This week's deathmatch
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icepixieSG-1: Affinity
Y'know, there's been some discussion lately on TrekBBS that SG-1 needs to work on tying up some loose ends (how are the Tok'ra doing, are the Jaffa still rebelling, what's going on with the Goa'uld, how's Replicator-Sam getting along with Fifth, etc.) and not muck about with stand-alones ala Icon and Avatar. I really quite agree with this, and this episode? Almost there. There was NID stuff, although it told us nothing unless it's the very beginning of a set-up for something much bigger, and much as I hate it, I guess Sam/Pete is a loose end. (One that hopefully hasn't been fully tied up, because UGH.) But still...I'm ready for more arc-centric episodes. I have a feeling they might hold my interest better.
Ramblings:
- No hat for Teal'c? Aw, I liked his hats.
- Hee, Davis!
- Okay, what's with the love for tops with funky diagonal buttons on both SG-1 and Atlantis lately? They can't be at all useful.
- "Jaffa chic with an East African flair." *giggle*
- I can so see Teal'c watching the Home & Garden Channel obsessively. Someone fic this? Please?
- Y'know, Daniel can be rather pretty in civvies when he wants to...
- Pete. Blah, I say. Blah to you! And yes, you did stalk her, CreepyStalkerBoy.
- So. Freaking. Glad. I saw spoilers for this ep, 'cause watching it cold? I think I would've burst a few blood vessels. Before my brain took over, the visceral reaction to the proposal was definitely along the lines of "Nooooooo!! NOOOOO!!! It burns, precious, it burns!" And come to think of it...when I said a while back that I watched Stargate for reasons other than Sam/Jack, and that Sam pairing off with Pete would suck, but I'd still watch the show? That was before this season was so sucky. At the moment, Sam/Jack and the vague hope that it'll get better in the second half of the season like it did last year are all that's keeping me watching each week.
- Daniel's perceptive.
- Nice music for the Tai Chi (or whatever) montage.
- Aw, kitty cat!
- Aw, Jack's so cute when he's concerned for Sam.
- Sam? Two weeks and you haven't made up your mind...doesn't this say anything to you about how you probably have serious issues?
- So. Was the "I wouldn't be here" answer to the "What about you...if things had been different" question about Sam and Jack, or about Charlie? Was Sam asking if Jack would have joined the Stargate program if his kid was still alive, or if she would even be in a position to marry Pete if Jack wasn't her CO?
- *headdesk* Don't have Sam say yes to Pete because he's helping Teal'c out. Just...no.
- Daniel. Quit. Taking. Off. Your. Glasses. If your prescription's anything like mine, you would not be doing that. This happens all the time, and it bothers the shit out of me every single time.
- Aha, it's the NID...
- Daniel, you're far too trusting. They wouldn't just let you go...
- Er, Sam? Lamest proposal acceptance ever. Way to be fantastically awkward. Just sayin'. And not just sayin' because you don't need to be marrying this guy, but um, yeah. LAME.
- Kid? You have the mark of a Jaffa belonging to Apophis on your skateboard. Just a bit creepy.
- Um, credits? Preview for next week? Hello?
Well. That was...slightly less painful that I'd thought it might be. I guess. I feel like it's sort of unresolved, 'cause
[highlight for spoilers concerning the episode "Threads"]apparently, Sam breaks up with Pete (thank GOD), so...yeah. I'm just kind of floating along, waiting for that. Or, you know, for other parts of the show to pick up a bit. I'd take either, at this point.
Atlantis: Poisoning the Well
Again, Atlantis was better this week. I sense a trend. Great ep. Also, the title lived up to its pun potential, which makes me very happy.
Ramblings:
- Hey, it's Talmadge! Woo! [/Seven Days geeking]
- This set feels very Secret Adventures of Jules Verne-y. Awesome. Although did anyone else think that the matte painting they used for the city skyline was essentially the one from Icon with the red brick painted white?
- I'm liking the more medical bent that Atlantis seems to have in comparison to SG-1, and especially the molecular biology stuff. (I'm guessing that's Beckett's specialty, since he was able to fiddle with molecule shapes?)
- "He has?" / "He will." Ah, John.
- "He's as bad as Dr. McCoy." / "Who is that?" / "A TV character Beckett plays in real life."
BWAH! Okay, I totally cracked up at that one. It figures that John's a Trekkie. And I'm so glad they finally made that joke.
- Heh, Shepwhore's living up to his nickname. But Beckett's worse! And of course poor Rodney gets left out in the cold...
- Farrow? Wasn't there a big-shot in chemistry around the turn of the century by a name similar to that?
- Yay for continuity with the Wraith prisoner! And Sargeant Xenophobe!
- "I prefer Steve." Not Bob? C'mon, you gotta have a Bob...
- The cat's eye contacts seem to be making the Wraith actor's job a whole lot harder. Somewhat less believable when you can't really see the eyes. Speaking of which, Torri's eyes are so. Incredibly. Green. As are Joe's, but they're more understated--less blue, more brown in them.
- Rodney has such a wonky moral compass. Hee.
- "Hi, Steve." / "Bye, Steve." I offically [heart] Ford.
- Yes, Beckett speaks differently than the others. It seemed like he was laying on the Scottishisms rather thickly this time around...![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
spockette? Was he overdoing it?
- More nice montage music with the lab work and the Wraith in the cell.
- Hey, Geneva Convention. Love John's take on it. Hee.
- Oooh, Lizzie's gonna have fun with her conscience tonight...
- Um, side effects to the protein, anyone?
- See, told ya.
- Oh, do come back to this planet. I wanna see what happened.
Y'know, there's been some discussion lately on TrekBBS that SG-1 needs to work on tying up some loose ends (how are the Tok'ra doing, are the Jaffa still rebelling, what's going on with the Goa'uld, how's Replicator-Sam getting along with Fifth, etc.) and not muck about with stand-alones ala Icon and Avatar. I really quite agree with this, and this episode? Almost there. There was NID stuff, although it told us nothing unless it's the very beginning of a set-up for something much bigger, and much as I hate it, I guess Sam/Pete is a loose end. (One that hopefully hasn't been fully tied up, because UGH.) But still...I'm ready for more arc-centric episodes. I have a feeling they might hold my interest better.
Ramblings:
- No hat for Teal'c? Aw, I liked his hats.
- Hee, Davis!
- Okay, what's with the love for tops with funky diagonal buttons on both SG-1 and Atlantis lately? They can't be at all useful.
- "Jaffa chic with an East African flair." *giggle*
- I can so see Teal'c watching the Home & Garden Channel obsessively. Someone fic this? Please?
- Y'know, Daniel can be rather pretty in civvies when he wants to...
- Pete. Blah, I say. Blah to you! And yes, you did stalk her, CreepyStalkerBoy.
- So. Freaking. Glad. I saw spoilers for this ep, 'cause watching it cold? I think I would've burst a few blood vessels. Before my brain took over, the visceral reaction to the proposal was definitely along the lines of "Nooooooo!! NOOOOO!!! It burns, precious, it burns!" And come to think of it...when I said a while back that I watched Stargate for reasons other than Sam/Jack, and that Sam pairing off with Pete would suck, but I'd still watch the show? That was before this season was so sucky. At the moment, Sam/Jack and the vague hope that it'll get better in the second half of the season like it did last year are all that's keeping me watching each week.
- Daniel's perceptive.
- Nice music for the Tai Chi (or whatever) montage.
- Aw, kitty cat!
- Aw, Jack's so cute when he's concerned for Sam.
- Sam? Two weeks and you haven't made up your mind...doesn't this say anything to you about how you probably have serious issues?
- So. Was the "I wouldn't be here" answer to the "What about you...if things had been different" question about Sam and Jack, or about Charlie? Was Sam asking if Jack would have joined the Stargate program if his kid was still alive, or if she would even be in a position to marry Pete if Jack wasn't her CO?
- *headdesk* Don't have Sam say yes to Pete because he's helping Teal'c out. Just...no.
- Daniel. Quit. Taking. Off. Your. Glasses. If your prescription's anything like mine, you would not be doing that. This happens all the time, and it bothers the shit out of me every single time.
- Aha, it's the NID...
- Daniel, you're far too trusting. They wouldn't just let you go...
- Er, Sam? Lamest proposal acceptance ever. Way to be fantastically awkward. Just sayin'. And not just sayin' because you don't need to be marrying this guy, but um, yeah. LAME.
- Kid? You have the mark of a Jaffa belonging to Apophis on your skateboard. Just a bit creepy.
- Um, credits? Preview for next week? Hello?
Well. That was...slightly less painful that I'd thought it might be. I guess. I feel like it's sort of unresolved, 'cause
[highlight for spoilers concerning the episode "Threads"]apparently, Sam breaks up with Pete (thank GOD), so...yeah. I'm just kind of floating along, waiting for that. Or, you know, for other parts of the show to pick up a bit. I'd take either, at this point.
Atlantis: Poisoning the Well
Again, Atlantis was better this week. I sense a trend. Great ep. Also, the title lived up to its pun potential, which makes me very happy.
Ramblings:
- Hey, it's Talmadge! Woo! [/Seven Days geeking]
- This set feels very Secret Adventures of Jules Verne-y. Awesome. Although did anyone else think that the matte painting they used for the city skyline was essentially the one from Icon with the red brick painted white?
- I'm liking the more medical bent that Atlantis seems to have in comparison to SG-1, and especially the molecular biology stuff. (I'm guessing that's Beckett's specialty, since he was able to fiddle with molecule shapes?)
- "He has?" / "He will." Ah, John.
- "He's as bad as Dr. McCoy." / "Who is that?" / "A TV character Beckett plays in real life."
BWAH! Okay, I totally cracked up at that one. It figures that John's a Trekkie. And I'm so glad they finally made that joke.
- Heh, Shepwhore's living up to his nickname. But Beckett's worse! And of course poor Rodney gets left out in the cold...
- Farrow? Wasn't there a big-shot in chemistry around the turn of the century by a name similar to that?
- Yay for continuity with the Wraith prisoner! And Sargeant Xenophobe!
- "I prefer Steve." Not Bob? C'mon, you gotta have a Bob...
- The cat's eye contacts seem to be making the Wraith actor's job a whole lot harder. Somewhat less believable when you can't really see the eyes. Speaking of which, Torri's eyes are so. Incredibly. Green. As are Joe's, but they're more understated--less blue, more brown in them.
- Rodney has such a wonky moral compass. Hee.
- "Hi, Steve." / "Bye, Steve." I offically [heart] Ford.
- Yes, Beckett speaks differently than the others. It seemed like he was laying on the Scottishisms rather thickly this time around...
spockette? Was he overdoing it?- More nice montage music with the lab work and the Wraith in the cell.
- Hey, Geneva Convention. Love John's take on it. Hee.
- Oooh, Lizzie's gonna have fun with her conscience tonight...
- Um, side effects to the protein, anyone?
- See, told ya.
- Oh, do come back to this planet. I wanna see what happened.
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Date: 2004-08-21 04:20 am (UTC)Huh, it didn't occur to me, but I can see where it does a bit. I loved the period flair to it all.
- I'm liking the more medical bent that Atlantis seems to have in comparison to SG-1, and especially the molecular biology stuff. (I'm guessing that's Beckett's specialty, since he was able to fiddle with molecule shapes?)
So far it seems Carson's a medical doctor, a molecular biologist, a geneticist, and a xenobiologist. He must be a genius ;)
"He's as bad as Dr. McCoy." / "Who is that?" / "A TV character Beckett plays in real life."
BWAH! Okay, I totally cracked up at that one. It figures that John's a Trekkie. And I'm so glad they finally made that joke.
I loved that joke! It had to happen sooner or later, and this was a brilliant way to do it. Rodney laughed too, so you know they're all a big bunch of Trekkers.
- Oh, do come back to this planet. I wanna see what happened.
I'm interested in that as well. I want to know if they really did lose half or more of their population, and what that will mean for them.
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Date: 2004-08-21 05:00 am (UTC)The period stuff was nice. And I appreciate anything even vaguely steampunk.
So far it seems Carson's a medical doctor, a molecular biologist, a geneticist, and a xenobiologist. He must be a genius ;)
I think everyone who came to Atlantis is a genius in some way... ;)
I loved that joke! It had to happen sooner or later, and this was a brilliant way to do it. Rodney laughed too, so you know they're all a big bunch of Trekkers.
Hee. Trek movie night in the lounge from Hide and Seek!
I'm interested in that as well. I want to know if they really did lose half or more of their population, and what that will mean for them.
Yeah, definitely.
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Date: 2004-08-21 05:21 am (UTC)I think everyone who came to Atlantis is a genius in some way... ;)
Hee, true. "Best and brightest", and all that. They're all overachievers.
Hee. Trek movie night in the lounge from Hide and Seek!
Movie night! They should so do that. They've already figured out how to rig up a tv screen, after all, and surely they brought *some* recreation materials. They're so cooped up, they need ways to relax and have fun or they'll all go nuts.
Hm, that makes me wonder if they brought any psychologists with them...
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Date: 2004-08-21 05:40 am (UTC)Yep! Heh.
Movie night! They should so do that. They've already figured out how to rig up a tv screen, after all, and surely they brought *some* recreation materials.
There's been several of movie nights in fanfic already. It's great.
They're so cooped up, they need ways to relax and have fun or they'll all go nuts.
My brain obviously still resides in Pornville. Even I don't want to know where I went with that.
Hm, that makes me wonder if they brought any psychologists with them...
Hopefully. Beckett also being a psychologist would be pushing it a little. ;)
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Date: 2004-08-21 05:44 am (UTC)Heh. I can imagine. Vividly :P
Hopefully. Beckett also being a psychologist would be pushing it a little. ;)
Definitely. I mean, I double majored in biology and psych, but that's just undergrad, and surely Carson doesn't have *that* many doctorates *g*
They need to have a really good shrink. Someone like Sydney from MASH, perhaps. MASH used the pyschologist storyline for so many wonderful eps, and a few episodes showing how everyone's adjusting to being in Atlantis could be neat.
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Date: 2004-08-21 06:05 pm (UTC)Hmmm...I wonder exactly what kind of recreational materials they sent over...
Definitely. I mean, I double majored in biology and psych, but that's just undergrad, and surely Carson doesn't have *that* many doctorates *g*
If he did, he should still be in school!
They need to have a really good shrink. Someone like Sydney from MASH, perhaps. MASH used the pyschologist storyline for so many wonderful eps, and a few episodes showing how everyone's adjusting to being in Atlantis could be neat.
Oooooh, yeah, that would be nice. I never watched MASH, but I think I know what you're talking about. Just no "He feels pain" Troi-like doc...
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Date: 2004-08-23 09:52 am (UTC)Well, except for the military guys, they're all a bunch of geeks. Maybe they'll set up a weekly RPG, or play trivia games *g*
Oooooh, yeah, that would be nice. I never watched MASH, but I think I know what you're talking about. Just no "He feels pain" Troi-like doc...
Oh, then you'd love Sydney. He was the coolest shrink ever. He had a great way of delivering the smackdown when his patients needed it, and brought his share of the snark, yet he was terrifically soft-spoken.
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Date: 2004-08-23 07:21 pm (UTC)I now want to see the characters of Atlantis playing Trivial Pursuit.
Oh, then you'd love Sydney. He was the coolest shrink ever. He had a great way of delivering the smackdown when his patients needed it, and brought his share of the snark, yet he was terrifically soft-spoken.
Ooooh, neat...