Commenting before writing my own post this time! But I was so curious to see what you'd written!
First of all - um. In my head, the RepliTeam will be dead when we see their cold dead bodies get burned, and their ashes scattered on the wind! In other words - I will be pissed if that happens in canon, but as it were, I was just waiting for Ronon to stand up behind the replicator pointing the gun at Sheppard! Then all of them would kick some Replicator ass, steal the Replicators' ship (possibly the ship the patrol came down in - they don't have beaming tech, do they?), and fly off into the sunset. That is what happened. You cannot convince me it's not, because it would make me SAD. And very, very annoyed. And it would make no sense!
Sadly, the above denial only half-works. But seriously - until they're killed off in a more final way in canon, the writers really could bring them back again. Which would be great. I loved the RepliTeam, even if I figured the whole thing out in the first five minutes. (The old uniform, and then they even used an old exterior shot I haven't seen for a long time - plus I've read fic where they think they're real, but are in fact replicators, so~ I was kind of prepared for that twist. ^___^)
What really bugs me right now is that, again - they SUCK at writing Teyla. Even when she's right there, it's like - GAH. I swear, the reason why Teyla is the only one who doesn't exchange any lines or anything with her own double (at least not one-on-one like the others) is because JM doesn't really have a clue how Teyla would behave. There's nothing instantly Teyla-like for her to do, because they just don't give her those moments. I absolutely loved what they did with John and Rodney and Ronon, and their interactions with their doubles and each other, but Teyla... what? What's her reaction to seeing herself, pre-baby, pre-Missing? What's her reaction to seeing Elizabeth? The two of them were close, and so much has happened, but - no, the guys get the good lines and the emotional scenes and Teyla gets the short end of the stick, and right now I'm just letting off steam, and maybe I should go do that in my own journal? ^^;; Because - um. I really liked this episode, so... It's not blind hate, it's just - the culmination of a lot of frustration, including the frustration that Teyla's pregnancy still hasn't come up with the others on-screen, and I'm going to be so very ticked off if we don't get to see the reveal!
The Seer's prediction showing something completely unrelated to Sam... On one hand, it really doesn't make sense. On the other, he asked for "the leader of these people", so that he could show her what he had seen of the fate of the city. It wasn't her prophecy at all - he never said that. It was something he'd seen, and probably only made sense of once he got to see Atlantis. So in that context, it actually makes sense. Dramatically, though? Meh. Waiting two eps for the "big reveal" after all that setup? That's a bit too short.
What I liked about this episode was the emotional part - I really loved the creepy tension and the team drawing together in RepliLantis, trying to figure out what the hell was going on. I loved Ronon and John (duplicates or not, they're still Ronon and John!) sparring, and then the five of them being so determined to help Atlantis, even if they themselves won't ever be able to go home there. I loved Zelenka talking to Rodney, and Rodney thanking him, and then John coming to check up on him. Patting him on the back! Because they're dealing with so much loss, and all of this tore open so many wounds that have barely started to scab, much less heal... And I do love the idea of a RepliTeam, somewhere out there, fighting the good fight.
There's more, but I'm probably forgetting it in my stunned "no cliffhanger" reaction. Because - yeah. What happened to the cliffhanger? (Though I won't complain, since this will make the waiting easier, and won't lead to any disappointments a la magically disappearing Ancients in Return!)
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First of all - um. In my head, the RepliTeam will be dead when we see their cold dead bodies get burned, and their ashes scattered on the wind! In other words - I will be pissed if that happens in canon, but as it were, I was just waiting for Ronon to stand up behind the replicator pointing the gun at Sheppard! Then all of them would kick some Replicator ass, steal the Replicators' ship (possibly the ship the patrol came down in - they don't have beaming tech, do they?), and fly off into the sunset. That is what happened. You cannot convince me it's not, because it would make me SAD. And very, very annoyed. And it would make no sense!
Sadly, the above denial only half-works. But seriously - until they're killed off in a more final way in canon, the writers really could bring them back again. Which would be great. I loved the RepliTeam, even if I figured the whole thing out in the first five minutes. (The old uniform, and then they even used an old exterior shot I haven't seen for a long time - plus I've read fic where they think they're real, but are in fact replicators, so~ I was kind of prepared for that twist. ^___^)
What really bugs me right now is that, again - they SUCK at writing Teyla. Even when she's right there, it's like - GAH. I swear, the reason why Teyla is the only one who doesn't exchange any lines or anything with her own double (at least not one-on-one like the others) is because JM doesn't really have a clue how Teyla would behave. There's nothing instantly Teyla-like for her to do, because they just don't give her those moments. I absolutely loved what they did with John and Rodney and Ronon, and their interactions with their doubles and each other, but Teyla... what? What's her reaction to seeing herself, pre-baby, pre-Missing? What's her reaction to seeing Elizabeth? The two of them were close, and so much has happened, but - no, the guys get the good lines and the emotional scenes and Teyla gets the short end of the stick, and right now I'm just letting off steam, and maybe I should go do that in my own journal? ^^;; Because - um. I really liked this episode, so... It's not blind hate, it's just - the culmination of a lot of frustration, including the frustration that Teyla's pregnancy still hasn't come up with the others on-screen, and I'm going to be so very ticked off if we don't get to see the reveal!
The Seer's prediction showing something completely unrelated to Sam... On one hand, it really doesn't make sense. On the other, he asked for "the leader of these people", so that he could show her what he had seen of the fate of the city. It wasn't her prophecy at all - he never said that. It was something he'd seen, and probably only made sense of once he got to see Atlantis. So in that context, it actually makes sense. Dramatically, though? Meh. Waiting two eps for the "big reveal" after all that setup? That's a bit too short.
What I liked about this episode was the emotional part - I really loved the creepy tension and the team drawing together in RepliLantis, trying to figure out what the hell was going on. I loved Ronon and John (duplicates or not, they're still Ronon and John!) sparring, and then the five of them being so determined to help Atlantis, even if they themselves won't ever be able to go home there. I loved Zelenka talking to Rodney, and Rodney thanking him, and then John coming to check up on him. Patting him on the back! Because they're dealing with so much loss, and all of this tore open so many wounds that have barely started to scab, much less heal... And I do love the idea of a RepliTeam, somewhere out there, fighting the good fight.
There's more, but I'm probably forgetting it in my stunned "no cliffhanger" reaction. Because - yeah. What happened to the cliffhanger? (Though I won't complain, since this will make the waiting easier, and won't lead to any disappointments a la magically disappearing Ancients in Return!)