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Kindred II - The Greywolf is Not Amused
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On a final note, "Last Man" looks very interesting.
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I feel cheated.
Yeah, yeah, I know after Gateworld publicaly retracted the statement about the Kindred Carson not being a clone I should have been prepared for this... but still. I was willing to accept the world's most intricate kidnapping plot, I mean sure, I would have ridiculed it a little, but if we got Carson back I would've done my best to overlook it.
But this isn't Carson.
I mean it is, but it isn't.
First off, he was wearing blue, which should not have made my eye twitch, but oh, it did. I'm petty like that.
But I think what annoys me the most, other than the fact that we were promised 100% Carson (a statement I'm going to find for my own peace of mind), is that this means Carson really died. He's dead. He really died because of a stupid exploding tumor, and damn it, that stings. And this clone, he's Carson, he really is in that he walks, talks, and quacks like a duck, has all of the same reactions... but I still feel cheated. I would've felt bad that Season 3 Carson wasn't real, but this leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it's just indigestion, but still.
Yeah, yeah, I know after Gateworld publicaly retracted the statement about the Kindred Carson not being a clone I should have been prepared for this... but still. I was willing to accept the world's most intricate kidnapping plot, I mean sure, I would have ridiculed it a little, but if we got Carson back I would've done my best to overlook it.
But this isn't Carson.
I mean it is, but it isn't.
First off, he was wearing blue, which should not have made my eye twitch, but oh, it did. I'm petty like that.
But I think what annoys me the most, other than the fact that we were promised 100% Carson (a statement I'm going to find for my own peace of mind), is that this means Carson really died. He's dead. He really died because of a stupid exploding tumor, and damn it, that stings. And this clone, he's Carson, he really is in that he walks, talks, and quacks like a duck, has all of the same reactions... but I still feel cheated. I would've felt bad that Season 3 Carson wasn't real, but this leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it's just indigestion, but still.
Okay, to the positive points: Rodney!
Not only Rodney(!), but Protective!Rodney, constantly shoving Carson out of danger (after he does his Rodney Dance of Panic, which is so incredibly adorable I had to hold in my squee), practically snarling at Sam for suggesting that this Carson is less (yeah, he'd be snarling at me... but I know I'll get over it eventually), and trying to get him to stay behind. Oh, the only thing that could've made it better for me was Rodney whump (I mean, there were plenty of stunners flying around), but that's just my insatiable whumper appetite talking.
And John, oh, emotive John, especially at the end where he reaches out and I'm like "What? You can hug Clone Carson?" but no, it was the John Sheppard version of a hug, a supportive manly bicep squeeze. Oh, John!
Carson and Keller! It's my own personal fanon that he brought her to Atlantis, sort of taking her under his wing and that's one of the reasons she was chosen to succeed him. Completely fanon, but hey, it's not contradicted by anything in the episode, unlike others (*coughDAVEcough*).
Sam, playing the Devil's Advocate, ah, Sam... well, I won't say anything else in case spoilerphobes are reading. But yes, saying everything that had to be said, bringing up all the negatives.
(Clone)Carson: As I said, for all intents and purposes it is Carson, and I loved his reaction to the news (although I would've loved to see some incredulity on a "I was killed... by an exploding tumor?") about his death, and, oh, I hurt for him on learning about Elizabeth's "death". Poor guy, that's a lot to take in. And Rodney really had his woobie face going on there. (I'd give him a hug, but he takes them about as well as John.)
And of course, I loved seeing the Athosians again. And Halling was there! Hooray for Halling! Oh man, they didn't look so good. Doesn't Michael know he has to feed his test subjects? Or was he absent the day they covered that in Human Test Subjects 101? I mean, they really looked like they had been trapped there for months. I'm going to pretend Jinto was just hidden somewhere within that crowd. I'm really glad the Athosians survived (well, most of them), because y'know, genocide really isn't that fun of a storyline. That and that would have altered Teyla, permanently. And I don't want her to get too dark. I've got the feeling this whole Kanan thing ain't going to end well.
Not only Rodney(!), but Protective!Rodney, constantly shoving Carson out of danger (after he does his Rodney Dance of Panic, which is so incredibly adorable I had to hold in my squee), practically snarling at Sam for suggesting that this Carson is less (yeah, he'd be snarling at me... but I know I'll get over it eventually), and trying to get him to stay behind. Oh, the only thing that could've made it better for me was Rodney whump (I mean, there were plenty of stunners flying around), but that's just my insatiable whumper appetite talking.
And John, oh, emotive John, especially at the end where he reaches out and I'm like "What? You can hug Clone Carson?" but no, it was the John Sheppard version of a hug, a supportive manly bicep squeeze. Oh, John!
Carson and Keller! It's my own personal fanon that he brought her to Atlantis, sort of taking her under his wing and that's one of the reasons she was chosen to succeed him. Completely fanon, but hey, it's not contradicted by anything in the episode, unlike others (*coughDAVEcough*).
Sam, playing the Devil's Advocate, ah, Sam... well, I won't say anything else in case spoilerphobes are reading. But yes, saying everything that had to be said, bringing up all the negatives.
(Clone)Carson: As I said, for all intents and purposes it is Carson, and I loved his reaction to the news (although I would've loved to see some incredulity on a "I was killed... by an exploding tumor?") about his death, and, oh, I hurt for him on learning about Elizabeth's "death". Poor guy, that's a lot to take in. And Rodney really had his woobie face going on there. (I'd give him a hug, but he takes them about as well as John.)
And of course, I loved seeing the Athosians again. And Halling was there! Hooray for Halling! Oh man, they didn't look so good. Doesn't Michael know he has to feed his test subjects? Or was he absent the day they covered that in Human Test Subjects 101? I mean, they really looked like they had been trapped there for months. I'm going to pretend Jinto was just hidden somewhere within that crowd. I'm really glad the Athosians survived (well, most of them), because y'know, genocide really isn't that fun of a storyline. That and that would have altered Teyla, permanently. And I don't want her to get too dark. I've got the feeling this whole Kanan thing ain't going to end well.
Timeline note: Okay, so now "Sunday" is supposed to have taken place six months after "Misbegotten", did I hear that right? (And this takes place two YEARS after the episode?) And so like 4/5th's of Season Three was supposed to take place over six months? I mean, they spent six weeks of that on Earth during "Return, Part 1". So everything else (Sateda, Irresponsible, Common Ground, 3/4 of the team getting shot in "Phantoms"... should I go on?) happened within such a short time span? Like what? A week? I'm calling shenanigans on that one.
On a final note, "Last Man" looks very interesting.
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Ooh, I like that! (Who has the copyright on the Carson Beckett DNA Sample® and the trademark on insta-Carson™? Is it Michael? Curse him!)
I think Michael must have done a complete download of Carson's mind through the Psychic Wraith Link (PWL) while Carson was in his clutches (note that in my story "Haar" I cleverly fudged how long Michael had had Carson, because from the episode it could have been anywhere from a day to a week). Of course, that's a heck of a lot for Michael to remember, and he must have been quite relieved to upload it through the PWL to insta-Carson™. Michael may not have retained everything, or doesn't understand it all. At any rate, he's not as brilliant a geneticist as Carson (even insta-Carson™) is, so he still needs Carson. He also seems surprised by Carson's return, so he clearly misunderestimated the good doctor, despite having all the contents of his mind, at least briefly.
Stupid question time: I've seen several people use the word "woobie," and I'm not exactly sure what it means> (Hey, it took me a long time to get "emo," and I still can't define it.)
I'm not sure about the team getting drunk. I'm worried that poor Rodney will turn out to be a morose drunk, which would be just awful!
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I've heard rumor it could also be a yet-to-be-revealed Wraith Consortium. Either way, the legal battles are going to be hell when all of this is over and done with.
Stupid question time: I've seen several people use the word "woobie," and I'm not exactly sure what it means
Urban Dictionary gives a definition close to how I understand it: A term of endearment (like "baby); someone who is so cute/sad/adorable you want to hug and comfort them.
...basically, Emo Rodney. *eg*
And it turned out that Rodney was a morose drunk (that's what I spent last night doing... I know you were curious). At least this time around. I see him being one of those happy drunks any time it doesn't involve people dying/going-into-stasis-for-a-long-time.
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Yes, I was terribly afraid Rodney could get that way when drunk. So is this a story I'll be seeing at some point?
I've heard rumor it could also be a yet-to-be-revealed Wraith Consortium. Either way, the legal battles are going to be hell when all of this is over and done with.
Dang, and I bet the Wraith have good laywers (are good lawyers?) too.
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Yes, I was terribly afraid Rodney could get that way when drunk. So is this a story I'll be seeing at some point?
Oh, whoops, yeah! I wound up posting it on flashfic sometime yesterday. (I think before I began my mini-SG1 marathon). And just for fun, a Rodney-as-a-happy-drunk, purely for scientific comparison purposes.
Sad Drunk (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/716564.html) | Happy Drunk (http://greyias.livejournal.com/4030.html)