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Recapping every episode of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2008) from mini-series to finale!

Rick Broida and Dave Johnson


    • Feb 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 81 EPISODES


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    BONUS: The Star Trek Picardcast - Episode 0

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 38:58


    Hey, Recaptica fans! Something new from Rick and Dave: We're starting with a Star Trek Picard "precap," then we'll go on to recap the first episode of the new series -- and maybe more! Hope you'll join us. We missed you!

    Our Final Episode: 'The Plan'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 44:34


    We're back! It took awhile, but as promised, we returned to the Galactiverse for one last hurrah. Actually, more like one last "meh." Because while we did find some redeeming elements in this half-baked "Plan," we're not sure it's required viewing. It's definitely required listening, though, because we also spend some time talking about Star Trek Discovery, The Orville, The Umbrella Academy, and even Avengers: Endgame!

    S4 E21 - 'Daybreak, Pt. 3'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 63:37


    Finally, the finale! It's bittersweet to say goodbye -- not just to this monumental TV show, but to everyone who's watched and listened along with us. Thanks so much for joining us on this amazing journey. And get ready for what's next! Yep, we're doing Travelers.

    S4 E20 - 'Daybreak, Pt. 2'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 59:28


    Get ready for the non-stop action thrill-ride that is the middle act of the series finale.

    S4 E19 - 'Daybreak, Pt. 1'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2018 53:38


    It's the (beginning of the) end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine. Why not commemorate the show -- and the podcast -- with some awesome Battlestar Recaptica swag?

    S4 E18 - 'Islanded in a Stream of Stars' (Extended version)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 78:24


    Let's all sing together: "Islanded in a stream (of stars) / That is what we are / No one in-between / How can we be wrong?" Sorry, we just thought some Bee Gees might make up for this uneven episode. We watched the extended cut... and don't necessarily recommend you do likewise.

    S4 E17 - 'Someone to Watch Over Me' with special guest Mark A. Altman!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 88:00


    AKA "Ghost Dad." AKA "Battlestar Gershwinica." AKA "Boom-er goes the dynamite." Also, the co-author of "So Say We All" (the book, not our show sign-off) stops by to share some fantastic stories about the show!

    S4 E16 - 'Deadlock'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 67:46


    Maybe they should have called it Meh-lock? A plodding, non-sensical misfire in an otherwise wonderful season. 

    S4 E15 - 'No Exit'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 81:54


    Say hello to Anders Exposition-Bot 3000! And find out who won the Battlestar Recaptica Blu-ray Giveaway!

    S4 E14 - 'Blood on the Scales'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 77:53


    Um, remember all that stuff Rick said about Zarek being a decent guy? Never mind. Plus: Dave's big announcement is swag-tastic! Get your Battlestar Recaptica loot at https://www.teepublic.com/user/bsgr

    S4 E13 - 'The Oath' with special guest Jamie Bamber!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 87:35


    Felix Gaeta swore an oath when he put on that uniform, but he betrays it in this episode. We swore an oath to bring you as many cast-members as possible, and we are honoring that promise with none other than Jamie "Apollo" Bamber! Therefore: We > Gaeta.

    S4 E12 - 'A Disquiet Follows My Soul'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 75:09


    And when a disquiet catches up to my soul, it's a bloodbath. Meanwhile, there's a whole lotta fomenting going on. Join us for a breakdown of Ron Moore's first stint in the director's chair! (Spoiler alert: he did great!)

    S4 E11 - 'Sometimes a Great Notion' with special guest Kandyse McClure!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 93:31


    Dualla herself joins us to discuss one of the most wrenching episodes to date. Meanwhile, Tigh and Adama have it out in one of the most wrenching scenes to date. Did we mention this episode was wrenching?

    S4 E10 - 'Revelations'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 67:39


    "Wait a second... you can't be a Cylon. You used to have HAIR!" Come to think of it, what real proof DO the Final Four have that they're Cylons? A shared love of Jimi Hendrix? Plus: A Battlestar Recaptica super-fan joins us to talk BSG!

    S4 E9 - 'The Hub'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 68:22


    D'Anna returns (yay!), Baltar fesses up (whoa!), and Roslyn has visions (ummm... no thanks!).

    S4 E8 - 'Sine Qua Non'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 58:32


    No this, no that. Sine Qua Non. Turns out the Galactiverse speaks Latin -- and so does Adama! That's the good news; the bad news is that Romo Lampkin returns, and not in a good way.

    S4 E7 - 'Guess What's Coming to Dinner'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2018 69:57


    Oooh! Is it Sidney Poitier? Oh, right: what. Okay, then our money's on a toaster. Just make sure you're not serving toast! Because awkward... Want to check out the video Rick mentioned in this episode? Here's your link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs

    S4 E6 - 'Faith'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 58:49


    Faith takes many forms: faith in your commanding officer, faith in one or more gods, faith in the babble of a gal lying in a tub of goo...

    S4 E5 - 'The Road Less Traveled'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 49:16


    "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood... I took the one less traveled by." --Robert Frost What is the "road" in this episode? Discuss. (We have absolutely no idea.) Want to support Battlestar Recaptica with a little space-cash? Now you can! https://patron.podbean.com/bsgrecap

    S4 E4 - 'Escape Velocity' with special guest Aaron Douglas!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 84:31


    The Chief himself stops by to chat about his time on the Galactica and, among other things, that amazing scene in Joe's Bar.

    S4 E3 - 'The Ties That Bind'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 59:58


    No, not the TIGHs that bind... not the Springsteen song... not even the eponymous novel set in the "Star Wars" universe. This one's all about fractured marriages and how Tory is THE WORST!

    S4 E2 - 'Six of One'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 72:51


    ...tertiary adjunct of unimatrix... whoops, wrong show! This is the one where the Cylons break bad -- against each other!

    S4 E1 - 'He That Believeth in Me'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 62:24


    Season 4 gets off to an exciting start -- and we have a spiffy new logo to go with it!

    S3 E20 - 'Crossroads, Pt. 2'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 46:30


    Well, it's the end of season 3, and not much happens... no, wait, ALL THE THINGS HAPPEN! Baltar's verdict is in; Cylons are revealed; and someone is back from the dead! (You'll NEVER guess who...)

    S3 E19 - 'Crossroads, Pt 1'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 49:59


    It's the beginning of the end -- of season three! It's also the beginning of our newfound appreciation for Romo Lampkin.

    S3 E18 - ' The Son Also Rises'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2018 51:16


    It's not widely known that Ernest Hemingway penned a script for Battlest... hang on... nope, nope, I'm being told that's not correct. Which is too bad, because this episode could have used some help from ol' Papa...

    S3 E17 - 'Maelstrom'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 51:41


    It's 11 years later and we're still not going to spoil what happens in this episode. Because some of us respect the Spoiler Code, a thing we totally just made up.

    S3 E16 - 'Dirty Hands'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018 61:07


    Whether it's refining Tylium or writing an underground manifesto, you can't sow the seeds of discontent without getting your hands dirty.

    S3 E15 - 'A Day in the Life'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 41:44


    Not one of BSG's finest, but still better than any single episode of "The Orville." Eh? Eh? (Think them's fighting words? Let us know!)

    S3 E14 - 'The Woman King'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 54:29


    Aka "Doctors Without Morals," aka "Rick promises to stop ragging on episodes he thinks are going to be bad." Because, save for the one bonkers plot-point that kicks this whole thing off, this is great stuff!

    S3 E13 - 'Taking a Break from All Your Worries'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 40:15


    "NORM!" "What's shaking, Normie?" "I'm just a big loaf of bread surrounded by toasters."

    S3 E12 - 'Rapture'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 45:42


    It's our 50th episode! Alas, there's no champagne, but there is a supernova in the sky. Also a capture, a rapture, and the kind of rescue mission that could happen only on "Battlestar Galactica."  

    S3 E11 - 'The Eye of Jupiter' with special guest Michael Trucco!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 74:29


    Join us on "Melrose Planet" as the drama heats up between Dee and Lee, Lee and Starbuck, and Starbuck and Anders. Speaking of Anders, be sure to stick around for our interview with Michael Trucco!

    S3 E10 - 'The Passage'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 57:06


    The good news: This episode of BSG passes the Bechdel test. The bad news: One of the two women won't be taking it again. Plus: We finish out our discussion of "Star Trek: Discovery."

    Bonus Episode: A Tale of Two 'Star Treks'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 26:38


    Join us for a lively discussion of the two new "Star Trek" series: "Star Trek: Discovery" and "The Orville." It's true: The latter plays like classic Trek -- but is that a good thing?

    S3 E9 - 'Unfinished Business'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 51:58


    Assuming you can tear yourself away from "Star Trek Discovery" for five minutes, join us for a discussion of one of Galactica's most popular episodes.

    S3 E8 - 'Hero'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017 54:47


    Retcon alert! Retcon alert! (Its okay: Sometimes the bad episodes are the most fun to discuss.)

    S3 E7 - 'A Measure of Salvation' with special guest Grace Park!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 64:27


    Once again we face some Big Questions: Is it ethical to destroy an entire civilization, even one that means you harm? Is biological warfare ever acceptable? Is it possible to enjoy being tortured? (It is now, nudge-nudge!) Oh, and Grace Park joins us on the podcast. NONE OTHER THAN SHARON/BOOMER/ATHENA HERSELF!

    S3 E6 - 'Torn'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2017 47:27


    No, it has nothing to do with the Natalie Imbruglia song. But one could definitely argue that "nothing's right" aboard Galactica or amongst the Cylons. Torn, indeed!

    S3 E5 - 'Collaborators'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 46:09


    Don't do the crime if you can't do the time...in space! (You know...floating around in space. Because you've been shot out a launch tube. That's what happens when you collaborate with the enemy!)

    Bonus Content: Blooper Super-Cut!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 1:46


    All the bloopers from season one in a single, hilarity-filled bonus track!

    S3 E4 - 'Exodus, Part 2' with special guest Ron Moore!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2017 75:21


    Join us for a post-ATX debrief, a discussion of the amazing conclusion to the New Caprica arc, and the man himself, show creator Ron Moore. All the things!

    S3 E3 - 'Exodus, Part 1'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 55:36


    The word "exodus" comes from the ancient texts, and loosely translates to "Go bye-bye now." Which is exactly what the human residents of New Caprica want to do. Curiously, it seems like the Cylons wouldn't mind that option, either.

    S3 E2 - 'Precipice'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 61:41


    In which everyone pats their pockets and says, "Launch keys, launch keys... Now where the heck did we leave those keys?" Because you can't stage a getaway if you can't start the getaway car. Quick housekeeping note: We'll be taking a short break after this episode, but lots of good stuff to follow.

    S3 E1 - 'Occupation'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2017 53:44


    Before there was "Caprica" (the TV series), there was New Caprica, the setting for most of Season 3's opener. Unfortunately, the Nazis -- er, Cylons -- have occupied the settlement, so things aren't looking good. For the humans, anyway; for the viewer, things are very good.

    Battlestar Galactica - 'Razor'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 91:21


    Kind of a prequel, kind of a movie, kind of an unusual addition to the Galacti-verse, and kind of...a mess? Okay, sure, but a wonderful mess or an unfortunate one? We have thoughts.

    S2 E20 - 'Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 71:38


    All the things happen! Join us for the shocking end to a shaky season, and stay tuned for our upcoming recap of the interstitial BSG movie "Razor."

    S2 E19 - 'Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2017 48:35


    Wonder if April 1 means anything in the Galactiverse. Annnnyway, it's the beginning of the end of Season 2, as the mission to rescue Anders and Co. takes some unexpected turns. 

    S2 E18 - 'Downloaded' with special guest Tahmoh Penikett!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 84:13


    Join for us for a lively discussion of one of the most revealing episodes to date, then stick around as Helo himself stops by the podcast to talk "Galactica," "Dollhouse," and more! HELO!!

    S2 E17 - 'The Captain's Hand'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2017 58:00


    We watched the whole episode and never got an answer to the most important question of all: left hand or right hand?

    S2 E16 - 'Sacrifice'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2017 50:40


    "Delany's got a gun." (Think Aerosmith.) And as we all know, you don't introduce a gun in the first act unless it's going to go off. Which it does. In the direction of our beloved Billy. But was that really the "sacrifice" referred to in the show title? Join us as we forget to discuss the meaning of the show title. #caution #professionalsatwork

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