SGA 4x05 - Travellers

[eretria]

Running commentary, this:


Why is John alone? And are we trying to hammer into us the image of space-slut again by mentioning the "little inhibitions" girls? That gets old, guys. Give him some depth.

Heeh. Calling for Rodney before calling McKay? That's saying something.

Oh noes, they stole the baby!

Throw pillows, John? :o)

HEY; NO HITTING JOHN!

Rodney is all fluffy-haired. Me likey.

STOP HITTING HIM, DAMN IT! AND NOT THE FACE!

John agrees that he's too pretty to be beaten up. Heeh.

He doesn't taste the food - at least somebody on this team has learned a lesson.
Or, hunh, upon the drink-tasting, scratch that. D'OH!

John really makes the best duck-faces when trying to look stupid. And he never really fools anyone with them, either. He's too smart to look stupid.

Ungh. That was some heavy innuendo there. John seemed to like it as much as I did. Which is to say: Not much.

Now, that forcefield thing is cool.

Heeh. Now John has one of Ronon's guns. And he'll have so much fun with it. He's wanted it ever since he met Ronon, hasn't he?

Hi, Lorne!

Rodney's ready to give UP? Uh. Come on. COME ON. I want an explanation for that serious, serious lapse in characterisation.

For a prison cell, that's one massively big bed. That looks bigger than the one John has on Atlantis.

Nrgh. THAT SHIRT. That shirt does good things to him.

Okay, good. He said there was nothing to do, but he kept trying. Thank you, TPTB.

Morse code? OMG. The really bring out all the good old standards.

NOT THE FACE! (Boy, she doesn't hold back, does she? I like her. Not just a pretty face, she's active and out there and smart and, hey, I really like her.)

Gentleman, hm? Not hitting the girl even when she hits you?

Oh. Whoops, John. That kinda backfired, hm?

And we have our OTP: John and chair!

I love me smart, "repairs stuff" John. Now, I wonder, who could have possible taught him? Hmmmm.

Nice sob story. Don't listen, John!

If he doesn't get to keep the ship, John WILL hang on to that gun. For sure.

Heeeeeeeeh. He copied Ronon's twirl!

I kinda like those two together. Not seeing attraction between them, but they have a good sibling vibe. Can we keep her?

OH RONON! Of course you wouldn't.

And John totally blocks the flirting. Again. Yes. Straight.

That's no bad thinking there with the drones, missy, but this is asking for John to cut off his own leg. He has just found another Ancient warship after Lorne blew up his old one! You can't make him shoot at his new one!

Did they really just make that "don't shoot too early" pun? I mean, did they? I didn't hear that wrong? OMG. Boys. :o)

Hm. Oh. I liked her. Can we agree on her not being dead? I mean, she'll get back to normal, won't she?

Oh. Not dead. Good. (stupid commercial breaks!)

John won't kill the Wraith?! Why?

That must be quite painful for John to watch. Watching her get her life back. Remembering. Maybe experiencing it again just by watching. (Fic? Yes?)

CANON PROOF that getting back the life felt good. And, obviously turn you on. There's more fic coming, right? People? Right?

And, man, John. Go with your instincts for ONCE and don't trust the simpering woman.
(Can I just say that I'm glad it was just an act on her part? Because everything else would have seriously disppointed me. They actually managed to write a well-rounded female character in this episode. Yay!)

The team really is missing one vital member and it shows, because you can tell that Lorne is trying to gel, but it doesn't work. I adore Lorne, but you can tell that there's something off there.

Hunh. There's really a good sibling vibe there.

Okay, one gripe about the episode: Somebody tell my why Rodney is acting so stupid in this episode? I mean, yes, it's all for the plot, but Rodney should have just found a way to hitch-hike on the hyperspace jump the way John has done before. Seriously. WTF? Rodney was out of character for 50 % of this episode. It felt like they were dumbing him down in order to ... what? Make John look better? Have Rodney be the worrying housewife? What? (Can you tell I had issues with him this time around?) Come to think of it, the entire team seemed shockingl close to just sitting around doing nothing but look mournful and I'd like to have an explanation for that. I mean, Rodney normally can think on his feet like no other. Are you honestly telling me that he wouldn't have found a way to follow the ships? Why was he reduced to worrying!housewife!Rodney?

Dinner!scene. John enjoying his food. Rodney, strangely enough, not eating. (Because he's too busy glaring at JOhn and being jealous!) OMG. Those two are so married. And Rodney knows John so well. And John is all embarrassed and wouldn't tell Rodney.
And, Teyla. Oh, Teyla. TEYLA and the eyeroll of doom.

Comments

[raisintorte.livejournal.com]

That was a fantastic episode! John got whumped BY A GIRL and she took his gun and stunned him!

And Teyla rolled her eyes!

Yay!

[eretria.livejournal.com]

And, man, she hit hard. I really liked her. She wasn't just a pretty face. In, uh, case that got lost somewhere in my reactions.

[raisintorte.livejournal.com]

Not at all! That's what was so great! She was SO much more awesome than Chaya or that bimbo from inferno. :-)

[eretria.livejournal.com]

Ack. Don't even remind me of Miss Blonde-who-was-on-Andromeda-later. Seriously, the episode was hugely fun, I loved Inferno to pieces, but that woman ... Ouch.

[bruinsfan.livejournal.com]

Actually she was on Andromeda wellbefore the end of SGA season 2. AND THEY STILL CAST HER ANYWAY.

Jill Wagner gets my wholehearted approval. I don't so much mind the space babes being young and pretty if they're also convincing as smart and capable and have some screen presence. Jill and that actress from "The Brotherhood" did; the rest of the cleavagey blonde guest chief scientist/rulers, not so much.

[ifylla.livejournal.com]

Teyla's thinking: BOYS.