great notion great notion thirteenth episode fourth season aired television space united_states canada respectively january sky united_kingdom january episode mid season finale fourth season revelations aired june episode title reference novel written episode written writers guild america strike received nielsen rating received positively episode continues revelations colonial fleet rebel finally found earth find devastated nuclear holocaust years discovery leads despair fleet episode given opening title sequence survivor count episode plot human fleet rebel disillusioned finding earth devastated nuclear holocaust occurred years prior events episode research bodies found soil conclude remains human origin rebel state mechanical remains resemble older theirs kind unknown following thirteenth tribe consisted different kind existed years ago moved earth addressing fleet admiral states fact leaving fleet belief thirteenth tribe human receive memories lives earth years ago help track origins beacon find crashed containing corpse dog hybrid told scared wondering shock takes body burns decides tell found making people believe lost signal fleet president burns book unable address fleet feeling led fleet believing prophecy lost cause relationship evening returns quarters commits suicide devastated admiral marine attempts killing fails breaks relieved past memories reminding duties commander fleet eventually steps makes announcement find home fleet gives instructions search nearby star systems invites new allies join fleet prepares leave earth anna devastated knowledge history repeats decides remain earth die hunted walks sea receives flashback life earth realizes wife ellen vision dying ellen tells place destroyed vision nuclear blast production writing episode written season episode revelations according writer title episode chosen writers outlined story producers title taken novel great notion book favorites writing novel notes urged novel protagonist quit living theme episode stated writers inspired idea taking strong heroic character finally character breaks happens moment despair defining moment character tried characters episode lee ripped sat individual breaking points break stay broken recovery fox river story told admiral comes novel real life incidents wildlife swimming sea near home california decision commit suicide episode writing staff felt fallout discovering earth nuclear ruin moore explained cost price somebody paid discovery everybody didn work let week episode felt like somebody want find little moment time feel good time finished long nightmare like fit best lost men loved left hope finding earth moore came idea suicide actually act hope control despair network concerns script depressing moore successfully defended writing saying episode series viewers stuck half seasons dark episode writers thompson considered giving characters interpreting found options debated giving fleet hope earth planet allowing character discover new giving characters vision earth like planet placing clue ruins direct fleet planet rejected thompson worked extensively scene admiral tries provoke col killing moore encouraged thompson character progressively lines writers ones inserted line script mentions sexual infidelity set actor changed line saying ellen wanted man real blood veins main vein line character said smell scenes finds set holds plant cutting added director notes usually writers script notes script cost estimates indicated script originally written budget half times studio permitted number scenes cut extensive opening segment depicted destruction earth changed filmed segment sees flash light shadow left wall restored scene ride according showrunner concept ellen relationship average husband wife relationship went pilot mini series story arc characters middle season writing progressed episode torn writing staff needed explain models aboard base star moore came concept models revealed later writing sessions episode vision confronts final opera house apologizes moore writing team formally settle final moore says intention ellen final revealed episode crossroads moore finally decided ellen fifth revealed profound shift character big leap felt natural clue final identity inserted episodes col sees ellen face number model moore decision revealed writing team series writers conference occurred season season characters considered final model writing staff agreed resonance decision reveal true identity great notion moore want season game final wanted final episode series issues final writers strike script great notion script finished time writers guild america strike began revised script pages turned day strike moore decided crew proceed shooting green lit flew vancouver british_columbia speak cast crew strike began strike proved studio approval shooting occur night begin cast crew emotional filming concerned episode filmed series cancelled strike lengthy helped work cast emotions shoot telling ending according writer repeatedly told cast end think feel going bring pull sets shoot episode actress improvised character committing suicide series composer melody episode musical soundtrack filming producers intended episode star portrayed number day filming episode earth scenes shot british_columbia days shoot location set destroyed rain storm kilometres hour mph winds art department crew repaired time shoot occur schedule final shots episode revelations filmed hours immediately preceding shooting beach scenes great notion director helmed revelations agreed earth sequences reminiscent work film director wide camera lenses color long short takes scene scheduled day originally segment shot small bits flashbacks edited line scene instead shot long actors struggled hours find right emotional tone moore said audience accept planet earth found earth earth 13th colony discovered christened earth found earth reception great notion seen million total viewers earning episode household rating included million adults age target demographic million adults age episode cable program slot men age men age night premiered ratings episode increased percent season average household ratings total viewers increased percent period adults age increased percent period adults age according nielsen live plus seven day ratings data additional million viewers watched episode time shifted digital video recorder percent increase day delivery airing time shifted viewing added adults aged percent increase day numbers viewers aged percent rise ign gave great notion incredible rating reviewer quoted episode stronger executed extremely felt episode deeply powerful storylines past praised emotions fleet finding earth ruins guardian received episode positively stating events happened course episode felt episode played fair audience despite number new questions addressed anticipated play big episode appearance cold open suicide compared shooting closing scene season sense guardian praised performance characters cinema blend stated events portrayed episode unexpected including suicide finding supposed body discovering thirteenth tribe final model thought episode episodes run entertainment_weekly stated lot going episode criticised writers decision having ellen fifth suicide surprising critical scene suicide stating worst acting series answered questions episode raised questions felt episode good overall alan_sepinwall star-ledger commented grabs discussed today column humanity way characters react situations way imagine real contemporary people felt stakes characters risen intensity actors performances extras character chicago_tribune praised directing particularly moment black dark blue sky preparing burn body sent spine beautifully image spot tone perfectly executed
Sometimes a Great Notion (Battlestar Galactica)