Re: BG-10: War Of The Gods
The most significant thing about this episode.....one that more than anything else enhanced the overall mythos of the Galactica saga is the Baltar-Iblis conversation in Pt. 2 and the revelation of Iblis and the Imperious Leader having the same voice, followed by the clear implication that Iblis was the one responsible for the downfall of the original Cylon race.
And after reading the original script for WOTG, it's clear that this important moment was something that wasn't anticipated because the Baltar-Iblis scene is nowhere to be found in the script. As if it was a device to quickly capitalize on once Patrick Macnee was cast in the role and decide to confront the coincidence rather than just ignore it.
It'd be interesting to know from production history when Macnee was cast and when that triggered the script rewrite. If this element of being connected to the rise of the Cylons had not been present in the script to deepen the mythos surrounding Iblis then the episode I think would have come off far less than it did ultimately.
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