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Completely Incoherent Episode Reaction to "The Prodigal"

Eeeeeeeee!

BOYS! RACING CARS! SUICIDE RUNS! EPIC BATTLE SEQUENCES! GALLANT WOOLSEY! RONON FILES REPORTS! MY SHIFT KEY IS STUCK! TEYLA KICKS SERIOUS ASS! RADEK GIGGLES AT RODNEY'S MISFORTUNE (HEE!), MICHAEL IS CREEPY (wait, that doesn't deserve caps), TEYLA'S PEOPLE INCLUDES ATLANTIS NOW, JOHN IS TOTALLY CHECKING ON HIS INJURED TEAMMATE BEFORE GOING AFTER THE BAD GUY ♥, DID I MENTION EPIC BATTLE SEQUENCES? AND RACE CARS? WITH REALLY LAME SMACK TALK?

:D :D :D :D :D :D

...what is this coherency you speak of?

Just... just... SHOW! ♥

Okay, I was a teensy bit scared going into this one because the preview made me think that the Dreaded Stolen Baby Arc^™ was about to commence. But you proved me wrong, Show, and boy howdy ~~you can prove me wrong any day of the week~~ ~~just don't make a habit of it~~ ~~did I mention I'm not really coherent right now?~~

Where was I?

Oh, right.

OH, SHOW!

This week? Everyone rocked. Srsly. This was more than just a team ep, it was a city as team ep. Of course, because I'm just too far gone in my OTF, the John and Rodney scenes were my favorite. (The beginning! :D The Jumper Scene! /o\ The ending! XD) Of course, now John's so-many-he's-lost-count suicide runs have now transitioned from fanon to canon. Which makes me laugh so hard. And may I say that last image, with Teyla bouncing Torren like that, made me squee? Very loudly.

Something I've been noticing this season... I wouldn't say that I've disliked Teyla before this season, but this year I feel like I'm connecting and understanding her character much more than I have in the past. I'm not sure why. I mean, I don't think it's because of Torren, but something about her character has changed this year in a way I'm totally digging (and possibly I've changed too? Oh wait, that's way too sobering a thought for such a squeeful post). And I might be developing a girl!crush on Teyla. I mean, first priority is getting Torren to safety, of course. But then she's all about going off to kick Michael's ass. Which, yeah, was a little dark with the whole stepping on the hands thing, but how awesome was her and John taking turns socking Creepy!Thin!Man*?

Also, for those keeping track--

Woolsey Crush Rating (out of 5):
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

That's right, five full hearts, for beauracratic bulldozing in the beginning, to the gallant falling down of the steps (okay, perhaps that's just what he gets for trying to be a chivalrous manly man, but it was almost as cute as Robert Picardo pulling out a chair for Jewel Staite)... I keep distracting myself... and then all the way to the end, in his own special Woolsey way, trying to tell Ronon "good job" and "thanks for getting tossed off a flight of stairs and taking one for the team."

And there's a lot more I was noticing and giggling about during the episode (I do recall making some comment about John compensating with his big ass gun), and something about Michael + TechSavvy. Maybe I'll remember it later. Hopefully with more coherency if that happens.

* - I probably should feel sorrier for Michael... but I've never really cared or sympathized with his character all that much with the exception of his introduction episode. He just... whines too much? I don't know. He bores me a little as a plot device. And he's creepy. And end-of-last-season/this season he's kind of had the whole Michael Jackson vibe going on with his obsession with Torren, which doesn't help with the whole creep factor.

Hopefully I won't be squeeing alone in this episode like last ~~week~~ time. I was a very sad panda that no one enjoyed the cigars and brandy but me. So much so that I didn't post (okay, that's a lie, I was actually wiped out from work, but I was also a sad fandom panda that was alone in squee.)

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I gotta admit - I've kinda lost my squee for this show. Tracker was the last episode I watched. But this one looks like one I gotta see. :)

Sorry to hear about the loss of squee (I know I would be a very sad panda indeed if I lost it), but hopefully you'll enjoy this episode!

I did watch it, and was very squeeful indeed. :) Great all around episode. :)

Yay! \o/

YES! And I'd totally forgotten than Teyla said "my people" when she was clearly talking about the people of Atlantis. How amazing was that moment! This ep was so much joy! I totally agree with you!

I kind of squee'd, loudly, when she said it. I honestly don't know if she's actually expressed the sentiment before (I know Michael lumped them together back in "Vengeance", but I don't remember if Teyla said anything to that effect.) And the action scenes... oh, they were simply amazing! So much ♥ for this ep!

Joining you in the squee-and-flail before I faceplant on my keyboard and fall asleep! Squee! Flail! \o/ This episode pretty much had it all -- awesome John and Rodney scenes, good scenes for everybody, girls kicking ass, cute team-as-family moments, Woolsey being his adorable self, tongue-in-cheek humor, really fantastic fight scenes -- YAY. One of my favorites of the season! And like you, I was dreading the awful Stolen Baby Plot -- and then, like with all my worst fears about Teyla's pregnancy ... they didn't, and much awesomeness was had by all! YAY SHOW! *stumbles off to bed*

\o/

This episode was a classic, and had everything I love about Atlantis, with all those things you mentioned! And even though I get slightly stressed, I love that they're teasing at a Stolen Baby Plot, but actually don't follow through with it. (Although I'm also glad that Michael is gone for good, so we won't need to revisit it as well, even if it gave us a gloriously fun romp this time.)

I know me squeeing about an episode is probably not news *g*, but this episode had it in droves. I think I'll be watching it again today as I do laundry.

Squeee!! I'm not coherent either, but wow! Loved the episode. All the action, the way Teyla was shown, how as soon as she could she went to kick ass, sooo glad she got to get rid of Michael after everything he's done to her and the Athosians the Expedition members (her people, all of them)!!

As for the car scenes....even hubby watched them and laughed!! Soo competitive!! And Sheppard cheats! (As if Rodney wouldn't cheat too if he needed too...!) Oh, and Rodney's apparently tinkered with his car (some techno thing under the hood)! Well, I suppose he could have bought the car with that, but in my personal canon, he's tinkered with it!

And Ronon's report?! ROTFL!!!

Maybe I'll be coherent later, but this was brilliant!! Squeee!

Awww, your icon!

This episode had everything I love, including lots of action, snark, and a great feeling of tension. I absolutely loved Teyla in this, and the snapshots from the preview that led me to think she was going to be cast in the damsel in distress role... have I mentioned how much I love it when I'm proved wrong?

And the cars, *snort*, oh the cars! I love their individual ways of cheating (John with his mad driving skillz, Rodney suping up the engine on his )

And I'm thinking my coherency is still fleeting even a few days later. Ah well! That's what awesome eps do! :D

I have complaints about this episode, but I'm totally with you on the five hearts for Woolsey. Yay Woolsey! Yay Ronon and Woolsey! Yay boys with toys!

The boys and their race cars were too adorable! As was Woolsey, with his bureaucratic sword of justice (and taking the header down the stairs in Teyla's stead) What is it about Woolsey that makes him so incredibly awesome?

I think it must be Robert Picardo, because the writing for Woolsey was very uneven throughout SG-1 and into SGA. Picardo rocks. I wish I could see him at a con! I've seen a few interview clips, and he's funny, and sweet, and real, and humble.

I have to admit, I haven't seen all of the Woolsey eps of SG-1 (I've more or less skipped most of seasons seven and eight), but I've always sort of had a soft spot for him. And Picardo is just so very cool and gentmanly. My love only grew for him at ComicCon!

Oh, right! You got see him! I'm so jealous!

I really loved this ep too - the fight scenes, the car scenes, The Handshake, Teyla finishing off Michael, John getting his ass kicked, Banks' 5 years of kickboxing. So much to love here.

PS I liked the cigars and brandy scene too. I thought Inquisition was a decent ep.

Oh, the Handshake just about did me in, especially on top of everything else.

PS I liked the cigars and brandy scene too. I thought Inquisition was a decent ep.

Oh, good. *phew* I was feeling a little alone there. I won't argue that it had a lot of problems, but it still managed to be the bright spot of my very long week.

(okay, that's a lie, I was actually wiped out from work, but I was also a sad fandom panda that was alone in squee.)

Ah yeah, I know that feeling. Like the time when I was seemingly the only person who squeed over Angel's 'Shiny Happy People'. (But I too did hate the cigar scene last week... never watched Boston Legal so any references to that show are wasted on me, and what remained just gave off a very weird vibe.)

But I'm not gonna talk about the last ep because this week's episode ROCKED and please, please, let next year's movie turn out something like this. This ep had everything I want from the show... team and friendship and action and a complex villain and they didn't kill the baby!

Okay, I was a teensy bit scared going into this one because the preview made me think that the Dreaded Stolen Baby Arc™

Me too! Glad my concern was unfounded.

... And there was so much great character interaction, not just between John and Rodney, but also between Woolsey and Ronon, and Ronon and Amelia (I even liked Amelia a lot, kicking ass with much style) and between Michael and Teyla, too. Loved all the details, like Zelenka going for his earpiece out of habit until he remembered he had to use the radio. And, man, I have to watch it again because I'm already forgetting all the little details. The action was great, plot was tense, the cinematography was fantastic, and I guess now we know why they needed to make the previous ep a bottle show... I can't remember seeing half the settings before.

I just hope this time they made sure and CHECK FOR THE BODY.

Like the time when I was seemingly the only person who squeed over Angel's 'Shiny Happy People'.

Really? I recall rather enjoying that episode. It was creepy in all the good ways. Sadly, I was never very active in the Angel fandom, as I had the misfortune of falling head over heels for Doyle, so... I was kind of doomed from the start. *g*

The action was great, plot was tense, the cinematography was fantastic

Oh, the cinematography was beautiful. One of the things I've really loved about this season (and the last) is that they're really using the cityscape, and emphasizing how massive it really is.

And oh, the character interaction. I could probably go on and on about it, but I think you summed it up pretty well. I really enjoyed Amelia's kickboxing showcase, and Ronon's reaction to it was just so very Ronon!

I just hope this time they made sure and CHECK FOR THE BODY.

*snort* Well, hopefully they'll put a higher priority on it than Rodney did on fixing the underwater jumpers. I'm pretty sure Woolsey will now be a little more proactive on making sure Michael's really gone.

SQUEE! FLAIL!!! SQUEEE!!

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horridporrid liked "Inquisition", check out her post for squee! ...umm, and don't read my comments, I didn't like that ep myself ^^;)

But "The Prodigal" was just so much what I watch SGA for, wacky plotholes and supervillains and remote controlled cars and all. More like that, plzkthx!!!

Also, totally with you on the girl!crush on Teyla. This season and the last have really brought the character into play for me. Kick-ass mommy FTW!!!

There were plotholes? I think I was flailing too much and squeeing too loud to notice them! *g* Honestly, I wish every episode could be like this one. Just. Awesome.

This season and the last have really brought the character into play for me. Kick-ass mommy FTW!!!

I know what you mean! I've liked Teyla before, but I totally can get her character in a way I never have before. And seriously, is there anything more empowering than a kick-ass mommy?

and don't read my comments, I didn't like that ep myself ^^;

Ah, don't worry about it! Your comments, even when they're not pure squee, are almost always insightful and thought provoking. Most of my Sad!Panda stemmed from the fact that watching the episode was the bright point in my week (I know, that's sad), and no one else seemed to enjoy it. I do admit though, there were a lot of valid complaints about the episode. Heck, I have complaints, and I enjoyed it.

Yep, this episode just reminds me of all the good reasons of why I got hooked on Atlantis by the first season. When an episode like this can show our Team being complete dorks and still save the day, this is pure love!

Yes! This episode is definitely on par with some of the best ones from the first season! Whenever Team Dork gets to kick ass, take names, and also be kind of geeky... just ♥!

*jumps up and down in chair*

YESYESYESYESYESYESSSS!!!!1!! I loved this episode and I love squee posts loving the episode I love!

I mean, what's with "oh noes poor Michael" meta's? What? This was an excellent episode! This wasn't rushed, this wasn't boring, everybody got their moment to shine and the interactions were wonderful. Ronon and Teyla were awesome. This is what I mean when I say they don't get enough screen time this season; they rocked this episode! As so did Sheppard and McKay with their race cars and their suicide mission and Sheppard's babies that have been neglected by Rodney for two years. And Zelenka with his little head shake and smirk when he watches our boys run off and Woolsey with his eye rolls (YES! FIVE HEARTS for him this episode!!). And yes, of course there are twelve Michaels from Brazil in a lab somewhere, plotting vengeance as we speak, because no one every dies, they all come back as a clone or a replicator at some point, but hey. Great episode!

Hopefully I won't be squeeing alone in this episode like last week time. I was a very sad panda that no one enjoyed the cigars and brandy but me. So much so that I didn't post (okay, that's a lie, I was actually wiped out from work, but I was also a sad fandom panda that was alone in squee.)

OK, I loved the cigar, but Inquisition needed at least three episodes to bring the story line to its full potential. Heck, Inquisition should have been the season 5 story arc, instead of that lame (sorry! no offense all ye Rodney/Keller shippers) love triangle we have now. *was a sad panda too*

This episode deserves five hearts for EVERYBODY! I mean, seriously, I love my John and Rodney, but I was just as happy seeing Ronon and Teyla kick ass, because there hasn't been enough of that. And Woolsey, oh, Woolsey! ♥

And it still cracks me up how indignant John is over the jumpers being never being fixed. I mean sure, it's definitely inconvenient at the moment, but had there not been an invading alien threatening to kidnap their "nephew"? His reaction would have totally been the same XD

Why can't every episode have this level of awesome?

And yes, of course there are twelve Michaels from Brazil in a lab somewhere, plotting vengeance as we speak, because no one every dies, they all come back as a clone or a replicator at some point, but hey.

*SNORT!* Nobody dies in Sci Fi! Including Elvis (http://greyias.livejournal.com/40419.html?thread=215267#t215267)!

I mean, what's with "oh noes poor Michael" meta's?

You mean there's more than one? Although, I can't really talk too much. After all, I fell head over heels for the villain in Final Fantasy VII, and would defend his actions... although I was usually doing it jokingly. "Oh, he didn't mean to stab her, he was actually trying to help her up and tripped and his sword happened to go through her chest. Oh, ow."

OK, I loved the cigar, but Inquisition needed at least three episodes to bring the story line to its full potential. Heck, Inquisition should have been the season 5 story arc, instead of that lame (sorry! no offense all ye Rodney/Keller shippers) love triangle we have now. *was a sad panda too*

I do think there was a lot of missed opportunity with "Inquisition", from the setup that dictated our team acting like they did, to the poor choices in clips that waved their arms saying "Look at me! I'm a clip!" rather than smoothly integrating with the story as they did in "Letters from Pegasus".

But it was also a showcase episode for Woolsey, and I do love my Woolsey (as if there was any doubt). The end scene just made me all happy because it sort of played to my, um, unique interpretations on the different expedition leaders and the way they relate to the team. Weir was "mom", through and through. Sam was the older sister/cousin that came to comfort the family after losing "mom". Woolsey is the absentee father struggling to find some common ground with everyone *g* Of course, I have to stop the family analogies there, otherwise it can get a bit too much.

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