The Oath

Episode aired Jan 30, 2009
TV-14
44m

IMDb RATING

9.0/10

2.1K

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Edward James Olmos and Michael Hogan in Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Artificial Intelligence Sci-Fi Epic Space Sci-Fi Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The Fleet refuses to cooperate with Cylon engineers and Adama decides to put an end to it. He sends the Quorum a message stating that unless they wish to join Zarek in the cell, they get the... Read allThe Fleet refuses to cooperate with Cylon engineers and Adama decides to put an end to it. He sends the Quorum a message stating that unless they wish to join Zarek in the cell, they get their people in line. However, Gaeta has already freed Zarek with the help of other would-be-... Read allThe Fleet refuses to cooperate with Cylon engineers and Adama decides to put an end to it. He sends the Quorum a message stating that unless they wish to join Zarek in the cell, they get their people in line. However, Gaeta has already freed Zarek with the help of other would-be-revolutionists. They allow Zarek to leave Galactica on a raptor. He lands on Colonial One ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

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2.1K

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Trivia
This episode was originally to be directed by Kevin Smith, who is an ardent fan of the series, however, scheduling conflicts prevented him from directing.

Quotes
Admiral William Adama: [after being relieved of command and witnessing Private Jaffee being shot dead] I want you all to understand this! If you do this, there will be no forgiveness! No amnesty! This boy died honoring his uniform. You, you'll die with nothing!

Soundtracks
Main Title Theme
Written by Richard Gibbs

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Featured review

10/10

Oh Jeez...

Excellent episode. Period.

Oh, yes, mutinies are SO incredibly rare. Right, of course. And we've all lived through the collapse of human civilization, and have experienced the sort of chaos that accompanies the complete breakdown of hope.

C'mon guys. Let's stop supplanting the show with our own private ideas of where the plot SHOULD go. It's not your story to tell. That's one of the things about this show that has held my attention (and I assume EVERYBODY's attention) for four years--the fact that it never goes where you EXPECT a space adventure to go (which is true of all great stories). I love it. I love that we get to earth, the shining hope and dream of mankind, only to find that it is a complete letdown.

The socio-political fallout of such situations--that is what Battlestar Galactica has always been about.