Comments | jelgate: Jelgate's Two Cents-Sabotage

jelgate

Jelgate's Two Cents-Sabotage

May 07, 2010 23:41

I remember this episode being discussed months ago when the casting call for Amanda (then Eleanor) Perry came out. It made the notion of a crippled person seem very demeaning. And fandom doing what fandom does criticized and overreacted to the casting Perry call. But I kind of knew they were wrong. And for the most part I think I was right. The ( Read more... )

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tafkarfanfic May 8 2010, 05:58:02 UTC

Thanks for posting this! You've given me a lot to think about.

jelgate May 9 2010, 04:50:05 UTC

Thats my job. Well maybe its not my job because I don't get paid to do it but you know what I mean.

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jelgate May 9 2010, 04:54:06 UTC

No problem. I'm been lazy on responding to my comments because of RL so I can understand. I also know not everyone who reads these are comfortable with commenting. I understand that. I do these for everyone who likes to read these.

Yeah always a little bit more of stretch but because SGU is serialized (vs SG1/SGA episodic nature) it increases unpredictibilty

Isn't the wondering about Franklin the fun part? Its all in the mystery

thedrowned May 9 2010, 02:32:58 UTC

Two things, real fast:

1. You always write "defiantly". I think you mean "definitely". Maybe you have a Mac and it does that auto-correct thing. Just thought I'd throw that at you.

2. It never crossed your mind that the chair didn't make him disappear... but that he ascended?

strg8g33k May 9 2010, 04:18:14 UTC

*divebombs in from sgu_destiny*

That crossed my mind too, but the one thing that stuck in my mind is that generally when one ascends their clothes stay behind whereas I don't think that happened in this case. Good theory though. :)

jelgate May 9 2010, 04:58:06 UTC

1. I have a Windows system. Its just not a high priority for me. I run a computer spell check after I'm done with the review but I'm too mentally exhausted to proofread and most people don't care about a few errors. Its more on the content

2. I don't see ascension being used. Its too easy of a plot device in SGU. If anything they don't take the easy way out with stories. They show the hardships of bad choices.

rodlox May 15 2010, 02:43:35 UTC

one theory I heard about the sabotage, was that the Eli, Scott, and Chloe who showed up in this ep, were actually fakes (blue aliens?) who sabotaged the drive.

of course, if they really were fakes, strange that the alien ticks affect them and humans the same way.

jelgate May 15 2010, 03:27:32 UTC

I've heard that theory and I think its nothing more of a reason to express the disappointment of how easy the trio was able to return to Destiny. I'll leave the tick discussion to my Pain review