Apollo quotes from Battlestar Galactica (2003)

It is funny. You know the President says that we're saving humanity for a bright, shiny future o­n Earth. That you and I are never gonna see. We're not. Because we go out over and over again until someday, some metal motherfrakker is gonna catch us o­n a bad day and just blow us away.

Bright, shiny futures are overrated anyway.

Adama

In your opinion, off the record, what was Garner's flaw?

He was used to working with machines. Command is about people.

Adama

Remember that, as you take command of "The Beast". Garner was my decision; his failures, my responsibility. Don't let me fail a second time. Congratulations, Commander.

Adama

I'll see you at the rendezvous point.

Eighteen hours. Try not to be late.

Adama

I'm getting old; I'm a little slow, but I'll be there.

Gods, I wish I could talk you out of this...

Adama

You can't. You tried.

You know, Dad, um...

Adama

Don't. Don't make me cry on my own hangar deck.

Set main batteries to auto-fire cycle B! Lock engines ahead flank! [into announcement system] This is the Commander: abandon ship, abandon ship! All hands, abandon ship. Report to evac Raptors and jump to rendezvous point! Good work, and I'll see you on the other side.

Dualla

All right, people, let's move! Out! Let's go! [turns to see Apollo lingering at his station] You too, Commander.

Yes, sir. [starts to leave, but pauses to take one last look at the CIC; addressing the ship herself] Thank you.

Admiral Adama

I guess you didn't understand my orders.

I never could read your handwriting.

Tigh

All right, this dance is over. Get your booze and your dog tags and let's get out of here.

So what, you're just gonna call it?

Tigh

Not enough excitement for o­ne night for you, Captain?

[to Apollo, as he leaves] Hey. Hey! Where the frak do you think you're going?

It's over, Kara.

So what? You have the guts to try and frak another man's woman but not to fight o­ne? I wonder if Dee knew what she was getting. Think she would have settled for sloppy seconds? [Apollo punches her in the face.]Truth stings, don't it?

You want a fight, Captain. You got it.

Check it out. It's a great place for a house.

So you're really gonna give up flying.

Ah, flying's gonna suck now anyway. Lots of training, endless CAPs. The war's over. So's all the good stuff.

Gimme a tour of the future life of Kara Anders.

I'm not getting married.

Well, then - then what's the point, Kara? I mean, you love him, right?

Where are we going with this, Lee?

Well, now, that's the question, isn't it- where are we going? I mean, what if this- this is it? The rest of your life, Kara. Is this how you want to spend it? Is this who you want to spend it with?

What's going o­n?

Dualla

What's it look like?

Looks like they're trying to kill each other.

Dualla

That's o­ne perspective.

[laughs] Well, that makes things more complicated.

Yeah.

What are we gonna do?

What are we gonna do? We accept it. Tomorrow, I tell Dee, you tell Sam.

Just like that?

Just like that.

I don't know.

Yeah, we tell them how we feel. We shout it to the skies.

Yeah, right. Mm-hmm.

Well, you... You don't think I will?

Mm-mm. [giggles]

[Stands up] MY NAME IS LEE ADAMA, AND I LOVE KARA THRACE!!

[laughing] Calm down!

Well, it's not like anybody'll hear. We're in your cabin in the forest, right?

Ah. [giggles]

I LOVE KARA THRACE! AND I DON'T CARE WHO FRAKKING KNOWS!

Oh, you're crazy. Get down.

Well, come o­n. I'm not gonna stop until you get up and do it too.

I can't.

I'm gonna- Okay, here we go again. Lee Adama...

Okay, shh! [She stands] Okay. Ka - [gasps] KARA THRACE LOVES LEE ADAMA! [They kiss. Starbuck stops smiling and looks serious.]

Hey, man. Did you hear the news? We're hitched. We got married. Can you believe it?

No. No, I can't believe it.

Yeah. No, it was crazy. She comes down, and she wakes me up. She pops the question, she drags me down to the priest, and, bang, like that, we're married.

So it was your idea.

Yeah. It was my idea.

Do you guys...Do you guys want a minute to, uh, you know, talk?

Congratulations, Sam.

Yeah.

And good luck. You're gonna need it.

I missed you.

I missed you too. I missed you too.

Can I make a suggestion that you won't like?

Do you make any other kind?

Adama

What the hell were you doing out there? I gave you an order. To do a job.

Excuse me, I was doing my job.

Adama

Yeah, being led around by the nose! That bastard yanked your chain and you jumped.

He wanted files from the Colonial One.

Adama

It was the middle of the night.

You assigned me to security.

Adama

Yeah. And there was a bomb on that ship and you missed it.

You take a good look at this room. Every time you leave, memorize it. If anything changes, don't touch it. A book moves, shoes in a wrong place, something smells different, you get the frak out. Someone knocks, don't answer the door, don't open the door. Look, you have to do what I say.

If they wanna kill me, they'll find a way. Now, who do I have to bribe to see the Cylon woman?

So, what's the charge this time?

Striking a superior asshole.

And I bet you've been waiting all day to say that one.

Most of the afternoon, yeah.