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* There is a [[Messenger]] Zoe who appeared to original Zoe and now appears to Zoe-A. She appeared in the form of Zoe's teenage self even before Zoe was that old. | * There is a [[Messenger]] Zoe who appeared to original Zoe and now appears to Zoe-A. She appeared in the form of Zoe's teenage self even before Zoe was that old. | ||
* Zoe credits Messenger Zoe with saving her from the fire that burned down the Graystones' old home. This is reminiscent of Messenger Six saving [[Gaius Baltar]] from the burning [[Raptor 1]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). On that occasion, Messenger Six appeared in place of [[Crashdown]], an ability which Messenger Zoe demonstrates during Zoe-A's fight in New Cap City by appearing in place of the people fighting her. | * Zoe credits Messenger Zoe with saving her from the fire that burned down the Graystones' old home. This is reminiscent of Messenger Six saving [[Gaius Baltar]] from the burning [[Raptor 1]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). On that occasion, Messenger Six appeared in place of [[Crashdown]], an ability which Messenger Zoe demonstrates during Zoe-A's fight in New Cap City by appearing in place of the people fighting her. | ||
* This is the first time that a Messenger is shown to be actively promoting the creation of artificial sentience, through encouragement to draw robots and to design the new life that would become Zoe-A. Until this point, Messengers had been seen taking an interest only in guiding and protecting Cylons and (sometimes) humans through problems that grow naturally out of their circumstances, without being initial drivers of those circumstances. This suggests that the Messengers ''themselves'' have some close connection to the creation of artificial sentience, perhaps as the product of a similar chain of creation and development. | |||
* Sister Clarice is correct in believing that Zoe was divinely inspired, or at least inspired by the agent of the closest thing to a [[God (RDM)|god]] known to exist in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''/''Caprica'' universe. | * Sister Clarice is correct in believing that Zoe was divinely inspired, or at least inspired by the agent of the closest thing to a [[God (RDM)|god]] known to exist in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''/''Caprica'' universe. | ||
* Nestor survived the bombing of Clarice's car, as stated by an article in [[The Caprican]] months before this episode aired<ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/news/sister-clarisse-willow-target-of-bomb-plot.php Sister Clarice Willow, Target of Bomb Plot]</ref>. | * Nestor survived the bombing of Clarice's car, as stated by an article in [[The Caprican]] months before this episode aired<ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/news/sister-clarisse-willow-target-of-bomb-plot.php Sister Clarice Willow, Target of Bomb Plot]</ref>. | ||
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| "Things We Lock Away" An episode of the Caprica Series | |||
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| Episode No. | Season 1, Episode 12 | ||
| Writer(s) | Drew Z. Greenberg | ||
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| Director | Tim Hunter | ||
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| US airdate |  October 19, 2010
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| CAN airdate |  October 19, 2010
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| Population | {{{population}}} survivors | ||
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| Retribution | Things We Lock Away | False Labor | |
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Overview
- Zoe-A finds Tamara-A, bringing them both to new insights. Daniel Graystone learns that ousting Tomas Vergis will not be enough to satisfy his Ha'la'tha partners. Lacy Rand is imprisoned by Clarice Willow, who is herself being spied upon by Amanda Graystone.
Summary
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Notes
Analysis
- There is a Messenger Zoe who appeared to original Zoe and now appears to Zoe-A. She appeared in the form of Zoe's teenage self even before Zoe was that old.
- Zoe credits Messenger Zoe with saving her from the fire that burned down the Graystones' old home. This is reminiscent of Messenger Six saving Gaius Baltar from the burning Raptor 1 (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II"). On that occasion, Messenger Six appeared in place of Crashdown, an ability which Messenger Zoe demonstrates during Zoe-A's fight in New Cap City by appearing in place of the people fighting her.
- This is the first time that a Messenger is shown to be actively promoting the creation of artificial sentience, through encouragement to draw robots and to design the new life that would become Zoe-A. Until this point, Messengers had been seen taking an interest only in guiding and protecting Cylons and (sometimes) humans through problems that grow naturally out of their circumstances, without being initial drivers of those circumstances. This suggests that the Messengers themselves have some close connection to the creation of artificial sentience, perhaps as the product of a similar chain of creation and development.
- Sister Clarice is correct in believing that Zoe was divinely inspired, or at least inspired by the agent of the closest thing to a god known to exist in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica/Caprica universe.
- Nestor survived the bombing of Clarice's car, as stated by an article in The Caprican months before this episode aired[1].
Questions
- Will Daniel's involvement in Vergis's death ever be discovered? Is Serge a witness?
- Does Vergis commit suicide because he does not believe that he and Daniel have a good chance of defeating the Ha'la'tha or because he would rather die than join forces with Daniel?
- Will the general populace ever discover the true perpetrator of the Maglev bombing, or at least Zoe's lack of involvement?
- If Lacy does go to Gemenon, what will she do there? Will she ever return to Caprica?
- Is Messenger Zoe akin to Messenger Six, Messenger Baltar, and Messenger Leoben? If not, how does she differ?
- Is Messenger Zoe the same individual as one of these Messengers, but in another form?
- Is Messenger Zoe intentionally trying to bring about the Cylon rebellion?
- How did Messenger Zoe save Zoe from the fire in her old home?
- What led to original Zoe's personality change, from the happy optimist she was when she first created Zoe-A to the comparatively dour and hostile young woman whom she and Zoe-A became soon thereafter?
- Did Zoe tell Clarice about Messenger Zoe? If so, is that related to Clarice's belief that Amanda's visions of her brother Darius were significant?
- What will Zoe-A and Tamara-A do?
Official Statements
Noteworthy Dialogue
Guest Stars
- Scott Porter as Nestor Willow
- John Pyper-Ferguson as Tomas Vergis
- Hiro Kanagawa as Cyrus Xander
- Genevieve Buechner as Tamara Adama
- Anita Torrance as Mar-Beth
- Panou as Olaf
- Jim Thomson as Voice of Serge
- Thomas Saunders as Jon Parker
- Jadyn Wong as Gamester
- Luke Welland as Butcher Knife Player
- Olivia Steele Falconer as Young Zoe