Wednesday, January 21, 2009

More BSG Thoughts. This post contains possible spoilers for the remaining nine episodes, so steer clear. These things relate to things I read in places that had no Spoiler Warnings - some of which I think are very true, and others I'm not sure of.

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Ok. One of the things that I love about Battlestar Galactica is that it's an amazing show that can be even more fun to watch a 2nd time. The series seems to revel in revealing things that altar our perceptions of the early seasons. And I expect this will continue until "The Plan" airs in June (assuming it's not aired sooner...or later than that).

The 2nd time around we know that Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Leoben Conoy (Two), Aaron Doral (Five), Sharon Valeri (Eight), Ellen Tigh, Samuel Anders, Simon (Four), D'Anna Biers (Three), Tory Foster & Brother Cavil (One) are all Cylons. We know who lives and who dies - and why. We know that Admiral Cane is probably a Lesbian; we know that Gaeta, Gina, D'Anna & Caprica Six are probably bi. We know that Hoshi is probably gay. This knowledge makes characters like Hoshi (who I'd not noticed the first time around) pop out of the woodwork. We know that the 13th Tribe were Cylons. We know all kinds of character revelations. So...I'm hoping these rumors are true, and that they will enlighten the early seasons even more.

Ellen Tigh. Kate Vernon gave an interview in which she said that Ellen would appear in 7 of the last 9 episodes. That Ellen will return seems like a no-brainer given the reveal that she's the final Cylon, and the prophecy of the first Hybrid. But I'm hoping that these episodes might explain Ellen's odd arrival in "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down".

I have no reason to doubt that Ellen Tigh is coming back, and every reason to think that this rumor is true.

OOH! This just in. I found a BSG site that has rumors that Ellen's arrival in season 1 is possibly explained in "The Plan", and that she will most likely appear in the film. AWESOME if true.

Several sites report that Allan Nowart (a kind of background Marine introduced in Season 3 and recurring since then) will have an important role in the final episodes, and it's now being rumored that he'll appear in "The Plan" as well.

It's also rumored that Jean Barolay & Sue-Shawn will appear in "The Plan", which continuity wise would make perfect sense as Anders and Brother Cavil will be appearing.

The next two are a bit more iffy, but have the potential to be true - and very interesting (if confusing at this point) choices.

Specialist Prosna. This character, who was memorably killed in the original mini-series is rumored to be appearing in the first part of the series finale. The IMDB has him listed as played by the original actor, Michael Eklund. What could this possibly mean? And if this appearance pans out, will this make his original appearance 'pop' when we see it?

Zak Adama. Lee's brother Zak is rumored to appear in the final 3 episodes, again played by the same actor who played him in "Act of Contrition": Tobias Mehler. Does this mean we'll get a series of flashbacks at the end? Time Travel? Or do these characters resurrect?

Are these rumors even valid? IMDB lists Kandyse McClure as appearing as well, and her character died in the last new episode. And IMDB is often extremely unreliable. We'll have to wait and see, I suppose.

On the other hand, I know for a fact that they are bringing back at least 1 bit player from the mini-series for the post-series movie "The Plan" ('Giana'). So that kind of attention to old characters isn't unheard of with this show.

   posted by Bald Jason at 01:01 AM
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