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Rewatch: Travelers

Aug 24, 2012 22:08

Returning to Atlantis in a puddle jumper after a resupply mission, John Sheppard is abducted and questioned by a group of nomadic space travelers who have no home planet and live perpetually aboard their spacecraft, traveling through the Pegasus galaxy. They have in their possession an Atlantian ship but have been unable to activate the hyperdrive ( Read more... )

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Comment 1A helenkacan August 25 2012, 02:20:38 UTC

HUGE DISCLAIMER:
I hate this episode with a burning passion to do away with the sexist idiots aka TPTB. And, no, the years have not dimmed my anger.

Oh, hello, John. Just what were you doing on a resupply mission, a first for you? Ah, I see. It was because you were visiting some very friendly, scantily-clad folk. Plus dorky action of putting apple in his mouth as he works the 'jumper controls.

Uh-oh. Well, someone out there isn't so friendly. The music turns space cinematic for a bit as John's 'jumper is attacked. And then they're both talking to thin air as they lose contact with each other. Definitely uh-oh. [Quibble: Does it make sense, in hindsight, that these people would have such pinpoint accuracy?]

Eeeee. More looming music as we get a recreation of a famous Star Wars scene. With bonus of huge ship going into hyperspace. A very fast, suspense-filled intro leading into the opening credits ( ... )

Comment 1B helenkacan August 25 2012, 02:25:57 UTC

Commander Larrin continues to play the steel fist in a velvet glove where John's concerned. Another weird thing. They're technologically advanced enough to set spy satellites around DOZENS of worlds hoping to catch one of these new humans in the galaxy who can operate the tools of the "Ancestors". And right now they've caught John. Who's already figured out they didn't get far with the blood they drew, so they still need him. Larrin's saying there's lots of things he'd be useful for. ::rolls eyes ( ... )

Comment 2A helenkacan August 25 2012, 02:32:02 UTC

Larrin's called away by one of the guys (and, no, I'm not going to figure out who's who) and learns that John shut down propulsion and navigation before surrendering the bridge. You go, John. While they're talking, John lies back on his bed, sideways, so his legs are on the ground. His arms are extended to either side and he's impatiently drumming his fingers along the mattress. I love-love-love his attitude here. Well, Larrin's not stupid. She knows he looks like he's planning to be rescued, so tells her guy to check the subspace communications array. He says it was damaged way back when and never repaired, but Larrin insists he check in anyway ( ... )

Comment 2B helenkacan August 25 2012, 02:34:31 UTC

Oh, yay. It's Rodney and his rescue fleet of 'jumpers coming through a hyperspace window. There's nothing on the scanners until Rodney expands the range. Whoa - way off on the right side - there's a signal. And it's going to take 5 hours at maximum sublight. I hope Evan's okay flying for that long ( ... )

twinsarein August 25 2012, 03:02:54 UTC

This is not my favorite episode. Mainly because I don't like seeing someone get the best of John time and again. Larrin is a real ball-buster, which would be great if she wasn't using her talents to bust John's balls. I can understand her hard-ass attitude to some extent, she is trying to survive and keep her people alive, but she has so little give to her, even after John saves her life. He even saves it more than once, but she still locks him up. I'd have liked her much more as a character if she'd been working with John, rather than against him ( ... )