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Okay, so for those of you who watched last night’s Battlestar (be sure to read Marc Bernardin’s TV Watch here), Holy Frak!Revelations about the identity of not just one of the final fiveCylons, but four of ‘em? (Well, presuming that the alleged sleepermodels’ "awakenings" are to be believed.) I honestly didn’t see itcoming till maybe 45 minutes in, but throw in a resurrected Starbuckand a riveting end to the Baltar trial, and well, I’m still trying tocome down of my sci-fi high and figure out ways to make sense of it all.
The one question that’s haunting me most, though is this: Who’s thefinal unknown Cylon model? One might guess Starbuck, since she’sapparently risen from her fatal raptor explosion, but that almost seemstoo easy. Ellen Tigh? Intriguing thought, seeing that in hindsight, anumber of sleeper Cylons have been attracted to one another. (AlthoughI guess that logic would apply to Starbuck, too.) Still, I’m wonderingif perhaps the correct answer is President Roslin, a character I’velong suspected might not be human. How else to explain her sharedvision with Six and Athena? Her response to cancer treatment usingHera’s blood? And the way that some of her decisions (the hiding ofHera, the botched attempt to fix the election) have managed to playinto Cylon hands. Who do you think is the final unknown Cylon? Put yourbest guesses in the comments section below.
UPDATE: EW.com’s Adam B. Vary got the inside scoop on the twisty finale from BG stars Mary McDonnell and Edward James Olmos and executive producer Ronald Moore. Read interviews with all three of them here.
I think Roslin is the 5th Cylon as well. She reacted to something right before the power went out-I think she heard the music, as well.
Part of me thinks that wasn’t the Cylon 5. Just a hunch.
And Slezak, Starbuck’s Viper exploded, not Raptor.
So many questions…
Why would a Cylon get cancer?
We’ve seen Tigh in flashback episodes youger haven’t we? Do Cylons age?
Did Lee see the Cylon ship before Starbuck “blew up”?
If Kara’s in a Viper, what blew up?
I personally am not convienced that those four are cylons, but I do believe President Roslin is one. Great show!
oh, last night was good, I’m torn, much like the TV watch here. But the four out of five cylons were such great choices. I totally believe they are the cylons, and that the writers were not pulling one over us. Those four are part of the final five. But I don’t think Roslyn is. She was having the dreams, because she was infused with Hera’s blood. Somehow Hera’s Blood has connected Roslyn to the cylon counsciousness… but I don’t think she’s a cylon.
The thing rattling around my brain is a question of their song choice. Does this mean that the Cylon’s have already been to Earth? Or, was Jimi the 5th Cylon…
I’m not entirely convinced the ‘awakened four’ ARE cylons, and I think Roslin is more likely having the shared visions as a result of her transfusion. That said, if the final four aren’t cylons–or even if they are–what to make of it? I mean, we know these–unlike other models–must age, or else Adama would have noticed his friend of 40 years staying pretty well preserved. Does the fact that they were all singing a song by an actual earth-person (Dylan) connect them in a real, tangible way to Earth? I doubt in BSG world, Bob Dylan was Caprican. If so, does that connect them to earth as agents of an unknown kind, or does it connect the Final Five Cylons to humanity in a fundamental way? Arrgh…way, way too many unanswered questions for a season finale, but definitely good stufff.
oh my lord, BOB DYLAN is the fifth CYLON….
If you assume Roslin’s dream-sharing means she’s a Cylon (as I, too, considered at first), then you also have to include Gaius in that. Since they can’t both be Cylons, as there’s only one left, that means the dreams don’t prove anything. I think it has more to do with Roslin and Gaius both being “chosen ones” or part of the prophecies, etc.
Also, the four are definitely Cylons. Ron Moore says so:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07085/770732-352.stm
I think the 5th Cylon is either Starbuck, who somehow acquired a new Viper, or Gaeta, who’s always been shifty.
Also, according to composer Bear McCreary’s blog, the song is not supposed to have been written by Bob Dylan:
“I learned that the idea was not that Bob Dylan necessarily exists in the characters’ universe, but that an artist on one of the colonies may have recorded a song with the exact same melody and lyrics. Perhaps this unknown performer and Dylan pulled inspiration from a common, ethereal source. Therefore, I was told to make no musical references to any “Earthly” versions, Hendrix, Dylan or any others. The arrangement needed to sound like a pop song that belonged in the Galactica universe, not our own.”
http://www.bearmccreary.com/html/blog/blogmain.htm
I think President Roslin is the fifth Cylon. She was having some sort of head problems after they jumped to the nebula. Secretly though, I’ve always wanted Gaeta to be a Cylon. He just seems so shady.
I’m glad and surprised that Mike Slezak is watching this show -I had no idea.
The woman that spirited away Baltar (and asked him to bless her child) is the final cylon.
In the interigation of Baltar epsiode he “sees” the final five, in the background is that actress. Along with the other final four, which included all the characters in disguise.
Tyrol has a kid. That seems to really count him out. My guess is the four awakenings are actually from some Cylon Manchurian Candidate like torture or brainwashing. Hey lay off Gaeta, he’s a good guy.
Having a kid counts you out? Someone better tell that to Sharon and Helo.
I would also guess it’s the woman who took Baltar away and asked him to bless her child.