I think that I would have needed a whole lot more discussion surrounding the deaths of the RepliTeam in order to buy it. Because as it is, both they and "our" team are acting massively OOC simply to further the plot, and I call foul on that.
They could have made it work; they could easily have shortened some of the earlier expository bits to make room for a scene or two where the two teams talk it over and come up with a plan, or a brief scene on the Jumper when the RepliTeam does that mind-meld thing our team does and looks at each other and they all decide to uncloak and give the others a chance to get away even though it probably means their own death.
On the other hand ... you know, thinking about your comment about jumping the Replicators ... it's interesting that we never actually see what happens when RepliJohn gets shot. Maybe this IS their escape plan -- because John doesn't say that they're dead when the real team runs back through the gate, he just says they're not coming. And just because they're sending the real Elizabeth's things back to Earth doesn't necessarily mean they believe RepliLiz is dead. Maybe the RepliTeam stayed behind with the deliberate intent of infiltrating the ship and taking the fight to the Replicators.
... hmmm.
I want the next episode now, because I think I'll like this one much better if it all turns out to be a fake-out (and this show DOES do stuff like that).
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I think that I would have needed a whole lot more discussion surrounding the deaths of the RepliTeam in order to buy it. Because as it is, both they and "our" team are acting massively OOC simply to further the plot, and I call foul on that.
They could have made it work; they could easily have shortened some of the earlier expository bits to make room for a scene or two where the two teams talk it over and come up with a plan, or a brief scene on the Jumper when the RepliTeam does that mind-meld thing our team does and looks at each other and they all decide to uncloak and give the others a chance to get away even though it probably means their own death.
On the other hand ... you know, thinking about your comment about jumping the Replicators ... it's interesting that we never actually see what happens when RepliJohn gets shot. Maybe this IS their escape plan -- because John doesn't say that they're dead when the real team runs back through the gate, he just says they're not coming. And just because they're sending the real Elizabeth's things back to Earth doesn't necessarily mean they believe RepliLiz is dead. Maybe the RepliTeam stayed behind with the deliberate intent of infiltrating the ship and taking the fight to the Replicators.
... hmmm.
I want the next episode now, because I think I'll like this one much better if it all turns out to be a fake-out (and this show DOES do stuff like that).