Act of Contrition

"Act of Contrition" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. After a fatal accident on the hangar deck in which thirteen pilots are killed by an accidentally launched recon drone, Starbuck is assigned to quickly train replacements (who are referred to as "nuggets"). The senseless losses are a blow to the morale of the remaining Galactica pilots. Elsewhere, President Laura Roslin has a checkup with the ship's medical... more

"Act of Contrition" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. After a fatal accident on the hangar deck in which thirteen pilots are killed by an accidentally launched recon drone, Starbuck is assigned to quickly train replacements (who are referred to as "nuggets"). The senseless losses are a blow to the morale of the remaining Galactica pilots. Elsewhere, President Laura Roslin has a checkup with the ship's medical officer, Dr. Cottle. Cottle tells Roslin her cancer is inoperable and gives her a few months to live. He recommends a powerful medication that can help her, but having watched her mother suffer from using it, she knows it is not without its side effects. Roslin wishes to explore alternate treatment with an unproven plant extract, a request that Cottle receives skeptically. Cynically, he suggests she try prayer as an alternative. Meanwhile, Starbuck's training assignment bring back painful memories of the unfortunate death of her fiancé, Zak... less