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*How does the Hybrid know Kendra Shaw?  
*How does the Hybrid know Kendra Shaw?  
:'''Answer''': The Hybrids are able to see into "the space between life and death," and thus know many things.
:'''Answer''': The Hybrids are able to see into "the space between life and death", and thus know many things.


*Is the Hybrid's warning that Kara Thrace is the harbinger of death true?
*Is the Hybrid's warning that Kara Thrace is the harbinger of death true?
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:'''Answer''': Thrace leads the human race to their ultimate destination.
:'''Answer''': Thrace leads the human race to their ultimate destination.


*When the first Hybrid says "My children believe I am a god," to whom is he referring? The old model Cylons? The organic models?  
*When the first Hybrid says "My children believe I am a god", to whom is he referring? The old model Cylons? The organic models?  
:'''Answer''': The Centurion Guardians.  
:'''Answer''': The Centurion Guardians.  
   
   
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:'''Answer''': Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, and Galen Tyrol made a deal with them, helping them create humanoid Cylons with resurrection capacity in exchange for an end to the war.
:'''Answer''': Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, and Galen Tyrol made a deal with them, helping them create humanoid Cylons with resurrection capacity in exchange for an end to the war.


== [[He That Believeth in Me]] ==
== [[He That Believeth In Me]] ==


*Does Charlie Connor survive the massive beating he experiences at the hands of Paulla Schaffer?
*Does Charlie Connor survive the massive beating he experiences at the hands of Paulla Schaffer?
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:'''Answer''': One of them will attack an Eight in response to the distress of a Hybrid she is attempting to disconnect, but this is a singular incident. The rebel Cylons will choose to give the Centurions their Basestar after the discovery of a new Earth. The Centurions and humanoid Cylons go their separate ways, with no reason to hold a grudge.
:'''Answer''': One of them will attack an Eight in response to the distress of a Hybrid she is attempting to disconnect, but this is a singular incident. The rebel Cylons will choose to give the Centurions their Basestar after the discovery of a new Earth. The Centurions and humanoid Cylons go their separate ways, with no reason to hold a grudge.


*Will Kara Thrace truly lead the ''Demetrius'' to Earth?
*Will Kara Thrace truly lead the Demetrius to Earth?
:'''Answer''': No, but she will lead them to the rebel Basestar. The Basestar's Hybrid provides them with another clue towards Earth.
:'''Answer''': No, but she will lead them to the rebel Basestar. The Basestar's Hybrid provides them with another clue towards Earth.


*Other than Karl Agathon, who else will be accompanying Thrace on ''Demetrius''?
*Other than Karl Agathon, who else will be accompanying Thrace on Demetrius?
:'''Answer''': Samuel Anders, Jean Barolay, Erin Matthias, Diana Seelix, Brendan Constanza, Felix Gaeta, Sharon Agathon, and Eammon Pike.
:'''Answer''': Samuel Anders, Jean Barolay, Erin Matthias, Diana Seelix, Brendan Constanza, Felix Gaeta, Sharon Agathon, and Eammon Pike.


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:'''Answer''': Only the Centurions with the rebel Cylons are now free. The other Cylons retain enslaved Centurions.
:'''Answer''': Only the Centurions with the rebel Cylons are now free. The other Cylons retain enslaved Centurions.


*Why does the generally skeptical Cavil advocate blind obedience to the intentions of the mysterious "original programmers" and passionately oppose the search for the Final Five?  
*Why does the generally skeptical Cavil advocate blind obedience to the intentions of the mysterious "original programmers" and passonately oppose the search for the Final Five?  
:'''Answer''': Because the programming against thinking about the Final Five actually comes from the Cavils themselves. Ironically, the Five are the actual original programmers and the Cavils have done everything possible to subvert their intentions.
:'''Answer''': Because the programming against thinking about the Final Five actually comes from the Cavils themselves. Ironically, the Five are the actual original programmers and the Cavils have done everything possible to subvert their intentions.


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*Now that power has shifted to the more aggressive models, will the Cylon renew their attacks on the humans, or will the stress and distraction of the Cylon civil war protect the human fleet for the time being?
*Now that power has shifted to the more aggressive models, will the Cylon renew their attacks on the humans, or will the stress and distraction of the Cylon civil war protect the human fleet for the time being?
:'''Answer''': The Cylons make no more direct attacks on the human fleet. When seen in "[[The Hub]]," Cavil and Boomer's main concern is with resolving the civil war.  
:'''Answer''': The Cylons make no more direct attacks on the human fleet. When seen in "[[The Hub"]], Cavil and Boomer's main concern is with resolving the civil war.  


*Will Cally's death be declared as another execution that went unnoticed, such as those performed by the Circle?
*Will Cally's death be declared as another execution that went unnoticed, such as those performed by the Circle?
:'''Answer''': Cally's death will be ruled a suicide, though Tyrol finds it difficult to comprehend.
:'''Answer''': Cally's death will be ruled a suicide, though Tyrol find it difficult to comprehend.


*Will Boomer abandon Cavil's side now that he has resorted to lethal measures against Natalie's faction?  
*Will Boomer abandon Cavil's side now that he has resorted to lethal measures against Natalie's faction?  
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* Does Conoy sense that Anders is a fellow Cylon?
* Does Conoy sense that Anders is a fellow Cylon?
:'''Answer''': Conoy may sense something about Anders, but he is not aware of the Five's identities until they are revealed publicly.
:'''Answer''': Conoy may sense something about Anders, but he is not aware of the Five's identities until they are revealed publically.
   
   
* Will Galen Tyrol begin to associate with Baltar?
* Will Galen Tyrol begin to associate with Baltar?
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* How will Gaeta's injury affect his duties? Will his leg be amputated?  
* How will Gaeta's injury affect his duties? Will his leg be amputated?  
:'''Answer''': His leg is amputated when the ''Demetrius'' returns to the fleet. Gaeta appears to continue performing his duties well, though he experiences irritation of the stump.
:'''Answer''': His leg is amputated when the Demetrius returns to the fleet. Gaeta appears to continue performing his duties well, though he experiences irritation of the stump.


* What would have happened if Anders had put his hand in the data-font?
* What would have happened if Anders had put his hand in the data-font?
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:'''Answer''': Ultimately they will not have to, as Cavil and Boomer will unbox D'Anna themselves just prior to the Battle of the Resurrection Hub in order to reason with her.
:'''Answer''': Ultimately they will not have to, as Cavil and Boomer will unbox D'Anna themselves just prior to the Battle of the Resurrection Hub in order to reason with her.


* Will Barolay's death, despite the execution of the Six, affect the truce amongst the Colonials once they discover that two from the ''Demetrius'' mission are dead?  
* Will Barolay's death, despite the execution of the Six, affect the truce amongst the Colonials once they discover that two from the Demetrius mission are dead?  
:'''Answer''': The matter is never brought up onscreen.
:'''Answer''': The matter is never brought up onscreen.


* Is Conoy the only Two left amongst the Cylon rebels?  
* Is Conoy the only Two left amongst the Cylon rebels?  
:'''Answer''': No. Characters continue to refer to there being "Twos" or "Leobens," in plural, on the Baseship.
:'''Answer''': No. Characters continue to refer to there being "Twos" or "Leobens", in plural, on the Baseship.


== [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]] ==
== [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]] ==
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* What will the re-activated Hybrid tell Laura Roslin, if anything at all?  
* What will the re-activated Hybrid tell Laura Roslin, if anything at all?  
:'''Answer''': The Hybrid is not very forthcoming with Roslin, but does mention the reactivation of D'Anna and make references to "close the door" and "protect the child," which evoke the Opera House vision.
:'''Answer''': The Hybrid is not very forthcoming with Roslin, but does mention the reactivation of D'Anna and make references to "close the door" and "protect the child", which evoke the Opera House vision.


* Is Samuel Anders among the pilots on the baseship?
* Is Samuel Anders among the pilots on the baseship?
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* Will she be allowed or able to give birth to what would be the first fully Cylon child?  
* Will she be allowed or able to give birth to what would be the first fully Cylon child?  
:'''Answer''': She will miscarry. No one will directly attempt to prevent the birth (though she will be among the prisoners taken during [[Gaeta's Mutiny]] while still pregnant, and the mutineers could have planned to kill her).
:'''Answer''': She will miscarry.


* How will the other Cylons react?
* How will the other Cylons react?
:'''Answer''': The other Cylons are surprised and enthused. The unborn child's existence gives them hope that the Cylons will be able to survive as a people even without resurrection.
:'''Answer''': The other Cylons are surprised and enthused. The unborn child's existence gives them hope that the Cylons will be able to survive as a people even without resurrection.


* Could two members of the Final Five (unlike the Significant Seven) procreate with each other?
* Has [[Kara Thrace]] been re-accepted by her comrades?
:'''Answer''': Their tribe was able to procreate on Earth; however, Saul and Ellen Tigh have never managed to conceive children, apparently because Ellen, personally, is barren. Tory Foster did not become pregnant from her recent liason with Sam Anders or her past relationship with Galen Tyrol, and it is unknown how fertile any of these three are.
 
* Has {{callsign|Starbuck}} been re-accepted by her comrades?
:'''Answer''': Some still view her with deep-seated suspicion.
:'''Answer''': Some still view her with deep-seated suspicion.


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* What role does the Hub play in the proper functioning of other Resurrection Ships?  
* What role does the Hub play in the proper functioning of other Resurrection Ships?  
:'''Answer''': Baltar stated in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]," based on his interrogation of [[Gina Inviere]], that the ships were created to extend the range of the normal downloading process.
:'''Answer''': Baltar stated in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", based on his interrogation of [[Gina Inviere]], that the ships were created to extend the range of the normal downloading process.
   
   
* Why do the Cylons have only one Resurrection Hub and the implied inability to build another?  
* Why do the Cylons have only one Resurrection Hub and the implied inability to build another?  
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:'''Answer''': The latter.
:'''Answer''': The latter.


*Will Tigh, Anders, and Tyrol continue their duties on ''Galactica'' despite having been exposed as Cylons? Or will their hatred of the Cylons persist?  
*Will Tigh, Anders, and Tyrol continue their duties on Galactica despite having been exposed as Cylons? Or will their hatred of the Cylons persist?  
:'''Answer''': Hatred of them as Cylons persists, but the three continue to live on ''Galactica''. Tigh continues as XO. Tyrol does not continue in his duties until asked to do so by Admiral Adama, following [[Gaeta's Mutiny]]. Anders' status is unclear.
:'''Answer''': Hatred of them as Cylons persists, but the three continue to live on ''Galactica''. Tigh continues as XO. Tyrol does not continue in his duties until asked to do by Admiral Adama, following Gaeta's mutiny. Anders' status is unclear.


*Now that his brief presidency has come to an end, will Lee Adama resume his duties on the Quorum? If not, what will his new role be?  
*Now that his brief presidency has come to an end, will Lee Adama resume his duties on the Quorum? If not, what will his new role be?  
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*Will Caprica-Six join the rebels or pursue further relations with Baltar or Tigh?  
*Will Caprica-Six join the rebels or pursue further relations with Baltar or Tigh?  
:'''Answer''': Caprica-Six remains with Tigh and cohabitates with him on ''Galactica'' until her miscarriage.  
:'''Answer''': Caprica-Six remains with Tigh and cohabitates with him on ''Galactica'' until her miscarriage.


*In what year do the Colonials arrive on Earth?  
*In what year do the Colonials arrive on Earth?  
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* How will the Cylons in Cavil's faction respond to the discovery of the identities of the Final Five?  
* How will the Cylons in Cavil's faction respond to the discovery of the identities of the Final Five?  
:'''Answer''': Boomer and Cavil himself are already aware. Simon and Doral's reactions are not seen, though the extended version of "Daybreak" makes it clear that they become aware of this information at some point (Cavil says that one of the Final Five is disrupting their systems, and Doral says that it must be Anders).
:'''Answer''': Boomer and Cavil himself are already aware. Simon and Doral's reactions are not seen, though the extended "Daybreak" makes it clear that they become aware of this information at some point (Cavil says that one of the Final Five is disrupting their systems, and Doral says that it must be Anders).


* What similarities and differences exist between the method by which the Final Five were reborn and the Significant Seven's process of resurrection?  
* What similarities and differences exist between the method by which the Final Five were reborn and the Significant Seven's process of resurrection?  
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:'''Answer''': Tigh informs the Adamas, Roslin, and Zarek.
:'''Answer''': Tigh informs the Adamas, Roslin, and Zarek.


* With D'Anna Biers remaining behind on Earth, who will take over as the leader of the rebel Cylon faction?
:'''Answer''': A Number Six named Sonja is appointed to represent them in Quorum meetings.
* Will D'Anna Biers stay on Earth?  
* Will D'Anna Biers stay on Earth?  
:'''Answer''': Yes.
:'''Answer''': Yes.


* With D'Anna Biers remaining behind on Earth, who will take over as the leader of the rebel Cylon faction?
:'''Answer''': A Number Six named Sonja is appointed to represent them in Quorum meetings.
* Were the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons generally aware of Cylon resurrection/reincarnation, and the cyclical nature of Cylon life, or was Ellen Tigh unusually prophetic?  
* Were the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons generally aware of Cylon resurrection/reincarnation, and the cyclical nature of Cylon life, or was Ellen Tigh unusually prophetic?  
:'''Answer''': Ellen is talking about the resurrection technology which she and the other four of the Final Five have recreated at the research facility where they worked, and placed on a ship in orbit. The Thirteenth Tribe used resurrection before they could procreate.
:'''Answer''': Ellen is talking about the resurrection technology which she and the other four of the Final Five have recreated at the research facility where they worked, and placed on a ship in orbit. The Thirteenth Tribe used resurrection before they could procreate.


* Three refers to "the bones of [her] ancestors," yet no Significant Seven models are depicted in either flashback scene, and early Colonial Cylons (Graystone's creations and Centurion Model 0005s) were created two millenia after Earth's destruction. What is the lineage of the Significant Seven?  
* Three refers to "the bones of [her] ancestors", yet no Significant Seven models are depicted in either flashback scene, and early Colonial Cylons (Graystone's creations and Centurion Model 0005s) were created two millenia after Earth's destruction. What is the lineage of the Significant Seven?  
:'''Answer''': The Final Five created the Significant Seven, thus the Significant Seven are able to claim descendancy from the Thirteenth Tribe. Even before this was known, the use of the word "ancestors" is legitimate, as D'Anna is referring to an earlier generation that was the same race as she.
:'''Answer''': The Final Five created the Significant Seven, thus the Significant Seven are able to claim descendancy from the Thirteenth Tribe. Even before this was known, the use of the word "ancestors" is legitimate, as D'Anna is referring to an earlier generation that was the same race as she.


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* Where are Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol heading off to?
* Where are Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol heading off to?
:'''Answer''': Apollo and Starbuck are headed to find others loyal to Adama and Roslin. Tyrol is going to sabotage the FTL drive to prevent the mutineers from jumping ''Galactica'' anywhere.
:'''Answer''': Apollo and Starbuck are headed to find others loyal to Adama and Roslin. Tyrol is going to sabotage the FTL drive to prevent the mutineers from jumping the ''Galactica'' anywhere.


* How will the rebel Cylons react to the uprising?  
* How will the rebel Cylons react to the uprising?  
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:'''Answer''': He does not get the opportunity.
:'''Answer''': He does not get the opportunity.


* Will Hotdog realize what has happened on ''Galactica'' and attempt to prevent Narcho from shooting down Roslin's Raptor?
* Will Hotdog realize what has happened on Galactica and attempt to prevent Narcho from shooting down Roslin's Raptor?
:'''Answer''': Yes.
:'''Answer''': Yes.
   
   
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* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?  
* What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? Has it been there long, or is it a result of the improper shut down of the FTL drive? Do other areas of the ship show similar signs of damage?  
:'''Answer''': Battle damage and age have combined to make ''Galactica''{{'|s}} days numbered. There are similar faults throughout the ship.
:'''Answer''': Battle damage and age have combined to make Galactica's days numbered. There are similar faults throughout the ship.


* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?
* Will Anders survive his injuries? Were Starbuck and Lampkin even successful in getting him to sickbay?
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:'''Answer''': Yes.
:'''Answer''': Yes.


*With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?
With most of the Quorum dead, will Roslin and Adama use the attempted mutiny as a basis to declare martial law?
:'''Answer''': No, though the new Quorum, being composed of ships' captains, is less democratic than the original.
:'''Answer''': No, though the new Quorum, being composed of ships' captains, is less democratic than the original.  


== [[No Exit]] ==
== [[No Exit]] ==


* Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides [[Number One]]/John Cavil (made to resemble [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]]'s father John) on people they knew?
 
:'''Possible Answer''': According to [[Kevin Murphy]] in an interview about [[Caprica Season 2|''Caprica'' Season 2]], the [[Number Six]] model may have been based on [[Zoe Graystone]] and the [[Number Eight]] model may have been based on [[Tamara Adama]]. Obviously, they are not exact likenesses.


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