Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Battlestar Galactica Theory- Post Razor

Assumptions
· The "Old School Cylons" are the creators of the final 5
· The Old School Cylons were split off from the rest of the Cylons (as shown in Sodes and explained by Athena) for 40 years. During this time they were doing their own thing in their own time and they developed the final 5 and sent them out way earlier than the remaining "skin jobs" which is how Tye could be around for so long. The regular Cylons have stories of this "lost tribe of Cylons" but they don't know much about them- which explains the mystique the Cylons have of the final 5.
· It makes sense the "skin jobs" would call the Old School Cylons an "evolutionary dead end" if they are seen as being human-centric. (And especially if they really are human-centric)
· Lee is the last of the final 5 (A highly suspect thing to hang one's hat on- but still)
· The Final 5 aren't evil- they are protecting humanity for some "hybrid" purpose that hasn't happened yet but surely has something to do with earth. We know 4 of the Final 5 have worked pretty diligently to help humans along- the whole leadership of the occupation of New Caprica was from the Final 5, etc etc.

So, take these suppositions and add the line Starbuck says about the way Lee keeps "almost getting Starbuck killed" as discussed at the very end of Razor. What if he really is trying to "neutralize" Starbuck because he's a 5 and he knows at some subconscious level Starbuck actually is going to cause some horrible downfall of humanity. What if Lee's romance with her is another attempt at dragging her away from her destiny?
So when the Hybrid offers Kendra "forgiveness" he means that by telling humans about Starbuck she'll be warning the fleet of the danger Starbuck poses- which, while not as good as killing her- at least offers humanity a chance- thus giving Kendra salvation for the harm she's caused.