Caprica: The Years Before the War

Bright skies shine upon bright minds on Caprica. A man still morning the loss of his daughter, tries desperately to keep whatever he has left of her, and advance technology beyond anything humans have ever seen. If Daniel Greystone knew where his innovative technology would lead, would he still create it? Would Joseph Adama seek Greystone out if he had the slightest idea of the war to ensue?

Greystone’s daughter, Zoe, or at least her avatar, being the first ever Cylon signals the beginning of the end for humanity’s peaceful existence, and puts mankind on the path to war with their creations. But just like many wars in the real world, the war between humans and the Cylons is born out of conflicting religious beliefs. A terrorist attack perpetrated by the Soldiers of the One, a monotheistic religious group, which included Zoe Greystone and her boyfriend, set things in motion against the popularly accepted polytheism of the time.

Despite low ratings, I would say this is a very promising sicience fictions series, after all, we do know where the story is headed in the long run, but not necessarily how it gets there, and that’s where my interests lie. In comparison to Battastar Galactica (BSG), the story moves much slower, but more precisely. To me, everything in BSG seemed hurried. But maybe that’s just me, I don’t know. What I do know, is that I’ll keep watching Caprica until they cancel it, whether that’s tomorrow or in 2020. I mean, I watched Dollhouse to the end, and I think I like Caprica more.

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