08x18 - Threads

[kedd]

Welcome to the recap of what is easily the most convoluted episode in eight seasons of SG-1. Mainly because the writers switch focus every 30 seconds.

Episode transcript can be found here: www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/wiki/8.18_%22Threads%22_Transcript

Comments

[sg_fignewton]

I'll be coming back later to comment :) but I wanted to put my mod hat on for a moment and point out that you accidentally added 3 lj-cuts - you might want to fix that.

[kedd]

Done... I have no idea how I managed to do that. I'm almost impressed. :)

[nandamai]

COLOR CODING. You are brilliant.

[kedd]

*bows* Thankee!

[lizardbeth_j]

ok, I am still clearly not over this (and I know - Jacob! I'm not over that either) but I have to get this off my chest. The part of this episode that I'm not over to this day:

PETE BOUGHT A HOUSE? WTF? who would DO that? WHAT? A dog, you get without asking. But a HOUSE? I just. I have never understood that. It didn't seem like something Pete would do. Or even a rational human being.

hee. colorizing the names is so great. So - Thread-y. *g*

[kedd]

Hahaha. One of my original questions was, "What would you do if someone bought you a surprise house?" Because REALLY. I agree, so bizarre. WHO DOES THAT? Nobody in a relationship with someone they view as an equal!

And even a dog, I feel like you need to talk about, especially if the other person doesn't have pets. There's probably a reason!

(Thanks! I was trying to think of a way to make this clearer... and fun!)

[bristow1941]

In my book, anyone who thinks crashing a stranger's anniversary party is a romantic date is plenty creepy enough to buy a house as a surprise, let alone talking about the dog. Just... whoa... Buying a house is such a personal preference and I cannot imagine any healthy relationship where bidding on a house unseen by the partner would not lead to counseling or a break up. Only a guy with no idea of a woman's boundaries would think this was a good idea

[kedd]

anyone who thinks crashing a stranger's anniversary party is a romantic date is plenty creepy enough to buy a house as a surprise

Yeah, I always thought that was a weird date idea too.

And a dog would be a horrible idea for someone who is home as often as Sam. That is, never. Even if she was working a regular job, though, I think it's the sort of thing that needs to be talked about. Pete was making a lot of assumptions. It'd be interesting to know what he was thinking when he was doing all of this planning/buying/whatever.

The whole Pete thing was started because Amanda Tapping was trying to get pregnant...

Interesting. I thought I'd heard somewhere that AT was pushing for Sam to get a bf because, well, it'd been eight years and the 'thing' with Jack that kept popping up was not going anywhere, so it was a whole (pardon my language), shit or get off the pot scenario. And AT wanted Sam to have a bit more of her character exposed. I was unaware that her own pregnancy factored into that, but that's interesting.

[kedd]

1. Me too! :(
2. He was weird in this episode - optimistic, pessimistic, and back again. I don't know what the Jaffa were doing to celebrate their freedom, but I'd bet good money Bra'tac was in on it.
2. It was weird.
3. I agree - he did relax her. And it was nice to see that new side of her. It's too bad that character development is not a focal point in Stargate.
5. :)
6. I <3 your icon!

And thank you!

[hooloovoo_42]

I miss Jacob :-(

[kedd]

Agreed! :(

(But I like your icon. Oh Jacob, so intimidating with so few words.)

[hooloovoo_42]

GIP!