Caprica: End of the Line

How come I was not aware that this was a season finale? Was that not advertised or did I somehow miss it?

A tremendous amount happened in this episode. Joseph found Tamara, Amanda attempted suicide, Zoe killed Philomon and possibly herself, and even Lacy became a full fledged terrorist. Loss was the key to this episode, so that is a good place to start.

Daniel may have been the person that lost the most, but he also had the most to lose. Daniel sold the Caprica Buccaneers to Virgis in a culmination of a multi-episode arch. While this has been a well told story and certainly ranks as an important event, it pales in comparison to all the other story lines in this episode. Amanda lost touch with reality and made a choice to end it all. This descision was nicely telegraphed in the early scene where Amanda was watching a video about the bridge she eventually jumped from. The loss of the Cylon that in Daniel's mind may still be his daughter will be another crushing blow to his spirit.

Zoe lost her innocence in this episode. When she killed Philomon she committed the first act sentient robot murder. While this was an act of manslaughter, she certainly did not intend to kill him, Philomon is dead and the next time she kills it will be easier for her.

Joseph the junky finally caught up to his daughter Tamara. In a painful and heart wrenching scene Tamara told him to stop cashing after her, then shot and killed his New Cap City avatar. Tamara did this because Joseph's secretary/law partner (still not sure about that relationship) explained how far Joseph had fallen out of the real world. I called that the law partner was Joseph's guide in "V" world. Sadly that may be the first prediction I have accurately made in the year since I have started writing on the blog!

Lacy made a choice to kill Clarice in this episode, except that it was not a choice at all. Barnebas had a gun to her head and then pointed the same gun at her boyfriend. I will admit that I loved Clarice taking her "family" to Barnebas' warehouse to send a message. I was almost relieved that Amanda Greystone's suicide attempt saved Clarice from blowing up.

What if Greystone is not the father of the Cylon? What if Virgis really is the man behind the human holocaust? It is Virgis' chip and Virgis seems to be the better businessman.