The Best of Battlestar Galactica

The Best of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Syfy)

Creator: Ronald D Moore

Seasons: 4 Episodes: 74 Years: 2004-2009

Premise: The last humans fight Cylons and try to find Earth

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. 33 S01E01 | #01

The Cylons keep attacking Galactica every thirty-three minutes

2. Act of Contrition /
You Can’t Go Home Again S01E04-05 | #04 & #05

After training a new crew of fighter pilots, Kara goes missing

3. Litmus S01E06 | #06

After a humanoid Cylon suicide attack, Baltar is asked to create a test

4. Six Degrees of Separation S01E07 | #07

A woman accuses Baltar of being a traitor on Caprica, and she has proof

5. Kobol’s Last Gleaming, Part I & II S01E12-13 | #12 & #13

Tensions rise between Roslin and Adama as they may have fiound Kobol

6. Home, Part I & II S02E06-07 | #19 & #20

Adama goes to rescue Roslin’s team as they search for Athena’s tomb

7. Final Cut S02E08 | #21

A reporter chronicles life on Galactica and sees a pregnant Boomer

8. Pegasus S02E10 | #23

Galactica is happy at first when they find another Battlestar

9. Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I & II S02E19-20 | #32 & #33

Roslin and Baltar go head-to-head for the presidency

10. Exodus, Part I & II S03E03-04 | #36 & #37

Sharon helps Adama try rescue the inhabitants of New Caprica

11. Collaborators S03E05 | #38

A secret tribunal on Galactica tries those who helped the Cylons

12. Unfinished Business S03E09 | #42

A boxing tournament gets too competitive

13. Taking a Break From All Your Worries S03E13 | #46

Baltar faces an intrusive interrogation on Galactica

14. Crossroads, Part I & II S03E19-20 | #52 & #53

Baltar is on trial as four of the final five Cylons are triggered

15. Guess What’s Coming to Dinner S04E09 | #62

Adama is presented with a proposed alliance with the Cylon rebels

16. Revelations S04E12 | #65

Roslin and others are held hostage to draw out the final five Cylons

17. Sometimes a Great Notion S04E13 | #66

Everyone is depressed with the revelation of Earth’s demise

18. A Disquiet Follows My Soul S04E14 | #67

Gaeta is outraged when Adama considers using Cylon technology

19. The Oath / Blood on the Scales S04E15-16 | #68 & #69

Adama’s truce with the Cylons leads to an uprising and mutiny of Galactica

20. Daybreak, Part I, II, III S04E74-76 | #21 & #22 & #23

The Galactica goes on its final mission to rescue Hera from the Cylons

My Top Five

1. 33

2. The Oath / Blood on the Scales

3. Collaborators

4. Pegasus

5. Revelations