Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)

"Pegasus"
Battlestar Galactica episode
Admiral Helena Cain (Michelle Forbes) and Commander William Adama (Edward James Olmos) meet for the first time.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 10
Directed by	Michael Rymer
Written by	Anne Cofell Saunders
Original air date	September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23)
Guest appearances
Michelle Forbes as Admiral Helena Cain Graham Beckel as Colonel Jack Fisk John Pyper-Ferguson as Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor Sebastian Spence as Narcho Leah Cairns as Racetrack Fulvio Cecere as Lieutenant Thorne Mike Dopud as Gage Derek Delost as Vireem Vincent Gale as Chief Peter Laird Peter-John Prinsloo as Lt. Mei "Freaker" Firelli (extended version)
Episode chronology
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"Pegasus" is the tenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 23, 2005. Following "Pegasus", the series went on hiatus until January 2006.

In the episode, the human fleet encounters the Battlestar Pegasus, commanded by Admiral Helena Cain. She assumes command of the fleet. Gaius Baltar discovers that Pegasus crew members have been raping and torturing a Cylon prisoner. Cain sentences Helo and Chief Galen Tyrol to death after they accidentally kill a Pegasus officer who was preparing to rape Sharon. In response, Commander William Adama orders Vipers to escort Marines to Pegasus. Cain orders her own Vipers to intercept as the episode ends.

"Pegasus" was nominated for the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. It received critical acclaim.