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I *really* enjoyed this one! I had a few little nitpicks, such as not getting to see anyone telling Rodney about Teyla; either they haven't told him yet -- which seems kind of odd that it wouldn't have EVER come up on the flight to the Replicator planet -- or we didn't get to see it. And there were a few places that seemed too easy or like they were glossing things over to get it all to fit in an hour. But overall -- lots of squee! In fact, rather than writing up a coherent sort of episode summary, I guess I'll just list points of squee in no particular order:
-Caldwell! Yay! And seeing the contrast between him and Ellis is really interesting, because he does seem to have come to an understanding of how to work with this bunch of oddballs. And he seemed to be working really well with Carter, which was nice to see.
-The moment of revelation with Teyla! And the character reactions worked really well for me -- John being kind of an ass about it, and angry that she hadn't told him; Ronon a lot more understanding, and having figured out that she was together with whatsisname, and the handholding ... AWWWWWWW! In that scene, too, I really got the sense that I sometimes got in season 2, that Ronon and Teyla have a certain closeness that comes from being the only two Pegasus natives on Atlantis, and there are times when they understand each other better than anyone else does. I really like that rapport and was very happy to see it again here. And once again, squee! to the handholding!
-Space battles! explosions! whee! The special effects were fantastic in this episode, from little things like the puddle of Replicator goo, to the big 'splodey ones. I really loved it.
-Carter was just awesome in this. I loved that little moment at the Replicator homeworld when she gets to do the scientific figuring-out for a change, or at least point Rodney in the right direction; while I understand that it's somewhat necessary for the role she has now, she's been very sidelined on the scientific stuff while she's been on Atlantis, and it was lovely to get this little reminder that she can still go brain-on-brain with Rodney.
-That scene at the end with Elizabeth -- OMG! I covered up the list of guest stars at the beginning (I often do that because I don't want to know who's going to be in the episode; it often gives things away), and I had actually forgotten that Torri was supposed to be in this one. I love how she's got this shiny leather "evil" version of Elizabeth's jacket. And honestly, I have no idea if this is a "RepliBeth" or if it's the real one and the other was lying about the real one being dead. But I'm really looking forward to next week -- I honestly know NOTHING about the next episode and I don't want to be spoiled, either; I'm just a-squee with anticipation.
-Rodney built a fembot! I can't believe no one in the show teased him about that. You know what I really loved about "FRAN", though, is that they didn't go ahead and have her go the free-will, wanting-to-be-human route. Her conversations with Rodney were very interesting, because she just thinks differently than humans do, and I really loved that. (It was also kind of nice to have ONE of their plans go off without a hitch! I mean, the rest of it didn't quite, but the FRAN part did.)
-Considering how much Larrin (Lirrin?) irritated me in Travelers, I was pleasantly surprised that I really liked her here. She really came across as a sort of female John -- and I did enjoy the understated sexual tension between them. I think this episode worked a lot better at what they were probably going for in Travelers, where it didn't quite gel for me: the clash of equally stubborn personalities who are nevertheless capable of putting their differences aside and working together when they have to. (Larrin's reference to the council was also interesting. I would love to know more about Traveler culture. These ships were pretty obviously warships only, without families on them -- at least I presume so.)
-What else? Lots of fun little bickering-bantering scenes; loved Carter defending Rodney, and Rodney and Zelenka arguing, and the John & Rodney scene at the end. (I like the way that the whole Doranda thing is basically just yet another way for John to tease Rodney -- actually, I don't think it took very long for it to become so in season 2.)
I'm sure I'll think of more after I post this. But, basically, I quite enjoyed it, and there were places where I went "... wuh?" with the plot (like bringing refugees to Atlantis rather than gating them to another world), but overall I liked it enough that I wasn't overly bothered.
I did think it was a little bit of a writerly misstep to have Larrin accept so readily that Sheppard & co. weren't in league with the Wraith, though. In the past, the slightest hint of Wraith collaboration when they're offworld is enough to bring out the "Wraith worshipper! Betrayer!" accusations. Larrin's willingness to accept a Wraith alliance seemed to go against what we've seen of the Pegasus Galaxy mindset. On the other hand, being the only people in the galaxy (so far) who are on technologically equal footing with the Wraith, it's possible that the Travelers have actually considered plans along the lines of the one in Allies in the past. Anyway, it bugged me, but my nitpicks with the episode were really all small things, and for an episode with a plot this sprawling and complicated, I guess that's really a point in its favor!
Okay, off to read other people's reactions. :)
I *really* enjoyed this one! I had a few little nitpicks, such as not getting to see anyone telling Rodney about Teyla; either they haven't told him yet -- which seems kind of odd that it wouldn't have EVER come up on the flight to the Replicator planet -- or we didn't get to see it. And there were a few places that seemed too easy or like they were glossing things over to get it all to fit in an hour. But overall -- lots of squee! In fact, rather than writing up a coherent sort of episode summary, I guess I'll just list points of squee in no particular order:
-Caldwell! Yay! And seeing the contrast between him and Ellis is really interesting, because he does seem to have come to an understanding of how to work with this bunch of oddballs. And he seemed to be working really well with Carter, which was nice to see.
-The moment of revelation with Teyla! And the character reactions worked really well for me -- John being kind of an ass about it, and angry that she hadn't told him; Ronon a lot more understanding, and having figured out that she was together with whatsisname, and the handholding ... AWWWWWWW! In that scene, too, I really got the sense that I sometimes got in season 2, that Ronon and Teyla have a certain closeness that comes from being the only two Pegasus natives on Atlantis, and there are times when they understand each other better than anyone else does. I really like that rapport and was very happy to see it again here. And once again, squee! to the handholding!
-Space battles! explosions! whee! The special effects were fantastic in this episode, from little things like the puddle of Replicator goo, to the big 'splodey ones. I really loved it.
-Carter was just awesome in this. I loved that little moment at the Replicator homeworld when she gets to do the scientific figuring-out for a change, or at least point Rodney in the right direction; while I understand that it's somewhat necessary for the role she has now, she's been very sidelined on the scientific stuff while she's been on Atlantis, and it was lovely to get this little reminder that she can still go brain-on-brain with Rodney.
-That scene at the end with Elizabeth -- OMG! I covered up the list of guest stars at the beginning (I often do that because I don't want to know who's going to be in the episode; it often gives things away), and I had actually forgotten that Torri was supposed to be in this one. I love how she's got this shiny leather "evil" version of Elizabeth's jacket. And honestly, I have no idea if this is a "RepliBeth" or if it's the real one and the other was lying about the real one being dead. But I'm really looking forward to next week -- I honestly know NOTHING about the next episode and I don't want to be spoiled, either; I'm just a-squee with anticipation.
-Rodney built a fembot! I can't believe no one in the show teased him about that. You know what I really loved about "FRAN", though, is that they didn't go ahead and have her go the free-will, wanting-to-be-human route. Her conversations with Rodney were very interesting, because she just thinks differently than humans do, and I really loved that. (It was also kind of nice to have ONE of their plans go off without a hitch! I mean, the rest of it didn't quite, but the FRAN part did.)
-Considering how much Larrin (Lirrin?) irritated me in Travelers, I was pleasantly surprised that I really liked her here. She really came across as a sort of female John -- and I did enjoy the understated sexual tension between them. I think this episode worked a lot better at what they were probably going for in Travelers, where it didn't quite gel for me: the clash of equally stubborn personalities who are nevertheless capable of putting their differences aside and working together when they have to. (Larrin's reference to the council was also interesting. I would love to know more about Traveler culture. These ships were pretty obviously warships only, without families on them -- at least I presume so.)
-What else? Lots of fun little bickering-bantering scenes; loved Carter defending Rodney, and Rodney and Zelenka arguing, and the John & Rodney scene at the end. (I like the way that the whole Doranda thing is basically just yet another way for John to tease Rodney -- actually, I don't think it took very long for it to become so in season 2.)
I'm sure I'll think of more after I post this. But, basically, I quite enjoyed it, and there were places where I went "... wuh?" with the plot (like bringing refugees to Atlantis rather than gating them to another world), but overall I liked it enough that I wasn't overly bothered.
I did think it was a little bit of a writerly misstep to have Larrin accept so readily that Sheppard & co. weren't in league with the Wraith, though. In the past, the slightest hint of Wraith collaboration when they're offworld is enough to bring out the "Wraith worshipper! Betrayer!" accusations. Larrin's willingness to accept a Wraith alliance seemed to go against what we've seen of the Pegasus Galaxy mindset. On the other hand, being the only people in the galaxy (so far) who are on technologically equal footing with the Wraith, it's possible that the Travelers have actually considered plans along the lines of the one in Allies in the past. Anyway, it bugged me, but my nitpicks with the episode were really all small things, and for an episode with a plot this sprawling and complicated, I guess that's really a point in its favor!
Okay, off to read other people's reactions. :)