[Tanniker Smith]

A couple of months back I argued on another board about Chief and his kid. I was told that they've never stated that male Cylons can't father children by humans -- only that female Cylons can't get pregnant.

I called that horrible retconning, but I was actually shot down by the "If They Haven't Said It, You Don't Know It" Crowd.

[highball]

A couple of months back I argued on another board about Chief and his kid. I was told that they've never stated that male Cylons can't father children by humans -- only that female Cylons can't get pregnant.

We know female Cylons can get pregnant - Athena had Hera, and Caprica Six is pregnant.

The issue was that the Cylons couldn't conceive together. They thought that a human might be needed, and so the Eight "recruited" Helo.

I called that horrible retconning, but I was actually shot down by the "If They Haven't Said It, You Don't Know It" Crowd.

I think that's actually a pretty good rule of thumb, actually.