Reincarnation and Deadlock (spoilers)

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#1

Am I the only one who noticed this?

Last episode, Caprica was talking about baby Liam just being ‘activated’ while Anders was in surgery, which he emerged from brain dead (“he’s not in there”). And this episode, baby Liam died, and almost immediately we’re shown Anders getting his brain back.

I mean, I am a little fixated on the concept of reincarnation on this show, but that was kind of uncanny.

To clarify: I’m saying I think Anders almost reincarnated into baby Liam, probably via this ‘organic memory transfer’ thing. Did anyone else think this, does it make sense, or am I crazy?

#2

Don’t think you are crazy at all. Doesn’t mean that is the case - but it totally makes sense.

#3

I think the way they edited those shots can make us think there is a relationship between Anders waking up and Six’s miscarriage. It might or might not end up being a trick of editing.

One thing I think we know for sure is that there is no reincarnation in this show, not in the sense of dying and the soul being reborn from a womb as a baby. There is only “organic memory transfer” or resurrection technology. I was a big proponent of the FF reincarnating instead of resurrecting when they were first identified. This would’ve explained why Saul Tigh aged. But that idea was crushed, along with many other people’s theories probably, when “No Exit” aired. :frowning:

#4

Just because the Five resurrected instead of reincarnating doesn’t mean there is no reincarnation on the show. There might not be, but I do think it’s possible, even likely. As you might have noticed. All we know is that the Five had resurrection and not some mechanical means of reincarnating, but it looks to me like (if I’m right, and not just seeing what I want to see), at the very least, reincarnation is what happens when someone who’s supposed to resurrect has no fresh body to go to. Or maybe it was only possible because baby Liam was full cylon. Or… I better stop guessing, before I get hooked on an idea that’s entirely wrong.

#5

Well, I’m differentiating a technologically-based resurrection system that has limitations of distance, hubs, hosts and the like from a mystical rebirth of the soul in a new body that relies on no computing or “silicon relays” whatsoever.

#6

Intriguing thought Elfhawk. I sure hope we get an answer.