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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I know on the Atlantis lj comm, this was originally posted as being the summary for episode five, but then it was changed. We had no idea why, whether it was a mistake and the wrong ep summary had been released, or whether the running order had been swapped around at the last minute. It is pretty stand-alone in terms of ongoing plot - there's no mention of Ariadne or Medusa and the current state of those relationships - so I suppose it could feasibly be slotted in almost anywhere if they did have to change things around at a later date.
Gah, we *need* more Pythagoras episodes! I suppose he was fairly central to the very first episode, but this was the first time we've really seen a plot revolve completely around him. And angst!
Oh, poor Nilas! I know, it did occur to me later that Pythagoras might end up being angsty and guilty about being responsible for another death with that, although I'm sure Jason and Hercules would insist the blame lies more with Arcas for summoning them rather than Pythagoras. Nilas just ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time and got caught in the crossfire.
But yes, the angst and peril and whumping and relationship stuff was awesome.
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