of the "Passage" through space.

    Director:Michael Nankin
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  13. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 16 - Dirty Hands
    7.5/10(2010 votes)

    #13 - Dirty Hands

    S3:E16

    Amid a heated labor dispute, Tyrol asks the imprisoned Baltar for advice. Seelix becomes involved after she is turned down for flight training.

    Director:Wayne Rose
    Writers:Anne Cofell Saunders, Jane Espenson

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

    #14 - 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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  15. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 3 - Bastille Day
    7.6/10(2775 votes)

    #15 - Bastille Day

    S1:E3

    The fleet has found a source of water, but who will take on the difficult and dangerous job of mining it from the icy planet? Commander Adama and President Roslin send Lee to the Astral Queen, a prisoner transport ship, with an offer for its inmates: Volunteer for this mission and earn "freedom points".

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Toni Graphia

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  16. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 6 - Litmus
    7.6/10(2530 votes)

    #16 - Litmus

    S1:E6

    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 select few: Cylons now look like humans.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Jeff Vlaming

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  17. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 11 - Colonial Day
    7.6/10(2337 votes)

    #17 - Colonial Day

    S1:E11

    When President Roslin calls an Interim Quorum of the Twelve Colonies, she discovers that democracy brings its ugly stepsisters — politics and deadly intrigue — to the party. Tom Zarek, the charismatic convicted terrorist, is elected as the delegate from Sagittaron and immediately proposes elections for the vice-presidency.

    Director:Jonas Pate
    Writer:Carla Robinson

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  18. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 17 - The Captain's Hand
    7.6/10(2078 votes)

    #18 - The Captain's Hand

    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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  19. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 7 - A Measure of Salvation
    7.6/10(2004 votes)

    #19 - A Measure of Salvation

    S3:E7

    Apollo formulates a plan that threatens the very existence of the Cylon culture. Adama and Roslin must decide whether to follow through on the plan to use a biological weapon against the Cylons. D'Anna Biers (Number Three) believes Baltar knows who created the virus that infected and disabled the Cylon baseship. She is willing to take extreme measures to learn the truth.

    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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  20. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 18 - The Son Also Rises
    7.6/10(1941 votes)

    #20 - The Son Also Rises

    S3:E18

    When Baltar's representatives face assassination attempts, Adama asks Lee to protect Baltar's lawyer. After taking on the assignment, Lee seeks to play an active role in Baltar's defense.

    Director:Robert M. Young
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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  21. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 2 - Water
    7.7/10(2873 votes)

    #21 - Water

    S1:E2

    Lt. Sharon Valerii wakes up soaking wet in the tool room with an explosive charge in her duffel bag. Shortly afterward, a mysterious explosion destroys all the port-side water tanks on Galactica, creating a crisis for the entire fleet. Sharon can't remember a thing, but all the evidence points to her as a saboteur. She confesses her concern to Chief Tyrol, but he can't believe she's responsible.

    Directors:Rod Hardy, Marita Grabiak
    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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  22. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 4 - Act of Contrition
    7.7/10(2686 votes)

    #22 - Act of Contrition

    S1:E4

    After a flight deck accident kills 13 pilots and wounds many others, Kara is thrust into service as a flight instructor and ordered to turn a group of civilian pilots and academy washouts into full-fledged Viper pilots.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  23. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 7 - Six Degrees of Separation
    7.7/10(2484 votes)

    #23 - Six Degrees of Separation

    S1:E7

    When Baltar and the Number Six who lives in his head have a falling out, she abandons him, only to surface a short while later aboard the Galactica. But now she's called Shelley Godfrey, everyone can see her, and she's telling them that she has evidence, passed on by the late Dr. Amarak, that will prove Baltar sold out the human race to the Cylons.

    Director:Robert M. Young
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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  24. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 5 - The Farm
    7.7/10(2175 votes)

    #24 - The Farm

    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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  25. Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 8 - Final Cut
    7.7/10(2264 votes)

    #25 - Final Cut

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Black Market" is the worst rated episode of "Battlestar Galactica". It scored 6.4/10 based on 2380 votes. Directed by James Head and written by Mark Verheiden, it aired on 1/27/2006. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sacrifice".