Resistance

Resistance is an episode of the TV series, Battlestar Galactica, and aired during the show's second season. This episode saw the introduction of Samuel T. Anders, played by Michael Trucco.
==Plot==
:The following is taken from Wikipedia, and can be found here.
When civilian ships protest martial law, acting commander Tigh orders marines to take withheld supplies by force. On the civilian ship Gideon, Marines open fire on a hostile but unarmed crowd of civilians, killing four. Fearing a split in the fleet, President Roslin and Apollo enlist help from Racetrack and Dualla to escape the brig, and go into hiding with Tom Zarek, Roslin's erstwhile political enemy.
Tigh has Chief Galen Tyrol thrown in a cell with Boomer who has recently been found to be a Cylon. He then orders Baltar to determine whether he is also a Cylon. Instead, Baltar injects Tyrol with poison and demands that Boomer reveal the number of Cylon agents still secretly aboard the fleet. After Boomer guesses that there are eight agents, Baltar administers the antidote and later clears Tyrol of being a Cylon.
On Caprica, Starbuck and Helo encounter humans who survived the initial Cylon attacks and formed a resistance group. After a firefight and a Mexican standoff, the two groups persuade each other they are not Cylons by discussing sports.
Back on Galactica, a still-weak Commander Adama resumes command. Tigh confesses he has made mistakes, but Adama sympathizes with the pressures of command. An angry crowd gathers to witness Boomer's transfer to a specially-constructed holding cell. During the transfer, Specialist Cally shoots Boomer, who dies in Tyrol's arms declaring her love for him.
==Cast==
*Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama
*Mary McDonnell as President of the Twelve Colonies Laura Roslin
*Katee Sackhoff as Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
*Jamie Bamber as Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama
*James Callis as Doctor Gaius Baltar
*Tricia Helfer as Messenger Six
*Grace Park as Lieutenant Sharon "Boomer" Valerii
*Michael Hogan as Colonel Saul Tigh
*Aaron Douglas as Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol
*Tahmoh Penikett as Lieutenant Karl "Helo" Agathon
*Paul Campbell as Billy Keikeya
*Nicki Clyne as Specialist Calandra Henderson
*Alessandro Juliani as Lieutenant Felix Gaeta
*Kandyse McClure as Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla
*Michael Trucco as Samuel T. Anders
*Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh
*Donnelly Rhodes as Major Sherman Cottle
*Lorena Gale as Elosha
*Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek
*Chris Shields as Corporal Venner
*Bodie Olmos as Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza
*Leah Cairns as Lieutenant Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson
*Dominic Zamprogna as Specialist James "Jammer" Lyman
*Tamara Lashley as Sue-Shaun
*Jeremy Guilbaut as Lieutenant Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino
*Heather Doerksen as Sergeant Brandy Harder
*Curtis Hicks as Marine Sergeant
*? as Jo-Man
*? as Rally
*? as Ten Point
*? as Crip-Key
*? as Morris Fink
==Appearances==
===Characters===
*Lee "Apollo" Adama
*William Adama
*Karl "Helo" Agathon
*Gaius Baltar
*Anastasia Dualla
*Felix Gaeta
*Calandra Henderson
*Billy Keikeya
*Number Eight
**Sharon "Boomer" Valerii
**Sharon Agathon
*Number Six
**Messenger Six
*Laura Roslin
*Saul Tigh
*Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
*Galen Tyrol
===Locations===
*Cyrannus Star System
**Caprica
*The Fleet
===Species===
*Cylon
**Centurion
**Humanoid Cylon
**Raider
*Human
===Technology===
*FTL
*Wireless
===Vehicles and vessels===
*Basestar
*Colonial One
*Galactica
*Raider
*Raptor
*Viper
===Organizations===
*Colonial Fleet
*Colonial Government
*Colonial Marine Corps
==Production==
=== Directing ===
While preparing for the Pyramid scene, actors Michael Trucco and Katee Sackoff went through stunt training to make it appear realistic. Trucco was aware of the Triad game from the 1978 TV series, which also had no specific rules described.Battlestar Galacticast, episode: "Season 2, Episode 4: Resistance". Real firearms were provided for the actors rather than props.
== Further notes ==
* Ronald D. Moore recorded a podcast, which can be found here.
==Sources ==
==External links==
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