Great revie Sarai!
I admit I haven't seen the ep in quite some time and RL's too busy to watch it now but I still wanted to comment on some things.
It's another reason why I love season 6 so much and think that adding Jonas was a blessing to the show. In team-y respect season 6 is the most equal of all seasons. Pairings are mixed up and while I *think* Sam/Jack and Jonas/Teal'c are paired most often it's still not enough to call them usual pairings because there is a lot of 3 vs 1, or Jack/Teal'c vs Sam/Jonas etc. And everybody has that equal vibe; while there's no doubt Jack's in charge they all come across as friends first and foremost. There's a lot of teasing, mentoring, helping, flirting and being optimistic - more than in any other season. Okay, okay, I'll stop gushing now.
I admit I haven't heard about this kiss either. Tbh I'm in 2 minds here; on the one hand, the way it plays now is so natural and nice that it's hard to imagine a kiss thrown in. But otoh I'm a sucker for S/J kisses and honestly, they don't have to make sense plot-wise to me! So I'd be happy either way.
re: bolded. Actually I think that time-wise kiss at this moment would have worked. Daniel had died just 3 months earlier, they had a new team member to break who constantly reminded them with his very presence of inevitability of death, their feelings were still raw and suddenly they both almost drowned. They both watched how the other was dieing and couldn't do anything about it - I'd say it hammered home some truths and some kissing under the circumstances would have been understandable.
Then again, I'm continually amazed that they didn't do *anything* post-Abyss/Metamorphosis/Paradise Lost...
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who reads this scene like this. Exactly! Mental green for it!
Also, because I love Jonas and the banana scene and the whole ep and hedwig, sweet as she is, gifted me with these smilies and I really want to use them:
Oh, perfect explanation. I loved Maj Davies' involvement but never bothered to think too hard exactly what was he doing on the ship. What you wrote works for me!
I also like how emotional he is in the drowning scene. I think it's a good characterisation because, well, as much as I love him he's a bureaucrat, not combat soldier. Politics is his forte, not front lines, and it's probably the first time he had to listen to someone dieing live.
I admit I haven't seen the ep in quite some time and RL's too busy to watch it now but I still wanted to comment on some things.
Originally posted by josiane
Yeah I'm with you, I don't think it would have fitted. However comfortable Sam and Jack are with one another at the moment, this is a line I can't see them crossing at this point.
re: bolded. Actually I think that time-wise kiss at this moment would have worked. Daniel had died just 3 months earlier, they had a new team member to break who constantly reminded them with his very presence of inevitability of death, their feelings were still raw and suddenly they both almost drowned. They both watched how the other was dieing and couldn't do anything about it - I'd say it hammered home some truths and some kissing under the circumstances would have been understandable.
Then again, I'm continually amazed that they didn't do *anything* post-Abyss/Metamorphosis/Paradise Lost...
Originally posted by hlndncr
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Also, because I love Jonas and the banana scene and the whole ep and hedwig, sweet as she is, gifted me with these smilies and I really want to use them:
As for Major Davis' role, it should be noted that initially the script called for another random scientist like Freisan. It was Collin Cunningham who approached the writers and producers about using Maj. Davis. I think it makes good sense. We know he is the liason between the SGC and the Pentagon, and Davis seems to always be sent over when it looks like something is going wrong (like a mothership detected in orbit that could wipe out the planet). Davis has the trust of both the Pentagon and the SGC so he would be a logical choice to be sent along to oversee possible salvage operations. I'm also not surprised to discover that he has a great deal of technical expertise. As the Pentagon's link to the SGC, Davis would have to digest and summarize reports and information coming from the SGC for his superiors. He would have to have a good understanding of the technical as well as the military and political situations involved.
I also like how emotional he is in the drowning scene. I think it's a good characterisation because, well, as much as I love him he's a bureaucrat, not combat soldier. Politics is his forte, not front lines, and it's probably the first time he had to listen to someone dieing live.
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