Dead but Dreaming

[andrewducker]

A few thoughts on where the last few episodes of BSG are going.

Since the very beginning there's clearly been _something_ going on.  While some of it was the work of the cylons, (as manipulated by John/Cavil), there's also been a whole bunch of stuff which seemed 'unexplainable' - things which people _in_ the TV series have explained in religious terms, and which most people outside the TV series have assumed was just the writers pulling stuff out of their arse.

I think it's all Daniel.

It was explained that Cavil destroyed all of the '7's ('Daniel's) in the vats, and then corrupted the genetic formula so no more could be grown. I think that Daniel is still alive, and living inside the Cylon Matrix.  He's the god in the machine - manipulating things in ways small enough that Cavil can't see them, preparing to strike back.

I think that when the Hybrids talk nonsense, it's bits of his personality being picked up.

I think that he has the ability to use resurrection tanks that are "out of the way" to create a new Starbuck (who is part Cylon and thus amenable to that kind of thing) and to grow her a new Viper (after all, that's how Cylons create their ships - out of organic goo).

And I think he has the ability to use the Cylon Projection ability to talk to part-Cylons.  Like his daughter Starbuck.

Like his son, Gaius.

(You may now recall an event from season one and say "Ewwww" if you like)

I'm not 100% on Gaius - but it sure as hell would explain a lot.

and it means that we've been given the last piece of the puzzle - and the last few episodes are building towards a reveal of Daniel (presumably at the end of the episode on the 13th) in time for the two-parter climax.

The only questions that remain are around "What does he want?" - particularly "Why did he guide them to Earth?" (Unless that was him trying to "wake up" the final five (his parents) from the bad dream that Cavil had put them in.)

Thoughts?

Comments

[kurosau.livejournal.com]

Actually, while they do make it clear that Earth was full of Cylon remains, Ellen later talks about how they were destroyed because of Human/Cylon tensions. I'm guessing whoever was left over human from the 13th colony, or the ancient Lords of Kobol did it after inventing Jump Drive, but before heading to the 12 colonies. She stressed that anywhere humans and cylons interacted, they wiped each other out, which is why they needed to blend the two races.

[andrewducker]

Aaargh - I thought it was Cylon/Centurion tensions.

Got a link to anything useful on this front??

[kurosau.livejournal.com]

Sadly, no, but IIRC it occurs during the sequence when they're arguing over whether or not to leave the fleet at Anders' bedside.

[andrewducker]

I'll have to go back and take a look at the episode when I get a chance!