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Source: http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1912
Kuralyov 19:45, 12 Jul 2005 (EDT)
Note
"However, if resurrection transmissions travel at light speed, the transmission would have reached the hypothetical second Resurrection Ship (or the Cylon Homeworld) at the same time as they would have detected the nuclear explosion."
- Since they travel at faster than light with the "jumps", what would the timing of the Cylon arrival have to do with transmission speed of the download? --Steelviper 15:49, 13 March 2006 (CST)
Deleted Scenes
Though it is mentioned that she has a storyline in "Downloaded", shouldn't we post what actually happens in that deleted scene? I know in the end it didn't air (for sake of not confusing too much), but it is still considered canon and is an important part of both the Gina and Cylon Baby Story line (as well as D'anna possibly). I think we should add some greater detail about what happens during this scene (especially since we aren't getting more Gina. -- Sauron18 18 March 2006
- Sauron18, deleted scenes aren't necessarily canonical. Something may later come down the line that contradicts those scenes. However, I would add the pertinent information in a notes section. -- Joe Beaudoin 18:01, 18 March 2006 (CST)
---Well its true that they aren't ALWAYS, canonical, but the fact that recently we've seen deleted scenes shown in the "Previousley on BSG" makes the scene itself canonical. At least her discussion over putting his attention on the polls is important. I do hope the rest of her arch in "Downloaded" does turn out compatible. Its really the same for most scenes, but Gina is dead. She was a good character and any scene we can get is worth mentioning as canonical I would say. I don't know, I guess only time will tell. --Sauron18 18 March 2006
- I don't think they shouldn't be noted as anything other than a trivia item. --Peter Farago 19:20, 18 March 2006 (CST)
Suicide and Spectacles
I believe the reason for Gina's suicide to be because she knew the other Cylons would eventually detect the explosion and find New Caprica. If she still had a real desire for suicide, she could have very easily gotten herself shot or tossed out an airlock just by showing herself to a Colonial officer, without risking damnation. I think she stayed with the nuke to prevent anyone stumbling on it and disabling it, thereby ruining her one chance to signal her people.
Also, regarding Gina's glasses, she seems to use them only for reading, rather than as a disguise. Shelly Godfrey uses reading glasses, too; it's likely that a little nearsightedness is an intentional flaw in the Six model, like Five's thinning hair and Cavil's advanced age. --Slander 13:22, 18 October 2006 (CDT)
- RDM explained the reason at the "NY Museum for Television & Radio" panel. She couldn't accept that the Colonials found a safe haven on New Caprica and especially couldn't imagine living down there, probably with Baltar. On Cloud 9 she might have thought that she could undermine the Colonials from within. On New Caprica that would've been gone. Though her means of suicide was very extreme, she probably wanted to hurt them one last time.
- Personally I think the Cylon's discovery of New Caprica works better as pure chance than with any kind of planning.
- Nice point about the glasses :) --Serenity 13:29, 18 October 2006 (CDT)
- My first thought, when Five explained how they detected the explosion, was that, even a year later, Gina was still screwing Baltar. I don't think she'd have risked burning in Hell for any other reason. Guess I was wrong on that one, though it'd make sense that she could justify her suicide as dying in the line of duty if she took a couple of thousand Colonials with her. --Slander 13:53, 18 October 2006 (CDT)
Not "Gina" Within the BSG Universe
Please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that she is only referred to as Gina outside of the BSG universe. Ron Moore calls her that, probably the cast and crew call her that, and we call her that, but no one else. Not Admiral Cain, not Baltar, not...any of her "hug the Cylons" people?...other than that not many people in the Fleet knew she existed. Because of this, whenever I see the name "Gina" on any other pages, I change it to "Pegasus's prisoner" or something similar. The point is that if a random viewer comes to the Wiki and sees this weird name "Gina" they've never heard in any episode, it will make it quite confusing. I believe that at the top of her page, the naming convention should be described, and that the fan-name is fine to use on it, but not anywhere else. This would best follow the "in the BSG universe" POV policy, yes? Any thought? - Keithustus 11:54, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- Wasnt she Gina in the credits? And besides, isn't what Ron Moore says considered canon? --Mercifull (Talk/Contribs) 12:04, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- I just checked Pegasus, both Res Ships, and LDYB II. She's not included in any of the credits. Moore's law is correct, she is Gina, and I'm not disputing that. I'm saying that because she has not been identified within any of the episodes or promotional material as "Gina"...just online and otherwise outside of the universe, using that name on wikipages contradicts the in-universe point of view. She definitely should have a handle for use on the wiki, but the problem is that unlike the names for various Sharons and Six's, the tag "Gina" has no (?) basis within the episodes. Just like Caprica-Six before Downloaded, no name was assigned to her on-screen, even by Baltar. If we were to use the same naming convention on her as other Cylons, we should refer to her as "Pegasus-Six" on the wiki instead of "Gina." - Keithustus 12:32, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- By Zeus, he's got a point. Since the character is a dead-end anyway, adjusting this shouldn't be a real problem; we use descriptive names for internal reference elsewhere. I'll add a reference note that the name itself is internal based on RDM's comments, but, like most of the Sixes, no character has actually said their "human" alias on screen. --Spencerian 13:44, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- The name is well-known and has an official source. I see no problem with continuing to use it. Also, "Pegasus's prisoner" sounds kind of horrible - if you insist on circumlocution, at least Number Six (Pegasus copy) fits our conventions. --Peter Farago 15:19, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- I'd say we just leave it as Gina, it's her official name even if it isn't mentioned on screen, and it's not just a nickname. --Sauron18 15:45, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- I'm for keeping it as well. If we had learned the cover name she assumed as Pegasus crewmember it would probably have been Gina --Serenity 16:17, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- The name is well-known and has an official source. I see no problem with continuing to use it. Also, "Pegasus's prisoner" sounds kind of horrible - if you insist on circumlocution, at least Number Six (Pegasus copy) fits our conventions. --Peter Farago 15:19, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- By Zeus, he's got a point. Since the character is a dead-end anyway, adjusting this shouldn't be a real problem; we use descriptive names for internal reference elsewhere. I'll add a reference note that the name itself is internal based on RDM's comments, but, like most of the Sixes, no character has actually said their "human" alias on screen. --Spencerian 13:44, 26 October 2006 (CDT)
- I just checked Pegasus, both Res Ships, and LDYB II. She's not included in any of the credits. Moore's law is correct, she is Gina, and I'm not disputing that. I'm saying that because she has not been identified within any of the episodes or promotional material as "Gina"...just online and otherwise outside of the universe, using that name on wikipages contradicts the in-universe point of view. She definitely should have a handle for use on the wiki, but the problem is that unlike the names for various Sharons and Six's, the tag "Gina" has no (?) basis within the episodes. Just like Caprica-Six before Downloaded, no name was assigned to her on-screen, even by Baltar. If we were to use the same naming convention on her as other Cylons, we should refer to her as "Pegasus-Six" on the wiki instead of "Gina." - Keithustus 12:32, 26 October 2006 (CDT)