Battlestar Galactica: Season 1-05: You Can't go home again

# Original airdate: 15th Nov 2004
# Production Number: 105
# Filming dates: June 4, 2004 - June 15, 2004
# Executive Producer: RD. Moore, David Eick
# Producer: Harvey Frand
# Written by: Carla Robinson
# Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Starring Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, Katee Sackhoff, James Callis, Tricia Helfer
Co-Starring Michael Hogan,  Grace Park, Alessandro Juliani, Tahmoh Penikett, Kandyse McClure,  Aaron Douglas,   Paul Campbell,

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When Lt. Kara Thrace (Starbuck) goes missing in action after encountering a Cylon patrol while on a training mission, Commander Adama feels responsible — especially in light of her recent admission that she blames herself for his son Zak's death.

Both Adama and Lee devote the full resources of the fleet to search for their missing fighter ace, causing some to wonder if it's worth risking the lives of 45,000 people to save one downed pilot. When President Roslin questions their motives and points out that Kara's oxygen was exhausted hours ago and they are putting all of humanity in peril through their rescue mission, they reluctantly call off the search.

Adama and Lee have an emotional moment when Adama explains his determination to find Kara despite the odds stems from his feeling that she is family. “What if it had been me down there?” Lee asks his father. Adama stops, puts his hand on his son’s shoulder and answers with his characteristic intensity: “We would still be there.” Lee, visibly choked up, nods and walks away.

But they haven't counted on Kara's resourcefulness and courage. Stranded on a red moon, her knee a twisted wreck, she struggles to relaunch a damaged Cylon fighter and return to Galactica.

Kara discovers an oxygen source within the innards of the biological organism that is the inside of the Cylon ship. After some ingenious effort, she takes the ship toward the Galactica the name Starbuck emblazoned on the underside of the ship with tape, and manages to alert Lee to her identity by flying above him.

Meanwhile, on Caprica, Lt. Helo and the woman he believes to be Sharon(Boomer) make plans to leave the shelter in the restaurant when they are visited by Cylons. When he wakes up, he is covered in plaster and Sharon is gone.

.Synopsis from Spacecast.com

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