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The Imperfections of Memory

2010-03-15T19:00:27Z

Ishaar Niirfa: adding more analysis and questions

{{Episode Data
| image= ImperfectMemory.jpg
| series= cap
| title=The Imperfections of Memory
| season=1
| episode=7
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[Matthew B. Roberts]]
| story=
| director= [[Wayne Rose]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate=March 12, 2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[Know Thy Enemy]]
| next = [[Ghosts in the Machine]]
}}

== Overview ==
''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 ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
* 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 ==
* It seems clear now that [[Zoe-A]] is deliberately seducing, rather than simply courting, [[Philomon]], with her goal evidently being to use him as a means to escape [[Daniel Graystone|Graystone]]'s lab. However, [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]]'s question regarding Philomon's attractiveness indicates she thinks that's not the only reason Zoe is approaching the roboticist.
* 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 train|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.
* During the drug binge at the [[Dive]], Clarice accidentally 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]]." It is unclear is Amanada 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 - 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 ==
* Is there any weight to [[Clarice]]'s theory that [[God]] is speaking to her through [[Amanda]] and [[Zoe]]? Amanda claims she saw Clarice's face while she was recovering in the Institute. Could this be evidence of a higher power at work, just as the [[Virtual beings|Angels]] influence events during and after the Fall?
* 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 [[Virtual beings|Angels]]?
* How will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] go about testing his theory that [[Zoe-A]] is in the [[U-87]]?
* Why hasn't [[Tamara-A]] simply come out and met her [[Joseph Adama|father]]?
* 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?
* Will Philomon's proposed method (based on Zoe-A's suggestion) of [[artificial intelligence|AI]] development work in solving the [[MCP]] problem?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
''[[Amanda]] and [[Clarice]] are smoking in the [[Dive Bar|Dive]], discussing Amanda's visions.''
*'''Amanda:''' Do you remember that old saying? "[[Pythia|All this has happened before, and all this will happen again]]"?

== Guest Stars ==
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon|Philo]]
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]]
*[[Richard Harmon]] as [[Tad Thorean|Heracles/Tad]]
*[[Chris Shields]] as [[Louie]]
*[[Jesse Haddock]] & [[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]
*[[Rif Hutton]] as Rhetoric Host #1
*[[Paul Pape]] as Rhetoric Host #2
*[[Steve Elliot]] as Doctor
*[[Sean Campbell]] as Construction Worker
*[[Hannah]] as [[Caeser]] the Dog
*[[Jim Thomson]] Voice of [[Serge]] (uncredited)

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Matthew B. Roberts]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Wayne Rose]]

Know Thy Enemy

2010-03-15T18:46:34Z

Ishaar Niirfa: /* Questions */

{{Episode Data
| image= Barnabus_Greeley.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Know Thy Enemy
| season=1
| episode=6
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[John Zinman]]<br>[[Patrick Massett]]
| story= [[John Zinman]]<br>[[Patrick Massett]]<br>[[Matthew B. Roberts]]
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate=March 5, 2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[There is Another Sky]]
| next = [[The Imperfections of Memory]]
| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D360162254%2526id%253D345695317%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30
}}

== Overview ==
: ''[[Tomas Vergis]] comes to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to seek vengeance on [[Daniel Graystone]] for two workers who were killed during the theft of his [[meta-cognitive processor]]. [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] tries to steal [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]], a move that will reveal her plan and gain attention amidst the [[Soldiers of the One]] who are under the reckless leadership of [[Barnabas Greeley]].

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
* In a reference to the [[Original Series]], a man on [[Talk Wireless]] mentions the [[Book of the Word]] at the beginning of Act Three.
* According to ''[[The Caprican]]'', the art [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Tomas Vergis]] appreciate while speaking to one another is from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. It is also a real-life art exhibit in [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]].
* The first on-screen depiction of Tauron City is borrowed from [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Libran|Libran]] as shown in "[[The Plan]]". A small number of buildings were added to the shot, along with a wider view of the nighttime sky.

== Analysis ==
* In this episode, [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] confirms that her faction of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] intended to use [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]] as a means for achieving immortality, which she terms "[[apotheosis]]". This is a curious parallel to both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Joseph Adama]]'s own intents with the technology, as well as to the [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capabilities of the [[humanoid Cylon]]s. It is likely that this latter parallel is intentional and possibly connected, although we also know from "[[No Exit]]" that the [[Final Five]] are responsible for creating resurrection technology. Additionally, "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]" makes it clear that the [[Significant Seven]] don't know how the technology works. The difference is that the process of Cylon resurrection does not create a digital clone of a person's personality, but rather downloads the same personality back into a humanoid Cylon body. The duplication part of "apotheosis" parallels the existence of multiple copies of the Cylon models.
* Just prior to the attacks on the [[Twelve Colonies]] as shown in [[The Plan]], the [[Hybrid]] reporting on the progress of the attack utters the line "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning", possibly confirming a link between Clarice's aims and the evolution of the Cylon race.
* Although [[Lacy Rand]]'s meeting with [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] appeared to be fruitless, it was not necessarily so. Barnabas revealed in the following conversation with [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]] that he is willing to work with Lacy, so long as he knows what she's up to.
* It is possible, given the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]]'s interest in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s avatar program that they will attempt to create sapient digital avatars of themselves, as well as dead people they know.
* [[Evelyn]]'s intimate moment with [[Joseph Adama]], while brief, indicates that Evelyn may indeed become [[William Adama|Willie]]'s stepmother, which would validate his parentage as established in "[[Hero]]".
* The STO are headed by a body called the Conclave, for which Barnabus acts as an enforcer.

== Questions ==
* Did [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] really obtain [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s avatar program? If so, will she and the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] make more avatars with it?
* Will the program ever be used to make more than one avatar of the same person?
* Given the similarities between "apotheosis" (as described by Clarice's faction) and [[resurrection]] is there any connection between the two? If so are [[Zoe-A]] and [[Tamara-A]] related to the [[Significant Eight]]'s original selves (before they assumed [[humanoid Cylon|humanoid form]])?
* How will [[Tomas Vergis]] ruin [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]?
* Will Vergis discover [[Joseph Adama]]'s connection to the robbery? If so, how will the [[Guatrau]] react?
* Does [[Zoe-A]] have an ulterior motive in befriending [[Philomon]] within the V-world? Or is she simply lonely? ([[The Imperfections of Memory|Answer]])
* Will Philomon discover Zoe-A's true identity? If so, how will he react?
* Will [[Evelyn]]'s relations with Joseph Adama advance beyond the professional?
* Is Barnabus Greeley mentally unstable?
* What makes Greeley such a fervent monotheist?
* Will the disagreement between the factions of the STO represented by Greeley and Willow come to a head?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Erica Carroll]] as Woman
*[[D. Harlan Cutshall]] as Man

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by John Zinman]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Patrick Massett]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by John Zinman]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Patrick Massett]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Matthew B. Roberts]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]

The Imperfections of Memory

2010-03-15T18:45:18Z

Ishaar Niirfa:

Zoe-R

2010-03-11T21:08:40Z

Ishaar Niirfa: Redirected page to Zoe-A#Zoe-R

#redirect [[Zoe-A#Zoe-R]]

Know Thy Enemy

2010-03-10T19:59:59Z

Ishaar Niirfa:

{{Episode Data
| image= Barnabus_Greeley.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Know Thy Enemy
| season=1
| episode=6
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[John Zinman]]<br>[[Patrick Massett]]
| story= [[John Zinman]]<br>[[Patrick Massett]]<br>[[Mathew Roberts]]
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate=March 5, 2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[There is Another Sky]]
| next = [[The Imperfections of Memory]]
| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D360162254%2526id%253D345695317%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30
}}

== Overview ==
: ''[[Tomas Vergis]] comes to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to seek vengeance on [[Daniel Graystone]] for two workers who were killed during the theft of his [[meta-cognitive processor]]. [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] tries to steal [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]], a move that will reveal her plan and gain attention amidst the [[Soldiers of the One]] who are under the reckless leadership of [[Barnabas Greeley]].

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
* According to ''[[The Caprican]]'', the art [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Tomas Vergis]] appreciate while speaking to one another is from [[Kobol]]. It is also a real-life art exhibit in [[w:Vancouver, Canada|Vancouver]].

== Analysis ==
* In this episode, [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] confirms that her faction of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] intended to use [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]] as a means for achieving immortality. This is a curious parallel to both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Joseph Adama]]'s own intents with the technology, as well as to the [[resurrection]] capabilities of the [[humanoid cylon]]s. It is likely that this latter parallel is intentional and possibly connected, although we also know from ''[[No Exit]]'' that the [[Final Five]] are responsible for creating resurrection technology. Additionally, ''[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]'' makes it clear that the [[Significant Eight]] have no idea how the technology works. It is possible, however, that the issues for the Significant Eight are not related to creating a digital construct of a person's personality, but rather downloading them back into a humanoid cylon body.
* Although [[Lacy Rand]]'s meeting with [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] appeared to be fruitless, it was not necessarily. Barnabas revealed in the following conversation with [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]] that he is willing to work with Lacy, so long as he knows what she's up to.
* It is possible, given the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]]'s interest in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s avatar program that they will attempt to create sapient digital avatars of themselves as well.
* [[Evelyn]]'s intimate moment with [[Joseph Adama]], while brief, indicates that Evelyn may indeed become [[William Adama|Willie]]'s stepmother, thereby validating his parentage as established in ''[[Hero]]''.

== Questions ==
* Did [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] really obtain [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s avatar program? If so, will she and the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] make more avatars with it?
* Given the similarities between "apotheosis" (as described by Clarice's faction) and [[resurrection]] is there any connection between the two? If so are [[Zoe-A]] and [[Tamara-A]] related to the [[Significant Eight]]'s original selves (before they assumed [[humanoid cylon|humanoid form]])?
* How will [[Tomas Vergis]] ruin [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]?
* Will Vergis discover [[Joseph Adama]]'s connection to the robbery? If so, how will the [[Guatrau]] react?
* Does [[Zoe-A]] have an ulterior motive in befriending [[Philomon]] within the V-world? Or is she simply lonely?
* Will Philomon discover Zoe-A's true identity?
* Will [[Evelyn]]'s relations with Joseph Adama advance beyond professional?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Erica Carroll]] as Woman
*[[D. Harlan Cutshall]] as Man

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by John Zinman]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Patrick Massett]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by John Zinman]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Patrick Massett]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Mathew Roberts]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]

User:Ishaar Niirfa

2010-03-10T07:05:01Z

Ishaar Niirfa: Created page with '{{User Data | name= Arthur Niven | gender=Male | callsign= Ishaar Niirfa | born_day = 1 | born_month = 4 | born_year = 1989 | marital status = single | email=[[Special:Emailuser/…'

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| gender=Male
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| born_day = 1
| born_month = 4
| born_year = 1989
| marital status = single
| email=[[Special:Emailuser/Ishaar Niirfa|Click here]]
| occupation= Student
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Talk:Tauron City/Archive 1

2010-03-10T07:00:22Z

Ishaar Niirfa:

==Picture==
Added a new version of the picture that is not stretched but cropped to remove the Syfy logo and ads. Quick question: Is it OK to actually alter the pictures (contrast, brightness)? I think this one is particularly dark and flat. -- [[User:Penumbra|Penumbra]] 13:18, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

: Hmm, I don't see why not, really. (I'd note that the picture's contrast and brightness have been altered for better clarity, though.) -- [[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> 15:03, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

==Stub==
Should we remove the stub tag? The article is short, yes. But there simply isn't any other information out there. -- [[User:Penumbra|Penumbra]] 13:18, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
: I've removed the stub tag, given that there's no other information that can be added at the present. -- [[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> 15:05, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

==Rename/Move?==
The name of the city is apparently Minos. Shouldn't we rename or move it? [[User:Ishaar Niirfa|Ishaar Niirfa]] 07:00, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Zoe Graystone/Archive 1

2010-03-10T06:23:21Z

Ishaar Niirfa:

Should [[Zoe-A]] and [[Zoe-R]] get seperate pages? The same applies to [[Ben-A]]. [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 19:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:Maybe later, when/if there's more material. We only have one page for [[Number Three]] for example, and only split up the major [[Number Six]] versions. For now, one page is fine IMO. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 19:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
::While Ben-A doesn't appear in the series, of course, Zoe-A/R has become a pivotal character. That's why I advocate splitting up the article on Zoe (just as we've done with Tamara, or the RDM Cylons). --[[User:Pedda|Pedda]] 09:13, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
:::It's becoming more and more a good idea to give Zoe-A her own page. And I hear {{spoiltext|there will be two more}}. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 15:03, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Should Zoe have a [[Cylon]] tag on her? Zoe-R is clearly Cylon, but of course, there are many copies.... :P --[[User:Feek|Feek]] 08:26, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

: No, the original Zoe isn't a Cylon. Zoe-R is. -- [[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> 15:04, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

== Rachel's V-Match profile ==
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/board/thread/158571053?d=158576119 (not my account, btw)
--[[User:Pedda|Pedda]] 14:12, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

==Separate articles or merge==

As I brought up on [[Talk:Tamara-A|Tamara-A's discussion page]] I feel we should choose to either separate Zoe into two (or more) articles or we should merge Tamara and Tamara-A into a single article. [[User:Ishaar Niirfa|Ishaar Niirfa]] 06:23, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Tamara-A/Archive 1

2010-03-10T06:21:53Z

Ishaar Niirfa: Created page with '==Separate articles or merge== It seems to me that we should choose one or the other. Zoe Graystone's page is unified - there are no separate pages for Zoe Graystone, Zoe-A, and…'

==Separate articles or merge==

It seems to me that we should choose one or the other. Zoe Graystone's page is unified - there are no separate pages for Zoe Graystone, Zoe-A, and Zoe-R (although the second and third are largely the same thing). I have no problem with this. Nor do I have a problem with keeping them separate articles, as we have for Tamara. However, I feel we should pick one policy or the other since, in pretty much every respect, Tamara-A is to Tamara Adama as Zoe-A is to Zoe Graystone. [[User:Ishaar Niirfa|Ishaar Niirfa]] 06:21, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Know Thy Enemy

2010-03-10T06:17:45Z

Ishaar Niirfa: adding notes, questions, and analysis

{{Episode Data
| image= Barnabus_Greeley.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Know Thy Enemy
| season=1
| episode=6
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[John Zinman]]<br>[[Patrick Massett]]
| story= [[John Zinman]]<br>[[Patrick Massett]]<br>[[Mathew Roberts]]
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate=March 5, 2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[There is Another Sky]]
| next = [[The Imperfections of Memory]]
| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D360162254%2526id%253D345695317%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30
}}

== Overview ==
: ''[[Tomas Vergis]] comes to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to seek vengeance on [[Daniel Graystone]] for two workers who were killed during the theft of his [[meta-cognitive processor]]. [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] tries to steal [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]], a move that will reveal her plan and gain attention amidst the [[Soldiers of the One]] who are under the reckless leadership of [[Barnabas Greeley]].

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
* According to ''[[The Caprican]]'', the art [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Tomas Vergis]] appreciate while speaking to one another is from [[Kobol]]. It is also a real-life art exhibit in [[w:Vancouver, Canada|Vancouver]].

== Analysis ==
* In this episode, [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] confirms that her faction of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] intended to use [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]] as a means for achieving immortality. This is a curious parallel to both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Joseph Adama]]'s own intents with the technology, as well as to the [[resurrection]] capabilities of the [[humanoid cylon]]s. It is likely that this latter parallel is intentional and possibly connected, although we also know from ''[[No Exit]]'' that the [[Final Five]] are responsible for creating resurrection technology. Additionally, ''[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]'' makes it clear that the [[Significant Eight]] have no idea how the technology works. It is possible, however, that the issues for the Significant Eight are not related to creating a digital construct of a person's personality, but rather downloading them back into a humanoid cylon body.
* Although [[Lacy Rand]]'s meeting with [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] appeared to be fruitless, it was not necessarily. Barnabas revealed in the following conversation with [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]] that he is willing to work with Lacy, so long as he knows what she's up to.
* It is possible, given the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]]'s interest in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s avatar program that they will attempt to create sapient digital avatars of themselves as well.
* [[Evelyn]]'s intimate moment with [[Joseph Adama]], while brief, indicates that Evelyn may indeed become [[William Adama|Willie]]'s stepmother, thereby validating his parentage as established in ''[[Hero]]''.

== Questions ==
* Did [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] really obtain [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s avatar program? If so, will she and the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] make more avatars with it?
* Given the similarities between "apotheosis" (as described by Clarice's faction) and [[resurrection]] is there any connection between the two? If so are [[Zoe-A]] and [[Tamara-A]] related to the [[Significant Eight]]'s original selves (before they assumed [[humanoid cylon|humanoid form]])?
* How will [[Tomas Vergis]] ruin [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]?
* Will Vergis discover [[Joseph Adama]]'s connection to the robbery? If so, how will the [[Guatrau]] react?
* Does [[Zoe-A]] have an ulterior motive in befriending [[Pilomon]] within the V-world? Or is she simply lonely?
* Will Philomon discover Zoe-A's true identity?
* Will [[Evelyn]]'s relations with Joseph Adama advance beyond professional?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Erica Carroll]] as Woman
*[[D. Harlan Cutshall]] as Man

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by John Zinman]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Patrick Massett]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by John Zinman]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Patrick Massett]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Mathew Roberts]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]

There is Another Sky

2010-03-10T05:54:53Z

Ishaar Niirfa: adding questions and analysis

{{Episode Data
| image= IntoAnotherSky.jpg
| series= cap
| title=There is Another Sky
| season=1
| episode=5
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[Kath Lingenfelter]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate=February 26, 2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[Gravedancing]]
| next = [[Know Thy Enemy]]
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== Overview ==
: ''[[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] is forced to participate in [[New Cap City|a game]] in a trade with [[Vesta|those]] who claim to help her return to reality. [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] tries to reconnect with his son. [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] keeps himself from being removed by his own [[Graystone Industries|company]] by introducing the [[Cylon Prototype|U-87]].''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
* [[Lacy Rand]], [[Clarice Willow]] and [[Jordan Durham]] do not appear in this episode.
* According to the audio commentary for the episode, ''[[New Cap City]]'' is a reference to the film ''[[w:New Jack City|New Jack City]]''.

== Analysis ==
* The [[Tauron]] Funeral Rite as seen in this episode mirrors the Ancient Greek rite of placing a coin on the head of the dead for the Charon, the ferryman who took the souls of the dead across the Rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades (The Underworld). In Ancient Greece it was two coins for each person to be placed on each eye; however, in the case of the Tauron rite it was a single coin each. The ceremony also differs in that it involved the Tauron custom of applying tattooes.
* Logically, [[Zoe-A]] has the same capabilities that [[Tamara-A]] does, though we have not seen this. It is possible that this is because she, like Tamara at the beginning of the episode, does not know about her capabilities. Another possibility is that she simply hasn't seen any reason to use them.
* It is likely that [[Heracles]] ran away because he did not believe [[Vesta]]'s claim that Tamara was really dead. This is evidenced by his statement to [[Joseph Adama]] was in trouble and that he should "wake her up." When Joseph told him that Tamara was dead, his demeanor changed rapidly.
* [[Daniel Graystone]]'s speech to the board about the cylons might seem self-destructive at first glance and, in the long run, [[Fall of the Colonies|it certainly is]]. However, it is possible that when he talked about the U-87 appearing sapient he did not, in fact, mean that it was, but rather that it did an excellent job at imitating a human connection. Alternatively, he may believe that sapience and free will are not necessarily linked and that the U-87 can be both sapient and completely obedient. This latter scenario has a precedent in famed sci-fi author [[w:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]]'s work, which imagines a society in which (sapient) robots carry out the commands of their human overlords without hesitation, but who are nonetheless capable of conscious thought, rationalization, and self-inquiry. Whatever the case, it's clear that Graystone miscalculated, as the cylons do, in fact, eventually rebel.

== Questions ==
* What will happen to [[Tamara-A]] now that she is aware of her abilities within the V-world?
* Will [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] find [[Heracles]]? If so, will he lead him to Tamara? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* Will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]'s treatment of the [[U-87]] in the board meeting affect [[Zoe-R]]'s behavior?
* Does [[William Adama|Willie]] ever learn of his sister's avatar?
* Will the funeral improve Willie and Joseph's relationship, as [[Sam Adama|Sam]] indicated it would?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
* [[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
* [[Karen Austin|Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Camille Mitchell]] as [[Vesta]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
* [[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
* [[Richard Harmon]] as [[Heracles]]
* [[AC Peterson]] as [[Chiron]]
* [[Eve Harlow]] as [[Byun]]
* [[Travis Turner]] as [[Ashok]]
* [[Graham Chabot]] as Big Kid
* [[Thomas Saunders]] as [[Jon Parker]]
* [[Ian A. Wallace]] as [[Ferryman]]
* [[Patti Allan]] as [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] Rites Singer
* [[Jim Ralph]] as Chiron's Bank Guard
* [[Charles Andre]] as Rail Thin Man
* [[Zolton Crane]] as Man

== References ==

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Kath Lingenfelter]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]

Reins of a Waterfall

2010-03-10T05:40:59Z

Ishaar Niirfa: adding sarno real-life analogues to analysis

{{Episode Data
| image= ReiningWaterfall.jpg
| series= cap
| title=The Reins of a Waterfall
| season=1
| episode=3
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer=[[Michael Angeli]]
| story=
| director= [[Ronald D. Moore]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate=February 5, 2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=February 16, 2010
| dvd=
| prev= [[Rebirth]]
| next = [[Gravedancing]]
| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D354668158%2526id%253D345695317%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30
}}

== Overview ==

: ''Daniel Graystone attempts damage control in light of [[Amanda Graystone|his wife]]'s false revelation that [[Zoe Graystone|their daughter]] was one of the suicide bombers of [[Lev|Maglev 23]]. Meanwhile, [[Joseph Adama]] continues his pursuit of seeing the [[Tamara-A|Tamara]] [[avatar]] again while [[William Adama|Willie Adama]] and [[Sam Adama]] continue to bond.''

{{expansion}}
== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
*[[Luciana Carro]], who played [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot Captain [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]], plays Daniel Graystone's Public Relations officer [[Priyah Magnus]]. She joins various other actors from the Re-imagined Series in different ''Caprica'' roles, including [[Michael Eklund]] ([[Prosna]] from the [[Miniseries]] and [[Waylon]] in "[[Rebirth]]"), [[Christian Tessier]] (Viper jock [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]] in the Re-imagined Series and [[Ha'la'tha]] gangster [[Francis]] in this episode), and [[Nimet Kanji]] ([[Candace Myson]] from "[[Litmus]]" and [[Natalie Stark]] in "Rebirth").

== Analysis ==
*Sam Adama and his husband [[Larry]] has decide not to have children at least not at this time because of Sam's "occupation." It is not conducive to having children. Ironically Larry is right considering how Sam is corrupting his nephew William into a life of crime.
*Caprica, and perhaps the other 11 Worlds as well, has a Juvenile Curfew Law. No minor is to be on the street after 10pm. This is the cause that had Ben Stark picked up by the GDD. In modern day Earth in some jurisdictions there are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-examples.html Juvenile Curfew Laws] in some localities to maintain the general peace and to combat juvenile crime. Presumably Caprica have them for the same reasons. Civil Liberties organizations in the United States such as the [[w:American Civil Liberties Union|American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU) are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-legal-challenges.html generally against] such laws, both on general principles that it violates the [[w:First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] of the [[w:United States Constitution|Constitition of the United States]] and in particulars that they are unfairly enforced due to vagueness, lack of exemptions and sometimes are racially discriminatory. It is not known todate if Caprican Civil Liberties advocates oppose such laws. One non US example of curfew laws is Russia [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2556594.htm?section=justin passing a law] in 2009 allowing localities to pass curfew laws against juveniles. One important difference between Caprica and real life America is that the [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD) help enforce these curfew laws. In the US curfew laws are strictly a municipal and county creations. The State and Federal government do not enact or enforce these laws. On Caprica their "national" police force have a hand in enforcing these laws, the equivalent of the FBI or the [[w:United States Department of Homeland Security|United States Homeland Security]] doing so on Earth.
**It is possible that GDD was only questioning Ben due to the wiring and detonators discovered in his possession, making him a possible security risk (which he was given his affiliation with the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist organization).
*It is possible that [[Gara Singh]], Director of the GDD, sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying a misfiled and forgotten interrogation tape of her questioning [[Ben Stark]] after he was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a curfew violation and found with what could be interpreted as bomb making materials (Stark explained it away as [[w:model rocketry|model rocketry]] components) nearly a year prior to the attack. Singh was concerned that if it came out it could had been portrayed in the press with 20/20 hindsight as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers go instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the Department embarrassment could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole.
* [[Baxter Sarno]] is similar in form and style to real-life talkshow hosts like [[w:David Letterman|David Letterman]] or [[w:Jay Leno|Jay Leno]]. However, Priyah's statement that he is a major news source for young people even though he's a comedian is likely a reference to [[w:Jon Stewart (comedian)|Jon Stewart]] and ''[[w:The Daily Show|The Daily Show]], which have also been cited as [http://dailyuw.com/blog/2007/05/21/college-students-prefer-the-daily-show-to-real-ne/ a common source of news for young people].

== Questions ==
* The documentation in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode "[[Hero]]" gave William Adama's parents as Joseph and Evelyn Adama. Does this mean that Joseph will marry his assistant Evelyn?
* What will become of the Tamara avatar? Will she realize she is no longer in real space? ([[There Is Another Sky|Answer]])
* Is there actually a model rocket club at Athena Academy?
* Is Sister Clarice aware of these STO meetings Ben and Keon attended that were not held by her?
* How factionalized are the STO? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* What is "apotheosis"? Is it a plan for immortality via virtual avatars? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])
* What views of apotheosis are there other than Clarice's?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Daniel Graystone is sparing in a boxing ring as he discusses with Cyrus (who was outside the ring) the PR disaster his wife Amanda public confession caused the business:''
:'''Daniel Graystone:''' Scandals are sunburns Cyrus; they fade.
:'''Cyrus:''' "--or they give you cancer."
*''The Graystone's situation has become grist for the late night comedian's mill:''
:'''Baxter Sarno''': Big news in the publishing world today. Daniel Graystone is revising his autobiography. A lot of you know it as ''The Man Who Could See The Future''. It is now going to be titled ''Wow, I Didn't See That Coming''.
*''In a renewed sense of grief and anger over not being able to contact the avatar of his dead daughter Tamara, he gives Sam a veiled but still chillingly clear order:''
:'''Joseph Adama''' [to Sam]: Daniel Graystone lost his daughter, right? I lost my daughter and my wife. [thoughtful pause] Balance it out.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]
*[[Kendall Cross]] as [[Youngblood]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]
*[[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]
*[[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]
*[[Paul Perri]] as Judge [[Maximum]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
*[[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]
*[[Sarah Afful]] as Angry Woman
*[[Lynn Colliar]] as [[Delice Jackson]]
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Francis]]
*[[Lee Tichon]] as [[Kalil]]
*[[Kristian Haas]] as [[Paulie]]
*[[Sheldon Yamkovy]] as Protester
*[[Dawn Chubai]] as Reporter
*[[Elfina Y. Luk]] as Reporter
*[[Shane Sweet]] as Student
*[[Warren Stroka]] as Man on Street

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Ronald D. Moore]]

Gravedancing

2010-03-10T05:39:50Z

Ishaar Niirfa:

{{Episode Data
| image=Gravedancing.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Gravedancing
| season=1
| episode=4
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[Jane Espenson]]
| story= [[Michael Angeli]]<br>[[Jane Espenson]]
| director= [[Michael Watkins]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate=February 19, 2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[The Reins of a Waterfall]]
| next= [[There is Another Sky]]
| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D357022174%2526id%253D345695317%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30
}}

== Overview ==
: ''[[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] readies himself for his appearance on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]''. The [[Global Defense Department|GDD]] carry out searches on the [[Athena Academy]] and the Graystone home. [[Sam Adama|Sam]] waits patiently for his moment to kill [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]], but [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] is slowly overcome with regret for calling in the hit on her.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

* Somewhere in [[Caprica City]], a closed and empty [[Holo Cafe]] is bombed. Three hours later, Director [[Gara Singh]] and Agent [[Jordan Durham]] discuss the bombing, believing it to be either copycats or [[Soldiers of the One]]. During the conversation, Durham preens himself on obtaining a warrant from the [[Inter-Colonial Court]] on [[Libran]], whereby they are not only permitted to search the [[Graystone Estate]], but also the lockers that [[Zoe Graystone]] may have used at the [[Athena Academy]]. Singh gives his blessing on making the school search a media spectacle, but stresses that Durham should make the search "tasteful."
* At the Willow home, [[Desiree Willow|Desiree]], [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]], [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Clarice Willow]] awaken in the morning. As Nestor and Clarice start to be intimate, Clarice receives a call on her cellphone. She abruptly leaves the bedroom, leaving the rest of her partners to wonder what just happened.
* Out on the steps of a building, Clarice Willow "accidentally" bumps into another man, taking out an [[e-sheet]] from the man's pocket. On it she types in "GDD RAID COMING," sends the message, and disposes of the e-sheet in a trash can.
* [[Keon Gatwick]] receives Willow's message at Athena Academy and removes his detonators and explosives, throwing them into his bag. Just as he finishes, Agent Durham and various GDD agents are followed by reporters and Sister Willow. Durham announces that they are executing a search, and GDD agents begin cutting off locks and force students to empty their packs.
* During the raid, [[Lacy Rand]] approaches Gatwick and asks him to follow her shortly after she leaves, so that they may talk. Instead, he chooses to walk away, leaving her behind.
* At the Graystone Estate, [[Daniel Graystone]] reviews the list of talking points for the ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' show. Daniel discusses how best to divorce his [[Zoe Graystone|late daughter]] from the [[holoband]] technology with [[Priyah Magnus]] and [[Cyrus Xander]], but is not pleased with calling his daughter troubled. [[Amanda Graystone]] briskly walks by, leading Daniel to note of her displeasure with his appearance on Sarno's show; Xander asks if she'll make another scene that'll contradict Daniel's statement, leading Daniel to assure him that this will not be the case.
* When talking to Magnus, he very directly notes that the holoband wasn't the problem, thus earning her praise. They continue the pow-wow.
* Outside across the river from the house, [[Sam Adama]] watches via bincoulars the ongoings inside the Graystone Estate from inside his car. He receives a phone call from [[Joseph Adama]], who asks why Amanda was not killed yet. He tells his brother about Graystone's visitors and asks how much of a bloodbath Joseph would desire. Joseph quickly backtracks, realizing that he doesn't want one; Sam asks Joseph if he still wants Amanda killed. Joseph assures him that this is still his desire; Sam tells his brother to have patience and ends the conversation.

=== Act 1 ===

* In the hallway, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] promises her students that the [[GDD]]'s search will not happen again, and gives her students leave to return home for the day. After the students leave, she collapses to the floor and begins hitting a nearby locker as she screams in rage.
* [[Daniel Graystone]] enters their bedroom, telling [[Amanda Graystone|his wife]] that [[Priyah Magnus]] and [[Cyrus Xander]] have left for the studio. As Daniel looks for his suit jacket, he and his wife emotionally quarrel over "dancing" over "Zoe's grave" by going on Sarno's show. He reminds her that he's only doing it because of her actions in [[Apollo Park]], wherein she opened a dialogue to greater [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. She appeals to him to say that they are going through a difficult time right now, but he points out that such a thing "doesn't play," much to her disgust. He storms out after noting that they are not parents.
* In Daniel's lab, [[Zoe-R]] accesses the [[virtual world]] trying to get [[Lacy Rand]]. Zoe finds herself in the [[V-Club]], and de-rezes when [[Philomon]] begins running his diagnostics. He notes that the robot needs a name.
* Backstage of Sarno's show, Magnus and Xander continue to coach Daniel on what he should say, while [[Rebecca]] the makeup artist works on hiding most of Daniel's injuries from his encounter with [[Sam Adama]]. He wants to smoke, as he finds the thought of going on television nauseating, but Rebecca is insistent that he not smoke. After bribing her through an offer of a thousand [[cubit]]s, Rebecca permits him to smoke.
* At the Adama apartment, [[Ruth]] calls out [[William Adama]] on not going to school. Willie claims that he was with Uncle Sam, and asks if that's a problem. Ruth notes that this isn't a problem, but he shouldn't tell his father. She notes that on Tauron males are considered men at 13, and therefore capable of making their own decisions; she notes that whenever Joseph sees him, he shouldn't be angry. As Willie sits in a chair and is about to watch television, Ruth takes the remote from his hand and directly asks him what he wants to be right now. He tells her that he wants to take the job offered to kids, where they work inside the locker room of the [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] players. During the conversation, Willie notes that his dad knows the owner, but they do not appear to be friends any more. She scoffs the comment, noting that one gets the best things from enemies, "because they're scared of you." Ruth adds that Sam can look into it, as he can get things done, and returns the remote to the now contemplative Willie.
* Still sitting on a cliff overlooking the [[Graystone Estate]], Sam sees Amanda going to the kitchen. Much to his chagrin, he receives a phone call from Joseph; he exasperatedly tells Joseph that he'll have to live with the murder of Amanda. During the phone call, he sees a group of GDD agents and civilian reporters barge into the mansion, much to Amanda's shock. Joseph is shocked at this development.
* Inside the mansion, Agent [[Jordan Durham]] tells the press to remain outside. Amid Amanda's protests, Durham serves her their warrant, noting that they will only search the residence and stay away from Daniel's lab. He tries to talk her down, noting that all they want to do is find out who turned her daughter into a bomber.

=== Act 2 ===

* Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] are in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s former room as the GDD agents begin tearing it apart. As one of the agents extracts a cello from the room, she asks that they be careful with it; Durham reiterates this desire to the agent in question. Amanda brings up the necessity of the search, and Durham notes that he'd like to find out who brainwashed her into believing a "moral dictator named 'God'" or who blew up a [[#Teaser|Caprican business]]. Agent [[Youngblood]] discovers the infinity pendant in the jewelry box; Amanda quickly notes that she placed it there, after it was [[Rebirth|given to her]] by [[Natalie Stark]]. During the conversation, Durham notes that if they have to take apart Zoe's life to put other terrorists behind bars, then he's all right by that. Amanda tries to find out Durham's personal motivations, to which he replies that he lost everybody on that train.
* [[Lacy Rand]] goes to [[Keon Gatwick]]'s place of employment, [[Bike Kitchen]], to follow up on how she can get [[Zoe-R|Zoe's package]] to [[Gemenon]]. Gatwick replies that it is out of his control and, amidst her recrimination that he shouldn't have scampered away during the GDD search, tries to get her to leave by claiming that he has a pressing project that needs to be completed. She offers to help, as she has picked up technical expertise from her mother, who is a mechanic. Gatwick offers his concern about someone seeing them together, but she seems unconcerned.
* [[Gara Singh]] and Durham review the results of the search; Singh is displeased at the lack of terrorist paraphernalia. Durham wants to go further, wanting to engage in electronic and telecommunication surveillance of those at the school. Durham assumes that other students were turned as well, and that they'll be able to find out who turned the kids there. Singh agrees to this surveillance on the condition that, should Durham be wrong, Durham takes the blame. Durham agrees.
* In Daniel's lab, [[Philomon]] runs a diagnostic on [[Zoe-R]]'s motor control, resulting in odd dancing between Zoe-R and Philomon. During this, Zoe-R seems to express feelings for Philomon, even if the robot is incapable of expressing them.
* Youngblood brings in printouts of the last of the [[e-sheet]]s from the students, as they do not have an up-to-date computer system to process them. Durham has her look for messages sent around 6 A.M. and assumes that it was a group-send to the student body. Frustrated, he upheaves a stack of papers, and expresses his frustration over having [[Ben Stark]] and then letting him go. He quickly clarifies his frustration for her, saying that everyone became complacent and that they all share the responsibility for the bombing. She then asks if they're all responsible for the bad wheat crop on [[Aerilon]]. Durham shifts the conversation to Youngblood's interest and dedication in the investigation, to which she replies that the [[Gemenese]] scum who lure "good [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] kids into a killer cult" deserves to be destroyed.
* [[Ruth]] chops up meat as she tells [[Joseph Adama]] that she bought [[William Adama|Willie]] the Tauron equivalent of jacks, seeing as Joseph threw out his "fancy games." She morbidly jokes that they are bones from Tauron children who lost at jacks, although she later notes that they are bones from chicken feet. Joseph sees a commercial for Daniel Graystone's appearance on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]''. Ruth notes that Daniel is the man that Joseph doesn't like, and Joseph promises that he'll be dealt with soon enough. Ruth is pleased at this, noting that the "dead don't really die until their death is avenged," noting that both their daughters are caught between life and death.
* [[Baxter Sarno]] begins taping that night's show with a self-described "horrible monologue" that includes jokes about bombing "figuratively." Backstage, Daniel begins popping some pills and eyedrops into his eyes, for he is anxious and delays his entrance on the stage in order to collect himself. As Daniel walks on stage, Amanda barges backstage and tells Xander that the GDD just searched their estate, and that there are things that Daniel is wrong about. Sarno and Daniel begin talking, Daniel makes a joke about his [[solstice]] wish being for "free publicity," which bombs. Daniel is uncomfortable on stage, asking if the cup in front of him has water, which leads to Sarno joking about finding stuff that is "stronger." Sarno then goes in for the kill, beginning to broach the topic of Amanda's statement and how Zoe was connected to the lev bombing. Daniel claims that she was troubled (much to Amanda's chagrin), and tries to explain it when Sarno cuts him off, and goes into the issue of the holoband and the virtual world. Daniel deflects this claim by saying that Zoe didn't like the holoband and that she would actually agree with Sarno's many talking points. She barges on stage after Sarno makes a crack about the holoband making her want to "blow things up," and Sarno takes the opportunity to welcome Amanda on stage and then breaks for commercial.

=== Act 3 ===

* On stage after the commercial break, [[Amanda Graystone]] declares that both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Baxter Sarno]] are wrong. After making a joke about his previous attempts at marriages, Sarno apologizes and allows her to continue. She says that [[Zoe Graystone]] wasn't crazy, but very angry, defiant, and rebellious, and Amanda asks him to point out any teenager that didn't act the same way. The conversation turns to Zoe being "morally blank," noting that the [[virtual world]] is a poor teacher; Daniel counters that Zoe would actually agree with Sarno on that, and notes that it is "exactly how the [[STO]] got to her." After explaining that she saw things in the virtual world that troubled her—ritual sacrifices, games like ''[[New Cap City]]'', and other lurid things, he reveals that he talked to her. When pressed on this by his wife, Daniel reveals that he created an [[avatar]] of her. Daniel agrees that the very fact is disturbing, and notes that he wanted to understand his child—like other parents in the world.
* As Daniel explains why he created the avatar of Zoe, [[Sam Adama]] is stopped by an assistant en route back stage. The assistant happens to be [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]], which he sees by the tattoo on her hand; after speaking to her in Tauronese, she gives him her security badge and walks away.
* On stage, Daniel says that technology may, in fact, be a problem. Backstage, [[Priyah Magnus]] and [[Cyrus Xander]] do not react well to the direction the conversation is taking. Daniel admits that they—meaning his company—believed they would be able to control the content in the [[virtual world]], but admits that they have failed, given that the "temptation to hack the code is too great." When asked about a solution to this problem, Daniel admits that he doesn't know, but notes that for any beneficial change, one must take away the profit motive. He brings up the point of the legalization of drugs and then, in that vein, states that they will no longer make profit from the licensing of legal spaces of [[virtual world]] and, with his wife, notes that any profit from the holoband technology will go into a foundation for children to get the "right experiences."
* Backstage, Magnus notes that the move is a great public relations act, however Xander disagrees, noting that the holoband licensing accounts for 60% of [[Graystone Industries]]'s net. On stage, Daniel reiterates his pledge and asks Caprica to hold him to it. This results in applause from the audience, as Sarno offers his genuine surprise while crediting Amanda for a great save.
* At the Adama apartment, [[Ruth]] asks [[Joseph Adama]] about Amanda's appearance. He notes that she shouldn't be there, and Ruth expresses her desire to kill Amanda with her hands and sleep well every night.
* Daniel and Amanda part ways, as Daniel needs to talk to his people. As Daniel heads off, Sam introduces himself as Sarno's driver and offers to take her home, if she'd like. She happily agrees.

=== Act 4 ===

* [[Sam Adama]] drives [[Amanda Graystone]]; they do not converse, allowing the music to fill the air.
* At the [[Bike Kitchen]], [[Keon Gatwick]] and [[Lacy Rand]] celebrate the successful repair of a motorbike. She asks him if he had anything in his locker and whether or not he received a warning, a subject that he is reticent to discuss. She pleads with him to get her and [[Zoe-R|Zoe's package]] to [[Gemenon]], and he notes that the only one who can get her any help within the STO is [[Barnabus Greeley]]. She thanks him.
* Amanda asks about Sam's tattoos, and he reveals that he is Tauron and, as he reveals the reasons why a Tauron might get a tattoo, she tells him that she can get rid a few of of his mistakes via plastic surgery. He notes that it wouldn't be real. She becomes aware that they're not going the right way to her residence. He remains silent.
* At the apartment, [[Joseph Adama]] frets. He begins leaving texts to Sam, telling him not to kill Amanda. He then calls [[Larry]], and asks Larry to get Sam to call him as soon as possible. [[Ruth]] watches on.
* In the car, Amanda tells him that they're going the wrong way. He claims that there is an accident on the throughway, and tells her that he knows a shortcut through [[Little Tauron]]. He assures her that there are good people there, and they are not nosy. Sam touches on the subject of the bombing; he reveals that he lost his [[Shannon Adama|sister-in-law]] and [[Tamara Adama|niece]] in the bombing. Amanda grows increasingly concerned for her safety, after he says that all they can do is find balance, to "even things out." He goes on to explain that he believes that Tamara would "make us all proud."
* Joseph awakens from his sleep at the dinner table, finding Sam washing up in the kitchen; Sam claims that Larry hates it when he comes home bloody. After Joseph questions him about the deed being done, Sam replies in the affirmative. Sam goes on to explain how he murdered Amanda at the kitchen of [[Connie]]'s restaurant. After leading him on for some time, Sam tells him he didn't kill her, but went through the motions of scaring her a bit to teach Joseph a lesson about yanking him around. Sam assures a distraught, questioning Joseph that he didn't kill her, revealing that he doesn't turn off his phone for other people call him; he notes that he received 60 text messages. He reveals that he's frakking with his brother, because he knew that Joseph couldn't go through with it, calling him a "[[frak]]kin' [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] in a [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] body."
* At the Willow residence, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] watches a recording of [[Daniel Graystone]]'s appearance on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'', where Daniel reveals that he created an [[avatar]] of [[Zoe Graystone]]. [[Nestor Willow]] enters and she reveals that every time she watches the recording, she gets something out of it.
* At the [[Graystone Estate]], Daniel and Amanda discuss his revelation regarding the avatar. He claims that it is a simple avatar made from a photo. She asks him why he did it and why he didn't talk to her about it earlier, and they both snuggle, saying how much they miss their daughter. They joke about their appearance on ''Sarno'', saying how rich, disgusting, and ridiculous they are.

== Notes ==
*[[Jordan Durham]] notes that the [[Soldiers of the One]] have been dormant for 10 years prior to the bombing of [[Maglev 23]].
*As [[Philomon]] cycles through music selections in Daniel's lab, the [[Colonial Anthem]] is briefly heard.
*Ruth's quip that Tauron males are considered men at 13 is odd as it does not match up with Willie Adama's, which is 11.
*The source music for ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'', such as the opening theme and the walkout music heard when Daniel walks onto the set, is the same source music heard at the dance at the end of "[[Colonial Day]]."
*Several mentions are made during the episode to [[Willie]]'s set of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] jacks. This may be an indirect reference to "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]," where [[Anastasia Dualla]] discovers a set of jacks buried among the ruins on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
*Sister [[Clarice Willow|Clarice Willows]] phone is a Nokia.

== Analysis ==
*The public's deep suspicion of the [[Holoband]] as discussed on ''Backtalk With Baxter Sarno'' is mirrored in real life Earth over worries of the Holoband's presumed predecessor in the Colonies, the Internet. Much of the same issues of parental control, the youth losing its way on it due to, as the adult public sees it, nefarious forces are much the same as the public worries of the net on Earth in [[wikipedia:First World|First World]] Nations, particularly with [[wikipedia:social networking|social networking]] sites. This phenomena is called a [[wikipedia:Moral panic|Moral Panic]] when a new powerful trend that generates anxiety in a population, mostly among the middle age adult and older as they worry as to the effect on the new cultural touchstone on children, teenagers and young adults; in particular adolescents. Past Moral Panics have included video games in the 1980's through the early 21st century, [[wikipedia:Hip Hop Music|Hip Hop Music]], in particular [[wikipedia:Gangsta Rap|Gangsta Rap]] in the 1990's, Skateboarding in the 1970's, [[wikipedia:Rock 'n Roll|Rock 'n Roll]] music in the 1950's and 1960's, Comic books in the 1950's. Such panics sometimes involved congressional investigations such as The [[wikipedia:United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency|United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency]] in early 1954 to investigate the Comic Book industry over what it saw as very violent content of detective and horror comic books. This lead to the voluntary adoption of the industry created [[wikipedia:Comics Code Authority|Comics Code Authority]] to police itself. Then the Congressional investigations of content in video games deemed to have a violent content in 1993. As with the Comic Book industry in the 1950's such concerns led the video game industry to adopt voluntary ratings rankings of video games such as the [[wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB]] rating system in the United States and Canada, as well as the [[wikipedia:PEGI|PEGI]] rating system in Europe to placate public and governmental concerns and to head off actual governmental regulation (congressional attempts failed due to First Amendment issues). [[Daniel Graystone]] at the spur of the moment pledged to take the profit motive out of using the holoband in response to public suspicion that it was somehow the holoband, which seems overwhelmingly "populated" by teenagers that caused Graystone's "troubled" daughter to blow up the commuter train. Graystone pointed out that it was because her daughter saw lack of moral direction on the Holoband that lead her to join the STO, not that it caused her to lack moral direction.
* [[Daniel Graystone]]'s lie regarding the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]]'s abilities will undoubtedly cause further strain between the Graystones.
* [[Joseph Adama]]'s unwillingness to go through with the hit on [[Amanda Graystone]] is further indication of a loss of direction, and his lack of dealing with his grief. This is addressed in "[[There is Another Sky]]."
* [[Lacy Rand]]'s character is becoming increasingly fleshed out over the past few episodes, from her economic situation to her willingness to help [[Zoe-R]] go to [[Gemenon (RDM)|Gemenon]]. Her continued persistence has lead to various relationships, including an awkward bond between herself and [[Clarice Willow]], and an equally odd relationship between herself and Keon Gatwick, whom she has apparently never truly interacted with before. During her time at [[Bike Kitchen]], she expresses a willingness to engage in a relationship with [[Keon Gatwick]], and seems to express affection to him after promising to bring her desire up to [[Barnabus Greeley]], thus leading to an awkward moment between them.

== Questions ==

* Will [[Barnabus Greeley]] help [[Lacy Rand]] deliver [[Zoe Graystone]]'s "[[Zoe-R|package]]" to [[Gemenon]]? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* What exactly is on Gemenon?
* How will [[Daniel Graystone]]'s promise to make [[holoband]] access free affect the company? What are the possible repercussions to Daniel's hold over the company? ([[There Is Another Sky|Partial answer]])
* Will [[Philomon]] ever discover that the [[U-87]] contains Zoe's avatar?
* What is [[Jordan Durham]]'s personal stake in hunting down the [[Soldiers of the One]], assuming there is one?
* How involved are [[Clarice Willow]]'s various husbands and wives in the STO? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] quarrel over Daniel's necessity to appear on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'':''
: '''Amanda Graystone''': Look, can't you go out there and say that this is a very sad time for our family, and that we need time to process?
: '''Daniel Graystone''': It just doesn't play. The car should be here by now. [[Serge]]?
: '''Amanda''': '''''"Just doesn't play?!"'' Doesn't play?''' Did you actually hear what you just said? It won't play?
: '''Daniel''': I don't have time for this—
: '''Amanda''': You sound like [[Cyrus Xander|Cyrus]]. "It just won't play," Daniel?
: '''Daniel''': I'm about to go on international television.
: '''Amanda''': We're not company spokespeople, we're parents!
: '''Daniel''': Parents? Actually, no, we're not.

* ''[[Ruth]] imparts unique advice to young [[William Adama]]:''
: '''Ruth:''' You think you only get things from friends? You get the best things from ''enemies'', because they're ''scared'' of you.

* ''Ruth on her rage against Amanda:''
: '''Ruth''': I could kill her with my hands. Sleep well every night. Couldn't [[Joseph Adama|you]]?

* ''Daniel talks about the [[holoband]] and [[V-World]]:''
: '''Daniel Graystone''': We thought we could control the content on V-World, especially for kids, but we've failed. Clearly. I think the temptation to hack the code is too great.
: '''[[Baxter Sarno]]''': Then what is your solution?
: '''Daniel''': I don't know.
: '''Sarno:''' Think out loud.
: '''Daniel''': I don't know. I... For there to be any beneficial change you'd have to take away the profit motive. Like when we legalized drugs, for instance.
: '''Sarno''': Ok. That's a good point. You're also talking about something that took decades of pretty violent arguing back and forth in...
: '''Daniel''': Well, why not? Why couldn't we try it?
: '''Sarno''': But this is a huge leap you're talking about.
: '''Daniel''': Graystone Industries will no longer charge for licensing of any legal spaces and any profit we make off the bands will go to some charity...
: '''Amanda Graystone''': Or foundation that we can create...
: '''Daniel''': ... for young people to find the right experiences and the right values.

* ''[[Sam Adama]] tells [[Joe Adama]] some monumental news:''
: '''Joseph Adama''': Sam?
: '''Sam Adama''': [washing up at the sink] Hey, [[Larry]] hates it when I come home bloody.
: '''Joseph''': [softly] Did you do it?
: '''Sam''': Can't hear you over the water.
: '''Joseph''': ''Is it done?''
: '''Sam''': Yeah, it's done. Why do you think I'm washing up, huh? She was getting a little, uh... A-po-play-ktay in the car. Didn't want a fight in a closed space so... I ordered her out of the car, said we were having engine trouble. Told her to go inside this restaurant... [[Connie]]'s place, remember? Used to go there in high school.
: '''Joseph''': I know Connie's place.
: '''Sam''': Yeah. Sent her inside, right? [sees the jacks made of bone on the table] Jacks, nice... and she notices right away that there's no one inside. Could've called ahead just in case. So... we're standing the front with the knives, tsfa-gi-dess... yeah.
: '''Joseph''': [[Frak]].
: '''Sam''': She tries to get out back to the alley, but it's locked.
: '''Joseph''': You killed her in the kitchen?
: '''Sam''': Well, the stuff they spray at crime scenes can't tell the difference between animal blood and human blood.
: '''Joseph''': You really did it.
: '''Sam''': No, I'm messing with you to teach you a lesson about yanking me around like this.
: '''Joseph''': Wait... what?
: '''Sam''': Hmm?
: '''Joseph''': Are you... Was that sarcastic?
: '''Sam''': What do you think?
: '''Joseph''': ''I can't tell, Sam! Stop frakkin' around—'''did you kill her?'''''
: '''Sam''': I don't turn off my phone, Yusef. I've got other people who call me, you know. So yeah, I got your like 60 text messages... I didn't kill her. Scared her a bit... but she's getting a lot of that right now.
: '''Joseph''': You were frakkin' with me.
: '''Sam''': Oh yeah, I'm frakkin' with you, because I knew you couldn't go through with it. Frakkin' [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] in a [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] body.

* ''Amanda and Daniel jokingly discuss their appearance on ''Backtalk'':''
: '''Amanda Graystone''': Wanna watch TV? Graystones are on ''Sarno'' tonight.
: '''Daniel Graystone''': [chuckles]
: '''Amanda''': I heard they were really good.
: '''Daniel''': I'm so sick of them. They're everywhere.
: '''Amanda''': Awful...
: '''Daniel''': Rich...
: '''Amanda''': Disgusting...
: '''Daniel''': ... ridiculous people.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[Kendall Cross]] as [[Youngblood]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Françoise Yip]] as [[Desiree Willow]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Rebecca Lee]] as [[Rebecca]] (credited as "Makeup Artist")
*[[Maggie Ma]] as Crew Member
*[[Scott Patey]] as Comic
*[[Riel Hahn]] as Stage Manager
*[[Conrad Whitaker]] as Businessman

== References ==

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Jane Espenson]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Michael Angeli]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Watkins]]

Rebirth

2010-03-10T05:32:57Z

Ishaar Niirfa:

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== Overview ==
:''[[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s attachment to the [[Cylon Prototype]] makes it difficult for [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Graystone Industries|his company]] to duplicate success with other U-87 units. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] looks into her daughter's life and finds that she barely knew the real Zoe. [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] invites [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]] for dinner, as [[Sam Adama|Sam]] begins to exert a bad influence on his [[William Adama|nephew]].''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

: ''All events in this episode occur one month after the bombing of Maglev 23, depicted in the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]]. The main part of the pilot started two weeks after the bombing.

* At a lab in [[Graystone Industries]], [[Cyrus Xander]] informs [[Daniel Graystone]] that the [[meta-cognitive processor]] (MCP) only works in the original [[U-87]] prototype body; they are unaware that [[Zoe-A]] inhabits the body. Attempts to install the chip in any other body result in the other units becoming "morons." The technicians attempt to determine what makes the bonding between the MCP and U-87 body unique. Xander notes that the military liaison is giving him grief.
* Graystone orders the unit be transported to his private lab at his residence.
* At the [[Graystone Estate|estate]], [[Amanda Graystone]] searches for old home movies of [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], enlisting [[Serge]] to help.
* At the [[Athena Academy]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]] approaches [[Lacy Rand]] at the end class, asking if she received the lunch invitation for Saturday<ref>This is the first instance of a normal "day name" being used in the [[Re-imagined Series]] continuity.</ref>. Rand says that she hasn't been to a teacher's house before and is uneasy about the invitation, but ultimately agrees to the lunch date.
* [[Zoe-R]] calls Rand at the school. Zoe-R is losing track of time and is having dreams of not only her life as an avatar, but of the original Zoe's life as well. Rand offers to tell Sister Willow about the situation, but Zoe-R rejects the notion, believing that the only control she has is that no one knows she exists. After securing Rand's promise to not inform anyone, Zoe-R hangs up and returns to her place in the lab, where two of Graystone's technicians ([[Philomon]] and [[Drew]]) prepare the Cylon prototype for transport. Drew views Philomon's attempt to feminize the machine with disdain; indeed, he views the robot as merely another piece of machinery, much to Zoe-R's disgust.

=== Act 1 ===

* The scene opens with various broadcasts on [[Caprica Network]] channels: a news piece featuring [[Global Defense Department]] Agent [[Jordan Durham]] on the [[Soldiers of the One]] monotheist terrorist group; a follow-up on GDD officers arresting suspects from the STO; a piece on ''[[Cubits & Pieces]]'' discussing the 52-week low on [[Graystone Industries]] stock; and a sports broadcast from the [[Atlas Arena]] covering the long-awaited [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] match between the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and the [[Olympian Stallions]] hosted by sports commentators [[Steve Bahara]] and [[Abasi Lowe]].
* At this game, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] watch from their private box. After the Caprican [[national anthem]], Amanda leaves as she is not ready to be sociable as she once was.
* From the front of [[Promethia High School]], [[Joseph Adama]] calls Daniel in to hopes of seeing the avatar of his departed daughter, although he doesn't openly state this. After the phone call, he realizes that he's at his daughter's old school and calls up [[Olson Elementary]] in order to get a message to his son, [[William Adama]], about how he would be late.
* In the lab, [[Philomon]] is testing out voice commands for the Cylon prototype. His impatient associate becomes increasingly irate to the point of interrupting Philomon's tests, strapping down the unit forcibly, and notes how "she likes it rough"—mocking Philomon's preference of feminizing the robot. Zoe-R reacts painfully to this, but she does nothing as she is crated.
* Joseph arrives at his apartment, finding that William—playing a handheld video game—was able to get a ride home. William asks his father if he went to Tammy's school again: he lies, saying that he was held up in court. Joseph checks his answering machine, after which [[Ruth]] mentions receiving an invitation for a Memorial Event at [[Apollo Park]] on [[Junius]] 7, commemorating the loss of family members and friends at the [[Lev]] bombing—financed by Graystone Industires. Joseph exclaims "[[Frak]] the Graystones!" and storms off.
* Zoe-R begins to break free of the crate as she is being transported to the Graystone Estate.
* At the Estate, Amanda watches an old family video with a young Zoe playing in a waterpark. During this, [[Serge]] announces Agent Durham's presence at the front door. Amanda goes to meet him, bluntly informing him that he cannot search the premises due to her husband's defense work; he inquires as to Zoe's now-deceased boyfriend [[Ben Stark]]. Amanda does not know the name and has no knowledge that he was Zoe's boyfriend; Amanda claims that she wasn't "old enough" to have one. She closes the door on Durham thereafter.
* Arriving at the Estate, Philomon and his associate discover that the U-87 is working her way out of the crate. After a close call, Philomon talks the robot down pulls the [[MCP]].
* Ruth, Joseph and William are having a Tauron dinner she prepared; Joseph stares off at an empty seat, while William fusses over the meal. After Joseph offers the comment of "maybe going out for some burgers," William proclaims that he may not be that full after all; Ruth and William clean up the table, after Ruth's proclamation that she wouldn't cook another Tauron meal. As Joseph grabs a plate, he "sees" [[Tamara Adama|his daughter]] as she reaches out to him; he is visibly unsettled.
* Drew and Philomon wheel Zoe-R to Daniel Graystone's lab. As Philomon offers his views on how the robot is able to do things that he thought no other robot would be able to do, Drew notices that a piece from the unit needs repair. Despite Philomon's objections that they run a diagnostic, Drew grabs a tool and begins to adjust the damaged facial component manually. As the tool reaches Zoe-R's face, she reacts and, as a result, severs a fingertip from Drew's left hand. Philomon finds the severed fingertip and he brings Drew away to obtain medical attention at a nearby hospital. Now free from their influence, Zoe-R begins to remove her restraints. She discovers blood on her cheek and wipes it off, seeing it on the gloved hand of the U-87 through her "eyes."

=== Act 2 ===

* Amanda seeks out Lacy Rand, finding her on the footsteps outside her home wearing a [[holoband]]. Amanda attempts to strike up a conversation with Rand, which is cut short by Rand's mother calling for her. Before she goes, Amanda asks Rand what Zoe was running away from, but feigns ignorance to the subject and notes that there'd be a "new family waiting for us on [[Gemenon]]." Amanda does not react well to this particular revelation.
* As Daniel plays [[Nomion]]'s [[Nomion's 3rd Sonata|3rd Sonata]] on a piano in his lab, Philomon discusses his belief that the MCP is diffusing some of its control to the peripheral sub-units of the U-87 prototype. Daniel reminds Philomon that they have a contract for a 100,000 robots, not one.
* Rand makes it to Sister Willow's house for the lunch date, where she is introduced to Willow's various husbands and wives, in addition to children from said wives. Willow is first introduced to a shirtless Nestor, who notes that not only is Rand pretty, but it was "about time that someone in this family brought home someone interesting"; Nestor is Sister Willow's husband. Rand is then introduced to three wives ([[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]] and [[Desiree Willow]]) and her various husbands (Nestor, [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]]). Tanner notes the various soups he's made, the last one being "squirrel." One of the wives notes that the stew is just regular. Nestor is called over to the table, and he seems a bit uncomfortable with Rand's presence at the lunch.
* [[Sam Adama]] and William are walking through [[Little Tauron]], a part of Caprica where Sam and his brother Joseph grew up. Sam tells William that when hanging out there with Joseph and all the other [[Tauron]] kids that came there; Sam would try to pick up men while Joseph would get dates with the men's sisters. Sam picks up some food from one of the stands on the street, assuring William that he can do that here, since he knows the shop keepers—who can tell his whole story by his tattoos, or so he informs William.
* Sam receives a call on his cell, which prompts William to later ask if it was the [[Guatrau]]. Sam tells him never to use that name in public, as they are en route to "break something."
* After eating lunch, Rand sits down with Sister Willow and Nestor. Rand tells them that her mother is formal, whereas everyone in the Willow house is very comfortable with each other. Nestor, with Sister Willow's help, broaches the topic of Zoe Graystone and her computer work; Nestor reveals that his studies are in computers. He notes that software exists that was written decades ago and that such programs can outlive their writers, and that Zoe was an artist and that [[Zoe-A|her work]] will live on. The conversation becomes more awkward from there.
* In his lab, Daniel is listening to a sportscast on the Caprica Buccaneers while he lets the "old subconscious" find the answers when his wife enters. Upon seeing [[Zoe-R]], she makes a crack that she once saw the "guy in a movie once" and that the robot was a "monster." She then brings up the subject of the memorial, believing that they attend it; Daniel comes up with various excuses, encouraging her to go. [[Caesar]], the Graystone's dog, leaves Zoe-R's feet when summoned by Amanda; Serge informs Daniel that Joseph Adama is at the front gate, requesting entry. Daniel denies it.
* Rand leaves the Willow household, where Tanner and Mar-Beth challenge Sister Willow on the reason why Rand was invited, claiming that she has a less than stellar "track record." She defends her position, claiming to be supporting a grieving student.
* In his office, Daniel plays a game of makeshift [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] with balled-up crumpled paper, while Serge offers pre-programmed sentiments about how the crowd "goes [[frak]]king wild" and demands another hour of game time. He then continues his work on the U-87 problem while attempting to figure out where [[Zoe-A]] went.

=== Act 3 ===

* [[Sam Adama]] and William make it to Sam's destination. As Sam talks about mechanics of automobiles, he picks up a trash can, empties its contents, and throws it through a window of a business. William is shocked at the blatant vandalism and is itching to run away from the cops that approach, but is stopped by Sam who states that running is admitting guilt. Sam and Officer [[Mendez]] are well acquainted with one another, submitting to arrest. Sam assures William that a phone call will fix the problem after they pay the "fine." He also tells William that "if you give them all the little things, they miss the big things."
* Amanda watches an old video of Rand and Zoe from her bed when Daniel enters. He inquires about her reason for going to the memorial, she admits that she doesn't even know why. Daniel opens up, saying that he doesn't even want to think about Zoe. He admits to being angry at everyone and everything. After the chat, he says that if she wants to go to the memorial, he would go with her. He jokes that the reason for going was that Serge has a crush on the U-87 and he wants to give them some time alone.
* Sam and William are released from jail, and he imparts more advice on his young nephew regarding guilt and smoking cigarettes.
* As Lacy returns home, Zoe-R calls her and tells her to come to the [[Graystone Estate]].
* At the Adama apartment, William walks in to find his father waiting for him. He asks why he didn't attend the Tauron class, and William manipulates his way out of punishment by claiming that it's hard to be part of a family when there is no family.
* Sister Willow finds herself across from an [[Opium]] den she's never visited before. After being greeted by the tender, she asks for a private room and partakes of the drugs.
* Zoe-R visits Zoe's room, sitting on the bed while looking at a statue of a giraffe. The bed soon collapses under the weight of the robot. Lacy enters the room as Zoe-R continues searching through Zoe's belongings; Lacy is amazed by the robot. Zoe-R asks Lacy if she looks real to her, and while Lacy replies in the positive, Zoe-R explains her problems about being ordered about and even hurting a person who touched her. Lacy says that she doesn't know how to help. Zoe-R informs her that Zoe's original program was destroyed, and that she feels like three beings trapped in the same body—a Trinity, which Lacy calls her. Zoe-R is further conflicted when revealing that Amanda called her a "monster" upon seeing her. Lacy comforts Zoe-R, although she has her doubts.

=== Act 4 ===

* On [[Junius]] 7 at mid-day, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] attend the memorial for the victims of the ''[[Maglev 23]]'' bombing. While there, Amanda wants to talk to the parents of students from Zoe's [[Athena Academy|school]], however Daniel attempts to dissuade her from doing so—and fails. While looking at a display at the memorial, she meets up with [[Natalie Stark]] who confirms Agent [[Jordan Durham]]'s assertion that [[Ben Stark]] was Zoe's boyfriend.
* An irritated [[Joseph Adama]] approaches Daniel at the event. After Daniel waves away [[Sean]], they begin discussing the avatars.
* Stark returns a small collection of Zoe's things that she found while cleaning out Ben's room to Amanda. Amongst these possessions is the [[infinity symbol]] brooch that she saw Zoe wear in a video earlier; she looks up from the brooch to see Agent [[Jordan Durham]] in the crowd staring back at her from across the park.
* Adama presses the issue of seeing [[Tamara-A]] again, while Daniel attempts to give him the runaround. He claims that she is gone, destroyed during a beta test to iron out the glitches in the avatar program. Adama fears that Tamara may be all alone in the virtual world, wondering where he went. Daniel abruptly leaves the conversation when he sees his wife take the stage.
* During her speech to the crowd (which is televised and is watched by many, including [[Ruth]] and [[Zoe-R]]), Amanda shares that she never knew her daughter and that her daughter not only died on the train, but she may have caused it.

=== Tag ===

* Still on stage, [[Amanda Graystone]] "reveals" that [[Zoe Graystone]] was a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]], holding up the infinity symbol brooch that she was just given. Daniel rushes to the podium, telling [[Sean]] to help him and to have a car brought around. Emphatically, the grief-stricken Amanda declares, "My daughter was a terrorist!" The crowd becomes feral and frenzied, expressing their outrage.
* At the opium den, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] doodles in a notebook while listening to Amanda's pronouncement.
* Sean and Daniel make their way through the crowd outside a police barricade. The crowd becomes increasingly violent and Sean pulls out his pistol as the Graystones enter their vehicle. The crowd runs after the Graystones's vehicle as it speeds off, while Joseph Adama attempts to deal with his own rage in his stoic manner.

== Notes ==

=== General ===

* The episode uses the visual effect of switching between [[Alessandra Toressani]] and the robot. This both conveys how [[Zoe-R]] thinks of herself and makes her more sympathetic to the audience.
* [[Serge]]'s official twitter page explains that [[Lacy Rand]] was able to enter the Graystone house because Zoe-R told [[Serge]] to let her in<ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone Serge Graystone at Twitter]</ref>.
* An obvious gaffe in this episode is the sign in the building adjoining the one that [[Sam Adama]] vandalizes. The sign features Chinese characters and, in English, says "Carley Quality Meat Ltd." [http://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2209918_Carley_Quality_Meats_Ltd_Vancouver_BC Carley Quality Meat Ltd.] is a company based out of [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], [[w:Canada|Canada]] where ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' is filmed.

=== Music ===

*The musical piece [[Daniel Graystone]] is playing on the piano in his lab is the second movement of [[Nomion]]'s [[Nomion's 3rd Sonata|3rd Sonata]].
*In this episode, [[Bear McCreary]] introduces a specific theme for Sister [[Clarice Willow]] entitled "Clarice Theme."<ref name="bear's blog">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=3108|title=Bear's Blog: "Caprica: Rebirth"|date=29 January 2009|accessdate=30 January 2009|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=}}</ref>

=== Colonial Society ===

* [[Joseph Adama]]'s car is a [[w:Citroën DS|Citroën DS]], a well-known French car produced between 1955 and 1975. Citroën cars were introduced in the [[Re-imagined Series]]'s universe in the episode "[[Downloaded]]."
* The sign over the window smashed by Sam says "ποιοτητα εκτύπωσης σε λογικές τιμές", which means "quality printing at a reasonable price" in modern Greek.
* Colonial society is confirmed to use a 52 week year as demonstrated by the use of the "52 week low" in the ''[[Cubits & Pieces]]'' telecast on [[Graystone Industries]].
*The presence of Promethia High School, and its distinction from the Athenian Academy, implies the status of the latter as a private school. While the only students whose homes have been thus far shown are Zoe's and Lacy's, the large gap in apparent affluence suggests that Lacy may be present at the Academy as a scholarship student.
* Further, this episode marks the establishment of both day and month names in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe. Established is the day name "[[Saturday]]" (as evidenced by the conversation between [[Lacy Rand]] and Sister [[Clarice Willow]]) and the month name "[[Junius]]" on the [[:File:Caprica - Memorial Invitation at Apollo Park.jpg|Memorial Event card]] that Joseph receives at his apartment, stating that the memorial at Apollo Park takes place at midday on Junius 7th. By their existence, these names also introduce two Gods from the ''Roman'' pantheon: [[w:Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]] and [[w:Juno (mythology)|Juno]].
* This episode introduces another [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Lord of Kobol]] in the pantheon, [[Atlas]], in keeping with the Greek influences established in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

== Analysis ==
*Homosexuality is totally accepted by Caprican society. William Adama's uncle Sam Adama had no reluctance in telling how his brother Joseph, William's father, would win dates with the sister of the boys Sam would flirt with but would strike out when the two brothers were close to William's age. On modern Earth even in the most liberal modern countries, homosexuality is not usually discussed with frankness around or with children.
**In further contrast to modern Earth, where although homosexuality is gaining acceptance in most [[wikipedia:First World|"First World"]] countries it is still viewed negatively by much of the world and is actually illegal and punishable by death in some countries, primarily in the Middle East. In ancient Greece and Rome, and in a few other cultures, homosexuality was much more widely accepted as part of life, but even in that time and place the union of man and woman was the ideal, with homosexuality seen as a pleasurable dalliance at most.
*[[wikipedia:Polygamy|Polygamous]] or plural marriages are legal in Caprican society. Sister Clarice Willow, so far the only person revealed in the series to have one, has three wives - Mar-Beth, Helena, and Desiree Willow (they use Desiree's last name as the family name) and at least four husbands - Olaf, Nestor, Tanner, and Reshawn - including a few that she didn't know if they were presently in the house or not. They range across the board in both ethnic appearance and age, including a husband that could had been young enough to be her son (Nestor). The family has children, and Mar-Beth is currently pregnant.
**Judging from [[Lacy Rand]]'s reaction, the practice is unusual but not against general social mores. Her reaction is similar to that of a person in modern America who just discovered a friend was in a homosexual relationship or, in 1980's America, in a relationship with someone of a different skin color, i.e. surprised but accepting. The fact that she feels compelled to say, "It's cool" implies that at least some people on Caprica would consider it not cool, but she also noted that she knew several kids that were from group marriages.
**The Willow group marriage is different from the majority of polygamous marriages in those Earth cultures which allow the practice, which tend to be strictly [[wikipedia:Polygyny|polygynous]], heterosexual, and patriarchal. In these arrangements, a man has multiple wives, who have no other husbands, do not engage in intimate relations with the other wives, and have an unequal relationship with their husband. [[wikipedia:Polyandry|Polyandry]], where the woman has multiple husbands, and examples involving homosexual relations do historically and presently exist. There is, however, no known example of a culture where a group marriage would be polyandrous '''and''' polygynous.
*The Soldiers of the One is viewed by many (including the Caprican security forces) as a terrorist group, but that may be a simplistic and overly monolithic view. The original Zoe Graystone had been a member of the group. Nevertheless, she never appeared to advocate violent action, and was horrified when Stark revealed his bomb seconds before it was detonated. Stark's unwillingness to inform her ahead of time suggests that those in the STO who advocate terrorism must operate separately from those who do not.
*[[Ruth]] continues her attempts at trying to introduce [[William Adama]] to his Tauron roots by cooking a Tauron meal, but ultimately ends in failure on her part. Interestingly, Willie begins to bond with Joseph's brother, [[Sam Adama]], who introduces him to a different aspect of Tauron culture: the [[Ha'la'tha]] and the [[Guatrau]].
*Zoe was more comfortable with Ben's family than with her own. She visited Ben's house and Natalie Stark was well aware of her relationship with her son, whereas Ben presumably never visited the Graystone house and Zoe's parents didn't even know he existed. Or rather, Amanda didn't know about him. Whether Daniel knew about Ben is unknown at this point.
*Amanda and Zoe's disconnect goes beyond Amanda knowing nothing of Zoe's religious and political affiliations. Amanda states that her daughter was too young to have a boyfriend, yet at 16 this is certainly not true. This is perhaps due to the idealization that many parents have of their children, thinking that they are more innocent and unworldly than they actually are.
*Sam Adama showed William how to be a successful criminal including taking William along to intimidate a store owner by smashing his window after he got the assignment to do so from his boss over his cellphone. The policeman was right when he half jokingly accused Sam of running a criminal school as he handcuffed Sam and his partner handcuffed William, for Sam was in fact corrupting a minor. His teachings included making other people feel guilty about something when they try to make you feel guilty about something. He put the lesson to use when he deflected his father's accusations when he confronted William about his absence from school and his responsibility to the family by saying they haven't been much of a family lately. As his father guiltily hugged him William smiled at his new found ability to manipulate.
*Lacy made reference to Zoe-R being a Trinity, "...three faces of one thing" when Zoe described her confusion of being Zoe, The Avatar and the Robot. The real world equivalent is in most forms of Christianity refer to God as The father , the son and the Holy Spirit as [[wikipedia:Trinity|The Trinity]]. There is also the concept of [[wikipedia:Trimurti|the Trimurti]] in [[wikipedia:Hinduism|Hinduism]].

== Questions ==
* Is Zoe developing feelings for [[Philomon]]? If he finds out about her being in the U-87, will he become an ally?
* Why does [[Sam Adama|Sam]] throw the trashcan through the store window?
* Why does Sam not want William to say the name "[[Guatrau]]"?
* Where is Tamara's avatar now? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
* What is the previous incident that Clarice's spouses refer to? Did it involve inappropriate relations with a student?
**If so, are they correct about Clarice having ulterior motives regarding Lacy (aside from potentially gathering information about Zoe-A)?
* Is Clarice beginning a downward slide when she visits the [[Dive Bar]]? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* Under what circumstances in her past did Clarice smoke before?
* How much did Natalie know about her son's activities?
* Are Nestor and Clarice trying to get information out of Lacy about Zoe-A?
* How is the common surname of a group marriage agreed upon, assuming it's agreed upon at all?
* Did all the Willow spouses enter into the marriage at the same time?
* Is the Willow group marriage a cover for STO activities? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
* Why didn't Serge stop Lacy from entering the house, given that her security clearance was revoked in the pilot?
* Did Daniel ever meet Ben, or at least know of him? Was Ben's existence (and relationship with Zoe) kept secret from both Graystone parents?
* How did Zoe explain the time she spent with Ben and his family to her parents? Did they think she was with Lacy? Did Lacy ever cover for Ben and Zoe?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Drew]] and [[Philomon]] discuss the [[Cylon Prototype]]:''
: '''Drew:''' Great piece of engineering.
: '''Philomon:''' Yeah, I know. She gives me the chills.
: '''Drew:''' [glares at Philomon] ''"She?"'' Dude, stop feminizing it. It's weird. It's unnatural.
: '''Philomon:''' I don't think there's anything wrong with feminizing it.
: '''Drew:''' Nothing wrong with it? It's not a person. It's useful. Just a tool.

* ''[[Daniel Graystone]] is throwing crumpled balls of paper into a makeshift pyramid hoop in his home lab:''
: '''Daniel Graystone:''' Sudden death. Graystone steps up to the line and... [throws a crumpled ball, misses goal] Graystone lines up the shot, sees the angle—[throws another ball, makes the goal] '''Goal!''' What do you say to that [[Serge]]? We've been over this!
: '''Serge:''' The crowd goes [[frak]]king wild, sir. They're tearing the seats. It's bedlam. [sounds of pre-recorded cheers come from Serge]
: '''Daniel:''' Thank you! Thank you!
: '''Serge:''' They demand another hour of game time, sir.

* ''[[Sam Adama]] and [[William Adama]] are about to be arrested by the police. Sam stops William from running off:''
: '''Sam Adama:''' Stick around! Stick around! If you run away, you're guilty of two things: the thing and the running away from the thing.

* ''Sam imparts more wisdom on William:''
: '''Sam Adama:''' If you give them all the little things, they miss the big things. Okay? Now you remember that. Good advice.

* ''Daniel opens up to [[Amanda Graystone|his wife]] regarding his grief:''
: '''Daniel Graystone:''' I don't even want to think about her. I know it sounds awful but... it's true. I don't... I don't want to think... I don't want to think. I just feel awful, angry and numb.
: '''Amanda Graystone:''' Angry at who?
: '''Daniel:''' Everybody. Everything. Myself and the world. Her. The robot.
: '''Amanda:''' The robot didn't do anything.
: '''Daniel:''' [chuckles] No, it didn't. I'm just going a little crazy.
: '''Amanda:''' Oh really? What's that like, huh?
: '''Daniel:''' Oh, like you don't know... I sure love you. And if you want to still go to the memorial, I'll go with you.
: '''Amanda:''' Because you're ready to think?
: '''Daniel:''' Because I promised Serge some time alone with the [[U-87]]. [Amanda laughs] I think he's got a little crush...
: '''Amanda:''' No!
: '''Daniel:''' It's not pretty. It's not a pretty thing, but they need to be alone.

* ''After leaving the police station, Sam imparts even more wisdom on William:''
: '''Sam:''' Someone tries to make you feel guilty, you figure out what they feel guilty about. You talk about that. Also, don't smoke. You know why?
: '''William:''' Uh, because it's bad for you maybe?
: '''Sam:''' No. Life's bad for you. You don't smoke because they can get genetic data off a cigarette butt now.

== Guest stars ==
* [[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]<ref>In the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]], [[Avan Jogia]] was credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in this and future episodes. On the other hand, [[Sasha Roiz]] and [[Brian Markinson]], who were both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in this episode.</ref>
* [[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
* [[Françoise Yip]] as [[Desiree Willow]]
* [[Philip Granger]] as [[Tanner Willow]]
* [[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow]]
* [[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]
* [[Michael Eklund]] as [[Waylon]]
* [[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]
* [[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
* [[Greg Webb]] as Man at the Mic
* [[Nimet Kanji]] as [[Natalie Stark]]
* [[Darryl Scheelar]] as Officer [[Mendez]]
* [[Jeanettea Antonio]] as Female at the Mic
* [[Kailyn Stratton]] as Six-year-old [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]
* [[Brady Schlecker]] as Angry Crowd
* [[Mario Casoria]] as Angry Crowd
* [[Hannah]] as [[Caesar]] the Dog
* [[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
* Unknown as [[Helena Willow]]
* Unknown as [[Rashawn Willow]]
* Unknown as [[J.G. Moon]]

== References ==
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Jonas Pate]]

Reins of a Waterfall

2010-03-10T05:31:43Z

Ishaar Niirfa:

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| director= [[Ronald D. Moore]]
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== Overview ==

: ''Daniel Graystone attempts damage control in light of [[Amanda Graystone|his wife]]'s false revelation that [[Zoe Graystone|their daughter]] was one of the suicide bombers of [[Lev|Maglev 23]]. Meanwhile, [[Joseph Adama]] continues his pursuit of seeing the [[Tamara-A|Tamara]] [[avatar]] again while [[William Adama|Willie Adama]] and [[Sam Adama]] continue to bond.''

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== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
*[[Luciana Carro]], who played [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot Captain [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]], plays Daniel Graystone's Public Relations officer [[Priyah Magnus]]. She joins various other actors from the Re-imagined Series in different ''Caprica'' roles, including [[Michael Eklund]] ([[Prosna]] from the [[Miniseries]] and [[Waylon]] in "[[Rebirth]]"), [[Christian Tessier]] (Viper jock [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]] in the Re-imagined Series and [[Ha'la'tha]] gangster [[Francis]] in this episode), and [[Nimet Kanji]] ([[Candace Myson]] from "[[Litmus]]" and [[Natalie Stark]] in "Rebirth").

== Analysis ==
*Sam Adama and his husband [[Larry]] has decide not to have children at least not at this time because of Sam's "occupation." It is not conducive to having children. Ironically Larry is right considering how Sam is corrupting his nephew William into a life of crime.
*Caprica, and perhaps the other 11 Worlds as well, has a Juvenile Curfew Law. No minor is to be on the street after 10pm. This is the cause that had Ben Stark picked up by the GDD. In modern day Earth in some jurisdictions there are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-examples.html Juvenile Curfew Laws] in some localities to maintain the general peace and to combat juvenile crime. Presumably Caprica have them for the same reasons. Civil Liberties organizations in the United States such as the [[w:American Civil Liberties Union|American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU) are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-legal-challenges.html generally against] such laws, both on general principles that it violates the [[w:First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] of the [[w:United States Constitution|Constitition of the United States]] and in particulars that they are unfairly enforced due to vagueness, lack of exemptions and sometimes are racially discriminatory. It is not known todate if Caprican Civil Liberties advocates oppose such laws. One non US example of curfew laws is Russia [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2556594.htm?section=justin passing a law] in 2009 allowing localities to pass curfew laws against juveniles. One important difference between Caprica and real life America is that the [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD) help enforce these curfew laws. In the US curfew laws are strictly a municipal and county creations. The State and Federal government do not enact or enforce these laws. On Caprica their "national" police force have a hand in enforcing these laws, the equivalent of the FBI or the [[w:United States Department of Homeland Security|United States Homeland Security]] doing so on Earth.
**It is possible that GDD was only questioning Ben due to the wiring and detonators discovered in his possession, making him a possible security risk (which he was given his affiliation with the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist organization).
*It is possible that [[Gara Singh]], Director of the GDD, sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying a misfiled and forgotten interrogation tape of her questioning [[Ben Stark]] after he was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a curfew violation and found with what could be interpreted as bomb making materials (Stark explained it away as [[w:model rocketry|model rocketry]] components) nearly a year prior to the attack. Singh was concerned that if it came out it could had been portrayed in the press with 20/20 hindsight as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers go instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the Department embarrassment could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole.

== Questions ==
* The documentation in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode "[[Hero]]" gave William Adama's parents as Joseph and Evelyn Adama. Does this mean that Joseph will marry his assistant Evelyn?
* What will become of the Tamara avatar? Will she realize she is no longer in real space? ([[There Is Another Sky|Answer]])
* Is there actually a model rocket club at Athena Academy?
* Is Sister Clarice aware of these STO meetings Ben and Keon attended that were not held by her?
* How factionalized are the STO? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* What is "apotheosis"? Is it a plan for immortality via virtual avatars? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])
* What views of apotheosis are there other than Clarice's?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Daniel Graystone is sparing in a boxing ring as he discusses with Cyrus (who was outside the ring) the PR disaster his wife Amanda public confession caused the business:''
:'''Daniel Graystone:''' Scandals are sunburns Cyrus; they fade.
:'''Cyrus:''' "--or they give you cancer."
*''The Graystone's situation has become grist for the late night comedian's mill:''
:'''Baxter Sarno''': Big news in the publishing world today. Daniel Graystone is revising his autobiography. A lot of you know it as ''The Man Who Could See The Future''. It is now going to be titled ''Wow, I Didn't See That Coming''.
*''In a renewed sense of grief and anger over not being able to contact the avatar of his dead daughter Tamara, he gives Sam a veiled but still chillingly clear order:''
:'''Joseph Adama''' [to Sam]: Daniel Graystone lost his daughter, right? I lost my daughter and my wife. [thoughtful pause] Balance it out.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]
*[[Kendall Cross]] as [[Youngblood]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]
*[[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]
*[[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]
*[[Paul Perri]] as Judge [[Maximum]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
*[[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]
*[[Sarah Afful]] as Angry Woman
*[[Lynn Colliar]] as [[Delice Jackson]]
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Francis]]
*[[Lee Tichon]] as [[Kalil]]
*[[Kristian Haas]] as [[Paulie]]
*[[Sheldon Yamkovy]] as Protester
*[[Dawn Chubai]] as Reporter
*[[Elfina Y. Luk]] as Reporter
*[[Shane Sweet]] as Student
*[[Warren Stroka]] as Man on Street

== References ==
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Ronald D. Moore]]

Rebirth

2010-03-10T02:40:36Z

Ishaar Niirfa: /* Questions */

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| series= cap
| title=Rebirth
| season=1
| episode=2
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| forumthread=4011
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| writer=[[Mark Verheiden]]
| story=
| director= [[Jonas Pate]]
| production=102
| rating=
| US airdate=January 29, 2010
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== Overview ==
:''[[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s attachment to the [[Cylon Prototype]] makes it difficult for [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Graystone Industries|his company]] to duplicate success with other U-87 units. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] looks into her daughter's life and finds that she barely knew the real Zoe. [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] invites [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]] for dinner, as [[Sam Adama|Sam]] begins to exert a bad influence on his [[William Adama|nephew]].''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

: ''All events in this episode occur one month after the bombing of Maglev 23, depicted in the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]]. The main part of the pilot started two weeks after the bombing.

* At a lab in [[Graystone Industries]], [[Cyrus Xander]] informs [[Daniel Graystone]] that the [[meta-cognitive processor]] (MCP) only works in the original [[U-87]] prototype body; they are unaware that [[Zoe-A]] inhabits the body. Attempts to install the chip in any other body result in the other units becoming "morons." The technicians attempt to determine what makes the bonding between the MCP and U-87 body unique. Xander notes that the military liaison is giving him grief.
* Graystone orders the unit be transported to his private lab at his residence.
* At the [[Graystone Estate|estate]], [[Amanda Graystone]] searches for old home movies of [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], enlisting [[Serge]] to help.
* At the [[Athena Academy]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]] approaches [[Lacy Rand]] at the end class, asking if she received the lunch invitation for Saturday<ref>This is the first instance of a normal "day name" being used in the [[Re-imagined Series]] continuity.</ref>. Rand says that she hasn't been to a teacher's house before and is uneasy about the invitation, but ultimately agrees to the lunch date.
* [[Zoe-R]] calls Rand at the school. Zoe-R is losing track of time and is having dreams of not only her life as an avatar, but of the original Zoe's life as well. Rand offers to tell Sister Willow about the situation, but Zoe-R rejects the notion, believing that the only control she has is that no one knows she exists. After securing Rand's promise to not inform anyone, Zoe-R hangs up and returns to her place in the lab, where two of Graystone's technicians ([[Philomon]] and [[Drew]]) prepare the Cylon prototype for transport. Drew views Philomon's attempt to feminize the machine with disdain; indeed, he views the robot as merely another piece of machinery, much to Zoe-R's disgust.

=== Act 1 ===

* The scene opens with various broadcasts on [[Caprica Network]] channels: a news piece featuring [[Global Defense Department]] Agent [[Jordan Durham]] on the [[Soldiers of the One]] monotheist terrorist group; a follow-up on GDD officers arresting suspects from the STO; a piece on ''[[Cubits & Pieces]]'' discussing the 52-week low on [[Graystone Industries]] stock; and a sports broadcast from the [[Atlas Arena]] covering the long-awaited [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] match between the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and the [[Olympian Stallions]] hosted by sports commentators [[Steve Bahara]] and [[Abasi Lowe]].
* At this game, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] watch from their private box. After the Caprican [[national anthem]], Amanda leaves as she is not ready to be sociable as she once was.
* From the front of [[Promethia High School]], [[Joseph Adama]] calls Daniel in to hopes of seeing the avatar of his departed daughter, although he doesn't openly state this. After the phone call, he realizes that he's at his daughter's old school and calls up [[Olson Elementary]] in order to get a message to his son, [[William Adama]], about how he would be late.
* In the lab, [[Philomon]] is testing out voice commands for the Cylon prototype. His impatient associate becomes increasingly irate to the point of interrupting Philomon's tests, strapping down the unit forcibly, and notes how "she likes it rough"—mocking Philomon's preference of feminizing the robot. Zoe-R reacts painfully to this, but she does nothing as she is crated.
* Joseph arrives at his apartment, finding that William—playing a handheld video game—was able to get a ride home. William asks his father if he went to Tammy's school again: he lies, saying that he was held up in court. Joseph checks his answering machine, after which [[Ruth]] mentions receiving an invitation for a Memorial Event at [[Apollo Park]] on [[Junius]] 7, commemorating the loss of family members and friends at the [[Lev]] bombing—financed by Graystone Industires. Joseph exclaims "[[Frak]] the Graystones!" and storms off.
* Zoe-R begins to break free of the crate as she is being transported to the Graystone Estate.
* At the Estate, Amanda watches an old family video with a young Zoe playing in a waterpark. During this, [[Serge]] announces Agent Durham's presence at the front door. Amanda goes to meet him, bluntly informing him that he cannot search the premises due to her husband's defense work; he inquires as to Zoe's now-deceased boyfriend [[Ben Stark]]. Amanda does not know the name and has no knowledge that he was Zoe's boyfriend; Amanda claims that she wasn't "old enough" to have one. She closes the door on Durham thereafter.
* Arriving at the Estate, Philomon and his associate discover that the U-87 is working her way out of the crate. After a close call, Philomon talks the robot down pulls the [[MCP]].
* Ruth, Joseph and William are having a Tauron dinner she prepared; Joseph stares off at an empty seat, while William fusses over the meal. After Joseph offers the comment of "maybe going out for some burgers," William proclaims that he may not be that full after all; Ruth and William clean up the table, after Ruth's proclamation that she wouldn't cook another Tauron meal. As Joseph grabs a plate, he "sees" [[Tamara Adama|his daughter]] as she reaches out to him; he is visibly unsettled.
* Drew and Philomon wheel Zoe-R to Daniel Graystone's lab. As Philomon offers his views on how the robot is able to do things that he thought no other robot would be able to do, Drew notices that a piece from the unit needs repair. Despite Philomon's objections that they run a diagnostic, Drew grabs a tool and begins to adjust the damaged facial component manually. As the tool reaches Zoe-R's face, she reacts and, as a result, severs a fingertip from Drew's left hand. Philomon finds the severed fingertip and he brings Drew away to obtain medical attention at a nearby hospital. Now free from their influence, Zoe-R begins to remove her restraints. She discovers blood on her cheek and wipes it off, seeing it on the gloved hand of the U-87 through her "eyes."

=== Act 2 ===

* Amanda seeks out Lacy Rand, finding her on the footsteps outside her home wearing a [[holoband]]. Amanda attempts to strike up a conversation with Rand, which is cut short by Rand's mother calling for her. Before she goes, Amanda asks Rand what Zoe was running away from, but feigns ignorance to the subject and notes that there'd be a "new family waiting for us on [[Gemenon]]." Amanda does not react well to this particular revelation.
* As Daniel plays [[Nomion]]'s [[Nomion's 3rd Sonata|3rd Sonata]] on a piano in his lab, Philomon discusses his belief that the MCP is diffusing some of its control to the peripheral sub-units of the U-87 prototype. Daniel reminds Philomon that they have a contract for a 100,000 robots, not one.
* Rand makes it to Sister Willow's house for the lunch date, where she is introduced to Willow's various husbands and wives, in addition to children from said wives. Willow is first introduced to a shirtless Nestor, who notes that not only is Rand pretty, but it was "about time that someone in this family brought home someone interesting"; Nestor is Sister Willow's husband. Rand is then introduced to three wives ([[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]] and [[Desiree Willow]]) and her various husbands (Nestor, [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]]). Tanner notes the various soups he's made, the last one being "squirrel." One of the wives notes that the stew is just regular. Nestor is called over to the table, and he seems a bit uncomfortable with Rand's presence at the lunch.
* [[Sam Adama]] and William are walking through [[Little Tauron]], a part of Caprica where Sam and his brother Joseph grew up. Sam tells William that when hanging out there with Joseph and all the other [[Tauron]] kids that came there; Sam would try to pick up men while Joseph would get dates with the men's sisters. Sam picks up some food from one of the stands on the street, assuring William that he can do that here, since he knows the shop keepers—who can tell his whole story by his tattoos, or so he informs William.
* Sam receives a call on his cell, which prompts William to later ask if it was the [[Guatrau]]. Sam tells him never to use that name in public, as they are en route to "break something."
* After eating lunch, Rand sits down with Sister Willow and Nestor. Rand tells them that her mother is formal, whereas everyone in the Willow house is very comfortable with each other. Nestor, with Sister Willow's help, broaches the topic of Zoe Graystone and her computer work; Nestor reveals that his studies are in computers. He notes that software exists that was written decades ago and that such programs can outlive their writers, and that Zoe was an artist and that [[Zoe-A|her work]] will live on. The conversation becomes more awkward from there.
* In his lab, Daniel is listening to a sportscast on the Caprica Buccaneers while he lets the "old subconscious" find the answers when his wife enters. Upon seeing [[Zoe-R]], she makes a crack that she once saw the "guy in a movie once" and that the robot was a "monster." She then brings up the subject of the memorial, believing that they attend it; Daniel comes up with various excuses, encouraging her to go. [[Caesar]], the Graystone's dog, leaves Zoe-R's feet when summoned by Amanda; Serge informs Daniel that Joseph Adama is at the front gate, requesting entry. Daniel denies it.
* Rand leaves the Willow household, where Tanner and Mar-Beth challenge Sister Willow on the reason why Rand was invited, claiming that she has a less than stellar "track record." She defends her position, claiming to be supporting a grieving student.
* In his office, Daniel plays a game of makeshift [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] with balled-up crumpled paper, while Serge offers pre-programmed sentiments about how the crowd "goes [[frak]]king wild" and demands another hour of game time. He then continues his work on the U-87 problem while attempting to figure out where [[Zoe-A]] went.

=== Act 3 ===

* [[Sam Adama]] and William make it to Sam's destination. As Sam talks about mechanics of automobiles, he picks up a trash can, empties its contents, and throws it through a window of a business. William is shocked at the blatant vandalism and is itching to run away from the cops that approach, but is stopped by Sam who states that running is admitting guilt. Sam and Officer [[Mendez]] are well acquainted with one another, submitting to arrest. Sam assures William that a phone call will fix the problem after they pay the "fine." He also tells William that "if you give them all the little things, they miss the big things."
* Amanda watches an old video of Rand and Zoe from her bed when Daniel enters. He inquires about her reason for going to the memorial, she admits that she doesn't even know why. Daniel opens up, saying that he doesn't even want to think about Zoe. He admits to being angry at everyone and everything. After the chat, he says that if she wants to go to the memorial, he would go with her. He jokes that the reason for going was that Serge has a crush on the U-87 and he wants to give them some time alone.
* Sam and William are released from jail, and he imparts more advice on his young nephew regarding guilt and smoking cigarettes.
* As Lacy returns home, Zoe-R calls her and tells her to come to the [[Graystone Estate]].
* At the Adama apartment, William walks in to find his father waiting for him. He asks why he didn't attend the Tauron class, and William manipulates his way out of punishment by claiming that it's hard to be part of a family when there is no family.
* Sister Willow finds herself across from an [[Opium]] den she's never visited before. After being greeted by the tender, she asks for a private room and partakes of the drugs.
* Zoe-R visits Zoe's room, sitting on the bed while looking at a statue of a giraffe. The bed soon collapses under the weight of the robot. Lacy enters the room as Zoe-R continues searching through Zoe's belongings; Lacy is amazed by the robot. Zoe-R asks Lacy if she looks real to her, and while Lacy replies in the positive, Zoe-R explains her problems about being ordered about and even hurting a person who touched her. Lacy says that she doesn't know how to help. Zoe-R informs her that Zoe's original program was destroyed, and that she feels like three beings trapped in the same body—a Trinity, which Lacy calls her. Zoe-R is further conflicted when revealing that Amanda called her a "monster" upon seeing her. Lacy comforts Zoe-R, although she has her doubts.

=== Act 4 ===

* On [[Junius]] 7 at mid-day, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] attend the memorial for the victims of the ''[[Maglev 23]]'' bombing. While there, Amanda wants to talk to the parents of students from Zoe's [[Athena Academy|school]], however Daniel attempts to dissuade her from doing so—and fails. While looking at a display at the memorial, she meets up with [[Natalie Stark]] who confirms Agent [[Jordan Durham]]'s assertion that [[Ben Stark]] was Zoe's boyfriend.
* An irritated [[Joseph Adama]] approaches Daniel at the event. After Daniel waves away [[Sean]], they begin discussing the avatars.
* Stark returns a small collection of Zoe's things that she found while cleaning out Ben's room to Amanda. Amongst these possessions is the [[infinity symbol]] brooch that she saw Zoe wear in a video earlier; she looks up from the brooch to see Agent [[Jordan Durham]] in the crowd staring back at her from across the park.
* Adama presses the issue of seeing [[Tamara-A]] again, while Daniel attempts to give him the runaround. He claims that she is gone, destroyed during a beta test to iron out the glitches in the avatar program. Adama fears that Tamara may be all alone in the virtual world, wondering where he went. Daniel abruptly leaves the conversation when he sees his wife take the stage.
* During her speech to the crowd (which is televised and is watched by many, including [[Ruth]] and [[Zoe-R]]), Amanda shares that she never knew her daughter and that her daughter not only died on the train, but she may have caused it.

=== Tag ===

* Still on stage, [[Amanda Graystone]] "reveals" that [[Zoe Graystone]] was a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]], holding up the infinity symbol brooch that she was just given. Daniel rushes to the podium, telling [[Sean]] to help him and to have a car brought around. Emphatically, the grief-stricken Amanda declares, "My daughter was a terrorist!" The crowd becomes feral and frenzied, expressing their outrage.
* At the opium den, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] doodles in a notebook while listening to Amanda's pronouncement.
* Sean and Daniel make their way through the crowd outside a police barricade. The crowd becomes increasingly violent and Sean pulls out his pistol as the Graystones enter their vehicle. The crowd runs after the Graystones's vehicle as it speeds off, while Joseph Adama attempts to deal with his own rage in his stoic manner.

== Notes ==

=== General ===

* The episode uses the visual effect of switching between [[Alessandra Toressani]] and the robot. This both conveys how [[Zoe-R]] thinks of herself and makes her more sympathetic to the audience.
* [[Serge]]'s official twitter page explains that [[Lacy Rand]] was able to enter the Graystone house because Zoe-R told [[Serge]] to let her in<ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone Serge Graystone at Twitter]</ref>.
* An obvious gaffe in this episode is the sign in the building adjoining the one that [[Sam Adama]] vandalizes. The sign features Chinese characters and, in English, says "Carley Quality Meat Ltd." [http://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2209918_Carley_Quality_Meats_Ltd_Vancouver_BC Carley Quality Meat Ltd.] is a company based out of [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], [[w:Canada|Canada]] where ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' is filmed.

=== Music ===

*The musical piece [[Daniel Graystone]] is playing on the piano in his lab is the second movement of [[Nomion]]'s [[Nomion's 3rd Sonata|3rd Sonata]].
*In this episode, [[Bear McCreary]] introduces a specific theme for Sister [[Clarice Willow]] entitled "Clarice Theme."<ref name="bear's blog">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=3108|title=Bear's Blog: "Caprica: Rebirth"|date=29 January 2009|accessdate=30 January 2009|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=}}</ref>

=== Colonial Society ===

* [[Joseph Adama]]'s car is a [[w:Citroën DS|Citroën DS]], a well-known French car produced between 1955 and 1975. Citroën cars were introduced in the [[Re-imagined Series]]'s universe in the episode "[[Downloaded]]."
* The sign over the window smashed by Sam says "ποιοτητα εκτύπωσης σε λογικές τιμές", which means "quality printing at a reasonable price" in modern Greek.
* Colonial society is confirmed to use a 52 week year as demonstrated by the use of the "52 week low" in the ''[[Cubits & Pieces]]'' telecast on [[Graystone Industries]].
*The presence of Promethia High School, and its distinction from the Athenian Academy, implies the status of the latter as a private school. While the only students whose homes have been thus far shown are Zoe's and Lacy's, the large gap in apparent affluence suggests that Lacy may be present at the Academy as a scholarship student.
* Further, this episode marks the establishment of both day and month names in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe. Established is the day name "[[Saturday]]" (as evidenced by the conversation between [[Lacy Rand]] and Sister [[Clarice Willow]]) and the month name "[[Junius]]" on the [[:File:Caprica - Memorial Invitation at Apollo Park.jpg|Memorial Event card]] that Joseph receives at his apartment, stating that the memorial at Apollo Park takes place at midday on Junius 7th. By their existence, these names also introduce two Gods from the ''Roman'' pantheon: [[w:Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]] and [[w:Juno (mythology)|Juno]].
* This episode introduces another [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Lord of Kobol]] in the pantheon, [[Atlas]], in keeping with the Greek influences established in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

== Analysis ==
*Homosexuality is totally accepted by Caprican society. William Adama's uncle Sam Adama had no reluctance in telling how his brother Joseph, William's father, would win dates with the sister of the boys Sam would flirt with but would strike out when the two brothers were close to William's age. On modern Earth even in the most liberal modern countries, homosexuality is not usually discussed with frankness around or with children.
**In further contrast to modern Earth, where although homosexuality is gaining acceptance in most [[wikipedia:First World|"First World"]] countries it is still viewed negatively by much of the world and is actually illegal and punishable by death in some countries, primarily in the Middle East. In ancient Greece and Rome, and in a few other cultures, homosexuality was much more widely accepted as part of life, but even in that time and place the union of man and woman was the ideal, with homosexuality seen as a pleasurable dalliance at most.
*[[wikipedia:Polygamy|Polygamous]] or plural marriages are legal in Caprican society. Sister Clarice Willow, so far the only person revealed in the series to have one, has three wives - Mar-Beth, Helena, and Desiree Willow (they use Desiree's last name as the family name) and at least four husbands - Olaf, Nestor, Tanner, and Reshawn - including a few that she didn't know if they were presently in the house or not. They range across the board in both ethnic appearance and age, including a husband that could had been young enough to be her son (Nestor). The family has children, and Mar-Beth is currently pregnant.
**Judging from [[Lacy Rand]]'s reaction, the practice is unusual but not against general social mores. Her reaction is similar to that of a person in modern America who just discovered a friend was in a homosexual relationship or, in 1980's America, in a relationship with someone of a different skin color, i.e. surprised but accepting. The fact that she feels compelled to say, "It's cool" implies that at least some people on Caprica would consider it not cool, but she also noted that she knew several kids that were from group marriages.
**The Willow group marriage is different from the majority of polygamous marriages in those Earth cultures which allow the practice, which tend to be strictly [[wikipedia:Polygyny|polygynous]], heterosexual, and patriarchal. In these arrangements, a man has multiple wives, who have no other husbands, do not engage in intimate relations with the other wives, and have an unequal relationship with their husband. [[wikipedia:Polyandry|Polyandry]], where the woman has multiple husbands, and examples involving homosexual relations do historically and presently exist. There is, however, no known example of a culture where a group marriage would be polyandrous '''and''' polygynous.
*The Soldiers of the One is viewed by many (including the Caprican security forces) as a terrorist group, but that may be a simplistic and overly monolithic view. The original Zoe Graystone had been a member of the group. Nevertheless, she never appeared to advocate violent action, and was horrified when Stark revealed his bomb seconds before it was detonated. Stark's unwillingness to inform her ahead of time suggests that those in the STO who advocate terrorism must operate separately from those who do not.
*[[Ruth]] continues her attempts at trying to introduce [[William Adama]] to his Tauron roots by cooking a Tauron meal, but ultimately ends in failure on her part. Interestingly, Willie begins to bond with Joseph's brother, [[Sam Adama]], who introduces him to a different aspect of Tauron culture: the [[Ha'la'tha]] and the [[Guatrau]].
*Zoe was more comfortable with Ben's family than with her own. She visited Ben's house and Natalie Stark was well aware of her relationship with her son, whereas Ben presumably never visited the Graystone house and Zoe's parents didn't even know he existed. Or rather, Amanda didn't know about him. Whether Daniel knew about Ben is unknown at this point.
*Amanda and Zoe's disconnect goes beyond Amanda knowing nothing of Zoe's religious and political affiliations. Amanda states that her daughter was too young to have a boyfriend, yet at 16 this is certainly not true. This is perhaps due to the idealization that many parents have of their children, thinking that they are more innocent and unworldly than they actually are.
*Sam Adama showed William how to be a successful criminal including taking William along to intimidate a store owner by smashing his window after he got the assignment to do so from his boss over his cellphone. The policeman was right when he half jokingly accused Sam of running a criminal school as he handcuffed Sam and his partner handcuffed William, for Sam was in fact corrupting a minor. His teachings included making other people feel guilty about something when they try to make you feel guilty about something. He put the lesson to use when he deflected his father's accusations when he confronted William about his absence from school and his responsibility to the family by saying they haven't been much of a family lately. As his father guiltily hugged him William smiled at his new found ability to manipulate.
*Lacy made reference to Zoe-R being a Trinity, "...three faces of one thing" when Zoe described her confusion of being Zoe, The Avatar and the Robot. The real world equivalent is in most forms of Christianity refer to God as The father , the son and the Holy Spirit as [[wikipedia:Trinity|The Trinity]]. There is also the concept of [[wikipedia:Trimurti|the Trimurti]] in [[wikipedia:Hinduism|Hinduism]].

== Questions ==
* Is Zoe developing feelings for [[Philomon]]? If he finds out about her being in the U-87, will he become an ally?
* Why does [[Sam Adama|Sam]] throw the trashcan through the store window?
* Why does Sam not want William to say the name "[[Guatrau]]"?
* Where is Tamara's avatar now? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
* What is the previous incident that Clarice's spouses refer to? Did it involve inappropriate relations with a student?
**If so, are they correct about Clarice having ulterior motives regarding Lacy (aside from potentially gathering information about Zoe-A)?
* Is Clarice beginning a downward slide when she visits the [[Dive Bar]]? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* Under what circumstances in her past did Clarice smoke before?
* How much did Natalie know about her son's activities?
* Are Nestor and Clarice trying to get information out of Lacy about Zoe-A?
* How is the common surname of a group marriage agreed upon, assuming it's agreed upon at all?
* Did all the Willow spouses enter into the marriage at the same time?
* Is the Willow group marriage a cover for STO activities? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
* Why didn't Serge stop Lacy from entering the house, given that her security clearance was revoked in the pilot?
* Did Daniel ever meet Ben, or at least know of him? Was Ben's existence (and relationship with Zoe) kept secret from both Graystone parents?
* How did Zoe explain the time she spent with Ben and his family to her parents? Did they think she was with Lacy? Did Lacy ever cover for Ben and Zoe?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Drew]] and [[Philomon]] discuss the [[Cylon Prototype]]:''
: '''Drew:''' Great piece of engineering.
: '''Philomon:''' Yeah, I know. She gives me the chills.
: '''Drew:''' [glares at Philomon] ''"She?"'' Dude, stop feminizing it. It's weird. It's unnatural.
: '''Philomon:''' I don't think there's anything wrong with feminizing it.
: '''Drew:''' Nothing wrong with it? It's not a person. It's useful. Just a tool.

* ''[[Daniel Graystone]] is throwing crumpled balls of paper into a makeshift pyramid hoop in his home lab:''
: '''Daniel Graystone:''' Sudden death. Graystone steps up to the line and... [throws a crumpled ball, misses goal] Graystone lines up the shot, sees the angle—[throws another ball, makes the goal] '''Goal!''' What do you say to that [[Serge]]? We've been over this!
: '''Serge:''' The crowd goes [[frak]]king wild, sir. They're tearing the seats. It's bedlam. [sounds of pre-recorded cheers come from Serge]
: '''Daniel:''' Thank you! Thank you!
: '''Serge:''' They demand another hour of game time, sir.

* ''[[Sam Adama]] and [[William Adama]] are about to be arrested by the police. Sam stops William from running off:''
: '''Sam Adama:''' Stick around! Stick around! If you run away, you're guilty of two things: the thing and the running away from the thing.

* ''Sam imparts more wisdom on William:''
: '''Sam Adama:''' If you give them all the little things, they miss the big things. Okay? Now you remember that. Good advice.

* ''Daniel opens up to [[Amanda Graystone|his wife]] regarding his grief:''
: '''Daniel Graystone:''' I don't even want to think about her. I know it sounds awful but... it's true. I don't... I don't want to think... I don't want to think. I just feel awful, angry and numb.
: '''Amanda Graystone:''' Angry at who?
: '''Daniel:''' Everybody. Everything. Myself and the world. Her. The robot.
: '''Amanda:''' The robot didn't do anything.
: '''Daniel:''' [chuckles] No, it didn't. I'm just going a little crazy.
: '''Amanda:''' Oh really? What's that like, huh?
: '''Daniel:''' Oh, like you don't know... I sure love you. And if you want to still go to the memorial, I'll go with you.
: '''Amanda:''' Because you're ready to think?
: '''Daniel:''' Because I promised Serge some time alone with the [[U-87]]. [Amanda laughs] I think he's got a little crush...
: '''Amanda:''' No!
: '''Daniel:''' It's not pretty. It's not a pretty thing, but they need to be alone.

* ''After leaving the police station, Sam imparts even more wisdom on William:''
: '''Sam:''' Someone tries to make you feel guilty, you figure out what they feel guilty about. You talk about that. Also, don't smoke. You know why?
: '''William:''' Uh, because it's bad for you maybe?
: '''Sam:''' No. Life's bad for you. You don't smoke because they can get genetic data off a cigarette butt now.

== Guest stars ==
* [[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]<ref>In the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]], [[Avan Jogia]] was credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in this and future episodes. On the other hand, [[Sasha Roiz]] and [[Brian Markinson]], who were both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in this episode.</ref>
* [[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
* [[Françoise Yip]] as [[Desiree Willow]]
* [[Philip Granger]] as [[Tanner Willow]]
* [[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow]]
* [[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]
* [[Michael Eklund]] as [[Waylon]]
* [[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]
* [[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
* [[Greg Webb]] as Man at the Mic
* [[Nimet Kanji]] as [[Natalie Stark]]
* [[Darryl Scheelar]] as Officer [[Mendez]]
* [[Jeanettea Antonio]] as Female at the Mic
* [[Kailyn Stratton]] as Six-year-old [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]
* [[Brady Schlecker]] as Angry Crowd
* [[Mario Casoria]] as Angry Crowd
* [[Hannah]] as [[Caesar]] the Dog
* [[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
* Unknown as [[Helena Willow]]
* Unknown as [[Rashawn Willow]]
* Unknown as [[J.G. Moon]]

== References ==
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== Overview ==
: ''In the wake of the tragedy experienced by the [[Adama]] and [[Graystone]] families, a scientific breakthrough is about to occur—the invention of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].''

: '''''Note:''' This episode is the two-hour '''pilot''' for the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' TV series, the [[spin-off]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]] produced by [[Remi Aubuchon]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[David Eick]] for the [[Syfy Channel]]. It was released on DVD prior to being aired on television.''

== Plot summary==
===Teaser===
* 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], young people are engaged in group sex, fist fights, shootings, wild dancing, all to the beat of loud party music--this is the [[V-Club]]. From a balcony, [[Zoe Graystone]] watches a girl below, next to the stage. The girl appears to be a perfect copy of Zoe. [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] join Zoe on the balcony and deplore the hedonism and depravity happening around them, but promise that she, the girl below, will change it all.
* On the dance floor, the music grows subdued. A muscled man displays a knife to the audience, and a dancer emerges on stage, her face shifting from human to monster and back in the strobe lights. While this is happening, another girl is dragged to the stage, to the sound of the audience chanting "Kill, kill, kill!" The muscled man brings the knife down and kills the girl, all to cheering from the audience. At that moment, the copy of Zoe looks and terrified and suddenly vanishes.
* On the balcony, Ben promises Zoe that eventually the copy will be perfect, because Zoe is perfect. They kiss while Lacy stares.
* In the real world, Zoe continues to immerse herself in the V-Club experience via a [[holoband]], until another girl opens the bathroom stall and discovers her.
* Outside the [[Athena Academy]] in [[Caprica City]], Zoe, Ben, and Lacy meet again and talk about running away to [[Gemenon]]. They finish by pledging themselves to the "[[God (RDM)|one true god]]."

===Act One===
* On the grounds of their waterfront home, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] play tennis while their robot butler, [[Serge]], watches. They are interrupted by a call from the Academy about Zoe.
* In the kitchen, the three Graystones fight about Zoe's behavior, Daniel's "dirty science," and life in the Graystone family. Tensions escalate until a comment about marrying into money pushes Amanda over the edge, and she slaps Zoe.
* Zoe retreats to her room and the privacy of the holoband. She hurries to a secret room in the V-Club and meets her copy. The two sit and talk about the horror of the human sacrifice, and how the audience knew what they were doing and drew strength from the experience. Zoe promises that her copy will help to change these attitudes among people, both here and on the outside.
* Amanda wordlessly drops Zoe off in front of the Academy. The instant Amanda drives away, Zoe and her two friends leave, heading for a [[Lev|maglev]] subway station.
* In front of the three of them on an escalator, [[Shannon Adams]] and her daughter [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] talk on the phone with [[Joseph Adams]], demanding that he come home in time to be at [[William Adama|Willie]]'s birthday party. Despite a court appointment, Joseph promises to be there.
* At the last moment, Lacy backs out, despite promises of a new family and a new life on Gemenon. She watches the Lev leave the station.
* On the train, Tamara tells her mother about someone she was forced to deal with for insulting her [[Tauron]] heritage. While this is happening, Zoe types out a message on a [[computer sheet]] forgiving her mother, then sends it.
*She looks at Ben, who seems very nervous and distracted. He apologizes, stands up, and opens his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped to his torso. He announces, "The one true god shall drive out the many," and detonates the bomb. The train is consumed in the fireball. The sound of the explosion is heard by Joseph. He and the pedestrians around him are frozen by the sight of smoke rising into the street.

===Act Two===
*Two weeks later, both Daniel and Joseph attend a town hall meeting where [[GDD]] agent [[Jordan Durham]] announces that evidence points to the involvement of the monotheistic terrorist organization [[Soldiers of the One]] in the bombing. Outside the meeting, Daniel and Joseph introduce themselves to each other and decide to grab coffee in a nearby cafe.
*At Athena Academy, Sister [[Clarice Willow]], the headmistress of the Academy, discusses the recent events with a grieving Lucy. When Lucy mentions that Zoe was extremely gifted with computers, Clarice suggests that Lucy attempt to find any of Zoe's programming work as a way of reconnecting with her.
*Amanda continues to grieve for her daughter when Lacy arrives at their home, asking if she could spend time alone in Zoe's room. Amanda tells Serge to give Lacy access to the house.
*After sitting for hours in the cafe smoking and drinking coffee, Daniel and Joseph leave, but not before Daniel invites Joseph and Willie to his court side seats of the latest [[Buccaneers]] [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] game.
*In Zoe's room, Lacy finds a computer sheet, and types in an infinity symbol and code before entering the V-Club. Entering their private cathedral through a door with an infinity symbol, Lacy finds Zoe's avatar covered in blood as a result of a biofeedback protocol installed by Zoe.
===Act Three===
*Though Lacy is skeptical of the Zoe avatar, they continue to talk and eventually reconcile.
*Daniel enters the room to find Lacy, who quickly exits and leaves the computer sheet. Daniel picks the sheet up but does not know the code.
*Joseph represents a [[Ha'la'tha]] criminal at a bail hearing. With a look from Joseph, the judge overrules the prosecutor's objections and grants bail. [[Sam Adama]], the brother of Joseph and an enforcer for the Ha'la'tha, meets Joseph outside the courthouse and gives him [[cubit]]s for the bail and for the judge's bribe.
*Though Sam wishes to use the Ha'la'tha to find those responsible for the train bombing, Joseph refuses and asks Sam to let him grieve.
*At [[Graystone Industries]] headquaters, Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] watch as their latest robot prototype, the [[U-87]], fails at its latest combat exercise. Cyrus notes that media coverage on the project has become increasingly unfavorable considering the time delays and cost overruns. He has heard rumors that the government is considering canceling its contract with Graystone in favor of the [[Vergis Corporation]].
*Joseph picks up Willie from school and tells him of Daniel's offer to see the C-Bucs play. Willie seems less than enthused, and remarks that Joseph has never spent much time with him.
*Daniel is able to crack the encryption protocol on Zoe's computer sheet and enters the V-Club. He receives a call from Cyrus, who informs him that [[Tomas Vergis]] is on Caprica and has apparently developed a meta-cognitive processor, which gives him a huge advantage in acquiring the U-87 contract.
*Reentering the V-Club, Daniel spots Zoe's avatar in the crowd and gives chase, but is unable to follow her through the infinity symbol door.

===Act Four===
*Shannon's mother, [[Ruth]], tries to convince Joseph to take Willie to [[Tauron]] in order to discover his roots, but Joseph refuses.
*Agent Durham meets Amanda at her office and attempts to question her about Zoe. He informs her that Zoe is considered a suspect in the bombing and shows Amanda the message to her sent by Zoe shortly before the explosion.
*Lacy returns to the Graystone residence and is allowed in by Serge, but Daniel confronts her and demands she take him to see Zoe, to which she complies.
*Joseph meets the [[Guatrau]], head of the Ha'la'tha, in a public park. The Guatrau asks Joseph to deliver a warning to the Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Val Chambers]], but Joseph asks for time to consider the proposal.
*Lacy and Daniel enter the V-Club to find Zoe in the cathedral. Daniel insists that she is nothing more than a copy, but Zoe tries to convince him otherwise. As the two embrace, Daniel copies Zoe onto a flash drive and forces Lacy to leave the house, telling Serge to ban her from reentering.
===Act Five===
*At Athena Academy, Agent Durham questions Lacy in front of Sister Clarice. Lacy denies knowing of Ben and Zoe's involvement with the STO or the train bombing and storms out. When Durham asks how many practicing monotheists attend Athena Academy, Willow refuses to answer.
*At the pyramid game in [[Atlas Arena]], Joseph mentions that he forgot that Daniel owns the C-Bucs. After leaving Willie with the players in the locker room, Daniel and Joseph speak about their daughters.
*Arriving at Daniel's home, Serge shows Willie to the game room, while Joseph follows Daniel to his lab. Daniel asks Joseph to indulge him as he creates Joseph's avatar, and both of them enter V-World.
*Walking into an empty room, Joseph introduces Daniel to Zoe, with Joseph staring at her incredulously. Ripping off his holoband, Joseph is horrified, yet Daniel makes him a deal: use his connections with the Ha'la'tha to steal Vergis's meta-cognitive processor, and he will use Zoe's program to create avatars of Tamara and possibly Shannon.
===Act Six===
*With Sam's help, the Guatrau agrees to help Joseph obtain the meta-cognitive processor in exchange for Joseph delivering the message to Minister Chambers.
*Though Joseph delivers the message, he is harshly rebuked by Chambers, who shows deep-seated racism towards Taurons. Later that night, Sam enters Chambers' bedroom and stabs him in the chest, killing him.
===Act Seven===
*Lacy admits to Sister Clarice that she, Zoe and Ben were involved with the STO. However, Clarice draws an infinity symbol with water on a table, indicating to Lacy that she is also an STO member.
*Joseph delivers the meta-cognitive processor to Daniel, who agrees to show him the avatar of Tamara he has created. Though overjoyed at seeing his daughter, Tamara is terrified, not knowing where she is or why she can't feel her heart beating.
*Horrified, Joseph leaves V-World and angrily denounces Graystones' plans, abruptly leaving the house.

===Act Eight===
*Daniel enters V-World to speak with Zoe. However, she expresses concern over returning to Caprica, arguing that it is not her home and that Zoe planned to leave for Gemenon because she had found God. However, Daniel ignores her concerns and places her avatar in the U-87.
*Initially, the experiment seems to work, with the U-87 calling Graystone "daddy" and talking a few steps forward. However, the program soon becomes corrupted and the robot crashes to the ground. Though Daniel reenters V-World, Zoe is nowhere to be found.
*At home, Joseph tells William that they are going to start their relationship over. He mentions how Willie was named after his [[William Adama (grandfather)|grandfather]], and that he changed their last name after he immigrated to Caprica; their true family name is Adama.
*At the Graystone campus, Daniel gathers with Caprican government and military officials watch the latest U-87 demonstration. In contrast to previous tests, the robot demonstrates significant intelligence and deadly efficient combat skills. Visibly impressed, Minister [[Joan Leyte]] asks Daniel what the machine is called. He tells her it is a Cybernetic Life-form Node, or [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]].
*Alone in a diagnostic room, the U-87 accesses a communication terminal and calls Lacy. Inside the machine, Zoe's avatar still exists, and she asks Lacy for her help.

== Notes ==
* In the script, Joseph Adama insists that Daniel Graystone delete the Tamara avatar. This does not happen in the aired pilot and is later contradicted in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]."
* In the stadium scene, the shot where fans are throwing food and drinks at the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] contains a small goof. If you look at the stadium rafters, a Canadian and an American flag can be seen. The stadium scenes were shot at [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] in downtown Vancouver, home rink of the [[w:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]]. Also of note, the Pre-Cylon War Buccaneers team colors of blue, green, and white are the colors of the current Canucks uniforms.
* For whatever reason, [[Sina Najafi]] isn't wearing blue contact lenses in at least the pilot, thus meaning that [[William Adama]] now has dark brown eyes instead of the blue eyes Olmos' character has.
* It is worth noting that Joseph Adama doesn't use his lucky cigarette lighter at any point during the pilot.
* The inifinty symbol used by the STO is the same as that used by the cylons during the funeral in ''[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]''.

== Differences between the DVD and TV Cut==
* Several establishing shots of [[Caprica (RDM) | Caprica]] were redone or added for the TV version of the pilot, giving the planet a more exotic and futuristic look. In addition, the backgrounds of some exterior scenes were digitally altered with CG imagery. Specific CGI changes include:
** At the beginning a neighboring world of Caprica is shown. The planet is not mentioned in dialog and therefore it is not known whether it is actually one of the other [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol | Colonies]]. Given that it seems to be an arid, red and desert-like world it might be [[Gemenon]] or [[Tauron]].
***While not necessarily canon, [[Serge]]'s Twitter account mentions that Gemenon and Caprica are [[w:twin planet|twin planets]] in orbit of each other.
**The background of the [[Caprica City]] street in which Joseph Adama loses his cell phone connection in his last conversation with his wife, and subsequently sees the smoke from the maglev train bombing, is altered to include colorful banners and advertising displays.
**There is an establishing shot of a municipal building prior to the scene in which the Mayor and Jordan Duram discuss the official response to the bombing.
** The [[Graystone Industries]] building was heavily redesigned.
* In the [[V-Club]] scenes, several shots of people having sex, as well as shots of naked and topless women, were removed for the TV version.
* Some scene transitions are slightly different in the TV version due to the insertion of commercial breaks. For example, on the DVD, after the explosion, the scene cross-fades to a shot of Daniel Graystone mourning in his house. In the TV version, there is a cut to black after the explosion, which leads to a commercial break; after the break, there is an establishing shot of the Graystone mansion, and then a slightly different shot of Graystone inside.
* When [[Daniel Graystone]] confronts [[Zoe Graystone | Zoe's avatar]], she states that the human brain consists of about 100 terabytes of information, instead of the 300 megabytes that were mentioned in the DVD version.
* The scene at the [[Pyramid (RDM) | Pyramid game]] was completely reshot with the characters watching from box seats high above the field. This also offers the very first glimpse of a professional Pyramid match.

==Analysis==
* Several technologies seen in the pilot, including the [[computer sheet]] and the [[holoband]], are absent in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Given that both of these technologies seem to utilize wireless computer networks, it is likely that they were banned as a result of the [[Cylon War]] and the Cylons' ability to infiltrate networks.
* The existence of the monotheistic cult and the Soldiers of the One confirms that monotheism was not unique to the cylons, an idea hinted at in ''[[He That Believeth In Me]]'' with the revelation of [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]]. It is likely then, though unconfirmed, that the cylons derived their religion from the Soldiers of the One. This is supported by the use of the infinity symbol both by the STO and the cylons during the funeral in ''[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]''.

== Questions ==

*Will Zoe's consciousness in the U-87 emerge more frequently or less frequently as time goes on? ([[Rebirth|Answer]])
*How long will it take for the U-87 to go into mass production and enter military service as the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]?
**Also, why is the production model designated the 0005, instead of remaining the U-87?
**On a related note, why do all of the 0005s have masculine voices instead of keeping the distinctly feminine voice of the U-87 (which sounds suspiciously like Zoe's)?
*Will the murder of Defense Minister [[Val Chambers]] lead to greater discrimination and reprisals against Taurons?
*Will Tamara Adama's avatar be downloaded into a Cylon brain, or will Graystone actually comply with Joseph Adama's wishes and delete it, considering that Adama knows the [[Guatrau]] personally and socially to the point of being on first name terms with him? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])
**On that note, did Graystone create an avatar for Shannon Adama as well? If so, how will Joseph, Sam, and William react? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
*Why did Joseph and Sam Adama go to such great lengths to keep their family's past a secret from William and Tamara? Could it have something to do with how their father, William the First, died?
*Where and how did Ben Stark obtain the [[G-4]]? Was his suicide bombing authorized? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])
*Will Joseph Adama invest in a holoband for himself and William, or does he consider the entire network, and possibly networks in general, to be abominations? Is this the origin of William's phobia about integrated computer networks as depicted on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])
*If there isn't a single flower on the entire surface of Tauron, what kind of crops do they grow?
*Why did Zoe and Ben decide to go to Gemenon to escape religious persecution? Is there an enclave of the [[Soldiers of the One]] on Gemenon? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])
*Will holoband technology be banned along with artificial intelligence due to the Cylon War, or will it still exist at the time of the Fall?
* In what way was Zoe's avatar supposed to bring about change and how exactly was it to do this? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])
* Is there any significance to the fact that Caprica's twin world was never previously seen? Is this planet Tauron or any of the other Colonies? ([http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone|Partial Answer])
* What connection, if any, does [[Zoe-A]] have to the [[Significant Eight]]?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Joseph discussing his family past with Willie:''
:'''Joseph Adama''': I want you to know who you are. We come from a long, proud line of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Tauron|Tauron]] peasants who knew how to work the land and still stand proud. You're named after your grandfather. Did I ever tell you that?
:'''Willie Adama''': Nope.
:'''Joseph Adama''': William. He was killed during the Tauron uprising. Our last name isn't Adams. I changed it after I arrived here on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Our family name is Adama. Adama. And it's a good, honorable Tauron name.

*''The Cylon prototype after having destroyed all targets during an exercise:''
:'''Cylon prototype''': All targets neutralized. Program completed [[by your command]].

*''After having watched the live-fire demonstration of Graystone Enterprise's military robot:''
:'''Joan Leyte''': What'd you call it?
:'''Daniel Graystone''': A cybernetic life-form node. A [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]], Minister.
:'''Joan Leyte''' : Hmm. Cylon. Interesting.

==Starring==
* [[Eric Stoltz]] as [[Daniel Graystone]]
* [[Esai Morales]] as [[Joseph Adama]]
* [[Paula Malcomson]] as [[Amanda Graystone]]
* [[Alessandra Torresani]] as [[Zoe Graystone]]
* [[Magda Apanowicz]] as [[Lacy Rand]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]
* [[Polly Walker]] as Sister [[Clarice Willow]]

In the pilot, Avan Jogia is credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in his future appearances. On the other hand, Sasha Roiz and Brian Markinson, who are both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in the first regular episode of the series.

==Guest cast==
* [[Sasha Roiz]] as [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as [[Jordan Durham]]
* [[William B. Davis]] as Minister of Defense [[Val Chambers]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama|William Adams]]
* [[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama|Tamara Adams]]
* [[Anna Galvin]] as [[Shannon Adama|Shannon Adams]]
* [[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]
* [[Veena Sood]] as Minister of Defense [[Joan Leyte]]
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Nancy Kerr]] as Prosecutor
* [[Terence Kelly]] as Mayor
* [[Angela Moore]] as Judge
* [[Josh Byer]] as Defendant
* [[Vicky Lambert]] as [[Hecate]]
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
* [[Jared Keeso]] as [[Rod Jenkins]]
* [[Kathryn Schellenberg]] as Dancer
* [[Maiko Miyauchi]] as Dancer
* [[Daina Ashbee]] as Dancer
* [[Adrienne Chan]] as Dancer
* [[Salma Allam]] as Dancer
* [[Kirsten Wicklund]] as Dancer
* [[Shawn Stewart]] as Dancer
* [[Donald Sales]] as Dancer
* [[Paul Becker]] as Dancer
* [[Cara Long]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Jay Devery]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Keita Parker]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Chelsea Darden]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Megan Sehn]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Chantal Ayre]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Michelle Andrew]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Eva Hartkopf]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as [[Sean]] (uncredited)

Prior to the release of the pilot, many names were given in the cast. Of those not confirmed in the credits are the following and if they do appear, would be categorized uncredited:
* [[Edwina Cheer]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb">This information comes from the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/ ''Caprica'' entry on IMDb]. It may or may not be accurate, as IMDb has [[BW:CJ|no apparent fact checking facilities]]. We provide this information as a service to fans who may be looking for it, and we make no claim as to either its accuracy or unverifiable lack thereof.</ref>
* [[Ildiko Ferenczi]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Marci T. House]] as Woman<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Nathalie Marrable]] as Burlesque Dancer<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Charlie Robson]] as Avatar<ref name="imdumb"/>

Michelle Andrew is credited in the pilot, but as "V-Club Patron" and not as "Lap Dancer".<ref name="imdumb"/> [[Roger R. Cross]] portrayed [[Tomas Vergis]], but his scenes were all cut and the part has been recast for future appearances.

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== Overview ==
: ''In the wake of the tragedy experienced by the [[Adama]] and [[Graystone]] families, a scientific breakthrough is about to occur—the invention of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].''

: '''''Note:''' This episode is the two-hour '''pilot''' for the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' TV series, the [[spin-off]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]] produced by [[Remi Aubuchon]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[David Eick]] for the [[Syfy Channel]]. It was released on DVD prior to being aired on television.''

== Plot summary==
===Teaser===
* 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], young people are engaged in group sex, fist fights, shootings, wild dancing, all to the beat of loud party music--this is the [[V-Club]]. From a balcony, [[Zoe Graystone]] watches a girl below, next to the stage. The girl appears to be a perfect copy of Zoe. [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] join Zoe on the balcony and deplore the hedonism and depravity happening around them, but promise that she, the girl below, will change it all.
* On the dance floor, the music grows subdued. A muscled man displays a knife to the audience, and a dancer emerges on stage, her face shifting from human to monster and back in the strobe lights. While this is happening, another girl is dragged to the stage, to the sound of the audience chanting "Kill, kill, kill!" The muscled man brings the knife down and kills the girl, all to cheering from the audience. At that moment, the copy of Zoe looks and terrified and suddenly vanishes.
* On the balcony, Ben promises Zoe that eventually the copy will be perfect, because Zoe is perfect. They kiss while Lacy stares.
* In the real world, Zoe continues to immerse herself in the V-Club experience via a [[holoband]], until another girl opens the bathroom stall and discovers her.
* Outside the [[Athena Academy]] in [[Caprica City]], Zoe, Ben, and Lacy meet again and talk about running away to [[Gemenon]]. They finish by pledging themselves to the "[[God (RDM)|one true god]]."

===Act One===
* On the grounds of their waterfront home, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] play tennis while their robot butler, [[Serge]], watches. They are interrupted by a call from the Academy about Zoe.
* In the kitchen, the three Graystones fight about Zoe's behavior, Daniel's "dirty science," and life in the Graystone family. Tensions escalate until a comment about marrying into money pushes Amanda over the edge, and she slaps Zoe.
* Zoe retreats to her room and the privacy of the holoband. She hurries to a secret room in the V-Club and meets her copy. The two sit and talk about the horror of the human sacrifice, and how the audience knew what they were doing and drew strength from the experience. Zoe promises that her copy will help to change these attitudes among people, both here and on the outside.
* Amanda wordlessly drops Zoe off in front of the Academy. The instant Amanda drives away, Zoe and her two friends leave, heading for a [[Lev|maglev]] subway station.
* In front of the three of them on an escalator, [[Shannon Adams]] and her daughter [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] talk on the phone with [[Joseph Adams]], demanding that he come home in time to be at [[William Adama|Willie]]'s birthday party. Despite a court appointment, Joseph promises to be there.
* At the last moment, Lacy backs out, despite promises of a new family and a new life on Gemenon. She watches the Lev leave the station.
* On the train, Tamara tells her mother about someone she was forced to deal with for insulting her [[Tauron]] heritage. While this is happening, Zoe types out a message on a [[computer sheet]] forgiving her mother, then sends it.
*She looks at Ben, who seems very nervous and distracted. He apologizes, stands up, and opens his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped to his torso. He announces, "The one true god shall drive out the many," and detonates the bomb. The train is consumed in the fireball. The sound of the explosion is heard by Joseph. He and the pedestrians around him are frozen by the sight of smoke rising into the street.

===Act Two===
*Two weeks later, both Daniel and Joseph attend a town hall meeting where [[GDD]] agent [[Jordan Durham]] announces that evidence points to the involvement of the monotheistic terrorist organization [[Soldiers of the One]] in the bombing. Outside the meeting, Daniel and Joseph introduce themselves to each other and decide to grab coffee in a nearby cafe.
*At Athena Academy, Sister [[Clarice Willow]], the headmistress of the Academy, discusses the recent events with a grieving Lucy. When Lucy mentions that Zoe was extremely gifted with computers, Clarice suggests that Lucy attempt to find any of Zoe's programming work as a way of reconnecting with her.
*Amanda continues to grieve for her daughter when Lacy arrives at their home, asking if she could spend time alone in Zoe's room. Amanda tells Serge to give Lacy access to the house.
*After sitting for hours in the cafe smoking and drinking coffee, Daniel and Joseph leave, but not before Daniel invites Joseph and Willie to his court side seats of the latest [[Buccaneers]] [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] game.
*In Zoe's room, Lacy finds a computer sheet, and types in an infinity symbol and code before entering the V-Club. Entering their private cathedral through a door with an infinity symbol, Lacy finds Zoe's avatar covered in blood as a result of a biofeedback protocol installed by Zoe.
===Act Three===
*Though Lacy is skeptical of the Zoe avatar, they continue to talk and eventually reconcile.
*Daniel enters the room to find Lacy, who quickly exits and leaves the computer sheet. Daniel picks the sheet up but does not know the code.
*Joseph represents a [[Ha'la'tha]] criminal at a bail hearing. With a look from Joseph, the judge overrules the prosecutor's objections and grants bail. [[Sam Adama]], the brother of Joseph and an enforcer for the Ha'la'tha, meets Joseph outside the courthouse and gives him [[cubit]]s for the bail and for the judge's bribe.
*Though Sam wishes to use the Ha'la'tha to find those responsible for the train bombing, Joseph refuses and asks Sam to let him grieve.
*At [[Graystone Industries]] headquaters, Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] watch as their latest robot prototype, the [[U-87]], fails at its latest combat exercise. Cyrus notes that media coverage on the project has become increasingly unfavorable considering the time delays and cost overruns. He has heard rumors that the government is considering canceling its contract with Graystone in favor of the [[Vergis Corporation]].
*Joseph picks up Willie from school and tells him of Daniel's offer to see the C-Bucs play. Willie seems less than enthused, and remarks that Joseph has never spent much time with him.
*Daniel is able to crack the encryption protocol on Zoe's computer sheet and enters the V-Club. He receives a call from Cyrus, who informs him that [[Tomas Vergis]] is on Caprica and has apparently developed a meta-cognitive processor, which gives him a huge advantage in acquiring the U-87 contract.
*Reentering the V-Club, Daniel spots Zoe's avatar in the crowd and gives chase, but is unable to follow her through the infinity symbol door.

===Act Four===
*Shannon's mother, [[Ruth]], tries to convince Joseph to take Willie to [[Tauron]] in order to discover his roots, but Joseph refuses.
*Agent Durham meets Amanda at her office and attempts to question her about Zoe. He informs her that Zoe is considered a suspect in the bombing and shows Amanda the message to her sent by Zoe shortly before the explosion.
*Lacy returns to the Graystone residence and is allowed in by Serge, but Daniel confronts her and demands she take him to see Zoe, to which she complies.
*Joseph meets the [[Guatrau]], head of the Ha'la'tha, in a public park. The Guatrau asks Joseph to deliver a warning to the Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Val Chambers]], but Joseph asks for time to consider the proposal.
*Lacy and Daniel enter the V-Club to find Zoe in the cathedral. Daniel insists that she is nothing more than a copy, but Zoe tries to convince him otherwise. As the two embrace, Daniel copies Zoe onto a flash drive and forces Lacy to leave the house, telling Serge to ban her from reentering.
===Act Five===
*At Athena Academy, Agent Durham questions Lacy in front of Sister Clarice. Lacy denies knowing of Ben and Zoe's involvement with the STO or the train bombing and storms out. When Durham asks how many practicing monotheists attend Athena Academy, Willow refuses to answer.
*At the pyramid game in [[Atlas Arena]], Joseph mentions that he forgot that Daniel owns the C-Bucs. After leaving Willie with the players in the locker room, Daniel and Joseph speak about their daughters.
*Arriving at Daniel's home, Serge shows Willie to the game room, while Joseph follows Daniel to his lab. Daniel asks Joseph to indulge him as he creates Joseph's avatar, and both of them enter V-World.
*Walking into an empty room, Joseph introduces Daniel to Zoe, with Joseph staring at her incredulously. Ripping off his holoband, Joseph is horrified, yet Daniel makes him a deal: use his connections with the Ha'la'tha to steal Vergis's meta-cognitive processor, and he will use Zoe's program to create avatars of Tamara and possibly Shannon.
===Act Six===
*With Sam's help, the Guatrau agrees to help Joseph obtain the meta-cognitive processor in exchange for Joseph delivering the message to Minister Chambers.
*Though Joseph delivers the message, he is harshly rebuked by Chambers, who shows deep-seated racism towards Taurons. Later that night, Sam enters Chambers' bedroom and stabs him in the chest, killing him.
===Act Seven===
*Lacy admits to Sister Clarice that she, Zoe and Ben were involved with the STO. However, Clarice draws an infinity symbol with water on a table, indicating to Lacy that she is also an STO member.
*Joseph delivers the meta-cognitive processor to Daniel, who agrees to show him the avatar of Tamara he has created. Though overjoyed at seeing his daughter, Tamara is terrified, not knowing where she is or why she can't feel her heart beating.
*Horrified, Joseph leaves V-World and angrily denounces Graystones' plans, abruptly leaving the house.

===Act Eight===
*Daniel enters V-World to speak with Zoe. However, she expresses concern over returning to Caprica, arguing that it is not her home and that Zoe planned to leave for Gemenon because she had found God. However, Daniel ignores her concerns and places her avatar in the U-87.
*Initially, the experiment seems to work, with the U-87 calling Graystone "daddy" and talking a few steps forward. However, the program soon becomes corrupted and the robot crashes to the ground. Though Daniel reenters V-World, Zoe is nowhere to be found.
*At home, Joseph tells William that they are going to start their relationship over. He mentions how Willie was named after his [[William Adama (grandfather)|grandfather]], and that he changed their last name after he immigrated to Caprica; their true family name is Adama.
*At the Graystone campus, Daniel gathers with Caprican government and military officials watch the latest U-87 demonstration. In contrast to previous tests, the robot demonstrates significant intelligence and deadly efficient combat skills. Visibly impressed, Minister [[Joan Leyte]] asks Daniel what the machine is called. He tells her it is a Cybernetic Life-form Node, or [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]].
*Alone in a diagnostic room, the U-87 accesses a communication terminal and calls Lacy. Inside the machine, Zoe's avatar still exists, and she asks Lacy for her help.

== Notes ==
* In the script, Joseph Adama insists that Daniel Graystone delete the Tamara avatar. This does not happen in the aired pilot and is later contradicted in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]."
* In the stadium scene, the shot where fans are throwing food and drinks at the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] contains a small goof. If you look at the stadium rafters, a Canadian and an American flag can be seen. The stadium scenes were shot at [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] in downtown Vancouver, home rink of the [[w:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]]. Also of note, the Pre-Cylon War Buccaneers team colors of blue, green, and white are the colors of the current Canucks uniforms.
* For whatever reason, [[Sina Najafi]] isn't wearing blue contact lenses in at least the pilot, thus meaning that [[William Adama]] now has dark brown eyes instead of the blue eyes Olmos' character has.
* It is worth noting that Joseph Adama doesn't use his lucky cigarette lighter at any point during the pilot.
* The inifinty symbol used by the STO is the same as that used by the cylons during the funeral in ''[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]''.

== Differences between the DVD and TV Cut==
* Several establishing shots of [[Caprica (RDM) | Caprica]] were redone or added for the TV version of the pilot, giving the planet a more exotic and futuristic look. In addition, the backgrounds of some exterior scenes were digitally altered with CG imagery. Specific CGI changes include:
** At the beginning a neighboring world of Caprica is shown. The planet is not mentioned in dialog and therefore it is not known whether it is actually one of the other [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol | Colonies]]. Given that it seems to be an arid, red and desert-like world it might be [[Gemenon]] or [[Tauron]].
***While not necessarily canon, [[Serge]]'s Twitter account mentions that Gemenon and Caprica are [[w:twin planet|twin planets]] in orbit of each other.
**The background of the [[Caprica City]] street in which Joseph Adama loses his cell phone connection in his last conversation with his wife, and subsequently sees the smoke from the maglev train bombing, is altered to include colorful banners and advertising displays.
**There is an establishing shot of a municipal building prior to the scene in which the Mayor and Jordan Duram discuss the official response to the bombing.
** The [[Graystone Industries]] building was heavily redesigned.
* In the [[V-Club]] scenes, several shots of people having sex, as well as shots of naked and topless women, were removed for the TV version.
* Some scene transitions are slightly different in the TV version due to the insertion of commercial breaks. For example, on the DVD, after the explosion, the scene cross-fades to a shot of Daniel Graystone mourning in his house. In the TV version, there is a cut to black after the explosion, which leads to a commercial break; after the break, there is an establishing shot of the Graystone mansion, and then a slightly different shot of Graystone inside.
* When [[Daniel Graystone]] confronts [[Zoe Graystone | Zoe's avatar]], she states that the human brain consists of about 100 terabytes of information, instead of the 300 megabytes that were mentioned in the DVD version.
* The scene at the [[Pyramid (RDM) | Pyramid game]] was completely reshot with the characters watching from box seats high above the field. This also offers the very first glimpse of a professional Pyramid match.

==Analysis==
* Several technologies seen in the pilot, including the [[computer sheet]] and the [[holoband]], are absent in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Given that both of these technologies seem to utilize wireless computer networks, it is likely that they were banned as a result of the [[Cylon War]] and the Cylons' ability to infiltrate networks.
* The existence of the monotheistic cult and the Soldiers of the One confirms that monotheism was not unique to the cylons, an idea hinted at in ''[[He That Believeth Me]]'' with the revelation of [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]]. It is likely then, though unconfirmed, that the cylons derived their religion from the Soldiers of the One. This is supported by the use of the infinity symbol both by the STO and the cylons during the funeral in ''[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]''.

== Questions ==

*Will Zoe's consciousness in the U-87 emerge more frequently or less frequently as time goes on? ([[Rebirth|Answer]])
*How long will it take for the U-87 to go into mass production and enter military service as the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]?
**Also, why is the production model designated the 0005, instead of remaining the U-87?
**On a related note, why do all of the 0005s have masculine voices instead of keeping the distinctly feminine voice of the U-87 (which sounds suspiciously like Zoe's)?
*Will the murder of Defense Minister [[Val Chambers]] lead to greater discrimination and reprisals against Taurons?
*Will Tamara Adama's avatar be downloaded into a Cylon brain, or will Graystone actually comply with Joseph Adama's wishes and delete it, considering that Adama knows the [[Guatrau]] personally and socially to the point of being on first name terms with him? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])
**On that note, did Graystone create an avatar for Shannon Adama as well? If so, how will Joseph, Sam, and William react? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
*Why did Joseph and Sam Adama go to such great lengths to keep their family's past a secret from William and Tamara? Could it have something to do with how their father, William the First, died?
*Where and how did Ben Stark obtain the [[G-4]]? Was his suicide bombing authorized? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])
*Will Joseph Adama invest in a holoband for himself and William, or does he consider the entire network, and possibly networks in general, to be abominations? Is this the origin of William's phobia about integrated computer networks as depicted on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])
*If there isn't a single flower on the entire surface of Tauron, what kind of crops do they grow?
*Why did Zoe and Ben decide to go to Gemenon to escape religious persecution? Is there an enclave of the [[Soldiers of the One]] on Gemenon? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])
*Will holoband technology be banned along with artificial intelligence due to the Cylon War, or will it still exist at the time of the Fall?
* In what way was Zoe's avatar supposed to bring about change and how exactly was it to do this? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])
* Is there any significance to the fact that Caprica's twin world was never previously seen? Is this planet Tauron or any of the other Colonies? ([http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone|Partial Answer])
* What connection, if any, does [[Zoe-A]] have to the [[Significant Eight]]?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Joseph discussing his family past with Willie:''
:'''Joseph Adama''': I want you to know who you are. We come from a long, proud line of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Tauron|Tauron]] peasants who knew how to work the land and still stand proud. You're named after your grandfather. Did I ever tell you that?
:'''Willie Adama''': Nope.
:'''Joseph Adama''': William. He was killed during the Tauron uprising. Our last name isn't Adams. I changed it after I arrived here on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Our family name is Adama. Adama. And it's a good, honorable Tauron name.

*''The Cylon prototype after having destroyed all targets during an exercise:''
:'''Cylon prototype''': All targets neutralized. Program completed [[by your command]].

*''After having watched the live-fire demonstration of Graystone Enterprise's military robot:''
:'''Joan Leyte''': What'd you call it?
:'''Daniel Graystone''': A cybernetic life-form node. A [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]], Minister.
:'''Joan Leyte''' : Hmm. Cylon. Interesting.

==Starring==
* [[Eric Stoltz]] as [[Daniel Graystone]]
* [[Esai Morales]] as [[Joseph Adama]]
* [[Paula Malcomson]] as [[Amanda Graystone]]
* [[Alessandra Torresani]] as [[Zoe Graystone]]
* [[Magda Apanowicz]] as [[Lacy Rand]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]
* [[Polly Walker]] as Sister [[Clarice Willow]]

In the pilot, Avan Jogia is credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in his future appearances. On the other hand, Sasha Roiz and Brian Markinson, who are both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in the first regular episode of the series.

==Guest cast==
* [[Sasha Roiz]] as [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as [[Jordan Durham]]
* [[William B. Davis]] as Minister of Defense [[Val Chambers]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William Adama|William Adams]]
* [[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama|Tamara Adams]]
* [[Anna Galvin]] as [[Shannon Adama|Shannon Adams]]
* [[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]
* [[Veena Sood]] as Minister of Defense [[Joan Leyte]]
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Nancy Kerr]] as Prosecutor
* [[Terence Kelly]] as Mayor
* [[Angela Moore]] as Judge
* [[Josh Byer]] as Defendant
* [[Vicky Lambert]] as [[Hecate]]
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
* [[Jared Keeso]] as [[Rod Jenkins]]
* [[Kathryn Schellenberg]] as Dancer
* [[Maiko Miyauchi]] as Dancer
* [[Daina Ashbee]] as Dancer
* [[Adrienne Chan]] as Dancer
* [[Salma Allam]] as Dancer
* [[Kirsten Wicklund]] as Dancer
* [[Shawn Stewart]] as Dancer
* [[Donald Sales]] as Dancer
* [[Paul Becker]] as Dancer
* [[Cara Long]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Jay Devery]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Keita Parker]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Chelsea Darden]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Megan Sehn]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Chantal Ayre]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Michelle Andrew]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Eva Hartkopf]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as [[Sean]] (uncredited)

Prior to the release of the pilot, many names were given in the cast. Of those not confirmed in the credits are the following and if they do appear, would be categorized uncredited:
* [[Edwina Cheer]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb">This information comes from the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/ ''Caprica'' entry on IMDb]. It may or may not be accurate, as IMDb has [[BW:CJ|no apparent fact checking facilities]]. We provide this information as a service to fans who may be looking for it, and we make no claim as to either its accuracy or unverifiable lack thereof.</ref>
* [[Ildiko Ferenczi]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Marci T. House]] as Woman<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Nathalie Marrable]] as Burlesque Dancer<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Charlie Robson]] as Avatar<ref name="imdumb"/>

Michelle Andrew is credited in the pilot, but as "V-Club Patron" and not as "Lap Dancer".<ref name="imdumb"/> [[Roger R. Cross]] portrayed [[Tomas Vergis]], but his scenes were all cut and the part has been recast for future appearances.

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