Battlestar Galactica | A Commander's Sacrifice

Pegasus's Commander Garner sacrifices himself in order to save his ship from the Cylons.

Season 2, Episode 17 "The Captain's Hand" - A political struggle threatens to tear the fleet apart while an untested commander leads the Pegasus and its crew into peril.

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[PetersaberHD]

Garner - sacrificing his life for the ship
Adama - overwhelmed, out of his depth, desperately trying to keep his head
Starbuck - having the time of her life

[Tap-a-roo]

The only good decision he ever made. He knew the engineering team couldn’t figure out how to get the FTLs back online in time before they were destroyed, and his ability to command the ship would further compromise the battle. He turned over command to Adama in hopes that he would be better at the military aspect while he went back to his job —the one he was great at— to get the FTLs online. He swallowed his pride and turned over command. Have to give him props for that.

[rossvolkmann]

My dad was in the air force and then later held a variety of corporate officer roles. We watched this together when it came out and I remember him pausing the TV after this scene was over and commenting that this was a very accurate representation of how people new to leadership roles panic. He said it's very common for people when they don't know what decisions to make to fall back on trying to micromanage what they know. If you can't feel confident in making decisions about something unfamiliar, it's comforting to revert to making decisions you know are correct, even if they're not the decisions that need your attention.

Good Writing

[pablom-f]

- "Baseship is turning away. He's... he's frakking running, Major!"
- "But the other two aren't... helm, left full!"
Meantime Kara is having a blast watching Lee cut a basestar in half and drive Pegasus like a stolen Corvette.

[FedralBI]

Garner: "Gemenon components! Tauron components! ALL MADE ON PICON!" (Garner grabs hammer and starts hitting) "This is how we fix problem on Virgon Battlestar!"

[usptact]

Maybe he wasn’t a great commander, but he was a brilliant engineer with true commander’s heart.

[mchief]

Seriously, you would have thought someone would have put some duct tape on Pegasus' CIC room's glass panes after the 10th time they all busted through.

[pirobotbeta]

He was an excellent XO and Engineer.
And he realized that Command in combat wasn't anything he was prepared for.
In the heat of battle, he was arguing with another Engineer.
He died protecting his ship; a Heroes death.

[Psycodiver]

I love the attention to detail, once the air got low the noise became muffled and once it was gone the noise was gone

[theindooroutdoorsman]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how fucking tough a Battlestar is? Both Pegasus and Galactica took multiple direct hits from nukes throughout the show and kept going like it was a water balloon.

[scotty]

You can almost feel the weight of responsibility settle on Lee's shoulders. Well shot scene.

[squeezybob]

At least he made up for leaving Kevin at home.

[Morhek]

As Nog put it: "He may have been a hero. He may even have been a great man. But in the end he was a bad captain."

[hughsmith]

As a former valve turner on a navy ship, I 100% know the joy of having to get the hammer and "pry bars" out to operate a valve...some nub didn't back seat it properly.

[amadarobles]

Gotta love that moment

I have the con 😳”

[Mobius_]

Oddly enough, this is one of the only times you see the Pegasus get used properly in a battle, taking advantage of its more powerful bow mounted batteries instead of a full on broadside that older Battlestars enjoy.

I also enjoy the small detail that the screen shakes when the mains fire but not the turrets above them.

[jwilliams]

I didn't have much love for the command staff of the Pegasus but I do respect the sacrifice Garner made for the ship. He was a true engineer. Such a fantastic show.

[DankHillCometh]

RIP John Heard you were a great father in Home Alone and a great Commander in BSG.

[justinvanhorne]

So this is Mr. McCallister's day job. No wonder all he wanted was a nice xmas holiday every year :( So much job stress.

Way to go Kevin. You can eat all the cheese pizza's you want now.

[ArsynZ]

Man, Sean Spicer's sacrifice still hits me hard. RIP