BSG questions...

[thistlechaser]

Most of these questions/issues will be rhetorical, since you all won't be able to answer without spoiling me.

1) My first and only issue with BSG! It annoys me when there's a big crowd or gathering of cylons and we see only models we know are cylons. There are 12 of them, right? At this point I know... um, five or six of them. Why the heck when we're in an occupied city full of cylons do we only see the ones we know? Walking down a street, sitting in a cafe, I'd think the other models should be around as much as the ones we know... (I know they're doing it to keep it a secret, but it doesn't make sense...)

2) Since unfortunately I know the Chief is a cylon, and the other cylons must know he's one of the models, he's had a baby with what's her name, so there's a human/cylon baby for them right under their noses in the new occupied city... (And as much as it annoys me knowing that spoiler, it sure did make one scene amusing. When the Dean Stockwell cylon was talking to Chief about Chief thinking he was a cylon, the Dean one said something like "Because I'm a cylon and I never saw you at any of the meetings". Heehee.)

3) What the heck is up with Admiral Adama's mustache? *UGH*

I'm watching too fast. :( I'm on the third ep of season three. I'm going to be caught up soon, arg! Then what will I watch?

Oh, and "frak" has to be the smartest thing ever. It stands in so well for a curse. With so many characters being military they really do need to curse, and "frak" feels so right to the ear. It actually feels like a better curse than "fuck". "Fuck" is a softer sounding word, "frak" is nice and hard and sharp.

Comments

[kelen.livejournal.com]

For #1, and I'm not entirely sure, I think we only see those known 5-6 because even the Cylons (The ones we get to see.) don't know what the others look like. You do gradually learn their appearances though. At least another 2-4 others. There's some big mystery involved, but I never watched enough to learn if they showed it.

#2 is addressed later on. This is explained. (Funny, I don't watch much anymore, but that part of an ep I saw!)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay! Thanks. :)

[kirbyk.livejournal.com]

1) Addressed later, at least in broad strokes. Suffice it to say that the 'final five' cylons are somehow different than the ones you've seen up to this point. (And what that means, they haven't even finished telling us yet! I'm not sure if it'll make sense, or end up just being "Yeah, we hadn't written that part yet in those seasons.")

2) Addressed in last week's episode, ha! :)

3) It drives cylons crazy because they can't grow mustaches? :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

3) It drives cylons crazy because they can't grow mustaches? :)

*laughs* I love you people. So many good replies about his mustache!

And ah, okay! Thanks!

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Kelen pretty much said it, but:

1) Seven models were known to each other, but there are five (the Final Five) that weren't known to the other 7 known models, nor even to themselves. It was one of the Cylons' own mystic mystery, much like the Pythian Prophecies are to the humans.

Since you've been spoiled already, the Chief was one of the Final Five. We're still not 100% positive on the identity of the 12th.

2) This does get covered, but not until like two or three episodes ago in the real-time showings. Heh. :)

3) Fortunately, he shaves it. ;)

[liedra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this :) There's a point earlyish on in the series (mid 2? early 3?) where one of the cylons sees the final five, but we don't get to see them unmasked til much later for reasons that would be spoilerish. :)

And yeah thank god for the shaving of the mo. It was awful!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yes!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that makes sense. I had wondered if somehow there could be a set of cylons the others didn't know about (that seemed the only reasonable answer why they weren't seen in cities/crowds/etc.)

[kamalloy.livejournal.com]

3) It is the Mustache of Penitance. It will go away soon. I doubt you mind this particular spoiler. ;p

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh god, hee. So many great comments about his mustache!

[animarelic.livejournal.com]

The 'Final Five' are special. :) That's all I'm gonna say.

[animarelic.livejournal.com]

Also the MOUSTACHE IS THE FINAL CYLON.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh god, hee!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ahhh okay!

[machinegirl.livejournal.com]

Hahhahahhaah I hate the mustache too. It makes him look like a 70s porn star.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Exactly!