You forget he's the Face.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton_"Faceman"_Peck
As for the hybrids, I have to say I don't like it either. All I could think of when I saw her in a pool of goo was the matrix pod people. It wasn't a good idea, I always liked the concept of the cylon ships being "meaty" inside.
Also, did anyone else find it weird earth takes down yet another civilization with biological weapons? ala war of the worlds.