I'm sure this has already been debated (heatedly) on other threads, so I apologize. But in SaR, Daedalus needs to lower its shields to transport Ronon and Sheppard up from the planet, thereby getting hammered by Michael's cruiser in the process.
WHAT???
So you're telling me that in No Man's Land, where Daedalus is under CONSTANT FIRE from the surviving hive ship, that they drop their shields THEN to beam up McKay, Michael, Ronon and Sheppard? NO mention of that is made. In fact, Colonel Caldwell's exact words are: "Get 'em over here!" and then "Beam them directly to the bridge!" Nothing about shields. I cannot imagine that he would leave out a critical order like that.
Thor also mentions in "Nemesis" that his flagship, the Beliskner, uses its thrusters and shields to protect it upon reentry into a planet's atmosphere. SG-1 destroys the thruster so the ship accelerates too quickly and eventually burns up and is destroyed. But the ship itself isn't getting heated up by the atmospheric friction. You can see the shields absorbing the stress, at least until the thruster is destroyed. And during this, they BEAM UP the stargate from the planet! (-gasp!- Why, it's a very similar scenario!) And it strikes me that the Beliskner, while probably more impressive technologically to the Daedalus, doesn't have any issue using the transporter, I can't imagine that the human-built ship would either.
And in Be All My Sins Forgotten, Apollo (and the other ships) drop out of hyperspace and IMMEDIATELY start firing on the Replicator fleet. You're telling me that Abe Ellis would be willing to drop shields not once (to beam them down) but TWICE (to beam the team back) and risk his ship and crew? Yes, it's a very important mission, but I cannot believe a capable combat commander (as he must be to warrant command of a 304) would be willing to risk that.
I hate it when the writers suddenly turn to Star Trek when they need a reason to bring down the power and strength of their heroes. I love Star Trek, don't get me wrong, but this show ISN'T Star Trek. You establish certain rules, you need to abide by them!
And please don't read this as a put down of this episode. I love this one. It's otherwise quite great. But that writer cheat bugs me!
WHAT???
So you're telling me that in No Man's Land, where Daedalus is under CONSTANT FIRE from the surviving hive ship, that they drop their shields THEN to beam up McKay, Michael, Ronon and Sheppard? NO mention of that is made. In fact, Colonel Caldwell's exact words are: "Get 'em over here!" and then "Beam them directly to the bridge!" Nothing about shields. I cannot imagine that he would leave out a critical order like that.
Thor also mentions in "Nemesis" that his flagship, the Beliskner, uses its thrusters and shields to protect it upon reentry into a planet's atmosphere. SG-1 destroys the thruster so the ship accelerates too quickly and eventually burns up and is destroyed. But the ship itself isn't getting heated up by the atmospheric friction. You can see the shields absorbing the stress, at least until the thruster is destroyed. And during this, they BEAM UP the stargate from the planet! (-gasp!- Why, it's a very similar scenario!) And it strikes me that the Beliskner, while probably more impressive technologically to the Daedalus, doesn't have any issue using the transporter, I can't imagine that the human-built ship would either.
And in Be All My Sins Forgotten, Apollo (and the other ships) drop out of hyperspace and IMMEDIATELY start firing on the Replicator fleet. You're telling me that Abe Ellis would be willing to drop shields not once (to beam them down) but TWICE (to beam the team back) and risk his ship and crew? Yes, it's a very important mission, but I cannot believe a capable combat commander (as he must be to warrant command of a 304) would be willing to risk that.
I hate it when the writers suddenly turn to Star Trek when they need a reason to bring down the power and strength of their heroes. I love Star Trek, don't get me wrong, but this show ISN'T Star Trek. You establish certain rules, you need to abide by them!
And please don't read this as a put down of this episode. I love this one. It's otherwise quite great. But that writer cheat bugs me!
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