I can see it now: Pulling a “Lost,” the creative folks at BSG decide to introduce a new character that’s supposedly always been there, but for some reason has never been seen by us the viewer. Somehow, Mechanic # 7 becomes a central character and, to the delight of geeks everywhere, it turns out to be none other than Kevin Sorbo.
Why it works:
We already know Xena (aka #3, aka D’Anna Diers) is a Cylon, so why not Hercules? He’s on record saying that he “would love to do it” which is no surprise seeing as that he’s made a career working in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. Not only does he have an interest, but Sorbo has also worked with BSG Executive Producer David Eick on the Hercules series so the connections are already in place. Plus, with all the references to Greek mythology, it only follows that the son of Zeus would play a part in the BSG universe, right?
Why it doesn’t work:
C’Mon, Hercules as the fifth Cylon? Let’s get real. It might as well be The Highlander (There can be only one… final Cylon) or The Renegade Lorenzo Lamas or some other ridiculous character from a show you used to watch on USA after school all those years ago. Also, the final Cylon is supposed to be a character we’re already familiar with. So why would the big revelation of the last Cylon be some low level mechanic, or some other minor character that we’ve never seen before who is also Kevin Sorbo? Pretty sure we’d of spotted him at some point over the last three and a half seasons. Maybe he was in a coma?
Odds that I’m right:
850:1
Why it works:
We already know Xena (aka #3, aka D’Anna Diers) is a Cylon, so why not Hercules? He’s on record saying that he “would love to do it” which is no surprise seeing as that he’s made a career working in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. Not only does he have an interest, but Sorbo has also worked with BSG Executive Producer David Eick on the Hercules series so the connections are already in place. Plus, with all the references to Greek mythology, it only follows that the son of Zeus would play a part in the BSG universe, right?
Why it doesn’t work:
C’Mon, Hercules as the fifth Cylon? Let’s get real. It might as well be The Highlander (There can be only one… final Cylon) or The Renegade Lorenzo Lamas or some other ridiculous character from a show you used to watch on USA after school all those years ago. Also, the final Cylon is supposed to be a character we’re already familiar with. So why would the big revelation of the last Cylon be some low level mechanic, or some other minor character that we’ve never seen before who is also Kevin Sorbo? Pretty sure we’d of spotted him at some point over the last three and a half seasons. Maybe he was in a coma?
Odds that I’m right:
850:1
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