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   "RT"  wrote in message   
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   > Dillon Pyron wrote:   
   >> [Default] Thus spake RT :   
   >> >QN wrote:   
   >> >> I just watched the DVDs of the last five Caprica episodes.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> I really dislike all the mafia type stuff.  I love the Virtual reality   
   >> >> and   
   >> >   
   >> >The mafia stuff was actually some of the most interesting bits. Esp the   
   >> >use   
   >> >of a different language. This illustrated cultural prejudices in   
   >> >colonial   
   >> >society. Plus, the use of the cylon for enforcement work was a nice   
   >> >touch.   
   >>   
   >> I agree.  This showed just how far apart the Taurans were from the   
   >> Capricans and, by some sort of proxy, how far each of the colonies   
   >> might be from the others.   
   >   
   > And then why it took the cylon threat to really unite them.   
   >   
   >> >> Zoe stuff, except that Zoe takes too long to forgive her parents.  It   
   >> >> bothers me that they did not clear Zoe's name for the maglev bombing.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> I had seen a preview months ago where Lacy asked the cylons which one   
   >> >> was   
   >> >> Zoe.  As I recall, all of them raised their hands.  In the actual   
   >> >> episode   
   >> >> none of them raised their hands, except for some that raised their   
   >> >> weapons   
   >> >> ambiguously.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Zoe declaring that she is god seems wrong.   
   >> >   
   >> >Why?   
   >>   
   >> Well, for me it would seem something like this joke:   
   >>   
   >> A dog looks at humans and says "they love me, they house me, they feed   
   >> me.  They must be gods"   
   >>   
   >> A cat looks at humans and says "they love me, they house me, they feed   
   >> me.  I must be a god"   
   >>   
   >> Zoe is experiencing what appears to be ultimate power.  And, let's   
   >> just admit it, getting killed might affect one's mental state just a   
   >> tad.   
   >   
   > Um, not *why* she felt that way, but *why* it was wrong...   
      
   I feel it was wrong because the original Zoe was devoted to the one true   
   god.  The scanned virtual Zoe needs to keep that view to pass it down to the   
   Cylons.  Calling herself god just doesn't fit.   
      
      
   >   
   >> >> Also, in the producer's narrative he says that season 2 would have had   
   >> >> Zoe   
   >> >> fighting against the cylons.  (illogical)   
   >> >   
   >> >No, cool. Yet another rebellion against authority.   
   >> >   
   >> >> I can see where the show got cancelled.  Too bad they couldn't just   
   >> >> get rid   
   >> >> of some of the writing staff.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> I wonder if the religious themes may have offended someone at SyFy.   
   >> >   
   >> >Doubtful since religious overtones were heavy in Galactica...   
   >>   
   >> I suspect part of the reason was the choppy start which turned people   
   >> off.  Something about Americans wanting instant gratification vs.   
   >> charachter development.   
   >   
   > Certainly wasn't the religious overtones.   
      
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