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I agree that the ambiguous nature of the Cylons is one of the most frustrating points of NuBSG... but it is obviously supposed to be. The Cylons' nature opens up questions of exactly what makes a Human being, and is one species actually superior to the other. Episodes have repeatedly explored the dichotomies in such a way as to remind the viewer of race-inspired issues we've faced in the last century, including the idea that other species were somehow sub-human, "no better than animals," etc. It's a Genocide/ Oedipus complex/ Religion/ Prejudice/ Evolution orgy. Very deep and frightening... mainly because the characters, overall, do not see that at all--or, at least, they haven't yet. I understand this season various characters, who have been revealed to actually be "closet" Cylons, have to figure out how to deal with that knowledge.
So, just as Alien Nation dealt with subjects of immigration, race and intolerance, NuBSG is jumping into the same burning circle.
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