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wraithfodderA spoiler-ridden review of Stargate Atlantis episode "Miller's Crossing."
First, let me get out of my system what I truly DESPISED about this episode.
After being forced to see "Tin Man" stamped across the main credits of this episode, and have part of Rodney's face obliterated by the huge green ad, I have decided to NEVER watch that blasted miniseries. They're on their own for ratings. Idiots at Skiffy.
Back to the episode.
My favorite lines of dialogue
Radek to Rodney: "I cannot sit here waiting for you to have an epiphany. I am losing the will to live."
Jeannie to Rodney: "Plus physically you're, well... how do I put this? You're no John Sheppard."
Ronon to Sheppard: "What? You want my help dissecting corporate structures? When you find someone to point a gun at, let me know."
Just sort of rambling comments.
The best part of this episode was seeing the various ways that family members, friends, would go to save another. Wallace abducts the McKay siblings in order to save his daughter, Rodney's ready to offer himself up to save Jeannie, and Sheppard makes his own pact with the devil and gives Walsh the 'option' to volunteer to make things right by offering up his live to the wraith in order to save Jeannie, and in turn, save Rodney.
Was the episode perfect? Hell no. First, the SGC sure as hell should have had an INCREDIBLE firewall between the SGC and Jeannie's house. And if it was wireless? I'll just cringe! And hello? Cellphones are so freaking easy to crack that Rodney calling up Sheppard to say "oh, me and Barrett are going to this address to save my sister from the evil kidnappers." Why not take out a Craigslist ad while they're at it?
The scene with Walter could have been trimmed a bit. I think we all got the point that Ronon was suffering and showing great restraint.
Parnets will go to extremes for their kids, so what Wallace did was believable. He lost his wife, his daughter was all he had left, he thought the nanites would work and when it screwed up, he realized she'd die without help. Unfortunately she died anyway, so to that end, he had not much to live for. Two counts of kidnapping, and the gov't could probably toss a treason charge or something equally as bad for digging up the Stargate program info, etc. I liked that he wasn't the obvious bad guy. He's the typical bad guy; a normal guy who makes the wrong decision for what he feels is the right reason. It's usually a slippery slope, not a massive drop-off, when people go bad.
But what I really liked was seeing how far one person would go for another. Rodney plotting his and Jeannie's escape - his priorities were with his family. Rodney going to Sheppard to tell him he wants to let the wraith feed off himself in order to save Jeannie. Wow, Rodney of season one sure as heck wouldn't have done that. And this is the second time Rodney has called Sheppard "John" (in times of great stress).
I can only guess it killed Sheppard to tell Rodney no, that Jeannie was going to die, and then convince Wallace to basically do the right thing. By basically playing the 'guilt card' ,by bringing out photos of who will be left behind when Jeannie dies, he knows that Wallace will be affected by it. And then the body gets carted out and Rodney's face and Sheppard's expression. I was grateful the writers followed up with that little talk in Sheppard's quarters. I'm hoping to see fanfic on it too.
And, Wallace was a dead man. If he refused, and I'm sure he had that option, Jeannie would have died, then he would have been charged with first degree murder, a capital offense.
Loved the sibling banter between McKay and Jeannie as it rings so true. She's going to hold the whole debacle over his head forever.
Questions:
Bringing a wraith to Earth?? Well, I don't think the Wraith can figure out where he is, and I'm sure they removed any transmitters from him after last week's episodes.
They need to fire their IT department at the SGC. Oh wait, it's not Felger, is it?? And how the hell did Wallace dig up so much stuff on the SGC? Oh wait, he's Googled it. Snort :(
Sheppard just leaves the door to his quarters wide open? Wow, so much trust on the base! ;)
Rodney broke his sister's legs? Well, yes, it can be done medically, after she's put in the medical coma, of course, but geez.......
And heck, I'm sure Rodney can afford a Prius, but probably had to pull some strings as I don't know if you can just get those off the lot right now.
Is it a budgetary thing, or what? But SGA seems to lack in background characters more so than SG1 did. I'm not asking for massive crowd scenes, but we seem to be lacking the folks in charge, which sorta leaves the kids to make decisions, if you know what I mean.
Overall, this was a good episode, made even better by no real spoilers out on the second half. I'm sure that Shepaprd's decision wasn't one made just off the cuff; he'd have to clear it with Landry or whoever else was in charge. There would be no way that the SGC would let Rodney sacrifice himself for his sister, a civilian, even if she is bright. He's too valuable to the Atlantis expedition. Jeannie is, alas, expendable in the eyes of the government. But Sheppard knew that if Jeannie died, that would probably devastate Rodney to the point of no return, as yes, her abduction was his fault (bad computer security, etc. etc.) Plus they've got that pesky replicator problem in the Pegasus Galaxy - with the replicators killing humans - and the nanites could figure prominently in a solution. I just raelly liked that Sheppard was forced to make such a dark decision, and that's what happens when you're at war. You make sacrifices, although usually it's not just one person and sure as heck not feeding him to a Wraith.
Wonder how much sleep Sheppard's gonna get thinking about it.
After being forced to see "Tin Man" stamped across the main credits of this episode, and have part of Rodney's face obliterated by the huge green ad, I have decided to NEVER watch that blasted miniseries. They're on their own for ratings. Idiots at Skiffy.
Back to the episode.
My favorite lines of dialogue
Radek to Rodney: "I cannot sit here waiting for you to have an epiphany. I am losing the will to live."
Jeannie to Rodney: "Plus physically you're, well... how do I put this? You're no John Sheppard."
Ronon to Sheppard: "What? You want my help dissecting corporate structures? When you find someone to point a gun at, let me know."
Just sort of rambling comments.
The best part of this episode was seeing the various ways that family members, friends, would go to save another. Wallace abducts the McKay siblings in order to save his daughter, Rodney's ready to offer himself up to save Jeannie, and Sheppard makes his own pact with the devil and gives Walsh the 'option' to volunteer to make things right by offering up his live to the wraith in order to save Jeannie, and in turn, save Rodney.
Was the episode perfect? Hell no. First, the SGC sure as hell should have had an INCREDIBLE firewall between the SGC and Jeannie's house. And if it was wireless? I'll just cringe! And hello? Cellphones are so freaking easy to crack that Rodney calling up Sheppard to say "oh, me and Barrett are going to this address to save my sister from the evil kidnappers." Why not take out a Craigslist ad while they're at it?
The scene with Walter could have been trimmed a bit. I think we all got the point that Ronon was suffering and showing great restraint.
Parnets will go to extremes for their kids, so what Wallace did was believable. He lost his wife, his daughter was all he had left, he thought the nanites would work and when it screwed up, he realized she'd die without help. Unfortunately she died anyway, so to that end, he had not much to live for. Two counts of kidnapping, and the gov't could probably toss a treason charge or something equally as bad for digging up the Stargate program info, etc. I liked that he wasn't the obvious bad guy. He's the typical bad guy; a normal guy who makes the wrong decision for what he feels is the right reason. It's usually a slippery slope, not a massive drop-off, when people go bad.
But what I really liked was seeing how far one person would go for another. Rodney plotting his and Jeannie's escape - his priorities were with his family. Rodney going to Sheppard to tell him he wants to let the wraith feed off himself in order to save Jeannie. Wow, Rodney of season one sure as heck wouldn't have done that. And this is the second time Rodney has called Sheppard "John" (in times of great stress).
I can only guess it killed Sheppard to tell Rodney no, that Jeannie was going to die, and then convince Wallace to basically do the right thing. By basically playing the 'guilt card' ,by bringing out photos of who will be left behind when Jeannie dies, he knows that Wallace will be affected by it. And then the body gets carted out and Rodney's face and Sheppard's expression. I was grateful the writers followed up with that little talk in Sheppard's quarters. I'm hoping to see fanfic on it too.
And, Wallace was a dead man. If he refused, and I'm sure he had that option, Jeannie would have died, then he would have been charged with first degree murder, a capital offense.
Loved the sibling banter between McKay and Jeannie as it rings so true. She's going to hold the whole debacle over his head forever.
Questions:
Bringing a wraith to Earth?? Well, I don't think the Wraith can figure out where he is, and I'm sure they removed any transmitters from him after last week's episodes.
They need to fire their IT department at the SGC. Oh wait, it's not Felger, is it?? And how the hell did Wallace dig up so much stuff on the SGC? Oh wait, he's Googled it. Snort :(
Sheppard just leaves the door to his quarters wide open? Wow, so much trust on the base! ;)
Rodney broke his sister's legs? Well, yes, it can be done medically, after she's put in the medical coma, of course, but geez.......
And heck, I'm sure Rodney can afford a Prius, but probably had to pull some strings as I don't know if you can just get those off the lot right now.
Is it a budgetary thing, or what? But SGA seems to lack in background characters more so than SG1 did. I'm not asking for massive crowd scenes, but we seem to be lacking the folks in charge, which sorta leaves the kids to make decisions, if you know what I mean.
Overall, this was a good episode, made even better by no real spoilers out on the second half. I'm sure that Shepaprd's decision wasn't one made just off the cuff; he'd have to clear it with Landry or whoever else was in charge. There would be no way that the SGC would let Rodney sacrifice himself for his sister, a civilian, even if she is bright. He's too valuable to the Atlantis expedition. Jeannie is, alas, expendable in the eyes of the government. But Sheppard knew that if Jeannie died, that would probably devastate Rodney to the point of no return, as yes, her abduction was his fault (bad computer security, etc. etc.) Plus they've got that pesky replicator problem in the Pegasus Galaxy - with the replicators killing humans - and the nanites could figure prominently in a solution. I just raelly liked that Sheppard was forced to make such a dark decision, and that's what happens when you're at war. You make sacrifices, although usually it's not just one person and sure as heck not feeding him to a Wraith.
Wonder how much sleep Sheppard's gonna get thinking about it.
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Date: 2007-12-01 05:28 am (UTC)Prolly the same amount he got after he woke up the Wraith or after he and Rodney found out about the Replicators targeting worlds with humans.
On the scale of choices he's made...this one is small. Man, the stuff our heroes have to endure.
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Date: 2007-12-01 05:48 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-01 01:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-01 05:38 am (UTC)Of course, maybe it was an attempt to block out those pants. Those awful, awful, awful pants. :)
On the questions, I just wanted to say that, having broken my left arm a few times, I can say from experience, there are breaks that hurt horribly, and breaks that hurt a lot less. Second and third times I broke my left arm, I didn't even know it was broken, and the second time, I'd really snapped the sucker.
I also agree that, it was very, very dangerous bringing that Wraith to earth. They're so damned smart...I too worry about that. But needs must, I suppose.
As for the Prius, perhaps they're easier to get if you're in Canada? Hee. Actually, they're pretty easy to get these days. Friend of mine bought one and got it less than a week later in Massachusetts. He only waited that long because he wanted a particular color, so it had to come from out of state. So...I think it's possible she did get it within a couple of days. Plus, he only said he "bought" her a car, didn't necessarily mean she had it yet...
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Date: 2007-12-01 06:04 am (UTC)I broke a toe, I think, once and that hurt like hell but have yet to break limbs and hope I never do. Just the thought of breaking a good bone is just... shudder. Although they do it to fix other problems and as Rodney pointed out, much better than a disease.
Ah true, Priuses may be easier to get now than in the beginning. I remember they were selling for a higher price used than new in the beginning! :)
Rewatching the second showing (I want to get a copy without the hideous green Tin Man bar across Rodney's jaw). I just see sooo much stuff to hash out in fanfic, as Shep's actions are gonna be talked about and dissected for at least a week.
And.... I get the feeling that what happened in that lab, like Vegas, stays in that lab. Shep knows. McKay knows. but how would Teyla and Ronon react? I mean, theyr'e not saints themselves but this isn't the same as in "Poisoning the Well" as that guy had a chance of surviving (even though the virus killed him). To know that your commanding officer/friend talked someone into being wraith food. Shudder.
Think I'll watch it again tomorrow as I just want to do a bit more dissecting (too tired right now).
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Date: 2007-12-01 05:39 am (UTC)Oh and I like you views in terms of the overall war picture. You're right....no way would either option be good for the 'effort'.
A few ppl say Shep should see some fallout and I doubt the IOC would bat an eye over his choice. I doubt anyone else would either, not compared to blowing up a solar system or I dunnu the Replicator food source thing.
(hind sight being what it is)
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Date: 2007-12-01 05:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-01 09:08 am (UTC)Ok, so anyways. They brought Bob to Earth! I don't care what the blog says about him being "Todd," he's Bob to me. Unless they mean Todd as in Tony Todd, then I acquiesce.
But this did bring something to mind that hadn't occured to me. If they're going to be keeping Bob around for a while, then they can't just go to Wraithco (like Petco) and get some Kibbles n Human. They're going to have to feed this guy. I wonder how they're going to handle this. Anyone know how long he's slated to be around?
Dark decision indeed. It's almost like the Kobayashi Maru test from Star Trek.
I was expecting at least a few lines between Sheppard and Madison. :(
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Date: 2007-12-02 05:07 am (UTC)I have no answers for your questions but I love Kibbles n Human. I'm still laughing.
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Date: 2007-12-02 06:08 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-02 08:58 am (UTC)Radek to Rodney one. Too much! And the episode was ok. And currently the only thing I can remember I didn't like was "Walter" in it. Did nothing for me.
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Date: 2007-12-02 06:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-02 04:29 pm (UTC)The scene with Walter could have been trimmed a bit.
A lot of people are under the impression that Gary Jones is funny. I am not one of those people.
I really liked Wallace's confession to Rodney that he was prepared to go to prison and had considered that as part of his plan from the beginning. It's so nice to see someone willing to take responsibility for his own actions.
I'm sure that Shepaprd's decision wasn't one made just off the cuff; he'd have to clear it with Landry or whoever else was in charge.
I don't know that he cleared it with anybody, since he made a point of telling Rodney what the official report was going to say, which was clearly not what happened.
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Date: 2007-12-02 06:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-02 06:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-02 06:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-02 06:50 pm (UTC)That whole scene in the commissary - ugh. Painful. I completely tuned out when I heard him start up.
I've heard that he's a good stand up comedian, but urgh, the dialogue he was given in this ep? Like I said, I completely tuned out. I just find him annoying that they write such bad dialogue for him. (*kicks firefox!* :-p
Yes, damn you, I am spelling dialogue correctly, now shut up!I can't wait to hear the commentary for this, since DH recorded it last week. I wonder if Kate was there, or if he called her for it? :-p
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Date: 2008-08-03 06:50 am (UTC)LOVED that Rodney called him "John", and I loved John's ability to manipulate if it would save Rodney. He never struck me as a Slytherin before that. :-) Really, the best eps are where one of them is in danger and the other has to save him.
I don't have cable/satellite, so I'm just watching season 4 now, they came out on DVD at the end of June in case you were wondering why I'm thinking about this so long after the ep aired :-D
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-30 03:46 am (UTC)math proofs, carter and mckay's sister, youtube, some footage I hadn't seen, and then googling spoilers on McKay's sister ... end up here not even realizing I'm in livejournal. Holy crap.
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. I read your info the replies and then was like awwwww, I'm totally not the first person to do this. I'm a conformist. (And yes, catching up on TV)
Ah to hell with it, I was looking for spoilers and ended up friending someone. LOL :D
So I can't really comment on this old ass entry, but still. HA.
And, hi. :P
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Date: 2008-09-30 11:40 am (UTC)