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Okay, this episode I really enjoyed - probably because it was Ronon-centric for a change.
Nice action, nice exposition, the twist was predictable, because Ronon had to stay or go and he couldn't go, so the Satedans had to be bad. The problem with this show is that there are some things that are constant and those constants make things predictable. The core team can't die or be permanently split up, long-term cross-cultural relationships are anathema to the writers, and there has to be a 'personal' baddie for the team to fight against and the Wraith just don't cut the mustard.
I rather liked that Teyla fights against Ronon blindfolded for a challenge. Now, if they'd only make something of that in the plot, and not just in the sidebars...
Again, like Sateda, they needed to do this episode two seasons ago, to show more about Ronon and his people - even to display the insight into Teyla and how she sees her separation from her people. In fact, they should have address Teyla and her people a lot more in the previous two seasons, and I'm still not convinced that they're going to be able to do anything to rectify that now.
Episodes like this only reinforce my belief that the show's been concentrating on the wrong characters for the last two years. Teyla and Ronon's individual stories could take the show places that it's never been in SG1.
Unfortunately, TPTB are still trying to impose an Earthnocentric view on a galaxy that doesn't have anything to do with Earth - the only enemies worth fighting are those that have Earth in their sights, the only people worth worrying about are the people who are from Earth, the only characters worth writing stories about and dialogue for are Earthlings.
Fandom only reiterates this. Which is probably why I'm ambivalent about the show and really dislike fandom.
Now, I'm still waiting for those episodes about Teyla that I've been promised.
Doppelganger tonight.
*sighs*
Nice action, nice exposition, the twist was predictable, because Ronon had to stay or go and he couldn't go, so the Satedans had to be bad. The problem with this show is that there are some things that are constant and those constants make things predictable. The core team can't die or be permanently split up, long-term cross-cultural relationships are anathema to the writers, and there has to be a 'personal' baddie for the team to fight against and the Wraith just don't cut the mustard.
I rather liked that Teyla fights against Ronon blindfolded for a challenge. Now, if they'd only make something of that in the plot, and not just in the sidebars...
Again, like Sateda, they needed to do this episode two seasons ago, to show more about Ronon and his people - even to display the insight into Teyla and how she sees her separation from her people. In fact, they should have address Teyla and her people a lot more in the previous two seasons, and I'm still not convinced that they're going to be able to do anything to rectify that now.
Episodes like this only reinforce my belief that the show's been concentrating on the wrong characters for the last two years. Teyla and Ronon's individual stories could take the show places that it's never been in SG1.
Unfortunately, TPTB are still trying to impose an Earthnocentric view on a galaxy that doesn't have anything to do with Earth - the only enemies worth fighting are those that have Earth in their sights, the only people worth worrying about are the people who are from Earth, the only characters worth writing stories about and dialogue for are Earthlings.
Fandom only reiterates this. Which is probably why I'm ambivalent about the show and really dislike fandom.
Now, I'm still waiting for those episodes about Teyla that I've been promised.
Doppelganger tonight.
*sighs*