It also foreshadows Six’s own heartbreaking pregnancystoryline in season 4.
What happens next provokes fear and disgust, but has a deeper meaning.
After a few seconds, the mother screams, realizing what has happened.
Tricia Helfer has even spoken about this scene and confirms it was a mercy killing (viaATX TV).
This is because it was the first successful Cylon-Cylon conception.
However, Six suffers a miscarriage following the distress of Ellen’s (Kate Vernon) return.
After the loss of Six’s pregnancy, Hera is the only hope of Cylon continuity.
Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction television series that premiered in 2004. The plot follows the crew of the aging Battlestar Galactica as they protect a small fleet of human survivors from the renewed threat of the Cylons, in a quest to find the mythical 13th colony, Earth.
