WOW, I have to say, David Hewlett looked exceptionally handsome this episode. I don't know if it was the tux or if he just looked reeeeeally good next to Dave Foley, but wow. :)
No, the episode wasn't all bad! It was actually enjoyable except for some parts. (What is with Gero and his bad jokes? I mean there's bad, groan-inducing and "...dude, that was not cool.") Rodney looked very dashing in his tux -- not so unlike a Canadian James Bond. All he needed was a martini! (That he would choke on, and promptly put down and try to wave off like he'd meant to do that all along.)
and I still see zilch McKeller (I second your point 1-5)
See, the thing is I can see it, and I did see it. I can still see it even. But the love confessions and the airplane scene pinged seriously OOC for me. Actually, as I've been typing and snipping my long rambly replies, trying to explain exactly why it does... I think I've found the simplest way to explain why the love confessions are so damn awkward and just unbelievable. Actually, it's a common affliction in Sci-Fi Media in general--
The Dreaded George Lucas Love Confession (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeorgeLucasLoveStory).
Seriously, this is like Attack of the Clones, where the "I love you" is so out-of-the-blue and "Uh... where the hell did that come from? And isn't that basically the exact opposite of what you said a few minutes ago?" that you wonder if someone did a Jedi Mind Trick (but forgot to do so on the viewing audience. Stupid little details.) It's not that it's unbelievable that the characters would say it, it's unbelievable the characters would say it then, and in the manner that they do.
Could Padme in fact love Anakin as they're going out to die on Planet XYZ? Sure she can. But will she say it, looking deeply and soulfully in his eyes, without any of the eloquence we've come to associate with the character? Not really.
It's not a perfect example... but it's the best I have at the moment.
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No, the episode wasn't all bad! It was actually enjoyable except for some parts. (What is with Gero and his bad jokes? I mean there's bad, groan-inducing and "...dude, that was not cool.") Rodney looked very dashing in his tux -- not so unlike a Canadian James Bond. All he needed was a martini! (That he would choke on, and promptly put down and try to wave off like he'd meant to do that all along.)
and I still see zilch McKeller (I second your point 1-5)
See, the thing is I can see it, and I did see it. I can still see it even. But the love confessions and the airplane scene pinged seriously OOC for me. Actually, as I've been typing and snipping my long rambly replies, trying to explain exactly why it does... I think I've found the simplest way to explain why the love confessions are so damn awkward and just unbelievable. Actually, it's a common affliction in Sci-Fi Media in general--
The Dreaded George Lucas Love Confession (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeorgeLucasLoveStory).
Seriously, this is like Attack of the Clones, where the "I love you" is so out-of-the-blue and "Uh... where the hell did that come from? And isn't that basically the exact opposite of what you said a few minutes ago?" that you wonder if someone did a Jedi Mind Trick (but forgot to do so on the viewing audience. Stupid little details.) It's not that it's unbelievable that the characters would say it, it's unbelievable the characters would say it then, and in the manner that they do.
Could Padme in fact love Anakin as they're going out to die on Planet XYZ? Sure she can. But will she say it, looking deeply and soulfully in his eyes, without any of the eloquence we've come to associate with the character? Not really.
It's not a perfect example... but it's the best I have at the moment.
ETA: Missing words and VERY IMPORTANTTM link.