BSG 1.6 Litmus

Again, this felt like something of a transition episode, but I am also aware that with each episode this show peels back a layer about a particular aspect to the show and presents it with greater clarity. This episode was all about the Cylon moulds and their capacity to be in amongst the humans.

The PR man showed up onboard Galactica right at the start as a suicide bomber, having presumably been granted to access to a passageway after Boomer left a door open for him (probably she did it unwittingly as, I believe, she is herself unaware of her Cylon origins). This lead to the Chief Engineer Tyrell eventually dumping her ass after his secret dalliances with her made one of his guys have a spell in the brig.

The ‘court’ sequences felt interesting at first, but ultimately they didn’t go anywhere. Commander Adama, when the inquisitor turned on him, pulled rank and put the bitch in her place – a terrific moment, truth be told. But now the truth is out there amongst the population; that Cylons can become humans. I hope the paranoia aspect doesn’t get played up too much – but it does open the door for some interesting plot threads.

Perhaps the most interesting is whether Tyrell will come to the conclusion that Boomer really is a Cylon as his questioning of her at the end appeared to suggest.

Meanwhile on Caprica, Cylon Boomer and Helo were re-united after he had apparently affirmed that he cared for her. Apparently this is what the Cylons are keeping him alive for; that he is a good person and loves her. I recall the Blonde Cylon stating that God is love, and constantly talking about God to Gaius, and I have to figure the two are linked.

Perhaps what the Cylons are after is some kind of soul? The capacity to love? That they believe they can find God if they find love? It all sounds ethereal and whimsical and very unmachine-like, but then maybe that’s precisely what the Cylons are trying to elevate themselves to once they have supplanted the human race.