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{{Infobox television episode
| image = BattlestarGalactica -- 2x12 - Resurrection Ship (Part 2).jpg
| caption = Admiral Helena Cain ([[Michelle Forbes]]) in her quarters shortly before being shot by [[Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)#Gina Inviere|Gina]] ([[Tricia Helfer]])
| series = [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]
| season = 2
| episode = 11 & 12
| airdate = 
* {{Start date|2006|01|06}} (Part 1)
* January 13, 2006 (Part 2)
| production =
| story = [[Anne Cofell Saunders]] (Part 1)
| teleplay = Michael Rymer (Part 1)
| writer = Michael Rymer (Part 2)<br>[[Ronald D. Moore]] (Part 2)
| director = [[Michael Rymer]]
| guests = *[[Michelle Forbes]] as Admiral Helena Cain 
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as [[Doctor Cottle]] <small>(Part 1)</small> 
*[[Graham Beckel]] as Colonel Jack Fisk 
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as Cole "Stinger" Taylor <small>(Part 1)</small> 
*[[Sebastian Spence]] as Narcho 
*[[Luciana Carro]] as [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] 
*Vincent Gale as Chief Peter Laird 
*[[Peter-John Prinsloo]] as Lieutenant Mei "Freaker" Firelli 
*[[Mike Dopud]] as Gage 
*Brad Dryborough as Lieutenant [[List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) characters|Louis Hoshi]]
| season_article = Battlestar Galactica season 2
| episode_list = List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) episodes
| prev = [[Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)|Pegasus]]
| next = [[Epiphanies (Battlestar Galactica)|Epiphanies]]
}}
"'''Resurrection Ship'''" is a two-part episode of the reimagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' television series. Part 1 aired originally on the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] on January 6, 2006, and Part 2 aired on January 13, 2006. It was the first episode broadcast after a [[Hiatus (television)|hiatus]] following the broadcast of the previous episode, "[[Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)|Pegasus]]", on September 23, 2005.<ref name=s2e10 />

In the episode, Admiral Helena Cain and Commander [[William Adama]] call a truce but plan to assassinate each other. The humans destroy a [[Cylon (reimagining)|Cylon]] fleet that includes a resurrection ship. Cain and Adama both cancel their plots, but [[Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)#Gina Inviere|Gina]]<ref>The character is not given a name in the episode; executive producer [[Ronald D. Moore]] first used the name in his [[podcast]] commentary on "Pegasus". {{cite podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/battlestar-galactica/id73329453 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106110541/http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/battlestar-galactica/id73329453 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2010 |title=Battlestar Galactica episode 210 commentary |host=Moore, Ron |date=24 Sep 2005 |access-date=8 Aug 2011}}</ref> escapes from the ''Pegasus'' [[brig]] and kills Cain.

"Resurrection Ship" received positive critical reviews.

==Plot==
In "[[The Farm (Battlestar Galactica)|The Farm]]", [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] promised [[Sam Anders]] she would return to [[Caprica]] to rescue him.<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Farm |episode-link=The Farm (Battlestar Galactica) |series=Battlestar Galactica |network=Sci Fi |season=2 |number=5 |airdate=12 Aug 2005}}</ref> In "Pegasus", [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] plotted to steal the [[Stealth technology|stealth]]-capable Blackbird to obtain reconnaissance photos of a mysterious ship escorted by a large Cylon fleet. Cain sentenced [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] to death for accidentally killing an officer to rescue [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]]. Adama ordered [[Battlestar Galactica (ship)|''Galactica'']]'s Vipers launched toward ''Pegasus'', and Cain ordered the ''Pegasus'' Vipers to intercept them.<ref name=s2e10>{{cite episode |title=Pegasus |episode-link=Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica) |series=Battlestar Galactica |network=Sci Fi |season=2 |number=10 |airdate=23 Sep 2005}}</ref>

===Part 1===
Both Viper groups seek permission to fire, but neither Cain nor Adama grants it. The standoff is interrupted by Starbuck, who returns in the Blackbird with photos of the Cylon vessel. Cain and Adama call off their attacks and agree to meet on ''Colonial One'' as neutral ground. President [[Laura Roslin]] mediates an uneasy truce: the resolution of Helo and Tyrol's fate will be delayed until after the attack on the Cylon fleet. Later, Roslin warns Adama privately that Cain will strike against Adama again and urges him to assassinate Cain first. Adama demurs.

Impressed by what she calls Starbuck's "guts and initiative", Cain promotes her to captain and appoints her ''Pegasus'' [[Commander, Air Group|CAG]]. Starbuck persuades Cain to reinstate Apollo's flight status though she demotes Apollo to Lieutenant and relegates him to delivery runs. Cain also promises Starbuck she will lead the fleet back to Caprica, destroy the Cylons, and rescue the survivors.

[[Doctor Cottle]] says Sharon will be all right. Adama apologizes to Sharon and orders her returned to her cell.

In [[Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)#Gina Inviere|Gina]]'s cell, Cain abuses the Cylon prisoner. Gina begs [[Gaius Baltar]] to kill her. She tells him that the Cylon vessel is a "resurrection ship", where Cylons are downloaded into new bodies; if it is destroyed Gina can die permanently. Cain resolves to destroy the ship, believing mortality will deter the Cylon pursuit.

Colonel Jack Fisk tells Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] that ''Pegasus'' encountered a small civilian fleet. Cain ordered it stripped for parts, [[Impressment|impressed]] some civilian personnel, executed the families of any who resisted, and abandoned the rest in space. Realizing that Roslin is right about Cain, Adama orders Starbuck to assassinate Cain once the attack on the Cylon fleet concludes. Likewise, Cain directs Fisk to take a detachment of Marines to ''Galactica'' to kill Adama after the attack.

===Part 2===
Two ''Pegasus'' crewmen confront Helo and Tyrol in the ''Pegasus'' brig and beat them with soap bars wrapped in towels; Fisk discovers the [[blanket party]] and ends it. Cain warns Starbuck not to let her conscience dictate how she behaves at difficult moments. Apollo agrees to help Starbuck with the assassination but expresses discomfort to his father. Adama invites Sharon to his quarters and asks why the Cylons hate humans; she replies that the Cylons don't hate humans but think them unworthy of life because of their tendency toward murder. As the battle nears, Starbuck and Fisk wish each other "good hunting".

The battle begins. Piloting the Blackbird, Apollo destroys the FTL drive on the resurrection ship, preventing it from escaping but is forced to eject after a damaged [[Colonial Raptor]] collides with the Blackbird. His [[spacesuit]] leaks oxygen and Apollo hallucinates before eventually allowing himself to suffocate. However, a [[search and rescue]] Raptor piloted by Racetrack locates Apollo and is able to revive him. The humans destroy the resurrection ship and the two [[Cylon Basestar|Basestars]] guarding it. Cain and Adama contact Fisk and Starbuck respectively, but neither gives the order to assassinate. Both relieved, Fisk and Starbuck stand down.

Baltar signals his rejection of [[Head Six]] in favor of Gina by repeating to Gina a coquettish speech Head Six gave earlier. Baltar distracts the Marine guard so that Gina can kill him and take his [[Sidearm (weapon)|side arm]]. Gina asks Baltar to kill her, but he urges her to seek justice, not death, and promises to hide her. Cain returns to her quarters following the battle to find Gina lying in wait for her. Gina shoots Cain and disappears.

Fisk and Starbuck eulogize Cain at her funeral. Fisk becomes Commander of ''Pegasus''. Apollo confesses to Starbuck that he wanted to die in space. Helo and Tyrol return to ''Galactica''. Helo and Sharon are reunited as Tyrol looks on. Recognizing that Adama now commands two battlestars, Roslin promotes him to Admiral. Adama helps the ailing Roslin to her feet and kisses her.

==Analysis==
Instead of giving Starbuck the order to kill Cain, Adama muses, "It's not enough to survive. One has to be worthy of surviving."<ref>Part 2, minute 31:05.</ref> In Moore's view, this reflects "one of the key tenets of the show."<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 /> Clifton compares the conflict between Cain's urge to fight the Cylons and Roslin and Adama's commitment to maintaining civil society to the struggle between Adama and Roslin in [[Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)|the miniseries]]<ref>{{cite episode |title=[[Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)|''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries]] |network=[[SyFy|Sci Fi]] |airdate=8–9 Dec 2003}}</ref> over whether to fight the Cylons or flee.<ref name=clifton-211 />

Jason Davis of Mania writes that mortality is a central theme of "Resurrection Ship". He cites Adama and Cain's assassination plots and their regrets over them, Adama inspecting his surgical scar, Starbuck and Fisks's mutual wishes of "good hunting", and Apollo and Gina's death wishes.<ref name=davis-212 />

Clifton argues that Cain's decision to execute Helo and Tyrol is correct given the position she is in. In his view, the audience's prejudices in favor of the two men do not apply to her character because she does not know them.<ref name=clifton-211 /> Clifton argues further that Roslin pushes for Adama to assassinate Cain because she expects her cancer to kill her soon and considers Baltar, who as vice president would succeed her, unfit to stand up to Cain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/battlestar_galactica/epiphanies.php |title=Can't stop the signal |first=Jacob |last=Clifton |publisher=[[Television Without Pity]] |date=25 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012123930/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/battlestar_galactica/epiphanies.php |archive-date=2012-10-12 }}</ref>

Moore notes that Cain accomplished all her goals except for her own survival.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 /> Clifton compares her pursuit of the Cylons to [[Moby-Dick|Captain Ahab's pursuit of Moby-Dick]].<ref name=clifton-212 />

In Moore's view, the audience is supposed to feel ambivalent about Gina. On one hand, she perpetrated genocide along with the rest of her kind. On the other hand, her situation inspires sympathy.<ref name=RDM-commentary-211 />

===Characterization===
In his [[podcast]] commentaries on "Resurrection Ship", executive producer [[Ronald D. Moore]] discussed his views of what the episode's events reveal about several of the characters.
*Cain's decision not to kill Adama demonstrates that she is "human and... not a black-hatted villain."<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />
*Baltar telling Head Six that he is bored of his fantasy house reflects his growing preference for Gina.<ref name=RDM-commentary-211 />
*Though Baltar has real feelings for Gina, his speech to her is "based on a lie, which is at the heart of a lot of things that Baltar’s about."<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />
*Apollo's experience with [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] affects his character strongly and influences him for the rest of the second season.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />
*Adama's initial reaction to Roslin's assassination proposal reflects a reversal of what Moore considers the expected roles of a hawkish Adama and a dovish Roslin.<ref name=RDM-commentary-211 />
*Adama's promotion is a sort of parting gift from Roslin, as she expects she will die soon.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />

In his reviews of "Resurrection Ship", Jacob Clifton of [[Television Without Pity]] discussed his own views on the characters.
*Cain's actions in "Resurrection Ship" provide context for her actions in "Pegasus" and make her character "not sympathetic, but understandable"<ref name=clifton-211 /> in the mold of [[Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz]]. However, the contrast between Cain's decision to pillage her civilian fleet and Adama's decision to protect his reflects "an issue of ''character'' rather than humanizing ''circumstance''" (emphasis Clifton's).<ref name=clifton-211 />
*Gina's ability to free Baltar from Head Six represents an opportunity to redeem him; Clifton compares Baltar and Gina's relationship with [[Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Angel]] and [[Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Darla]]'s in the television series ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''.
*Gina's desire to die represents a profound break from the Cylons' religiosity.
*Adama's relationship with Sharon is evolving. In "Resurrection Ship" he calls her "she" and "her"; in previous episodes he had called her "it".
*Starbuck is conflicted over her loyalty to Adama and Apollo and her hope that Cain will help her rescue Anders. Her improved "demeanor, behavior and even appearance" demonstrate her determination to perform well as CAG.<ref name=clifton-211 />
*Usually Head Six has control when Baltar speaks to her and a third party simultaneously, but the power dynamic is reversed when he talks to Gina.<ref name=clifton-212/>

Amanda Keith of the [[Los Angeles Newspaper Group]] disputes Starbuck's assertion in the eulogy that the fleet was safer with Cain in command; Keith attributes Starbuck's assessment to dissatisfaction with Adama and Roslin's leadership and ignorance of Cain's past misdeeds. Keith also believes Roslin is mistaken in her assessment of Cain as irredeemable; after all, Cain did back down from killing Adama.<ref name=keith-212/>

Keith writes that Baltar believes he can reclaim his missing love by rescuing Gina, but Gina is too "broken"<ref name=keith-211/> to reciprocate his feelings. Keith compares Baltar's fancy on this point to Cain's impossible dream of reclaiming the irradiated [[Twelve Colonies]] from the Cylons.<ref name=keith-211/> She regards Baltar's actions in the episode as irresponsible and driven by his exclusive focus on his immediate surroundings.<ref name=keith-212/>

Jennifer Stoy cites Roslin's call for Cain's assassination to argue that ''Battlestar Galactica'' challenges gender stereotypes, at least in its early seasons.<ref>{{cite book |first=Jennifer |last=Stoy |chapter=Of great zeitgeist and bad faith: an introduction to ''Battlestar Galactica'' |title=Battlestar Galactica: Investigating Flesh, Spirit, and Steel |pages=1–37 |editor1-first=Roy |editor1-last=Kaveney |editor2-first=Jennifer |editor2-last=Stoy |publisher=[[I.B. Tauris]] |location=London |year=2010}}</ref>

==Production==
"Resurrection Ship" was originally written and shot as a single episode, with the assassination plots hatched at the end of the second [[Act (drama)|act]]. After editing the episode was still about 20 minutes too long, so it was split. This allowed for more detail within each part<ref name=RDM-commentary-212>{{cite podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/battlestar-galactica/id73329453 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106110541/http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/battlestar-galactica/id73329453 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2010 |title=Battlestar Galactica episode 212 commentary |host=Moore, Ron |date=13 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011}}</ref><ref name=RDM-commentary-211>{{cite podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/battlestar-galactica/id73329453 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106110541/http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/battlestar-galactica/id73329453 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2010 |title=Battlestar Galactica episode 211 commentary |host=Moore, Ron |date=6 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011}}</ref> and caused plans for a [[clip show]] later in the second season to be scrapped.<ref name=RDM-blog>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.scifi.com/battlestar/2006/01/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906205529/http://blogs.scifi.com/battlestar/2006/01/ |first=Ron |last=Moore |title=Battlestar Blog: Downloaded |publisher=Sci Fi Network |date=18 Jan 2006 |archive-date=6 September 2008 |access-date=15 Aug 2011}}</ref> Part 2 opens with several shots of Apollo imagining floating in water as he drifts in space; this would have opened the single episode.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 /><ref name=RDM-commentary-211 /> Director [[Michael Rymer]] came up with the specific imagery of Apollo floating on his back.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />

The writers decided on Cain's fate in early drafts of "Resurrection Ship".<ref name=RDM-commentary-211 /> They also decided early on to allow ''Pegasus'' to remain in the fleet; Moore believed this would subvert the audience's expectation that the more powerful battlestar would be destroyed at the end of the episode.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 /> Originally the conflict between Cain and Adama was to center around Cain's failure to protect civilian decoys during the battle with the Cylons despite a promise to Roslin.<ref name=RDM-commentary-211 /> At one point during writing, the script explained why Roslin does not promote Adama over Cain to defuse the situation: Roslin knows Cain does not accept her authority as president and would not obey Adama's orders.<ref name=RDM-blog />

Apollo's experience ejecting and witnessing the destruction of the enemy ships was based on the experience of [[George H. Gay, Jr.]], in the [[Battle of Midway]] during [[World War II]]. Plans to include footage of the wrecked Raptor and its dead personnel along with Apollo were scrapped due to the difficulty of creating the shots and the feeling that it would be too morbid. Plans for additional action in Apollo's swimming fantasy were abandoned as "too esoteric".<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />

Gina was initially scripted to embrace and kiss Baltar. This was removed after actress [[Tricia Helfer]] (Six/Gina) noted that Gina, a victim of serial rape, would not be willing to do this.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />

A scene in Part 1 in which Helo and Tyrol discuss Sharon and the blanket party scene in Part 2 used to be the same scene; the characters are in the same physical positions at the end of the first and the start of the second. The scenes were split when the episode was split.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 /><ref name=RDM-commentary-211 /> The blanket party was inspired by the films ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' and ''[[The Grifters (film)|The Grifters]]''. The writers referred to the ''Pegasus'' crewmen administering the beatings as the "Yee-Haw Boys"; in the episode Helo calls them "the Sunshine Boys". Their confrontation with Fisk was inspired by Moore's own experience in the [[Navy ROTC|U.S. Navy ROTC]].<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />

The kiss between Adama and Roslin was not scripted. Actor [[Edward James Olmos]] (Adama) improvised it on set. Actress [[Mary McDonnell]] (Roslin)'s surprise is genuine.<ref name=RDM-commentary-212 />

The Viper standoff was especially time-consuming to write and film. The writers considered having the Vipers open fire shortly before Starbuck appears, but they feared the consequences for morale and cohesion in the fleet.<ref name=RDM-commentary-211 />

Cain's code word "Case Orange" for Fisk to kill Adama refers to [[War Plan Orange]], a contingency plan developed by the American military before the Second World War in case of a Japanese attack. Cain's specific directive to "terminate Adama's command, starting with Adama" is an homage to a line delivered by [[Harrison Ford]]'s character in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' referring to Kurtz. Adama's code word "Downfall" for Starbuck to kill Cain refers to the German [[Downfall (2004 film)|film of that name]]<ref name=RDM-commentary-211 /> or possibly [[Operation Downfall]], the planned Allied invasion of Japan at the end of the Second World War.<ref>Although in his podcast commentary Moore explicitly cites the film ''[[Downfall (2004 film)|Downfall]]'' as the reference for Adama's codeword, other obvious references would include ''[[Operation Downfall]]'', the planned Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands at the end of the Second World War. {{cite web |url=http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Podcast:Resurrection_Ship,_Part_I#Act_4 |title=Podcast:Resurrection Ship, Part I Act 4|access-date=3 Feb 2013}}</ref>

==Reception==
"Resurrection Ship" received positive critical reviews. Keith McDuffee of [[TV Squad]] called the episode "amazing"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/01/21/battlestar-galactica-epiphanies/ |title=Battlestar Galactica: Epiphanies |first=Keith |last=McDuffee |publisher=[[TV Squad]] |date=21 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |archive-date=2 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002172556/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/01/21/battlestar-galactica-epiphanies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and praised the scenes between Baltar and Gina, Apollo's swimming fantasy, and the special effects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/01/06/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship/ |title=Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection Ship |first=Keith |last=McDuffee |publisher=TV Squad |date=6 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |archive-date=2 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002172528/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/01/06/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/01/13/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship-part-2/ |title=Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection Ship (Part 2) |first=Keith |last=McDuffee |publisher=[[TV Squad]] |date=13 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |archive-date=2 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002172548/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/01/13/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship-part-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Amanda Keith called Part 1 "a fantastic episode"<ref name=keith-211>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidesocal.com/film_cannon/2010/02/battlestar-galactica-resurrect.html |title=Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection Ship, Part One |first=Amanda |last=Keith |publisher=[[Los Angeles Newspaper Group]] |date=28 Feb 2010 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030743/http://www.insidesocal.com/film_cannon/2010/02/battlestar-galactica-resurrect.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and praised the battle, composer [[Bear McCreary]]'s score, and Adama and Roslin's final scene in Part 2.<ref name=keith-212>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidesocal.com/film_cannon/2010/03/battlestar-galactica-resurrect-1.html |title=Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection Ship, Part Two |first=Amanda |last=Keith |publisher=Los Angeles Newspaper Group |date=7 Mar 2010 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030729/http://www.insidesocal.com/film_cannon/2010/03/battlestar-galactica-resurrect-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jacob Clifton gave Part 1 an A, praising the moral ambiguity around Cain's actions, Olmos's performance, the editing of the final scene in which Cain and Adama give their assassination orders, and Starbuck, Adama, and Fisk's reluctance to participate in the assassination plots.<ref name=clifton-211>{{cite web |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/battlestar_galactica/resurrection_ship_part_i.php |title=The divine right of Cain |first=Jacob |last=Clifton |publisher=[[Television Without Pity]] |date=11 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012123920/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/battlestar_galactica/resurrection_ship_part_i.php |archive-date=2012-10-12 }}</ref> He gave Part 2 an A+, calling actress [[Michelle Forbes]] (Cain)'s performance "wonderful", the battle scenes "awesome", the battle music "[g]rand, wonderful, sad and angry and terrible", and the final scene between Adama and Roslin "candid and weird and perfect and sad."<ref name=clifton-212>{{cite web |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/battlestar_galactica/resurrection_ship_part_ii.php |title=Take me out |first=Jacob |last=Clifton |publisher=Television Without Pity |date=18 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012123858/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/battlestar_galactica/resurrection_ship_part_ii.php |archive-date=2012-10-12 }}</ref> Jason Davis gave Part 1 an A+ and Part 2 an A, praising Rymer's writing and Forbes's performance.<ref name=davis-212>{{cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship-part-2_article_50471.html |title=Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection Ship Part 2 |first=Jason |last=Davis |publisher=Mania |date=15 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018184225/http://www.mania.com/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship-part-2_article_50471.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship-part-1_article_50421.html |title=Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection Ship Part 1 |first=Jason |last=Davis |publisher=Mania |date=9 Jan 2006 |access-date=16 Aug 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018184231/http://www.mania.com/battlestar-galactica-resurrection-ship-part-1_article_50421.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Simon Brew of Den of Geek lauded the battle scene but said the rest of the episode was even better; he called it "all the more impressive for not doing what you'd expect it to do."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/television/321668/battlestar_galactica_season_2_episodes_11_and_12_review_resurrection_ship.html |title=Battlestar Galactica season 2 episodes 11 and 12 review: Resurrection Ship |first=Simon |last=Brew |publisher=Den of Geek |date=17 Sep 2009 |access-date=16 Aug 2011}}</ref> Rose Wojnar of ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' gave Part 1 an A− but Part 2 a B−, praising Forbes<ref>{{cite news |url=http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/tvtracker/archives/battlestar_galactica/battlestar_gala.html |title=Battlestar Galactica, Jan. 6 |first=Rose |last=Wojnar |newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=7 Jan 2006 |access-date=22 Aug 2011 |archive-date=25 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325080616/http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/tvtracker/archives/battlestar_galactica/battlestar_gala.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Sackhoff's acting and the battle scene but calling Gina killing Cain "too good of a solution".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/tvtracker/archives/battlestar_galactica/battlestar_gala_2.html |title=Battlestar Galactica, Jan. 13 |first=Rose |last=Wojnar |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=14 Jan 2006 |access-date=22 Aug 2011 |archive-date=25 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325080625/http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/tvtracker/archives/battlestar_galactica/battlestar_gala_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

John Kubicek of [[BuddyTV]] ranked "Resurrection Ship" as the series's 18th best episode.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/lucy-lawless/25-best-battlestar-galactica-episodes-37471.aspx |title=Best 25 Battlestar Galactica episodes |first=John |last=Kubicek |publisher=[[BuddyTV]] |date=12 Mar 2009 |access-date=16 Aug 2011}}</ref> Eric Goldman of [[IGN]] ranked "Admiral Cain's reign" in "Pegasus" and "Resurrection Ship" second on his list of the series's top "storylines and moments", praising Forbes's performance and calling the three episodes "riveting".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/966/966587p6.html |title=Battlestar Galactica: 20 Best Storylines and Moments |first=Eric |last=Goldman |website=[[IGN]] |date=26 Mar 2009 |access-date=18 Jul 2011}}</ref>

==Connection to other series elements==
More of Battlestar ''Pegasus''{{'}}s backstory is presented in the television movie ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]'':
*Cain and Gina were lovers until the Cylon attack on the Colonies.
*The raids on the civilian ships are shown exactly as Fisk describes them in "Resurrection Ship".<ref>{{cite video |people=[[Félix Enríquez Alcalá|Alcalá, Félix]] (director) |title=[[Battlestar Galactica: Razor]] |publisher=[[Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] |date=2007}}</ref>

The "Sunshine Boys" were introduced in "Pegasus" bragging about raping Gina and plans to rape Sharon.<ref name=s2e10 /> They resurface in the fourth-season episode "[[The Oath (Battlestar Galactica)|The Oath]]", in which they take Sharon, Helo, Tyrol, and others prisoner during a [[mutiny]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Oath |episode-link=The Oath (Battlestar Galactica) |series=Battlestar Galactica |network=Sci Fi |season=4 |number=15 |airdate=30 Jan 2009}}</ref>

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.syfy.com/battlestar/episodes/season/2/episode/211/resurrection_ship_part_i "Resurrection Ship (Part 1)"] at [[Syfy]]
* {{IMDb episode|0519781|Resurrection Ship (Part 1)}}
* [http://www.syfy.com/battlestar/episodes/season/2/episode/212/resurrection_ship_part_ii "Resurrection Ship (Part 2)"] at [[Syfy]]
* {{IMDb episode|0519782|Resurrection Ship (Part 2)}}
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