"Water" is the second episode of season 1 of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series.
Three days following the destruction of the Olympic Carrier in 33, President Laura Roslin is invited to visit Galactica with full presidential honours. Commander Adama takes the opportunity to make a good political impression and help ease her anxiety as leader. Roslin is also present to observe docking procedures during a water transfer operation...
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"Water" is the second episode of season 1 of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series.
Three days following the destruction of the Olympic Carrier in 33, President Laura Roslin is invited to visit Galactica with full presidential honours. Commander Adama takes the opportunity to make a good political impression and help ease her anxiety as leader. Roslin is also present to observe docking procedures during a water transfer operation to the Virgon Express. As a warship, the Galactica recycles nearly all water onboard for long term missions, but most of the other ships in the civilian Colonial Fleet must top off water reserves periodically.
During the transfer, a series of explosions suddenly occur in the potable water tanks, and Galactica vents the majority of its vital water stores into space. Just prior to this, Galactica-Boomer recovers from what appears to be a trance, and much to her confusion, finds herself in an equipment room, soaking wet, and with a bag of...
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