15 Years! Episode fest!

[melagan]

To celebrate the fifteen years since the first airing of Stargate Atlantis, valika proposed a celebration and I whole-heartedly agree.

For the next week, we want to hear all about your favorite Stargate Atlantis episode(s), why should we watch them and what about that episode(s) caught your imagination.

Feel free to elaborate as little or as much as you like.

We'd be delighted if you wanted to tell us a little about your favorite characters too.

(I'm looking at you popkin16)

I've been working my way through a re-watch. I have to keep stopping, stare at the screen and announce, "OMG they're so PRETTY!"

Ahem.

Guess 'll work on something more coherent for this mini fifteen-year fest.

Comments

[allir]

Oh, it's so hard to pick just one favourite episode! There are so many good ones and good parts of episodes.

But if I'm gonna pick one I think I'd have to say Harmony. Because it's my go-to episode if I just want something light and happy and funny to watch.

I mean... it's an entire episode of John and Rodney being *John and Rodney* and snarking at each other and getting jealous over who Harmony likes more at any one time.

There's some great soldiering by Sheppard, and plenty of humour. And more super!ATA gene John, and who could forget the painting at the end?

There are other favourite episodes in terms of plot/content (such as the already mentioned The Shrine and Tao of Rodney), but while I love them, I will sit there crying my eyes out, so Harmony gets the title of favourite for letting me enjoy it without tears.



Favourite character is such a hard one to answer as I love them all so much!

I think I'd have to say Sheppard for favourite, very, very closely followed by Rodney (really, in my mind you can't really have one without the other).

And I adore Teyla and Ronon, and Jeannie is such a great addition which tells us so much more about Rodney...

[I'll note here that I'm almost tempted to say my favourite character is actually John's thigh holster... for very character-driven reasons of course]


Speaking of characters, Atlantis itself would have to be one of my favs. The city is just... I love it.

I love the sleek lines and the glowing lights and the way you can think at it and things happen.

Also, my very favourite scene ever is when Atlantis Rises.

I remember watching it for the first time thinking yes, I will really enjoy this show.

Even now, seeing it fills me with a kind of hope and awe and anticipation. Atlantis has risen once more and now all the stories can begin.

[popkin16]

My go-to episode for fun is Echoes. The premise is so crazy - the whales are sending visions! But John and Rodney are so dorky and have fun in it, and then they get to explore Atlantis and save the day. Harmony is such a good one too, though :D

Atlantis is such a gorgeous city, and I love that even in fics that don't feature sentient!Atlantis, she's still very much her own character.

[allir]

Oh echoes is awesome! I just love watching them whale watching. And all the teasing in that episode!

Atlantis was the first character I fell in love with. Whoever designed the city did a good job!

[allir]

And now I'm watching Echoes again.

Ronon and Teyla are so cute in this.

And John's jealousy over Rodney naming the whale Sam. And the way he spends the whole episode pulling on Rodney's pigtails in order to keep Rodney's attention on him.

And then he takes Rodney on a date offers to take Rodney to see the whales.

And their poor hearing!

And John walking around in that black t-shirt all episode. Mmmmmm.

(Although I am a little disappointed that Rodney's pants weren't a bit tighter considering how often he spent leant over a console/laptop...)

And then they end the episode with John and Rodney (as all episodes shoukd end)... like they're even acknowledging just how much it's a them episode.