"Caprica" 1.06 Recap: "Know Thy Enemy"

I'm no expert on Tauron theology, but from what little I've seen, it seems like they're operating straight out of the Judeo-Christian book of Leviticus. Not the tattoos, of course, because that pisses OT Yahweh off, but the literal "eye for an eye" business.

Unfortunately, Daniel's got four eyes to pay for, and no amount of Cubits or Caprican charm are going to satiate Tomas Vergis. (He's the guy Daniel had Joseph have Sam steal the MCP from in the second episode, and apparently Sam killed two guys — Vergis' godchildren — in the process.)

So, Vergis rocks his fine self into town and tells Daniel that: a) He knows about how he stole the MCP, and b) killed his godchildren, so now he's going to c) find everything Daniel loves and destroy it, while d) reverse-crushing Daniel's childhood dream of playing for the Caprica City Buccaneers.

Frak, Mr. Graystone. Frak is the word you are looking for.

Sister Clarice Voldemort has a whole lot of hootenanny going on too, and we finally get to meet the good Mr. Barnabas, with whom she's working at deliciously sinister cross-purposes for the Soldiers of the One. 

Kicking it back to the Bible (and the Levites) for a second: Barnabas, you'll remember, was one of Paul's right-hand apostles, and a champion of Gentile converts. Which is to say: he was less about the dogma and more about getting crap done. Sound famil — hey, I'm trying to make a point here!

Oh, fine. Yes, Barnabas is played by every-gay favorite James Marsters. And yes, the cheekbones. And yes, the eyes. And, you know what, here you go:

Are we good now? No, you want another?