"Flight of the Phoenix" is the ninth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 16, 2005.
This episode echoes the plot of the original series episode "The Long Patrol" where Starbuck tests out an experimental Viper with a new propulsion system. The title of this episode recalls the 1964 novel Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor.
Facing torn and...
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"Flight of the Phoenix" is the ninth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 16, 2005.
This episode echoes the plot of the original series episode "The Long Patrol" where Starbuck tests out an experimental Viper with a new propulsion system. The title of this episode recalls the 1964 novel Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor.
Facing torn and conflicted feelings over their respective relationships with Boomer, Chief Tyrol and Helo have an argument which leads to a brawl in the hangar bay. To deal with the increasing stress in his personal and professional life, Tyrol begins to salvage parts to build a new fighter from scratch to replace a Viper he had to scrap. At first the rest of the deck crew are skeptical, but eventually the whole flight deck as well as some officers from the Galactica CIC joins in as the Chief's idea captures their imagination. However, finding metal to skin...
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