Summary
The episode opens with an intense boxing match between
Apollo and Helo. After a speedy burst of Starbuck flashbacks
Apollo begins to make quick work of Helo.
At the same time Starbuck gets out of bed with Anders,
quite gruffly. Anders says that he wants Kara and their
marriage back. Starbuck wonders what will happen if she’s
not ready. She leaves and heads down to the boxing ring.
She looks on at the fight, smiling. Apollo is getting several
shots in on Helo, but after another quick flashback he
gets punched in the face and knocked down. A cut over his
eye ends the match in Helo’s favor.
Apollo pulls his name out of the fighting pull, but after
Starbuck puts hers in, he decides not to quit.
In the first full out flashback Apollo is on New Caprica,
and he tells Dualla that he has put in for a transfer.
Starbuck and Anders show up, asking if they intend to attend
a groundbreaking ceremony headed by Baltar.
Also on New Caprica, Roslin finds Adama, running some
dirt through his fingers. The two flirt for a few moments
and we are thrust back into the present. Roslin finds Adama
again, and he explains why the matches are going on. It
is to prevent permanent grudges, and relieve tension amongst
the crew.
Hot Dog’s name is pulled from the pool and he picks
Starbuck to fight against. After some of the same flashes
that Apollo had Starbuck quickly knocks him out.
Another New Caprica flashback shows Tigh and his wife
at the groundbreaking celebration, with him professing
how glad he is that he married her. We see Adama and Roslin
again, with him smoking some plant that grows locally and
Roslin planning on building a cabin by a lake.
A deck mechanic comes to the fight and Tyrol gives him
some time off. Another flashback shows the chief requesting
to be relieved of duty so that he and Cally may have their
child on New Caprica. Adama denies it. In the present Adama
steps into the ring, the crowd gets silent and then he
challenges Tyrol to a fight. The bell rings and Adama quickly
knocks Tyrol on his ass.
Another flashback shows Tyrol on New Caprica, trying to
tell Cally that he thinks having their baby on Galactica
is better. As we see Apollo watch the fight we have more
jealousy-ridden flashbacks of both he and Starbuck. Even
while he dances with Dualla she shifts into Starbuck. Roslin
and Adama lay stoned on the ground as she asks him if this
is how humanity will spend the rest of its days. She wonders
if they should just enjoy the time they have.
Tyrol and Adama start exchanging hard blows, and Starbuck
begins to mock Apollo, saying he’s not enough like
his father. Which brings us to another flashback… Apollo
brings Starbuck a drink as Dualla has left and Anders has
passed out, to which Apollo says, “It’s just
you and me”.
The round between Tyrol and Adama ends, and Roslin comes
in and begins to coach Adama, but Adama says that he’s
not going to win. On New Caprica Adama gives Tyrol and
Cally permission to move to the planet. In the present
Tyrol promptly takes down Adama. After Tyrol helps Adama
up Adama says that one must always be ready to fight… especially
when those you face are not your friends. He says that
he dropped his guard once and it will not happen again.
As the spectators pack up to leave Starbuck yells at Apollo
goading him, challenging him to a match. He walks away
until she insults Dualla and he punches her bare handed.
During their very intense match we are treated to more
flashbacks. Starbuck shows Apollo where she wants her house
to be. She tells Apollo that she is not getting married.
They dance around each other, in both the ring and the
past. Eventually they sleep together on the ground of New
Caprica. They profess their love for each other, but when
Apollo awakens in the morning she is gone. When he heads
back into town he finds that she has run off and married
Anders. All the while they are beating the living hell
out of each other in the ring…
The fight slows as they begin to remember all the good
times that they have shared. They finish in a bloody embrace,
seen by both Dualla and Anders.
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