After some reflection on "Be All My Sins Remember'd", I have come to a single conclusion; Earth-based humanity is the single most-powerful faction in the entire universe (not counting ascended beings).
My proof? Until now, we had surpassed most other powers encountered;
- Tollan were outclassed when Earth began developing Asgard-level technologies.
- Goa'uld were outclassed with the development of the DSC-304 and the establishment of Atlantis Base.
- Wraith were outclassed when the Asgard legacy was passed on to Earth.
But until now, there was one living group that always stayed just higher than Earth; the Asgard. However, by Season 4 of Stargate Atlantis, it seems we have trumped them, as well;
- The Asgard were unable to stop the Replicators until the invention of the disruptor technology (an Ancient device, not Tau'ri). Even then, no one could see how it would be possible to destroy them once and for all, since Replicators had the ability to become immune to the disruptor after it had been fired enough times.
But in "Be All My Sins Remember'd", Rodney manages to find the ultimate solution to the Replicator question, in only a few months, mind you. The Asgard, with their hundreds-of-years-long war, should have been able to extrapolate such an idea; it was not "primitive", it did not rely on previous knowledge of the disruptor (McKay merely said it gave him the idea, but it was a radically different method), and the Asgard should have been able to build their own Replicator rather easily and upload the commands to the subspace network, especially following their study of Reese.
What does this mean? Earth, after only 11 years of galactic exploration, and in-depth study of high technology for only about 7 of those yeards, has surpassed all living species in terms of advancements. This comes as a disapointment for me, as I have always loved seeing the writers find ways for even us, the much-inferior faction, to win. But it seems they would rather dazzle us with flashy plot-holes and CGI battles than clever writing, and it is a sad day for Stargate when societies that have existed for hundreds of thousands of years are bested by a primitive group of primates.
Thoughts?
My proof? Until now, we had surpassed most other powers encountered;
- Tollan were outclassed when Earth began developing Asgard-level technologies.
- Goa'uld were outclassed with the development of the DSC-304 and the establishment of Atlantis Base.
- Wraith were outclassed when the Asgard legacy was passed on to Earth.
But until now, there was one living group that always stayed just higher than Earth; the Asgard. However, by Season 4 of Stargate Atlantis, it seems we have trumped them, as well;
- The Asgard were unable to stop the Replicators until the invention of the disruptor technology (an Ancient device, not Tau'ri). Even then, no one could see how it would be possible to destroy them once and for all, since Replicators had the ability to become immune to the disruptor after it had been fired enough times.
But in "Be All My Sins Remember'd", Rodney manages to find the ultimate solution to the Replicator question, in only a few months, mind you. The Asgard, with their hundreds-of-years-long war, should have been able to extrapolate such an idea; it was not "primitive", it did not rely on previous knowledge of the disruptor (McKay merely said it gave him the idea, but it was a radically different method), and the Asgard should have been able to build their own Replicator rather easily and upload the commands to the subspace network, especially following their study of Reese.
What does this mean? Earth, after only 11 years of galactic exploration, and in-depth study of high technology for only about 7 of those yeards, has surpassed all living species in terms of advancements. This comes as a disapointment for me, as I have always loved seeing the writers find ways for even us, the much-inferior faction, to win. But it seems they would rather dazzle us with flashy plot-holes and CGI battles than clever writing, and it is a sad day for Stargate when societies that have existed for hundreds of thousands of years are bested by a primitive group of primates.
Thoughts?
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