Starbuck: Cylon or No Cylon

May 7, 2008 1:13 am HiddenVorlon Battlestar Galactica

Kara Thrace – badgirl, renegade and lately completely nuts viper jockey.

Pros:

  • She seemingly died and then came back.  Something only cylons do…
  • She seems to have a major destiny that the cylons actually know about.
  • She’s nuts.  She has visions about where Earth is… it seems to be more like a cylon thing.

Cons:

  • It’s too obvious.  They keep building it up that she might be a cylon.  The crew suspects it and the audience suspects it.  That’s why it wouldn’t work. 
  • She’s married to Anders who is a cylon.  The cylons seem to be teamed up with humans with the intention of procreation.

Overall:

We’re being led to believe that Starbuck is a cylon, but it would be a complete disaster if she really was.  We all see it a mile away and it wouldn’t be the big "reveal" or "surprise" if she was.  The issue of how she "died" and now is back could possibly be explained by her "destiny".  The new series parallels the old series in many ways and in the old series episode "War of the Gods", angels resurrect Apollo… and with the religious overtones of the show, I think we’re going to see something like that… that angels have resurrected Starbuck and not because she was a cylon.

Chances of being a Cylon: 5%