The BEST episodes of Battlestar Galactica (2003) season 2

Every episode of Battlestar Galactica (2003) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Battlestar Galactica (2003) season 2!

In a distant part of the universe, a civilization of humans live on planets known as the Twelve Colonies. In the past, the Colonies have been at war with a cybernetic race known as the Cylons. 40 years after the first war the Cylons launch a devastating attack on the Colonies. The only military ship that survived the attack takes up the task of leading a small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as Earth.

Last Updated: 11/8/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
Lay Down Your Burdens (2)
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8.14
3108 votes

#1 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/2006

When Baltar wins the vote, Roslin considers stealing the election because she believes he is a Cylon collaborator.

Directors: Michael Rymer
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Resurrection Ship (2)
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8.10
3329 votes

#2 - Resurrection Ship (2)

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2006

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.

Directors: Michael Rymer
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Resurrection Ship (1)
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8.09
3246 votes

#3 - Resurrection Ship (1)

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2006

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.

Directors: Michael Rymer
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Pegasus
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8.02
3365 votes

#4 - Pegasus

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/23/2005

Battlestar Galactica was not the only Battlestar to have survived the cylon attack, The Battlestar Pegasus also survived.

Directors: Michael Rymer
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Scattered
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7.92
3294 votes

#5 - Scattered

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2005

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.

Directors: Michael Rymer
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Flight of the Phoenix
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7.88
3146 votes

#6 - Flight of the Phoenix

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/2005

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, Adama must pull himself together and decide whether or not she can be trusted.

Directors: Michael Nankin
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Home (2)
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7.85
3162 votes

#7 - Home (2)

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/26/2005

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.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
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Home (1)
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7.82
3052 votes

#8 - Home (1)

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/19/2005

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.

Writer: David Eick
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The Farm
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7.81
3244 votes

#9 - The Farm

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/12/2005

Adama and Roslin fight for the hearts and minds of the fleet's population, as Starbuck finds herself trapped in a supposed resistance hospital.

Directors: Rod Hardy
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Downloaded
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7.79
3069 votes

#10 - Downloaded

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/2006

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.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
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Fragged
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7.73
3136 votes

#11 - Fragged

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/29/2005

Democracy is brought back to the fleet and soon with it come hardball politics and potentially deadly intrigue.

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Lay Down Your Burdens (1)
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7.69
3159 votes

#12 - Lay Down Your Burdens (1)

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/2006

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.

Directors: Michael Rymer
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Resistance
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7.67
3199 votes

#13 - Resistance

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/5/2005

Tigh imposes martial law and threatens to split the fleet as Lee works to free President Roslin and organize democratic resistance.

Directors: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Toni Graphia
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Final Cut
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7.67
3333 votes

#14 - Final Cut

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/2005

A reporter is sent to Galactica to chronicle the harsh realities of life during wartime.

Directors: Robert Young
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Valley of Darkness
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7.66
3521 votes

#15 - Valley of Darkness

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/22/2005

Tigh has to work with Lee to defeat a Cylon boarding party that threatens to take over Galactica and destroy the fleet.

Directors: Michael Rymer
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The Captain's Hand
star
7.59
2957 votes

#16 - The Captain's Hand

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/2006

Apollo assists in the search for a missing Raptor team as the new commander of the Pegasus grows increasingly unstable.

Writer: Jeff Vlaming
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Epiphanies
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7.55
3207 votes

#17 - Epiphanies

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2006

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.

Directors: Rod Hardy
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Sacrifice
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7.50
3021 votes

#18 - Sacrifice

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/2006

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.

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Scar
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7.38
3249 votes

#19 - Scar

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/2006

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."

Directors: Michael Nankin
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Black Market
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7.33
3238 votes

#20 - Black Market

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2006

After a shocking murder by black marketeers on Battlestar "Pegasus", Lee is charged with solving the crime. Roslin seeks to stamp out the black market by introducing new trade regulations.

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