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What a wonderful characterbuilding episode! Especially for McKay and Sheppard, but Teyla shone as well. I am kind of ambivalent about Ronan's new character info because, well, he's turning out to be exactly the kind of guy I expected him to be. In some cases I wish his character's development would be more surprising-- like D'Argo on Farscape, who is an angry long-haired TALL badass, but who also likes to play musical instruments and is an uber romantic at heart. Not that I want Ronan to be D'Argo, because I don't-- D'Argo is irreplacable (and also your daddy!)--- but I'd like that same sort of surprise from him. Something unexpected to make him more interesting.
But anyway, onto the Sheppard and McKay stuff, which was great this episode. Now, I'm not a slash fan and I don't really look at the characters through that filter, so I'm probably not going to be as gushy about this as some people on my flist. But nevertheless, I loved this.
I loved Sheppard yet again pointing out "Hey, I'm not an idiot you know just because I fly big, fast machines and carry big, scary weapons." I like that Sheppard's never bragging in the least about his intelligence and most of the time is content to let people assume what they will about him... but when directly challenged Sheppards not above showing a science snob that flying big, fast machines and carrying big, scary weapons doesn't indicate a particular lack[ing?] on his part.
I loved that he gets roped into the geek team promptly afterward, even though McKay will probably forget again by next month and relapse into assuming he's stupid.
I loved how hot Sheppard looked in this episode. Really, he looked hot. Most of the time I'm kind of "yeah sure" about his hotness-- I think he's good looking but he's not my Johnny Depp or my Gavin Rossdale or my Heath Ledger, if you follow. But tonight, fuck yeah, he was hot in this episode.
I love, writing wise, that the trick didn't work and that McKay has to earn their trust back. I love that they were all willing to trust him that much, and that Sheppard was willing to believe in him that much and with Sheppard came the rest... and that it didn't work. And more than just failing the experiment, McKay's pride almost got them killed. For Sheppard I think that stings a lot more than unfortunate science. Sheppard's not angry that it didn't work, he's angry that it didn't work and he still trusted McKay and McKay, through his arrogance, failed to be worthy of that trust.
But back to Teyla!
... That was cool. She was all politician-y and then all wing-man-y and then all knife-to-the-throat-leader-y. This just emphasizes something I've thought about for a while: I like Teyla so much more when she's not being stifled by the Atlantis crew. Not that I'd want her to leave them or anything, but that I don't think they let her character shine when she's in the group as much as they let the others shine.
What a wonderful characterbuilding episode! Especially for McKay and Sheppard, but Teyla shone as well. I am kind of ambivalent about Ronan's new character info because, well, he's turning out to be exactly the kind of guy I expected him to be. In some cases I wish his character's development would be more surprising-- like D'Argo on Farscape, who is an angry long-haired TALL badass, but who also likes to play musical instruments and is an uber romantic at heart. Not that I want Ronan to be D'Argo, because I don't-- D'Argo is irreplacable (and also your daddy!)--- but I'd like that same sort of surprise from him. Something unexpected to make him more interesting.
But anyway, onto the Sheppard and McKay stuff, which was great this episode. Now, I'm not a slash fan and I don't really look at the characters through that filter, so I'm probably not going to be as gushy about this as some people on my flist. But nevertheless, I loved this.
I loved Sheppard yet again pointing out "Hey, I'm not an idiot you know just because I fly big, fast machines and carry big, scary weapons." I like that Sheppard's never bragging in the least about his intelligence and most of the time is content to let people assume what they will about him... but when directly challenged Sheppards not above showing a science snob that flying big, fast machines and carrying big, scary weapons doesn't indicate a particular lack[ing?] on his part.
I loved that he gets roped into the geek team promptly afterward, even though McKay will probably forget again by next month and relapse into assuming he's stupid.
I loved how hot Sheppard looked in this episode. Really, he looked hot. Most of the time I'm kind of "yeah sure" about his hotness-- I think he's good looking but he's not my Johnny Depp or my Gavin Rossdale or my Heath Ledger, if you follow. But tonight, fuck yeah, he was hot in this episode.
I love, writing wise, that the trick didn't work and that McKay has to earn their trust back. I love that they were all willing to trust him that much, and that Sheppard was willing to believe in him that much and with Sheppard came the rest... and that it didn't work. And more than just failing the experiment, McKay's pride almost got them killed. For Sheppard I think that stings a lot more than unfortunate science. Sheppard's not angry that it didn't work, he's angry that it didn't work and he still trusted McKay and McKay, through his arrogance, failed to be worthy of that trust.
But back to Teyla!
... That was cool. She was all politician-y and then all wing-man-y and then all knife-to-the-throat-leader-y. This just emphasizes something I've thought about for a while: I like Teyla so much more when she's not being stifled by the Atlantis crew. Not that I'd want her to leave them or anything, but that I don't think they let her character shine when she's in the group as much as they let the others shine.
