Letters from Pegasus Week

[em_kellesvig]

Bystanders.

The look on John's face...



For two people, two warriors, to be forced to sit and watch as a planet is culled by the Wraith, must be astonishingly painful. Every time John and Teyla have faced the Wraith, they've been able to do something: run, fight, hide, sneak around them, act in some way. This is the first time they've had to watch and do nothing. Watch the horror and carnage from the outside.

Watch and wait. It shows on their faces. It probably haunts their nightmares for years to come.



"Letters from Pegasus" 1x17

Comments

[wings128.livejournal.com]

I'm not religious at all. but this ep always brings to mind this one quote:
"blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe"
(and when I googled it, it's from JOHN!!)

The scope of the dire situation they're in, is finally driven home to John in this ep and Joe plays it beautifully.
Especially like the moment in the conference room when he and Teyla are back, and Liz asks about their plight. John just looks at her and says..."It's bad."

[em_kellesvig]

Yes, it's very bad. And it's hard for people like John and Teyla to understand how bad it is when they've always been on the inside of a Wraith attack. That's bad. Watching it and being helpless is worse. They can actually see the scope of it but do nothing about it. *shudders*

[wings128.livejournal.com]

"Watching it and being helpless is worse."

Yep it's something neither of them are used to doing and they don't like it. It feels so wrong.
Continuation of the conference room scene where John says
"we saved a few, that's something"
It's a complete turnaround from his earlier stance in the jumper when Teyla asks him to save one family.

[selenic76.livejournal.com]

I always get a knot in my stomach watching this, and even now thinking about it. I'd be so scared, not to mention unable to make the tough choices they had to make, when you can't save everyone...

And John's face really says it all.

[em_kellesvig]

He looks so shocked, doesn't he? So does Teyla. It's so huge what the Wraith do. It's hard to see that when you're running, fighting, surviving. Now, it's all they can see. Heartbreaking.