icepixie | SG-1 and Atlantis (Reply)

SG-1: "Icon"

Can I have the hour of my life that I wasted on this back, please?

This is definitely in the running for "Worst SG-1 ep evaaaar," although I think "Revisions" still wins. (Very little could exceed my hatred for that episode.) I really, really wanted to turn the TV off and find something even moderately more interesting to do with my time, like clean my bathroom. With a toothbrush. It might have been interesting if they hadn't done the exact same plot twice already (Kelowna, and that S4(?) ep with Rene Auberjonais (sp?) that was the EXACT SAME PREMISE, except so much better. UGH.

Half-hearted ramblings (they got more and more sparse as the ep ground its way on...)

- WTF? Did Danny just get Lasik that went very badly? 'Cause his eyes are all bandaged, and he didn't wear his glasses AT ALL throughout the entire ep. Hmmm.

- The cityscape--matte painting much?

- So these people evolved cameras that look exactly like ours, even though they spent the past several millenia on another planet? Interesting.

- Sam's hair is SO MUCH PRETTIER this season.

- "That's terrible--and yet, not our problem." And this episode would've been so much better had they followed that advice.

- Well, the outdoor stuff and the interior of the house are pretty...

- Hee, Jack called Sam "Colonel"!

- I think what might be bothering me the most is the pretentious use of the flashbacks and such to try and make a desperately boring story more interesting. It doens't work, and it just pisses me off.

- Once upon a time, Daniel was interesting. Dunno where that went.

- I'm usually all for continuity, but I really, really hope they don't go back and show the SGC "keeping their promise" and helping these people rebuild their world.

- Next week: Oh, God. Not another retread of "Gamekeeper," please. *cries*

Atlantis: "Suspicion"

Perhaps some of it has to do with comparing it to the lackluster hour of SG-1 before it, but WOW. This was better than the last two weeks (which were good, don't get me wrong, but not as good as the pilot, and this was way better).

- Weir, to Sheppard: "Could I see you for a second?"
Me: "...For a shag?"

I realize I'm projecting a bit.

- Er, Lizzie? Gonna deliver that melodramatic quote and walk off? WTH?

- Hey, Ford has an older brother! They look so much alike, receeding hairline and all!

- Uh, why is Atlantis' Gate the only one in Pegasus able to go to Earth? Can't they just pack up a ZPM (if/when they ever find one) and take it to another Gate, if they have to?

- Heh--no UST between John and J-Faux in that scene on the balcony, just bitchiness. And he's defending Weir. *shipper squee*

- Okay, Weir definitely used a shrink ray on her luggage. There is no way she should have that many different outfits. But the lighting for her was way better this week. She didn't look all bony and washed out. And the blue shirt is really pretty on her.

- Zelenka! Yay!

- McKay is telling someone to buck up?? Oh, only because he's a freak and likes MREs. I get it.

- Yeah, why does J-Faux trust Weir so much? ...Ohhh, latent ancestor-worship. I get it. Cool.

- OMG, addressing exploring the planet, naming the planet, and growing crops all within five minutes! *kisses writers* Awesome.

- Hee! Sheppard surfs! I vote we see that next week. Either that or skinny-dipping.

- BWAH! John and Lizzie are already having conversations just through eye contact! Theirloveissonatural.

- All the Athosians in that little group that confronted Weir were taller than her, or made that way by the way they shot the scene. Interesting way to show how she was momentarily overwhelmed by them.

- Hey! Teyla/Holling! Great idea! Don't care if they meant it to be friendly!

- Thank GOD those Athosians are going away. Could not deal with much more of them, especially the kids (and yaaaay, no kids in this ep!).

- *snort!*
John: "Bring you back something? Groceries, new dress, flatware?"
Lizzie: "Just yourselves...in one piece."
Me: "...so we can have wild monkey sex!"

Um. Again with the projecting...

- "You will be alone...with Lieutenant Ford." OMG, I wanna see Sheppard try to set them up. That would be hilarious. (Also circumvent any wild ideas about Shep/Teyla that the writers might have.)

- Hmmm, paralysis shots--related to the bug, I suppose.

- Why does Weir always walk so slowly when she's called for a medical emergency or people running through the Gate while getting shot at?

- Random question--how come Shep and Weir get the cool zippered (not to mention more form-fitting) shirts to wear under their jackets while everyone else has regular cotton long-sleeved Ts?

- Heh. McKay looks so unhappy.

- Um, the wraiths? They look like catfish. And they act like Unas. This is not a good combination. *hates the Unas*

- Okay, Teyla, you had your Xena moment...

- Aww, they have a pet wraith! And nicely threatening sort of ending to the ep.

Again, this ep? So much better. I've actually come to...well, not necessarily like, but tolerate Teyla. Rachel Luttrell's acting appears to have improved a hundred and ten percent. So much better. And her interactions with Weir were pretty good, too--just the right amount of wariness mixed with respect. But I'm still gonna call her J-Faux ocassionally, 'cause that just makes me giggle.

Good job, guys!

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Hee. I just got a spam with the subject line: "Paychek impresarios of 5365." That would make such a fabulous title for a fic or a novel... *giggle*