I know I'm commenting slightly late, but yes, Downloaded did rock! I loved the little insights into Cylon culture. In a way, simply knowing that the Cylons wanted to build a nice little cafe where they could relax tells us more about them as a society than the last two seasons put together!
Speaking of rebuilding Caprica, did you notice how it was only the Centurions doing the manual labour whilst the humanoid Cylons stood around watching? And why did the original Cylons rebel; because they were being used as slaves! It'd be interesting to see if, as time goes on, the Centurions begin to resent being lorded over by people who look a lot like humans...
I also loved how they dealt with CapricaSix and GalacticaSharon. I read one review which was quite interesting in that it examined two possible interpretations of the episode. The first being that C-Six and G-Sharon represent suicide bombers, but unlike the real world, these suicide bombers actually get to look back on the damage they've done... The other interpretation was that they represent soldiers who've gone to the front lines, seen how their own people treat the enemy, and have come home changed because of it. (Shades of Vietnam/Iraq, perhaps...)
The one thing I was hoping for was a definitive name for the Number Six model! Three is D'Anna Biers, Five is Aaron Doral and Eight was Sharon Valerii. But we've only got two possible names to go on for Six; Shelley Godfrey or Gina.
I also wish we could've seen Leoben and Simon wandering around on Caprica... and maybe multiple Ellen Tighs... *smirk*
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Speaking of rebuilding Caprica, did you notice how it was only the Centurions doing the manual labour whilst the humanoid Cylons stood around watching? And why did the original Cylons rebel; because they were being used as slaves! It'd be interesting to see if, as time goes on, the Centurions begin to resent being lorded over by people who look a lot like humans...
I also loved how they dealt with CapricaSix and GalacticaSharon. I read one review which was quite interesting in that it examined two possible interpretations of the episode. The first being that C-Six and G-Sharon represent suicide bombers, but unlike the real world, these suicide bombers actually get to look back on the damage they've done... The other interpretation was that they represent soldiers who've gone to the front lines, seen how their own people treat the enemy, and have come home changed because of it. (Shades of Vietnam/Iraq, perhaps...)
The one thing I was hoping for was a definitive name for the Number Six model! Three is D'Anna Biers, Five is Aaron Doral and Eight was Sharon Valerii. But we've only got two possible names to go on for Six; Shelley Godfrey or Gina.
I also wish we could've seen Leoben and Simon wandering around on Caprica... and maybe multiple Ellen Tighs... *smirk*
Season finale tomorrow, I think!