Originally posted by dasNdanger
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Here's the only Wraith question I asked Mullie - I'm in a bit of a mood lately, so...take it for what it is:
Too harsh??
das
Spoiler:
2. First, a comment: Common Ground is my all-time favorite SGA ep because it showed that Wraith and human can work together, and that - perhaps - you can’t always judge a book by its minty-green cover. It gave many of us hope that we would see something positive come of this Wraith, as well as see growth is Sheppard’s character because of it. In S4 there were signs of this happening, of Sheppard coming to some kind of mutual understanding about Wraith, and with Todd in particular. It promised to be a great relationship. But as S5 has progressed - all positive development between these two has been undone, and Sheppard has become this dark, narrow-minded jerk who kills out of spite and hate. There was a little redemption for him at the very end of Infection, but now? He justifies killing Todd because Todd stirs up the pot a little? This ‘death threat’ scene in EatG totally ruined both Sheppard, and the episode, for me. I know I’m just one person, but I am one person who has grown very weary of Sheppard’s bloodlust, and his inability to see that he’s no better than the enemy he hates so much.
So, my question: Why take a relationship that promised to have a positive effect on both human and Wraith, one that many besides myself hoped would be something different from the status quo - a real turning point in human/Wraith relationships and in the basic understanding of each other’s kind - and allow it to stagnate in a mire of distrust and death threats? Were you aware of how much of a moron Sheppard would sound like for condemning Todd to death - after he’s helped save countless human lives and the Pegasus as a whole time and again - simply because he’s stirred things up a little in the process? Or, in your mind, is there just no hope for Wraith, ever, and so Todd - like all the rest - is simply destined to be just another bad guy who needs to be eliminated?
So, my question: Why take a relationship that promised to have a positive effect on both human and Wraith, one that many besides myself hoped would be something different from the status quo - a real turning point in human/Wraith relationships and in the basic understanding of each other’s kind - and allow it to stagnate in a mire of distrust and death threats? Were you aware of how much of a moron Sheppard would sound like for condemning Todd to death - after he’s helped save countless human lives and the Pegasus as a whole time and again - simply because he’s stirred things up a little in the process? Or, in your mind, is there just no hope for Wraith, ever, and so Todd - like all the rest - is simply destined to be just another bad guy who needs to be eliminated?
Too harsh??
das
How about that you include some of my arguments for the message of the SGA?
I believe that might have an effect, because they never thought that they'll make humans look bad.
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