Expedition Leaders...
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sga_squeeWho 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?
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?
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Date: 2010-08-14 09:41 pm (UTC)You make a good point about the conditions as presented to him in Inquisition. I just had a problem with the way the whole ep was written in the first place.
To start, it was a clip episode, which are problematic to begin with. Clip eps tend to be sketchily written with lots of review of previous shows as a money saving bid towards the end of a season. But they took this great idea, launched it and let it fall flat.
Sheppard took a 'but we're the good guys' approach to self-defense and trotted out the worst responses to all of the accusations. Everything he said was shot down and he was not given a legitimate opportunity to present a counter argument.
TBF, one could argue that the Atlantis expedition is guilty of enormous crimes against humanity, for which there is little adequate response. This is where we get into a 'either/or' situation for me. Either the expedition is guilty with no redeeming value (and there is no defense) or they have done some good in Pegasus and let's hear the defense.
We never got to hear any decent defense as far as I can tell and then Woolsey sweeps in an makes in a political win instead. I just found that incredibly depressing--gave me a bad taste for the expedition and Team Sheppard.
It's not that I think Woolsey had very many options here. But I would have liked to have at least *one* person give an accounting of some of the good the expedition has done. You know?