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== Overview == | |||
: ''To | : ''To continue her goal of obtaining [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]], [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] carries on her friendship with [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] who is being haunted by visions of her [[Darius|dead brother]]. [[Tad Thorean|Heracles]] guides [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] through the hazards of ''[[New Cap City]]''. Zoe and [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]] continues their respective efforts to get the [[Cylon Prototype|U-87]] to [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]] while [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] is still being pressured by [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis]] to sell the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] to help work on the [[meta-cognitive processor]].'' | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
=== Teaser === | === Teaser === | ||
*From a hazy first-person point of view, someone in bare feet and a hospital gown is chasing after a young man through a hospital corridor. In her bed, | *From a hazy first-person point of view, someone in bare feet and a hospital gown is chasing after a young man through a hospital corridor. In her bed, Amanda Graystone suddenly wakes. She goes into her purse and retrieves an envelope from the [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]]. | ||
* | *Clarice Willow is woken by one of her husbands, [[Olaf Willow]]. Olaf and [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]] have finished reviewing the information stolen from [[Daniel Graystone]]'s computer, and found that the [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]] avatar had been downloaded from the computer. Clarice believes that Daniel knows where it is now. She decides to meet Amanda at the memorial to the Maglev bombing victims, and to give her some emotional support. | ||
*Workers are collecting personal items from the memorial, relocating them to a permanent shelter at Apollo Park. Amanda grows indignant, telling one of the workers that these items cannot be moved. Clarice joins her. As the workers withdraw in frustration, Amanda spots the young man from her dream in the crowd. She snaps a picture before being whisked away by Clarice. In Amanda's car, she confesses to Clarice that she saw "someone"--her deceased brother [[Darius]]. | *Workers are collecting personal items from the memorial, relocating them to a permanent shelter at Apollo Park. Amanda grows indignant, telling one of the workers that these items cannot be moved. Clarice joins her. As the workers withdraw in frustration, Amanda spots the young man from her dream in the crowd. She snaps a picture before being whisked away by Clarice. In Amanda's car, she confesses to Clarice that she saw "someone"--her deceased brother [[Darius]]. | ||
*Zoe calls [[Lacy | *Zoe calls [[Lacy]] and insists that they meet immediately in the VIP room of the [[V-Club]]. She tells Lacy that Clarice accessed Daniel's computer. Lacy needs more time to prepare delivery of the [[U-87]] to [[Gemenon]]. Zoe grows angry wth Lacy for letting her down again--and Lacy quickly corrects her by saying she has never let ''her'', the avatar, down. | ||
*In an alleyway behind a restaurant, [[Tad Thorean]] is working when he is ordered to tell a man in a suit not to loiter. The man turns around--[[Joseph Adama]] pushes Thorean back into the alleyway and demands to be taken into [[New Cap City]] to find his daughter, [[Tamara-A|Tamara]]. Thorean relents, and the two of them don [[holoband]]s and enter [[ | *In an alleyway behind a restaurant, [[Tad Thorean]] is working when he is ordered to tell a man in a suit not to loiter. The man turns around--[[Joseph Adama]] pushes Thorean back into the alleyway and demands to be taken into [[New Cap City]] to find his daughter, [[Tamara-A|Tamara]]. Thorean relents, and the two of them don [[holoband]]s and enter [[v-world]]. | ||
=== Act 1 === | === Act 1 === | ||
*Amanda experiences another vision of chasing her brother through a hospital corridor, never catching him. In her living room, she uses a window tile to view blurry photographs taken with her cellphone at the memorial site. None of them show any sign of Darius. | *Amanda experiences another vision of chasing her brother through a hospital corridor, never catching him. In her living room, she uses a window tile to view blurry photographs taken with her cellphone at the memorial site. None of them show any sign of Darius. | ||
*Thorean, now in the New Cap City persona of | *Thorean, now in the New Cap City persona of Heracles, leads Joseph through an underground tunnel. He is unsure that Tamara stayed in New Cap City, but Joseph is certain that she did, trusting that she would stay in one place until found. They pause, and Heracles warns Joseph that no amount of hacking or disguise can circumvent New Cap City's cardinal rule: if a person is killed in the game, they are permanently barred from it for life. Explosions and gunfire from above stop them from going up to street level. | ||
*Amanda is browsing through the stalls of street vendors when she hears a car crash. She runs toward the crash and offers to help, but another doctor reaches the victim first. When she turns away, she spots Darius. She chases after him with no luck, until she runs into a dead end in a parking garage. Next to her, she notices a poster advertising the Caprica City Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring a painting of a covered bridge in a forest. She takes the poster. Before leaving, she gives herself a dose of prescription pills. | *Amanda is browsing through the stalls of street vendors when she hears a car crash. She runs toward the crash and offers to help, but another doctor reaches the victim first. When she turns away, she spots Darius. She chases after him with no luck, until she runs into a dead end in a parking garage. Next to her, she notices a poster advertising the Caprica City Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring a painting of a covered bridge in a forest. She takes the poster. Before leaving, she gives herself a dose of prescription pills. | ||
*Clarice wraps a ribbon around a pricey bottle of liquor. Olaf tells her that their wife [[Desiree_Willow|Desiree]] will be upset with the expense. Clarice counters that because Amanda is Zoe's mother and because she sees people who are not there, Clarice must listen to her for the word of God. | *Clarice wraps a ribbon around a pricey bottle of liquor. Olaf tells her that their wife [[Desiree_Willow|Desiree]] will be upset with the expense. Clarice counters that because Amanda is Zoe's mother and because she sees people who are not there, Clarice must listen to her for the word of God. | ||
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=== Act 2 === | === Act 2 === | ||
*Clarice arrives at the Graystone Estate with a gift--a bottle of Scorpion Marsh Genuine [[Ambrosia]]. As they drink their way through the bottle, Amanda tells Clarice about the incident with the car crash and the poster, and shows the poster to Clarice. She was in the car with Darius when he died, so she knows that the bridge in the poster is where it occurred. She admits that the trauma of the accident was so great that she was given drugs. | *Clarice arrives at the Graystone Estate with a gift--a bottle of Scorpion Marsh Genuine [[Ambrosia]]. As they drink their way through the bottle, Amanda tells Clarice about the incident with the car crash and the poster, and shows the poster to Clarice. She was in the car with Darius when he died, so she knows that the bridge in the poster is where it occurred. She admits that the trauma of the accident was so great that she was given drugs. | ||
*The [[Caprica_(RDM)|Caprica]] mediasphere: a commercial for [[ | *The [[Caprica_(RDM)|Caprica]] mediasphere: a commercial for [[V-Match]], the ''Rhetoric'' news show discussing the plummet in [[Graystone Industries]] stock value, the Caprica Shopping Network selling a limited edition of the Graystone OS-9 holoband, with all proceeds going to the Graystone Children's Fund. | ||
*In Daniel's private booth at [[Atlas Arena]], [[Tomas Vergis]] interrupts Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] as they talk and watch a [[Caprica Buccaneers]] match. He tells them that the stolen [[meta-cognitive processor]] actually never worked, and again he insists that Daniel sell him the C-Bucs. | *In Daniel's private booth at [[Atlas Arena]], [[Tomas Vergis]] interrupts Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] as they talk and watch a [[Caprica Buccaneers]] match. He tells them that the stolen [[meta-cognitive processor]] actually never worked, and again he insists that Daniel sell him the C-Bucs. | ||
*On a playground, Lacy and [[Keon Gatwick]] talk about [[Barnabas Greeley]]'s refusal to help her. Keon tells her that Greeley refuses to help someone outside [[Soldiers of the One]], so she decides to join STO. Keon is resistant, but Lacy kisses him. | *On a playground, Lacy and [[Keon Gatwick]] talk about [[Barnabas Greeley]]'s refusal to help her. Keon tells her that Greeley refuses to help someone outside [[Soldiers of the One]], so she decides to join STO. Keon is resistant, but Lacy kisses him. | ||
*Daniel and Xander argue about Vergis' claim. Daniel believes that Vergis is betraying some advantage that they can use against him, but Xander does not see it--he only knows that Graystone Industries is overextended, and that sale of the C-Bucs is the only viable financial option. Daniel angrily refuses to sell, and leaves. | *Daniel and Xander argue about Vergis' claim. Daniel believes that Vergis is betraying some advantage that they can use against him, but Xander does not see it--he only knows that Graystone Industries is overextended, and that sale of the C-Bucs is the only viable financial option. Daniel angrily refuses to sell, and leaves. | ||
*At the [[Graystone Estate]] lab, [[Philomon]] enters V-world; once he is in, Zoe-A follows him. In V-world, they are both flying early model [[Viper_(RDM)|Vipers]]. Zoe tries to operate her Viper, but quickly clips Philomon, sending her plane burning and spinning out of control toward the sea. | *At the [[Graystone Estate]] lab, [[Philomon]] enters V-world; once he is in, Zoe-A follows him. In V-world, they are both flying early model [[Viper_(RDM)|Vipers]]. Zoe tries to operate her Viper, but quickly clips Philomon, sending her plane burning and spinning out of control toward the sea. | ||
*In New Cap City, Heracles and Joseph try to flee a renewed attack from the | *In New Cap City, Heracles and Joseph try to flee a renewed attack from the dirigible and its fighters. Joseph hesitates, exposing Heracles. A fighter catches him in the street, killing him. Joseph disconnects. Back in the alleyway, Thorean curses Joseph and tells him that he is now on his own. | ||
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=== Act 4 === | === Act 4 === | ||
*At home, Joseph re-enters New Cap City. Once he reaches street level, he starts calling out Tamara's name. He fails to notice a woman behind him. A few moments later, she comes up behind him and puts a knife to his throat. She releases him, and introduces herself as [[Emmanuelle]]. She is already familiar with his quest to find | *At home, Joseph re-enters New Cap City. Once he reaches street level, he starts calling out Tamara's name. He fails to notice a woman behind him. A few moments later, she comes up behind him and puts a knife to his throat. She releases him, and introduces herself as [[Emmanuelle]]. She is already familiar with his quest to find Zoe-A, through Thorean himself, and she offers to guide Joseph through New Cap City, for a price. | ||
*Amanda and Clarice smoke pipes of "purple," quickly growing sluggish and giddy. Amanda produces the Delphi Convalescent Institute donation letter, and tells Clarice about her two and a half years there for her "trouble coping with reality," which began a whole three years after Darius' death. | *Amanda and Clarice smoke pipes of "purple," quickly growing sluggish and giddy. Amanda produces the Delphi Convalescent Institute donation letter, and tells Clarice about her two and a half years there for her "trouble coping with reality," which began a whole three years after Darius' death. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]] appears to be the same location the Cylons use as a | * The [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]] appears to be the same location the Cylons use as a farm after the Fall, and where [[Kara Thrace]] and other women are kept prisoner. Indeed, in [[The Farm]], [[Simon]] states that the building was formerly a mental hospital. | ||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
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* Zoe-A and Lacy clearly differ on whether the latter has disappointed the former yet, underlining some tensions between the two. Lacy indicates she hasn't, because that Zoe-A isn't Zoe and so her sudden refusal to board the [[maglev]] doesn't count. Zoe-A, however, seems to believe that she really ''is'' Zoe, if only in personality, an idea well in line with [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]]'s theory of [[apotheosis]]. On the other hand, had Lacy not refused to board the maglev, she would be dead and unable to help Zoe-A. | * Zoe-A and Lacy clearly differ on whether the latter has disappointed the former yet, underlining some tensions between the two. Lacy indicates she hasn't, because that Zoe-A isn't Zoe and so her sudden refusal to board the [[maglev]] doesn't count. Zoe-A, however, seems to believe that she really ''is'' Zoe, if only in personality, an idea well in line with [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]]'s theory of [[apotheosis]]. On the other hand, had Lacy not refused to board the maglev, she would be dead and unable to help Zoe-A. | ||
* During the drug binge at the [[Dive]], Clarice let her monotheism slip, as noted by [[Amanda Graystone]] who questioned ''which'' [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|god]] she was talking about when she said "[[God (RDM)|God]]." It is unclear if Amanda suspects Sister Clarice's true allegiances, but it is clear that Clarice is in danger of breaking her cover. | * During the drug binge at the [[Dive]], Clarice let her monotheism slip, as noted by [[Amanda Graystone]] who questioned ''which'' [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|god]] she was talking about when she said "[[God (RDM)|God]]." It is unclear if Amanda suspects Sister Clarice's true allegiances, but it is clear that Clarice is in danger of breaking her cover. | ||
* While an interesting theory and one that would theoretically explain why the [[MCP]] has not yet been successfully copied, Zoe-A's explanation to Philomon about letting a program "grow" rather than building seemingly contradicts several points. Notably, of course, is Zoe-A's very existence | * While an interesting theory and one that would theoretically explain why the [[MCP]] has not yet been successfully copied, Zoe-A's explanation to Philomon about letting a program "grow" rather than building seemingly contradicts several points. Notably, of course, is Zoe-A's very existence - Zoe-A is repeatedly described to be a ''perfect'' copy of [[Zoe Graystone]], rather than simply an imitation or look-alike. In this case, making an identical copy of ''her'' shouldn't be impossible, which Zoe-A's statements and later Philomon's reiterations of such to Daniel seem to imply. A possible explanation exists in the [[Significant Eight]], in which each individual of a particular model line are all theoretically one personality, but who in practice tend to act very differently (particularly the [[Number Six|Sixes]]). Zoe-A might also mean some kind of controlled growth that is distinct from a line by line copy, as Daniel has been attempting. | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
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* Following on from this question, could there be a connection between Amanda's visions of her brother and the apparitions that appear to people in the Fleet sixty years later? | * Following on from this question, could there be a connection between Amanda's visions of her brother and the apparitions that appear to people in the Fleet sixty years later? | ||
* Does Clarice's belief that a person seeing others who aren't there is evidence of divine intervention indicate that she has read about prior appearances of the [[Messengers]]? | * Does Clarice's belief that a person seeing others who aren't there is evidence of divine intervention indicate that she has read about prior appearances of the [[Messengers]]? | ||
* How will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] go about testing his theory that [[Zoe-A]] is in the [[U-87]]? | * How will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] go about testing his theory that [[Zoe-A]] is in the [[U-87]]? | ||
* Is Zoe-A a "perfect" copy of Zoe Graystone, as both she and Daniel seem to believe? Or is there an underlying difference, as [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]] seems to? Similarly, is Tamara-A a perfect copy of [[Tamara Adama]]? | * Is Zoe-A a "perfect" copy of Zoe Graystone, as both she and Daniel seem to believe? Or is there an underlying difference, as [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]] seems to? Similarly, is Tamara-A a perfect copy of [[Tamara Adama]]? | ||
* Is there any attraction at all on Zoe-A's part towards [[Philomon]] or is she simply using him to escape? | * Is there any attraction at all on Zoe-A's part towards [[Philomon]] or is she simply using him to escape? | ||
* Will Philomon's proposed method (based on Zoe-A's suggestion) of [[artificial intelligence|AI]] development work in solving the [[MCP]] problem? | * Will Philomon's proposed method (based on Zoe-A's suggestion) of [[artificial intelligence|AI]] development work in solving the [[MCP]] problem? | ||
* Is [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] genuinely attracted to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] (or vice versa)? If so, will either of them act on this? | * Is [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] genuinely attracted to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] (or vice versa)? If so, will either of them act on this? | ||
* Is the V-World a precursor to, or in any way related to [[projection|Cylon Projection]]? | * Is the V-World a precursor to, or in any way related to [[projection|Cylon Projection]]? | ||
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