SGA 2x6 "Trinity"
Aug. 19th, 2005 10:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thegrrrl2002Okay, this is going to be incoherent, because, because, well--my brain went kerblooey.
There was more John/Rodney in this ep than my brain could handle, obviously. I probably should wait for a second viewing to make any comments at all, because right now all I can say is OMG! So in LovE!
Ah-hem.
Seriously, this was one fabulous episode. There were some bits I didn't like, like the entire B plot, which suffered largely from being paired with theslashiest greatest A plot of all time. Okay, maybe that was overeaching, but it was a damn exciting A plot. I loved the very opening--an ep that starts with them going through the gate on an Adventure. How cool is that? Rodney being a 'veteran' of gate travel, and telling Ronon not to eat lunch before traveling, LOL. I love the recurring food theme with those two. It's highly entertaining.
And then it's all about Rodney. And John. John smiling his great big "I love my brilliant, brainy boyfriend so damn much" smile. Rodney, Zelenka and John being ridiculously cute and excited. And John being smart, surprising even his smart boyfriend with his smarts.
Plus--The Montage! Oh, how Atlantis loves The Montage. This one had Zelenka and McKay arguing fiercely, though, so it was a good montage. Better than the Siege II one. Or the "Poisoning the Well" Science! montage.
Then we have disaster, the Dead Scientist thing happens, and lo, we get to see emotional fallout for once! Yay! And woobie Rodney breaks our hearts. Well, mine at least. We move on to Rodney being totally, utterly focused on getting this power source/weapon up and running, convinced he can succeed where others, i.e. the ancients, have failed. I loved it. I can absolutely see Rodney being totally convinced that he's right. As a scientist, we've seen that he's capable of doing amazing things, and his ego is right in line with that.
The scene where he goes to see John, to convince him that he can make the power source work, is absolutely wonderful. I think I melted at the 'trust me' part. I'm pretty sure John did, too.
I knew things were going to go all wrong at the end, but still, I hurt for Rodney during it. (But he and John went there together! ::squee::) I loved the fighter pilot thing John tells Rodney--I like that John understands some aspect of how Rodney feels about it, that he recognizes the intensity and focus and total lack of perspective.
What I didn't get was John's emotions at the end. ( I also didn't like Weir yelling at Rodney, because I just don't think that's in character for her. And come on, there are plenty more planets in the galaxy.) I'm going to have to watch this ep again, (well, duh) but when Rodney catches up with John, and they talk--John's certainly not happy, but I wasn't getting a 'totally pissed' vibe off of him. Disappointed? He trusted Rodney, put his ass on the line but we really don't know how Rodney's failure is going to affect him, and his relationship with Weir. He must have known it was risky going in, despite Rodney's assurances otherwise. Was he being totally sarcastic? Was he upset with himself, in that he didn't rein Rodney in? His last line, I can't remember it exactly, is that Rodney can earn his trust back if he really wants to, seemed kind of positive, unless I'm reading it totally wrong.
Bah.
I think I was too distracted by Rodney being so utterly, heartbreakingly sincere to really get a read on John.
So where do they stand now? Will this be totally forgotten by time the next episode rolls around? Considering SGA actually understands the meaning of continuity, I suspect not. I'm really interested in seeing how their relationship plays out next week. And how Rodney reacts to having failed in a big, big way. Failed John, failed himself, and let's not forget Zelenka. He's got to be a little irked by Rodney's attitude there at the end.
I think I need to go watch this ep again right now.
There was more John/Rodney in this ep than my brain could handle, obviously. I probably should wait for a second viewing to make any comments at all, because right now all I can say is OMG! So in LovE!
Ah-hem.
Seriously, this was one fabulous episode. There were some bits I didn't like, like the entire B plot, which suffered largely from being paired with the
And then it's all about Rodney. And John. John smiling his great big "I love my brilliant, brainy boyfriend so damn much" smile. Rodney, Zelenka and John being ridiculously cute and excited. And John being smart, surprising even his smart boyfriend with his smarts.
Plus--The Montage! Oh, how Atlantis loves The Montage. This one had Zelenka and McKay arguing fiercely, though, so it was a good montage. Better than the Siege II one. Or the "Poisoning the Well" Science! montage.
Then we have disaster, the Dead Scientist thing happens, and lo, we get to see emotional fallout for once! Yay! And woobie Rodney breaks our hearts. Well, mine at least. We move on to Rodney being totally, utterly focused on getting this power source/weapon up and running, convinced he can succeed where others, i.e. the ancients, have failed. I loved it. I can absolutely see Rodney being totally convinced that he's right. As a scientist, we've seen that he's capable of doing amazing things, and his ego is right in line with that.
The scene where he goes to see John, to convince him that he can make the power source work, is absolutely wonderful. I think I melted at the 'trust me' part. I'm pretty sure John did, too.
I knew things were going to go all wrong at the end, but still, I hurt for Rodney during it. (But he and John went there together! ::squee::) I loved the fighter pilot thing John tells Rodney--I like that John understands some aspect of how Rodney feels about it, that he recognizes the intensity and focus and total lack of perspective.
What I didn't get was John's emotions at the end. ( I also didn't like Weir yelling at Rodney, because I just don't think that's in character for her. And come on, there are plenty more planets in the galaxy.) I'm going to have to watch this ep again, (well, duh) but when Rodney catches up with John, and they talk--John's certainly not happy, but I wasn't getting a 'totally pissed' vibe off of him. Disappointed? He trusted Rodney, put his ass on the line but we really don't know how Rodney's failure is going to affect him, and his relationship with Weir. He must have known it was risky going in, despite Rodney's assurances otherwise. Was he being totally sarcastic? Was he upset with himself, in that he didn't rein Rodney in? His last line, I can't remember it exactly, is that Rodney can earn his trust back if he really wants to, seemed kind of positive, unless I'm reading it totally wrong.
Bah.
I think I was too distracted by Rodney being so utterly, heartbreakingly sincere to really get a read on John.
So where do they stand now? Will this be totally forgotten by time the next episode rolls around? Considering SGA actually understands the meaning of continuity, I suspect not. I'm really interested in seeing how their relationship plays out next week. And how Rodney reacts to having failed in a big, big way. Failed John, failed himself, and let's not forget Zelenka. He's got to be a little irked by Rodney's attitude there at the end.
I think I need to go watch this ep again right now.
