Originally posted by binkpmmc
Admitted cynic that I am, I'd like to know which, if any, season 9 stories they consider to be "Carter stories" so I'd have some basis of comparison for what these eps might amount to, if they're ever made.
So far this season, even _The Fourth Horseman_ which was touted as being 'Carter heavy' (I think that's the term I remember being used) wasn't what I'd call a "Carter Story." Considering that I also think I remember reading that Daniel was the focus this season 9, I'm uncertain that JM and I are defining term's like 'focus' and 'Insert-Name's story' the same way.
And that bothers me - Season's 1 - 6, I liked practically every ep, regardless of whom, if anyone, on the team was the focus. Season 7, I thought the eps that I didn't particularly like were still pretty much ok, with the same caveat, regardless of whom was the focus. Season 8 - rewatching season 8 eps in syndication is a revelation. I thought the majority of them were fairly dull, unimaginative and generally 'meh' in first run (even the "Carter story" _Gemini_) but, wow, they've improved markedly in comparison to season 9! 'Meh' now constitues a high-water mark in the writing for season 9, and _The Fourth Horseman_ definitely rates no higher than 'meh' in my book.
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