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Most enjoyable: Doctor Who
I'd been behind in DW after being culled in the mass unsubbings. I had to four eps this weekend before I could get to the Utopia. 42 was classic Who and was enjoyable even though they do a knock off of this plot often. The two parter was very poignant and it was sad to see the Doctor desperate for a life he can never have. Him human, and a sweetly dizzy one at that. I am *so* glad it was Martha with him in this case and not Rose. I know everyone likes Rose but I don't. I do love Martha, though. I also love how creepy DW can make the ordinary or silly seem. Those scarecrows were fun. Latimer is a terribly grave child, isn't he? I'm sure we'll see him in a lot of stuff in the future.
And Blink! I loved Blink. What a creepy, original show. I enjoyed the Sally character and didn't mind at all that the Doctor and Martha were hardly in it. Is there a reason why they put in a main cast lite episode? Anyway, I will never be able to turn my back on a Weeping Angel statue ever again!
And finally, Utopia. What a delight! Jack is back and has issues. I expected that. And I had forgotten what a delightful flirt he is. I really missed that in Torchwood. What I didn't expect is that the Doctor was running from Jack and thinks he is "wrong." That's *so* intriguing. Also, I've always adored Derek Jacobi and loved his character, and marveled with awe as he changed. From the teaser it looks like we're in for a wild ride with John Simm next week. I can't wait!
Most WTF!!! And not in a good way, either: The Dead Zone
Doncha just hate it when TPTB of a show turn rabid and rip their show to shreds right before your eyes?
Most Cute 'n Icky: SGA
The beginning was priceless with Ronan teaching Rodney to spar. It made me vote Ronan/McKay for my fav slash pairing at the MGM site. *seg* And this may be considered a ripoff, er, homage to Alien, but this is how it's done in a good way. Whenever Mallozzi does this, it's obviously pure laziness and baniality, especially since he doesn't bother reworking the storyline to fit the SG characters, he just throws characterization out the window. This one was pretty darn cool. I especially like not ever really seeing the monsters, and John and Ronan's exchange about what they should do with Michael's dart. Yes, and Michael is out there to come back some time in the future.
Most MustBeBrave: SG1 Dominion
I liked it. It had some plot holes, but I was willing to go there for Vala flirting with herself on the tape (btw, what expression would you call that on Carter's face when Vala mentioned Daniel has always been a little bit wonko? That's not the fond look of a friend watching another friend being teased. Didn't she look a little pissed? Kinda hard? Boy, the scientist sibling twins vib is long gone.) It takes someone of CB's chops to say that Dancing with the Stars is disturbing with such gravity that she can actually sell that line.
And didn't Adria come alive in her scenes with Ba'al? It was such a kick see Adria later imitate Ba'al's mannerisms while delivery her lines as a goa'uld. A dozen dead Ba'al's...that shouldn't be funny, but it is. And I'm glad there are still more Ba'als out there.
I do like that here at the end of show, the Goa'uld threat is back. They have such over the top villainy and were so much more interesting than the Ori. I miss them. :::sniff:::
I also appreciate the delicate way they've handled Vala's conflicted feelings towards Adria throughout this arc. She's hard enough to know what has to be done eventually but you can tell it's hard on her.
Daniel fired a staff weapon! Have we seen that before?
Can I just say I'd rather leave Ba'al in Adria before I put a Tok'ra in there? I disliked that the Tok'ra told Vala he recognised her from when she was Katesh; that seems pretty rude. Vala isn't responsible for her actions at that time and I'm sure she'd rather it not be brought up. The Tok'ra are just creepy.
It would have been nice if we could see Adria interact with Daniel and reference his whole Priortiation, but really, Ba'al was in charge at that point.
Oh god, Carter is helping with the surgery. Spare me.
Oh god, they're cutting though 6 inch thick metal with a cutting torch. Yeah, right.
I rather think Adria would have been able to ascend even if they had succeeded in euthanizing her before she awoken. She has a lot of Ori knowledge, I'm sure they passed that along, too.
We didn't get to see her go glowy. Must be saving some of that SFX money for something else.
Still hating the glasses on Daniel. I'd rather he went back or got contacts. They might be right for the shape of his face, but they are wrong for his eyes.
Most Passed its prime date: Hex
This Romeo and Juliet bull crap isn't cutting it for me. The only decent thing about this show is Thelma. Thelma and Maya are interesting. (btw, I've been reading a fantastic Dead Like Me AU with the SGA and SG1 characters. I thought if Thelma and Maya had been reaped first, they wouldn't have to hang about being miserable and getting into trouble.) Anyway, the show is beautifully shot and the acting is good, but good golly miss molly! The plot is embarrassing!
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Most enjoyable: Doctor Who
I'd been behind in DW after being culled in the mass unsubbings. I had to four eps this weekend before I could get to the Utopia. 42 was classic Who and was enjoyable even though they do a knock off of this plot often. The two parter was very poignant and it was sad to see the Doctor desperate for a life he can never have. Him human, and a sweetly dizzy one at that. I am *so* glad it was Martha with him in this case and not Rose. I know everyone likes Rose but I don't. I do love Martha, though. I also love how creepy DW can make the ordinary or silly seem. Those scarecrows were fun. Latimer is a terribly grave child, isn't he? I'm sure we'll see him in a lot of stuff in the future.
And Blink! I loved Blink. What a creepy, original show. I enjoyed the Sally character and didn't mind at all that the Doctor and Martha were hardly in it. Is there a reason why they put in a main cast lite episode? Anyway, I will never be able to turn my back on a Weeping Angel statue ever again!
And finally, Utopia. What a delight! Jack is back and has issues. I expected that. And I had forgotten what a delightful flirt he is. I really missed that in Torchwood. What I didn't expect is that the Doctor was running from Jack and thinks he is "wrong." That's *so* intriguing. Also, I've always adored Derek Jacobi and loved his character, and marveled with awe as he changed. From the teaser it looks like we're in for a wild ride with John Simm next week. I can't wait!
Most WTF!!! And not in a good way, either: The Dead Zone
Doncha just hate it when TPTB of a show turn rabid and rip their show to shreds right before your eyes?
Most Cute 'n Icky: SGA
The beginning was priceless with Ronan teaching Rodney to spar. It made me vote Ronan/McKay for my fav slash pairing at the MGM site. *seg* And this may be considered a ripoff, er, homage to Alien, but this is how it's done in a good way. Whenever Mallozzi does this, it's obviously pure laziness and baniality, especially since he doesn't bother reworking the storyline to fit the SG characters, he just throws characterization out the window. This one was pretty darn cool. I especially like not ever really seeing the monsters, and John and Ronan's exchange about what they should do with Michael's dart. Yes, and Michael is out there to come back some time in the future.
Most MustBeBrave: SG1 Dominion
I liked it. It had some plot holes, but I was willing to go there for Vala flirting with herself on the tape (btw, what expression would you call that on Carter's face when Vala mentioned Daniel has always been a little bit wonko? That's not the fond look of a friend watching another friend being teased. Didn't she look a little pissed? Kinda hard? Boy, the scientist sibling twins vib is long gone.) It takes someone of CB's chops to say that Dancing with the Stars is disturbing with such gravity that she can actually sell that line.
And didn't Adria come alive in her scenes with Ba'al? It was such a kick see Adria later imitate Ba'al's mannerisms while delivery her lines as a goa'uld. A dozen dead Ba'al's...that shouldn't be funny, but it is. And I'm glad there are still more Ba'als out there.
I do like that here at the end of show, the Goa'uld threat is back. They have such over the top villainy and were so much more interesting than the Ori. I miss them. :::sniff:::
I also appreciate the delicate way they've handled Vala's conflicted feelings towards Adria throughout this arc. She's hard enough to know what has to be done eventually but you can tell it's hard on her.
Daniel fired a staff weapon! Have we seen that before?
Can I just say I'd rather leave Ba'al in Adria before I put a Tok'ra in there? I disliked that the Tok'ra told Vala he recognised her from when she was Katesh; that seems pretty rude. Vala isn't responsible for her actions at that time and I'm sure she'd rather it not be brought up. The Tok'ra are just creepy.
It would have been nice if we could see Adria interact with Daniel and reference his whole Priortiation, but really, Ba'al was in charge at that point.
Oh god, Carter is helping with the surgery. Spare me.
Oh god, they're cutting though 6 inch thick metal with a cutting torch. Yeah, right.
I rather think Adria would have been able to ascend even if they had succeeded in euthanizing her before she awoken. She has a lot of Ori knowledge, I'm sure they passed that along, too.
We didn't get to see her go glowy. Must be saving some of that SFX money for something else.
Still hating the glasses on Daniel. I'd rather he went back or got contacts. They might be right for the shape of his face, but they are wrong for his eyes.
Most Passed its prime date: Hex
This Romeo and Juliet bull crap isn't cutting it for me. The only decent thing about this show is Thelma. Thelma and Maya are interesting. (btw, I've been reading a fantastic Dead Like Me AU with the SGA and SG1 characters. I thought if Thelma and Maya had been reaped first, they wouldn't have to hang about being miserable and getting into trouble.) Anyway, the show is beautifully shot and the acting is good, but good golly miss molly! The plot is embarrassing!