Extended Version
Director Michael Rymer's cut of "Pegasus" was about 20 minutes too long for broadcast in an hour-long time slot. Executive producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore advocated for "Pegasus" to be shown as a 90-minute special episode. The Sci Fi Network refused, so Eick and Moore cut it down to about 44 minutes. However, a 59-minute "extended version" of "Pegasus" is included with the Region 1 DVD release of the second half of the second season, styled "Season 2.5".
Notable plot differences with the broadcast version are listed below, in the order in which they appear in the episode.
- Starbuck argues unsuccessfully to Adama and Roslin that Galactica should return to Caprica to rescue survivors. She promised to rescue Sam Anders from Caprica in a previous episode, "The Farm".
- Cain and Baltar discuss the efficacy of physical coercion in interrogation during a visit to Sharon's cell.
- A conversation between Cain and Adama makes clear that Pegasus is much larger, more advanced, and more powerful than Galactica.
- Helo and Tyrol interrupt rather than prevent Sharon's rape.
Several shots without dialogue are inserted or lengthened, as well.
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