Oh, no kidding! How many times has this been done now? And has it ever actually been done well?
If it has, I've never seen it. I wonder who did it first, and if it was actually cool then.
I am vastly amused by the differences in our reactions to the SG:A premiere. I really like Sheppard, but I do agree he has no business being even nominally in charge of the Atlantis military. Of course, I also think that Elizabeth has no business being in charge of Atlantis, either, and the pair of them just make my head hurt with their utter idiocy.
I'll agree with you there. They're really not the ones who should be in charge, and I don't feel Shep has any business being in Atlantis at all. I've never liked this sort of "bucking authority" type, but there's something about Sheppard that...yeah. Ugh.
Caldwell, otoh, totally rocks. Of course, it helps that I've been a huuuge fan of Mitch Pileggi from his X-Files days. He just does solid, quiet competence so well, and that's something that Atlantis needs desperately.
Same here! Colonel Skinner was just what they needed.
Yeah, no kidding, though I'm glad to see from the teaser for next week that Carson is finally showing signs of an actual conscience about the whole virus thing because, dammit, somebody needed to. It always appalled me how quickly the whole senior staff fell into line about using biological weapons, with no-one voicing even the slightest ethical objection. Hell, forget ethics, what about sheer practicality? Viruses mutate, it's in their job description, and this sucker's airborne to begin with. Someone should have at least had reservations about it, if only for their own personal safety.
ITA. The entire thing is shady so I'm glad to see Carson will be saying something. I think he finally got a clue when that Wraith Queen fed on the Wraith-turned-human a few eps back.
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Date: 2006-07-15 07:22 pm (UTC)If it has, I've never seen it. I wonder who did it first, and if it was actually cool then.
I am vastly amused by the differences in our reactions to the SG:A premiere. I really like Sheppard, but I do agree he has no business being even nominally in charge of the Atlantis military. Of course, I also think that Elizabeth has no business being in charge of Atlantis, either, and the pair of them just make my head hurt with their utter idiocy.
I'll agree with you there. They're really not the ones who should be in charge, and I don't feel Shep has any business being in Atlantis at all. I've never liked this sort of "bucking authority" type, but there's something about Sheppard that...yeah. Ugh.
Caldwell, otoh, totally rocks. Of course, it helps that I've been a huuuge fan of Mitch Pileggi from his X-Files days. He just does solid, quiet competence so well, and that's something that Atlantis needs desperately.
Same here! Colonel Skinner was just what they needed.
Yeah, no kidding, though I'm glad to see from the teaser for next week that Carson is finally showing signs of an actual conscience about the whole virus thing because, dammit, somebody needed to. It always appalled me how quickly the whole senior staff fell into line about using biological weapons, with no-one voicing even the slightest ethical objection. Hell, forget ethics, what about sheer practicality? Viruses mutate, it's in their job description, and this sucker's airborne to begin with. Someone should have at least had reservations about it, if only for their own personal safety.
ITA. The entire thing is shady so I'm glad to see Carson will be saying something. I think he finally got a clue when that Wraith Queen fed on the Wraith-turned-human a few eps back.