Sci-Fi Friday!

[icepixie]

Atlantis: Grace Under Pressure

We're not even going to go into how much bad science was in this one.

...Okay, actually, we will. Um, even a microfissure at that depth does not just mean water seeping in. It means the jumper crushes like an aluminum can in the hands of a drunken frat boy. In fact, a lot of things ought to have meant the jumper getting crushed. I... *drinks more, thinks less*

But I suppose it was mostly made better by three things:

1.) Sam! Even if she is McKay's fantasy and is therefore doing Really Bad Things with him! Amanda Tapping had some great expressions in this one, particularly her response to Rodney's declaration that if she were really from his subconscious, she'd be wearing something more revealing. So the cleavage shown by that horrible pink top wasn't enough for you? Her hair was very pretty, though. I can see why Real!Sam wouldn't have the time to style it like that, but it was nice anyway.

2.) Zelenka! Lots and lots of Zelenka! And he can't swim and hates water! I knew there was a reason I liked this guy.

3.) Sea Monster! Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! I hadn't thought about the possibility of a sea monster in Atlantis before, but the moment McKay mentioned it, I was all over the idea. And it looks like the deformed love child of a shark, a manta ray, and a platypus, but hey! Atlantis's very own Nessie!

(...How soon you wanna bet people are gonna write fic focusing on Carson and this?)

All in all, better than last week's. Although I feel like there was an episode earlier this season or perhaps late last season wherein McKay learned the same lesson about trusting other Atlantis people not to let him die. Am I making things up?



BSG

Even after the episode's over, I am still very, VERY confused. Which I suppose was the point, but...buh? The girl? The other girl? The little girl (was that one of Jamie Bamber's kids)? Huh?

- Lee's emo boy act is starting to get old. It wasn't so flagrant as two episodes ago, but...

- In that scene towards the beginning, Adama and Roslin were so cute. Awww, he likes her! Also, yay for Laura being healthy!

- Ah, of course Zarek is in on this whole black market thing. Naturally.

- Yeah, I'd say there is definitely a line, and they have so crossed it. *whimpers*

- You know, you'd think there'd be enough work to do in the fleet for people to, oh, DO some of it instead of sitting around trading on the black market in sketchy clubs on sketchy ships. What happened to that primitive textile-making enterprise mentioned awhile ago? (That was mentioned onscreen, right? I'm not pulling that from fanfic somewhere?)

- Glad to see people finally remembered Billy. Glad to see Dee remembered Billy. (Come on, they're the cutest thing ever after Adama/Roslin!) Really hope that whole Lee/Dee thing never goes anywhere, not the least because the rhyming names would make me have to kill myself.

- Oooooh, Baltar who actually wants political power is dangerous. Whoopsie. Obviously he hasn't forgotten Roslin's letter from last week.

Comments

[nickless.livejournal.com]

Even after the episode's over, I am still very, VERY confused. Which I suppose was the point, but...buh? The girl? The other girl? The little girl (was that one of Jamie Bamber's kids)? Huh?

As far as I understood it - Lee got a girl pregnant, when she told him he freaked, she bolted, he bailed (presumably to Galactica or wherever led him there), Cylons eventually attacked and she died. Lee finds prostitute with kid, subconsciously uses them to replace girl & baby, prostitute is controlled by nasty black-market guy who also has a child prostitution ring going, nasty guy goes boom, Lee tells remaining black-market guys to drop child prostitution ring, but ride into the sunset is spoiled by prostitute telling Lee to get over it already.

So. *shrug* I understood it, or at least I think I do - I just wasn't overly excited about the ep in general.

[icepixie]

D'you think he really got the first girl pregnant? I was a bit lost, but I thought it was more she wanted a child, he didn't, they broke up. Or something like that.

Definitely not the most exciting of episodes. But Lee in general bores me jsut a bit a lot of the time anyway...

[nickless.livejournal.com]

I got that impression, the way she looked freaked and was holding her abdomen, and since the new chick made a reference to her kid never being his child... There was something else that made me think that, but I don't remember what it was. :)

Yeah, it was okay, but kinda blah. Although I liked it more than the prophecy/power struggle eps, mainly because politics in any part of the galaxy tend to bore me. *g*

[icepixie]

Although I liked it more than the prophecy/power struggle eps, mainly because politics in any part of the galaxy tend to bore me. *g*

Hee. I enjoy the political eps, at least of this show. The prophecy thing was just on the verge of getting old, though. It'll be interesting to see how people react now that the "dying leader" is no longer dying. *g*

BTW, did you get the e-mail I sent you yesterday? I realized I didn't have your address, but I made an educated guess.

[nickless.livejournal.com]

Yep, I got it! Although I'm switching everything to a different one now - swait at mchsi dot com .

[icepixie]

*writes down* Okey-dokey!

[kurayaminokoe.livejournal.com]

what's emo boy act? *clueless*

And also, I will kill myself right next to you if that rhyming name act would go anywhere other than away from eachother.

[icepixie]

what's emo boy act? *clueless*

"Woe is me! I am the saddest person in the world! I must wear all black and listen to bad music!" Or something like that.

And also, I will kill myself right next to you if that rhyming name act would go anywhere other than away from eachother.

Ugh. Yes.

[kurayaminokoe.livejournal.com]

i watched the sequel to the ep where starbuck crashes, and i understood suddenly captain emo.

[elflore.livejournal.com]

Atlantis: And the other thing about Zelenka...when Weir told him "If Rodney can't count on you, who can he count on?"...how slashtastic was that? *snerk*

BSG: Still the newbie here, but...the "emo act" for Lee I found kind of worked, really. Jo and I were talking after the ep, and she brought up how much Lee's arc is like season 2 Crichton...and it really is. He's got the whole PTSD thing going on. He's had to grow up and get harder and make tougher choices, and he's spazzed a bit about it. But at the same time...he's doing it. He pulled off a pretty big coup here. And I think he was entirely right and Roslin is being dangerously naive...there's gonna be a black market whatever they do, and Lee's given them the best chance they've got of keeping it reasonably managed.

I even found the whole hooker relationship rather interesting. Even though I'm shipping Kara/Lee, I like the fact that even when Lee gets himself into this sort of situation (which is a fairly common one in most wars), he can't be casual about it. So they showed us a flaw, but also a reason to respect him more.

And then there's poppa Adama...who I think is handled his son's issues very well. He's being there for him, and he's given Lee faith that Lee doesn't always have in himself, especially right now. (Love the bit where he tells Roslin that he's given Lee the authority here.)

So this ep...not a happy ep, but I found it a good one for characterization. Maybe even great.

Missed Starbuck, the Chief, Helo, and Boomer, though. :?P

(But hey, at least I've got Leo!Starbuck, conversing with me on the insane meme over in my LJ. *eg*)

[icepixie]

Atlantis: And the other thing about Zelenka...when Weir told him "If Rodney can't count on you, who can he count on?"...how slashtastic was that? *snerk*</i. Yes, yes indeed. I think Rodney, Zelenka and Carson should just have a threesome already. Lee has never been a favorite of mine. The whole dying in space/floating in the ocean thing from two weeks ago just made me roll my eyes, and while I applaud them having him deal with this whole near-death thing, that doesn't make me interested in the arc, y'know? I did like Adama's reaction to his son's issues. Very understated, very in character.

[elflore.livejournal.com]

I'm...guessing you meant to put more in the reply? :?P

[icepixie]

Argh. Dammit, yes, there was more in there when I hit submit. I'll recreate it next week, after I'm out from under this week's flurry of work.

[icepixie]

Actually, it showed up in the e-mail LJ sent to me with your response.

> Yes, yes indeed. I think Rodney, Zelenka and Carson should just have a
> threesome already.

> Lee has never been a favorite of mine. The whole dying in space/floating
> in the ocean thing from two weeks ago just made me roll my eyes, and
> while I applaud them having him deal with this whole near-death thing,
> that doesn't make me interested in the arc, y'know?

> I did like Adama's reaction to his son's issues. Very understated, very
> in character.

[elflore.livejournal.com]

Glad you found this. :?)

Heheheh on your SGA OT3 ;?)

As for Lee...I really like the guy so far. He seems to be rather an idealist (and Jo tells me this is very much so)...and y'know me and Quixotic idealism. :?P Plus, the Starbuck ship is adorable. *g*

[rensong.livejournal.com]

I was actually looking forward to this episode of SG Atlantis for the sol reason of McKay/Sam!Snark

Didn't watch Battlestar, though, because I decided I really wasn't in the mood for complicated and/or confusing plot. Sounds like it was a good decision.