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Rewatch: Ghost in the Machine

Jan 11, 2013 22:07

Returning from an off-world mission in a puddle jumper, Sheppard, Teyla, Ronan and McKay suddenly find themselves in a ship that swings wildly between complete power failure and power surges that are blowing out some of the ship's systems. When they manage to get back to Atlantis, a diagnostics check reveals no problem whatsoever with the jumper. ( Read more... )

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twinsarein January 12 2013, 06:19:46 UTC

Wanted to let everyone know I'm still here. Was very sick for ~3 weeks over holidays, and now have sprained wrist. I'm watching, and here in spirit, but lots of typing is too much for me.

helenkacan January 13 2013, 00:40:32 UTC

I'm sorry to hear about the latest incapacitation. Have you thought about using the speech-to-text software on your phone (if you have a smart one)? That way you could make a few comments and not feel so isolated.

Sending get-better {{{{{hugs}}}}}.

Comment 1 helenkacan January 13 2013, 00:47:39 UTC

[GateWorld was down for much of yesterday and I really depend on its transcripts.]

There's never a dull moment for our team. This time it's ... uh ... flying monkeys. Or something. Even Ronon's disturbed by them (and just how often does THAT happen?).

Let's get back to normal which requires going through a spacegate and back to Atlantis. Just one tiny problem: the 'jumper seems to have been possessed. Because of all sorts of malfunctions after the gate was dialed, they can't take the 'jumper through, but are on a collision course. The jumper's momentum causes it to impact against the rim of the gate which spins until its automatic thrusters return it to a stable position. [Quibble about there being pretty blue puddles on BOTH sides of the gate: how do ships know which side to enter? After all, planetary gates can only be approached from one side. Wouldn't it make more sense for only one side to have the pretty blue wormhole and the other side to be black? And while I'm at it, how could a wee 'jumper be able to dislodge something as ( ... )

Comment 2 helenkacan January 13 2013, 00:54:24 UTC

"Elizabeth" takes us on a combined spoken and flashback journey. Once again, we encounter others from Niam's heretical group. I'm not keen that Elizabeth and a few other replicators managed to survive the destruction of Asuras and anything made of nanites. So, someone care to tell me how that works. Were they far enough away not to be pulled in but close enough to see and know what had happened? In any case, the teaser from BAMSR with Torri H just made me think of the usual arrogant replicator attitude and behaviour. Also it seems inconsistent to go from all that black leather into let's-all-sit-around-a-circle-and-meditate mode.

Gee, the meditation didn't help them ascend ... because they're machines. Until one of them, Koracen, decided to liberate their bodies into sub-space. Which Elizabeth describes as "constant motion and deafening noise" aka "the worst migraine you could possibly imagine". Which Rodney can ( ... )

Comment 3A helenkacan January 13 2013, 01:00:21 UTC

Fran/Liz begins to talk to Koracen who's in the computer. Koracen says he speaks for the others and begins to make demands. They want bodies just like Fran's. Richard reveals a secret. Not only can they not have one but he's not intending for Fran/Liz to keep hers. That shocks Fran/Liz.

Anyway, Koracen decides to play hardball. The shield is deactivated, the gate disengaged, the 'jumper bay closed off ... so nobody can leave. And then the city begins to sink.

But Richard stands up to Koracen, basically saying Go ahead and sink the city so we'll all die together along with your last hope. John flashes him an admiring look as if to compliment him for having the balls to stand up to the replicator threat (even though we can see that Richard's secretly terrified ( ... )

Comment 3B helenkacan January 13 2013, 01:04:40 UTC

John comes across Fran/Liz and aims his P90 at her, though she denies knowing what Koracen intended to do. Speaking of the Devil, Koracen shows up from the opposite direction, forcing John to aim his P90 at him while pulling out his gun to aim at Fran/Liz. To make things worse, Koracen says that it was Elizabeth's idea to come to Atlantis and Fran/Liz admits she had no choice but to bring them all to the city. But never thought they'd be a danger to anybody. [Oh, sure. ::rolls eyes ( ... )