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Post by Matthew on Nov 11, 2006 13:20:22 GMT -5
Ooh, ooh! I thought that too!!! I keep thinking that it's gonna turn out Baltar is their God . . . . I have no idea why I think that . . . . I am clearly insane. ;D I don't think so. I've had the same thoughts. So maybe we're both insane. We're still unresolved as to whether Baltar is a Cylon, IMO. As Dave pointed out, he might just be immune due to genetic variation. No matter how much mention they made of how similar they are genetically...well, the immune system is genetically quite different even between twins, due to DNA rearrangements in the immune cells themselves. Hell, immune cells within the same person have different combinations of Ig genes. So he could conceivably still by a Cylon and also immune. Or lucky. His contact wasn't that direct. Or he could be the Cylon God, but not a Cylon. Or...hey, maybe he picked up some sort of sexually transmitted infection of Cylon nanomachines from Six, and that explains some of his Cylonesque qualities. Which could go a ways to explaining Helo's acceptance of cylons as people: I prefer to think that it isn't the case, and that Helo is simply an open-minded and thoughtful human who can see that cylons are people without outside help. I noticed that Baltar didn't once break quarantine when exploring the ship: I think he has his doubts, now.
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Post by Rachael on Nov 11, 2006 13:26:00 GMT -5
And, for the curious, this is what Moore had to say: Ronald D. Moore has confirmed in interviews that there are 12 different models of humanoid Cylon, with many copies of each model in existence. Moore has also stated that the humanoid Cylons are not based on pre-existing humans: "The idea is not that there was likely an original human model that they were copied from. The idea was that these models of Cylon were sort of developed out of their own study of us. The Cylons on some level looked at humanity and said "You know what? There's really only 12 of you." If these are the 12, and sort of if you look at them they each represent different archetypes of what humanity is."That's interesting to know! But I wonder how the Cylons didn't base the models on pre-existing human genetic code <edit> if SINCE the Cylons and humans can reproduce together. If you understood human genetics well enough, you could easily use the genetic code of a particular human, alter it, and make 12 different new humans. So I think the two ideas aren't mutually exclusive.
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Post by Rachael on Nov 11, 2006 13:27:58 GMT -5
Training Exercise. Starbuck and Apollo back in the cockpit. With mixed results. <snip for space> Ooh, nekkid Sharon. Projecting again. We choose to see our environment anyway we wish. Ah, the am I a Cylon question. On the rewatch, I got the feeling that Baltar projected that naked vision of Sharon!8. (horny bastard, he is) Six didn't seem to have seen her. And I think I have it wrong about Six - she isn't all about sex, but Baltar is. She is more about god and love and nature. Interesting, though - I put sex in the same grouping with god and love and nature.
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Post by Rachael on Nov 11, 2006 13:32:21 GMT -5
Speaking of Greek mythology.. [snip] From wikipedia: In Greek mythology, Nike (Greek Νίκη, pronounced /'nike/ "NEE-keh", meaning "Victory") , was a goddess who personified triumph.
She was a daughter of Pallas (Warrior) and Styx (Hatred), and the sister of Cratos (Strength), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Rivalry). Nike and her siblings were all attendants of Zeus. Ok - Caprica Sharon is now "Athena". Remember that "Pallas" is one of the names of Athena. [temple of Pallas Athena on the Acropolis] Is Hera/Isis to become the personifiction of triumph / victory for the Cylons? No wonder the baby is so important. leftylady The "daughter of Pallas" thing is interesting. Although we'd have to take it less literally, since the Pallas in question in the Greek here isn't Athena, but the male Titan who was married to Styx. Incidentally, this Pallas was also a god of wisdom.
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