Originally posted by mrscopterdoc
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Overall this episode could have been so much more, if we would have seen the real queen from Todd (why not an episode with only the wraiths and without our invincible SGA team) and her and Todd's scheming. But instead they had it to turn into something ridiculous like this episode. My main complains are:
1. How did McKay know Todd lost his Queen in THE SEER. They could only know that from Todd and why would he do that. Clearly he would lose a strategic advantage as the lanteans would recognize him to be more powerful with a queen. And about the uber-queen only speaking with a queen. Surely to negotiate the joining of the alliance this uber-queen would have wanted to do that with Todd's queen. So he would have needed one in the beginning, talking about plot holes.
2. With only surgery I really don't think the wraith could be tricked. In NML the wraith queen clearly states "But I fear, Michael, that the lingering stench of what they have transformed you into will never fade". And he was almost a wraith, ergo a lot more wraith DNA than Teyla. And if they had increased the wraith DNA in Teyla that would make for some interesting changes not to mention if that is possible anyway to specific add DNA without compromising Teylas human side.
3. What happened to the telepathic network of the wraiths, hello? That was so puny, pushing this alarm device instead of telepathically inform them all and better, who did it. *sigh*
4. It was so fully loaded with human clichés, changing of power by treachery (couldn't that get difficult with a telepathic species?), bowing. Come on, something more original is not too much to be asked for, they are wraith not humans. They should have invested more time in what the wraith were saying. The wraith speek in a rather elaborate and formal way (at least what we saw from Steve, Bob and the others). I would have liked that they developed on this more rather than on bowing sequences and blund speech (the queen will leave but not forget us, oh my, thanks mom). For what we have seen so far in other eps about the interactions between queens and male wraiths (rising part 2, hive, allies etc). Male wraith have no need to show their inferiority as queens don't need to show their superiority. We alread had some background on queen interactions here but instead of building up on that they just invented an entirely new way.
5. Why would Teyla risk getting killed herself by attacking the other hive. Just out of revenge, she was never shown as that kind of person. Well, if it would be Ronan, that's a different story. But Teyla did not only jeopardize her life but also the whole mission. If she or Todd are dead, the control over the alliance is gone.
6. And what happened to the cure Todd wanted to synthesize from the data he got in KINDRED? Even if he didn't manage that
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So overall this episode was more than just disappointing. Another great opportunity lost to show real wraith interaction.
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