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   From: joetheone@dontchabespamminme.com   
      
   "jack"  wrote in message   
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   >> On the other hand, I could see that who we know now as the Five could   
   >> have appeared different in their previous lives and allow for the fact   
   >> that they were portrayed by the same actors a bit of license so that   
   >> we could recognize them.  Cavil then scouts out five humans, remodels   
   >> the Five to look like them and substitutes them two weeks out of the   
   >> attack?  You'd think if the Five had that much control over biological   
   >> engineering they'd have themselves all look younger and prettier.   
   >   
   > ----   
   > None of that happened sorry. The story that was explained to us in   
   > "No Exit" and "The Plan" is it. As I said Cavil and who we will come   
   > to know as the Final Five has absolutely nothing to do with what we   
   > seeing in "Caprica" now. The Final Five are still heading for the 12   
   > Colonies as Zoe has become the first Colonial Cylon.   
   >   
   > Perhaps.  We know the writers made up a good chunk of the arc as they   
   > went along and then had to retrofit everything that came before into   
   > the new arc.  Maybe if they had thought it all out ahead of time they   
   > would have come up with a younger actor to play Cavil.  So changes in   
   > the story line are still possible until we hear from RDM and company   
   > that they have made a final lockdown of the BSG universe narrative.   
   > Have they?   
   > But I guess my final question then would be: in "The Plan" just who is   
   > Cavil gloating over sitting in their bathtubs two weeks before the   
   > second cylon war?   
      
   The FF in the gootubs? If "The Plan" had worked, there would be no humans   
   left, and the FF would have resurrected to Cavil smiling and saying "Look   
   Ma--no humans!"   
   BSG derailed on the whole Final Five thing. What should have been, at best,   
   a minorly interesting plot point, or an opportunity for moree storylines,   
   became the whole show.   
   I blame the internet, and Moore's paying attention to it. The term Final   
   Five never showed up in the scripts until it had been blasted all over the   
   message boards.   
   Ever check out the discussions on the SciFi channel boards? It's packed with   
   the lowest common denominator-type fan, and featured a weekly talk with RDM   
   himself. The polls for the next week's show were started a week before they   
   aired, and the polls were filled with "Best ep EVVVERRRR!"  Based, I guess   
   soley on the fact that there was going to be a show next week, and a 30   
   second blurb for it. Here, at least, we waited until we saw the show to rate   
   it.   
   The other main topic on those boards was the "relationship" thing, and the   
   consensus was '"MORE SOAP! LOTS MORE SOAP!"   
   So, of couse, they were obliged.   
   I'll bitch about the long hiatuses while I'm here, too, I suppose.   
   Anyway, it's a shame.   
   Caprica is really more interesting than I expected it to be. Looking forward   
   to seeing where it goes.   
      
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