Comments on: The Nature of the Eye http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/ Each week we discuss the happenings and storyline of Battlestar Galactica in a multi-host talk-radio-style format. This podcast is spoiler-free, though we do discuss information from all current broadcast episodes. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: BoxytheBoxed http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1827 BoxytheBoxed Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:39:16 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1827 I think Callys a cylon and trying to get the chief overweight, have a heart attack, and die I think Callys a cylon and trying to get the chief overweight, have a heart attack, and die

]]> By: The 13th Cylon http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1758 The 13th Cylon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:43:47 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1758 Totally double posting, but it's a pretty good one. This should tie Chuck over on Chief for a little while. This is the third reason why he put on a little- he was playing with toys all day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAVz70KmmxQ Totally double posting, but it’s a pretty good one. This should tie Chuck over on Chief for a little while. This is the third reason why he put on a little- he was playing with toys all day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAVz70KmmxQ

]]> By: The 13th Cylon http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1755 The 13th Cylon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:13:42 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1755 Speaking of Chief, the reason he gained some weight is because during the starvation period his metabolism slowed down a ton. His body switched to save mode when they finally got to process the algae and because of that, most of the food was stored as fat. That's why something like 10% of all teenage girls who binge eat become overweight. It's like a one time binge eating event. Of course, it may have really been that Aaron Douglas has had a knee or some other leg injury for a few episodes now as he's been inactive for a little while. Speaking of Chief, the reason he gained some weight is because during the starvation period his metabolism slowed down a ton. His body switched to save mode when they finally got to process the algae and because of that, most of the food was stored as fat. That’s why something like 10% of all teenage girls who binge eat become overweight. It’s like a one time binge eating event.

Of course, it may have really been that Aaron Douglas has had a knee or some other leg injury for a few episodes now as he’s been inactive for a little while.

]]> By: Walter (Kilroy) http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1754 Walter (Kilroy) Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:46:27 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1754 I don’t like the supernova part as if the star is anywhere near the planet and it goes supernova there won’t be anybody left to see the way to Earth. I do think the eye can protect the occupants of the room from a war like attack and they would have thought about things like vandalism, treasure robbers or war type attack to the planet. However I don’t think it could protect them from a supernova. I do think Tyrol is the key as he was the only hear, see, feel or whatever drew him to the place and no other person has had that ability Walter (Kilroy) I don’t like the supernova part as if the star is anywhere near the planet and it goes supernova there won’t be anybody left to see the way to Earth. I do think the eye can protect the occupants of the room from a war like attack and they would have thought about things like vandalism, treasure robbers or war type attack to the planet. However I don’t think it could protect them from a supernova. I do think Tyrol is the key as he was the only hear, see, feel or whatever drew him to the place and no other person has had that ability

Walter (Kilroy)

]]> By: Ken http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1752 Ken Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:45:42 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1752 Hmmm... I don't know how the eye would work with the supernova. That would be a very weird trigger for the 13th colonists to work with. However, we do know they are in an area of space nearby to some dense star cluster (remember The Passage). That could make supernovae more common than in other areas of space. I guess they could have built the temple and eye with that in mind. On a slight tangent, how much contact do you think the 13th colonists had with everyone after finding Earth? Someone must have come back a few times to leave clues on where to find them. Also, we know they must have really liked scavenger hunts. Hmmm… I don’t know how the eye would work with the supernova. That would be a very weird trigger for the 13th colonists to work with.
However, we do know they are in an area of space nearby to some dense star cluster (remember The Passage). That could make supernovae more common than in other areas of space. I guess they could have built the temple and eye with that in mind.

On a slight tangent, how much contact do you think the 13th colonists had with everyone after finding Earth? Someone must have come back a few times to leave clues on where to find them. Also, we know they must have really liked scavenger hunts.

]]> By: Tanu http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1747 Tanu Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:37:35 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1747 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA "Family Guy-like-shaking-monkey-finger" thats awesome!!! as for the painting at starbuck's apt being similiar to the eye pattern - thats some awesome thinking and connection! i am only working from memory (b/c i dont' have access to my dvds at my parents') but i'm pretty sure that is correct - the color patterns and all. personally i'm not loving the idea of the Supernova being the eye or part of the eye - thats a natural phenomenon that the 13th tribe couldn't possibly have known about or predicted the presence of humans/cylonz being there at the right time to make this part of their artifact or trail. its like the MOVIE version of the War of the Worlds story - they buried the machines underground a million years ago because back then they knew that the humans or homo-sapiens would evolve from homo-whatever-stage-they-were-a-million-years-ago in one million years and have the right stuff in their blood to support martian life...idiotic! as for the eye helping protect everyone from the nukes and/or the supernova, that i like a little better because that could have been a contingency that the 13th tribe could have placed on the artifact. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA “Family Guy-like-shaking-monkey-finger” thats awesome!!!

as for the painting at starbuck’s apt being similiar to the eye pattern - thats some awesome thinking and connection! i am only working from memory (b/c i dont’ have access to my dvds at my parents’) but i’m pretty sure that is correct - the color patterns and all.

personally i’m not loving the idea of the Supernova being the eye or part of the eye - thats a natural phenomenon that the 13th tribe couldn’t possibly have known about or predicted the presence of humans/cylonz being there at the right time to make this part of their artifact or trail. its like the MOVIE version of the War of the Worlds story - they buried the machines underground a million years ago because back then they knew that the humans or homo-sapiens would evolve from homo-whatever-stage-they-were-a-million-years-ago in one million years and have the right stuff in their blood to support martian life…idiotic!

as for the eye helping protect everyone from the nukes and/or the supernova, that i like a little better because that could have been a contingency that the 13th tribe could have placed on the artifact.

]]> By: Lt. Slingshot http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1728 Lt. Slingshot Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:49:50 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1728 Here are links to the pics to make things a bit easier to compare. http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/LtSlingshot/EyeofJupiter.jpg http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/LtSlingshot/KaraApt1.jpg http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/LtSlingshot/KaraApt2.jpg Here are links to the pics to make things a bit easier to compare.

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/LtSlingshot/EyeofJupiter.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/LtSlingshot/KaraApt1.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/LtSlingshot/KaraApt2.jpg

]]> By: Pike http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1715 Pike Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:24:18 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1715 Arktis, I like it. I didn't like the idea of the Eye providing protection, b/c that's not what it's supposed to be. It points the way, pure and simple. Cylon/s/z jumping into the way of nukes to protect it would be nice. Hmmm. The C/s/z are affected by ONE type of radiation more than humans are. You can get that stuff (kryptonium) from a warhead (because that's how Baltar's detector worked--and it did work.) So, what if you could isolate that exclusively and irradiate the temple/area/continent with it? That way you could 'nuke' the place without risking human life. Arktis, I like it. I didn’t like the idea of the Eye providing protection, b/c that’s not what it’s supposed to be. It points the way, pure and simple. Cylon/s/z jumping into the way of nukes to protect it would be nice.

Hmmm. The C/s/z are affected by ONE type of radiation more than humans are. You can get that stuff (kryptonium) from a warhead (because that’s how Baltar’s detector worked–and it did work.) So, what if you could isolate that exclusively and irradiate the temple/area/continent with it? That way you could ‘nuke’ the place without risking human life.

]]> By: BoxytheBoxed http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1714 BoxytheBoxed Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:23:59 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1714 I think the eye is a big-ass telescope showing where earth is I think the eye is a big-ass telescope showing where earth is

]]> By: Arktis http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1705 Arktis Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:19:40 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/12/18/the-nature-of-the-eye/#comment-1705 I totally want Adama to unleash the nukes, and I would be pissed if he didn't. The eye protecting everyone makes a decent plot device to allow this to happen without it killing everyone... but I'm afraid that it may be too far out there in terms of being able to provide the viewers a suitable explanation for how something so fantastic would work. I have a simpler solution that I think would be just as neat: One or more of the Cylon basestars could jump in the way of the nukes. There's four nukes left on Galactica, and four Cylon basestars. They'd have no problems with jumping in the way because they could just download into new bodies. I totally want Adama to unleash the nukes, and I would be pissed if he didn’t. The eye protecting everyone makes a decent plot device to allow this to happen without it killing everyone… but I’m afraid that it may be too far out there in terms of being able to provide the viewers a suitable explanation for how something so fantastic would work.

I have a simpler solution that I think would be just as neat: One or more of the Cylon basestars could jump in the way of the nukes. There’s four nukes left on Galactica, and four Cylon basestars. They’d have no problems with jumping in the way because they could just download into new bodies.

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