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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 howdyyou 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 lastweek 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.)
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
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--
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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
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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.
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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.