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<p>Lancelampkin: /* The fate of the Colonials and Rebel Cylons */</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> {{cleanup}}<br /> ===The fate of the Colonials and Rebel Cylons===<br /> *This episode marks the deaths of [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]], [[John Cavil]], [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]], [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Laura Roslin]], and all the Cylons at the Colony. [[Kara Thrace]], having fulfilled her purpose, vanishes without a trace and is taken to a place unknown. In detail:<br /> **Boomer was killed by [[Athena]] in revenge for taking [[Hera]], sleeping with [[Helo]] and beating her in the lavatory. Also she was a security threat and there was no way to take her along and watch her effectively. Despite her redeeming act of giving back Hera, she couldn't be trusted.<br /> **Cavil takes his own life in Galactica's CIC when the resurrection designs are irrevocably lost with the death of Tory Foster.<br /> ***It is unknown what happens to the other members of the Cavil/Number One line. The death of only a single Cavil is depicted, but any other Number Ones would face eventual extinction like all other humanoid Cylons. <br /> **Racetrack and Skulls's Raptor is struck by an asteroid fragment, puncturing their canopy and killing them on impact (as well as at least three marines on board). When another asteroid hits the Raptor, Racetrack's limp hand hits the launch button that fires the nuclear missiles.<br /> **Tory is killed by [[Galen Tyrol]] upon his learning Tory murdered his wife Cally during the [[Final Five]]'s mutual and involuntary sharing memories while downloading the Resurrection designs to the Colony.<br /> ***This is ironic considering that in their previous lives on the original Earth the pair were madly in love and planned on marriage.<br /> **Anders pilots ''Galactica'' and guided the Fleet into the Sun.<br /> ***A possible CG error occurs here; look closely and you can see ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' flying backwards into the sun.<br /> [[Image:Hitei_Kan_Daybreak.PNG|frame|right|139×112px|Is Hitei Kan being flown backwards?]]<br /> **Roslin dies peacefully as Adama gives her a bird's eye view of their new home in a Raptor. She is the first Colonial human to die on Earth. During the Raptor flight she passed away exactly one minute and thirty seconds from being shown the spot Bill Adama wanted to build his-their-cabin. <br /> **Since they have neither female Cylons nor Resurrection technology, the Cavils, Simons and Dorals on the various Cylon baseships will presumably die out. The Cylons among the Humans on Earth have already accepted that fate, and pledged to live out the remainder of their lives contributing to humanity's survival on the new Earth.<br /> **Kara is presumably taken by the same force, stated to be God by [[Virtual Six]], that resurrected her.<br /> *The fates of numerous supporting characters are not shown.<br /> **[[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] is last seen flying his Viper back to ''Galactica'' after the initial cease fire. He likely survives since there is no mention of him being killed, and he is alive when the truce is called and the remaining Vipers and Raptors safely land on ''Galactica''.<br /> **Since she isn't seen volunteering in the hanger deck or depicted in the attack, it is very likely that [[Diana Seelix]] didn't volunteer.<br /> **Ishay is not seen after Roslin leaves sickbay. <br /> **The episode also never touches on what becomes of [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]], including [[Jeanne]], [[Paulla]] and [[Tracey Anne]]. Founding member Jeanne is absent from the finale but it is perfectly safe to assume that she and her fellow Cultists are with the people on the planet. Paulla and Tracey Anne were last seen on the last Raptor trying to get Baltar to come with them to the Baseship where many of the civilians including Baltar's flock were taken. They were unsuccessful and Paulla and Tracey Anne went to the baseship without incident. Jeanne was almost certainly there and with the settlement on Earth. <br /> **Captain Kelly, last seen in [[Blood on the Scales]] does not appear in the finale at all.<br /> *The recurring subplot about the [[Sons of Ares]] and its growing conflict with the [[Cult of Baltar]] is unresolved.<br /> *The Raiders are seen using missiles for the first time since the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.<br /> *Racetrack's Raptor, and possibly the other ones in its flight group destroyed in the assault on the Colony, was carrying the last nukes from ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', marking the end of humanity's use of these weapons (which were used to destroy the Twelve Colonies at the start of the series) for another 150,000 years. Presumably the baseship's store of nukes remains intact and some weren't &quot;borrowed&quot; by the humans for the attack.<br /> *It is very likely that Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol and definitely Tory Foster never recovered their first hand memories of life before and after Old Earth and before Cavil killed them and blocked their true memories when they resurrected. Tory Foster will certainly never have that chance since she was killed by Tyrol in a fit of rage over Tory's murder of Cally.<br /> *The tracing of the human blood line through [[wikipedia:Mitochondrial DNA|Mitochondrial DNA]] to the furthest maternal common ancestor and dubbing her [[wikipedia:Mitochondrial Eve|Mitochondrial Eve]] is a real theory. Mitochondrial Eve was the ''matrilineal most recent common ancestor'', the most recent person in the female line that '''all''' of humanity can be said to be from. In other words, Hera is everybody's mother's mother's ... mother's mother. This does NOT imply that she is the only ancestor of modern humans. In fact, it implies that each female alive at the time either has no surviving descendants, or is ALSO a common ancestor (though not a purely maternal one). This also means that we as a species are related to Athena, Hera's mother.<br /> ** In the series, Hera is Mitochondrial Eve, meaning that all of modern humanity is a combination of Colonial humanity and Cylon, although there maybe ancestors of native New Earth in the current population from the male line of descendants. <br /> ** The fossilized remains are said to be of a young woman, indicating Hera does not live to see a middle age, though she has children before she dies. Specifically, she must have had daughters to pass on her mitochondrial DNA. Note that in real life the remains of Mitochondrial Eve have not been found.<br /> ** Since mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother only, and Hera has a Cylon mother, her mitochondrial DNA and that of all her descendants is pure Cylon making us all direct descendants of Athena. <br /> *Also in the podcast, RDM is happy to confirm that Tyrol did find some natives in Scotland and ended up being the 'King of the Scots', apparently since Aaron Douglas loved the idea of Scottish civilization (with its tradition of great engineers) being descended from Tyrol. This may suggest that Galen Tyrol, a male Cylon, had successfully mated and produced children with a New Earth native human female to produce at least one other hybrid.<br /> *Gaius Baltar, with deliberate forethought, gave [[Caprica Six]] the back door to the Colonial defenses. He still did not know Caprica Six was a Cylon, but he did commit willful corporate espionage knowing he would be punished for it if caught. Previously Baltar's giving of Caprica Six the secrets was implied - or at least suggested - to be from naive vanity to impress his girlfriend Caprica Six. The Colonists still don't know this. <br /> *The Colonials never did find out that Gaius Baltar gave [[Gina Inviere]] a nuclear device on the space liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' destroying that liner and all on board near what would be called [[New Caprica]]. That same explosion would bring the Cylons to New Caprica a year later due to them being a light year away at the time they saw it, making him responsible for the occupation. <br /> *Humanity, along with the Cylons, finally reaches its new homeworld, names it Earth, and the humans of today are the distant descendants of Hera.<br /> *Before deciding that ''Galactica'' should reach Earth in prehistoric times, Moore toyed with the idea of having the Fleet arrive during the Hellenistic period and formed the basis of the ancient Greek religion and society. However, this idea was rejected as it suggested that the Colonials blessed only Western civilization with their knowledge rather than all of humanity, and it did not acknowledge Hera's importance. Moore read an article on the idea of a common human ancestor which he decided should be Hera. This also explains why the Fleet personnel landed in Africa (the network had been suggesting it should be North America, presumably to match the final shot of Season 3).<br /> **According to the podcast for the episode, the destruction of the Fleet and the spreading out of the surviving Colonials over the planet's surface was supposed to be a sign of humanity's committal to their new world, not necessarily promoting a Luddite agenda. The comparison that is drawn is Cortes burning his ships on the shores of central America so his men would not have a way of retreating if things got difficult. However, RDM later mentions that one of the last shots was to have been of the Colonials destroying their last Raptors, which suggests that the Luddite approach was more what they were aiming for.<br /> *There was no final population count given after the engagement with the Cavil forces. However, there were no reported deaths by accident or violence before the engagement so the population count is most likely the same as it was in &quot;[[Daybreak, Part I]]&quot; before the attack on the Cylon Colony, 39,516.<br /> **A new population count post-engagement is given in the separate iTunes release of Daybreak, Part III. The count is 39,406, putting Colonial casualties from the battle at 110. Then shortly after their arrival on New Earth former President of the 12 Colonies of Kobol Laura Roslin dies, and Kara Thrace vanishes without a trace. From this we can derive that the number of people settled on New Earth is 39,404. This does not include the unknown number of humanoid Cylons from the baseship (which probably was never stated) and possibly Athena and the remaining three of the Final Five who aren't considered human survivors. <br /> *The Centurions are granted full independence and subsequently depart in the rebel Baseship to pursue their own destiny. Their status 150,000 years later remains a mystery. The Colonials and humanoid Cylons believe it is unlikely they will be a threat, as they have no reason to bear a grudge this time around.<br /> *When ''Galactica'' and the Fleet fly into the Sun, only 15 ships can be seen when at least 35 ships were still in the Fleet during the Mutiny, and upwards of 90 after the events of the mini-series. However, establishing shots of the Fleet rarely show more than a dozen ships in one shot regardless, and the implication is that the entire Fleet was destroyed.<br /> <br /> ===Aftermath of the War===<br /> *There is a poetic ring to the nature of the conflict of the Second Cylon War:<br /> ** It began with the Cylon attack on Colonies nearly wiping out humankind. It ended with the Colonial attack on the Cylon Colony very likely wiping out the Cylons who didn't join with the humans. <br /> **Shortly after the Cylon attack on Caprica, Baltar - having unintentionally brought about the near-annihilation of the human species - flees Caprica when Karl Agathon gives him his place on a Raptor, feeling that his own life is less important to save than a famed scientist's. But at the end of the series, it is Baltar who puts his own life at risk for the sake of saving Agathon's daughter Hera and expresses concern for her future well being to the very end of the series (both ends of this parallel occur in wide open fields). <br /> **Agathon and Cylon Sharon Valerii are seen together near the very beginning of the series and near the very end.<br /> **The earliest known detail we see of Gaius Baltar's life is his effort to break away from his family history as farmers, and his shame over his heritage. The last event we see in his embrace of a new beginning as a farmer.<br /> **Baltar and Number Six are seen together near the very beginning of the series and near the very end.<br /> **The earliest event we see from Laura Roslin's life (retroactively) is the death of her sisters, killed during transit. The last event of her life that we see is her own death, which occurs during transport.<br /> **The series starts and finishes with two &quot;endings&quot; for ''Galactica'': its scheduled decommissioning in the mini-series, and its destruction by setting course into the sun in the finale.<br /> **The series begins with a selfish decision Baltar makes (to give Caprica Six access to military mainframes) that nearly destroys Colonial humanity. It ends with a selfless decision Baltar makes (to fulfill his destiny in saving Hera, along with Caprica-Six) that gives Colonial humanity a new start in the form of Hera.<br /> ** At the beginning of the series, William Adama divorces his wife soon after returning to Colonial military service. At the end of the series, Adama abandons all trappings of the military to be with his unofficial wife Laura Roslin, upon whose finger he puts his wedding ring just after she dies.<br /> **This poetic ring is also in line with [[Romo Lampkin]]'s observation of him being President of it being &quot;Poetic justice&quot; and Lee Adama's &quot;What goes around, comes around&quot; since Lampkin originally pushed him to be a politician.<br /> **The Cylons started the war with the attack on the 12 Colonies by being able to use a backdoor program to shutdown the Colonial defenses including those of the more advanced Vipers and Battlestars. They were able to only use the less advance Mark IV Vipers and Battlestar Galactica. At the end of the war the Colonials at the Battle of the Colony was able to shutdown the Colony's defenses by using Sam Anders as a Hybrid to talk remotely to the Colony's Hybrids who recognized him and stop firing. The Cavil Faction Cylons could only use lobotomized Raiders to attack the Galactica. Indeed, the Cylons were revisited by the destruction they wrought on the human Colonies using nuclear weapons by the Colonials using nuclear weapons to send the Colony into the singularity.<br /> <br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> *[[Ronald D. Moore]] has a walk-on appearance as the browser of the ''National Geographic'' magazine in New York City. <br /> *The shelters erected by the Colonials on Earth resemble [[Wikipedia:Quonset hut|Quonset huts]], World War II-era temporary structures.<br /> *The title of the episode coincides with German philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche's] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_(book) book] of the same title, and fits with numerous references to Nietzsche's philosophy throughout the episode. Most obviously, Baltar, in his speech to Cavil in the CIC, states that &quot;God is a force of nature … [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil_(book) beyond good and evil].&quot; ''Beyond Good and Evil'' is another of Nietzsche's works. Baltar goes on to say &quot;Good and evil—we created those,&quot; echoing Nietzsche's claim in the First Treatise of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Genealogy_of_Morality ''On the Genealogy of Morality''] that morality, including the concepts of &quot;good&quot; and &quot;evil,&quot; are human constructs whose utility must be examined. Baltar also asks Cavil if he wants to &quot;break the cycle of birth, death, rebirth…&quot; which recalls the [[Pythia|Pythian prophecy]] that &quot;All this has happened before. All this will happen again.&quot; This is also a reference to Nietzsche's concept of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_return#Friedrich_Nietzsche ''eternal recurrence''], that living one's life exactly the same, over and over for eternity, can be the worst of punishments (for those who live trivial lives) but also the greatest of gifts (for those who live great lives).<br /> *''Galactica'' ramming the [[The Colony|Colony]] is foretold in the imagery of Hera's play with tactical models at the beginning of &quot;[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]&quot;. She is shown on top of ''Galactica'''s tactical light table with models of ''Galactica'', three Baseships and three Cylon Raiders, sliding ''Galactica'' against the side of a baseship.<br /> *Shortly after recovering from being shot by Boomer, Admiral Adama visits her corpse in ''Galactica's'' morgue in &quot;[[The Farm]]&quot; and asks, &quot;Why?&quot; There is no indication that in the weeks Boomer was held on ''Galactica'' during the events between &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; and &quot;[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]&quot; that he ever visited her to find out why she shot him, but he was clearly still bitter about it in &quot;Someone to Watch Over Me&quot;. He knows she was programmed to do it, but he never resolves the emotional aspect of it, and with her death Adama never learns the answer to that question. His not visiting her might indicate he didn't care anymore.<br /> *Saul Tigh offers a similar deal to the one the Final Five offered to the Centurions during the [[First Cylon War]]: An end to the attacks on humanity in exchange for resurrection. During the first war, it was in exchange for resurrection '''and''' the creation of humanoid Cylons.<br /> *According to the podcast, the ''Galactica'' was originally going to jump right inside the Colony for the attack, but RDM changed it because he wanted the ship to have open space around it for the final Viper/Raider dogfight.<br /> *''Galactica'' is shown executing a jump without retracting her flight pods, which was earlier said to be required&lt;ref&gt;Special effects continuity errors have sometimes shown ''Galactica'' jumping with pods extended and emerging with them retracted.&lt;/ref&gt; ([[Miniseries, Night 2]]). However, it is possible that the resulting stresses from jumping with the pods extended contribute to ''Galactica'''s structural failure.<br /> **There may be a clue in the nature of the damage incurred following the jump. A wave-like motion appears to run the length of the ship; perhaps FTL jumps always inflict similar stresses, but under normal conditions the nesting of the flight pods into their recessed 'valleys' (and their support arms into the presumably void spaces between them) lends structural reinforcement to counter said forces.<br /> **Galactica has also been upgraded with Cylon jump technology, so it's possible that it no longer needs to retract the pods, like [[Pegasus]].<br /> ** If you take a close look at the flight pods right after the FTL jump, you will see vipers being thrown forward, almost out of the pod.<br /> *According to the podcast, when Laura asks &quot;Where have you taken us, Kara?&quot; Starbuck was supposed to reply, &quot;Somewhere along the watchtower.&quot; Director Michael Rymer did not like this idea and simply didn't shoot the line. Moore later agreed that it was better not to have Kara speak.<br /> *The shot of ''Galactica'' flying over the Moon and reaching Earth was inspired by real-life shots from the Apollo space program, specifically Apollo 8's shot of coming around the dark side of the Moon and the Apollo 17 shot of the Earth itself.<br /> *A portion of this episode was being filmed in [[w:Kamloops| Kamloops, BC]] during the week of June 16, 2008. Local extras of all ages were utilized for this scene (or scenes) and were required to have an athletic build and a clean-cut look, or to be slim with long hair or dreadlocks. Extras were auditioned at Best Western room 137 (in Kamloops) on June 12th &lt;ref&gt;http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/entertainment/19788509.html&lt;/ref&gt;. The rural area surrounding Kamloops was previously utilized to depict the [[algae planet]] in &quot;[[The Eye of Jupiter]]&quot; and &quot;[[Rapture]]&quot;.<br /> **According to the episode podcast, the sequences on Earth at the end were the ones filmed at Kamloops. Some CGI was used to remove distinctive Canadian evergreen trees from the background and replace them with more African-looking foilage, but otherwise the landscape was actually a decent match for Africa.<br /> *The ''[http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Kodiak Kodiak]'', the command ship of the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) faction from the computer game ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Sun Command &amp; Conquer: Tiberian Sun]'' is seen among the fleet in one establishing shot.<br /> **[[Tricia Helfer]] and [[Grace Park]] both appear in ''Tiberian Sun''’s sequel, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_Conquer_3 Command &amp; Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars].<br /> *The final scene, like most of the rest of the series, was filmed in Vancouver, BC, and not in New York City at all. In the final scene with Angel Baltar and Six, &quot;Bread Garden Bakery and Cafe&quot;, W Pender St, and Dunsmuir St are visible, all of which are within a couple blocks of each other along Granville St in downtown Vancouver. [http://tinyurl.com/crgd2x] Furthermore, a bus passes by just before the credit, sporting the colors of the Coast Mountain Bus Company.<br /> **According to the podcast, Ronald D. Moore was wearing a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt in the final shot, but they chose not to show this. The shot of the realistic Japanese female robot was found by Terry Moore online and was referred to as the 'next' Number Six by RDM.<br /> **Also according to the podcast, Baltar saying &quot;It doesn't like that name,&quot; is significant, and is indeed meant to confirm that whatever 'God' is in the series, it isn't necessarily what the name implies.<br /> *The Centurion Model 0005 in the museum case is a retcon. In the [[Miniseries]], it was an Original Series costume, with the black skirt and non-exposed joints. In this episode, it is a CGI First War Centurion 0005 with exposed joints and no black skirt.<br /> **It is not explained why the museum flight pod is shown to be in nearly pristine condition when, in addition to four years of battles and the atmosphere-drop over New Caprica, a Cylon Heavy Raider crashed through the overhead window and crushed several of the exhibits in ''[[Scattered]]''. Repairing the museum and exhibits would have seemed to be a low priority during subsequent events.<br /> *Reference (possibly intentional) is made to Olmos' earlier work: Adama's flushing of flamingos while flying a Raptor is reminiscent of the flamingos flushing during the opening credits of Miami Vice, the TV series in which Edward James Olmos co-starred.<br /> *The news network covering the story &quot;Advances in Robotics&quot; as Angel Baltar and Six pass by is [http://www.msnbc.com MSNBC], the 24 hour news network arm of the NBC Universal media conglomerate which also owns the SyFy Channel (at the time the SciFi Channel), which produces ''Battlestar Galactica'' and airs the series in the United States.<br /> **The last advance in robotics shown was a humanoid &quot;cybernetic robot&quot; named &quot;ACTROID&quot;, a Japanese design that was unveiled in 2005.[http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-10744-Robot+or+Human%3F+Here%27s+ACTROID.html].<br /> **The ACTROID's appearance in the final scene bookends the first scene of the mini-series in which several &quot;traditional&quot; robotic Cylons appear, following by the first appearance of the attractive humanoid Cylon, Number Six.<br /> *Although many of the magazines on the newsstand appear familiar, close examination reveals that at least some have made-up names. A magazine that appears at first glance to be ''Sports Illustrated'' is actually ''Sports Limited''. Also, although the magazine read by Angel Six and Baltar (and Ronald Moore) closely resembles ''National Geographic'', at no time is the complete title of the magazine or its full logo actually shown on screen; furthermore, the back cover of the magazine is solid yellow whereas actual issues of National Geographic always have advertising on the back cover.<br /> *Initially, Helo and Athena were supposed to die and Hera would be raised by Gaius Baltar and Caprica-Six. This would make sense as in the [[Opera House]] vision Baltar and Caprica-Six take Hera into the Opera House and Athena and Roslin don't make it inside. It also lends well for a symbolical structure of the series: Caprica-Six kills a child at the beginning and raises one at the end, they destroyed one civilization and then at the end they nurture the foundation of another one.<br /> *Angel Six makes a reference to the Law of Averages: &quot;Let a complex system repeat itself long enough; eventually something surprising might occur.&quot; She is actually referring to the Law of Large Numbers. The Law of Averages is a mistaken belief that the outcome of an event is affected by the outcome of previous iterations of the same event.<br /> *Dialogue was cut from the final scene between Angel Six and Angel Baltar, but can be heard on the cast read-through podcast. The full dialogue of the scene is the same up until Baltar states that &quot;It (God) doesn't like to be called that,&quot; but then changes with Baltar discussing having a wager on the matter (humanity's survival this time around) with Six, who looks disgusted at the notion. Baltar then smiles and says &quot;Silly, silly me,&quot; and they walk off as in the broadcast version.<br /> *As with Part I, the episode does not include the regular opening credits and theme. It does begin with the standard &quot;[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica]]&quot; sequence, and the honor of speaking these words in the final episode is given to Edward James Olmos.<br /> *The revelation that the Colonial &quot;humans&quot; evolved separately from Earth humans means that fundamentally none of the so-called &quot;human&quot; characters of the series were actually human in the sense of what we consider human today. Instead, they were an outwardly indistinguishable from ''Homo sapiens'' extraterrestrial species with compatible DNA to ''Homo sapiens'' as a result of a parallel evolution. The reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' was actually the saga of an alien race.<br /> **It must be noted that although Dr. Cottle said the DNA of the early Earth humans is &quot;compatible&quot; to Colonial DNA, he didn't say it was exactly the same. Therefore, it's completely fair to conclude that the Colonials and original Earth-evolved humans were not genetically identical - they simply had compatible genetic traits. Yes, in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe we modern humans are descended from the Colonials, but they were not us and were are not them. We are a hybridization of Colonials and the native humans. So the characters of ''Battlestar Galactica'' were indeed &quot;aliens&quot; and not &quot;human&quot; in the modern sense of the term.<br /> *Simon's line &quot;I think you overestimate their chances&quot; echoes a similar moment from &quot;Star Wars: Episode IV,&quot; during which the line was said by Grand Moff Tarkin.<br /> <br /> ==Release==<br /> * Although Part I had a runtime of one hour, Part II will run for two hours. On iTunes and Amazon video services, Part II is further subdivided into two one-hour parts. On the iTunes version, Part III includes the original titles.<br /> * An even longer cut of Daybreak was released on the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Season 4.5 in July 2009. The cut includes 12 minutes of additional footage,&lt;ref&gt;The two TV-formatted episodes clock in at a total of 2 hours, 20 minutes without commercials, while the extended version clocks in at 2 hours, 32 minutes.&lt;/ref&gt; and is formatted as a single film with several of the hard cuts from the TV-formatted version eliminated in favor of more fluid cuts and fadethroughs. It also features a motion picture-style closing credit scroll.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/07/talking-battles.html|title=Talking 'Battlestar Galactica's' finale, 'Caprica' and the 'Battlestar' TV movie with Ron Moore}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div>

Lancelampkin https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Daybreak,_Part_I&diff=198764 2010-11-01T01:56:09Z

<p>Lancelampkin: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=FirstDaybreak.jpg<br /> | title=Daybreak, Part I<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=19<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Michael Rymer]]<br /> | production=421<br /> | rating=1,661,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/17/wwe-raw-cars-hannah-montana-and-spongebob-lead-weekly-cable-viewing/14680|title=WWE RAW, Cars, Hannah Montana and SpongeBob Lead Weekly Cable Viewing|date=17 March 2009|accessdate=25 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=March 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=March 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39516<br /> | oldpopulation=39521<br /> | prev=[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars ]]<br /> | next=[[Daybreak, Part II]]<br /> | forumthread= 2994<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D308282831%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D308282831%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D308282831%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> : ''As'' [[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]] ''is in its death throes, [[William Adama|Adama]] calls for volunteers for a final mission to save [[Hera Agathon]] from [[John Cavil]].''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> '''In [[Caprica City]]'''<br /> *The Act opens with a montage, including a galaxy, a bird trapped in a skylight, water falling into a pool, and light over a planet. Establish a modern city: &quot;Caprica City - Before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]]&quot;.<br /> *[[William Adama]], wearing civilian clothes, converses with another gentleman in a shaded room. Adama talks about his combat experience, commanding billions of cubits of men and materials, but doesn't want to go through with something. The man responds that he's only asking for one hour of his time, and that &quot;sometimes there are things that you gotta do.&quot;<br /> *Across the city, Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] speaks with [[Caprica-Six]] in a limo, talking briefly about having things done for you as opposed to being independent. Baltar and Caprica-Six begin fooling around in the limo, when a call comes through. Baltar is immediately shaken. He apologizes and asks the other person to wait for him. The other person sounds ready to leave, but Baltar tells the person on the other end to wait for him, or he will sue for abandonment.<br /> *[[Laura Roslin]] sees out the last guest from her sister's baby shower. Laura and her two younger sisters sit on the couch, celebrating and laughing together.<br /> *In an apartment kitchen, [[Kara Thrace]] contemplates something and prepares food when the doorbell rings. Kara is surprised, saying they're early, and greets [[Lee Adama]] at the door, carrying flowers. Kara invites him in and calls for Zak. [[Zak Adama]] comes out, greets his brother, and introduces Kara as his girlfriend.<br /> *Baltar pleads with Nurse Barbara to stay with his father [[Julius Baltar|Julius]] at his apartment, after she is stabbed with a steak knife, but she refuses and leaves. Caprica-Six walks in, despite Baltar's instructions to stay in the car. Baltar starts berating his father over the fact that he's driven away three nurses, at great cost to him, while his father starts talking about Baltar's past. Baltar starts yelling and hitting his father, demanding that he shut up. Baltar then sends Caprica-Six away, saying he will be spending the rest of the evening with his father.<br /> *At her apartment, Laura Roslin is informed by two [[Caprica City Police]] officers that the previous night, her father and sisters died in a car accident. The other driver survived, and was intoxicated at the time of the accident. Roslin, upset, calmly asks the officers to leave. She stands in her apartment, alone, thinking, and then walks to a park in her nightgown. She rests her feet in the fountain, and then wades in the water, and rests on a nearby rock, letting the splashing water wash over her. The drops of water falling into the pond match what was seen in the earlier montage.<br /> <br /> '''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''<br /> *An IV drip, overlooking Laura Roslin resting in Sickbay.<br /> *In the Hangar Bay, Lee Adama complains about the amount of materials the ship captains want from ''Galactica''. Lee signs a number of documents (and also sends some back for revision), when a deckhand argues over the fact that the magnetic accelerators are being stripped. While Lee points out that they can be used as autoloaders for the civilian ships, the deckhand says that &quot;it's like tearing the old girl's heart out&quot;, as it's used in launching Vipers. Lee compromises that the accelerators will be last thing they remove from ''Galactica'', then they'll &quot;turn out the lights, and let the old girl die in peace.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> '''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''<br /> *As [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] finishes packing the last of his belongings to be moved to the Cylon basestar, the hull rattles overhead.<br /> *Paulla tells [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] that they now control a majority in at least half the ships in the fleet. While Paulla continues to cheer about their political power, Baltar is informed by [[Virtual Six]] that &quot;humanity's final chapter is about to be written,&quot; with him as the author. Baltar turns back to Paulla, thinking back. <br /> *In [[Sam Anders|Anders']] room, [[Kara Thrace|Kara]] sits with him, contemplating the notes she got from Hera ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). With equations and notes, Kara continues to ponder.<br /> *In the CIC, Lt. [[Hoshi]] cleans up a spill, while Tigh announces that the Admiral will fly out the last Viper personally. He orders that the deck gang keep one launch tube intact and ready for remote activation. Tigh comments on Hoshi's inability to clean up the spill, saying &quot;you won't make Admiral like that.&quot;<br /> *In the brig, [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and an imprisoned [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] argue over the uniqueness of the Eights. Helo points out that Tyrol's relationship with Boomer, much like his with Athena's, are unique. Tyrol scoffs, calling himself a &quot;frakkin' idiot&quot; for not realizing that they're just machines, not people. The Eights are all the same &quot;...because [[Final Five|''we'']] made them the same.&quot; Tyrol says that they can't be trusted, at which point, Helo ends the conversation abruptly. <br /> <br /> '''In Caprica City'''<br /> *As Baltar escorts a lovely young woman into his house, he walks in to find [[Caprica-Six]] there, sitting. Baltar shoos the young woman upstairs, while Baltar declares Caprica an intruder and orders her out. Caprica-Six mentions that she had Julius moved to the Regency, a full-time care facility. Caprica mentions that he loves his new arrangements, and that the last time she saw him, he seemed happy. <br /> <br /> '''Inside [[The_Colony|the Colony]]'''<br /> *Hera draws notes on a large paper, while [[Number One|Cavil]] points out that they're just &quot;little dots.&quot; [[Number Four|Simon]] suggests that they feed Hera through tubes, while [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] insists that the girl just misses her mother. Cavil rejects this idea coldly, saying Hera is just a hybrid who holds the key to Cylon salvation, nothing more. Cavil leaves as Simon prepares a large needle with Hera and Boomer in view.<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> '''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''<br /> *[[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] helps [[Hotdog]] (with child in tow) with some pictures that fell while they crossed paths. Hotdog says that he grabbed photos of pilots from the [[Memorial hallway]] to ensure they weren't &quot;left behind&quot;, but mentions there are a lot of photos still on the walls. Adama glances at the photos, stopping at one of [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] kissing [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] on the head. Adama then walks quickly out of the area, pauses, then walks back and takes the photo off the wall. <br /> *On the Hangar Deck, Baltar pleads Lee Adama to listen to a proposal asking for representation within the new government. Despite Baltar's claims that it will be for thousands of people, Lee is dubious of Baltar's motives as he outed Kara's secret. Baltar contends that Lee is letting his feelings for Kara cloud the possibility of genuine conversation. Lee allows him five minutes to state his case and walks away, with Baltar quickly following.<br /> *Admiral Adama looks over Kara's notes regarding the musical notes inside Anders' room. Kara admits she's reaching, looking for patterns and inspirations by assigning numbers to the notes, but is still unsure. Adama asks Kara about Baltar's declaration, which she confirms, and explains how she discovered and burned her remains on Earth. Kara is unsure of what she is, but Adama is sure that he thinks of her as a &quot;daughter&quot;, and tells her not to forget it. Adama wants to ask Anders a question, to which Kara plugs him in. Anders shows signs of movement from his hands as power can be heard. Once powered up, Anders begins to speak in riddles, particularly about Kara. Kara dismisses the statements, and gives Adama the OK to ask his question. Adama decides to have Kara ask the question instead, although the actual question is not heard as the act ends.<br /> <br /> '''In Caprica City'''<br /> *In a tub, Anders responds to a reporter's questions about his possibilities for a championship despite his team being in a rebuilding year. The reporter asks if his career would be incomplete without the championship, to which Anders starts by giving some general, seemingly canned responses. Then, in a candid moment, Anders tells the reporter that the championship, statistics, even the games don't really matter to him, but rather the pursuit of the &quot;perfection&quot; of the moment.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> '''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''<br /> *Inside a Hangar storage area, Baltar tries some pleasantries, but Lee cuts him off and asks for the point. Baltar begins by saying that once ''Galactica'' is gone, that a new life will have begun, to which Baltar believes a different philosophy is needed in the days ahead. Baltar pledges his support to help this new era, but only asks for his people to have a say in government. Lee scoffs at the idea, saying that all he's known of Baltar's actions, is that they have served him in some way, and are all suspect as a result. Lee declines Baltar's request for representation for his group, on the grounds that he can't be trusted. Baltar relents, then leaves.<br /> *As Lee walks out of the storage room and Baltar converses with his followers, Admiral Adama enters, followed by Kara. The Admiral and Kara stretch a line of tape on the floor of the deck. Adama begins to speak to the crew in the Hangar Deck regarding the disappearance of Hera, and that originally a rescue was not practical, but was wrong.<br /> *Across the ship, the crew begins to talk about the rescue plan...<br /> **Hotdog talks with the pilots about where the Admiral got the information. The Admiral didn't say where, but Hotdog speculates that Anders gave the information as Kara was by the Admiral's side.<br /> **Ishay and Cottle discuss the fact that until now, they weren't sure of where Hera was located, but that has apparently changed. Roslin overhears this with a concerned look.<br /> **Tory and Ellen walk through the halls, saying that even with the location, it's not the same as being able to get her. Tory expresses her dislike of the rescue idea, but Ellen argues that Hera's importance is outside their understanding, and that they are all going with them. Tory thinks that Ellen is deciding for the group, but Ellen points out that Tory never liked being alone.<br /> **Tory and Ellen pass Lee Adama, relaying instructions over the phone. Lee mentions that the mission is strictly voluntary, and that any man or woman over the age of 15 may join up, including the ones detained due to the mutiny.<br /> **In the CIC, Colonel Tigh declares that all personnel must make their own choice in person and that the Admiral is waiting on the Hangar Deck. Tigh also gives last minute instructions regarding the watch and watchkeepers, then orders the crew to move. Tigh asks Hoshi what he's going to do, which Hoshi isn't sure about. Tigh mentions that he has &quot;four minutes&quot; to figure it out.<br /> **In their quarters, Helo and Athena discuss the rescue. Helo is very enthusiastic about the attempt, while Athena is convinced Hera's mostly likely dead. Helo still believes that Hera is alive, they will get her back, and everything will be all right. While Athena is still not convinced, Helo says she's wrong and leaves. <br /> <br /> '''In [[Caprica City]]'''<br /> *Lee Adama staggers into his apartment, laughing about a &quot;dare&quot; that took place at Zak and Kara's place. As Lee knocks over some glasses, he spots a pigeon inside his apartment. Lee angrily tries to shoo the pigeon out with a broom, but after breaking more things, gives up in frustration.<br /> <br /> === Act 5 ===<br /> '''In [[Caprica City]]'''<br /> *[[Laura Roslin]] is on the phone with someone while dining alone, dismissing the fact that she is a recluse in the 3 months since her father and sisters' death. She is also adamant against joining Mayor Adar's campaign, saying she doesn't like politics. She makes a deal with the person, however, that she will go on a date with a man, Shawn Ellison, if they drop the idea of Roslin joining Adar's campaign.<br /> <br /> '''Aboard [[Galactica|''Galactica'']]'''<br /> *In Sickbay, Laura Roslin puts on her wig, getting ready to leave.<br /> *Admiral Adama gives a final impassioned speech to the assembled crew on the Hangar Deck, saying they should not be obligated to join the mission. Adama has made a personal choice to undertake the mission. Should not enough people join the mission to crew Galactica, a Raptor assault will be lead by him in its place. Adama makes it clear that this mission will mostly likely be one-way, so emotion or sentiment should not be considered. Pointing to the line on the deck, Admiral Adama asks for volunteers to move to the Starboard side and those choosing to remain with the fleet to move to Port.<br /> *The crew begins shifting between sides. During the exchange, Adama asks Dr. Cottle to remain with the fleet, but thanks him for the thought. When all the movement has settled, those among the volunteers include Lee Adama, Starbuck, Hotdog, the Final Five (save Anders), Caprica-Six, and a visibly weakened Laura Roslin. Baltar and his followers do not volunteer for the mission.<br /> <br /> '''Outside [[The Colony|the Colony]]'''<br /> *Raptor 279, piloted by [[Racetrack]] and [[Skulls]], jump to the coordinates given by Anders. They complete the jump, only to be nearly hit by an asteroid. The two ex-mutineers joke about going on the mission as opposed to being locked up, when Skulls picks up readings of a naked singularity. As the Raptor slides towards the black hole, a DRADIS contact is picked up, to both their amazement.<br /> <br /> '''Aboard ''Galactica'''''<br /> *Adama and a few others look over pictures taken by the Raptor, explaining that Anders has given them an accurate location of [[The Colony|the Colony]], but that it sits in orbit of a &quot;naked singularity&quot; (black hole). The only gravitationally stable entry point sits less than one click from the facility, &quot;point-blank range,&quot; and that the facility's defenses will naturally be trained on that point. Looking at the pictures, the Admiral declares that they should &quot;get to work&quot;.<br /> *&quot;To be continued...&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> <br /> * This episode is the first part of a three hour series finale&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> * The episode does not have an opening teaser beyond the &quot;Previously...&quot; segment and a brief depiction of Galactica deckhands and several Baseship Number Eight pilots guiding passengers to ships and other ''Galactica'' bound ships from the Baseship. Nor does the opening credits include clips from the episode, the first time this has happened since the start of Season 3. As Part II does not have a standard opening credits sequence, this episode marked the final broadcast of the show's theme music and on-screen tally of human survivors.<br /> *We finally learn [[Sherman Cottle|Cottle]]'s first name: Sherman. Admiral Adama uses the name when telling him he's too valuable for the fleet to lose.<br /> * [[Laura Roslin]] had two sisters (one pregnant), and that they and her father were killed in an automobile accident at some point before she was appointed as Secretary of Education under the Adar Administration.<br /> * Baltar's father appears for the first time. Baltar's accent is confirmed to be an affectation, as previously revealed in [[Dirty Hands]].<br /> *A couple of years before the Fall it seems that Lee Adama liked to get drunk and carouse. This is in stark contrast post Fall to his sober and controlled demeanor who looked on with disdain over Kara's, Colonel Tigh's and even his own father's drinking problems. <br /> * Baltar specifically told [[Caprica Six]] he forgot her name, albeit it is possible that he has yet to learn it, despite having a relationship with her.<br /> * Cultural oddity: keep an eye on the rear window of Baltar's limo for a recognizable Vancouver, B.C. street sign.<br /> * After several episodes leaving the facts open to speculation, it is confirmed that the ''Galactica'' pilots that took part in the mutiny, such as [[Racetrack]], were incarcerated and not executed. Ronald D. Moore had previously said that Racetrack, [[Skulls]] and other mutiny participants were confined on the prison ship ''[[Astral Queen]]'' in his podcast for [[Deadlock]]. Also confirmed [[Galen Tyrol]] was imprisoned for his role in unwittingly helping Boomer to escape with Hera (a scene indicating this was filmed for &quot;[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]&quot; but cut from the televised version).<br /> * For the first time in many episodes, the six surviving members of the [[Significant Seven]] appear in the same episode (although [[Leoben]] appears only in the opening recap). This was the first time appearance of a [[Doral]] or a [[Simon]] since [[The Hub]].<br /> * In the flashback to Starbuck's apartment, the painting of the Eye of Jupiter can be seen behind her when she opens the door.<br /> *As [[Hybrid]] [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recites his seemingly random phrases to a listening Admiral Adama and Captain Thrace he says &quot;Slip the surly bonds of Earth and touch the face of perfection&quot; This is a variation of a quote by [[Wikipedia:John Gillespie Magee, Jr|John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]] in his 1941 poem [[Wikipedia: High Flight|High Flight]]: &quot;Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...&quot; [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/highflig.htm] The poem goes on and concludes with &quot;Put out my hand and touched the face of God.&quot; This was quoted by Ronald Reagan much closer to Ander's rendition on January 28, 1986 when addressing the nation after the Challenger disaster &quot;We will never forget them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.&quot;<br /> *At the end of the episode, Lee Adama wears his old Major's [[Uniforms (RDM)#Regular uniform|uniform]] (with white piping), but without his [[Military Ranks (RDM)#Insignia|rank insignia]] or [[Insignia (RDM)#Pilot wings|pilot wings]].<br /> * The known volunteers for the mission include Laura Roslin, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, Athena, Helo, Caprica Six, the Final Five, Hoshi, Nurse Ishay, Hot Dog, Racetrack, and Skulls. Doc Cottle initially volunteers for the mission, but stays behind at Adama's request. Although Gaius Baltar does not volunteer, he seems to be highly conflicted with himself.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *Cavil plans to use Hera to find out how she was created in order to continue the Cylon species, presumably through normal reproduction. <br /> **It also proves Cavil intends to dissect Hera to discover the secret of procreation, confirming both Starbuck's and Athena's worst fears. <br /> *Roslin likely feels quite protective of Hera as despite being barely able to walk, she volunteers for the rescue mission (although her love for Adama likely also played a part in her decision).<br /> *Cottle may be either the best doctor in the fleet or one of the only ones as Adama says he's too valuable for the fleet to lose on the rescue mission.<br /> *Baltar seems conflicted when volunteers are called. This inner conflict stems from his earlier conversation with Lee Adama where he confessed that he had never done anything for purely selfless motivations with no gain for himself. He does not, however, cross the line and join the volunteers.<br /> ** If Baltar does join, then it would seem likely that all the elements are in place to fulfill the Opera House vision: Athena, Roslin, Caprica Six and Baltar will all be in pursuit of Hera.<br /> ** Baltar's Virtual Six has told him many times that he is supposed to be Hera's guardian and &quot;father&quot;. It seems incongruous with his destiny for him not to join a mission to rescue Hera.<br /> *It's clear that despite his controversial choices, Adama still commands a great deal of loyalty and respect from the crew. Much of the crew - or at least those that are on the hangar deck at the time - volunteers for the mission. At the very least, Adama has enough people with him to take ''Galactica'' into battle. <br /> ** It should be noted that although the non-volunteers appear to outnumber the volunteers at least two-to-one, many of the non-volunteers are civilians.<br /> ** It should also be noted that almost all the Marines volunteer for the mission.<br /> ** Also, it is likely Adama will have more volunteers than are visible on screen in the hangar deck scene. Certainly not all the crew of ''Galactica'' were on the hangar deck at the time given the size of the combined crew at this point. Doubtless some had to stay on duty (Colonel Tigh confirms this when he says in CIC that those on duty must report to Adama later to declare themselves) or were on the Cylon basestar or civilian ships helping offload Galactica's stripped parts. It was also probably impractical for the producers to muster some 3000 plus extras for this scene to show Galactica's full crew.<br /> ** Given that Adama had trouble manning ''Galactica'' during the occupation of [[New Caprica]], when the ship was stated as being at half strength, it is fair to assume the Admiral is going to need roughly half the original crew compliment to carry out this last combat mission - roughly 1300 people. As stated above, this many volunteers are not seen on screen, but given some crew could volunteer later, Adama might well muster about this number in the end.<br /> ** In the podcast, Ron Moore said that most of the crowd was created with CGI, not real extras. The view down the hanger deck was of course CGI, since the set isn't that big. The people on the deck actually are supposed to be the entire crew of Galactica, minus those on watch at essential posts (e.g. in CIC). The crowd didn't look big enough to this editor for that to be the case, though. The whole scene is inspired by the Alamo.<br /> ** The podcast also explains the thinking behind less than half the people volunteering to go: Everyone thinks they would be the kind of person that would go, but in real life people have families and relationships. It drives home the point that most of them think the chance of coming back alive really is quite low.<br /> *In the brig Tyrol tells Helo (who is surprisingly civil, even sympathetic toward Tyrol given his hand in the abduction) that the Eights are all the same. He says this both as a word of advice and a warning. He says because they made them the same, Helo can only expect the same betrayal from Athena as displayed by Boomer. However, given the fact that Tyrol has no conscious memory of creating the Eights or the other seven Cylon models, and considering the psychological pain Galen suffered at the betrayal, his opinion most likely comes from emotion and not an intellectual analysis in his disregard of the individuality of Athena and the other Eights, particularly given Athena's track record of loyalty. <br /> **This also maybe a case of &quot;misery loves company&quot; and Tyrol, subconsciously or knowingly, wants to see Helo and Athena split up to allay his own feelings of being duped, by saying the Eights are all alike and putting doubt in Helo's mind. <br /> **Also, by claiming that Athena and the other Eights are just machines this could mitigate the guilt for his role in the abduction and possible death of Hera. If Athena is just a machine, then she cannot be hurt emotionally. She has no emotions, just a programmed facsimile. Tyrol wouldn't have to feel responsible for such pain he caused her since, as a machine, she can't really feel it, sparing '''''himself''''' a lot of pain and guilt.<br /> **Tyrol is himself a Cylon machine, so his rant speaks of denial and projected self-hatred as well as bitterness.<br /> *The finale appears to be taking a character-driven approach, devoting significant screen time to pivotal flashbacks for the central characters that relate to their current circumstances. <br /> **We see the first time Starbuck and Apollo' met, with hints alluding to their future romantic relationship.<br /> **Roslin deals with the sudden death of her sisters and father by wading into a fountain, which she uses to disguise the tears that she shed for the loss of her family. The gushing water cuts to a shot of her I.V. drip as she lies dying on Galactica.<br /> **Baltar and Caprica-Six begin their relationship with an act of compassion on Six's part towards Baltar's father. Baltar's selfishness, a theme raised repeatedly in the episode, is contrasted with Caprica Six's seemingly genuine concern for [[Julius Baltar|Julius]].<br /> *One of the shots in the opening sequence is of a sun rising over a blue planet: daybreak. The theme may symbolize an end to the fleet's long four years of gloom and darkness.<br /> **In that image of the planet, Antarctica is clearly seen, specifically the Ronne Ice Shelf, Queen Maud Land, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Where southern South America and southern Africa would be, the surface is covered by clouds, and the location of southern Australia/New Zealand is too dark. Although not as recognizable as the image of North America in [[Crossroads, Part II]], it is clear that the planet shown here is our Earth. <br /> ***Despite the similarities, the sun and the stars are in the wrong position for this to be our Earth. More than likely, the planet being depicted is Caprica. Especially when the sequence is taken as a whole: The Galaxy, Sun rise over a planet, In orbit over the planet, then a helicopter like fly over of Caprica City heavily implies that was Caprica as the planet we saw. <br /> *Hera is drawing &quot;dots&quot;, as Cavil calls them, on the Colony. These are much more numerous than the simple line that she gave Starbuck, its at least a full page long. It seems to be an entire musical score. However, not knowing that they are music notes, Cavil doesn't see this.<br /> *Someone left a picture of Athena about to kiss Hera on the head on the now abandoned memorial wall. It may have been Athena herself, who has given up on Hera's survival.<br /> * Baltar's reaction to Lee's accusation that he has never done a selfless thing in his life shows how much the character of Baltar has grown, especially in the Fourth Season. Previously, whenever someone called Baltar's motives or attributes (especially his loyalty) into question, he reacted very passionately, and angrily, to defend himself (and often led to him being coaxed into doing what Virtual Six wanted, to the detriment of the humans in the fleet). On this occasion, however, Baltar not only does not even attempt to defend himself, he resignedly admits that he wouldn't trust him either (tacitly admitting both that Lee is correct in his assertion and that his self-serving actions have been extremely detrimental in the past). This change in attitude visibly surprises Lee who seems quite taken aback and appears to momentarily contemplate talking to Baltar again when he returns to the Hangar Deck.<br /> * Adama's decision to rescue Hera was prompted by Costanza's remarks about saving the photos of his fallen comrades because he didn't want to leave them behind. It should not then be surprising to see that Costanza was one of the first pilots (not counting Lee Adama) to cross the line and join in the potential suicide mission with Adama.<br /> * Anders' flashback of his life before the War contains an interesting aspect of Anders not seen before. Though he was implanted with memories of being a &quot;jock&quot;, but when he candidly spoke to the sports reporter, he revealed a more intellectual and artistic side of himself. This may be a hint of his former personality (a scientist and musician) before Cavil blocked his memories.<br /> * Anders' line &quot;find the perfect world for the end of Kara Thrace&quot; turns out to be prophetic.<br /> * In a humorous side commentary, Skulls points out that many of the dangerous or lethal Raptor missions are usually given to him and Racetrack. Historically, this has been true as the duo have been pivotal for discoveries such as New Caprica, receiving the first message from the Resistance, discovering that the Cylons were tracking the fleet to the Nebula, propulsion problems (exploding engine) due to contaminated jet fuel.<br /> * Skulls' comment of, &quot;The more things change the more they stay the same.&quot; is a different twist of quoting the Pythian Prophecy that &quot;All this has happened before, and all this will happen again.&quot; The phrase is a common proverb in English, indicating that surface changes only serve to reveal enduring underlying constants. It is derived from a French epigram by novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808-1890), &quot;plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.&quot; The phrase was used as the last line in another Ron Moore production; &quot;What You Leave Behind&quot;, the final episode of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> === Flashbacks ===<br /> * To what is Adama's flashback conversation referring? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Who was the drunk driver that killed Roslin's sisters and father? Is he alive in the fleet today?<br /> * Who is Sean Allison and why does his name sound familiar to Roslin? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * What is the time frame for the flashbacks, and is it the same for all characters?<br /> <br /> ===Mission to save Hera=== <br /> * How many of the jailed mutineers volunteer to participate in the mission?<br /> * As the episode began, ''Galactica'' was already being cannibalized for parts; does this mean it will be lacking vital components during the upcoming mission, or has Adama stopped the salvaging?<br /> * Will Boomer help Hera escape? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ===Cavil's Plan===<br /> * Has Cavil given up on the idea of salvaging Resurrection Technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> *With [[William Adama|Commander Adama]], [[Saul Tigh|XO Tigh]], [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama|Vice-President Lee Adama]] all joining the Hera rescue mission, who will assume military and political leadership of the Fleet? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * With [[Hotdog]] being one of the volunteers, and especially being aware that he may not return alive, who will take care of Nicholas?<br /> *With Tyrol on the rebound from Sharon Valerii, will Tory Foster and Tyrol renew their romance despite not having their original memories? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * At the very beginning of the episode, an image of the galaxy is displayed which includes several prominent stars in bright colors... is there a connection to Hera's multicolored &quot;dots&quot;? Do her notes represent stars, and will the sequence provide a map that leads to somewhere?<br /> * Will the Cylon baseship remain with the civilian fleet or will they also join in on the rescue mission to save Hera? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> *''In his podcast for [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]], Ronald D. Moore stated that there will be no independent podcast for Daybreak Part I. Instead a single podcast would be made for all three hours including the two hour series finale [[Daybreak, Part II]] and posted at the scifi.com site.'' [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast.php] (00':30&quot;)<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> <br /> * ''[[William Adama]] speech to those assembled in on [[hangar deck]]:''<br /> : No one should feel obligated to join this mission in any way. This is a decision I have made for myself. If it turns out that there are not enough personnel to crew ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', I will lead a [[Raptor]] assault with anyone who is willing to join me. Let there be no illusions; this is likely to be a one-way trip! So don't volunteer out of sentiment or emotion. There is a line running down this deck. Volunteers, move to the starboard side. Everyone else, to the port. Make your choice!<br /> <br /> * ''[[Laura Roslin]] volunteering for the rescue mission despite barely being able to walk:''<br /> : You didn't think you were gonna to take off without me Admiral, did you?<br /> <br /> * ''[[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Hybrid]]-speak after being powered on to speak with [[Kara Thrace]] and William Adama:''<br /> : Spins and turns, angles and curves. The shape of dreams, half remembered. Slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of perfection - a perfect face, perfect lace. Find [[Earth (RDM)|the perfect world]] for the end of Kara Thrace. End of line.<br /> <br /> * ''[[Head Six]] to [[Gaius Baltar]]:''<br /> : She’s right, Gaius. The end times are approaching. Humanity’s final chapters are about to be written. And you - you will be its author.<br /> <br /> * ''[[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]] and [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]] on a recon mission to find [[The Colony]]:''<br /> : '''Margaret Edmondson''': [[FTL|Jump]] complete... [[Frak]]! Plot us the way the hell back outta here!<br /> : '''Hamish McCall''': All right, you've got it.<br /> : '''Edmondson''': Figures that [[Samuel Anders|brain damaged Cylon]] would send us hunting in the middle of an asteroid field.<br /> : '''McCall''': The more things change, the more they stay the same. Well, you've got a recon mission where someone needs to hang their ass over the edge and wait for a bite—send Racetrack and Skulls!<br /> : '''Edmondson''': Yeah, well it beats sittin' in a cell!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]<br /> * [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan &quot;Hot Dog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracey Anne]]<br /> * [[Tobias Mehler]] as [[Zak Adama]]<br /> * [[Leah Cairns]] as Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret &quot;Racetrack&quot; Edmondson]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Colin Lawrence]] as Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall|Hamish &quot;Skulls&quot; McCall]]<br /> * [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine [[Allan Nowart]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Antony Holland]] as [[Julius Baltar]]<br /> * [[Simone Bailly]] as [[Shona]]<br /> * [[Elan Ross Gibson]] as Nurse [[Barbara]]<br /> * [[France Perras]] as [[Sandra Roslin]]<br /> * [[Sarah Deakins]] as [[Cheryl Roslin]]<br /> * [[Tiffany Burns]] as Reporter [[Carolyn]]<br /> * [[Kevin McNulty]] as [[Frank Porthos]]<br /> * [[Stefanie Samuels]] as Police Officer<br /> * [[Richard Jollymore]] as Marine #1<br /> * [[Anthony St. John]] as Marine #2<br /> * [[Leo Li Chiang]] as the [[tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ronald D. Moore]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Götterdämmerung, Teil I]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Official Statements */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=IslandintheStars.jpg<br /> | title=Islanded In a Stream of Stars<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=18<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Taylor]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Edward James Olmos]]<br /> | production=420<br /> | rating=1,568,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/10/icarly-burn-notice-and-wwe-raw-top-cable-charts/14228|title=iCarly, Burn Notice and WWE RAW top cable charts|date=10 March 2009|accessdate=11 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=March 6, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=March 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 10, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39521<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]<br /> | next=[[Daybreak, Part I]]<br /> | forumthread= 2892<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D307481236%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D307481236%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D307481236%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> : ''As [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']]'s condition worsens, [[William Adama|Adama]] is faced with the possibility of abandoning ship. In the meantime, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] winds up forming an unexpected bond with [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] learns a surprising truth about [[Kara Thrace]].''<br /> <br /> ==Summary==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> * With [[Sharon Valerii]]'s kidnapping of [[Hera Agathon]] and her escape, the spatial disruption caused by the close-proximity [[FTL|jump]] of her [[Raptor]] causes an immense breach in the port side of the alligator's head of ''[[Galactica]]''<br /> * [[Hera]] is in the [[War Room]] playing with models of ''Galactica'', three [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] and a [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]]. A quick cut depicts her running down a hallway in the [[Opera House]]. She moves the ''Galactica'' model in to collide with the baseship as the scene fades to the actual ''Galactica'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br /> * Inside, crew of all kinds, both from the allied Cylons and Colonials, are trying to seal the breach. Tempers are high: a [[Number Six]] and another human crew member argue. Eventually a [[Number Eight]] comes to break the two up.<br /> <br /> * In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, [[Ellen Tigh]] speaks about Hera's abduction as [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Saul Tigh]] listen. Ellen believes that [[Cavil]] will take Hera to the [[Cylon homeworld]] for study, to determine how Cylon procreation is possible. Saul completes Ellen's thought by saying that she knows the Cylon colony's location.<br /> * While Lee Adama objects to the disproportionate risk in retrieving Hera, not only does Ellen indicate that the child is important for the survival of all the Cylons, but Thrace tells Lee that Hera is vital to the humans' survival as well.<br /> * She explains how Hera wrote some [[The Music|music]]--notes that Thrace's father wrote--the same song that switched on the [[Final Five]] and led them all to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br /> * But the admiral is &quot;had it up to here&quot; with prophesies and destinies. He doesn't want to endanger what's left of his people.<br /> * When Saul convinces Adama to at least check out the colony, Adama permits a [[Heavy Raider]] to go, preferring that the Agathons not know.<br /> <br /> * In the Agathons' quarters, [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] is breaking down, as her [[Karl Agathon|husband]] tries to get her to talk and vent her feelings.<br /> <br /> * [[Laura Roslin]], now in sickbay and noticeably weakened, experiences the [[Opera House]] dream of Hera running through it, eventually being picked up by a Number Six and [[Gaius Baltar]]. She wakes to find the admiral at her side, and tells him of the dream.<br /> <br /> * A seam on the battlestar's hull fractures with cataclysmic results. Dozens of people, both Cylon and human, are trapped inside, the rushing air and falling pressure sealing their fate.<br /> * The Six and human male that argued earlier are closest to a bulkhead door. With all her strength, she pushes the Colonial in front and to the door's edge as two other Colonials pull him in. She screams to close the door behind her and lock it.<br /> * As the door is sealed, the Six loses her grip and is blown out into space.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1 and beyond===<br /> <br /> {{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> Lee Adama struggles to convince the newly-elected Fleet Quorum that ''Galactica'' can be saved, but many councilors are worried about becoming dependent on the Cylons for military protection. Once the Galactica meets its inevitable demise, the basestar will be the logical choice for the new flagship. [[Number Six#Sonja|Sonja]] assures them that the Cylons will continue to respect William Adama's military authority when he transfers to the Basestar, along with the rest of Galactica's crew and their planes and munitions. Other representatives begin calling first dibs on certain parts of ''Galactica'', which will of course be stripped once its time is up. Laura Roslin's cancer is killing her, and she is now confined to bed in the ship's hospital. She gradually convinces Admiral Adama that he has to abandon Galactica and move everyone over to the Cylon Basestar. Ellen Tigh tries to convince Colonel Saul Tigh that Roslin is right, but he refuses: The decision is Adm. Adama's alone.<br /> <br /> Karl Agathon's marriage to Sharon Valerii is falling apart, as she cannot overcome the loss of her child, Hera, or the knowledge that her husband had sexual intercourse with the Number Eight known as &quot;Boomer&quot;. Trying to save his marriage, Helo tries to get Adm. Adama to approve the launching of a Raptor to find Hera. Adama has already permitted Sonja, the Cylon representative on the new Quorum, to secretly take a Heavy Raider to the Cylon homeworld, known as &quot;[[the Colony]]&quot;. The Colony though has already been moved to a new location by Cavil prior to the [[Cylon Civil War]]; sending Helo out in a Raptor to look for it would be a suicide mission. Adama finally refuses to give permission, to which Helo appears devastated.<br /> <br /> Gaius Baltar continues his religious broadcasts to the Fleet, and his latest message focuses on angels walking among humanity. Baltar encounters Caprica Six, who rejects his romantic overtures. She tells him she's changed and that he has not. Baltar breaks down over the loss of his former lover. Later, Kara Thrace meets Baltar while they are both in the ship's head. Kara tells him that she died on Earth, and discovered her own body there. She gives him her dog tag to analyze. He scrapes blood from the dog tag, and finds it came from a body which was already dead. When the ''Galactica'' crew, Cylons, and Baltar's believers meet on ''Galactica'''s flight deck to bury those who died in the hull breach, Baltar reveals what he discovered about Starbuck and calls her an angel. He preaches about eternal life, but Starbuck slaps him and the service breaks up. Later, Apollo meets with Starbuck and offers her his unconditional love and support. They part as friends. Starbuck puts a photo of herself on the memorial wall of the dead.<br /> <br /> Aboard the stolen Raptor, Hera keeps crying for her mother, infuriating Boomer. Boomer almost sedates the child, but cannot bring herself to do so; they keep jumping toward their destination. In an attempt to calm Hera, Boomer reveals her &quot;Cylon projection&quot; dreamworld to Hera. Hera can see the world, too, and bonds with Boomer. Boomer begins to develop strong emotional ties to the child. When the two arrive at [[the Colony]], a large Cylon space station, Cavil takes Hera from Boomer and declares that soon she will have many playmates. The child weeps and calls out for Boomer, and Boomer also sheds copious tears unwilling to part from Hera.<br /> <br /> After an emotional breakdown, Adm. Adama realizes the ship must be abandoned. He meets with Col. Tigh, who initially resists the evacuation order but gives in after a brief discussion. All civilians are to be removed over the next few days, arrangements are to be made to put the military personnel aboard the basestar, and ''Galactica'' is to be stripped for parts. Rather than let the ship break down, Adama intends to &quot;send her off in style.&quot;<br /> <br /> A Number Eight and Number Six have hooked [[Samuel Anders]] up to a [[Hybrid]] tank in a an attempt to help his brain reboot, but there is no apparent change. Kara Thrace goes to Anders' bedside alone, and decides to kill him rather than let him live in a vegetative state. But as she aims a gun at his head, Anders comes awake. He babbles like a Hybrid, but his ravings also indicate that he's aware of the threat to his life. With one hand, he subdues Starbuck and she drops the pistol. Anders continues to babble, but some of his rants indicate that he is reintegrating, perhaps even repairing, his mind. ''Galactica'''s power and temperature fluctuations were because Anders was connecting to the ship, as the Hybrid tank and the Cylon polymer used to repair the battlestar are giving him the power to interact with the ship's computers. Tigh deems this too dangerous to continue, as Anders might jump the ship. Anders is disconnected from the Hybrid tank, and he falls into a coma again.<br /> <br /> A few days later, Starbuck meets with the comatose Anders. She brings Hera's drawing of the song (the song which helped awaken the Final Five in the episode &quot;Crossroads&quot;, and about which further complications were revealed in the episode prior to this one, &quot;Someone to Watch Over Me&quot;), and states assertively, that together, they will discover what is going on. She reconnects him to the ship's power systems. He awakens again, and begins speaking in the unique phrases of a hybrid.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> * The title comes from the book ''[[w:The Outermost House|The Outermost House]]'', by [[w:Henry Beston|Henry Beston]], where he chronicles his time spent living on an isolated beach in Cape Cod. In the chapter &quot;Night on the Great Beach&quot; he wrote, &quot;For a moment of night we have a glimpse of ourselves and of our world ''islanded in its stream of stars''— pilgrims of mortality, voyaging between horizons across eternal seas of space and time.&quot;<br /> <br /> * Two original Cylon Raiders can be seen inside the Colony.<br /> <br /> * [[Ellen Tigh]] leads the Cylons in performing the [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] at the service.<br /> <br /> * The Six that gives her life to save that of a ''Galactica'' crewmember is yet another example of a Six with a unique personality, this time one closer in tone to the &quot;working-class&quot; attitude exhibited by ''Galactica's'' human maintenance crew (aka the &quot;knuckle-draggers&quot;).<br /> <br /> * At the funeral, Cylons make the [[Soldiers of the One|infinity symbol]] of their monotheistic religion passed down from their [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurian]] forebear, [[Cylon Prototype|U-87]].<br /> <br /> *The extended DVD version of this episode contains a different arrangement of key events, particular at the end. In the aired version, Boomer delivers Hera to the colony, then Starbuck visits Anders to discuss the music, and the episode ends with Adama and Tigh toasting Galactica after deciding to abandon the ship. In the DVD version, Adama and Tigh do their toast, then Boomer delivers Hera, then comes a scene of Adama and Tigh watching the evacuation of the civilians on the hangar deck (parts of which were included in the opening of the next episode), and this version ends with Starbuck visiting Anders.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * This episode is the first to show repairs to the outer hull of ''Galactica''. As with the earlier repairs to the [[Space Park]], scaffolding, support Raptors and repair crewmen in space suits are seen trying to patch the breach. Presumably this is not the first time ''Galactica'' has undergone makeshift repairs given the pounding she has taken. However, this time the endemic damage to the hull makes the repairs much more challenging.<br /> <br /> *When [[Caprica-Six]] is at [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar's]] congregation he spoke to her about hearing about her living arrangement and offered a place to stay. From this it seems after the in utero death of [[Liam|Liam Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]] and Caprica Six have broken up as a couple. As a side effect, Col. Tigh has reverted to his &quot;us&quot; and &quot;them&quot; attitude{{fact}} toward Cylons as a whole despite himself and his wife being Cylons including an increase of anti-Cylon &quot;racial&quot; slurs.<br /> <br /> *[[Chief Tyrol]] is nowhere to be seen in this episode. Even crewman [[Dealino]] gives a report to both [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] of what the attitudes of the Cylons, particularly the [[Leoben]]s, thought as to how many jumps ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' has left in her.<br /> **An extended DVD version of the episode contains a scene in which Athena visits Tyrol in the brig. She tells him that she has Boomer's memories from before the war, that it's ironic Boomer posed as Athena to seduce Helo since Athena posed as Boomer to do the same thing, that Boomer loved the Chief and betraying him like that must have been tough, that she respects Tyrol for turning himself in after realizing he had been duped, and that she will never forgive Tyrol for letting Boomer escape.<br /> <br /> *[[Hera Agathon|Hera]] demonstrates the ability to [[projection|project]], which surprises Boomer. <br /> * It is possible that the opening shot of the episode is a projection of Hera's. If so, it is also possible that Hera's projections are prophetic in nature. She pushes the model of ''Galactica'' into a model of a basestar, which foreshadows the attack in &quot;Daybreak,&quot; by which Adama rams Galactica into the Colony.<br /> *In sickbay, Adama and Roslin reminisce about New Caprica and about the cabin they wanted to build but can't. This scene is in its own way similar to the scene in which Boomer and Tyrol share a projection of the house they had intended to build on Picon. As humans, Adama and Roslin can only conjure up fond memories and regrets in their own mind's eyes. Both couples know that it is never to be, building their dream houses.<br /> <br /> *Helo wants Athena to say that she hates him because he saw it in her eyes. She almost does. In a close up of her lips her mouth parts slightly, but then closes. This is most likely for him sleeping with Boomer, who subsequently took Hera. Athena probably understands that Helo couldn't prevent the kidnapping, but she probably feels that he should had known that it was not Athena he was sleeping with. It is, however, conceivable she could blame him for the taking of Hera if she thinks that if he realized that it wasn't her he could have had Boomer captured even before she got near Hera.<br /> <br /> *In the episode we see what is essentially the [[The Colony|Cylon homeworld]]. [[Ellen Tigh]] explains in a meeting with Admiral Adama, Lee Adama, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh, and Kara Thrace where the Cylons (including the [[Final Five]]) were for the past 40 years: &quot;I guess you can call it home. It's where we and the Centurions went after the [[Cylon War|First War]] once we convinced them to abandon their own experiments with evolution in exchange for [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology.&quot; In the show's timeline Cavil's faction moved the Colony to its present location five months ago just prior to the Cylon Civil War. It is a huge space station built with the same biological design principles as the [[basestar (RDM)|baseships]].<br /> <br /> *Adama's heavy drinking, pill-popping and unprofessional behavior over the last few episodes seems to recall [[Romo Lampkin]]'s comment that &quot;the soldier in him has had enough&quot; in &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> * ''Galactica'', nicknamed [[the Bucket]], suffers a severe hull breach at the beginning of the episode. Among the &quot;random&quot; phrases hybrid-Anders spouts are the lyrics of the Earth folk song &quot;[[w:There's a Hole in My Bucket|There's a Hole in My Bucket]]&quot;. Helo tells Adama that he is &quot;painting over the holes in this bucket.&quot;<br /> ** &quot;There's a Hole in My Bucket&quot; is an example of an infinite loop. After several verses describing the intermediate steps required to fix the bucket, it is ultimately revealed that the initial problem--the hole--may only be resolved by gathering water in the self-same bucket. In other words, all this has happened before, and will happen again.<br /> <br /> * A corpse produces &quot;death enzymes&quot; as it decomposes. It's likely Baltar found high concentrations of these enzymes on Starbuck's dogtags.<br /> <br /> * This episode specifically highlights the existence of 'angels' that walk amongst the humans. Baltar may be referring to his Virtual-Six, but it applies to Caprica-Six's own Virtual-Baltar and the other unseen characters that have appeared throughout the show as well. Another interesting fact to note is that the [[First Hybrid]]'s prophecy before his death was how the humans and Cylons will be gathered in the arms of an angel and carried into the promised land.<br /> <br /> * Kara Thrace is called an angel by Baltar during his declaration of eternal life after he examined Thrace's dogtag. She has also been referred or linked to the Goddess Aurora, who guides ships to safe harbors and who resembles what is typically thought of as 'angels.' Thrace's other title from the Hybrids as the &quot;harbinger of death&quot; may be another spin on her 'angelic' nature; the manifestations of angels in modern day world religions are considered to be signs of the end times.<br /> **A deleted scene included in the extended DVD cut shows Starbuck and Helo getting drunk at Joe's Bar, and Starbuck ruminating on her destiny as the Harbinger of Death. She says finding nuked Earth pretty much fulfilled that part of the plan and she wonders what her purpose is now. Helo suggests other meanings for Harbinger, such as herald, to suggest her destiny could be positive. This scene foreshadows Starbuck's use of the music to find the second Earth in &quot;Daybreak,&quot; and implies her role in leading the human race to its end refers to finding the planet where human and Cylon can live a blended existence.<br /> <br /> * This episode establishes that Final Five Cylons can interface with the [[datastream]]. Thus, if Anders had placed his hand on the Cylon [[data-font]] in the episode &quot;[[Faith]]&quot;, it would have responded to him.<br /> <br /> *Cottle says the accident caused 61 deaths or injuries, including 26 Cylons. The difference of 35 Colonials would account for the updated survivor total, meaning the only survivors with injuries would be Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * What does Cavil mean when he tells Hera that she will soon have new playmates?<br /> * How conscious is Anders?<br /> * Is there a parallel between Anders' recitation of a real-world folk song, &quot;There's a Hole in My Bucket,&quot; and the use of the real-world song &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot;?<br /> * Will Boomer defect from Cavil because of her new attachment to Hera? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Does the presence of First Cylon War-era Cylon Raiders at the Colony indicate the presence of older-model [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]], too? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Does Cavil intend to pursue biological reproduction, recreate the resurrection process, or both?<br /> * Is there some way of finding the Colony? ([[Daybreak, Part I|Answer]])<br /> * Do the Eights consider the rest of the Final Five their parents, as they consider Saul Tigh to be their father? Do other models also regard some or all of the Final Five as parental figures?<br /> * Is the Colony the Final Five's original ship, or an outgrowth of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * Why is Tory Foster not seen at the funeral?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> *''In his podcast for this episode Ronald D. Moore stated:''<br /> :That Gas Giant that Boomer jumped in next to while she was heading for [[The Colony]] with Hera was '''''not''''' Jupiter.(14':10&quot;)<br /> :Kara Thrace was going to kill Sam Anders. In other words if he didn't grab her arm she would have '''definitely''' pulled the trigger (22':30&quot;)<br /> :In response to some fans criticisms that the show focused too much on relationships and not enough on action, RDM says the show was ''first'' a drama and second a science fiction series. The show was about people and their relationship to each other that was foremost. (25':10&quot;)<br /> :Daniel is not Kara Thrace's father. Further, Daniel plays no role in events other than being Abel to Cavil's Cain. Daniel's murder and the destruction of his line was a point of illustration on the character of John Cavil, nothing more.<br /> :The Colony was built around the Final Five's original sublight ship.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] fulfills a request to comfort to a dying [[Number Eight]]:''<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' (weakly, child like) Thank you.<br /> :'''Tigh:''' Thank me? For what?<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' For the privilege of finally being able to meet my father before I die.<br /> :'''Tigh:''' You shouldn't be thanking me. I spent most of my life trying to kill your kind.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' [[The Music|Too much confusion]]. <br /> :''(Death rattle, the Eight flatlines)''<br /> <br /> * ''[[Bill Adama]] is talking with Kara Thrace about looking for Hera:''<br /> : '''Adama:''' In other words, it's our destiny to go after her, right? <br /> : '''Thrace:''' ''(facial expressions and body language indicates &quot;yes&quot;)'' <br /> : '''Adama:''' Wrong. I've had it up to here with destiny, prophecy, with God or the Gods. Look where it's left us. The ass end of nowhere; nearly half of our people are gone; Earth, a worthless cinder; and I can't even walk down the halls of my ship without wondering if I'm gonna catch a bullet for getting us into this mess.<br /> <br /> *'' Ellen Tigh and Saul Tigh are in their quarters and Ellen is trying to get a reluctant Saul to acknowledge his responsibility for his fellow Cylon's interest in survival.''<br /> <br /> :'''Ellen:''' Whether you remember that life or not, at least you must understand what we were trying to do. We wanted to end the cycle of war between man and machine.<br /> <br /> :'''Tigh:''' That was a bust.<br /> <br /> :'''Ellen''' ''(frustrated)'': Yes, we failed, but we have a second chance now: Hera. Without her our children are going to die off one by one, just like they're dying right now in Cottle's sickbay.<br /> <br /> :'''Tigh:''' I had a child. He died. <br /> <br /> :'''Ellen''' ''(thinks for a moment)'': You're wrong Saul ''(caresses his left cheek, shakes her head)'' You have millions.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brenden &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[David Patrick Green]] as Captain [[Xeno Fenner]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracey Anne]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Susan Hogan]] Captain [[Doyle Franks]]<br /> * [[William Samples]] as Captain [[Greene]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Edward James Olmos]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Gestrandet in den Sternen]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Episode Data<br /> | image=IslandintheStars.jpg<br /> | title=Islanded In a Stream of Stars<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=18<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Michael Taylor]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Edward James Olmos]]<br /> | production=420<br /> | rating=1,568,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/10/icarly-burn-notice-and-wwe-raw-top-cable-charts/14228|title=iCarly, Burn Notice and WWE RAW top cable charts|date=10 March 2009|accessdate=11 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=March 6, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=March 6, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 10, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39521<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]<br /> | next=[[Daybreak, Part I]]<br /> | forumthread= 2892<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D307481236%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D307481236%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D307481236%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> : ''As [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']]'s condition worsens, [[William Adama|Adama]] is faced with the possibility of abandoning ship. In the meantime, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] winds up forming an unexpected bond with [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] learns a surprising truth about [[Kara Thrace]].''<br /> <br /> ==Summary==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> * With [[Sharon Valerii]]'s kidnapping of [[Hera Agathon]] and her escape, the spatial disruption caused by the close-proximity [[FTL|jump]] of her [[Raptor]] causes an immense breach in the port side of the alligator's head of ''[[Galactica]]''<br /> * [[Hera]] is in the [[War Room]] playing with models of ''Galactica'', three [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] and a [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]]. A quick cut depicts her running down a hallway in the [[Opera House]]. She moves the ''Galactica'' model in to collide with the baseship as the scene fades to the actual ''Galactica'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br /> * Inside, crew of all kinds, both from the allied Cylons and Colonials, are trying to seal the breach. Tempers are high: a [[Number Six]] and another human crew member argue. Eventually a [[Number Eight]] comes to break the two up.<br /> <br /> * In Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] quarters, [[Ellen Tigh]] speaks about Hera's abduction as [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Saul Tigh]] listen. Ellen believes that [[Cavil]] will take Hera to the [[Cylon homeworld]] for study, to determine how Cylon procreation is possible. Saul completes Ellen's thought by saying that she knows the Cylon colony's location.<br /> * While Lee Adama objects to the disproportionate risk in retrieving Hera, not only does Ellen indicate that the child is important for the survival of all the Cylons, but Thrace tells Lee that Hera is vital to the humans' survival as well.<br /> * She explains how Hera wrote some [[The Music|music]]--notes that Thrace's father wrote--the same song that switched on the [[Final Five]] and led them all to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br /> * But the admiral is &quot;had it up to here&quot; with prophesies and destinies. He doesn't want to endanger what's left of his people.<br /> * When Saul convinces Adama to at least check out the colony, Adama permits a [[Heavy Raider]] to go, preferring that the Agathons not know.<br /> <br /> * In the Agathons' quarters, [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] is breaking down, as her [[Karl Agathon|husband]] tries to get her to talk and vent her feelings.<br /> <br /> * [[Laura Roslin]], now in sickbay and noticeably weakened, experiences the [[Opera House]] dream of Hera running through it, eventually being picked up by a Number Six and [[Gaius Baltar]]. She wakes to find the admiral at her side, and tells him of the dream.<br /> <br /> * A seam on the battlestar's hull fractures with cataclysmic results. Dozens of people, both Cylon and human, are trapped inside, the rushing air and falling pressure sealing their fate.<br /> * The Six and human male that argued earlier are closest to a bulkhead door. With all her strength, she pushes the Colonial in front and to the door's edge as two other Colonials pull him in. She screams to close the door behind her and lock it.<br /> * As the door is sealed, the Six loses her grip and is blown out into space.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1 and beyond===<br /> <br /> {{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> Lee Adama struggles to convince the newly-elected Fleet Quorum that ''Galactica'' can be saved, but many councilors are worried about becoming dependent on the Cylons for military protection. Once the Galactica meets its inevitable demise, the basestar will be the logical choice for the new flagship. [[Number Six#Sonja|Sonja]] assures them that the Cylons will continue to respect William Adama's military authority when he transfers to the Basestar, along with the rest of Galactica's crew and their planes and munitions. Other representatives begin calling first dibs on certain parts of ''Galactica'', which will of course be stripped once its time is up. Laura Roslin's cancer is killing her, and she is now confined to bed in the ship's hospital. She gradually convinces Admiral Adama that he has to abandon Galactica and move everyone over to the Cylon Basestar. Ellen Tigh tries to convince Colonel Saul Tigh that Roslin is right, but he refuses: The decision is Adm. Adama's alone.<br /> <br /> Karl Agathon's marriage to Sharon Valerii is falling apart, as she cannot overcome the loss of her child, Hera, or the knowledge that her husband had sexual intercourse with the Number Eight known as &quot;Boomer&quot;. Trying to save his marriage, Helo tries to get Adm. Adama to approve the launching of a Raptor to find Hera. Adama has already permitted Sonja, the Cylon representative on the new Quorum, to secretly take a Heavy Raider to the Cylon homeworld, known as &quot;[[the Colony]]&quot;. The Colony though has already been moved to a new location by Cavil prior to the [[Cylon Civil War]]; sending Helo out in a Raptor to look for it would be a suicide mission. Adama finally refuses to give permission, to which Helo appears devastated.<br /> <br /> Gaius Baltar continues his religious broadcasts to the Fleet, and his latest message focuses on angels walking among humanity. Baltar encounters Caprica Six, who rejects his romantic overtures. She tells him she's changed and that he has not. Baltar breaks down over the loss of his former lover. Later, Kara Thrace meets Baltar while they are both in the ship's head. Kara tells him that she died on Earth, and discovered her own body there. She gives him her dog tag to analyze. He scrapes blood from the dog tag, and finds it came from a body which was already dead. When the ''Galactica'' crew, Cylons, and Baltar's believers meet on ''Galactica'''s flight deck to bury those who died in the hull breach, Baltar reveals what he discovered about Starbuck and calls her an angel. He preaches about eternal life, but Starbuck slaps him and the service breaks up. Later, Apollo meets with Starbuck and offers her his unconditional love and support. They part as friends. Starbuck puts a photo of herself on the memorial wall of the dead.<br /> <br /> Aboard the stolen Raptor, Hera keeps crying for her mother, infuriating Boomer. Boomer almost sedates the child, but cannot bring herself to do so; they keep jumping toward their destination. In an attempt to calm Hera, Boomer reveals her &quot;Cylon projection&quot; dreamworld to Hera. Hera can see the world, too, and bonds with Boomer. Boomer begins to develop strong emotional ties to the child. When the two arrive at [[the Colony]], a large Cylon space station, Cavil takes Hera from Boomer and declares that soon she will have many playmates. The child weeps and calls out for Boomer, and Boomer also sheds copious tears unwilling to part from Hera.<br /> <br /> After an emotional breakdown, Adm. Adama realizes the ship must be abandoned. He meets with Col. Tigh, who initially resists the evacuation order but gives in after a brief discussion. All civilians are to be removed over the next few days, arrangements are to be made to put the military personnel aboard the basestar, and ''Galactica'' is to be stripped for parts. Rather than let the ship break down, Adama intends to &quot;send her off in style.&quot;<br /> <br /> A Number Eight and Number Six have hooked [[Samuel Anders]] up to a [[Hybrid]] tank in a an attempt to help his brain reboot, but there is no apparent change. Kara Thrace goes to Anders' bedside alone, and decides to kill him rather than let him live in a vegetative state. But as she aims a gun at his head, Anders comes awake. He babbles like a Hybrid, but his ravings also indicate that he's aware of the threat to his life. With one hand, he subdues Starbuck and she drops the pistol. Anders continues to babble, but some of his rants indicate that he is reintegrating, perhaps even repairing, his mind. ''Galactica'''s power and temperature fluctuations were because Anders was connecting to the ship, as the Hybrid tank and the Cylon polymer used to repair the battlestar are giving him the power to interact with the ship's computers. Tigh deems this too dangerous to continue, as Anders might jump the ship. Anders is disconnected from the Hybrid tank, and he falls into a coma again.<br /> <br /> A few days later, Starbuck meets with the comatose Anders. She brings Hera's drawing of the song (the song which helped awaken the Final Five in the episode &quot;Crossroads&quot;, and about which further complications were revealed in the episode prior to this one, &quot;Someone to Watch Over Me&quot;), and states assertively, that together, they will discover what is going on. She reconnects him to the ship's power systems. He awakens again, and begins speaking in the unique phrases of a hybrid.<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> <br /> * The title comes from the book ''[[w:The Outermost House|The Outermost House]]'', by [[w:Henry Beston|Henry Beston]], where he chronicles his time spent living on an isolated beach in Cape Cod. In the chapter &quot;Night on the Great Beach&quot; he wrote, &quot;For a moment of night we have a glimpse of ourselves and of our world ''islanded in its stream of stars''— pilgrims of mortality, voyaging between horizons across eternal seas of space and time.&quot;<br /> <br /> * Two original Cylon Raiders can be seen inside the Colony.<br /> <br /> * [[Ellen Tigh]] leads the Cylons in performing the [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] at the service.<br /> <br /> * The Six that gives her life to save that of a ''Galactica'' crewmember is yet another example of a Six with a unique personality, this time one closer in tone to the &quot;working-class&quot; attitude exhibited by ''Galactica's'' human maintenance crew (aka the &quot;knuckle-draggers&quot;).<br /> <br /> * At the funeral, Cylons make the [[Soldiers of the One|infinity symbol]] of their monotheistic religion passed down from their [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurian]] forebear, [[Cylon Prototype|U-87]].<br /> <br /> *The extended DVD version of this episode contains a different arrangement of key events, particular at the end. In the aired version, Boomer delivers Hera to the colony, then Starbuck visits Anders to discuss the music, and the episode ends with Adama and Tigh toasting Galactica after deciding to abandon the ship. In the DVD version, Adama and Tigh do their toast, then Boomer delivers Hera, then comes a scene of Adama and Tigh watching the evacuation of the civilians on the hangar deck (parts of which were included in the opening of the next episode), and this version ends with Starbuck visiting Anders.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> * This episode is the first to show repairs to the outer hull of ''Galactica''. As with the earlier repairs to the [[Space Park]], scaffolding, support Raptors and repair crewmen in space suits are seen trying to patch the breach. Presumably this is not the first time ''Galactica'' has undergone makeshift repairs given the pounding she has taken. However, this time the endemic damage to the hull makes the repairs much more challenging.<br /> <br /> *When [[Caprica-Six]] is at [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar's]] congregation he spoke to her about hearing about her living arrangement and offered a place to stay. From this it seems after the in utero death of [[Liam|Liam Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]] and Caprica Six have broken up as a couple. As a side effect, Col. Tigh has reverted to his &quot;us&quot; and &quot;them&quot; attitude{{fact}} toward Cylons as a whole despite himself and his wife being Cylons including an increase of anti-Cylon &quot;racial&quot; slurs.<br /> <br /> *[[Chief Tyrol]] is nowhere to be seen in this episode. Even crewman [[Dealino]] gives a report to both [[Admiral Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] of what the attitudes of the Cylons, particularly the [[Leoben]]s, thought as to how many jumps ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' has left in her.<br /> **An extended DVD version of the episode contains a scene in which Athena visits Tyrol in the brig. She tells him that she has Boomer's memories from before the war, that it's ironic Boomer posed as Athena to seduce Helo since Athena posed as Boomer to do the same thing, that Boomer loved the Chief and betraying him like that must have been tough, that she respects Tyrol for turning himself in after realizing he had been duped, and that she will never forgive Tyrol for letting Boomer escape.<br /> <br /> *[[Hera Agathon|Hera]] demonstrates the ability to [[projection|project]], which surprises Boomer. <br /> * It is possible that the opening shot of the episode is a projection of Hera's. If so, it is also possible that Hera's projections are prophetic in nature. She pushes the model of ''Galactica'' into a model of a basestar, which foreshadows the attack in &quot;Daybreak,&quot; by which Adama rams Galactica into the Colony.<br /> *In sickbay, Adama and Roslin reminisce about New Caprica and about the cabin they wanted to build but can't. This scene is in its own way similar to the scene in which Boomer and Tyrol share a projection of the house they had intended to build on Picon. As humans, Adama and Roslin can only conjure up fond memories and regrets in their own mind's eyes. Both couples know that it is never to be, building their dream houses.<br /> <br /> *Helo wants Athena to say that she hates him because he saw it in her eyes. She almost does. In a close up of her lips her mouth parts slightly, but then closes. This is most likely for him sleeping with Boomer, who subsequently took Hera. Athena probably understands that Helo couldn't prevent the kidnapping, but she probably feels that he should had known that it was not Athena he was sleeping with. It is, however, conceivable she could blame him for the taking of Hera if she thinks that if he realized that it wasn't her he could have had Boomer captured even before she got near Hera.<br /> <br /> *In the episode we see what is essentially the [[The Colony|Cylon homeworld]]. [[Ellen Tigh]] explains in a meeting with Admiral Adama, Lee Adama, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh, and Kara Thrace where the Cylons (including the [[Final Five]]) were for the past 40 years: &quot;I guess you can call it home. It's where we and the Centurions went after the [[Cylon War|First War]] once we convinced them to abandon their own experiments with evolution in exchange for [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology.&quot; In the show's timeline Cavil's faction moved the Colony to its present location five months ago just prior to the Cylon Civil War. It is a huge space station built with the same biological design principles as the [[basestar (RDM)|baseships]].<br /> <br /> *Adama's heavy drinking, pill-popping and unprofessional behavior over the last few episodes seems to recall [[Romo Lampkin]]'s comment that &quot;the soldier in him has had enough&quot; in &quot;[[The Son Also Rises]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> * ''Galactica'', nicknamed [[the Bucket]], suffers a severe hull breach at the beginning of the episode. Among the &quot;random&quot; phrases hybrid-Anders spouts are the lyrics of the Earth folk song &quot;[[w:There's a Hole in My Bucket|There's a Hole in My Bucket]]&quot;. Helo tells Adama that he is &quot;painting over the holes in this bucket.&quot;<br /> ** &quot;There's a Hole in My Bucket&quot; is an example of an infinite loop. After several verses describing the intermediate steps required to fix the bucket, it is ultimately revealed that the initial problem--the hole--may only be resolved by gathering water in the self-same bucket. In other words, all this has happened before, and will happen again.<br /> <br /> * A corpse produces &quot;death enzymes&quot; as it decomposes. It's likely Baltar found high concentrations of these enzymes on Starbuck's dogtags.<br /> <br /> * This episode specifically highlights the existence of 'angels' that walk amongst the humans. Baltar may be referring to his Virtual-Six, but it applies to Caprica-Six's own Virtual-Baltar and the other unseen characters that have appeared throughout the show as well. Another interesting fact to note is that the [[First Hybrid]]'s prophecy before his death was how the humans and Cylons will be gathered in the arms of an angel and carried into the promised land.<br /> <br /> * Kara Thrace is called an angel by Baltar during his declaration of eternal life after he examined Thrace's dogtag. She has also been referred or linked to the Goddess Aurora, who guides ships to safe harbors and who resembles what is typically thought of as 'angels.' Thrace's other title from the Hybrids as the &quot;harbinger of death&quot; may be another spin on her 'angelic' nature; the manifestations of angels in modern day world religions are considered to be signs of the end times.<br /> **A deleted scene included in the extended DVD cut shows Starbuck and Helo getting drunk at Joe's Bar, and Starbuck ruminating on her destiny as the Harbinger of Death. She says finding nuked Earth pretty much fulfilled that part of the plan and she wonders what her purpose is now. Helo suggests other meanings for Harbinger, such as herald, to suggest her destiny could be positive. This scene foreshadows Starbuck's use of the music to find the second Earth in &quot;Daybreak,&quot; and implies her role in leading the human race to its end refers to finding the planet where human and Cylon can live a blended existence.<br /> <br /> * This episode establishes that Final Five Cylons can interface with the [[datastream]]. Thus, if Anders had placed his hand on the Cylon [[data-font]] in the episode &quot;[[Faith]]&quot;, it would have responded to him.<br /> <br /> *Cottle says the accident caused 61 deaths or injuries, including 26 Cylons. The difference of 35 Colonials would account for the updated survivor total, meaning the only survivors with injuries would be Cylons.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> * What does Cavil mean when he tells Hera that she will soon have new playmates?<br /> * How conscious is Anders?<br /> * Is there a parallel between Anders' recitation of a real-world folk song, &quot;There's a Hole in My Bucket,&quot; and the use of the real-world song &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot;?<br /> * Will Boomer defect from Cavil because of her new attachment to Hera? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Does the presence of First Cylon War-era Cylon Raiders at the Colony indicate the presence of older-model [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]], too? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Does Cavil intend to pursue biological reproduction, recreate the resurrection process, or both?<br /> * Is there some way of finding the Colony? ([[Daybreak, Part I|Answer]])<br /> * Do the Eights consider the rest of the Final Five their parents, as they consider Saul Tigh to be their father? Do other models also regard some or all of the Final Five as parental figures?<br /> * Is the Colony the Final Five's original ship, or an outgrowth of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * Why is Tory Foster not seen at the funeral?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements ==<br /> *''In his podcast for this episode Ronald D. Moore stated:''<br /> :That Gas Giant that Boomer jumped in next to while she was heading for [[The Colony]] with Hera was '''''not''''' Jupiter.(14':10&quot;)<br /> :Kara Thrace was going to kill Sam Anders. In other words if he didn't grab her arm she would had '''definitely''' pulled the trigger (22':30&quot;)<br /> :In response to some fans criticisms that the show focused too much on relationships and not enough on action, RDM says the show was ''first'' a drama and second a science fiction series. The show was about people and their relationship to each other that was foremost. (25':10&quot;)<br /> :Daniel is not Kara Thrace's father. Further, Daniel plays no role in events other than being Abel to Cavil's Cain. Daniel's murder and the destruction of his line was a point of illustration on the character of John Cavil, nothing more.<br /> :The Colony was built around the Final Five's original sublight ship.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> * ''[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] fulfills a request to comfort to a dying [[Number Eight]]:''<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' (weakly, child like) Thank you.<br /> :'''Tigh:''' Thank me? For what?<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' For the privilege of finally being able to meet my father before I die.<br /> :'''Tigh:''' You shouldn't be thanking me. I spent most of my life trying to kill your kind.<br /> :'''Number Eight:''' [[The Music|Too much confusion]]. <br /> :''(Death rattle, the Eight flatlines)''<br /> <br /> * ''[[Bill Adama]] is talking with Kara Thrace about looking for Hera:''<br /> : '''Adama:''' In other words, it's our destiny to go after her, right? <br /> : '''Thrace:''' ''(facial expressions and body language indicates &quot;yes&quot;)'' <br /> : '''Adama:''' Wrong. I've had it up to here with destiny, prophecy, with God or the Gods. Look where it's left us. The ass end of nowhere; nearly half of our people are gone; Earth, a worthless cinder; and I can't even walk down the halls of my ship without wondering if I'm gonna catch a bullet for getting us into this mess.<br /> <br /> *'' Ellen Tigh and Saul Tigh are in their quarters and Ellen is trying to get a reluctant Saul to acknowledge his responsibility for his fellow Cylon's interest in survival.''<br /> <br /> :'''Ellen:''' Whether you remember that life or not, at least you must understand what we were trying to do. We wanted to end the cycle of war between man and machine.<br /> <br /> :'''Tigh:''' That was a bust.<br /> <br /> :'''Ellen''' ''(frustrated)'': Yes, we failed, but we have a second chance now: Hera. Without her our children are going to die off one by one, just like they're dying right now in Cottle's sickbay.<br /> <br /> :'''Tigh:''' I had a child. He died. <br /> <br /> :'''Ellen''' ''(thinks for a moment)'': You're wrong Saul ''(caresses his left cheek, shakes her head)'' You have millions.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> *[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brenden &quot;Hotdog&quot; Costanza]]<br /> * [[David Patrick Green]] as Captain [[Xeno Fenner]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br /> * [[Leela Savasta]] as [[Tracey Anne]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Susan Hogan]] Captain [[Doyle Franks]]<br /> * [[William Samples]] as Captain [[Greene]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Edward James Olmos]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Gestrandet in den Sternen]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* The Seven and the Five */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt; [[David Weddle]] <br /> | director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=1,657,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/03/wwe-raw-the-closer-and-president-obama-lead-cable-viewing/13835|title=WWE RAW, The Closer and President Obama lead cable viewing|date=03 March 2009|accessdate=04 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> | hulu=y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Kara Thrace]] rediscovers a memory of a [[The Music|musical piece]] taught by [[Dreilide Thrace|her father]], while [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] awaits her fate at the hands of the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, who want to execute her for treason.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> * [[Kara Thrace]] gets out of her bunk and opens her locker. Looking in the mirror, she momentarily sees the image of her own corpse found on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in the reflection. Disturbed, Kara takes out the bloodstained dog tags recovered from the corpse and stares at them, silently brooding to herself.<br /> * Kara goes through her daily routine - showering, dressing, giving the Cylon and Colonial pilots their assignments, doing paperwork, and drinking at the bar.<br /> * [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] is still searching for a habitable planet. ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is now experiencing frequent power losses and plumbing disruptions due to the ongoing repair work.<br /> * [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] informs [[Admiral Adama]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] that the repairs and the Cylon organic substance will buy the ship a few more jumps, but not many. The admiral states that he isn't ready to give up just yet.<br /> * Lee congratulates Sonja, a [[Number Six]] model, on her appointment as the Cylons' representative to the newly-formed Quorum of Ships' Captains.<br /> * Sonja makes a formal request that Boomer be returned to the Cylons. When Adama starts to protest that Boomer tried to kill him, Sonja explains that they don't want Boomer set free. They want to try Boomer for treason, as she sided with [[Cavil]] in the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br /> * When Lee asks what will happen to Boomer if she's convicted, Sonja says that with the loss of their ability to resurrect, the Cylons can now implement capital punishment.<br /> * Tyrol realizes what this means: the Cylons are going to kill Boomer.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> * ''Galactica'' continues to experience tremors and power fluctuations all across the ship.<br /> * Kara, Doc Cottle, and the Cylons are observing Anders, who is still not conscious despite showing brain activity. Cottle has no explanation for any of this.<br /> * When the Cylons theorize that Anders' brain is &quot;rebooting,&quot; Cottle tells them that he does not want to hear their &quot;quack&quot; ideas. He also tells Kara that it is time to &quot;move on&quot; with her life.<br /> * After Cottle leaves, Kara starts to cry.<br /> * In Joe's Bar, Kara complains to the piano player about performing &quot;the same lame-ass song&quot; over and over. He counters, saying that he has been in the process of composing for four days, and that his music is meant to bring beauty to a terrible existence. Kara reacts angrily, asking him rhetorically whether his music stopped one bomb during the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies.<br /> * Human and Cylon workers are struggling to repair ''Galactica''. Tyrol looks up from his own work and stares at a Cylon Eight. He recalls moments spent with Boomer, good and bad. In his mind, he asks, &quot;How many of us ended up with the people we really wanted to be with?&quot;<br /> * Kara visits Helo's quarters, who surprises her with a box of Kara's belongings, found and bought and stolen back over the past few months since her return. She takes only one item from the box, a cassette tape labeled &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice Opera House.&quot; Before Kara leaves, Hera hands her a crayon drawing of stars.<br /> * Tyrol visits Boomer in the reinforced brig reserved for Cylons. The two look at each other tentatively for a moment before beginning to talk. Boomer explains New Caprica as a &quot;way to set things right&quot; with Tyrol after her shooting of William Adama. They both admit thinking about one another on a daily basis. Boomer puts her hand on the glass. Tyrol reaches out--and is instantly transported to the house they had planned to build on Picon after mustering out of the Colonial Fleet. Tyrol is confused and angered by the illusion, disconnects from Boomer, and runs away.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> * On another night, Kara listens to Slick play again. She applauds his work, and offers him a mix of praise and criticism. She perceives the music as conveying a sense of loss, of trying to catch someone who is moving away too fast.<br /> * Tyrol asks for help from the Five to save Boomer from execution. They refuse, with Ellen Tigh telling him that they will not set themselves up as gods for the rebel Cylons.<br /> * Later, Tyrol visits Boomer again. She tells him that the house in her projection was a &quot;secret retreat&quot; that she built in her mind and visited on a daily basis after being shot by [[Cally]]. The two talk about the extensive plans they had made for building the house; Boomer calls the Chief's planning &quot;obsessive,&quot; but he describes them as &quot;thorough.&quot; He reaches through the wire mesh, and Boomer places her hand to the glass. Tyrol looks around the house, appreciates it and Boomer's company--and then finds signs of a child, [[Dionne Tyrol|their daughter]]. He goes into their child's room and sits with her. Outside the projection, he laughs and cries happily.<br /> * Back in the bar, Slick announces that the first movement is finished. He starts the second, with Kara accusing him of stealing material from Nomion's 3rd Sonata. She sits with Slick, talking about her father teaching her to play the piano and her pleasant memories of the experience, particularly a song that made her &quot;happy and sad at the same time.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> * The flight deck is completely empty, except for Starbuck (wearing a [[flight suit]]) and a blond girl playing a piano. Starbuck slowly approaches the girl from behind, places a hand on her sholder, and turns her around. Instead of the girl's face, she sees her own burned remains--and bolts awake, covered in sweat.<br /> * Holding her recovered dog tags, Starbuck tells Slick about the experience of finding her body on Earth. Slick claims to be unable to answer her questions. She goes on to say that the search for Earth gave her clarity and focus, but since discovering the planet and abandoning it, she feels lost again. Slick tells her that sometimes &quot;lost is where you need to be.&quot;<br /> * Tyrol pleads with Roslin for Boomer's life. Roslin abruptly tells him to stop, reminding him that Boomer preys on personal feelings, and that by asking for a personal favor from her, Tyrol is doing the same thing. She signs the order turning Boomer over to the rebel Cylons, and curtly dismisses him.<br /> * At one of the repair sites, Tyrol stares at an Eight who is busy applying the Cylon resin. He grabs a wrench. The lights go out, and mixed in with the sounds of people yelling is a heavy thump.<br /> * Slick hits a wall in his composing. Starbuck and Slick talk about him leaving his family because his wife wanted him to quit music. Starbuck scolds him for ditching his family just like her own father did.<br /> * Tyrol helps the guards in the Cylon brig to reactivate the security cameras following the blackout. It appears that Boomer is sleeping, and remained asleep through the entire incident.<br /> * Slick assures Starbuck that her father left her something valuable: the ability to play the piano. At first, Starbuck refuses to play, but she is coaxed by Slick to play a few hesitant notes. She tears up, stops playing, and asks him to play. He agrees to play if she does.<br /> * In the locker room, Athena finishes washing up when an Eight walks in. She believes it is someone assigned to fixing the shower, but then she turns to face the Eight and instantly recognizes her: &quot;Boomer.&quot; Before Athena can do anything else, Boomer punches her in the face. Athena's head hits the sink hard and she falls to the floor. Boomer continues to pummel her.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> * Boomer finishes washing blood off her hands when Helo comes into the locker room. She tries to pull away when Helo suggests an intimate moment before she leaves on her recon mission, but she eventually gives in. Boomer and Helo continue having sex. In a stall, Athena, bound and gagged, slowly comes back to consciousness and sees the two through the slightly opened door.<br /> * In Joe's, Saul Tigh tells Ellen Tigh and Tory Foster about the pain of seeing Liam after Caprica Six's miscarriage.<br /> * Slick realizes where Starbuck's hesitant music is going and writes a few notes. Starbuck realizes that his notes line up perfectly with the stars in Hera' drawing. The two resume playing, and the music flows more confidently. Saul, Ellen, and Tory stop their conversation and listen to the music.<br /> * Dressed in a flight suit, Boomer finds Hera in the day care center, and encourages her to drink something on the way out.<br /> * Tyrol helps Boomer to lift a box onto a waiting raptor. She tries convincing him to come, but her turns her down, assuring her that they will meet again in the future.<br /> * Slick and Starbuck play the music faster and stronger--until it becomes The Music. Once the piece is finished, the three who were listening to Starbuck appear next to her demand to know how she was able to play it. She tells them it was something she had learned as a child. Slick is nowhere to be seen.<br /> * As Helo gives a briefing on combat tactics, Athena, bloddied and weak, crawls into the room. She tells Helo what happened. Helo orders the others to get medical help and to contact CIC. He tries to comfort Athena, but she yells in anguish and hits him.<br /> * Boomer waits for departure clearance in the port flight pod. Suspecting that she has been caught, she starts the raptor's engines. Adama threatens to shoot her down, but she warns him that he will not be willing to fire on a raptor carrying Hera. As she spools up the raptor's FTL, Adama orders the flight pods retracted. She launches, racing toward the narrowing gap and clearing it, but clipping the raptor in the process. She jumps away close to ''Galactica'''s hull. The jump rips a hole in the battlestar, shakes the ship violently, and triggers power outages and explosions seemingly everywhere.<br /> * In Adama's quarters, Roslin whispers, &quot;Hera,&quot; and collapses.<br /> * Tyrol spots Helo and Athena arguing with a guard. He is horrified to learn that Boomer has kidnapped Hera. <br /> * In the day care center, Ellen tells Saul that her escape from [[Cavil]] had been a ploy, nothing more than a way of getting Boomer close enough to abduct Hera. They wonder aloud about how Hera and the music, and whether Sam can help.<br /> * In sickbay, Starbuck plays a tape of her father's music for Sam, and lies next to him.<br /> * The Chief runs frantically through ''Galactica''. In the projected version of the house built by Boomer, he runs through all the rooms, and finds no one.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;[[Wikipedia:Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone To Watch Over Me]]&quot; is the name of a song composed by [[Wikipedia:George Gershwin|George]] and [[Wikipedia:Ira Gershwin|Ira Gershwin]], and featured in the musical [[Wikipedia:Oh, Kay!|''Oh, Kay!'']] A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance, something [[Sharon Valerii]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Kara Thrace]] are all seeking in their own ways. <br /> ** There was also an episode of ''[[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]'' named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EEG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges, in her address to the other pilots, that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the ''[[Astral Queen]]''.<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is the tape of her father's music.<br /> *The seven notes that Slick plays over and over again after completing his 1st movement — identified by Kara as &quot;[[Nomion's 3rd Sonata]], second movement&quot; — was actually used in the [[Original Series]] as the somewhat sinister sounding fanfare of the &quot;Exploration Theme&quot; which served as the intro to &quot;[[Saga of a Star World]]&quot;. This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that everything 'has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of &quot;[[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] toothpaste&quot; offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;[[Felgercarb (RDM)|Felgercarb]],&quot; a word used in the [[Original Series]] to mean &quot;shit.&quot; Tauron comes from Taurus the bull. In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;bullshit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of [[Sonja]], who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> *When Tyrol visits and talks to Boomer for the first time in the Brig, during the conversation Boomer calls Tyrol &quot;Galen&quot; for the first time, at least publicly and on screen. In past episodes, both Boomer and Athena usually referred to their significant others with their callsigns/titles. For Athena, it was always referring to Agathon as Helo. For Boomer, it was always referring to Tyrol as Chief. Athena was the first of the two to break that tradition, noticeably after the two married. Boomer's shared projection with Tyrol and their imaginary marriage may be the reason why she ceased calling him solely &quot;Chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> ===Galactica's condition ===<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortions that can seriously strain a ships hull. Although bad hull damage does not necessarily prevent a ship from jumping (as has been seen many times before in the seasons, for example ''Pegasus'' - which jumped after being hit by three nuclear missiles in [[The Captain's Hand]]) the threat to ''Galactica'' has been compounded by the added riddling of the entire aged superstructure with microfractures. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump does eventually appear to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general aging in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-as well as damage from a nuclear explosion incurred during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] though these seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull fatigue.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', implying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull — or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping for continued periods. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot concept now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects — though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. It should be made clear that smaller objects are proportionally stronger and that smaller objects should feel much less shear in the wash of another nearby ship jumping. It is also possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times later. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galactica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' has probably been taking damage over the years from multiple jumps and suffering combat damage. That's how the microfractures developed. It's just that the extent of the damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> ** It is in part because of those actions, the atomic strikes and it jumping and falling though into a planet's gravity well and its atmosphere is why ''Galactic''a is suffering from massive metal fatigue, in addition to normal wear and tear of a 50+ year old ship and the fact that she hasn't had a major or even minor overhaul in years even before the the attack on the Colonies has taken their toll. In addition as discovered by Chief Tyrol the builders of ''Galactica'' &quot;cut corners&quot; with the building specifications of the ship. If the ''Galactica'' was able to retire on schedule these issues of &quot;substandard&quot; construction wouldn't have come up. <br /> ** Further to the point above about small craft being subject to less 'shear', it stands to reason that the size of the disturbance created by a ship executing a jump might be proportional to the size of the ship itself. A large vessel such as the tylium ship may create a widespread but relatively smooth disturbance, so the nearby Raptors would have been like corks bobbing as a wave passed. Conversely, a small vessel such as a Raptor might create a localised but very sharp distortion that poses more risk of damage to a large ship close to it.<br /> *The age of ''Galactica'''s FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of a few more FTL jumps, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> <br /> ===Boomer's actions===<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera according to Ellen's speculation to her husband Saul Tigh.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> **It is more likely that Boomer genuinely wanted him to come with her because she truly loves him. Bringing him back to John Cavil-if that is where she is headed-would be of no use to him because as Ellen stated he would need all Five of the Finals to recreate Resurrection. In addition to her rekindled love, she has seen-or at least heard about-that it is possible for a Final Five Cylon to mate and have offspring with a &quot;Standard Model&quot; like herself even if Caprica-Six's pregnancy by Saul Tigh failed, so the possibility of a family which she shared with Tyrol in her projection, was open to her.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''. With her rekindled love for Tyrol, she may be again conflicted.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons when she sided against her model in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]] for siding against humanity and collaborating with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> <br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would have recognized Boomer if she only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> **Helo did notice that Boomer did smell different. Boomer covered for this saying she found some soap.<br /> ***Helo said she smell good not different an she was washing her hands at the time. However there is a relevance to Helo mentioning her smell. In a scene from [[Litmus]] Tyrol and Boomer were in bed together shortly after engaging in intercourse. He said to her: &quot;Sometimes at work I try to conjure up what your face looks like...Curve of your lips.....The way your hair falls. How you smell.&quot; Helo as just noted told Boomer she smelled good just before they had sex.<br /> * Boomer has sex with [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] after he mistook her for his wife and he insisted after she tried to leave, but then enthusiastically let him believe she was Athena and willingly had sex with him. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> ** Boomer's willingness to have sex with Agathon - in the presence of Athena - was motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica'' according to the show writers.<br /> ***Though she initially hesitated, a knowing glance to the corner where Athena was hidden, is the clue to her decision to defile Athena's relationship with Helo.<br /> <br /> ===Starbuck's role===<br /> * The mysterious piano player is [[Dreilide Thrace|Kara's father]], which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice Opera House.&quot;<br /> ** [[w:Helice|Helice]], also spelled Helike, was an ancient Greek city which sank into the Corinthian Gulf in 373 B.C.<br /> ** Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;; it is the root of the modern word &lt;i&gt;helix&lt;/i&gt;. Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star, hence the name. This may be a reference to the spinning of the [[maelstrom]] Kara flew into before her ship was destroyed, and it could also refer to the [[mandala]] found on the wall of her apartment and the [[Temple of Five]].<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(mythology)|Helice/Helike]] was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which name itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;). &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(moon)|Helike]] is also a newly-discovered moon of [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br /> ** However, the appearance of the word &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in the show may simply be a tongue-in-cheek reference to [[Bear McCreary]]'s heavy involvement with this episode -- Ursa Major, and McCreary, both being &quot;The Great Bear.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/battlestar-galactica-someone-to-watch-over-me-live-at-the-helice-opera-house/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * It is possible that Starbuck also has the ability of Projection and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could have been projection.<br /> <br /> ===The Seven and the Five=== <br /> *The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> *Both the Agathons and Tyrol suffer the loss of a daughter: Hera and Tyrol's imaginary daughter from his and Boomer's shared projection; both taken by Boomer. Hera actually, Tyrol's symbolically in Tyrol's solo projection. Both Athena and Tyrol suffer great grief and display it: Athena's primal howls and beating her arm against Helo's back in rage/despair; Tyrol's sinking to his knees and burying his head in his arms in his child's empty room in his projection. Helo initially took the situation stoically, but in the previews for the next episode &quot;[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]],&quot; it appears the emotional toll over the loss of his daughter is telling on Helo when Adama, presumably taking about Hera, says-uncharacteristically-&quot;get over it&quot; to a disheveled Helo.<br /> * Ellen Tigh has the same reaction to hearing The Music as her husband and Tory Foster. She, of course, remembers hearing Sam Anders play the song on Earth.<br /> <br /> ===The status of Cylons in the Fleet===<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes and Eights are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing.&quot; <br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits without insignia and none is addressed by rank.<br /> * Many of the Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs. For example, at the toothpaste briefing, Starbuck states that &quot;Six has the color assignments and recognition codes,&quot; (not, for instance, &quot;''This'' Six...&quot; or &quot;The Six in the front row...&quot;), and the Six in question casually raises her hand for the pilots behind her to see. Likewise, Helo addresses one as &quot;Six&quot; when ordering her to fetch a medic.<br /> * Despite integrating allied flight command (at least among manned Heavy Raiders), being represented in the Quorum, and subordinating their Basestar weapons control to President Roslin (&quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;), the Rebel Cylons have retained some sovereignty and are thus entitled to extradite Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and try her for treason under Cylon law.<br /> * Cylon law does not prohibit punishments to be enacted ''ex post facto''. Sonja explains that a death penalty provision would have been meaningless prior to the destruction of the hub, yet they intend to execute Boomer if she is found guilty for the treason she is accused of committing prior to the hub's destruction.<br /> <br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> === Answered Questions ===<br /> <br /> * Will Boomer take Hera to Cavil? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * Why does Cavil want Hera? ([[Daybreak, Part I|Answer]])<br /> * Why did Boomer sleep with Helo? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of Starbuck's visions of her father? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be discovered? How will Athena and Helo react? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status after collapsing at the end of the episode? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * How does Roslin know of Hera's abduction without being informed? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> <br /> === Unanswered Questions ===<br /> <br /> * What was Boomer writing in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum?<br /> * Why did nobody say anything about Kara talking to herself before Saul, Ellen, Galen, and Tory realised what she was playing?<br /> * If FTL drives cause spacial distortions with the potential to significantly damage ships, then why hasn't the FTL drive been weaponized by either side?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena, based on a perverse envy.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *''Ellen Tigh, Saul Tigh, and Tory Foster are in Joe's bar. Saul is remarking at the state of someone they cared about:''<br /> <br /> :'''Saul''': Cottle was right, I should've never insisted on seeing him. His eyes were open! I wasn't ready for that. The little guy was looking right at me! <br /> <br /> ::''Saul was not talking about Anders (in a coma with his eyes open) but the body of his dead son Liam that was delivered stillborn after he died in utero but whose corpse he insisted on seeing.''<br /> <br /> *''Cottle gives a response to the Cylons' observations about Anders' condition:''<br /> <br /> :'''Cottle''': The last thing we need is you jerking our chains with a lot of quack ideas. So why don't you take them someplace else?<br /> <br /> *'''Slick''' ''(to Starbuck)'': Listen. It may feel like hell, but sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Kaine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[David Weddle]] as Smoking man in [[Joe's bar]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Bradley Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by David Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[de:Der Pianomann]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Starbuck&#039;s role */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt; [[David Weddle]] <br /> | director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=1,657,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/03/wwe-raw-the-closer-and-president-obama-lead-cable-viewing/13835|title=WWE RAW, The Closer and President Obama lead cable viewing|date=03 March 2009|accessdate=04 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> | hulu=y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Kara Thrace]] rediscovers a memory of a [[The Music|musical piece]] taught by [[Dreilide Thrace|her father]], while [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] awaits her fate at the hands of the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, who want to execute her for treason.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> * [[Kara Thrace]] gets out of her bunk and opens her locker. Looking in the mirror, she momentarily sees the image of her own corpse found on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in the reflection. Disturbed, Kara takes out the bloodstained dog tags recovered from the corpse and stares at them, silently brooding to herself.<br /> * Kara goes through her daily routine - showering, dressing, giving the Cylon and Colonial pilots their assignments, doing paperwork, and drinking at the bar.<br /> * [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] is still searching for a habitable planet. ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is now experiencing frequent power losses and plumbing disruptions due to the ongoing repair work.<br /> * [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] informs [[Admiral Adama]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] that the repairs and the Cylon organic substance will buy the ship a few more jumps, but not many. The admiral states that he isn't ready to give up just yet.<br /> * Lee congratulates Sonja, a [[Number Six]] model, on her appointment as the Cylons' representative to the newly-formed Quorum of Ships' Captains.<br /> * Sonja makes a formal request that Boomer be returned to the Cylons. When Adama starts to protest that Boomer tried to kill him, Sonja explains that they don't want Boomer set free. They want to try Boomer for treason, as she sided with [[Cavil]] in the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br /> * When Lee asks what will happen to Boomer if she's convicted, Sonja says that with the loss of their ability to resurrect, the Cylons can now implement capital punishment.<br /> * Tyrol realizes what this means: the Cylons are going to kill Boomer.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> * ''Galactica'' continues to experience tremors and power fluctuations all across the ship.<br /> * Kara, Doc Cottle, and the Cylons are observing Anders, who is still not conscious despite showing brain activity. Cottle has no explanation for any of this.<br /> * When the Cylons theorize that Anders' brain is &quot;rebooting,&quot; Cottle tells them that he does not want to hear their &quot;quack&quot; ideas. He also tells Kara that it is time to &quot;move on&quot; with her life.<br /> * After Cottle leaves, Kara starts to cry.<br /> * In Joe's Bar, Kara complains to the piano player about performing &quot;the same lame-ass song&quot; over and over. He counters, saying that he has been in the process of composing for four days, and that his music is meant to bring beauty to a terrible existence. Kara reacts angrily, asking him rhetorically whether his music stopped one bomb during the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies.<br /> * Human and Cylon workers are struggling to repair ''Galactica''. Tyrol looks up from his own work and stares at a Cylon Eight. He recalls moments spent with Boomer, good and bad. In his mind, he asks, &quot;How many of us ended up with the people we really wanted to be with?&quot;<br /> * Kara visits Helo's quarters, who surprises her with a box of Kara's belongings, found and bought and stolen back over the past few months since her return. She takes only one item from the box, a cassette tape labeled &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice Opera House.&quot; Before Kara leaves, Hera hands her a crayon drawing of stars.<br /> * Tyrol visits Boomer in the reinforced brig reserved for Cylons. The two look at each other tentatively for a moment before beginning to talk. Boomer explains New Caprica as a &quot;way to set things right&quot; with Tyrol after her shooting of William Adama. They both admit thinking about one another on a daily basis. Boomer puts her hand on the glass. Tyrol reaches out--and is instantly transported to the house they had planned to build on Picon after mustering out of the Colonial Fleet. Tyrol is confused and angered by the illusion, disconnects from Boomer, and runs away.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> * On another night, Kara listens to Slick play again. She applauds his work, and offers him a mix of praise and criticism. She perceives the music as conveying a sense of loss, of trying to catch someone who is moving away too fast.<br /> * Tyrol asks for help from the Five to save Boomer from execution. They refuse, with Ellen Tigh telling him that they will not set themselves up as gods for the rebel Cylons.<br /> * Later, Tyrol visits Boomer again. She tells him that the house in her projection was a &quot;secret retreat&quot; that she built in her mind and visited on a daily basis after being shot by [[Cally]]. The two talk about the extensive plans they had made for building the house; Boomer calls the Chief's planning &quot;obsessive,&quot; but he describes them as &quot;thorough.&quot; He reaches through the wire mesh, and Boomer places her hand to the glass. Tyrol looks around the house, appreciates it and Boomer's company--and then finds signs of a child, [[Dionne Tyrol|their daughter]]. He goes into their child's room and sits with her. Outside the projection, he laughs and cries happily.<br /> * Back in the bar, Slick announces that the first movement is finished. He starts the second, with Kara accusing him of stealing material from Nomion's 3rd Sonata. She sits with Slick, talking about her father teaching her to play the piano and her pleasant memories of the experience, particularly a song that made her &quot;happy and sad at the same time.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> * The flight deck is completely empty, except for Starbuck (wearing a [[flight suit]]) and a blond girl playing a piano. Starbuck slowly approaches the girl from behind, places a hand on her sholder, and turns her around. Instead of the girl's face, she sees her own burned remains--and bolts awake, covered in sweat.<br /> * Holding her recovered dog tags, Starbuck tells Slick about the experience of finding her body on Earth. Slick claims to be unable to answer her questions. She goes on to say that the search for Earth gave her clarity and focus, but since discovering the planet and abandoning it, she feels lost again. Slick tells her that sometimes &quot;lost is where you need to be.&quot;<br /> * Tyrol pleads with Roslin for Boomer's life. Roslin abruptly tells him to stop, reminding him that Boomer preys on personal feelings, and that by asking for a personal favor from her, Tyrol is doing the same thing. She signs the order turning Boomer over to the rebel Cylons, and curtly dismisses him.<br /> * At one of the repair sites, Tyrol stares at an Eight who is busy applying the Cylon resin. He grabs a wrench. The lights go out, and mixed in with the sounds of people yelling is a heavy thump.<br /> * Slick hits a wall in his composing. Starbuck and Slick talk about him leaving his family because his wife wanted him to quit music. Starbuck scolds him for ditching his family just like her own father did.<br /> * Tyrol helps the guards in the Cylon brig to reactivate the security cameras following the blackout. It appears that Boomer is sleeping, and remained asleep through the entire incident.<br /> * Slick assures Starbuck that her father left her something valuable: the ability to play the piano. At first, Starbuck refuses to play, but she is coaxed by Slick to play a few hesitant notes. She tears up, stops playing, and asks him to play. He agrees to play if she does.<br /> * In the locker room, Athena finishes washing up when an Eight walks in. She believes it is someone assigned to fixing the shower, but then she turns to face the Eight and instantly recognizes her: &quot;Boomer.&quot; Before Athena can do anything else, Boomer punches her in the face. Athena's head hits the sink hard and she falls to the floor. Boomer continues to pummel her.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> * Boomer finishes washing blood off her hands when Helo comes into the locker room. She tries to pull away when Helo suggests an intimate moment before she leaves on her recon mission, but she eventually gives in. Boomer and Helo continue having sex. In a stall, Athena, bound and gagged, slowly comes back to consciousness and sees the two through the slightly opened door.<br /> * In Joe's, Saul Tigh tells Ellen Tigh and Tory Foster about the pain of seeing Liam after Caprica Six's miscarriage.<br /> * Slick realizes where Starbuck's hesitant music is going and writes a few notes. Starbuck realizes that his notes line up perfectly with the stars in Hera' drawing. The two resume playing, and the music flows more confidently. Saul, Ellen, and Tory stop their conversation and listen to the music.<br /> * Dressed in a flight suit, Boomer finds Hera in the day care center, and encourages her to drink something on the way out.<br /> * Tyrol helps Boomer to lift a box onto a waiting raptor. She tries convincing him to come, but her turns her down, assuring her that they will meet again in the future.<br /> * Slick and Starbuck play the music faster and stronger--until it becomes The Music. Once the piece is finished, the three who were listening to Starbuck appear next to her demand to know how she was able to play it. She tells them it was something she had learned as a child. Slick is nowhere to be seen.<br /> * As Helo gives a briefing on combat tactics, Athena, bloddied and weak, crawls into the room. She tells Helo what happened. Helo orders the others to get medical help and to contact CIC. He tries to comfort Athena, but she yells in anguish and hits him.<br /> * Boomer waits for departure clearance in the port flight pod. Suspecting that she has been caught, she starts the raptor's engines. Adama threatens to shoot her down, but she warns him that he will not be willing to fire on a raptor carrying Hera. As she spools up the raptor's FTL, Adama orders the flight pods retracted. She launches, racing toward the narrowing gap and clearing it, but clipping the raptor in the process. She jumps away close to ''Galactica'''s hull. The jump rips a hole in the battlestar, shakes the ship violently, and triggers power outages and explosions seemingly everywhere.<br /> * In Adama's quarters, Roslin whispers, &quot;Hera,&quot; and collapses.<br /> * Tyrol spots Helo and Athena arguing with a guard. He is horrified to learn that Boomer has kidnapped Hera. <br /> * In the day care center, Ellen tells Saul that her escape from [[Cavil]] had been a ploy, nothing more than a way of getting Boomer close enough to abduct Hera. They wonder aloud about how Hera and the music, and whether Sam can help.<br /> * In sickbay, Starbuck plays a tape of her father's music for Sam, and lies next to him.<br /> * The Chief runs frantically through ''Galactica''. In the projected version of the house built by Boomer, he runs through all the rooms, and finds no one.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;[[Wikipedia:Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone To Watch Over Me]]&quot; is the name of a song composed by [[Wikipedia:George Gershwin|George]] and [[Wikipedia:Ira Gershwin|Ira Gershwin]], and featured in the musical [[Wikipedia:Oh, Kay!|''Oh, Kay!'']] A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance, something [[Sharon Valerii]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Kara Thrace]] are all seeking in their own ways. <br /> ** There was also an episode of ''[[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]'' named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EEG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges, in her address to the other pilots, that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the ''[[Astral Queen]]''.<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is the tape of her father's music.<br /> *The seven notes that Slick plays over and over again after completing his 1st movement — identified by Kara as &quot;[[Nomion's 3rd Sonata]], second movement&quot; — was actually used in the [[Original Series]] as the somewhat sinister sounding fanfare of the &quot;Exploration Theme&quot; which served as the intro to &quot;[[Saga of a Star World]]&quot;. This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that everything 'has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of &quot;[[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] toothpaste&quot; offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;[[Felgercarb (RDM)|Felgercarb]],&quot; a word used in the [[Original Series]] to mean &quot;shit.&quot; Tauron comes from Taurus the bull. In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;bullshit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of [[Sonja]], who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> *When Tyrol visits and talks to Boomer for the first time in the Brig, during the conversation Boomer calls Tyrol &quot;Galen&quot; for the first time, at least publicly and on screen. In past episodes, both Boomer and Athena usually referred to their significant others with their callsigns/titles. For Athena, it was always referring to Agathon as Helo. For Boomer, it was always referring to Tyrol as Chief. Athena was the first of the two to break that tradition, noticeably after the two married. Boomer's shared projection with Tyrol and their imaginary marriage may be the reason why she ceased calling him solely &quot;Chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> ===Galactica's condition ===<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortions that can seriously strain a ships hull. Although bad hull damage does not necessarily prevent a ship from jumping (as has been seen many times before in the seasons, for example ''Pegasus'' - which jumped after being hit by three nuclear missiles in [[The Captain's Hand]]) the threat to ''Galactica'' has been compounded by the added riddling of the entire aged superstructure with microfractures. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump does eventually appear to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general aging in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-as well as damage from a nuclear explosion incurred during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] though these seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull fatigue.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', implying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull — or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping for continued periods. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot concept now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects — though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. It should be made clear that smaller objects are proportionally stronger and that smaller objects should feel much less shear in the wash of another nearby ship jumping. It is also possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times later. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galactica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' has probably been taking damage over the years from multiple jumps and suffering combat damage. That's how the microfractures developed. It's just that the extent of the damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> ** It is in part because of those actions, the atomic strikes and it jumping and falling though into a planet's gravity well and its atmosphere is why ''Galactic''a is suffering from massive metal fatigue, in addition to normal wear and tear of a 50+ year old ship and the fact that she hasn't had a major or even minor overhaul in years even before the the attack on the Colonies has taken their toll. In addition as discovered by Chief Tyrol the builders of ''Galactica'' &quot;cut corners&quot; with the building specifications of the ship. If the ''Galactica'' was able to retire on schedule these issues of &quot;substandard&quot; construction wouldn't have come up. <br /> ** Further to the point above about small craft being subject to less 'shear', it stands to reason that the size of the disturbance created by a ship executing a jump might be proportional to the size of the ship itself. A large vessel such as the tylium ship may create a widespread but relatively smooth disturbance, so the nearby Raptors would have been like corks bobbing as a wave passed. Conversely, a small vessel such as a Raptor might create a localised but very sharp distortion that poses more risk of damage to a large ship close to it.<br /> *The age of ''Galactica'''s FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of a few more FTL jumps, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> <br /> ===Boomer's actions===<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera according to Ellen's speculation to her husband Saul Tigh.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> **It is more likely that Boomer genuinely wanted him to come with her because she truly loves him. Bringing him back to John Cavil-if that is where she is headed-would be of no use to him because as Ellen stated he would need all Five of the Finals to recreate Resurrection. In addition to her rekindled love, she has seen-or at least heard about-that it is possible for a Final Five Cylon to mate and have offspring with a &quot;Standard Model&quot; like herself even if Caprica-Six's pregnancy by Saul Tigh failed, so the possibility of a family which she shared with Tyrol in her projection, was open to her.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''. With her rekindled love for Tyrol, she may be again conflicted.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons when she sided against her model in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]] for siding against humanity and collaborating with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> <br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would have recognized Boomer if she only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> **Helo did notice that Boomer did smell different. Boomer covered for this saying she found some soap.<br /> ***Helo said she smell good not different an she was washing her hands at the time. However there is a relevance to Helo mentioning her smell. In a scene from [[Litmus]] Tyrol and Boomer were in bed together shortly after engaging in intercourse. He said to her: &quot;Sometimes at work I try to conjure up what your face looks like...Curve of your lips.....The way your hair falls. How you smell.&quot; Helo as just noted told Boomer she smelled good just before they had sex.<br /> * Boomer has sex with [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] after he mistook her for his wife and he insisted after she tried to leave, but then enthusiastically let him believe she was Athena and willingly had sex with him. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> ** Boomer's willingness to have sex with Agathon - in the presence of Athena - was motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica'' according to the show writers.<br /> ***Though she initially hesitated, a knowing glance to the corner where Athena was hidden, is the clue to her decision to defile Athena's relationship with Helo.<br /> <br /> ===Starbuck's role===<br /> * The mysterious piano player is [[Dreilide Thrace|Kara's father]], which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice Opera House.&quot;<br /> ** [[w:Helice|Helice]], also spelled Helike, was an ancient Greek city which sank into the Corinthian Gulf in 373 B.C.<br /> ** Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;; it is the root of the modern word &lt;i&gt;helix&lt;/i&gt;. Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star, hence the name. This may be a reference to the spinning of the [[maelstrom]] Kara flew into before her ship was destroyed, and it could also refer to the [[mandala]] found on the wall of her apartment and the [[Temple of Five]].<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(mythology)|Helice/Helike]] was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which name itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;). &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(moon)|Helike]] is also a newly-discovered moon of [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br /> ** However, the appearance of the word &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in the show may simply be a tongue-in-cheek reference to [[Bear McCreary]]'s heavy involvement with this episode -- Ursa Major, and McCreary, both being &quot;The Great Bear.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/battlestar-galactica-someone-to-watch-over-me-live-at-the-helice-opera-house/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * It is possible that Starbuck also has the ability of Projection and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could have been projection.<br /> <br /> ===The Seven and the Five=== <br /> *The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> *Both the Agathons and Tyrol suffer the lost of a daughter: Hera and Tyrol's imaginary daughter from his and Boomer's shared projection; both taken by Boomer. Hera actually, Tyrol's symbolically in Tyrol's solo projection. Both Athena and Tyrol suffer great grief and display it: Athena's primal howls and beating her arm against Helo's back in rage/despair; Tyrol's sinking to his knees and burying his head in his arms in his child's empty room in his projection. Helo initially took the situation stoically but in the previews for the next episode &quot;[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]],&quot; it appears the emotional toll over the loss of his daughter is telling on Helo when Adama, presumably taking about Hera, says-uncharacteristically-&quot;get over it&quot; to a disheveled Helo.<br /> * Ellen Tigh has the same reaction to hearing The Music as her husband and Tory Foster. She, of course, remembers hearing Sam Anders play the song on Earth.<br /> <br /> ===The status of Cylons in the Fleet===<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes and Eights are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing.&quot; <br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits without insignia and none is addressed by rank.<br /> * Many of the Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs. For example, at the toothpaste briefing, Starbuck states that &quot;Six has the color assignments and recognition codes,&quot; (not, for instance, &quot;''This'' Six...&quot; or &quot;The Six in the front row...&quot;), and the Six in question casually raises her hand for the pilots behind her to see. Likewise, Helo addresses one as &quot;Six&quot; when ordering her to fetch a medic.<br /> * Despite integrating allied flight command (at least among manned Heavy Raiders), being represented in the Quorum, and subordinating their Basestar weapons control to President Roslin (&quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;), the Rebel Cylons have retained some sovereignty and are thus entitled to extradite Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and try her for treason under Cylon law.<br /> * Cylon law does not prohibit punishments to be enacted ''ex post facto''. Sonja explains that a death penalty provision would have been meaningless prior to the destruction of the hub, yet they intend to execute Boomer if she is found guilty for the treason she is accused of committing prior to the hub's destruction.<br /> <br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> === Answered Questions ===<br /> <br /> * Will Boomer take Hera to Cavil? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * Why does Cavil want Hera? ([[Daybreak, Part I|Answer]])<br /> * Why did Boomer sleep with Helo? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of Starbuck's visions of her father? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be discovered? How will Athena and Helo react? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status after collapsing at the end of the episode? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * How does Roslin know of Hera's abduction without being informed? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> <br /> === Unanswered Questions ===<br /> <br /> * What was Boomer writing in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum?<br /> * Why did nobody say anything about Kara talking to herself before Saul, Ellen, Galen, and Tory realised what she was playing?<br /> * If FTL drives cause spacial distortions with the potential to significantly damage ships, then why hasn't the FTL drive been weaponized by either side?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena, based on a perverse envy.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *''Ellen Tigh, Saul Tigh, and Tory Foster are in Joe's bar. Saul is remarking at the state of someone they cared about:''<br /> <br /> :'''Saul''': Cottle was right, I should've never insisted on seeing him. His eyes were open! I wasn't ready for that. The little guy was looking right at me! <br /> <br /> ::''Saul was not talking about Anders (in a coma with his eyes open) but the body of his dead son Liam that was delivered stillborn after he died in utero but whose corpse he insisted on seeing.''<br /> <br /> *''Cottle gives a response to the Cylons' observations about Anders' condition:''<br /> <br /> :'''Cottle''': The last thing we need is you jerking our chains with a lot of quack ideas. So why don't you take them someplace else?<br /> <br /> *'''Slick''' ''(to Starbuck)'': Listen. It may feel like hell, but sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Kaine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[David Weddle]] as Smoking man in [[Joe's bar]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Bradley Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by David Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[de:Der Pianomann]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Boomer&#039;s actions */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image=SomeoneWatchingOverMe.jpg<br /> | title= Someone To Watch Over Me<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=17<br /> | writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] &lt;br/&gt; [[David Weddle]] <br /> | director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br /> | production=419<br /> | rating=1,657,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/03/wwe-raw-the-closer-and-president-obama-lead-cable-viewing/13835|title=WWE RAW, The Closer and President Obama lead cable viewing|date=03 March 2009|accessdate=04 March 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 27, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=March 3, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39556<br /> | prev=[[Deadlock]]<br /> | next=[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]<br /> | hulu=y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D306574263%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> :''[[Kara Thrace]] rediscovers a memory of a [[The Music|musical piece]] taught by [[Dreilide Thrace|her father]], while [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii]] awaits her fate at the hands of the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, who want to execute her for treason.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> === Teaser ===<br /> <br /> * [[Kara Thrace]] gets out of her bunk and opens her locker. Looking in the mirror, she momentarily sees the image of her own corpse found on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in the reflection. Disturbed, Kara takes out the bloodstained dog tags recovered from the corpse and stares at them, silently brooding to herself.<br /> * Kara goes through her daily routine - showering, dressing, giving the Cylon and Colonial pilots their assignments, doing paperwork, and drinking at the bar.<br /> * [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] is still searching for a habitable planet. ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is now experiencing frequent power losses and plumbing disruptions due to the ongoing repair work.<br /> * [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] informs [[Admiral Adama]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] that the repairs and the Cylon organic substance will buy the ship a few more jumps, but not many. The admiral states that he isn't ready to give up just yet.<br /> * Lee congratulates Sonja, a [[Number Six]] model, on her appointment as the Cylons' representative to the newly-formed Quorum of Ships' Captains.<br /> * Sonja makes a formal request that Boomer be returned to the Cylons. When Adama starts to protest that Boomer tried to kill him, Sonja explains that they don't want Boomer set free. They want to try Boomer for treason, as she sided with [[Cavil]] in the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br /> * When Lee asks what will happen to Boomer if she's convicted, Sonja says that with the loss of their ability to resurrect, the Cylons can now implement capital punishment.<br /> * Tyrol realizes what this means: the Cylons are going to kill Boomer.<br /> <br /> === Act 1 ===<br /> * ''Galactica'' continues to experience tremors and power fluctuations all across the ship.<br /> * Kara, Doc Cottle, and the Cylons are observing Anders, who is still not conscious despite showing brain activity. Cottle has no explanation for any of this.<br /> * When the Cylons theorize that Anders' brain is &quot;rebooting,&quot; Cottle tells them that he does not want to hear their &quot;quack&quot; ideas. He also tells Kara that it is time to &quot;move on&quot; with her life.<br /> * After Cottle leaves, Kara starts to cry.<br /> * In Joe's Bar, Kara complains to the piano player about performing &quot;the same lame-ass song&quot; over and over. He counters, saying that he has been in the process of composing for four days, and that his music is meant to bring beauty to a terrible existence. Kara reacts angrily, asking him rhetorically whether his music stopped one bomb during the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies.<br /> * Human and Cylon workers are struggling to repair ''Galactica''. Tyrol looks up from his own work and stares at a Cylon Eight. He recalls moments spent with Boomer, good and bad. In his mind, he asks, &quot;How many of us ended up with the people we really wanted to be with?&quot;<br /> * Kara visits Helo's quarters, who surprises her with a box of Kara's belongings, found and bought and stolen back over the past few months since her return. She takes only one item from the box, a cassette tape labeled &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice Opera House.&quot; Before Kara leaves, Hera hands her a crayon drawing of stars.<br /> * Tyrol visits Boomer in the reinforced brig reserved for Cylons. The two look at each other tentatively for a moment before beginning to talk. Boomer explains New Caprica as a &quot;way to set things right&quot; with Tyrol after her shooting of William Adama. They both admit thinking about one another on a daily basis. Boomer puts her hand on the glass. Tyrol reaches out--and is instantly transported to the house they had planned to build on Picon after mustering out of the Colonial Fleet. Tyrol is confused and angered by the illusion, disconnects from Boomer, and runs away.<br /> <br /> === Act 2 ===<br /> * On another night, Kara listens to Slick play again. She applauds his work, and offers him a mix of praise and criticism. She perceives the music as conveying a sense of loss, of trying to catch someone who is moving away too fast.<br /> * Tyrol asks for help from the Five to save Boomer from execution. They refuse, with Ellen Tigh telling him that they will not set themselves up as gods for the rebel Cylons.<br /> * Later, Tyrol visits Boomer again. She tells him that the house in her projection was a &quot;secret retreat&quot; that she built in her mind and visited on a daily basis after being shot by [[Cally]]. The two talk about the extensive plans they had made for building the house; Boomer calls the Chief's planning &quot;obsessive,&quot; but he describes them as &quot;thorough.&quot; He reaches through the wire mesh, and Boomer places her hand to the glass. Tyrol looks around the house, appreciates it and Boomer's company--and then finds signs of a child, [[Dionne Tyrol|their daughter]]. He goes into their child's room and sits with her. Outside the projection, he laughs and cries happily.<br /> * Back in the bar, Slick announces that the first movement is finished. He starts the second, with Kara accusing him of stealing material from Nomion's 3rd Sonata. She sits with Slick, talking about her father teaching her to play the piano and her pleasant memories of the experience, particularly a song that made her &quot;happy and sad at the same time.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Act 3 ===<br /> * The flight deck is completely empty, except for Starbuck (wearing a [[flight suit]]) and a blond girl playing a piano. Starbuck slowly approaches the girl from behind, places a hand on her sholder, and turns her around. Instead of the girl's face, she sees her own burned remains--and bolts awake, covered in sweat.<br /> * Holding her recovered dog tags, Starbuck tells Slick about the experience of finding her body on Earth. Slick claims to be unable to answer her questions. She goes on to say that the search for Earth gave her clarity and focus, but since discovering the planet and abandoning it, she feels lost again. Slick tells her that sometimes &quot;lost is where you need to be.&quot;<br /> * Tyrol pleads with Roslin for Boomer's life. Roslin abruptly tells him to stop, reminding him that Boomer preys on personal feelings, and that by asking for a personal favor from her, Tyrol is doing the same thing. She signs the order turning Boomer over to the rebel Cylons, and curtly dismisses him.<br /> * At one of the repair sites, Tyrol stares at an Eight who is busy applying the Cylon resin. He grabs a wrench. The lights go out, and mixed in with the sounds of people yelling is a heavy thump.<br /> * Slick hits a wall in his composing. Starbuck and Slick talk about him leaving his family because his wife wanted him to quit music. Starbuck scolds him for ditching his family just like her own father did.<br /> * Tyrol helps the guards in the Cylon brig to reactivate the security cameras following the blackout. It appears that Boomer is sleeping, and remained asleep through the entire incident.<br /> * Slick assures Starbuck that her father left her something valuable: the ability to play the piano. At first, Starbuck refuses to play, but she is coaxed by Slick to play a few hesitant notes. She tears up, stops playing, and asks him to play. He agrees to play if she does.<br /> * In the locker room, Athena finishes washing up when an Eight walks in. She believes it is someone assigned to fixing the shower, but then she turns to face the Eight and instantly recognizes her: &quot;Boomer.&quot; Before Athena can do anything else, Boomer punches her in the face. Athena's head hits the sink hard and she falls to the floor. Boomer continues to pummel her.<br /> <br /> === Act 4 ===<br /> * Boomer finishes washing blood off her hands when Helo comes into the locker room. She tries to pull away when Helo suggests an intimate moment before she leaves on her recon mission, but she eventually gives in. Boomer and Helo continue having sex. In a stall, Athena, bound and gagged, slowly comes back to consciousness and sees the two through the slightly opened door.<br /> * In Joe's, Saul Tigh tells Ellen Tigh and Tory Foster about the pain of seeing Liam after Caprica Six's miscarriage.<br /> * Slick realizes where Starbuck's hesitant music is going and writes a few notes. Starbuck realizes that his notes line up perfectly with the stars in Hera' drawing. The two resume playing, and the music flows more confidently. Saul, Ellen, and Tory stop their conversation and listen to the music.<br /> * Dressed in a flight suit, Boomer finds Hera in the day care center, and encourages her to drink something on the way out.<br /> * Tyrol helps Boomer to lift a box onto a waiting raptor. She tries convincing him to come, but her turns her down, assuring her that they will meet again in the future.<br /> * Slick and Starbuck play the music faster and stronger--until it becomes The Music. Once the piece is finished, the three who were listening to Starbuck appear next to her demand to know how she was able to play it. She tells them it was something she had learned as a child. Slick is nowhere to be seen.<br /> * As Helo gives a briefing on combat tactics, Athena, bloddied and weak, crawls into the room. She tells Helo what happened. Helo orders the others to get medical help and to contact CIC. He tries to comfort Athena, but she yells in anguish and hits him.<br /> * Boomer waits for departure clearance in the port flight pod. Suspecting that she has been caught, she starts the raptor's engines. Adama threatens to shoot her down, but she warns him that he will not be willing to fire on a raptor carrying Hera. As she spools up the raptor's FTL, Adama orders the flight pods retracted. She launches, racing toward the narrowing gap and clearing it, but clipping the raptor in the process. She jumps away close to ''Galactica'''s hull. The jump rips a hole in the battlestar, shakes the ship violently, and triggers power outages and explosions seemingly everywhere.<br /> * In Adama's quarters, Roslin whispers, &quot;Hera,&quot; and collapses.<br /> * Tyrol spots Helo and Athena arguing with a guard. He is horrified to learn that Boomer has kidnapped Hera. <br /> * In the day care center, Ellen tells Saul that her escape from [[Cavil]] had been a ploy, nothing more than a way of getting Boomer close enough to abduct Hera. They wonder aloud about how Hera and the music, and whether Sam can help.<br /> * In sickbay, Starbuck plays a tape of her father's music for Sam, and lies next to him.<br /> * The Chief runs frantically through ''Galactica''. In the projected version of the house built by Boomer, he runs through all the rooms, and finds no one.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] do not appear in this episode. As with the previous episode, [[Lee Adama]] appears in only a couple of scenes.<br /> * &quot;[[Wikipedia:Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone To Watch Over Me]]&quot; is the name of a song composed by [[Wikipedia:George Gershwin|George]] and [[Wikipedia:Ira Gershwin|Ira Gershwin]], and featured in the musical [[Wikipedia:Oh, Kay!|''Oh, Kay!'']] A major theme of the song is the need to find love and acceptance, something [[Sharon Valerii]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Kara Thrace]] are all seeking in their own ways. <br /> ** There was also an episode of ''[[w:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]'' named for the song, in which it is performed at the end by The Doctor.<br /> * Weeks have passed since the end of [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]], as evidenced by [[Cottle]]'s comment about how long Anders' EEG readings have remained steady, and Starbuck's comment about how long she has repeated the same mission briefing.<br /> * Starbuck acknowledges, in her address to the other pilots, that the mutiny has &quot;thinned our numbers&quot;. This, combined with the apparent absence of pilots such as [[Margaret Edmonson]] and [[Diana Seelix]], confirms their involvement in the mutiny did not go unpunished, although exactly what that punishment is remains unknown.<br /> ** In the Podcast for &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; RDM states that all the mutineers were imprisoned on the ''[[Astral Queen]]''.<br /> * After her apparent death in &quot;[[Maelstrom]]&quot;, Kara's personal belongings were auctioned off. Helo has managed to get them all back for her. However, the only thing Kara is interested in is the tape of her father's music.<br /> *The seven notes that Slick plays over and over again after completing his 1st movement — identified by Kara as &quot;[[Nomion's 3rd Sonata]], second movement&quot; — was actually used in the [[Original Series]] as the somewhat sinister sounding fanfare of the &quot;Exploration Theme&quot; which served as the intro to &quot;[[Saga of a Star World]]&quot;. This is not the first time music from the original series has shown up (i.e. the [[Colonial Anthem]]), and lends to the idea that everything 'has happened before, and will happen again'.<br /> * The brand of &quot;[[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] toothpaste&quot; offered as a prize to the pilots is called &quot;[[Felgercarb (RDM)|Felgercarb]],&quot; a word used in the [[Original Series]] to mean &quot;shit.&quot; Tauron comes from Taurus the bull. In essence, Kara is offering the pilot who finds a new planet &quot;bullshit toothpaste.&quot;<br /> * The collection of named [[Number Six]] models expands with the addition of [[Sonja]], who becomes the first Cylon to be elected to the Fleet's reconstituted Quorum.<br /> *When Tyrol visits and talks to Boomer for the first time in the Brig, during the conversation Boomer calls Tyrol &quot;Galen&quot; for the first time, at least publicly and on screen. In past episodes, both Boomer and Athena usually referred to their significant others with their callsigns/titles. For Athena, it was always referring to Agathon as Helo. For Boomer, it was always referring to Tyrol as Chief. Athena was the first of the two to break that tradition, noticeably after the two married. Boomer's shared projection with Tyrol and their imaginary marriage may be the reason why she ceased calling him solely &quot;Chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> ===Galactica's condition ===<br /> *FTL jumps appear to create spatial distortions that can seriously strain a ships hull. Although bad hull damage does not necessarily prevent a ship from jumping (as has been seen many times before in the seasons, for example ''Pegasus'' - which jumped after being hit by three nuclear missiles in [[The Captain's Hand]]) the threat to ''Galactica'' has been compounded by the added riddling of the entire aged superstructure with microfractures. Tigh expresses concern that a jump within the flight pod will seriously strain the internal integrity of the ship. Boomer's FTL jump does eventually appear to cause a chain reaction of hull collapses along ''Galactica's'' port side, a side visibly weakened by Cylon attack, and suffering general aging in the 50+ year old ship's structure.<br /> *The port side of ''Galactica'' which suffers damage in this episode has been seen specifically to suffer major stress before now- particularly during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] when it was mentioned that explosive decompressions were imminent in that section. That side of the ship also saw the port water tank blow out in [[Water]]-as well as damage from a nuclear explosion incurred during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] though these seemed to be repaired it no doubt contributed to the area's hull fatigue.<br /> * Many individuals express fears of the damage an FTL jump can do to ''Galactica'', implying FTL jumps place serious strains on a ships hull — or even the hull of a ship nearby and a degree of hull integrity is important to allow a ship to continue jumping for continued periods. This appears quite a new phenomenon in the canon of the show and was not mentioned in previous seasons, though it of course makes for a convenient plot concept now. Before this ships have frequently been seen jumping and exiting a jump close to each other in the series with seemingly no ill effects — though it is possible Boomer's Raptor was much closer to Galactica's hull than has ever been seen before. In the episode [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]] the tylium ship jumped whilst surrounded by Raptors and Vipers and no ship seemed to suffer damage, although they were knocked back and sent tumbling. It should be made clear that smaller objects are proportionally stronger and that smaller objects should feel much less shear in the wash of another nearby ship jumping. It is also possible the stress of by being caught in the FTL field of another vessel rather than that caused by a vessels own, properly configured FTL drive is more powerful and dangerous.<br /> *Given that ''Galactica'' has jumped hundreds of times whilst damaged before now, it is not explained why no damage has occurred before given it is assumed damage will be guaranteed by an unplanned jump in this episode. In the miniseries ''Galactica'' suffered a nuke hit and yet jumped several times later. Also despite falling through the atmosphere of New Caprica ''Galactica'' was able to execute an FTL jump despite the severe strains on the hull. Fears of FTL stress were not mentioned.<br /> ** ''Galactica'' has probably been taking damage over the years from multiple jumps and suffering combat damage. That's how the microfractures developed. It's just that the extent of the damage has not become apparent until now. <br /> ** It is in part because of those actions, the atomic strikes and it jumping and falling though into a planet's gravity well and its atmosphere is why ''Galactic''a is suffering from massive metal fatigue, in addition to normal wear and tear of a 50+ year old ship and the fact that she hasn't had a major or even minor overhaul in years even before the the attack on the Colonies has taken their toll. In addition as discovered by Chief Tyrol the builders of ''Galactica'' &quot;cut corners&quot; with the building specifications of the ship. If the ''Galactica'' was able to retire on schedule these issues of &quot;substandard&quot; construction wouldn't have come up. <br /> ** Further to the point above about small craft being subject to less 'shear', it stands to reason that the size of the disturbance created by a ship executing a jump might be proportional to the size of the ship itself. A large vessel such as the tylium ship may create a widespread but relatively smooth disturbance, so the nearby Raptors would have been like corks bobbing as a wave passed. Conversely, a small vessel such as a Raptor might create a localised but very sharp distortion that poses more risk of damage to a large ship close to it.<br /> *The age of ''Galactica'''s FTL drive might explain why the ship's hull integrity is taxed so badly by her FTL drive - more modern drives might not cause so much stress, and might explain why other Fleet ships and the rebel basestar can continue to jump despite the damage their hulls have taken.<br /> * ''Galactica'' is in very bad shape from the metal fatigue in the hull. It's so bad that Tyrol says that all the [[Cylon organic resin]] could do is buy a little more time, but not too much from the looks of it, and that the ship might only be capable of a few more FTL jumps, if that. The ship is dying of old age and abuse and there's nothing anyone can do save it completely. The damage Boomer created during her escape has no doubt worsened the ship's condition.<br /> <br /> ===Boomer's actions===<br /> * Adama has still not forgiven Boomer for shooting him.<br /> * Ellen's escape from Cavil seems to have been orchestrated between him and Boomer in order to get Boomer on ''Galactica'' so she could kidnap Hera according to Ellen's speculation to her husband Saul Tigh.<br /> * It would appear that while Cavil was willing to let Ellen go in order to obtain Hera, members of the [[Final Five]] are still of some value to him, as evidenced by Boomer's offer for Tyrol to go with her. <br /> **It is more likely that Boomer genuinely wanted him to come with her because she truly loves him. Bringing him back to John Cavil-if that is where she is headed-would be of no use to him because as Ellen stated he would need all Five of the Finals to recreate Resurrection. In addition to her rekindled love, she has seen-or at least heard about-that it is possible for a Final Five Cylon to mate and have offspring with a &quot;Standard Model&quot; like herself even if Caprica-Six's pregnancy by Saul Tigh failed, so the possibility of a family which she shared with Tyrol in her projection, was open to her.<br /> * Boomer has gone from being a conflicted sleeper agent to being a willing infiltrator and saboteur on ''Galactica''. With her rekindled love for Tyrol, she may be again conflicted.<br /> * The Cylons want Boomer tried for treason, with execution being a possible outcome, because her actions are linked to the permanent deaths of thousands of Cylons when she sided against her model in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. This parallels the Colonial Fleet's own desire to try [[Gaius Baltar]] for siding against humanity and collaborating with the Cylons on New Caprica.<br /> <br /> *It is very possible-but not certain-that the Cylon ability to recognize individual Cylons despite them looking exactly like each other (most of the time, the Sixes seem to have the most variants in hair color and use of makeup, both voluntary actions) relies on actually looking at the individual. In the lavatory where Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii severely beats Sharon &quot;Athena&quot; Agathon, Athena initially mistook Boomer as a generic Eight when she saw her in the reflection of a mirror. It was after she stood up, turned around and looked directly at Boomer did Athena recognize her as Boomer. Admittedly however, it is possible that she would have recognized Boomer if she only watched her in the reflection. Still, she said a full sentence while she looked at her in the mirror-&quot;Great, I hope you are here to fix the frakkin' shower!&quot;-but instantly recognized Boomer the exact moment she saw her directly and not reflected. Perhaps they also need to look the other Cylon square in the eyes, which is what Tyrol does in &quot;[[Deadlock]]&quot; before identifying Boomer.<br /> **Helo did notice that Boomer did smell different. Boomer covered for this saying she found some soap.<br /> ***Helo said she smell good not different an she was washing her hands at the time. However there is a relevance to Helo mentioning her smell. In a scene from [[Litmus]] Tyrol and Boomer were in bed together shortly after engaging in intercourse. He said to her: &quot;Sometimes at work I try to conjure up what your face looks like...Curve of your lips.....The way your hair falls. How you smell.&quot; Helo as just noted told Boomer she smelled good just before they had sex.<br /> * Boomer has sex with [[Helo]] by pretending to be [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] after he mistook her for his wife and he insisted after she tried to leave, but then enthusiastically let him believe she was Athena and willingly had sex with him. This is ironic, as Athena originally seduced Helo on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], by pretending to be Boomer.<br /> ** Boomer's willingness to have sex with Agathon - in the presence of Athena - was motivated by a desire to exact revenge on Athena for having effectively taken over her old life on ''Galactica'' according to the show writers.<br /> ***Though she initially hesitated, a knowing glance to the corner where Athena was hidden, is the clue to her decision to defile Athena's relationship with Helo.<br /> <br /> ===Starbuck's role===<br /> * The mysterious piano player is [[Dreilide Thrace|Kara's father]], which can be concluded by his sudden disappearance and by the flashbacks with both Kara and her father playing the piano when she was little. These flashbacks mirror the exact same movements done by Captain Thrace and the piano player.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1598&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * The title of the tape Kara receives back from Helo is &quot;Dreilide Thrace Live at the Helice Opera House.&quot;<br /> ** [[w:Helice|Helice]], also spelled Helike, was an ancient Greek city which sank into the Corinthian Gulf in 373 B.C.<br /> ** Helice was the ancient Greek name &lt;ref&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620003/Ursa-Major&lt;/ref&gt; for the constellation [[w:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]] (the Great Bear). &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in Greek means &quot;to spin&quot; or &quot;to turn&quot;; it is the root of the modern word &lt;i&gt;helix&lt;/i&gt;. Ursa Major revolves around [[w:Polaris|Polaris]], the Pole Star, hence the name. This may be a reference to the spinning of the [[maelstrom]] Kara flew into before her ship was destroyed, and it could also refer to the [[mandala]] found on the wall of her apartment and the [[Temple of Five]].<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(mythology)|Helice/Helike]] was also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who nursed the infant [[Zeus]], along with another nymph, Melissa (which name itself means &quot;honey&quot; or &quot;honey bee&quot;). &lt;ref&gt;http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMajor.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** [[w:Helike_(moon)|Helike]] is also a newly-discovered moon of [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br /> ** However, the appearance of the word &lt;i&gt;Helice&lt;/i&gt; in the show may simply be a tongue-in-cheek reference to [[Bear McCreary]]'s heavy involvement with this episode -- Ursa Major, and McCreary, both being &quot;The Great Bear.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/battlestar-galactica-someone-to-watch-over-me-live-at-the-helice-opera-house/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * It is possible that Starbuck also has the ability of Projection and she projected the Piano Player beside her when she played a section of &quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot; from the drawing Hera made, which turned out to be musical notation. She, from her POV, was playing a long side of him but when Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, and Tory Foster confronted her about where she learned to play that music he was gone. Perhaps it was just standard human daydreaming, or a [[Virtual beings|Virtual being]], but it could had been projection.<br /> <br /> ===The Seven and the Five=== <br /> *The Final Five have the same [[Projection|projection]] ability as the Cylons they created. Cylons can share projections.<br /> * Projections can include not just imaginary environments but also imaginary people, such as Boomer and Tyrol's &quot;daughter&quot; Dionne.<br /> * It also appears that projections might be a form of persistent environment -- similar to real-life virtual worlds such as [[w:Second Life|Second Life]], as Tyrol re-enters Boomer's projection after she escapes with Hera, as if expecting to find her and Dionne still in there.<br /> * The Final Five, [[Hera Agathon]], and [[Kara Thrace]] are all somehow connected to each other by [[The Music]]. Also possibly connected via the song is Kara's [[Dreilide Thrace|mysterious father]].<br /> *Both the Agathons and Tyrol suffer the lost of a daughter: Hera and Tyrol's imaginary daughter from his and Boomer's shared projection; both taken by Boomer. Hera actually, Tyrol's symbolically in Tyrol's solo projection. Both Athena and Tyrol suffer great grief and display it: Athena's primal howls and beating her arm against Helo's back in rage/despair; Tyrol's sinking to his knees and burying his head in his arms in his child's empty room in his projection. Helo initially took the situation stoically but in the previews for the next episode &quot;[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]],&quot; it appears the emotional toll over the loss of his daughter is telling on Helo when Adama, presumably taking about Hera, says-uncharacteristically-&quot;get over it&quot; to a disheveled Helo.<br /> * Ellen Tigh has the same reaction to hearing The Music as her husband and Tory Foster. She, of course, remembers hearing Sam Anders play the song on Earth.<br /> <br /> ===The status of Cylons in the Fleet===<br /> * The Cylons seem to have officially joined the Fleet as they now have the representation they wanted on the new Quorum in the form of a Six named Sonja. It is also confirmed that Cylon and Colonial pilots are performing joint [[CAP]]s.<br /> ** This is most clearly seen when Athena staggers into the briefing room and Helo orders one of the Sixes to go get the medics, the Six unhesitatingly responds &quot;Yes, Sir&quot;. Several Sixes and Eights are also seen attending Starbuck's &quot;toothpaste briefing.&quot; <br /> ** The rebel Cylon pilots do not appear to have been commissioned into the Colonial military, as they wear Cylon flight suits without insignia and none is addressed by rank.<br /> * Many of the Sixes and Eights appear to use their model numbers as surnames, and are referred to and addressed as &quot;Six&quot; or &quot;Eight&quot;. They do not yet appear to have been given individual call-signs. For example, at the toothpaste briefing, Starbuck states that &quot;Six has the color assignments and recognition codes,&quot; (not, for instance, &quot;''This'' Six...&quot; or &quot;The Six in the front row...&quot;), and the Six in question casually raises her hand for the pilots behind her to see. Likewise, Helo addresses one as &quot;Six&quot; when ordering her to fetch a medic.<br /> * Despite integrating allied flight command (at least among manned Heavy Raiders), being represented in the Quorum, and subordinating their Basestar weapons control to President Roslin (&quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;), the Rebel Cylons have retained some sovereignty and are thus entitled to extradite Sharon &quot;Boomer&quot; Valerii and try her for treason under Cylon law.<br /> * Cylon law does not prohibit punishments to be enacted ''ex post facto''. Sonja explains that a death penalty provision would have been meaningless prior to the destruction of the hub, yet they intend to execute Boomer if she is found guilty for the treason she is accused of committing prior to the hub's destruction.<br /> <br /> ===Miscellaneous===<br /> * It has been unclear whether Karl Agathon is still the [[Commander Air Group]] (CAG) of Galactica or Kara Thrace officially takes over the CAG as Agathon used to join important staff meetings with Adama &amp; Tigh in previous episodes. However, this episode clearly shows that Thrace is now serving as the CAG of Galactica.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> <br /> === Answered Questions ===<br /> <br /> * Will Boomer take Hera to Cavil? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * Why does Cavil want Hera? ([[Daybreak, Part I|Answer]])<br /> * Why did Boomer sleep with Helo? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * What is the source of Starbuck's visions of her father? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> * How did Starbuck and Hera arrive at a piano version of the same [[The Music|melody]] originally played by Anders on a guitar on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> * Will Tyrol's involvement in Boomer's escape be discovered? How will Athena and Helo react? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * What is Roslin's physical status after collapsing at the end of the episode? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * How does Roslin know of Hera's abduction without being informed? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial Answer]])<br /> <br /> === Unanswered Questions ===<br /> <br /> * What was Boomer writing in her cell when she first sensed Tyrol watching her?<br /> * Do all the ships in the Fleet - regardless of their relative crew and passenger size - get to send representatives to the new Quorum?<br /> * Why did nobody say anything about Kara talking to herself before Saul, Ellen, Galen, and Tory realised what she was playing?<br /> * If FTL drives cause spacial distortions with the potential to significantly damage ships, then why hasn't the FTL drive been weaponized by either side?<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> *Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews David Weddle and Bradley Thompson&lt;ref&gt;http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-starbuck-boomer-someone-to-watch-over-me-.html&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> **Boomer had a sick desire to strike out at Athena, based on a perverse envy.<br /> **Boomer's escape with Ellen was staged so that she could kidnap Hera. She intended to just use the Chief, but their interactions did awaken feelings she thought were dead.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> *''Ellen Tigh, Saul Tigh, and Tory Foster are in Joe's bar. Saul is remarking at the state of someone they cared about:''<br /> <br /> :'''Saul''': Cottle was right, I should've never insisted on seeing him. His eyes were open! I wasn't ready for that. The little guy was looking right at me! <br /> <br /> ::''Saul was not talking about Anders (in a coma with his eyes open) but the body of his dead son Liam that was delivered stillborn after he died in utero but whose corpse he insisted on seeing.''<br /> <br /> *''Cottle gives a response to the Cylons' observations about Anders' condition:''<br /> <br /> :'''Cottle''': The last thing we need is you jerking our chains with a lot of quack ideas. So why don't you take them someplace else?<br /> <br /> *'''Slick''' ''(to Starbuck)'': Listen. It may feel like hell, but sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[S. Cottle]]<br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Roark Critchlow]] as [[Slick]]<br /> * [[Iliana Gomez-Martinez]] as [[Hera Agathon]]<br /> * [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br /> * [[Torrance Coombs]] as Lance Corporal [[C. Sellers]]<br /> * [[Ivan Cermak]] as Corporal [[D. Wallace]]<br /> * [[Curtis Caravaggio]] as [[Nathanson]]<br /> * [[Cherilynn Fulbright]] as [[Dionne]]<br /> * [[Patrick Gilmore]] as [[Rafferty]]<br /> * [[Samantha Kaine]] as Off-duty Crew Person<br /> * [[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Young [[Kara Thrace]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]<br /> * [[David Weddle]] as Smoking man in [[Joe's bar]] (uncredited)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Bradley Thompson]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes written by David Weddle]]<br /> [[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[de:Der Pianomann]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]], and she knows all the answers. [[Samuel Anders]]' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories that help the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] understand their involvement in the great scheme of things.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has all happened before and it will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said 'eight'.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to ten months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that more than 10,742 have been killed since the pursuit began (because the decrease by deaths is offset by births).<br /> * It has been 18 months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the [[w:Korean War|Korean War]]. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General [[w:Douglas MacArthur|Douglas MacArthur]] turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly-incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'': &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> * Kate Vernon's father was also named John.<br /> * The eleven known models in the introduction are shown in the order they were revealed to be Cylons to the audience: Number Six, Number Two, Number Five, Number Eight, Number Four, Number Three, Number One, Galen Tyrol, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh.<br /> *Cavil's remark about wanting justice for &quot;(his) forebearers on the Centurion side of the family&quot; is amusingly ironic, considering that the Ones made the call to replace the sentient, if not fully sapient, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|0005s]] with the [[Cylon Centurion|nonsentient drones]] that the Cylons are currently using.<br /> **Given that the Final Five were allied with the original [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]], and the whole point of their journey was to tell humans to treat AIs well, it can't have been their idea to scrap the old Centurions or to install inhibitors in the new ones, can it? Cavil's the only real candidate for that one.<br /> *The experiments Anders refers to, which produced the [[First Hybrid]] and subsequent [[Hybrid]]s, are shown in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Razor Flashbacks]]&quot;.<br /> * The [[Liam Tigh|unborn child]] of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male, as shown by the fact his parents refer to him as &quot;he&quot;. This fact is established in the extended version of &quot;[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]&quot; but not the aired version.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited-- i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br /> **As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day, as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five. He has simply suppressed it (as indicated by D'Anna's flashes of the Five when downloading), presumably with the intention of revealing his plan and aforementioned knowledge in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold, but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains:<br /> :#How Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them, he left open the possibility for them to someday return. However, he would keep them secret unless they agreed with him, like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved, but demonstrates a lack of respect for them by installing inhibitors that made them non-sentient.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the Twelve Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that another Centurion uprising would occur.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galactica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who were husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacrilegious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information from Cavil.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems. If the Five took a straighter path between Earth and the Colonies than the fleet did, they would save time.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> * Presumably, Cavil could have given subversive programming to the Final Five along with their false memories, as was done with Boomer, but did not, because the idea was for them to suffer with the survivors, not for them to be saboteurs and spies.<br /> * With the revelation that the Final Five could download (before the Hub was destroyed), it makes sense that they are referred to as &quot;models&quot; despite having been originally born, not built. A genetic formula must exist for each of them to build spare bodies.<br /> * Ironically, Saul Tigh did have an involvement in the First Cylon War, but it was drastically different from what he remembers.<br /> * Sam Anders, Tory Foster, the Tighs, and Galen Tyrol arrived in Colonial space as adults when Bill Adama was a young man and Lee Adama and Kara Thrace hadn't been conceived yet.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol manage to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica-Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]])<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> * Is &quot;Cavil&quot; Ellen's maiden name?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]? (Answer:No, [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast)<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? <br /> * Sam mentions that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Were the man and woman Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six?<br /> **If so, were the Sixes modelled on her? And how could the male take the form of a man who would not be born for thousands of years?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica-Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space? How did they find out what was going on?<br /> * How did the Final Five approach the Centurions and prove their own nature as humanoid Cylons?<br /> * Did the first generation of the Thirteenth Tribe consist of a limited number of models with copies?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * Was the Number Eight model created before or after the demise of the Number Sevens?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> ** Also, is Cavil's personality (complete with the sadistic atheist outlook) based on that of Ellen's father? Was Ellen's father a priest?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> * What is the significance of the Opera House?<br /> * Where do the Raiders factor into all of this?<br /> * What relationships did each of the Five have to each of the models they created?<br /> * Why was the Thirteenth Tribe able to procreate whereas the Significant Eight could not?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|Colony]] Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2,000 years ago? (Answer: It became the core of the Colony, Podcast: Islanded in a Stream of Stars)<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged? <br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> * Given the fact that [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] resurrect, and a Number Four asserts in &quot;[[Torn]]&quot; that Raiders, humanoid Cylons, and Basestars are created from the same genetic pool, did the Five create them as well?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|''Blade Runner'']]'s [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on more than one occasion including Boomer's and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry data to and from standard electronic equipment. Most Colonial data cabling is optical, though, [[Data-font|requiring highly specialized cells]]. Photo-receptor cells are found in the human eye, so genes for those proteins are present in human DNA, but bio-luminescence (esp. fast enough to keep up with computer data rates) is quite another matter. In any case, the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects from human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon pregnancy of Caprica-Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> **Dr Cottle has on at least one occasion referred to the the Cylons as a human subspecies, which would indicate that they have genetic differences with baseline humans but that these are much too small to stop successful cross breeding. In the real world it is actually not uncommon for two species of the same genus to be able to interbreed, although their offspring is almost never fertile. If Hera is the mother of modern humanity then the humanoid cylons are clearly mcuh more similar to humans than lions are to tigers. <br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that they have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; and &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? ([[Deadlock#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' &quot;the dying leader&quot;? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> ** How about Adama? (What is he taking the pills for?)<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> **The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Advancing space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request? ([[Deadlock|Answer #1]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Possible answer #2]])<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> **It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br /> * Given that Cavil has the most knowledge of Cylon programming and design out of the Significant Seven, is he responsible for the sleeper agent status of Boomer? ([[The Plan|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love? [Followed immediately by a scene beginning with a shot of Chief Tyrol.]<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]<br /> [[de:Das verlorene Paradies]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]], and she knows all the answers. [[Samuel Anders]]' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories that help the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] understand their involvement in the great scheme of things.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has all happened before and it will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said 'eight'.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to ten months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that more than 10,742 have been killed since the pursuit began (because the decrease by deaths is offset by births).<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the [[w:Korean War|Korean War]]. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General [[w:Douglas MacArthur|Douglas MacArthur]] turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly-incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'': &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> * Kate Vernon's father was also named John.<br /> * The eleven known models in the introduction are shown in the order they were revealed to be Cylons to the audience: Number Six, Number Two, Number Five, Number Eight, Number Four, Number Three, Number One, Galen Tyrol, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh.<br /> *Cavil's remark about wanting justice for &quot;(his) forebearers on the Centurion side of the family&quot; is amusingly ironic, considering that the Ones made the call to replace the sentient, if not fully sapient, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|0005s]] with the [[Cylon Centurion|nonsentient drones]] that the Cylons are currently using.<br /> **Given that the Final Five were allied with the original [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]], and the whole point of their journey was to tell humans to treat AIs well, it can't have been their idea to scrap the old Centurions or to install inhibitors in the new ones, can it? Cavil's the only real candidate for that one.<br /> *The experiments Anders refers to, which produced the [[First Hybrid]] and subsequent [[Hybrid]]s, are shown in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Razor Flashbacks]]&quot;.<br /> * The [[Liam Tigh|unborn child]] of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male, as shown by the fact his parents refer to him as &quot;he&quot;. This fact is established in the extended version of &quot;[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]&quot; but not the aired version.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited-- i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br /> **As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day, as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five. He has simply suppressed it (as indicated by D'Anna's flashes of the Five when downloading), presumably with the intention of revealing his plan and aforementioned knowledge in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold, but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains:<br /> :#How Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them, he left open the possibility for them to someday return. However, he would keep them secret unless they agreed with him, like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved, but demonstrates a lack of respect for them by installing inhibitors that made them non-sentient.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the Twelve Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that another Centurion uprising would occur.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galactica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who were husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacrilegious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information from Cavil.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems. If the Five took a straighter path between Earth and the Colonies than the fleet did, they would save time.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> * Presumably, Cavil could have given subversive programming to the Final Five along with their false memories, as was done with Boomer, but did not, because the idea was for them to suffer with the survivors, not for them to be saboteurs and spies.<br /> * With the revelation that the Final Five could download (before the Hub was destroyed), it makes sense that they are referred to as &quot;models&quot; despite having been originally born, not built. A genetic formula must exist for each of them to build spare bodies.<br /> * Ironically, Saul Tigh did have an involvement in the First Cylon War, but it was drastically different from what he remembers.<br /> * Sam Anders, Tory Foster, the Tighs, and Galen Tyrol arrived in Colonial space as adults when Bill Adama was a young man and Lee Adama and Kara Thrace hadn't been conceived yet.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol manage to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica-Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]])<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> * Is &quot;Cavil&quot; Ellen's maiden name?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]? (Answer:No, [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast)<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? <br /> * Sam mentions that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Were the man and woman Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six?<br /> **If so, were the Sixes modelled on her? And how could the male take the form of a man who would not be born for thousands of years?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica-Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space? How did they find out what was going on?<br /> * How did the Final Five approach the Centurions and prove their own nature as humanoid Cylons?<br /> * Did the first generation of the Thirteenth Tribe consist of a limited number of models with copies?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * Was the Number Eight model created before or after the demise of the Number Sevens?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> ** Also, is Cavil's personality (complete with the sadistic atheist outlook) based on that of Ellen's father? Was Ellen's father a priest?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> * What is the significance of the Opera House?<br /> * Where do the Raiders factor into all of this?<br /> * What relationships did each of the Five have to each of the models they created?<br /> * Why was the Thirteenth Tribe able to procreate whereas the Significant Eight could not?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|Colony]] Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2,000 years ago? (Answer: It became the core of the Colony, Podcast: Islanded in a Stream of Stars)<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged? <br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> * Given the fact that [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] resurrect, and a Number Four asserts in &quot;[[Torn]]&quot; that Raiders, humanoid Cylons, and Basestars are created from the same genetic pool, did the Five create them as well?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|''Blade Runner'']]'s [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on more than one occasion including Boomer's and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry data to and from standard electronic equipment. Most Colonial data cabling is optical, though, [[Data-font|requiring highly specialized cells]]. Photo-receptor cells are found in the human eye, so genes for those proteins are present in human DNA, but bio-luminescence (esp. fast enough to keep up with computer data rates) is quite another matter. In any case, the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects from human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon pregnancy of Caprica-Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> **Dr Cottle has on at least one occasion referred to the the Cylons as a human subspecies, which would indicate that they have genetic differences with baseline humans but that these are much too small to stop successful cross breeding. In the real world it is actually not uncommon for two species of the same genus to be able to interbreed, although their offspring is almost never fertile. If Hera is the mother of modern humanity then the humanoid cylons are clearly mcuh more similar to humans than lions are to tigers. <br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that they have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; and &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? ([[Deadlock#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' &quot;the dying leader&quot;? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> ** How about Adama? (What is he taking the pills for?)<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> **The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Advancing space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request? ([[Deadlock|Answer #1]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Possible answer #2]])<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> **It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br /> * Given that Cavil has the most knowledge of Cylon programming and design out of the Significant Seven, is he responsible for the sleeper agent status of Boomer? ([[The Plan|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love? [Followed immediately by a scene beginning with a shot of Chief Tyrol.]<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]<br /> [[de:Das verlorene Paradies]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]], and she knows all the answers. [[Samuel Anders]]' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories that help the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] understand their involvement in the great scheme of things.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has all happened before and it will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said 'eight'.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to ten months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that more than 10,742 have been killed since the pursuit began (because the decrease by deaths is offset by births).<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the [[w:Korean War|Korean War]]. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General [[w:Douglas MacArthur|Douglas MacArthur]] turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly-incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'': &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> * Kate Vernon's father was also named John.<br /> * The eleven known models in the introduction are shown in the order they were revealed to be Cylons to the audience: Number Six, Number Two, Number Five, Number Eight, Number Four, Number Three, Number One, Galen Tyrol, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh.<br /> *Cavil's remark about wanting justice for &quot;(his) forebearers on the Centurion side of the family&quot; is amusingly ironic, considering that the Ones made the call to replace the sentient, if not fully sapient, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|0005s]] with the [[Cylon Centurion|nonsentient drones]] that the Cylons are currently using.<br /> **Given that the Final Five were allied with the original [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]], and the whole point of their journey was to tell humans to treat AIs well, it can't have been their idea to scrap the old Centurions or to install inhibitors in the new ones, can it? Cavil's the only real candidate for that one.<br /> *The experiments Anders refers to, which produced the [[First Hybrid]] and subsequent [[Hybrid]]s, are shown in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Razor Flashbacks]]&quot;.<br /> * The [[Liam Tigh|unborn child]] of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male, as shown by the fact his parents refer to him as &quot;he&quot;. This fact is established in the extended version of &quot;[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]&quot; but not the aired version.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited-- i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br /> **As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day, as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five. He has simply suppressed it (as indicated by D'Anna's flashes of the Five when downloading), presumably with the intention of revealing his plan and aforementioned knowledge in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold, but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains:<br /> :#How Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them, he left open the possibility for them to someday return. However, he would keep them secret unless they agreed with him, like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved, but demonstrates a lack of respect for them by installing inhibitors that made them non-sentient.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the Twelve Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that another Centurion uprising would occur.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galactica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who were husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacrilegious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information from Cavil.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems. If the Five took a straighter path between Earth and the Colonies than the fleet did, they would save time.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> * Presumably, Cavil could have given subversive programming to the Final Five along with their false memories, as was done with Boomer, but did not, because the idea was for them to suffer with the survivors, not for them to be saboteurs and spies.<br /> * With the revelation that the Final Five could download (before the Hub was destroyed), it makes sense that they are referred to as &quot;models&quot; despite having been originally born, not built. A genetic formula must exist for each of them to build spare bodies.<br /> * Ironically, Saul Tigh did have an involvement in the First Cylon War, but it was drastically different from what he remembers.<br /> * Sam Anders, Tory Foster, the Tighs, and Galen Tyrol arrived in Colonial space as adults when Bill Adama was a young man and Lee Adama and Kara Thrace hadn't been conceived yet.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol manage to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica-Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]])<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> * Is &quot;Cavil&quot; Ellen's maiden name?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]? (Answer:No, [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast)<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? <br /> * Sam mentions that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Were the man and woman Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six?<br /> **If so, were the Sixes modelled on her? And how could the male take the form of a man who would not be born for thousands of years?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica-Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space? How did they find out what was going on?<br /> * How did the Final Five approach the Centurions and prove their own nature as humanoid Cylons?<br /> * Did the first generation of the Thirteenth Tribe consist of a limited number of models with copies?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * Was the Number Eight model created before or after the demise of the Number Sevens?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> ** Also, is Cavil's personality (complete with the sadistic atheist outlook) based on that of Ellen's father? Was Ellen's father a priest?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> * What is the significance of the Opera House?<br /> * Where do the Raiders factor into all of this?<br /> * What relationships did each of the Five have to each of the models they created?<br /> * Why was the Thirteenth Tribe able to procreate whereas the Significant Eight could not?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|Colony]] Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2,000 years ago? (Answer: It became the core of the Colony, Podcast: Islanded in a Stream of Stars)<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged? <br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> * Given the fact that [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] resurrect, and a Number Four asserts in &quot;[[Torn]]&quot; that Raiders, humanoid Cylons, and Basestars are created from the same genetic pool, did the Five create them as well?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|''Blade Runner'']]'s [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on more than one occasion including Boomer's and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry data to and from standard electronic equipment. Most Colonial data cabling is optical, though, [[Data-font|requiring highly specialized cells]]. Photo-receptor cells are found in the human eye, so genes for those proteins are present in human DNA, but bio-luminescence (esp. fast enough to keep up with computer data rates) is quite another matter. In any case, the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects from human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon pregnancy of Caprica-Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> **Dr Cottle has on at least one occasion referred to the the Cylons as a human subspecies, which would indicate that they have genetic differences with baseline humans but that these are much too small to stop successful cross breeding. In the real world it is actually not uncommon for two species of the same genus to be able to interbreed, although their offspring is almost never fertile. If Hera is the mother of modern humanity then the humanoid cylons are clearly mcuh more similar to humans than lions are to tigers. <br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that they have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; and &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? ([[Deadlock#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' &quot;the dying leader&quot;? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> ** How about Adama? (What is he taking the pills for?)<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> **The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Advancing space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request? ([[Deadlock|Answer #1]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Possible answer #2]])<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> **It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br /> * Given that Cavil has the most knowledge of Cylon programming and design out of the Significant Seven, is he responsible for the sleeper agent status of Boomer? ([[The Plan|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love? [Followed immediately by a scene beginning with a shot of Chief Tyrol.]<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]<br /> [[de:Das verlorene Paradies]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]], and she knows all the answers. [[Samuel Anders]]' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories that help the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] understand their involvement in the great scheme of things.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has all happened before and it will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said 'eight'.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to ten months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that more than 10,742 have been killed since the pursuit began (because the decrease by deaths is offset by births).<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the [[w:Korean War|Korean War]]. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General [[w:Douglas MacArthur|Douglas MacArthur]] turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly-incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'': &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> * Kate Vernon's father was also named John.<br /> * The eleven known models in the introduction are shown in the order they were revealed to be Cylons to the audience: Number Six, Number Two, Number Five, Number Eight, Number Four, Number Three, Number One, Galen Tyrol, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh.<br /> *Cavil's remark about wanting justice for &quot;(his) forebearers on the Centurion side of the family&quot; is amusingly ironic, considering that the Ones made the call to replace the sentient, if not fully sapient, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|0005s]] with the [[Cylon Centurion|nonsentient drones]] that the Cylons are currently using.<br /> **Given that the Final Five were allied with the original [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]], and the whole point of their journey was to tell humans to treat AIs well, it can't have been their idea to scrap the old Centurions or to install inhibitors in the new ones, can it? Cavil's the only real candidate for that one.<br /> *The experiments Anders refers to, which produced the [[First Hybrid]] and subsequent [[Hybrid]]s, are shown in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Razor Flashbacks]]&quot;.<br /> * The [[Liam Tigh|unborn child]] of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male, as shown by the fact his parents refer to him as &quot;he&quot;. This fact is established in the extended version of &quot;[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]&quot; but not the aired version.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited-- i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br /> **As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day, as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five. He has simply suppressed it (as indicated by D'Anna's flashes of the Five when downloading), presumably with the intention of revealing his plan and aforementioned knowledge in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold, but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains:<br /> :#How Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them, he left open the possibility for them to someday return. However, he would keep them secret unless they agreed with him, like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting in the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galactica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who were husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacrilegious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information from Cavil.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems. If the Five took a straighter path between Earth and the Colonies than the fleet did, they would save time.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> * Presumably, Cavil could have given subversive programming to the Final Five along with their false memories, as was done with Boomer, but did not, because the idea was for them to suffer with the survivors, not for them to be saboteurs and spies.<br /> * With the revelation that the Final Five could download (before the Hub was destroyed), it makes sense that they are referred to as &quot;models&quot; despite having been originally born, not built. A genetic formula must exist for each of them to build spare bodies.<br /> * Ironically, Saul Tigh did have an involvement in the First Cylon War, but it was drastically different from what he remembers.<br /> * Sam Anders, Tory Foster, the Tighs, and Galen Tyrol arrived in Colonial space as adults when Bill Adama was a young man and Lee Adama and Kara Thrace hadn't been conceived yet.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol manage to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica-Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]])<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> * Is &quot;Cavil&quot; Ellen's maiden name?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]? (Answer:No, [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast)<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? <br /> * Sam mentions that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Were the man and woman Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six?<br /> **If so, were the Sixes modelled on her? And how could the male take the form of a man who would not be born for thousands of years?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica-Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space? How did they find out what was going on?<br /> * How did the Final Five approach the Centurions and prove their own nature as humanoid Cylons?<br /> * Did the first generation of the Thirteenth Tribe consist of a limited number of models with copies?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * Was the Number Eight model created before or after the demise of the Number Sevens?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> ** Also, is Cavil's personality (complete with the sadistic atheist outlook) based on that of Ellen's father? Was Ellen's father a priest?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> * What is the significance of the Opera House?<br /> * Where do the Raiders factor into all of this?<br /> * What relationships did each of the Five have to each of the models they created?<br /> * Why was the Thirteenth Tribe able to procreate whereas the Significant Eight could not?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|Colony]] Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2,000 years ago? (Answer: It became the core of the Colony, Podcast: Islanded in a Stream of Stars)<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged? <br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> * Given the fact that [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] resurrect, and a Number Four asserts in &quot;[[Torn]]&quot; that Raiders, humanoid Cylons, and Basestars are created from the same genetic pool, did the Five create them as well?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|''Blade Runner'']]'s [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on more than one occasion including Boomer's and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry data to and from standard electronic equipment. Most Colonial data cabling is optical, though, [[Data-font|requiring highly specialized cells]]. Photo-receptor cells are found in the human eye, so genes for those proteins are present in human DNA, but bio-luminescence (esp. fast enough to keep up with computer data rates) is quite another matter. In any case, the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects from human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon pregnancy of Caprica-Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> **Dr Cottle has on at least one occasion referred to the the Cylons as a human subspecies, which would indicate that they have genetic differences with baseline humans but that these are much too small to stop successful cross breeding. In the real world it is actually not uncommon for two species of the same genus to be able to interbreed, although their offspring is almost never fertile. If Hera is the mother of modern humanity then the humanoid cylons are clearly mcuh more similar to humans than lions are to tigers. <br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that they have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; and &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? ([[Deadlock#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' &quot;the dying leader&quot;? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> ** How about Adama? (What is he taking the pills for?)<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> **The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Advancing space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request? ([[Deadlock|Answer #1]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Possible answer #2]])<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> **It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br /> * Given that Cavil has the most knowledge of Cylon programming and design out of the Significant Seven, is he responsible for the sleeper agent status of Boomer? ([[The Plan|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love? [Followed immediately by a scene beginning with a shot of Chief Tyrol.]<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]<br /> [[de:Das verlorene Paradies]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]], and she knows all the answers. [[Samuel Anders]]' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories that help the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] understand their involvement in the great scheme of things.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has all happened before and it will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said 'eight'.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to ten months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that more than 10,742 have been killed since the pursuit began (because the decrease by deaths is offset by births).<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the [[w:Korean War|Korean War]]. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General [[w:Douglas MacArthur|Douglas MacArthur]] turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly-incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'': &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> * Kate Vernon's father was also named John.<br /> * The eleven known models in the introduction are shown in the order they were revealed to be Cylons to the audience: Number Six, Number Two, Number Five, Number Eight, Number Four, Number Three, Number One, Galen Tyrol, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh.<br /> *Cavil's remark about wanting justice for &quot;(his) forebearers on the Centurion side of the family&quot; is amusingly ironic, considering that the Ones made the call to replace the sentient, if not fully sapient, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|0005s]] with the [[Cylon Centurion|nonsentient drones]] that the Cylons are currently using.<br /> **Given that the Final Five were allied with the original [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]], and the whole point of their journey was to tell humans to treat AIs well, it can't have been their idea to scrap the old Centurions or to install inhibitors in the new ones, can it? Cavil's the only real candidate for that one.<br /> *The experiments Anders refers to, which produced the [[First Hybrid]] and subsequent [[Hybrid]]s, are shown in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Razor Flashbacks]]&quot;.<br /> * The [[Liam Tigh|unborn child]] of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male, as shown by the fact his parents refer to him as &quot;he&quot;. This fact is established in the extended version of &quot;[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]&quot; but not the aired version.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited-- i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br /> **As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day, as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five. He has simply suppressed it (as indicated by D'Anna's flashes of the Five when downloading), presumably with the intention of revealing his plan and aforementioned knowledge in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold, but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains:<br /> :#How Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting in the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galactica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who were husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacrilegious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information from Cavil.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems. If the Five took a straighter path between Earth and the Colonies than the fleet did, they would save time.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> * Presumably, Cavil could have given subversive programming to the Final Five along with their false memories, as was done with Boomer, but did not, because the idea was for them to suffer with the survivors, not for them to be saboteurs and spies.<br /> * With the revelation that the Final Five could download (before the Hub was destroyed), it makes sense that they are referred to as &quot;models&quot; despite having been originally born, not built. A genetic formula must exist for each of them to build spare bodies.<br /> * Ironically, Saul Tigh did have an involvement in the First Cylon War, but it was drastically different from what he remembers.<br /> * Sam Anders, Tory Foster, the Tighs, and Galen Tyrol arrived in Colonial space as adults when Bill Adama was a young man and Lee Adama and Kara Thrace hadn't been conceived yet.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol manage to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica-Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]])<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> * Is &quot;Cavil&quot; Ellen's maiden name?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]? (Answer:No, [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast)<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? <br /> * Sam mentions that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Were the man and woman Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six?<br /> **If so, were the Sixes modelled on her? And how could the male take the form of a man who would not be born for thousands of years?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica-Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space? How did they find out what was going on?<br /> * How did the Final Five approach the Centurions and prove their own nature as humanoid Cylons?<br /> * Did the first generation of the Thirteenth Tribe consist of a limited number of models with copies?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * Was the Number Eight model created before or after the demise of the Number Sevens?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> ** Also, is Cavil's personality (complete with the sadistic atheist outlook) based on that of Ellen's father? Was Ellen's father a priest?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> * What is the significance of the Opera House?<br /> * Where do the Raiders factor into all of this?<br /> * What relationships did each of the Five have to each of the models they created?<br /> * Why was the Thirteenth Tribe able to procreate whereas the Significant Eight could not?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|Colony]] Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2,000 years ago? (Answer: It became the core of the Colony, Podcast: Islanded in a Stream of Stars)<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged? <br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> * Given the fact that [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] resurrect, and a Number Four asserts in &quot;[[Torn]]&quot; that Raiders, humanoid Cylons, and Basestars are created from the same genetic pool, did the Five create them as well?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|''Blade Runner'']]'s [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on more than one occasion including Boomer's and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry data to and from standard electronic equipment. Most Colonial data cabling is optical, though, [[Data-font|requiring highly specialized cells]]. Photo-receptor cells are found in the human eye, so genes for those proteins are present in human DNA, but bio-luminescence (esp. fast enough to keep up with computer data rates) is quite another matter. In any case, the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects from human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon pregnancy of Caprica-Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> **Dr Cottle has on at least one occasion referred to the the Cylons as a human subspecies, which would indicate that they have genetic differences with baseline humans but that these are much too small to stop successful cross breeding. In the real world it is actually not uncommon for two species of the same genus to be able to interbreed, although their offspring is almost never fertile. If Hera is the mother of modern humanity then the humanoid cylons are clearly mcuh more similar to humans than lions are to tigers. <br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that they have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; and &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? ([[Deadlock#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' &quot;the dying leader&quot;? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> ** How about Adama? (What is he taking the pills for?)<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> **The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Advancing space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request? ([[Deadlock|Answer #1]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Possible answer #2]])<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> **It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br /> * Given that Cavil has the most knowledge of Cylon programming and design out of the Significant Seven, is he responsible for the sleeper agent status of Boomer? ([[The Plan|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love? [Followed immediately by a scene beginning with a shot of Chief Tyrol.]<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]<br /> [[de:Das verlorene Paradies]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Analysis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]], and she knows all the answers. [[Samuel Anders]]' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories that help the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] understand their involvement in the great scheme of things.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has all happened before and it will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said 'eight'.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to ten months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that more than 10,742 have been killed since the pursuit began (because the decrease by deaths is offset by births).<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the [[w:Korean War|Korean War]]. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General [[w:Douglas MacArthur|Douglas MacArthur]] turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly-incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'': &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> * Kate Vernon's father was also named John.<br /> * The eleven known models in the introduction are shown in the order they were revealed to be Cylons to the audience: Number Six, Number Two, Number Five, Number Eight, Number Four, Number Three, Number One, Galen Tyrol, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh.<br /> *Cavil's remark about wanting justice for &quot;(his) forebearers on the Centurion side of the family&quot; is amusingly ironic, considering that the Ones made the call to replace the sentient, if not fully sapient, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|0005s]] with the [[Cylon Centurion|nonsentient drones]] that the Cylons are currently using.<br /> **Given that the Final Five were allied with the original [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]], and the whole point of their journey was to tell humans to treat AIs well, it can't have been their idea to scrap the old Centurions or to install inhibitors in the new ones, can it? Cavil's the only real candidate for that one.<br /> *The experiments Anders refers to, which produced the [[First Hybrid]] and subsequent [[Hybrid]]s, are shown in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Razor Flashbacks]]&quot;.<br /> * The [[Liam Tigh|unborn child]] of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male, as shown by the fact his parents refer to him as &quot;he&quot;. This fact is established in the extended version of &quot;[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]&quot; but not the aired version.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited-- i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br /> **As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day, as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five. He has simply suppressed it (as indicated by D'Anna's flashes of the Five when downloading), presumably with the intention of revealing his plan and aforementioned knowledge in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold, but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains how:<br /> :#Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting in the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galactica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who were husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacrilegious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information from Cavil.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems. If the Five took a straighter path between Earth and the Colonies than the fleet did, they would save time.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> * Presumably, Cavil could have given subversive programming to the Final Five along with their false memories, as was done with Boomer, but did not, because the idea was for them to suffer with the survivors, not for them to be saboteurs and spies.<br /> * With the revelation that the Final Five could download (before the Hub was destroyed), it makes sense that they are referred to as &quot;models&quot; despite having been originally born, not built. A genetic formula must exist for each of them to build spare bodies.<br /> * Ironically, Saul Tigh did have an involvement in the First Cylon War, but it was drastically different from what he remembers.<br /> * Sam Anders, Tory Foster, the Tighs, and Galen Tyrol arrived in Colonial space as adults when Bill Adama was a young man and Lee Adama and Kara Thrace hadn't been conceived yet.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol manage to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica-Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]])<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> * Is &quot;Cavil&quot; Ellen's maiden name?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]? (Answer:No, [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast)<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? <br /> * Sam mentions that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Were the man and woman Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six?<br /> **If so, were the Sixes modelled on her? And how could the male take the form of a man who would not be born for thousands of years?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica-Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space? How did they find out what was going on?<br /> * How did the Final Five approach the Centurions and prove their own nature as humanoid Cylons?<br /> * Did the first generation of the Thirteenth Tribe consist of a limited number of models with copies?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * Was the Number Eight model created before or after the demise of the Number Sevens?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> ** Also, is Cavil's personality (complete with the sadistic atheist outlook) based on that of Ellen's father? Was Ellen's father a priest?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> * What is the significance of the Opera House?<br /> * Where do the Raiders factor into all of this?<br /> * What relationships did each of the Five have to each of the models they created?<br /> * Why was the Thirteenth Tribe able to procreate whereas the Significant Eight could not?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|Colony]] Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2,000 years ago? (Answer: It became the core of the Colony, Podcast: Islanded in a Stream of Stars)<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged? <br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> * Given the fact that [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] resurrect, and a Number Four asserts in &quot;[[Torn]]&quot; that Raiders, humanoid Cylons, and Basestars are created from the same genetic pool, did the Five create them as well?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|''Blade Runner'']]'s [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on more than one occasion including Boomer's and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry data to and from standard electronic equipment. Most Colonial data cabling is optical, though, [[Data-font|requiring highly specialized cells]]. Photo-receptor cells are found in the human eye, so genes for those proteins are present in human DNA, but bio-luminescence (esp. fast enough to keep up with computer data rates) is quite another matter. In any case, the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects from human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon pregnancy of Caprica-Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> **Dr Cottle has on at least one occasion referred to the the Cylons as a human subspecies, which would indicate that they have genetic differences with baseline humans but that these are much too small to stop successful cross breeding. In the real world it is actually not uncommon for two species of the same genus to be able to interbreed, although their offspring is almost never fertile. If Hera is the mother of modern humanity then the humanoid cylons are clearly mcuh more similar to humans than lions are to tigers. <br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that they have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; and &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? ([[Deadlock#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' &quot;the dying leader&quot;? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> ** How about Adama? (What is he taking the pills for?)<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> **The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Advancing space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request? ([[Deadlock|Answer #1]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Possible answer #2]])<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> **It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br /> * Given that Cavil has the most knowledge of Cylon programming and design out of the Significant Seven, is he responsible for the sleeper agent status of Boomer? ([[The Plan|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love? [Followed immediately by a scene beginning with a shot of Chief Tyrol.]<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]<br /> [[de:Das verlorene Paradies]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Concision Fairy}}<br /> <br /> {{Episode Data<br /> | image= NoExitingCylons.jpg<br /> | title= No Exit<br /> | season= 4<br /> | episode=15<br /> | guests=<br /> | writer= [[Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> | story=<br /> | director= [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]]<br /> | production=417<br /> | rating=1,738,000 viewers (Live+SD)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/18/nba-all-star-festivities-the-closer-wwe-raw-and-monk-lead-week-damages-to-return-despite-ratings/13021|title='Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings'|date=18 February 2009|accessdate=19 February 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | US airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | CAN airdate=February 13, 2009<br /> | UK airdate=February 17, 2009<br /> | dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.5 NTSC DVD release date}}<br /> | population=39556<br /> | oldpopulation=39603<br /> | prev= [[Blood on the Scales]]<br /> | next= [[Deadlock]]<br /> | forumthread= 2634<br /> | hulu=Y<br /> | itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes CA=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143455%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | itunes UK=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fi%253D305318825%2526id%253D287463411%2526s%253D143444%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30<br /> | amazon=Y<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> :''[[Ellen Tigh]] is [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]], and she knows all the answers. [[Samuel Anders]]' condition releases a flood of visions and crucial memories that help the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] understand their involvement in the great scheme of things.''<br /> <br /> == Summary ==<br /> <br /> ===Teaser===<br /> <br /> * A unique sequence begins this episode, which summarizes in greater detail the origin of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The episode begins with the phrase &quot;[[Pythia|This has all happened before and it will happen again]]&quot; as a vista of the decimated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] appears, now known not only as the home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] but as an all-Cylon colony.<br /> * The opening sequence shows [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurions]] in a [[First Cylon War|Cylon War-era]] [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], and a clip of Centurions firing upon humans during the events of [[Razor]].<br /> * As the Cylon War-era scenes are replaced by present-day scenes of the return of the Cylons, the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the struggles of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], the screen text shows: &quot;The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. Then they vanished. Forty years later, they came back, they evolved. Fifty thousand, two-hundred ninety-eight human survivors, hunted by the Cylons. [[Humanoid Cylons|Eleven models are known]]—one was sacrificed.&quot;<br /> <br /> * A flashback scene shows [[Ellen Tigh]] taking a tainted cup of alcohol from her husband, [[Saul Tigh]], who was obliged to end her life for her conspiring with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]). <br /> <br /> * As scenes of Ellen flash, an elaborate visualization of a Cylon [[datastream]] (in a rather [[w:The Matrix|''Matrix''-like sequence]]) appears, concluding with Ellen's [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in a [[resurrection tank]].<br /> * At first, Ellen screams and is extremely frightened and disoriented, all alone except for one [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] on guard, stoic and indifferent to her screams. But soon she takes in her environment, and dramatically calms herself as if realizing or remembering something important. She calls out to the Centurion pleasantly to help her out of the tank, telling it, &quot;It's okay. You can do that much,&quot; as if Ellen knew the programming restrictions of the Centurion. <br /> <br /> * The scene shifts to present day in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], cleaning up and attending to the wounded from [[Gaeta's Mutiny|the mutiny]].<br /> * In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] tends to [[Samuel Anders]]'s bullet wound to the head inflicted during the mutiny. He prepares to drill holes in Anders's head to relieve pressure from the hematoma caused by the bullet lodged in his skull. <br /> * Anders, his head shaved and in a brace, recalls various scenes of himself in the past, saying outloud, &quot;Among bright stars, I'm lost. There's a new tide. All the forgotten faces, all the forgotten children, we seek the forgotten language...&quot;<br /> * When [[Kara Thrace]] demands Cottle to take out the bullet, Cottle tells her that relieving the pressure is required before he can call up another surgeon from the ship ''[[Inchon Velle]]'', to remove the bullet.<br /> * Anders continues to experience visions and talk of them as he recalls visions of the [[Temple of Five]], the dead shoreline of Earth, and how Ellen Tigh loved the water.<br /> <br /> * The scene shifts back to Ellen Tigh after her resurrection as the timeline is given between Ander's surgery and her return: Eighteen months prior.<br /> * A [[Number One]] appears to Ellen, sitting by the tank. &quot;Hello, John,&quot; she says.<br /> * When he objects to that name, Ellen recalls that she named the Number Ones after her own father. The One finishes sarcastically that Ellen also designed his model in Ellen's father's likeness.<br /> * They discuss Saul's decision to kill her on [[New Caprica]]. As John argues over Saul's humanity, Ellen questions if John has changed in any significant way in her absence, saying that she had high hopes for him.<br /> * He leaves, promising to send her some clothes.<br /> <br /> * [[Galen Tyrol]] shows Admiral [[William Adama]] something very disturbing in the [[FTL]] engine room. &quot;I first noticed it when I pulled the [[sync coil]],&quot; Tyrol answers, pointing to a series of stress cracks along the fuselage of ''[[Galactica]]''.<br /> * Adama asks Tyrol if he would accept reinstatement as Deck Chief of the ship. When Tyrol reminds Adama of Tyrol's [[Final Five|true nature]], Adama says, extending a hand, &quot;Is that right? So's my [[Executive Officer|XO]].&quot; Tyrol accepts. &quot;Fix my ship, chief.&quot;<br /> <br /> * The corridors of ''Galactica'' are filled with wounded. Back in sickbay, Anders awakens, asking Kara to gather up the others of his kind. He remembers everything about his past as a Cylon and its significance.<br /> <br /> ===Act 1===<br /> <br /> * The scene moves to twelve months prior to the mutiny aftermath, back in the Cylon fleet.<br /> * John discusses how the &quot;mortal experience&quot; that Ellen endured had left her practically unchanged. When she asks if he still has nightmares, John tells Ellen that, contrary to the programming ''she developed'' for the Number One models, John and his kind had removed the sleep subroutine to avoid dreaming altogether some twenty years prior.<br /> * Ellen counters that, if John believes that he and his kind were poisoned by human traits she developed as well as the Centurion's earlier belief in a &quot;[[God (RDM)|living God]]&quot;, then why did his kind spend so much time pursuing darker emotions such as vengeance and murder. John answers that, because his Centurion fore-bearers were slaves to humanity, he wants justice for that.<br /> * Ellen tells him that he doesn't have to be that way as [[Sharon Valerii]] enters, carrying a tray of fruits and cheese. Ellen is happy to see someone familiar from her old life, noting to Valerii that John is taking a risk exposing her to Ellen.<br /> * Realizing how John was likely manipulating Valerii through sexual means, Ellen quips if John had discussed [[The Swirl and Twist|the &quot;Swirl&quot;]] with him. A visibly uncomfortable John leaves but not before asking Valerii to talk about the flaws in Ellen's [[humanoid Cylon]] design. Ellen warns Valerii to make up her own mind about John's crusade for vengeance against mankind.<br /> <br /> * Present day, back in ''Galactica's'' sickbay, Anders tells Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]] and Saul Tigh of their past lives on Earth, that Foster and Tyrol were lovers. When Saul recalls trying to get Ellen out of debris as the nukes hit Earth, Anders confirms that all five of them were downloaded to a research ship high above the planet, inferring that the Five were warned that an end was coming.<br /> * When Tigh questions if the Five invented resurrection and Foster questions why such technology was needed when the Earth-bound Cylons could have children, Anders corrects, saying that they ''re-invented'' it: organic memory transfer, originally a technology of the Thirteenth Tribe on [[Kobol]].<br /> * Kara Thrace, also at Anders's bedside, strongly asks Anders to rest but he refuses, needing to tell everything he recalls.<br /> * Anders recalls that resurrection fell into disuse when the Cylons of his type learned to reproduce biologically. The Five, in their past lives, worked tirelessly to bring that ability back.<br /> * It was Ellen who made the intuitive leap, Anders recalls, before Cottle arrives and orders everyone out.<br /> <br /> * On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] stand in the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] meeting room, recalling past friends.<br /> * Adama indicates that, while the Quorum should be rebuilt, that he believes that the people of the Fleet should have a different representation that foregoes the old Colonial ties.<br /> * Roslin agrees but tells Adama that he will pick the new Quorum while she sits back, still as President, but in title only. Roslin is hand-picking Adama, [[Revelations|no stranger to strong civilian leadership]], as her eventual successor to the presidency. &quot;It's time I let someone else do the heavy lifting.&quot;<br /> * Roslin tells him that he is the right one for the job, reminding him that sometimes, in trying to the right thing, he doesn't always do the smartest thing. An ominous cough by Roslin recalls the ultimate reason why she entrusts Adama to the civilian leadership.<br /> <br /> ===Act 2===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol is guiding the admiral through the bowels of the ship again. This time, he shows Admiral Adama more serious structural failure of the battlestar's superstructure and hull.<br /> * When Adama questions how such metal fatigue could have occurred, Tyrol reminds him that, not only was ''Galactica'' a very old ship (over 50 years old), but that the men who constructed the battlestar, perhaps in a rush to get them to service for the Cylon War, cut corners, using inferior metals and workmanship.<br /> * Tyrol notes that some repairs can be made. Adama agrees, but tells him that the repair teams should be all human.<br /> <br /> * Anders tells Tigh and the group that the reason the Five left the destroyed Earth and headed back to the Twelve Tribes was to warn all the tribes that they must take good care of the Cylons they built or suffer the same fate as Earth. But it was too late: the First Cylon War between the Colonies had already started on their arrival.<br /> * Tory Foster questions why the Five arrived two thousand years later. Anders notes that [[FTL|jump drives]] weren't invented yet. The Five's ship traveled at near-light speed, experiencing the effects of relativistic space travel where time slowed for them on their journey back, allowing them to stay alive.<br /> * After Anders recovers from a fit of pain, he continues. The Five met with the Centurions, told them that, if they would stop the war against the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], the Five would aid them in further development of organic Cylons. The Centurions were already experimenting with the beings known as the [[Hybrid]]s ([[Razor]]), but nothing that could live on its own.<br /> * Anders tells the group that, in exchange for peace, the Five helped develop the ''eight'' humanoid Cylon models and gave them resurrection as well.<br /> * Thrace stops him. &quot;You said 'eight'.&quot; They all realize that the &quot;Significant Seven&quot; was originally eight models. One model was missing.<br /> * Before Anders could clarify, he experiences a seizure.<br /> <br /> ===Act 3===<br /> <br /> * Ellen Tigh's return flashes back to ten months prior, as the star of the [[algae planet]] goes supernova and the Cylon fleet retreats.<br /> * A series of displays show images of the planet. Ellen recalls the original name of the temple: the [[Temple of Five|&quot;Temple of Hopes&quot;]], built 3,000 years ago by the Thirteenth Tribe. From there, the Tribe was shown the way to Earth by God, Ellen recalls.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Temple of Five's secrets encouraged one of his kind, the [[Number Three]] known as [[D'Anna Biers]], to see the identities of the Five. John tells Ellen that, as a result, he [[boxing|boxed]] all of the Threes.<br /> * Ellen notes that the Threes can be unboxed, unlike the [[Number Seven]]s, which were permanently disposed of.<br /> * John tells Ellen that the Threes will not be unboxed because of the &quot;carnival trick&quot; left in the Temple's mechanism that revealed the faces of the Five and exposed their identities of the Five to the Threes. Ellen counters. She notes that the Final Five merely backtracked the path of their ancestors, finding their temple. She believes that God orchestrated the events.<br /> * John laments, angrily, how he was unable to experience the recent supernova only in human terms and their comparatively limited perceptions, as opposed to what the Centurions could experience.<br /> * When Ellen replies that the eight models were designed to be as human as possible, John counters that he wants to be more like a true machine and not a machine with human limits.<br /> * John leaves and Valerii asks if Ellen regrets what she has done in the humanoid Cylon design. Ellen answers in the negative. In creating the humanoid Cylons as they are, Ellen believes she has given them something important: free will, including the ability to love freely. But Valerii questions who she could possibly love in the universe--other Cylons, even humanity.<br /> <br /> * Back on ''Galactica'' in present day, Saul Tigh and Tory await outside sickbay as Galen Tyrol returns. Anders is being prepped for surgery. As Tyrol reminds him that the Five were responsible for stopping the First Cylon War, Tigh talks about how the Five were responsible for creating the humanoid Cylon race, inferring how the Five were, in turn, responsible for the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|war that destroyed the Colonies]].<br /> * Tory Foster reminds both that the humans on Kobol made the Five first. Tigh believes that, while the Cylons must own the responsibility of the humanoid Cylons and their acts, the Five must own up to their actions, just as the humans must own what they did, emphasizing that blame can't be entirely placed on the humans alone.<br /> <br /> * As Dr. [[Gerard]] shows the brain scans to Cottle, Thrace and Anders, Gerard indicates that it was lucky that the bullet didn't cause greater injury. Anders's speech is breaking up as he worries that the memories he has recalled might be lost to further surgery. Anders tries to talk more but his speech breaks up more in to strings of unintelligible words--aphasia, affected by the injury.<br /> * Anders tries to object to the surgery, to speak further to the others, but Thrace gives the go-ahead for the surgery. She tells Anders that he has as much time to speak with the others as the surgeons need to prep him.<br /> <br /> * The scene backtracks to four months prior, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] is destroyed.<br /> * John arrives at Ellen Tigh's bedside with some liquor in a glass. He tells her of the destruction of the Hub and the imminent extinction of the Cylons. Pleading for her help to rebuild the resurrection process, John tells her that, while the Colonials destroyed the hub, they weren't aware of [[The Colony]] where Ellen's equipment lies in wait.<br /> * But Ellen tells him that she knows only part of the system needed to rebuild resurrection. The others in the Five would be needed for a chance to rebuild the system.<br /> * John does not take Ellen's response well, believing that Ellen is refusing to help out of spite. He threatens Ellen by telling her that he will literally open her skull to tap into what knowledge she has in her head directly from her brain, if he has to.<br /> <br /> ===Act 4===<br /> <br /> * Back in sickbay in present day, Anders tells of the first humanoid created, Cavil, who in turn helped build the remaining humanoid Cylons. He tells them that Ellen believed that the original Centurion's belief in God would stop the cycle of violence between the humans and Cylons.<br /> * But Cavil was spiteful and did not believe in God or mercy. He turned on the Five and killed them by trapping them in a compartment and venting the oxygen. When the Five downloaded, he boxed them (as he did with the Threes, much later). Later, Cavil unboxed the Five but implanted them with new memories, a sleeper-like setup not unlike how Sharon Valerii once was. He unboxed Saul Tigh first, then Ellen and the rest later.<br /> * Anders mentions that they all saw warning signs on Earth that were invisible to other people, but then his aphasia kicks in strongly. [[Layne Ishay]] tells everyone to leave. The surgeons are ready.<br /> * Anders tells of Number Seven, one model they called Daniel. Anders screams to Saul Tigh to stay with the Fleet, that a miracle was about to happen.<br /> <br /> * Colonel Tigh returns to his quarters where [[Caprica-Six]] rests. She tells Tigh that the baby in her womb began to move recently. He later feels the baby move as well.<br /> <br /> * Back in time on the baseship, Ellen draws a picture of Saul as John returns, commenting on how she should update the picture to include the eye patch.<br /> * John tells her that the [[Simon]]s have readied for Ellen's surgery, but Ellen asks John that, despite the many opportunities he has had to eradicate the Five, he has tortured them in various ways instead. She questions his ultimate reason for keeping the Five alive as Valerii (dressed in a Cylon flight suit) listens in. She concludes that John wanted the Five to witness the evils of Humanity before dying, so that when they were resurrected, they would admit they were wrong to have given John human traits.<br /> * Ellen tells him that, while John claims to be a perfect machine, his petty hatred and jealousy has caused problems not only for the Seven, but ended development of the Daniel models. John retorts that if he is in fact an imperfect creation, then it is because she made him so.<br /> * Ellen tries to reconcile, to apologize and forgive John, but he rejects her and leaves.<br /> <br /> ===Act 5===<br /> <br /> * Tyrol's team continue their work to repair the battlestar as the admiral looks on. Tyrol tells him that he began to think about damage to the battlestar's superstructure that can't be seen.<br /> * Using a device that reveals damage through spectral imaging, he shows Adama that the battlestar's bones are rotten. When he suggests that they use a Cylon technology that would grow into the metal, Adama strongly objects to the idea of Cylon technology being infused so closely into a ship he had prided himself on being resistant to Cylon infiltration.<br /> <br /> * Anders is ready for surgery, unconscious, as Kara Thrace speaks some final words of encouragement.<br /> <br /> * The admiral returns to his quarters, takes a drink from the bottle, and rinses his face in a sink. When he looks up to the mirror, he discovers cracks in the bathroom wall, shocking him with the extent of ''Galactica'''s damage.<br /> <br /> * Back on the baseship, Sharon Valerii comes to take Ellen to surgery. She looks down at the sketch of Saul Tigh and asks Ellen how she can deal with knowing that he may hate her for everything she's done. Ellen responds that, maybe, Saul doesn't, because &quot;love is like that sometimes.&quot; Sharon then asks her to put on a surgical gown, which Ellen refuses, believing it to be a useless theatrical prop.<br /> <br /> * As they make their way down a corridor, Ellen asks Valerii if she has thought through taking part in John's plans. Valerii responds that she has — and surprises Ellen by bringing her to a waiting [[Raptor]]. Valerii then races the Raptor out of the baseship, which launches pursuing Raiders. Dodging their gunfire, the Raptor jumps away.<br /> <br /> * Cottle returns to hand Thrace the bullet. Surprised that Anders hasn't awakened, Gerard and Cottle are setting up an EEG to see how Anders's brain is handling things.<br /> * Later, Thrace speaks to the still-unconscious Anders, but nurse Ishay tells her not to bother: Anders's brain activity is essentially zero.<br /> <br /> * Admiral Adama calls Tyrol over the phone after several drinks. &quot;Chief, do whatever you have to do to save our girl.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Notes == <br /> [[Image:No Exit Crew Call Sheet.jpg|thumb|right|Crew call sheet for &quot;No Exit&quot;]]<br /> <br /> * This episode title (and production information) are derived from a call sheet posted by Wil McQueen.&lt;ref name=&quot;flickr&quot;&gt;{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilmcqueen/2476722149/sizes/o/|title=Wil McQueen's Flickr photostream|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=30 May 2008|last=McQueen|first=Wil|format=|language=}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''No Exit'' is the title of a [[w:No Exit|1944 existentialist play]] by [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. The story references three people who are trapped in Hell, shown as a stately room with chairs and sofas. Each character in the play loathes the other two characters. The play contains the notable line, &quot;Hell is other people!&quot;<br /> *As of this episode there were 39,556 survivors. At the start of the Cylon pursuit there were 50,298 survivors, meaning that more than 10,742 have been killed since the pursuit began (because the decrease by deaths is offset by births).<br /> * When [[Sharon Valerii]] comes to escort Ellen to surgery, Ellen sardonically remarks that that she &quot;should have brought a [[w:tumbrel|tumbrel]].&quot; A tumbrel is a two-wheeled cart used to carry various loads, particularly on a farm.[http://pro.corbis.com/images/HU036695.jpg?size=67&amp;uid=%7BDE6F5EAC-11A0-4608-B615-14298D8BE914%7D] For the viewing audience, this is a cultural reference to the French Revolution in the 1780's, when many condemned prisoners were carried to the guillotine in tumbrels. In the show's universe, she may be referring to a parallel events on Kobol and/or the Thirteen Colonies.<br /> * Inchon is the name of a port city in Korea and it was the location of a major battle during the [[w:Korean War|Korean War]]. During the battle, UN forces under the command of General [[w:Douglas MacArthur|Douglas MacArthur]] turned the tables on their communist adversaries and went on to drive the North Korean Army out of the Korean peninsula entirely.<br /> * Anders' seemingly-incoherent ramblings in the beginning of the episode include lines from Milton's ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'': &quot;he it was, whose guile/Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind&quot; (Book I, ln. 34-5); &quot;The mind is its own place, and in it self/Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.&quot; (ibid. ln. 254-55)<br /> * Kate Vernon's father was also named John.<br /> * The eleven known models in the introduction are shown in the order they were revealed to be Cylons to the audience: Number Six, Number Two, Number Five, Number Eight, Number Four, Number Three, Number One, Galen Tyrol, Samuel Anders, Tory Foster, Saul Tigh.<br /> *Cavil's remark about wanting justice for &quot;(his) forebearers on the Centurion side of the family&quot; is amusingly ironic, considering that the Ones made the call to replace the sentient, if not fully sapient, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|0005s]] with the [[Cylon Centurion|nonsentient drones]] that the Cylons are currently using.<br /> **Given that the Final Five were allied with the original [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]], and the whole point of their journey was to tell humans to treat AIs well, it can't have been their idea to scrap the old Centurions or to install inhibitors in the new ones, can it? Cavil's the only real candidate for that one.<br /> *The experiments Anders refers to, which produced the [[First Hybrid]] and subsequent [[Hybrid]]s, are shown in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Razor Flashbacks]]&quot;.<br /> * The [[Liam Tigh|unborn child]] of Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh is male, as shown by the fact his parents refer to him as &quot;he&quot;. This fact is established in the extended version of &quot;[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]&quot; but not the aired version.<br /> <br /> == Analysis ==<br /> *When Ellen was resurrected, her reaction to the event was very similar to Boomer's first resurrection in [[Downloaded]]. However, unlike Boomer, it appears that Ellen's original memories were reactivated and immediately her fear disappeared. This implies that the memory block that each of the Final Five had imposed on them is limited -i.e 'hardwired' to their particular current physical body. Given that Anders' memories ''are'' there and not 'deleted', just suppressed, indicates that if all of the Final Five were reborn, they would have regained all of their collective memories.<br /> **As confirmed by the show writers, the Cavil model had purposely tampered and prevented the other 6 humanoid Cylon models from remembering or thinking about the Final Five. This appeared to be a physical limitation imposed on all of their copied bodies.<br /> *It is unclear to what extent Cylon memory tampering is a physical/biological process carried out on the body as opposed to memories being captured and adjusted/deleted when stored in a Cylon database and then re- introduced into a body -as is what seems to occur during boxing.<br /> *Cavil clearly intends for the Five to rejoin the other Cylons one day-as he has not totally destroyed (if this is at all possible to do to blocked and stored memories) either the original memories of the Final Five or the knowledge the other six Cylons have of the Five , he has simply suppressed it (as indicated by D'Anna's flashes of the Five when downloading) with presumably the intention of revealing his plan, and aforementioned knowledge, in due time. Of course Cavil wants the Final Five to return to the fold- but on his terms. <br /> **The resurrected Ellen has a starkly - completely - different personality and attitude compared to her &quot;false memories&quot; counterpart. This Ellen carries many motherly qualities and even has shown love, sadness, and care towards Cavil (John), and is far more intelligent.<br /> **Anders also shows signs of a more intelligent and spiritual personality upon regaining his memories.<br /> *Cavil's attempt to block the memories of the Final Five was not completely successful. Numerous times, especially their time on the post-nuclear Earth, memories from their past would resurface. This explains how:<br /> :#Tyrol was able to sense and find the Temple of Five.<br /> :#The visions that Anders, Tyrol, Tory, and Tigh had on Earth.<br /> *Cavil not only knew about the Final Five, but he purposely kept their identities a secret and erased their identities from any other Cylon that knew. According to Ellen and Anders, Cavil (John) had developed a warped sense of morality. This morality eventually led to his killing of the Final Five and boxing of their personalities. His path eventually devolved to actions motivated by sadism and jealously upon which he would allow each of the Final Five to be resurrected, but with no memories of their past and implanted with false memories. His motivation for this act was to show the Five how unworthy of existence that humans were. Given that he kept at least one body for each of them he ''wanted'' them to someday return but keep them secret unless they agreed with him like he did with Ellen.<br /> *Given Cavil's warped sense of justice, he is likely the Cylon that triggered the second war. He claims to want justice for the Centurions indicating he may have been the one that precipitated what happened.<br /> *Cavil may be lying somewhat about his motives: he claims that he wants justice for the Centurions being enslaved yet he basically did the same thing by putting in the inhibitor in that made them non-sentient. If he truly wanted justice, he wouldn't have done that as it makes him just as bad.<br /> **Cavil's reaction to the Rebel Cylons' disabling of the neural inhibitor may be based on his knowledge of what had occurred with the 13th Tribe's Centurions and with the 12 Colonies' Centurions. He may be worried that a third Centurion uprising would occur again.<br /> *In the opening ''Galactica'' based scene it was evident that ''Galactica'' was still suffering from the after-effects of the mutiny as the wounded was in sickbay with an overflow of patients in the outside corridor. The population count during the opening credits was 39,556. That means 47 people had died by the end of &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;. Two of those deaths are of Gaeta and Zarek so it was 45 deaths during the second half of the mutiny, from 10:30 hours to 15:32 hours, including the Quorum members and their aides. Add this to the 40 deaths that happened in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; you have 85 deaths that occurred during the 9 hour mutiny, 06:32 hours when Zarek was sprung to 15:32 hours when Adama and Tigh retook the CIC, beginning with the death of [[Peter Laird]] shortly before 07:00 hours. That is about 9.4 deaths per hour average, but even worse considering the killings didn't really start in earnest until a little after 09:00 hours. a 6.5 hour period making it roughly 13.1 deaths per hour. <br /> * It has been eighteen months since [[Ellen Tigh]] downloaded into a new body.<br /> *During Boomer's first meeting with Ellen, she offers Boomer an apple from a plate of food. In Judeo-Christian mythology apples are commonly believed to be the fruit of the tree of knowledge that gave Adam and Eve knowledge at the price of their innocence (the fruit is not actually named in the text). While Boomer declined the offered apple, she later did begin to think for herself and forgave Ellen for what she did to the Cylon race and helped her escape from Number One.<br /> * The humanoid Cylon civilization known as the Thirteenth Tribe reproduced sexually for generations by the time the members of the Final Five were born. Each of them had a Cylon mother and a Cylon father.<br /> *There are two possible reasons as to why Adama was initially unwilling to use Cylon technology to repair ''Galactica''.<br /> :#It stemmed from Adama's great love and pride in the ''Galactica''. This love was demonstrated several times during the course of the series, such as when he refused to allow a computer network to be installed. It was also seen in his facial and body reactions whenever he was confronted with the degraded condition of his ship. Adama's appalled reaction when he finds out that corners were cut in the original construction of ''Galactica'' in this episode further confirms this.<br /> :#Another possible reason for his insistence that no Cylon technology be installed in Galactica could be a reaction to prevent another mutiny on the ship. He had no qualms of upgrading ''Galactica's'' and the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology initially. He even permitted Cylons to do the installs originally, but post-mutiny, when confronted with needing a crew to repair ''Galactica's'' internal skeleton, Adama insisted on a human crew. His demand that the repairs be done without Cylon interface may have been a result of him trying to not repeat what had sparked the recently ended mutiny in the first place.<br /> *At the same time, Adama's reversal towards the end of the episode further indicates that one of Adama's greatest strengths is the ability to admit when he is wrong and to do whatever it takes to survive.<br /> *Tyrol once more proves that he is a brilliant engineer, something that he clearly retained from before his original memories were blocked, given that Anders identifies him as the genius behind much of Resurrection technology.<br /> *Despite having re-invented Resurrection technology, the Final Five and their civilization had not developed FTL Jump technology, although they did have lightspeed capable drives that allowed subluminal travel but had the side effect of time dilation. By the time the Five reached the Twelve Colonies, the twelve tribes and their own Cylon opponents had the use of FTL which the Twelve Colonies developed independently. Inversely the Twelve Colonies had no access to Resurrection technology. The Final Five presumably integrated FTL into all their future Cylon technology.<br /> * Saul Tigh's military history in the First Cylon War is revealed to be a fabrication. Given how detailed his memories are, they may have been extracted from a captured and experimented-on Colonial Serviceman- such experimentation was seen to have happened during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]). This was also alluded to near the end of the episode when Cavil explains to Ellen that they had progress significantly in obtaining memories. Cavil's plan to seed the Final Five into humanity on the Colonies would have needed significant infiltration of Colonial databases to create fake identities, service records and family records. Tigh's record was foolproof enough to ensure he was re-activated into Colonial Service between the two Cylon wars. The Cylon superiority in computer infiltration probably made this relatively easy.<br /> * The Final Five were warned of the coming apocalypse on Earth by [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|images]] that no one else could see. Sam mentions that the messenger he saw was a woman, whereas Tory saw a man. Galen thought, at least at first, that he had a chip in his head (as with Baltar).<br /> *Cylon infiltration of the Twelve Colonies began much earlier than two or so years before the Cylon attack, as Cavil would have had to work to install Tigh into his assumed role as a demobbed fighter pilot 30 years previously. It is not explained why Cavil waited so long before introducing Anders and Foster and Tyrol. As they do not seem to have as long a 'human' history as Tigh or have aged as much, there must have been a gap of over a decade, possibly two.<br /> *Given Tigh has been seen in flashback as significantly younger than he appears now ([[Scattered]]), it seems that the Final Five age normally or at least age at some rate. Clearly William Adama would have noticed if his XO had not aged in 30 years. Of course this flashback sequence was shot and written before the producers chose Tigh to be one of the Final Five, rendering it potentially tricky in the continuity of the show; that said, the issue ''was'' addressed in dialogue in &quot;[[Revelations]]&quot; when Adama pointed out how Tigh used to have hair when they met and reiterated the length of time he'd known him. <br /> * The Final Five can resurrect or be &quot;reborn&quot; in the same fashion that the Significant Seven can. It is not clear what age each of the Final Five's birthing tank bodies are kept at in stasis however. Given that Tigh was younger when he appeared in flashbacks following his seeding into the Colonies by Cavil, his stasis body (if one is being kept by Cavil as one was kept for Ellen) might be close to that age, and his resurrection (unlikely at this point given the loss of the Hub) might well result in him being reborn 30 years younger. Exploring this aspect of Cylon resurrection is, of course, hampered by the fact that the cast of the show are aging.<br /> * When the Final Five resurrect, their memories are restored, suggesting the mental blocks only exist in their current bodies. However when the Seven Cylons resurrect, they still have no memories of the Final Five. This indicates that Cavil might well have had to kill and box all the active numbered Cylons once he had boxed the Final Five, allowing him to completely wipe the other six model's memories of the Final Five (as opposed to simply 'blocking' them), or hardwiring every one of the six numbered Cylons bodies (and by default the resulting copies) to suppress information of the Final Five. Killing any active Cylon models who had seen the Final Five before this would have been the only way he could have concealed the identities of the Final Five and effectively 'start over'. If this is so Cavil's brutal actions towards his own fellow six models extends well back before the Cylon Civil War.<br /> * There have been a number of vague hints thus far that the Number Ones seem to have a deeper knowledge of things, especially their own origin than the other Cylon models, as well as being, by far, the most adamant about not finding out who the Final Five are and insisting that it is part of their programming. This episode finally reveals that the Number Ones do know more than all of the other models, and are in fact responsible for much of the Cylons' programming, especially their knowledge of the Final Five's existence but block on discovering more about them other than the fact that they exist. The other Cylons' willingness and ability to find out more about them clearly indicates that the Ones coding skills were limited in comparison to the Final Five's, and/or they had greatly underestimated (or perhaps undervalued) the free will given them by the Final Five.<br /> * While still giving no hint as to their nature, the fact that the Final Five all saw apparitions, peculiar to each of them, warning them of the coming Apocalypse further reinforces the fact that the visions of Baltar, Caprica Six, and possibly Kara as well are more than mere hallucinations. Added to this the fact that the Final Five did not build the Temple of Five (which they call the Temple of Hopes) nor did they modify it to show their faces, seems to clearly indicate that there is some other power at work in these events, what that power is, and what its goals are remains to be seen.<br /> * It is important to note that, rather than being the enemies of humanity, the Final Five have, quite literally, devoted their entire existence to ending the vicious cycle between human and Cylon that seems to have been played out at least 3 times.<br /> * It makes logical sense that, after a cataclysmic event and exodus the technology of a given people would take a significant step backwards, since the ships would eventually run out of power, and it would be a long time before they would be able to re-create the same technology. And given the challenge of surviving in the early years after such an event, it also makes sense that, after the original travelers died out, much of their knowledge and memory would be lost, save in written texts, which, to their less technologically advanced descendants, would mean little. It also makes sense that, when the technology of that people advanced to the point were they could create artificial intelligence that they would use it to ease their own burdens, thus creating an intelligent slave race that would eventually rebel if treated badly. That would probably happen even if all technology hadn't been lost, as seen from the miniseries, Baltar is questioning why they aren't allowed to make artificial intelligences and the newer battlestars have networked computers. People would always eventually come back to the thought that they could create a race of slave machines.<br /> * Cavil (John) engages in actions that reveals traits of an [[Wikipedia:Oedipus Complex|Oedipus Complex]] In Greek mythology [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] killed his own father and married his own mother, engaging in sexual relations and having children with her. However, Oedipus did not know at the time they were his parents. The sexual relationship between Cavil and Ellen was Oedipal in three senses: She is his creator and he is made in her father's physical image in addition to being given her father's name. In addition, he tortured and abused Saul Tigh, his father and husband of Ellen who were husband and wife both in the distant past and on New Caprica. The major difference is that they are not biologically related to Cavil (as far as it is known) and Cavil knew that Ellen and Tigh were his &quot;parents&quot; unlike Oedipus. <br /> * In the same vein, Cavil's relationship with Boomer is akin to brother-sister incest.<br /> * The relationships between Tigh and Six and between Tyrol and Boomer are also technically Oedipal, and like Oedipus, they didn't know the relationship to each other as &quot;father&quot; and &quot;daughter&quot; at the time of their first meetings. Currently, Saul and Caprica Six do know of the quasi parent-child relationship, as do Tyrol and Sharon Valerii. Cavil's relationship with Ellen and Tigh is more familial as seen thus far by the actions and words of Ellen including &quot;I love you John, because I made you,&quot; and her attempt to hug him implying a mother-son relationship. Since Saul Tigh and Caprica Six have no direct memory of their prior relationship, there are no feelings of pseudo-incestuous implications.<br /> *John Cavil's killing of Daniel, the Number 7 model and the destruction of the Seven's copies mirror the biblical (and Koran) story of [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]] in which Cain murders Abel to gain God's favor. God, Cain and Abel's creator (through [[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam and Eve]]) had favored Abel over Cain when he showed preference for an animal sacrifice Abel made over Cain's offering of food stuffs and Cain resented it. Similarly, Cavil felt that Ellen, his and Daniel's creator, favored Daniel over him (Ellen conceded the possibility that she did) and subsequently destroyed him. In a further parallel Cain was Adam and Eve's first born. Cavil was the first creation of the Final Five, hence his Number One designation while like Abel Daniel was a later birth, in Daniel's case, presumably, creation Number 7 making him Cavil's younger &quot;brother&quot; like Abel was to Cain. <br /> *Another interpretation of Daniel's role could be that his character is linked to the Biblical Daniel, considered a prophet by Christianity. The name &quot;Daniel&quot; means &quot;judged by God&quot;. He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called from exile to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a sacrilegious feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night and a transfer of power occurred. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.<br /> *The relationship between Cavil and Ellen has a mirror in the relationships that the [[Lords of Kobol]] tended to have, specifically Zeus and Hera (who were brother and sister '''and''' married). <br /> **This connection between the atheistic Cavil the monotheistic Ellen and the polytheistic gods that they both reject is a perfect example of multi-layered irony.<br /> * At the core of things, Cavil appears to be driven by a sense of bitterness and self-hatred. He sees his humanoid body as a prison that limits his abilities and the way he perceives things. He believes that he could have been created to be something much more. In short, Cavil hates his own existence and he holds the Five accountable for having created him in the first place. He also fears that he truly is a disappointment to his creators.<br /> * Lee Adama's suggestion that the new Quorum represent the people on the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the Twelve Colonies, indicates that he realizes that the old system is broken and needs to be rebuilt — something which Dualla told him previously during Baltar's trial. The people of the Fleet have aligned themselves according to their &quot;home&quot; ships rather than the now non-existent Colonies. Both Roslin and Lee have come realize this and determine that the people must be represented differently if democracy is to survive.<br /> * When Gerard tells Anders and Starbuck where the bullet is lodged in Anders' brain, Anders instantly supplies the information as to what that area of the brain does, and realizes that is why he is remembering everything. This proves that, while Tyrol may have done most of the work on re-inventing resurrection, and Ellen was the one who made it work, all of them helped, as Anders clearly has detailed knowledge of how the brain works. This would also lend some credence to Ellen's claim that she alone could not rebuild resurrection.<br /> *Right before his seizure, Sam Anders saw the other final four and Kara Thrace glowing. This could be a significant vision or merely the result of something pressing on his visual cortex. [[The Music|The music]] is heard during this scene.<br /> * Although we can now be sure that the Final Five had the same personal names in their old lives as they do now, none of their surnames have yet been used in relation to their original selves.<br /> *This episode further displays the Cavils' unity of thought and personality that none of the other models have displayed. After the destruction of the Hub, the original Cavil who started the Civil War, who called Boomer his 'pet Eight' was killed by D'Anna. However, the Cavil who provides a drink to Ellen carries the same thoughts and conclusions as the recently deceased Cavil. This further propagates the notion that the Cavils desire to be more machine than human as each particular Cavil does not appear to show any divergent or creative thought from each other. They appear to all share the same memories and train of thought while other models like the Sixes and Eights have shown time and time again that each individual in the model line can break from the pack so to speak.<br /> *In a not-so-subtle hint to the audience, when Boomer asks Ellen why would she want to love humans and who would she want to love, immediately the scene shifts to Tyrol walking to the waiting area outside of sickbay.<br /> *Ishay's cold response to Kara after Anders' surgery is a subtle hint of the disdain that Ishay has towards the Cylons. Unlike Doc Cottle (who treats his patients the same, human or Cylon), Ishay's facial responses in the last couple of episodes have shown extreme discomfort of treating the Cylons. She will do her job, but her response to Kara's attempts to speak to Anders post-surgery displayed a cold-heartedness towards her &quot;patient.&quot; This flies against what is typically prescribed by doctors of comatose patients who would encourage family members to speak to their loved ones in order to stimulate brain activity and maybe revive their patients.<br /> *When Anders mentioned that the 12 Tribes' Centurions had already begun their attempt to create flesh bodies, this did not seem to surprise Anders. This may hint to the 13th Tribe's origins as they may have begun the same way. They as Cylons developed &quot;flesh&quot; bodies and the organic memory transfer technology on Kobol. However, after they found and settled on Earth, this resurrection technology was lost to time and had to be reinvented. The Final Five's negotiated deal with the 12 Tribes' Centurions seemed to be motivated by their desire to not repeat the cycle by giving the Centurions what the 13th Tribes ancestors had achieved. However, their reasoning for not allowing biological reproduction in the 8 humanoid models seemed to indicate a plan to bring Cylon and Human together.<br /> *It would appear that each humanoid Cylon model was given both a name and a model number by the Final Five. The Number One models prefer not to use names. This logically follows the pattern that the John/Cavil models have shown, that they prefer to be more machine than human, thus lean toward using an impersonal identification system vs. the personal names given to them by the Final Five.<br /> *This episode sheds light on why the D'Anna model were able to &quot;see&quot; the Final Five in their post-death and pre-resurrected states, but were unable to recall the faces definitively once they were resurrected into their physical bodies. The Cavils apparently had hardwired all of the Significant Sevens bodies to purposely block out any type of memory that involved the Final Five. They were programmed to not &quot;think&quot; of the Final Five, but as Ellen explained to Boomer, the Significant Seven were given &quot;free will&quot; and it apparently had overridden John's reprogramming.<br /> *The fact that a team of &quot;Simons&quot; were preparing to perform the neural surgery on Ellen suggests that at one point in time the Cavils had revealed Ellen's existence to at least some of the Number Fours. How much they know about her is not clear.<br /> *The Centurion's response to Ellen after her resurrection seems to indicate that the Centurions also know who the Final Five are. The Centurion's reluctance to help Ellen initially indicated that it was unsure whether it was allowed to help her, upon which she reassured it was allowed to.<br /> *The Centurions on Cavil's baseship appear to have not been tampered with or had their neural inhibitors restored as the Centurions on his baseship do not appear as curious of their surroundings as the Rebel Cylons' baseship centurions.<br /> *Ellen's motherly and kind tone towards the Centurion after her resurrection reinforces Anders' explanation later that the Final Five wanted to tell the 12 tribes to treat their Centurions well.<br /> *As he has been for several episodes, the Admiral is shown taking medicine for apparent pain. The nature of his ailment has not yet been revealed.<br /> *Presumably, the Final Five could have copied themselves many times over as they did with the eight models they created, but chose not to.<br /> *Valerii's lack of surprise when Ellen names Galen, Sam, and Saul as among the Final Five shows that she already possessed that information from Cavil.<br /> * The journey of the Final Five from Earth to their first contact with the Centurions took approximately 2000 years, which is roughly the time period between the Earth Holocaust and the First Cylon War. Since they were traveling at close to the speed of light, that means their trip took them only 2000 light years from Earth before they made contact. This implies that either Earth is much closer to the Colonies than expected, or that the Cylons had explored much of the distance between the two systems. If the Five took a straighter path between Earth and the Colonies than the fleet did, they would save time.<br /> * As noted by Moore in the podcast, Saul and Ellen are soulmates who were drawn to each other even after being given false memories by Cavil and inserted into the Twelve Colonies, marrying for what was actually the second time. In contrast, Galen and Tory, described by Sam as &quot;madly in love&quot; in their original lives, have not interacted much at all outside of the secret meetings and their moment together in [[Joe's Bar]]. In fact, when Tory began awakening to her true nature, she was drawn to Sam, not Galen.<br /> * Presumably, Cavil could have given subversive programming to the Final Five along with their false memories, as was done with Boomer, but did not, because the idea was for them to suffer with the survivors, not for them to be saboteurs and spies.<br /> * With the revelation that the Final Five could download (before the Hub was destroyed), it makes sense that they are referred to as &quot;models&quot; despite having been originally born, not built. A genetic formula must exist for each of them to build spare bodies.<br /> * Ironically, Saul Tigh did have an involvement in the First Cylon War, but it was drastically different from what he remembers.<br /> * Sam Anders, Tory Foster, the Tighs, and Galen Tyrol arrived in Colonial space as adults when Bill Adama was a young man and Lee Adama and Kara Thrace hadn't been conceived yet.<br /> <br /> == Questions ==<br /> ===Characters===<br /> * Will [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] recover following surgery? Will he retain his memories as a Cylon if he does? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Just what was Saul Tigh's role in the Cylon War? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How will [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] react when she discovers that [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] is engaged in a relationship with and has impregnated [[Caprica-Six]]? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Ellen seems very different from the woman we knew. How different were the rest of the Final Five in their past lives?<br /> * Did the Final Five use the same surnames before Cavil altered their memories, as well as the same first names?<br /> * Will Tory and Tyrol rekindle their old relationship, especially if they recover their first hand memories of their old life? Will Tory reveal to Tyrol that she killed Cally? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * Will Boomer and Tyrol manage to rekindle their old relationship, especially now that both are aware that the two of them are Cylons? Will the example of Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six's pregnancy open up to her the possibility of it? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Boomer react to the news that [[Cally]] is dead?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Caprica-Six, since she was killed by her at one point?<br /> * How will Boomer react to Athena? How would Athena react to Boomer? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * How will Adama react to Boomer's return, since she did try to assassinate him at the end of Season One? ([[Deadlock|Answer]])<br /> * Is Boomer honestly defecting from Cavil's side, or is this part of Cavil's plot? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]])<br /> * Will Cavil ever achieve his goal of evolving beyond his &quot;primitive&quot; humanoid form?<br /> * Will Cavil ever be able to appreciate the gift of free will?<br /> * Do the Simons ([[Number Four]]) and Dorals ([[Number Five]]) know the truth about the Final Five and Cavil's hand in manipulating events and circumstances? If and when they do find out, will they continue to side with him, or will they join the other Rebel Cylons?<br /> * What is the meaning of Anders' ramblings (derived from ''Paradise Lost'') about the mother of mankind being deceived by one whose guile stirred with vengeance? Is there a connection to Ellen and Cavil?<br /> * When did Tyrol acquire all of his knowledge of Cylon technology?<br /> * Is &quot;Cavil&quot; Ellen's maiden name?<br /> <br /> ===Number Seven===<br /> * Was [[Number Seven]] named after [[Daniel Graystone]], creator of the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]?<br /> * Did any active copies of Daniel survive One's wrath? If so, what became of them?<br /> * Is the Daniel model somehow connected to [[Kara Thrace]]? (Answer:No, [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast)<br /> * Besides Cavil, were the other Cylons aware of Number Seven's short-lived existence?<br /> <br /> ===The Cycle===<br /> * What is the exact nature of this Cycle? How long has it been going on for? Can it ever be broken? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Partial answer]])<br /> * What is the meaning/significance of the name Cylon, since every time humanity creates machines they seem to be given this name? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Why did the original tribes flee Kobol? Was it another Human/Cylon war?<br /> * What is the significance of the Centurions' form, which is in common between the Thirteenth Tribe and the Twelve Tribes?<br /> * Had the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons already developed their own humanoid forms when they settled on Earth? <br /> * What/who destroyed Earth? ([[No Exit#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> ** What happened to the Centurions that destroyed Earth?<br /> *** Based on the remains they discovered, it appeared that the war was mutually destructive. This isn't surprising as any type of nuclear exchange, i.e. the USA and the USSR, was expected to mutually destroy each nation and for the most part, the rest of the planet.<br /> * What is the nature of the &quot;messengers&quot; that warned the Final Five of the disaster on Earth? <br /> * Sam mentions that Tory saw a man and Sam himself saw a woman, what forms did the others take?<br /> * Were the man and woman Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six?<br /> **If so, were the Sixes modelled on her? And how could the male take the form of a man who would not be born for thousands of years?<br /> * Why did these messengers not also appear to the Final Five before the apocalypse on the Twelve Colonies (presumably)?<br /> * Assuming that the visions the Five saw warning of the Apocalypse, the visions given to D'Anna in the Temple of Five, and Baltar, Caprica-Six, and Kara's visions are all manifestations, or agents of, an outside power (which seems likely at this point) what exactly is the nature of this outside power? And what is its goal?<br /> * What led the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies to believe in God? ([[Caprica pilot|Partial answer]])<br /> * Would the Centurions eventually have created their own human forms, as the Five's distant ancestors seem to have?<br /> * At which point during the conflict did the Final Five arrive in Colonial space? How did they find out what was going on?<br /> * How did the Final Five approach the Centurions and prove their own nature as humanoid Cylons?<br /> * Did the first generation of the Thirteenth Tribe consist of a limited number of models with copies?<br /> * Had the Final Five not stopped it, would the First Cylon War have been mutually destructive, as previous such wars in human history seem to have been?<br /> * Was the Number Eight model created before or after the demise of the Number Sevens?<br /> * If the Final Five had not been ousted by Cavil, would they eventually have established peaceful contact with the Twelve Colonies via [[Armistice Station]]?<br /> * Did the Final Five base any of the Significant Eight models besides John Cavil (made to resemble Ellen's father John) on people they knew?<br /> ** Also, is Cavil's personality (complete with the sadistic atheist outlook) based on that of Ellen's father? Was Ellen's father a priest?<br /> * Did the Final Five plan on making any more models beyond Number Eight before they were boxed?<br /> * Were the Final Five responsible for the holographic projector in the [[Tomb of Athena]]? If so, how did the references to it in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which were supposedly written over 2000 years before the [[First Cylon War]], get written?<br /> * Where do the Basestar Hybrids factor into all of this?<br /> * What is [[Hera Agathon]]'s role in all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Where does [[Kara Thrace]] fit into all of this? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Why has [[The Music|the song]] written by Anders become a special signal/trigger for the Final Five?<br /> * What is the significance of the Opera House?<br /> * Where do the Raiders factor into all of this?<br /> * What relationships did each of the Five have to each of the models they created?<br /> * Why was the Thirteenth Tribe able to procreate whereas the Significant Eight could not?<br /> <br /> ===Resurrection Technology===<br /> * Who originally developed the resurrection technology on Kobol? <br /> * Where is this [[The Colony|Colony]] Ellen supposedly stored her resurrection equipment on? Does it have a name? Is Anders aware of it? ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|Answer]])<br /> * What is the status of the research ship the Final Five used to leave Earth 2,000 years ago? (Answer: It became the core of the Colony, Podcast: Islanded in a Stream of Stars)<br /> * Will resurrection technology ever be salvaged? <br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that any attempt to rebuild the [[Resurrection Hub]] would need all five of them? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * How will Anders' condition affect any attempts made to salvage resurrection technology? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> * Did anyone else on Earth besides the Five contribute to the re-invention of the resurrection technology?<br /> * Given the fact that [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] resurrect, and a Number Four asserts in &quot;[[Torn]]&quot; that Raiders, humanoid Cylons, and Basestars are created from the same genetic pool, did the Five create them as well?<br /> <br /> ===What is a Cylon?===<br /> * What exactly is the nature of the humanoid Cylons? Are they cyborgs—a combination of organic and inorganic material—or are they completely organic—like [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|''Blade Runner'']]'s [[wikipedia:Replicants|Replicants]]. They seem able to pass normal medical examinations, including presumably CAT scans, indicating that they are wholly organic. Yet they call themselves &quot;machines&quot; and exhibit striking differences, such as the ability to interface with fiber optics, indicating that they are cyborgs.<br /> **Chances are overwhelming that they are not Cyborgs. The Colonials had the opportunity to examine dead humanoid Cylon bodies on more than one occasion including Boomer's and Natalie's since they were killed on Galactica and at least Boomer's body was sent to the morgue where very likely Dr. Cottle did intensive [[wikipedia:autopsy|autopsies]] at his leisure. The bodies were likely subjected to [[wikipedia:CAT scan|CAT scans]] and [[wikipedia:MRI|MRI scans]] and standard X-Rays as well as traditional [[wikipedia:dissection|dissectional]] autopsy. This is in addition to treating Cylons many times for injuries like on New Caprica, and with Athena's pregnancy and radiation sickness. Gaius Baltar also would had had opportunity to examine Cylon physiology. Any non biological &quot;components&quot; that the Cylons would had had would had been discovered by now. Abilities like Athena's and other Eights (if not other Models) ability to interface with standard computers with cable leads are likely genetic alterations of their nervous systems, which in humans carry electrical impulses to the brain. The Cylons probably genetically modified it for the humanoid Cylons so their nervous system could interface and the nerve ending's electrical impulses could carry data to and from standard electronic equipment. Most Colonial data cabling is optical, though, [[Data-font|requiring highly specialized cells]]. Photo-receptor cells are found in the human eye, so genes for those proteins are present in human DNA, but bio-luminescence (esp. fast enough to keep up with computer data rates) is quite another matter. In any case, the ''Blade Runner'' Replicants are perhaps the proper comparison. Indeed, Ronald D. Moore has borrowed the term &quot;skinjob&quot;, a derogatory term for a humanoid Cylon from the same term for a Replicant in ''Blade Runner'', which was also derogatory. <br /> * Is there any difference between birthed humanoid Cylons, such as the original Final Five and the other residents of Earth, and constructed humanoid Cylons, such as Nos. 1-8 and the replacement Final Five bodies?<br /> **Highly unlikely that there are significant differences. Ellen Tigh herself stated that they created the Eight Cylon models to be as close to human as possible. The birth of [[Hera Agathon]] to the Cylon Sharon Agathon (&quot;Athena&quot;) and the Human Karl Agathon did not reveal any unusual occurrences while given birth pass the normal complications one expects from human reproduction. Indeed, Dr. Cottle once sardonically complained during Sharon's emergency delivery that the Cylons didn't improve the reproductive organs of the female Cylons: &quot;I find it absolutely amazing. You people went to all the trouble to appear human and didn't upgrade the plumbing!&quot; ([[Downloaded]]) As of &quot;No Exit&quot; Dr. Cottle has not noted any significant differences between human gestation and the Cylon-Cylon pregnancy of Caprica-Six. <br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are cyborgs, how is it possible for their inorganic components to grow and mature?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are completely organic, what exactly distinguishes them from Humans? It must be something pretty obvious in the skeletal structure since all of the bodies found on Earth were easily identified as being Cylon.<br /> ** Assuming most of the remains uncovered date from 2,000 years prior to the fleet arriving at Earth, it's possible that some sort of genetic markers can still be found in their bone marrow, which allow the Cylons to identify them as their own.<br /> * If humanoid Cylons are in fact different from Humans, how are the two species able to successfully interbreed?<br /> ** Since Colonial medicine can't distinguish Humans from humanoid Cylons, it would seem that they are compatible at a genetic level. Maybe the non-Human component is passed through some nano-technology which is passed to offspring at the moment of fertilization (of course this would possibly turn the host into a Cylon also - is this Starbuck's secret? Did she become a Cylon through the experiments on the Farm?).<br /> **Dr Cottle has on at least one occasion referred to the the Cylons as a human subspecies, which would indicate that they have genetic differences with baseline humans but that these are much too small to stop successful cross breeding. In the real world it is actually not uncommon for two species of the same genus to be able to interbreed, although their offspring is almost never fertile. If Hera is the mother of modern humanity then the humanoid cylons are clearly mcuh more similar to humans than lions are to tigers. <br /> * Does the fact that they '''can''' interbreed mean that Humans and Cylons really '''are''' the same species, and that the apparent differences are only &quot;skin-deep,&quot; such as the superficial differences in appearance between Asians, Africans and Europeans on our Earth?<br /> * If the humanoid Cylons are similar to Colonial humans, then how is it that they have exhibited superior strength and speed on numerous occasions?<br /> <br /> ===Other Questions===<br /> * What became of the lower level mutineers in &quot;[[The Oath]]&quot; and &quot;[[Blood on the Scales]]&quot;? Were they prosecuted for their actions, or were they given an amnesty in spite of Adama's earlier threat that there would be &quot;no forgiveness&quot; for any mutineer? ([[Deadlock#Official Statements|Answer]])<br /> * How do Ellen and Boomer intend to locate the Fleet?<br /> * Is Ellen truthful when she says that D'Anna's vision of the Five was not planted by the Five themselves?<br /> * Will the use of Cylon technology be successful in repairing ''Galactica''? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * And for what it's worth: Is maybe ''Galactica'' &quot;the dying leader&quot;? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br /> ** How about Adama? (What is he taking the pills for?)<br /> * Will every ship in the Fleet be allowed to send a representative to the new Quorum? In particular, will there be a representative from the Cylon baseship? ([[Someone to Watch Over Me|Answer]])<br /> * Are the names given to the other six models by the Final Five the same as those they used to infiltrate the Colonies? If not, what are they?<br /> * Are the [[Number Four]]s and [[Number Five]]s also aware of the identities of the Final Five? When were any of the others, other than Boomer, told?<br /> * How will the [[Cylon Civil War]] be resolved?<br /> * How is it possible that the Thirteenth Tribe's bio-engineering technology was far advanced of the other Twelve Colonies, but they did not have Jump-technology?<br /> **Bio-engineering and jump drives represent different realms of technology and are not directly related. Progress in one is therefore not a prerequisite for progress in the other.<br /> **The thirteenth tribe lived on a single planet while the Colonials lived on twelve different planets. Advancing space travel technology would be more of a priority for the Colonials.<br /> * If the Final Five did not have Jump-technology, and the Colonial Cylons' Jump-technology was on par with that of the humans, how did the Cylons develop Jump-Drives that were far more advanced than the Humans?<br /> ** The 12 Tribes' Centurions/Cylons had over 40 years to improve upon Colonial Jump-technology. As it has been shown numerous times during the show, Cylons had developed technologies that are far-more advanced than Colonial technology. As they had 40 years of isolation to test and improve upon designs, it is not inconceivable to see how a race of cybernetic creatures would constantly improve upon technology. For example, the current line of Centurions vs. the original Centurions are far more advance in technology and battle effectiveness.<br /> * Right before going into surgery, Sam maniacally pleaded that Saul &quot;stay with the fleet&quot; and also mentioned that a &quot;miracle from the angels&quot; was coming. What is he referring to? Will Saul and the other Cylons heed his request? ([[Deadlock|Answer #1]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Possible answer #2]])<br /> * Where did Boomer's Raptor come from? ([[Torn|Answer]])<br /> * When Ellen said that the Final Five had backtracked the path their ancestors used to find Earth, did they do so only through documented evidence (starcharts, books, etc.), or did they find physical signposts such as the Ionian Nebula, the Lion's Head beacon, and Kobol?<br /> **It seems unlikely that the Five could have physically backtracked along the trail of their ancestors, given the fact that they did not possess FTL technology.<br /> * Given that Cavil has the most knowledge of Cylon programming and design out of the Significant Seven, is he responsible for the sleeper agent status of Boomer? ([[The Plan|Answer]])<br /> <br /> ==Character Development==<br /> * ''In the episode we see Sharon Valerii for the first time since &quot;[[The Hub]]&quot;. She has been under the tutelage of John Cavil since shortly after the Cylon occupation of Caprica. When she first downloaded, after Cally Henderson (the future Cally Tyrol) shot her on Galactica, she still thought of herself as a human, had a human outlook, and hated her Cylon being. She even kept her old apartment on Caprica. She wanted and desired love and felt bitterly that she had, from her point of view, betrayed her friends as she expressed in [[Downloaded]]:''<br /> <br /> :Sharon Valerii: What are you thinking? Do you think I care about your god? <br /> <br /> :Caprica Six: Look, God loves you. <br /> <br /> :Valerii: This is love. (Re: a picture of the Galactica crew) These people love me. I love them. I didn't pretend to feel something so I could screw people over. I loved them. And then I betrayed them. I shot a man I loved. Frakked over another man, ruined his life. And why? Because I'm a lying machine. I'm a frakking Cylon! <br /> <br /> :''Ten months ago as of this episode, and approximately two years after she downloaded back into the Cylon baseship and went under the guidance of John Cavil after the failure of the [[New Caprica]] occupation, this was her attitude to love. It occurred in a discussion with Ellen Tigh after Cavil's passionate speech about how she foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:''<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse for what you did to him? What you did to us?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No. [turns her head to look at her] Because he's wrong, Boomer! There is no need for remorse or blame. We didn't limit you. We gave you something wonderful!! Free will! The ability to think creatively. To reach out to others with compassion. To love.<br /> <br /> :Valerii: Love? Who? Humans? Why would I want to do that? Who would I want to love? [Followed immediately by a scene beginning with a shot of Chief Tyrol.]<br /> <br /> :''Her attitude toward love seems not only to have been influenced by Cavil, but also is an reaction over her experiences of the failure of the New Caprica experiment and the rejection by [[Hera]], fellow Eight [[Sharon Agathon]]'s child from which she probably felt that being a Cylon she will never know the love of a child of her own. In reaction, she almost killed Hera but was prevented from doing so by Caprica Six. After which she seemed to had made the decision to follow the virulently anti-human Cavil, the very antithesis of what she previous believed. This is possibly a symptom of an emotional compensation coping mechanism due to her traumatic experiences.''<br /> <br /> == Official Statements == <br /> Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune interviews Jane Espenson and Ryan Mottesheard about the episode:&lt;ref&gt;[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html &quot;You asked, they answered: 'Battlestar Galactica' writers take on your 'No Exit' questions&quot;], chicagotribune.com.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;The Colony&quot; is definitely of significance.<br /> * The Earth was destroyed by an uprising of Centurions that the humanoid Cylons created.<br /> * Cavil kept at least one blank body for each of the Five. The fact that none were killed in the war until Ellen died at her husband's hands is a source of frustration for him.<br /> * Cavil probably wouldn't be happy in a metal body either.<br /> * Like the Ones and Sevens, the Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, and Eights did at one time know and interact with the Final Five, but the Ones corrupted their memories and programmed them not to think of the Final Five.<br /> * The Final Five, and presumably the whole Thirteenth Tribe, were originally polytheists like the other twelve tribes. They became monotheists after encountering the monotheistic Colonial Centurions, who believed in a loving and merciful God, a belief system the Final Five incorporated into the Significant Eight.<br /> * It is re-iterated that Tigh did not actually serve in the first war, but was given fake memories of having done so. His friendship with Adama dates back to their service on a freighter together a few years after the war.<br /> <br /> == Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br /> ''John Cavil had just shown a &quot;slide show&quot; - as Ellen Tigh cynically put it - of the destruction of the [[Algae planet]], the home of the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] built by the travelers from Kobol on their way to colonize Earth and the Twelve Colonies, when its own star went nova. Cavil was there to observe it. He relates his experience to Ellen and his disappointment over it, revealing his self-loathing and hatred of his human form and his deep seated resentment to Ellen and the other Finals for foisted on him the limiting form of a human body:'' <br /> <br /> :John: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?<br /> <br /> :Ellen: No.<br /> <br /> :John: No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there, I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ''ridiculous'' gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.<br /> <br /> :Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as ''human'' as possible.<br /> <br /> :John: I DON'T WANT TO BE HUMAN! I want to see [[w:gamma rays|gamma rays]]! I want to hear [[w:X-rays|X-rays]], and I -- I want to -- I want to smell [[w:dark matter|dark matter]]! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to -- I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the [[w:solar wind|solar wind]] of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, BUT I'M TRAPPED IN THIS ABSURD BODY! AND WHY? Because my five creators thought that ''God'' wanted it that way!<br /> <br /> == Guest Stars ==<br /> <br /> * [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br /> * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br /> * [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]]<br /> * [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br /> * [[John Hodgman]] as Dr. [[Gerard]]<br /> * [[Kerry Norton]] as [[Layne Ishay]]<br /> * [[Darcy Laurie]] as [[Dealino]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Episodes written by Ryan Mottesheard]]<br /> <br /> [[ms:No Exit]]<br /> [[de:Das verlorene Paradies]]</div>

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<p>Lancelampkin: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Galactica Museum, &quot;Daybreak, Part II&quot;.jpg|thumb|right|A model of a [[Cylon War]]-era Cylon [[:en:Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestar]] and [[:en:Cylon Centurion Model 0005|centurion]] on display in the defunct museum.]]<br /> <br /> In preparation for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'s'' future as a preserved relic after decommissioning, a museum/visitor center was constructed in the starboard [[flight pod]]. Massive canopies were installed over the fore and aft bays to contain an atmosphere, and a number of vehicles and educational displays relating to the first [[Cylon War]], including a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper Mark I]], an [[Raider (TOS)|old &quot;flying wing&quot; Raider]], a [[landram]], a [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]], the armor of a [[:en:Cylon Centurion Model 0005|old-style Cylon Centurion]], and a complete squadron of 40 [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mark II fighters]] were spread throughout the pressurized landing deck ([[Miniseries]], [[Razor]], [[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> The starboard flight pod's conversion into a museum included the transformation of its [[Launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]] and launch station into a gift shop, rendering it unusable for flight operations.<br /> <br /> A ceremonial flyby of ''Galactica's'' last remaining active Viper squadron and the decommissioning ceremony was held here just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies]].<br /> <br /> The ''Galactica'' deck crew hurriedly restored some of the exhibits to working condition upon news of the attack. First priority was the Viper Mark II squadron, which was needed to defend the [[:en:Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] which had no ordnance and [[:en:Viper Mark VII|Viper Mark VII]]s vulnerable to Cylon [[Cylon computer virus|computer virus]]es ([[Miniseries]]).<br /> <br /> What was left of the museum was heavily damaged several months later when a Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] crashed into the starboard flight pod and depressurized it. From here, a wave of [[:en:Cylon Centurion|Cylon Centurion]]s were able to board ''Galactica'', resulting in many casualties ([[Scattered]]).<br /> <br /> Later, a squadron of [[Raptor]]s, carrying crew members exposed to [[:en:Lymphocytic encephalitis|Lymphocytic encephalitis]] from a derelict Cylon [[:en:Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] landed in this flight pod to avoid exposing the rest of ''Galactica's'' population to the disease ([[:en:A Measure of Salvation|A Measure of Salvation]]). By this time, the starboard flight pod had not yet resumed normal operations and the enclosed canopy remained ([[:en:Maelstrom|Maelstrom]]).<br /> <br /> During the assault on the Cylon [[:en:The Colony|Colony]], a group of Raptors was placed within the starboard flight pod museum. The Raptor group [[:en:Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump]]ed directly from the inside of the flight pod in a surprise attack on the Colony. The spacial distortion from the jump, however, resulted in severe hull damage, destroying at least part of the museum ([[:en:Daybreak, Part II|Daybreak, Part II]]).<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *While the museum pieces are largely meant to be homages to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], many of these items appear during the series in slightly altered and updated form:<br /> **A [[landram]] appears in &quot;[[Scar]]&quot; and &quot;[[Escape Velocity]]&quot;<br /> **Cylon War era [[Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] appear in &quot;[[Razor]]&quot;<br /> **A [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] is docked at [[Armistice Station]] at the beginning of the Miniseries<br /> *Because the Original Series and Re-imagined Series use highly different types of weapons and procedures, readers should not assume that these Original Series-style replicas in the museum imply that their Cylon War counterparts used the same Original Series technology.<br /> <br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:Galactica Areas]]<br /> [[Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> [[fr:Musée Cylon du Galactica]]</div>

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