Redial the Gate: Window of Opportunity
redial_the_gate does Window of Opportunity this week, complete with redial international chat, recap, fanworks, and meta to come!
In the meantime, here are some meandering thoughts and meta-ish questions of my own.
I have always been oddly charmed at Daniel's canon unease regarding radiation, both before and after Meridian. Oddly enough, Daniel doesn't seem to care here, to the point where even when Malakai (desperately hinting, heh) specifically mentions it, Daniel completely ignores it and keeps talking.
I love the recurring "bad example" line from Jack, with a special squee for "What kind of archeologist carries a gun?" and Daniel's little wave of the hand, like in school, with "Uh, I do!" LOVE. :)
The original script had Jack move Daniel out of Siler's way after the first time - only to have Daniel knocked down again, by PDL in one of his regular cameos. On the one hand, I think that would have been hilarious, and a lot more considerate on Jack's part. On the other hand - well, I kind of like seeing this beginning of Jack's downward spiral here into bleakness. Thoughts?
And speaking of which... y'know, under the antics and the goofiness and the delightful banter, this episode really isn't all that funny. Tallulah Rasa has a superb AU, called A Million Days, in which the time machine is broken and they never break out. But even if you just go by the canon - Malakai put 14 different planets on hold for more than three months, because of his desperation to see and speak to his wife again, just one more time.
Charlie. Sha're. I've heard some people suggest that Daniel should have been the one to argue that he knows what it feels like - and Daniel, of course, could actually change things and keep his wife alive, unlike Malakai, whose wife was dying of illness. But I don't agree; I think it would have only led to a screaming session regarding who loved whose wife more. But the loss of a child? No one is going to argue with that.
Teal'c's version of "I told you so" makes me grin every single time. :)
I love that Daniel is the one that suggests goofing off - twice. (Take THAT, you Saint Daniel people!) I love his little eye-roll at the need to say that Teal'c and... Jack helped him translate the entire text. I adore his eyebrow acrobatics and entire manner in "Maybe he read your report?" I just plain love him, what can I say? :)
And here's an invitation to my whole flist: What was Daniel talking about so passionately? Comment with your theories here - as long as they're gen. ;)
In the meantime, here are some meandering thoughts and meta-ish questions of my own.
I have always been oddly charmed at Daniel's canon unease regarding radiation, both before and after Meridian. Oddly enough, Daniel doesn't seem to care here, to the point where even when Malakai (desperately hinting, heh) specifically mentions it, Daniel completely ignores it and keeps talking.
I love the recurring "bad example" line from Jack, with a special squee for "What kind of archeologist carries a gun?" and Daniel's little wave of the hand, like in school, with "Uh, I do!" LOVE. :)
The original script had Jack move Daniel out of Siler's way after the first time - only to have Daniel knocked down again, by PDL in one of his regular cameos. On the one hand, I think that would have been hilarious, and a lot more considerate on Jack's part. On the other hand - well, I kind of like seeing this beginning of Jack's downward spiral here into bleakness. Thoughts?
And speaking of which... y'know, under the antics and the goofiness and the delightful banter, this episode really isn't all that funny. Tallulah Rasa has a superb AU, called A Million Days, in which the time machine is broken and they never break out. But even if you just go by the canon - Malakai put 14 different planets on hold for more than three months, because of his desperation to see and speak to his wife again, just one more time.
Charlie. Sha're. I've heard some people suggest that Daniel should have been the one to argue that he knows what it feels like - and Daniel, of course, could actually change things and keep his wife alive, unlike Malakai, whose wife was dying of illness. But I don't agree; I think it would have only led to a screaming session regarding who loved whose wife more. But the loss of a child? No one is going to argue with that.
Teal'c's version of "I told you so" makes me grin every single time. :)
I love that Daniel is the one that suggests goofing off - twice. (Take THAT, you Saint Daniel people!) I love his little eye-roll at the need to say that Teal'c and... Jack helped him translate the entire text. I adore his eyebrow acrobatics and entire manner in "Maybe he read your report?" I just plain love him, what can I say? :)
And here's an invitation to my whole flist: What was Daniel talking about so passionately? Comment with your theories here - as long as they're gen. ;)