I have always felt that SGA had a darker feel to it. Not BSG dark but darker than SG-1. I think there were several eps that showed this darker drama. What makes a dark ep? Well there are a lot of different opinions. For me? Dark means...
1.)Characters go through a forever change never being the same. (Adrift, Lifeline, The Kindred, BAMSR, Ghost in the Machine)
2.)Moral and ethical decisions have to be made inorder to preserve life while sacrificing the other. (The Seer, BAMSR, Miller's Crossing)
3.) No hope, or hope is lost. (The Last Man, The Seige Part 2, First Strike)
4.) Characters commit suicide or kill themselves to save others or to preserve life. (Lifeline, Sunday, Ghost in the Machine)
Anyway, just some examples. I think "The Last Man" stands out the most. It reminds me of the most recent BSG episode, but not on that dark level of course.
You basically had people giving up their lives for a cause, and in the end hope seemed to be all gone. It drove one man to set things right, which he devoted his entire life to make things right. These were the real characters we knew, not an alternate reality. It was the events that happened, and they needed to change. Question is do you change a time-line to save a galaxy, where maybe the different time-line is better off for another galaxy? Do you make these moral and ethical decisions to save oneself or is it for the best for everyone?
Anyway, what are your thoughts on the darker elements of SGA. I know a lot of folks would agree, if not, it's cool.
1.)Characters go through a forever change never being the same. (Adrift, Lifeline, The Kindred, BAMSR, Ghost in the Machine)
2.)Moral and ethical decisions have to be made inorder to preserve life while sacrificing the other. (The Seer, BAMSR, Miller's Crossing)
3.) No hope, or hope is lost. (The Last Man, The Seige Part 2, First Strike)
4.) Characters commit suicide or kill themselves to save others or to preserve life. (Lifeline, Sunday, Ghost in the Machine)
Anyway, just some examples. I think "The Last Man" stands out the most. It reminds me of the most recent BSG episode, but not on that dark level of course.
You basically had people giving up their lives for a cause, and in the end hope seemed to be all gone. It drove one man to set things right, which he devoted his entire life to make things right. These were the real characters we knew, not an alternate reality. It was the events that happened, and they needed to change. Question is do you change a time-line to save a galaxy, where maybe the different time-line is better off for another galaxy? Do you make these moral and ethical decisions to save oneself or is it for the best for everyone?
Anyway, what are your thoughts on the darker elements of SGA. I know a lot of folks would agree, if not, it's cool.
Common Ground, Doppelganger, The Last Man, Remnants, Vegas, The Siege.
I mean, much closer to 'BSG dark', because to be honest I was irritated that much of the grief process took place off-screen. I could have lived with Elizabeth and Carson gone and not coming back and maybe even supported it if they amped up the angst and carried it thoughout the season.
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