First off,
Onodrim, very thought provoking post. I really like the way you are heading there. That kind of thing is what makes the show so fun. You can really talk about possibilities and take them in lots of directions. That being said - I kind of want them to be cylons. I think they are based on their reactions and I don't know any way around it, but either way, nice theory.
As an add in, I paticularly liked how Anders was all "stay the frak away from me!" to the gal he was banging a few hours earlier because she is a Cylon. Nice.
Also, it was interesting to see the trainee pilot's little heart break when she saw Anders with her. Poor thing.
On to the real reason for my post:
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Originally Posted by Kadath
1. Baltar's verdict.
The first reveal was fine, and unsurprising. A guilty verdict would have meant the death of the character, and they're not going to do that.
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While this is already done, there is a flaw that I thought interesting. I have found in life that there is no such thing as a contradiction, only a problem with your premises. A few episodes earlier Moore made it painfully clear that a human could survive being tossed out an airlock. Imagine for a second how we would be reacting to a Cylon ship jumping in as the airlock opened, grabbing Baltar and jumping out! We would have all gone collectively NUTS!!! I expect no less from Moore, although in the end, I agree that the path he took was pretty predictable. 1 and 3 were scripted as soon as Starbuck "died" and Baltar was "recaptured".
As for Baltar's future: what do they say about a Woman's scorn? I think Baltar will piss off Caprica Six (in custody) and that will not go well. She may become an ally to the fleet much like Athena has and turn on that traitorous bastard.