Battlestar Galactica: Season 2

2005 · 20 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica

The fleet of survivors continues its journey after the cylons' nuclear attack. Adama is wounded, and Colonel Tigh takes command of the Galactica, while Roslin tries to keep the civilians united. Political tension grows on board. Fear, paranoia and the ambition of various people wear down an exhausted fleet that is still searching for Earth. The cylons chase them relentlessly, and among the humans there are infiltrators who fuel the distrust. When the Pegasus appears, the rivalry between Adama and Admiral Cain turns into a clash over war methods and the treatment of prisoners.

20episodes

Jul 15, 2005premiered

Mar 10, 2006Latest episode

15.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Scattered
Jul 15, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
With Adama out of action, Colonel Tigh takes his position as commander of the Galactica. Boomer is in jail, and the cat's out of the bag - she's a Cylon.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson · Starring: Paul Campbell, Kate Vernon, Warren Christie, Nicholas Treeshin
2x02 Valley of Darkness
Jul 22, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
Tigh has to work with Lee to defeat a Cylon boarding party that threatens to take over Galactica and destroy the fleet.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson · Starring: Paul Campbell, Brad Loree, Alonso Oyarzun, Garvin Cross
2x03 Fragged
Jul 29, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Democracy is brought back to the fleet and soon with it come hardball politics and potentially deadly intrigue.
Directing: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan · Writing: Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin · Starring: Paul Campbell, Kate Vernon, Kurt Evans, Troy Everett
2x04 Resistance
Aug 5, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
Tigh imposes martial law and threatens to split the fleet as Lee works to free President Roslin and organize democratic resistance.
Directing: Allan Kroeker · Writing: Toni Graphia · Starring: Michael Trucco, Kate Vernon, Lorena Gale, Jeremy Guilbaut
2x05 The Farm
Aug 12, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
Adama and Roslin fight for the hearts and minds of the fleet's population, as Starbuck finds herself trapped in a supposed resistance hospital.
Directing: Rod Hardy · Writing: Carla Robinson · Starring: Michael Trucco, Lorena Gale, Tamara Lashley, Nicki Clyne
2x06 Home (1)
Aug 19, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
President Roslin's fragile coalition is put to the test in the first part of a two-part story. Apollo, who has sided with Roslin, runs into a conflict with Zarek and his accomplice Meier.
Directing: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Jeff Woolnough · Writing: Ronald D. Moore, David Eick · Starring: Benjamin Ayres, Lorena Gale, Biski Gugushe, Malcolm Stewart
2x07 Home (2)
Aug 26, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
Adama heads to Kobol to find Roslin, reassembles the fleet and heads down to Kobol himself to find the presidential party in search of the "Tomb of Athena" which allegedly leads to Earth. Apollo hangs out with Starbuck , Zarek tries to keep his cronie off plotting with Boomer who is unaware of tension building between Helo and Tyrol.
Directing: Jeff Woolnough · Writing: Ronald D. Moore, David Eick · Starring: Paul Campbell, James Remar, Richard Hatch, Leah Cairns
2x08 Final Cut
Sep 9, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
A reporter is sent to Galactica to chronicle the harsh realities of life during wartime.
Directing: Robert M. Young · Writing: Mark Verheiden · Starring: Lucy Lawless, Kate Vernon, Jeremy Guilbaut, Curtis Ricks
2x09 Flight of the Phoenix
Sep 16, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
Sharon informs Adama that the Galatica has been infected with a computer virus that is tampering with the basic ship functions and is scanning them for weaknesses. All this is preparation for a major assault by the Cylon Raiders. So with the clock ticking, Commander Adama must pull himself together and decide: Can he trust Sharon?
Directing: Michael Nankin · Writing: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson · Starring: Paul Campbell, Nicki Clyne, Christian Tessier, Dominic Zamprogna
2x10 Pegasus
Sep 23, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.5
Battlestar Galactica was not the only Battlestar to have survived the cylon attack, The Battlestar Pegasus also survived.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Anne Cofell Saunders · Starring: Paul Campbell, Michelle Forbes, Fulvio Cecere, John Pyper-Ferguson
2x11 Resurrection Ship (1)
Jan 6, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.6
The Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus face a new Cylon target, a "Resurrection" ship, while a power struggle threatens to result in all-out war among the human fleet.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Ronald D. Moore, Anne Cofell Saunders, Michael Rymer · Starring: Michelle Forbes, John Pyper-Ferguson, Graham Beckel, Nicki Clyne
2x12 Resurrection Ship (2)
Jan 13, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.5
The struggle between Adama and Cain is temporarily put on hold while the two Battlestars combine forces for an assault on the Cylon Resurrection Ship. Apollo faces a momentous decision and Baltar takes an interest in Gina, the Cylon prisoner.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Ronald D. Moore, Michael Rymer · Starring: Paul Campbell, Michelle Forbes, Graham Beckel, Luciana Carro
2x13 Epiphanies
Jan 20, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
As President Roslin nears death, Dr. Gaius Baltar must be groomed for the worst case scenario. Roslin orders the death of Sharon's unborn child. A sabotaged Viper leads to an investigation that uncovers a movement of people seeking peace with the Cylons.
Directing: Rod Hardy · Writing: Joel Anderson Thompson · Starring: Paul Campbell, Colm Feore, Paul Perri, Holly Dignard
2x14 Black Market
Jan 27, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 6.4
Pegasus' new commander Fisk is murdered by black marketeers, and Lee is charged with solving the crime. Roslin seeks to stamp out the black market by introducing new trade regulations.
Directing: James Head · Writing: Mark Verheiden · Starring: Paul Campbell, Bill Duke, Claudette Mink, Graham Beckel
2x15 Scar
Feb 3, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.1
A crazed Cylon Raider attacks the Colonial fleet in a series of hit-and-run attacks. Overworked Viper pilots must defend a mining operation from this Raider that they nickname "Scar."
Directing: Michael Nankin · Writing: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson · Starring: Christopher Jacot, Sean J. Dory, Christian Tessier, Luciana Carro
2x16 Sacrifice
Feb 10, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.0
A woman takes hostages on Cloud Nine and demands that Adama turn over Sharon in order to avenge her husband's death at the hands of the Cylons.
Directing: Rey Villalobos · Writing: Anne Cofell Saunders · Starring: Paul Campbell, Kate Vernon, Dana Delany, Eric Breker
2x17 The Captain's Hand
Feb 17, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
Apollo assists in the search for a missing Raptor team as the new commander of the Pegasus grows increasingly unstable.
Directing: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan · Writing: Jeff Vlaming · Starring: Rekha Sharma, John Heard, Kavan Smith, Stefanie von Pfetten
2x18 Downloaded
Feb 24, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.2
After Boomer's consciousness is downloaded into a new body following her death, she struggles with her new life on Cylon-occupied Caprica. Number Six is asked to help Boomer adjust to her new role in Cylon society.
Directing: Jeff Woolnough · Writing: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson · Starring: Michael Trucco, Lucy Lawless, Rekha Sharma, Erica Cerra
2x19 Lay Down Your Burdens (1)
Mar 3, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
Chief Tyrol is plagued by terrifying dreams and seeks the aid of a priest. Kara leads a rescue mission to Caprica. Roslin and Baltar go head-to-head in a presidential debate that changes dramatically with the discovery of a habitable planet.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Ronald D. Moore · Starring: Michael Trucco, Rekha Sharma, David Kaye, Nicki Clyne
2x20 Lay Down Your Burdens (2) Season Finale
Mar 10, 2006 · 68 min · ★ 8.4
When Baltar wins the vote, Roslin considers stealing the election because she believes he is a Cylon collaborator.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Mark Verheiden, Anne Cofell Saunders · Starring: Michael Trucco, Kate Vernon, Rekha Sharma, Callum Keith Rennie