Then again, we seem to be out of turn with each other, just in general, this week coz I ended up liking the SGA episode this week a lot more than I thought I would. I liked that the Atlantis team weren't righteous in the end - that Woolsey ended up "playing the game" rather than taking the moral high ground. I initially feared that the resolution would be him revealing the Genii plot and the coalition forgiving the Atlantis expedition because "Look at what those naughty Genii did! You must be better than them. All is forgiven." - which would have been so utterly trite that it would have made me ill.
Instead, they kept it morally murky. I loved that Woolsey used the card "You'd better hope we're on your side when the Wraith come looking for you again." There was a level of pragmatic realism that I didn't think the show would go for - which impressed me, I have to admit. The SGA team weren't angelic - and especially not Woolsey (although I did think he'd come more acropper for his arrogant condescending attitude to the council). They weren't really victims - even thought they were betrayed and ambushed. The coalition made good points. John and Woolsey made good points. And all in all, I thought it advanced the storyline in a remarkably logical way, all things considered. I ended up liking it despite huge initial reservations.
But, as an aside that I should probably keep to myself (but I never know when to keep my mouth shut), I don't think I'll ever really understand people being able to overlook what I see as the obvious racism and political grandstanding of NCIS, and yet being so outraged at what could be at worst described as discrimination by negligent on the part of SPN and SGA. But again, not American, so maybe I'm missing key issues.
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Instead, they kept it morally murky. I loved that Woolsey used the card "You'd better hope we're on your side when the Wraith come looking for you again." There was a level of pragmatic realism that I didn't think the show would go for - which impressed me, I have to admit. The SGA team weren't angelic - and especially not Woolsey (although I did think he'd come more acropper for his arrogant condescending attitude to the council). They weren't really victims - even thought they were betrayed and ambushed. The coalition made good points. John and Woolsey made good points. And all in all, I thought it advanced the storyline in a remarkably logical way, all things considered. I ended up liking it despite huge initial reservations.
But, as an aside that I should probably keep to myself (but I never know when to keep my mouth shut), I don't think I'll ever really understand people being able to overlook what I see as the obvious racism and political grandstanding of NCIS, and yet being so outraged at what could be at worst described as discrimination by negligent on the part of SPN and SGA. But again, not American, so maybe I'm missing key issues.