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

[oran.livejournal.com]

You see this, your first paragraph, is why I love fandom and comms like this one soooooo much. You see exactly the opposite to what I see and that is just so interesting. For me the Carter of SG1 was so perfect, so smart, tough and sexy, so one of the boys, she was unreal. But... I tended to view the characters in SG1 as archetypes, which is why I preferred SGA because the characters seemed more real, more human somehow; even the one's I disliked.

I have to admit that given the choice between 'perfect golden girl Carter' making the regular cast look stupid and under used Carter I'll take the latter. Probably why I think that entire role should have been recurring not regular and used sparingly when needed. Similarly with the role of the doctor. Neither Paul nor Jewel should ever have been made regulars imo. That way the 'Doctor McCoy on the bridge' syndrome that they fell into so often could have easily been avoided.

I can't help feeling that the show as a whole had a lot of telling and not enough showing which is probably truly indicative of poor writing. I'm a plot girl through and through but you don't bend your characters out of shape or introduce sudden traits never even hinted at before just for the sake of an, all too often, weak plot point.

*giggles* I think Woolsey is a character so many fan writers can have so much fun with.

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

I can't help feeling that the show as a whole had a lot of telling and not enough showing which is probably truly indicative of poor writing. I'm a plot girl through and through but you don't bend your characters out of shape or introduce sudden traits never even hinted at before just for the sake of an, all too often, weak plot point.

Lordy, I agree with you here 100%. I would routinely get pissed with the show for forcing the characters to make stupid decisions in order to make a weak plot work!