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Is this the answer? Can you tell who is the last Cylon? (Take a closer look) This is our first chance to really work out who the final one might be, as Battlestar Galactica show runner Ron Moore talks through the image and claims he's let slip too much.
You've already realised that this is the Last Supper, done Battlestar Galactica-style, and if you're a fan, you'll recognise that it's shot on the hangar deck. But each character you see is posed very specifically to tell you something - and so is the final Cylon.
Look between Tigh and Lee Adama (third and fourth from the left). There's a gap and Moore confirms there is someone missing. He told this to America's Entertainment Weekly and they leapt on it, asking if that means the final Cylon is not pictured.
"You ferreted that out pretty slyly," laughed Moore. "I didn't really want to give that away."
Is he kidding or has he been caught out? Every major character is in this shot, all the ones like Gaius Baltar and President Roslin who we've strongly suspected to be the last Cylon.
So who's not in the shot? Cally, for one. And though we thought he was dead, could it be Billy? Episode one of the final season made a point of mentioning Zac, Lee's dead brother. Is that significant?
There are other clues in this image, though, and some specific answers. Lee's in civilian clothes for a reason. "He does not return to flight status," reveals Moore.
Chief Tyrol is holding a knife. President Roslin is burning "something of importance that has to do with a plot turn midseason."
And Roslin is as far away from Admiral Adama as can be, but Moore points out: "They're also turned toward each other."
If you aren't following the show, this scrutiny sounds like madness. But you're also missing out on what's building to be a stunning conclusion to an extraordinarily powerful US drama. There's nothing like it - and it's on Sky One, Tuesday nights at 9:00pm from 15 April.
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