SGA:4x16 - Trio

[sholio]

That was awesome.

This is what I WANT from this show. Neat little episodes that showcase the Pegasus Galaxy. Danger that doesn't always have to rely on bad guys. Tightly plotted, well-written episodes that make me laugh and squee and gasp. Fun character interactions, and unexpected heroism, and little indications that the characters all have lives outside their work. Girl bonding! Rodney joining in girl bonding! Missions that go wrong in goofy and dorky and unexpectedly dangerous ways. It just makes the place feel real.

This show has been rocking the women this season. I think this is seriously one of my favorite episodes this season, even though none of my usual "favorite" character relationships were showcased. This is the show I want to watch each week -- no big giant space battles (though they're fun from time to time), just ultra-dorky space explorers bumbling around and succeeding in spite of themselves -- moments of real person heroism rather than big grand gestures.

I want more like this. MORE MORE MORE.

Comments

[d_odyssey.livejournal.com]

I agree with most of what you said. Keller was better at the end, but for some reason she still annoys me. I like the episode, but found it dragging and the ending predictable - the building falling just as Rodney swings to solid ground. That said, I did like the character driven aspect to the episode, the three working together and Rodney McGuyvering the tube.

"Martin's Rodney is the most fleshed out." Martin Gero writes great Rodney - it is his alter-ego I think. As you said, it would be great to flesh out the psyche and background of the rest of the team for next year. More of this kind of tightly written, character driven episodes would be welcome too.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Keller still annoys me, but if we get more of her written like we did in that last half, I could really grow to like her. She's the weak link in the cast and if she's going to stay then I WANT to like her more.

It'll be up to the way she's written.

[d_odyssey.livejournal.com]

Yes! I don't hold any grudges against the character or the actress. I, too, want to like her. It is the uneven writing that makes the character grate on me. They do need to keep her strong and add maybe a little maturation. She really needs to have the grounding and compassion that a doctor needs - at least a television doctor. With a stronger character, the whiny voice probably wouldn't bother me so much. It really does come down to the writing. Good point.