The point being made here is that Bill acted as Lee's conscience just as Lee's acted as his father's conscience in the past. I don't buy that this makes them the same as Cain because we know she SHOT her conscience, but anyway...
I don’t wish to get into spoiler territory, but I read that there was a scene cut involving Cain that may help to explain why she doesn’t have anyone to act as a conscience and that scene may be in the extended DVD release. Still, it was quite clear that she really was close to no one. She easily shot her XO and friend. And look what she ordered be done to Gina. All Cain had was herself as judge and jury (literally, in Tyrol and Helo's case) and no grasp that she was as bad, if not worse, than the enemy that she sought revenge against.
Bill apparently had no intention of berating his son for that decision, saying he did nothing wrong. Bill's point is that they all made decisions to accomplish their missions. That's what being a military leader means.
I so wish Adama would have remembered that during the New Caprica storyline because Lee’s decision to abandon those on NC and save what was left of the fleet did have some sound reasoning behind it. I don’t think it was an easy choice for Lee to argue to leave Kara and the others behind to fend for themselves, but their overall mission was to ensure the survival of humanity and that is what he was trying to do.
That fits with what we know of Lee overall--that he may make the tough calls but he also tortures himself over them.
Yes! My poor baby! ;)
This scene also raises the question of how Lee will be judged. When Lee says to Kara just afterwards 'we've all got it coming' I think he's really thinking of himself--he looks back in the direction of his father's office, recalling the conversation they've just had.
I had a ‘Crossroads’ moment when he made that comment to Kara. I think he was referring to himself, he has a laundry list of ‘sins’ in his head, but as he also pointed out in his witness stand speech, every single one of them has failures and regrets that they must live with. While out of necessity they are forgiven now, they will eventually be judged by history, if not by themselves.
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I don’t wish to get into spoiler territory, but I read that there was a scene cut involving Cain that may help to explain why she doesn’t have anyone to act as a conscience and that scene may be in the extended DVD release. Still, it was quite clear that she really was close to no one. She easily shot her XO and friend. And look what she ordered be done to Gina. All Cain had was herself as judge and jury (literally, in Tyrol and Helo's case) and no grasp that she was as bad, if not worse, than the enemy that she sought revenge against.
Bill apparently had no intention of berating his son for that decision, saying he did nothing wrong. Bill's point is that they all made decisions to accomplish their missions. That's what being a military leader means.
I so wish Adama would have remembered that during the New Caprica storyline because Lee’s decision to abandon those on NC and save what was left of the fleet did have some sound reasoning behind it. I don’t think it was an easy choice for Lee to argue to leave Kara and the others behind to fend for themselves, but their overall mission was to ensure the survival of humanity and that is what he was trying to do.
That fits with what we know of Lee overall--that he may make the tough calls but he also tortures himself over them.
Yes! My poor baby! ;)
This scene also raises the question of how Lee will be judged. When Lee says to Kara just afterwards 'we've all got it coming' I think he's really thinking of himself--he looks back in the direction of his father's office, recalling the conversation they've just had.
I had a ‘Crossroads’ moment when he made that comment to Kara. I think he was referring to himself, he has a laundry list of ‘sins’ in his head, but as he also pointed out in his witness stand speech, every single one of them has failures and regrets that they must live with. While out of necessity they are forgiven now, they will eventually be judged by history, if not by themselves.