Agreed. I would love to see her sing again.
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I liked this ep, I really did. BUT. It's like the writers built up this wonderful suspense complete with red herrings and twists and seeming inevitable destruction, then suddenly realized that 'Damn, we only have ten minutes left, quick, let's make up something, anything, to end this ep'.
I mean, seriously- Goa'uld!Caldwell, 'I must warn you...I have the strength of many men...', and then proceeds to get his butt kicked by Ronan without putting up any resistance at all. I know the Goa'uld are frequently represented as arrogant imbeciles, but how hard is it for one that's been fooling them so competently all along to fake surprise, maintain it's not *him* and keep the Atlantis team guessing and debating and angsting. After the near miss with Kavanaugh, I don't think they would have leapt straight into a torture session and besides, the Goa'uld can heal the host, so whatever they did to him, he could've moaned and whined and been giggling inside at how he's manipulating them still. There was only ten minutes, he could've faked them out for ten more minutes. It's just inconsistent with the character that all season, he's pulled the wool over their eyes and then at the crucial moment, he messes up and declares that it was him all along.
Also, he could've said he was set up. Someone had stolen his codes. It's not too hard to make a defense that 'why would I be dumb enough to use my own codes, huh? As you said, Dr Weir, when you have a ship full of geniuses, any one of them could do something like this, they could have conceivably stolen my access codes or faked my authorization'. It was a lazy finish, that's all I'm saying. The ep appealed to me emotionally, and I loved the singing and the mounting tension as things kept going wrong, but the Caldwell thing was lame.'I am frightened that the flame of hate will burn me
will scorch my pride, scar my heart
It will burn and I cannot put it out...'
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Originally posted by borgprincess View PostI liked this ep, I really did. BUT. It's like the writers built up this wonderful suspense complete with red herrings and twists and seeming inevitable destruction, then suddenly realized that 'Damn, we only have ten minutes left, quick, let's make up something, anything, to end this ep'.
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Originally posted by Mitchell82 View PostI just watched this ep again and I still love it. I thought it was a great ep and really loved the ring ceremony with Teyla singing. Rachel can really sing very well. Am I the only one who liked that part?sigpicHumor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place. --Mark Twain
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A pretty good episode, but not my favorite. Caldwell a Goa'uld was a surprise and that's good.
It was interesting to see Kavanaugh again. He's a jerk but that doesn't mean that all his views are wrong.
The hiccouphing woman was cute.
Dr. Beckett is such a dear. But Teyla's subplot, while providing us a closer look at Athosian culture and Rachel a chance to show more emotion, didn't fit.
She has a pretty voice, though.
The Zelenka ribbing by sheppard and McKay was funny.
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