Season Guide
Battlestar Galactica Season 4
Season 4 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
The fourth and final season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States on April 4, 2008, and concluded on March 20, 2009. Similar to the second season, it was split into two parts, each containing 10 episodes. “Season 4.0” aired from April to June 2008 and “Season 4.5” aired from January to March 2009. The fourth season contained 20 episodes, plus the television film Razor, which is considered the first two episodes of the season.
Episodes
1
Summary During a seemingly hopeless battle, Kara Thrace appears in a pristine Viper, claiming that she has been to Earth and can lead the Fleet there — but the terminal…
2
Summary Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) and Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) face off with a gun between them, Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber) says goodbye to the Galactica, violent conflict breaks out between…
3
Summary The aftermath of a coup among the Cylons leads to further violence, Lee finds himself facing off against Roslin during his first meeting with the Quorum of Twelve as…
4
SummaryGaius Baltar causes intense unrest within the fleet when he begins to openly promote belief in the Cylon god. Colonel Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster argue over how far…
5
SummaryWhen a Heavy-Raider manned by Leoben Conoy docks aboard the Demetrius, confrontations form between the crew over the possibility of a truce with Cylon rebels, while Starbuck puts her trust…
6
Summary A vicious injury ends the mutiny attempt aboard the Demetrius, Kara leads her crew to the Cylon rebel’s Basestar, and Roslin begins to understand Gaius Baltar’s appeal to his…
7
SummaryA shaky alliance between the Colonial Fleet and Cylon rebels is put to the test when the two groups combine efforts to take out a Cylon "Resurrection Hub". Meanwhile, Athena…
8
SummaryPresident Roslin's abduction by the Cylon Hybrid triggers a bitter power struggle within the Colonial Fleet.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
9
Summary The Hybrid keeps jumping the basestar, and Roslin has visions. The three, D’Anna, is un boxed. Humans and Cylons engage in a battle to destroy the Resurrection Hub. Baltar…
10
SummaryD'Anna demands that the four Cylons in the fleet be sent to the basestar. Only Tory goes, while the remaining three are suddenly drawn to Kara's Viper by the music.…
11
SummaryScouting the planet reveals that there is no life except plants. The destruction occurred about 2,000 years earlier. Among the ruins, skeletons and wrecks of a different kind of Centurions…
12
SummaryAdama considers Saul and Tyrol's suggestion that the Fleet should integrate Cylon jump technology since it will triple the distance they will be able to cover before they run out…
13
Summary The Fleet refuses to cooperate with Cylon engineers and Adama decides to put and end to it. He sends the Quorum a message stating that unless they wish to…
14
Summary Roslin is on board a raptor en route to the Rebel Cylon Base Star, but Gaeta has ordered to engage and destroy it. The marines have used a stun…
15
SummaryEighteen months ago: Saul poisons Ellen, who then finds herself downloaded into a new body aboard a Cylon Base Star, with a single Centaurion keeping watch over her. After the…
16
SummaryEllen and Boomer travel to the Galactica. Saul is entranced at the sight of his wife while Adama puts Boomer in the brig. Ellen is not so pleased when she…
17
SummaryKara meets a pianist who reminds her of her father. She tries to play a melody she remembers from her childhood, and a drawing made by Hera helps her. Meanwhile,…
18
Summary With Hera now likely in the hands of John Cavil, Admiral Adama sends out search teams to locate The Colony, the Cylon home world if you will, that Ellen…
19
Summary The Colony is located sitting on the edge of a black hole with only one point of entry in what is a very large debris field. Knowing that the…
20
SummaryA stripped down Galactica attacks the Cylon's Colony ship in the hopes of rescuing Hera. The meaning of the shared dream in the Opera House on Kobol is revealed. Sam…