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* Baltar now knows Boomer is a Cylon. | * Baltar now knows Boomer is a Cylon. | ||
* Leoben Conoy's execution via ejection from an airlock is relatively "unspectacular" compared to similar sequences in many science fiction films, such as ''[[Wikipedia: Outland|Outland]]'' in which people explode. Whether the decision not to show his death in a more gruesome fashion owes as much to [[Wikipedia:Standards & Practices|Standards & Practices]] as it does to scientific accuracy, it is at least more in line with what is known about human physiology and hard vacuum. The later episode "[[A Day in the Life]]" indicated that survival in vacuum is possible for up to a minute; see that article for additional scientific discussion of the effects of hard vacuum on a person. | * Leoben Conoy's execution via ejection from an airlock is relatively "unspectacular" compared to similar sequences in many science fiction films, such as ''[[Wikipedia: Outland|Outland]]'' in which people explode. Whether the decision not to show his death in a more gruesome fashion owes as much to [[Wikipedia:Standards & Practices|Standards & Practices]] as it does to scientific accuracy, it is at least more in line with what is known about human physiology and hard vacuum. The later episode "[[A Day in the Life]]" indicated that survival in vacuum is possible for up to a minute; see that article for additional scientific discussion of the effects of hard vacuum on a person. | ||
* At the beginning of this episode, Boomer is humming a melody when she touches the captured Cylon Raider. The melody is from a Korean children's song, | * At the beginning of this episode, Boomer is humming a melody when she touches the captured Cylon Raider. The melody is from a Korean children's song, 'The spring pool on the mountain'. It reappears in the episode "[[Sine Qua Non]]," being hummed by {{callsign|Athena}} to her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. | ||
* Some of what Conoy revealed may be from psychic abilities on his part. In his later episodes he displays almost psychic abilities at times and in | * Some of what Conoy revealed may be from psychic abilities on his part. In his later episodes he displays almost psychic abilities at times and in [[The Plan]] its shown that when he grabbed Kara by the throat for a moment, he had a vision of a few of their future encounters although one is with the Virtual Leoben. | ||
* | * [[The Plan]] shows that Conoy was found out because marines were showing pictures of him and Doral around and two men he'd just passed recignized him. He escaped and hid aboard the ship, but was caught later by the marines. | ||
* [[The Plan]] also shows where his obssesion with Kara Thrace started: when he hacked into the military communications he repeatedly listened to her while she was in her Viper and became obssesed. He became even more obssesed when he learned about how Thrace learned how to fly and flew the captured Cylon Raider on her own. Leoben explained to Cavil that Thrace "plucked the knowledge from the stream" and that that meant she had a greater destiny. That and his vision were what created his burning obsesion with her. | |||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
* Originally, many might have labeled ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''-Sharon the "Good" Sharon and Caprica-Sharon the "Bad" Sharon. However, actress Grace Park has repeatedly said she never viewed one or the other as good or bad, and in this episode Caprica-Sharon switches from helping the Cylons, to actually aiding Agathon and switching to the Colonials' side. Meanwhile, by the end of Season 1 ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''-Sharon becomes an increasingly darker character. | * Originally, many might have labeled ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''-Sharon the "Good" Sharon and Caprica-Sharon the "Bad" Sharon. However, actress Grace Park has repeatedly said she never viewed one or the other as good or bad, and in this episode Caprica-Sharon switches from helping the Cylons, to actually aiding Agathon and switching to the Colonials' side. Meanwhile, by the end of Season 1 ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''-Sharon becomes an increasingly darker character. | ||
* Boomer's memory of leaving Agathon behind on Caprica (in the [[Miniseries]]) appears amongst other of Sharon's flashbacks in this episode, indicating that she possesses Boomer's memories up to that point. She later states that to be the case in "[[Scattered]]," "[[Home, Part II]]," "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]," and "[[Scar]]". | * Boomer's memory of leaving Agathon behind on Caprica (in the [[Miniseries]]) appears amongst other of Sharon's flashbacks in this episode, indicating that she possesses Boomer's memories up to that point. She later states that to be the case in "[[Scattered]]," "[[Home, Part II]]," "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]," and "[[Scar]]". | ||
* Leoben's comment that Kara Thrace's role is to "send his soul to God" cannot refer to her actions in this episode. Roslin orders his death over Thrace's objection. He is most likely referring to her later role in the Cylon/human alliance that resulted in the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]] {{TRS|The Hub}} or the [[Hybrid]]'s more vague prophecy that she is the "harbinger of death" and will "lead them all to their end" | * Leoben's comment that Kara Thrace's role is to "send his soul to God" cannot refer to her actions in this episode. Roslin orders his death over Thrace's objection. He is most likely referring to her later role in the Cylon/human alliance that resulted in the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]] {{TRS|The Hub}} or the [[Hybrid]]'s more vague prophecy that she is the "harbinger of death" and will "lead them all to their end" ("[[Razor]]," "[[Faith]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
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* ''[[Toni Graphia]] on the episode's original concept:'' | * ''[[Toni Graphia]] on the episode's original concept:'' | ||
: '''Toni Graphia:''' "The concept I originally pitched for 'Flesh and Bone' was a death penalty episode. We talked about doing an episode in which a guy commits a murder on one of the ships, and wanted to look at how he would be punished for his crime. But then we thought, 'Why don't we make it the ultimate criminal — a Cylon? The Cylons didn't just murder one human being, they | : '''Toni Graphia:''' "The concept I originally pitched for 'Flesh and Bone' was a death penalty episode. We talked about doing an episode in which a guy commits a murder on one of the ships, and wanted to look at how he would be punished for his crime. But then we thought, 'Why don't we make it the ultimate criminal — a Cylon? The Cylons didn't just murder one human being, they murdered our entire civilization!' And it really evolved from there."<ref name="companion72">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|page=72|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | ||
* ''Graphia on the episode's themes:'' | * ''Graphia on the episode's themes:'' | ||
: '''Graphia:''' "The episode ultimately explored how people dehumanize their enemy. That has happened in every war since the beginning of time. If people see the Cylons as just machines, they can do anything to them. But we also wanted to explore the Cylons' claim that they do have souls. We wanted to create some doubts in | : '''Graphia:''' "The episode ultimately explored how people dehumanize their enemy. That has happened in every war since the beginning of time. If people see the Cylons as just machines, they can do anything to them. But we also wanted to explore the Cylons' claim that they do have souls. We wanted to create some doubts in Kara's mind about this guy's nature."<ref name="companion73">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|page=73|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | ||
* ''Graphia on toning down the torture scenes:'' | * ''Graphia on toning down the torture scenes:'' | ||
: '''Graphia:''' "In some of the early drafts, we went a little further with the torture scenes, but we toned that down for various reasons. In one draft | : '''Graphia:''' "In some of the early drafts, we went a little further with the torture scenes, but we toned that down for various reasons. In one draft Leoben had electrodes hooked up to him like they do in so many other TV torture shows, but Ron decided we weren't going to do any fancy torture techniques, because the show doesn't do a lot of high-tech stuff. And the heart of the episode wasn't really about the method of torture, it was about one of the show's most tough-ass characters developing a little empathy towards the enemy. Through that, we could kind of say something about how you shouldn't dehumanize the enemy if you don't know them."<ref name="companion73-74">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=73-74|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | ||
* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] on the episode's influences and approach:'' | * ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] on the episode's influences and approach:'' | ||
: '''Moore:''' "The episode was obviously influenced by the | : '''Moore:''' "The episode was obviously influenced by the Abu Ghraib incident, and all the other examples of prisoners being tortured that were going on in the world. But we wanted to do an episode about the torture of prisoners that wasn't just a, 'Hey, torture is bad!' kind of show. We wanted to really make viewers think about the issue, without preaching to anyone about it. We wanted to do an episode that was complicated and also touched upon the larger sort of thematic and theological issues of the show."<ref name="companion73">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|page=73|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | ||
* ''Moore on | * ''Moore on Laura Roslin's character development:'' | ||
: '''Moore:''' "I think that scene was perfect for Laura. It really tells you that Laura isn't someone to be taken for granted — you don't know what she's going to do all the time, and she's perfectly capable of doing some unpleasant things."<ref name="companion75">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|page=75|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | : '''Moore:''' "I think that scene was perfect for Laura. It really tells you that Laura isn't someone to be taken for granted — you don't know what she's going to do all the time, and she's perfectly capable of doing some unpleasant things."<ref name="companion75">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|page=75|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | ||
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* ''[[Bradley Thompson]] on choosing Leoben as the antagonist:'' | * ''[[Bradley Thompson]] on choosing Leoben as the antagonist:'' | ||
: '''Thompson:''' "We want to use | : '''Thompson:''' "We want to use Leoben, just because — as Ron puts it — he's the guy you want to punch the most! Pitting him against Starbuck was good because she was the person who wouldn't be confused by complexities or all the smoke and mirrors that he's so fond of bringing up."<ref name="companion73">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|page=73|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | ||
* ''Thompson on Baltar's motivations:'' | * ''Thompson on Baltar's motivations:'' | ||
: '''Thompson:''' "If Baltar outs her as a Cylon, he doesn't know if the Cylons share any kind of collective intelligence or | : '''Thompson:''' "If Baltar outs her as a Cylon, he doesn't know if the Cylons share any kind of collective intelligence or can transfer information between each other, so he might put himself at risk. Baltar figures he'll leave things alone until he can safely take care of them. Baltar tends to be most interested in self-preservation, after all."<ref name="companion75">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|page=75|publisher=Titan Books}}</ref> | ||
* ''[[David Eick]] discusses the issues that [[Sci Fi Channel]] had with the episode:'' | * ''[[David Eick]] discusses the issues that [[Sci Fi Channel]] had with the episode:'' | ||