Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)
Exodus: Part 2 (2006)
Jamie Bamber: Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama
Quotes
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Admiral William Adama : I guess you didn't understand my orders, huh?
Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama : Never could read your handwriting.
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Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama : [Lee has just ordered the crew of the Pegasus to abandon ship and has also set the ship on a collision course with the nearest base star. He is walking out of the CIC, stops, turns around and is clearly very emotional, quietly says] Thank you.
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Admiral William Adama : [the Galactica is facing 4 Base Stars alone and is taking salvo after salvo of missiles. Adama has just been told that the FTL has been knocked out and the Galactica is taking heavy damage] . Then that's it.
[He looks around at the crew in the CIC]
Admiral William Adama : It's been an honor.
Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama : [Camera pulls back to show 4 Base Stars firing on a crippled Galactica. Then the Pegasus flies in and starts firing on the Base Stars. Lee radios Galactica] Galactica, Pegasus. Let us take some of this work off your hands. Get your FTL up and ready and we will take care of he rest.
[to Pegasus crew]
Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama : All right, fire up that main battery!
Admiral William Adama : [Angry that Lee disobeyed his orders to take the remaining civilians and run] Damn you Lee! Start working on those FTL's and get them on line. Cylons will re-deploy as soon as they recover.
[Looks at the DRADIS screen and sees the Base Stars start moving away. Whispers quietly]
Admiral William Adama : Thank you Lee.
Lt. Anastasia Dualla : [Looks at the DRADIS and sees the Base Stars changing positions] They are coming about, maneuvering to bracket us.
Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama : Steady as she goes. Take us right into the center.
Lt. Anastasia Dualla : [the Pegasus starts taking hits, Dee looks Lee in the eye. Quietly says] We won't last long in there.
Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama : [Looks back at Dee, quietly says] No...