Spoilers Involved
The Plan is an amateur re-hash of the Galactica series as told from the perspective of the cylon skin jobs. It combines scenes from the mini-series and various episodes with newly filmed footage. For the most part, the integration between new and existing footage is seamless.
The narrative revolves around Cavil-the number one cylon. It's slowly revealed that he has been orchestrating acts of sabotage both within the fleet and within the resistance group back on Caprica.
His reasons for the attack are simplistic and dogamatic: "As long as humans exist, there won't be a place for us."
On the other hand, several cylons have been profoundly touched by their interaction with humanity. Boomer's failed attempt to kill Adama underscored her true feeling for the father figure. Simon's (the black doctor) suicide was a direct rebellion against Cavil's orders to blow up the ship as well Leoben's refusal to kill Strabuck.
The Plan's contribution to the Galactica oeuvre is negligible. From Cavil's point of view, interaction with humanity corrupted the the cylon's true nature. That was humanity's danger: "that they make you feel this way about them". His steadfast annihilation strategy prevented, or at least delayed, the other skin jobs from exploring a more positive relationship with humanity. The other Cylons that had close interactions with humanity developed an empathy towards them that Cavil could never comprehend.
Cavil's self righteousness culminates by murdering the boy at the end of the show. Ultimately, he comes across as just another despot with a superiority complex.
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