There is Another Sky

"There is Another Sky" An episode of the Caprica Series
Episode No.	Season 1, Episode 5
Writer(s)	Kath Lingenfelter
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Director	Michael Nankin
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US airdate	February 26, 2010
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Overview

Tamara is forced to participate in a game in a trade with those who claim to help her return to reality. Joseph tries to reconnect with his son. Daniel keeps himself from being removed by his own company by introducing the U-87.

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Summary

Teaser

• Sam Adama enters his brother's apartment in the morning, and finds Willie listening to music and playing with a computer instead of going to school--and Joseph asleep on the sofa. Sam wakes him roughly. Joseph insists that he will take Willie to school, but Sam and Willie both insist on going together. Sam asks Joseph whether he will go to work today, and after getting no answer, he chastises his brother for failing both his image as a Tauron and his son.
• In V-World, Tamara Adama walks into a caged area and pushes through a line until a pair of teenagers stop her. She tells them that she is looking for Vesta, since she appears to be the only one who can help Tamara get back to the real world. At a round table, Vesta is accepting bets. She signals, lights in the room begin to flash, and a wheel with handguns spins on the tabletop. The wheel stops. Each player takes a gun, points it at their own head, and pulls the trigger. One man's gun fires and he instantly de-rezzes. Tamara realizes that this is a way home.
• She intrudes on the roulette game, telling Vesta that she wants to play. Vesta recognizes her as "the girl who can't get out" and tells her to just remove her band. Tamara barely has time to say "I can't" when Vesta produces another gun and fires. Tamara falls to the floor, bleeding and crying, but she does not leave V-World. The crowd is stunned. Vesta kneels next to Tamara, telling her that they are going to help each other.

Notes

• Lacy Rand, Clarice Willow and Jordan Durham do not appear in this episode.
• According to the audio commentary for the episode, New Cap City is a reference to the film New Jack City.

Analysis

• The Tauron Funeral Rite as seen in this episode mirrors the Ancient Greek rite of placing a coin on the head of the dead for the Charon, the ferryman who took the souls of the dead across the Rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades (The Underworld). In Ancient Greece it was two coins for each person to be placed on each eye; however, in the case of the Tauron rite it was a single coin each. The ceremony also differs in that it involved the Tauron custom of applying tattoos.
• Logically, Zoe-A has the same capabilities that Tamara-A does, though we have not seen this. It is possible that this is because she, like Tamara at the beginning of the episode, does not know about her capabilities. Another possibility is that she simply hasn't seen any reason to use them.
• It is likely that Heracles ran away because he did not believe Vesta's claim that Tamara was really dead. This is evidenced by his statement to Joseph Adama was in trouble and that he should "wake her up." When Joseph told him that Tamara was dead, his demeanor changed rapidly.
• Daniel Graystone's speech to the board about the Cylons might seem self-destructive at first glance and, in the long run, it certainly is. However, it is possible that when he talked about the U-87 appearing sapient he did not, in fact, mean that it was, but rather that it did an excellent job at imitating a human connection. Alternatively, he may believe that sapience and free will are not necessarily linked and that the U-87 can be both sapient and completely obedient. This latter scenario has a precedent in famed sci-fi author Isaac Asimov's work, which imagines a society in which (sapient) robots carry out the commands of their human overlords without hesitation, but who are nonetheless capable of conscious thought, rationalization, and self-inquiry. Whatever the case, it's clear that Graystone miscalculated, as the Cylons do, in fact, eventually rebel.
• This episode marks the first time that a specific street address is given for a location in the re-imagined continuity: the Adama apartment is located at 615 Olympic #3 in Caprica City.

Questions

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

Noteworthy Dialogue

• Sam Adama is arguing with his brother Joseph about his detachment from work and family:

Sam: First, you be a father, and when you can manage that, maybe I'll introduce you to your son.

Guest Stars

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