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corilannamI realized that I never commented on the last two episodes of SG-1. When I sat down to compose some thoughts about them, however, I found myself yawning and wandering off to peer at dust motes. So perhaps commentary wasn't really all that necessary. Other than... ... the amusement most of us shared over the Power Bar moment. Just the mere mention of their penises, and they both have a pavlovian need to put something in their mouths. You gotta love that.
But it was a shame that Sam got an entire episode where she was the only member of SG-1 on screen most of the time, and she *still* doesn't get to have a personality. Can we hire a female writer or two for this show? Please?
But tonight, of course, is a different story!
I had some problems with the supersoldier plot, and especially with Jack's willingness to go along with that utterly ridiculous Plan A. I mean, come on. You have no idea what these guys are, other than seemingly invincible, and yet you're betting your lives on a) a force field being able to hold them, when they are utterly unaffected by every other kind of energy, and b) a human-made tranquilizer being able to knock them out. The trinium tipped darts looked handy, though. And I loved Jack's crack about "having some notes" for Sam's plan. Too bad they obviously weren't useful notes. The interrogation scenes were just laughable, although I always enjoy watching Teal'c get to be just a little bit of a badass. Even if he's not very effective at it anymore.
Having Jacob Carter/Selmac and Bra'tac in the same episode rocked my world. And Selmac even got to talk! Hopefully they'll be back in the second part to reveal whatever it is that the Tok'ra have got to be hiding about the super soldiers.
Speaking of the "super soldiers" brings me to the entertainment I got out of SG-1's, ahem, tribute to classic action flicks. There were a number of moments that cracked me up, but my favorite was the subterranean temple scene with Daniel and Lee, when they picked up the device and the place started to shake. The obvious first thought was, "Look out for the big boulder!" But then the water burst in, and it was like, oh, wait, it's not just a rip-off of Indiana Jones, but a rip-off of The Mummy Returns' rip-off of Indiana Jones. I also enjoyed Jack and Sam's little exchange about nicknaming the "super soldiers." For a second, I really expected Sam to say, "Well, sir, you know we can't actually call it the Terminator, or we'll get sued for trademark violations."
Okay, that's enough pretending to be thoughtful.
HOLY HANNAH, DID YOU SEE THE BICEPS ON THAT BOY????
Dirty, sweaty, bound, blindfolded, bare-armed and TOTALLY CUT!Daniel. I think my tongue might actually have been lolling out of my mouth. I have no idea what they said during that scene, and I honestly don't care. The spoiler screencap did not do it justice.
I did enjoy the Daniel and Dr.Red ShirtLee scenes much more than the A plot. Daniel got a chance to be deliciously snarky and bossy. "Go!" Hee! My little dictator.
I liked Lee a lot, too. "I think I figured out why the halls are so narrow...." Too bad about that big target painted on his forehead - it would be nice to have another archaeologist around as a recurring character, to give Daniel someone to play off on his own turf, and he and Daniel had a very snappy repartee. But the inevitable is coming, as both of them knew. When the bad guy said he might kill one of them, the expression on Lee's face clearly said, "Oh, crap, it's gonna be me." And the expression on Daniel's face clearly said, "Yeah, it's gonna be you. Sorry. But I'm back in the opening credits."
Despite my mourning-in-advance for the delightful Dr. Lee, the interrogation scene was kinda cute, if only for how deeply bored Daniel looked throughout. Yeah, yeah, Skippy, he's been threatened and tortured by the best. You aren't even going to rank in his top ten. And you haven't met his boyfriend yet.
Is it January yet? Are you sure? How 'bout now? Now? How about--
*hits self with trinium-tipped tranquilizer dart in attempt to induce four-month long coma*
But it was a shame that Sam got an entire episode where she was the only member of SG-1 on screen most of the time, and she *still* doesn't get to have a personality. Can we hire a female writer or two for this show? Please?
But tonight, of course, is a different story!
I had some problems with the supersoldier plot, and especially with Jack's willingness to go along with that utterly ridiculous Plan A. I mean, come on. You have no idea what these guys are, other than seemingly invincible, and yet you're betting your lives on a) a force field being able to hold them, when they are utterly unaffected by every other kind of energy, and b) a human-made tranquilizer being able to knock them out. The trinium tipped darts looked handy, though. And I loved Jack's crack about "having some notes" for Sam's plan. Too bad they obviously weren't useful notes. The interrogation scenes were just laughable, although I always enjoy watching Teal'c get to be just a little bit of a badass. Even if he's not very effective at it anymore.
Having Jacob Carter/Selmac and Bra'tac in the same episode rocked my world. And Selmac even got to talk! Hopefully they'll be back in the second part to reveal whatever it is that the Tok'ra have got to be hiding about the super soldiers.
Speaking of the "super soldiers" brings me to the entertainment I got out of SG-1's, ahem, tribute to classic action flicks. There were a number of moments that cracked me up, but my favorite was the subterranean temple scene with Daniel and Lee, when they picked up the device and the place started to shake. The obvious first thought was, "Look out for the big boulder!" But then the water burst in, and it was like, oh, wait, it's not just a rip-off of Indiana Jones, but a rip-off of The Mummy Returns' rip-off of Indiana Jones. I also enjoyed Jack and Sam's little exchange about nicknaming the "super soldiers." For a second, I really expected Sam to say, "Well, sir, you know we can't actually call it the Terminator, or we'll get sued for trademark violations."
Okay, that's enough pretending to be thoughtful.
HOLY HANNAH, DID YOU SEE THE BICEPS ON THAT BOY????
Dirty, sweaty, bound, blindfolded, bare-armed and TOTALLY CUT!Daniel. I think my tongue might actually have been lolling out of my mouth. I have no idea what they said during that scene, and I honestly don't care. The spoiler screencap did not do it justice.
I did enjoy the Daniel and Dr.
I liked Lee a lot, too. "I think I figured out why the halls are so narrow...." Too bad about that big target painted on his forehead - it would be nice to have another archaeologist around as a recurring character, to give Daniel someone to play off on his own turf, and he and Daniel had a very snappy repartee. But the inevitable is coming, as both of them knew. When the bad guy said he might kill one of them, the expression on Lee's face clearly said, "Oh, crap, it's gonna be me." And the expression on Daniel's face clearly said, "Yeah, it's gonna be you. Sorry. But I'm back in the opening credits."
Despite my mourning-in-advance for the delightful Dr. Lee, the interrogation scene was kinda cute, if only for how deeply bored Daniel looked throughout. Yeah, yeah, Skippy, he's been threatened and tortured by the best. You aren't even going to rank in his top ten. And you haven't met his boyfriend yet.
Is it January yet? Are you sure? How 'bout now? Now? How about--
*hits self with trinium-tipped tranquilizer dart in attempt to induce four-month long coma*
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Date: 2003-08-22 10:35 pm (UTC)Predator. Totally, totally Predator. *g*
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Date: 2003-08-24 04:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-08-23 06:00 am (UTC)Dirty, sweaty, bound, blindfolded, bare-armed and TOTALLY CUT!Daniel.
I see you have finally come to appreciate the wonder that is Daniel. Welcome to the club! *eg*
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Date: 2003-08-24 04:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-08-24 08:55 pm (UTC)You initially declared yourself to be a Jack girl. Remember? You thought Daniel was nice, but you were much more about the Jack.
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Date: 2003-08-25 07:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-08-23 06:59 am (UTC)And I must also say my thoughts paralleled yours somewhat - Daniel obviously has never learned to play nice with people who don't like him and want to kill him, but somehow that smart ass attitude never gets him killed. Which it really ought to. Not that I want our archaeologist dead, you understand.
And the biceps were to die for, indeed.
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Date: 2003-08-24 04:50 pm (UTC)And yeah, Daniel has just no sense of self preservation if he can be snarky instead. I'd like to say that he gets that from Jack, but I think he's pretty much always been that way.
The only thing that's going to keep him alive from here on out is that Nature will want to preserve such perfect examples of masculine biceps, in order to beautify the world. *g*