Well, I suppose Moore could be lying about their intentions here, but he's been reasonably upfront in the commentaries about say, when a decision is made mostly for budget reasons, or when they do something that logically doesn't make all that much sense just because they think it's funny or because it moves the plot forward. If he's willing to stand by the glowing spines (which he does, and which he has to know a lot of fans think are just plain goofy), I don't see why he'd bother to cover up with an Adama/Apollo scene like this one. They've certainly given us enough canon up till now to support the notion that his basic love for his children (and I'll include Starbuck here in addition to Zak and Apollo) doesn't necessarily make Adama a great parent.
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