Catching Up on "Battlestar Galactica" Revelations

Thanks the gods we're finally getting some answers! Of course, they came spewing out so fast and furious--and without visuals--that it was hard to keep track.

First, I LOVE that Ellen Tigh is back. I always liked her character and originally thought it was shitty writing that caused her demise. But she's back and better than ever--Mother Superior to the Cylons, if you will.

What I don't like (at least, right now):
Come on, a missing Cylon skin-job that we didn't know about named Daniel? Really? The brains behind Galactica: Variants isn't too happy, and I agree. It's lame to introduce a mysterious character that's never even been hinted at now at the very end to help explain everything! It's just too convenient and lazy.

I'm also not too keen on Cavil essentially being the bad seed, the bitter first-born son with mommy/daddy issues who is out to prove he's someone. Been there, read that. On one hand, how human for a machine to feel this way; how ironic, especially for one that yearns to be the perfect machine.

But then it is interesting, I'll admit. Cavil's always been a pleasure to hate, and now we have more reason! The folks over at Television Without Pity wrap it up so nicely. Cavil has destroyed 12 planets, erased the memory of the Cylon creators from the minds of his brothers and sisters, captured and wiped the Final 5 only to place them in the nuclear Holocaust, tried to wipe out all religion as well as knowledge of the Final 5, gouged out his daddy's eye, had sex with his mama--got it? Boy, is he fucked up!

Strangely, it all works! But I'm not really in favor of giant soap operas set in space, which is essentially what "Star Wars" turned out to be in the end.

But for what it's worth, TWP has an interesting theory about Starbuck, now that this mysterious Daniel has been introduced (or will be soon). Ellen mentions Daniel was a painter. Guess who's our other resident artiste? Starbuck! Remember her painting all those whorls and nebulas? So maybe before all the copies of Daniel were poisoned and killed, at least one had sex with a lovely blonde female human--Starbuck's mom (pictured)! Therefore all the "you're special, Kara" blubber we've been hearing for so long.

This would explain how she could die and then show up again--with all her memories intact. She's the first Cylon/human offspring! Which kinda makes Hera an also-ran. Sorry, sweetie.

Will love win in the end?
Speaking of Hera and her own mommy, the Sharons. We see that Boomer escapes the base ship with Ellen. Which could mean Boomer will be reunited with Tyrol at long last. Which may be aw-shucks-sweet since they're both Cylons now and can finally be in love! Now that would make me really happy. After all, Boomer's life has sucked recently as has Tyrol's, so it would help the show come a big full circle to have those 2 back together for the finale!

What do you think?