I took it as Fry feeling guilty over wanting to kill them before and her returning for them at the risk of her own life was her penance. Riddick only agreed to go with her when she finally responded to his question "Would you die for them." She then goes back to rescue him claiming that she would not have died for him (though she did end doing so).
Anyway, at the simple comparison, it works, but in the grander scheme of things, Riddick showed more compasion than Cain did and was possibly capable of. Cain would not have allowed Fry to convince her to go back for people who were most likely dead and were clearly a burden anyway. In the subsequent movies, Riddick certainly showed concern over Jack/Keira and her welfare.
Hmmm...actually... in Chronicles, he left Jack because being with him was too dangerous. Certainly the same argument would hold for Cain. A military fleet is severely handicapped if it always has to protect the civilians towing along. Riddick didn't exactly leave Jack helpless though, the way Cain did (supposedly) with the stripped ships.
Roslin .. a moral person who understands and accepts the burden of immoral decisions to ensure the survival of the species?
Cain ... a military person to the letter, determined to exact vengeance upon the Cylons. Does she consider this survival of the species at all? Or is she only about hurting the enemy?
Adama .. bag of donuts.
Overall, I'd really have loved to see the scene where Lee figures out the genocide plan played with Cain and Roslin present. Can you imagine the look on their faces?
Re: Kara and her many parents.
Anyway, at the simple comparison, it works, but in the grander scheme of things, Riddick showed more compasion than Cain did and was possibly capable of. Cain would not have allowed Fry to convince her to go back for people who were most likely dead and were clearly a burden anyway. In the subsequent movies, Riddick certainly showed concern over Jack/Keira and her welfare.
Hmmm...actually... in Chronicles, he left Jack because being with him was too dangerous. Certainly the same argument would hold for Cain. A military fleet is severely handicapped if it always has to protect the civilians towing along. Riddick didn't exactly leave Jack helpless though, the way Cain did (supposedly) with the stripped ships.
Roslin .. a moral person who understands and accepts the burden of immoral decisions to ensure the survival of the species?
Cain ... a military person to the letter, determined to exact vengeance upon the Cylons. Does she consider this survival of the species at all? Or is she only about hurting the enemy?
Adama .. bag of donuts.
Overall, I'd really have loved to see the scene where Lee figures out the genocide plan played with Cain and Roslin present. Can you imagine the look on their faces?