I'm about to unleash a whole lot of fury at this episode. Beyond the fact that it's another stupid post-Michael episode, the level of sexist or juvenile romantic content is pathetic. OTOH why should I be surprised, since it was an M&M episode. Okay, here goes ... nothing.
With all the gloomy fog and darkness, I'm really having a hard time discerning what's on the screen. So let's just ignore the scary and yucky opening.
One year later, there's a four-woman team exploring. Ooh, yeah. Gotta have chicks in a horror episode.
Back on Atlantis, there's a sweet scene between Rodney and Carson 'cuz Rodney doesn't want Carson to leave so soon. I believe this is the first time I've heard Carson diagnose his own ethical shortcomings and I'm very proud of him for trying to do something – anything – to alleviate the physical suffering of the galaxy's inhabitants.
Well, he can't leave because John's just walked into his quarters. Hmm. Joe F must have been having one of his cold spells, considering that's the first and only time (I believe) he's worn a turtleneck. Salacious minds would prompt that he's just hiding an otherwise visible hickey, lol.
[Even though I can't stand JM, I did like the fact that he offered the winner of his blog contest the opportunity to have his/her name assigned to an OC. The winner was Anne Teldy (not her real name); as she died recently, it's really sweet that she can be remembered in such a fannish way, especially as she adored SGA.]
Okay, back on track, John's grabbed poor Carson to the planet and it's Carson who's being given a rigorous workout that he's unaccustomed to. However I loved the back-and-forth about being in a stasis pod: definitely, two months has nothing on 800 years!
Okay, time for sexist stupidity. The men come across Major Teldy's team and John's surprised to see that it's all female. Oh, really??? I guess Evan must be doing ALL of John's paperwork for him to be so unaware of the composition of the teams. Has John been all emo and hiding away in his quarters that he's not kept informed. Wow – what a military commander, always on the ball! /sarcasm.
As if that weren't bad enough, when the women lead the way in the direction of the lab, the transcript says: As soon as their backs are turned, John and Carson grin at each other and bump their fists together triumphantly before following the girls. Obviously ::sneers:: men and women can never work together in a professional manner unless it's understood that the women are there only to titillate the men. UGH.
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Date: 2013-01-26 06:46 pm (UTC)With all the gloomy fog and darkness, I'm really having a hard time discerning what's on the screen. So let's just ignore the scary and yucky opening.
One year later, there's a four-woman team exploring. Ooh, yeah. Gotta have chicks in a horror episode.
Back on Atlantis, there's a sweet scene between Rodney and Carson 'cuz Rodney doesn't want Carson to leave so soon. I believe this is the first time I've heard Carson diagnose his own ethical shortcomings and I'm very proud of him for trying to do something – anything – to alleviate the physical suffering of the galaxy's inhabitants.
Well, he can't leave because John's just walked into his quarters. Hmm. Joe F must have been having one of his cold spells, considering that's the first and only time (I believe) he's worn a turtleneck. Salacious minds would prompt that he's just hiding an otherwise visible hickey, lol.
[Even though I can't stand JM, I did like the fact that he offered the winner of his blog contest the opportunity to have his/her name assigned to an OC. The winner was Anne Teldy (not her real name); as she died recently, it's really sweet that she can be remembered in such a fannish way, especially as she adored SGA.]
Okay, back on track, John's grabbed poor Carson to the planet and it's Carson who's being given a rigorous workout that he's unaccustomed to. However I loved the back-and-forth about being in a stasis pod: definitely, two months has nothing on 800 years!
Okay, time for sexist stupidity. The men come across Major Teldy's team and John's surprised to see that it's all female. Oh, really??? I guess Evan must be doing ALL of John's paperwork for him to be so unaware of the composition of the teams. Has John been all emo and hiding away in his quarters that he's not kept informed. Wow – what a military commander, always on the ball! /sarcasm.
As if that weren't bad enough, when the women lead the way in the direction of the lab, the transcript says: As soon as their backs are turned, John and Carson grin at each other and bump their fists together triumphantly before following the girls. Obviously ::sneers:: men and women can never work together in a professional manner unless it's understood that the women are there only to titillate the men. UGH.