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My money has been on Gaius

Tena — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:46:05 +0000

My money has been on Gaius forever for one reason: when the Cylons nuked New Caprica, the only thing between Gaius and the blast was the Cylon and she was killed and came back. He wasn't - he can't be human. If Gaius isn't the last Cylon, then they are going to have to explain that opening scene to me, where the blast hits and she's standing there and Gaius is crouched down in front of her.

Having not watched BSG in

LisB — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:03:59 +0000

In reply to If it is true that a Cylon

Having not watched BSG in years, like, since the Richard Hatch version...wait, no. I tried the new version a few years ago on SciFi but didn't like it....

Anyway, seeing this post by the "face in the crowd" guy, and knowing that BSG had some interesting religious overtones, is it safe to say that perhaps Cylons are the equivalent of the serpent in Genesis?

The serpent never "really lied" to a human either, no?

If it is true that a Cylon

O¿O in the crowd — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:34:23 +0000

In reply to BO: I don't think that the

If it is true that a Cylon has never "really lied" to a human then it has to be Adm. Adama. Because Leoben told the prez he was early on. Perhaps long ago enough that we might all have forgotten about it.

I'm wondering how the five

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:13:16 +0000

In reply to I've pondered this a bit

I'm wondering how the five managed to make it onto the right ship. Frankly, the discovery of the five has changed the nature of show for the worse. The desperate flight of a "ragtag, fugitive fleet," which was the core of the original show, has been replaced by the unfolding of some mastermind's grand plan.

I've pondered this a bit

DF — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:38:47 +0000

In reply to BO: I don't think that the

I've pondered this a bit more. Two things occurred to me. One is that it's probably a lot harder to judge whether the scrutiny is elevated here in the moment. Also, the medium through which we're communicating right now is the source of much of that criticism and it didn't exist when Clinton was getting ready to take office in '92.

Oil going up was a great bet. I don't see why you'd stay away from it if you're willing to speculate on commodities. As far as attempting to regulate speculation domestically, I don't see how this works in a global market.

RE: Cylons, I'm still wondering about another possibility. Could the fifth be one of the babies?

I think oil was driven very

Donal — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:36:22 +0000

In reply to Burning Questions

I think oil was driven very high as investors sought refuge in supposedly bubble-proof commodities. Notice that even with reduction in demand, prices haven't dropped back to the $21/bbl level that had been the median (inflation-adjusted) for the past 100 years.

BO: I don't think that the

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:59:51 +0000

In reply to Burning Questions

BO: I don't think that the scrutiny of Obama is unusual, though it may be exaggerated because of the state of the economy and the historic interest in the 2008 election. But Clinton had already suffered serious fallout from some of his appointments.

W: I give him credit for consistency.

Oil: I don't see how speculation cannot be a factor. Is it feasible for the government to raise the capital gains tax on specific commodities to squeeze speculation? Is there any precedent for that? Or would that just exclude Americans from the the speculation?

BSG: The question of Baltar's Cylon-ness has been too belabored for it to be him. I had originally assumed Starbuck after the eye of Jupiter thing and her disappearance, not to mention Simon's obsession with her, but since they didn't reveal it immediately, it now seems too obvious too. Still, I don't see how they can explain that stuff if she's not the Cylon. That said, I'm actually more interested in the grand plan behind the final five. It's very hard to pull off brilliant pupper master scenarios with any plausibility, and with every episode the coincidences seem ever more miraculous. So I'm expecting to be ultimately disappointed but still holding out hope.