Battlestar Galactica | Gaius Baltar From Aerilon (Gaius' Accent)

Well, I've learned something new about Gaius' origins.

From Season 3 Episode 16 'Dirty Hands', Chief Tyrol's labour leader persuades him to defy Adama and become the rallying point for a strike.

[gregwissell]

The "You know I know about farming" scene from the series finale gets me every time. Callis said in interviews that it wasn't in the script for him to cry, but he couldn't help it and actually got emotional having played the character for six years

[Erevos]

The way James Callis switched accents made that scene one of my favorites. It was an awesome addition on Gaius' character.

[etaoin-shrdlu]

It’s quite ironic that Chief Tyrol brings up the fact that the sons and daughters of the Fleet are inheriting their parent’s job without any choice, yet when talking to Baltar, the exact same phenomenon was already deeply rooted in the society of the Twelve Colonies. If you were born on Aerilon, chances are you’d be a Farmer for life, then there’s Baltar, an Aerilon native who had to forget everything he ever knew in hopes of attaching himself to a more lucrative nationality, to tap into a better lifestyle.

[cornwelj]

‘Lack of imagination’ such a great comeback.

[MrMoorkey]

You have no...NO idea how I reacted when Gaius Fookin Baltaar turned out t'be a fookin' YORKSHIREMAN!!!

[jeffkyler]

James Callis is a goddamn fantastic actor. His problem is he needs something like Galactica that's organic and permissive and wildly creative to really thrive.

[Gauntlet]

Galactica is the only remake I consider better than the original.

[Aikurisu]

He really is the textbook example of the Prodigal Son. Turned his back on family to live a life of opulence while exploring the outside world, only to fatefully return to the life his father believed was best for him. "You know, I know about farming" is perhaps the greatest end to a story arc I initially despised but ended up loving the most. Callis nailed it.

[sminkycorp]

As a Yorkshireman programmer from a RAF family, who is the only 'posh' accent one, I always related to B here

[marileestetson]

"There it is, Chief. One set of rules for the aristocracy and one set of rules for the rest of us."

[dampnickers]

I love the fact that his actual accent sounds like he is from Yorkshire... and the town Cuttlesbreath Wash also sounds like it's a sleepy village in the Yorkshire Dales.

[Spartain]

Frak! I love this scene. Foreshadowing for his ultimate fate. Being a farmer just like his father was.

Plus, it adds so much character to Baltar.

[chancellorjake]

James Callis is such a brilliant actor!

[joec]

A lot of people did not like the episode Dirty Hands but I considered the scene between Tyrol and Baltar to be one of my favorite ever.

[ered]

I love that he says all of this while casually smoking one of the last cigars in the entire universe.

[Kalenz]

Gaius character development during this season took off like a speeding viper.

[MrGunlover]

I grew up in the south. I grew up hearing people speak with an accent that defined them as uneducated and ignorant and I spent so much time practicing how to speak without that accent. This hits home

[fwootamala]

I totally forgot this scene. Too many incredible scenes to remember them all.

[samsoncrosswood]

One of the best, most layered tv characters of the last 20 years. 90% of the cast of Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, has nothing on Baltar, or the actor portraying him.

[flankspeed]

THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A STARK ON AERILON 😄