WHAT. I CAN'T EVEN.

[rogueslayer452]

DANIEL GRAYSTONE, YOU ARE GONNA DIE.

LIKE OKAY, I GOTTA LOVE THE MORAL GRAYNESS OF HIS CHARACTER. BUT SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HELL DID HE THINK HE WAS DOING? PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS TO "PROVE" THAT ZOE STILL EXISTS IN THE CENTURION? THAT SHE STILL IS INSIDE THE MCP?

IF HE TRULY BELIEVED THAT HIS DAUGHTER'S AVATAR WAS STILL INSIDE THE ROBOT, WHY DID HE DO ALL THOSE THINGS? I KNOW IT WAS TO PSYCH HER OUT IF SHE WAS BEING DISOBEDIENT AND GETTING HER TO TALK TO HIM - BUT THAT WAS TAKING IT TOO FRAKKING FAR. WAY WAY TOO FRAKKING FAR.

THIS IS THE DOWNFALL OF EVERYTHING. YOU TREAT THE MACHINE WITH RESPECT YOU ASSHOLE, NOT PUSH ITS LIMITS TO YOUR LIKING!

MY CYLON-LOVING SIDE IS SO ANGERED RIGHT NOW. MORE THAN EVER ESPECIALLY SINCE WE KNOW ZOE IS IN THERE.

SHE'S A TOUGH GIRL, BUT GODDAMN IF THIS IS GOING TO FUEL HER RAGE AND DISTRUST OF DANIEL EVEN MORE BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DID.


THIS SHOW. I JUST. OMG. ANYONE THAT CONTINUES TO NITPICK IT AFTER THIS JUST NEEDS TO STFU AND GTFO BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW JACKSHIT.

Comments

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

The thing is, when I wrote the "DANIEL IS GOING TO DIE" comment in my post was simply reactionary, because regardless of who is in the crossfire or not we all know that treating the Cylons in this manner is going to be what fuels the end of humanity. I'm not suggesting that Daniel should die because I, too, find his character interesting and his pushing and prodding of Zoe in this episode led to more of his character complexity and moral ambiguity of how far he was willing to go no matter what.

However, I side more with Zoe because I completely agree with her because honestly, it's true. At the end of the day, it's all about Daniel Graystone and his corporation. She has to think of the worst of him because through the memories of the original Zoe and what she experienced with him, with him treating her like a thing then wanting to capture her code for his own personal gain of wanting his daughter back, what proof does she have that Daniel can be trusted in the slightest? It's classic father-daughter issues, only taken to the next level of distrust, which is understandable given to what we know of Daniel and how far he's willing to go for certain things.

The thing with the writing for Caprica is that we are taken into every character's perspectives, understand their motives and decide or question for ourselves the situations laid out before us. Is Daniel in the right? Is Zoe correct about her father? Which is the right path for these characters to take? Etc. We all have our views and perspectives on these issues which, whether we agree or disagree, means the show is doing precisely what it should: making us think.