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:''Since Biers has not appeared in past episodes that feature the fleet-wide press, it can be speculated that prior to the Cylon Attack, she was more of a tabloid investigative reporter than a mainstream journalist.''
:''Since Biers has not appeared in past episodes that feature the fleet-wide press, it can be speculated that prior to the Cylon Attack, she was more of a tabloid investigative reporter than a mainstream journalist.''


Actually, there's a simpler explanation - the journalists we've seen so far have mostly been members of the press crew covering ''Galactica'''s decomissioning - print journalists and radio commentators. Biers is a filmmaker. I mean, you wouldn't expect to find Michael Moore covering a white house press conference, right? That's just not what he does. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 17:41, 11 September 2005 (EDT)
Actually, there's a simpler explanation - the journalists we've seen so far have mostly been members of the press crew covering ''Galactica'''s decomissioning - print journalists and radio commentators. Biers is a filmmaker. I mean, you wouldn't expect to find Michael Moore covering a white house press conference, right? That's just not what he does. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 17:41, 11 September 2005 (EDT)




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== Entertainment Weekly ==
== Entertainment Weekly ==


Should it be mentioned that in one of the recent issues of EW, there was some information stating that D'Anna would be the leader of the Cylons? The text was "Former Xena, Lucy Lawless, will parlay her second appearance (on Feb. 24) as sentient hottie/brassy TV reporter D'Anna Biers into a full-time gig on Sci-Fi's Battlestar Galactica. The 10-epicode arc, starting next season, will detail D'Anna's emergence as - SPOILER ALERT - leader of her human-hating species, the Cylons. "I'm disinterested in playing a bleeding-heart Cylon," Lawless giggles. Besides, she points out cryptically, "no evil person thinks they're evil."--[[User:DrBat|DrBat]] 08:44, 7 February 2006 (EST)
Should it be mentioned that in one of the recent issues of EW, there was some information stating that {{spoiltext|D'Anna would be the leader of the Cylons? The text was "Former Xena, Lucy Lawless, will parlay her second appearance (on Feb. 24) as sentient hottie/brassy TV reporter D'Anna Biers into a full-time gig on Sci-Fi's Battlestar Galactica. The 10-epicode arc, starting next season, will detail D'Anna's emergence as - SPOILER ALERT - leader of her human-hating species, the Cylons. "I'm disinterested in playing a bleeding-heart Cylon," Lawless giggles. Besides, she points out cryptically, "no evil person thinks they're evil."}}--[[User:DrBat|DrBat]] 08:44, 7 February 2006 (EST)


DrBat, please read the article first.  On January 29th I already got this information from a Lucy Lawless official fansite's transcript of Lawless's appearance at a the official XenaCon.  But she also gave the idea that she is not "the" leader of the Cylons; factions will develop when she claims this.  Mainstream press like EW usually isn't as accurate as straight-from-the-horse's-mouth actor fansites. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 18:29, 7 February 2006 (EST)
DrBat, please read the article first.  On January 29th I already got this information from a Lucy Lawless official fansite's transcript of Lawless's appearance at a the official XenaCon.  But she also gave the idea that she is not "the" leader of the Cylons; factions will develop when she claims this.  Mainstream press like EW usually isn't as accurate as straight-from-the-horse's-mouth actor fansites. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 18:29, 7 February 2006 (EST)
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:Apparently she's "Rock-Three", not the reporter. Only "Rock Three" flashbacks were in that sequence, not D'Anna Biers flashbacks. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:01, 17 November 2006 (CST)
:Apparently she's "Rock-Three", not the reporter. Only "Rock Three" flashbacks were in that sequence, not D'Anna Biers flashbacks. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:01, 17 November 2006 (CST)
::Actually, the whole dream she had of being shot was not only with the D'Anna costume, but in Galactica, making it impossible for her to be any other Three. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 22:56, 17 November 2006 (CST)
::Actually, the whole dream she had of being shot was not only with the D'Anna costume, but in Galactica, making it impossible for her to be any other Three. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 22:56, 17 November 2006 (CST)
:::The costume doesn't tell us much of anything, and the Cylons would know about the internal design of Galactica via the reports of Boomer, Shelly Godfrey and Bomber Doral. Anyway, RDM says in his podcast that the sequence was set up to tease the viewer as long as possible. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 12:03, 1 December 2006 (CST)
:::The costume doesn't tell us much of anything, and the Cylons would know about the internal design of Galactica via the reports of Boomer, Shelly Godfrey and Bomber Doral. Anyway, RDM says in his podcast that the sequence was set up to tease the viewer as long as possible. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:03, 1 December 2006 (CST)
::::Well I'm just saying, I doubt it's a coincidence she was wearing both D'Anna costumes, but whether the memory is another Three's or hers is unknown. It does seem to me, however, that her being D'Anna would be the simplest explanation as to why she remembers some things, and why everyone calls her that. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 16:01, 18 December 2006 (CST)
::::Well I'm just saying, I doubt it's a coincidence she was wearing both D'Anna costumes, but whether the memory is another Three's or hers is unknown. It does seem to me, however, that her being D'Anna would be the simplest explanation as to why she remembers some things, and why everyone calls her that. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 16:01, 18 December 2006 (CST)


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This strongly suggests that these Threes, and the one featured recently on the Basestar, are the same person.
This strongly suggests that these Threes, and the one featured recently on the Basestar, are the same person.


Meanwhile, the Fleet copy would be the one featured in "Final Cut" and cut from "Downloaded". Although we don't know her ultimate fate, it's almost inconceivable that she managed to avoid being out by Anders for over a year on New Caprica. Until we learn otherwise, the safest assumption is that she was executed, like the two Cavils in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 11:36, 1 December 2006 (CST)
Meanwhile, the Fleet copy would be the one featured in "Final Cut" and cut from "Downloaded". Although we don't know her ultimate fate, it's almost inconceivable that she managed to avoid being out by Anders for over a year on New Caprica. Until we learn otherwise, the safest assumption is that she was executed, like the two Cavils in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 11:36, 1 December 2006 (CST)
:Well, the main Three had a dream in which she was dressed as D'Anna Biers and was in D'Anna's setting....so it's still rather unclear. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 15:59, 18 December 2006 (CST)
:Well, the main Three had a dream in which she was dressed as D'Anna Biers and was in D'Anna's setting....so it's still rather unclear. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 15:59, 18 December 2006 (CST)


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This article is highly wordy and, worst of all, repeats episode summary information and other data found on other articles. It needs to truncate the relevant elements of the model's tendencies and notable history without extended narrative. I removed the overly detailed list of "deaths" to the only relevant one; it's a Cylon and doesn't die in the conventional sense.  --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:35, 22 March 2007 (CDT)
This article is highly wordy and, worst of all, repeats episode summary information and other data found on other articles. It needs to truncate the relevant elements of the model's tendencies and notable history without extended narrative. I removed the overly detailed list of "deaths" to the only relevant one; it's a Cylon and doesn't die in the conventional sense.  --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:35, 22 March 2007 (CDT)
:I'm going to take a pass or two at this article ASAP. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 11:48, 10 April 2007 (CDT)
Since noone got around to it yet, I went ahead and deleted around 7000 characters of repeated information. Generally, I think it's alright now. The Temple of Five portion could probably be cut further, but I'm ok with it after deleting all the stuff not directly related to Three. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:38, 25 April 2007 (CDT)
:Thanks Serenity ... this one slipped through the cracks on me. :) [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 22:11, 25 April 2007 (CDT)
::And again I marked for cleanup. The Temple of Five stuff is still wordy and repetitive of episode data. Needs only her perspective and not a full explanation, IMO. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 14:45, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
:::I removed some parts about the initial quest and the arrival at the temple and cut just about everything about the standoff above the algae planet, as that's really the least important part, even if a Three comes to ''Galactica''. What I left pretty much intact is the vision she receives in the temple and the boxing as that's the key about that part. All in all, its length is comparable to other sections now. Feel free to remove more though if you want. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:50, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
:::Looks much better, thanks. I've removed the tag. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:02, 17 August 2007 (CDT)


== "End of Line" ==
== "End of Line" ==
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* {{support}} One of the funnier things around here --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 12:33, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} One of the funnier things around here --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 12:33, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} While the line is attributed to the Hybrid, D'Anna also saw it in her death dreams, so it is pertinent to the article. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 13:03, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} While the line is attributed to the Hybrid, D'Anna also saw it in her death dreams, so it is pertinent to the article. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 13:03, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} per Joe. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 13:09, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} I like it. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 13:27, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} Joe said my thoughts exactly. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 16:01, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{oppose}} "End of Line" is a misleading description. We probably haven't seen the last of her too. --[[User:ywhtptgtfo|ywhtptgtfo]]
* {{oppose}} ''Again'', why is her death supposed to be humorous? I don't recall seeing the [[image:BSG WIKI Silly.png|30px]] template on this article. Saying she gets boxed is more appropiate and factual. --[[User:DrBat|DrBat]] 16:40, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} A little levity is fine, here and there. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 16:44, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} It's funny, but it's pertinent to her (ultimate?) fate. --[[User:Panopticon|Panopticon]] 16:58, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
* {{support}} It has semi-comedic irony, and it's relevant/factual. The two are not mutually exclusive. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 10:49, 28 March 2007 (CDT)
Looks clear to me, I'm putting "End of Line" back up. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 09:51, 29 March 2007 (CDT)
==Splitting the D'annas?==
It seems to me that one way to make this article less unwieldy would be to go the Sharon route and split it into a few separate D'anna Biers articles. It would be a little tricky, because we don't know exactly who is who, but it wouldn't be that hard. Galactica Three and Caprica Three are definitely two separate individuals, and Season Three Three is definitely the same one throughout. It seems like the consensus is that Caprica Three and Season Three Three are one and the same, and that's how I feel. But even if we don't want to commit to that, we can give Caprica and S3 their own articles and note that evidence suggests they are the same.
In terms of disambiguation, I'd probably go by episode, so there'd be Number Three (Final Cut), Number Three (Downloaded), and Number Three (Season Three), or just the first two if Caprica and S3 are the same one. [[User:Alpha5099|Alpha5099]] 05:50, 25 April 2007 (CDT)
:I think it would be a bit too messy, and considering they all fit together in a page quite well I'd say we might leave it like this. After all, near the end they all started acting in much the same way, and they all got boxed. I dunno, just my opinion. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 06:50, 25 April 2007 (CDT)
:I agree with Sauron that there isn't much difference between the Threes. [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] are very different from the other [[Number Eight]]s, and both have been (or still are) vital persons on ''Galactica''. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 07:15, 25 April 2007 (CDT)
:Disagree as well. We just need to cut down on the heavy retelling of episodes. Since noone else has done it so far, I'll take a stab at it later. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 08:16, 25 April 2007 (CDT)
:Well, now that "The Hub" has aired, there's only one D'Anna left in existence... So I vote to split the article, in lieu of this fact. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 01:10, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
::I noticed this earlier, and found this to be a unusual problem at an otherwise very clear wiki. I agree with Joe on this. (Except I think you misused the phrase "in lieu of", :P )—[[User:Blue Rook|Blue Rook]] 01:32, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
::: Bleh, you're right. My brain's a bit on auto-pilot. LOL -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 01:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
==Where did reporter D'Anna go?==
I probably could have looked a little harder to find the answer to this question, but so far, this issue isn't addressed in Three's article or the talk page: When did the humans find out that D'Anna Biers, the woman they knew as a reporter, was a Cylon?  I don't recall any big reveal.  We, the viewers, get that reveal at the end of [[Final Cut]], but presumably that character just disappears from the fleet and never returns.  When did the humans on Galactica figure it out?  Why wasn't there a Big Dramatic Moment?  It looks like the writers just glossed over this one, which seems pretty uncharacteristic of them. --[[User:Cavatica|Cavatica]] 16:50, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
: She appeared again in "Downloaded", BTW. An abandoned sub-plot has her and Gina working to steal Hera, however Medic Ishay notifies her that Hera's dead. (It's a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Downloaded|deleted scene]] on the DVDs.) Beyond that, she was likely outed after the Cylons occupied New Caprica and, after that debacle, likely boxed after the Eye of Jupiter thing. So she's effectively "dead", no matter how you slice it. As for the "big reveal"... there wasn't too much of a big deal over Simon, either. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:33, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
:: I realize all that, and I just sort of assumed that maybe the resistance fighters on Caprica would have shared that information once they were rescured or something, but it seemed like there ought to be some moment of dealing with it on-camera; it seems sloppy to just assume the characters figured it out eventually.  And yeah, Simon's another one, though at least Starbuck put those pieces together and killed the dude, only to face Simon, the Sequel, moments later. --[[User:Cavatica|Cavatica]] 19:59, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

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