Stargate: Atlantis: Season 2, eps 9-12
2.9: Aurora:
Wow. They almost let Elizabeth have a scene with chit chat there with Ronon. Then they remembered she’s not allowed to have human contact without talking about work.
It seems everyone forgot what happened the last time McKay had a bright idea regarding ancient technology. Not to mention all the talk about how he had to regain trust after that. Now, please excuse me while I barf over his “the only one who understands the technology has to go into the program because only Sheppard and I are allowed to do anything heroic and/or important” speech.
Also, such pleasure to note that the sole female Ancient is Evil.
2.10: Lost Boys:
They made Ford a drug dealer.
THEY MADE FORD A DRUG DEALER.
RONON! THIS WAS THE TOKEN MINORITY MALE BEFORE YOU! RUN WHILE YOU CAN! And take Teyla with you and form your own team and you can be Huntress and Black Canary to Elizabeth’s Oracle.
Oh yes, and the 2 team members displaying the violent drug addict tendencies were the minority ones. The white male was just fine.
2.11: The Hive:
We approve of Ronon having an endless supply of knives hidden.
Oh, look. Drugs make the cowardly white male strong and brave and badass. They make the non-whites crazy and violent and short tempered.
HOW COULD THEY NOT SEE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ON PAPER!!!
And let us not forget that Token Female Guest Star is an Evil Wraith Spy, this time using her Evil Feminine Wiles to try to trick Sheppard into betraying Earth, but he is too Manly and Heroic to be tricked.
I’m sure we’ll never see Ford again. In my world, he is off killing Wraith and getting things done while Sheppard and McKay keep trying to think of ways to top waking up the alien vampires who want to eat the galaxy.
2.12: Epiphany:
One day, there will be a race who goes “Screw you, Ancients. You’re stuck up, abandoned us, and you suck.”
Also, Ronon finally used that sword he’s always toting around. I HAVE SIMPLE, EASILY CATERED TO NEEDS, AND THE SHOW HAS BEEN WAVING THEM IN MY FACE BUT NOT FOLLOWING UP ON IT!
Beyond that, my brain is too fried from the Ford arc for me to have much to say.