The Hand of God (1978 Battlestar Galactica)

Infobox Television episode | Title = The Hand of God
Series = Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Season = 1
Episode = 24
Airdate = April 29 1979
Guest(s) =
Production =
Writer = Donald Bellisario
Director = Donald Bellisario
Producer = David J. O'Connell
Episode list = List of Episodes
Prev = Take the Celestra
Next = Galactica Discovers Earth

"The Hand of God" is an episode of the original "Battlestar Galactica" television series. This was the last episode of the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. The next episode is the first episode of the follow-up series, "Galactica 1980".

ummary

Receiving a mysterious radio signal possibly from Earth, Commander Adama and the crew are wary of a Cylon trap, and decide to turn the tables by attacking the Cylons with a stolen Cylon Raider.

Expanded overview

On a night out in the Galactica, Apollo leads his friends to a forgotten observatory where they receive the mysterious transmissions. After discovering how close the Cylons are to the fleet, Adama decides the Galactica has the element of surprise on their side, and they plan an attack. Baltar provides essential information about the internal arrangement and configuration of a Cylon Basestar to enable them to narrow the odds of failure in order for their high risk mission to be a success. Baltar's price for his knowledge is his freedom - if the attack succeeds he will be marooned on some habitable planet with sufficient equipment and supplies to survive on his own.

Armed with Baltar's advice, Apollo and Starbuck successfully board the Basestar and set high detonation charges in the most carefully guarded and delicate location to paralyze and cripple its defenses. Boomer leads the Colonial Viper squadron on a risky attack of the Cylon Basestar. In the last scene of the series finale, Apollo and Starbuck narrowly miss receiving Apollo 11 moon landing transmissions from Earth.

Actors

*Dirk Benedict - Lieutenant Starbuck
*Terry Carter - Colonel Tigh
*John Colicos - Count Baltar
*Lorne Greene - Commander Adama
*Richard Hatch - Captain Apollo
*Herb Jefferson, Jr. - Lieutenant Boomer
*Maren Jensen - Lieutenant Athena
*Anne Lockhart (actor) - Lieutenant Sheba
*Laurette Spang - Cassiopeia
*Tony Swartz - Sergeant Jolly

Re-Imagining

*This is only episode of the original series to have the same title as its re-imagined counterpart in the new Battlestar Galactica. The plots of the two episodes are relatively similar. The two biggest differences in the remake are: the Galactica attacks a Cylon Asteroid base as opposed to a Base Ship and the absence of Starbuck and Apollo's sabotage mission. The episode title also has a different meaning.

External links

* at the Battlestar Wiki