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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2501977" data-attributes="member: 151">I was actually thinking that in some places, the show's tone had lightened a little.  Yeah, it's dark...but it's not hopeless.  And I pretty much agree with Steel Wind...there are plenty of characters who are heroic.  I think Chief Tyrol is the very essence of a hero; he's an inspiring leader, very human and very competent.  His actions on Kobol show him to be a good soldier and a heroic human being.I think Adama's a pretty swell guy too, when you get down to it.  Not used to being challenged, sure...but I think we've seen that regardless of his occasional failings, he's a moral man who has the fleet's best interest at heart.  Roslin, too, is heroic, in my mind.  Like Adama, she's doing what she thinks is best for the fleet; there is no right or wrong answer, here, as Ron Moore himself intended it should be that way.I like the moral grey area that exists.  One of the show's big draws for me is the willingness to take risks, move the story forward and the uncompromising nature of the story.  The darkness only makes the character more heroic, IMHO.</blockquote>