Battlestar Galactica: Episodes Ten and Eleven

War of the Gods

Part 1 - January 14, 1979

Part 2 - January 21, 1979

Writer: Glen A. Larson

Director: Dan Haller

Guest Cast:

Patrick Macnee (Count Iblis)

Kirk Alyn (Old Man)

Bruce Wright (Guard)

Paul Coufos (Pilot)

John Williams (Statesman)

Plot Summary:

The Galactica and her fleet are beseiged by spheres of glowing light that whip around the moving spacecraft.

At the same time, a squadron of Viper pilots vanish from the Galactica's screens as if they never existed. Apollo leads a mission to find the pilots. With Starbuck and Sheba, he follows a trail that leads him to a battle-scarred planet.

There the trio comes upon the wreckage of a vast spacecraft, but before they can explore the wreck, they are confronted by the mysterious Count Iblis. The alien is taken back to battlestar where this charismatic powers win over the trust of most of the fleet, eventually usurping Adama's command. Adama, in turn, demands a test Iblis' power.

The would be messiah delivers Baltar into the hands of Council of Twelve. However, Adama soon learns the true identity of the malevolent Count before a life-and-death struggle begins between the mortals and the Prince of Darkness.

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