Sci-Fi Friday thoughts, part one
Jul. 23rd, 2006 07:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
castaliaFirstly, points off for giving us yet another one-word title that's so close to one of the previous titles. Orpheus vs Morpheus, nice. What happened to clever titles that were more than one word? I miss those.
However, SO many points for Daniel's geeky babbling about Arthur and the Holy Grail and his cute spiky hair and the "bzuh?" reactions of his team. Then their proud smiles when they finally get what he's on about. *loves the team*
Also, 100 bazillion more points to Mitchell for his crack about Sir Gawain and the Knights That Say Ni.
I'll give some points to Shanks for a better attempt at Welsh this time. It's hard to pronounce, dude, I know. My own lessons have stalled out a bit due to projects, and the double-L can vex anyone. I doubt they fly someone in just to teach you the Welsh, so yeah, a few points there.
Kinda surprised Daniel would argue for Vala, but I certainly won't complain and he did have a point about Teal'c and her contributions so far. Frankly, it's probably safer if they have her where they can keep an eye on her. Landry shows once again that he's just following in the line of SGC commanders who are gruff old bastards but secretly a bit of a soft touch.
I'm not sure whether to be pleased to hear the SGC really does do proper psych evaluations or despairing of how incompetent they must be to let so many crazies in over the years.
Okay, so I totally laughed out loud then squeed when Vala said she already had Daniel's password and Mitchell hauled him into the gateroom by his jacket. Love.
If it's that obvious, Teal'c, why'd you have to say it? *headdesks*
Aw, hey, it's the guy from Window of Opportunity and from that 1st season X-Files ep with the guy who had a lizard hand and the kids with progeria.
After hearing the commentary for Chimera, I know the writers of this one must think themselves terribly clever for calling an ep about terminal sleeping "Morpheus" and probably think their audience only might get it, but I do wish they'd be a bit more subtle in their mythology references sometimes, at least in the titles.
Vala and the lie detector = win!
Oh, Cameron. What are you doing watching bad Rob Schneider films? Wait, that's redundant. But I'll forgive you b/c you're being such a fantastic leader these days. And b/c you're a Southerner who is so far not too much of a stereotype. Represent!
I loved all the Daniel & Sam scenes after Rymer died. Not much conversation of note (if I were trying to stay awake with a friend? Dude, cue the stories and juicy gossip, anything to keep your interest while you work), but we haven't gotten this kind of interaction in ages and it's nice to see all of the team caring for each other like this. I missed our Wonder Twins. *wallows in nostalgia* There was also Teal'c/Cameron and this pleases me.
Okay, what rescue team in their right minds wouldn't listen to Sam when she says wait and mentions a parasite? Seriously, you don't ignore something like that when it could cut time off figuring out the problem.
That was a terribly clunky bit of exposition to explain something we assumed anyway when we saw the team alive and awake.
I love that Woolsey was part of the whole test thing but Vala's revenge on him was even better. Yay for having Robert Picardo on the show more often!
I am so full of squee for this team. So many interesting dynamics to play with. And kudos to Ben and Claudia for not giving me even a hint of John and Aeryn when they interact as Cam and Vala.
My flist seems to have its hate on for this week's SGA, so I may wait to watch that one until I get home. It's 9pm on a Sunday and I'm at uni, can this get any lamer? Damn cuttles, I love them but they leave me no free time.
However, SO many points for Daniel's geeky babbling about Arthur and the Holy Grail and his cute spiky hair and the "bzuh?" reactions of his team. Then their proud smiles when they finally get what he's on about. *loves the team*
Also, 100 bazillion more points to Mitchell for his crack about Sir Gawain and the Knights That Say Ni.
I'll give some points to Shanks for a better attempt at Welsh this time. It's hard to pronounce, dude, I know. My own lessons have stalled out a bit due to projects, and the double-L can vex anyone. I doubt they fly someone in just to teach you the Welsh, so yeah, a few points there.
Kinda surprised Daniel would argue for Vala, but I certainly won't complain and he did have a point about Teal'c and her contributions so far. Frankly, it's probably safer if they have her where they can keep an eye on her. Landry shows once again that he's just following in the line of SGC commanders who are gruff old bastards but secretly a bit of a soft touch.
I'm not sure whether to be pleased to hear the SGC really does do proper psych evaluations or despairing of how incompetent they must be to let so many crazies in over the years.
Okay, so I totally laughed out loud then squeed when Vala said she already had Daniel's password and Mitchell hauled him into the gateroom by his jacket. Love.
If it's that obvious, Teal'c, why'd you have to say it? *headdesks*
Aw, hey, it's the guy from Window of Opportunity and from that 1st season X-Files ep with the guy who had a lizard hand and the kids with progeria.
After hearing the commentary for Chimera, I know the writers of this one must think themselves terribly clever for calling an ep about terminal sleeping "Morpheus" and probably think their audience only might get it, but I do wish they'd be a bit more subtle in their mythology references sometimes, at least in the titles.
Vala and the lie detector = win!
Oh, Cameron. What are you doing watching bad Rob Schneider films? Wait, that's redundant. But I'll forgive you b/c you're being such a fantastic leader these days. And b/c you're a Southerner who is so far not too much of a stereotype. Represent!
I loved all the Daniel & Sam scenes after Rymer died. Not much conversation of note (if I were trying to stay awake with a friend? Dude, cue the stories and juicy gossip, anything to keep your interest while you work), but we haven't gotten this kind of interaction in ages and it's nice to see all of the team caring for each other like this. I missed our Wonder Twins. *wallows in nostalgia* There was also Teal'c/Cameron and this pleases me.
Okay, what rescue team in their right minds wouldn't listen to Sam when she says wait and mentions a parasite? Seriously, you don't ignore something like that when it could cut time off figuring out the problem.
That was a terribly clunky bit of exposition to explain something we assumed anyway when we saw the team alive and awake.
I love that Woolsey was part of the whole test thing but Vala's revenge on him was even better. Yay for having Robert Picardo on the show more often!
I am so full of squee for this team. So many interesting dynamics to play with. And kudos to Ben and Claudia for not giving me even a hint of John and Aeryn when they interact as Cam and Vala.
My flist seems to have its hate on for this week's SGA, so I may wait to watch that one until I get home. It's 9pm on a Sunday and I'm at uni, can this get any lamer? Damn cuttles, I love them but they leave me no free time.
