Home (Battlestar Galactica)

"Home"
Battlestar Galactica episode
The night sky in the Tomb of Athena.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 6 & 7
Directed by	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Part 1) Jeff Woolnough (Part 2)
Written by	David Eick (Part 1 & 2) Ronald D. Moore (Part 2)
Original air date	August 19, 2005 (Part 1) August 26, 2005 (Part 2)
Guest appearance(s)
Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek James Remar as Meier Lorena Gale as Priestess Elosha (Part 1) Patricia Idlette as Sarah Porter (Part 1) Malcolm Stewart as Marshall Bagot (Part 1) Luciana Carro as Louann "Kat" Katraine(Part 1) Bodie Olmos as Hot Dog (Part 1) Ben Ayres as Lt. George "Catman" Birch (Part 1) Linnea Sharples as Lt. Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones (Part 1) Christina Schild as Playa (Part 1) Biski Gugushe as Sekou Hamilton (Part 1) Raahul Singh as Kimmitt (Part 1) Donnelly Rhodes as Doctor Cottle (Part 2) Leah Cairns as Racetrack (Part 2)
Episode chronology
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Episode chronology

"Home" is a two-part episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. Part 1 aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on August 19, 2005, and Part 2 aired on August 26, 2005.

In the episode, Starbuck returns to the human fleet bearing the Arrow of Apollo. President Laura Roslin leads a team to the surface of Kobol to find the Tomb of Athena and a map to Earth. Commander William Adama overcomes his anger at Roslin and her allies and joins them on Kobol, where the Tomb provides a clue to Earth's location. The fleet is reunited.

According to executive producer David Eick, who wrote Part 1 and co-wrote Part 2 with executive producer Ronald D. Moore, "Home" is more about character development and relationships than about story. The episode received favorable critical review.

In the previous episode, "The Farm", Adama returned to command following an assassination attempt by the Galactica copy of Boomer (Galactica-Boomer). Roslin led almost a third of the fleet back to Kobol to search for a way to Earth. Starbuck left Caprica with Helo and the Cylon known until then as the Caprica copy of Boomer (Sharon).

Roslin struggles to persuade the Quorum of Twelve of Apollo's loyalty. Tom Zarek suggests arming the civilian ships in case Galactica attacks, but Apollo says they would stand no chance against the battlestar. Priestess Elosha reminds everyone that the Scriptures predict that a return to Kobol would result in lives lost.