The Last Supper

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The Last Supper being depicted using characters from Battlestar Galactica.

Official Statements

Ron Moore gave Entertainment Weekly these descriptions of each character's pose and position in the picture, claiming the hold insights into upcoming events in Season Four:

• President Roslin lights a fire: "She's burning something of importance that has to do with a plot turn midseason."

• Natalie stands in commanding pose: "She assumes a leadership position for a group of Cylons [that have] a separate agenda from the rest of them."

• Saul Tigh, missing eye turned towards the camera: "You might literally take that composition in terms of Tigh turning a blind eye."

• The empty space at the table: "We have not yet revealed the final [unknown] Cylon." Does that mean the people already at the table aren't the final Cylon? Moore laughs. "You ferreted that out pretty slyly. I didn't really want to give that away."

• Lee Adama in civilian clothes: "He does not return to flight status."

• Gaius Baltar looks up to his Virtual Six, who stands in the center of the picture: "Baltar's Six has proclaimed that she is delivering the gospel of the [Cylons'] one true God, so it seems natural to place her at the center of the photo.

• Kara Thrace and Samuel Anders in a sensual embrace: "[Note] that the only one embracing Starbuck is Anders."

• Galen Tyrol, knife in hand, glares angrily: "The Chief does not have a pleasant time of it this season." His child with fellow grunt Cally would seem to be the second human-Cylon hybrid, and hints Moore, "one should consider the knife in his hand in that context."

• Sharon and Karl Agathon cast a worried glance across the table: "The person they're looking at is definitely reacting."

• Admiral Adama sits on the end of the table, as far as possible from President Roslin: "They're also turned toward each other."

On his LiveJournal, Aaron Douglas said that Ron Moore was not presented at the shooting and that photo was taken together with the other promotional pictures for Season 4. The actors were given general directions by the photographer and SciFi Channel staff, but interpreted their characters as they saw fit. This indicates that the photograph was created for marketing purposes. While it was likely meant to fuel speculation, there might not be any deep meaning behind its composition.