Talk:Escape Velocity/Archive 1

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The Lord of Kobol reference

During the service by Chief Tyrol he utters the like "...and the Lords of Kobol, as many and as varied as mortal men..."

Could this be taken literally, and suggest some new connection between the Colonials and the Lords of Kobol? It feels like the sort of cryptic clue the writes would drop in.

12 Colonies, 12 Cylon models, and perhaps 12 Gods? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by DarthS (talk • contribs).

The bajillionth time, nobody has ever said there are only 12 Lords of Kobol. There are 12 Olympians in greek mythology, but that doesn't even include some of the most prominent deities, such as Poseidon or Hades. --Peter Farago 21:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Poseidon is one of them, but not Hades, who belongs to a group of deities and figures associated with the underworld. But the Greeks did not just worship the Olympians. The Colonials don't have to either, in regards to the Lords of Kobol. But yeah, there is a general consensus of who the Olympians are, but that changed with time and region. Different cities and regions sometimes worshiped different gods -- Serenity 21:31, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Analysis re. Adama's book reading

I noticed there was a comment on the Analysis section about Adama reciting the passage, even though he said they were to the part he hadn't read before. Actually, he states that they are getting to the part he hasn't passed before, so they hadn't actually reached it yet, so if anything, these would be the parts he would remember the most, since it would be where he always stops after.

If anything, it seems like some double-symbolism could be read in to the fact that he would always stop reading after that particular passage...

(I don't know how to edit the page itself, or even if it's appropriate to, hence why I wanted to comment here instead).

MathewBurrack 19:21, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, that's how I saw it too. He doesn't say that he hasn't read that particular bit yet. As for editing the page, just click on "edit" at the top, next to "discussion" which you presumably used to get here. And don't be afraid of making changes, as they can be easily undone if something goes wrong. Though it's a good idea to discuss potentially contentious issues and big changes first, this a relatively minor thing. -- Serenity 21:02, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Virtual Six

Before posting analysis or question, did Virtual Six finally exhibited an actual physical manifestation when standing up Baltar in front of the guard? In the past, her effects could be explained away. Thoughts, opinions?-- FrankieG 20:46, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

It seems the most extreme so far, but we've seen apparently physical interaction between her and Baltar before. She has pushed him into mirrors or walls for example. Though his contortions are hard to pull of alone, it might not be impossible. They had to film it somehow and I guess Callis did it alone. -- Serenity 20:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

His feet actually came off the ground at one point while his body was still limp. I think he was being pulled up by wires. -- David cgc 05:22, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Huh? They never showed his feet, so there's no way of telling that. I think there would have been gasps of astonishment from everyone if he was actually levitating instead of just standing and walking funny. It's certainly possible to move like that by yourself, I've tried. Really, I don't see what the big deal about this is. This isn't any different from Six shoving him into a wall or even grabbing his tie. If you need an idea for how an "imaginary friend" could do this kind of thing, check out the parking garage fight in Fight Club, where Tyler drags the narrator around, throws him down stairs, etc. INH 13:45, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Uncredited actors

At least two actors with speaking parts are uncredited. One is the leader of Sons of Eris (although he does look a bit similar to the Marine guard to me - can anyone confirm or deny?) and "Mr. Officious" (nicknamed so by Baltar), the guy who investigates the scene of the assault. Ausir 22:19, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

You mean the Sons of Ares right? -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 22:59, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure, too much Principia Discordia. :) Anyway, the question still stands. Ausir 23:02, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

"Offshoot Religions" comment

During the Quorum meeting, one of the delegates mentions that the laws against Baltar's group assembling could also be applied to other minority religions, noting especially that Baltar's teachings seemed similar to that of the "Mithras Followers", a real-world religion which was contemporaneous with, and a rival of, early christianity. The existence of another Colonial religion taken from our history and apparently not centered on the Lords of Kobol or the Cylon God may be another clue about how the Colonials fit in with Earth. -- David cgc 05:19, 27 April 2008 (UTC)