Tuesday, January 20, 2009

About Battlestar Galactica (especially last Friday's episode "Sometimes a Great Notion").

Prophecy / Destiny / Whatever.

The first Hybrid said in "Razor":

"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves."

This obviously refers to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Tori Foster & Samuel Anders discovering they are Cylons in "Crossroads, Part 2".

"The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her."

I now think this section probably refers to the finding of 'Earth' and Saul realizing that Ellen Tigh is the final Cylon.

"Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable."

I'm thinking this concerns the Cylon / Human alliance.

"And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."

I think this foretells the return of Ellen Tigh. The redemption could mean many things. She betrayed her husband multiple times, and humanity.

"I can see them all. The seven, now six, self-described machines who believe themselves without sin."

This part seems to foretell the end of the Threes. The final 3 remains on Earth to die at the end of "Sometimes a Great Notion" which means the 'Significant Seven' (the 7 models of Cylon that we've seen through most of the series) have been reduced to 6 models. It also refers to their belief that they are sinless, which stems from their (and Baltar's) belief system in the Cylon God.

"But in time, it is sin that will consume them. They will know enmity, bitterness, the wrenching agony of the one splintering into many."

This seems to reference the Cylon civil war.

"And then, they will join at the promised land, gathered on the wings of an angel. Not an end, but a beginning."

I think this references how the series will end. Note that 'the promised land' isn't Earth - or at least not the planet they found in "Revelations" which was called Earth. I believe the reference to the angel is related to Kara Thrace. She has a tattoo of a wing on her arm, and she's obviously more than human, and apparently tied to the Goddess Aurora in some fashion.

"Kara Thrace will lead the human race to its end. She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death. They must not follow her."

I think the "harbinger of death" line refers to the destruction of the resurrection hub. Kara finds the rebel Cylons drifting in space and they then reveal how to destroy the hub - and once it's gone - all Cylons become mortal. Natalie even says something like she thinks it's destiny or fate that Kara Thrace found them.

I don't know what the herald of the apocalypse means. Or why she shouldn't be followed...but I'm anxious to find out.

"All this has happened before, and will happen again."

This has got to be important. It's been stated and referenced by multiple characters throughout the series:

"All this has happened before, and all of it will happen again." - Leoben in "Flesh and Bone"

"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again." - Six in "The Hand of God"

"If you believe in the gods, then you believe in the cycle of time; that we are all playing our parts in a story that is told again, and again, and again throughout eternity." - Roslin in "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1"

Later in the episode "Faith" another Hybrid tells Kara Thrace:

"Thus will it come to pass. A dying leader will know the truth of the Opera House. The missing Three will give you the Five who come from the home of the Thirteenth. You are the harbinger of death, Kara Thrace. You will lead them all to their end. End of line."

I still believe the dying leader is Laura Roslin. It's true that there could be other dying leaders to come, but she's connected to the Opera House through her visions. The only other option I could see would be Baltar as he's also in the visions.

The part about the missing Three refers to D'anna being boxed (at that time) and she gives the fleet the final Five Cylons as she had seen their faces before being boxed. The Final Five Cylons originated on the planet known as "Earth" - the home of the 13th Tribe. The 13th Tribe was made up of Cylons.

   posted by Bald Jason at 05:55 PM
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