Battlestar Galactica | Putting The Fleet Back Together

After a frank discussion with Dee, Adama decides to reunite the fleet.
Starbuck returns to the human fleet bearing the Arrow of Apollo, President Laura Roslin leads a team to Kobol, Commander William Adama overcomes his anger at Roslin and her allies and joins them on Kobol.
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[@macbuff81]

The suicide by Dee was one of the saddest and most powerful moment of the series. Her character sadly did not get that much screentime, but she certainly stood out when she was seen. Most of us long for moments of belonging and love...

[@StanvilleBrown]

Fact!

[@mohaliali8567]

Tell me about it did not expect it

[@Enruler]

I didn't care for her character all that much with how quickly she got past the death of Elliott lol. But her suicide was definitely shocking and a sad moment.

[@HrLBolle]

I still wonder what little truth she may have found for herself upon setting foot and laying eyes on the burned remains of the planet that was once home to the "Thirteenth Colony of Kobol"

[@stephenbruce1548]

@@Enruler You mean Billy

[@stanmo4331]

Edward James Olmos was a superb Bill Adama. I can't imagine anyone playing that part with the intensity and integrity that he did.

[@eozineable]

I shook the man's hand, and have peaked

[@Argumemnon]

I wonder how the cast of the original series would've dealth with this precise story and set of teleplays.

[@wordlesslfiddling]

I truly believe the only person who could match Edward James Olmos adama in terms of sheer badassery is lorn greenes adama

[@johnharris6655]

When my Aunt was in the navy she had a saying "If you want an answer to a question ask an Officer. If you want the correct answer to your question ask an NCO." And she was an officer.

[@graceskerp]

"Ma'am/sir, should I tell you what you want to hear or what you need to hear?" Hand salute for your aunt.

[@CCISolitude]

In my experience, it's not just Navy :)

[@6120mcghee]

I served in the Navy. Yes it is true. I was a barber and a good bunch of the officers came to the barbershop to ask me for an enlisted 's point of view. Even my CO and a 2 star Admiral. No lie.

[@GoldPicard]

​@The Cat. And while the COB like a SGM is normally who you go to for enlisted matters as an officer, if you want the true pulse of a unit you talk to the platoon Sergeants or the E-4's under them because they are one effecting the doing.

[@jsprite123]

More a "true" answer than a "correct" one.

[@daveratna5038]

Not easy for a man like Bill Adama to swallow his pride like that, but he did for the greater good. Wish we had leaders like that in the real world.

[@HrLBolle]

we have had some

[@viewernewest]

So say we all.

[@StanvilleBrown]

@@viewernewest FACTS

[@wardoc0435]

So Say We All. Although I would say that we have had a few who qualify. Such as, perhaps, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln. I'm sure that there are a few others that would qualify whom I'm just not thinking of right now. The most recent presidents of the United States wouldn't qualify however because none of them would be as willing to de-escalate a situation. GWB wouldn't. DJT ( the Orange Russian owned Tool) definitely wouldn't. WJC's ego wouldn't allow for it. Ronald Reagan most assuredly wouldn't. Neither would Johnson or Nixon: both demonstrably. Jimmy Carter would probably but beyond the Iran Hostage Crisis he wasn't called upon to do so. And BHO although talking a good game wasn't in reality the politician that the media made him out to be and that most people take him to be. He was marketed as, and mostly understood to be, both a democrat and liberal and even somewhat progressive as well as transparent. If you look at his actual record , however, whether it be executive orders or policies or initiatives or accomplishments he was in truth not very transparent, was quite compliant with more conservative agendas, and not only continued but indeed expanded most Bush era policies, etc.

[@jeffburnham6611]

@@wardoc0435 I don't think you gave enough credit to Reagan, and I'm speaking about the man's character not his political affiliation. If you think about it, the Cold War with the former Soviet Union ended because of Reagan, Germany was reunited as one country, and former Soviet states were able to split away and become independent due to the groundwork that was laid after decades of oppressive control.

[@ahfolley]

That look Adama gave Dee when he said that children are separated from their parents. The man also missed Lee. Powerful scene.

[@reidboggs4344]

What makes this scene for me is that she never blinks.

[@blazerocker1734]

In some weird void between universes I would *love* to see what would happen when William Adama meets Jean-Luc Picard. The wisdom and insight from a meeting of those two would fill volumes.

[@MaxFPSGamer]

Then this might be an interesting read for you. www.fanfiction.net/s/3396972/1/Going-Native

[@RangerHouston]

Like a father who's children are angry at him and each other. "I'm getting the fleet back together, this ends now." They're so much more than just a fleet. Their a family, by circumstance maybe, but a family none the less.

[@neulandusien]

"I am putting the fleet togheter" one of the Best scenes in the series

[@williamcostigan91]

How one Petty Officer saved Humanity.

[@steelgreyed]

So many of those moments. One of my most favorite from the pilot episode was. "Hey! Aren't you Gaius Baltar?"

[@PumpkinHoard]

Shame noone could save her from herself......

[@schiefer1103]

@@PumpkinHoard yeah to bad she had a gun and depressions... Probably Lee's fault...

[@krashd]

@@schiefer1103 She was head over heels in love with him but knew that Kara was never far from his mind. If she had stuck around they would have been happy together on Earth.

[@joeybulford5266]

NorfookianJesus Too soon

[@Raving]

I thought it brilliant that Adama decided to talk to a young Petty Officer about the situation instead of other officers. A young enlisted troop would give him a better feel of what his command was thinking. Other officers would probably tell him what he wanted to hear. The slight touch of Dee on his arm really showed how deeply the men and women under his command loved him. Boomer's human side loved him just as much but she could not override her Cylon programming. She never forgave herself for she she did and it even had an affect on her resurrected versions.

[@carlmanvers5009]

Separate from yet connected too. Mark of a good commander.

[@LordTalax]

Troop? Where'd you learn English?

[@verinonrenthar9176]

Well said

[@patrickmcshane7658]

@Drew Taylor The show runner was Marine option NROTC midshipman before he got hurt. He uses some terms common among FMF. Grunt is MC term for rifleman. Another, 'Galatica Actual', actual is an infantry call sign for the person in charge of a unit.

[@julienmaudoux8362]

It's one these scenes that define the quality of the series. It's good at creating conflicts and drama, with surprising developments and turns, yes. But it manages to resolve them with calibrated and well-thought scenes that truly create an emotional impact thanks to the quality of the writing, the talent of the actors, the direction, and the amazing soundtrack by Bear McCreary. This series is a classic. It's particularly interesting in times like ours, marked by hardships, because it is cathartic and shows how amazing characters, some being at the start apparently "normal" people, can react when living extraordinary situations, where the whole future of humanity is in their hands.

[@bsg75husker]

so say we all

[@donder91]

What I notice in lot of shows nowadays. The Walking Dead, the 100 and some other as well, is that everything always goes wrong. The whole season, every plan they have, it just fails completely. And then in the last 10 minutes of a season, something finally goes right. Before it repeats itself. With a show like this, with a very depressing atmosphere and a race fighting against extinction, many things go wrong and often it gets worse. But then there are these key moments, that just fill you up with hope and strength. I think Battlestar Galactica did an amazing job with things like that.

[@sky173]

Some of the best damn programming. Even today, not much compares.

[@LtCWest]

The best outcome of the Kobol arc was how it solidified Adamas and Roslins relationship. From a constant clash of opposing ideals to a mutual cooperation based on respect, admiration and subsequently, love. ^^

[@johnmcternan4157]

I actually fist pumped when he went back to the CIC, I was so involved with the series, I remember it vividly when bingewatching the series in 2008. It was a near religious experience.

[@shuttlebug468]

so say we all, exactly

[@GrayNeko]

This is what makes Adama such a fantastic leader. He's always being pushed to the edge of doing something stupid. But he always looks down before he leaps. ^_^

[@jessmith7324]

Kudos to the actors man for this. That stare down he gave was hella intimidating. And the choke she's does as she's speaking was excellent

[@andrewwaldock]

Dee's courage to call Adama out at this point was tremendous. She was right about his assumptions; that she would listen to him and "had nothing to say." But she showed a different kind of bravery here: telling her commanding officer the truth when no one else dared. Great scene and incredible series.

[@waltersaucier5782]

I can’t say enough about how great this show is !!! Years later I still get chills from moments like this . Just a damn good show !

[@sky173]

So say we all!

[@krashd]

My favourite sci-fi would be SG-1, Farscape and Firefly, mainly because I enjoy sci-fi as light escapism with a bit of humour thrown in, but when it comes to total immersion and edge of the seat drama I don't think anything ever came close to the feelings I got from Battlestar Galactica. Each episode was like a mini-epic movie where I would get angry when Adama was or would feel exhilarated when Kara was, such a fantastic show.

[@sword4005]

i love the scene 4:46 showing us he at a crossroads had to makes a decision either to go froward and abandon those who left effective turning his back on them, or go back for them, we can almost feel his decision

[@kayd6572]

I always imagined him picturing the two alleyway in front of him as allegory of his future choice. Until he realise that there is another path, the one where he came from to begin with. Every movement he makes during this moment seems to back me on this, but who knows ?

[@eschatollog9968]

If you watch his eyes, you can see the pain and yearning he has for what Dee described, the fleet, as it was. And he had the power to make it happen

[@louferrao2044]

I loved Dee! She was so impactful. I lost it when she committed suicide. I was heartbroken. I guess that is the sign of a great actor that can convey those emotions.

[@FinnMcRiangabra]

How good was Dee? I was gutted at her ending.

[@dave1994jones]

I always felt her ending didn't make sense, she was a fighter from episode one

[@FinnMcRiangabra]

@@dave1994jones I accept that point of view, but I felt like it was more of a, "you don't know what is going on in someone else's head." I too was disappointed because I thought that Dee had her head on straight. But that seems like an underlying part of the show. People are complicated. One can be a hero, then a victim. Dee was heroic until the moment that she was not, but that leaves her a hero overall.

[@KuyruksuzSatyr]

Yeap still can't get over it

[@ArgonathPL]

@@FinnMcRiangabra I always thought that the thought of Earth kept her going. Earth being a nuclear wasteland broke her, so she killed herself. Like an echo of what Roslin said to Adama when he made the speech about Earth, that people will hate him and that it will hurt many when they find out. Indeed they did.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

I was too. To see such a beautiful, strong woman just...gone.

[@freezetasticvoyage19]

Kandyse and EJO were magnificent here.

[@SuperAerie]

I never learn...Cranking up the volume on my headphones to enjoy the fantastic musical score and then BAM!, the channels outro-thing kicks in and bursting my damn ears off!

[@IIISentorIII]

yea its a shame. *i said it's a shame!*

[@viewernewest]

We are strongest when we stand together.

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

This and the scene of Tigh and Adama giving Galactica a final toast are my favourites in the whole series.

[@jonharper4478]

One of the best moments of the entire show.

[@billydefrancesco2376]

So say we all

[@nicholas4727]

There's so many great moments in this show.

[@dibbsutd]

The small things that occur in the background are a big part of this show. The reaction of the crew when they hear Adama is putting the fleet back together. A small touch but very important.

[@eschatollog9968]

When i first saw this scene, i expected Saul to look at Dee and give a little nod

[@dibbsutd]

@@eschatollog9968 I'm not sure if the Colonel knew Dee had spoken to Adama.

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

Well, NOW i'm weepy! Bear McCreary's use of an Irish score paired with the perfect casting of The Best Dad in Edward James-Olmos just melted my heart. Plus: DIVERSITY as NORMALITY makes me miss this show SO much!!!💗

[@krashd]

@John Smith Tolerant people make you sick, what a radical view point.

[@scottmatheson3346]

@John Smith your comment, juxtaposed with the content of the video, is ironic, to say the least. Do you ever process anything you watch?

[@infinityjameslopez1514]

I love the music in the background at 3:10 and the look in his eyes when you realize what he is gonna do, it's sad to see him swallow his pride but very beautiful realizing that he knows what he has to do and that it's not about his pride anymore. No one could convey the depth of what their felling in that role then Edward James Olmos at that moment, such a great actor for that role. And then at 4:00 when he says he's putting the fleet back together and when he says this ends now you can see the conviction in his eyes as he says it. It's so beautiful and powerful that it almost brings tears in my eyes.

[@michaelroe6502]

Had a moment about a year ago. My partner and I were gonna split. I know I was being stupid. Then i remembered this scene. I replayed it. We stayed together ❤

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Wander my friends, wander with me Like the mist on the green mountain, moving eternally Despite our weariness We'll follow the road Over hill and valleys To the end of the journey

[@andrewbrooks990]

This is such a powerfully underrated moment in cinematic history. 🥺

[@thejohnhopkinscompany9599]

Possibly my favourite scene from the show, and easily my favourite music.

[@RinaRavyn]

One of the more memorable Scenes... so powerful

[@peterk9562]

Just rewatching this series ... one of the scenes that made me cry again of happiness...such a powerful scene

[@johnsteiner3417]

Ohh, that music at the end. The spirit of Galactica sings!

[@ListenToGlobal]

4:09 _This ends now._ So say we all!

[@HrLBolle]

SO SAY WE ALL!!!

[@dpryce316]

So say we all!!!!

[@enthouendhut]

I've never watched all these clips that somehow make me smile big time over the last few seconds of this particular clip...

[@danagiles5100]

At it's best...the best tv show I have ever watched. Who could have thought in that pilot that 6 years later we'd be watching Baltar and Caprica 6 walking off on an Ancient Earth and smile that they got to live in peace?

[@MB-rn4zk]

This show is marvelous is every way from the writing to the characters, I need to watch this series after watching this clip and multiple recomendations.

[@l33tspaniard]

Randomly thought of this moment today and had to watch it. God, Kandyse McClure is so underrated.

[@gdfgaming9378]

there are two scenes I wish you would post as separate vids, the first being the discussion between lee and bill about the rescue of starbuck after she crashed and the moment lee gets promoted to commander, both really great scenes that I love and really shows the father and son bond these two actors and characters share

[@jamesdietz29]

You just gotta love Dee!

[@tomboard1]

We, as a world, are crying out for leadership like that. It's not there.

[@dannyo512]

I’m not crying you’re crying.

[@Ueberdoziz]

THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY EYE, I SWEAR

[@Riveda1972]

Gaeta "Aye, sir ?" - LOL

[@gregorycrnkovic1660]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Apollo!!!!!!!!!! You didn't deserve Dee's love!!!!!

[@scimitaredgebooks]

Dee was the best character in the show

[@gregschmidt4776]

Seriously the best show ever!

[@Bitchslapper316]

The music always gets me.

[@BPond7]

I was heartbroken that the musical cue playing during their talk, never made it to the official soundtrack. 😬

[@monarch1993]

I would like to think his absence during Lee's youth also played a part. He was not there when his family needed him due to his career, which led to divorce and separation. I don't think what Adama did initially was wrong, but he chose his family and his people over duty in this scene, hoping he will not make that same mistake again.

[@Starbuck8008]

Adama /Thrace 2020

[@cfmontolio]

So say we all.

[@MilkySubstance]

Not a fucking chance Id ever elect Starbuck, shes a by the books psychopath. Adama/Dualla 2020

[@stephenteng6239]

They definitely got the age requirement down.

[@TheBadGuy0987]

Baltar/Number 6 2020

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

If the GoT writters got of a hold of this it would have been something like... "Mr. Gaeta! I want see all recon material on Kolbol in my quarters" "Kolbol?" "Yes, I want to nuke it, this ends now!"

[@johnharris6655]

I mean right after the Orgy, betrayal and Killing everyone.

[@Starbuck8008]

I think it's time for rewatch number 4.

[@richcastle6796]

Clips like this! Best show ever!!!!

[@thetommyshades5347]

This is such a great example of being assertive instead of aggressive. Adama said Dee was dismissed but she still pressed to say what she needed to say without getting aggressive.

[@tarn1135]

It’s kind of funny Olmos smashed a museum piece because he was so in character in the moment. Just one of the things I love about his acting.

[@powerbad696]

SO SAY WE ALL.

[@antarcticaresearchprogram8349]

If only I could forget the last 15 minutes of the last episode... I could call this my favorite show ever.

[@dannyo512]

God Damnit I love this show.

[@donclowers7666]

One of the best scenes.

[@edwardwilliams6514]

EJO is fantastic in everything he does.

[@user-yq3fz9ch5q]

Welp, time to binge watch it again🤷‍♂️

[@kencohagen4967]

Great scene!

[@ezraprice6709]

Beautiful

[@gingerfella2011]

Words have power...... Never forget that.

[@nothingberder]

This show was so good (for most of the run)

[@ShannonCarter55]

Can only imagine how the fleet captains that stayed with Adama felt upon hearing that he was going to bring back Roslin, who was probably the most popular president in the history of the Twelve Colonies, and also brings them a map to Earth. Elation? Relief? Glad that martial law will be lifted (not that it looks like Adama or Tigh ever really enforced it, just disbanded the Quorum and dumped Baltar back in his lab where he belonged with fake-Six)? Who knows.

[@marcboss6]

Love the old man

[@SebastianRust]

me favorite BSG scene...

[@kianmcintyre3170]

A good commander is a commander who can not only give orders, but heed to advice

[@michaelmorton5698]

Officers who are Academy grads don't listen to their enlisted often enough. Mustang officers do because they came up through the enlisted ranks. It is the rare Academy grad officer who actually listens to their senior NCOs.

[@lawrencejohnson3259]

Dee is a goddess...

[@MilkySubstance]

@John Smith Alright youtube keyboard warrior. Youd have a breakdown if your mom didnt wash your cloths for you, the fuck would you know about pressure

[@jeffburnham6611]

@John Smith yup, took the coward way out and went out with a bang.

[@DeanOliver1964]

@@MilkySubstance Amen!

[@ivanjaksic2892]

@Drew Taylor lmao chairborne rangers

[@richlisola1]

@John Smith Ritterhaus -Like you could? Life breaks us all, sooner or later.

[@johnmorris7815]

Dee was a wonderful character, played to perfection and although you could argue that she was holding on by the flimsiest of threads, her end when it came was just awful, having seen the series with her almost through her eyes for so long on her rollercoaster journey, to have her exit was one of the most powerful scenes in an epic production.

[@moriko07]

These words must be repeated to all those who speak with hatred and with the intention of dividing through religions, political ideas, fear and all that they can attach themselves to. The people of the planet must be reunited. Now. I keep this series in my heart for many reasons. It is dear to me because of my husband. And the messages it contains, among many things, this I think should be integrated and challenged like a shield.

[@sergehandfeld1290]

So say we all..

[@nathonkim725]

How appropriate is this on inauguration day 2021. I heard the score at the end of this clip randomly somewhere and i started crying today and didn't know why. Doing some research, I landed on this clip and now know why.

[@jose7391]

Biden = Cain (or worse a cylon) Trump = Adama choose your side nugget...

[@HurricaneDPG]

@@jose7391 - You Trump followers sure are delusional. He doesn’t share a single positive quality with the character of Adama, and you’d realize that if you didn’t get your news from your curated silo. But you do, so of course you’re confused.

[@jose7391]

@@HurricaneDPG gee ned you sound like a white guy, and you feel the need to lecture the Hispanic guy about how "he thinks wrong", you sound like a Klu Klux Klan Nazi Ned, now STFU Ned...Welcome to the world you people created 🖕😂...now sit on it and rotate "Nazi Ned"

[@nathonkim725]

@@jose7391 The plain fact that you are telling me to choose a side tells me all I need to know about how Trump has poisoned your mind.

[@jose7391]

@@nathonkim725 ahhh I can see the liberal brainwashing has really taken hold of you... Do tell do you have panic attacks and cold sweats when you have to decide which bathroom to use do you support pedophilia child molestation genital mutilation and or mass death through depopulation... And you have the cajones to say that my mind has been poisoned, 🤣 you really do need to look in the mirror 🖕🖕

[@D.Holliday112]

3:26 Nice camera work. Adama is standing at a metaphorical cross section. He has two choices... which will he choose?

[@DeanOliver1964]

I loved Dee. She and Billy should have been a couple. Two of the most "innocent" people in the fleet.

[@powerbad696]

The actress who played Dee was GOREOUS !!! Especially with them pretty GREEN eyes !!! YUM. LOL.

[@DeanOliver1964]

@@powerbad696 You will get NO argument from me. She is absolutely gorgeous.

[@nicholaswilliams1296]

So say we all

[@diapason89]

So say we frakkin' all.

[@fenrisulven5324]

I love her

[@Alex-jn3cc]

"THis ends now" me with my alcoholism. Starting detox tomorrow.

[@jblonar]

At 3:26 Adama is at a literal crossroads when he decides to reunite the fleet.

[@alsimplicio]

Best. SciFi. TV series.

[@shrekzebee4435]

2:53 Adama eyebrow raise

[@jamesaugust7498]

I would like to watch this series again with every Baltar scene edited out. He's honestly the reason I can't rewatch it.

[@WNShadow814]

When a family falls out someone has to make the first move before it can come back together again. How many relationships and families die because neither side was willing to make that first move out of pride

[@mikevanroy9356]

He's building the HMS Galactica.

[@lastpme]

He heard her...

[@robertyellow8493]

... this ends now.

[@GrayNeko]

This is the stuff leaders should be made of.

[@christophersands4140]

We need this after the election. So say we all. Let's bring the family back together.

[@patrickmcshane7658]

His future daughter in law.

[@johnmcgee6297]

@Fabian Kirchgessner Way to play spoiler

[@FlamingNinja]

John McGee the show’s been ended for years, not really much of a spoiler xD

[@dominicyu4145]

People screaming spoilers, and yet you guys are still here in the channel full of spoilers. Smh.

[@patrickmcshane7658]

@@dominicyu4145 I'm not screaming spoiler.

[@traecummings9853]

Picard. Adama. Pike. Best Captains ever.

[@viewernewest]

Sheridan?

[@RangerHouston]

Adama was an Admiral, but a Commander during this scene.

[@mefrommyglass]

Yup, she sure was a "petty" officer

[@kafan439]

It's redundant to say this, but, good scenes.

[@thebadness6217]

shit it's been too long. I don't remember what happened in this episode.

[@Raptorcdxx]

KEY: The symbol of 2 pythons, one white one black, ordered in the vesica pisces arrangement, separate the 2 hemispheres of the brain in occult anatomy.

[@johnstitt2615]

I was just a show and I know it was about plot development and consequences but I was sad when D blew herself away. Sad shit right there

[@alasdairgardiner2313]

This just proves why Jim Kirk will never be the Commanding Officer that Bill Adama is.

[@timonsolus]

Alasdair Gardiner : Which Captain Kirk are you referring to? The original one or the one in the new alternate timeline?

[@alasdairgardiner2313]

@@timonsolus - Both of them.

[@fomalhaut86]

@@alasdairgardiner2313 Starfleet had good Captains to. Picard and Janeway are good examples of excellent leadership skills and grater than life posture :)

[@Raving]

They would never engage their enlisted personnel like Adama.

[@Imperial_Novatrooper]

S I S K O

[@panaderofilms]

The 12 colonies had pythons?