Reins of a Waterfall

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The Reins of a Waterfall
"The Reins of a Waterfall"
An episode of the Caprica Series
Episode No. Season 1, Episode 3
Writer(s) Michael Angeli
Story by
Director Ronald D. Moore
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US airdate USA February 5, 2010
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UK airdate UK February 16, 2010
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Overview[edit]

Daniel Graystone attempts damage control in light of his wife's false revelation that their daughter was one of the suicide bombers of Maglev 23.

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Analysis[edit]

  • It is possible that Gara Singh, Director of the Global Defense Department (GDD), sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying the Stark interrogation tape in which if it came out could had been portrayed in the press as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the department embarrassment and perhaps liability could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent Jordan Durham and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole.

Questions[edit]

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

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