Shawn the Wraith (Wraith from Condemned) Thunk/Discussion/Appreciation

[Infernorhythm]

Who loved this guy? Major kudos to James (I forget the actor's last name). This made the Wraith even scarier. We know they use castes as social heirarchy, but their "government" really only goes as far as a Hive Ship. Well, Shawn just made it much more interesting. We see a more cultured Wraith, drinking wine and eating a meal that wasn't living. He managed to be more threatening then a normal Wraith, with this level of culture. He made me think a lot of Christopher Lee's Dracula. Plus the scene where he mentioned killing the Magistrate's old cook was brillaint. A lot like Johnny Depp's line in Once Upon A Time In Mexico. "I love this. It's slow simmered pork in a nice marinade. I love it so much, I go back, and kill the cook."

The best part, he's still around! With his distinctive costume and great attitude, I am looking forward to more of Shawn the Wraith!

[TechnoWraith]

^It's Steve's cousin Shawn.

Yes, excellent addition to the Wraith clan. James Lafazanos makes for great Wraiths.

[Xanderic]

you really should put "Spoiler Warning up top"...

[Infernorhythm]

Done and done. Shawn really reminded me of Dracula. Must have been the wine drinking...

[Tain]

Yep, i thought he rocked. His line about keeping "his" people fed makes me wonder if he is pretty high up on his hive ship's chain of command. I wonder if he had control over those cruisers that showed up?

[TechnoWraith]

Yep, i thought he rocked. His line about keeping "his" people fed makes me wonder if he is pretty high up on his hive ship's chain of command. I wonder if he had control over those cruisers that showed up?

That's a possibility. Obviously Shawn got there somehow. Riding in style in a Wraith Cruiser doesn't seem out of Shawn's league. But the Wraith have the telepathic connection to their "psychic network" and can probably communicate via telepathy. So Shawn could have "asked" for the Cruisers to stop over when he needed them.

[Dr Weir]

Haven't seen that ep, but I can see what u mean, just the thought of a wraith drinking wine sounds so weird!!!

[NightGloom]

Shawn's definitely my second favorite wraith so far (still can't beat the "original," Steve). He just seemed so suave sitting there drinking wine. I'm sure all the female wraiths just swoon over him. Plus, we actually kinda found out more about his species.

[Infernorhythm]

Wow, I gave the Wraith the nickname and it's sticking. I guess I know how the guy who named Greg (Wraith from Defiant One) must feel. Pretty cool.

Anyway, who else digged his threads? More armor, and more cultured then the other males. Sure, the leather trenchcoat is cool, but this was a cool new design and just worked. Seriously getting Dracula vibes from him. I have to rewatch it again just for him...

Who wants to see Shawn as the big bad, or at least recurring bad for the season?

[lionel_pendergast_rocks]

yes, but how did he get named shawn?!?! was it over at gateworld and i missed it or something? or did infernorythym just make that up...

yes, it was kind of weird to see him eating like a human. gave us some real insight there. and the wine part was just strange. "the finer things in life, you know..."

[TechnoWraith]

^I think Inferno just made the name up.

[Infernorhythm]

yes, but how did he get named shawn?!?! was it over at gateworld and i missed it or something? or did infernorythym just make that up...

yes, it was kind of weird to see him eating like a human. gave us some real insight there. and the wine part was just strange. "the finer things in life, you know..."

Uh, I named him. I tried to go for a more cultured name to go along with his character, while still keeping the average name motif of the male Wraith. We've had Steve, Bob, and the unofficially named Greg from Defiant One. Shawn seemed a bit less common so I chose that.

[captain keys]

yeah it was a good ep but it just proves that the wraith are more human.and i wonder if we give the wraith heart burn

[prion]

Uh, I named him. I tried to go for a more cultured name to go along with his character, while still keeping the average name motif of the male Wraith. We've had Steve, Bob, and the unofficially named Greg from Defiant One. Shawn seemed a bit less common so I chose that.

Of course now I'm thinking Shawn of the Dead Wraith

[Dr Weir]

Sounds like a great ep, can't wait until I finally see it! I wonder if there's many other wraith like him on the hive ships or is it just the one ones at the top that are cultured? His clothes sound cool, have to look for a pic so I can see them. It makes it even more creepy that the wraith know they are descended from humans and yet they still feed on them!

[TheKing81]

This Wraith was rather intriguing, and creepy at the same time. Also he did sort of have a vampire/Dracula vibe to him...

Anybody else notice how he ate his food, it was like he chewed it for a second then tilted his head back and swallowed it, sort of like a bird or something eating a worm...Except in a more creepy/violent way...

[Ouroboros]

Was anyone else waiting for him to screem "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" when that govenor guy told him Padme didn't survive.



I swear, you put a bucket on this Wraith's head and he'd sound just like him.

[fatesfortune]

I loved this new twist on the wraith. With Shawn being so cultured as he was, it made him so much more intimidating and scary! I definatly hope he shows up in more episodes!

[TechnoWraith]

Hopefully Shawn will show up elsewhere. Since he's still alive (scary that they didn't kill him. i mean there's probably something wrong, now. )

And he's definitely a "different" Wraith apart from the normal Wraith you run into (outside of Steve). And just for the record, i don't recall seeing Shawn actually "eat" any of the food he was offered while he was with the Magistrate. I think he just picked some up with the fork for formality. The wine, however, he just guzzled that like no tomorrow.

[Dr Weir]

This Wraith was rather intriguing, and creepy at the same time. Also he did sort of have a vampire/Dracula vibe to him...

Anybody else notice how he ate his food, it was like he chewed it for a second then tilted his head back and swallowed it, sort of like a bird or something eating a worm...Except in a more creepy/violent way...

Wraith have pointed teech and they might lack molars at the back of their mouths which are needed to chew stuff so maybe that's the wraith had to swallow the food whole which can't be comfortable or maybe it he just hated it so much!!