oops! sorry for the length... might be important goodies in here, tho...
I agree with both comments. Maybe experiencing a real life hurricane, IVAN (2004), while watching THE STORM ep, sort of helped make a bigger impact on me, as well.
Apart from both storms (real life and SG:A's whopper hurricane), THE STORM and THE EYE were both character driven stories. McKay's personality seemed to mature a little in THE EYE, even if he realized he was just a scientist and not a superhero. For his advantage, he played on the con factor later too...
Ordinary??
That depends on a viewer's definition of what *exciting* is. Re: SG:A Season One, 2nd half...
If blowing things up is more important than emotional anxiety, then portions of "The Seige, parts 1 and 2" might be more favorable. If the Wraith creatures are more to a viewer's preference style (evil, ugly, and humanly destructive), then "THE DEFIANT ONE" and "THE GIFT" are dedicated to them.
THE STORM and THE EYE are character driven plots motivated by the circumstances surrounding everyone involved. An episode like "Letters From Pegasus" is also character driven in its anxiety anticipation of facing the worst case scenario via the Wraith.
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How does one shatter wimpy impressions without being too revealing? Actually, in the cliffhanger for The STORM ending, when Sheppard was yelling at Kolya about giving him a ship, in order to save the lives of Weir and McKay, I got the impression that Sheppard just might give Kolya a memorable, dead-end ride! I didn't see Sheppard as caving in under duress or stress. He was definitely plotting alternate scenarios with serious consequences for Kolya in mind... just a gut feeling there...
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THE EYE, is where new aspects of Sheppard's life are revealed. Ooooo Yeah!!
Sheppard *ROCKED* during THE EYE of THE STORM... and the "ground shook"! And if the real ground didn't obviously literally shake,
certainly did! Whoah! (something to look for without giving away the details)...even gave Shep one of those strange "I can't believe you just did that!!" type of looks too during one of the most critical plot moments!
For people who don't like Sheppard or storm stories, maybe they oughtta skip the EYE. The storm's *EYE* portion is intellectually controversial, as well as revealing, in defense of Shep- a deeply hidden, new dimension to his SG:A character:
Anyway, to add more controversy to any insults against Sheppard's wayward (??) persona, there was another SG forum topic specifically devoted to his possible reasons for
...and whether it was *morally* right or wrong for him to do all of what he did.
Depending on which POV is preferred, i.e.: is the ruthlessly evil Kolya better? or Sheppard suddenly revealing himself as an *awesome* hero, and later acting like an ordinary everyday guy? In my POV, Sheppard was totally *cool* in his actions and reactions in the EYE!
On an important sidenote: Kolya in both the STORM and the EYE is a mega thief and cold-blooded murderer. In spite of him being told about the Ancient gene connection with some of earth's Atlantis crew, Kolya still failed to see any use for the Atlantis crew to stay or live at Atlantis. And forcefully taking the SGC's property (medical and weapons supplies) was pure thievery on his part. Because Kolya's nasty way of doing things includes killing off people from earth, well, that makes him just as evil as the Wraith (IMO).
Shep had every right to protect himself the way any special ops agent would in any life-threatening position. Sheppard basically could be (and most likely at critical moments might be) one of the SG:A's team last line of defense. In a way, it was helpful to him and the storyline that he got separated from everyone else during the STORM.
Another sidenote: I also found it extremely helpful reading the comments in the Episode (Spoiler) Topic for THE EYE- after *seeing* the ep first. Actually, most of the episode commentaries included directly within each "Episode" forum topic have been highly intriguing and entertaining. Many of those comments (written by GW forum members) provide keen insight into each story or storyline that might otherwise end up being overlooked, forgotten, or ignored.
Originally posted by Lida:
As for the Episode in question, The Eye, it was, in my opinion, one of the better ones in the season...
Originally posted by Gate Trippin':
The Storm/The Eye were some of my favorite eps from the season as well, not only because of the Genii arc continuation, but for the development between characters. I think you get to see a lot of Sheppard's determination and loyalty to his team and especially Weir and Mckay while they were being held hostage. Plus, some nice Mckay moments where he battles his ongoing inner conflict between heroics and fear. Some meaty stuff in this ep and I think it made the show much stronger!
As for the Episode in question, The Eye, it was, in my opinion, one of the better ones in the season...
Originally posted by Gate Trippin':
The Storm/The Eye were some of my favorite eps from the season as well, not only because of the Genii arc continuation, but for the development between characters. I think you get to see a lot of Sheppard's determination and loyalty to his team and especially Weir and Mckay while they were being held hostage. Plus, some nice Mckay moments where he battles his ongoing inner conflict between heroics and fear. Some meaty stuff in this ep and I think it made the show much stronger!
Apart from both storms (real life and SG:A's whopper hurricane), THE STORM and THE EYE were both character driven stories. McKay's personality seemed to mature a little in THE EYE, even if he realized he was just a scientist and not a superhero. For his advantage, he played on the con factor later too...
Originally posted by david2708:
It's a little bit of a worry that at this half way point of the season I have found the show to be pretty ordinary after all the hype I've read....
It's a little bit of a worry that at this half way point of the season I have found the show to be pretty ordinary after all the hype I've read....
That depends on a viewer's definition of what *exciting* is. Re: SG:A Season One, 2nd half...
If blowing things up is more important than emotional anxiety, then portions of "The Seige, parts 1 and 2" might be more favorable. If the Wraith creatures are more to a viewer's preference style (evil, ugly, and humanly destructive), then "THE DEFIANT ONE" and "THE GIFT" are dedicated to them.
THE STORM and THE EYE are character driven plots motivated by the circumstances surrounding everyone involved. An episode like "Letters From Pegasus" is also character driven in its anxiety anticipation of facing the worst case scenario via the Wraith.
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How does one shatter wimpy impressions without being too revealing? Actually, in the cliffhanger for The STORM ending, when Sheppard was yelling at Kolya about giving him a ship, in order to save the lives of Weir and McKay, I got the impression that Sheppard just might give Kolya a memorable, dead-end ride! I didn't see Sheppard as caving in under duress or stress. He was definitely plotting alternate scenarios with serious consequences for Kolya in mind... just a gut feeling there...
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THE EYE, is where new aspects of Sheppard's life are revealed. Ooooo Yeah!!
Sheppard *ROCKED* during THE EYE of THE STORM... and the "ground shook"! And if the real ground didn't obviously literally shake,
Spoiler:
For people who don't like Sheppard or storm stories, maybe they oughtta skip the EYE. The storm's *EYE* portion is intellectually controversial, as well as revealing, in defense of Shep- a deeply hidden, new dimension to his SG:A character:
Spoiler:
Anyway, to add more controversy to any insults against Sheppard's wayward (??) persona, there was another SG forum topic specifically devoted to his possible reasons for
Spoiler:
Depending on which POV is preferred, i.e.: is the ruthlessly evil Kolya better? or Sheppard suddenly revealing himself as an *awesome* hero, and later acting like an ordinary everyday guy? In my POV, Sheppard was totally *cool* in his actions and reactions in the EYE!
On an important sidenote: Kolya in both the STORM and the EYE is a mega thief and cold-blooded murderer. In spite of him being told about the Ancient gene connection with some of earth's Atlantis crew, Kolya still failed to see any use for the Atlantis crew to stay or live at Atlantis. And forcefully taking the SGC's property (medical and weapons supplies) was pure thievery on his part. Because Kolya's nasty way of doing things includes killing off people from earth, well, that makes him just as evil as the Wraith (IMO).
Shep had every right to protect himself the way any special ops agent would in any life-threatening position. Sheppard basically could be (and most likely at critical moments might be) one of the SG:A's team last line of defense. In a way, it was helpful to him and the storyline that he got separated from everyone else during the STORM.
Another sidenote: I also found it extremely helpful reading the comments in the Episode (Spoiler) Topic for THE EYE- after *seeing* the ep first. Actually, most of the episode commentaries included directly within each "Episode" forum topic have been highly intriguing and entertaining. Many of those comments (written by GW forum members) provide keen insight into each story or storyline that might otherwise end up being overlooked, forgotten, or ignored.
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