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Stargate SG-1 Rocked!
I'll post some long comment later. Just gotta say that I loved Vala in this. I loved her interaction with the rest of the team and didn't mind that it was Daniel-lite. The story hung together, no huge plot holes smacked me on the head, and I didn't have to hang my disbelief by its neck to enjoy.
I haven't enjoyed an episode this much since Changeling
This show goes to 11. *wink* Sadly, I didn't get a lot of work done like I was supposed to, but who cares?
I haven't enjoyed an episode this much since Changeling
This show goes to 11. *wink* Sadly, I didn't get a lot of work done like I was supposed to, but who cares?
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That amazes me because I don't care much for Vala.
Not surprisingly, some circles were not very pleased...
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Gee, you don't say? Shocked. Shocked I am. :)
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Mind you, I had some issues with some writing and directorial decisions. (I would have not liked to see Vala's fate after communications broke off--I think that would have been a great cliffhanger--and some parts were slow, but I looked at this not as a regular Stargate episode. I saw it more as exposition/lead-in material.) This was not just a set up for the finale, but also the writers way of softening Vala and giving us some character growth so that she can ease into next season as a regular.
As a Daniel fan, I don't need for every episode to feature him overly. I don't have an issue with less of him as long as it's done well. And it was. I have the same attitude for all of the characters.
Now, let's keep hoping for more of this Vala and a more balanced Daniel. :)
Oh, and best line ever? When Teal'c thought of Darth Vader when everyone else was thinking the Bible ;)
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Yanno, that would have added to the tension. I'll agree on that point. Wish They'd left us mor ein the dark as to Vala's fate.
--and some parts were slow, but I looked at this not as a regular Stargate episode. I saw it more as exposition/lead-in material.
I think that I was typing virtually the same thing over at your LJ while you were typing this. lol!
As a Daniel fan, I don't need for every episode to feature him overly.
I feel very strongly that Season 9 has been a good one for Daniel screentime. I don't mind his absence in this light and in light of the fact that this wasn't a storyline that begged for his linguist/archaeologist/anthropologist skill set.
As for Teal'c, I'm beginning that this may, in fact, be the best season ever for him. I laughed so hard I missed the next few lines when he came up with Darth Vader. I heart Teal'c!
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By the way, I'll start marking my posts as having spoilers so you can decide whether to be spoiled by reading my Season 9 reactions. I think knowing that far ahead in the series could really suck some of the enjoyment out of where you are and that would be a damned shame because you're at the pinnacle of the golden years and the best of the slashiness, until season 9 starts, is at your door.
I can hardly wait to hear your reactions to Seasons 3 and 4. I love getting the reaction from someone who isn't tainted by the fandom bullshit while watching. It's like a real experiment with a control subject and everything.
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For example, Babylon 5 has been off for years, and i still havne't watching Section Gray 21324.25235 or whatever it was is missing - nor have I watched Chimera. :)
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But yes, I thought Vala was.... PLEASANT... this episode. I like Vala but too often she sucks all the air out of the room. Plus I was delighted to see that thye didn't stick her in black leather so the fan boys could ooogle her pregnancy enhanced breasts. :P
Helena
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Wait - do I understand correctly that you haven't seen the SG-1 episode, Chimera?!? Um, do you have any idea the Daniel beefcakage you've missed?!? For that alone, I'd watch it again. And yes, I internally squeed like the dorky fangirl that I am when our tour in Vancouver took us by Daniel's house from that episode. I think the neighbors have no idea what to make of it all.
Claudia Black looks good pregnant. It appears to agree with her. She's one of those lucky women who only seem to gain where the baby is rather than getting softened all over. Vala was far more enjoyable and, for the first time ever, I felt the menace of the Ori. Yup, I liked this episode.
No great loss to have missed Babylon 5's "Grey 17 Is Missing" as it was probably one of the worst episodes, by far. JMS himself said it was experimental and that sometimes experiments fail. It was a pretty bad one, all right, though I wish I'd missed the one where Jack the Ripper comes to torture John and DeLenn. Between silly premise and torture, I wasn't well impressed.
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