

When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.
Acting
Dean Stockwell's Cavil carries the whole philosophical mess.
Direction
Olmos knows this world intimately—shaky cam and all.
Writing
Retrofitting four seasons into coherent villain motivation.

Director
Edward James Olmos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edward James Olmos fought to direct this specifically to give Dean Stockwell meatier material after feeling Cavil was underutilized in the main series.
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