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I also realized this episode was sort of a "bottle show" to save money... besides the beginning with the puddle jumper but alot of that was probably stock footage. To think that Joe M said DV last week was one of the most expensive show SGA has ever made, up there with the first episode Rising. It just goes to show me that good writing kicks ass over big special effects any day.
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Originally posted by Pandora's_Box View PostThat's not giving enough credit to the Morgan. She did exactly what an actress is supposed to do. She adopted different vocal inflections and mannerisms in order to have the audience see the character in a certain way. In this case, the role she was playing was Weir - an established character with distinguishing physical characteristics and movements. Morgan was apparantly able to capture them so well that the audience bought her as Weir in a different body.
That's a serious testament to Morgan's abilities as an actress.
Then she has to make sure she incorporates all of those little mannerisms into her movements and dialouge, making sure they'll be believable to the fans, and IMHO, they definetely were. I don't think they could have found anyone better to play Elizabeth.sigpic
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I mentioned this briefly in my review on page 1, but I really have to hand it to the director (whose name escapes me). That was some seriously strong direction. The camera work, the pacing, it was brilliant. Even the score was done so well that it enhanced every scene. At every commercial I was thinking to myself "This episode is so awesome! But wow, the production is insane."
And yeah, Michelle Morgan really showed how good of an actress she was. It is difficult to emulate someone else, and the fact that she really captured Weir was testament to that ability. Like I said, I would LOVE to see Torri Higginson and MM act together in a film/TV show. Two very gifted, and underrated actresses.
If the show was half this good all the time I would be ecstatic. This season has stepped up from season 4 (started off so good, but the second half was terrible), and Ghost in the Machine was the pinnacle of that. I don't think they'll top this one for a long time.Rush rocks.
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Originally posted by Shan Bruce Lee View PostI'm pretty sure she did take that part, could be wrong though.
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Originally posted by SgaIsBad View PostWithout Torri as the original actress, Michelle Morgan wouldn't have much to go off of. Are we happy they she can imitate a former actress on the show????? The character of Weir is nothing, without Tori developing it.Theoretically spoilerish:
Spoiler:Sig courtesy of Pandora.
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Originally posted by Pandora's_Box View PostThat's not giving enough credit to the Morgan.
Originally posted by Michelle05 View PostI think because Carter was already such a developed character, it was hard for her to act or react in a surprising way. I had no idea Woolsey was going to bluff the replicators.
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Originally posted by KindlyKeller View PostI don't understand the issue. Shouldn't the actress who so ably and competently filled the role get some credit? It's not a knock on Torri to say that Michelle Morgan did a great job in the role, and it's not fair to somehow give Torri all the credit for Morgan's acting job.sigpic
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Am I the only one that feels like that ending was 'the easy way out'? By that time, Atlantis and the remaining Replicators had gained the trust of each other. So why would they throw away the great chance for a powerful ally so they can have a half-dozen replicators floating around for the wraith to find? Who is to say the wraith wouldn't offer them "revenge" and use them as a weapon? I can't be the only one who sees this as a huge loss, and potential problem later on.
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Originally posted by A Wraith Named Bob View PostI had trouble picturing Weir when she was talking through the voice synthesizer and when she was in replicator form. I think that is what made this episode hard for me to like. I didn't get the feeling of Dr. Weir.
Though, I think that having the computer typing first was a brilliant way to reinto the character. It let the audience imagine TH. Then, the synthesizer tried to mess with that internal picture by introducing a new, but distorted, voice. Finally, we get the new body. I thought it was wise to do it gradually, but that's just my opinion.
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Originally posted by Michelle05 View PostActually I think Teyla was lying about Torren being off-world. She was protecting her son, not trusting why Weir was asking so not willing to give an honest answer. And you could see that Weir knew Teyla was lying, and it made her sad.
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Originally posted by SgaIsBad View PostI also realized this episode was sort of a "bottle show" to save money... besides the beginning with the puddle jumper but alot of that was probably stock footage. To think that Joe M said DV last week was one of the most expensive show SGA has ever made, up there with the first episode Rising. It just goes to show me that good writing kicks ass over big special effects any day.
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