Episode review and reaction post for Atlantis 1.8 - The Furies
Okay, so it’s no secret that I’ve been looking forward to that episode ever since we heard there was going to be a Pythagoras-centric episode. Having watched it a few times (actually, four times in three days at this point!), I thought I’d share a few thoughts about the episode and the characters in general. Oh, and there might be a little bit of
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Perhaps that is what led him to seek out the Oracle, but once there he can’t quite bring himself to voice his concerns and turns it into a generic, non-specific “are we going to be safe” question.
Good point. He does seem to dither and change his mind a few times about what he actually wants to ask, so that tallies well with the idea that he actually went intending to ask something completely different, and then bottled it when the moment came.
I really liked Jason’s (and Hercules') concern for Pythagoras throughout the episode. He catches on to the tension right away and even though he only inquires about it the once, I definitely got the impression that Jason had been quietly watching his friend since Arcus arrived.
Yep, Jason particularly seemed to be concerned for Pythagoras almost from the start. He commented to Hercules the morning after that Pythagoras obviously wasn't pleased to see his brother, so he had obviously noticed the tension. They do have a bit of a talk before they set off, where Py tells Jason about his father being killed, and then Jason tries again later because can see something isn't right. And quite honestly, the fact that Pythagoras is being so evasive about it is practically a neon sign announcing there is something seriously wrong.
It is very true that Pythagoras feels deeply guilty over what happened to his father, but I’m not sure he truly believes he *murdered* him. It was an accident. So perhaps he didn’t feel the Furies would come after him since it wasn’t technically murder?
Good point. But he does say something about the Furies responding to what is in the heart of the person who summons them, so it might be more about the intentions of the summoner rather than the specific circumstances of the death. I don't know, it wasn't clear, and maybe even Pythagoras didn't exactly know how it worked.
I think I just felt that bit of plot info-dumping could have been better done by one of the other characters, as I think Pythagoras might feel uncomfortable talking about such things with his brother present, because it's a little too close to home, as it were.
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I totally agree! I think the info/plot dumping is so tricky in an intense episode like this. I really think they would have done better to have this as a two parter - ramp up the tension between the brothers in part 1, cutting the ep maybe just after Arcus invokes the Furies.
Part 2 could be the rest of the ep & journey to Helios, with Arcus' forgiveness coming maybe the next night. And lots of hurt/comfort sex!
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