Rewatch: Travelers
Returning to Atlantis in a puddle jumper after a resupply mission, John Sheppard is abducted and questioned by a group of nomadic space travelers who have no home planet and live perpetually aboard their spacecraft, traveling through the Pegasus galaxy. They have in their possession an Atlantian ship but have been unable to activate the hyperdrive
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I hate this episode with a burning passion to do away with the sexist idiots aka TPTB. And, no, the years have not dimmed my anger.
Oh, hello, John. Just what were you doing on a resupply mission, a first for you? Ah, I see. It was because you were visiting some very friendly, scantily-clad folk. Plus dorky action of putting apple in his mouth as he works the 'jumper controls.
Uh-oh. Well, someone out there isn't so friendly. The music turns space cinematic for a bit as John's 'jumper is attacked. And then they're both talking to thin air as they lose contact with each other. Definitely uh-oh. [Quibble: Does it make sense, in hindsight, that these people would have such pinpoint accuracy?]
Eeeee. More looming music as we get a recreation of a famous Star Wars scene. With bonus of huge ship going into hyperspace. A very fast, suspense-filled intro leading into the opening credits.
We return just in time for the John Sheppard HGTV Fixer-Upper show. Sure, John. Let's get some paint and add some throw pillows. Too bad his captors don't get cable TV. And they get a vial of his blood very quickly and forcefully.
Now he's stuck with someone who's just not nice. He hits John who doesn't know how to answer the simple questions.
Okay, let's get back to Atlantis. Rodney's bringing Teyla and Ronon up to speed. Pretty amazing that he can tell a hyperspace window was opened from the burst of radiation. Only problem is that it's not any of the usual suspects, so just who would have that level of technology?
Back to uh-oh and John's getting beat up some more. For the record, I hate Sheppard-whump. I only like the bad guys to get beaten up. And, hey, you can beat HER up, too. ::rolls eyes:: We're on a rat-trap of a ship. The men are wearing utilitarian uniforms but this dame walks in wearing an off-the-shoulder low-cut (front and back) leather top with skin-tight pants. And let's not forget the lip gloss and artfully disarranged hair either. And she knows he's not Reed Richards. Snorfle.
She also has a habit of getting rid of uncooperative people. Like blowing them out into space. I guess John's not going to be able to use his charm on her then.
Hmm. Odd but interesting conference room cum dining hall. Though the food looks yucky. But John learns about who his hosts are. According to Larrin, they're called "travelers" who live full-time on multi-generational ships and don't get much fresh food apart from what they can trade for or scrounge. What started out as a way to escape the Wraith has become a way of life for them. John doesn't see the appeal of it (and neither do I).
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