S10: Critique & Contemplation

[jckfan55]

Oh I 100% agree, Jack and Teal'c were also partly responsible for the situation because they were suppose to the be the safeguards in case Sam became too involved, which she did. Jack could have pulled the plug at any time, just as Teal'c could have killed the Replicator, but every time they deferred to Sam.

But what I really liked about Gemini was that even though Sam did mess up by trusting the Replicator, she was shown showing remorse for it, it really affected her. Alas, this type of thing was shown too rarely in the last few seasons, IMO, or when it was it was usually just Sam taking responsibility, even when, like in Gemini, others were also at fault.

Good points. I think with a little tweaking, they still could have had RepliCarter pull one over on them without it looking like such poor judgment on everyone's part. I like the episode for RepliCarter--what a great villain. I was sorry to see her go, but it's better to be left wanting more than to be thinking "not her again!" Or reducing the threat like they did with Ba'al. Oh, what a waste of a good villain.

[Ashizuri]

I was most impressed with Landry in Continuum. Otherwise....Meh.

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Agreed. He was kind of awesome in Continuum. If he would have been that general in the show I would have quite liked him. Plus, it seemed as though he finally got his eyebrows under control...

Good points. I think with a little tweaking, they still could have had RepliCarter pull one over on them without it looking like such poor judgment on everyone's part. I like the episode for RepliCarter--what a great villain. I was sorry to see her go, but it's better to be left wanting more than to be thinking "not her again!" Or reducing the threat like they did with Ba'al. Oh, what a waste of a good villain.

That is 100% how I feel about Ba'al at this point.

I swear to every single "god" in the SG universe that if they find another way to bring him back (the discussion in the locker room at the end of Continuum about whether or not that really was the last clone worries me) I will slap every single person involved.

Should Continuum stuff still be in spoilers?

[suse]

Oh I 100% agree, Jack and Teal'c were also partly responsible for the situation because they were suppose to the be the safeguards in case Sam became too involved, which she did. Jack could have pulled the plug at any time, just as Teal'c could have killed the Replicator, but every time they deferred to Sam.

But what I really liked about Gemini was that even though Sam did mess up by trusting the Replicator, she was shown showing remorse for it, it really affected her. Alas, this type of thing was shown too rarely in the last few seasons, IMO, or when it was it was usually just Sam taking responsibility, even when, like in Gemini, others were also at fault.

Most specifically, Insiders. Landry, knowing that that whole level was compromised, should have severed power/the intranet to forestall the specific thing that happened.


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[Gregorius]

Most specifically, Insiders. Landry, knowing that that whole level was compromised, should have severed power/the intranet to forestall the specific thing that happened.

Classified information should not be accessable on every computer on the SG network. The database with the actual gate addresses should only have been accessable via a seperate network by the computers in the control room.

[suse]

Classified information should not be accessable on every computer on the SG network. The database with the actual gate addresses should only have been accessable via a seperate network by the computers in the control room.

But, but that would make sense. Something that was in short supply for most eps in the last few years.



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[Gregorius]

But, but that would make sense. Something that was in short supply for most eps in the last few years.



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As would your solution.

For an organisation as funded as the SGC and recruiting only the best of the best, it has been rather incompetent the last 2 seasons.

[Mandysg1]

As would your solution.

For an organisation as funded as the SGC and recruiting only the best of the best, it has been rather incompetent the last 2 seasons.

Yep, starting at the top with Landry...his incompentence trickled down

[Gregorius]

Yep, starting at the top with Landry...his incompentence trickled down

It even managed to infect the Asgard...

[Vladius]

I have given up all hope.

The Ori were not boring!

[Gregorius]

I have given up all hope.

The Ori were not boring!

I disagree, even the space leeches on Atlantis were less boring than the Bori. Mostly because the former were developed a bit while the latter were always off-screen and just plain boring in their goals.

[suse]

As would your solution.

For an organisation as funded as the SGC and recruiting only the best of the best, it has been rather incompetent the last 2 seasons.

No kidding. Can you imagine the (played for laughs) 'best of the best' files that Landry pulled for Mitchell to interview to add to his <gag> team *actually* being the best? Oy ve.

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[suse]

I have given up all hope.

The Ori were not boring!

You were hoping they were boring?


You're in luck!


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[Gregorius]

No kidding. Can you imagine the (played for laughs) 'best of the best' files that Landry pulled for Mitchell to interview to add to his <gag> team *actually* being the best? Oy ve.

If Mitchell and Landry are supposed to be the best, then no. Then again, I always assumed Landry was a political appointee, Kinsey's final act of revenge against the SGC, although that merely stengthens the "no".

[scifithinker]

Yes. Although it makes me very happy that, to my knowledge, Jack has never actually had a conversation with her [Vala] one-on-one. That says something right there. I'm not sure what, exactly, but I like it.

When would he? When they had RDA under contract for five episodes, TPTB chose to use him more in Atlantis than SG-1. Then again, I doubt that conversation would have been well-written. It would have been written as a joke rather than with any character development.

I agree with you that's Vala's schtick was much more excessive than Jack's. For the most part, Jack's didn't really bother me.

Jack's never bothered me because he never crossed the line. Vala was written as a whore, and she sexually harassed Daniel. I, for one, didn't find it the least bit funny. I remember laughing once to one of her "fun" jokes, but that was it.

I also think it was pretty cruel to get those bodies into that type of trouble, then jump out, just in time for the original occupants to die. I know it was supposed to increase suspense and excitement, but I found it dreadful.

Agreed. Another point: I found that whole scene disturbing. It literally made me sick to my stomach. While the cinematography was brilliant, I felt a scene like that didn't belong. While I would never argue that SG-1 is a kids'/family show, I think that scene was way over the top. The point could have easily been made without being so graphic.

[Vladius]

No, they were cool. What about them was boring?