Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down (Battlestar Galactica)
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"Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down" is the ninth episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica
television series. Its script was originally titled "Secrets and Lies".
Actor Edward James Olmos
, who portrays Commander Adama
on the show directed this episode.
agent Leoben Conoy
, President Roslin
remains suspicious that Commander Adama
is a Cylon. She exploits the romance between her aide Billy Keikeya
and Galactica bridge officer Anastasia Dualla
to detect anomalies in Adama's behavior, and Dee admits that the Commander has been making off-the-record transmissions to another ship. Roslin asks Adama to be the first person to undergo Dr. Baltar's
"Cylon Detector" blood test, which is now fully operational but takes eleven hours to complete.
A lone Cylon Raider
appears, possibly on a recon mission, but is disarmed by the combat air patrol
. It does not jump away from the fleet, and Col. Tigh
deploys a Raptor to gather data on the enemy. Tigh has command because Adama is off the ship with no explanation; shortly thereafter, he reappears with Col. Tigh's estranged wife, Ellen
, whom Tigh believed had been killed during the attack on Picon. Although her wild and flirtatious behavior has always been typical of her, Adama remains concerned over her history of encouraging Tigh's most self-destructive impulses--not to mention the suspicious nature of her sudden reappearance.
Back on Caprica, Helo
and Sharon
avoid capture by running through a sewer system. Helo wonders why the Cylon search has intensified, and Sharon states that she "overheard" the Cylons discussing plans and deployments. She claims there is a base in the city of Delphi and that they should go there to find a ship for escape off Caprica.
At a dinner, Ellen drunkenly flirts with Apollo and shrugs off Adama and Roslin's questions about how she was overlooked for so long. Adama, Apollo and Roslin go to Dr. Baltar's lab to check the results of Ellen's blood test. A harried Baltar explains that neither her nor Adama's test is complete because, under direct orders from Adama's and Roslin's conflicting agendas, he has had to switch between them twice already. Tigh then barges in with accusations (created by Ellen) that Adama has been pursuing his wife romantically. The shouting is cut short by a call from the CIC: the Cylon Raider has changed course. Tigh orders fighters scrambled as the Raider attempts a kamikaze
dive towards Galactica; only the intervention of the Vipers launched on Tigh's hunch prevent it from succeeding. Adama praises Tigh and asks him to keep anything from coming between their friendship, even Ellen.
At the end of the episode, Baltar declares Ellen to be a non-Cylon, to Adama's relief. Afterwards, however, talking to Number Six
, Baltar refuses to confirm to her whether or not he told the "truth" about Ellen's results.
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
television series. Its script was originally titled "Secrets and Lies".
Actor Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt...
, who portrays Commander Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
on the show directed this episode.
Plot
After her encounter with the CylonCylon (Battlestar Galactica)
The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, in the original 1978 and 1980 series, the 2004 reimagining, as well as the spin-off prequel series, Caprica...
agent Leoben Conoy
Leoben Conoy
Leoben Conoy is a fictional character portrayed by Callum Keith Rennie appearing in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series....
, President Roslin
Laura Roslin
Her first actions include organizing all FTL-capable ships together and convincing Commander William Adama to abandon a retaliatory attack on the Cylons. President Roslin and Billy Keikeya, her aide/press secretary/chief of staff, establish a working office space aboard her transport, renamed...
remains suspicious that Commander Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
is a Cylon. She exploits the romance between her aide Billy Keikeya
Billy Keikeya
Billy Keikeya is a fictional character in the miniseries and television remake of Battlestar Galactica. He is portrayed by Paul Campbell. Billy appeared until late in the second season, at which point he was killed by terrorists. Paul Campbell has said that his character was killed because he had...
and Galactica bridge officer Anastasia Dualla
Anastasia Dualla
Anastasia "Dee" Dualla, portrayed by Kandyse McClure, is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica.-Character history:...
to detect anomalies in Adama's behavior, and Dee admits that the Commander has been making off-the-record transmissions to another ship. Roslin asks Adama to be the first person to undergo Dr. Baltar's
Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
"Cylon Detector" blood test, which is now fully operational but takes eleven hours to complete.
A lone Cylon Raider
Cylon Raider
The Cylon Raider is the standard starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series. Cylon raiders are used as the main line of defense for Cylon Basestars.- Original series :...
appears, possibly on a recon mission, but is disarmed by the combat air patrol
Combat air patrol
Combat air patrol is a type of flying mission for fighter aircraft.A combat air patrol is an aircraft patrol provided over an objective area, over the force protected, over the critical area of a combat zone, or over an air defense area, for the purpose of intercepting and destroying hostile...
. It does not jump away from the fleet, and Col. Tigh
Saul Tigh
Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. The character was named Paul Tigh in early scripts, and was renamed due to legal issues, according to producer Ronald D. Moore. He is one of the main characters of the show.-Overview and personality:Saul Tigh is a...
deploys a Raptor to gather data on the enemy. Tigh has command because Adama is off the ship with no explanation; shortly thereafter, he reappears with Col. Tigh's estranged wife, Ellen
Ellen Tigh
After she is killed for treason against the resistance on New Caprica, Ellen resurrects aboard a Cylon ship, where John Cavil holds her prisoner. However, by downloading into a new body, she regains the memories that Cavil had blocked decades earlier...
, whom Tigh believed had been killed during the attack on Picon. Although her wild and flirtatious behavior has always been typical of her, Adama remains concerned over her history of encouraging Tigh's most self-destructive impulses--not to mention the suspicious nature of her sudden reappearance.
Back on Caprica, Helo
Karl Agathon
Karl C. Agathon is a fictional character on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series, portrayed by Tahmoh Penikett.-Background:...
and Sharon
Sharon Valerii
Number Eight is a female humanoid Cylon model on the television series Battlestar Galactica, a reimagining of the classic show of the same name. She is portrayed by Grace Park...
avoid capture by running through a sewer system. Helo wonders why the Cylon search has intensified, and Sharon states that she "overheard" the Cylons discussing plans and deployments. She claims there is a base in the city of Delphi and that they should go there to find a ship for escape off Caprica.
At a dinner, Ellen drunkenly flirts with Apollo and shrugs off Adama and Roslin's questions about how she was overlooked for so long. Adama, Apollo and Roslin go to Dr. Baltar's lab to check the results of Ellen's blood test. A harried Baltar explains that neither her nor Adama's test is complete because, under direct orders from Adama's and Roslin's conflicting agendas, he has had to switch between them twice already. Tigh then barges in with accusations (created by Ellen) that Adama has been pursuing his wife romantically. The shouting is cut short by a call from the CIC: the Cylon Raider has changed course. Tigh orders fighters scrambled as the Raider attempts a kamikaze
Kamikaze
The were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
dive towards Galactica; only the intervention of the Vipers launched on Tigh's hunch prevent it from succeeding. Adama praises Tigh and asks him to keep anything from coming between their friendship, even Ellen.
At the end of the episode, Baltar declares Ellen to be a non-Cylon, to Adama's relief. Afterwards, however, talking to Number Six
Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)
Number Six is a family of fictional characters from the reimagined science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. She is portrayed by Canadian actress and model Tricia Helfer. Of the twelve known Cylon models, she is the sixth of the "Significant Seven"...
, Baltar refuses to confirm to her whether or not he told the "truth" about Ellen's results.
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