The Eye Week Part 2

[em_kellesvig]

In the race for reinforcements, Sheppard's arrive first.

(Note: Odd, isn't it, that the life signs detector is already on as Ford hands it to Carson? It should be off as Ford doesn't have the gene.)



"The Eye" 1x11

Comments

[patk.livejournal.com]

Uhm ... trying for an explanation: Carson turned it on when they landed and it's one of those things that stay turned on and can be used by non gene-carriers?

[em_kellesvig]

No, when Ford pulled it out of his tac vest, it was already on. Carson should have touched it first. They made a point of that with Col. Everett in "The Siege". Also, if Ford could turn it on, he could use it.

Or -- here's a thought -- the jumper turned it on. Ha! But then Ford could use and he said he couldn't. Hmmm.

I call continuity error. (They probably wanted it lit up for the effect and forgot Ford couldn't turn it on.)

[hoktauri]

Good catch! I never noticed that before.

Although part of me has always wondered if Ford had the gene the whole time and was hiding it from everybody b/c he wanted an ace up his sleeve or something.

My brain makes interesting fanon sometimes...

[em_kellesvig]

Hmmm. I think Ford was too genuinely decent for that kind of deception. Plus, everyone was tested with the ATA therapy. Can't remember which episode but Radek said only 48% were successful and he wasn't one of them. Neither was Ford.

But in a "Mirror, Mirror" AU, I could see Ford -- with a goatee -- hiding his ATA gene just to have an advantage. Oooh, someone should write that! (I nominate you.)

[hoktauri]

I think he's too decent myself, but that doesn't stop me from coming up with contradictory character traits. *g*

I could use it in an AU. *ponders*

[trillingstar]

Odd, isn't it, that Ford escaped by piloting a jumper... O Mystery!

[michelel72.livejournal.com]

Actually, as of "Hot Zone", Ford hadn't (yet) had the therapy. Maybe he got the therapy after that episode and it was successful. That could explain how he flew the jumper in the start of season two. /headcanon.

Of course, that doesn't help here, but ... well. Yeah. I'm gonna decide Carson touched the LSD waaaay back when they were in the jumper, and Ford held onto it after that, until this moment ....