(XXVII-1/2) BSG: "Water" (Sn.1, Ep.2)

Water, the essence of life. A very important resource taken for granted when in abundance. In this episode of BSG, the space colony suffers a 60% loss in their water reserves after an inexplicable 'accident'. For the sake of preserving remaining water reserves until a solution is found, Galactica's leadership decides to ration water consumption radically; thus no showers, no unnecessary hand-washing, and similar measures designed to minimize consumption. Even so, calculations reveal that the water supply will be able to sustain the ships for just a few days. So Galactica launches its military on an emergency campaign to fetch water in neighboring planets. Thorough investigation of the water containers reveals that the 'accident' was caused by an explosion; explosions that were planted using explosives stolen from Galactica's own weapon arsenal. Given this information, CMDR Adama quickly speculates that there's a cylon within the colony.

There's no doubt to me that this cylon agent is Boomer. In the beginning of the episode, she is shown completely soaked, dazed, confused, and looking like she just returned from a mission. When she goes for a towel in her bag, she finds an explosive. Boomer sneaked into the armory to return the explosive and to her surprise, a number of explosives were missing from the storage box. Boomer’s jolts of surprise were genuine, but she could be a sleeper agent. Cylons like her are designed to feel human but, I’m assuming, their actual form is hidden in their subconscious, and is fully engaged whenever needed. Ironically, Boomer was the one who discovered a planet with H20 at the end of the episode. I predict she is going to suffer a deep internal struggle throughout the series, because part deeply cares for the well-being and security of Galactica as a ‘human’ military official, while the other side of her is a cylon driven to destroy humanity. Her plight won’t be too different from someone suffering from dissociative disorder.