Comments | argosy: Ghost In the Machine

argosy

Ghost In the Machine

Aug 15, 2008 23:10

With all the Michael Phelps 24-7, I forgot they even did track at the Olympics. I'm not kidding.

Now, 5.5 Ghost in the Machine--

( Two-ish observations and one question )

sga

Comments 24

lavvyan August 16 2008, 09:45:32 UTC

Did I miss something?

They spent most of their SFX-budget in 5x01 and couldn't afford energy weapons instead of things-that-just-go-bang?

argosy August 17 2008, 04:30:02 UTC

Maybe?

Actually quasar informs me that ARGs don't work on replicators anymore or something. I wish they'd spelled that out for slow fans like me.

lavvyan August 17 2008, 06:06:19 UTC

They don't? Huh. *scratches head*

quasar273 August 16 2008, 11:11:57 UTC

I think ARGs wouldn't work because the Replicators learned how to get around them sometime after The Return II and the end of season 3 (maybe when the Apollo attacked their shipyards or thenabouts?). That's why Rodney had to invent Fran I and the whole replicator-black-hole thing. I found it plausible that ARGs wouldn't work against these folks, although maybe it merited a throwaway line of explanation.

And since these bodies were supposedly built with "limited" repair capability, shooting them repeatedly with bullets should have worked. Eventually. Assuming they were built to spec, which wasn't necessarily a safe assumption.

argosy August 17 2008, 04:31:14 UTC

Ah, see I was sure I must've missed something somewhere. It really rated a mention for those of us who don't pay attention and/or can't remember what happened last year.

kimberlyfdr August 16 2008, 14:11:10 UTC

I was sad because we don't really get Fran because she's not Fran. I LOVED FRAN, but this wasn't her :(

argosy August 17 2008, 04:31:44 UTC

I loved Fran too. *sniff*

muffinlips146 August 16 2008, 14:36:13 UTC

Oh, and British friends who have seen the Sanctuary promos they keep showing on SGA-- Does Amanda Tapping's English accent sound as ridiculous to you as it does to me?

I'm Canadian, not British, but yeah her accent does sound weird. The weirdest part is Amanda Tapping is British, she was born and spent the first few years there. Maybe it's supposed to be a time period thing. Was there an "evolution" if you will of the accent in the last 200 years?

rasah August 16 2008, 17:04:30 UTC

also, random though this might sound, canadian actors do tend to be pretty good at doing the english accent... i REALLY want to see that promo now!

rasah August 16 2008, 17:07:12 UTC

just watched it. um. NO. Just. NO.

argosy August 17 2008, 04:32:38 UTC

I have a feeling you're overthinking it. :) But seriously, that accent is *awful*.

aurora_84 August 16 2008, 15:13:57 UTC

I am deeply disappointed we didn't get Evil!Elizabeth.
Seriously!

And I'm really bummed that Fran wasn't the real Fran. :( :(

argosy August 17 2008, 04:33:21 UTC

I know! I *loved* Fran. (Way more than I ever loved Elizabeth.)

aurora_84 August 18 2008, 21:22:10 UTC

I *loved* Fran. (Way more than I ever loved Elizabeth.)
(Me too.) She was adorable. And hot!