The WORST episodes of Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Every episode of Battlestar Galactica (2003) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Battlestar Galactica (2003)!
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.
#1 - Unfinished Business
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2006
Adama stages a boxing tournament on the Galactica to help the crew relax. The competitive atmosphere sets off a brutal match between Kara and Lee. Flashbacks from New Caprica reveal the origin and nature of their dispute.
#2 - A Day in the Life
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2007
Chief Tyrol and his wife Cally become trapped in a malfunctioning airlock. Adama remembers his late wife Carolanne as he marks his wedding anniversary. His relationship with President Roslin continues to become more friendly and personal.
#3 - 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.
#4 - The Woman King
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2007
The Sagittarons allege that a doctor is discriminating against them. As Helo investigates, he becomes concerned that the doctor may even be murdering patients. Meanwhile, Athena unwittingly brings Hera to the doctor for treatment.
#5 - 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."
#6 - The Passage
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2006
The Colonial fleet faces starvation when the food-processing machines are contaminated. Kat plays a vital role in the success or failure of the "Passage" through space.
#7 - Escape Velocity
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2008
Gaius Baltar sets off a debate on religious freedom when he promotes his belief in a single God.
#8 - Taking a Break from All Your Worries
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2007
Now onboard Galactica, Baltar faces charges of treason. He contemplates suicide with the help of Number Six. Questions remain about his true identity. Is he a Cylon or isn't he? Apollo shows off the new drinking establishment on Galactica, Joe's Bar, to Tyrol. Apollo thinks about Kara and wonders whether his marriage to Dee is worth saving.
#9 - Bastille Day
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2005
The fleet has found a source of water, but who will take on the difficult and dangerous job of mining it from the icy planet? Commander Adama and President Roslin send Lee to the Astral Queen, a prisoner transport ship, with an offer for its inmates: Volunteer for this mission and earn "freedom points".
#10 - Colonial Day
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2005
When President Roslin calls an Interim Quorum of the Twelve Colonies, she discovers that democracy brings its ugly stepsisters — politics and deadly intrigue — to the party. Tom Zarek, the charismatic convicted terrorist, is elected as the delegate from Sagittaron and immediately proposes elections for the vice-presidency.
#11 - Maelstrom
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2007
Kara continues to have dreams about Leoben Conoy and the mandala she painted at her old apartment on Caprica. While on patrol in her Viper, she encounters a Cylon Heavy Raider. When Tyrol cannot verify Kara's claim that the Cylon ship struck the Viper, Admiral Adama and Lee become concerned about her mental stability.
#12 - Water
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2005
Lt. Sharon Valerii wakes up soaking wet in the tool room with an explosive charge in her duffel bag. Shortly afterward, a mysterious explosion destroys all the port-side water tanks on Galactica, creating a crisis for the entire fleet. Sharon can't remember a thing, but all the evidence points to her as a saboteur. She confesses her concern to Chief Tyrol, but he can't believe she's responsible.
#13 - Act of Contrition
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2005
After a flight deck accident kills 13 pilots and wounds many others, Kara is thrust into service as a flight instructor and ordered to turn a group of civilian pilots and academy washouts into full-fledged Viper pilots.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2005
President Roslin's fears that Commander Adama is a Cylon are stoked when she learns he's making secret wireless calls to other ships. Then, to make things worse, a single Cylon raider appears near the Galactica and begins acting strangely after being damaged in battle.
#16 - Six Degrees of Separation
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2005
When Baltar and the Number Six who lives in his head have a falling out, she abandons him, only to surface a short while later aboard the Galactica. But now she's called Shelley Godfrey, everyone can see her, and she's telling them that she has evidence, passed on by the late Dr. Amarak, that will prove Baltar sold out the human race to the Cylons.
#17 - The Son Also Rises
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2007
When Baltar's representatives face assassination attempts, Adama asks Lee to protect Baltar's lawyer. After taking on the assignment, Lee seeks to play an active role in Baltar's defense.
#18 - 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.
#19 - Dirty Hands
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2007
Amid a heated labor dispute, Tyrol asks the imprisoned Baltar for advice. Seelix becomes involved after she is turned down for flight training.
#20 - Litmus
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2005
When a new copy of Doral, a Cylon who had been previously exposed while serving as the Galactica's public-relations officer, sneaks aboard and blows himself up, killing three people, Commander Adama and President Roslin must finally make public the terrifying secret known only to a select few: Cylons now look like humans.
#21 - The Ties That Bind
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2008
Kara Thrace seeks her own path in the search for Earth while the Cylons face the threat of sentient Centurions. A member of Galactica's crew learns a dark secret about a loved one.
#22 - Flesh and Bone
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2005
A Cylon, who calls himself Leoben, is discovered on one of the ships in the fleet. Commander Adama sends Kara to interrogate him — or, rather, it. The Cylon tells Kara that he planted a nuclear device on one of the ships. Although she doesn't believe it, Kara passes on the warning.
#23 - 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.
#24 - A Disquiet Follows My Soul
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2009
Tigh and Number Six take their first glimpse at their unborn child, Tyrol offers Adama Cylon technology in return for his fellow Cylons properly reintegrated into the fleet, and an attempted coup leads to a costly struggle to maintain civility.
#25 - The Road Less Traveled
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2008
Specialist Tyrol continues to sink into despair after his recent loss. He becomes curious about Gaius Baltar's sermons and the following he has attracted. The crew of the Demetrius grow concerned about Kara's mental stability as an old enemy arrives with a tempting offer.
Want to see the rest of the rankings?
Episode Ninja is a small business run by one person.
Pro memberships help fund servers and new feature development!