Fortunately pirateygoodness has explained to me some things that make me more okay with spacing Pilot 8.
It's fascinating to me that you don't want it to be Laura! I guess I understand you thinking it'd be a cop out. My reasons for wanting it to be her mainly are to do with not wanting it to resonate only for shock value but wanting it to make sense and I feel she's the established character for whom it would make the most sense. Both because of her role in the cycle of time and prophecy which the Cylon seem to have such ties to, and because it would be the most interesting conflict since she's been the most dedicated fighter for humanity.
I think that my feeling is that if it's going to be a retread and the final model isn't aware of their origins, then it really has to be a HUGE character so we're willing to overlook that. Someone like Laura.
Otherwise they have to know in which case, it's going to be nearly impossible to avoid making the audience feel cheated for not knowing. It's just jerking our chains.
Which is why I really want it to be a new character but one that's still significant due i.e. Starbuck's parent.
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It's fascinating to me that you don't want it to be Laura! I guess I understand you thinking it'd be a cop out. My reasons for wanting it to be her mainly are to do with not wanting it to resonate only for shock value but wanting it to make sense and I feel she's the established character for whom it would make the most sense. Both because of her role in the cycle of time and prophecy which the Cylon seem to have such ties to, and because it would be the most interesting conflict since she's been the most dedicated fighter for humanity.
I think that my feeling is that if it's going to be a retread and the final model isn't aware of their origins, then it really has to be a HUGE character so we're willing to overlook that. Someone like Laura.
Otherwise they have to know in which case, it's going to be nearly impossible to avoid making the audience feel cheated for not knowing. It's just jerking our chains.
Which is why I really want it to be a new character but one that's still significant due i.e. Starbuck's parent.