Home (Battlestar Galactica)

"**Home**"
"Home"
Battlestar Galactica episodes
	The night sky in the Tomb of Athena.
Episode nos.	Season 2; Episodes 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 dates	August 19, 2005 (Part 1); August 26, 2005 (Part 2);
Guest appearances
	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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"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.^[3] 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.

^ ^a ^b (special guest star)
^ This character's first name is spelled "Louanne" in other episodes.
^ Whether the Earth of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica is a fictional portrayal of the real-life Earth, another planet sharing the name, or an in-universe myth is unknown to the audience at this point in the series.

[special_guest_star-1] (special guest star)

[2] This character's first name is spelled "Louanne" in other episodes.

[3] Whether the Earth of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica is a fictional portrayal of the real-life Earth, another planet sharing the name, or an in-universe myth is unknown to the audience at this point in the series.

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