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Offline Locutus of Borg

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Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
More boring
More nothing happening

Hopefully the finale will make up for the recent slow episodes. I'm upset that they're using the microseason model for this show though :(
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Offline FUBAR-BDHR

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
What do you mean nothing happens.  Plenty in this one.  Yea there was a lot of plot but it wasn't boring at all. 
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
Adama is no closer to finding Tamara

Daniel is no closer to reaching Zoe
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
I agree with fubar.I thought it was a good ep.The only thing I didnt like was the tranny.Too weird.

 

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
I enjoyed the episode. Some interesting things:

* The way Zoe's avatar portrayed Daniel Graystone's actions to Lacy. In the scenes with Daniel, we're meant to empathise with him and his struggle to contact his daughter. In the scenes with Lacy, Zoe makes her dad out to be a monster.

* Speaking of which, it's interesting that Zoe is so entwined with the robot - knowing military routines that are hard-coded, the weight of a gun, etc. I'd been wondering how that worked. I mean, if the military robot had its entire programming replaced by that of a teenage girl (even one who was determined to pretend) it'd be kind of obvious.

* Hacking the holoband to take drugs. It's obviously an advanced interface with the mind that goes both ways, which opens up all sorts of possibilities. In the previous episode, talking about giving your avatar skills that your meat body doesn't have is interesting. I wonder if that would also let you learn skills to use in the real world, Matrix-style?

* Gratuitous fanservice to BSG space combat nuts like us! There is really no critical plot-relevant reason for airships and fighters in V-world, let alone choosing a flight simulator as a first date. We should be appreciative :p

* Looking forward to Joseph tracking down Tamara. Not just 'cause she's hot, but because I'm intrigued as to her transformation. She started out so naive and timid, but now seems to be (literally) making her mark on V-world.
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
I enjoyed the episode. Some interesting things:

* The way Zoe's avatar portrayed Daniel Graystone's actions to Lacy. In the scenes with Daniel, we're meant to empathise with him and his struggle to contact his daughter. In the scenes with Lacy, Zoe makes her dad out to be a monster.


It's kind of like Battlestar where everyone was 'shades of grey' rather than there being black and white pure good and evil. Except, said 'scales' are far more closer together here. I have to say however, even during the 'pro-daniel' scenes, I still perceive him as the bad guy, soley due to his methods. Even though Zoe is a Cylon... so surely I should see her as the bad side?

Also, what is that airship/fighters for? is it player controlled or is it merely a part on the New Cap City program? And finally, I have to wonder: Will Tamara end up inside a Cylon body?

Overall, not one of the worse episodes i've seen, but still not one of the best.
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
I'd say since no one knows the goal of newcapcity, some people would think that it's 'to be the last player', as such, they'd want to blow away every one.
Or something.
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
The "torture" scenes were rather intense.I didnt think Daniel would be someone who would actually make his "daughter" try and kill her own dog.

 

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
The "torture" scenes were rather intense.I didnt think Daniel would be someone who would actually make his "daughter" try and kill her own dog.

No wonder she declares war ont he colonies is it? Her dad has just become in real life, the problems she had with the V-World
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Offline newman

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
So, how many of you noticed the colonial one in the very first shot of this ep? Also, I agree with fubar - good episode.
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
Missed that was getting a beer.  Well actually 3 I was thirsty.
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
Its not actually colonial one.Just the same type of passenger liner ship.

 

Offline FraktuRe

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
well duh.
Or something.
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Offline newman

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
Its not actually colonial one.Just the same type of passenger liner ship.

Thanks for stating the perfectly obvious :) Point is they took the same CGI model of the colonial one and placed it there. The fact that in the plot it's most likely a different ship of the same class is both obvious and irrelevant.
Also, were you the guy who placed this sign here? :D

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
LOL.(Sarcastically)Yeah im probably the one who put that sign up.

The only reason I pointed out that its just the same ship class is because I figured some may take literally what you said about it being colonial one.

 

Offline FraktuRe

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
Hey guys there's a ship in the BSG miniseries that's the same as galactica, but destroyed. It must be the real galactica! and the whole series was a fake!
Or something.
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
Hey guys there's a ship in the BSG miniseries that's the same as galactica, but destroyed. It must be the real galactica! and the whole series was a fake!

Considering how it went towards the end, I'll believe that.
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Offline SGT_R22eR

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
I'm also with FUBAR here... sometimes, sure it feels slow and "boring" but the more I watch it, the more I like how they go for the character development. On that note, it is similar to BSG.
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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
Fraktu are you high?That ship is obviously the Columbia or another Galactica class ship.

Wait.Your just setting me up to point out another obvious thing again arnt you?

 

Offline Wolfy

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Re: Caprica 1x08 "Ghosts in The Machine" [Spoilers]
unlikely to be a second Columbia of the same class, seeming we saw it destroyed in 1st Cylon War. But yes, there are atleast 10 more battlestars of that class it could of been  ;)
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