I’m sure I wasn’t the only one to notice the rather startling shift in tone and intensity of last night’s Caprica. All season long, the show has been trying to find a way to pull in bigger Battlestar Galactica-like ratings, even as some sci-fi pundits have mused that the show isn’t electric enough for their tastes. Now, full disclosure: I’ve been saying from the start that while this may not be the punchiest sci-fi series, it ranks right up there as one of the most provocative. Focusing on a father trying to resurrect his dead daughter as a computer-generated avatar, revolving around the use of technology by religious zealots in promising a virtual heaven for the most obedient followers, I’ve been enjoying immensely this turbulent tale of mourning, mad science and the race between gangsters, capitalists and religious prophets to take control of Frankenstein. That is, until last night…