The interior shots were extremely creative illusion-builders. The Council of Twelve should not be shown as so gullible. Count Iblis' notion of multiple sex partners would raise some eyebrows, no doubt. This show should bring back Patrick Macnee, no matter what his age. People can still feel confined in a clean, high tech, cush freighter converted for long-term passenger use.
Human beings know how to adapt to harsh conditions.
Iblis is the Cylon Leader, in the flesh. Iblis is responsible for the downfall of the original organic Cylon reptiles, who were overcome by the machines he programmed. Speculation goes that if Iblis were a Cylon, they would know exactly where the fleet was and be able to pursue them in greater numbers. If Iblis simply instigated the rise of the Cylon machines over the living beings, there does arise the question of free will again. That doesn't sound like a choice made freely.