History YMMV / Caprica

* HarsherInHindsight: [[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php "Dirt eater".]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: It can be hard to find anyone to root for among the main cast.

* TheWoobie: Both Zoe-A and Tamara-A are this to varying extents, though in the latter case it's particularly so. Zoe's situation in part seems to be partially her own doing, whereas Tamara is completely oblivious - at least at first. As of the end of ''There Is Another Sky'', Tamara has [[spoiler:upgraded into an ActionGirl. Still pretty woobie-ish thoug.]].
** Lacy is quite the woobie too.

* SpiritualAdaptation: Strangely enough, of ''Series/{{Continuum}}'' of all things. While at first glance, this may be chalked up to the many, MANY actors who crossover with both it and its parent series, there are simply too many similarities to be entirely coincidental. Let's count:
** Characters
*** A dark haired, aloof ActionGirl with superpowers and a very skewed sense of morality, exploring an alien environment. Are we talking about Kira Cameron or Zoey Graystone?
*** A ByTheBookCop who slowly jumps off the slippery slope of radicalism in his failing attempts to deal with a fanatical terrorist organization, and played by Brian Markinson. Jordan Durham or Jack Dillon?
*** Richard Harmon as angsty teenager who slowly TookALevelInBadass.
*** Wiliam B. Davis as a high ranking political figure in a dystopian sci-fi show?
** Themes
*** AIIsACrapshoot, CyberneticsEatYourSoul, ProtagonistCenteredMorality, AnyoneCanDie, hefty doses of GreyAndGrayMorality, many a CorruptCorporateExecutive, the list goes on...

* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Willie Adama won't survive to grow up into Bill.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme song, for the visuals almost as much as the music. Thank you, network, for keeping BearMcCreary as the composer.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Lets just say that the last two episodes are divisive for ''Caprica'' watchers who kept on with the franchise even after BSG's controversial ending.
* GameBreaker: Being a "deadwalker" in New Cap City gives you [[{{Immortality}} immortality]] and RealityWarper powers.
* HarsherInHindsight: [[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php "Dirt eater"]].
* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Willie Adama won't survive to grow up into Bill]].

* * SpiritualLicensee: Strangely enough, to ''Series/{{Continuum}}'' of all things. While at first glance, this may be chalked up to the many, MANY actors who crossover with both it and its parent series, there are simply too many similarities to be entirely coincidental. Let's count:

* TearJerker: "False Labor"(1x13) Daniel interacts constantly with the avatar of his wife that he made. In one such occasion, he [[spoiler: confesses his crimes to her, and she says she forgives him. Daniel Greystone, who has shown bouts of anger scarcely before, proceeds to verbally abuse the avatar (who genuinely doesn't understand why he's doing any of this) and when asked what he wants, he grabs her by the throat, throws her onto the couch, screaming: "I want you to be REAL! I want you to be HER! My real wife would never forgive me like that - she would call me on all my crap, and walk straight out that door, and probably never come back!"]] Why this is such a hard moment is because [[spoiler: Daniel isn't only confessing what he did, he's also baring, essentially, that he ''knows'' Amanda is right in not coming back home.]]

* TheWoobie: Both Zoe-A and Tamara-A are this to varying extents, though in the latter case it's particularly so. Zoe's situation in part seems to be partially her own doing, whereas Tamara is completely obvlivious - at least at first. As of the end of ''There Is Another Sky'', Tamara has [[spoiler:upgraded into an ActionGirl. Still pretty woobie-ish though.]]

* FanonDiscontinuity: Lets just say that the last two episodes are a major BaseBreaker for ''Caprica'' watchers who kept on with the franchise even after BSG's controversial ending.

** Clarice gets another one in ''Blowback'', shared by Agent Durham: The murder of [[spoiler: Mar-Beth]]. Agent Durham because he framed [[spoiler: Mar-Beth]] as a GDD mole and Clarice for the actual killing. To her credit, Clarice seems genuinely conflicted by the act but come on...

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Very brief but in ''The Imperfections of Memory'', Joseph and Emmanuelle walk by a graffiti-covered wall. The camera lingers and eventually zooms to a specific graffiti: The image of a man that [[EpilepticTrees somewhat resembles]] [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Gaius Baltar]]. Next to the image is written "This is not me, It's just my body vehicle". It obviously has a deeper meaning and may even be some {{Foreshadowing}} but it is never referred to and has no weight to the rest of the episode or the following episodes.

* UncannyValley: The Cylons don't look even remotely human, but they have very human reactions and gestures. Examples include the first Cylon looking to Daniel for permission to finish off his opponent during the first demonstration, the Cylon ostentatiously checking his clip to see if there are any more bullets, and [[spoilers: the combat maneuvers in the Pyramid stadium]].

* LesYay: Between Amanda and Clarice. Commented on.
** Taken further in "Unvanquished" when it's revealed that [[spoiler:they're secretly living together]].
** And then in "Here Be Dragons", Clarice actually says, "I loved you".
** Seems to be present in some scenes between Clarice and Lacy.

* NightmareFuel:
** Tamara Adams' Avatar [[spoiler:can't hear the beat of her own heart.]]
** Daniel's [[spoiler:torture of the Zoe-Cylon in "Ghost in the Machine." The things he does and says are disturbing enough on their own, but when you consider that it's his daughter he's tormenting, and abusing his knowledge of her deepest fears to do so, it hits a whole new level. Also distressing is the speed Daniel goes from "trying to talk rationally" to "borderline MindRape."]]
** "Things we Lock Away". [[spoiler:Vergis forces Daniel to kill him after the latter proposes an alliance. Both actors do a really good job in the scene; remember that this is, as far as we know, Daniel's first direct kill, ever.]]
*** This instance goes double for Daniel, especially since [[spoiler: he had been trying to make the case for Vergis and him teaming up to take down the Guattrau, (in his words) "ending the bloodshed," and simultaneously saving Vergis' life. What drives this moment even ''further'' is that Vergis appears to accept his proposal. He tells Daniel to swear on his grandfather's knife - relaxed, Daniel puts a hand on the hilt, thinking that it worked, which is when Vergis grabs Daniel's wrist and plunges the knife into his chest.]] Sheesh.

* UnfortunateImplications: All the monotheists are terrorists or dupes of same.
** This is lessened if you've watched ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'' all the way through, in which case it becomes [[spoiler:obvious that God was always the good guy and the crimes committed in His name were misguided. Of course, this has the UnfortunateImplications that the polytheists really were the bad guys]].
*** Except that it's also suggested [[spoiler:that "God" isn't quite what either the Cylons or the colonists thought he/she/it/they were. So perhaps [[GreyAndGrayMorality no complete good or bad guys in that respect.]]]]
*** The matter gets muddied by the revelation that [[spoiler: Zoe was being manipulated by her very own head being]]. The implication is that "God" may be acting deliberately to ensure the repeating cycle of human/Cylon conflict, to the point where arrangements will be made to see to it that sentient Cylons will be created, whether or not that was humanity's actual intent in the first place, and that the individuals creating them will do so in such a way that their creations will inevitably become homicidal.
** Also, the two most prominent LGBT characters (Sam Adama and Sister Clarice) are a hitman and a member of a fanatical religious group. Of course, both of them seem to care deeply about their spouses and families in general and there are very few characters who aren't [[BlackAndGreyMorality shady]] in some way, but so far it looks like ''Caprica'' is following [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined BSG]] in having mostly "bad" queer characters. Of course, of all the straight characters in the original series, only [[TheFettered Helo]] could be considered purely good. And "Know Thy Enemy" indicates Clarice isn't really a bad person - quite the opposite, she's opposed to the pro-terrorism elements of the STO.
*** Opposed more on the fact that it was a political struggle between herself and Barnabas. When it comes to pushing her agenda she has no qualms about sending off her followers to suicide bomb a stadium full of people. She might be just as {{Ax Crazy}} as he is.
** The only three black characters, one is the Chauffeur without lines and one is a judge who accepts bribes. The other is part of a cult some elements of which engage in and/or encourage terrorist activities.

** Also, the two most prominent LGBT characters (Sam Adama and Sister Clarice) are a hitman and a member of a fanatical religious group. Of course, both of them seem to care deeply about their spouses and families in general and there are very few characters who aren't [[BlackAndGreyMorality shady]] in some way, but so far it looks like {{Caprica}} is following [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined BSG]] in having mostly "bad" queer characters. Of course, of all the straight characters in the original series, only [[TheFettered Helo]] could be considered purely good. And "Know Thy Enemy" indicates Clarice isn't really a bad person - quite the opposite, she's opposed to the pro-terrorism elements of the STO.

* GodIsEvil: The traditional storyline used to be a case of AndManGrewProud. But with the revelation that Zoe was being guided by one of the Messengers to create her avatar software, and Amanda was seemingly being distracted from her husband's activities by one resembling her dead brother, it looks an awful lot like "God" was determined to ensure that the Cylons were created. Keeping in mind that the Final Five were already on their way to the Colonies, this seems even more apparent because the creation of the Cylons was being accelerated to meet a timetable. It needed to happen ''before'' the Final Five reached the Colonies. If Zoe had not created the artificial intelligence software, then Daniel's Cylons might never have become sentient, or else it might have taken decades to happen (Daniel seemed truly stumped by the problem, and so did Vergis).

* FanonDiscontinuity: Lets just say that the last two episodes are a major BaseBreaker for {{Caprica}} watchers who kept on with the franchise even after BSG's controversial ending.
* FridgeBrilliance: Joseph Adama's wife is called Evelyn in documents seen in ''Battlestar Galactica''; the one killed in the bomb blast is named Shannon. At first, it doesn't compute...and then Adama's assistant (or something) shows up (played, incidentally, by [[Series/StargateSG1 Teryl Rothery]]); she gets him coffee (reluctantly), and he complements her on her shoes. Her name? Evelyn.
** Also, the scene where this Evelyn seems quite interested in Joseph's tattoo - which is situated on his chest. This question is likely to be answered sooner then later.
*** More or less confirmed as of "End Of Line;" [[spoiler:Emmanuelle from New Cap City is shown to have been Evelyn all along, who wanted to get Joseph out of V-World; she caresses him after Tamara kills his New Cap City avatar.]]
*** As of "False Labor", [[spoiler:Joseph and Evelyn have gotten intimate. With the blessing of Shannon's mother Ruth. So yeah, Evelyn is clearly Willie's stepmother-to-be]].
** In the GrandFinale of ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'', a flashback shows William Adama becoming insulted and refusing to continue with a polygraph test when asked if he as ever stolen money out of a cash drawer. Now, with Caprica, we find out that his father was a lawyer for and that his uncle was a made man in the Tauron mob - How long do you think it'll be before we see young Willie Adama stealing money from a cash drawer (or, at very least, being presented with that moral choice)?
*** [[spoiler:Never, as it happens. William "Willie" Adama dies, and Evelyn and Joseph name their son after him. However, Willie was shot while he, Joseph, Evelyn, and Sam were trying to take money from Sam's old workplace. Since his namesake died doing it, embezzlement is a sore spot for Bill.]]

* FollowUpFailure: As a spinoff to ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'' hesitance was given to ''Caprica'' from the start. The pilot was tested as a release on DVD and streamed for free on Syfy's website before it aired. After the mid-season finale it was announced that ''Caprica'' would return in January of the following year. With less than a month's notice it returned in October only to be cancelled before {{Sweeps}}.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The theme song, for the visuals almost as much as the music. Thank you, network, for keeping BearMcCreary as the composer.

* TooGoodToLast: The network's official statement says it all: “Unfortunately, despite its obvious quality, ‘Caprica’ has not been able to build the audience necessary to justify a second season.”
** To add insult to injury, the cast and crew have been very clear that (a) the first season finale, which was filmed before the cancellation report, contains multiple cliff-hangers and would not make a satisfying end to the series, and (b) the second season has been planned out in more detail than any BSG season was, and it's a really good plan.

* UncannyValley: The Cylons don't look even remotely human, but they have very human reactions and gestures. Examples include the first Cylon looking to Daniel for permission to finish off his opponent during the first demonstration, the Cylon ostentatiously checking his clip to see if there are any more bullets, and the combat maneuvers in the Pyramid stadium.

* Expy: It sometimes seems like Daniel Greystone is channelling Gaius Baltar, considering how much of a KarmaHoudini he seems to be.

* Squick: The "Grace by Graystone" ad in 01x13 ("False Labor"). The entire ad just screams "''tacky''!"
* StrawHypocrite: More subtle then most of examples, but show made it sure that you understand that Guatrau's talk about honor is total bullcrap.

* Expy: It sometimes seems like Daniel Greystone is channelling Gaius Baltar, considering how much of a KarmaHousini he seems to be.