Caprica Review - "Reins of a Waterfall"
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Dec-15-2010
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The highly anticipated early season regular Caprica, the aptly titled "Rebirth", seemed to do an admirable job of setting the tone as a science fiction version of "Dallas."
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The highly anticipated early season regular Caprica, the aptly titled "Rebirth", seemed to do an admirable job of setting the tone as a science fiction version of "Dallas." The characters we were introduced to the pilot immediately sprinted to take the road to their destinies, as if already lining up outside a pistol starters. We saw the avatar Zoe Graystone to accept being trapped in a robot body. Daniel and Amanda Graystone have been grappling with the fallout of the terrorist act that killed their daughter. William Adama began his apprenticeship with his uncle executor crime, while Joseph, his father came to regret the missed opportunity to see her daughter again avatar.
The subsequent episode, "reins of a waterfall," continues to cement the way the characters are intense below. (Warning - spoilers front) Specifically, the request of Joseph Adama to his brother Sam to kill Amanda Graystone irrationality seems to introduce a cold to a character who, until now, had a strong moral compass. Joseph is, after all, who first interviewed Daniel Graystone on the morality of creating an avatar of the daughter of Joseph to start. It seems surprising that he would now resort to violence to get another chance to spend time with the virtual Tamara.
But that's the beauty of Caprica. Writers, as they did on Battlestar Galactica, not afraid to inject realism into their other-worldly characters. While we would normally assume a moral, pragmatic man as Joseph Adama expected to react to his struggles in a little more rationally, the tragic events of the last of his life are pushing him into a completely different direction, and far too human: irrationality. It begs the question: what would you do if you lost your family?
This, in turn, puts it at odds with Daniel Graystone. Graystone, headlining the cold logic is a bit more successful in maintaining the comedy he has his feelings under control. However, cracks are beginning to appear subtle in this front, as he stubbornly refuses to yield to the demands of his underlings that engage in public relations activities to restore the image of the company. And while he finally capitulated, his faith in his idea that his daughter was really still force to eventually face a harsh reality, he did not know.
Zoe Graystone story arc is well positioned in front of others. As the face of the franchise, the public should follow events through the eyes Caprica Zoe. A character of the man who created the first online avatar of itself, is the journey of this digital alter ego that must be our vehicle throughout history. Yet for some reason I found her less interesting journey of all. Perhaps the idea of a non-human personality of being trapped in a non-human body is a little to sympathize with, even if it is not without potential.
The series was conceived as the "beginning of the end" of the Twelve Colonies. Based on the events of "reins of a waterfall, the beginning is on track.
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Watch Caprica is a science fiction drama television series. Stream Caprica is a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, airing on the SyFy network.
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