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eretriaBack home after two hours of sleep thanks to an early flight, but at least there was something shiny waiting for me when I returned, so
I'll get to the positive things later, for now, I'm a bit cranky.
1. Pseudo Sheppard/Weir stuff. DON'T GO THERE. At all. Even they are weirded out by it. Don't force an OTP on the viewers, it's going to backfire with a vengeance.
2. I'm sorry to say, but everyone who stood around Elizabeth's bed in the infirmary was a complete dumbass. Weir never would have asked Sheppard to harbour another consciousness in his brain. Rodney never should have considered it to be a good idea. He should have fought, and yes, he should have been kicking and screaming, or at the very least bitch-slapping John for even considering to try this out of a screwed sense of loyalty.
Why did John agree to do this at all? He's one of the most private people on the entire show, and he just agrees to share his brain and his innermost thoughts with an alien entity? I'm sorry, but no, no and no again.
And again with Rodney agreeing. What's with that? Cadman in his head was causing him convulsions and nearly short-circuited his brain. How can he possibly think it's a good idea for John to try?
3. The command codes. Oh, PLEASE. That should have been the first thing to take care of.
4. John should have been the bigger threat than Elizabeth, if only because his gene controls Atlantis. This would have been a nice way to show some more interaction with the city. *sigh*
For the "uhm, I'm not sure here, but it's kind of cute if this wasn't so serious":
If anyone's a romantic at heart here, it's Rodney. He' the one who mentioned the "saying a last goodbye" at first. And while he looked a bit weirded out by the prospect of the aliens using Sheppard and Weir for their "kiss", he didn't seem squicked by the thought of two people catching up on lost time. (Experience after Epiphany, hm?)
Caldwell has it bad for our dear Dr. Weir. I only hope she gets her head out of her ass anytime soon about it and stops bitching at him at every chance she gets. The beginning of the episode was a step in the right direction, I only hope it stays that way.
For the good (well, mostly good):
- Elizabeth in bad-ass mode. Her movements were a bit too jerky to really belong to a seasoned fighter, but that can be chalked off to having to manoeuvre another body. Nice to see Dr. Weir stripped away and something else revealed.
- John alternating between bad-ass and supposedly himself. Nice touch that you never really could tell for certain if it was him or not. And the "Colonel Sheppard is screaming in my head like you wouldn't believe" comment? Oh, ow. Can we have fic, please?
- Ronon. He may be a fighter, but deep down, he's still very young, and he trusts John more than is healthy. So, I didn't see his trust as out of character, but as perfectly in-character. Although, really. One bullet? He has taken worse and kept walking.
- Teyla. Oh, Teyla. I could do without TPTB foisting Sheppard/Teyla on us, but the caring for her more than she knows? Yeah. But then again, so does John for all of his team. This is what makes him vulnerable. This is what makes him who he is. So, I don't see this as a shipping subplot, but as a deeper glimpse into John Sheppard. Thalan could have said the very same thing had it been Ronon or Rodney with the gun.
(But, still. Poor, poor Teyla. Some fall-out of that would be nice, too. Preferably non-shippy.)
- Lorne! Lorne is back! And he has a voice like liquid silk when trying to calm the crazy person. Hmmm. (Just ... Did they do something to his hair?)
- Rodney. Black shirt. Need I say more? Really?
- Ahah HAH! The wristband is missing in the infirmary scene!
So, in a nutshell: I'm torn. Maybe it'll win me over when I've had some sleep and a warm meal.
I'll get to the positive things later, for now, I'm a bit cranky.
1. Pseudo Sheppard/Weir stuff. DON'T GO THERE. At all. Even they are weirded out by it. Don't force an OTP on the viewers, it's going to backfire with a vengeance.
2. I'm sorry to say, but everyone who stood around Elizabeth's bed in the infirmary was a complete dumbass. Weir never would have asked Sheppard to harbour another consciousness in his brain. Rodney never should have considered it to be a good idea. He should have fought, and yes, he should have been kicking and screaming, or at the very least bitch-slapping John for even considering to try this out of a screwed sense of loyalty.
Why did John agree to do this at all? He's one of the most private people on the entire show, and he just agrees to share his brain and his innermost thoughts with an alien entity? I'm sorry, but no, no and no again.
And again with Rodney agreeing. What's with that? Cadman in his head was causing him convulsions and nearly short-circuited his brain. How can he possibly think it's a good idea for John to try?
3. The command codes. Oh, PLEASE. That should have been the first thing to take care of.
4. John should have been the bigger threat than Elizabeth, if only because his gene controls Atlantis. This would have been a nice way to show some more interaction with the city. *sigh*
For the "uhm, I'm not sure here, but it's kind of cute if this wasn't so serious":
If anyone's a romantic at heart here, it's Rodney. He' the one who mentioned the "saying a last goodbye" at first. And while he looked a bit weirded out by the prospect of the aliens using Sheppard and Weir for their "kiss", he didn't seem squicked by the thought of two people catching up on lost time. (Experience after Epiphany, hm?)
Caldwell has it bad for our dear Dr. Weir. I only hope she gets her head out of her ass anytime soon about it and stops bitching at him at every chance she gets. The beginning of the episode was a step in the right direction, I only hope it stays that way.
For the good (well, mostly good):
- Elizabeth in bad-ass mode. Her movements were a bit too jerky to really belong to a seasoned fighter, but that can be chalked off to having to manoeuvre another body. Nice to see Dr. Weir stripped away and something else revealed.
- John alternating between bad-ass and supposedly himself. Nice touch that you never really could tell for certain if it was him or not. And the "Colonel Sheppard is screaming in my head like you wouldn't believe" comment? Oh, ow. Can we have fic, please?
- Ronon. He may be a fighter, but deep down, he's still very young, and he trusts John more than is healthy. So, I didn't see his trust as out of character, but as perfectly in-character. Although, really. One bullet? He has taken worse and kept walking.
- Teyla. Oh, Teyla. I could do without TPTB foisting Sheppard/Teyla on us, but the caring for her more than she knows? Yeah. But then again, so does John for all of his team. This is what makes him vulnerable. This is what makes him who he is. So, I don't see this as a shipping subplot, but as a deeper glimpse into John Sheppard. Thalan could have said the very same thing had it been Ronon or Rodney with the gun.
(But, still. Poor, poor Teyla. Some fall-out of that would be nice, too. Preferably non-shippy.)
- Lorne! Lorne is back! And he has a voice like liquid silk when trying to calm the crazy person. Hmmm. (Just ... Did they do something to his hair?)
- Rodney. Black shirt. Need I say more? Really?
- Ahah HAH! The wristband is missing in the infirmary scene!
So, in a nutshell: I'm torn. Maybe it'll win me over when I've had some sleep and a warm meal.
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Date: 2006-01-03 05:06 pm (UTC)1st & foremost: them talking John into making the experiment? I didn't get that for a minute. Would they really put their CO at risk just so that two aliens can have a little one-and-one? I don't think so. They didn't question Elizabeth, they just took what she said for face-value. Like hell, I say.
Then everything goes wrong and - whoops - isn't that surprising. The strange, body-snatching alien turns out to be Mr. Hyde. Why, we certainly didn't see that coming. Oh, please. *snorts* I agree, at least Rodney should have bitched.
What bugged me even more was Rodney - shooting at John?!?
Rodney's black shirt was nice, though. So was unconscious John (Gosh, am I ever that shallow . . .).
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Date: 2006-01-03 05:36 pm (UTC)I have no idea why John agreed to it. You're totally right, he's far too private to agree to it.
It was funny, but as I was watching it and Elizabeth was trying to lock John out of Atlantis, I'm screaming at the tv that it'll never work because Atlantis likes John better. My hubby's all like "What are you talking about" and then I realize it really is a fandom thing like Weir/Zalenka and Zalenka/alcohol. Which is too bad. Not for the first time I'm thinking that quite a few fanfic writers could have written a better ep.
I totally agree with you about Ronon. I never really saw John/Ronon before but I totally can now.
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Date: 2006-01-03 05:43 pm (UTC)*rubs hands and kicks muse in the rear* Just a little longer, and you'll have the threesome fic that killed all threesome fics. :o) Uh, length-wise, that is.
And is it just me or does Torri Higginson get thinner every week?
It's a bit weird that no one seemed to remember that John should be able to handle Atlantis that much better, simply because Elizabeth doesn't have the gene. And while the John/Atlantis OTP may be fanon, even Rodney calls the puddle-jumper "her", and everyone talks about the city as "her", o someone really *should* remember that they have an almost sentient city, there.
But, yeah. Fanon vs. canon. It's such an old song, but it never gets boring.
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Date: 2006-01-03 05:48 pm (UTC)Heh. Unconcious John has a certain appeal, I agree. Especially that slow opening of his mouth. Seriously, that mouth? Should come with a danger-warning: Causes excessive fantasies.
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Date: 2006-01-04 01:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-04 05:29 pm (UTC)