So, been watching through and while watching these irritating replicator ep's (with "Fifth" and the Repli Carter) I've noticed some direct contradictions/ incongruousness between what some of you have said about BSG and other shows you like (vs not being so fond of BSG)
Some of your issues with BSG were "machines (cylons/skin jobs) with feelings--emotions, physical pain" and how it helped made BSG unwatchable.
So, have we forgotten about these repli. ep's? Hmm? Conveniently stowed away in a dark recess of an otherwise happy sg1 memories in your amygdala?
Fifth tells the human carter he has "feelings" for her. later he gets mad (an emotion) when he realizes her betrayal.
The repli carter asks to be destroyed with the O'Neill designed ancient repli zapper. She doesn't want to "live" anymore, she is "conflicted" (another emotion?) over fifth's plans. She wants to be zapped because she says it is "painless". When asked if she feels pain she says (to the effect of) "i feel what you would call pain". she plots a double deceit-fueled by anger and revenge (emotions)
So how can machines, made up of metal links feel pain or emotion? At least in BSG, the skinjobs are a bit more organic with internal organs and brains, etc. The centurions we are told, have adapted their meta cognitive processors into a type of a "soul"-they are capable of "feeling" "cylon pain".
So, seeing how these sg1 eps came out in 2005, is it just possible that sg1 tptb's were copying the success (At the time) of BSG? Is it possible that as a hardcore sg1 fan then some of you may have realized this as a possibility? It angered you that you fav show was borrowing from an upstart show? Is this what may have caused you to "forget" that these ep's and what transpired in them, were nearly identical to some of the BSG skinjob 'machines feeling pain/emotions' paradigms?
Just sayin'
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