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greyias

The Lost Tribe -- Initial Reaction

Oct 10, 2008 21:59

HEE!

My reaction to "First Contact" is scattered throughout other posts, but before I forget, I figured I would make a quick reaction post. In no particular order, the big giant hearts:

( THE SQUEE )

episodes, sga

Comments 17

wildcat88 October 11 2008, 05:54:07 UTC

Almost in complete total agreement here.

Todd slinging an arm around Woolsey's shoulder = ♥ Thought I was going to die.

Teyla? Is she on SGA?

Surprisingly the Keller wankstorm is brewing in the whump thread because she took too much time away from Sheppard. *sighs dramatically* I hadn't even considered it until someone said it. Silly me for enjoying the show.

greyias October 11 2008, 06:01:28 UTC

Todd slinging an arm around Woolsey's shoulder = ♥ Thought I was going to die.

And he did it more than once! XD Todd/Woolsey is so my new OTP!

Surprisingly the Keller wankstorm is brewing in the whump thread because she took too much time away from Sheppard

You're kidding me right? *headdesk* Just... nevermind. Poor girl could probably not appear in an episode and still upset someone.

sholio October 11 2008, 08:44:27 UTC

Surprisingly the Keller wankstorm is brewing in the whump thread because she took too much time away from Sheppard.

*boggles* Good grief, really? I was already expecting a lot of complaining from certain segments of fandom just because Keller had a large role in the episode, but that's a whole new level of HUH?

I enjoyed the episode -- not as much as the first half; it had the "too much crammed into one episode" feeling that their big-explodey-space-episodes usually do -- but it was still very fun. (And the Daedalus almost crashed on an ice planet! That made me grin.)

greyias October 12 2008, 17:43:38 UTC

It was a fun episode, not nearly as fun as the first half, but it had some good setup for the future. Can't wait to see the Nega-Asgard (okay, that's not working) return, because there seems to be some good potential there.

"too much crammed into one episode" feeling

You know... I think that, more often than not, the #11 slots have that feeling. "The Hive" and "Be All My Sins..." definitely had a similar thing going on. Some great moments, but for some reason it doesn't hit that "team" feeling despite being big ensemble episodes.

And the Daedalus almost crashed on an ice planet! That made me grin.

Oh yeahhh, that's why that part seemed so familiar ;)

trystings October 11 2008, 11:16:31 UTC

Good episode. Not as good as First Contact, but good episode. I missed Lorne, Caldwell and Larrin. And I am SO disappointed that Ronon/Keller ain't gonna happen. :(

But hey! Shirtless John!!! *beams* :D:D:D

greyias October 12 2008, 17:45:26 UTC

For some reason, I never seem to enjoy the second half of the mid-season two-parters as I do the first half. Maybe I like setup more than I think? But Shirtless!John automatically bumps up the episode several points! And we got a view of the dog tags too!

trystings October 12 2008, 20:43:59 UTC

Oh god yes, the dog tags! Bare chested plastic little Sheppards with dog tags! Now why didn't I think of that? *g*

(Stuff's still missing hey ho!)

greyias October 12 2008, 20:47:09 UTC

Plastic, dog-tag bearing Sheps, they'd be a hit with everyone!

(Stuff's still missing hey ho!)

You're kidding me? How the heck do they lose it?

Thread 8

aelfgyfu_mead October 11 2008, 17:41:14 UTC

I LOVE your Woolsey Crush Rating!

I think Woolsey did the only thing he could; millions could die if the Asgard (should we adopt what Daniel called them at least once, the "Assgard"?) find a replacement control crystal! At that point, the base seemed to be unmanned; the ships had all gone up to fight the Traveler and Lantean ships. I also got the impression that most of the Asgard were never actually at this lab at all, but somewhere else. I could be wrong. I'm not sure how many are left.

I think it was less that Jennifer disagreed with his tactics than that the disagreement over tactics reminded her of how very different they are (and that she'd rather be with Rodney). I'll stick my head in the sand right next to yours.

Too bad they couldn't afford Lorne and Caldwell!

greyias October 12 2008, 17:54:07 UTC

If I were in junior high/high school, I'd have Richard Woolsey's name scribbled all over my notebook, surrounded in millions of ♥s. It's borderline ridiculous how much I love him being in charge.

Re: Woolsey's decision on blowing the place up.

I'm not saying they shouldn't have blown up the lab. I do think destroying/dismantling that thing was the only option with the danger presented. What I mean is there was absolutely no need to blow it up RIGHT NOW, all of the things it might have that could help the expedition in the future be damned! They could have fixed the Daedelus systems in orbit, send a team to strip the place bare while the repairs are going on--and if the Rogue Asgard show back up, beam everyone out and blow it sky high THEN. In the first episode, it was stated that the facility was drawing massive amounts of power, which is something the expedition is always in need of--wouldn't it make sense to maybe figure that out? Grab some spare parts? Get the notes from the system? I don't know, I liked it, but it felt a tad ( ... )

aelfgyfu_mead October 12 2008, 19:03:59 UTC

Ah--you do have a point there! Yes, maybe they should have looted the lab first!

xparrot October 11 2008, 19:39:23 UTC

Yes to John's face! And intense look of contained worry for most of the ep. Still freaking Radek out, too (Radek is so thinking that he's been down this road before...getting between Sheppard and his team is like getting between Mama Bear and her cubs, Radek's too smart to risk it...)

Todd + Woolsey 4-EVER! *ahem* (But the arm around his shoulder was so cute! XPPP)

And yeah, loved take-charge!Woolsey at the end, even if it was a questionable call.

Lorne could've been off-world when the gate blew, no way for him to get home...

We need more McJackson banter! badly! *crosses fingers for movies*

greyias October 12 2008, 18:05:43 UTC

getting between Sheppard and his team is like getting between Mama Bear and her cubs, Radek's too smart to risk it

SO TRUE! XD

Todd + Woolsey 4-EVER! *ahem*

They're children would be life-sucking paper pushers--oh wait, we already have those here on Earth.

Lorne could've been off-world when the gate blew, no way for him to get home...

Okay... here's one where I'm not sure if I should be intensely worried for any teams stranded offworld or not. Obviously they'd have no way of knowing that dialing the gate would cause it to explode--but does that only happen if it's able to make a connection and form a wormhole? Because if Atlantis's gate was offline, would it just not work? But then, wouldn't they dial the Alpha site? Which would make their gate go 'splody (and the one on the other end?) ...I'm thinking about this too much.

*crosses fingers for movies*

How are you guys doing on avoiding movie spoilers?