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BSG 4x11 Questions
Okay so wow, a lot happened. And apparently it's only supposed to get darker from here. Yay? I forget who first coined the phrase: "And you thought Buffy season six was dark" BUT THAT JUST KEEPS GETTING MORE APPROPRIATE AS THE SHOW GOES ON.
So... are we sure that Ellen is the final cylon? And it's not even that I'm bitter about it, I think Ellen Tight makes a really interesting choice. But just the way the reveal was set-up... I don't know I'm not wholly convinced. Because if she's the Final Fifth, then what is Starbuck? And seriously, what are the differences between the Final Five and the original seven. Is it merely that they originated from Earth versus the 12 colonies and therefore have slightly different evolutionary traits? Or is something more. And how did the seven know about them in the first place? And what's going on??
I should have faith that RDM will answer these questions in the next 9 episodes. I should have faith, but...
So... are we sure that Ellen is the final cylon? And it's not even that I'm bitter about it, I think Ellen Tight makes a really interesting choice. But just the way the reveal was set-up... I don't know I'm not wholly convinced. Because if she's the Final Fifth, then what is Starbuck? And seriously, what are the differences between the Final Five and the original seven. Is it merely that they originated from Earth versus the 12 colonies and therefore have slightly different evolutionary traits? Or is something more. And how did the seven know about them in the first place? And what's going on??
I should have faith that RDM will answer these questions in the next 9 episodes. I should have faith, but...
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One thing I found noteworthy, the interviewer starts quoting Yeats at one point: "If Dee can’t take it, then the center cannot hold. And it doesn’t. We see the Galactica descend into “mere anarchy.” And I can't help but thinking how similar the show's 2,000 year cycles are similar to Yeats' idea of gyres and how great disastors happen in 2,000 year intervals.
And maybe I'm reaching and being a little too esoteric but I love how this show forces you to think and make these connections and just... YAY.