Ooh, that was fun. I love the rapid pace of this, the way wildly improbable things just keep coming at them. Things I loved:
And that’s when John knows the Pegasus Galaxy hates him. (I think he might have a point, actually.)
“Practical joke? Booby trap? Party favor for disobedient children? Martial arts training drone? Extreme sports paraphernalia? Let me tell you, Colonel, the more I learn about the Ancients, the less I understand about the Ancients.” I give it 50/50 odds that they will run into the Rabid Ping-Pong Ball From Hell (tm) on the show. And Super Ball cheerfully points out that it has no over-ride protocol was perfect.
“Clearly you have no conception whatsoever of how to lead. Which really isn’t much of a surprise, given your abysmal navigational skills.” God, I want to see this scene. DH and JF tangoing could only be good.
“You have to promise me you’ll make sure Zelenka leaves the lab. You have to personally go and make sure. Follow him to his quarters. Please.” I pictured the earnestness of this statement and cracked up.
And this: There’s a noise like thunder, and a light like salvation: Ronon, Teyla, Rodney with his arm raised above his head, holding what looks like a remote detonator, the three of them flanking Elizabeth, who is standing at the edge of the ramp in black BDUs, purple flames at the ends of her hair, silver streamers curling out of her mouth. Without any rotor backwash, they are even more uncanny, an unperturbed tableau, Angels of Wrath come to take him home. was stunning. I don't need to see it, the description is so vivid.
Thanks! I was trying to balance the angsty with the funny. (That last one is one of my favorites too. I cleverly thought I could get away with John being poetic because he was tripping out on hallucinogens.)
And that’s when John knows the Pegasus Galaxy hates him. (I think he might have a point, actually.)
“Practical joke? Booby trap? Party favor for disobedient children? Martial arts training drone? Extreme sports paraphernalia? Let me tell you, Colonel, the more I learn about the Ancients, the less I understand about the Ancients.” I give it 50/50 odds that they will run into the Rabid Ping-Pong Ball From Hell (tm) on the show. And Super Ball cheerfully points out that it has no over-ride protocol was perfect.
“Clearly you have no conception whatsoever of how to lead. Which really isn’t much of a surprise, given your abysmal navigational skills.” God, I want to see this scene. DH and JF tangoing could only be good.
“You have to promise me you’ll make sure Zelenka leaves the lab. You have to personally go and make sure. Follow him to his quarters. Please.” I pictured the earnestness of this statement and cracked up.
And this: There’s a noise like thunder, and a light like salvation: Ronon, Teyla, Rodney with his arm raised above his head, holding what looks like a remote detonator, the three of them flanking Elizabeth, who is standing at the edge of the ramp in black BDUs, purple flames at the ends of her hair, silver streamers curling out of her mouth. Without any rotor backwash, they are even more uncanny, an unperturbed tableau, Angels of Wrath come to take him home. was stunning. I don't need to see it, the description is so vivid.
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