Battlestar Galactica and Religion
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Battlestar Galactica and ReligionRELI 2850
Religious Themes in Battlestar Galactica
• Number “Twelve”• Exodus of Hebrews from Egypt• Galactica as Noah’s Ark/Cathedral• Number “Forty”• Betrayal
Gaius Baltar and Caprica Six
Gaius and Caprica Six
• Baltar as Militant Atheist/Caprica Six as Fundamentalist
• Quandary: Problem of Evil• Baltar’s conversion • Pairing of Baltar and Caprica Six
Sharon and Caprica Six
Cylon Models Sharon and Six
• Sharon linked to Goddess Athena, Helen of Troy, and the Trojan Horse
• Six linked to Serpent and Mary Magdalene• Both characters resonate with Eve from
Genesis and Lilith from Zohar
Eve
• Boomer-Sharon closer to Eve in Genesis• Boomer’s eyes opened afterward• Boomer struggles with her choice• Caprica Six knew what she was doing• Caprica Six sacrifices herself to save Baltar• Caprica Six is both dominant and submissive
Eve
• Act of Redemption: Both Caprica Six and Boomer-Sharon models try and find middle ground between the humans and Cylons trying to focus on new beginnings
Lilith
• Caprica Six clearly portrayed as Lilith in market• Caprica Six’s physical appearance similar• Caprica Six honestly loves Gaius• Sharon seduces Helo and then betrays him• Sharon is sexual dominant • Sharon and Six possess immortality
Boomer’s Struggle
• Internal struggle between good will vs. wicked passions
• Parallels with Manichaeans• Cylon detector creates dichotomy
Intertextuality
• Text connects author – reader/text – text• Every text and every reading depends on prior
codes• Texts cannot be reduced to authorial intent• Relationships between meaning inside and
outside texts