Battlestar Galactica-Final Season (4) 6/13/08--Revealations (Mid Season-Finale)

[Steel_Wind]

On the subject of the hybrid - one of the things it said was that Kara would destroy humanity.

No. She said Kara would lead them to "Humanity's end".

Seeing the pictures of a radioactive Earth last night - it appears she did just that.

 

[Volaran]

No. She said Kara would lead them to "Humanity's end".

Seeing the pictures of a radioactive Earth last night - it appears she did just that.

True enough. "Harbinger of the Apocalypse" might not be as dramatic as it initially sounded.

 

[Fast Learner]

I'm not entirely convinced the planet they landed on was Earth.

While I imagine they probably did, I too have that suspicion. None of the shots of "Earth" were at an appropriate angle or without excessive cloud cover to allow you to recognize any Earth continents. I doubt that was accidental.

 

[John Crichton]

While I imagine they probably did, I too have that suspicion. None of the shots of "Earth" were at an appropriate angle or without excessive cloud cover to allow you to recognize any Earth continents. I doubt that was accidental.

That's what I thought when watching it.

Still, a stunning scene.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Well, Gaeta at least said that the star constellations matched. Assuming he was referring to the constellations found on Kobol, there really shouldn't be too many inhabitable planets from which these constellation match. So I see it is Earth.

What would have been interesting: If they had shown some kind of familiar buildings - maybe the Sydney Opera House (á la Sunshine, or the sky-line of New York or Vancouver - but bombed and destroyed by time. (Thouh I am not sure that - "realistically" - we would be able to recognize any of this after a few decades or even centuries).

 

[Staffan]

What would have been interesting: If they had shown some kind of familiar buildings - maybe the Sydney Opera House (á la Sunshine, or the sky-line of New York or Vancouver - but bombed and destroyed by time. (Thouh I am not sure that - "realistically" - we would be able to recognize any of this after a few decades or even centuries).

As the camera was panning over the final scene, I kept expecting to see the head of the Statue of Liberty.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

As the camera was panning over the final scene, I kept expecting to see the head of the Statue of Liberty.

Yep, I had that in my mind, too.

 

[Villano]

While I imagine they probably did, I too have that suspicion. None of the shots of "Earth" were at an appropriate angle or without excessive cloud cover to allow you to recognize any Earth continents. I doubt that was accidental.

Yeah, I kind of doubt it's Earth, too. Not only because of that, but doesn't the prophesy say that the dying leader wouldn't make it to Earth? I'm calling a "fake out" on this one.

 

[LightPhoenix]

No. She said Kara would lead them to "Humanity's end".

Seeing the pictures of a radioactive Earth last night - it appears she did just that.

You're right. Still, despite me misquoting, my comment still stands.

 

[Volaran]

Yeah, I kind of doubt it's Earth, too. Not only because of that, but doesn't the prophesy say that the dying leader wouldn't make it to Earth? I'm calling a "fake out" on this one.

This one I'm less sure about, but I think that what Elosha was quoting was something like "the prophecy also states the leader was dying of a wasting disease and would not survive to enter the new homeland". I suppose if this is not Earth, or if that part of the prophecy did not explicitly mention that Earth was the new homeland, it still might work out.