This past weekend on April 18, 2015 we had the awesome opportunity to interview the fantabulous actress Kyra Zagorsky!
Most recently seen as Julia Walker on the hit television series Helix, and soon to be seen on another sci-fi hit Continuum.
No doubt Syfy certainly knows a good thing (Kyra) when they see it!
We at WHR You Decide know that millions worldwide all have one thing in common beyond loving the series: Renew Helix!
We have now seen Dr. Julia Walker grow through two seasons of Helix.
A strong and intelligent woman, Julia endured multiple events in the first season!
From being infected, thanks to Peter, to learning that her happy summers with mom in Montana were not all entirely real, we .look forward to a third superb season of Helix!
And on top of all of it, she learns that the brilliant mad scientist Hiroshi Hatake (Hiroyuki Sanada) is her father! In the end, Julia, like Hatake, is an immortal, and her “new” life begins – will Doctor Julia Walker continue his research and protect his legacy? Does she go to work for Ilaria?
Well, we know from season two that the answer to those questions is a resounding yes – to all of the above. We can joke and say that regarding Amy (Alison Louder), Michael (Steven Weber), and Anne (Severn Thompson), the “apple” did not fall far from the tree (get it?); we can say the same of Julia and Hatake – she is driven like he is, she is willing to sacrifice the few for the good of the many, and seems to not exactly fit in with Ilaria.
Julia has escaped turmoil over the past two years, however it looks like things have caught up with her in the next 30…will she take Soren’s (Jimmy Thorburn) blood and survive? We’ll have to wait and see – if we and the rest of the Helix universe is the fortunate to receive a season 3 (please, please, please!).
The woman behind Julia, Kyra Zagorsky, is just as driven. An entertainer who caught the acting bug in high school and never looked back, with a first love of Shakespeare and the theatre, Kyra has transitioned into film and television.
With roles in the Stargate franchise (Atlantis and SGU) and Smallville and Supernatural, Falling Skies and Soldiers of the Apocalypse, she has found her way into our living rooms many times over. Kyra exudes professionalism in all she does, and that shows through in all forms of media that we see – from the small screen to the big, and even in print.
Born in the metropolis of New York City but raised in a small town in Colorado, Kyra credits her parents and her formative years with the product that we now know and love.
A master and student of acting, Kyra is often cast in a role that allows her to portray a strong and intelligent woman, often permitting her to use the various martial arts that she has also trained in over the years.
Dividing her time between Los Angeles, Montreal, and now Vancouver, this mother of two and wife to The Flash’s David Singh (Patrick Sabongui) sat with us to chat about Helix, her career, and a few other tales the other day. Helix season 2 may have concluded, but when you think about it, Continuum season really is just not that far away. So, sit back, put your feet up and take a listen and enjoy – I dare you to not crack a smile while you listen!
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The “non-renewal” of the Primeval New World series by Space Channel is definitely a huge disappointment to all the cast, crews and creators! Martin Wood, one of the Executive Producers who works closely with Gillian Horvath, joined us today for an exclusive interview about the potential for a second season of this beloved program.
Here, everyone at WormholeRiders News Agency team in general, and to me in particular were saddened to hear about the non renewal of Primeval New World. For me, my heart is broken because I love this show!
The sad fact is that television shows are a business and if a show is not garnering a big enough ratings for the advertisers, or if there is not enough interest from other countries to air the series, the logical next step is that the series does not get renewed.
Fortunately, Primeval New World is airing in seventeen countries. Only one broadcaster in one country (Canada) has said they will not renew the series. There is hope for a season two as Mr. Woods indicates in his interview.
Perhaps worst of all are so-called fans who are illegally downloading programs as Martin Wood states in his exclusive interview playing above.
Illegally viewing or downloading hurts program ratings, takes jobs away from the crews, actors and creators of a program like Primeval New World, and has, in our opinion, also contributed to the cancellation of shows like Sanctuary, Stargate, as well as many others in recent history.
Tragically, illegal downloading almost ensures that programs get canceled while others who steal the work of others make money off of the people who worked so hard to bring us the shows we love.
We sincerely ask that you “Just Say No” to all your friends about illegal downloading or viewing. Thank you.
We include the “Sound of Thunder Part Two” season one finale featurette below for your enjoyment courtesy of Primeval New World!
The Sound of Thunder Part Two:
The very last episode of season one of Primeval New World opens with the United Kingdom ARC Team chasing a T-Rex down a street in what appears to be London in an excellent scene that was actually filmed in the famous Gas Lamp District of Vancouver.
Thankfully, the nasty prehistoric beast heads back through a portal just as the team from ARC reach the anomaly.
Kieran (Robert Lawrenson), who seems to be new to the group at this point, gets too close to the portal.
When the terrifying T-Rex dinosaur reappears on this side of the portal, it forces him to back through the anomaly to avoid getting eaten.
Returning Primeval hero, the legendary Connor Temple (Andrew Lee Potts) quickly goes after Keiran through the portal.
There is so much potential for series success here with the United Kingdom ARC Team re-entering the Primeval New World picture withe the show currently airing in seventeen (17) countries and coming soon to the United States on Syfy, I can only hope there will be more seasons of this great show in the future.
When I find my self thinking about the return of the ARC Team led by Connor Temple, it might have done more good to have them appear several episodes back, to help build excitement and anticipation for the show.
After the very lively beginning of the season one finale, with the United Kingdom ARC Team appearing, we return to the “present time” story line.
Dylan Weir (Sara Canning) is observed hurrying back through an anomaly to the Cross Photonics lab with the prehistoric scorpion’s tail in an effort to save Toby Nance’s (Crystal Lowe) life.
Toby, who had been stung by the poisonous beast in part one of “The Sound of Thunder”, is now on life support barely clinging to existence pending Dylan’s arrival.
As “The Sound of Thunder” part two begins, we find Cross Photonics leader Evan Cross (Niall Matter) is still trapped behind a huge barrier of large boulders.
Evan is hoping that someone will come back soon to get him before he becomes lunch for the gigantic scorpion who is trapped with him.
At the lab, Dr. Fridkin (Lexa Doig) has bad news that Mac (Danny Rahim) does not want to hear.
Toby is stable for the time being, but after being stung by the scorpion last episode, she will lose this battle if Dylan does not get back right away to make serum to save her life. Dr. Fridkin has a great line for Mac, “let’s pretend a little longer”.
Mac then notices that Ange (Miranda Frigon) is outside the door. He steps outside, anger building, as he warns her not to attempt another recruitment drive around Toby.
Ange comes back with, “the one who’s hurting the most gets to be an @@shole?”
Mac reminds her that she has switched sides, “you’re here helping, but we all know that comes with a price tag”.
Meanwhile, Dylan has run out of one anomaly and back through another to arrive back at the Cross Photonics warehouse.
As she has done that, Connor makes an appearance in the hub, very near to the two anomalies just used by Dylan. He is still looking for his team mate, Kieran.
Noticing the knife that Dylan left at the foot of the anomaly occupied by Evan, Connor assumes that is a message for him, and enters the same anomaly in hot pursuit.
There is, of course, lots of evidence of human activity within the new environment. It would be safe to say that Connor would still believe that he is on the right track as he looks for his friend.
Dylan hands over the scorpion tail, telling the soldiers on duty to get it to the lab. She is headed back into the anomaly with a piece of pipe to use as a wedge for the rocks. As she makes it to the other side, she catches up to Connor.
As Dylan moves forward to investigate the situation she identifies the mysterious holes as scorpion sand traps to Connor where they can find what they need to save everyone back in the future.
It would have been better, I think, had Dylan identified the sand holw traps in “The Sound of Thunder” first part of this exciting two part episode. Just my opinion.
Back at the Cross Photonics lab, Lt. Ken Leeds (Geoff Gustafson) arrives with the crucially needed scorpion tail to produce serum and save Toby.
Everyone gets busy, but Dr. Fridkin gets to be the one to remove the venom from the tail. Of course, everyone in the lab is hoping that it is not too late for our poor Toby Nance who is laying comatose from the scorpion poison.
Dylan and Connor have finally reached Evan’s location. They first must move a large number of rocks that have imprisoned Evan with a scorpion in the sand hole trap.
Connor and Dylan come to a mutual agreement. If Connor will help Dylan with saving Evan, she will help Connor find his lost friend Kieran.
It seems that they are cutting things pretty close as well, since Evan has been forced to resort to using his hand held taser to attempt to keep the scorpion at bay, and he is running out of juice as the hungry scorpion moves in for the kill.
Finally they break through. Evan scrambles through the hole to the other side and away from the giant bug and they all high tail it out of the nightmarish place.
Things get worse for Toby. She has gone into cardiac arrest at the lab with the monitor showing a flat line. Dr, Fridkin injects the antitoxin into her I.V. Moments later, the monitor shows a pulse.
Although I hope this is an accurate medical drama scene that saves Toby, and since I am not a doctor, I have no idea, but it sure makes for an exciting story line!
Later, Toby tells Mac that she heard him say they were best friends while she was unconscious. She also tells him that she felt as if she were on a different level of consciousness.
Everything was clearer to her, including why the anomaly timer was giving different information. It was because there were other anomalies on the other side of the one she was looking at. Very clever, this lady.
Enter Ange, who admits that what Toby is describing is very possible. In fact, Ange tells both Mac and Toby that there are dozens of anomalies that were causing interference with Toby’s device.
Evan and Dylan are still out there trapped. Mac hands Toby her laptop so she can go back to work to solve the problem to save Evan, Dylan, Connor and his friend.
Once Evan, Dylan and Connor reach the relative safety of the anomaly hub, Connor describes to Dylan and Evan how his team mate came to be trapped there in the prehistoric past.
An Albertasaurus, smaller and meaner than a T-Rex, chased him through the anomaly. Evan asks, “did it have something wrong with its arm?”
Connor replies that “it did, why?”
“Because the same one killed my wife six years ago. It will be through there”, Evan tells the team.
They all walk through another anomaly and venture back to the building where the dinosaur showed up and killed his wife in the past. Upon arrival at the building, they all take notice of a weapon on the floor just up ahead of them.
Once our computer genius Toby figures out the decay rate of the anomaly that Evan and Dylan still occupy, she tells Ange that it will close in less than twelve hours, and they must work fast to save them.
Ange immediately gets onto her phone. She tells Toby and Mac that she is calling someone who can mount a full scale rescue operation. Likely, none other than her faithful military adviser, Colonel Hall (Louis Ferreira).
Connor and Evan and Dylan decide to split up to cover more ground. Evan is still having torturous self doubt about his decision back in 2006 that cost his wife her life.
We find out that Kieran is injured. His leg is in pretty bad shape. However, he is still willing to deal with the dinosaur.
Connor tells Kieran the whole thing is really very complicated. They are back in 2006, so whatever is going to happen in the next few minutes has already happened, and they cannot interfere.
Unfortunately, when they leave through the anomaly, the Albertasaurus follows them and, as it arrives, so does Colonel Hall, with a well equipped small army. He shoots the dinosaur. Evan approaches him, “what did you just do?” Hall replies, “I just saved your life”.
This is where Colonel Hall manages to really create barriers. Once he discovers that there are two “civilians”, he wants them to come back with his men to be debriefed.
Connor tells him, in the nicest way possible, that he needs to go to his home with Kieran because they are not from the same time.
However, Connor does not provide Hall with any more information. Colonel Hall decides that the two ARC Team members are coming back with him. And for that matter so is the darn dinosaur!
Leeds arrives at Toby’s bed to inform Mac that Evan does not want anyone else going through the anomaly, and Hall has plans to do just that. So he offers Mac a uniform so that he can sneak around unobserved.
As Mac arrives on site with Leeds, he notices two members of the ARC team. Connor does not know him when Mac asks. He is still trying to piece together the reason for the other Mac in the freezer with the other ARC logo.
Connor tells Mac that he got a glimpse of something that he should not have. Mac is not quite done yet, “Six years ago, Evan changed the course of my life. I need to know who that other guy was. What he was like”.
Connor provides some interesting information, “Unless you are actually in an anomaly when a time line changes, you do not even know about it. You just go on living like it was always that way. What’s worse is knowing how it was supposed to be. Being the only one that remembers. This is your life. Why don’t you focus on that.” Mac has no choice. He has to accept the way things have turned out.
Inside an army ambulance, Ange sits down to have a chat with Evan. Evan is a tad anxious. Since Hall does not seem to want to listen to him, he now needs Ange to listen, and help.
Evan explains about the portal that leads back to the day that his wife died and the Albertasaurus that Hall has is the key to everything playing out as it is supposed to. Ange is somewhat startled by Evan’s request, “You want me to release the dinosaur so it can kill your wife?” Evan replies, “I don’t want you to, but you have to.”
Evan shares with Ange that he is still on his quest to ensure that nothing changes in the time line.
Ange, on the other hand, tells Evan that she does not like how things have turned out and any changes that might happen as a result of keeping the dino where it is right now, could be a good thing.
Evan’s reaction, is as expected. He looks a little frustrated by the whole thing.
There are none so blind as those who will not see, because they arrogantly think they know everything.
Case in point, our charming scientist, Dr. Jardine (Michael Patric). He thinks he has the dinosaur well in hand and tells Evan not to worry about it. Dylan knows better.
Leeds approaches Dylan who explains the situation with the dinosaur. “The dinosaur that is supposed to kill Evan’s wife is in that truck”. Leeds asks, “and if we don’t get it back to 2006?” Dylan replies, “…dominoes”. Once he is caught up, he tells her, “Let’s get Evan”.
Ange finds Connor and Kieran. She is on to him, “I think we’ve met before. Care to tell me what you were doing at Cross Photonics six months ago pretending to be an internet repairman?” Connor, of course, is not willing to explain anything. He does tell Ange that he and Kieran need to go back through the anomaly before someone creates a time paradox. Gee, Ange, where have you heard this before.
Ange has an idea, why not work with her team. Together, they could control the anomalies. Connors reply is simple, “The anomalies are not meant to be controlled. You start messing with this stuff, and it gets very bad, very fast”. After a lengthy discussion about causing all kinds of problems if Ange messes with the time line, she agrees to let Connor and Kieran go home through the anomaly.
Meanwhile, Lt. Leeds is doing what Lt. Leeds does best, cause trouble for Col. Hall. He unofficially releases Evan into his custody. Moments later, Leeds, Evan, Dylan and Mac are plotting to gain access to the truck with the dino inside. How do they manage that? They use the old ‘distracted by the pretty girl’ ploy.
Then Mac and Evan hold on to the poor soldier while Dylan punches him in the face and knocks him out. Poor guy. Dylan does manage a, ‘sorry’. They grab the keys to the truck and are on their way.
That is, they approach the truck, getting within feet of it, only to discover that the truck has started rocking and rolling on its own. Seconds later, the dino breaks out of the truck.
Once the dino is free, the expected rampage ensues, with people running in all directions, soldiers shooting, Col. Hall yelling, “hold your fire”, to his men, and Evan looking for his weapon. The dino heads toward Leeds but Dylan manages to push him out of the way. Hall, on the other hand, gets tossed into the side of a cargo van.
Mac and Evan to the rescue with flame throwers. Together they use fire to herd the dino back to the anomaly in the factory.
Once through and into the anomaly where the 2006 Evan and his wife are about to encounter the dino, Evan, Dylan and Mac discuss the repercussions. Evan realizes that he caused what is about to happen, and he always did. Dylan tries to convince him that he had to do what he did. That is when the bombshell drops. Mac realizes that if he is not there in 2006 to save Evan’s life, then Evan will get killed by the dinosaur.
Mac’s anxiety level is clearly rising. What happens to Evan in the now, will he simply vanish? Evan admits he does not know. Mac is now faced with an unsolvable problem. What should he do?
He is supposed to be in 2006 so he can save Evan, but it will be at the cost of his own life. He does not want Evan to die. For long moments, he agonizes over a decision. His last words to Evan are, “Stuff this”, then he disappears through the portal.
Evan attempts to go after Mac, but Dylan stops him. Evan then realizes, “He was the stranger. I changed that. I made him a friend. And right now he’s in there dying in my arms”. There is no time to grieve, however, since the dino bursts back through the anomaly. Evan pushes Dylan out of the way and turns his gun on the Albertasaurus, killing it.
An anomaly winks out, then another, and another. Evan realizes, “we changed something”. Both Evan and Dylan race back toward their own portal. Will they make it to the other side or get trapped?
We may never know because Primeval New World is yet to be renewed by another primary broadcaster for a second season. You can help make it happen by tweeting the hash tag #SavePrimevalNW, often!
Thanks to Kenn for final staging of the audio video embeds, inserting the images I captured in this review, for conducting the potential for a season two interview with Martin Wood, and many thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency!!
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Ash0283 brings you something very special for you courtesy of SyFy from their recent Digital Press Tour in Orlando Florida!
Note: MAJOR SPOILERS are in this sneak peek!
Now about Caprica episode 12 from season one… Here is a special sneak with a reveal and a surprise about what is coming up in the near future it is! All we can say is CapricaIsBack! We would also like to thank the wonderful team at New Media Strategies for their professional support during the SyFy Digital Press Tour! Thank you NMS and of course the wonderful SyFy for conducting such an enlightening professional conclave!
The second half of the first season of Caprica recently returned in the United States with the episode “Unvanquished”. Last nights episode “Retribution” was outstanding! We are all looking forward to the second half of the first season as we are sure you are as well!
As we have stated previously, WHR expected outstanding performances to be given by the Caprica main actors. We have not been disappointed! To recap Eric Stolz portrays Daniel Graystone, Alessandra Torresani is Zoe Graystone, the original Cylon, U-87, Polly Walker as the sinister Sister Clarice, Paula Malcomson as pitiful but cunning Amanda Graystone, Esai Morales as mob henchman Joseph Adama, Magda Apanowicz as innocent Lacy Rand now in up to her neck, Genevieve Buechner as ‘dead-walker’ Tamara Adama, and the newest cast member Ryan Robbins of Sanctuary as “Diego” the assassin in Caprica!
We hope you have enjoyed the sneak peak of episode twelve of Caprica from SyFy . This new episode will air in the near future. In the meantime, next week Caprica returns with “Things That We Lock Away”. We Caprica fans here at Team WHR simply cannot wait!
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Our long wait is finally over! Team WHR has been in a state of avid anticipation ever since we witnessed the Caprica cast at Comic-Con reveal that a surprise was in store and now we all know what it is! Caprica is back!
The second half of the first season of Caprica returns tonight in the United States with the episode “Unvanquished” at 10 PM Eastern and Pacific immediately following Stargate Universe on SyFy for the second half of the first season.
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This series continues to deliver character-rich episodes week after week and what a cliffhanger w“Ghosts in the Machine” was the second-to-last episode of the front 10 episodes of the season. From tonight’s episode, the overall theme was the extremes Joseph and Daniel will go in order to achieve their goals.
Both are trying to find their daughters, but after tonight, I believe Daniel might care more about business than he does his daughter. An outstanding performance was given by Dmitry Chepovetsky, guest-starring as Cereberus in the Mysteries club in New Cap City, and our main actors, Eric Stolz and Alessandra Torresani.
Joseph has been connected to New Cap City for a while, judging from the condition of his self-care and immediate environment. Emmanuelle has changed his virtual look and introduces him to an “amp” which she describes “a hack that bypasses the holobands’ safeties, interacting with the visual cortex to heighten player’s senses and reflexes.” Joseph uses it in the virtual game, but you can see his physical body in the real world has a response to it, almost like a methamphetamine.
Daniel powers up U-87. He wants a sign Avatar Zoe is in there. Zoe, however, will not respond; U-87 does respond to Daniel’s command to look at him. At the Graystone lab, Daniel is trying everything he can to get a response out of Zoe. While putting U-87 through gun-assembly drills, he tries to agitate Zoe with things that she hates. First, he starts smoking. He talks in great detail about why Zoe hates his smoking. There was a fire when she was 5 in the home that Amanda told Clarice in a previous episode was Zoe’s favorite house. The fire started in Daniel’s home lab and had completely engulfed the house. Zoe was trapped in the attic. Daniel describes hearing her screams of her being trapped in a box (which would explain why U-87/Avatar Zoe freaked out when she was placed in a box for transport, as if it was a coffin), the fire making screams of its own, and those being the longest 7 minutes in Daniel’s life.
As he lights another cigarette, his lighter no longer works so he uses a match. Whether or not this is deliberate, I cannot tell for sure (I believe it was), he allowed the flame to burn his hand. When he screams, “Ow!”, it is then U-87/Avatar Zoe pauses in her gun assembly and then in another reflex that made the viewer believe that she realized that and that is the release we see in the second movement.
Amanda visits the site of the accident in which her brother was killed. As she looks up from the tree they hit, she sees her dead brother, Darius, driving in a car that passes.
Zoe is livid and vents to Lacy. Lacy ponders if Zoe should just let Daniel know she is in there. Zoe does not trust him. She says, “Business first, same old daddy.” She then realizes exactly what he was trying to do: Get her to react. Zoe tells Lacy she just needs to be the robot. Lacy laments if she can even do that anymore.
In New Cap City, Joseph and Emmanuelle stumble on to Joseph’s home. He wonders if Tamara is in there. A drug abuser is occupying the home (actor Stefan Arngrim, V, Fringe, BSG). The word “motherfracker” is finally used in the Caprica series at this time, which made me smile, having missed this term from Battlestar Galactica. He shows him a picture of Tamara. His character, credited as Amphead, says that she is the dead girl and may be at a club called “Mysteries.” Another character, credited as “Shotgun” enters (actor Ron Selmour, Stargate Atlantis, BSG), who wants some payback with Tamara. A shoot-out occurs. Thank goodness Joseph had Emmanuelle along because he had difficulty pulling the trigger. She was able to take all of them down, getting only grazed in the process. She tells Joseph to leave until he learns not to hesitate when shooting.
Clarice and Amanda chat about seeing her brother Darius and the exact car that was in the accident in the last episode, Imperfections. During their conversation, apparently Clarice got Amanda to ask Daniel about Zoe’s avatar and Clarice tells her that the program was unstable.
Finally outside the lab, U-87/Avatar Zoe is forced to listen to Daniel explaining to her that he saw her “tell”, that he knows she is in there. A very emotional scene ensues between them. He tells her no matter what she did or what she is, he still loves her. She still does not respond. Then in a moment that shocked me, he shows his dark side again. Exploiting her fear of fire, he encircles U-87/Avatar Zoe with gasoline. He tells her all she has to do is take 4 steps out to clear the fire. Then he orders U-87, however, to stay. He throws the cigarette on the ring and flames engulf U-87/Avatar Zoe. There is only one point in that where U-87 moves the hand slightly, but I do not believe Daniel sees it. Zoe, however, seems to be hyperventilating. Once the flames die down, she is pissed. Awesome special effects with U-87 and Zoe (the cut scenes between the two of them) with the fire, giving us a camera view from her perspective as well.
Sam visits a disheveled Joseph. Joseph shocks Sam when he asks him what goes through Sam’s head when he kills someone. Thinking it is important to what is currently going on with Joseph, he says that that he tells himself it is not real, that they are not people but targets, and the whole thing becomes a game.
I loved the subtle red in the monochromic theme in Emmanuelle’s dress that tied directly into the name of the place, “Mysteries” back in New Cap City. This place lives up to its name. Emmanuelle warns Joseph to steer clear of the person who asks riddles. Of course, the entertainer picks him right out of the crowd and brings him on stage to ask him a riddle, asking if the stranger is their new Prometheus. Throughout the scene, you do not know who the name of this character is, but when I saw it in the credits, it was perfect: Cereberus (played by Dmitry Chepovetsky, Stargate SG-1). There are a few actors here that play on other shows we follow: Bouncer #2 was King Lau (Human Target); Cigarette Man was Amos Stern (Fringe); Weasley Bouncer was actor Patrick Sabongui (Fringe, Stargate Atlantis as Kanaan).
This segment is so rich in mythology it is fascinating. Cereberus in Greek and Roman mythology is the multiheaded (most commonly depicted by three heads) guardian of the gates of Hades to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx (the river between Earth and Hades) from ever escaping. He was the son of Echidna, a hybrid half-woman, half-serpent, and Typhon, a fire-breathing giant. Each of Cereberus’ heads is said to have an appetite for only live meat and thus allows the spirits of the dead (perhaps Tamara) to freely enter the underworld, but allowed none to leave. Capturing Cereberus alive without using weapons was the final task assigned to Heracles (another character in Caprica, who helped Tamara and then helped Joseph try to find Tamara) by King Eurystheus for Heracles killing his own wife and children after he was driven insane by Hera (the first Cylon/human hybrid child in Battlestar Galactica). After being given the task, Heracles went to Eleusis to be initiated in the Eleusinian Mysteries (the club Mysteries in Caprica?) so that he could learn how to enter and exit the underworld alive. The Mysteries are possibly related to the myths surrounding Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fertility, which is known in the Homeric Hymns (around 650 BC). According to the hymn, Demeter’s daughter, Persephone, was gathering flowers (Tamara represents the letter “T” in her name with a sunflower), when she was seized by her uncle, Hades, with the consent of father, Zeus. Hades took Persephone to the underworld kingdom. Demeter searched everywhere for her daughter (perhaps this is represented by Joseph?). Another thought was that the Eleusinian Mysteries were begun around 1600 BC. Modern scholars believed “to elevate man above the human sphere into the divine and to assure his redemption by making him a god and so conferring immortality upon him.” (Reference: Nilsson, Martin P. Greek Popular Religion “The Religion of Eleusis” New York: Columbia University Press, 1947. pages 42 – 64).
Prometheus was a Titan, son of Iapetus and Themis. He was a champion of human-kind and known for his wily intelligence. He is also known for fire-stealing and giving it back to mankind. Again, Heracles is connected to this mythological figure. When Prometheus is chained to a rock where his liver is eaten out daily by an eagle only to to regenerate at night (because of immortality), Heracles shoots the eagle and frees Prometheus from his chains.
Now back to Caprica. The riddle is asked: “As the gods overthrow the Titans, so has man overthrown the gods, but when man visits his sins upon his children, how shall he be repaid?
There are two very rich things in just that simple sentence. First is from our own mythology: The Titans were the 12 supreme deities, sons and daughters of Gaia and Uranus. They were eventually overthrown by 12 younger gods, known as the Olympians (which includes, in Greek mythology, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Ares, Demeter, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes and Dionysus; in Roman mythology, Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Minerva, Mars, Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Vulcan, Venus, Mercury, Bacchus). Secondly, is how it relates back to Battlestar Galactica, in the miniseries, where Commander William Adama gives his speech for the decommissioning of the Battlestar Galactica (before the Cylons attack): “The Cylon War is long over, yet we must not forget the reasons why so many sacrificed so much in the cause of freedom. The cost of wearing the uniform can be high, but…sometimes, it’s too high. You know, when we fought the Cylons, we did it to save ourselves from extinction. But we never answered the question, why? Why are we as a people worth saving? We still commit murder because of greed, spite, jealousy. And we still visit all of our sins upon our children. We refuse to accept the responsibility for anything that we’ve done. Like we did with the Cylons. We decided to play God, create life. When that life turned against us, we comforted ourselves in the knowledge that it really wasn’t our fault, not really. You cannot play God then wash your hands of that you’ve created. Sooner or later, the day comes when you can’t hide from the things that you’ve done anymore.”
Joseph cannot answer the question and begs to help him find his daughter. He is escorted out. He is about ready to leave when he sees the “T” that is similar to how Tamara used to write her name. Double-amping himself, he shoots the gun-check man. He goes back into the club and shoots many there until he gives them a chance to take off their holobands and leave on their own, after all, if you are shot in New Cap City, you can never come back again. Interrogating Cereberus, he finds out that Tamara was on the stage seeking answers to the afterlife. As Emmanuelle shows him the backway out, Cereberus smells a sunflower. The first thing I thought was that Tamara has changed the look of her avatar and that was actually her hiding from her father, just as Avatar Zoe is hiding from Daniel.
I love the small details they do not leave out on the show. Like on the backstage door, it says “Astra” which means stars, as in that was the stars’ entrance.
As soon as they walk out, Joseph sees a wall of the “T”’s that Tamara has written. The head is in the shape of a sunflower, which is symbolic for adoration and longevity, and let’s face it, Tamara’s longevity as a one of the two ghosts in the machine is guaranteed at this point.
Tomas Vergis visits the Graystone home to put his plan into motion of destroying everything Daniel holds dear. His target for this visit: Amanda. He shares what happened to his 2 employees and how the MCP was stolen, only for Daniel to have an identical MCP just a few days later. To her credit, she does not show any signs of knowing this information. She asks Tom to leave.
Setting up one more test in the lab for U-87/Avatar Zoe, you can see Daniel’s eyes are red and tired. He commands U-87 to shoot the dog. He loves the dog, but he loves his daughter more. I drew in a deep breath, not knowing for sure whether the writers would allow the dog to be shot. I thought certainly no, but…..? I have been shocked before. U-87 pulls the trigger, the dog winces, and my heart stops. Yes, I know the irony there that I am more upset about the dog being shot than the other characters in the show. But I am a big dog lover. I scream, “Holy frack!” And in a split second, Daniel informs U-87 that the robot did not miss; they were blanks. He then commands U-87 to shut itself down for the night.
Daniel comes out of the lab, grabs something to drink, and watches videos of Zoe on the window. Amanda is sitting outside, undoubtedly processing the information Vergis gave her. There is such beauty in the shot. There is a great divide between Daniel and Amanda, the void as big as the distance of where each were presently sitting. Also, I noticed that Daniel was “inside” while Amanda was “outside.” I am sure she was feeling very outside once Tomas Vergis shared with her that tidbit of information.
Back in the V-club, Zoe tells Lacy that the robot knew that the bullets were blank because of the weight. Had there been real bullets, she might have shot her father instead. Zoe tells Lacy she better get her out of there soon before something happens that she is going to regret.
In seeing the scenes from next week’s episode, I believe that unfortunately becomes reality for Zoe. Syfy promotes that someone is going to die. They show various scenarios of who that might be. I have not seen the actual episode so this is a 100% guess on my part based on watching the promo over and over again. I think Philomon dies next week. You see U-87 trying to get out of the lab, then you see U-87 driving the van (the lights from the helicopters following it shine through the driver’s side. It looks like Philomon might get whacked with U-87’s arm near his head. The coroner is at the Graystone’s house, what looks to be the lab, with Daniel and Cyrus present. Cyrus tells Daniel he is losing control of the project. Amanda looks like she is going to jump, but that could just be a dream she is having. Clarice has a gun to Barnabus’ head. Lacy joins STO, and Joseph and Tamara point guns in each other’s faces). This mid-season finale (the end of the first 10 episodes) is going to be a wild ride.
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This past weekend on April 18, 2015 we had the awesome opportunity to interview the fantabulous actress Kyra Zagorsky! 
Well, we know from season two that the answer to those questions is a resounding yes – to all of the above. We can joke and say that regarding Amy (Alison Louder), Michael (Steven Weber), and Anne (Severn Thompson), the “apple” did not fall far from the tree (get it?); we can say the same of Julia and Hatake – she is driven like he is, she is willing to sacrifice the few for the good of the many, and seems to not exactly fit in with Ilaria. 
her in the next 30…will she take Soren’s (Jimmy Thorburn) blood and survive? We’ll have to wait and see – if we and the rest of the Helix universe is the fortunate to receive a season 3 (please, please, please!).
Born in the metropolis of New York City but raised in a small town in Colorado, Kyra credits her parents and her formative years with the product that we now know and love. 
Dividing her time between Los Angeles, Montreal, and now Vancouver, this mother of two and wife to The Flash’s David Singh (Patrick Sabongui) sat with us to chat about Helix, her career, and a few other tales the other day. Helix season 2 may have concluded, but when you think about it, Continuum season really is just not that far away. So, sit back, put your feet up and take a listen and enjoy – I dare you to not crack a smile while you listen!
