Well, I just read thru all the posts. And I agree with all of those who said that it was a matter of trust that was the theme of both plots.
And leave to the scifi fans to wonder if the debris field should actually still be in orbit around the planet!
I don't know where that Teyla/Ronon battered woman stuff came from. Do the people who are of this opinion think that Atlantis is trying to address such an issue here? This is sci fi, not the Hallmark Channel. Not that sci fi can't address this issue. But I don't think that has anything to do with Atlantis, and certainly not with this episode.
Teyla is obviously the leader here. This was her own personal mission. She's the one with the respect and trust of the Atlantis expedition. But it was fought for and earned. Ronon should have been following her lead, not making his own decisions. And if he was planning to take revenge, he should have warned Teyla. He could have seen what she thought of the matter and if she didn't understand, he could have come back on his own and face the consequences on his own. Instead, he dragged Teyla into his personal fight.
That's what Rodney did with John. Something that should have been professional was made personal. When Radek tried to convince Rodney that he was wrong, Rodney had to make it personal with him, too.
People think John has the weight of the Pegasus Galaxy on his shoulders because he woke the Wraith and he had to kill his commanding officer. I think Rodney's shoulders are carrying just as heavy a weight. Now, the Atlantis expedition isn't in Pegasus just to find tech to defend against the known threats in the Milky Way. Now it has to find the tech to fight against the Wraith incursion into the Milky Way. And as head of the scientists, and being the genius that he is, Rodney must feel that it ultimately becomes his responsibility to find the answer.
What was it that Rodney said in Siege 3? Something like, "Because I can't help but think you're trying to determine the point at which I completely snap."
Did I just hear something?
And leave to the scifi fans to wonder if the debris field should actually still be in orbit around the planet!
I don't know where that Teyla/Ronon battered woman stuff came from. Do the people who are of this opinion think that Atlantis is trying to address such an issue here? This is sci fi, not the Hallmark Channel. Not that sci fi can't address this issue. But I don't think that has anything to do with Atlantis, and certainly not with this episode.
Teyla is obviously the leader here. This was her own personal mission. She's the one with the respect and trust of the Atlantis expedition. But it was fought for and earned. Ronon should have been following her lead, not making his own decisions. And if he was planning to take revenge, he should have warned Teyla. He could have seen what she thought of the matter and if she didn't understand, he could have come back on his own and face the consequences on his own. Instead, he dragged Teyla into his personal fight.
That's what Rodney did with John. Something that should have been professional was made personal. When Radek tried to convince Rodney that he was wrong, Rodney had to make it personal with him, too.
People think John has the weight of the Pegasus Galaxy on his shoulders because he woke the Wraith and he had to kill his commanding officer. I think Rodney's shoulders are carrying just as heavy a weight. Now, the Atlantis expedition isn't in Pegasus just to find tech to defend against the known threats in the Milky Way. Now it has to find the tech to fight against the Wraith incursion into the Milky Way. And as head of the scientists, and being the genius that he is, Rodney must feel that it ultimately becomes his responsibility to find the answer.
What was it that Rodney said in Siege 3? Something like, "Because I can't help but think you're trying to determine the point at which I completely snap."
Did I just hear something?
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