Series Rewatch: Hide and Seek
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It's time for another episode of our series rewatch! For those who don't know, every Wednesday a post goes up for the episode. Fans have a week to watch the episode, and then on that post, leave a comment about anything that catches your interest - though no bashing, please. Share your shipping squee, your meta, your episode tag, or even your art.
Episode 03 means Hide and Seek!
Don't forget to respond to other people's comments, too :) If you missed a previous episode, leave a comment anyway - I'm sure people will be checking older posts for what they missed. But most of all: have fun!
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Date: 2017-10-26 09:14 am (UTC)(And I'm sure I'll add more later, but this is just to start)
The fact that Jinto and Wex argue over who gets to be Major Sheppard.
That just gets to me every time.
Not just because yes, my reaction to SGA is 'I wanna be Major Sheppard, too!' But also what it says about the impact he's had on them. And the potential dad!John feels and I could go on.
But I'll come back later to squee over just everything else in this awesome episode. Cos there is so much!
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Date: 2017-10-26 03:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-10-31 11:53 am (UTC)I think I squealed out loud in happiness when I first saw it. I'm a sucker for fluff.
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Date: 2017-10-26 10:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-10-30 12:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-10-31 11:54 am (UTC)And John trying to tell them scary stories is just adorable.
I think in his own way he's proud of them looking up to him even as he doesn't know quite what to do with it.
But all his interactions with the Athosian kids just melt me.
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Date: 2017-10-27 02:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-10-27 10:37 am (UTC)Don't forget to check the out comments on the previous post. That will catch you up in no time at all. :)
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Date: 2017-10-27 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-10-28 09:21 am (UTC)And how could I not love the interaction between John and Rodney in the scene where John pushes Rodney off the balcony! :D But what really did it for me, was John's reaction to seeing Rodney had put on the shield and sneaked off to walk into the darkness. Even if it was round two of watching SGA for me, it was like seeing something for the first time, and I was like 'wow, how did I not see this before!' :D
But I also really liked how they discovered the transporters, how they were interacting with the Athosians (John telling the kids scary stories! XD), and learning a bit about the Ancients too. (I always suspected they weren't all as benevolent and nice as you thought at first, keeping a creature locked up for studies like that, and later episodes confirmed that belief...)
Also, the kids playing around Atlantis reminded me again of what intrigued me in 'Rising too': how the kids can make a game of something that's a hugely scary part of their life. I know the Wraith have been mostly dormant during their lifetime, but I'm sure they're well aware of the threat they might face in the future. Yet they play using a Wraith mask. And I love how the game gets transformed after meeting the Earth people, and how being Sheppard becomes something to debate over :D
Throughout the series, I loved little bits like that which show how the people in Pegasus galaxy had learned to cope with living alongside the Wraith. Wish there had been even more of those!
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Date: 2017-10-29 09:09 pm (UTC)Telling Elizabeth, "That's not all we did." Made me sit up and wonder - exactly what else did the two of you do?
Even without the slash goggles, I love that we see them playing together like overgrown boys. It sets the pattern for the rest of the series. They're frinds ♥
You couldn't have torn me away from watching the series at that point.
And then, despite the scared man we see earlier, brave little toaster Rodney saves the day. ;;;more flails;;;
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Date: 2017-10-31 12:06 pm (UTC)This episode has this iconic scenes that just ... define... The whole John and Rodney dynamic for me.
And, for some reason I adore men acting like little kids so that just draws me in each time.
I think my very favourite scene is John's face when he agrees that he shot Rodney in the leg. That smirk. That self-satsified, little boy, look at me, aren't I cool look, combined with the sheet glee he shows at the very idea. There's something about it that makes me melt every time.
(And fall in love with him a little bit, before quickly deciding that if Rodney's the one to make him smile like that, he should get Rodney)
And, much as I love science fiction and that plays a huge part in why i like the show, I adore team shows and shows with friendship and the whole John and Rodney friendship just seals the deal for me in this episode.
I also think it's really important that Rodney gets to save the day at the end.
Much as I thought they were making too much of making him out to be a coward, etc (because really, whobwouldnt be subconsciously if not consciously scared in that situation), I thought it was really telling that, in only the second story of the show, he gets to save the day.
It sets up a pattern of behaviour for Rodney that I think forms an intrinsic part of his character - when it's not necessary, he will whine and complain and seek to push the task off on someone else.
But as soon as stuff gets real and people are in danger - Rodney will risk his life to do whatever it takes to save them.
The whole wraith game playing thing is such an awesome piece of sci fi story - because that's how things are. That is how people deal with things, and I'd also loved to have seen more of it.
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Date: 2017-10-30 12:24 pm (UTC)...how the kids can make a game of something that's a hugely scary part of their life.
That's an excellent point :) The people of Pegasus are so damn resilient. But you also have to figure, their version of hide and seek, with one person playing a Wraith, probably teaches valuable life lessons too. How to hide, go unnoticed....
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Date: 2017-11-10 08:25 am (UTC)That is so true, what a great point! And I bet it would work better than to just teach them to be scared of the Wraith, it shows them ways to take action instead of freezing with fear.
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Date: 2017-11-11 03:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-01 01:13 am (UTC)"Dry mouth, headache the irresistible urge to run on a small wheel..."
"Did you see that?"..."Invulnerable!"
"Ever see a 20 kiloton nuclear explosion?" "I have" "Not from up close!"
I do love that John has already made such an impression on the kids as was discussed in the other comments.
"Faint is the proper medical term."
Transporters for the win!
Hmm, they WERE kind of mean to Rodney about the shield.
"Size doesn't matter." "That's a myth."
Of course they were talking about the size of the containment container...
Brave little toaster Rodney!
John still calling him McKay but Elizabeth calls him Rodney right before he walks into the darkness then she calls him McKay when he's on the floor, unconscious.
Some odd camera shots in this episode.
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Date: 2017-11-01 03:56 am (UTC)I do so love me some brave little toaster Rodney ♥
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Date: 2017-11-02 10:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-01 03:57 am (UTC)“Shoot me!” Rodney opened with, and wasn’t at all surprised when Sheppard looked jerked away from him like Rodney had lunged for his gun.
“What?” Sheppard asked, furrowing his brow.
Rodney tapped the glowing green device attached to his chest. “It’s a personal shield! I read up on it in the Ancient database. I dropped a box of lab equipment on my foot and didn’t feel a thing. I’ve been trying to think of other things I could do to test it, like maybe falling down some stairs? Or something? Seems like a good idea to have someone else along. Want to help me test it out?”
Rodney bounced on his feet. He beamed, unable to help himself. Real, ancient technology! If every discovery was as cool as this one, Rodney couldn’t imagine wanting to be anywhere other than Atlantis. Despite the threat of the wraith and the terror of their first few hours in the city, he was glad he had come.
Sheppard ducked his head, hiding his face from Rodney. When he looked back up, Rodney could see the corner of Sheppard’s mouth twitching, like he wanted to smile but wouldn’t let himself. Rodney felt his smile turn from excited to smug - he could tell Sheppard was going to give in.
“You want me to test the shield by shooting you?”
“An opportunity that will only come once!” Rodney added, firmly. “If you don’t want to do it, let me see your gun - I’ll do it.”
Sheppard stepped out of reach. “Nuh uh, you aren’t trained enough to shoot a gun at enemies, let alone yourself.”
Rodney rolled his eyes, impatience burning through his excitement. “Hello, personal shield? I’m sure I’d be fine. So? Are you going to do it or not? If not, I’ll find someone else -”
“Whoa, whoa, I never said I wasn’t interested,” Sheppard interrupted, holding up one hand. His eyes gleamed with the same excitement Rodney felt himself. “We’ll do this as safe as possible.”
Rodney clapped his hands together. “Excellent, good thinking.”
“I think there’s a short corridor near the infirmary,” Sheppard suggested. “Should be empty, this time of day.”
Rodney pointed at Sheppard, already sliding around Sheppard to head toward the infirmary. “I like the way you think.”
Sheppard snorted, turning to follow. “I’ll remember you said that.”
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The bullet test goes off without a hitch, though it does ricochet off the shield and embed itself into a nearby wall. Sheppard moves a dead plant a foot to the left to cover the hole while Rodney muses on what they can try next, ideas bursting out of him, words stumbling over each other. It’s Sheppard who suggests their next course of action.
Rodney snaps his fingers and points, lips stretched into a grin.
His last thought before a firm push over the edge of the balcony in the gateroom is perhaps the Major isn’t too bad after all.
Interacting with a member of the military had never been so fun.
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Date: 2017-11-02 11:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-03 06:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-03 07:40 am (UTC)I love how you capture them here.
And of course John moved a dead plant to cover the hole in the wall ;)
"I like the way you think"
:)
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Date: 2017-11-03 07:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-02 10:57 am (UTC)By esteefee
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4370708
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Date: 2017-11-03 06:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-03 07:44 am (UTC)Every time I see this episode, I can't help but think that there should be a fic out there where they run with the idea that Rodney needs to convince his subconscious that he needs to release the shield...
Which of course would be done by John *convincing* him. Which I imagine would end up rather smutty.
But yes. That's where my mind goes. Every time.
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Date: 2017-11-05 08:15 am (UTC)