Last we checked there were 39,673 survivors on the colonial fleet. After this week’s episode of Battlestar Galactica there are 39,672 and three-quarters. Here’s what happened on this week’s episode of BSG, “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner: Part 1”

“Great Hera!” Athena’s about to bust a cap or two on a Six. Photo courtesy of the Sci-Fi network.

Warning! Spoiler Alert!

The Demetrius and the basestar agree to jump back to Galactica together to ensure that the basestar doesn’t get attacked. The Demetrius fails to jump because of technical problems so all Galactica sees is a huge basestar in front of them. Adama sends vipers out to attack the basestar but Colonel Tigh orders to hold fire. Demetrius finally jumps and Helo convinces Galactica that the crew on board the basestar is friendly.

Natalie-Six and the rest of the rebel cylons offer the humans an alliance. As part of the alliance Natalie gives the humans the coordinates to the resurrection hub for all cylons. The plan is:
1. Un-box D’Anna so she can reveal the final five.
2. Blow up the resurrection hub so that no cylon can ever resurrect again.
3. Have the final five join the rebel cylons.

Fearing he may be discovered, Tigh tries to convince President Roslin to blow up the resurrection hub without finding out who the final five are. Instead, Roslin plans to have the final five accompany the humans to Earth and then hand them over to the rebel cylons. Natalie and the rest of the rebels don’t trust the humans and decide that after the hub is destroyed, they’ll have the centurions hold any humans on board the basestar hostage until the final five are given to the rebels. Meanwhile, the 12 representatives of the government are cheesed off that Roslin agreed to an alliance without their approval. With Roslin’s approval Natalie attends a meeting with the 12 representatives to convince them the agreement is sound. After the meeting, Natalie realizes her hostage plan will only increase distrust between humans and cylons. Natalie tells Leoben to try and convince the centurions not to take the humans hostage while she goes to Adama to stall the jump to the resurrection hub.

Roslin finds out Tory has been sleeping with Baltar and uses her to try and convince Baltar not to broadcast rumors that Roslin’s been sharing visions with Caprica-Six and Athena. Roslin soon has a shared dream with Athena and Caprica-Six. In the dream, both Roslin and Athena chase after Hera as she runs to Six. Six picks her up and walks into a room with Baltar as two doors shut behind her. Athena wakes up to find Hera by her bedside saying, “bye bye.” Starbuck visits Roslin after the dream and tells her about the hybrid’s prophecy about the dying leader and the opera house. Roslin takes Baltar onto the basestar with her to talk to the hybrid. As soon as the hybrid is plugged back in it yells, “Jump!” and the basestar jumps away to some unknown place. Meanwhile on Galactica, Hera has been drawing images of Six. She runs away and Athena runs around Galactica looking for her. Hera finds Natalie as Natalie is being escorted to see Adama. Remembering her dream of Hera being taken by Six in an opera house, Athena takes out her gun, tells Tyrol to escort Hera away from Natalie and then shoots Natalie in the chest twice.

Gaeta’s leg is too far gone to save and is amputated. He comforts himself by constantly singing (good voice too). Anders (who has killed plenty of cylons on Caprica) is having an incredibly hard time dealing with the fact that he injured Gaeta so badly.

Opinion: Good stuff. I really wish Athena hadn’t shot Natalie. Also, as annoying as Gaeta is, I wish he didn’t have to lose his leg.

Quotation of the Week: We blow the hub and billions of skin jobs lose their bath privileges. – Colonel Tigh

In Two Weeks: Adama wants to leave the rest of the fleet behind and jump in search of the basestar. Lee is on another craft wondering where Galactica went. The doctor runs tests on Caprica-Six and learns something that makes Adama yell at Tigh. Adama tells Tigh he’s putting the whole ship in jeopardy because of his weakness. Tigh gets angry and punches Adama, who goes flying across the room. The fight doesn’t look like it’s over as Tigh marches towards Adama.