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stillaneHi all. Updating from school because I've got an hour to kill before lab, and that's just not enough time to get anything else done.
And on the subject of Numb3rs: *glees tremendously*
Someone else please write what we all know needs to be written, yes? I have the feeling that the version slowly taking shape on my harddrive should never see the light of day, because oh, boy, so self-indulgent. Yeah.
And now I must go look at dead things. Scientifically, of course.
So. Confession time: I stalled out on SG:A at Sunday last season. This would be largely because I am the biggest wimp in the whole wide world and I react to change about as well as that implies. Which is to say, really, really not well. And changes of that nature... We are not going to discuss the weekend I spent locked in my room after Serenity came out.
It's always worse when I know it will be handled well. I can get over death done badly, I think, because somewhere in my head it just doesn't take. Done well, though...
And so I have been putting off getting caught up, right up until this weekend when the associated squee made me blind with want. I totally caved yesterday, and oh. My. God. Wow. That just. Wow.
I am still not thrilled with the casting spoiler - for reasons of dynamic rather than anything about the character - but... God have I missed this show.
I got two and a half hours of sleep last night, and it was worth every lost minute. *flails*
Things which stood out for their awesomeness, in no particular order:
- The fact that they are, in fact, full circle. We're back to season 1, with the desperate tension and amputation from Earth. They are a handful of amphetamines away from being there.
- The conflict between Earth's and Atlantis' interests. I love that you can see the divisions being drawn, but drawn deftly and without villainizing. Nice work, guys.
- Rodney as Top Gun. Whee.
- The apology. For all the posturing and bad people skills, it's Rodney we see apologizing more than anyone. To Jeannie in Letters From Pegasus, to John in Trinity, to Radek in Tao, and now one more time to John. He's honestly sorry, even though he's not sorry he did it. I kind of adore the undercurrent to it all, too; it's not just that they need to be cohesive right now. Rodney's rather recently lost someone, and he has very clear outstanding issues of regret. He's not making that mistake again.
- The amped up... well, everything. I spent a good four hours with my heart in my throat and my pulse pounding.
- The fact that somewhere in there John suggested Ronon might have a boyfriend, and that Ronon didn't so much as raise one of those patented eyebrows. Yeah. They really are playing to us now and then, aren't they?
And finally: John.
\o/
It's always worse when I know it will be handled well. I can get over death done badly, I think, because somewhere in my head it just doesn't take. Done well, though...
And so I have been putting off getting caught up, right up until this weekend when the associated squee made me blind with want. I totally caved yesterday, and oh. My. God. Wow. That just. Wow.
I am still not thrilled with the casting spoiler - for reasons of dynamic rather than anything about the character - but... God have I missed this show.
I got two and a half hours of sleep last night, and it was worth every lost minute. *flails*
Things which stood out for their awesomeness, in no particular order:
- The fact that they are, in fact, full circle. We're back to season 1, with the desperate tension and amputation from Earth. They are a handful of amphetamines away from being there.
- The conflict between Earth's and Atlantis' interests. I love that you can see the divisions being drawn, but drawn deftly and without villainizing. Nice work, guys.
- Rodney as Top Gun. Whee.
- The apology. For all the posturing and bad people skills, it's Rodney we see apologizing more than anyone. To Jeannie in Letters From Pegasus, to John in Trinity, to Radek in Tao, and now one more time to John. He's honestly sorry, even though he's not sorry he did it. I kind of adore the undercurrent to it all, too; it's not just that they need to be cohesive right now. Rodney's rather recently lost someone, and he has very clear outstanding issues of regret. He's not making that mistake again.
- The amped up... well, everything. I spent a good four hours with my heart in my throat and my pulse pounding.
- The fact that somewhere in there John suggested Ronon might have a boyfriend, and that Ronon didn't so much as raise one of those patented eyebrows. Yeah. They really are playing to us now and then, aren't they?
And finally: John.
\o/
And on the subject of Numb3rs: *glees tremendously*
Someone else please write what we all know needs to be written, yes? I have the feeling that the version slowly taking shape on my harddrive should never see the light of day, because oh, boy, so self-indulgent. Yeah.
And now I must go look at dead things. Scientifically, of course.
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Date: 2007-10-01 04:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-02 02:29 am (UTC)And also yeah: the budget increase is evident. The night shots of the city make me keep hitting pause just to go ooooo.
Plus, there's the extra time I think they're investing. I get the feeling that putting all their eggs in one basket has made them really, really focus on every aspect. It feels... epic.
*happysigh with you*
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Date: 2007-10-01 04:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-02 02:33 am (UTC)Megan is menacing... no, hang on. I kind of like that bit... Hm.
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Date: 2007-10-02 01:59 pm (UTC)*rolls eyes*
Truly, apart from Sunday... and parts of Sunday.. and bits of other eps, they were not that bad. I have rants, but really where were some very good moments at the end of the season and the ultimate episode was just lovely. Eh, I think I prefer Rodney's apology in Adrift actually ... than all those frilly ones. Then again I have issues a mile wide with Tao (and want to send the writers a philosophy book) .. so let's not go there :P
Hee. Mmm. I still like scary one with Michael and all that underwater stuff. *takes a moment* John being unsure of flying Atlantis.
Anyway.. to bed with me :P
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Date: 2007-10-02 09:41 pm (UTC)Yeeeees. :P I am a big whimpy McWhimp. And I have fic ideas. Pertaining to that thing involving Sunday and you which never actually came to be. They involve fish. How do you feel about fish?
I'm pretty big on the Adrift apology, too. I like how stripped-down it was, just a simple, "Look, we can't do this right now, and I don't want to. Let's move on." *nods* Good boys.