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Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.
Razor takes place during the first thirty days of Lee Adama's Pegasus command during the period originally covered in the second half of season 2, after the episode "The Captain's Hand" but before "Lay Down Your Burdens", and uses flashbacks to show Rear Admiral Cain's orders during and shortly after the Cylon attack, as well as events occurring on the final day of the first Cylon War. Cain's actions in the wake of the holocaust are connected to the present by Kendra Shaw, self-described as Cain's legacy.
Events of the final day of the first Cylon war follow Lieutenant William Adama, a Viper pilot and Helena Cain, a child. Flashbacks of Adama discovering a lab housing the early Cylon experiments on humans as well as the first Cylon hybrid and Helena Cain abandoning her little sister during a Cylon invasion of Tauron finish as the first Cylon war ends. Each character is left hanging somewhat (Adama is unable to free the surviving prisoners and Cain cannot find her sister). These are shown to be driving forces for their actions as the show continues. Cain goes on to teach Shaw that you have to become a 'razor' to survive during war while referring to her pocket knife, which later becomes Kendra's and then is passed on to Kara Thrace at the end of the film. Admiral Adama teaches his son Lee a different lesson: that they cannot become butchers.
Lee Adama's priority as Pegasus commander is to restore trust and integrity to the troubled command, while preserving some continuity in the leadership that had evolved under Rear Admiral Cain. He picks Kendra Shaw as his executive officer, promoting her to major, despite the stark contrast between Cain's enthusiastic praise and subsequent Pegasus officers' complaints about Kendra's performance. First boarding Pegasus less than an hour before the Cylon attack on the colonies, Shaw follows Rear Admiral Cain's order to make a "blind jump" that saves the ship from destruction at Scorpion Fleet Shipyards.
Like Gaius Baltar on Galactica, Kendra discovers that the Cylons were about to infect the Pegasus with a computer software virus which would have disarmed Pegasus and left it helpless. After Pegasus receives reconnaissance information that all the colonies have been destroyed, Cain delivers a rallying speech inciting the crew to war for the purpose of revenge. The crew responds by chanting "So say we all!" throughout the ship; the Number Six Cylon agent Gina Inviere awkwardly joins in.
Lee Adama's first mission as commander of Pegasus is a mission to retrieve a lost science team. Antiquated Cylon Raiders from the first war appear and attack Pegasus. Simmering bitterness between Kara and Shaw is exacerbated when Shaw endangers Kara and her wingman to defend the battlestar. Both pilots land safely, though Kara has to destroy a Raider that follows her into Pegasus.
During a heated exchange, Shaw reminds Kara that defying authority is a risky proposition aboard Pegasus, recalling how Cain shot her executive officer, Colonel Jurgen Belzen, for refusing an order to attack a Cylon staging area filled with an unexpectedly strong force of Raiders. It is during this mission that Gina Invierre helps Cylon centurions board the Pegasus and Shaw discovers Gina's true identity. It is hinted that the torture inflicted on Gina at Cain's orders had been influenced by the burgeoning romantic relationship between the Cylon and Cain. When Shaw is promoted to captain by Admiral Cain, she reminds her troubled protégé the Cylon tricked them all.
Viewing the wreckage of the raider, Sharon Valerii notes that Cylon lore tells of a group of original centurions left to guard the first Cylon hybrid. This group, referred to as 'The Guardians', has been missing since the First Cylon War. Admiral Adama then recalls his rookie mission as a Viper pilot, when he encountered that hybrid and saw what the Cylons did to their human captives for their research. Admiral Adama concludes that the Cylons must still be pursuing the experiments, with the captured science team as new test subjects.
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.
Razor takes place during the first thirty days of Lee Adama's Pegasus command during the period originally covered in the second half of season 2, after the episode "The Captain's Hand" but before "Lay Down Your Burdens", and uses flashbacks to show Rear Admiral Cain's orders during and shortly after the Cylon attack, as well as events occurring on the final day of the first Cylon War. Cain's actions in the wake of the holocaust are connected to the present by Kendra Shaw, self-described as Cain's legacy.
Events of the final day of the first Cylon war follow Lieutenant William Adama, a Viper pilot and Helena Cain, a child. Flashbacks of Adama discovering a lab housing the early Cylon experiments on humans as well as the first Cylon hybrid and Helena Cain abandoning her little sister during a Cylon invasion of Tauron finish as the first Cylon war ends. Each character is left hanging somewhat (Adama is unable to free the surviving prisoners and Cain cannot find her sister). These are shown to be driving forces for their actions as the show continues. Cain goes on to teach Shaw that you have to become a 'razor' to survive during war while referring to her pocket knife, which later becomes Kendra's and then is passed on to Kara Thrace at the end of the film. Admiral Adama teaches his son Lee a different lesson: that they cannot become butchers.
Lee Adama's priority as Pegasus commander is to restore trust and integrity to the troubled command, while preserving some continuity in the leadership that had evolved under Rear Admiral Cain. He picks Kendra Shaw as his executive officer, promoting her to major, despite the stark contrast between Cain's enthusiastic praise and subsequent Pegasus officers' complaints about Kendra's performance. First boarding Pegasus less than an hour before the Cylon attack on the colonies, Shaw follows Rear Admiral Cain's order to make a "blind jump" that saves the ship from destruction at Scorpion Fleet Shipyards.
Like Gaius Baltar on Galactica, Kendra discovers that the Cylons were about to infect the Pegasus with a computer software virus which would have disarmed Pegasus and left it helpless. After Pegasus receives reconnaissance information that all the colonies have been destroyed, Cain delivers a rallying speech inciting the crew to war for the purpose of revenge. The crew responds by chanting "So say we all!" throughout the ship; the Number Six Cylon agent Gina Inviere awkwardly joins in.
Lee Adama's first mission as commander of Pegasus is a mission to retrieve a lost science team. Antiquated Cylon Raiders from the first war appear and attack Pegasus. Simmering bitterness between Kara and Shaw is exacerbated when Shaw endangers Kara and her wingman to defend the battlestar. Both pilots land safely, though Kara has to destroy a Raider that follows her into Pegasus.
During a heated exchange, Shaw reminds Kara that defying authority is a risky proposition aboard Pegasus, recalling how Cain shot her executive officer, Colonel Jurgen Belzen, for refusing an order to attack a Cylon staging area filled with an unexpectedly strong force of Raiders. It is during this mission that Gina Invierre helps Cylon centurions board the Pegasus and Shaw discovers Gina's true identity. It is hinted that the torture inflicted on Gina at Cain's orders had been influenced by the burgeoning romantic relationship between the Cylon and Cain. When Shaw is promoted to captain by Admiral Cain, she reminds her troubled protégé the Cylon tricked them all.
Viewing the wreckage of the raider, Sharon Valerii notes that Cylon lore tells of a group of original centurions left to guard the first Cylon hybrid. This group, referred to as 'The Guardians', has been missing since the First Cylon War. Admiral Adama then recalls his rookie mission as a Viper pilot, when he encountered that hybrid and saw what the Cylons did to their human captives for their research. Admiral Adama concludes that the Cylons must still be pursuing the experiments, with the captured science team as new test subjects.