Top Rated Episodes of Battlestar Galactica
Explore the highest rated episodes of Battlestar Galactica ranked by viewer scores and vote count. Discover fan favorites, standout episodes, and the most popular moments from the series.
#1. Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)
Commander Adama’s discovery that Kara Thrace had defied orders, launching directly to Caprica at the President’s behest, led him to demand President Roslin’s resignation. The unspoken weight of a military coup hung…
#2. Blood on the Scales
President Roslin confronts Tom Zarek and Lieutenant Gaeta in a desperate struggle for command of the Colonial fleet. The fate of the alliance with the Cylon rebels, and Adama's own life, hangs…
#3. Resurrection Ship (1)
The Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus now confront a novel threat: a Cylon vessel of the Resurrection class. Simultaneously, a dangerous power struggle within the human fleet looms, threatening to escalate into widespread…
#4. Crossroads (2)
With Baltar’s trial nearing its end, crucial figures within the fleet begin to suspect a terrifying truth: they might be the Final Five Cylons. Tigh struggles to understand the unsettling music resonating…
#5. The Oath
Gaeta’s calculated takeover of the Adama regime reveals the true nature of loyalties. As discontented individuals seize the opportunity to seize control of Galactica, the cost is steep: prisoners are taken, and…
#6. Pegasus
The *Battlestar Galactica* was not the sole survivor of the Cylon attack; the *Battlestar Pegasus* also endured.
#7. Resurrection Ship (2)
The conflict between Adama and Cain recedes, at least for the moment, as the two Battlestars unite for an attack on the Cylon Resurrection Ship. Apollo confronts a pivotal choice, while Baltar…
#8. Lay Down Your Burdens (2)
With Baltar's victory secured, Roslin contemplates a drastic measure: seizing the election. Her conviction is that he is a collaborator with the Cylons.
#9. Exodus (2)
Tigh faces a grim choice regarding his wife, Ellen, following her aid to the Cylons. Meanwhile, Lee grapples with the burden of safeguarding the civilian fleet's perilous voyage to Earth, while Adama…
#10. Sometimes a Great Notion
A sense of dread clung to Kara as she wrestled with the Hybrid's ominous prophecy. Meanwhile, aboard the ships of the Colonial fleet, Adama and his command battled a profound despair, brought…
#11. Daybreak (2)
In the series finale, Adama and the crew of the *Galactica* place the fate of humanity upon their desperate mission to free Hera from the Cylon colony.
#12. Revelations
D'Anna has taken President Roslin and other Colonials captive, a desperate gambit to lure the Final Five from the Colonial fleet. Colonel Tigh is convinced he possesses the means to resolve the…
#13. The Hub
Pilots of the Colonial Viper are devising an assault on the Resurrection Hub, working in concert with their Cylon rebel allies.
#14. No Exit
While recovering from his head wound aboard the Galactica, Sam Anders begins to recall fragmented memories of a distant Earth. The Final Cylon grapples with the consequences of the Final Five’s long-abandoned…
#15. Downloaded
Upon her death, Boomer’s consciousness was transferred to a new form, and she found herself adrift in a life unfamiliar and unsettling on the Cylon-controlled world of Caprica. Recognizing her disorientation, Number…
#16. 33
Following the devastating Cylon ambush, the disparate fleet of human survivors is caught in a relentless pursuit. With a jump to a new world occurring every thirty-three minutes, they find themselves perpetually…
#17. The Hand of God
With their reserves of tylium dwindling, the fleet faces a perilous choice: locate a new source of the vital ore or become vulnerable to Cylon assault. A reconnaissance patrol discovers an asteroid…
#18. He That Believeth in Me
As the Cylons descended, Sam Anders experienced an unsettling encounter with a Raider. Upon Starbuck’s return, the crew of the *Galactica* regarded her with a wary skepticism. Meanwhile, Gaius Baltar found sanctuary…
#19. Kobol's Last Gleaming (1)
During a routine supply run, Crashdown and Sharon Valerii stumble upon a planet teeming with life – a world capable of sustaining humanity. It bears a striking resemblance to Kobol, the fabled…
#20. Precipice
Adama intends to journey back to New Caprica, bringing with him an unexpected individual to serve as a conduit between the *Battlestar Galactica* and the burgeoning Resistance. Even those within the Resistance…
#21. Collaborators
Tyrol finds himself drawn into the Circle, a clandestine tribunal aboard the *Galactica*. It is here that those suspected of collaborating with the Cylons during the Occupation are judged and condemned in…
#22. Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
President Roslin confronts a perilous situation as the Colonials secretly conspire with Cylon rebels to dismantle a Resurrection Hub.
#23. Home (2)
Adama journeyed to Kobol, seeking Roslin, and then began the arduous task of assembling the fleet. He himself descended to Kobol, intent on locating the presidential party in their quest for the…
#24. Crossroads (1)
Baltar’s testimony in court casts a long shadow over the fleet’s precarious equilibrium. Romo Lampkin works with Lee to mount a defense. A growing number within the fleet begin to whisper of…
#25. Lay Down Your Burdens (1)
The governing body of Tyrol is beset by nightmares, and its leader seeks solace from a priest. Meanwhile, a rescue mission to Caprica is undertaken by Kara. In the Republic, Roslin and…
#26. Flesh and Bone
A Cylon, identifying himself as Leoben, was found aboard one of the vessels in the fleet. Commander Adama dispatched Kara to question him—though "question" felt insufficient for the task. Leoben claimed to…
#27. Flight of the Phoenix
Sharon told Adama that the *Galactica* had been compromised by a computer virus, one that was subtly manipulating essential ship functions while simultaneously probing for vulnerabilities. This activity was a prelude to…
#28. Daybreak (1)
As the *Galactica* edged closer to disintegration, Admiral Adama prepared the vessel for a mission that might prove to be its last. Simultaneously, Baltar’s Six broadcast a chilling warning: humanity’s story was…
#29. Resistance
Tigh declared martial law, his pronouncements laced with threats of dividing the fleet, as Lee labored to secure President Roslin’s freedom and forge a network of democratic resistance.
#30. Rapture
D'Anna, designated Number Three, confronts Adama regarding the Temple of the Five. Athena seeks Helo’s assistance in a scheme to free Hera. On the algae planet, Apollo directs Dee to abandon her…
#31. Scattered
With Adama incapacitated, Colonel Tigh assumes command of the Galactica. Boomer is incarcerated, and the truth is known: she is a Cylon.
#32. You Can't Go Home Again
The disappearance of Lieutenant Kara Thrace during a training mission, following an encounter with a Cylon patrol, weighs heavily on Commander Adama. His sense of responsibility is acute, compounded by her recent…
#33. Home (1)
In the opening of a two-part narrative, President Roslin’s precarious coalition faces its first significant challenge. Apollo, aligned with the President, finds himself embroiled in a conflict with Zarek and his associate,…
#34. Exodus (1)
On New Caprica, Sharon aids the Resistance as Admiral Adama commands Galactica through perilous waters in a rescue mission. Tyrol desperately strives to save Cally from a firing squad. Elsewhere, Anders discovers…
#35. Someone to Watch Over Me
A pervasive sense of disorientation clung to Kara as she wrestled with the ongoing reality of Sam’s coma. Simultaneously, Boomer found herself confronting accusations of treason. The Cylons aboard the base ship…
#36. Valley of Darkness
Tigh finds himself partnered with Lee as they confront a Cylon boarding party, a threat poised to seize control of the *Galactica* and cripple the fleet.
#37. Six of One
News reaches the Cylons: the Final Five are aboard the Colonial fleet. A faction among them advocates halting the Cavil model’s brutal process of disabling the Raider ships. Meanwhile, Starbuck struggles with…
#38. Faith
President Roslin, facing her own mortality, and the fiercely independent Viper pilot Kara Thrace grapple with the evolving terms of their uneasy alliance with the Cylons.
#39. Colonial Day
President Roslin's call for an Interim Quorum of the Twelve Colonies brought with it the unwelcome companions of politics and deadly intrigue. As she convened the assembly, democracy revealed its less savory…
#40. Occupation
On New Caprica, Tigh, Tyrol, and Anders guide the Resistance as Cylon attacks escalate in ferocity. Kara finds herself ensnared in an unforeseen existence alongside Leoben Conoy, while Duck makes a decision…
#41. A Disquiet Follows My Soul
Tigh and Number Six share their first look at the child yet to be born, while Tyrol proposes a bargain to Adama: Cylon technology in exchange for the full acceptance of his…
#42. Final Cut
Assigned to the aging warship Galactica, a reporter sought to document the stark realities of existence amidst conflict.
#43. Act of Contrition
The devastating crash that claimed the lives of thirteen pilots and left many more injured propelled Kara into a new role: flight instructor. She was charged with the demanding task of transforming…
#44. Fragged
With the restoration of democracy aboard the vessel, a new era dawned, one shadowed by the sharp edges of political maneuvering and the potential for perilous schemes.
#45. Water
Lieutenant Sharon Valerii awoke to the chill of dampness, sprawled on the floor of the tool room, a detonator nestled in her duffel bag. Moments later, a violent explosion ripped through Galactica,…
#46. Maelstrom
Kara remained haunted by dreams of Leoben Conoy and the mandala she had painted in her former Caprican apartment. During a patrol in her Viper, she encountered a Cylon Heavy Raider. When…
#47. Six Degrees of Separation
The rift between Baltar and the Number Six residing within him culminated in her abandonment of him. A brief time later, however, she reappeared, found aboard the Galactica. Now known as Shelley…
#48. The Farm
The struggle for loyalty within the fleet intensified, with Adama and Roslin vying to capture the allegiance of its people. Meanwhile, Starbuck found herself confined within the walls of what was presented…
#49. Islanded in a Stream of Stars
The capture of Hera ignited a fierce response from both the Cylon rebels and the surviving Colonial humans, while the Galactica suffered further mechanical decline.
#50. Torn
The embers of resentment continued to smolder between Saul Tigh and Kara Thrace, their simmering rage disrupting the fragile equilibrium aboard Galactica. The tension manifested as friction between those who had endured…
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