Bounty (1015)

[PG15]

I think it's very unreasonable to expect Amy to take care of herself against alien monster bounty hunters. I mean, a.) she's not a police officer or in the military herself, and b.) how many people in general would know how to act when an alien has a gun pointed at you?!

I like how everyone is so focused on alien bounty hunter or alien with a gun.

How about just an alien? We're talking about a civillian here with an alien standing right in front of her. You're telling me you won't be at least a little bit fightened/confused/worried?

Stargate sure has spoiled us...

[suse]

I like how everyone is so focused on alien bounty hunter or alien with a gun.

How about just an alien? We're talking about a civillian here with an alien standing right in front of her. You're telling me you won't be at least a little bit fightened/confused/worried?

Stargate sure has spoiled us...

DId I miss something? Did he *look* alien?

Actually, while I rolled my eyes at her hiding behind the LMAH, I do think it's in character. How many people get guns pointed at them durng their high school reunion? Who (non-military/non-policetype) wouldn't try to hide?

Though Vala was right. She's an insomnia cure if taken in large doses.

suse

[mancslad08]

Hopefully 'Bad Guys' on tonight will be better than the garbage that is 'Bounty'. Reading the synopsis however I'm not holding my breath.

[Gwin]

A friend of mine just saw "Ripple Effects" and stumbled over something that meant nothing before but much after "Bounty".

CARTER
Not necessarily, sir. It's possible that they did gate in from PX7, just not the PX7 that we know. The multi-verse theory of quantum physics posits the existence of parallel universes, an infinite number of ever growing alternate realities that exist concurrently with our own. The theory holds that anything that can happen, will happen, if not in this reality, then in another.

MITCHELL
So you're saying that somewhere in an alternate universe, I got to second base with Amy Vandenberg.

[Pitry]

I think it's very unreasonable to expect Amy to take care of herself against alien monster bounty hunters. I mean, a.) she's not a police officer or in the military herself, and b.) how many people in general would know how to act when an alien has a gun pointed at you?!

I'm sure Amy can take care of herself the way most adults do in America -- hold down a job, hang a picture, mow the lawn, balance her check book, etc. But how many of us would know what to do if an alien crashed their high school reunion? I tell you, if I had a military officer right in front of me that was a friend, I'd run to him for protection to! And if not that, I'd be running for the door or calling 911!

I'm not saying she shoudln't be scared, or know what to do, or something. But the whole clinging-to-Mitchell bit was too much IMO. Different people react in differnet ways, of course, but I'd have liked it better had she just frozen in terror in place. It's like, okay, Darrell didn;t cling to anyone when the bounty hunter theratened him, why should Amy - and especially that way...

like how everyone is so focused on alien bounty hunter or alien with a gun.

How about just an alien? We're talking about a civillian here with an alien standing right in front of her. You're telling me you won't be at least a little bit fightened/confused/worried?

Stargate sure has spoiled us..

Yeah, I have to agree with suse - he dind't look alien a all.
Again, I'm not saying any sort of reaction would have been out of place - I agree that had she jsut shrugged it off it would have been worse. I just think there was a better way to do it - if she's not frozen with terror and can move, as seen by her moving towards Mitchell, why can't she move away frmo the bounty hunter...

[PG15]

^Away to where? They were locked in, the bounty hunter was getting ready to kill people.

So might as well stand close the one guy who seems to know what he's up against.

A friend of mine just saw "Ripple Effects" and stumbled over something that meant nothing before but much after "Bounty".

Ohhhhh, look at that continuity.

[Clark'sGirl]

[quote=Clark'sGirl;6317263]

Liked the bus thing, although Lost used the same plot device last night

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And if anyone who watched Nip/Tuck on Monday night (UK), it was also used there to kill someone off, seriously THREE times in one week worth of TV.

I didn't realise American public transport was so deadly!!

[kes]

A friend of mine just saw "Ripple Effects" and stumbled over something that meant nothing before but much after "Bounty".

Well by the way he reacts to her he didnt even get to 1st base lol

[myutopian]

A friend of mine just saw "Ripple Effects" and stumbled over something that meant nothing before but much after "Bounty".

now all he has to do is cut a green wire.

Spoiler:

Actually, that could have easily worked itself into Bad Guys.

[teal'c2006]

I enjoyed the episode very much, it was good.

[Skydiver]

a mixed bag on this one

the good

they found a flat part of cananda to be Kansas. better than Jerico and the mountains in the back ground

the locals weren't too massively hickified. We may be mostly rural, but we're not backwards

they picked two real towns, even though they did multiply the population of Auburn by a factor of 10 (the real town has all of 2000 people in it, and no high school)

sam and lee were funny

it had some laugh out loud moments
vala and cam's parents was cute, his classmates were 'real', so was the high school gym and hte costumes on the others. they weren't too horribly hickified.

the bad

the daisy dukes....guys, guys, guys, i'm sure that claudia is proud of getting her body back after baby (and good for her) but in a rural community her clothing choice would be dang close to indecent...or something worn by ladies of the world's oldest profession. If the costum folks were so hung up on the blue gingham to make an oz joke, they shoulda let vala wear the whole shirt.

the plot...yep, still making fanfic into episodes. hunted down for attacking the killer corn. what would have made more sense than being tagged - and how did the lucian allience actually accomplish that anyway - they could have had them tap into thosee stupid transponders they all have inplanted and use it against them. woulda made more sense

what the HECK happened to secrecy??? aliens running amuck on earth and no one cares??? No one notices? I'm sorry, i long for the days when teh SGC seemed to care and tried to keep aliens secret. This one pushed that credibility envelope way too far....again.

and sam explaing the how and why to the baddies????? stupid. sure, let's tell the baddies all our secrets. maybe next time we'll invite them over before we trick them and just give them what they want

All in all, it had its moments. I giggled a bit, rolled my eyes a lot and chalk this one down as yet another - of too many - missed opportunities.

Boys, if you're gonna turn fanfic into episodes, how about you find some GOOD and original stuff instead of this marty stu junk that reads like it was written by a 13 year old during study hall.

You're professionals, it'd be cool if the episode looked like it was written by one instead of someone's younger sibling

[Skydiver]

oh, and added to the good, cam/amy....fantastic ship pairing. They were adorable together.

[esoap524]

A friend of mine just saw "Ripple Effects" and stumbled over something that meant nothing before but much after "Bounty".

Whad'ya know...continuity! Hee.

RE: skydiver, your comment about the Daisy Dukes. I wonder if CB balked at that get up. I only say that because I remember some FS commentary from the 5th episode where Aeryn's dressed in black pants and a mid riff top the entire episode. Ben comments about how Claudia wasn't too thrilled with that outfit--at least it was all black and had pants!

I wouldn't be surprised if Peter DeLuise talked her into it-so far the only comments I've really seen him say about her regard how "hot" she is (I'm not saying she's not hot, I'm just saying she also happens to be a very good actress).

As for appropriate behavior, teaching, training...I think you could tell Vala till you're blue in the face, think you've reached an understanding and then, pow, she does what she wants. However, talking about costumes, I really loved the dress she wore to the reunion. A lot like Carter's from the week before and looked good on both women (the shoes were really cute too).

Cam/Amy...yeah, they were cute, but I really liked Darrell and Vala. Now there's a guy with a sense of adventure...And I thought he was cute, too.

"so...you're separated..."

[Skydiver]

her dress was very nice. both of htem were

but my POV, as a person who's grown up in and around small towns...they're rather conservative. Vala's get up would be getting her 'what on EARTH is she wearing' looks from the other people.

DArrell does seem to be the kind of guy that would be able to handle vala. ANd it was cute.

But vala's 'doing what she wants'...it doesn't fit her personality. She's a con-artist. They survive by blending in and fitting in and becoming what people expect them to be. You're not a good con-artist if you stand out and are a 'rebel'.

Her actions are inconsistent with what we've been told her character is. She can't be the super supreme con artist we've been told that she is if she keeps making a spectacle of herself and standing out. The actions contradict the character.

[PG15]

Well, does she have a reason to blend in? IMHO she can do it if the situation calls for it, and she's pretty flashy the rest of the time.

[Skydiver]

you would think if she really wants to get off base more often, she'd be doing all she could to 'fit in' and be allowed out more.

shocking the locals with tales of her past isnt' fitting in. It's played for a laugh and a joke. Which is cool, and funny in a way, but it's not the behavior of someone that's trying to fit in. Along with someone who's trying to prove that she belongs and trying to 'con' - as in convince - them that she's trust worthy.

Con artists, good ones anyway, don't speak out of turn and say off the wall things. Their every word and action is calculated to maintain the con and accomplish their goal.

[PG15]

Vala's not trying to "con" anybody; she has no need to. SG1 has seemingly accepted her shananigans and has made her a member of the team. I don't see why she has to change herself to fit in when she's already doing so pretty well.

[esoap524]

I think it'd be cool to see if Vala could actually blend in or if all her con artist talk is just another con...

I see your point, skydiver; a clever con would want to blend in. But, PG15 also makes a good point in that she's not conning anyone, currently...

...or is she....?

anyway, I was too consumed with how good her hair looked, I kinda forgot the rest

[DrScareys event horizon V1.0]

I liked it. Would have been better (imo) if they had bought back Aris Boch instead of a new group of bounty hunters.

Hell, in a complete twist Aris could have even rescued SG1.

But this is just dreamland.


Overall i've seen worse episodes.

Now, about this 'Green Wire'?

[Skydiver]

i've definitely seen worse. This one jsut really wasn't SG-1. It was that alternative space spoof show that Bridge studios likes to make....that just happened to star the actors that used to be on SG-1.

It was funny in its own rights and kinda cute, but not Stargate.