Battlestar Galactica - new game: who else is a Cylon?

POSTED BY: Idefix
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 17:52
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IDEFIX

Friday, March 4, 2005 1:47 PM

just to be clear. I've seen all of S1 of the new Galactica two times now and the second run through my boyfriend and I played this game:

who else is a Cylon? and why?

so we know that Boomer is a Cylon and of course Six and the two male Cylons. so we know 4 of the 12 models. leaves us with 8 unknown Cylons.

here's one guess we came up with:

----- SPOILERS for S1 of Galactica -----

Select to view spoiler:

Lt Gaeta (sp?) might well be a Cylon. If you don't recognise the name, it's the nice southern europe looking bridge officer who calculates the FTL jumps and was assigned to Gaius Balter to help with the Cylon detector.

and here's some reasons why we think he's a Cylon:

1 the EP where Baltar was framed by Six for blowing up some building back home. Gaeta first said the picture was genuine and as soon as Six decided Baltar was repentant enough to let him off the hook Gaeta found out the picture was a manip. very convenient.

2. in the very last scene of the very last EP, Boomer came onto the bridge and before Adama arrived Gaeta went over to her and shook her hand (or didn't he?) off camera. the camera dropped just in that second to almost show their hands but didn't. was he giving her the gun?

so and now I want to read your speculations about who might or might not be Cylon and why. might make the waiting for S2 a bit more fun, I'm in serious withdrawal right now.

Idefix

NEEDLESEYE

Saturday, March 5, 2005 8:21 AM

I'm not going to read your spoilers, I'm just following the show on scifi chan.

This is what my brain thinks although I'm reluctant to agree with it... (clever disclaimer, no?)

Starbuck~ The cylon she interogated was far too interested in her, knew her name (know that could have been a lucky guess), told her what gods she prayed to. Perhaps he knew her programming? She seemed to read the cylon well, about his pain and fear. She's very resillient, was able to get the cylon raider to function. After seeing Boomer on Caprica running non stop in the sewer from the cylons, it reminded me of Starbuck's overall strength. Also, Six's concern with her.

Another guess was the presidents assistant, because he's close to a person in power, and seems to be under the radar. I can't remember how he became the pres.'s asst. though, so I'm not completely keen on that guess.

Keeper of Jayne's goggles. 8)

IDEFIX

Sunday, March 6, 2005 11:11 AM

please don't read the spoiler if you haven't seen the last EP yet. I'd really donT' want to spoil anyone.

the presidents assistant - Billy is his name I think - was one of my guesses too but I can't come up with any reasons why. he was Roslin's assistant before she became president/important. maybe the Cylons knew she was gonna survive and planted him there ahead of time?

and don't even suggest Starbuck could be Cylon. I so do love and admire her. she's my hero. screw-up and all. so take it back immediately *big grin*.
good argument though. but I like to believe she's just strong, not Cylon.

no more guessing game fans here? or do the spoilers keep people out? we might need to wait a few more weeks so everyone's at the same place.

season 2 is just too far away. as is Serenity of course.

Idefix

PURPLEBELLY

Sunday, March 6, 2005 11:57 AM

There's only a spoiler here if you haven't seen the mini-series, so I'm assuming everyone's seen that.
I think all the major characters are Cylons. The Cylons feel they need to destroy all humankind by whom they feel threatened, but don't know where Earth is so they construct a scenario where a remnant of colonists with what they hope is a residual cultural memory of Earth's location will search out all remaining humankind under Cylon direction, giving them what hints and covert encouragement they can.

EDIT: for those that need clarification of mini-series
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0314979/

NEEDLESEYE

Sunday, March 6, 2005 5:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
There's only a spoiler here if you haven't seen the mini-series, so I'm assuming everyone's seen that.

Some of us are just watching it as it's being aired in the US which has not completed season 1 yet.

Keeper of Jayne's goggles. 8)

DTUCK

Sunday, March 6, 2005 6:18 PM

I know this doesn't exactly address 'who's a cylon?', but I just had to see if anyone else thinks the way I do...

Anyone think that the Cylons have MUCH more control over the fleet than anyone realizes?

It just seems that with each passing episode, someone is tested in some way by the Cylons, whether it be Starbuck, Lee, Baltar, Helo, Tigh... even the Sharons. Now that I think of it, I'm wondering if there is something else besides the Cylons that is judging/testing everyone, Human and Cylon alike. They all run into situations where they're overwhelmed and have to deal with it in some way to resolve it without causing too much harm. (and yes, I realize this is the basis for a good drama, but it seems very... I dont know, connected, or planned, but in a way such that you think it's not planned by the writers, but someone within the show itself)

All in all, Battlestar is among the best scifi I've ever seen. I'm constantly intrigued by the plot-twists, and the characters, whether likeable or unlikeable, are extremely believeable.

On a side note: Is anyone besides me a twisted little Baltar/Starbuck shipper?

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The best way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde

KNIBBLET

Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:26 AM

Baltar/Starbuck? That's vile, disgusting and repulsive. I'll never get the taste of that bile out of my mouth.

He is lower than a cockroach. She is 2 steps away from being a Goddess.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

DTUCK

Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:45 PM

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
That's vile, disgusting and repulsive. I'll never get the taste of that bile out of my mouth.

So, for drama's sake, just imagine how Starbuck would react when she found out who Baltar really is...

Leading up to the ass-kickage, of course, would be a very interesting storyline. The stalward courage and goodness of Starbuck vs. the twisted corruption and self-absorbtion of Baltar. Kara would never sink to his level, but I'm wondering if she would have any kind of polarizing effect on him... could she crack the "I'm not at fault" shell Gaius has around himself, and the hold that (imaginary?) #6 has over him?

They're such polar opposites, I've just got to wonder what kind of effect they would have on each other. Then again, I was a Max/White shipper during Dark Angel, and a Darien/Allianora shipper during The Invisible Man.

So yeah, I've got issues with bad guy/good guy relations, but it WOULD be very interesting, no?

(If not, at least you know there's a good ass whupin' in Gaius' future. Possibly some airlock action as well.)

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The best way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.

- Oscar Wilde

IDEFIX

Friday, March 18, 2005 1:26 PM

I will not say anything.

it is an interesting thought though. just keep on watching and come back here once you're through.

and here's another question: do you think cylons replace existing people or do they 'invent' new ones?

this question kinda decides if 'older' people like the president and commander Adama could be cylons or not.

Idefix

THEVAMPIREARCHER

Friday, March 18, 2005 6:38 PM

You know, I'd just like to point out, for the sake of making it known, I don't think that Cylons replace existing people, though I do believe they had a presence on the Colonies for a VERY long time before the actual attack. As for there only being twelve Cylon models, I thought that there was only one person who knew that, as far as humans go, and that was Adama. As for who might be a cylon, Gaeta is a good guess, I don't really know about the rest.

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