Expedition Leaders...

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Who was the best?  Who was your favorite?

What storyline do you think we would have seen if Torri Higginson had been willing to come back (not that I blame her--heard a very interesting interview with her over that)?  Was killing Elizabeth so soon after killing Carson a mistake for the show?  What storyline, if any, would you have liked to have seen for Elizabeth in general?

Was Sam Carter the logical choice for expedition leader?  Did they utilize her character properly?  Do you think Sam as expedition leader bore any resemblance to Sam as we knew her in SG-1?  Was it possible to introduce a character such as her, that essentially could overrule and upstage both John and Rodney, and still use her well?  What storyline would you have liked to have seen focus on Sam?

Was Woolsey a logical choice to replace Sam?  Was he a good choice?  Do you think John and Rodney and the rest of the expedition would have 'corrupted' him in the end?  Do you think he would go back with Atlantis to Pegasus?  What if Atlantis was 'stolen' by the expedition and returned to Pegasus.  Would he go then?

Who do you think would have made the best expedition leader?  Who would you like to see as the next expedition leader?

Comments

[theeverdream.livejournal.com]

I definitely liked Weir as a leader, although the others were certainly interesting too. Personally if shows are going to lose an actor I don't mind the character being killed... I like the emotional impact.

Sam as leader... I liked her fine but I feel like if I had been her I would have wanted to be in a different place, maybe as captain or technician on a ship.

Woolsey... well, I think he would feel that he already had been corrupted to some extent.. take Remnants for example, where he hasn't quite been "in line" enough for the IOA. I think he might have wanted to go back if the expedition stole Atlantis but I'm not sure if he would have been in a position to.. I can see him being physically separate from the others like in Washington for IOA debriefings or whatever.

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

I definitely liked Weir as a leader, although the others were certainly interesting too. Personally if shows are going to lose an actor I don't mind the character being killed... I like the emotional impact.

That's a tough one for me. I've been devastated when a favorite actor left a show and they killed the character off. On the other hand, I couldn't see Elizabeth choosing to leave Atlantis unless she was forced to step down, so killing her wasn't out of line. However, in this case, I believe Torri still had a contract; they killed the character to bring in Amanda Tapping after SG-1 finally ended. According to what I've read, TPTB wouldn't give Torri a straight answer as to how many episodes she would be in as a recurring character when they introduced the Replicator theme and so when she was asked back for the episode with where she was given Fran's body ("Be All My Sins Remembered"?)Torri said no to the role.

I heard an interview tacked on to the end of an audiobook read by her where Torri spoke of wanting closure with Elizabeth's story. I found myself saying, "Me too, honey." :-)

Sam as leader... I liked her fine but I feel like if I had been her I would have wanted to be in a different place, maybe as captain or technician on a ship. I would have loved to have seen her with a ship of her own. I think they were *forced* to under utilize her in SGA because if they used Sam as she'd previously been written, then she would either be taking over John's or Rodney's role in each story.

Yes, I have a hard time seeing Woolsey going back if Atlantis was stolen...I can see him subversively helping the 'liberation' movement, but like you said, perhaps not being in a position to be there when the city had to be launched.

[theeverdream.livejournal.com]

Ah, I hadn't really known the particulars of TH leaving the show.

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

I don't usually follow scuttlebutt too closely, but I wanted to know if Torri was coming back or not, so I kept reading stuff as it came about. :-)