I really liked this pilot for Caprica. I think it's fascinating to see how a convergence of different technologies brings about the creation of the Cylons. Robotics, AI and the avatar tech that Zoe creates. I think that was the key because they already had some very basic AI, but combining it with the avatar stuff makes it into a truly sentient being. I don't quite get how the believers in a one true God become terrorists. It seems to me that a polytheistic society wouldn't really care what you believed in. Ancient Rome started out very liberal and cosmopolitan in comparison. Perhaps the soldiers of the one are the result of decades long persecution that we are not aware of at this point. It easy to use "crackpots" as a scapegoat. That way you can round them all up and persecute them. That's the direction Ancient Rome took with the Christians I guess. However, I agree that suicide bombing is a pretty big leap for the "religious minority" of Caprica. I mean, so far these monotheists don't seem to have it so bad. I guess we wait and see. It does quickly explain the confounding Cylon belief in a one true god during the future Battlestar Galactica years. When you think about it, Cylons never really had a choice in their beliefs. Their progenitor, Zoe (a brilliant teenager) just happened to be monotheistic because of issues with her parents, and her apparently decadent / empty privileged life. Apparently the Cylons we've come to know in BSG were "encoded" to be monotheistic-- hardwired into that belief because of their "Cylon Eve". It will be interesting to see where they take all of this.

I think they did an admirable job with wrapping everything up. It's a damn shame that the series wasn't given more of a chance. I was very surprised with Eliza Dushku's performance. She really did a great job bringing Echo to life this time, especially during her breakdown scene with Priya. The resolution of this universe was quite rushed at times, but given the circumstances I would have to agree that the writers really kicked ass. Hell, if they can pull that off, imagine how amazing this series would have been over 3 or 4 seasons. It's a damn shame.

So true. I have always been very impressed with the other actors. I hope that in the future we see more of their work, especially in well written quality projects.

It's a damn shame about the crazy spinal fluid reveal in this episode. You guys are right. Echo doesn't block imprints, she integrates them. Using her spinal fluid to make a vaccine to fight off imprinting makes no sense. I can understand Boyd's logic. As powerful as the Rossum Corporation is, the imprinting technology would both leak out and get stolen by other corporations and governments. Hell that just happened to Google in China. However, Boyd's two year plan with Echo makes no sense. The only people who seem to resist imprinting are Victor and Sierra. No matter what imprint they get, they still remember each other- they still love each other. I think the show kind of painted themselves into a corner with the whole, "Echo is they key savior of the world" crap. If anything she is just a good version of Alpha. If you take everything that's happened, but make Victor and Sierra the main focus of the series this would have made a lot more sense. It would have been a better series because the actors portraying Victor and Sierra are a thousand times better than Eliza Dushku. Unfortunately the series was taylor made to revolve around Dushku's character. The other huge WTF is Clyde inhabiting the body of Dr. Saunders/Whiskey. What the hell!? Boyd and Saunders/Whiskey genuinely love each other. What the hell was that? Boyd is ok with this?? I guess the similarity between Clyde 5.0 and Topher was a crappy red herring. I thought Saunders/Whiskey killed Bennet in order to hurt and completely break Topher. There is a sad history between Topher and Whiskey. She seriously hates him because Topher basically made her from the "spare parts" of the dead male Dr. Saunders. Who knows what happened to the original mind that was born into the Whiskey body. I thought for sure both her and Topher would have a big confrontation about all that in this episode. She's basically a Frankenstein's monster and the first Active to become a "real" person. Just like Alpha was the first Active to integrate all imprints. Hell the series didn't really need Echo at all, but Eliza Dushku is an executive producer, hence the "painting themselves into a corner". Yep, I think this all would have been better without Echo as the main focus. I was even impressed with Summer Glau's performance as Bennet. She did a really good job becoming that character. I'm still looking forward to the finale, but it is difficult getting past all this. Boyd doesn't just love Saunders/Whiskey, he genuinely cares about Echo for some damn reason as well as everyone else- his "family". Oh, and another thing. So what if they've wiped out Boyd. Like Clyde(s) said, they have multiple backups in multiple bodies. Not only that, but blowing up Rossum's headquarters would do as much good as blowing up Google's headquarters-not much. The whole system is a distributed network. Rossum's mainframe is spread out across all the Dollhouses around the world. Destroying the center just makes all the other parts independent.

I agree, Jason is a good actor and an excellent fighter. He has the physicality and intensity of a young Conan as described in the books. My favorite action/fight scenes from all the Stargate series tend to skew heavily towards Ronan.

I thought Jason Momoa did a fine job in Stargate Atlantis. He is a decent actor and he can really dish out the action. I think he's a good choice to play Conan. I know, I know... we all loved Arnold in the role. He looked great as Conan, and when I was a kid I thought he was the ultimate example of what a warrior from these fantasy settings should look like. That is until I actually read some of the Conan stories. In the original stories he's really not a perfectly defined bodybuilder type. He's physically big, but his size is closer to Jason Momoa's build. I actually would have preferred for Ray Stevenson to take on the role because he looks and moves much closer to how Conan is described in the book. But I think Jason Momoa could also do a good job moving and fighting like Conan. If anyone has ever seen his fight work on Stargate Atlantis, for a big guy (probably over 6 ft) he is very, very fast. In the books Conan moves like a panther in battle. The Arnold physique is more of a tank. Granted, Arnold was no slouch, but there is a difference. What I'm getting at is that the Conan envisioned in the books was more of a big NFL linebacker--extremely fast and very strong. Hell, if anyone has seen Ray Stevenson's fight scenes in Rome, that's pretty much how Conan moved, which is why I wish he were doing the role. But if they're going with Momoa, hell, give him a shot. I think he'll be great. What worries me more is the script and the director. Pathfinder had it's moments, but overall it wasn't that great of a movie. The other worrisome factors are the jackass hollywood studio suits butting in and ruining everything about this latest reboot.

Just got back from seeing it. I really liked it. Your review was really good. I thought it was refreshing to see an action movie that was free of some of the more tired cliches. Or in another sense these cliches were handled in a more realistic or I should say intelligent manner. Partway through the film it could have easily turned into the spunky female sidekick tagging along with the grizzled hero. Thankfully any light moments were her just logically questioning some of his actions and trying to understand the concept of faith. I think Mila Kunis is growing as an actress. I thought everything was done really well with subtlety to boot. Yeah, that ending pretty much floored me. The Hughes brothers have accomplished a lot with this post apocalyptic action movie. There is so much to think about afterwards with regards to not just the main character's abilities, but also with the role of religion in all forms. At the very end, it's clearly shown that the book Eli protects may be the last, but there are others in the same "genre". Those others probably met with the same fate after the "war", and somehow their last copies made it to safety as well. I'm going to have to watch it again.

This was a great review. I was on the fence about seeing it but now I really want to go check it out. Great job.

I'd pay to see that.

Ha Ha! That was great. It actually looks like a better movie with that soundtrack attached. The expression on their faces matched up perfectly with the music. I get it now. 2012 is a comedy. A goofy, absurd romp. Maybe I'll go see it with an ipod mix of this and similar music I can listen to, while the world ends onscreen.