Taking a page out of Knight Rider's book (which is really a page taken out of the original BSG book -- see pulsating red bar for confirmation), playing the role of KITT is Starbuck's suddenly brand-new old Viper.
Why it works:
How could it not? Cylons are machines. Spaceships are machines. The Viper had all the information in it's databanks but didn't reveal it until something "switched" it on. It doesn't HAVE to be a person in the fleet, it could just simply be in the fleet. Imagine having the fifth Cylon under your nose (literally if you're a pilot) the WHOLE time! Sweetness.
Why it doesn't work:
A spaceship as a Cylon? Lame writing alert! Imagine THAT brainstorm session, "ooo, guys, let's make the last one a ship!" Only 4 32 oz. Miller High Lifes makes that a reality, and even then, you'd have to convince the creators of the show. Hmmm, maybe that's why the show is coming to a close.
So why didn't the ship give up the location of Earth until now? It's possible that Gaeta never got around to checking the databanks properly since he was all jacked up in sickbay singing about losing his leg. Or maybe Starbuck never flipped on the switch to the nav computer's history.
Odds that I'm right:
500:1
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