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Finally saw last week's SG-1 episode: "Beachhead". Hmmm, certain things occur to me...
1. Cameron Mitchell has a cute accent. Yes he does. And he doesn't irritate me. He can stay.
2. The writing is getting snappier and, lo and behold, there seems to be a serious attempt at getting to the point of this season. The Jaffa angle is being developed with lots of politics and angst. And the tenets and therefore the point of the Orii are becoming clearer.
3. On the other hand, it was really, really obvious that the forcefield shield was going to be fed by any energy that went into it. As was Vala's solution to the whole 'Supergate' issue. D'uh. And what is this anyway? The Vala show? Still, Daniel croaking 'lucky me' and being all glowy in the infirmary was cute.
Oh, and the 'Orii are truly gods' is getting really tired. And Garak, like so many Go'ould, looks totally constipated. And Daniel's basic role seems to have been reduced to rehashing old speeches and telling Vala to shut up. And he actually said 'we need to think outside the box'. Stuuuupid. Which leads me to my next point...
4. Daniel Jackson. See, I'm a big Danny fan. Jack leaving? Sam getting crimped hair? Doesn't really bother me. Kerry Johnson, the skank how slept with Jack the Ho, is of course another question. Neither Daniel nor Sam deserves that. And I get the heebie jeebies everytime someone mentions Sam/Jack. And have you ever noticed how she's always the top in the slash? Its the only thing I like about that pairing.
Anywho, since the beginning of season 9 I've been having, let's call it existential angst about teh Danny, made all the more painful by the contrast with the season one reruns at 6pm every weekday. It all sort of came together for me with this week's episode. Specifically during the aliens vs. humans basketball game. There was this exchange between Daniel and Vala and I just went 'Huh. He's just a guy.' Because once upon a time, not so long ago, Daniel was special. Hell, even in the diner scenes in 'Threads' he was still the same person as before. Older, harder, less wondering at the world but still Daniel. Still sincere and honest and brave. He would totally have chosen death over ascension if it was the right thing to do.
These days? He's just SO bitter. Is it not going to Atlantis? Not getting laid enough? Jeez, maybe that's it. Even at Vala's trial, he seemed to be going through the motions. Is it the writers? Compare Daniel's defense of Teal'c or Linea in the early episodes or the way he negotiated mining rights with the Unas or how he worked out who the merry fat man in the diner was and just how sick the Ascended were to let the galaxy suffer in order to punish Oma by making her watch Anubis fuck shit up. There's a moral courage there that just shines through. By contrast, Vala's trial was very disappointing. As though all she did on that planet were just icing on the cake where Daniel's irritation was concerned. Snippy comments and pinching artifacts? Extracting forced labour from a population to make some money off their naquada? No difference of degree is made between her actions nor is it ever even hinted that some deserve irritation and others disgust and outrage. So its no wonder that his 'Daniel speeches' come across as tired and forced. Is he supposed to be some sort of pissed off faux McKay? There still working where his character is at this season out, clearly, but I hope it doesn't take much longer. *looks at watch*
And now the long hard slog to download last week's SGA 'Trinity' from wirehog. burningchaos, the sweetheart, was going to mail it to me but I just realized that yahoo won't let me receive anything that big. And given how long it will no doubt take her to UL it and me to DL it, well, three and a half hours should just about cover it, allowing me to use on of my favorite proverbs: 'six of one, half dozen of the other'. Have you ever noticed how most things aren't worth bickering about? Leads to unnecessary stress. *ponders*
1. Cameron Mitchell has a cute accent. Yes he does. And he doesn't irritate me. He can stay.
2. The writing is getting snappier and, lo and behold, there seems to be a serious attempt at getting to the point of this season. The Jaffa angle is being developed with lots of politics and angst. And the tenets and therefore the point of the Orii are becoming clearer.
3. On the other hand, it was really, really obvious that the forcefield shield was going to be fed by any energy that went into it. As was Vala's solution to the whole 'Supergate' issue. D'uh. And what is this anyway? The Vala show? Still, Daniel croaking 'lucky me' and being all glowy in the infirmary was cute.
Oh, and the 'Orii are truly gods' is getting really tired. And Garak, like so many Go'ould, looks totally constipated. And Daniel's basic role seems to have been reduced to rehashing old speeches and telling Vala to shut up. And he actually said 'we need to think outside the box'. Stuuuupid. Which leads me to my next point...
4. Daniel Jackson. See, I'm a big Danny fan. Jack leaving? Sam getting crimped hair? Doesn't really bother me. Kerry Johnson, the skank how slept with Jack the Ho, is of course another question. Neither Daniel nor Sam deserves that. And I get the heebie jeebies everytime someone mentions Sam/Jack. And have you ever noticed how she's always the top in the slash? Its the only thing I like about that pairing.
Anywho, since the beginning of season 9 I've been having, let's call it existential angst about teh Danny, made all the more painful by the contrast with the season one reruns at 6pm every weekday. It all sort of came together for me with this week's episode. Specifically during the aliens vs. humans basketball game. There was this exchange between Daniel and Vala and I just went 'Huh. He's just a guy.' Because once upon a time, not so long ago, Daniel was special. Hell, even in the diner scenes in 'Threads' he was still the same person as before. Older, harder, less wondering at the world but still Daniel. Still sincere and honest and brave. He would totally have chosen death over ascension if it was the right thing to do.
These days? He's just SO bitter. Is it not going to Atlantis? Not getting laid enough? Jeez, maybe that's it. Even at Vala's trial, he seemed to be going through the motions. Is it the writers? Compare Daniel's defense of Teal'c or Linea in the early episodes or the way he negotiated mining rights with the Unas or how he worked out who the merry fat man in the diner was and just how sick the Ascended were to let the galaxy suffer in order to punish Oma by making her watch Anubis fuck shit up. There's a moral courage there that just shines through. By contrast, Vala's trial was very disappointing. As though all she did on that planet were just icing on the cake where Daniel's irritation was concerned. Snippy comments and pinching artifacts? Extracting forced labour from a population to make some money off their naquada? No difference of degree is made between her actions nor is it ever even hinted that some deserve irritation and others disgust and outrage. So its no wonder that his 'Daniel speeches' come across as tired and forced. Is he supposed to be some sort of pissed off faux McKay? There still working where his character is at this season out, clearly, but I hope it doesn't take much longer. *looks at watch*
And now the long hard slog to download last week's SGA 'Trinity' from wirehog. burningchaos, the sweetheart, was going to mail it to me but I just realized that yahoo won't let me receive anything that big. And given how long it will no doubt take her to UL it and me to DL it, well, three and a half hours should just about cover it, allowing me to use on of my favorite proverbs: 'six of one, half dozen of the other'. Have you ever noticed how most things aren't worth bickering about? Leads to unnecessary stress. *ponders*