Unlike BSG, where the first episode in the series was definitely an improvement from the 4 hour pilot miniseries, which is saying a lot because the miniseries was already quite good, Caprica's 1st post-pilot episode is roughly the same as its pilot (I give it one notch lower).
I have problems with the notion that CylonZoe would want to hide what she is to everybody except Lacie. When Daniel initially uploads Zoe's consciousness into the Cylon shell, she definitely tries to reach out to her dad (even by speaking), and she doesn't know the experiment will (seemingly) fail, so for all she knows it'll work and it'll be evident to everybody that there's a "human" consciousness driving this robotic shell now called a Cylon. So when she wakes up later, it would have made most sense for her to say "hey Dad, here I am.. it worked!!"
There's another flaw in the notion that Zoe would wonder why people are treating her Cylon self as just an object, a machine. She knows damn well that until now, robots aren't sentient at all, and that until she makes it known to somebody that this particular Cylon is sentient because it contains her consciousness, there's no reason to "respect" this robot any more than respecting a toaster or even the robot Serge. She even laments that her step mother said she looked like a monster she once saw in a movie... that's because the Cylon really is a scary looking thing, and the comment wasn't directed a Zoe but simply at a non-sentient thing that ostensibly has no feelings at all. If I managed to put my consciousness inside a rock on the beach, why would I be offended if somebody picked me up and threw me in the water?
So on one hand she's trying to hide the fact that this Cylon is sentient. But on the other hand she is doing stuff (like responding to stimuli, chopping off the guy's finger, trying to escape) that might betray this secret.
I also wondered how Lacie managed to gain access to such a top secret lab, housing this Cylon. Maybe there could have been a scene showing CylonZoe telling Serge to allow Lacie access? Serge is maybe confused, but then allows it. And later on Daniel wonders how Lacie gained access and Serge says it's because Zoe allowed it.... then more chips fall where they may!
I have problems with the notion that CylonZoe would want to hide what she is to everybody except Lacie. When Daniel initially uploads Zoe's consciousness into the Cylon shell, she definitely tries to reach out to her dad (even by speaking), and she doesn't know the experiment will (seemingly) fail, so for all she knows it'll work and it'll be evident to everybody that there's a "human" consciousness driving this robotic shell now called a Cylon. So when she wakes up later, it would have made most sense for her to say "hey Dad, here I am.. it worked!!"
There's another flaw in the notion that Zoe would wonder why people are treating her Cylon self as just an object, a machine. She knows damn well that until now, robots aren't sentient at all, and that until she makes it known to somebody that this particular Cylon is sentient because it contains her consciousness, there's no reason to "respect" this robot any more than respecting a toaster or even the robot Serge. She even laments that her step mother said she looked like a monster she once saw in a movie... that's because the Cylon really is a scary looking thing, and the comment wasn't directed a Zoe but simply at a non-sentient thing that ostensibly has no feelings at all. If I managed to put my consciousness inside a rock on the beach, why would I be offended if somebody picked me up and threw me in the water?
So on one hand she's trying to hide the fact that this Cylon is sentient. But on the other hand she is doing stuff (like responding to stimuli, chopping off the guy's finger, trying to escape) that might betray this secret.
I also wondered how Lacie managed to gain access to such a top secret lab, housing this Cylon. Maybe there could have been a scene showing CylonZoe telling Serge to allow Lacie access? Serge is maybe confused, but then allows it. And later on Daniel wonders how Lacie gained access and Serge says it's because Zoe allowed it.... then more chips fall where they may!