*sigh* Critiquing "The Last Man"

[cherryblosomjen]

I'm left feeling pretty sad about the whole thing, for a number of reasons. Though there were certainly a number of well executed features.

Please, read my ramblings below. Note: SPOILERS for the finale, if you haven't seen it.

The episode certainly had its strong points:

John's little chat with Lorne at the start.

The desert sand engulfing the

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[petitevanou]

It's the Michael aspect of the episode that makes me the most sad. And, really, sad is the best word I can think of to describe it. He feels so completely beyond redemption with this ep. And that's a real shame.

I think it's amazing that he's still able to pull off the revenge bit (the "I'm doing this because it was done to me) without seeming pathetic. He doesn't flinch when carryout his matters, and manages to be witty (in a very bitter, but cutting way) without intending to be.

But killing Teyla? It doesn't make sense. He seemed genuinely attached to her in both Kindred's I & II (though I realize that opinion is hugely influenced by my crazy fondness for Teyla/Michael 'ship). I know that OldMckay could be wrong about how Teyla died. She could have died from complications in delivery, or in the experiments related to the delivery, or other things. But to just leave her on the floor like that. It doesn't add up to me.

There has been a lot of contradictory writing of Michael in various or even the same episode. One minute he shows emotions, the other he sounds like an evil robotic killer with no soul, yet shortly after that he is shocked that Teyla could be afraid for her baby. the writers are trying to portray him as a complete mad man. It's depressing, to think of all the wonderful potential story lines, about love, redemption, fighting for a place to be accepted... and instead we get mad evil bad guy

There is hope though, since the writers have shown little care for continuity, than they , themselves, might forget about the finale, and give us back our more interesting and complex character that we had come to love.!!!!