12 Cylon Models / 12 Colonies
1 Cylon God / 1 "Thirteenth" Colony

Could it be that the Cylons know what the Colonial gods look like and mimicked their appearance to frak with the Colonial's heads? It's a stretch, I know. Still...it's Sci-Fi and anything can happen.

Kaplan, you make a good point...I feel like Moore once said that he chose 12 Cylons because it felt like a good number, that you could break the human race down into 12 basic archetypes. However, this show tends to stretch coincidences, so I'm inclined to read into it too. The gods theory is intriguing...maybe each Cylon is designed to channel one of the colonies--Sagitarrons are the religious nuts, like Leoben, while Taurons are the impulsive ones, like D'Anna?

But I don't think BSG depends on numerology as much as certain shows set on mysterious islands. (However, the number '33' has come up several times throughout the series--the time it took for the Cylons to chase the fleet, plus the number of police killed by Duck's explosion on New Caprica).

-Kasper

my theory always was that Kara might be one of the final five.
From D'anne's vision we know that at least one of them must be well known to her and has to play an quite important rule.
In the last 3x-Episode (just forgot the name ;-o) we learn 4 of 5 - at least they think they're toasters. But who's the last one ?

Gaius ? too easy.
Bill ? problematic, too long human history.
Laura ? hmm, *that* would be really strange. okay, would be nice reason for peace.
Kara ? would fit well, imho. think of what Leoben said, what her mother said, her paintings, their (voice) appearance in the last 3x episode, etc.

Okay, I didn't see the 4th season yet, but up to the 3rd she's the best candidate, imho.

cu