#TBT (Throwback Thursday) #55 – February 4, 2016

#TBT. Screen caps of the Chief in the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA episode 2×15: SCAR. This episode aired 10 years ago on February 3, 2006. #BSG10YEARS.

Episode Synopsis: The colonial mining ship Majahual has been working around the clock for a month extracting essential metals from an asteroid. The fleet has moved on, leaving Galactica behind to guard the miners from persistent Cylon raids.

The Viper pilots’ deadliest foe is an enemy Raider that they’ve nicknamed “Scar”, the combat-savvy reincarnation of countless Cylon warriors that boasts a growing list of human kills. Hiding out in the asteroid belt, Scar is a master of hit-and-run attacks that are decimating the war-weary Viper squadrons and forcing them to throw inexperienced replacement pilots into the fray.

The shaken pilots, led by Capt. Lee “Apollo” Adama, cover their distress at the mounting casualties by adopting a hardboiled demeanor. But neither booze nor a lustful encounter with Lee can vanquish the battle-fatigue or the demons that haunt Lt. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace.

Tempers explode between Kara and Lt. Louanne “Kat” Katraine, who insists that Starbuck is dangerously off her game. A fierce competition ensues as to which of them will obliterate Scar.

But when Scar traps both Starbuck and Kat in an ambush, Kara must swallow her pride and support her brash young rival in a climactic dogfight against the Cylons’ top gun.

written by: DAVID WEDDLE & BRADLEY THOMPSON
directed by: MICHAEL NANKIN

TRANSCRIPT: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA – 2×15: Scar (February 3, 2006)

(1) INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK

[Jo Jo o­n the hangar deck after getting out of his viper]
Crewman: It’s all right, Jo-Jo.
Tyrol: Verify pc-2 pressure zero, throttles closed, oxygen, generator and master switches off.
Starbuck: Check. Shutdown complete.
Tyrol: Nothing you could do, Captain. You were too far away.
Kat: Nice work, Starbuck.
Starbuck: What the hell happened to BB?
Kat: What happened? He did exactly what you told him to do, Captain. Him and Duck had bingo fuel and a head start home, but instead the FNG turned and attacked. And Scar lit him up like a pinwheel.
Starbuck: Why’d he try to take Scar o­n by himself? Stupid idiot.
Kat: “Try to run and you’re dead”. I heard you, you drilled that into the poor moron’s head.
Starbuck: You know what? You and I both know that 99% of the time that is the right move.
Kat: Hmm, not this time.


(2) INT. GALACTICA – ATHENA’S CELL
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

Athena: This guy’s probably died and been reborn a dozen times. You may have faced him before.
Starbuck: So what, raiders reincarnate? Just like you?
Athena: Yeah, just like me.
Starbuck: Great. What a frakkin’ world.
Athena: A raider’s much like a trained animal, with the basic consciousness and survival instinct. But with the destruction of the resurrection ship, when they die, they’re really dead. So, they’re not gonna mount mass attacks where they could have major casualties.
Starbuck: Raiders reincarnate?
Athena: Makes sense, doesn’t it? It takes months for you to train a nugget into an effective viper pilot. And then they get killed. And their experience, their knowledge, their skill sets. They’re all lost forever. So, if you could bring ’em back and put ’em in a brand new body, wouldn’t you do it? ‘Cause death then becomes a learning experience. How, uh– how many pilots have we lost? I mean, have you lost?
Starbuck: You know, there are times when I look at you and I forget what you are. All I see is that kid that pooched her landings day after day. The kid that was frakkin’ the Chief and thinking she was getting away with it.
Athena: Yeah, I remember. (crying) You were like a big sister to–
[Boomer reaches out to touch Starbuck o­n the leg. The marines promptly cock and raise their rifles to stop her]
Athena: Kara, um– be careful of Scar, okay? He’s filled with rage.
Starbuck: About what?
Athena: Dying’s a painful and traumatic experience. Every time he’s reborn, he’s filled with more bitter memories. Scar hates you every bit as much as you hate him.


Transcript: Sci Fi SadGeezers

VIDEO: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA – 2×15: Scar (February 3, 2006)

TV SHOW: Battlestar Galactica
EPISODE: 2×15: Scar
AIR DATE: February 3, 2006 on Sci Fi Channel (USA)
AARON’S CHARACTER: Chief Tyrol
WRITTEN BY: David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
DIRECTED BY: Michael Nankin
LINKS: IMDb / Wikipedia / Battlestar Wiki

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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA – 2×15: Scar (February 3, 2006)