SGA - Pink Raygun: Recap & Review - 'Brain Storm':
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Stargate Atlantis: Brain Storm
By Wolfen Moondaughter
All do respect to Gero, Staite, and most especially Hewlett and my McKeller-loving readers, but I am declaring this edition of the column to be a severely “Anti-McKeller” zone. Those who would be bothered/offended by such perceptions should turn back now …. My sincerest apologies to the above parties, but in the immortal words of Popeye, “I yam what I yam” — I see what I see and feel what I feel.
... Oh, Gero, my heart is broken. While the ep had its funny moments, even putting McKeller aside (which is hard to do, given how much there was of it), it wasn’t, in my radmittedly not-humble-nor-unbiased opinion, to be counted amongst your best — frankly, not even close. I expect great things from you, and have the bar set very high. But with that ending, I fear that you may have made it immeasurably harder to enjoy the last episodes — I suppose I should thank you for making it easier to say goodbye to the series ….
The science was a hokey, too (how does that happen when you have an episode that includes actual scientists??), a little too convenient for the plot. They just happened to build the containment field so that it was tied into the bridge? Wha …? And why precisely did the guy need to send the heat to another dimension, anyway? What was the explanation as to why he couldn’t just send it into our own space? And why didn’t Rodney lecture him about ruining other realities, after his own experience? Yeah, I’m sure Rodney’s friend Rod would love it if we were worsening the global-warming sitch in his own dimension!
I had really hoped that Gero could change my mind in the McKeller department. Instead, the nicest thing I can say was that Keller at least seemed enthusiastic when she kissed Rodney this time. Still no actual chemistry, in my eyes, though, and Keller was still a Mary-Sue. Worse, Rodney became a bit of a Mary-Sue (well, a Marty-Stu, rather) as well, which is damn hard to get me to admit when we’re a) talking about a lead, since they are supposed to save the day, and b) we are talking about my very fave character, whom I naturally want to see as a star/centre of attention!
If I didn’t hate Keller before, I certainly do now. Which is frustrating, because I loved Staite in Firefly, and liked Keller fairly well last season.
Well, let’s get this over with — brace yourselves ….
**snippage**
As for those who want to say “Finally, the geek gets the girl” most people haven’t realized it, but Rodney has had the girl more often than John. He has had a healthier relationship, too — Katie Brown. Even though that was also a very badly written relationship, at least they were together for some time. Imagine, a steady, normal relationship for the geek while the ‘jock’ who is jokingly been called “Kirk” has had a couple of one night stands. So out of those two - who has had the better ’sex life’? Hm…….
See? Rodney didn’t need to get the girl! John’s only had a few flings (aside from ex-wife Nancy, in his past), and poor Ronon hasn’t had anyone, save for a flashback to Melena and a near-kiss with Keller! So why not let Ronon-the-”jock” have his perky little cheerleader? Why does Rodney have to have anyone at all? Tesla was arguably one of the world’s most brilliant minds, and he got along just fine as a life-long bachelor; I think that glimpse we had of Rodney in “The Last Man” went to show that bachelorhood suits him just fine as well, that he’s married to his work first and foremost. It would be refreshing to see a story that didn’t enforce the stereotype that you can’t be happy without a significant other. (Or if that significant other at least turned out to be a same-sex partner; that would have been something relatively new and different too, ey? *cough*) While Rodney’s got flaws, he’s not broken; while they are entitled to their opinions, I still wish people — Keller, the writers, and some of the fans — would stop trying to fix him! Sometimes, in trying to fix things, they just get made worse. We’ll see if Keller can get more likable in what time is left. I mean, she can’t get any more horrible, can she?
Well, for those who stuck around, thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I would like to invite you all to a “Goodbye to the ‘Gate” party in my chat-”Whirled”, The ‘Gate Roon (which is composed of several chat areas — feel free to explore!) at 11:10 EST on the night the final episode, “Enemy at the Gate”, airs (which looks thus far to be January 9th). And if you’re a rabid McShepper, I’ve made some “Team McShep” gear that may interest you ….
See you next week, for my review of “Infection”. Todd is back! Woo-hoo! Hopefully that will help me recover from all this McKeller exposure — I do indeed feel like I have an infection ….
At Pink Raygun:
(Please follow the link for the complete lengthy recap and review.)
Stargate Atlantis: Brain Storm
By Wolfen Moondaughter
All do respect to Gero, Staite, and most especially Hewlett and my McKeller-loving readers, but I am declaring this edition of the column to be a severely “Anti-McKeller” zone. Those who would be bothered/offended by such perceptions should turn back now …. My sincerest apologies to the above parties, but in the immortal words of Popeye, “I yam what I yam” — I see what I see and feel what I feel.
... Oh, Gero, my heart is broken. While the ep had its funny moments, even putting McKeller aside (which is hard to do, given how much there was of it), it wasn’t, in my radmittedly not-humble-nor-unbiased opinion, to be counted amongst your best — frankly, not even close. I expect great things from you, and have the bar set very high. But with that ending, I fear that you may have made it immeasurably harder to enjoy the last episodes — I suppose I should thank you for making it easier to say goodbye to the series ….
The science was a hokey, too (how does that happen when you have an episode that includes actual scientists??), a little too convenient for the plot. They just happened to build the containment field so that it was tied into the bridge? Wha …? And why precisely did the guy need to send the heat to another dimension, anyway? What was the explanation as to why he couldn’t just send it into our own space? And why didn’t Rodney lecture him about ruining other realities, after his own experience? Yeah, I’m sure Rodney’s friend Rod would love it if we were worsening the global-warming sitch in his own dimension!
I had really hoped that Gero could change my mind in the McKeller department. Instead, the nicest thing I can say was that Keller at least seemed enthusiastic when she kissed Rodney this time. Still no actual chemistry, in my eyes, though, and Keller was still a Mary-Sue. Worse, Rodney became a bit of a Mary-Sue (well, a Marty-Stu, rather) as well, which is damn hard to get me to admit when we’re a) talking about a lead, since they are supposed to save the day, and b) we are talking about my very fave character, whom I naturally want to see as a star/centre of attention!
If I didn’t hate Keller before, I certainly do now. Which is frustrating, because I loved Staite in Firefly, and liked Keller fairly well last season.
Well, let’s get this over with — brace yourselves ….
**snippage**
As for those who want to say “Finally, the geek gets the girl” most people haven’t realized it, but Rodney has had the girl more often than John. He has had a healthier relationship, too — Katie Brown. Even though that was also a very badly written relationship, at least they were together for some time. Imagine, a steady, normal relationship for the geek while the ‘jock’ who is jokingly been called “Kirk” has had a couple of one night stands. So out of those two - who has had the better ’sex life’? Hm…….
See? Rodney didn’t need to get the girl! John’s only had a few flings (aside from ex-wife Nancy, in his past), and poor Ronon hasn’t had anyone, save for a flashback to Melena and a near-kiss with Keller! So why not let Ronon-the-”jock” have his perky little cheerleader? Why does Rodney have to have anyone at all? Tesla was arguably one of the world’s most brilliant minds, and he got along just fine as a life-long bachelor; I think that glimpse we had of Rodney in “The Last Man” went to show that bachelorhood suits him just fine as well, that he’s married to his work first and foremost. It would be refreshing to see a story that didn’t enforce the stereotype that you can’t be happy without a significant other. (Or if that significant other at least turned out to be a same-sex partner; that would have been something relatively new and different too, ey? *cough*) While Rodney’s got flaws, he’s not broken; while they are entitled to their opinions, I still wish people — Keller, the writers, and some of the fans — would stop trying to fix him! Sometimes, in trying to fix things, they just get made worse. We’ll see if Keller can get more likable in what time is left. I mean, she can’t get any more horrible, can she?
Well, for those who stuck around, thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I would like to invite you all to a “Goodbye to the ‘Gate” party in my chat-”Whirled”, The ‘Gate Roon (which is composed of several chat areas — feel free to explore!) at 11:10 EST on the night the final episode, “Enemy at the Gate”, airs (which looks thus far to be January 9th). And if you’re a rabid McShepper, I’ve made some “Team McShep” gear that may interest you ….
See you next week, for my review of “Infection”. Todd is back! Woo-hoo! Hopefully that will help me recover from all this McKeller exposure — I do indeed feel like I have an infection ….
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