Battlestar Galactica | Pegasus' Sacrifice

Apollo sacrifices The Pegasus in order to save Galactica and The Fleet from the Cylons.

Season 3, Episode 4 "Exodus, Part 2" - Galactica's crew co-ordinate their attacks with New Caprica's insurgents, forcing the Cylons to take drastic steps to reach a final solution to the crisis.

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[AndyG]

That camera pull to galactic getting pummeled in the nothingness of space, is legit one of the best scenes in SiFi tv history

[mattmanw]

Admiral Adama: Plans an amazing, meticulous strategy to fight the Cylons.

Lee: LEEERROOOYYY

[ornsharkfin]

Couldn't help but feel emotional the moment I heard the Gaelic pipes come in.

[thelordchancellor]

I love how the Pegasus is so badass that it’s final ramming manoeuvre somehow eliminates two whole basestars. Incredible ship, incredible show.

[Skastrik]

That zooming out, Galactica being battered, no hope in sight....and then gunfire and DRUMS with big letters "PEGASUS" on the side of the ship as it flies by.
Most cinematic arrival in a space battle ever.

[briangreen]

That never gets old seeing Pegasus straight up annihilate a baseship with opening salvo alone

[lolza-qhxw]

The "thank you" has so many meanings, always gives me a heavy heart. It was Lee Adama's first and only true command of a battlestar, he's thinking her for that honour. It saved what was left of humanity from New Caprica, he was thanking her for saving them. It saved his father and he's thanking her for that and despite the Pegasus being a more advanced, hugely superior ship, he's thanking her for saving his true home - the Galactica. The final shot of the Pegasus emblem only being engulfed in fire to me almost feels like it is the ship saying you're welcome.

[johnharris]

That brief moment of silence then the drums start followed by all the Pegasus guns firing. Chilling.

[DaveMiller]

Cylon: "Sir, if I may..."
Baltar: "Not Now! I don't want to miss a moment of the last Battlestar's destruction".
Cylon: "I really think you should take a look at the other Battlestar".

What the battlestar Pegasus always makes me think of.

[zacharyzier]

When Lee tells Pegasus thank you it’s like Pegasus itself responds: “Go, I got this” and proceeds to yeet half the Cylon Fleet without anyone aboard.

[SheldonAdama]

The way Lee takes a last look around the flaming bridge is reminiscent of Sisko taking a last look at the Defiant bridge in DS9 before it was destroyed. And RDM wrote both episodes.

[redshinyrobot]

The music when Pegasus launches her opening salvo always sends chills down my spine. Fantastic

[Curios_Cat]

Pegasus is so stubborn, even when she is destroyed, she brought the base stars down with her derelict.

[LordofAlkanes]

Later in the series Laura Roslin says to Lee that he is so hell-bent on doing the right thing that he forgets to do the smart thing. That's probably the best example of that. Lee did trade a superior battlestar for a superior commander (although his motivation was purely emotional) and I think that ultimately this trade did pay off.

[ASMRMuzz]

I'm just happy to hear Bagpipes in a Space Battle. it has been way overdue.

[Ccerran]

“Pegasus, you don’t have the firepower”

“I’ve got the mass”

[paulbeaney]

We can't hold off 4. Gives me chills every time.

[KuraMad]

First time I saw this I was in awe of how awesome it looked, and how bad it was strategically. Until I realized Galactica had a full compliment of crew while Pegasus only had a skeleton crew that could escape in 4 raptors. In that regard, this sacrifice made sense.

[blampfno]

It was super thoughtful of Lee to deliver those spare parts to that last base star. Some people are just givers.

[battlemastergenkhan]

I just CANT watch this without lamenting the utter waste of a Mercury Class. Galactica has my heart but the Pegasus was the greatest asset humanity had outside of Adama and Roslin's leadership.