20 Years Later, Battlestar Galactica’s Most Intense Episode Is Still an All-Time Classic

Written by Moore, “Occupation” picks up four months after the devastating season 2 finale when the Cylons invaded New Caprica, the planet where the last surviving humans had hoped to find a fresh start. It’s an extremely dark episode as the show’s heroes try to organize a resistance that seems futile given that Cylons can resurrect themselves. Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, who had previously worked with Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List, directs the Emmy-nominated episode, which was inspired by both the Iraq War and World War II.