It's why I dislike the idea that the Cylon must become like humans because that's just as absolute, and suggests we are superior for...no good reason that the show can supply. Hmm, okay. Maybe not better. But beyond human. More. There is so much potential. Sentient beings who can feel and reason. Heck, I'm even interested in the Centurions. Did that one get what Gaius was saying about God? These beings, who knows what they might be able to do!
You are right. "The gestalt as something other than alien and evil." Yes, they could be not human and not evil. It is possible. I grew up with Star Trek. In that world, all life was valued, human or otherwise. I know the BSG-verse isn't there yet, but now I'm wondering why humans created the Cylons, anyway? Why did the Cylons want to evolve? It couldn't just be just to destroy, to turn on their 'parents'. The way they want to reproduce, to find Earth. They must want more. And the faction with Natalie and Leoben does not seem to want to destroy. Maybe together they could serve a good purpose. Who knows?
The survival debate! I know! There is the idea, let's survive this first and then pick up our morals, our dignity later. Nope. I agree with you, survival is no excuse to become monsters. I don't think either side asks whether they can live with themselves. Laura and Bill used to long ago. Laura used to carry her sins on slips of paper in her pocket and Bill used to say things about, 'living with it.' But that was then. I think the Cylons didn't ask that question because they were humanity's 'children'. As children betrayed, they never had to feel guilty. Being basically immortal, life stretched on as did guilt, in a way it doesn't when you can reach the end of line all too soon.
Caprica was the first casulty! But whoa if Gina was on Pegaus at that time, how many other models died in the attacks on the twelve worlds?
And that doesn't preclude the wonderfully complex and interesting tales of hybridity we get from Hera, from the Final Five, even from Laura with her Magical Baby Blood. In fact those tales are more interesting if the Cylon are...alien. I want to know those tales! And the thing of it all, is I feel we are running out of time to tell them. :-(
So I take it you like the Sixes, huh? :-) See, I feel we got a lot of the Sixes this season. Not Caprica, per se. But we got Natalie and PTSD!Six and even a little Head!Six. And Natalie! Natalie as leader. She was awesome, I do not understand why she had to die.
But I'm okay about the lack of Sixes if it makes you make vids! Yay!
Six is always important. We have to keep an eye out on her too. Actually, all of the Sixes. :-)
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Hmm, okay. Maybe not better. But beyond human. More. There is so much potential. Sentient beings who can feel and reason. Heck, I'm even interested in the Centurions. Did that one get what Gaius was saying about God? These beings, who knows what they might be able to do!
You are right. "The gestalt as something other than alien and evil." Yes, they could be not human and not evil. It is possible. I grew up with Star Trek. In that world, all life was valued, human or otherwise. I know the BSG-verse isn't there yet, but now I'm wondering why humans created the Cylons, anyway? Why did the Cylons want to evolve? It couldn't just be just to destroy, to turn on their 'parents'. The way they want to reproduce, to find Earth. They must want more. And the faction with Natalie and Leoben does not seem to want to destroy. Maybe together they could serve a good purpose. Who knows?
The survival debate! I know! There is the idea, let's survive this first and then pick up our morals, our dignity later. Nope. I agree with you, survival is no excuse to become monsters. I don't think either side asks whether they can live with themselves. Laura and Bill used to long ago. Laura used to carry her sins on slips of paper in her pocket and Bill used to say things about, 'living with it.' But that was then. I think the Cylons didn't ask that question because they were humanity's 'children'. As children betrayed, they never had to feel guilty. Being basically immortal, life stretched on as did guilt, in a way it doesn't when you can reach the end of line all too soon.
Caprica was the first casulty! But whoa if Gina was on Pegaus at that time, how many other models died in the attacks on the twelve worlds?
And that doesn't preclude the wonderfully complex and interesting tales of hybridity we get from Hera, from the Final Five, even from Laura with her Magical Baby Blood. In fact those tales are more interesting if the Cylon are...alien.
I want to know those tales! And the thing of it all, is I feel we are running out of time to tell them. :-(
So I take it you like the Sixes, huh? :-) See, I feel we got a lot of the Sixes this season. Not Caprica, per se. But we got Natalie and PTSD!Six and even a little Head!Six. And Natalie! Natalie as leader. She was awesome, I do not understand why she had to die.
But I'm okay about the lack of Sixes if it makes you make vids! Yay!
Six is always important. We have to keep an eye out on her too. Actually, all of the Sixes. :-)