Battlestar Galactica returns Jan 16, 2009… and I hate to say this, but I really have lost a lot of interest. The show’s schedule has such gaps and too much time has ellapsed. I loved the show – but that was so 2006…
Anastasia Dualla – communications officer aboard the Battlestar Galactica and ex-wife of Lee Adama.
Pros:
- Having a sleeper agent cylon being the communications officer would be a huge blow to the fleet. Just think of the damage a sleeper agent could do to the fleet communications…
- She was paired up with Lee Adama. The cylons are pretty intent on having human/cylon children, so it makes sense to try to pair up with the Galactica’s CAG. Before that, she was paired up with Billy Keikeya who was the aide to the President.
Cons:
- She’s been in the background a lot this 4th season, so they are almost putting her out of the story.
- Is she too minor of a character?
Overall:
I think she has a good chance of being the final cylon. To me… it’s between her and Gaeta.
Chances of being a Cylon: 30%
Doc Cottle – chain smoking doctor of the Battlestar Galactica
Pros:
- Having a sleeper agent cylon as a doctor in the fleet would be a good tactical maneuver. For example, if medically, you could determine a cylon from a human, the doctor of the fleet could cover it up. Or… a sleeper agent doctor could lie about Six being pregnant.
- A sleeper agent doctor in the fleet would allow the doctor to secretly take medical samples, DNA, etc. and hand them over to the cylons.
Cons:
- It would be hard to imagine that doc being a cylon would be the big reveal.
Overall:
An infiltration of the cylons into the fleet would really benefit from having a sleeper agent doctor. If the doctor were more of a regular character his chances would greatly improve, but since he is only a 3rd tier character, his chances have been diminished.
Chances of Being a Cylon: 4%
In this week’s episode, Sine Qua Non, it is revealed that Six is pregnent… aparently from Col. Tigh. This doesn’t add up – cylons are not supposed to be able to reproduce without humans. So we are left to conclude one of the following:
1. Cylons CAN reproduce without humans.
2. Col. Tigh is NOT a Cylon.
3. Doc Cottle is lying
Since we don’t really have any evidence that Tigh really is a human, my money is on #2.
More Cylon or No-Cylon updates are coming soon. I wanted to wait on a few spoiler items since some friends of mine had not seen some episodes from season 4 and I didn’t want to ruin some of the surprises for them. Over the weekend, I was able to get together with them (they are some of the most interesting and most enjoyable people to talk to) and re-watch some episodes. So… updates are coming!
Ellen Tigh – Tramp of the fleet.
Pros:
- I can’t think of a single one…
Cons:
- Yuck
- Since she died on New Caprica she would have resurrected if she were a cylon. Since the cylons don’t know who the final cylon is, it’s impossible for her to be a cylon.
Overall:
Why would the cylons bother?
Chances of being a cylon: 0.0000000000000000000001%
Cons:
- We were down this road in season 3. Baltar thought he was a cylon and discovered that he wasn’t. Revisiting that wouldn’t be the big "reveal".
- If he were a cylon agent, they wouldn’t need to send Six to seduce him. They could just activate him.
- He lived on a Basestar for a while with the cylons… and the cylons claim to not know who the final cylon models are. It seems unlikely that he could live on the Basestar for that long and they wouldn’t determine he was one of the final models.
- Six stated that she wished to have a child with Baltar. We’ve seen that cylons require a human to reproduce. Two cylons cannot have a child together.
Overall:
There’s more to Gaius Baltar than we think. In the end, Baltar might turn out to be more than just a self-absorbed jerk. However, it just isn’t feasible that he would be the last cylon model. Baltar seeks redemption and, well, he needs it. But will he seek redemption with the humans or with the cylons… or will HE be the one that unites both together? I doubt very much that he is a cylon, but if he is… he will end up being the chief cylon.
Chances of Being a Cylon: 1%
Tom Zarek – Sagittaron, terrorist, and political renegade.
Pros:
- The irony of having the person who played Apollo in the old show now be a cylon is pretty cool. At first Richard Hatch was upset on the new direction with BSG, but the producers reached out to him and brought him on the show. I wonder if they enticed him by making him a cylon… That’s a pretty interesting concept.
- He’s a loner. No family ties that I can think of.
- He was a minor part of the resistance. 3 of 4 of the last revealed cylons were part of the resistance on New Caprica. It would be consistent.
Cons:
- Is he too minor of a character to be the final cyon?
Overall:
Tom Zarek could very well be the final cylon. However, I just don’t think it would be the "Oh wow" moment we want the show to give us when the final cylon is revealed.
Chances of being a cylon: 5%
Admiral Bill Adama – "Husker", Cylon War Hero. Leader of the Fleet.
Pros:
- It would be a great "oh wow!" moment.
- Having a captain (and now admiral) in the Colonial fleet would be a killing blow to the humans.
- It could explain the close bond between Tigh and Adama…
Cons:
- If you are going to infiltrate the Galactica with Tigh, it doesn’t make sense to add Adama as well. One would be enough. It would especially be counter-intuitive if the cylons didn’t know they were cylons. Adama would be on the lookout for cylons as well as Tigh and they could accidentally stop each other.
- He’s just too old. He fought in the first war before the cylons had mastered creating human-looking cylons. This would mean that he would need to be a human to start with and then replaced down the road. Again, the cylons haven’t demonstrated that ability.
- He’s the father of Lee Adama. Hera is supposed to be the first cylon/human child, but that would make Lee the first.
Overall:
While it would be a great reveal… that the Admiral of the fleet is a cylon… it just cannot work. He’s too old and doen’t fit the profile.
Chances of being a Cylon: 2%
Lee "Apollo" Adama. Formerly captain of the Battlestar Pegasus now a member of the Quarum of Twelve.
Pros:
- From going AWOL to defending Baltar to leaving the service, he has probably caused more chaos than any other human on the show save Baltar.
- He’s wandered. He’s gone from viper pilot to Captain to lawyer to politician. Almost like he is looking to find where he is supposed to be before awakening.
Cons:
- Since he has family relation (his father) that has watched him grow up, the only way he could be a cylon is if he were swapped out at some point – that he really wasn’t always a cylon and at some point was replaced with a cylon. This doesn’t seem to be the MO cylons use. They haven’t shown that cylons can copy a human exactly and replace them with a copy with all of the memories intact.
Overall:
The only thing blander than Lee’s personality is lukewarm water. Wait… no, that’s more exciting than this guy. Maybe he is supposed to be the show’s “conscience”, but his whining is unbecoming of a cylon. With the family ties, it seems almost impossible that he could be a cylon without someone noticing the switch.
Chances of being a Cylon: 2%