Todd Thunk/Appreciation

[putschki1969]

I'd love to see Todd and Ronan fight to a draw. Can you picture them down next to each other, both panting laboriously? Ronan, "I'm not...cough, pant...done with you...pant, pant... Todd! I swear! In five minutes...cough, pant...you're a dead Wraith!" Todd, "Yes! In five..pant, cough...more minutes...wheeze...all bets are off!"

Wraithie
...looooves sexy whump! And this would be "double your pleasure" whump!

I certainly see the appeal!! But I still prefer Shep panting on the floor!
But Ronon is fine with me too! As many have already said: He'd probably last much longer!

[naamiaiset]

so sorry....

Spoiler:

das

todd and fluffy bunnies... I hate to think what's next.

[GoSpikey]

todd and fluffy bunnies... I hate to think what's next.

Pink flip flops...

Or bunny slippers...

[naamiaiset]

Pink flip flops...

Or bunny slippers...

or todd waking up with curlers in his hair and a shower cap...

oh the mental images.

[GoSpikey]

or todd waking up with curlers in his hair and a shower cap...

oh the mental images.

Tut tut tut, remember, I'm VERY sensitive about people talking about changing his hair.

[naamiaiset]

touch his hair? never. I like it as is.

[dasNdanger]

Glad everyone enjoyed Todd and his bunnies! It was inspired, of course, by susanne's 'fluffy bunnies' Todd pic - that was HILARIOUS!! Like others, I will not be able to see that scene again without thinking of Todd saying, 'WTF? Fluffy bunnies??!'

I posted these on the Wraith Defender's thread - some of you read them, but there are other Todd fans here who may not have seen them....

Spoiler:

Steve feeding on Shep...savoring those last tasty drops, when Todd comes up from behind and smacks Steve upside the head: *WHAP!*

Steve (jumping up, twirling around and stomping): "Why do you keep doing that?! You made me give some back!"

Shep (weakly): "I'm not dead..."

Todd: "He says he's not dead..."

Steve: "Well, he will be soon, he's very weak."

Shep: "I'm getting better!"

Steve: "No, you're not...you'll be stone dead in a moment."

Todd: "You cannot leave him like that...you must finish him now."

Steve: "Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? I won't be long."

Shep: "I don't want to be feed on anymore!"

Steve: "Oh, don't be such a baby."

Todd (sly grin): "I can finish him..."

Steve: "Get your own!"

Shep: "I feel fine...I think I'll go for a walk."

Steve: "You're not fooling anyone y'know."

Shep: "I feel happy... I feel happy."

Steve: "Oh, thut up!"

Todd (casts Steve a horrified look): "Did you just...lisp?"



(Yeah, it's a little tribute to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and a little joke at the end inspired by JM's blog.)

Spoiler:

(Imagine Todd being given 'guest quarters' on Atlantis, instead of locked up in a cell...this isn't necessarily 'funny' - but a bit light):

Shep: "These will be your quarters while you're here. And don't get any funny ideas...there's gonna be an armed guard right outside the door at all times, and no roaming around without an escort."

Todd: "Naturally."

Shep (looks concerned): "You DID eat before coming here, right?"

Todd (studies Sheppard for a moment before finally replying): "Would it make you feel better if I told you that I did, or...that I didn't?"

Shep: "Yeah, ya got a point there. Still, I don't need you faintin' on us again."

Todd: "I did not faint. I passed out..."

Shep: "Yeah, I've heard that argument before. Either way, no free meals this time around."

Todd: "It is not my intention to stay that long." *Todd's luggage arrives - 2 large organic trunks and 3 smaller ones of various sizes. They're wheeled into his room and suddenly he becomes impatient* "And now...if you will excuse me, I would like to rest after my long journey."

Shep (eyeing the luggage): "That's an awful lot of luggage for someone who doesn't intend to stay very long..."

Todd: "My coats. They require special storage and care. The rest is simply reading material, and a few... personal ...items."

Shep: "Yeah, well...just don't start getting any crazy ideas about moving in..."

Todd (urging Sheppard to leave): "The thought never crossed my mind...now, if you please..."

*Sheppard leaves, the door closes...and Todd is finally alone. Quickly he goes to his luggage and checks it over, eventually turning his full attention to one of the large trunks. Slowly he strokes the outside of the trunk - inhales - and smiles. He opens it - exposing a collection of fine leather coats. Reaching past them, he opens a hidden compartment, revealing a stunned human hermetically-cocooned inside. He smiles again, flexes his feeding hand, and purrs*

MEANWHILE, in the cafeteria...

Shep: "Well, we got Todd settled in. I dunno - the guy still gives me the creeps..."

Rodney: "Really? I'm kind of getting used to him. He's really smart...well, not as smart as me, I mean, nobody's as smart as me, right? But he's up there...definitely smarter than Zelenka, and maybe Sam, too. I mean, just the other day we were discussing MREs...and I was explaining to him the entire process, and how some foods just don't store as well as others...you know, they lose their flavor, or the texture gets funny...and he was explaining to me the whole human cocooning process. Amazing, really. They can store humans for years - alive - without losing their nutrition or taste..."

Shep: "RODneeeey...you're talking about human beings here..."

Rodney: "Yes, yes, yes...I know. But if you can detach yourself from the whole 'eating people' thing for a minute, and concentrate on the ingenious design of an organic stasis chamber..."

Shep: "Stasis chamber?"

Rodney: "Yes! It's much like Wraith hibernation, only for humans..."

Shep (growing concerned): "Hibernation...as in - 'no life sign readings...'?"

Rodney: "Well, yes, I guess so." *chuckles* "I remember Todd made some joke about our MREs, and said maybe he should come up with an HRE - 'humans ready to eat'." *chuckles again* "Not really something you can carry in your pocket...I mean, you'd need something really big, like a..." *watches - perplexed - as Sheppard runs out the door* "...trunk."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Okay - gonna stop there. But you get the idea. Of course, Shep wouldn't find Todd's secret cache...much to his frustration. And Todd? He'd just keep smiling...and purring...

Just something to lighten your day if you hadn't seen them yet...

das

[susanne]

i wonder what he would say if he was confronted by a brush

*sheppard pulls out a comb*

todd: what is that?
sheppard: this? its a comb. for um... brushing your hair.
todd: ..... and you dare call us evil.

[LizzieAnne]

Hey a Todd thread. Excellent. Gotta love this guy.

Glad everyone enjoyed Todd and his bunnies! It was inspired, of course, by susanne's 'fluffy bunnies' Todd pic - that was HILARIOUS!! Like others, I will not be able to see that scene again without thinking of Todd saying, 'WTF? Fluffy bunnies??!'

I posted these on the Wraith Defender's thread - some of you read them, but there are other Todd fans here who may not have seen them....

Spoiler:

Steve feeding on Shep...savoring those last tasty drops, when Todd comes up from behind and smacks Steve upside the head: *WHAP!*

Steve (jumping up, twirling around and stomping): "Why do you keep doing that?! You made me give some back!"

Shep (weakly): "I'm not dead..."

Todd: "He says he's not dead..."

Steve: "Well, he will be soon, he's very weak."

Shep: "I'm getting better!"

Steve: "No, you're not...you'll be stone dead in a moment."

Todd: "You cannot leave him like that...you must finish him now."

Steve: "Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? I won't be long."

Shep: "I don't want to be feed on anymore!"

Steve: "Oh, don't be such a baby."

Todd (sly grin): "I can finish him..."

Steve: "Get your own!"

Shep: "I feel fine...I think I'll go for a walk."

Steve: "You're not fooling anyone y'know."

Shep: "I feel happy... I feel happy."

Steve: "Oh, thut up!"

Todd (casts Steve a horrified look): "Did you just...lisp?"



(Yeah, it's a little tribute to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and a little joke at the end inspired by JM's blog.)

Spoiler:

(Imagine Todd being given 'guest quarters' on Atlantis, instead of locked up in a cell...this isn't necessarily 'funny' - but a bit light):

Shep: "These will be your quarters while you're here. And don't get any funny ideas...there's gonna be an armed guard right outside the door at all times, and no roaming around without an escort."

Todd: "Naturally."

Shep (looks concerned): "You DID eat before coming here, right?"

Todd (studies Sheppard for a moment before finally replying): "Would it make you feel better if I told you that I did, or...that I didn't?"

Shep: "Yeah, ya got a point there. Still, I don't need you faintin' on us again."

Todd: "I did not faint. I passed out..."

Shep: "Yeah, I've heard that argument before. Either way, no free meals this time around."

Todd: "It is not my intention to stay that long." *Todd's luggage arrives - 2 large organic trunks and 3 smaller ones of various sizes. They're wheeled into his room and suddenly he becomes impatient* "And now...if you will excuse me, I would like to rest after my long journey."

Shep (eyeing the luggage): "That's an awful lot of luggage for someone who doesn't intend to stay very long..."

Todd: "My coats. They require special storage and care. The rest is simply reading material, and a few... personal ...items."

Shep: "Yeah, well...just don't start getting any crazy ideas about moving in..."

Todd (urging Sheppard to leave): "The thought never crossed my mind...now, if you please..."

*Sheppard leaves, the door closes...and Todd is finally alone. Quickly he goes to his luggage and checks it over, eventually turning his full attention to one of the large trunks. Slowly he strokes the outside of the trunk - inhales - and smiles. He opens it - exposing a collection of fine leather coats. Reaching past them, he opens a hidden compartment, revealing a stunned human hermetically-cocooned inside. He smiles again, flexes his feeding hand, and purrs*

MEANWHILE, in the cafeteria...

Shep: "Well, we got Todd settled in. I dunno - the guy still gives me the creeps..."

Rodney: "Really? I'm kind of getting used to him. He's really smart...well, not as smart as me, I mean, nobody's as smart as me, right? But he's up there...definitely smarter than Zelenka, and maybe Sam, too. I mean, just the other day we were discussing MREs...and I was explaining to him the entire process, and how some foods just don't store as well as others...you know, they lose their flavor, or the texture gets funny...and he was explaining to me the whole human cocooning process. Amazing, really. They can store humans for years - alive - without losing their nutrition or taste..."

Shep: "RODneeeey...you're talking about human beings here..."

Rodney: "Yes, yes, yes...I know. But if you can detach yourself from the whole 'eating people' thing for a minute, and concentrate on the ingenious design of an organic stasis chamber..."

Shep: "Stasis chamber?"

Rodney: "Yes! It's much like Wraith hibernation, only for humans..."

Shep (growing concerned): "Hibernation...as in - 'no life sign readings...'?"

Rodney: "Well, yes, I guess so." *chuckles* "I remember Todd made some joke about our MREs, and said maybe he should come up with an HRE - 'humans ready to eat'." *chuckles again* "Not really something you can carry in your pocket...I mean, you'd need something really big, like a..." *watches - perplexed - as Sheppard runs out the door* "...trunk."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Okay - gonna stop there. But you get the idea. Of course, Shep wouldn't find Todd's secret cache...much to his frustration. And Todd? He'd just keep smiling...and purring...

Just something to lighten your day if you hadn't seen them yet...

das

Todd is soooo .....laid back and hip. Yep he is just an old life sucking alien hippy

[susanne]

everyone loves todd even if they grudgingly admit it

todd is the BEST wraith ever released by TPTB. he's much more complex then any other wraith weve seen (apart from michael but i dont think he counts ) and he gives the other wraith dimentions which werent there before.

did any of you guys notice that (in my personal view) the wraith were a bit dull before michael and todd, they seemed to just get on with things their queen told them to do, they didnt have personalities just a different type of sneer.

[LizzieAnne]

everyone loves todd even if they grudgingly admit it

todd is the BEST wraith ever released by TPTB. he's much more complex then any other wraith weve seen (apart from michael but i dont think he counts ) and he gives the other wraith dimentions which werent there before.

did any of you guys notice that (in my personal view) the wraith were a bit dull before michael and todd, they seemed to just get on with things their queen told them to do, they didnt have personalities just a different type of sneer.

Yep I agree. They were the typical 2 dimensional evil villains. Todd is Fun. Smart, evil and fun. A good combo.

[GoSpikey]

Yep I agree. They were the typical 2 dimensional evil villains. Todd is Fun. Smart, evil and fun. A good combo.

Not to mention hawt, too...

[dasNdanger]

everyone loves todd even if they grudgingly admit it

todd is the BEST wraith ever released by TPTB. he's much more complex then any other wraith weve seen (apart from michael but i dont think he counts ) and he gives the other wraith dimentions which werent there before.

did any of you guys notice that (in my personal view) the wraith were a bit dull before michael and todd, they seemed to just get on with things their queen told them to do, they didnt have personalities just a different type of sneer.

Yes, and no.

True, Michael and Todd have given us so much depth of character - but that's simply because they haven't been killed off in an episode or two. Todd is the best because he's survived this long, but I think Steve is - by far - the most interesting Wraith of all...he was beautifully portrayed, and JL's performance has been burned into my brain. He didn't waste a nano-second of screen time...each moment is full of expression and emotion...just about the most amazing Wraith performance to date. Not even Todd or Michael have had such a moment.

Just watch Steve - especially in PtW - watch his eyes, his mouth, his movements...it all speaks volumes. JL was excellent in that role - even in his short appearances as 'Shawn' (Condemned), and the Scientist in Allies there are so many nuances to his performances that he makes those characters quite memorable. I believe that - if they had allowed him to develop any one of those characters, we would have had a very interesting Wraith way back in S1. But as it is, they never allowed him to resume a role more than once, and by doing so, they (TPTB) prevented the Wraith from being fully developed. Sad, really...because a character like Steve would be great to have around right now. He was so conceited, so arrogant, so very full of himself...what a great foil he would have been now for Todd!! Todd would always have to be smacking him down, telling him to hold his tongue and play things closer to the vest, or Sheppard will shoot him. It would be interesting to see Todd interacting with such a 'young', impertinent Wraith, training him to be more cunning than arrogant.

So - it's the exposure of reoccurring characters that have made the Wraith interesting now. Had Steve survived and re-appeared, I think we would have been to this point much sooner. As it is, TPTB prevented it from happening until Michael...and even then they've basically thrown away Wraith development in favor of these new hybrids. All we really have now is Todd - and who knows how long they'll let him live. Todd is great because he's actually had a character arc, something denied Steve and other earlier Wraith. I'll keep singing Todd's praises on JM's blog - not sure how much influence it will have (or if it will just irritate the heck out of him and make them kill Todd off for spite ).


das

[LiquidSky]

Darn! I lost my post and I had to rewrite everything

I alway thought that James L. created the template for the male Wraith. Steve has always been one of my favourite Wraith and, I love how James played him. Even in the delivery of his line from " I am your death that is all you need to know" to ", "Your would never sacrifice one of your own kind and, yet that is all you need for the information you seek". I also love the way he played the scientist in "Allies" very smug and uppity like he was the uppercrust of Wraith society. I would be nice if James can come back and play Steve types. Play not against CH but team up and give the Lanteans a run for their money. But, I think James has gone on to explore other areas in his acting career. I do miss his Wraiths

For the PTB Wraith became the throw away villain it is a lot like the red shirts in Star Trek. They didn't expect how much the Wraith would become popular.

Take Care:

LS

[GoSpikey]

Don't irritate them too much, Das, like only once or twice a week, okay?

Cos if they do kill Todd, you're gonna get the blame...