sga 2.18: michael
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amezriStargate Atlantis 2.18: Michael
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Okay, I have to admit, I never watched Enterprise really, but that opening shot of Connor! Awww. So confused!
I sortof wish I didn't know a crapload of spoilers for this episode before hand because then I'd be going "bwah?!" along with the rest of them instead of, "oh, come on, he's a Wraith that you... did that to." So I'm probably going to go through and pick up a lot of things that should clue you in and whatnot.
Carson and his tricky medical mumbo jumbo. Would they even let someone with Type 2 Diabetes in the Air Force or Marines?
Heh. Michael's "Are we friends?" and Teyla's sort of stiff "Yes..."
*snort* They tell Michael that he's from Texas. This amuses me a lot. As does Rodney missing his blue jello. 8 minutes before we see Rodney and he has an awkward conversation with Rodney. Who is a HORRIBLE LIAR.
The sparring with Teyla was interesting. You know... kicking his ass. I mean, teaching. And then Ronon comes in and throws him against a wall. Because, you know, Ronon hates Wraith liekwhoa.
They're being careful with you, Michael, because they don't want you to turn back into a Wraith and get eaten. Maybe.
Oh, man. Beckett's asleep and Michael takes the disks and... he watches the video and he looks SO SAD. And Sheppard named another Wraith!
Michael: So what are you saying? Being a Wraith is some sort of a disease.. something you can cure? What gives you the right to do this to me?
Everyone say it with me: MORAL AMBIGUITY
They angst over torture, but experimenting on Wraith to turn them into humans? Oh yeah, sure that's all right. No problem.
And you know... this episode KICKS ASS, even though it's kind of predictable.
Well, crap. Stunning him and continuing treatments on the Alpha Site and of course he TAKES TEYLA HOSTAGE. Ronon? Is so going to KILL HIM. A LOT.
And again, Teyla is SO SMART. Writing down the symbols. Werd.
P.S. The Pegasus DHD is way prettier than the Milky Way one.
Okay, seriously, you should have done the testing on the Alpha Site to begin with, you shmucks.
Season 2 is seriously kicking all sorts of ass. This episode, as much as I may rag on it, was awesome. It was yeah, scientifically unsound and Carson was a bit mad scientist, but I liked it a lot. I did like the fact that they showed the team doing what they thought was necessary to... survive? To beat the Wraith? Weir is all broken up about maybe torturing someone who could be a Trust agent who planted a bomb on Atlantis, but doing a genetic experiment on a Wraith? No. Problem. I get that there is a war and I get the Wraith would rather eat you than talk to you, but this isn't like tweaking a tomato so it ships better. This is some serious stuff and the only who is pissed about it is Ronon.
Though, I suppose everyone was in character. Ronon hates Wraith and just because this one is walking around in a human suit it doesn't mean he could forget what he was. His reaction to Ellia made his behavior here pretty predictable. Teyla... she's always the reasonable and maybe she was a bit more sympathic since her line was experimented on by the Wraith; and she's just more reasonable anyway. That or she fakes it better. I really liked her scene with Michael in the cell. Sheppard is a good liar. He's really perfected that mask he wears and it comes in damn handy here, but you can still see the tension there when he was interacting with Michael. Rodney.. is just a terrible liar, really. Weir was the worst one. I like her sometimes, I really do. This was not one of those times. The writers always have her slinging around these moral speeches and suddenly she's here really supporting this experiment. And to me, her talk with Carson was a little... gleeful. Or something. I dunno. I know she was trying to make Carson feel less guilty, but she just seemed... wrong. I dunno. Is she a Goa'uld? That would explain... something?!
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Eeeeep! One more episode that I can watch next week and then I will not have SGA for three weeks! *sad face*
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Okay, I have to admit, I never watched Enterprise really, but that opening shot of Connor! Awww. So confused!
I sortof wish I didn't know a crapload of spoilers for this episode before hand because then I'd be going "bwah?!" along with the rest of them instead of, "oh, come on, he's a Wraith that you... did that to." So I'm probably going to go through and pick up a lot of things that should clue you in and whatnot.
Carson and his tricky medical mumbo jumbo. Would they even let someone with Type 2 Diabetes in the Air Force or Marines?
Heh. Michael's "Are we friends?" and Teyla's sort of stiff "Yes..."
*snort* They tell Michael that he's from Texas. This amuses me a lot. As does Rodney missing his blue jello. 8 minutes before we see Rodney and he has an awkward conversation with Rodney. Who is a HORRIBLE LIAR.
The sparring with Teyla was interesting. You know... kicking his ass. I mean, teaching. And then Ronon comes in and throws him against a wall. Because, you know, Ronon hates Wraith liekwhoa.
They're being careful with you, Michael, because they don't want you to turn back into a Wraith and get eaten. Maybe.
Oh, man. Beckett's asleep and Michael takes the disks and... he watches the video and he looks SO SAD. And Sheppard named another Wraith!
Michael: So what are you saying? Being a Wraith is some sort of a disease.. something you can cure? What gives you the right to do this to me?
Everyone say it with me: MORAL AMBIGUITY
They angst over torture, but experimenting on Wraith to turn them into humans? Oh yeah, sure that's all right. No problem.
And you know... this episode KICKS ASS, even though it's kind of predictable.
Well, crap. Stunning him and continuing treatments on the Alpha Site and of course he TAKES TEYLA HOSTAGE. Ronon? Is so going to KILL HIM. A LOT.
And again, Teyla is SO SMART. Writing down the symbols. Werd.
P.S. The Pegasus DHD is way prettier than the Milky Way one.
Okay, seriously, you should have done the testing on the Alpha Site to begin with, you shmucks.
Season 2 is seriously kicking all sorts of ass. This episode, as much as I may rag on it, was awesome. It was yeah, scientifically unsound and Carson was a bit mad scientist, but I liked it a lot. I did like the fact that they showed the team doing what they thought was necessary to... survive? To beat the Wraith? Weir is all broken up about maybe torturing someone who could be a Trust agent who planted a bomb on Atlantis, but doing a genetic experiment on a Wraith? No. Problem. I get that there is a war and I get the Wraith would rather eat you than talk to you, but this isn't like tweaking a tomato so it ships better. This is some serious stuff and the only who is pissed about it is Ronon.
Though, I suppose everyone was in character. Ronon hates Wraith and just because this one is walking around in a human suit it doesn't mean he could forget what he was. His reaction to Ellia made his behavior here pretty predictable. Teyla... she's always the reasonable and maybe she was a bit more sympathic since her line was experimented on by the Wraith; and she's just more reasonable anyway. That or she fakes it better. I really liked her scene with Michael in the cell. Sheppard is a good liar. He's really perfected that mask he wears and it comes in damn handy here, but you can still see the tension there when he was interacting with Michael. Rodney.. is just a terrible liar, really. Weir was the worst one. I like her sometimes, I really do. This was not one of those times. The writers always have her slinging around these moral speeches and suddenly she's here really supporting this experiment. And to me, her talk with Carson was a little... gleeful. Or something. I dunno. I know she was trying to make Carson feel less guilty, but she just seemed... wrong. I dunno. Is she a Goa'uld? That would explain... something?!
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End Spoilers
Eeeeep! One more episode that I can watch next week and then I will not have SGA for three weeks! *sad face*
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Date: 2006-01-18 11:57 pm (UTC)You know. Maybe it goes without saying, but I think there's going to have to be an ep (or eps... many eps) where they're going to likely deal with his seething Wraith rage. It's understandable undoubtedly considering his situation and they're Wraith and evil and all, but dude. It's like pathological for him. He couldn't even try to hold it in (then again, I suppose he was... had he not, he would have just shot Michael and been done with it). *sighs* Poor, poor (ohmydamnsoHOT) Ronon.
Must. have. season. two. dvds.
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Date: 2006-01-19 01:50 am (UTC)Man, I would so be there for that episode. I think Ronon is holding it in a bit. We don't know exactly how long the Michael experiment had been going on, so he could have been festering for a couple weeks.
I suppose he was... had he not, he would have just shot Michael and been done with it
Heh. Pretty much. In that hallway scene, Ronon was quietly listening to Michael apologize and just wanted to leave before he hit him. Sheppard trying to force the handshake was what finally drove him over the edge I think.
Must. have. season. two. dvds.
Werd. Do we have a release date yet? ^^*
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Date: 2006-01-19 02:55 am (UTC)I'm probably thinking too hard about it, but... it could be that Ronon's experiences with Michael? Seeing how Michael was (almost) a regular guy (hitting on and tossing around Teyla, one of Ronon's preferred pass-times)... it disturbed him more than he would admit. The idea that something that tortured him, destroyed his home world and he unmitigatedly hates could have anything in common with him or could be vaguely redeemable (or his current comrades consider redeeming). I think he's more comfortable thinking of them as one-dimensionally evil bugs that anyone with any sense should be exterminating. The redemption conundrum was danced around in the ep (as it was with Ellia, somewhat), even if the results were ultimately less than favorable.
Sheppard trying to force the handshake was what finally drove him over the edge I think.
Ronon has no desire to make nice with the Wraith... but if it happens, it would have to be on his own terms (or, seriously, a life-death decision... like, Atlantis blows up in hellfire and brimstone or be nice to a Wraith).
Werd. Do we have a release date yet? ^^*
No idea dude... but I hope they can squeeze in one Ronon scene where he's shirtless and not getting a tracking device extracted from him. Gratuitous? Yes... but OH how I would be abusing the slo-mo.
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Date: 2006-01-21 06:24 pm (UTC)I'm certain Ronon's seven years as a Runner made him hate the Wraith more than anyone on Atlantis, so I totally get his reaction.
We can only hope that the second season dvd set will be filled with many more goodies and behind the scenes featurettes :D
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Date: 2006-01-21 09:35 pm (UTC)It's kind of odd, but I've watched SGA from the beginning (admittedly having missed an ep here and there initially) ... I was just never active in the fandom. I wasn't purposefully being secretive or anything, but since I'm kind of wandering away from "Lost" somewhat, I suppose a space has become vacant in my more obsessive, exhaustive fandom pursuits. LOL I'm also one of those weird people that's into SGA, but not SG1.
Another reason I came out of lurkerdom - and I don't know if the writers are doing it on purpose - but I really like the effed up theme they seem to be playing at this season. This (more prominent) comparison/parallel between the Wraith and the humans (or human-like folk) on Atlantis. Are we any better than the Wraith?, indeed. Particularly after "Michael".
Always glad to see more people on the flist converting to the Dark Side *g*
Haven't read any McShep fic yet, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time. I think that must be in the SGA fandom initiate handbook somewhere. Dude! I have never been in a fandom with so much slash centralized on one pairing. It's crazy!
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Date: 2006-01-23 10:30 pm (UTC)Not at all. I know several people who are not into SG1 but love SGA. Of course, I also know people who love SG1 but can't stand SGA. *shrug*
I love what the writers and the actors are doing on this show. It's so much muddier than the standard "we are the heroes" schtick. If a "Michael"-type story happened on SG1, I bet it'd be an accidental/defensive thing and not humans purposefully infecting their enemy as an experiment.
The McShep slash will eat you ALIVE. When you're ready to dive in, there is a wealth of excellent fic to read. *g*