Friday night squeeing
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thegrrrl2002With spoilers.
SG1: It's Good to be The King
Awww, that was fun and silly. It was fun seeing Maybourne again, especially as King. It suits him, you know? And yes, I squealed like a little girl when I realized they were going to find the puddlejumper. As for those prophesies, I'm willing to go with Maybourne being able to read ancient, but what I want to know, is why the Time Traveling Ancient decided to write it all up? I can't think of any good reason, aside from 'oh, look at me, I'm a Time Traveling Ancient, aren't I fabulous?". Well, you left your ship behind, maybe you're not so fabulous after all. The other question I have is, if this TTA was around to see all this, where was he/she during the show? Shouldn't they have been around to witness all this? Oh wait, they already witnessed it, because it's already written down.
So where was he/she during the ep?
See, time travel eps make my head hurt. Let me just focus on the pretty instead--and oh, so pretty it was. Why does MS look so damn good in a hooded robe? I mean, breathtakingly good. It must be those eyes. I won't even ask why he and Teal'c hung around to get discovered and beat up. Because that's how happy I was with the pretty. And Jack, yay, Jack is off-world! And he and Daniel get to be cute together. Concentrating. With Carter in the background looking cute and eager. That was all very fun. As was the stand-off with the guns and arrows and crossbows. Yeah, Jack, we miss this, too. And I missed you looking all hot in the sunglasses and oh, look at you getting all excited over the neato keen flying machine. I'll bet he acts just like that when Daniel brings home the new sex toys.
I liked Wayne Brady as Trelak. Sure, he wasn't as menacing as most First Primes, but he also came across as a little smarter than most first primes, too. And you just know he was having a ball. Especially during that very dopey fight scene.
They all had flowers at the end, too. Jack shouldn't look so good carrying a bunch of yellow wildflowers, but he does.
I have to admit, though, the overall feel of this ep was one of 'yay, Rick's on a shoot with us!'. Compared to Atlantis, I'm seeing the actors more than the characters in SG1. Atlantis is more earnest, and is trying harder than SG1 at this point. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, it's just that the vibes from the two shows are very different, at least during the last two episodes. Granted, the last two SG1 eps have been on the lighter side, so maybe that's it.
Hot Zone
I've probably already squealed over this ep when I first saw it, but it's worthy of another round of squealing. DH with the whole dying thing--that man is so fabulous. Saving small children. Zelenka is fabulous in this, too. I love the way he works with Rodney. Plus those cute little distressed!Zelenka moments. ::wibbles:: But I can't believe Sci-fi lost the first three minutes! All that dead air. The cut out the adorable prime/not prime thing. Rodney and Zelenka teasing Ford. Okay, Ford got kind of mean with them, but it was good, geeky fun for a while there.
This was one of those 'everybody does their part' episodes, which I really enjoy. Even though, to me, this was Rodney's show. This is the first time, I think, that we get to see him being in charge and very, very competent. (Mmm. yeah). Aside from the premiere. He's comfortable with that role, especially when he's in his element--the city. And he's just a tad obnoxious, which is why we love him so. And speaking of obnoxious, we get to see a less-than-pretty side of Sheppard, going against Weir's orders like that. I wish Weir had slapped him down harder at the end, because he so deserved it. Sure, he thought he was doing the right thing, but he wasn't in charge. Yay for Teyla, too, telling him off, in her very polite Athosian way. And yay for Teyla, whacking him in the ass. When I saw the spoilers for this ep, I was afraid it was going to be shippy, and I was so relieved that it wasn't. Instead Telya kicks his ass, and then later tells him he was wrong to do what he did. I'm very happy with that.
I was also very happy that Sheppard was the one who figured out that overloading the naquada generator would cause a big enough EMP to take out the nanoviruses. Smart, pretty boy.
The one thing that really, really bugged me about this ep--why would the Ancients (or whoever built the nanoviruses) store them in breakable glass containers? Tell me teflon-lined plastic containers don't exist in their world? All that technology, and they can't come up with shatter-proof storage devices?
SG1: It's Good to be The King
Awww, that was fun and silly. It was fun seeing Maybourne again, especially as King. It suits him, you know? And yes, I squealed like a little girl when I realized they were going to find the puddlejumper. As for those prophesies, I'm willing to go with Maybourne being able to read ancient, but what I want to know, is why the Time Traveling Ancient decided to write it all up? I can't think of any good reason, aside from 'oh, look at me, I'm a Time Traveling Ancient, aren't I fabulous?". Well, you left your ship behind, maybe you're not so fabulous after all. The other question I have is, if this TTA was around to see all this, where was he/she during the show? Shouldn't they have been around to witness all this? Oh wait, they already witnessed it, because it's already written down.
So where was he/she during the ep?
See, time travel eps make my head hurt. Let me just focus on the pretty instead--and oh, so pretty it was. Why does MS look so damn good in a hooded robe? I mean, breathtakingly good. It must be those eyes. I won't even ask why he and Teal'c hung around to get discovered and beat up. Because that's how happy I was with the pretty. And Jack, yay, Jack is off-world! And he and Daniel get to be cute together. Concentrating. With Carter in the background looking cute and eager. That was all very fun. As was the stand-off with the guns and arrows and crossbows. Yeah, Jack, we miss this, too. And I missed you looking all hot in the sunglasses and oh, look at you getting all excited over the neato keen flying machine. I'll bet he acts just like that when Daniel brings home the new sex toys.
I liked Wayne Brady as Trelak. Sure, he wasn't as menacing as most First Primes, but he also came across as a little smarter than most first primes, too. And you just know he was having a ball. Especially during that very dopey fight scene.
They all had flowers at the end, too. Jack shouldn't look so good carrying a bunch of yellow wildflowers, but he does.
I have to admit, though, the overall feel of this ep was one of 'yay, Rick's on a shoot with us!'. Compared to Atlantis, I'm seeing the actors more than the characters in SG1. Atlantis is more earnest, and is trying harder than SG1 at this point. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, it's just that the vibes from the two shows are very different, at least during the last two episodes. Granted, the last two SG1 eps have been on the lighter side, so maybe that's it.
Hot Zone
I've probably already squealed over this ep when I first saw it, but it's worthy of another round of squealing. DH with the whole dying thing--that man is so fabulous. Saving small children. Zelenka is fabulous in this, too. I love the way he works with Rodney. Plus those cute little distressed!Zelenka moments. ::wibbles:: But I can't believe Sci-fi lost the first three minutes! All that dead air. The cut out the adorable prime/not prime thing. Rodney and Zelenka teasing Ford. Okay, Ford got kind of mean with them, but it was good, geeky fun for a while there.
This was one of those 'everybody does their part' episodes, which I really enjoy. Even though, to me, this was Rodney's show. This is the first time, I think, that we get to see him being in charge and very, very competent. (Mmm. yeah). Aside from the premiere. He's comfortable with that role, especially when he's in his element--the city. And he's just a tad obnoxious, which is why we love him so. And speaking of obnoxious, we get to see a less-than-pretty side of Sheppard, going against Weir's orders like that. I wish Weir had slapped him down harder at the end, because he so deserved it. Sure, he thought he was doing the right thing, but he wasn't in charge. Yay for Teyla, too, telling him off, in her very polite Athosian way. And yay for Teyla, whacking him in the ass. When I saw the spoilers for this ep, I was afraid it was going to be shippy, and I was so relieved that it wasn't. Instead Telya kicks his ass, and then later tells him he was wrong to do what he did. I'm very happy with that.
I was also very happy that Sheppard was the one who figured out that overloading the naquada generator would cause a big enough EMP to take out the nanoviruses. Smart, pretty boy.
The one thing that really, really bugged me about this ep--why would the Ancients (or whoever built the nanoviruses) store them in breakable glass containers? Tell me teflon-lined plastic containers don't exist in their world? All that technology, and they can't come up with shatter-proof storage devices?
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Date: 2005-02-05 05:24 pm (UTC)And while I enjoy Daniel, I was painfully aware of some of the faces he was pulling during this ep. Eep, they were scary.
Only thing I can think of re: TTA is he knew he needed something (in the future) from the civilization as it stood...and Harry introducing modern Earth elements (the irrigation, the water wheel design, the medicines, etc) probably played into that. He probably saw and knew he needed both Harry and the civilization to develop the way he spelled it out. And without the records, could he guarantee it?
Overthink it? Why do you say that? ;)
LOVED Wayne Brady. I just love him anyway, and I liked the quiet menace he put into the role. Though he was looking rather...wider...than I recall him being. Smart villians are the scariest, don't you think?
Also loved Hot Zone. Loved McKay. Loved Zelenka. Loved the various smackdowns in the eppie. Much, much love for this ep.
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Date: 2005-02-05 05:54 pm (UTC)That's entirely possible. There could also be some grand scheme that we don't know anything about yet. There was a reason for SG1 to find the jumper, maybe.
Or, they all have God complexes. Worship me! I shall leave you mysterious writings and guide you. And make Harry your king. ::giggles:: I love Harry, too. He grew on me.
LOVED Wayne Brady. I just love him anyway, and I liked the quiet menace he put into the role.
That's it--a quiet menace. He wasn't as over the top as some First Primes have been. I thought he was very effective. And...solid. *g* Like you said, wider than usual. Most be the armor and the robes and stuff.
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Date: 2005-02-05 06:07 pm (UTC)I think back in the day he used to be one of the monsters in the Beetlejuice show out at Universal Studios Florida. And I think I've seen him a time or three. So yeah, have to root for the local boy done good...and that's in addition to the fact that I just love him. He so made the U.S. version of Who's Line Is It, Anyway?
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Date: 2005-02-05 06:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-05 06:19 pm (UTC)Multiple shows a day.
Hee. Love the early days of an actor's career. They do so many things that come back to haunt them.
I regret that I don't think I ever took the Jungle Boat Cruise out at Magic Kingdom when Ben Browder was the boat driver, though. Dammit.
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Date: 2005-02-06 03:10 pm (UTC)Okay, that is too damn funny. I had no idea. *g*
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Date: 2005-02-06 03:41 pm (UTC)Never heard if they found any or not. And I think it was the Orlando MK not Anaheim's Disneyland, though the latter would make much more sense. Because I remember kicking myself. Quite a lot.
Still. Ben with that much cheezetacular material. It boggles the mind.