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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 3 Episode 9 - Unfinished Business
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 15 - A Day in the Life
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 14 - The Woman King
    7.0/10(26 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 8 - Hero
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 10 - The Passage
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 18 - The Son Also Rises
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 5 - The Road Less Traveled
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 16 - Deadlock
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 13 - Taking a Break from All Your Worries
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Taking a Break from All Your Worries

    S3:E13

    Now on board Galactica, Baltar faces charges of treason. He contemplates suicide with the help of Number Six. Questions remain about his true identity. Is he a Cylon or isn't he? Apollo shows off the new drinking establishment on Galactica, Joe's Bar, to Tyrol. Apollo thinks about Kara and wonders whether his marriage to Dee is worth saving.

    Director:Edward James Olmos
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  10. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 3 - The Ties That Bind
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 3 - Bastille Day
    7.4/10(44 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 6 - Litmus
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 9 - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
    7.4/10(40 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 7 - A Measure of Salvation
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 11 - The Eye of Jupiter
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #15 - The Eye of Jupiter

    S3:E11

    Tyrol discovers the Temple of Five on the algae planet. The temple may hold the Eye of Jupiter, which is believed to show the way to Earth. The Cylons take a keen interest in the discovery. Athena learns that her baby, Hera, may still be alive. Lee relies on Anders to help build civilian support for the protection of the Eye. His relationship with Kara complicates matters.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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  16. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 16 - Dirty Hands
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 4 - Escape Velocity
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 8 - Sine Qua Non
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 7 - Six Degrees of Separation
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 6 - Torn
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #20 - Torn

    S3:E6

    Lingering feelings of rage lead Saul Tigh and Kara Thrace to cause problems aboard Galactica between the survivors from New Caprica and those who stayed with the fleet during the Occupation. Baltar assists the Cylons in an attempt to stay alive and uncovers details about Cylon civilization. A Cylon baseship falls victim to a mysterious disease.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Anne Cofell Saunders

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  21. Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Episode 17 - Maelstrom
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #21 - Maelstrom

    S3:E17

    Kara continues to have dreams about Leoben Conoy and the mandala she painted at her old apartment on Caprica. While on patrol in her Viper, she encounters a Cylon Heavy Raider. When Tyrol cannot verify Kara's claim that the Cylon ship struck the Viper, Admiral Adama and Lee become concerned about her mental stability.

    Director:Michael Nankin
    Writers:David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

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  22. Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Episode 18 - Islanded in a Stream of Stars
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 2 - Water
    7.6/10(48 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 4 - Act of Contrition
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Episode 11 - Colonial Day
    7.6/10(39 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Unfinished Business" is the worst rated episode of "Battlestar Galactica". It scored 6.9/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Robert M. Young and written by Michael Taylor, it aired on 12/1/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Day in the Life".