occupation occupation season premiere 34th episode imagined american science fiction drama television series episode written imagined creator directed aired october following episode episode fourth month military occupation majority human population residing resistance movement trying drive away admiral continues plan rescue everybody unlike episodes include survivor count story episode inspired wars past including acts iraq war parts episode changed script predominantly scenes involving suicide bombing producers worried allow inclusion scene episode seen million viewers attracted generally positive reactions critics addition moore writing episode nominated emmy writers guild america award plot months passed end lay found majority human population planet known supposedly hidden commenced occupation thousand humans escaped remaining following admiral continuing work plan free trapped son commander apollo confronts father pushing pilots breaking point says apollo soft apollo wife surprises supporting admiral placed elaborate prison cell look like old apartment attempting force fall love kills times downloads body detention facility right eye forcibly removed released wife performs sexual favors brother returns leading resistance movement having detonated bomb docking facility release free resorts escalating efforts planning suicide bombings human collaborators resistance given intelligence unidentified informant command structure use secret dead drop dog bowl hiding documents inside tent piece intelligence given information communications resistance makes use information contact planet returns news contact resistance planet resistance plans kill president colonies collaborating learn attend graduation ceremony unpopular masked police force set allow humans police city bidding tucker duck access ceremony wife killed agrees suicide bomb ceremony end episode revealed aide informant learns attending ceremony alert resistance time duck attends ceremony number comes shake hand duck bomb killing everybody room production writing occupation following episode written series creator occupation human resistance fighting inspired wars military history including world war recent occupation iraq original writing moore originally consider including eye removed final drafts written portraying actor initially hesitant idea recalled producers called talk character suggested having eye removed responded laughing producers assumed agreed detonate bomb beginning episode number anna models film propaganda film school time cut originally considered suicide bomber end changed duck live wife death original drafts resistance planning suicide bombings secret underground prison torture information leave alive instead killing worry missing comrades moore later realized suicide bombings potent powerful writing scenes involving duck leading suicide bombing moore got emotionally caught adding writing scenes standing police ranks know got belt gon god actually mean stuff true want happens people producers initially worried allow inclusion bombing scene moore surprise executive object debate writers fleet brought story moore decided space bound fleet beginning act order establish story audience happy excited moore decided evolve number models grace park imprisoned board ship year allow admiral form special relationship eventually leading releasing allowing colonial officer episode moore felt occupation best season premiere season premiere believing writers matched performance following episodes felt better premiere scattered second season contained disparate story lines characters fully reunited episodes filming post production episode began extended series producers wanted bring audience date events lay covered bit ground large story development finale scene meet colonial tedious crew versions model shot crew disliked filming set moore elaborated crew film different versions prayer scene duck commits suicide attack making photograph late wife actress played series resistance available producers digitally inserted face photograph episode includes detailing occupation resistance originally added final script instead considered post production episode ending episode originally presenting daughter unspecified reasons scene instead reception broadcast ratings occupation originally meant released separate episodes producers decided merge released hour broadcast reasoning partly episode exodus long split episode producers wish stretch storyline weeks minutes episode leaked website days prior broadcast hour season premiere broadcast united_states friday october original broadcast hour episode attracted household rating total million viewers ratings increase cent total viewing average ratings second half second season reviews occupation received generally positive reviews critics ign rated occupation stating watching season premiere great reminder truly best television sfx called episode stunning season opener citing similarities occupation iraq greatest strength thought episode weakness liked transformation ruthless terrorist episode occupation rated stars started review stating events season cliffhanger questions minds fans biggest gets answered season double premiere start season worth wait jumped shark answer better believe hasn jumped shark commented time leap year felt case series felt doubts audience harbor won live seasons wiped away performance praised stating proves owns role proves tonight best character graded occupation following television pity gave episode awards nominations episode nominated primetime emmy awards outstanding writing drama series lost hbo series finale america nominated best episodic drama episode lost pilot episode
Occupation (Battlestar Galactica)