Rewatch: Spoils of War

[twinsarein]

In the aftermath of the joint attack on the Replicators, the Atlantis team is more than a little interested when they find a Wraith hive ship abandoned in space. They can find no reason for it just being there but Teyla - who Sheppard has allowed to join them despite his misgivings about her participating due to her pregnancy - can fly the ship and

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Comment 1

[helenkacan]

Random observations (very much so) as my reborn computer was returned to me Thursday night and - between my semi-blindness and using Linux for the first time - I'm having a tough go of it. Also moving furniture and cleaning. Yuck. [Updated to include apologies for not commenting on Saturday, too, as I was in the middle of a huge cleaning campaign.]

This was a fabulous Teyla episode. It touched on lots of previous episodes in building to a dramatic climax. We get an echo of John acting like a dick and Teyla calls him out on the fact that they never had that conversation. But he has her sit out the checking-out-the-abandoned-Hive mission, only to come asking for her unique help with the Hive ship. Wondering if she can fly a Hive ship is answered very quickly. Oh, yeah. I have to say that pregnancy really did look good on Rachel L, especially on her ... uh ... prominently-displayed bosom. OTOH, whoever was doing the wig styling gave her a very flat-to-the-skull look. [I guess they were all focused on the Wraith guys who all seemed to be

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[helenkacan]

And speaking of Todd, I'm glad John finally named him, even if it was in absentia, lol.

Gee whiz. Evan got to play go on a mission with the big kids premier away team. And then is left babysitting Teyla on the return trip. It was sweet to see him talking to her about her pregnancy and his own nephews. At least someone's relating to her in a more personal manner regarding such an inconvenience. [No, I haven't forgotten about Ronon's sweet reaction when Teyla revealed her condition.] Mind you, I can understand John's discomfort, especially when it's tied in with U.S. Military practice (technically, women are barred from combat but often serve in an auxiliary capacity where there IS combat; once a pregnancy is admitted, the woman in question is transferred to desk duty) and his own background (also never having been a CO before, though these were exceptional circumstances beyond what any CO on Earth would have

Comment 3

[helenkacan]

When they come to, they're led to the Queen who's really upset that her snack vanished. Okay, John, it's time for you to get down on your knees. [Seriously, PTB, did you have some unfulfilled fetish that you satisfied by putting John in that position several times, along with that familiar caress of his cheek.] Ah, but not to worry, the force is strong with this one. Oops, wrong fandom again. Luckily, Teyla goes into remote-access mind-meld mode and breaks our guys out. It's a good thing that Queens are known for being temperamental and changing their minds, so this one's odd behaviour wasn't likely to be anything out of the ordinary. And let's not forget the yucky biological production sapping her vitality, so no wonder she'd be up for snacking