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Battlestar Galactica "Downloaded" 2x18 Reaction

🕑 Added 2021-01-12 04:24:21 +0000 UTC

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DJ Doena

Steven, I don't think when they get a new body, they get ALL the memories from ALL the other copies of that type. I think (as the show portrays it) they just get the memories of THEIR previous body. The analogy would be: You have an identical twin brother. When you wake up in the morning you have the memories of yesterday and all the days before. But only yours, not your brother's. For a Cylon it's just like waking up except that it is a bit more dramatic because they didn't go to sleep but were killed instead.

Calvin Allen

One thing to note about this show is that they were figuring it out as they were making it. So things like how the Cylons' work in general that may seem inconsistent.

Stephanie Bedworth

This is probably my favorite episode of the whole show.

Andrea

Also, I think the "sleeper agents" work differently as they don't consciously report their intel, so the others "download" it from them regularly without their knowledge. That's why Helo's Sharon would've had Boomer's memories when she first met him and then...didn't continue to get them once her own mission with him began and they were making new memories.

Andrea

This is one of those episodes that genuinely feels like a gamechanger as you watch it, imo. One of my faves for sure.

J Scott Page

I think it normally is instantaneous. Minimal adjustment time in the new body. But in the case of Sharon, she was a sleeper and in her mind she only recently found out she was a cylon. So the whole rebirth process, waking up on a cylon ship, being surrounded by people who were the enemy most of your life... She would take longer as she's still coming to terms with her identity.

Janeka Rector

At last! One of my favorite episodes. It comes out of nowhere, gives you a little world building, and has you ready for the rest of the season. Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoyed it.