20 April 2007 @ 11:29 pm
SG-1 10.12: Line in the Sand  
This is more of an insta-reaction than a thoughtful response

Watching the warriors massacre crouching villagers was particularly painful given the events of this week. I was surprised by the severity of the gut-punch that delivered. I mean, I know that nobody died and it was just flashes from off screen but I was quite the strength of my reaction was unexpected. I wish we'd seen this back when the Brits did rather than now. :(

Stupid premise -- how in the world did they think that the Ori wouldn't notice the missing village? So, assuming I can get past that idiocy, I think the episode was reasonably good. I was glad for once to see a grievously injured character actually suffer. I know that sounds weird but I'm tired of seeing the equivalent of the Monty Python Flesh Wound still fighting. It gave Amanda a cool part to play and it gave us a lot of really nice character beats between Sam and Cam.

I just hope Sam doesn't fall for Cam because he's Teal'c's man and I'd hate to see her lose the colonel again like she did Jack to Daniel. ;-)
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[identity profile] juliabk.livejournal.com on April 21st, 2007 03:12 pm (UTC)
I like the audio on your tv better.

And yes, her letters should be in envelopes in the HR files or the General's files. As for the password, this is CARTER! She probably has two dozen passwords at LEAST and I bet everyone of them is randomly generated and memorized.
Mish: Team -- Old Style (anim)[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on April 21st, 2007 03:51 pm (UTC)
We had to pay extra for that audio but it has been worth it.

So true! It would be easier to believe these characters if the writers had a better understanding of characterization. *sigh* It frustrates me when they botch really obvious things.
[identity profile] juliabk.livejournal.com on April 21st, 2007 04:00 pm (UTC)
TELL me about it!

Just once I'd like to see a show like this have a person on staff who's ONLY job is to watch out for this sort of thing.

Oh, *and* have that individual be actually, y'know, *competent*.
Mish: Team -- Old Style (anim)[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on April 21st, 2007 05:44 pm (UTC)
I think that would be too much. How could a show survive if all the geeky fans were passed out from the shock and couldn't press their Nielson (sp?) box remote buttons?
[identity profile] juliabk.livejournal.com on April 21st, 2007 06:45 pm (UTC)
Man, I wish I had one of those boxes. ;-)