Take that away, and this is the last generation of Cylons and voila, genocide. Or maybe that is too sophisticated a logical train for BSG Maybe... I don't have as big a problem with it because I think the fact that Athena can give birth is a sign that it's possible--it makes no sesne that that capacity would be limited to only one Cylon. And I do think Helo was clearly shown as being incredibly conflicted about this action. I think he went with it because the Cylons, particularly the Eight who had borrowed Athena's memories, was in support of it. But he looked conflicted when she and D'Anna talked about losing the ability to resurrect. I also think it makes sense that Helo's not in exactly the same place as he was back then. The playing field has shifted and the fact that the Cylons are fighting each other makes it a different prospect to them all being the one unified force versus the humans. I like Helo but I don't think he is as good at big-picture thinking as Lee--he's a more limited emotional thinker, torn between loyal service as a military officer and love for his Cylon wife. So it makes sense to me that he opts to follow orders wherever he can. It was only when the genocide was going to be absolute that he was pushed far enough to act outside of his orders, and I don't think that was easy for him to do, especially as Athena disagreed with him. This was a bit of a rerun for him, and I'm not surprised to see him shift in his thinking. I think he's much more comfortable with an outcome that sees some Cylons continue to live than one that sees only his wife survive.
I found this episode really repetitive and I also thought the ending was much less revelatory than it was supposed to be. Even though I enjoyed the comedic touches of Baltar, I find Jane Espenson is not a very good BSG writer!! I agree with you. The comedy Baltar felt out of place because it was inconsistent with the rest of this season. It was season 1 Gaius, for no clear reason that I could see.
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Date: 2008-06-09 11:25 pm (UTC)Maybe... I don't have as big a problem with it because I think the fact that Athena can give birth is a sign that it's possible--it makes no sesne that that capacity would be limited to only one Cylon. And I do think Helo was clearly shown as being incredibly conflicted about this action. I think he went with it because the Cylons, particularly the Eight who had borrowed Athena's memories, was in support of it. But he looked conflicted when she and D'Anna talked about losing the ability to resurrect. I also think it makes sense that Helo's not in exactly the same place as he was back then. The playing field has shifted and the fact that the Cylons are fighting each other makes it a different prospect to them all being the one unified force versus the humans. I like Helo but I don't think he is as good at big-picture thinking as Lee--he's a more limited emotional thinker, torn between loyal service as a military officer and love for his Cylon wife. So it makes sense to me that he opts to follow orders wherever he can. It was only when the genocide was going to be absolute that he was pushed far enough to act outside of his orders, and I don't think that was easy for him to do, especially as Athena disagreed with him. This was a bit of a rerun for him, and I'm not surprised to see him shift in his thinking. I think he's much more comfortable with an outcome that sees some Cylons continue to live than one that sees only his wife survive.
I found this episode really repetitive and I also thought the ending was much less revelatory than it was supposed to be. Even though I enjoyed the comedic touches of Baltar, I find Jane Espenson is not a very good BSG writer!!
I agree with you. The comedy Baltar felt out of place because it was inconsistent with the rest of this season. It was season 1 Gaius, for no clear reason that I could see.