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Eric writes in with his thoughts on my final Cylon theory.

The latest BSG episode certainly appears to point to the final cylon being helo. It’s not a blatant hint, but the point is there.

This is very true — Hera Agathon continues to be highly relevant, especially now that it has emerged as a fact that the Final Five, at least, are able to procreate with their fellow Cylons.

What is more (and I trust that the Reader can infer that the following may contain spoilers), the preview for next week’s episode would seem to give away an even bigger clue to the identity of the final Cylon. The newly unboxed D’Anna Biers — Number Three — tells someone off-camera that, although they know of the Final Five, they do not know that they are one of said Five.

Of course, the trailer then cuts to a reaction shot of Laura Roslin, but that almost certainly can be taken to indicate that Roslin is not the one that is being addressed in the prior scene; Ron Moore wouldn’t give anything away that easily.

What is significant about that scene, though, is that it means that the final Cylon is (most likely) among the humans that were sent over to the rebel basestar as crew. Helo — Karl Agathon — is among these, and seems to be a better choice all the time.

(Scuttlebutt around the intertubes seems to indicate that the story in the next episode of BSG is more or less meant to portray events simultaneous to those in the one that aired last Friday — this presumably means that we can eliminate from suspicion anyone known to be with the main body of the Colonial fleet.)

Of course, it could be possible that D’Anna was just addressing Samuel Anders, and that he will correct her misconception by revealing that he does know his true nature…which might result in another of my predictions panning out.

~ by Kenneth on June 2, 2008.