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icepixieSG-1: Endgame
Such a step up from the rest of this season. Continuity and a plot that hung together and moral questions and dialogue that didn't suck. I felt like I was watching Stargate again, not reconstituted drivel posing as SG-1. Yay! Whoever wrote this episode needs a raise!
- OMG, that opening sequence was freaking brilliant. Hilarious and brilliant. Sargeant Davis needs his own spinoff. Stargate: Technicians on Graveyard Shift.
- Hey, the Alpha Site actually looks like it's not in British Columbia!
- "The effects are almost instantaneous, we should all be dead." All the more reason to leave as quickly as possible instead of standing around gawking, I'd say, but you didn't ask me.
- Choir music, yay!
- There are so many "anomalies" in this episode, I'm begining to wonder if it's a refugee from Voyager.
- Sam and Danny are so great together. Hee.
- Uh, Jack, you seem pissy... Not that I blame you, of course. But.
Atlantis: The Storm
Also an excellent episode. Not only do they concentrate on the unique geographical problems that come from living in a floating city on this particular planet, but they bring back the most convincing villain so far. Genii = good stuff.
- Ooooh, pretty view of the ocean.
- So Ivan made its way over to Atlantis, I see.
- Two hurricanes? 20% of the planet? Jeebus. Okay, Ivan and Frances and Charley and a whole bunch of other hurricanes all put together. And apparently that landmass is the only one on the planet...
- Heh, weather forecasting. NOAA would have fun with this. The computers would probably take one look at that thing and break down in tears.
- Yay, another view of the city!
- Wheeee, Zelenka's back! And damn, I want McKay/Zelenka slash right now. Their scenes together were almost as good as the Beckett/McKay ones from earlier this season.
- Heh, Lizzie is so the den mother of the Cub Scout troup from hell.
- Bwah! It's Robert Davi! Tell me I'm not the only one having Profiler flashbacks.
- "We plan to have a plan." *snerk*
- Lizzie? Why do you let Shep negotiate? Remember what happened the last time you did that?
- Watch as everyone pokes needles into Rodney's overinflated ego.
- Lightning rods all over the city...actually, that makes sense, what with all those towers.
- Okay, the irony inherent in the latest incarnation of the Farscape promos is painful. Yeah, the story didn't finish because YOU CANCELED THE FREAKING SHOW, SCI-FI. [/bitter]
- Aw, Lizzie has a bum knee? And McKay knows about this? And damn, poor Shep.
- The random redshirt who wished he had bacon "because it makes other food worth eating" is obviously a Southern boy. Bet you want your mama's cookin', too, don't you?
- Okay, Beckett? Ford? Teyla? You are in a puddle jumper in the middle of a hurricane. Notice how this does not have a foundation on it. YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY IN A TRAILER. Do you know what happens to mobile homes in hurricanes? *headdesk*
- Y'know, what Atlantis needs is a whole lot of plywood. All that glass, man...
- Okay, Shep writing "talk" with the arrow on the walkie-talkie just cements his similarity to John Crichton (remember "Hi" on the nuclear bomb?). Ah, Shep.
- Ooooh, is that a bridge? Awesome. Well, we're finally seeing more of the city...
- Now Lizzie finally sounds like a diplomat. She's a great character when they let her do what she knows.
- Is that little Palm Pilot-looking thing John's holding the Atlantis equivalent of the Maurauders' Map? I think it is. Hee! *attempts to beat Atlantis/Harry Potter xover out of brain with a stick*
- But you can't end it there! Augh! And we have to wait several months...waaah...
Such a step up from the rest of this season. Continuity and a plot that hung together and moral questions and dialogue that didn't suck. I felt like I was watching Stargate again, not reconstituted drivel posing as SG-1. Yay! Whoever wrote this episode needs a raise!
- OMG, that opening sequence was freaking brilliant. Hilarious and brilliant. Sargeant Davis needs his own spinoff. Stargate: Technicians on Graveyard Shift.
- Hey, the Alpha Site actually looks like it's not in British Columbia!
- "The effects are almost instantaneous, we should all be dead." All the more reason to leave as quickly as possible instead of standing around gawking, I'd say, but you didn't ask me.
- Choir music, yay!
- There are so many "anomalies" in this episode, I'm begining to wonder if it's a refugee from Voyager.
- Sam and Danny are so great together. Hee.
- Uh, Jack, you seem pissy... Not that I blame you, of course. But.
Atlantis: The Storm
Also an excellent episode. Not only do they concentrate on the unique geographical problems that come from living in a floating city on this particular planet, but they bring back the most convincing villain so far. Genii = good stuff.
- Ooooh, pretty view of the ocean.
- So Ivan made its way over to Atlantis, I see.
- Two hurricanes? 20% of the planet? Jeebus. Okay, Ivan and Frances and Charley and a whole bunch of other hurricanes all put together. And apparently that landmass is the only one on the planet...
- Heh, weather forecasting. NOAA would have fun with this. The computers would probably take one look at that thing and break down in tears.
- Yay, another view of the city!
- Wheeee, Zelenka's back! And damn, I want McKay/Zelenka slash right now. Their scenes together were almost as good as the Beckett/McKay ones from earlier this season.
- Heh, Lizzie is so the den mother of the Cub Scout troup from hell.
- Bwah! It's Robert Davi! Tell me I'm not the only one having Profiler flashbacks.
- "We plan to have a plan." *snerk*
- Lizzie? Why do you let Shep negotiate? Remember what happened the last time you did that?
- Watch as everyone pokes needles into Rodney's overinflated ego.
- Lightning rods all over the city...actually, that makes sense, what with all those towers.
- Okay, the irony inherent in the latest incarnation of the Farscape promos is painful. Yeah, the story didn't finish because YOU CANCELED THE FREAKING SHOW, SCI-FI. [/bitter]
- Aw, Lizzie has a bum knee? And McKay knows about this? And damn, poor Shep.
- The random redshirt who wished he had bacon "because it makes other food worth eating" is obviously a Southern boy. Bet you want your mama's cookin', too, don't you?
- Okay, Beckett? Ford? Teyla? You are in a puddle jumper in the middle of a hurricane. Notice how this does not have a foundation on it. YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY IN A TRAILER. Do you know what happens to mobile homes in hurricanes? *headdesk*
- Y'know, what Atlantis needs is a whole lot of plywood. All that glass, man...
- Okay, Shep writing "talk" with the arrow on the walkie-talkie just cements his similarity to John Crichton (remember "Hi" on the nuclear bomb?). Ah, Shep.
- Ooooh, is that a bridge? Awesome. Well, we're finally seeing more of the city...
- Now Lizzie finally sounds like a diplomat. She's a great character when they let her do what she knows.
- Is that little Palm Pilot-looking thing John's holding the Atlantis equivalent of the Maurauders' Map? I think it is. Hee! *attempts to beat Atlantis/Harry Potter xover out of brain with a stick*
- But you can't end it there! Augh! And we have to wait several months...waaah...
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Date: 2004-09-18 04:34 am (UTC)Figures. I don't watch the first showing and the episode is good. I suppose I simply can't watch the 8:00 showing from now on for the sake of people who are actually fans.
So does this mean you caught the second showing? Or have just given up? (Not that I blame you after this season.)
For all the reasons you stated, I think this is the best episode I've seen. Bonus points for not immediately reminding me of a specific Farscape episode.
Yes, there was that, too.
Talk about a timely episode.
Heh, no kidding. I wonder if they cursed Florida and the Gulf Coast back when they made this episode in April or whenever...
Sure they can, for this is a SciFi show. Skiffy: the realm of the annoying mid-season breaks.
But at least I get to see the rest of the eps before everyone in the US (I think. Pretty sure, anyway). Hee.
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Date: 2004-09-18 05:25 am (UTC)I don't think the Superman bit would have been so funny is Shep hadn't taken the poll...
So does this mean you caught the second showing? Or have just given up? (Not that I blame you after this season.)
I had it on and was vaguely watching. But I couldn't tell you much of what happened or why.
Heh, no kidding. I wonder if they cursed Florida and the Gulf Coast back when they made this episode in April or whenever...
Maybe one of the writers is psychic.
But at least I get to see the rest of the eps before everyone in the US (I think. Pretty sure, anyway). Hee.
If you do, I demand that you make sure I know the best McKay lines every week. As for reruns for a while, that's okay for me. After all, I missed a few episodes. But after that's I'm going to be annoyed.
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Date: 2004-09-18 08:51 pm (UTC)I'll be sure to quote them.
As for reruns for a while, that's okay for me. After all, I missed a few episodes. But after that's I'm going to be annoyed.
I don't think it comes back on until January. Ugh.