Nice episode. Seemed a bit Peter Panish at times (the village-eurgh) but had a good solid plot nice moral issues but I don't think Rodney would do that he isn't an immoral character. The elder's eyes were crossed to, made the episode a little more strange.
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Originally posted by TerokDidn't McKay and Ford go back to Atlantis in the puddlejumper with the ZPM when the shield was down. When they came back they said they parked it outside the shield. One thing though, I thought Sheppard was the only one who fly the puddlejumper at the moment.
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Originally posted by Elite Anubis GuardBut it seems to be making the ancients look like pussys cos of how easily the jumper was taken down!
This episode was a bit strange. The only annoyance I had with it though and it seems to be a problem in all episodes of Atlantis since Hide & Seek: The levels of lighting.
The levels of white/brightness/contrast were varying so much it made some scenes look tacky.
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Well....
all i can say is this made me think that one of the writers had recently read Lord of the Flies...
And I was getting annoyed that Lt Eliott showed up...
I really really thought that first MacKay wouldn't have just taken the ZPM, and that Ford, Sheppard and especially Teyla would have fought him on that.
Which sort of made the ep a bit silly really. And there was no reason for the kids to be living in the trees.
Basically, although I haven't seen the film, I just kept thinking they were going to push Piggy off a cliff and turn into savages. Even the wraith shrine was too evocative of the pilot hanging by his parachute harness straps in LotF...
So, I watched and enjoyed because it's Atlantis and it's shiny and new. But if it goes on like this, I'll only be watching to letch. And that would be a shame.
(oh and sorry, no time to read the BL, so sorry if someone else mentioned LotF)In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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Originally posted by Major ClangerAnd there was no reason for the kids to be living in the trees.
I did like this episode a lot though. Absolutely loved the scenes between Rodney and the kids. So funny. I love how mean he was to them! And then how Ford went the opposite way and was being nice to them (Ford's so sweet!).
But where did all the chocolate come from? Was chocolate really considered a vital item of food when they left for the Pegasus Galaxy? Or is that what Rodney was carrying around in his backpack - a secret stash of sweets? Poor Rodney - they gave his chocolate away!
Rodney and the kids made the episode though. You know he loved them really. Or maybe not!"Never give up! Never surrender!" - Galaxy Quest
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Originally posted by Major ClangerSo, I watched and enjoyed because it's Atlantis and it's shiny and new. But if it goes on like this, I'll only be watching to letch. And that would be a shame.
(oh and sorry, no time to read the BL, so sorry if someone else mentioned LotF)
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Originally posted by CultTVGirlBut where did all the chocolate come from? Was chocolate really considered a vital item of food when they left for the Pegasus Galaxy? Or is that what Rodney was carrying around in his backpack - a secret stash of sweets? Poor Rodney - they gave his chocolate away!
If they put nothing else in rat packs apart from chocolate and loo paper most military types would be ok. No chocolate would be something approaching grounds for a serious mutiny.
Apart from the fact that it can deliver a good dose of sugar (energy) pretty quickly, never underestimate the feel-good factor that a a good ol' bar of chocolate can impart.
To me it seems pretty mean getting them hooked on chocolate - since I'm guessing they only have a finite supply. And I didn't notice a plethora of Dentist's surgeriesIn the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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Originally posted by Major ClangerYou've not met many military people, have you?
If they put nothing else in rat packs apart from chocolate and loo paper most military types would be ok. No chocolate would be something approaching grounds for a serious mutiny.
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Originally posted by Major ClangerTo me it seems pretty mean getting them hooked on chocolate - since I'm guessing they only have a finite supply. And I didn't notice a plethora of Dentist's surgeries
On the whole, I enjoyed the ep, although I kept thinking of Logans Run.
One little point, though.
When McKay came back he said that he had parked the ship just outside the limit of the field, so that they could still fly when the shield was back up.
Then at the end He said he had managed to increase its size by 50%, to give the kids some more room. Wouldn't that have put the jumper back inside the shield again?sigpic
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Originally posted by SeaBeeGood point.
On the whole, I enjoyed the ep, although I kept thinking of Logans Run.
One little point, though.
When McKay came back he said that he had parked the ship just outside the limit of the field, so that they could still fly when the shield was back up.
Then at the end He said he had managed to increase its size by 50%, to give the kids some more room. Wouldn't that have put the jumper back inside the shield again?
As to the field: if MacKay had worked out how to increase the field before he came back (seems likely to me) he would have parked the jumper outside of the new increased energy field
They just have to walk further, that's allIn the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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Originally posted by Major FischerAll very well stated. Really was my least favorite episode the entire season so far. I kept wishing they'd based it off of Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End because I found it boring as all hell.
It wasn't that bad, although it wasn't an amazing breath-taking episode, so I'd agree to an extent. But seeing Rodney and the kids was just great.__
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