sarah_09irish
August 18th, 2008, 10:45 AM
In "Battlestar Galactica: Razor" the hybrid is heard saying, "And then they will join the promised land, gathered on the wings of an angel. Not an end, but a beginning." Later, the same hybrid says to Kendra Shaw, "Kara Thrace will lead the human race to its end. She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of Death. They must not follow her. All this has happened before and all of it will happen again, again, again..." I will have to brush up on my religious studies on this one, but I believe that in the Jewish religion the "promised land" is not necessarily a physical place. Rather, a paradise or heaven. If my understanding is correct and it is indeed what the writers of the show are trying to portray, then humanity's future doesn't look too bright. The hybrid never explained how the human race will end. Therefore, there's still much to consider when discussing what could happen; all of the humans die while living on Earth (if the planet they found is actually Earth) or the humans and cylons will breed together (as we've already witnessed this being possible) and over time there will no longer be any "humans" so to speak. My personal opinion is that the second outcome is most likely. Especially since the hybrid said this about the end of humanity; "Not an end, but a beginning."
In another one of my posts, I claimed that I thought Tom Zarek would be the Final Cylon, and to be completely honest, I still think so. Regardless, let's put that notion aside for now and discuss this using facts and logic.
Facts & Logic:
1.) Mark Stern said the revelation of the Final Cylon will be "organic and satisfying. It won't be some day player from Season 1." (TV Guide) If my understanding of this is correct, then it will be a character who has been quite significant throughout the whole series so far.
2.) According to Ron Moore, the Final Cylon is not someone in the Last Supper photo. (Ron Moore Chicago Tribune Interview "http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/04/ron-moore-on-ba.html") Therefore, this leaves out Laura Roslin, Lee Adama, Gaius Baltar, Starbuck, Karl "Helo" Agathon, and Admiral Adama.
3.) The hybrid from "BSG: Razor" said, "And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering." What is obvious with this quote is that the final cylon will ask for forgiveness for a past sin(s) and hunger for redemption that will come through suffering of some sort. I'm not exactly sure what the hybrid is pertaining to when saying that the fifth is "still in shadow". It could mean a multitude of things depending upon your perception.
4.) In the "MediaBLVD Magazine" Aaron Douglas claims the Final Five are completely different from the other seven humanoid models. The press article also claims that the Final Five are immortal and fit with the mantra "All of this has happened before and it will happen again."
5.) The Final 5 know the way to Earth.
Before we go further, let me ask you this question: What are some of the things the Final 4 have in common?
6.) The fifth cylon, as I see it, should be somebody who was/is a leader or is/was in a high ranking position. Take for instance the Final 4;
1.) Colonel Saul Tigh is second in command to Admiral Adama.
2.) Tory is the secretary to President Roslin.
3.) Chief Tyrol led the Union on New Caprica.
4.) Samuel T. Anders led a Guerilla War Resistence group after the attack on Caprica.
7.) All of the four of the Final Five were left behind, held captive and/or tortured on New Caprica.
8.) Now, I'm not sure on this one; but I've suspected that the Final Cylon should also still be alive, and has been throughout the series so far. My reasoning behind this is because one of the Eights said, "They're in the fleet with the humans." I know very well that this could mean that the final cylon is somebody they have known to be human because he/she was in the human fleet. However, it could also mean that the Final Cylon is still alive or it could mean both situations.
Characters I See as Possibilities: Tom Zarek, Felix Gaeta, Doctor Cottle, and Anastasia Dualla
In another one of my posts, I claimed that I thought Tom Zarek would be the Final Cylon, and to be completely honest, I still think so. Regardless, let's put that notion aside for now and discuss this using facts and logic.
Facts & Logic:
1.) Mark Stern said the revelation of the Final Cylon will be "organic and satisfying. It won't be some day player from Season 1." (TV Guide) If my understanding of this is correct, then it will be a character who has been quite significant throughout the whole series so far.
2.) According to Ron Moore, the Final Cylon is not someone in the Last Supper photo. (Ron Moore Chicago Tribune Interview "http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/04/ron-moore-on-ba.html") Therefore, this leaves out Laura Roslin, Lee Adama, Gaius Baltar, Starbuck, Karl "Helo" Agathon, and Admiral Adama.
3.) The hybrid from "BSG: Razor" said, "And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering." What is obvious with this quote is that the final cylon will ask for forgiveness for a past sin(s) and hunger for redemption that will come through suffering of some sort. I'm not exactly sure what the hybrid is pertaining to when saying that the fifth is "still in shadow". It could mean a multitude of things depending upon your perception.
4.) In the "MediaBLVD Magazine" Aaron Douglas claims the Final Five are completely different from the other seven humanoid models. The press article also claims that the Final Five are immortal and fit with the mantra "All of this has happened before and it will happen again."
5.) The Final 5 know the way to Earth.
Before we go further, let me ask you this question: What are some of the things the Final 4 have in common?
6.) The fifth cylon, as I see it, should be somebody who was/is a leader or is/was in a high ranking position. Take for instance the Final 4;
1.) Colonel Saul Tigh is second in command to Admiral Adama.
2.) Tory is the secretary to President Roslin.
3.) Chief Tyrol led the Union on New Caprica.
4.) Samuel T. Anders led a Guerilla War Resistence group after the attack on Caprica.
7.) All of the four of the Final Five were left behind, held captive and/or tortured on New Caprica.
8.) Now, I'm not sure on this one; but I've suspected that the Final Cylon should also still be alive, and has been throughout the series so far. My reasoning behind this is because one of the Eights said, "They're in the fleet with the humans." I know very well that this could mean that the final cylon is somebody they have known to be human because he/she was in the human fleet. However, it could also mean that the Final Cylon is still alive or it could mean both situations.
Characters I See as Possibilities: Tom Zarek, Felix Gaeta, Doctor Cottle, and Anastasia Dualla