Avalon, Part I: Written by Robert C. Cooper. People enjoyed it.
Avalon, Part II: Written by Robert C. Cooper. People enjoyed it.
Origin, Part III: Written by Robert C. Cooper. People enjoyed it.
The Ties that Bind: Written by J. Mallozzi, and Paul Mullie. People enjoyed it.
The Powers That Be: Written by Martin Gero. People enjoyed it.
Beachhead: Written by Brad Wright. People loved it.
Ex Deus Machina: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. People enjoyed it.
Babylon: Written by Damian Kindler. First seeds of controversy, some liked it, and some didn’t.
Prototype: Written by Alan McMcCullough. People really liked it - however, this was the first time we saw “renegade Mitchell,” doing his own thing and pressing the button without being told.
The Fourth Horseman, Part I: Written by Damian Kindler. People generally liked it.
The Fourth Horseman, Part II: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Controversy - either really liked, or really hated. Not much in between.
Collateral Damage: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Controversy - either thought it was excellent, or hated it, based off of what people thought of Mitchell’s character. It was good, though, Mitchell wasn’t an idiot and we saw sides of him that we hadn’t before. Nice job.
Ripple Effect: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. People loved it. Akin to Window of Opportunity, some have said. Mitchell worked with the team to solve the problem, and it was good. Loads of Carter.
Stronghold: Written by Alan McMcCullough. Controversy: many people thought Mitchell acted rashly and stupidly towards the end. “Renegade Mitchell” again, and few people liked that.
Ethon: Written by Damian Kindler and Robert C. Cooper. People generally really liked it - this episode had a lot of emotional impact, and Mitchell wasn’t the star. Daniel got a lot to do, and Carter did that techno babble thing! Huzzah!
Off the Grid: Written by Alan McMcCullough. “Renegade Mitchell” does his thing and screws everyone over. Akin to Affinity in some ways, plot threads were forced together in an unusual way that didn’t feel quite right, and didn’t satisfy the viewer properly. Some team action towards the end, which was better than nothing, I guess.
This in mind, note that all instances of the pure, concentrated “Renegade Mitchell” appear in episodes written by Alan McMcCullough. His episodes were generally badly reviewed, with the exception of Prototype (because it was a true team episode).
Is it just me, or should we not let Alan McMcCullough write for Mitchell anymore? He drives the character into the ground in Off the Grid, and people didn’t like what he did in Stronghold.
Now, this is not an anti-Mitchell movement, nor is this an anti-Alan McCullough movement. Alan McMcCullough simply can’t write Mitchell very well. Other characters? Sure. He’s particularly good at Landry, and Ba’al is consistently amusing. Daniel is usually good in episodes he writes. Khalek was cool. Teal’c is good. Carter is good. But Mitchell? No.
Anyone see things the way I do?
Avalon, Part II: Written by Robert C. Cooper. People enjoyed it.
Origin, Part III: Written by Robert C. Cooper. People enjoyed it.
The Ties that Bind: Written by J. Mallozzi, and Paul Mullie. People enjoyed it.
The Powers That Be: Written by Martin Gero. People enjoyed it.
Beachhead: Written by Brad Wright. People loved it.
Ex Deus Machina: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. People enjoyed it.
Babylon: Written by Damian Kindler. First seeds of controversy, some liked it, and some didn’t.
Prototype: Written by Alan McMcCullough. People really liked it - however, this was the first time we saw “renegade Mitchell,” doing his own thing and pressing the button without being told.
The Fourth Horseman, Part I: Written by Damian Kindler. People generally liked it.
The Fourth Horseman, Part II: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Controversy - either really liked, or really hated. Not much in between.
Collateral Damage: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Controversy - either thought it was excellent, or hated it, based off of what people thought of Mitchell’s character. It was good, though, Mitchell wasn’t an idiot and we saw sides of him that we hadn’t before. Nice job.
Ripple Effect: Written by J. Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. People loved it. Akin to Window of Opportunity, some have said. Mitchell worked with the team to solve the problem, and it was good. Loads of Carter.
Stronghold: Written by Alan McMcCullough. Controversy: many people thought Mitchell acted rashly and stupidly towards the end. “Renegade Mitchell” again, and few people liked that.
Ethon: Written by Damian Kindler and Robert C. Cooper. People generally really liked it - this episode had a lot of emotional impact, and Mitchell wasn’t the star. Daniel got a lot to do, and Carter did that techno babble thing! Huzzah!
Off the Grid: Written by Alan McMcCullough. “Renegade Mitchell” does his thing and screws everyone over. Akin to Affinity in some ways, plot threads were forced together in an unusual way that didn’t feel quite right, and didn’t satisfy the viewer properly. Some team action towards the end, which was better than nothing, I guess.
This in mind, note that all instances of the pure, concentrated “Renegade Mitchell” appear in episodes written by Alan McMcCullough. His episodes were generally badly reviewed, with the exception of Prototype (because it was a true team episode).
Is it just me, or should we not let Alan McMcCullough write for Mitchell anymore? He drives the character into the ground in Off the Grid, and people didn’t like what he did in Stronghold.
Now, this is not an anti-Mitchell movement, nor is this an anti-Alan McCullough movement. Alan McMcCullough simply can’t write Mitchell very well. Other characters? Sure. He’s particularly good at Landry, and Ba’al is consistently amusing. Daniel is usually good in episodes he writes. Khalek was cool. Teal’c is good. Carter is good. But Mitchell? No.
Anyone see things the way I do?
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