Laura Roslin: Cylon or No Cylon

May 9, 2008 2:19 am HiddenVorlon Battlestar Galactica

Laura Roslin - President of the colonies, former school teacher and cancer patient.

Pros:

  • She was Secretary of Education before the cylon attack.  Is there a better way to influence another culture than through education?
  • She lies, cheats, steals whatever to do what she thinks is the right outcome.  Isn’t that a cylon trait?
  • She has visions.  Perhaps they are cylon messages coming through?

Cons:

  • She was dying of cancer and then healed by the half-cylon/half human baby’s blood.  It would be very doubtful that cylon blood would help her out.
  • She’s out of child bearing age.  That doesn’t seem to fit the rest of the female cylon pattern.
  • She wears glasses.  Now, that’s not much of a big deal, but none of the other cylons have any physical defects.

Overall:

Roslin would be a prime suspect were it not for her health issues.  She’s in a prime position to really put the hurt on the humans.

Chances of being a Cylon: 8%