They never really explained why Herra was so important did they? Only that her bones were discovered and she's some kind of Eve. Does that mean all current day humans are descended from hybrid cylons?
I think Hera was important just for the fact that she was proof that humans and Cylons could have children, which made the survival of the Cylon race no longer dependent on resurrection. That was key to getting Leoben/Six/Sharon to ally with the humans. Also, she did manage to get Starbuck to think about the mathematics behind the song.
Was that Hera that was discovered? I didn't get to see the very end so I only read about that part online. But there were already humans on Earth at that point, so did their lines die out and only Hera's survived? In that case, the true Eve would have been Athena. So yeah, if that's the case, I guess we've all got a little Cylon in us. ^_~
Working on my next post re: your final point. I figure Hera's people did interbreed with the locals but that all the other groups of colonists sent out to other parts of the planet died. Thus it really was the end of humanity.
He did really regret it, and he made himself do it, so I guess I can kind of give him a pass.
So your theory was that Starbuck was originally an ordinary human, and because she was willing to sacrifice herself God brought her back so she could finish her mission?
I interpreted the missile launch as literal Hand of God. Plan A didn't work, and they'd tried, so it was time for Plan B. That cycle was going to be broken no matter what.
I think the Starbuck angel after dying theory makes sense. Not sure about the full logic involved, but in essence she was brought back to fulfill her mission.
Oooh, thanks. That was interesting. I think because I was trying to attribute far more significance to Daniel than he actually had, I missed the whole Cain and Abel aspect. That makes sense; Cavil was the first-born and everything.
I think in the over assignment of meaning to Daniel is consistent with what happened, albeit accidental. They never really clarified that it wasn't true in the series proper.
*laughs* I agree with everything you said, 100%. Especially the edit! I was all 'WTF? You said you didn't even like her... you couldn't have waited? Or just glared at her or something?'.
Tyrol never was the same after the revelation that he was one of the Final Five. As grysar said, he kept making stupid decision after stupid decision, and they weren't even consistent stupid decisions. The only good decision he made was trying to repair Galactica with the Cylon technology; that was worth a try.
I need to rewatch the scene in Season 2 where he's talking to Cavil, right before the revelation that Cavil's a Cylon. I'm pretty sure that Cavil was telling the truth the entire time, albeit in a slanted way. Cavil never told Tyrol that he wasn't a Cylon, just that he was never seeing Tyrol at the Cylon meetings. ^_~
I need to rewatch the scene in Season 2 where he's talking to Cavil, right before the revelation that Cavil's a Cylon. I'm pretty sure that Cavil was telling the truth the entire time, albeit in a slanted way. Cavil never told Tyrol that he wasn't a Cylon, just that he was never seeing Tyrol at the Cylon meetings. ^_~
I think it was something like "I'm a Cylon and I've never seen you at any of the meetings", which amusingly was true! :D
And I really want to rewatch the whole darned series, especially the early seasons.
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Was that Hera that was discovered? I didn't get to see the very end so I only read about that part online. But there were already humans on Earth at that point, so did their lines die out and only Hera's survived? In that case, the true Eve would have been Athena. So yeah, if that's the case, I guess we've all got a little Cylon in us. ^_~
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My take is that Starbuck was just an angel after the maelstrom.
My biggest complaint about the episode was the asteroid missile launch to destroy Evil Cylon Colony was weak writing on which I call bullshit.
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So your theory was that Starbuck was originally an ordinary human, and because she was willing to sacrifice herself God brought her back so she could finish her mission?
I interpreted the missile launch as literal Hand of God. Plan A didn't work, and they'd tried, so it was time for Plan B. That cycle was going to be broken no matter what.
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I need to rewatch the scene in Season 2 where he's talking to Cavil, right before the revelation that Cavil's a Cylon. I'm pretty sure that Cavil was telling the truth the entire time, albeit in a slanted way. Cavil never told Tyrol that he wasn't a Cylon, just that he was never seeing Tyrol at the Cylon meetings. ^_~
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I think it was something like "I'm a Cylon and I've never seen you at any of the meetings", which amusingly was true! :D
And I really want to rewatch the whole darned series, especially the early seasons.
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