Battlestar Galactica "Six Degrees of Separation" TV episode Written by Michael Angeli Directed by Robert Young Original air date: February 18, 2005

A Number 6 model assumes an identity in the fleet, informing Commander Adama that Baltar is the traitor responsible for the Cylons’ devastating attack on the Colonies.

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Notes from the BSG chronology

This episode opens 7 days after the events of "Litmus", 24 days after the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies.

Didja Know?

The title of this episode is based on the concept that every person on the planet can be socially connected to any other person by just "six degrees of separation", originally conceived by Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy (1887-1938). 

Apollo is presented as a captain again in this episode, as well as being the CAG of Galactica, including authority over Pegasus air wings.

Laura Roslin is seen in her memories to have been having an affair with President Adar before the fall of the Twelve Colonies.

The Pegasus is not seen throughout this episode.

Characters appearing or mentioned in this story

Baltar

Head Six

Dualla

Shelly Godfrey

Commander Adama

Colonel Tigh

Lt. Gaeta

Doctor Amarak (mentioned only)

Cally

Chief Tyrol

Starbuck

Apollo

Dr. Cottle

President Roslyn

Billy Keikeya

Playa Palacios

Sekou Hamilton ("Journalist Eick" in the closing credits)

Helo

Caprica-Valerii

Boomer

Didja Notice?

This episode opens with a zoom in on the fleet from a distance and ends with the opposite in a zoom out.

Shelly Godfrey claims to be an associate of Dr. Amarak. A Dr. Amorak (slightly different spelling, but presumably the same person) introduced Baltar to Number Six in "A Higher Purpose". He was also allegedly aboard the Olympic Carrier before it was destroyed in "33".

Colonial data CD's are seen to have an octagonal shape, just as many of their books, papers, and monitor screens have.

At 11:48 on the Blu-ray, Dr. Cottle has his cigarette in his hand. In the next split second, it is suddenly dangling from his mouth in the next shot.

At 17:54 on the Blu-ray, the monitor screen Gaeta is using is seen to be an NEC MultiSync LCD model.

In the bathroom stall scene, Gaeta whistles a tune that some fans say is the "Top Gun Anthem" from the 1986 film Top Gun.

At 28:52 on the Blu-ray, the computer being used for Gaeta's image enhancement of Baltar has an external drive with a visible DVD trademark logo on it and also an internal 3.5-inch floppy drive!

As Baltar is being hauled away to the brig at 30:13 on the Blu-ray, a member of the television production crew can be seen in the background holding a boom mic!

At 41:29 on the Blu-ray, Adama picks up a pair of Shelly Godfrey's eyeglasses off the CIC console and the Venus Eye Design brand can be seen on them. 

Unanswered Questions

After her collapse, Dr. Cottle tells Roslin he can give her a shot to make her stronger for a press appearance, but she won't like the side-effects. She insists on the shot anyway. What are the side-effects? We are not shown any.

Who wrote "Cylon" on Boomer's mirror? In The Plan, Boomer says that she thinks she herself did it.

How did Shelly Godfrey disappear from the Galactica? It's not revealed until The Plan, which has Cavil telling her to kill herself by going out of one of the ship's airlocks.