The Last Cylon Theories

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

My article on who the last Cylon could be has been published at Associated Content:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._fifth_of.html

Let's rip into that horrible, horrible article.

Oh the pain, the pain.

[ThPrime]

Well written article. The first five pages are a rock solid foundation to springboard a theory.

That the last reveal must be greater than that for Tigh is a practical necessity in terms of story structure. The shock value inherent in your candidate (or wtf! quotient) perhaps best fulfills this requirement from the lineup of primary characters.

"Who is the final Cylon?"
Skiffy poll: 6 of 281 votes
tv.com poll: 14 of of 290 votes
Skiffy poll: (who is NOT a cylon?) tied for first

Literally, almost nobody would see it coming. RDM has shown an abiding preference for seizing on the unexpected so this avenue would certainly have its appeal to him.

[Rukia]

I read the article before signing up to this forum, well written indeed. For some reason that possiblity had never crossed my mind at all.

Yet thinking about it now it is entirely plausible. And would be a complete shock I feel to most. It certainly has got me thinking.

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

I'm happy that both of you thought it was a great article. Thank you!

Anyway, Lee didn't cross my mind initially either. The more I thought about it, the more it just made the most sense. Plus the WTF! quotient is high, particularly with Saul Tigh being among the "Crossroads" revelations. They would need to top that somehow, otherwise it would just be an "oh, yawn" moment.

[alpha5099]

Oh no, personally, Lee's been a favored candidate for Cylon-hood from even before there was only one left to be looking for. Just in terms of the emotional cachet associated with a reveal, there's no one who would send greater shockwaves through the series than Lee.

I realize that it would take some wiggling to make it make sense for him to be a Cylon. But there's so much we don't understand about the Final Five. They're so fundamentally different. Would it not be possible that they were somehow born from humans? I think the writers have left the Final Five an open enough book that Lee could be a Cylon.

And would make the best, in my opinion.

[OrionFour]

Well, I'm convinced.

You know, from the moment Leobon whispered into Roslin's ear about Adama being a Cylon, I've been chomping at the bit for something, anything to explain it. It's been seriously bugging the crap out of me since the episode was aired, and it's something I simply can't let go. I've really never accepted that it was a deception.

I've been secretly hoping that the Razor minisodes will help explain this. Where does William Adama's curly little genetic material happen to be after all? Inside a Cylon lab! Two more left, we'll see.

[BklynBruzer]

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Very good, Joe. I'd never thought of it that way. Phenomenal article, and a supremely logical conclusion.

[burningman]

Great article!
One thing that keeps coming to mind when i think about this 5 cylon business is the Xena Apology scene in the temple.

Would she be apologizing to Lee? I can't remeber anything she should apologize for in general unless it was a general sorry for bombing Caprica type apology.
I just can't figure out how that line fits in.

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

Everyone,

Thank you for your feedback! Glad everyone enjoyed the article!

One thing that keeps coming to mind when i think about this 5 cylon business is the Xena Apology scene in the temple.

Would she be apologizing to Lee? I can't remeber anything she should apologize for in general unless it was a general sorry for bombing Caprica type apology.
I just can't figure out how that line fits in.

Well, from what I've read on the boards, it seems to be the general assumption that she was apologizing to Tigh. Out of the four members of the revealed Final Five, Tigh's been the one who has been inflicted the most pain, in terms of losing an eye and being put into a position to deal with his wife's treachery, which was wrought at the hands of the Cylons.

Also, it may just be a general apology, since all of the Final Five are in the Colonial Fleet, which has been victimized by the Significant Seven Cylons.

[burningman]

Yeah my thoughts were Tigh as well..but i can see the other way as well.

[alpha5099]

Although Anders was probably the most personally, directly threatened by Three: she did try to kill him in Downloaded.

But yeah, I'd probably go with the general apology theory.

[Tavius]

Nice article, I recall seeing somewhere a comment that the fifth has been around since the end of season one, if this is true then it might not be Lee. I've searched for the quote but I cant seem to find it.

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

Hi Tavius! Welcome to the forum!

It was mentioned that they knew who one of the Final Five were by the end of season one, not so much that the the last Cylon appeared at the end of season one. Although whomever the Cylon was, I'm reasonably sure that they didn't call him a member of the Final Five, seeing as the concept is new and really didn't pop up until the third season.

Unless there is another interview floating around out there that I overlooked, of course.

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

For those looking about the posts regarding the 12 archetypes that the Cylons are supposed to represent, I've split that into another thread:

http://battlestarforum.com/showthread.php?t=250

[toaster_lover]

fantastic article, very well thought out...

You've convinced me...and theres goes my theory the last cylon was Dualla...lol

Like yourself, I had put together that the final five were very close to "important" humans thru out the series. My reasoning lead me to think that Dualla was married to Lee, so she must be the last. She also played a huge part in influencing Lee AND Bills' decisions several times.
I also was convinced the final cylon was female due to something I read on scifi.com, but I cant recall the details.

edit: hmmm, my autofill mustve replaced my screen name I chose with my email when i registered. Any way to fix this?