It will be interesting to see if the writers actually follow up and bring RepliWeir back. I’m not holding my breath though.
This surprise turn of events has tremendous potential. First, WeirPlicator (heh) is so knowledgeable about Atlantis and the people there that she (it) could be as threatening as the Wraith. We don't know what her plans are, but the dun-dun-dun as the scene faded certainly pointed at big, bad news ahead for the Lanteans and the galaxy as a whole.
Second, and this is just a personal thing, I never liked the Weir character all that much or Torri as an actor. The character blah has much to do with how the writers failed to fully grow Elizabeth, just as they gave up on Ford. Torri did appeal to me in "The Long Goodbye," in which she got to run around beating up and shooting people. Her line deliveries were sometimes overblown in that episode, as well, but since Torri was portraying an overblown character, I let it go (mostly). So now we have WeirPlicator, in her black leather, with her evil intent. This might be a good way to deal with Weir's demise, to keep Torri involved in the show, and, maybe, appeal to the Weir-loving types all at the same time. I think Torri does bad-guy better than she does good-guy, so I'm actually excited to see whether she appears in Season 5 as an interesting adversary.
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Date: 2008-01-05 10:36 pm (UTC)This surprise turn of events has tremendous potential. First, WeirPlicator (heh) is so knowledgeable about Atlantis and the people there that she (it) could be as threatening as the Wraith. We don't know what her plans are, but the dun-dun-dun as the scene faded certainly pointed at big, bad news ahead for the Lanteans and the galaxy as a whole.
Second, and this is just a personal thing, I never liked the Weir character all that much or Torri as an actor. The character blah has much to do with how the writers failed to fully grow Elizabeth, just as they gave up on Ford. Torri did appeal to me in "The Long Goodbye," in which she got to run around beating up and shooting people. Her line deliveries were sometimes overblown in that episode, as well, but since Torri was portraying an overblown character, I let it go (mostly). So now we have WeirPlicator, in her black leather, with her evil intent. This might be a good way to deal with Weir's demise, to keep Torri involved in the show, and, maybe, appeal to the Weir-loving types all at the same time. I think Torri does bad-guy better than she does good-guy, so I'm actually excited to see whether she appears in Season 5 as an interesting adversary.