I must have missed the Phantoms questions 
My response to that ep is: outstanding performance by PM (I forgot that one in his top 5 Reiko, but in terms of acting I think it is his best).
While I hate backstory in general (I've always thought it is a cheat's way of telling a story) this ep was done really well. Sometimes I tend to forget about it because it is standalone, rather than part of an arc.
Most other points have been covered more eloquently than anything I could have written
TRI/II
It seems like an ep that if TPTW could go back and do again, they would. After all, we see the ancients (the focus of a good number of seasons on SG1, let alone Atlantis) for what seems like a few minutes, only to have them killed off screen by the replicators (oh the irony in that
). As a sidenote, the woman that played the rep Capt looks a lot like the woman who played the young Linea (the Destroyer of Worlds) back in early SG1. She delivered the same quality performance there.
In a perfect world, the ancients would have had an ep to themselves, whether that be in helping them fix their ship, or them coming to Atlantis and discovering our 'poor treatment' of their former home, or some other reason.
I've always found TRI slow, but maybe that stems from too many WTF moments?
* Elizabeth (a leading negotiator on earth) not being involved in the discussion with the ancients
* Rodney being the one to point ^ out
* John not being concerned about Elizabeth (not to mention her situation to begin with), although I completely understand the reasons for sending Carson instead of John (teh ship). But Carson and Rodney have actually known Elizabeth for longer than John, and equally they should know what is OOC for her too
*the SGC's apparent abandoning of Atlantis. Why did we not really hear of anything until it was attacked?
*why did we not see part of an ep devoted to their new lives (ie how they don't really make them as happy, or how they find it hard to relate to their new friends)
* O'Neill stays in Atlantis? Really? The head of Homeworld security? He may as well have tested the gate bridge. And don't get me started on his only being a two-star and holding that position. Homeworld should be a four-star position, and have a place on the Joint Chiefs at the very least.
* jeepers, SGA-1 did seem to escape the SGC easily
*Elizabeth has a frakking GUN, with no reservations AT ALL? Whatever
*I agree the windback is a bit of a cop out, but in the context of the series it is okay. It worked here, and they only did it once.
* General O'Niells underwater scenes dragged on too long. I liked them, but we all knew he wasn't going to die on SGA. Endlessly tortured perhaps, but not die. Plus some of you would have liked to see JF swimming instead. I would have settled for TH or RL (they'd have had to use a really strong adhesive for teh wig) but whatever floats your boat.
And on with the pics
My response to that ep is: outstanding performance by PM (I forgot that one in his top 5 Reiko, but in terms of acting I think it is his best). While I hate backstory in general (I've always thought it is a cheat's way of telling a story) this ep was done really well. Sometimes I tend to forget about it because it is standalone, rather than part of an arc.
Most other points have been covered more eloquently than anything I could have written
TRI/II
It seems like an ep that if TPTW could go back and do again, they would. After all, we see the ancients (the focus of a good number of seasons on SG1, let alone Atlantis) for what seems like a few minutes, only to have them killed off screen by the replicators (oh the irony in that
). As a sidenote, the woman that played the rep Capt looks a lot like the woman who played the young Linea (the Destroyer of Worlds) back in early SG1. She delivered the same quality performance there.In a perfect world, the ancients would have had an ep to themselves, whether that be in helping them fix their ship, or them coming to Atlantis and discovering our 'poor treatment' of their former home, or some other reason.
I've always found TRI slow, but maybe that stems from too many WTF moments?
* Elizabeth (a leading negotiator on earth) not being involved in the discussion with the ancients
* Rodney being the one to point ^ out
* John not being concerned about Elizabeth (not to mention her situation to begin with), although I completely understand the reasons for sending Carson instead of John (teh ship). But Carson and Rodney have actually known Elizabeth for longer than John, and equally they should know what is OOC for her too
*the SGC's apparent abandoning of Atlantis. Why did we not really hear of anything until it was attacked?
*why did we not see part of an ep devoted to their new lives (ie how they don't really make them as happy, or how they find it hard to relate to their new friends)
* O'Neill stays in Atlantis? Really? The head of Homeworld security? He may as well have tested the gate bridge. And don't get me started on his only being a two-star and holding that position. Homeworld should be a four-star position, and have a place on the Joint Chiefs at the very least.
* jeepers, SGA-1 did seem to escape the SGC easily
*Elizabeth has a frakking GUN, with no reservations AT ALL? Whatever
*I agree the windback is a bit of a cop out, but in the context of the series it is okay. It worked here, and they only did it once.
* General O'Niells underwater scenes dragged on too long. I liked them, but we all knew he wasn't going to die on SGA. Endlessly tortured perhaps, but not die. Plus some of you would have liked to see JF swimming instead. I would have settled for TH or RL (they'd have had to use a really strong adhesive for teh wig) but whatever floats your boat.
And on with the pics
Spoiler:
I think being here devalues your position. After all, you are smarter than Rodney, and commander of Earth's most sophisticated ship, yet you are manning a position that can be filled by a Lt. 
I know, but I get to fire the weapon, so it's all good
OMG, we're doomed
Why are you so covered up? Now I don't have so much to look at when Rodney is talking
You don't want to get into a p***ing match with me Colonel. My ship is MUCH bigger than yours. My ship pwns your ship. Your ship is so is so pathetic it has to park inside of my ship so it doesn't get hurt.
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