Apollo To Step Out From His Father's Shadow
Author: Alan Stanley Blair
Date: 06-23-2005
Source: Chicago Tribune
The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the second season of "Battlestar Galactica."
The first season of "Battlestar Galactica" ended on a bittersweet note -- the survivors of the Cylon onslaught discovered the mythical planet of Kobol only to have the Cylons claim it for themselves, a senior officer is revealed as a Cylon operative, martial law is declared and Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos) is mortally wounded.
The main question now is, what will season two have to offer? According to actor Jamie Bamber, his character of Apollo is having an interesting time.
"It's defined Apollo in a new way," said Bamber, talking about the events of the season finale.
"He isn't the son of the commanding officer anymore. He's completely alone in the fleet. His dad has been shot, he's an orphan, he's not defined by being the heir to a military tradition," he said. "He doesn't regret his decision for a second. For the first time, he can truly be an individual, rather than someone trapped in this military world."
With the revered Commander Adama out for the count at the opening of the second season, Bamber also
mentioned that Apollo gets the chance to stand up and be his own person. In essence, he steps out of his fathers shadow and is recognized for the person he is.
Speaking of shooting the second season, Bamber added that the main challenge for him now is working in Vancouver as he lives in London. With the extension of seven episodes to this season (bringing the series to a total of 20 episodes compared to season one’s 13) it means Bamber now has to spend nine months a year stateside. But for the moment, the actor is very happy to be part of the BSG story.
Bamber also hinted that along with Caprican soldiers resisting the occupation, we will also be seeing Cylons fighting other Cylons.
"There is, in the second season, further confusion about the Cylons. Some fight other Cylons along with humans," said the actor. "It's not just a simple analogy for Al Qaeda. There are all sort of religious themes in the whole relationship."
And as for the complicated dynamic that exists between Adama, Apollo and Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff), Bamber remained coy as to what fans can expect.
"It's like lots of relationships, you can't simplify it," he said. "They are indisputably attracted to each other. But it's latent. There's so much guilt for the dead brother and dead fiancee between them. Then arguably, she's more responsible for his death than anybody else, yet he blames his dad for it"
"Can they get together knowing there's the dead brother between them? That's really awkward," Bamber said. "And Commander Adama really really relies on her, she's like a daughter to him, he's close to her and Lee resents that."
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