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Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. 1978 Series: The Lost Planet of the Gods Part 1 - The fleet needs to decide on the best path forward, Baltar schemes, and Jessie and Vera try to makes sense of how much time has or hasn't passed.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. 1978 Series: Saga of a Star World Part 3 - Wrapping up the pilot movie and setting up for the tv series and the surviving colonials realize they're not safe and must flee once again.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. 1978 Series, Season 1: Saga of a Star World Part 2 - 

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. 1978 Series, Season 1: Saga of a Star World Part 1 - Now that we've finally escaped the horror of the 2000s remake, it's time to dive into the 1970s era sci-fi of the original series!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Daybreak Parts 2&3 - Finally the end has come. And somehow, despite expectations being in the dirt, this still managed to be bad in shocking ways.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Daybreak Part 1 - Let the final stretch truly begin. It's the beginning of the end, and Vera is so ready to be done with this thing, even as Jessie laughs at her pain.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. TV Movie: Blood & Chrome - A movie set during the first Cylon war, following a young William Adama on his first mission as a pilot. Honestly, it's a nice breather from the show proper right now.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Islanded in a Stream of Stars - The show gives us a classic "get everything in place for the finale" episode, and removes what had made Vera interested in Boomer again while it's at it.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Someone to Watch Over Me - Starbuck takes up piano, while Chief Tyrol connects with Boomer like it's the first time. This one is fine, which for this show is a huge step up right now.

Episode Description Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Deadlock - Ellen Tigh returns to the Galactica, Baltar tries to become a figure of hope, and show host Vera gets so angry at this show that she doesn't even have the energy to yell anymore.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. The Plan - We pause the final season to take a look at the prequel/midquel/plot-hole-filler "movie" that is "The Plan." Finally we'll see the meticulous and  carefully constructed plan and intentions behind the mysterious moves the Cylons made in the first two seasons... right?...

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, No Exit - A massive lore dump combined with a confrontation that's lived rent free in Jessie's mind ever since gives us plenty to cover here. Strap in folks, it's a long one.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Blood on the Scales - The mutiny arc concludes... huzzah. Can you tell Vera is tired of trying to write clever things about this show?

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, The Oath - Gaeta and Zarak make their move, while Jessie laughs at Vera's continued pain through what's supposed to be one of the best story arcs of the show.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, A Disquiet Follows My Soul - Lines are drawn as Adama pressures the other ships to accept modifications from the new Cylon allies, and the show finally remembers there've been open questions about Nicky for over half a season.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Webisodes: Face of the Enemy - Gaeta finds himself drifting alone on a raptor with two pilots, a mechanic, and two cylons, both No. 8. Welcome to the bottle story of the season 4 webisodes!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 11 - Sometimes a Great Notion - The crew of Galactica try to figure out what to do after the devestating discovery of the state of Earth. I'm sure it'll all be handled with the show's characteristic grace, poise, and care. Zero chance that something really mes...

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 10 - Revelations - The Cylons and the suviving humans face a crossroads where they will either be at each others throats forever or come together in a common goal. Get ready for one of those big mid-season reveals!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 9 - The Hub - The damaged basestar carrying Roslyn, Baltar, Helo, and a collection of rogue Cylons chases down the resurrection hub with the intent to permanently remove the Cylons' ability to download and revive after death. 

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 8 - Sine Qua Non - The rambshackle government tries to figure out who should be leading them, Romo has a breakdown, and Adama and Tigh fight over possibly the worst single plot development in the show.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 7 - Guess What's Coming to Dinner - The rebel Cylons do their best to negotiate with the Galactica while Roslyn in turn does her best to shut the Quorum out of the process.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 6 - Faith - Starbuck has an alliance with the rebel Cylons proposed to her, while back on Galactica President Roslyn finds herself questioning her beliefs as her treatments continue.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 5 - The Road Less Traveled - Chief Tyrol spirals in the wake of Callie's death and Starbuck comes face to face with Leoben again. We're sure this show will handle scenes of an abuse victim seeing her abuser again with great care and delicacy... 

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 4 - Escape Velocity - Chief Tyrol flounders trying to mourn Callie, while Baltar's growing cult-like influence causes debate in the Quarum as to the best way to handle it, and Tigh has a minor crashout.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 3 - The Ties that Bind - The Cylons try to reconcile their differences, Callie crashes out, the crew under Starbuck are losing faith, and the hosts try not to lose complete faith in the show.