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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 5179299" data-attributes="member: 14197">In my opinion, much of the series from the very beginning dealt with highly spiritual matters, even if not readily apparent. And I am not talking religious matters, though the religious facade over spiritual matters manifested itself at times throughout.From the existential "Who am I" question that Boomer experienced in the early episodes (interestly, Chief also questioned his existance at the same moments), to the creator/creation blanket that shrouded the entire series.The ending pissed lots of people off, I imagine, because they saw the ending as a cop-out deus ex machina, but if you take the entire series together, watch it over a short period (including the 2-hr sub-stories like Razor), it really gels at the end.It tested the idea of "humanity" and what it means, it leaned on the ideas of both science and creationism and stood it on it's ears.  It showed weakness among the cylon. Weakness?  Weakness and vulnerability and guilt and betrayal and loyalty (not programmed, but emotional) in a machine? These are meant to be the domain of souls.What's in a soul?  That is the question that I think the show finally asked.  And I am glad that it never had the preposterousness to try to answer.</blockquote>