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Just realized I never did this one. Being my usual style of episode review, i.e. nothing like a review, just whatever made me squee. And, wow ...
This episode was GOLD. I think the only thing that detracted from it somewhat was that it was such an *utterly* blatantripoff homage of Mudd's Women from Star Trek: TOS that I cringed every once in a while, early on. But soon I was having too much fun to care.
You know how I went utterly fangirl-crazy for the Rodney-Sheppard-Zelenka cafeteria scene in "No Man's Land"? Well, same deal with the Catwoman conversation here. Mainly because fanfic is full of Rodney and Sheppard having these sorts of conversations about various geekstuff (Trogdor, Buffy, Dr. Who) and now, OMG, it's canon. Be still my heart! As my sister pointed out when we discussed the episode, too, they've been really letting Sheppard's honorary-geek side show through this season. I'm definitely getting the feeling that these sorts of scenes are what TPTB meant by "more character moments" and, oh, I am loving every minute! (And I had already been using the publicity shot from that scene in my userpics -- finding out context, and the fact that they're having a Batman geekout during that scene, just delighted me to no end!)
Sheppard's expressions throughout this whole episode were priceless. Especially loved him trying to lean away from Drugged!Rodney with that hilarious WTF??? wide-eyed expression. And then the look on his face of utter horror when Carson starts sobbing in the puddlejumper ... gold, I say, GOLD!
The matter-of-fact way that Rodney says "... and Ronon held me up against the wall" just cracked me up. So much of this episode was funny mainly because of the way the actors delivered their lines and the body language. They really all got a chance to play off one another in the best way.
Rodney giving Sam credit for the spacegate idea was neat. That's one of the cool things about Rodney -- he really does give credit where credit's due, whether it's to Sam or Zelenka or Sheppard, and while he may sometimes be totally obnoxious about it or couch it in the form of a joke, he doesn't ever try to take credit for ideas that aren't his.
And the scene at the end -- OHGOD. And Sheppard deserves it, too, considering how he's obviously been making everyone else's life hell (and wasn't Beckett's reaction to Sheppard's teasing in that scene utterly priceless?). Another thing that my sister pointed out is that this is yet another example of the comfort level between Sheppard and McKay, because Rodney has no compunctions whatsoever about messing with Sheppard in that way (though I'd love to see Sheppard's reaction when it wears off -- and there's always the possibility that Sheppard's just messing with Rodney right back, and isn't under the influence of anything). It's such a sibling thing!
The fact that they letMudd Lucius go at the end, despite him knowing so much about Atlantis AND having a mind-control drug AND obviously having no compunctions about using it ... that surprised me. True, they were releasing him to the justice of his homeworld, but STILL. (It does kinda lend credence to the idea that they got rid of Sora in Season 1 by simply letting her go somewhere ... though I'm highly amused by the idea that she's still down in the bowels of Atlantis somewhere, and they have to remember to feed and walk her every once in a while.)
EDIT: Oh, and? The hair comment to John? PRICELESS! I love it when they make fun of his hair! (And Ronon's too, later.) Heeheeheehee!
This episode was GOLD. I think the only thing that detracted from it somewhat was that it was such an *utterly* blatant
You know how I went utterly fangirl-crazy for the Rodney-Sheppard-Zelenka cafeteria scene in "No Man's Land"? Well, same deal with the Catwoman conversation here. Mainly because fanfic is full of Rodney and Sheppard having these sorts of conversations about various geekstuff (Trogdor, Buffy, Dr. Who) and now, OMG, it's canon. Be still my heart! As my sister pointed out when we discussed the episode, too, they've been really letting Sheppard's honorary-geek side show through this season. I'm definitely getting the feeling that these sorts of scenes are what TPTB meant by "more character moments" and, oh, I am loving every minute! (And I had already been using the publicity shot from that scene in my userpics -- finding out context, and the fact that they're having a Batman geekout during that scene, just delighted me to no end!)
Sheppard's expressions throughout this whole episode were priceless. Especially loved him trying to lean away from Drugged!Rodney with that hilarious WTF??? wide-eyed expression. And then the look on his face of utter horror when Carson starts sobbing in the puddlejumper ... gold, I say, GOLD!
The matter-of-fact way that Rodney says "... and Ronon held me up against the wall" just cracked me up. So much of this episode was funny mainly because of the way the actors delivered their lines and the body language. They really all got a chance to play off one another in the best way.
Rodney giving Sam credit for the spacegate idea was neat. That's one of the cool things about Rodney -- he really does give credit where credit's due, whether it's to Sam or Zelenka or Sheppard, and while he may sometimes be totally obnoxious about it or couch it in the form of a joke, he doesn't ever try to take credit for ideas that aren't his.
And the scene at the end -- OHGOD. And Sheppard deserves it, too, considering how he's obviously been making everyone else's life hell (and wasn't Beckett's reaction to Sheppard's teasing in that scene utterly priceless?). Another thing that my sister pointed out is that this is yet another example of the comfort level between Sheppard and McKay, because Rodney has no compunctions whatsoever about messing with Sheppard in that way (though I'd love to see Sheppard's reaction when it wears off -- and there's always the possibility that Sheppard's just messing with Rodney right back, and isn't under the influence of anything). It's such a sibling thing!
The fact that they let
EDIT: Oh, and? The hair comment to John? PRICELESS! I love it when they make fun of his hair! (And Ronon's too, later.) Heeheeheehee!
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Oh, and I forgot to mention how much I loved Rodney doing the "marmot" thing with his hands! That was another of those "just about wet myself laughing" moments. Which this episode was full of.
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How about that bit where Rodney says that Ronon held him up against the wall, and the way that Shep's attention SNAPPED to him?
I keep watching this. I haven't watched a SGA episode this much since GuP!
Kam :D
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I think I've watched the Catwoman scene about a dozen times already ...
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I actually AM trying to avoid spoilers for this season, but I've picked up a few things here and there ... mostly by way of whetting the appetite.
Irresistible
Know this is a little late but, just was glad to see someone else who liked it.