| "Pitiless as the SUn" | |
|---|---|
| Series Andromeda Season 2, Episode 4 | |
| File:Andromeda 2x04 001.jpg | |
| Air date | October 22nd, 2001 (US) October 12th, 2001 (CAN) |
| Writers | Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
| Director | Allan Eastman |
| Producers | Majel Roddenberry; Allan Eastman; Kevin Sorbo; Robert Hewitt Wolfe; Karen Wookey |
| Starring | Kevin Sorbo; Lisa Ryder; Keith Hamilton Cobb; Laura Bertram; Brent Stait; Gordon Michael Woolvett; Lexa Doig |
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"Pitiless as the Sun" is the fourth episode of season two of the science fiction television series Andromeda and the twenty-third episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Allan Eastman and written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe. It first aired in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel on Monday, October 22nd, 2001. It was first broadcast in Canada on Saturday, October 12th, 2001 on the Global Television Network.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sylvain Cameron | Magog leader |
| Brock Johnson | Magog warrior #1 |
| Rik Kiviaho | High Guard Captain Perim |
| Gerard Plunkett | Bloodmist |
| Robert Saunders | Spirit of the Abyss |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Actor Kevin Sorbo becomes an executive producer on the series beginning with this episode.
- The Nova Bomb that Beka Valentine is ordered to launch is the same one that Dylan Hunt salvaged in in the season one episode "To Loose the Fateful Lightning".
Quotes[]
Opening quotation[]
- "If we do not live another day,
Say this over our byre:
They died like High Guard Lancers
With their faces to the fire." - ―Regimental Hymn of the 13th Imperial Lancers; CY 4233
Home Video[]
- "The Widening Gyre" has been made available on the following DVD collections:
- Andromeda: Slipstream Collection
- Andromeda: The Complete Boxset
- Andromeda: The Complete Second Season
- Andromeda: Season 2 Collection
- Andromeda: Season 2, Collection 1
See also[]
Media
The World of Andromeda
Andromeda miscellaneous
External Links[]
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