“Caprica, like Battlestar Galactica, doesn’t treat the [sci-fi] genre like a toy department,” exec producer David Eick told reporters at Winter Press Tour. “We take it seriously.”

Translation: The drama, starring Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Polly Walker, and Paula Malcomson, will be brimming with BSG’s trademark moral complexity. “There are no stark good guys and bad guys,” said fellow e.p. Jane Espenson. “Everyone has moral shadings and we can tell very complex stories as a result.”

Actually I think we’re in for a hell of a ride no matter what, and you’re going to see the kind of science fiction story that’s rarely been told on television. Blending 40s-style noir with the birth of artificial intelligence? It’s like a retro singularity story, and damn that’s shiny. There are some absolutely stunning scenes in episode 2, “The Reins of a Waterfall,” where the feeling of being a sentient robot is captured heartwrenchingly – with a few well-timed shots. I won’t spoil it, of course, but I guarantee you’ll be talking about it. Caprica may be starting off a little unevenly, but it’s packed with such a wealth of great ideas that you won’t want to miss a single episode.

Read more: Caprica is Very Different from Battlestar Galactica – And That’s Good

There of course is the original Zoe Graystone, who is murdered by her terrorist boyfriend along with countless others on a subway train. Original Zoe was a genius programmer just like her father Daniel Graystone. She was also a student, and a pain in the ass daughter to both her parents. Right before she died she got in a fight with her parents after they grounded her. She and her boyfriend Ben planned to move away from Caprica. Unbeknownst  to Original Zoe, Ben had a bomb strapped to him and it detonated just as she came to the realization what was happening.

Original Zoe is dead, but we will see her in flashbacks.

Avatar Zoe Graystone is for all intents and purposes a virtual copy of the original Zoe. She resides inside a virtual world known as Club V. In an interview with ScifiWire Alessandra Torresani says that Avatar Zoe (Zoe-A) still exists.

Then I took Zoe-A, or avatar Zoe, as the sweet child or innocent [version] of what the original Zoe was earlier in her life. She is more naïve, because thinking is brand-new to her, so she’s a brand-new, newborn baby. So her eyes just light up when she sees certain things, but she’s deeply, deeply scared, and she is the innocent of the original Zoe. So the two of them, they make a perfect whole.

Finally there is Cylon Zoe, also known as Centurion Zoe or Zoe-R (robot). From the pilot we learned that Daniel Greystone put the Avatar Zoe programming into the centurion proto-type in an attempt to get his daughter back. While he thinks he failed, we learned in the final scene that he did indeed succeed. For all intents and purposes Cylon Zoe shares the same mind of Avatar Zoe.

So there you have it, the three Zoe Graystone’s, Original Zoe, Avatar Zoe, and Cylon Zoe.

The two year wait is almost over. Way back in 2007 we began to start hear rumblings about a sequel/prequel of Battlestar Galactica that was in the works. Almost immediately it leaked that the series would deal with the creation of the Cylons and the battle between two families, the Graystones and the Adamas. We’ve come a long way since! The series was almost canned a few times, then finally Syfy gave the Pilot a green light, then after that it was almost canned again!

Now we are two weeks away from this new series.

By now we’ve all seen the pilot episode, and we already know how the story ends with the destruction of humanity, but how we get there is going to be fun!

Click through to view the clip from the Second Episode of Caprica

At the end of the clip they say that Zoe is the Trinity.

The new Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica, is going to be screened in New York City on January 21st. Beer and Cocktails will be served before and after the film. An after-party will feature DJ Craigslist.

You can make a free RSVP at viceland.com/caprica

more information: http://www.motherboard.tv/caprica

Mediaweek adds:

Per terms of the deal, the Verizon logo will be visible in the lower third of the screen throughout the premiere, which will be presented with limited commercial interruption. The client also will receive tagged tune-ins and billboards, as well as a handful of traditional 30-second spots.

According to Caprica TV and Krypton Site Ryan Kennedy has been cast to appear on the 14th episode of Caprica. What sort of role and who he plays is still a mystery. Most recently Kennedy was on the ABC remake of V, Stargate Universe and Smallville as Cosmic Boy.

Caprica to be as good as Battlestar Galactica was, or at least close. It doesn’t have to be the same, as I know it’s not, but it has to keep me on the edge of my seat and leave me contemplating theories and hovering in anticipation before each new installment.