A suicide bomber detonates himself aboard Galactica and when the insurgent is revealed to be a human-like Cylon, the fleet is forced to deal with the threatening reality that any one of them could actually be a Cylon. As an investigation gets under way and new security measures are implemented, the populace descends into an unease that quickly gives way to blind paranoia.
Galactica’s chief mechanic Tyrol is firm, fair and often so strongly loyal that he tends to become recklessly irrational when someone close to him is in danger.
After the initial Cylon attack, Roslin was thrown into the role of President of the Twelve Colonies while simultaneously struggling with cancer and discovering her place as spiritual leader.
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A suicide bomber detonates himself aboard Galactica and when the insurgent is revealed to be a human-like Cylon, the fleet is forced to deal with the threatening reality that any one of them could actually be a Cylon. As an investigation gets under way and new security measures are implemented, the populace descends into an unease that quickly gives way to blind paranoia.
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