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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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"For all the naysayers out there..."?
(I'm still on my first cup of coffee, so that's about as far as I got.)
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We've seen people complaining about how Michael could have cloned a complete Carson and given him all of the real Carson's memories through "Misbegotten." Well, for all the nay-sayers out there, Greyias and I, in consultation with my Brilliant Husband, have come up with answers. Feel free to incorporate them into a season five script or two, Mr. Mallozzi; all we ask is that you credit us properly. (Remember, Aelfgyfu is spelled A-e-l-f-g-y-f-u. And Greyias also goes by Grey, Grey Lupous, Greywulf Lupous--you'd better put them all in there just to be sure.)
Ready? Here goes:
in Michael's dastardly and long-reaching plans to take over the Pegasus Galaxy (one convoluted plot thread at a time), he took his Carson Beckett DNA Sample® way back at the end of the episode "Michael" and brought it to ye olden Wraith Cloning Center ala "Spoils of War", and stuck it through the machine to make his insta-Carson™. He then has plenty of time to work on it. The clone is nearly ready to go by "Allies," but Michael needs to get the real Carson apart to do the memory transfer. When the Hive comes in "Misbegotten," Michael does a direct memory transfer between real Carson and insta-Carson™ via the PWL (Psychic Wraith Link) while both Carsons are unconscious--hands on both Carson and insta-Carson™'s head like an Evangelical preacher. The memories transfer, and Michael doesn't have to hold them all in his head (for which he is very grateful, because he really doesn't want to remember all those hours and hours Carson spent in conversation with his dear friend Rodney, or Carson's Mum, or most of what actually fills Carson's head). Carson is left on the planet for his friends to find, still thinking he's the only Carson Beckett in existence, and Michael escapes with insta-Carson™, who thinks he's the only Carson Beckett in existence.
We should note that the copyright on the Carson Beckett DNA Sample® and the trademark on insta-Carson™ may be held by Michael or by an as-yet-unidentified Wraith consortium, so you may want to consult a lawyer about permissions before using those.
--So, will that do? Did I spell all your aliases right? Did I leave any out?
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Love how you spell your name out for him! Wonder if he'll bite this time around ;)
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Brilliant Husband had fun too.
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T'was fun though, especially Reverend Michael and his healing Wraith hands.