satori01 said:It is a strange set of circumstances, and implies the Cylons have been around a long time. In the first part of the cliff hanger Laura was about to go into exposition regarding the temple.
The BSG writers of course had her cruelly interrupted but she did say that the temple was the home of 5 priests that worshiped he that was not named.
Maybe the original five (of the Temple of Five) are the Lords of Kobol. The Colonials worship them, but they were originally something like saints.
My current thinking is that the Cylonian god is a Loki like figure in the Colonial Pantheon. Still acknowledged as part of the pantheon but feared, and ignored.
In Part 2 this week, the Cylons made a reference to the five being their programmers. I strongly suspect the five may not have corporeal forms. I also suspect the five were once humans that transfered their consciousness into a device that keeps their minds alive. A proto resurrection ship as it were.
What if Cylons were the name for the worshipers of this hidden god?
It seems clear there are 12 Cylon models...and the Five are among those 12. It also seems established that they do not have multiple copies like the other 7. And I am pretty sure the Five are not One, Two, Three, Four, and Five, so their numerical designations are spread amongst the range of 12. We know "Caprica" is #6. Isn't "D'anna" #5? And I think one of the guys is #3. I think "Sharon" is #8...
Maybe the Five have taken on the roles established by the Lords of Kobol. That might explain their potential connection to Colonial religion. Remeber, Sharon seemed to know Colonial scripture better than the priestess when they were on Kobol.
It's all so interesting...I hope they don't @#$%^ the plot up with dumb theatrics.
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